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From: mengpao@helium.Gas.UUG.Arizona.EDU (mengpao cheng) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: [Question]:2nd SCSI HD format problem???? Date: 23 Jun 1994 09:49:57 GMT Organization: University of Arizona, Tucson Message-ID: <2ubls5$cb2@news.CCIT.Arizona.EDU> References: <2tp1tp$rj2@hpsystem1.informatik.tu-muenchen.de> <CrqBDn.Kt@infoserv.com> Hello everone, I found a problem when I attached the second SCSI HD on my NS system. I am not sure this is a NS bug or not. Hopefully someone can help me with this. When I use the fdisk to check out the free space for my 2nd SCSI HD, I found it's only 306MB. I think this HD should be close to 540MB after formated. (It's a Quantum LP540S) However, NS seemsly only can reach 306MB. Here is the table shown on when I use "Show disk information" on "fdisk" utility: Partition Table ---------------- Act H S Cyl Id H S Cyl Begin Size --- - - --- -- - - --- ----- ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disk Information ---------------- Disk statistics according to device driver and bios: device: 516 Megabytes, 1057616 sectors bios: 306 Megabytes, 627504 sectors cylinders = 769, heads = 17, sectors/track = 48 It shows "device" capacity is 516MB.(I think it should be the free space after formated) However, on the next line, it also shows "bios" is 306MB (I don't know what is it???????) I have used this HD to install NS3.2. I also use "low level format" to try to get the rid of the system and make the HD clean. But I still get the same result. Currently I am using AHA1542C on Tyan EISA/VL motherboard. My 1st SCSI HD is also Quantum 1080S(formated 1029MB). Any suggestions welcome.... Rueiwun Tu
From: dhowland@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (Deborah Howland) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Compaq video & audio problems (NS 3.2) Date: 23 Jun 1994 12:48:35 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <2uc0b3$bq0@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> I'm trying to assist a friend with the installation of NS 3.2 on a Compaq DeskPro XE 466. The system has 16MB RAM (I've told them it's not enough), a pair of IDE disks, QVision video, Compaq Business Audio, an Intel ethernet board, and an Adaptec SCSI controller. My friend has managed to get pretty well everything up and running except the audio and (as I noticed when I came over to help) the video, at resolutions higher than 800 x 600. On the audio front, when we install the Business Audio driver in Configure.app, it wants us to select an IRQ of 7, 10, or 11. Two problems: these IRQs are all already taken (7 by the parallel port, 10 by the ethernet card, and 11 by the Adaptec); the first problem could be fixed by some judicious (if annoying) juggling of the various devices' IRQs, but we can't find any way to determine what the IRQ of the Business Audio device is. NS seems to default it to 11. We tried, for the halibut, disabling the parallel port and using IRQ 7 for audio, but that didn't work. Running the Compaq setup program (latest version, I think, 8.24) allows us to inspect the Business Audio definitions, but IRQ is not one of the parameters, only DMA address and enable/disable. Any tips? Regarding the video problem, I noticed the display was only operating at 800 x 600, so I tried reconfiguring it for something better. I tried 1024 x 768 16-bit color, 1024 x 768 8-bit mono, and 1280 x 1024 8-bit mono. None of them worked. In each case, during the boot sequence when the video driver got enabled, an error occured ("unknown device: 484 <mumble> DAC"; can't remember the exact term), and things defaulted back to 800 x 600 16-bit color. I've set up NS 3.1 on Compaq QVision before, and know it's supposed to be able to handle all those higher resolutions. The hardware compatibility guide says the same (although I don't have the latest release). Hints on this one? Please respond by mail, and I will summarize. Thanks! Royce Howland dhowland@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (wife's account)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mdw@sitar.jazz.att.com (Mark Wuest) Subject: Now I've Done It (Slab Won't Boot) Message-ID: <MDW.94Jun23085128@laura.jazz.att.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Red Hill Date: Thu, 23 Jun 1994 12:51:28 GMT Well, I tried doing the 3.1->3.2 thing last night while simultaneously watching the last half of the Knicks game. BIG MISTAKE. ;-( System: Mono Slab w/ internal 250mb, external 1gb, external CDROM. For some reason I cannot explain (I'm blaming it on the Knicks), I edited fstab into a non-sensical state: /dev/sd1a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noato 0 1 /dev/sd0a /new 4.3 rw,noquota 0 2 The *immediate* problem is that, even booting in single user mode, it tries to mount "/" and fails, leaving me with / in readonly state so that I can't edit fstab or copy a backup of it. Any clues here? The second problem (which *could* make the first problem a non-issue) is that I cannot properly boot off of the external drive, even though I am almost *positive* I used to be able to. When I boot off of it (bsd(1,0,0)), it *says* it booted off of it (I suppose it loaded sdmach from it), but then mounts the internal drive as root ("/") and I'm back to the first problem. If it would mount the external drive as root, I'd be in High Cotton. The fstab on the external drive is: /dev/sd1a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noato 0 1 /dev/sd0a /old 4.3 rw,noquota 0 2 I eventually *have* to be able to boot off the external drive as many of the directories that get upgraded (eg: /NextLibrary) are actually links from the internal drive to the external drive and Upgrade.app won't upgrade these directories. It doesn't offer my external drive as one of the devices to upgrade if I click "Select Device". I hope this makes sense - I had to get up early this morning after watching Alajuon do the Knicks in way past my bedtime last night. Thanks! Mark -- Mark Wuest | 'Got my thumb out, lookin' for a free mdw@sitar.jazz.att.com | ride on the Information SUPER Highway.
From: torsten@eirah.ping.de (Torsten van Beeck) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: .gz Files Date: 23 Jun 1994 07:29:57 GMT Organization: Torsten's Ideenschmiede Distribution: world Message-ID: <2ubdll$hrh@eirah.ping.de> References: <SEINS.1.772338041@fox.nstn.ns.ca> In article <SEINS.1.772338041@fox.nstn.ns.ca> SEINS@fox.nstn.ns.ca (SEINS ) writes: > Please forgive this undoubtably silly question, but could someone please > tell me how to uncompress / archive a .gz file? It's simple: To uncompress .gz files type in Terminal.app: gunzip file.gz To archive a file using GnuZip: gzip file Thas's all Bye, Torsten
From: nagelc@landru.cpr.upenn.edu (Christopher Nagel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: News host? Date: 23 Jun 1994 16:13:25 GMT Organization: U of PA Message-ID: <2uccb5$40p@netnews.upenn.edu> Hi, I (think) I would like to set up a UUCP connection with a service provider and download usenet and email via uucp to my NeXT, which in turn would serve as a newshost and MX for WINSOCK-compliant PC apps in a small TCP/IP network. Is this a comfortable scenario? Would anyone have a recommendation on additional software for the NeXT (such as a news host) that I could check out? I haven't checked out the costs involved: if SLIP is getting as cheap as I think it may be, the issue may be moot (well, if setting up an in/out modem pool could be considered moot), but I'd be very interested in your opinions. Thanks much, Chris
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: jburke@bodacious.csc.wsu.edu (John L. Burke) Subject: Using Stuart, how to get current directory to appear on title bar. Message-ID: <Crv2or.139@serval.net.wsu.edu> Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (Greg Bell) Organization: Washington State University Distribution: na Date: Thu, 23 Jun 1994 17:46:03 GMT I am using Stuart 2.4 and an TRYING to get the current directory of the shell to show up in the title bar. Tried reading the manual on it, but am sorta lost. Can someone give me a clue? Thanks. -- ********************************************************************* * John Burke * jburke@bodacious.csc.wsu.edu * * Washington State University * NeXTStation Mono * * Systems & Computing * NeXTMail Welcome! * *********************************************************************
From: Uwe Hoffmann Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Weird printer behaviour Date: 23 Jun 1994 18:39:00 GMT Organization: Forschungszentrum Informatik (FZI), Karlsruhe, Germany Message-ID: <2ucks4$edh@gate.fzi.de> References: <2uad5p$bus@rosie.next.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In article <2uad5p$bus@rosie.next.com> bhill@next.com (Brian Hill (Contractor)) writes: > In article <2u48jm$n18@gate.fzi.de> Uwe Hoffmann writes: > > Until yesterday everything printed fine (and this for > > years, with every version of the OS). > > I haven't changed anything but now when printing it cuts > > off one tenth of the upper side of the page (A4 format). > I think I had this problem once on a NeXT b&w printer. There is a setting > on the paper tray or on the printer itself that could have been bumped. > > --Brian Yep, that was the problem. I should always think of the simple things first. Thanks again. -- uwe....................................hoffmann@fzi.de (nextmail ok)
From: gcasa@wam.umd.edu (Gregory John Casamento) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HD Problem - Is there a non-destructive surface test util for NeXT Followup-To: poster Date: 23 Jun 1994 18:57:37 GMT Organization: University of Maryland College Park Message-ID: <2uclv1$1of@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> Hi, I own a '040 NeXT cube. I had the follwing message appear on my CONSOLE window a few nights ago.. It hasn't happened since, but I iam slightly concerned... target 2, MEDIA ERROR block # 52355H, Retry #1 It did this all the way up to retry 5, and then apparently suceeded in doing what it had to do. What I need to know is.. is there a non-destructive utility I can use to find and possibly map out marginal/bad sectors on the disk?? I really do not want to have to re-build the entire hard disk (major pain). Thanks for any input!! -- Gregory John Casamento -- gcasa@wam.umd.edu -- Opinions expressed in this space are mine. However, they are the -- fault of my twisted and demented professors at UMCP!!! #include <stdsig.h>
From: gaia@wam.umd.edu (L. Anathea Brooks) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: When on Earth a NS/FIP Stuart? Date: 23 Jun 1994 19:47:43 GMT Organization: University of Maryland, College Park Message-ID: <2ucosv$2l4@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> When can we have a version of Stuart that runs on NS/I? How can I alter the source to get it to compile on this system? thanks R. de Lucca Johns Hopkins
From: info@paradigm-shift.com (Paradigm Shift Corporation) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: When on Earth a NS/FIP Stuart? Date: 23 Jun 1994 20:22:03 GMT Organization: MCNC/NC-REN Distribution: world Message-ID: <2ucqtb$hlk@inxs.concert.net> References: <2ucosv$2l4@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> In article <2ucosv$2l4@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> gaia@wam.umd.edu (L. Anathea Brooks) writes: > > When can we have a version of Stuart that runs on NS/I? > How can I alter the source to get it to compile on this system? > If Stuart isn't FAT (and I thought it was) you can get Cables which provides you with several different terminal emulators... Try niall@yrrid.com, but beware they aren't back from Expo yet. Dave
From: debbiek@mamba.asg.arlut.utexas.edu (Debbie Keyes Tropiano) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NeXTstation powering itself down .... Followup-To: poster Date: 23 Jun 1994 22:32:22 GMT Organization: Applied Research Laboratories at UT Austin Distribution: usa Message-ID: <2ud2hm$5an@ns1.arlut.utexas.edu> Hello - One of our NeXTstations (a TurboColor model) has recently been powering itself down. The powering down has happened twice recently and we can't determine the cause. The /usr/adm/messages give no indication as to the cause, but the user hears a distinct click and the system box fan goes off. Pressing the "power" key restarts the system, but since it wasn't shutdown properly the disks need complete fsck's run and must do filesystem repairs. If this is in the FAQ, please provide me with a pointer. Thanks, Debbie PS I didn't set this system up (just recently inherited the management of it), so if the /etc/syslog.conf file isn't setup correctly, perhaps someone could tell me what needs to be changed/added. PPS The system has also been crashing quite a bit lately (panics), but again nothing was in the /usr/adm/messages file and no one wrote down what appeared on the screen. How can I make those messages appear on the screen *and* be entered into /usr/adm/messages? -- | Debbie Keyes Tropiano, Systems Administrator | debbiek@arlut.utexas.edu | | Applied Research Laboratories | +1 512 835 3367 w | | The University of Texas at Austin | | | P.O. Box 8029, Austin, TX 78713-8029 | |
From: mow@marsu.tynet.sub.org (Markus Wenzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Swap Disks Date: 23 Jun 1994 10:02:12 +0100 Organization: Palumbian Research Labs Message-ID: <2ubj2k$147@marsu.tynet.sub.org> References: <2tsjjc$9h3@pendragon.jsc.nasa.gov> <2tt6r6$h7k@ftp-p.mccaw.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit jkolyer@axysdev.nwest.mccaw.com (Jonathan Kolyer) writes: >In article <2tsjjc$9h3@pendragon.jsc.nasa.gov> alan@es4spare.jsc.nasa.gov >(Alan A. Barhorst) writes: >> Hello, >> I was hoping some kind soul would tell me the procedure for >> setting up a 100MB drive as a swapdisk. BuildDisk wants to put the >system >> on it (using ver 3.2). I just want it to be used for swapping. > >Look at the Man Pages documentation under "mach_swapon". This tells you >what you need to do. I usually do this: > /usr/etc/mach_swapon -v -o prefer /BigDisk/swapspace/swapfile The easier way is: Don't use BuildDisk. Just format the disk in Workspace and label it "swapdisk". Then reboot. Your swapdisk will be used automatically. Markus. -- /dev/ Markus Wenzel /usr/spool/mail/ mow@marsu.tynet.sub.org /etc/zoneinfo/ University of Stuttgart /bin/ps System administration, Consulting, Networking
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: eric@cs.sfu.ca (Eric Kolotyluk) Subject: Reading Online Doc'n on a Sun Message-ID: <1994Jun24.000831.26406@cs.sfu.ca> Sender: news@cs.sfu.ca Organization: Simon Fraser University Date: Fri, 24 Jun 1994 00:08:31 GMT What's a good way to read NeXT's online documenation from a Sun workstation? For example, is there a utility to conver .rtf files to PostScript (via a terminal shell)? I know Edit.app can write PostScript files, but you have to run Edit on a NeXT from the consol. Are there any rtf to PostScript on the net which I could run on the Sun?
From: he@engin.swarthmore.edu (Ye He) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: help:networking problem Date: 24 Jun 1994 00:40:14 GMT Organization: Swarthmore College Engineering, Swarthmore PA Message-ID: <2uda1e$qtu@larch.cc.swarthmore.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello NS sysadmins, We just got 2 486's running NS and we want to put them on the network. There are already 68K NS running on the network here. We have obtained the IP's assigned to us by the college computing center, though they have not been entered into the name table. My question is: can I put them on the network NOW when they are not known to any name servers on campus? If so how? Please reply to my email address at he@engin.swarthmore.edu Thanks. -- YE
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: When on Earth a NS/FIP Stuart? Date: 24 Jun 1994 02:54:57 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <2udhu1$6vb@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <2ucosv$2l4@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> gaia@wam.umd.edu (L. Anathea Brooks) writes: > When can we have a version of Stuart that runs on NS/I? > How can I alter the source to get it to compile on this system? I believe Scott Hess is about ready with a new version of Stuart, which among other things will be fat (there's also a bunch of new features). -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: sdroll@troi.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Droll Sven) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: .gz Files Date: 24 Jun 1994 08:35:30 GMT Organization: University of Wuerzburg, Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <2ue5si$n8p@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> References: <2ubdll$hrh@eirah.ping.de> In article <2ubdll$hrh@eirah.ping.de> torsten@eirah.ping.de (Torsten van Beeck) writes: > In article <SEINS.1.772338041@fox.nstn.ns.ca> SEINS@fox.nstn.ns.ca (SEINS ) > writes: > > Please forgive this undoubtably silly question, but could someone please > > tell me how to uncompress / archive a .gz file? > > It's simple: To uncompress .gz files type in Terminal.app: > gunzip file.gz > To archive a file using GnuZip: gzip file > > Thas's all > > Bye, Torsten And if you do not have GnuZip on your computer (NS<=3.0) then try to get Opener.app (availible on many sites). It can handle many zippers. Tschuess -- Sven Droll __ ______________________________________________________/ / ______ __ sdroll@wmax68.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de / /_/ ___/ /_ _/ _/ "...and I see your schwartz =====\_/======= is as big as mine" (Dark Helmet) LOGOUT FASCISM! ___________________________________________________________________ NeXT-mail welcome ;-))
From: steve@eps.com (Steven Kornreich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mouse pointer jumping around?? Date: 23 Jun 1994 16:50:07 GMT Organization: Kornreich Communications Distribution: world Message-ID: <2ucefv$5j5@eps.com> I am using a MicroSoft Bus mouse ver 2.0a and the pointer on the screen seems to move by itself, jumps around the screen.. Hmmmmm. Any Ideas? -- Steven Kornreich Kornreich Communications NeXTmail OK
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kluge@avalon.physik.unizh.ch (Daniel G. Kluge) Subject: Re: FaxDriver for Zyxel ? Message-ID: <1994Jun24.152436.19489@ifi.unizh.ch> Sender: news@ifi.unizh.ch (USENET News Admin) Organization: University of Zurich, Department of Computer Science References: <2tq74d$2112@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> <CrqBGw.LK@infoserv.com> <Crtz1M.LKy@cunews.carleton.ca> Distribution: na Date: Fri, 24 Jun 1994 15:24:36 GMT Chris Saldanha (csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca) wrote: : kent@infoserv.com wrote: : : In article <2tq74d$2112@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> : : stef@rs1.Theo-Phys.Uni-Essen.DE (Stefan Ried) writes: : : # : : #Commercial products like NXFax are shipped with their own driver. : : #I'm wondering why Next does not include a driver for this most : : #common kind of modem in the PC-World ? : : # : : #stef : : Stupidity. : : NeXT claims Fax support out of the box but no modems : : work. Sure, so big magazines, like the german c't (or was it ix) claim that NS has NO Fax support !! : NeXT provides the _Framework_ for FAX, including FaxReader.app and its : file structure for received FAX storage and assignment, PrintManager : support for queueing of FAXes outgoing, FAX Panel for all applications to : 'print' to FAX, Draw support for automatic customizable cover sheets, and : FAX number database integrated with WorkSpace '.addresses' files. : NeXT has done eveything except the actual driver for the FAX/Modem. This : is understandable, since every FAX/Modem is different, and they would : have to write all sorts of drivers. I agree that there should be drivers : for at least a few big-name FAX/Modems, however (ZyXEL, USRobotics, ???). Did you ever hear of what people (not developer@bigbucks.com) encounter, when they ask for details on the faxexess-protocol, to write their own driver ?? To my knownledge, this information is withheld by NeXT, and if you are no company, who want's to sell the driver (equ make money out of it), you won't spend the big bucks, you will need to get the information. This is what I remember of a guy, who tried to write a fax-driver, and asked NeXT for some Information, on how to do it. (N.B. NeXT can be quite supportive, if you run into troubles, on writing a device-driver for Intl HW) -daniel P.S. par contre, U will find the Docs to NeXT-Mail... -- Daniel G. Kluge @ Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zuerich E-Mail : kluge@avalon.unizh.ch (NeXT-Mail welcome) study-related stuff : dankluge@iiic.ethz.ch DECnet : EZINFO::CLUESCH
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kluge@avalon.physik.unizh.ch (Daniel G. Kluge) Subject: Re: tip script files Message-ID: <1994Jun24.152813.19656@ifi.unizh.ch> Sender: news@ifi.unizh.ch (USENET News Admin) Organization: University of Zurich, Department of Computer Science References: <m0qE9zx-0001xsC@valmar> Date: Fri, 24 Jun 1994 15:28:13 GMT Shawn Alva Stone (sas@valmar.netcom.com) wrote: : Hello all! : Does anyone know if there exists a script language for use : with tip? I enjoy using the script language available for : kermit, but I don't think kermit will allow me to : download/upload using the zmodem protocol. (Will it?) : Thanks in advance for any help. Well, I switched to kermit, because zmodem din't work for me anymore (with the newest Version of zmodem). This is for kermit (posted by someone else long time ago): define sz !sz -r \%1 \%2 \%3 \%4 \%5 \%6 \%7 \%8 \%9 <\v(line) >\v(line) define rz !rz <\v(line) >\v(line) When I'm at home, I can look up, how I did it with tip, I guess something simmilar. -daniel -- Daniel G. Kluge @ Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zuerich E-Mail : kluge@avalon.unizh.ch (NeXT-Mail welcome) study-related stuff : dankluge@iiic.ethz.ch DECnet : EZINFO::CLUESCH
From: dfh@guitar.ho.att.com (Dan Hurley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NCR 3260 Date: 24 Jun 1994 14:19:18 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9406242018.AA00347@guitar.ho.att.com> Has anyone suceeded in installig NextStep on an NCR (now GIS) Pentium 3260 machine. I would appreciate any pointers regarding peripherals, SCSI controllers, drivers, etc. that were necessary. Thank you, Dan Hurley dfh@guitar.ho.att.com
From: c580341@muphnx12 (Sudheer Koganti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NFS performance Date: 24 Jun 1994 20:48:08 GMT Organization: University of Missouri - Columbia Message-ID: <2ufgqm$n7v@golf.ustores.missouri.edu> Hi, I am trying to do a project on unix(next) network performance .. basically trying to optimize the NFS. I have no idea how to solve this problem. I have some questions ? 1. How to measure the performance of a network? 2. What are all those values given by the nfsstat command mean? 3. Is there any software that can tell how the network is performing? ( I know about nfswatch but I guess it can't be used on NeXts) 4. Is it possible to tune a network and if possible how? I know all these questions are vague, but I know that there are lot of system administrators who might have faced these problems and who can help me. I just need some pointers to the information which i can use for solving the above problems ( such as books, software, documentation and plain advice from experienced ) thanks alot S.K. You can send me e-mail at c580341@monad.missouri.edu
From: larry@owrlakh.wl.aecl.ca (Larry Gadallah) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: yp interaction with mail? Date: 24 Jun 1994 23:18:42 GMT Organization: AECL Research, Whiteshell Labs Distribution: world Message-ID: <2ufpki$t3u@wu1.wl.aecl.ca> Keywords: yp mail UUCP I have a couple of PCs that feed mail to me via UUCP, and thus far this has worked well. But lately, outbound mail from these machines has started bouncing for some reason. Sendmail provides a small clue with the 554 message, but nothing else. UUCP seems quite happy. Can anyone give me a clue as to why this mail is bouncing? I have tried using rmail manually to send mail to users with internet addresses and things worked fine. The other odd thing is that this problem does not happen all the time. My machine is not on a LAN, and YP is not in use. I connect to my company LAN via SLIP. ----- Transcript of session follows ----- 554 no local yp domain ----- Unsent message follows ----- Return-Path: <ayyah!ayyah!leslie> Received: by owrlakh.wl.aecl.ca (NX5.67e/NX3.0M) id AA01689; Fri, 17 Jun 94 01:08:45 -0500 Received: from ayyah by ayyah.UUCP (UUPC/extended 1.11x) with UUCP; Thu, 16 Jun 1994 23:16:07 MDT Date: Thu, 16 Jun 94 23:16:07 MDT Message-Id: <1@ayyah> From: leslie@ayyah ("Leslie Gadallah") Reply-To: leslie%ayyah.UUCP@owrlakh.wl.aecl.ca To: okreig@eecg.utoronto.ca Subject: Hi Zu Lines: 39 X-Organization: private site X-Pcelm-Version: 3.1 X-Mailer: PCElm 3.1 I 'm having trouble getting Larry's machine to do anything with my mail except send it back. I'll try again. Thanks in advance, -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry Gadallah Lac Du Bonnet, Manitoba, Canada Internet: gadallah@netcom.com TPC: (204) 345-9222 ``Raw UNIX lurks and it's far too nerdy to ever become a mainstream operating system'' - John Dvorak ICBM: 50:12'05.4"N 96:04'31.8"W ---------------------------------------------------------------------
From: jehu@jehu.async.vt.edu (john stanhope) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: POP Servers and Sendmail Date: 25 Jun 1994 03:33:04 GMT Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia Distribution: world Message-ID: <2ug8hg$162@solaris.cc.vt.edu> I just got slip working and now I want to confront the challenges of mail. For some reason I can recieve mail but can't send it, I guess that means I need to config sendmail, so before I starting reading the numerous books one the subject I though I would ask if there is some easy changes to sendmail.cf on a standalone machine that will get it to work. Also, since I am forced to have an intermittent slip connection I was wondering if there exist a POP program for NeXTSTEP so that I can grab my mail off the schools mail server. John Stanhope PS. Reply to jehu@mail.vt.edu or jds@aplexus.jhuapl.edu
From: statman@stat.ufl.edu (Charles D. Kincaid) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: What about GatorFTP+? (was Re: .gz Files) Date: 24 Jun 1994 13:13:19 GMT Organization: University of Florida's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Distribution: world Message-ID: <2uem5f$5ig@cutter.clas.ufl.edu> References: <2ue5si$n8p@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> Along this line, GatorFTP+ (at least my version, 1.5) doesn't correctly unzip .gz files. Is there a way that I can get it to do this? I have to go into the /tmp directory and use the Workspace (which calls Opener). This isn't too much of a hassle, but it'd be nice if GatorFTP+ did it itself. It's so cool in many other ways. -- Sincerely, charles d. kincaid -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dept. of Statistics 'Damn fine coffee...and hot, too!' Univ. of Florida Pres: G-ville NeXT Users Group
From: richard@runner.uucp@usc.edu (Richard Ruth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: When on Earth a NS/FIP Stuart? Date: 24 Jun 1994 21:02:09 -0700 Organization: runner Distribution: world Message-ID: <2uga81$e09@runner.uucp> References: <2ucosv$2l4@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> <2udhu1$6vb@usenet.rpi.edu> Garance A. Drosehn (gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu) wrote: : I believe Scott Hess is about ready with a new version of Stuart, : which among other things will be fat (there's also a bunch of : new features). : -- : Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu "bunch of new features" ???? would you list a few of the features? thanks -- Richard richard%runner.uucp@usc.edu (ok to send NeXT Mail)
From: ram@vtaix.cc.vt.edu (RAM) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP: To make an Xterminal from dead Next machine Date: 25 Jun 1994 12:12:51 GMT Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Distribution: world Message-ID: <2uh703$bif@solaris.cc.vt.edu> NNTP-Posting-User: ram In our office we have a couple of Next machines which died all of a sudden. Recently I was told to put them on the network/ make it an Xterminal and hook it up with the exisiting sun network. I do not know anything about Next machine. So any pointers in regard to bringign the system up ( like booting the operating system from an optical disk etc) would be of great help to me and alsohow to connect it on to the network *!0BaseT). Thank you. I dont have access to the newsgroup very often so please email to ram@vtaix.cc.vt.edu. Thanyou all for your help. Ram -- Ram L N 355 Winston Ave Blacksburg Va 24060 Honesty the best policy
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: lorigt@liberty.uc.wlu.edu (Tyler Lorig) Subject: Mail forwarding Message-ID: <1994Jun25.135033.18439@liberty.uc.wlu.edu> Date: Sat, 25 Jun 1994 13:50:33 GMT Organization: Washington & Lee University I'm sure this must be a recurring question - but I've checked the FAQs and find nothing about it. How do I specify that all mail for a particular user should be forwarded to a new machine? I can find nothing similar to mail -F machine!user. Addiing the .forward to the home directory seemed to have no effect. Thanks for the help Tyler Lorig tlorig@wlu.edu
From: ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.periphs.scsi Subject: HP C1533 Drive Date: 26 Jun 1994 02:26:58 GMT Organization: UCLA Microcomputer Support Office Message-ID: <2uip1i$nn1@news.mic.ucla.edu> I have bought an HP C1533, and connected it externally. It did not come with any documentation (apparently, this is HP policy). I have tried to read Kevin Jones' dip switch memo, but I did not figure out what I need. I have tried two dip-switch combinations 11-011111 (came with it) and 11-110100 (having read KJ's memo). There seem to be no resistor paks (or places for them) anywhere on the C1533 drive, so I am using external forced perfect termination. SYMPTOMS: The drive responds (screwily) to commands. It is detected as a tape device at startup (NeXTStep/Intel). However, whenever I try to write to it, the two lights blink for a while, the drive makes some funny noises, this repeats a few times, and then I get a device writing error. Insertion of a cleaning tape makes no difference. After a few minutes (now), the drive occasionally lights both lights every few seconds, then alternates the two lights, and then turns off the lights after a few seconds. After one night, it now lights both lights, when no tape is in the drive. QUESTION: What should be my dip switches? Where should I look for termination resistor paks (if any)? Ivo Welch ivo@128.97.74.50 = next.agsm.ucla.edu Asst Prof of Finance iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu AGSM at UCLA
From: alburty@panix.com (Steve Alburty) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NeXT as full Internet host? Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 26 Jun 1994 13:41:57 GMT Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <alburty-260694093958@alburty.dialup.access.net> My company is going to be establishing a connection to the Internet and I've been a closet fan of NeXT for ages. (We've been a totally Mac shop 'til now.) Question: is this my big chance to start using NeXTStep? Is the idea of using a PC running NeXTStep to act as an Internet host (with full FTP, Mail, News and WWW capabilities) completely stupid? Somebody stop me now!! -- Steve Alburty * Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, New York City * A medley of extemporanea; alburty@panix.com * And love is a thing that can never go wrong; * And I am Marie of Rumania. * * - Dorothy Parker
From: wynn@next.duq.edu (Joseph Wynn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: modem dialup and getty Date: 26 Jun 1994 15:16:19 GMT Organization: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <2uk643$fd0@godot.cc.duq.edu> Hey, here is what I want to do, but I am having problems. I have two modems attached to my NeXT. I use /dev/cufa and /dev/ttydfb dial out and dial in respectively. My goal now is to be able to do two things (if I know how to do the first of these, then I think I will understand how to do the second.) By the way, I have two phone lines. 1. I want to be able to dial into my NeXT. I am not sure what all I need to do more than what I have. I have edited a line in the /etc/ttys file to be this: ttydfb "/usr/etc/getty std.38400" vt100 on I have added to gettytab an entry as this: std.38400:\ :ap:im=\r\n\r\nNeXT Mach (%h) (%t)\r\n\r\r\n\r:\ :er=\177:kl=^U:in=^C:lo=/bin/login:lm=\r\n%h login\72 :sp#38400: I also know to (as root) do a kill -HUP 1 after editing the ttys file. When I dial into the serial b modem from the serial a modem, I would like to get a login prompt. However, I do not. I can type in the 'a' modem and the characters appear in the 'b' modem's terminal window. Any idea what I am doing wrong here? 2. The second goal is to have the 'b' modem listen to the line and then spawn a process that will call my pager from modem 'a'. I figure I can do the second after I understand how the first works. Thanks for any info. Joe Wynn Duquesne University wynn@next.duq.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jefu@nmt.edu (Jeffrey Putnam) Subject: netinfo Message-ID: <1994Jun21.234016.24421@nmt.edu> Organization: The Museum of Differential Geometry Date: Tue, 21 Jun 1994 23:40:16 GMT A while back I had a netinfo problem and managed to fix it by destroying the netinfo database and rebuilding it. But it doesnt seem to be working now. The problem is that i'm getting odd stuff in the netinfo files which results in messages that look like "more than one database named (null pointer)..." I've tried nidomain, niutil, and other stuff and have (mostly) managed to hang my machine a few times. Three questions: Does anyone have a direct way to fix this? Does anyone have a description of the netinfo file format so i can patch it by hand? Can someone tell me how to completely destroy netinfo and rebuild it? -- jefu@nmt.edu -- Jeff Putnam, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM "You never learn anything, you just get used to it."
From: rharris@clark.net (Richard M. Harris) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: AppsoftDraw Problem Date: 26 Jun 1994 18:00:48 GMT Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA Message-ID: <2ukfog$lv2@clarknet.clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have a 68040 cube running NS 3.0 that I recently bought from my company for home use. For years it was running connected to a heterogeneous ethernet and had a working single user licensed copy of AppsoftDraw (v1.02) that ran fine. When the machine was removed from the net and configured for standalone use, Draw quit working. It can be installed and works fine when first accessed and registered. Once closed and reopened, the info panel shows up, a couple of the icons appear, and then it goes off somewhere never to be seen again, except for the spinning platter and hogged cpu. The exact same configuration runs fine on the color machine that replaced this one in my office. Of course, they are out of business... Anyone have any suggestions? I have removed everything I could find of the old app, removed the preferences, terminated the ethernet, and created lots of other problems (fortunately temporary) trying to track this down, and i would still like to get the package running [it is good, -- ***Mike Harris
From: pmarc@allanon.math.byu.edu (Paul Cardon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NetInfo Server Doesn't See Other Machine Date: 26 Jun 1994 18:46:50 GMT Organization: Brigham Young University Message-ID: <2ukieq$3ar@hamblin.math.byu.edu> References: <1994Jun19.225328.6400@trilithon.com> In article <1994Jun19.225328.6400@trilithon.com> henry@trilithon.com (Henry McGilton) writes: > > I recently posted a request for sys admin help relative to a problem > > Paul Cardon suggested the obvious one -- make sure the EtherNet > address in trilithon's Hosts database is correct. I'd already > checked that but being paranoid, I heeded Paul's suggestion and > checked it again. It was correct. > > Grand Prize goes to Steve Hayman for pointing me at the Trusted > Hosts property in the NetInfo database on megalith. Yes, an incorrect trusted hosts entry can hose things. The other thing to look for is to make sure that _serves_ properties are correct, but in that case the symptoms may have been different. -- Paul M. Cardon President of Provo OpenStep-NEXTSTEP User and Developer Group (PoNG) NEXTSTEP and HP System Manager Math Department - Brigham Young University Member of the Open Buzzword Foundation (OBF) Standards Committee
From: rharris@clark.net (Richard M. Harris) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP: AppsoftDraw Problem Date: 26 Jun 1994 19:21:27 GMT Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA Message-ID: <2ukkfn$rge@clarknet.clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Recently I bought my office Cube (68040, NS 3.0) from my company to use at home. It had a copy of AppsoftDraw (single user v1.02) that worked fine. The machine was disconnected from the ethernet, configured to be a standalone, and some additional accounts set up for my kids to use. Everything worked fine except AppsoftDraw and FloppyWorks. The AppsoftDraw will install and register properly, and will run. When closed and reopened, however, it shows the info panel, a couple of menus, and then goes off to never-never land, leaving a spinning disk and a jammed up cpu. The machine has to be rebooted to clear the mess. FlopyWorks does the same thing. Copies of them both work fine on my office Color Station, which is configured basically as my old machine was. Of course, they are out of business... Any help or suggestions? --[second posting, first vanished somewhere] *** Mike Harris
From: rharris@clark.net (Richard M. Harris) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP: AppsoftDraw Problem Date: 26 Jun 1994 20:17:20 GMT Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA Message-ID: <2uknog$2p6@clarknet.clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Recently I bought my office Cube (68040 NS3.0) from my company to use at home. It had a copy of AppsoftDraw (single user v1.02) that worked fine. The machine was disconnected from the ethernet, configured to be a standalone, and some additional accounts set up for my kids to use. Everything worked fine except AppsoftDraw and FloppyWorks. The AppsoftDraw will install and register properly, and will run. When closed and reopened, however, it shows the info panel, a couple of menus, and then goes off to never-never land, leaving a spinning disk and a jammed up cpu. The machine has to be rebooted to clear the mess. FlopyWorks does the same thing. Copies of them both work fine on my office Color Station, which is configured basically as my old machine was. Of course, they are out of business... Any help or suggestions? 3 -- *** Mike Harris
From: buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: High speed (28.8k) SLIP/PPP on black (3.2) Date: 26 Jun 1994 18:21:05 -0700 Organization: The Marshmallow Peanut Circus Message-ID: <2ul9i1$4lr@samsara.circus.com> Summary: getting max throughput? Recently, I decided to upgrade the modems for my SLIP connection to v.fc modems (Hayes Accura 288's) so I could get more speed. Supposedly these modems can get throughput of up to 115kb/sec with compression, etc.... of course, this would be good to maximize. However, I'm using Dialupip (from TransSys... the free version), and can't seem to set any speed higher than 38400 for the DTE rate. Is it possible to set something higher, and will it make a difference with these modems? Or, is it possible to do this with, say, the free PPP which Alby put on the archives not long ago? There seems to be very little documentation with the PPP package. If all else fails and there's not a free solution, what's the cheapest and best deal in terms of a commercial one? Oh, other details which affect things: I've got one of the newer non-turbo color slabs, and it's running 3.2. My modem cable does support flow control. Mail or post any suggestions on how to optimize my throughput with this setup. -Adam -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ work = 0; // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone //
From: partl@hp01.boku.ac.at (Partl) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sgi.admin,comp.sys.sun.admin Subject: Re: Tracking User's Time Followup-To: comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sgi.admin,comp.sys.sun.admin Date: 27 Jun 1994 09:39:27 GMT Organization: BOKU Wien, Austria Message-ID: <2um6of$p0n@mail.boku.ac.at> References: <2u4utl$5es@dockmaster.phantom.com> Phantom Operator (archie@dockmaster.phantom.com) wrote: > I need a utility to help me track the ammount of time each user is on my > SunOS 4.1.3 system, day to day. They may be running any shell. Thanks try man -k account to read the chapters about "process accounting" -- Dr. Hubert Partl Mail: partl@mail.boku.ac.at EDV-Zentrum, Universitaet fuer Bodenkultur Nussdorfer Laende 11 Please correct me if I'm wrong! A-1190 Wien, Austria (Europe) Make love, not flame wars. :-)
From: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Ok - I'm stumped Date: 27 Jun 1994 11:15:11 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Message-ID: <2umcbv$654@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> References: <2ul5gk$4ig@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <2ul9o7$nag@junior.wariat.org> In article <2ul9o7$nag@junior.wariat.org>, Zbigniew J. Tyrlik <zbig@junior.wariat.org> wrote: >In <2ul5gk$4ig@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) writes: > >>Like I said, I'm stumped. Here's the situation: > >>I'm running NeXTStep 3.0, with their version of Sendmail >>(Sendmail NX5.67c/NX3.0M). >> >>We need to have the mail for the domain fnet.org put into a uucp >>account. >> >>So I need something like this: >> >>R$+<@$+.fnet.org.> $#uucp $@ utcq $:$1 >> >>But sendmail -bt bitches about it. >> >>Now - while I've got your attention, there is a subdomain, cleve.fnet.org >>which is routed to a machine up in cleveland. > >>So I would need something like this: > >>#R$+ <@$+.cleve.fnet.org.> $#smtp:nameofclevelandsitethathandlesthedomain > >Well. I am the site that handle cleve.fnet.org - and IMHO you should not >need to do anything special to handle cleve.fnet.org, since MX-es are >properly configured. > >[nslookup information deleted] True, but, just to be safe, for any incoming mail, from the uucp account (since I'm not sure if it'll use rmail or what) I'd like to have it. >Let me commit another crime: maybe you should consider replacing >sendmail with smaoil 3.1.28 ? Testing and debugging is easier... >( Take a look ): > >wariat:21:12:10:/x/b/rj$ smail -bt -v5 >> user@fnet.org >Trying fnet.org >user@fnet.org: fnet.org matched by inet_hosts: > routed user@fnet.org --> user@fnet.org at fnet.org > transport hint mx 0 galadriel.ecaetc.ohio-state.edu > address hint galadriel.ecaetc.ohio-state.edu 128.146.158.171 > transport hint mx 200 news.cis.ohio-state.edu > address hint news.cis.ohio-state.edu 128.146.8.50 > address hint news.cis.ohio-state.edu 164.107.20.50 > address hint news.cis.ohio-state.edu 164.107.45.50 >host: fnet.org >addr: user@fnet.org >transport: smtp > >we are routing properly... > >> user@cleve.fnet.org >user@cleve.fnet.org: cleve.fnet.org matched by force_uupaths: > routed user@cleve.fnet.org --> cleve.fnet.org!user at damage >host: damage >addr: cleve.fnet.org!user >transport: uux > >>-ANY- help would be appreciated. I've read the O'Reilly book,and ftp'd >>a slew of example cf's. My main problem seems to be that I'm using NeXT's >>sendmail, which can't use the newer options of Sendmail 8.6.9. > >Then switch to smail 3.1.28.... even linux comes with it :-) That's the problem. I'm not sure that I can switch mailers that easily because of NeXTStep. Even still, there's got to be a sendmail guru out there who knows how to -easily- do what I'm asking!! -- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu or root@tap.colum.fnet.org : :Call The Atomic Playground BBS 614-297-7031 24/96/14.4/16.8/21.6/28.8k DS HST: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kevins@bmd.com Subject: Re: `w` fails now...what's up? Message-ID: <1994Jun27.063633.8180@bMD.com> Sender: kevins@bMD.com (Kevin Solie) Organization: benchMark Developments, Inc. (Lex., KY) References: <2ug231$584@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> Date: Mon, 27 Jun 1994 06:36:33 GMT In article <2ug231$584@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> eagle@catt.ncsu.edu (Daniel C. L'Hommedieu) writes: > [nest:/home/eagle]dir /etc/utmp /dev/kmem /dev/drum > crw-r----- 1 root 7, 0 Mar 3 14:58 /dev/drum > crw-r----- 1 root 3, 1 Mar 3 14:58 /dev/kmem > -rw-r--r-- 1 root 396 Jun 24 21:37 /etc/utmp > [nest:/home/eagle] Just had to go and alias ls didn't ya ;^) --- Man, that needle was really starting to piss me off! Kevin Solie Director of Development: benchMark Developments, Inc. Director: Kentucky NeXTSTEP Users Group Software Engineer: Alternate Worlds Technology
From: zbig@junior.wariat.org (Zbigniew J. Tyrlik) Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Ok - I'm stumped Date: 27 Jun 1994 08:40:58 -0400 Organization: Akademia Pana Kleksa, Public Access Uni* Site Message-ID: <2umhcq$nsq@junior.wariat.org> References: <2ul5gk$4ig@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <2ul9o7$nag@junior.wariat.org> <2umcbv$654@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> In <2umcbv$654@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) writes: >True, but, just to be safe, for any incoming mail, from the uucp account >(since I'm not sure if it'll use rmail or what) I'd like to have it. Incoming mail via uucp ? yes, it will invoke rmail, unless someone made something very sill somewhere... Smail will install also as rmail. >>Then switch to smail 3.1.28.... even linux comes with it :-) >That's the problem. I'm not sure that I can switch mailers that >easily because of NeXTStep. >Even still, there's got to be a sendmail guru out there who knows >how to -easily- do what I'm asking!! I thinl it might be easier to replace MTA with smail. Check in comp.mail.smail. >-- >::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: >: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu or root@tap.colum.fnet.org : >:Call The Atomic Playground BBS 614-297-7031 24/96/14.4/16.8/21.6/28.8k DS HST: >::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: _zjt ( wannabe in training )
From: fosdal@phenxm.physics.wisc.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 on a NeXT Date: 27 Jun 1994 14:07:59 GMT Organization: Division of Information Technology Message-ID: <2ummfv$1os@news.doit.wisc.edu> Hi *, We are trying to hook up a Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 to a nextstation running NS3.2. This has all worked fine. The problem is that we would like to be able to use the ehternet capability for the Pro 630 from our nexts. We have no macinstosh to act as a printer host. The driver (/NextLibrary/PrinterTypes/English.lproj/Apple_LaserWriter_Pro_630.ppd) that we have only supports serial communication. Does anybody know of a solution (better driver?) Thanks in advance, -- S. R. Fosdal UW-Madison Physics Dept. NeXT System 1150 University Ave, Madison WI 53706 Management W: (608)262-9820 F: (608)262-8628 and Programming fosdal@phenxm.physics.wisc.edu (NeXT mail o.k.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: NeXT as full Internet host? Message-ID: <Cs28IE.5BH@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <alburty-260694093958@alburty.dialup.access.net> Date: Mon, 27 Jun 1994 14:35:01 GMT Steve Alburty (alburty@panix.com) wrote: : My company is going to be establishing a connection to the Internet and : I've been a closet fan of NeXT for ages. (We've been a totally Mac shop : 'til now.) : Question: is this my big chance to start using NeXTStep? Is the idea of : using a PC running NeXTStep to act as an Internet host (with full FTP, : Mail, News and WWW capabilities) completely stupid? Somebody stop me now!! Sounds like a good idea to me... NeXTSTEP is an ideal solution for Internet systems. You don't have to buy add-on TCP/IP networking, email programs. You have all the original Internet utilities (FTP, Telnet) already in the system. There are graphical utilities for FTP, USENET News, WorldWideWeb, Archie, Gopher. All available through the Net. The system is easy to setup (choose hardware from the NeXT Hardware guide, though), and simple to administer. --Chris Chris Saldanha -------------------------------------- Carleton University (Comp. Sci) |"The eternal silence of these infinite| chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | spaces terrifies me." -Blaise Pascal| csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------:-o-----------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca (Jason Bright) Subject: Cops on NS Message-ID: <Cs2M0r.BpM@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University Date: Mon, 27 Jun 1994 19:26:51 GMT Is there a NS version of COPS available, or has anybody tried a build? thanx jay jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca
From: zalta@mally.Stanford.EDU (Ed Zalta) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Internal disk loses 60MB while I was away? Date: 27 Jun 1994 19:46:28 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <2unaak$116@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> Can anyone please help me figure out why my NeXTstation (mono) lost 60MB of disk space while I was away for 2 months. When I returned to my machine, I saw that it had 7MB of free disk space on the internal drive. But when I rebooted, it went up to 67MB of free disk space (the internal drive stores the operating system and additional programs; an external drive stores my data). Any suggestions as to why? (Thanks) Ed
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: When on Earth a NS/FIP Stuart? Date: 28 Jun 1994 00:20:18 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <2unqc2$slv@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <2uga81$e09@runner.uucp> richard@runner.uucp@usc.edu (Richard Ruth) writes: > Garance A. Drosehn (gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu) wrote: > : I believe Scott Hess is about ready with a new version of Stuart, > : Stuart, which among other things will be fat (there's also a > : bunch of new features). > > "bunch of new features" ???? > > would you list a few of the features? "Yes, but then I'd have to kill you..." Well, not really. The real problem is that I don't run the older version anymore, so I don't remember what things have changed. -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Cube B&W monitor problems - diagnosis? Date: 28 Jun 1994 03:00:52 +0200 Organization: University of Bergen Message-ID: <2unso4$dee@alf.uib.no> Hi. For those of you old enough to remember the Old Days (tm), I have a BusinessLand cube bought during the "fire sale" some years ago. In my care it has been upgraded to 3.2, 040 board, 16MB RAM, 1GB disk, CD ROM, FAX/Modem, NeXTprinter, etc. I have kept it in perfect condition, cleaned it often, let it run 24 hours a day as a good (stable) Unix system should. It's worked flawlessly for many years. A few weeks ago, I began to notice the screen "jumping" or "flickering". Since I often sit up to 2 or 3 in the morning (like now) I thought it was fatigue, my eyes were joking me. This is not so - I see now that once in a while the screen boundary appears to move inward approx 0.3mm or so very quickly and then back to normal size, creating a viseable "flicker" effect, or "wavering" of the screen. The screen is a MegaPixel monitor, I can get the serial number from the back if it's important. I'd like to know if anyone else has experienced or heard of this problem, if they know what it is and how (if) it may/should be remedied. I do hope it doesn't mean my monitor is about to die. Maybe the cube never forgave me for selling the OD drive... 8-( Please e-mail responses. Regards, -- Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known... University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
From: therbert@umiami.ir.miami.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help - fstab question Message-ID: <1994Jun27.154631.17939@umiami.ir.miami.edu> Date: 27 Jun 94 15:46:30 EDT Organization: Univ of Miami IR I put an external HD on a slab a couple of years ago but I am a bit apprehensive about setting the fstab up, particularly after reading a recent post which described how the writer could not mount either the internal or external disk after futzing with the fstab. Right now, my internal disk has two NeXTstep partitions and my fstab looks like: /dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1 /dev/sd0b /clients 4.3 rw,noquota 0 2 If I add the external drive, should the fstab for the internal drive look like: /dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1 /dev/sd0b /clients 4.3 rw,noquota 0 2 /dev/sd1a /newdrive 4.3 rw,noquota 0 3 #external drive Now, suppose I want to boot up from the external. Then, I set my SCSI id = 0. Should the fstab on the external look like: /dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1 #external drive /dev/sd1a /oldroot 4.3 rw,noquota 0 2 #internal drive /dev/sd1b /clients 4.3 rw,noquota 0 3 #internal drive Most of my question really has to do with how to handle the partitioned disk plus any general comments or warnings. Tom Herbert University of Miami therbert@umiami.ir.miami.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: Internal disk loses 60MB while I was away? Message-ID: <Cs33qr.AoI@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <2unaak$116@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 01:49:39 GMT Ed Zalta (zalta@mally.Stanford.EDU) wrote: : Can anyone please help me figure out why my NeXTstation (mono) lost : 60MB of disk space while I was away for 2 months. When I returned to : my machine, I saw that it had 7MB of free disk space on the internal : drive. But when I rebooted, it went up to 67MB of free disk space (the : internal drive stores the operating system and additional programs; an : external drive stores my data). : Any suggestions as to why? (Thanks) : Ed Swap space being allocated? Or do you have any processes running that leave files in /tmp? Swap files are reset at boot to the low water mark. /tmp is cleaned out at boot as well. A process that was leaking memory may have filled up your swapfile while you were gone. Check your syslog and messages files in /usr/adm for pointers to what may have hapenned. --Chris Chris Saldanha -------------------------------------- Carleton University (Comp. Sci) |"The eternal silence of these infinite| chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | spaces terrifies me." -Blaise Pascal| csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------:-o-----------------
From: elitman@proxima.com (Eric A. Litman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DNS & Mail Exchanger Date: 27 Jun 1994 23:32:52 -0500 Organization: Proxima, Inc. Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9406280322.AA01123@proxima.com> In article <2tqa59$m03@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> you wrote: > But where to go from here, I know not. (how to make the machine > know to put the domain's mail into the uucp site's directory). Try this in ruleset 0 toward the end (before the majority of the final delivery rules) # Hack for MX'ing to UUCP feeds... R$+<@foo.com>$* $#uucp $@uucphost $:$1<@foo.com>$2 R$+<@$+.foo.com>$* $#uucp $@uucphost $:$1<@foo.com>$2 ^^^- these are tabs This will allow mail addressed to user@foo.com and user@anyhost.foo.com to be delivered via uucp to uucphost. -- Eric Litman Proxima, Inc. vox: (703) 506.1661 Director, Network Services McLean, VA elitman+@proxima.com
From: anstine@uniblab.sas.upenn.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NFS performance Date: 28 Jun 1994 14:28:09 GMT Organization: University of Pennsylvania Message-ID: <2upc1p$h2@netnews.upenn.edu> References: <2ufgqm$n7v@golf.ustores.missouri.edu> In article <2ufgqm$n7v@golf.ustores.missouri.edu> c580341@muphnx12 (Sudheer Koganti) writes: >I just need some pointers to the information which i can use for solving >the above problems ( such as books, software, documentation and plain >advice from experienced ) O'Reilly's Nutshell books: Managing NFS and NIS System Performance Tuning -dave
From: disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.questions,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: ftpconversions Date: 28 Jun 1994 14:45:30 GMT Organization: InterCon Systems Corporation, Herndon, VA USA Message-ID: <2upd2b$6ok@news.intercon.com> Hi folks, I've had trouble with this before and someone helped me get it working. We never did figure out what made it suddenly start working. I just upgraded to the latest version of wu-ftpd and now it is broken again. The situation goes like this. I want to store compressed files in my FTP server, and I want users to be able to download decompressed versions. wu-ftpd is supposed to support this using the ftpconversions file. I am using *exactly* their example file, and I have linked or copied all of the requisite programs (gzip, compress, and tar) to the /bin directory -- as specified. However, it just doesn't work. If I go to download a compressed file like so: ftp> get b.gz b I get: 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for b.gz (1009 bytes). 226 Transfer complete. local: b remote: b.gz 1013 bytes received in 0.01 seconds (1.1e+02 Kbytes/s) and the file is still compressed -- it was just renamed to "b" instead of "b.gz". Can someone help? Thanks, David.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: phild@mojo.europe.dg.com (Phil Davidson) Subject: Help required on NeXT Message-ID: <1994Jun28.150459.24424@mojo.europe.dg.com> Date: Tue, 28 Jun 94 15:04:59 GMT Organization: Data General Can someone help me out with a small problem...... I've just got my hands on a Black Colour Next unfortunately no one knows what the root password is :-( I can however get in under a normal id! Is there anyway of getting into NeXT step to wipe out the root password or to change it? Before I get flamed - I'm not doing this remotely, I'm not looking for a way to crack remote NeXTs. I've got the NeXT in front of me. This is a genuine request! I know that I can CMD | to do a reset - is there anything similar that will get me into the system, perhaps as its booting? I don't have access to read these groups - so email to fil@balrog.europe.dg.com would be gratefully received! cheers Phil cheers Phil -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | fil@Balrog.europe.dg.com | | Phil_Davidson@DGE.ceo.dg.com |
From: disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.questions,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: ftpconversions Followup-To: comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.questions,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 28 Jun 1994 16:51:02 GMT Organization: InterCon Systems Corporation, Herndon, VA USA Message-ID: <2upkdo$7ai@news.intercon.com> References: <2upd2b$6ok@news.intercon.com> David Casti (disc@vector.casti.com) wrote: : I've had trouble with this before and someone helped me get it working. : ... : However, it just doesn't work. If I go to download a compressed file : like so: : : ftp> get b.gz b It turns out this is just general lameness on my part. The *proper* way to do this is: ftp> get b wu-ftpd works its magic from there. Duh. Thanks to those who responded, David.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Dave@NexusAdmin.COM(David W. Fahrney) Subject: Re: Internal disk loses 60MB while I was away? Message-ID: <Cs3Ks1.2py@nexusadmin.com> Sender: dave@nexusadmin.com (David W. Fahrney) Organization: Nexus Administration References: <2unaak$116@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 07:57:37 GMT Ed Zalta writes !> Can anyone please help me figure out why my NeXTstation (mono) lost !> 60MB of disk space while I was away for 2 months. When I returned to !> my machine, I saw that it had 7MB of free disk space on the internal !> drive. But when I rebooted, it went up to 67MB of free disk space (the !> internal drive stores the operating system and additional programs; an !> external drive stores my data). !> Any suggestions as to why? (Thanks) !> Ed !> Either your swapfile grew or some file in /tmp totaled 60MB. The swapfile gets shrunk to 16MB and /tmp to practically nothing when you reboot. -- David W. Fahrney =:-)
From: thomas@olorin.dark.sub.org (Thomas Fischer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: SLIP packages Date: 28 Jun 1994 18:00:46 +0200 Organization: Olorin, NeXT Development & System Administration, FRG Distribution: world Message-ID: <2uphfe$ieg@olorin.dark.sub.org> Hi, What SLIP packages for NeXTstep do exist ?!? It should work on black and white hardware and it's not important whether it's commercial or not... Thomas -- Without ice cream life and fame are meaningless. --- Thomas Fischer, thomas@olorin [.dark.sub.org/.cube.de] (+49) 7191 23217 voice,fax,data
From: gary@esl.com (Gary Merrick) Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: how to get rid of Next boot prompt? Date: 28 Jun 1994 18:50:36 GMT Organization: ESL, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA Distribution: world Message-ID: <2uprds$gat@gatekeeper.esl.com> I've removed NextStep from my PC, but I can't get rid of the Next boot prompt (the one that asks you whether you want to start NextStep or DOS). I've de-partitioned the disk using fdisk, reformatted it, and still can't get rid of it. Any ideas? (email, please) thanks in advance, Gary
From: dmogge@dream.Berkeley.EDU (Dru Mogge) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: WangDAT 3100 Error Date: 28 Jun 1994 20:08:29 GMT Organization: /etc/organization Distribution: world Message-ID: <2upvvt$r9s@agate.berkeley.edu> Cc: dru@cni.org comp.sys.next.hardware I just installed a WangDAT 3100 DAT tape drive on my Dell 450DE which is running NS 3.2. When I try to append files, I get the following error message: tar: tape backspace error: I/O error Any idea why or what I should do next? Thanks-- Dru Mogge dru@cni.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP with HP DAT drive Message-ID: <1994Jun28.191548.1192@urz.unibas.ch> From: frank@ifi.unibas.ch (Robert Frank) Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 19:15:48 GMT Sender: news@urz.unibas.ch (USENET News System) Organization: Institut fuer Informatik Keywords: DAT drive Hello, and excuse the cross posting - I'm desperate. I always thought the good old black hardware was plug and play. Today I received a HP C1533A DDS-2 DAT drive for evaluation. I have installed the tapefix program to set the block size to a fixed byte length and I can inquire the drive information with a program called st (similar to mt, but with more commands and really only for Cartridge tapes), but I can't do anything else. (Oh, mt -f /dev/rst0 fsf 1 will wind the tape, but after a while it will cause the drive to flash the error lamps) Neither tar, cpio, SaftyNet and my own program will write any data. I only get an I/O error such as: "tar: can't write to /dev/rst0 : I/O error". SaftyNet (in demo mode) will simply refuse to write a lable, so I can't use it! Does anybody have any idea what I can do? I have to return the device within a few days if I can't get it to work. Thank's a lot for any help. -Robert -- Institut fuer Informatik tel +41 (0)61 321 99 67 Universitaet Basel fax. +41 (0)61 321 99 15 Robert Frank Mittlere Strasse 142 rfc822: frank@ifi.unibas.ch (NeXT mail ok) CH-4056 Basel X400: S=frank;OU=ifi;O=unibas;P=switch;A=arcom;C=ch Switzerland
From: lones@lones.mit.edu (Lones A. Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP: "You don't exist. Go away." Date: 28 Jun 1994 22:00:37 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Message-ID: <2uq6i5$mf2@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> Hi, My talk works fine under root, but fails under my user name. I get the error for incoming and outgoing talk requests "You don't exist. Go away." I have a very knowledgeable unix admin guy who has no idea what's the matter, and said --- after trying for several hours --- that it must be a "NeXT thing". Thanks in advance for any specific help, Lones A. Smith Department of Economics, MIT E52-252C, Cambridge MA 02139 voice: (617) 253-0914 [fax: (617) 253-6915]
From: mcquill@next.duq.edu (Tod McQuillin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: HELP: "You don't exist. Go away." Date: 28 Jun 1994 18:12:59 -0400 Organization: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA USA Message-ID: <2uq79b$6br@keen.ccit.duq.edu> References: <2uq6i5$mf2@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> In article <2uq6i5$mf2@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>, Lones A. Smith <lones@lones.mit.edu> wrote: > My talk works fine under root, but fails under my user name. > I get the error for incoming and outgoing talk requests "You don't exist. > Go away." I have a very knowledgeable unix admin guy who has no idea > what's the matter, and said --- after trying for several hours --- that it > must be a "NeXT thing". No, it's not a NeXT thing, it's a Unix thing. talk gives you this when there's no entry for your login name in /etc/utmp. -- Tod McQuillin
From: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help required on NeXT Date: 28 Jun 1994 18:25:11 -0400 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Sender: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu Message-ID: <2uq807$huk@acmex.gatech.edu> References: <1994Jun28.150459.24424@mojo.europe.dg.com> In article <1994Jun28.150459.24424@mojo.europe.dg.com> phild@mojo.europe.dg.com (Phil Davidson) writes: : :Can someone help me out with a small problem...... : :I've just got my hands on a Black Colour Next :unfortunately no one knows what the root password is :-( :I can however get in under a normal id! : :Is there anyway of getting into NeXT step to wipe out :the root password or to change it? : : :I know that I can CMD | to do a reset - is there anything similar :that will get me into the system, perhaps as its booting? : Try this: At the console, hit <COMMAND-COMMAND-(tilde key)> this throws you into the NMI prompt... then type 'monitor', this gets you to the NeXT monitor. At the monitor prompt, type: b sd(0,0,0)-s (Assuming you're booting from SCSI drive 0) This reboots in single user mode, basically logging you in as root at the console (unix prompt)... after that... I think 'nu' should do it... once you're root, you can modify user account passwords (including root) without knowing the old one. (use nu -m, the rest is menu-driven). Hope this helps! -- Dave Rinker Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, Georgia, 30332 CSX Transportation. Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Internet: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu Non-NeXT Mail
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: sjones@netcom.com (Scott M. Jones) Subject: Re: HERE'S HOW: Standalone SLIP in 11 Easy Steps Message-ID: <sjonesCs4ozz.Iww@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <damonc.35.2E02F69C@hookup.net> Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 22:26:22 GMT Damon F. Cooper (damonc@hookup.net) wrote: : I got TransSys PNI 1.9 working on my standalone : NS Intel 3.2 machines!!! I'm also trying to get PNI SLIP working for NS 3.2 Intel. My problem is that the tcl dial script does not recognize the "CONNECT xxx" message from my modem. I have a Supra v.32bis modem. I copied the "dial-zyxel.tcl" script to dial-supra.tcl and changed pni0.config accordingly. The only changes I made were to remove/alter startup codes (such as Sn=xxx) that don't apply to the Supra. The processing for the "CONNECT" message was not changed. It always times out when the modem sends "CONNECT xxx" but "BUSY" is processed correctly. Is there a problem in the included version of tcl or the scripts? I tried logging in to the server manually and recording the session to disk to see if the newlines and c/r's were reversed or missing, but that doesn't seem to be a problem. Any advice? TIA... -- ----- Scott sjones@netcom.com
From: buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: HELP: "You don't exist. Go away." Date: 28 Jun 1994 22:12:29 -0700 Organization: The Marshmallow Peanut Circus Message-ID: <2uqvrt$d23@samsara.circus.com> References: <2uq6i5$mf2@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> <2uq79b$6br@keen.ccit.duq.edu> In article <2uq79b$6br@keen.ccit.duq.edu>, Tod McQuillin <mcquill@next.duq.edu> wrote: >In article <2uq6i5$mf2@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>, >Lones A. Smith <lones@lones.mit.edu> wrote: >> My talk works fine under root, but fails under my user name. >> I get the error for incoming and outgoing talk requests "You don't exist. >> Go away." I have a very knowledgeable unix admin guy who has no idea >> what's the matter, and said --- after trying for several hours --- that it >> must be a "NeXT thing". > >No, it's not a NeXT thing, it's a Unix thing. talk gives you this >when there's no entry for your login name in /etc/utmp. A good possibility is that you're using a copy of Stuart.app instead of Terminal.app, and the "slog" feature wasn't installed as root. If I remember correctly there's a small program inside the app wrapper called slog which should be setuid to root. (chown root slog; chmod 4755 slog) If all your windows don't show up when you type "who" then this is the problem. -Adam -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ work = 0; // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone //
From: wilkie@cslab.tuwien.ac.at (Alexander Wilkie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: [Q] How to get rid of boot prompt if there is only one partition? Date: 29 Jun 1994 07:06:16 GMT Organization: Technical University Vienna, Austria Distribution: world Message-ID: <2ur6h8$q0g@email.tuwien.ac.at> I've only got one partition on my boot drive, and still the NeXT boot manager asks me which partition I want to boot from. This is annoying, although admittedly fairly unimportant on the general scale. Is there a way to tell it to automagically boot from partiton #1? Please email, I'll summarize. ys Alexander Wilkie -- | _ | Alexander Wilkie | | / \ \ / | wilkie@cslab.tuwien.ac.at | | /---\ \ /\ / | Technical University Vienna | | / \ \/ \/ | Austria / Europe | | | (NeXTMail o.k.) |
From: gorgon@crl.com (Zach Copley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: connection refused! Date: 29 Jun 1994 00:47:54 -0700 Organization: Zach's House Message-ID: <2ur8va$6k7@crl.crl.com> Summary: My machine is no being good. Keywords: connection refused It's driving me CRAZY! I can't figure out what causes the "connection refused" message when I try to telnet in to my NEXTSTEP/FIP machine. This all seems to have started when I switched over to netinfo. I've been pouring over the system admin docs, and all I can come up with is that I have a netmask problem because I can ping the machine just fine. So I've been reading up _TCP/IP Illustrated_ and _TCP/IP Running a Successful Network_, and I *still* come up blank. I am stumped. My machine is actively refusing to allow telnet and ftp sessions. Yet, I can telnet out. It's crazy! Please help me, this is crushing my brain out. Thanks in advance, Zach
From: neuss@igd.fhg.de (Christian Neuss ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT as full Internet host? Date: 29 Jun 94 12:31:54 GMT Organization: IGD Darmstadt Message-ID: <neuss.772893114@budlight> References: <alburty-260694093958@alburty.dialup.access.net> alburty@panix.com (Steve Alburty) writes: >My company is going to be establishing a connection to the Internet and >I've been a closet fan of NeXT for ages. (We've been a totally Mac shop >'til now.) >Question: is this my big chance to start using NeXTStep? Is the idea of >using a PC running NeXTStep to act as an Internet host (with full FTP, >Mail, News and WWW capabilities) completely stupid? Somebody stop me now!! No, it's an excellent chice. Once you've gotten over the cockpit problems, system maintenance with NEXTSTEP is a breeze. Go for it. Chris -- "I ride a tandem with the random.." Christian Neuss # Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Wilhelminenstr.7 # 64283 Darmstadt # Germany e-mail: neuss@igd.fhg.de finger: neuss@wildturkey.igd.fhg.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.periphs.scsi,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom From: Nghiem_Alex@pcp.ca (Alex Nghiem) Subject: r/w 3.5 opticals: Pinnacle micro Message-ID: <1994Jun29.155918.1259@pcp.ca> Keywords: opticals Sender: news@pcp.ca Organization: PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd. Date: Wed, 29 Jun 94 15:59:18 GMT Group: I'm in the market for a backup device and a larger hardfile. One of my colleagues, a sysadmin, recommended that I solved both problems by getting a 3.5 r/w drive. The only one I could find is made by Pinnacle Micro. I would like to know if any owners out there would like to share their experiences. I would like to also know if it's possible to hook this up to a SCSI port since I have a NeXT (with a SCSI port) and a PC (no SCSI port on this). Please e-mail me and I'll summarize if there's any interest. Thanks, Alex Nghiem_Alex@pcp.ca (until July 23rd) alex@oolesson.com (always)
From: af@.biomath.jussieu.fr (Alain Fauconnet) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: disktab for Hitachi 516c-16, anyone? Date: 29 Jun 94 17:32:02 GMT Organization: Universites Paris VI/Paris VII - France Distribution: world Message-ID: <af.772911122@iaka> References: <940622094437.13940AACUG.malc@jeeves> <Cru3yH.ED@muaddib.isar.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit mgoedel@muaddib.isar.muc.de (Maximilian Goedel) writes: >In article <940622094437.13940AACUG.malc@jeeves> "mmalcolm Crawford" ><malc@dcs.shef.ac.uk> writes: [...] >| Does anybody have a disktab for a Hitachi 516c-16...?! :-) [...] >I had this drive before, works fine with NeXTSTEP, if it is the only >scsi-device you use. If you want to connect a cdrom or additional harddisk, >i had timeout nearly every 3 minutes. >Never buy a HITACHI again :-( :-( This must be the NeXT's fault or a faulty configuration. I have DK516-c drives on Suns, DECstations and IBMs and all run smoothly. _Alain_ -- Alain FAUCONNET Ingenieur systeme - System Manager AP-HP/SIM Public Health Research Labs 91 bld de l'Hopital 75013 PARIS FRANCE Mail: af@biomath.jussieu.fr (*no* NeXTmail please) Tel: (+33) 1-40-77-96-19 Fax: (+33) 1-45-86-80-68 I've RTFMed. It says: "Refer to your system administrator" But... I *am* the system administrator :-]
From: tms@cfc.com (Todd M. Swan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help required on NeXT Date: 29 Jun 1994 12:51:25 GMT Organization: Chrysler Financial, MIS, Center Line, MI Message-ID: <TMS.94Jun29085125@litespeed.cfc.com> References: <1994Jun28.150459.24424@mojo.europe.dg.com> <2uq807$huk@acmex.gatech.edu> In-reply-to: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu's message of 28 Jun 1994 18:25:11 -0400 In article <2uq807$huk@acmex.gatech.edu>, gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) writes: >In article <1994Jun28.150459.24424@mojo.europe.dg.com> phild@mojo.europe.dg.com (Phil Davidson) writes: >: >:Can someone help me out with a small problem...... >: >:I've just got my hands on a Black Colour Next >:unfortunately no one knows what the root password is :-( >:I can however get in under a normal id! >: >:Is there anyway of getting into NeXT step to wipe out >:the root password or to change it? >: >: >:I know that I can CMD | to do a reset - is there anything similar >:that will get me into the system, perhaps as its booting? >: > Try this: >At the console, hit <COMMAND-COMMAND-(tilde key)> this throws >you into the NMI prompt... then type 'monitor', this gets >you to the NeXT monitor. >At the monitor prompt, type: >b sd(0,0,0)-s >(Assuming you're booting from SCSI drive 0) >This reboots in single user mode, basically logging you in as root >at the console (unix prompt)... after that... I think 'nu' should >do it... once you're root, you can modify user account passwords >(including root) without knowing the old one. (use nu -m, the >rest is menu-driven). Except NetInfo won't be running... Here's the procedure I use: (From the SysAdmin manual, available at bookstores and online) Restart the computer. As soon as the "Loading from Disk" message appears press <Right-Command-~> This will get you the monitor prompt (NeXT>). Assuming you are booting off a harddisk enter "bsd -s". This will put you in single-user mode. Start NetInfo by "sh /etc/rc". A bunch of messages will display. After this is done simply type "passwd root" to change the root passwd. (It won't ask for the old one...) Good luck. Todd -- _____ __ __ ____ Todd M. Swan - Chrysler Financial, Center Line, MI |_ _| \/ | ___| tms@cfc.com (NeXTmail) | | | |__ | The flame at the heart of a pawnbroker's diamond |_| |_|\/|_|____| is a cold fire. - Rush
From: <JTRQC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help on info about installation of Developer stuff Date: Wed, 29 Jun 1994 14:02:24 EDT Organization: City University of New York/University Computer Center Message-ID: <94180.140224JTRQC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> Disclaimer: Author bears full responsibility for this post Hi there... I would like to know if I could install both development environments or libraries for Intel and Motorola on a Motorola system that has a 400MB internal Hard drive? is it possible?? I already have the Motorola libs etc.. on it with about 100Mb to spare.. is it possible???? James T. Romano emc-sole.com (NeXTMail capable)
From: pln@egret0.Stanford.EDU (Patrick L. Nolan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Tape write error Date: 29 Jun 1994 18:30:07 GMT Organization: Stanford University Message-ID: <2usejf$qf1@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> Today I tried to do my _second_ level 0 dump on my Intel/NS3.2. It gets a write error as soon as it tries to write on the tape. (Error message below. It's an Archive 525 MB QIC tape.) The first backup a few weeks ago worked just fine, and I can still read that tape. Things I tried: cycle power on the computer, clean the head, make sure tape is write-enabled, use a new tape. None of these helped. Here's the error. (The length and density numbers are just made up so the capacity will come out OK.) gamma:5# dump 0ufsd /dev/nrst0 3000 30000 DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Wed Jun 29 11:17:39 1994 DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch DUMP: Dumping /dev/rsd0a (/) to /dev/nrst0 DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files] DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories] DUMP: estimated 326980 tape blocks on 0.51 tape(s). DUMP: dumping (Pass III) [directories] DUMP: Tape write error 0 feet into tape 1 DUMP: NEEDS ATTENTION: Do you want to restart?: ("yes" or "no") no DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted. -- * Patrick L. Nolan (415)723-0133 * * W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory (HEPL) * * Stanford University *
From: elitman@proxima.com (Eric A. Litman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: how to get rid of Next boot prompt? Date: 29 Jun 1994 15:22:24 -0500 Organization: Proxima, Inc. Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9406291907.AA02543@proxima.com> In article <2uprds$gat@gatekeeper.esl.com> you wrote: > I've removed NextStep from my PC, but I can't get rid of the Next > boot prompt (the one that asks you whether you want to start NextStep > or DOS). I've de-partitioned the disk using fdisk, reformatted it, and > still can't get rid of it. Run the DOS fdisk with the /MBR (master boot record) option. -- Eric Litman Proxima, Inc. vox: (703) 506.1661 Director, Network Services McLean, VA elitman+@proxima.com
From: root@net23.com (Operator) Newsgroups: alt.2600,alt.tv.max-headroom,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.infosystems.www Subject: Max Web Server Message-ID: <Cs6DLD.MKx@spcuna.spc.edu> Date: 29 Jun 94 20:15:12 GMT Sender: news@spcuna.spc.edu (Network News) Organization: Network 23, Inc. Explore http://www.net23.com with your favorite client. Razor -- Nick Jarecki | Network 23 - InterNet Services Provider razor@net23.com | (shell,FTP,WWW) in the New York/Metro area Voice: [917-424-8806] | Email "info@net23.com" Ask me about our Hamburgers | Telnet to net23.com, login:info To access our REVOLUTIONARY WWW server, point your client to http://net23.com
From: TJALLEN@wishep.physics.wisc.edu (TED ALLEN) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: question about finger Date: 29 Jun 1994 16:39:40 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <24062916403861@wishep.physics.wisc.edu> The finger utility on my machine has stopped showing last logins from the console or any of the terminal windows. For a while mine was the only user account whose logins were updated to /private/adm/lastlog but now the only way to get that file to update is to telnet in! I tried creating a new lastlog file, but to no avail. My curiosity is getting the best of me. (This is not a pressing problem for a two user home machine not connected to the network! :-) Can someone tell me what might have caused the problem with finger or lastlog? I hate the feeling that things happen either "by themselves" or inadvertently on my part. The permissions are set correctly. Thanks. Ted Allen High Energy Physics University of Wisconsin-Madison tjallen@wishep.physics.wisc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: frank@glocke.robin.de (Frank Thomas) Subject: Re: netinfo Message-ID: <1994Jun28.185952.312@glocke.robin.de> Sender: frank@glocke.robin.de References: <1994Jun21.234016.24421@nmt.edu> Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 18:59:52 GMT In article <1994Jun21.234016.24421@nmt.edu> jefu@nmt.edu (Jeffrey Putnam) writes: > > A while back I had a netinfo problem and managed to fix it by > destroying the netinfo database and rebuilding it. But it doesnt > seem to be working now. > > The problem is that i'm getting odd stuff in the netinfo files > which results in messages that look like "more than one database > named (null pointer)..." > > I've tried nidomain, niutil, and other stuff and have (mostly) > managed to hang my machine a few times. > > Three questions: > Does anyone have a direct way to fix this? Does anyone have a > description of the netinfo file format so i can patch it by hand? > Can someone tell me how to completely destroy netinfo and rebuild > it? What about "nidump -r" and "niload -r". You can edit the ascii text produced by "nidump -r" and reload it into a new database. By Frank
From: gshaw@kralizec.zeta.org.au (Greg Shaw) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: adding 3rd SCSI drive to NS/FIP Date: 30 Jun 1994 09:47:48 +1000 Organization: Kralizec Dialup Unix Sydney: +61-2-837-1183 V.32bis Message-ID: <2ut174$mag@kralizec.zeta.org.au> I have just had the delightful experience of trying to add a 3rd SCSI drive to my NS/FIP system. Has anyone else tried this or even just tried to add a drive separate to the one that NS is installed on. I tried fdisk, disk, newfs, mkfs, format. Some of these half worked until they got hung with an AHA timeout error or decided they could not write to the drive. Mostly the errors related not being able to write to the drive. These errors continued even after I re-ordered my drive so that the vacant drive was the 2nd SCSI drive ( I have OS/2 on the other drives ). Anyway, the solution was to use BuildDisk to build a fully bootable disk and then destroy everything on the drive leaving just the formated disk. This got me on the air finally. My question is why do so many of these utilities not work while BuildDisk can cope quite effectively. And why is there no option in BuildDisk to just initialise and not lay do a full system. These questions are mostly rhetorical and to vent my frustration at the time spent doing something that should be simple and documented. And hopefully someone can benefit from my experience. Regards, Greg Shaw.
From: mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: System panics Date: 29 Jun 1994 18:39:21 -0700 Organization: YoyoDyne Propulsion Systems Message-ID: <2ut7o9$sqq@crl3.crl.com> It's a 486/66 board, ATI ultra pro, pro audio spectrum, Intel ethernet, adaptec scsi, NS 3.2. I get periodic system panics with messages like Memory access exception (1,1,ff690679) And Unexpected kernel trap d eip 14ffcc failed instruction exception (2,d,1600) And unexpected kernel trap e eip 16e248 memory access exception (1,1,c2110030) Also, during compilation, I get repeated errors, with cpp precompiler-11 errors, and, seemingly, scrambled crap in in-memory files that were used by the compiler... a few characters not as they should be. Is this indicative of a memory chip glitch? How can I test for something like that? -- Don McGregor | "Damn your principles! Stick to your party." mcgredo@crl.com| --attr B. Disraeli
From: cnayak@crl.com (Chiraprakash Nayak) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: chsh (?) /passwd -s not supported thru NETINFO? Date: 29 Jun 1994 19:24:44 -0700 Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access (415) 705-6060 [login: guest] Message-ID: <2utadc$19u@crl3.crl.com> Hi; My users (and me) do not seem to find "chsh" anywhere in NS3.2/I. "passwd -s" gives a message "Cannot change finger information or shell with NetInfo (yet)." How do I implement the same functionality otherwise (and still be able to use NetInfo). Or did I set up the user accounts the wrong way! Thanks a lot for your help/suggestion. Best Regards. --chip(cnayak@crl.com)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bruce@trwlasd.com (Bruce McKenzie) Subject: Does anyone have a Supra 14.4 (internal) modem config file? Message-ID: <Cs6rzt.38p@trwlasd.com> Keywords: modem,comm Sender: bruce@trwlasd.com (Bruce McKenzie) Organization: TRW Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1994 01:26:15 GMT Has anyone written (or hacked) a modem configuration file for a Supra internal 14.4 fax modem? I've been trying to set up NS/3.2 uucp (standard, not Taylor), and I've been having what appear to be modem glitches. The line goes away, and I have to reconfigure the modem (through kermit). I'd really like to be able to create a fax modem entry with something like the right config file. I have two choices: Interfax, and HSD. Which is better? You got me! If anyone is willing to mail me the file (NextMail OK), or point me to where it is (archives), I'd really appreciate it. Thank you. Bruce -- Bruce McKenzie (spuds@netcom.com, NeXTMail welcome) Vice President & Chief Scientist Atlas Software Ventures, Inc. PO Box 1299, Santa Clara, CA 95052-1299
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de (Andreas Ploeger) Subject: Re: HELP: "You don't exist. Go away." Message-ID: <1994Jun29.195915.4647@aplki.toppoint.de> Sender: ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de (Andreas Ploeger) Organization: Andreas Ploeger References: <2uq79b$6br@keen.ccit.duq.edu> Date: Wed, 29 Jun 94 19:59:15 GMT Lones A. Smith <lones@lones.mit.edu> wrote: > My talk works fine under root, but fails under my user name. > I get the error for incoming and outgoing talk requests "You don't exist. > Go away." I had that problem more than a year ago. According to my notes the read permissions for /etc/ttys were wrong. Now they look like this: -rw-rw-r-- 1 ploeger wheel 2967 Aug 20 1993 /etc/ttys Hope this helps, A. Ploeger -------------------------------------------------------------- Andreas Ploeger E-Mail: ploeger@tpki.toppoint.de Kiel University Phone: (49) 431 597 1757 Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology FAX: (49) 431 597 1828 Schwanenweg 20, 24105 Kiel 1, Germany *** NeXT Mail welcome *** -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andreas Ploeger E-Mail: ploeger@tpki.toppoint.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bnh@active (Brian Hess) Subject: Re: HELP: "You don't exist. Go away." Message-ID: <1994Jun30.040243.12530@nntpxfer.psi.com> Sender: news@nntpxfer.psi.com Organization: Performance Systems Int'l References: <2uq6i5$mf2@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> <2uq79b$6br@keen.ccit.duq.edu> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1994 04:02:43 GMT Tod McQuillin (mcquill@next.duq.edu) wrote: : In article <2uq6i5$mf2@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>, : Lones A. Smith <lones@lones.mit.edu> wrote: : > My talk works fine under root, but fails under my user name. : No, it's not a NeXT thing, it's a Unix thing. talk gives you this : when there's no entry for your login name in /etc/utmp. And that, in turn is probably because your terminal program is not being allowed to update the file. We tell people to log in as root, and: chmod 4555 communicae chown root.wheel communicae in our installation instructions; the same exercise can be applied to any other terminal program, e.g. "chmod 4555 Stuart.app/Stuart". If you're using Terminal.app, make sure that if you do "ls -l /NextApps/Terminal.app" that you see "root" as the owner and that the "s" bit in the permissions is turned on for the Terminal binary itself. (N.B. This means you must trust your terminal program to turn on/off its root access solely for those portions of the code that need it, like modifying this file and also /usr/adm/wtmp.) Hope this helps, Brian Hess Active Ingredients, Inc. bnh@active.com
From: wrob@unixg.ubc.ca (Robert Wong) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: FaxDriver for Zyxel ? Date: 30 Jun 1994 07:21:39 GMT Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada Distribution: na Message-ID: <2utrq3$6hj@nnrp.ucs.ubc.ca> References: <2tq74d$2112@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> <CrqBGw.LK@infoserv.com> <Crtz1M.LKy@cunews.carleton.ca> In article <Crtz1M.LKy@cunews.carleton.ca>, Chris Saldanha <csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca> wrote: >kent@infoserv.com wrote: >: NeXT claims Fax support out of the box but no modems >: work. > >NeXT provides the _Framework_ for FAX, including FaxReader.app and its >file structure for received FAX storage and assignment, PrintManager >support for queueing of FAXes outgoing, FAX Panel for all applications to >'print' to FAX, Draw support for automatic customizable cover sheets, and >FAX number database integrated with WorkSpace '.addresses' files. > >NeXT has done eveything except the actual driver for the FAX/Modem. This >is understandable, since every FAX/Modem is different, and they would >have to write all sorts of drivers. I agree that there should be drivers >for at least a few big-name FAX/Modems, however (ZyXEL, USRobotics, ???). This is my perspective on this situation: NS had support for the draft Class 2 faxing. This meant that a few modems which supported this unfinished (at the time) protocol would work with NS. Only recently did the Class 2.0 spec get approved. The spec was called class 2.0 (with the ".0" bit added on the end to distinguish it from the draft Class 2 spec.). There was a big time gap between the draft and the final Class 2.0 draft. NeXT did not write any fax drivers (additional) in the meantime. There was only 1 modem that worked to the draft spec w/NS -- the Abaton. This modem was tossed from vendor to vendor and eventually became obsolete. Other vendors such as NXFax, DFax and Neuron made drivers for faxmodems. In the end, NXFax lived and the othes died (long story here). Currently, NXFax is the major fax driver out there. Someone on the net astutely noted that if NeXT produced a a driver supporting Class 2.0 fax, everyone could have a functional faxmodem. This statement is correct. There are some important facts to consider: . Not very many people have Class 2.0 faxmodems. ZyXELs, USR Couriers, and a FEW other vendors ship class 2.0 modems. . The company that makes NXFax is a third party developer. They stepped "unto the breach" of making a fax driver when NeXT did little to support fax. It is a successful company making a driver that supports Class 2.0 modems and almost-but-not-really-Class 2 (not 2.0) faxmodems. . If NeXT made a Class 2.0 driver, it could possibly deep-six a successful third party developer. This does not help NeXT's reputation if it was perceived to have sunk a developer that had found a profitable niche. . NeXT would have to support the zillions of modems that are almost Class 2.0 or have buggy Class 2.0 implementations. Just my spin on the fax situation. RWW. (Sorry, I promised I would never post a messae longer than 25 lines!) Disclaimer: I sell ZyXELs and NXFax. -- Robert W. Wong Jr. wrob@unixg.ubc.ca (ASCII only) Crasher of Automated Banking Machines, Keeper of the ZyXEL modem FAQ, University of British Columbia NeXT Users Group Leader and collector of titles.
From: jbettis@cse.unl.edu (Jeremy Bettis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Is there a better password program?? Date: 30 Jun 1994 06:34:29 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln Distribution: world Message-ID: <2utp1l$5g8@crcnis1.unl.edu> Is there a better password program for NeXTSTEP??? I have seen on other unix's where you can replace the system's passwd program with one that inststs on good passwords. Such as a mixture of upper and lower case, etc... But on NeXT, it is very comlplex, with netinfo, and allowing the user to change the password from both the command line and Prefrences.app... To complex to post anoth Unix's passwd replacement. Has anyone written a NeXT passwd that does what I described??? Free or for money, either would be good. I have some machines on the internet that have some rather important data on them, and the users like to use very bad passwords. Thanks -- Jeremy Bettis -*- PGP Public key available -*- University of Nebraska INET: jbettis@cse.unl.edu "Those who stand in the middle of the UUCP: jerbo@tddi.UUCP,jeremy@hksys.com road are often hit by passing cars." Running Linux -- The Free Unix for i386/i486/Pentium machines. Ask me how.
From: trey@hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Need help with NeXT mono monitor Date: 30 Jun 1994 08:38:02 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9406301337.AA01468@hsv.tybrin.com> I have a NeXT monochrome monitor here made in February 1991 that has died. It died slowly over a one month time frame and finally kicked the bucket yesterday. Here are the symptoms: - sometimes it would not display upon power on. A shutdown and subsequent power on would do the trick. The monitor would behave normally from that point on. - Yesterday we had a brief power outage. After we regained utility power the monitor would not come on at all, even after several re-applications of the power. A couple of light taps on the size of the case brought back the picture. It came back in this way: it started as a short but full width image with a jaggy top and bottom and expanded with 'well placed' taps to fill the screen. - On the second outage of the day, the monitor would not come on again. Note: upon power on I still hear the 'charging / loading of static ' sound from the monitor that is normally heard but there is no image. I tested the monitor on another slab and it still does not work. A working monitor from the other slab was put on my machine and it works, so the problem is in the monitor for sure. Does anyone have any idea what could have happened to this monitor? Is there a repair manual available? Thanks for any help. Trey --- Trey McClendon NeXTMail Accepted TYBRIN Corporation trey@hsv.tybrin.com Fax: 205-837-3472 Voice: 205-837-2027
From: rvilla@cfdlab.ae.utexas.edu (reynaldo villarreal) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Best PC hardware for running NEXT Date: 30 Jun 94 09:47:56 Organization: CFD Lab, Dept ASE-EM, University of Texas at Austin Message-ID: <RVILLA.94Jun30094756@umbriel.ae.utexas.edu> References: <9406301337.AA01468@hsv.tybrin.com> In-reply-to: trey@hsv.tybrin.com's message of 30 Jun 1994 08:38:02 -0500 I am interested in running NextSTEP and need to now the best Intel Hardware available to run it. (i.e. best video card, SCSI controller, etc..) Does Gateway or Dell have a Pentium 90 or 100 which can run Nextstep.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: andrew@stone.com (Andrew Stone) Subject: Re: AppsoftDraw Problem Message-ID: <1994Jun29.204236.1297@stone.com> Keywords: Create Sender: andrew@stone.com Organization: Stone Design Corp References: <2ukfog$lv2@clarknet.clark.net> Date: Wed, 29 Jun 1994 20:42:36 GMT In article <2ukfog$lv2@clarknet.clark.net> rharris@clark.net (Richard M. Harris) writes: > I have a 68040 cube running NS 3.0 that I recently bought from my company > for home use. For years it was running connected to a heterogeneous > ethernet and had a working single user licensed copy of AppsoftDraw (v1.02) > that ran fine. When the machine was removed from the net and configured > for standalone use, Draw quit working. It can be installed and works > fine when first accessed and registered. Once closed and reopened, the > info panel shows up, a couple of the icons appear, and then it goes off > somewhere never to be seen again, except for the spinning platter and > hogged cpu. The exact same configuration runs fine on the color machine > that replaced this one in my office. > > Of course, they are out of business... > Not sure about how Draw does it's licensing, but if you need a multipage, all the latest NS features (Object Linking, PostScript Level 2 patterns), special effects, etc. in a draw package, consider Create. We are still offering a "competitive"* upgrade for Draw users of 50% off of Create's List price. Demos available: ftp.cs.unm.edu: pub/stone/Create/Create_2.0.tar For more info, info@stone.com -- ||<<->>||<<==>>|S<<++>>|T<<?>O<+>>N|<<-->>E|<<==>>||<<+>>|| !! Andrew Stone | (505) 345-4800 !! !! andrew@stone.com | Have Modem Why Travel !! ||<<->>|D<<==>>|E<<++>>|S<<?>|<+>>G|<<-->>N|<<==>>!|<<+>>||
From: Marty Frongillo Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: default shell on NS 3.2 Date: 30 Jun 1994 16:11:00 GMT Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA Message-ID: <2uuqqk$ok3@transfer.stratus.com> I asked our network admin staff to change my default shell from csh to tcsh. They changed the password file to have the following (output from ypcat, slightly editted...) marty:...:...:...:<full-name>:<home-dir>:/bin/tcsh I then put a copy of tcsh in the /bin directory. From the workspace manager, I logged in and got an error saying that the default shell could not be found. I then put a symbolic link in /usr/bin; still the workspace manager was not able to find the shell. This forced me to have my default shell changed back to csh and to exec tcsh after I was logged in. Any ideas on why the workspace manager returns this error? Is there any work-around to the problem? -- Marty Frongillo (marty@sw.stratus.com)
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Re: Need help with NeXT mono monitor Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1994 11:48:06 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <ki4iYq_00iV882mc1d@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <9406301337.AA01468@hsv.tybrin.com> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.hardware: 30-Jun-94 Need help with NeXT mono mo.. by Trey McClendon@hsv.tybri > - Yesterday we had a brief power outage. After we regained utility power > the monitor would not come on at all, even after several re-applications of > the power. A couple of light taps on the size of the case brought back the > picture. It came back in this way: it started as a short but full width > image with a jaggy top and bottom and expanded with 'well placed' taps to > fill the screen. Sounds a lot like a bad connection somewhere in the vertical driver circuitry. You can probably fix things if you are electrically inclined and you know what you're doing. If you have never adjusted a monitor before, take it to a shop or Bell Atlantic service; monitors are simply too dangerous to try to repair if you don't know and understand high voltage safety procedures. Good luck, -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | "All the world's a stage, and" --------------------------------------------+ "we are merely players...." AMS & normal mail: infidel@cmu.edu | NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | "Semper ubi sub ubi."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca (Jason Bright) Subject: Re: default shell on NS 3.2 Message-ID: <Cs7yuI.EEv@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <2uuqqk$ok3@transfer.stratus.com> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1994 16:51:54 GMT In article <2uuqqk$ok3@transfer.stratus.com> Marty Frongillo writes: > I asked our network admin staff to change my default shell from csh to > tcsh. They changed the password file to have the following (output from > ypcat, slightly editted...) > > marty:...:...:...:<full-name>:<home-dir>:/bin/tcsh > > I then put a copy of tcsh in the /bin directory. > > From the workspace manager, I logged in and got an error saying that the > default shell could not be found. I then put a symbolic link in /usr/bin; > still the workspace manager was not able to find the shell. > > This forced me to have my default shell changed back to csh and to exec > tcsh after I was logged in. > > Any ideas on why the workspace manager returns this error? Is there any > work-around to the problem? > > > -- > Marty Frongillo (marty@sw.stratus.com) In /etc is a file 'shells' that lists the acceptable login shells for users. You need to add tsch to this list......I recently went through this problem as well. Later jay jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca (NeXTMail happy!!)
Control: cancel <1994Jun30.152913.16713@iglou.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.questions,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bmarcum@iglou.iglou.com (Bill Marcum) Subject: cancel Message-ID: <1994Jun30.153224.16809@iglou.com> Sender: news@iglou.com (news) Organization: The Internet Gateway of Louisville, KY Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1994 15:32:24 GMT <1994Jun30.152913.16713@iglou.com> was cancelled from within trn. -- Bill Marcum bmarcum@iglou.com "I used to be such a sweet sweet thing 'til they got a hold of me" --Alice Cooper, "No More Mr. Nice Guy"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jeffb@audiolab.uwaterloo.ca (Jeff Bamford) Subject: Floppy problem Message-ID: <Cs81KM.1rF@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> Sender: news@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca Organization: Audio Research Group, University of Waterloo Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1994 17:50:46 GMT I seem to be unable to format a floppy disk as a NeXT floppy. Be it a 720K or 1.44M floppy it doesn't work. I tried with Workspace Manager as well as from the command line with the disk command. The error it gives is: "boot block extends beyond front porch" I can format either of those disks as DOS filesystems. I have two other floppies as NeXT filesystems and I can read/write them with no problem. Anyone have any ideas? The online docs were of little help in this regard. We're running a NeXT Cube, 68040, 16Mbytes with an external floppy (PLI SuperFloppy 2.8). -- *************************************************************************** * Jeff Bamford jsbamford@uwaterloo.ca -- NeXT Mail welcome * ***************************************************************************
Control: cancel <Cs81H5.1L0@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jeffb@audiolab.uwaterloo.ca (Jeff Bamford) Subject: cancel Message-ID: <Cs81vK.2C6@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> Sender: news@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca Organization: University of Waterloo Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1994 17:57:20 GMT <Cs81H5.1L0@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> was cancelled from within trn. -- *************************************************************************** * Jeff Bamford jsbamford@uwaterloo.ca -- NeXT Mail welcome * ***************************************************************************
From: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: autoexportfs problems! Date: 30 Jun 1994 19:10:07 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Message-ID: <2uv5af$lr8@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> We just bought an external hd for our server. ('040 color slab, NS 3.0) The problem is when the machine boots, it has with autoexportfs'ing /LocalApps. I would think it -wouldn't- because I have an entry in /etc/fstab to mount the drive: /etc/fstab: /dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1 /dev/sd1a /P500 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 2 So, after the machine boots up, if I login as root and do a exportfs /LocalApps it is then exported to the other machines. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? Here's some more information: exportfs yields: /usr/spool/mail /Users -access=elrond:faramir,root=galadriel /General /usr/local /LocalLibrary /LocalApps /etc/mtab: /dev/sd0a "/" 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1 galadriel:(autonfsmount[92]) "/Net" nfs ro,intr,port=691 0 0 /dev/sd1a "/P500" 4.3 rw,noquota 1 2 There -is- one other "weird" thing. On the other two machines, /Net is being imported as read-only. Yet, when I check it with NFSMananger, it is rw w/ no limitations to -any- machines. Yet, on the server, everything is fine. (and I even went so far as to take out the "trusted_networks" out of the netinfo, just incase). -- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu or root@tap.colum.fnet.org : :Call The Atomic Playground BBS 614-297-7031 24/96/14.4/16.8/21.6/28.8k DS HST: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <xystem!jsmit@relay.NL.net> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 94 19:49:40 +0100 From: Jack Smit <xystem!jsmit@relay.NL.net> Message-ID: <9406301849.AA00714@xystem> Subject: Re:how to get rid of Next boot prompt? > >Reply-To: gary@esl.com > > > >I've removed NextStep from my PC, but I can't get rid of the Next > >boot prompt (the one that asks you whether you want to start NextStep > >or DOS). I've de-partitioned the disk using fdisk, reformatted it, and > >still can't get rid of it. > > > >Any ideas? (email, please) > > > >thanks in advance, > >Gary Try in DOS 'fdisk /mbr' withs stands for Move Boot Records. By the why did your remove NS after all, did you want back you old fashion DOS? Get serious !!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Smit Tel.: +31 46 529019 Xystem Consultancy BV JSmit@Xystem.NL The Netherlands NeXTmail welcome ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: default shell on NS 3.2 Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1994 17:35:23 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <Yi4nePK00iV345c1cy@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <2uuqqk$ok3@transfer.stratus.com> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.misc: 30-Jun-94 default shell on NS 3.2 by Marty Frongillo@??? > I asked our network admin staff to change my default shell from csh to > tcsh. They changed the password file to have the following (output from > ypcat, slightly editted...) > > marty:...:...:...:<full-name>:<home-dir>:/bin/tcsh > > I then put a copy of tcsh in the /bin directory. > > From the workspace manager, I logged in and got an error saying that the > default shell could not be found. I then put a symbolic link in /usr/bin; > still the workspace manager was not able to find the shell. Yes. You need to have an entry in the file /etc/shells corresponding to the absolute path of tcsh (presumably /bin/tcsh) for the system to consider that to be a valid shell. This is for security reasons. -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | "All the world's a stage, and" --------------------------------------------+ "we are merely players...." AMS & normal mail: infidel@cmu.edu | NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | "Semper ubi sub ubi."
From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.marketplace Subject: WANTED: NeXT mouse (black) or part (switch). Date: 1 Jul 1994 00:52:42 +0200 Organization: University of Bergen Message-ID: <2uvibq$hg6@alf.uib.no> My original NeXT mouse just died (and I noticed how it is just about _impossible_ to use a NeXT without a mouse...shorting the switch manually everytime I needed a 'click') and I need either: a. a new NeXT mouse. b. a used NeXT mouse c. a microswitch (the factory one is: 1668RAE D2F-01, made by Omron, Japan) d. suggestions (maybe other third party mice will work?) I have an original cube which has been upgraded several times, and that includes the original keyboard (not ADB) and monitor series. For the moment I've configured Preferences to use the mouse as a right handed one so I can still use the other button, but I'd like to fix it before it dies completely. Please e-mail replies. Regards, --- -- Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known... University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: benst@stuyts.nl (Ben Stuyts) Subject: FlexFAX for NeXT / Wfw faxing via NeXT? Message-ID: <Cs8KEy.6s1@stuyts.nl> Summary: anybody done a port? Keywords: FlexFAX NeXT NEXTSTEP Windows Organization: Stuyts Engineering Haarlem BV Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 00:37:45 GMT Hi, I would like to install FlexFAX on a NeXT. I didn't see it as one of the supported systems. Has anybody done a port yet? If not, are there any tips/gotchas I should know of? I need the functionality of the contributed Winflex program, so that a couple of Windows for Workgroups machines can fax via the ZyXEL modem on a NeXT. Are there perhaps any other solutions? Thanks, Ben Stuyts (ben@stuyts.nl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Jacques Garbi Subject: Re: how to get rid of Next boot prompt? Message-ID: <Cs5Mzu.J1@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi) Organization: Touga Management SA References: <2uprds$gat@gatekeeper.esl.com> Date: Wed, 29 Jun 1994 10:40:42 GMT In article <2uprds$gat@gatekeeper.esl.com> gary@esl.com (Gary Merrick) writes: > I've removed NextStep from my PC, but I can't get rid of the Next > boot prompt (the one that asks you whether you want to start NextStep > or DOS). I've de-partitioned the disk using fdisk, reformatted it, and > still can't get rid of it. > > Any ideas? (email, please) > > thanks in advance, > Gary > I have a solution, an easy one if you have PCTools !! Just run diskfix.exe in the PCTools package. It will tell you that there is a problem with your hard drive and you can either correct it or ignore it. If you choose to ignore it, it will work fine without touching this boot partition. If you choose to solve it, it will simply erase this boot prompt you want to get rid of. Backup your DOS partition just to make sure !!! Good luck Jacques GARBI
From: root@Carovigno.student.rose-hulman.edu (Dauphin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: default shell on NS 3.2 Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Date: 1 Jul 1994 00:21:28 GMT Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Message-ID: <2uvni8$efn@master.cs.rose-hulman.edu> References: <2uuqqk$ok3@transfer.stratus.com> [ stuff about putting tcsh in /bin deleted ] Also try putting it in /etc/shells. I believe the WorkSpace manager checks that file also. -- Christopher Seawood mgrcls@nextwork.rose-hulman.edu
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: netinfo between different subnets Date: 1 Jul 1994 05:17:05 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <2v08sh$hec@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> How do I have a client NeXT computer bind to a netinfo server in another internet subnet? I have two 68040 NextStations running NextStep 3.2. If I run them in the same subnet, then the client does a general broadcast, the server hears this and recognizes the client as being listed in the server's netinfo database. The client then boots correctly. However, I would really like to put the client in my lab and leave the server in my dorm room. In that case, I am able only to nfs mount directories between the two machines. I can't figure out how to bind the client to the server under netinfo so that I get network user accounts. By the way, I had this working before. I then took both machines home, installed the disk drives from the ground up, and can't get the machines networked again. I must have just been lucky the first time. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kjz@fh108 (Kohut Peter) Subject: FIP : HP 4ML / LPT Problem with Driver Message-ID: <Cs8zA4.AJB@ubszh.net.ch> Sender: usenet@ubszh.net.ch (news) Organization: Union Bank of Switzerland Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 05:58:51 GMT I'm using NeXTstep on an Intel-PC with a HP 4ML Postscript printer attached to LPT1. Recently I installed a multi I/O card (4 com / 2 lpt / UART 16650) with standart setup parameters (I/O-Ports, adresses). Now, as I try to print something (doesn't matter what), the printer leds signal receiving data but doesn't print anything,no matter how long I'm waiting (actually, after 2 hours I shut down the system). The postscript error message (I don't remember the exact terms) has something to do with fonts. So, I installed NeXTstep again, but the problem didn't disappear. The only solution I've found is, to save the document as postscript file, and then print it in a DOS session. But this is of course very inconvenient. So, I don't know where to look for the bug. Is it the printer ? Or the I/O port ? (I changed the I/O - Interface card, but this didn't help). Any help will be appreciated ! -Peter- P.S. By the way : I use the HP 4 600dpi driver
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Dave THOMAS <dave@softpac.com.au> Subject: Probs with Seagate & NS = Panic's Message-ID: <Cs8zyL.8BG@softpac.com.au> Keywords: seagate, problem,panic Sender: dave@softpac.com.au (Dave THOMAS) Organization: Softpac Pty. Ltd., Sydney, AUSTRALIA Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 06:13:33 GMT We are having problems with Seagate drives, which we now suspect may be related to the NeXTSTEP operating environment. It seems only to occur with certain drives, not all. We have checked out different revisions of firmware, different controllers and are unable to find any problem with these or the drives, except when we load NeXTSTEP. Is there a known problem with Seagate Drives? What do the error messages actually mean? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated System Configurtation used: Machine #4 works without any problems. The other configurations give the error messages listed below: Machine 1: Hard drive ST11200N AHA 1542CF 32 MB RAM ATI ULTRA PRO VGA card DX33 overdrive Vitex controller card Machine 2: Hard drive ST3655 AHA 1542CF 16MB RAM AI ULTRA pro\\\PRO VGA card DX 33 Logitech Bus Mouse card Pro Audio Spectrum Vitex controller card Machine 3: Hard drive ST31200N AGA1542C 16MB RAM ATI ULTRA PRO VGA card DX33 Vitex controller card Machine 4: Hard drive ST12550 AHA 1542CFD 32MB ATI ULTRA PRO VGA card DX33 overdrive Vitex controller card Error Messages: Panic error occur when booting...... 1.panic: (CPU0) vfs_mountroot: cannot mount root 2.panic: Next Mach 3.2 Mon Oct 18 22:08:07 PDT 1993; root (rebuilder): mk-149.30.15 obj "2/RC_i386/Release_i386 3.Kernel panic exception (6,3, 1) When PSCK command is executed the following errors occur: 1.FREE Blk count(s) wrong in SUPERBLK Salvage ? 2 blks missing in bit maps Salvage ? 3.UNREF I=96059 owner=root mode=100644 size=3942 MTIME=NOV 3 22:08 1993 Clear ? Thanks for looking at this, Rgds dave thomas Softpac DownUnder
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: frank_m@sat.mot.com (Mark Frank) Subject: Clock wrong after booting DOS Message-ID: <1994Jun30.215600.10792@sat.mot.com> Sender: usenet@sat.mot.com (Usenet Accoun) Organization: Motorola Inc. - Satellite Communications Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1994 21:56:00 GMT I'm running NS on a Dell Dimension XPS along with DOS. My problem is that after booting to DOS, the Nextstep clock time is wrong by about 6 hours. DOS always seems to have the right time. Is there any solution to this problem? - Thanks, Mark
From: chris@michelob.wustl.edu (chris cleeland) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Using SLIP on a DEC DS700-16(?) Date: 1 Jul 1994 13:47:41 GMT Organization: Washington University School of Medicine Message-ID: <2v16ptINNill@medicine.wustl.edu> [ Article crossposted from comp.sys.dec ] [ Author was chris cleeland ] [ Posted on 1 Jul 1994 07:01:22 GMT ] I am using another Unix computer (a NeXT, for those concerned) to dial into a DEC Terminal Server, which I believe is a model DS700-16. I am having problems with the connection dropping in the middle of conversation, apparently initiated by the term server's end. To start slip on the term server, I simply say "connect slip" from the term server's prompt. To make matters ultimately simple, I requested that NO header compression be available. Also, my local software (on the NeXT) doesn't support this as configured. The most typical example of what happens is I'll start up a telnet on the local side to a machine on the remote network. SLIP is brought up (if necessary), telnet negotiates telnet-type stuff then displays the login prompt. I succcessfully log in! Now, I begin to "use" the connection by starting to type. Hitting RETURN a few times yields the appropriate response (another prompt), so I get brave and do an 'ls' (yes, this is a Unix machine). About halfway through the output, the CD light on my local modem flashes OFF (~1sec) ON (~1sec) OFF (~1sec), then the connection drops completely! According to all logs on the local end (the only one over which I have any kind of direct control), the termination of the connection was unexpected and NOT generated by the local side. Thus, something must happen with either the line or the remote end. Please, does anybody have any suggestions? Some more hardware details: LOCAL SIDE NeXT Running TransSys DialupIP Hayes Optima 288 V.FC+FAX REMOTE DEC DS700-16 Terminal server MultiTech (I think) modem (no model) Thanks so much for any help or pointers given! -cj
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: chsh (?) /passwd -s not supported thru NETINFO? Date: 1 Jul 1994 15:39:29 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <2v1dbh$ra1@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <2utadc$19u@crl3.crl.com> cnayak@crl.com (Chiraprakash Nayak) writes: >Hi; >My users (and me) do not seem to find "chsh" anywhere in NS3.2/I. "passwd >-s" gives a message "Cannot change finger information or shell with NetInfo >(yet)." How do I implement the same functionality otherwise (and still be >able to use NetInfo). Or did I set up the user accounts the wrong way! The functionality isn't there. I presume they haven't added this seemingly simple fix because of permission problems - the chsh somehow has to write to the netinfo database, possibily from a machine that isn't the master for that domain. I have been meaning to get around to writing a daemon that sits on the netinfo master that will basically just accepts a connection from any trusted client (the lab machines), takes a name and shell, compare it with /etc/shells, and do a "niutil -createprop / /users/<username> shell <shellname>", then make a chsh that talks (securely) to that daemon. Basically, I haven't gotten around to this 30 minute project in Perl. :-) If I do I'll put it on the archives. -- David Lemson University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson NeXTMail & MIME accepted BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Is there a better password program?? Date: 1 Jul 1994 15:47:41 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <2v1dqt$s5a@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <2utp1l$5g8@crcnis1.unl.edu> jbettis@cse.unl.edu (Jeremy Bettis) writes: >Is there a better password program for NeXTSTEP??? I have seen on other >unix's where you can replace the system's passwd program with one that >inststs on good passwords. Such as a mixture of upper and lower case, etc... You have a few options: - Run Crack every week and turn off accounts with bad passwords. NeXT supplies /usr/dict/web*, which make great Crack dictionaries - Install something like the perl password program (I wrote one for a company, sorry, I don't have the sources) and disable Preferences's password changing module (not that hard) - this is a nontrivial solution - Wait for NS 3.3, which is promised to include a way to insert hooks easier to Preferences to have better password schemes - Set Netinfo's "securepasswords" flag to try to encourage better passwords -- David Lemson University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson NeXTMail & MIME accepted BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: netinfo between different subnets Date: 1 Jul 1994 15:52:45 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <2v1e4d$sh1@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <2v08sh$hec@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) writes: >How do I have a client NeXT computer bind to a netinfo server in another >internet subnet? >I have two 68040 NextStations running NextStep 3.2. If I run them in the >same subnet, then the client does a general broadcast, the server hears >this and recognizes the client as being listed in the server's netinfo >database. The client then boots correctly. However, I would really like >to put the client in my lab and leave the server in my dorm room. In that >case, I am able only to nfs mount directories between the two machines. I >can't figure out how to bind the client to the server under netinfo so >that I get network user accounts. >By the way, I had this working before. I then took both machines home, >installed the disk drives from the ground up, and can't get the machines >networked again. I must have just been lucky the first time. If you look in your local netinfo directory, you will notice a machine called 'broadcasthost' that has the ip number 255.255.255.255 and the serves value ../network. If you remove that serves property, and create another machines entry for the server (this is on the client) which has a serves value of "../network", it should look there instead of broadcasting on the local subnet to find its netinfo server. I am assuming that you are calling your top level domain "network" but most people do. BTW, you don't HAVE to make it a netinfo net to do NFS mounts. You can make both "non-Netinfo network" machines and simply copy the passwd file over manually. If you're the only user, this is trivial. In order to use the fancy tools, you will probably want a netinfo network, though. (it can be done either way, though) -- David Lemson University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson NeXTMail & MIME accepted BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
From: majka@next.com (Marc Majka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: netinfo between different subnets Date: 1 Jul 1994 17:30:52 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <2v1jsc$46c@rosie.next.com> References: <2v08sh$hec@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> Todd Takken writes > How do I have a client NeXT computer bind to a netinfo server in another > internet subnet? This is a question that gets to the heart of NetInfo configuration. Here's a long reply that covers most of the details. If you want to know everything there is to be known about NetInfo configuration and NetInfo internals, see the Summer 1993 issue of NEXTSTEP IN FOCUS. It's available from NeXTanswers. First of all, a quick review of terms: A "domain" is a collection of NetInfo server processes that all have a copy of the same database. One of these servers is called the "master" of the domain, and it holds the "master" copy. The remaining server processes in the domain are "clones". The master is responsible for maintaining database consistency within the domain. Within the database that's shared by all the server processes for a domain is a list of computers (the contents of the /machines directory). If a computer has a NetInfo server process for this domain, then a record of that fact is kept in the"serves" property for that computer. A value for the serves property will be "./<tag>", where "tag" is a somewhat-arbitrary name that identifies a particular NetInfo server from the potentially large number of NetInfo database server processes that may be running on that computer. To say all that again from a slightly different perspective, the database for a domain records the location (computer's name and Internet address) and tag of every server for that domain. Any computer that hosts a server for the domain will be included in /machines, and will have a value "./<tag>" for its "serves" property. For example, say the domain has a master server process running on the computer named "alcor", and that the database on "alcor" has the tag "super" (i.e. in the file viewer, you'll find the database in the directory /etc/netinfo/super.nidb). Lets say there's a clone copy of the database on the computer named "mizar", and that it's tag there is also "super". In the domain's database, then, you'll find this entry for /machines/alcor: name: alcor ip_address: 192.42.172.12 serves: ./super And there will be an entry for /machines/mizar: name: mizar ip_address: 129.18.33.74 serves: ./super The master and its clones carry on a little dialogue from time to time to make sure that their copies of the database remain synchronized. As long as the Internet addresses are correct, it doesn't matter what subnets they are on. All that is important is that they can communicate with one-another to maintain database synchronization. A NetInfo domain may be related to other NetInfo domains in a tree-structured hierarchy. The database for each domain records the location (computer's name and IP address), tag, and "domain name" of all the server processes of it's child domains. If a computer, say "polaris", runs a NetInfo server (say with the tag "network") for the child domain that you've named "graphics", then the parent domain's database will contain an entry for /machines/polaris that looks like: name: polaris ip_address: 129.18.2.7 serves: graphics/network That is, a parent domain identifies a server for a child domain by attaching a value of the form "<child_domain_name>/<tag>" to the record for the computer which hosts that child server process. If the computer "deneb" also has a server for the "graphics" domain, and its copy of the "graphics" domain database also has the tag "network", then the parent domain will also have an entry for /machines/deneb: name: deneb ip_address: 192.42.172.147 serves: graphics/network As long as the Internet addresses of the child servers are correct, then there's no problem finding a server for the child domain named "graphics" (relative to the current domain). In this example you have a choice: you can contact the server process named "netinfod network" running on the computer named "alcor", or the server process named "netinfod network" running on the computer named "mizar". Since they each have a copy of the same database, it doesn't really matter much which one you contact. Notice again that it doesn't matter what the Internet addresses of the computers are (as long as they're correct!), so the servers for a child domain can be on many different subnets. Let me make a brief aside into the UNIX filesystem for a moment. Like NetInfo domains, the UNIX filesystem has a hierarchical structure. A "node" in the UNIX filesystem hierarchy (called a "directory") contains a list of the names and file numbers ("i-node numbers" if you want to get technical) of all its children. You can see this if you use the UNIX "ls -i" command. For example: myhost> ls -i 48975 .NeXT/ 47887 .logout 51143 Library/ 47881 .commanddict 47885 .mailrc 54404 Mailboxes/ 47953 .cshrc 47888 .pipedict 48044 meeting_notes 47883 .indent.pro 47886 .plan 48043 mydata 47884 .index.store 47889 .profile 47882 .login 50063 Apps/ So what? you might say. My point is that, like NetInfo, the UNIX filesystem creates a hierarchy by maintaining, in each "node", a list of the symbolic names of the "children" of that node, and some internal addressing information that specifies exactly where that child is to be found. For example, if you give the shell command: myhost> cd Library it looks up the name "Library" in the current "node" and finds that "Library" is really i-node number 51143 in the filesystem. At that point, you've switched your attention to a new "node" (number 51143), which contains still more names and i-node numbers. This is exactly what happens in NetInfo: If, for example, you are inspecting your NetInfo domain hierarchy using NetInfoManager, and you decide to open a connection to the domain "/graphics". Assuming that NetInfoManager already has a connection to the "/" domain (I'll return to this point), then all it needs to do is look through the computers listed in /machines in the "/" domain and find all the "serves" properties that look like "graphics/<tag>". Doing so, it constructs a list of the IP address and tag of all the servers for the "/graphics" domain, and establishes a connection to the first one on the list that if finds actually running. By having the complete list, the NetInfo software can also switch to a different server for the "/graphics" domain at any time. For example, if it connected to "netinfod network" on deneb, but deneb crashes, then the NetInfo software will switch to "netinfod network" on polaris as soon as it gets a timeout. It can do all this without a blink, and you will only notice a short delay (the default is 5 seconds for the timeout, but each client can adjust its own timeout independently). One more point to make: not only do parent domains keep a list of the addresses, tags, and domain names of their children, but child domains know the addresses and tags of server processes for their parent domain. Let me make a quick return to my comparison of NetInfo domains to "nodes" in the UNIX filesystem. If you are working in a UNIX shell and issue the command: myhost> cd .. you are telling the software to move you up to the parent directory of the current directory. How does the filesystem find the parent directory? It turns out that each directory contains not only a list of its children, but it contains the i-node number of its parent as well: myhost> ls -ai 47880 ./ 47884 .index.store 47889 .profile 10379 ../ 47882 .login 50063 Apps/ 48975 .NeXT/ 47887 .logout 51143 Library/ 47881 .commanddict 47885 .mailrc 54404 Mailboxes/ 47953 .cshrc 47888 .pipedict 48044 meeting_notes 47883 .indent.pro 47886 .plan 48043 mydata Aha! There's an entry for ".." - it's i-node number 10379. Thus ".." is really just a name that means "parent directory", and the shell can use this name to move up in the directory hierarchy. Back to NetInfo: It turns out that we use the name ".." to mean "parent" in NetInfo too. If you're looking around in the "/graphics" domain, you'll find an entry for the computer polaris: name: alcor ip_address: 192.42.172.12 serves: ../super That is to say: if you want to contact a NetInfo server for the parent ("..") of this domain, you can contact "netinfod super" at alcor. You may find other entries for servers for the parent domain, in the example I've been using, you'll probably find: name: mizar ip_address: 129.18.33.74 serves: ../super in the "/graphics" domain as well. When a process that accesses NetInfo (a NetInfo client process) needs to access the parent domain of a domain to which it already has a connection, it asks the server for the child for the address and tag of any one of the servers for its parent domain (in NetInfo terminology, this is called an "rparent" request by the client). Before the child server gives back a reply to the "rparent" request, it checks two things: First, it checks if it actually *has* any parents. A server for the top-level domain in the hierarchy won't have any computers listed with "../<tag>" values. If it has no parents, it must be a server for the top-level ("root") domain. In that case it replies to the "rparent" request with the information that it is a server for the root domain. Second, if it isn't a server for the root domain, it checks to see if it has ever been in contact with one of the servers for its parent domain. If it hasn't, it sends a request of its own to all of the parent servers listed in it's database. NetInfo calls this a "bind" request. At the other end, a server that receives a "bind" request checks to see if the sender is really one of its children. If so, it sends back a reply. (We'll see later why its important that a server that receives a "bind" request will only reply if the sender is listed as a child). If, on the other hand, a server that gets an "rparent" request has already been in contact with a parent (i.e. it has already sent a "bind" request and received a response from some server for its parent domain), then it only probes to see if the parent is still running. If it is, then it gives the NetInfo client (the one that sent it the "rparent" request) the address and tag of its parent server. If the parent isn't running, the child goes through its "bind" procedure all over again to find another running parent, and then gives that new parent's address and tag as a reply to the "rparent" request. We see from the paragraph above, that anytime a client process (for example, NetInfoManager) needs to climb up the NetInfo domain hierarchy, it can ask a server at each step for the address and tag of its parent. This may result, behind the scenes, in making that server bind or re-bind to a parent, but the NetInfo client doesn't really care what goes on behind the scenes. All it cares is that it gets back the address and tag of a server for the parent domain, and that the address and tag are for a server that's actually running at the moment. The client, upon connecting to that server for the first time, collects the addresses and tags of all the servers for that domain (the master and all its clones: anything with a serves property like "./<tag>"), so that it can re-connect to a new server if its current connection times out. One last thing about clients: How do they know how to start climbing the hierarchy at all? They always start with the server named "netinfod local" running on the same computer that they are on. The tag "local" is reserved for the bottom-level of the domain hierarchy. There's a curious thing about children: They often want a parent, but they don't really care which parent they get. A frightened child will broadcast a request for a parent, and it will be happy as soon as any of its parent replies to its broadcast. The same may be true of NetInfo: it can be configured so that child servers send a broadcast request for a parent server when they bind. How? Look in one of your local domains. You'll find an entry for /machines/broadcasthost: name: broadcasthost ip_address: 255.255.255.255 serves: ../network This means that when a "netinfod local" server tries to bind to a parent, it will broadcast a bind request to "netinfod network". It is extremely important to note that (1) you should *never* change this address, and that (2) the "netinfod local" server isn't *restricted* to sending a bind request to the broadcast address. As I mentioned above, a child looks for ALL "serves ../<tag>" properties, and sends a bind request to ALL of them. It may be that ONE of the bind requests it sends is directed to the address 255.255.255.255, which means something special to the Internet protocol (IP) software on your computer: it means "this message is addressed to every computer on the local area network". The astute reader will have noticed that this is the first and only time that I've said that any NetInfo communication is related in any manner to the network topology. We ship NetInfo so that the only parent that the "local" servers have in their database are the one shown above: "network" at 255.255.255.255. If you want the local domain of a computer on one subnet to be able to bind to a parent server running on a computer on another subnet, then all you need to do is to tell the child how to contact that parent. If, for example, you want the local domain to be able to bind to "network" at polaris, then all you need do is add /machines/polaris to the local domain: name: polaris ip_address: 129.18.2.7 serves: ../network The reasons that we ship NetInfo with only the "broadcasthost" parent in the local domain are: (1) we don't know the addresses and names of your computers when we put a /etc/netinfo/local.nidb on your NEXTSTEP CD-ROM. (2) in most cases, there will be a parent or two on the local subnet, so sending out a broadcast bind request is sufficient to find at least one running parent. This means less work for you, the system administrator, since you don't need to edit each and every one of your local NetInfo databases when you set up your NEXTSTEP network Since for the most part, local domains do rely exclusively on broadcast to find a parent, we recommend that, after you've established the first NEXTSTEP system on a new subnet, you make a clone of the parent domain on that computer. That way, you won't have to edit the local database on any other computers you add to that subnet, since they'll contact the new clone when they broadcast. In fact, we recommend that you have at least two servers per subnet for any domain that relies on broadcast. Why two? So that if one is down, the other will still be available to answer broadcast bind requests. One final comment on broadcast binding: we now see why it's important that parents only reply to bind request from their own children. There may be many servers on a single network that all have the tag "network", but grouped into a few separate domains. A "netinfod local" that sends a broadcast bind request may get the attention of some "netinfod network" servers that are not servers for THAT local domain's parent domain. Since the recipients won't have a "serves <childname>/local" value for the sender, they will ignore the bind request, so the child will only receive replies from real parents. -- Marc Majka NeXT Computer
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: cschmid@peanuts.sub.org (Claus Schmid) Subject: Re: how to get rid of Next boot prompt? Message-ID: <Cs9vr8.DD5@peanuts.sub.org> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 17:40:20 GMT References: <2uprds$gat@gatekeeper.esl.com> Organization: Peanuts :-), Ink. gary@esl.com (Gary Merrick) writes: >I've removed NextStep from my PC, but I can't get rid of the Next >boot prompt (the one that asks you whether you want to start NextStep >or DOS). I've de-partitioned the disk using fdisk, reformatted it, and >still can't get rid of it. >Any ideas? (email, please) >thanks in advance, >Gary Under DOS, try (the undocumented option to) fdisk: fdisk /mbr This puts the good old DOS master boot sector back without destroying (disclaimer here: do at your own risk!) your partition table. Claus -- Claus Schmid 76297 Stutensee, Germany Phone: +(49) 7249 1496 cschmid@peanuts.sub.org Timezone: MET-1MDT-2 FAX: +(49) 7249 4715
From: lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Peter S. Lakanen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: screen saver for login window??? Date: 1 Jul 1994 18:24:09 GMT Organization: Florida State University Message-ID: <2v1n09$43v@mailer.fsu.edu> I have seen the login window get burned into a NeXT monitor. I have also seen a screen saver put a black screen up and when there is any input, the login window is there. Is this software available for me? -- ======================================================================== Peter Lakanen | I AM CLUB DJ. I AM A RE-MIXER. I USE A NeXT. lakanen@cmr.fsu.edu | ARE THERE ANY OTHER DJ's OR MUSIC INDUSTRY PEOPLE (904) 877-0305 | OUT HERE? PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANX.------------- ========================================================================
From: brown@wsc.com (Robert E. Brown) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: server optimization Date: 30 Jun 1994 18:36:32 GMT Organization: WSC Financial Services Distribution: world Message-ID: <BROWN.94Jun30143633@cronus.wsc.com> I am using a PC running NextStep 3.2 as an NFS file server and would like to maximize its performance. In particular, I'd like to allocate a lot of RAM to the operating system's disk I/O buffer cache, since the file server is not really running any applications. 1. What control do I have over the amount of memory the kernel uses for disk I/O buffers? 2. Given that I have some control, what programs can I run to determine the hit rate of the buffer cache? 3. If I have no control over buffer cache size and no way of gathering statistics, what is an approximate *guess* for the amount of RAM that should go in the file server. It serves 10 clients, split evenly between developer machines and user machines. Each develop machine has 32 Mb of RAM and each client has 16 Mb. bob
From: danno@css.itd.umich.edu (Dan Pritts) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: latest DoveFax drivers? Date: 1 Jul 1994 19:39:44 GMT Organization: University of Michigan ITD/User Services Message-ID: <2v1re0$r7f@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu> I've recently aquired a system that has a dovefax modem with no manual or software. The software installed on the system disk is several years old, version 1.01 or something like that. Where can i get the most recent update? Also, if someone can send me the phone number of the company who handles repair parts for black hardware, that would be groovy. thanks, danno -- dan pritts ITD/LSA Partnership Unix Support dan.pritts@umich.edu I like beer. On occasion, I will even drink a beer to celebrate something important, like the fall of communism or the fact that our refrigerator is still working.
From: estraff@next.com (Ethan Straffin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Clock wrong after booting DOS Date: 1 Jul 1994 18:12:34 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <2v1mai$4a7@rosie.next.com> References: <1994Jun30.215600.10792@sat.mot.com> In article <1994Jun30.215600.10792@sat.mot.com> frank_m@sat.mot.com (Mark Frank) writes: :I'm running NS on a Dell Dimension XPS along with DOS. :My problem is that after booting to DOS, the Nextstep clock :time is wrong by about 6 hours. DOS always seems to have the :right time. Is there any solution to this problem? From the 3.2 Release Notes: --- If your clock in the Date & Time Preferences is set to a time zone other than Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and if you restart your computer using another operating system, the system clock in the other operating system might show the incorrect time. This is because NEXTSTEP calculates time based on an internal clock set to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), while other operating systems assume the internal clock is set to the local time zone. You'll have to reset the clock in the other operating system and then change it back when you next run NEXTSTEP. --- Of course, one way to prevent this behavior is to change to GMT in Preferences. Ethan
From: estraff@next.com (Ethan Straffin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help on info about installation of Developer stuff Date: 1 Jul 1994 18:20:02 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <2v1moi$4ac@rosie.next.com> References: <94180.140224JTRQC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> In article <94180.140224JTRQC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> <JTRQC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> writes: :Hi there... I would like to know if I could install both :development environments or libraries for Intel and Motorola on a :Motorola system that has a 400MB internal Hard drive? is it possible?? : I already have the Motorola libs etc.. on it with about 100Mb to spare.. :is it possible???? That'll fit with no problem. 400MB is the recommended size for a complete, fat Developer system (330 MB minimum). Ethan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: henry@trilithon.com (Henry McGilton) Subject: Re: Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 on a NeXT Message-ID: <1994Jun28.193331.12479@trilithon.com> Sender: henry@trilithon.com Organization: Trilithon Software References: <2ummfv$1os@news.doit.wisc.edu> Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 19:33:31 GMT In article <2ummfv$1os@news.doit.wisc.edu> fosdal@phenxm.physics.wisc.edu writes: * We are trying to hook up a Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 to a * nextstation running NS3.2. This has all worked fine. The * problem is that we would like to be able to use the ehternet * capability for the Pro 630 from our nexts. We have no * macinstosh to act as a printer host. The driver * (/NextLibrary/PrinterTypes/English.lproj/Apple_LaserWriter_Pro_630.ppd) * that we have only supports serial communication. Does * anybody know of a solution (better driver?) I don't have a 630 but I do have a IIg which purports to support EtherNet. Unfortunately, unless Apple have changed their EtherNet support since the IIg days, the EtherNet wire to the printer supports Apple's EtherTalk -- it doesn't support TCP/IP, which is what you'd like to have for UNIX based systems. ........ Henry
From: blake015@mc.duke.edu (Denise Blakeley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: screen saver for login window??? Date: 1 Jul 1994 20:41:47 GMT Organization: Duke University; Durham, N.C., USA Message-ID: <2v1v2b$20u@news.duke.edu> References: <2v1n09$43v@mailer.fsu.edu> Peter S. Lakanen writes > I have seen the login window get burned into a NeXT monitor. > > I have also seen a screen saver put a black screen up and when > there is any input, the login window is there. > > Is this software available for me? If you're running NeXTSTEP 3.1 or later, the screensaver is built in to the OS. All you have to do is (as root): dwrite loginwindow TimeToDim 10 This specifies how many seconds (10 in this example) you want to allow the login screen to display before the screensaver kicks in. Denise -- Denise Blakeley | PROGRAM, tr. v., An activity similar Duke Med Center Info Systems | to banging one's head against a wall, Durham, NC | but with fewer opportunities for (919) 286-6468 W | reward. blake015@mc.duke.edu | NeXTMail welcome!
From: danno@css.itd.umich.edu (Dan Pritts) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help required on NeXT Date: 1 Jul 1994 20:41:19 GMT Organization: University of Michigan ITD/User Services Message-ID: <2v1v1f$rir@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu> References: <1994Jun28.150459.24424@mojo.europe.dg.com> <2uq807$huk@acmex.gatech.edu> <TMS.94Jun29085125@litespeed.cfc.com> Todd M. Swan <tms@cfc.com> wrote: >>:Is there anyway of getting into NeXT step to wipe out >>:the root password or to change it? >Here's the procedure I use: (From the SysAdmin manual, available at >bookstores and online) > >Restart the computer. As soon as the "Loading from Disk" message >appears press <Right-Command-~> This will get you the monitor prompt >(NeXT>). Assuming you are booting off a harddisk enter "bsd -s". >This will put you in single-user mode. Start NetInfo by "sh /etc/rc". >A bunch of messages will display. After this is done simply type >"passwd root" to change the root passwd. (It won't ask for the old >one...) make sure, after you're done with this, that you reboot the machine, rather than exiting your single-user shell (the normal way to bring a machine up into multi-user mode after booting single-user). If you just exit your single-user shell, the system will come up with two copies of some important daemons running, which is a Bad Thing. danno -- dan pritts ITD/LSA Partnership Unix Support dan.pritts@umich.edu I like beer. On occasion, I will even drink a beer to celebrate something important, like the fall of communism or the fact that our refrigerator is still working.
From: jason_fosback@psca.com (Jason Fosback) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: chsh (?) /passwd -s not supported thru NETINFO? Date: 1 Jul 1994 23:27:33 GMT Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. Message-ID: <2v28p5$pen@ftp-p.mccaw.com> References: <2v1dbh$ra1@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> In article <2v1dbh$ra1@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) writes: > cnayak@crl.com (Chiraprakash Nayak) writes: > > >Hi; > > >My users (and me) do not seem to find "chsh" anywhere in NS3.2/I. "passwd > >-s" gives a message "Cannot change finger information or shell with NetInfo > >(yet)." How do I implement the same functionality otherwise (and still be > >able to use NetInfo). Or did I set up the user accounts the wrong way! > > The functionality isn't there. I have a program I wrote a while ago that does this. I'll submit a tripple fat version shortly to cs.orst.edu:/pub/next/submissions as chsh-1.3.tar.gz. -jason ____________________________________________________________ Jason Fosback, Systems Engineer | No sir, I didn't like it --- Paradigm Systems Corp --- | -R&S Internet: jason_fosback@psca.com | Star Trek: NeXT mail: jason_fosback@psca.com | The NeXT Generation...
From: steve@eps.com (Steven Kornreich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: MicroSoft Mouse 2.0A trouble Date: 2 Jul 1994 01:49:48 GMT Organization: Kornreich Communications Distribution: world Message-ID: <2v2h3s$8at@eps.com> I've been having a strange problem with my MicroSoft mouse. It seems to have a mind of it's own.. The pointer on the screen seems to move by itself.Ie.. If I leave the pointer by the top of the screen, it will quickly fly down to the bottom. I tried a new mouse and still having the same problem. Any ideas...? -- Steven Kornreich Kornreich Communications NeXTmail OK
From: cnayak@crl.com (Chiraprakash Nayak) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: chsh (?) /passwd -s not supported thru NETINFO? Date: 1 Jul 1994 21:39:00 -0700 Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access (415) 705-6060 [login: guest] Message-ID: <2v2r14$5fn@crl3.crl.com> Thanks to every one for their email/net-posting. 1. Currently user can not change his or her shell without sysadm's help. 2. Alternative solutions may become available in the near future. (Thanks a bunch for the solutions.) Best regards. --chip(cnayak@crl.com)
From: cdb@xedoc.com.au (Cameron Bromley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Marble Teleconnect and Black 3.2 Date: 2 Jul 1994 05:28:02 GMT Organization: Connect.com.au Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia Distribution: world Message-ID: <2v2tt2$qiv@yarrina.connect.com.au> Keywords: slip, next, marble, teleconnect, 3.2 Hi, I've been running a machine with 3.0 and Teleconnect for a while now. I'd like to upgrade to 3.2, but I'm having some problems with the SLIP connection. I upgraded a machine to 3.2 and re-installed Teleconnect 1.1. At boot time, I get the following messages: Marble Teleconnect: 10 Teleconnections prepared ducontrol: cannot set IFCONTROL_SETFLAGS ducontrol: cannot set IFCONTROL_SETFLAGS ducontrol: cannot set IFCONTROL_AUTOADDR 0x1102cf0c These last three lines are repeated a further 9 times. When I launch Telemonitor and manually establish the connection, it raises DTR, (which is enough to make the call on the ISDN Terminal Adaptor). TeleMonitor claims it is receiving packets back from the TA. When I ping the target address, TeleMonitor shows outgoing packets, but the TA does not receive them (The TXD light does not flash) I have verified that the cable is OK. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Thanks, Cameron. --- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron Bromley cdb@xedoc.com.au Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd. Fax +61-3-696-6757 222 Park St., Phone +61-3-696-2490 South Melbourne VIC, 3206 Australia Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.th-darmstadt.de!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!uunet!rosie.next.com!usenet From: Lennart_Lovstrand@NeXT.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: SENDMAIL permission problems Date: 6 Jul 1994 19:27:49 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Lines: 64 Message-ID: <2vf0jl$apv@rosie.next.com> References: <1994Jul6.005508.15965@Princeton.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: fyn.next.com In article <1994Jul6.005508.15965@Princeton.EDU> ramirez.Princeton.EDU!penrose (Christopher Penrose) writes: > I am trying to add a simple message base to our NeXT network here > using the UNIX program: msgs. The msgs man page indicates that adding > an entry such as: > > msgs: "| /usr/ucb/msgs -s" > > [...] > > msgs... aliased to "|/usr/ucb/msgs -s" > "|/usr/ucb/msgs -s"... Connecting to (prog)... > sh: msgs not available for sendmail programs > "|/usr/ucb/msgs -s"... 554 Service unavailable > penrose... Connecting to (local)... > penrose... Sent Works fine for me: # niload aliases . msgs: "|/usr/ucb/msgs -s" ^D # mkdir /usr/msgs # chmod 1777 /usr/msgs # msgs -c # ls -laR /usr/msgs total 3 drwxrwxrwx 2 root 1024 Jul 6 12:14 ./ drwxr-xr-x 18 root 1024 Jul 6 12:13 ../ -rw-rw-rw- 1 root 4 Jul 6 12:14 bounds # suspend % mail -v msgs Subject: testing hello world ^D msgs... aliased to "|/usr/ucb/msgs -s" "|/usr/ucb/msgs -s"... Connecting to (prog)... "|/usr/ucb/msgs -s"... Sent % msgs Message 1: From lennart Wed Jul 6 12:15:39 1994 Subject: testing (1 lines) More? [ynq] hello world ----- % ls -laR /usr/msgs total 4 drwxrwxrwx 2 root 1024 Jul 6 12:15 ./ drwxr-xr-x 18 root 1024 Jul 6 12:13 ../ -rw-r--r-- 1 lennart 299 Jul 6 12:15 1 -rw-rw-rw- 1 root 4 Jul 6 12:15 bounds I can't find the error message in either sendmail or /bin/sh, so it would be my guess that you're using some other version of sendmail than the one that we supply with NEXTSTEP. If so, it might require aliases programs to be declared in a separate list as a security measure (our sendmail fixes the same security problem in the code without requiring that list). Cheers, --Lennart -- Lennart "Sweden won 3-1!" Lovstrand NeXT Software Engineering Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!xlink100!sunny.metaworks.de!obelix.WHU-Koblenz.de!obelix.whu-koblenz.de!install From: install@obelix.whu-koblenz.de (WHU Admin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: boot problems nibindd dying Date: 6 Jul 1994 19:09:13 GMT Organization: WHU Koblenz Lines: 25 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vevgq$qvo@obelix.WHU-Koblenz.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: obelix.whu-koblenz.de Hello, I have a great problem with our netinfo server During the boot process it dies when nibindd tries to start the netinfo daemons. The machine simply hangs. Single user modus works, when I do sh /etc/rc & I get the same problem. I have already checked the folowing: network works (ping & ping to loopback works) nmserver, nibindd & netinfod are ok (verified against CD-ROM) local.nidb is not the culprit (one brought in from the CD has the same problem) Please send suggestions, etc. via mail (reply) because our news connection is about 2 days behind (outward is just a matter of seconds)!!!!! I´m very desperate, please help me!!!!!! Wolfgang Roeckelein install@whu-koblenz.de Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!library.ucla.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!stanifor From: stanifor@cs.ucdavis.edu (Stuart Gresley Staniford-Chen) Subject: Security advice needed Message-ID: <CsJDnB.7xH@ucdavis.edu> Sender: usenet@ucdavis.edu (News Guru) Organization: University of California, Davis X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Date: Wed, 6 Jul 1994 20:45:11 GMT Lines: 15 Shortly, I'll be administering a couple of NeXTs (one black, one Intel) on a heterogenous network connected to the internet. We'll probably be using netinfo to connect them. The security of these systems is somewhat important to us. I'm inexperienced as a NeXT sysadmin. What things do I need to learn quickly to avoid getting toasted by hackers? What major security holes are known in NeXTStep? Thanks in advance for your help. -- ================================================================== Stuart Staniford-Chen | .sigs - bumper stickers Dept of Computer Science, UC Davis | on the information stanifor@cs.ucdavis.edu | superhighway (916) 756-8697 | Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!sundog.tiac.net!usenet.elf.com!rpi!psinntp!sgate.com!sgate.com!not-for-mail From: matthewm@sgate.com (Mike Matthews) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: HELP: "You don't exist. Go away." Date: 6 Jul 1994 15:44:13 -0400 Organization: Southgate Internet Host Lines: 22 Message-ID: <2vf1id$9c7@sgate.com> References: <2uq79b$6br@keen.ccit.duq.edu> <1994Jun29.195915.4647@aplki.toppoint.de> <neuss.773246091@budlight> NNTP-Posting-Host: sgate.com In article <neuss.773246091@budlight> neuss@igd.fhg.de (Christian Neuss ) writes: >Whoever wrote that error message oughta be tarred and feathered. >I've wasted a couple of hours on this, too. Why couldn't they >just say "Cannot read /dev/tty"?? Because it might also mean that the associated tty could not be found in /etc/utmp, so no userid could be determined either. That means that whatever program gave the user a shell did not update /etc/utmp, which could be due to lack of setuid on the program, or lack of /etc/utmp as two possible reasons. >Grumble.. >Chris ------ Mike Matthews, Mike_Matthews@sgate.com (NeXTmail accepted) ------ DeVries' Dilemma: If you hit two keys on the typewriter, the one you don't want hits the paper. Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!isar.de!muaddib!mgoedel From: mgoedel@muaddib.isar.muc.de (Maximilian Goedel) Subject: NeXTLaserproblems Message-ID: <CsK3vy.97@muaddib.isar.de> Sender: mgoedel@muaddib.isar.de (Maximilian Goedel) Reply-To: mgoedel@muaddib.isar.muc.de Organization: Michael Maximilian Goedel Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 06:11:58 GMT Lines: 21 Hello world, after printing a couple of documents, my NeXTlaser starts printing white or black pages and doesn't stop printing until I unplock the powercord. The console-window gives the following message to me np0: Timeout waiting for Print Complete Jul 6 22:52:13 muaddib WindowServer[159]: IPCFlushOutput: failed to flush output for stream 0x2ece78. So I tried to reboot my next-box but the problem is still alive. Even the process for printing cannot be killed. Need advice - Nice Greetings from Munich - Germany -- Michael Maximilian Goedel email_____________________________ Gerhardstrasse 33 NeXT: mgoedel@muaddib.isar.muc.de 81543 Muenchen - GERMANY LINUX: max@funman.boss.sub.org Phone +49-89-652918 SGI: f11cs1@rz.unibw-muenchen.de Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.pop.psu.edu!ctc.com!news.mic.ucla.edu!alisa.fusion.ucla.edu!marc From: marc@alisa.fusion.ucla.edu (Marc Day) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: .gz Files Date: 6 Jul 1994 22:47:51 GMT Organization: UCLA Lines: 74 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vfcan$cj9@news.mic.ucla.edu> References: <2ue5si$n8p@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> <2vesa7INN71c@clem.handheld.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ashley.ucsd.edu In article <2vesa7INN71c@clem.handheld.com>, batemand@blitzen.buck.com (Dan Bateman) writes: |> In article <2ue5si$n8p@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> |> sdroll@troi.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Droll Sven) writes: |> > In article <2ubdll$hrh@eirah.ping.de> torsten@eirah.ping.de (Torsten van |> > Beeck) writes: |> > > In article <SEINS.1.772338041@fox.nstn.ns.ca> SEINS@fox.nstn.ns.ca |> > (SEINS ) |> > > writes: |> > > > Please forgive this undoubtably silly question, but could someone |> > please |> > > > tell me how to uncompress / archive a .gz file? |> > > |> > > It's simple: To uncompress .gz files type in Terminal.app: |> > > gunzip file.gz |> > > To archive a file using GnuZip: gzip file |> > > |> > > Thas's all |> > > |> > > Bye, Torsten |> > |> > And if you do not have GnuZip on your computer (NS<=3.0) then try to get |> > Opener.app (availible on many sites). It can handle many zippers. |> > |> > Tschuess |> > -- |> > Sven Droll __ |> > ______________________________________________________/ / ______ __ |> > sdroll@wmax68.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de / /_/ ___/ |> > /_ _/ _/ |> > "...and I see your schwartz =====\_/======= |> > is as big as mine" (Dark Helmet) LOGOUT FASCISM! |> > ___________________________________________________________________ |> > NeXT-mail welcome ;-)) |> |> |> You'll also find many FTP sites which support automatic GnuZip |> decompression. For example, if you are retrieving FOOBAR.GZ, type "GET |> FOOBAR" and the site will automatically decompress and send you the |> decrompressed FOOBAR. |> Yeah, but dang it, how do you get gunzip (precompiled for the lazy guy, of course) for NS3.0 to work at the Terminal prompt? Have wondered this for a while. Thanks, Marc ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | oOOOOOO\ \oSSSo/ __________________ /oOO OO| _-OSSSSSO-_ / \ oOO/ -OSSSSSO- | | /OOO /oSSSo\ | Marc Day | /oOOOOO| _O___ | | Institute of Plasma | oOOOOOOOo / \ | Fusion Research | /oOOOOOOOOOOo |\ | 44-139 Eng'g IV | ooOOOOOOOOOOOOOo ___|_|___ | University of CA | oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO / OOOooooooo | Los Angeles, CA | OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooo | 90024-1597 | OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo \___________________/ Surf till you can't, Eat till you can't, Sleep till you can't. Excess is the key to life! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phone: (619) 534-2142 FAX: (310) 206-4832 Internet: day@fusion.ucla.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!MathWorks.Com!usenet.fiu.edu!news.aoml.erl.gov!news.miami.edu!umiami!therbert From: therbert@umiami.ir.miami.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: EMERGENCY - cant boot Message-ID: <1994Jul6.181548.17998@umiami.ir.miami.edu> Date: 6 Jul 94 18:15:48 EDT Organization: Univ of Miami IR Lines: 80 I am sorry to bother all you nice people but I am in deep s--t and it is getting deeper. I have an Intel GX with a DPT SCSI controller and a 1.5GB SCSI disk Well, I have been having EATA timeout problems and I was going to wait for a new external (backup) SCSI disk before messing around with the drivers. But, just one hour before my new disk arrived, I was having a lot of timeouts, so I decided to install the new DPT driver anyway. I was very careful and made certain that my DTP card was in EISA slot #1 and set the address appropriately in config.app. But, when I tried to reboot, I found that the address was set as if the card was in slot4 - Config.app didn't set things properly. Well, I could not reboot. And, I can't move the card to slot 4 because I only have 3 slots. Well - it gets worse. Trying to boot with config=Default didn't work - I am not sure but, there is a conflict between the default irq for the Intel sound driver and the default SCSI IRQ. I went into the EISA config. utility and one of my colleagues suggested removing and adding the DPT card back again (in software) So, now I have lost the DPT settings. Question 1: Could someone remind me of what cache and other setting are recommended? Now, I have the new disk - a 1.2GB external Fujitsu. So, I have another Intel machine with a SCSI card - an ISA bus machine with an internal IDE hard drive and an Adaptec SCSI card. So, initialization of the new disk using the workspace gives me a disk but with only 9.3MB of space!!! I tried using disk to format the disk but I get a message about something with ioctl failure. So: Question 2: How do I get this Fujitsu disk properly formatted so I can build a system on it. Question 3: Is it possible to set up the config with config.app on a second disk so it will be correct when I switch the external to the new computer. Overall, I wonder about not getting anywhere on the Intel machine with booting up with config=Default. At first, I just got into a loop with timeouts but later, after I had powered down and rebooted AND futzed with the EISA config. utility, I got a message that said DPT card not found at 0x170 (or something like that) - just like I got with the new driver "not found at 0x4c88" etc. I think that I might need to fix the EISA config. and then I might be able to reboot with config=Default. If I can figure out how to handle my new external disk, I MIGHT be ok. I would rather not rush into reloading the system on the Intel from CD as I am not sure that things would work better if my EISA config. is messed up. I do have a Safety Net DAT backup of the important stuff, but it is not as recent as I would like and I would love to get things cleared up with the Intel internal disk, if possible. I am really desperate (in Miami) Thanks in advance for any help - Pardon the messed up typing- I am using a DOS machine!!! Tom Herbert University of Miami (305) 284-6220 (day) (305) 667-6345 (evening) You can even call me collect in the evening - I will pay! Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!MathWorks.Com!yeshua.marcam.com!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!psgrain!rainrgnews0!eps.rain.com!root From: steve@eps.com (Steven Kornreich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: TransysPNI login question Date: 6 Jul 1994 14:47:00 GMT Organization: Kornreich Communications Lines: 12 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2veg54$dcg@eps.com> Reply-To: steve@eps.com NNTP-Posting-Host: eps.com I am trying to connect to a slip server that does not require a login / password sequence. Would I use the "login-null.tcl" script that came with PNI? As soon as I get a "CONNECT" on my modem, CSLIP begins. Thanks -- Steven Kornreich Kornreich Communications NeXTmail OK Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!trinews.sbc.com!news From: thrash@sbctri.sbc.com (David R. Thrash) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: [Q] Can I pipe ALL sound from NSFIP to NeXTstation? Date: 6 Jul 1994 16:37:29 GMT Organization: Southwestern Bell Technology Resources Inc. Lines: 12 Message-ID: <2vemk9$454@sbctri.sbc.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: slip-thrash.sbc.com I'm frustrated with sound, or no sound, on my NSFIP. I've got a PAS16, an ISA, and a BusLogic 445s. I thought about trying to use the sound on my station (v3.0) which sits right next to my NSFIP (v3.2). Something like ln -s /Net/NeXTstation/dev/sound /dev/sound. I got chicken and decided to ask the net before really messing things up. What ya'll think? How can I accomplish this without writing a "real" driver? drt Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!usenet From: vqueved@nssnext.calstatela.edu (Victor Quevedo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: MegaPixel schematics Date: 7 Jul 1994 00:45:43 GMT Organization: Information Resources and Technology Lines: 7 Message-ID: <2vfj7n$qv4@nic-nac.CSU.net> Reply-To: vqueved@nssnext.calstatela.edu (Victor Quevedo) NNTP-Posting-Host: nssnext.calstatela.edu Does anyone have the schematics for the insides of the NeXT 17" MegaPixel Color Monitors (N4001). I need info on the power supply module. Thanks Victor R. Quevedo vqueved@nssnext.calstateale.edu NeXTMail Welcome Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.programmer Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!csusac.ecs.csus.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!netcomsv!pdh.com!dan From: dan@pdh.com (Dan Delany) Subject: MAPI? Message-ID: <CsJFvB.23q@pdh.com> Organization: PDH, Inc. Date: Wed, 6 Jul 1994 21:33:10 GMT Lines: 12 Xref: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de comp.sys.next.advocacy:17423 comp.sys.next.sysadmin:9885 comp.sys.next.software:11503 comp.sys.next.programmer:10713 A customer of our firm has asked us to look into developing apps that run with MAPI, but we can't find any technical documentation on MAPI. Is there a place on the net that would have any documentation, or is there a place I can call or write for documentation? If there is interest, I will summarize replies back to the net. -- Dan Delany, Dan_Delany@pdh.com (NeXT mail OK) System Administrator, PDH Inc. "Do places like this really exist?" "Only in the movies." Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!umn.edu!cozumel!gjackson From: gjackson@cozumel (Gary Jackson) Subject: PNI Config Woes... Message-ID: <CsJuFx.AFz@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Nntp-Posting-Host: cozumel.umhc.umn.edu Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 02:48:19 GMT Lines: 36 I have been struugle to get a white box to white box connection for a few weeks now with limited success. I hope there is a slip guru that can help. I can connect for a few mins at a time, before the connection is terminated. Netstat -rn looks ok, but traceroute just gives "*"'s. I can ping the local ip, but not the remote side. Ping, ftp, telnet cause a message about "runt packets". I see many errors in /usr/adm/messages Jul 6 16:17:34 cozumel mach: ttyscc0: receive error 2 (-901) Jul 6 16:17:42 cozumel last message repeated 13 times Jul 6 16:17:42 cozumel mach: ttyscc0: receive error 2 (-902) Jul 6 16:18:57 cozumel mach: ttyscc0: receive error 2 (-901) Jul 6 16:19:07 cozumel last message repeated 8 times Jul 6 16:19:07 cozumel mach: ttyscc0: receive error 2 (-902) and I don't have a clue what this means. I can dial in with tip ok. if I try to logon as pni0 at the end of the connect part, there is a line of about 8 chars that are either control chars or garbage. If I am quick enough...pnistat shows some activity...and leads me to believe that the connection has been made. The pnilog doesn't always have each attempt though...leading be to believe that something gets hosed after a bad try....perhaps I should do I remote reboot each time ? Well...and help will be appreciated as I am way past my point of know what to try next -- Thanks... Gary : Gary M. Jackson : Mail gjackson@tahiti.umhc.umn.edu : Applications Programmer : Compuserve 75766,2446 : Lab Info Systems - Box 198 UMHC : : University of MN Hospitals : : Mpls MN 55455 : The Usual Disclaimer Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!utcsri!newsflash.concordia.ca!CC.UMontreal.CA!lutzray From: lutzray@PHYSCN.UMontreal.CA (Lutz Raymond) Subject: How to install NS2.1 on a MO disk? Message-ID: <CsJp5I.IH0@cc.umontreal.ca> Sender: news@cc.umontreal.ca (Administration de Cnews) Organization: Universite de Montreal Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 00:53:40 GMT Lines: 35 Bonjour a tous, Before upgrading my NS2.1 Cube HD to 3.2, I would like to create a bootable and complete 2.1 system on one of my MO disks. I'm scared to try BuikdDisk 2.0 because it seems to do exactly the opposite (NeXT MO -> new HD); there's a hard drive button without any /dev indication: I don't want to take the risk to init my /root HD! =8^O I copied /NextAdmin, /NextApps, /NextDeveloper /NextLibrary, /bin, /lib, /mach, /odmach, /sdmach, /usr, /.NeXT, /.cshrc, /.hidden, /.login, /.places, /.profile, but one should also 'recreate' (NeXT's Network And Sysadmin manual) /tmp, /dev, /etc... how is this done? Anyway, here's the avorted boot process: Remote debugging enabled NeXT ROM Monitor 2.5 v66 NeXT Mach 2.1: Thu Mar 7 19:13:47 PST 1991; /ph1_sources/projects/mk-108.14/RELEASE FPU version 0x41 [...] [correct drive and scsi #'s identification (MO disk -> sd0)] [...] sound0 at 0x200e000 root on sd0 master cpu at slot 0. [lots of disk activity here, fsck?] killing all processes rebooting Mach... Merci pour toute aide! -- Raymond Lutz, etudiant 2e cycle matiere condensee, departement de physique Universite de Montreal, Canada NeXTdimension cube newbie wannabie Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!uunet!wri!dragonfly.wri.com!gene From: gene@wri.com (Gene C Van Nostern ) Subject: /dev/lpd/printer Message-ID: <GENE.94Jul6215706@pyrethrum.wri.com> Lines: 30 Sender: news@wri.com ( ) Nntp-Posting-Host: pyrethrum.wri.com Organization: Wolfram Research, Inc. Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 02:57:06 GMT Hello, How does the socket file /dev/lpd/printer get created? I have a load of NeXT's that stopped being able to print to remote hosts, but will give this error: % lpr -PRemote_Printer /etc/group lpr: connect: No such file or directory jobs queued, but cannot start daemon. This shows up in my syslog: lpd: Name lpr Msg connect "/dev/lpd/printer" No such file or directory. so I'm lead to believe that lpd is expecting /dev/lpd/printer to be there. Furthermore, lpc tells me that no daemon is present, although /usr/lib/lpd and /usr/lib/NextPrinter/npd are running. Any help on finding how /dev/lpd/printer is created, or on getting my NeXT's to print to remote printers, would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Gene. gene@wri.com -- Cheers, Gene. Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!sdd.hp.com!nigel.msen.com!zib-berlin.de!zrz.TU-Berlin.DE!w250zrz!koen1830 From: koen1830@w250zrz.zrz.tu-berlin.de (Andreas Koenig) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Foreign personal images in Mail Date: 7 Jul 1994 05:40:20 GMT Organization: mal franz, mal anna Lines: 36 Message-ID: <2vg4g4$gim@brachio.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE> Reply-To: k@franz.ww.TU-Berlin.DE NNTP-Posting-Host: w250zrz.zrz.tu-berlin.de Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Fcc: /u/k/Mailboxes/NNoutgoing.mbox/mbox Apparently-To: koen1830@w203zrz.zrz.tu-berlin.de In article <2veb5v$fg1@zip.eecs.umich.edu>, Roland Telfeyan <roland@gomidas.eecs.umich.edu> wrote: >What's the trick to getting foreign email addresses to show tiffs in >Mail? I tried placing > > person@place.domain.tiff > person.place.domain.tiff > >in /LocalLibrary/Images/People, but it doesn't work. If I remember >right, it used to work like so in prior releases of NEXTSTEP. > >Thanks, > >Roland This is for NS 3.2: In addition to placing person@place.domain.tiff into /LocalLibrary/Images/People you have to maintain a file, that is called /LocalLibrary/Images/People/passwd which has for each tiff a line like person@place.domain: Yes, the colon is mandatory. That's all. It's useful to maintain an alias database, too, but it's not necessary. It'd look like so: maledetto@otherhost.domain:person@place.domain and is in the file /LocalLibrary/Images/People/aliases. Hope that helps --andreas Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.th-darmstadt.de!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!rubb.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de!usenet From: wegmann@talisker.linguistics.ruhr-uni-bochum.de (Frank Wegmann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 on a NeXT Date: 07 Jul 1994 07:48:59 GMT Organization: Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Rechenzentrum Lines: 52 Message-ID: <WEGMANN.94Jul7094859@talisker.linguistics.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> References: <2ummfv$1os@news.doit.wisc.edu> <1994Jun28.193331.12479@trilithon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: talisker.linguistics.ruhr-uni-bochum.de In-reply-to: henry@trilithon.com's message of Tue, 28 Jun 1994 19:33:31 GMT In article <1994Jun28.193331.12479@trilithon.com> henry@trilithon.com (Henry McGilton) writes: Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: henry@trilithon.com (Henry McGilton) Organization: Trilithon Software Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 19:33:31 GMT In article <2ummfv$1os@news.doit.wisc.edu> fosdal@phenxm.physics.wisc.edu writes: * We are trying to hook up a Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 to a * nextstation running NS3.2. This has all worked fine. The * problem is that we would like to be able to use the ehternet * capability for the Pro 630 from our nexts. We have no * macinstosh to act as a printer host. The driver * (/NextLibrary/PrinterTypes/English.lproj/Apple_LaserWriter_Pro_630.ppd) * that we have only supports serial communication. Does * anybody know of a solution (better driver?) I don't have a 630 but I do have a IIg which purports to support EtherNet. Unfortunately, unless Apple have changed their EtherNet support since the IIg days, the EtherNet wire to the printer supports Apple's EtherTalk -- it doesn't support TCP/IP, which is what you'd like to have for UNIX based systems. ........ Henry Yep, this is the way to go: bring EtherTalk to the NeXT since TCP/IP won't come to the LWPro:-( There is the well-known CAP package (Columbia AppleTalk), now in version 6.0 patchlevel 192 which realizes AppleTalk over Ethernet. I hooked up a LWPro630 and use a SPARCstation that talks via CAP to the Apple printer in EtherTalk. It works like a charm and it's admirably fast in contrast to parallel or serial transport. However, using EtherTalk by now is limited to SunOS and Ultrix (if my memory serves me right). So a port of that part of code to NEXTSTEP is necessary. See the group comp.protocols.appletalk for discussion about CAP-related questions. But after all, I still like the combination of NeXT{station,Cube} and NeXTprinter since I never had any real trouble with missing pages when paper jammed and so on. Frank =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Frank Wegmann voice: +49 234 700 24 61 Sprachwiss. Institut fax : +49 234 70 94 137 Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum Internet : wegmann@linguistics.ruhr-uni-bochum.de 44780 Bochum X.400: G=Frank; S=Wegmann; OU1=rz; OU2=ruba; Germany PRMD=ruhr-uni-bochum; ADMD=d400; C=de =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!agate!headwall.Stanford.EDU!usenet From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: security: How do I segregate user accounts? Date: 7 Jul 1994 07:45:42 GMT Organization: Stanford University Lines: 16 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vgbr6$p4o@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> Reply-To: takken@leland.stanford.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: zoof.stanford.edu I would like one group of users (local) not to be able to see any of the home directories or their contents of a second group of users (network). I have tried putting the network users in a special group (friends) and have set the Net directory containing the network users' home directories to be owned by root.friends. I have then make this directory readable only by user and group. This does a great job at preventing local users from seeing the network users' home directories. However numerous applications (the window manager, Mail.app, etc) cannot find the network users' home directories in this case. Is there some more feasible way to make the network users' home directories invisible to the local users? -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!newshost.uni-koblenz.de!usenet From: droege@informatik.uni-koblenz.de (Detlev Droege) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Does netinfo server get broadcast? (netinfo between different subnets) Date: 7 Jul 1994 08:19:21 GMT Organization: University Koblenz / Germany Lines: 14 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vgdqa$81q@newshost.uni-koblenz.de> References: <2vck0s$40g@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: nebel.uni-koblenz.de In article <2vck0s$40g@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) writes: > I am still unable to get my client machine to bind to my server's netinfo > database. Here is what I have tried: > > 1) I have added the name and address of the server (with the serves > ./network property) to the client's /machines netinfo directory. This ^^^^^^^^^^^^ this must be "../network", NOT "./network". Detlev -- Detlev Droege, Uni Koblenz, FB Informatik, Rheinau 1, D-56075 Koblenz, Germany Tel: +49 261 9119-421, Fax: -497, NeXT/Email: droege@informatik.uni-koblenz.de Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!nic.scruz.net!not-for-mail From: buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Probs with Seagate & NS = Panic's Date: 7 Jul 1994 01:34:56 -0700 Organization: The Marshmallow Peanut Circus Lines: 33 Message-ID: <2vgeng$3e3@samsara.circus.com> References: <Cs8zyL.8BG@softpac.com.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: samsara.circus.com Keywords: seagate, problem,panic Xref: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de comp.sys.next.hardware:10438 comp.sys.next.bugs:1909 comp.sys.next.sysadmin:9893 In article <Cs8zyL.8BG@softpac.com.au>, Dave THOMAS <dave@softpac.com.au> wrote: >We are having problems with Seagate drives, which we now suspect may be >related to the NeXTSTEP operating environment. It seems only to occur with >certain drives, not all. We have checked out different revisions of >firmware, different controllers and are unable to find any problem with >these or the drives, except when we load NeXTSTEP. Is there a known >problem with Seagate Drives? What do the error messages actually mean? > >Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated > [ description of 4 machines and error messages ] I don't know about you, but I would probably open up the machines at this point and start hooking one questionable drive up at a time to the machine with the working disk... try to mount them as secondary disks... depending how important the contents of the disks are, you can either attempt to fsck them back to life or reformat them. You can use BuildDisk.app to build a bootable disk again... As far as I know there's nothing peculiar about Seagate drives and nextstep, but there may be some things which can have an effect... controllers, etc... good luck... -Adam -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ Work = Adam_Beeman@NeXT.COM // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone // Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!nic.scruz.net!not-for-mail From: buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Dial-In setup? help!!! Date: 7 Jul 1994 01:48:47 -0700 Organization: The Marshmallow Peanut Circus Lines: 44 Message-ID: <2vgfhf$3fr@samsara.circus.com> References: <2vb61o$p4u@kaiwan.kaiwan.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: samsara.circus.com In article <2vb61o$p4u@kaiwan.kaiwan.com>, LCC <chi@kaiwan.com> wrote: >Dear NeXT Netters, > > I am trying to setup NS/FIP 3.2 computer with serial port com2 to >receive incoming modem calls, but I am kind of lost right now. >Would somebody please point out what I'm doing wrong? . . . >In /etc/gettytab (everything is the default except the last D19200 >line) > ># ># Fast dialup terminals, 9600/2400/1200/300 rotary ># >j|D9600|Fast-Dial-9600:\ > :nx=D2400:tc=9600-baud: >k|D2400|Fast-Dial-2400:\ > :nx=D1200:tc=2400-baud: >3|D1200|Fast-Dial-1200:\ > :nx=D300:fd@:tc=1200-baud: >5|D300|Fast-Dial-300:\ > :nx=D9600:tc=300-baud: >D19200:nx=D9600:tc=19200-baud: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Okay, you need to have two components here... you're missing an entry that will match to "19200-baud": g|std.19200|19200-baud:\ :sp#19200: there's a whole section of std.####'s that is used by all the D### entries. Hope this helps you solve the problem. -Adam -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ Work = Adam_Beeman@NeXT.COM // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone // Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!paris.ics.uci.edu!ucla-cs!lanai.cs.ucla.edu!lange From: lange@lanai.cs.ucla.edu (Trent Lange) Subject: Dead NeXTStation Nntp-Posting-Host: lanai.cs.ucla.edu Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department Message-ID: <1994Jul07.091815.12082@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Thu, 07 Jul 94 09:18:15 GMT Lines: 22 Here's a problem that's probably been asked about here before: My brother's B/W 25 Mhz NeXTStation, with the original internal 105 (bootable System 2.1 installed) and normally booting off an external 660 Fujitisu (System 3.2) all of a sudden does not boot. The keyboard flashes, and it attempts to access the internal drive, which clicks a couple of times, and then nothing happens (no attempt to access the external) -- the monitor doesn't even turn on. Cmd-Cmd-~ does nothing. The monitor connection seems to be fine, because the monitor briefly flashes when pulling the plug on the machine. I checked all of the internal drive's connections, and all external connections. Neither attempting to boot without the external connected, nor attempting to boot with different SCSI pin settings on the external made a difference. Does anybody have any idea what this might be? Is it likely to be a problem with the internal drive -- i.e. should I check it out by swapping it with my own NeXTStation's internal (and hopefully not frying *it* in the process?) Or might it be something else. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, - Trent Lange lange@cs.ucla.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.th-darmstadt.de!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!sdd.hp.com!think.com!spdcc!merk!esplanade!robertl From: Robert La Ferla <Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com> Subject: Re: Probs with Seagate & NS = Panic's Message-ID: <1994Jul6.151239.6715@hot.com> Sender: robertl@hot.com (Robert La Ferla) Reply-To: Robert La Ferla <Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com> Organization: Hot Technologies References: <2v9oig$1qr5@argo.unm.edu> Date: Wed, 6 Jul 1994 15:12:39 GMT Lines: 41 I believe that there is a NeXTAnswers document on precisely this subject. I would ftp over to ftp.next.com:/pub/NeXTAnswers Robert La Ferla Hot Technologies Registered NEXTSTEP Developer and Consultant In article <2v9oig$1qr5@argo.unm.edu> klingler@unm.edu (Dave "CIRT Boy" Klingler) writes: > In article <Cs8zyL.8BG@softpac.com.au>, > Dave THOMAS <dave@softpac.com.au> wrote: > >We are having problems with Seagate drives, which we now suspect may be > >related to the NeXTSTEP operating environment. It seems only to occur with > >certain drives, not all. We have checked out different revisions of > >firmware, different controllers and are unable to find any problem with > >these or the drives, except when we load NeXTSTEP. Is there a known > >problem with Seagate Drives? What do the error messages actually mean? > > > > I've been tearing my hair out trying to get an ST11200N working on my cube. > I've tried all three termination options, active termination, and disabling > parity. I'd be happy to get some answers, too. > > The error messages basically mean that the drive is not working on your system. > You have some corrupted files that the system needs in order to boot. The > file system on my drive (and I think you have the same problem) gets corrupted > on the fly. I don't have any great suggestions, except that you can't trust > those systems until you get the problem licked. Please let me know if you do. > > Dave Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!xlink100!sunny.metaworks.de!obelix.WHU-Koblenz.de!news-admin From: wolfgang@wi.WHU-Koblenz.de (Wolfgang Roeckelein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Solution to boot problems nibindd dying Date: 7 Jul 1994 12:41:53 GMT Organization: WHU Koblenz Lines: 28 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vgt6h$525@obelix.WHU-Koblenz.de> References: <2vevgq$qvo@obelix.WHU-Koblenz.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: aldebaran.wi.whu-koblenz.de In article <2vevgq$qvo@obelix.WHU-Koblenz.de> install@obelix.whu-koblenz.de (WHU Admin) writes: > Hello, > > I have a great problem with our netinfo server > > During the boot process it dies when nibindd tries to start the netinfo > daemons. The machine simply hangs. Single user modus works, when I do Here my own solution: The netinfo data base (both local and network) were so weird defect that the daemons could not start. I brought in files from a backup, that helped. Albeit I have no clue how this happened. There were several other configuration information lost (sendmail.mailhost.cf as an example). Apparently it only struck such things, as the machine is a file server, too and in these areas everything is fine. Wolfgang Roeckelein -- Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Inf. Voice: +49 261 6509 173 Wolfgang Roeckelein Fax: +49 261 6509 179 WHU Koblenz E-Mail: roeckelein@wi.whu-koblenz.de Burgplatz 2 (NeXTmail ok) D-56179 Vallendar Germany Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!paperboy.osf.org!chainsaw.osf.org!heintz From: heintz@chainsaw.osf.org (Curt Heintz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help with netinfo... Date: 7 Jul 1994 13:20:18 GMT Organization: Open Software Foundation Lines: 31 Distribution: usa Message-ID: <2vgvei$mom@paperboy.osf.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: chainsaw.osf.org Hi all. I am new to the next platform and I have a couple of questions that I have not found an answer for yet. (1) When I try to start 'NetInfoManaget' from the file viewer it bombs with no error message. Also if I try to start it from the command line I get a bus error? (but this could be from starting it wrong) (2) How do I make sure that the master netinfo server is actually acting in that capacity for all our next machines. I need this because it doesn't look like they are getting updated with new users that have been created. Thanks for any help you can give. Curt -- =============================================================================== Curt A. Heintz email: heintz@osf.org Open Software Foundation OSF System Administrator Research Institute 1 Cambridge Center (617)621-7323 Cambridge, MA 02142 =============================================================================== Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca!acs.ucalgary.ca!newsserver!news From: Nghiem_Alex@pcp.ca (Alex Nghiem) Subject: NeXTSTEP on portables with over 640 * 480 resolution Message-ID: <1994Jul7.155045.9663@pcp.ca> Keywords: NeXTSTEP Sender: news@pcp.ca Nntp-Posting-Host: newsserver Reply-To: Nghiem_Alex@pcp.ca (Alex Nghiem) Organization: PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd. Date: Thu, 7 Jul 94 15:50:45 GMT Lines: 22 Xref: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de comp.sys.next.misc:14083 comp.sys.laptops:14831 comp.sys.next.sysadmin:9899 Hello there: I'm in the market to purchase a portable to run NS in a reasonable manner. The most obvious problem is the screen space (I heard rumours of new portables with over 640 * 480 resolution but I haven't seen them yet so....). Are there any users out there who are successfully using portables with NS the Developer Edition? I've used NS on 640 * 480 and it's completely unusable - InterfaceBuilder, when it first launches, takes up the entire screen! Any recommendations would be welcomed. I would especially welcome an exact configuration with price (I recall seeing NS run on the new Sun portable at the NS Expo but I didn't get a chance to look at that configuration too closely). Please e-mail me directly and I'll summarize if there's interest. Thanks, Alex Nghiem_Alex@pcp.ca (until July 22nd) alex@oolesson.com Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!uunet!news.tuwien.ac.at!news From: georg@castor.cslab.tuwien.ac.at (Georg Dobrozemsky) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP Create MF-Fonts for HPLJ4 Date: 7 Jul 1994 16:59:05 GMT Organization: Technical University Vienna, Austria Lines: 29 Message-ID: <2vhc8p$brq@news.tuwien.ac.at> Reply-To: georg@castor.cslab.tuwien.ac.at (Georg Dobrozemsky) NNTP-Posting-Host: castor.cslab.tuwien.ac.at Help! I am running NeXTStep for intel and wanted to create 600dpi-fonts for my HP LJ4. I made (what i thought of as being apprpriate) the necessary (?) changes to MakeTeXPK: > elif test $BDPI = 600 > then > MODE=hplj > and next.mf: > mode_def hplj = % hplj mode, for my hplj4 > proofing:=0; % no, we're not making proofs > fontmaking:=1; % yes, we are making a font > tracingtitles:=0; % no, don't show titles in the log > pixels_per_inch:=600; > blacker:=1; % make pens somewhat blacker > fillin:=0; % no compensation for fillin > o_correction:=0; % > enddef; and regenerated the plain.base. Then I tried to create a simple magstep(0)-font, that should have been <font>.600gf yet was <font>.2602gf and other painful nonsense. Not being a mf- nor a unix-guru i ask for help Please mail me your answers to georg@cslab.tuwien.ac.at thanks - george Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!xlink100!sunny.metaworks.de!obelix.WHU-Koblenz.de!news-admin From: wolfgang@wi.WHU-Koblenz.de (Wolfgang Roeckelein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: netinfo between different subnets Date: 7 Jul 1994 16:01:53 GMT Organization: WHU Koblenz Lines: 41 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vh8th$89t@obelix.WHU-Koblenz.de> References: <2v9n65$l2g@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: aldebaran.wi.whu-koblenz.de In article <2v9n65$l2g@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) writes: > In article <2v1jsc$46c@rosie.next.com> majka@next.com (Marc Majka) writes: > > > > How do I have a client NeXT computer bind to a netinfo server in > > > another internet subnet? > > > If you want the local domain of a computer on one > > subnet to be able to bind to a parent server running on a computer on > > another subnet, then all you need to do is to tell the child how to > > contact that parent. If, for example, you want the local domain to be > > able to bind to "network" at polaris, then all you need do is add > > /machines/polaris to the local domain: When comes the error? Have you -AUTOMATIC- values in your /etc/hostconfig? (Can be seen from the Local menue Entry in Hostmanager, too) If so your machine tries to build up a connection to your server without having set up the network already correct. I asume you have a router between you subnets. The clients now want to connect to the server to get the default route for which it needs the default route (pointing to the router). Solution: Put explicit entries in /etc/hostconfig (perhaps via Hostmanager) Perhaps this helps, Wolfgang Roeckelein --- Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Inf. Voice: +49 261 6509 173 Wolfgang Roeckelein Fax: +49 261 6509 179 WHU Koblenz E-Mail: roeckelein@wi.whu-koblenz.de Burgplatz 2 (NeXTmail ok) D-56179 Vallendar Germany -- Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Inf. Voice: +49 261 6509 173 Wolfgang Roeckelein Fax: +49 261 6509 179 WHU Koblenz E-Mail: roeckelein@wi.whu-koblenz.de Burgplatz 2 (NeXTmail ok) D-56179 Vallendar Germany Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!xlink100!sunny.metaworks.de!obelix.WHU-Koblenz.de!news-admin From: wolfgang@wi.WHU-Koblenz.de (Wolfgang Roeckelein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: [Q]:How to format a bootable floppy w/ PLI 2.88m external drive Date: 7 Jul 1994 16:06:48 GMT Organization: WHU Koblenz Lines: 23 Message-ID: <2vh96o$8am@obelix.WHU-Koblenz.de> References: <CsGyIK.13H@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: aldebaran.wi.whu-koblenz.de In article <CsGyIK.13H@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> jeffb@audiolab.uwaterloo.ca (Jeff Bamford) writes: > In article <2va6un$obp@lawelawe-f0.mrtc.maui.com>, > Dan Bigelow <danno@maui.com> wrote: > > > >Question : > > > >I've got an old BLACK 030 cube with an external PLI 2.88M SCSI > >drive that I would like to use to create a 'CD-ROM smart' bootable From the 3.2 Release Notes: If you have a NeXT computer, you can't use an external SCSI floppy disk drive to initialize floppy disks...If you want to..., contact NeXTanswers for more information. -- Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Inf. Voice: +49 261 6509 173 Wolfgang Roeckelein Fax: +49 261 6509 179 WHU Koblenz E-Mail: roeckelein@wi.whu-koblenz.de Burgplatz 2 (NeXTmail ok) D-56179 Vallendar Germany Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!news.byu.edu!hamblin.math.byu.edu!zapotec.math.byu.edu!kris From: kris@zapotec.math.byu.edu (Kristopher Jon Magnusson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP on portables with over 640 * 480 resolution Followup-To: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 7 Jul 1994 17:49:49 GMT Organization: Brigham Young University Lines: 34 Message-ID: <2vhf7t$k3b@hamblin.math.byu.edu> References: <1994Jul7.155045.9663@pcp.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: zapotec.math.byu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de comp.sys.next.misc:14085 comp.sys.laptops:14840 comp.sys.next.sysadmin:9903 Good luck. As far as I know, no Intel-based notebook supports resolutions greater than 640 x 480. I've heard rumors that NEC is working on a notebook with greater resolution, but they have not yet announced any products. If I were buying a notebook, I'd wait to see what NeXT comes up with for SPARC hardware. The Tadpole SPARCbook 2 and the Sun Voyager look like good candidates for NEXTSTEP running in 8-bit color at greater resolutions. Save your pennies, though, as both cost a ton of simoleans. .................................kris Alex Nghiem (Nghiem_Alex@pcp.ca) wrote: : Hello there: : I'm in the market to purchase a portable to run NS in a reasonable manner. : The most obvious problem is the screen space (I heard rumours of new : portables with over 640 * 480 resolution but I haven't seen them yet : so....). Are there any users out there who are successfully using : portables with NS the Developer Edition? I've used NS on 640 * 480 and : it's completely unusable - InterfaceBuilder, when it first launches, takes : up the entire screen! : Any recommendations would be welcomed. I would especially welcome an exact : configuration with price (I recall seeing NS run on the new Sun portable : at the NS Expo but I didn't get a chance to look at that configuration too : closely). : Please e-mail me directly and I'll summarize if there's interest. : Thanks, : Alex : Nghiem_Alex@pcp.ca (until July 22nd) : alex@oolesson.com Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!informatik.tu-muenchen.de!zib-berlin.de!umn.edu!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!psgrain!nntp.ski.mskcc.org!psinntp!psinntp!newsgw.mentorg.com!sdl!not-for-mail From: tal@Warren.MENTORG.COM (Tom Limoncelli) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sgi.admin,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.large,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.ultrix,comp.unix.unixware,nj.events,nj.misc,nyc.announce,phl.announce Subject: Don Zigo from Auspex to speak at $GROUPNAME Meeting (NEW JERSEY) Followup-To: comp.unix.admin Date: 6 Jul 1994 17:28:24 -0400 Organization: Mentor Graphics -- IC Group, Warren, NJ, USA Lines: 81 Sender: tal@Warren.MENTORG.COM Distribution: nj Message-ID: <2vf7lo$j0u$1@sdl.Warren.MENTORG.COM> Reply-To: tal@plts.org NNTP-Posting-Host: sdl.warren.mentorg.com To: groupname-announce@warren.mentorg.com,sage-announce@usenix.org,njcabal@draco.rutgers.edu,bblisa-announce@cs.umb.edu,dzigo@auspex.com,jcosta@auspex.com Xref: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de comp.sys.next.sysadmin:9904 comp.sys.sgi.admin:9698 comp.sys.sun.admin:28883 comp.unix.admin:14119 comp.unix.large:914 comp.unix.misc:8310 comp.unix.solaris:19763 comp.unix.ultrix:8886 comp.unix.unixware:8046 $GROUPNAME is an organization for UNIX system administrators in New Jersey formed to facilitate information exchange pertaining to the field of Unix system administration. $GROUPNAME is not affiliated with a particular hardware or software vendor or company. [ Note: This is posted to the bblisa-announce mailing list at the request of BBLISA. Only the initial announcement is sent, to receive the updates other info please see end of this document. ] ----------------------------------------------------------------- $ G R O U P N A M E C A L E N D A R ----------------------------------------------------------------- JULY: Thursday, July 21, time 7PM Topic: Don Zigo from Auspex talking about the new NS7000 family of high performance NFS file servers. Location: Ben Franklin Room, Digital Equipment Corp, 701 Eastgate Drive, Mt Laurel, NJ 08054 RSVP to tal@plts.org To have directions mailed to you: echo get groupname directions | mail majordomo@warren.mentorg.com AUGUST: Thursday, August 18: Cluster Group meetings Topic: TBA All are invited to cluster group meetings! They are social as well as technical. If there isn't one in your area, why not start one? The only requirement is that they are all cluster groups meet simultaniously and have the same topic (yeah, right). This is the third Cluster Night. The first two were amazingly successful. CENTRAL JERSEY: 6pm, The Carousel Diner, Rt 22 in Plainfield. SOUTH JERSEY: TBA NORTH JERSEY: Still looking for volunteers. SEPTEMBER: Thursday, September 21, time TBA Topic: Speaker from Sun Microsystems. Location: TBD OCTOBER: Thursday, June 16: Cluster Group meetings Topic: TBA CENTRAL JERSEY: 6pm, The Carousel Diner, Rt 22 in Plainfield. SOUTH JERSEY: TBD NORTH JERSEY: TBD NOVEMBER: Thursday, November 71, time TBA Topic: Speaker from Novell (?) Location: TBD See you there! ---------------------- For directions to the next non-cluster meeting: echo get groupname directions | mail majordomo@warren.mentorg.com For our "Calendar Of Events": echo get groupname calendar | mail majordomo@warren.mentorg.com For more information about $GROUPNAME: echo info groupname | mail majordomo@warren.mentorg.com To subscribe to the $GROUPNAME mailing list: echo subscribe groupname | mail majordomo@warren.mentorg.com *OR* if you want to only receive the announcements from this mailing list: echo subscribe groupname-announce | mail majordomo@warren.mentorg.com NOTE: $GROUPNAME used to be called GSLISA (Garden State LISA). -- S ******************* I do not speak for Mentor Graphics Corp ******** W Anonymous FTP: vector.casti.com /pub/QRD/events/stonewall25 2 WWW/Mosaic/Lynx: http://vector.casti.com/QRD/Stonewall25.html 5 gopher: vector.casti.com select 10, 1, 24, 29. or call +1-212-242-7366 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!nott!cunews!csaldanh From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: Help with netinfo... Message-ID: <CsL1r9.LFo@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] References: <2vgvei$mom@paperboy.osf.org> Distribution: usa Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 18:23:32 GMT Lines: 34 Curt Heintz (heintz@chainsaw.osf.org) wrote: : (1) When I try to start 'NetInfoManaget' from the file viewer : it bombs with no error message. Also if I try to start it from : the command line I get a bus error? (but this could be from : starting it wrong) I have always attributed "Bus Errors" to a hardware problem. On machines I have looked at that did this, I always found a SCSI termination problem, bad cabling, or some other HW problem. : (2) How do I make sure that the master netinfo server is actually : acting in that capacity for all our next machines. I need this : because it doesn't look like they are getting updated with new : users that have been created. Do you have clone Netinfo servers? They can take as long as 15 minutes to receive updates from the Master server. When the machine boots, watch the part where the machine receives its name from the netinfo server. There will be a message that tells you what machine gave out the name (an IP address), which should be a Netinfo server. If you have clone servers, however, they may respond to the booting machine's name request, rather than the master server. To see if network users are being created properly, rlogin to a remote machine, and execute: "nidump passwd /", and it will spew out the standard UNIX passwd file format data for all network users. --Chris Chris Saldanha -------------------------------------- Carleton University (Comp. Sci) |"The eternal silence of these infinite| chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | spaces terrifies me." -Blaise Pascal| csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------:-o----------------- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!library.ucla.edu!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!pacbell.com!amdahl!netcomsv!netcom.com!dax From: dax@netcom.com (Seth Delackner) Subject: Help setting up PPP Message-ID: <daxCsKzHA.5v1@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 17:34:22 GMT Lines: 7 I have little experience with nexts, but I need to set up an intel machine to run Nextstep. The system is going to be a Mosaic server, so I need help setting up that as well as info on getting PPP going... I'd be grateful if anyone could help. Thanks! -- dax@netcom.com Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.th-darmstadt.de!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!news.miami.edu!umiami!therbert From: therbert@umiami.ir.miami.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cancel <1994Jul6.181548.17998@umiami.ir.miami.edu> Message-ID: <1994Jul7.144306.18005@umiami.ir.miami.edu> Date: 7 Jul 94 14:43:06 EDT Control: cancel <1994Jul6.181548.17998@umiami.ir.miami.edu> Lines: 1 cancel <1994Jul6.181548.17998@umiami.ir.miami.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.th-darmstadt.de!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!torn!watserv2.uwaterloo.ca!watserv1!audiolab!jeffb From: jeffb@audiolab.uwaterloo.ca (Jeff Bamford) Subject: Re: default shell on NS 3.2 Message-ID: <CsL5nM.D56@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Sender: news@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca Organization: Audio Research Group, University of Waterloo References: <2uuqqk$ok3@transfer.stratus.com> <2uvni8$efn@master.cs.rose-hulman.edu> <CsEICA.Bqw@spcuna.spc.edu> Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 19:47:45 GMT Lines: 20 Xref: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de comp.sys.next.sysadmin:9907 comp.sys.next.misc:14093 In article <CsEICA.Bqw@spcuna.spc.edu>, Operator <root@net23.com> wrote: >I run /home/info/menu as a shell for my "info" login and it isn't in >/etc/shells or in netinfo >So there! >Nick Jarecki | Network 23 - InterNet Services Provider The WorkSpace Manager *does* check for a valid shell in /etc/shells. However, if you telnet in there is no apparently no check done on the shell. I recently put tcsh on the machine here and tried it out from my terminal which I need to use telnet. No problems. I tried it on the console and it said, effectively, "Not a valid shell" and then returned to the LoginWindow. Perhaps your system is setup differently but thats how it worked here. [Followups to c.s.n.s] -- *************************************************************************** * Jeff Bamford jsbamford@uwaterloo.ca -- NeXT Mail welcome * *************************************************************************** Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!informatik.tu-muenchen.de!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!uunet!s5!is1.is.morgan.com!dellis From: dellis@morgan.com (Douglas Ellis) Subject: My slab won't boot (System Test Failed) Message-ID: <1994Jul7.215748.2370@is.morgan.com> Sender: news@is.morgan.com Nntp-Posting-Host: bwit269 Organization: Morgan Stanley & Company, Inc. X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL0] Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 21:57:48 GMT Lines: 17 When I power on my slab, I get the message: System test failed (error code 61) Does anyone have any idea what this means? I have checked my internal drive (boot drive) and it works fine on a different slab. If I go into the monitor and try to continue the boot (bds) I get: sc didn't complete Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, dellis@morgan.com Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!informatik.tu-muenchen.de!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!chpc.utexas.edu!news.utdallas.edu!corpgate!bnrgate!nott!torn!news.unb.ca!coranto.ucs.mun.ca!nstn.ns.ca!nstn.ns.ca!nntp-user From: <seins@fox.nstn.ns.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Getting a working SLIP under NeXTStep for Intel... Date: 7 Jul 1994 19:38:14 -0300 Organization: Nova Scotia Technology Network Lines: 17 Sender: news@nstn.ns.ca Message-ID: <17402.seins@fox.nstn.ns.ca> Reply-To: <seins@fox.nstn.ns.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: owl.nstn.ns.ca X-Minuet-Version: Minuet1.0_Beta_11 X-POPMail-Charset: English I hate to bother people asking a question which has undoubtably been asked many times before... where can I get SLIP or PPP freeware on the Internet that will run under NS/I ? More importantly, I would love it if I could find the software with comprehensive documentation on installation.... Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, Todd -- Todd White Phoenix Project SEINS seins@fox.nstn.ns.ca Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!informatik.tu-muenchen.de!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uchinews!ellis!fo6r From: fo6r@ellis.uchicago.edu (Eric's NeXT Fortune) Subject: rsh from Sun to NeXT problem Message-ID: <1994Jul7.224910.22367@midway.uchicago.edu> Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System) Reply-To: fo6r@midway.uchicago.edu Organization: University of Chicago -- Academic Information Technologies Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 22:49:10 GMT Lines: 32 I have looked through the NextAdmin docs and more man pages than I care to remember, but I haven't been able to solve what seems to be a simple problem. I want to be able to rsh onto my NeXT from the Sparc2 in the lab. So, dutifully I placed a .rhosts file in my home directory with an entry: host.name.edu username When I try to rsh from the Sun, the NeXT, ever mindful of its security, asks for my password. That's OK, but not exactly what I was hoping for... And, the NeXT does not permit (Permission denied.) me to execute commands, which is the real reason I want this to work. From various manual pages I have learned that .rhosts and /etc/hosts.equiv are useless because the netinfod doesn't look at them. Wonderful. So, what do I need to do to tell netinfo to let me in via rsh without having to type my password - permit me to execute commands via rsh? My machine is configured as StandAlone and is connected to the net. Thanks, - eric fortune fo6r@midway.uchicago.edu NeXTMail OK Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!paladin.american.edu!news From: sumit@morrison.cas.american.edu (Sumit Virmani) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mosaic for NeXT Date: 8 Jul 1994 01:51:59 GMT Organization: The American University Computing Center Lines: 6 Message-ID: <2vibfv$m3f@paladin.american.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: morrison.cas.american.edu Does anybody know where I can find Mosaic for NeXTStep (not X NeXT). Please e-mail me if you are aware of any ftp sites. Thank you, Sumit. Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.th-darmstadt.de!terra.wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de!zeus.rbi.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de!news.dfn.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!uchinews!ellis!fo6r From: fo6r@ellis.uchicago.edu (Eric's NeXT Fortune) Subject: Re: rsh from Sun to NeXT problem Message-ID: <1994Jul8.011502.28010@midway.uchicago.edu> Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System) Reply-To: fo6r@midway.uchicago.edu Organization: University of Chicago -- Academic Information Technologies Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 01:15:02 GMT Lines: 34 [various meaningful bits from my previous post] > I want to be able to rsh onto my NeXT from the Sparc2 in > the lab. So, dutifully I placed a .rhosts file in > my home directory with an entry: host.name.edu username > When I try to rsh from the Sun, the NeXT, ever mindful of > its security, asks for my password. > From various manual pages I have learned that .rhosts and > /etc/hosts.equiv are useless because the netinfod doesn't > look at them. Wonderful. To use a useful phrase most often used in CSN.advocacy... Bzzzztt! Wrong. In short, don't blame NetInfo. The problem was that since the NeXT and the Sun are in the same domain, I needed to have the entry host username in the .rhosts file. Now I have two entries for each host, host username host.name.edu username Thanks to Izumi Ohzawa for the solution to my little problem. - eric fortune fo6r@midway.uchicago.edu NeXTMail OK Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!news.miami.edu!umiami!therbert From: therbert@umiami.ir.miami.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cancel <1994Jul7.170316.18021@umiami.ir.miami.edu> Message-ID: <1994Jul7.170339.18022@umiami.ir.miami.edu> Date: 7 Jul 94 17:03:39 EDT Control: cancel <1994Jul7.170316.18021@umiami.ir.miami.edu> Lines: 1 cancel <1994Jul7.170316.18021@umiami.ir.miami.edu> Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.th-darmstadt.de!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!news.miami.edu!umiami!therbert From: therbert@umiami.ir.miami.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Fujitsu disk problems Message-ID: <1994Jul7.170559.18023@umiami.ir.miami.edu> Date: 7 Jul 94 17:05:59 EDT Organization: Univ of Miami IR Lines: 35 While involved in some other serious NeXTstep/Intel problems, I got a new external HD. I hooked it to a Adaptec card in an ISA machine which is running off of an IDE internal drive. The SCSI card has been used for loading software from a Sony CD but never for a hard disk. Well, the automatic initialization and BuildDisk take this beautiful 1GB disk and reduce it to 9MB. I find I get the same result if I use disk -i on it manually. But, if I use disk -i -u, the u option doing something about ignoring bios limits, I can initialize and get the full 1GB of disk space. Of course, I cannot use BuildDisk app and must do a gnutar transfer of files. So, the question is - Did I get the wrong disk? It is a Fujitsu M-2694ES-512_811F bought from a Macintosh discounter - DirectTech. I put a notice out on the net awhile ago asking about this disk and several people responded that it should work fine. One thing I do note - this is a SCSI-2 drive. I have this on a SCSI-1 connection, it seems, and Adaptec 1542B, as best I can remember. I seem to remember someone saying something about removing a SCSI-2 jumper???? Disktab says something about disk and BuildDisk automatically sensing drives that support ModeSense. Is this the problem? - Do I need to change a jumper setting or something or should I send the disk back? Now that I have built a system on the Fujitsu disk and have used it to repair and boot my Intel EISA machine, I will eventually try the initialization on that setup. But, I would like to get feedback before I get into rebuilding the disk again. Thanks a lot, Thomas J. Herbert Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.th-darmstadt.de!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!news.dfn.de!urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de!newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de!mpd.amaranth.com From: Mark.Pappas@mpd.amaranth.com Subject: HELP, Installer Program Message-ID: <8.47606395.MPD@mpd.amaranth.com> Sender: news@newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de (News Service) Organization: RRZN Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 23:47:22 GMT Lines: 13 Im running NeXTStep 3.0 on a cube 030. I have a 105 internal HD and a 105 external HD. I have the op system installed on the internal and want to install the devloper package thats on the CD ROM onto the external HD. Here is the problem. The installer never gives me the option to install on the external HD it forces me to install on the internal. WHY??? Please HELP!!!! Thanks Mark Pappas Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.th-darmstadt.de!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!csusac.ecs.csus.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!netcomsv!hawaii.verity.com!newshost!bjohnson From: bjohnson@nevis.verity.com (Brett M. Johnson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Problems installing NS/FIP on large disk Date: 08 Jul 1994 01:09:28 GMT Organization: Verity Inc. - Home of TOPIC Text Retreive System. Lines: 52 Distribution: world Message-ID: <BJOHNSON.94Jul7180928@nevis.verity.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: nevis.verity.com I am trying to install NS/FIP onto the following configuration: DELL OmniPlex 590 Pentium system EISA, PCI bus 32 Mb RAM onboard ATI Mach32 video onboard NCR 83C10 SCSI DEC DSP3210 SCSI hard disk NEC 3xi SCSI cdrom drive Talus drivers for SCSI and video The DEC drive is configured as SCSI ID 0, and the CDROM drive is configured as SCSI ID 3. The SCSI bus is properly terminated. The DEC hard disk has an unformatted capacity of 2.688Gb and a formatted capacity of 2.1Gb. I partitioned the disk using DOS 6.2 fdisk as follows: 63Mb Primary DOS partition 700Mb Extended DOS partition 1.4Gb free for the NEXTSTEP partition After booting the NS installation floppy and selecting the language and SCSI drivers, Mach reboots mounting the DEC drive as sd0 and the cdrom drive as sd1. After confirming that I realy want to install NEXTSTEP, the installation program looks for target drives. It then complains that there are no devices available to install NEXTSTEP onto. It says I need a drive with 512 bytes per sector and 120Mb free, then shuts down. The DEC drive does have 512 byte sectors and 1.4Gb free. After some investigation, I think the problem may be the large size of the disk. See NextAnswers #1533 about the 2.7Gb Seagate drive. I also tried this with an Adaptec 1542CF SCSI controller and the new Adaptec driver, and encountered identical behavior. I have the following resources at my disposal: a NeXTstation, NeXTmail, NextAnswers, Internet access I do not have NEXTSTEP running on any white hardware. Has anybody seen a problem like this? Thank you, Brett Johnson bjohnson@verity.com Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.th-darmstadt.de!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!MathWorks.Com!solaris.cc.vt.edu!usenet From: jehu@jehu.async.vt.edu (john stanhope) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Looking for an inexpensive NS/i tape backup setup Date: 8 Jul 1994 02:57:18 GMT Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia Lines: 6 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vifae$dlg@solaris.cc.vt.edu> Reply-To: jehu@vt.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: jehu.async.vt.edu Keywords: backup, NS/i I was wondering if anyone knows of an inexpensize tape backup solution for NeXTSTEP under intel. Something around $ 500 would be nice. Thanks Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.th-darmstadt.de!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!torn!watserv2.uwaterloo.ca!watserv1!audiolab!jeffb From: jeffb@audiolab.uwaterloo.ca (Jeff Bamford) Subject: Re: rsh from Sun to NeXT problem Message-ID: <CsLoC0.AGv@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> Sender: news@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca Organization: Audio Research Group, University of Waterloo References: <1994Jul7.224910.22367@midway.uchicago.edu> Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 02:31:12 GMT Lines: 27 In article <1994Jul7.224910.22367@midway.uchicago.edu>, Eric's NeXT Fortune <fo6r@midway.uchicago.edu> wrote: > >I have looked through the NextAdmin docs and more man >pages than I care to remember, but I haven't been able >to solve what seems to be a simple problem. First you should see if you can rlogin from one machine to the other. This will tell you if you've set up the .rhosts file correctly. If you can't rlogin then one of the following could be wrong: a) remember that the user name must be the same (if not you must specify it), b) Does either machine parse the full name down? You may not need all of it? c) Any funny business with read access on the rhosts file? d) Is has to be in your home directory. If you can rlogin then I would say that there is something in .cshrc that is confusing rsh. It took me awhile to set up rsh between an Ultrix machine and our NeXT machine. Commands that produce output in .cshrc are bad and need to be in an area where only interactive shells run commands. Rsh is not an interactive shell, i.e. commands like finger, w and ls -l work fine with rsh but vi would not. Other than that, I can't think of anything else. Try using rcp to test it out as well. -- *************************************************************************** * Jeff Bamford jsbamford@uwaterloo.ca -- NeXT Mail welcome * *************************************************************************** Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.th-darmstadt.de!terra.wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de!zeus.rbi.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de!news.dfn.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!warrane.connect.com.au!kralizec.zeta.org.au!not-for-mail From: gshaw@kralizec.zeta.org.au (Greg Shaw) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: incoming mail is owned by "agent" Date: 8 Jul 1994 14:08:16 +1000 Organization: Kralizec Dialup Unix Sydney: +61-2-837-1183 V.32bis Lines: 19 Message-ID: <2vijfg$rfo@kralizec.zeta.org.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: kralizec.zeta.org.au Keywords: sendmail agent mail Hi all, This may sound silly but I am trying to send mail from root to a demo user on a standalone machine. Yes, I know I am both the root and demo users but I wanted to show how the mail system worked. Anyway, what happened was that the mail was sent but it arrived in /usr/spool/mail/demo with permissions of -rw------- and agent as the owner. Consequently, when I logged in as demo I could not read my incoming mail nor was I advised of its presence. BTW demo is not a member of the wheel group. I think that the permissions are right but the owner is wrong. I am running NS/FIP 3.2 and I have not done anything specifically to setup sendmail so the mail system is running just as it was out of the box. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Regards, Greg Shaw. Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.th-darmstadt.de!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!msuinfo!news From: rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: DOS scsi disk mounted on Black Date: 8 Jul 1994 05:29:18 GMT Organization: Michigan State University Lines: 20 Message-ID: <2vio7e$123e@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> Reply-To: rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: via-annex3-54.cl.msu.edu Xref: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de comp.sys.next.hardware:10464 comp.sys.next.sysadmin:9919 comp.sys.next.misc:14102 Hello, Has anyone used black hardware to make a DOS formatted SCSI disk and then moved it to an intel machine and mounted the disk? I am trying to use a external Pinnacle PMO-650 to mount DOS formatted disks without sucess. And when I try to make a DOS formatted disk I get DOS: that type of disk is not supported Yet when I do a Mac formatted disk I have no problems.. It seems strange to me that since NS is now on intel that NS can't format DOS scsi devices (I'm running NS3.2). Thanks for any info in advance, Sincerely Randy Rencsok rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu (use this since my dynamic return address changes continually, sorry working on it) Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!rz.uni-karlsruhe.de!news.uni-stuttgart.de!garfield.Theo-Phys.Uni-Essen.DE!ried From: ried@garfield.Theo-Phys.Uni-Essen.DE Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: [Q]Background-Color of Terminal.app Date: 06 Jul 94 17:50:37 Organization: Comp.Center (RUS), U of Stuttgart, FRG Lines: 7 Distribution: fj Message-ID: <ried.94Jul6175037@garfield.Theo-Phys.Uni-Essen.DE.theo-phys> Reply-To: ried@garfield.Theo-Phys.Uni-Essen.DE NNTP-Posting-Host: garfield.theo-phys.uni-essen.de Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Does anybody know how to change the background-color of the terminalwindows created by Terminal.app (NS 3.2 Intel) ? Thanks stef Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sgi.admin,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.large,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.ultrix,comp.unix.unixware,nj.events,nj.misc,nyc.announce,phl.announce Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!informatik.tu-muenchen.de!zib-berlin.de!umn.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!panix!MathWorks.Com!solaris.cc.vt.edu!spcuna!charon.citicorp.com!uunet!leafusa!uucp From: Tom Limoncelli <tom_limoncelli@warren.mentorg.com> Subject: Don Zigo from Auspex to speak at $GROUPNAME Meeting (NEW JERSEY) X-Mailing-List: bblisa-announce@cs.umb.edu To: groupname-announce@warren.mentorg.com, sage-announce@usenix.org, njcabal@draco.rutgers.edu, bblisa-announce@cs.umb.edu, dzigo@auspex.com, jcosta@auspex.com Message-ID: <199407062128.AA19470@Warren.MENTORG.COM> Followup-To: comp.unix.admin Precedence: bulk Sender: owner-bblisa-announce@cs.umb.edu Reply-To: tal@plts.org Organization: The Internet Distribution: nj Date: Wed, 6 Jul 1994 21:28:15 GMT Return-Path: <cs.umb.edu!owner-bblisa-announce@ileaf.prospect.com> Lines: 80 Xref: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de comp.sys.next.sysadmin:9921 comp.sys.sgi.admin:9712 comp.sys.sun.admin:28926 comp.unix.admin:14146 comp.unix.large:917 comp.unix.misc:8320 comp.unix.solaris:19799 comp.unix.ultrix:8891 comp.unix.unixware:8076 $GROUPNAME is an organization for UNIX system administrators in New Jersey formed to facilitate information exchange pertaining to the field of Unix system administration. $GROUPNAME is not affiliated with a particular hardware or software vendor or company. [ Note: This is posted to the bblisa-announce mailing list at the request of BBLISA. Only the initial announcement is sent, to receive the updates other info please see end of this document. ] ----------------------------------------------------------------- $ G R O U P N A M E C A L E N D A R ----------------------------------------------------------------- JULY: Thursday, July 21, time 7PM Topic: Don Zigo from Auspex talking about the new NS7000 family of high performance NFS file servers. Location: Ben Franklin Room, Digital Equipment Corp, 701 Eastgate Drive, Mt Laurel, NJ 08054 RSVP to tal@plts.org To have directions mailed to you: echo get groupname directions | mail majordomo@warren.mentorg.com AUGUST: Thursday, August 18: Cluster Group meetings Topic: TBA All are invited to cluster group meetings! They are social as well as technical. If there isn't one in your area, why not start one? The only requirement is that they are all cluster groups meet simultaniously and have the same topic (yeah, right). This is the third Cluster Night. The first two were amazingly successful. CENTRAL JERSEY: 6pm, The Carousel Diner, Rt 22 in Plainfield. SOUTH JERSEY: TBA NORTH JERSEY: Still looking for volunteers. SEPTEMBER: Thursday, September 21, time TBA Topic: Speaker from Sun Microsystems. Location: TBD OCTOBER: Thursday, June 16: Cluster Group meetings Topic: TBA CENTRAL JERSEY: 6pm, The Carousel Diner, Rt 22 in Plainfield. SOUTH JERSEY: TBD NORTH JERSEY: TBD NOVEMBER: Thursday, November 71, time TBA Topic: Speaker from Novell (?) 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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ucla-cs!lanai.cs.ucla.edu!lange From: lange@lanai.cs.ucla.edu (Trent Lange) Subject: Re: Dead NeXTStation Nntp-Posting-Host: lanai.cs.ucla.edu References: <1994Jul07.091815.12082@cs.ucla.edu> Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department Message-ID: <1994Jul08.055639.12208@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Fri, 08 Jul 94 05:56:39 GMT Lines: 23 In article <1994Jul07.091815.12082@cs.ucla.edu> lange@lanai.cs.ucla.edu (Trent Lange) writes: >Here's a problem that's probably been asked about here before: My brother's >B/W 25 Mhz NeXTStation, with the original internal 105 (bootable System 2.1 >installed) and normally booting off an external 660 Fujitisu (System 3.2) >all of a sudden does not boot. [...] I'd just like to follow-up to my own message by saying I figured out the problem, thanks to helpful suggestions from several people. In my case, it turned out that pulling the internal hard drive entirely, and then booting straight off of the external did the trick. The external had been set to SCSI 0 all along, but apparently the system kept hanging after attempting to access the (broken) internal even before it tried to access the external. If anybody else finds themselves in a similar situation, another idea that a couple of people had was that it could have been that the battery on the motherboard had died and needed replacing -- apparently they sometimes die after about 3 years. Thanks again to everybody for the helpful suggestions -- this newsgroup is a great resource. - Trent Lange Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!netline-fddi.jpl.nasa.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!news.cerf.net!news.cccd.edu!news.cccd.edu!not-for-mail From: maurices@spock.dis.cccd.edu (Maurice Shihadi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Who can arrange for a NEXTSTEP demo for our facility? Date: 8 Jul 1994 00:06:01 -0700 Organization: Coast Community College District, Costa Mesa, CA Lines: 9 Message-ID: <2vitsp$brs@spock.dis.cccd.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: spock.dis.cccd.edu I've been bugging people around here since 1990, bringing in documentation etc. but no one cared. I even got a few chuckles. But now things seem to have changed. Our system administrator asked me when I could arrange for a copy of NeXTSTEP for the HP. Unfortunately, I don't know anybody at NeXT anymore. Can someone help me out with a reference? Thanks. maurices Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!uknet!news From: charlesa@learned.co.uk Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mounting floppies - no go? Date: Fri, 08 Jul 94 10:25:17 BST Organization: EUnet GB Lines: 16 Message-ID: <2vj612$g53@marble.Britain.EU.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: neptune.learned.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: NEWTNews & Chameleon -- TCP/IP for MS Windows from NetManage Hi - I'm trying to mount floppies - usually DOS FAT - under NS 3.2 for Intel. The drive light comes on, then goes out. Nothing else happens, and no floppies show in the file viewer. If I then look under workspace at Disk, initialize and eject are both greyed out. So, it doesn't have a floppy mounted. But if I then try again, workspace, disk, check for disk, the drive light doesn't even light up. In other words, the first attempt seems to prohibit more attempts. Anybody else experienced this? Do you know any tricks or workarounds? Thanks in advance, Charles charlesa@learned.co.uk Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!MathWorks.Com!news2.near.net!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!usenet From: gregory@nukestep.mit.edu (Gregory B Howland) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: file transfers Date: 8 Jul 1994 09:35:35 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Lines: 19 Message-ID: <2vj6l7$d6d@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: nukestep.mit.edu Xref: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de comp.sys.next.misc:14104 comp.sys.next.sysadmin:9925 I am trying to determine the best way to transfer files between myself and a friend. I am using NEXTSTEP 3.2 and can connect to the internet directly or by modem. My friend is using MSDOS/Windows and uses a modem to connect to Compuserve. The files that we need to send are about 1MB large. Some are Postscript and some are AutoCad .dwg files (binary). They are too large for Compuserve to handle by email and my friend does not have ftp capability. Is there a way for us to send them directly to each other without using the internet, or is there a better way to transfer them? Thanks in advance, Greg Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!Germany.EU.net!netmbx.de!zrz.TU-Berlin.DE!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!gwdu03.gwdg.de!desdemona!trebels From: trebels@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de (Stephan Trebels) Subject: Re: rsh from Sun to NeXT problem Message-ID: <PQFQBY1D@gwdu03.gwdg.de> Sender: news@gwdu03.gwdg.de (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de Reply-To: trebels@theo-phys.gwdg.de Organization: GWDG, Goettingen X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] References: <1994Jul7.224910.22367@midway.uchicago.edu> Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 10:36:19 GMT Lines: 26 Eric's NeXT Fortune (fo6r@ellis.uchicago.edu) wrote: > I want to be able to rsh onto my NeXT from the Sparc2 in > the lab. So, dutifully I placed a .rhosts file in > my home directory with an entry: host.name.edu username correct, but are the permissions ok? 600 is the correct one. for security reasons rlogin/rsh ignores any suspicious .rhosts file owned by someone else then you or root and writable by anyone else. > From various manual pages I have learned that .rhosts and > /etc/hosts.equiv are useless because the netinfod doesn't > look at them. Wonderful. incorrect. Ciao, Stephan -- +--------------------------------------------------------------+ / Stephan Trebels voice: +49 551 44690 /| +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | | <trebels@theo-phys.gwdg.de> "No NeXTmail yet, it's a HP" | + | <trebels@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de> "NeXTmail welcome" |/ +--------------------------------------------------------------+ Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!MathWorks.Com!transfer.stratus.com!usenet From: Marty Frongillo Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: autonfsmount question Date: 8 Jul 1994 12:23:53 GMT Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA Lines: 16 Message-ID: <2vjggp$hol@transfer.stratus.com> Reply-To: marty@sw.stratus.com NNTP-Posting-Host: garlic.sw.stratus.com Our NextStep PC's are connected to a network of mostly Sun workstations; for many reaons my home directory is on one of these Sun's (/u/marty). On the PC, Next insists my home directory is /private/tmp_mnt/auto0000xxxx (where xxxx changes each time I login). Is there a way to tell Next to use a real mount-point instead of a manufactured one? Many applications (Librarian.app, Edit.app, etc) use this bogus path. Do I have a configuration problem that I am not aware of? Thanks -- Marty Frongillo (marty@sw.stratus.com) Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!news.dkrz.de!dscomsa.desy.de!CERN.ch!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!hookup!damonc!root From: damonc@hookup.net Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: MAPI? Date: 07 Jul 94 00:17:33 Organization: HookUp Communication Corporation, Oakville, Ontario, CANADA Lines: 6 Distribution: fj Message-ID: <root.94Jul701733@damonc> References: <CsJFvB.23q@pdh.com> Reply-To: damonc@hookup.net NNTP-Posting-Host: damonc.tor.hookup.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain MAPI specs are available with Microsoft Mail (server software)...Microsoft should provide them to you for the asking...I got mine from a copy of MS Mail (server) Damon F. Cooper Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!zib-berlin.de!zrz.TU-Berlin.DE!netmbx.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!torn!nott!cunews!news From: jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca (Jason Bright) Subject: Screensaver Message-ID: <CsMosw.2pv@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Reply-To: jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca Organization: Carleton University Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 15:38:56 GMT Lines: 5 What is the applicable DWRITE to enable the login window screen saver? thanx jay jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news.intercon.com!vector.casti.com!disc From: disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.questions Subject: Users Kicked Out of Telnet Sessions Date: 8 Jul 1994 16:59:50 GMT Organization: InterCon Systems Corporation, Herndon, VA USA Lines: 20 Message-ID: <2vk0m8$bl5@news.intercon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: vector.casti.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de comp.unix.admin:14169 comp.sys.next.sysadmin:9930 comp.unix.questions:26387 Hi folks, Every now and then, my users are suddenly kicked out of their telnet sessions. The error they receive is: GetNextChar(): just saw end of file, errno == 5 This happens maybe once or twice a week, and it doesn't seem to matter what shell they are using or anything like that. One user reported that it seems to occur more frequently after large amounts of idle time, but I couldn't reproduce that. I'm on a NeXT Cube running NeXTStep 3.1 and have never had trouble like this before. I have not installed new shells or daemons which are involved in handling user logins/etc. In short, this problem seems to have come out of nowhere. Any ideas? David. Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!sun4nl!news.nic.surfnet.nl!tuegate.tue.nl!terra.stack.urc.tue.nl!tar.wft.stack.urc.tue.nl!not-for-mail From: annard@wft.stack.urc.tue.nl (Annard Brouwer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PPD file for HP DesignJet 650C Date: 7 Jul 1994 22:50:25 +0200 Organization: Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands Lines: 26 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vhpqh$p2@theborg.wft.stack.urc.tue.nl> References: <CsIEp1.Fz@tms-gmbh.de> Reply-To: rcbaab@urc.tue.nl NNTP-Posting-Host: theborg.wft.stack.urc.tue.nl In article <CsIEp1.Fz@tms-gmbh.de> hans@tms-gmbh.de(Hans Stoeger) writes: > In article <2vcioq$md@theborg.wft.stack.urc.tue.nl> > annard@wft.stack.urc.tue.nl (Annard Brouwer) writes: > > Hello, > > > > I have found a PPD-file for the HP DesignJet 650C, however when I try > to print > > I guess your PPD is from a MAC, you have to find a converter for the > different Lineendings... > or get a PPD from a Windows disk, which should work without conversion > or ftp them from ADOBE... > Well, I got it by ftp from Adobe, it was a Mac version and it was converted. However thanks to Gary White (thanks), I found out that the file still had a Gremlin at the end (and Edit didn't complain, vi did). After I had removed it, it worked fine! So, remember to zap the gremlins if you ftp a PPD-file from Adobe... Good luck, Annard -- Give me enough bandwidth and I can transmit the earth. - Annard Brouwer annard@stack.urc.tue.nl (NeXTmail appreciated) PGP Public Key available on request Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.th-darmstadt.de!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!panix!MathWorks.Com!news.duke.edu!usenet From: blake015@mc.duke.edu (Denise Blakeley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Screensaver Date: 8 Jul 1994 19:14:33 GMT Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Lines: 14 Message-ID: <2vk8ip$p57@news.duke.edu> References: <CsMosw.2pv@cunews.carleton.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: terra.mc.duke.edu Jason Bright writes > What is the applicable DWRITE to enable the login window screen saver? dwrite loginwindow TimeToDim 10 will make the screensaver kick in after 10 seconds idle. Denise -- Denise Blakeley | PROGRAM, tr. v., An activity similar Duke Med Center Info Systems | to banging one's head against a wall, Durham, NC | but with fewer opportunities for (919) 286-6468 W | reward. blake015@mc.duke.edu | NeXTMail welcome! Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!lima.eecs.umich.edu!hyongsop From: hyongsop@lima.eecs.umich.edu (Hyong Sop Shim) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) Date: 8 Jul 1994 21:00:01 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor, MI Lines: 12 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vkeoh$dlh@zip.eecs.umich.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lima.eecs.umich.edu Hi all, Does any of you know what PPP is exactly and where I can find a version that runs on NeXTSTEP for PCs? I heard that a company called Morning Star has written a PPP for NeXTs? Does any of you know how to contact this company? Thanks in advance, --Hyong Shim (hyongsop@engin.umich.edu) Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!usenet From: weymouth@mercury.eecs.umich.edu (Terry E. Weymouth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mosaic for NeXT Date: 8 Jul 1994 21:36:38 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Lines: 6 Message-ID: <2vkgt6$ej7@zip.eecs.umich.edu> References: <2vibfv$m3f@paladin.american.edu> Reply-To: weymouth@engin.umich.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: mercury.eecs.umich.edu In article <2vibfv$m3f@paladin.american.edu> sumit@morrison.cas.american.edu (Sumit Virmani) writes: > >Does anybody know where I can find Mosaic for NeXTStep (not X NeXT). Check out OmniWeb.app (what happened to the folks making this?) Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!usenet From: weymouth@mercury.eecs.umich.edu (Terry E. Weymouth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mosaic for NeXT Date: 8 Jul 1994 21:36:50 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Lines: 6 Message-ID: <2vkgti$ejo@zip.eecs.umich.edu> References: <2vibfv$m3f@paladin.american.edu> Reply-To: weymouth@engin.umich.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: mercury.eecs.umich.edu In article <2vibfv$m3f@paladin.american.edu> sumit@morrison.cas.american.edu (Sumit Virmani) writes: > >Does anybody know where I can find Mosaic for NeXTStep (not X NeXT). Check out OmniWeb.app (what happened to the folks making this?) Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!usenet From: weymouth@mercury.eecs.umich.edu (Terry E. Weymouth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mosaic for NeXT Date: 8 Jul 1994 21:36:58 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Lines: 7 Message-ID: <2vkgtq$ejp@zip.eecs.umich.edu> References: <2vibfv$m3f@paladin.american.edu> Reply-To: weymouth@engin.umich.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: mercury.eecs.umich.edu In article <2vibfv$m3f@paladin.american.edu> sumit@morrison.cas.american.edu (Sumit Virmani) writes: > >Does anybody know where I can find Mosaic for NeXTStep (not X NeXT). Check out OmniWeb.app (what happened to the folks making this?) Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!MathWorks.Com!yeshua.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!usenet From: weymouth@mercury.eecs.umich.edu (Terry E. Weymouth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mosaic for NeXT Date: 8 Jul 1994 21:37:20 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Lines: 5 Message-ID: <2vkgug$ejv@zip.eecs.umich.edu> References: <2vibfv$m3f@paladin.american.edu> Reply-To: weymouth@engin.umich.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: mercury.eecs.umich.edu In article <2vibfv$m3f@paladin.american.edu> sumit@morrison.cas.american.edu (Sumit Virmani) writes: > >...where I can find Mosaic for NeXTStep (not X NeXT). Check out OmniWeb.app (what happened to the folks making this?) Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!uunet!rosie.next.com!usenet From: Lennart_Lovstrand@NeXT.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Foreign personal images in Mail Date: 8 Jul 1994 20:51:47 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Lines: 30 Message-ID: <2vke93$dq8@rosie.next.com> References: <2vg4g4$gim@brachio.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE> NNTP-Posting-Host: fyn.next.com In article <2vg4g4$gim@brachio.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE> koen1830@w250zrz.zrz.tu-berlin.de (Andreas Koenig) writes: > This is for NS 3.2: In addition to placing person@place.domain.tiff > into /LocalLibrary/Images/People you have to maintain a file, that is > called > > /LocalLibrary/Images/People/passwd > > which has for each tiff a line like > > person@place.domain: > > Yes, the colon is mandatory. That's all. This is all right and true, although it is less known that you can also put them in ~/Library/Images/People if you don't have write access to /LocalLibrary/Images/People (from 3.2 and onwards). You still need a passwd file there with a line for each tiff in that directory, though. A simple way to create it is doing: % ls *.tiff | sed 's/.tiff$/:/' >passwd The addresses listed in ~/Library/Images/People/{passwd,aliases} will automatically be included in the Address Panel too. Cheers, --Lennart -- Lennart Lovstrand NeXT Software Engineering Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!trane.uninett.no!nac.no!eunet.no!nuug!EU.net!uunet!kelso.abbott.com!usenet From: mvaught@netcom.com (Mark Vaught) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Screensaver Date: 8 Jul 1994 22:43:58 GMT Organization: Abbott Laboratories Lines: 20 Message-ID: <2vkkre$83i@kelso.abbott.com> References: <CsMosw.2pv@cunews.carleton.ca> Reply-To: mvaught@netcom.com (Mark Vaught) NNTP-Posting-Host: rainbow.add.abbott.com Jason Bright writes > What is the applicable DWRITE to enable the login window screen saver? > > thanx > jay > jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca As root: dwrite loginwindow ScreenSaver YES To adjust the time interval before screen saver/dimming: dwrite loginwindow TimeToDim 90 (for 90 seconds) To change the name displayed on the login panel and during screen save: dwrite loginwindow HostName "some short string" Log out and at the login panel, login as "exit" for the changes to take effect. - Mark Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.th-darmstadt.de!zib-berlin.de!zrz.TU-Berlin.DE!netmbx.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!usenet From: barlow@bayes.Berkeley.EDU (Richard E. Barlow) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Next Networking Anomoly Date: 9 Jul 1994 00:44:09 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 27 Message-ID: <2vkrsp$lkg@agate.berkeley.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: bayes.berkeley.edu I have a Next networking problem that maybe someone else has come across and may have solved. The machines (486s, w/Intel EtherExpress(?) network cards) work fine among other machines on the same subnet (142->142). There is no noticable slowdown in performance when telnet'ing or ftp'ing. However, when attempting a telnet/ftp/finger/etc., anything that requires crossing over to another subnet (142->141), there is a noticable degradation in response times. Ping'ing across subnets shows a 33% packet loss, while doing the same on the same subnet exhibits no packet loss. The same results are obtained when attempting access from "external" machines not on the same subnet (i.e. 141->142(Nexts)), while accessing other machines (141->142(non-Nexts)) works just fine. Does anyone have a clue or suggestion as to what to try? Thanks! Jeff Louie IEOR Lab Manager UC Berkeley (jeff@ieor.Berkeley.EDU) <- Replies to this account, please Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!MathWorks.Com!uhog.mit.edu!nntp.club.cc.cmu.edu!honeydew.srv.cs.cmu.edu!rochester!rocksanne!patmos!jdyer From: jdyer@eng.mc.xerox.com (John D Dyer) Subject: Format HD by booting CDROM? Message-ID: <1994Jul8.121645.3643@news.wrc.xerox.com> Keywords: Hard Drive CDROM Boot Sender: news@news.wrc.xerox.com Reply-To: jdyer@eng.mc.xerox.com Organization: Xerox Corporation Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 12:16:45 GMT Lines: 25 Alas, My internal (and only) hard-drive has died. I have a Nextstation Mono. When I try to boot CDROM using the boot-floppy that comes with NS3.2, I get SCSI errors saying that the harddisk is unformatted (it died good, it died real good). Shouldn't I be able to boot CDROM without having to rely on the hard disk? I don't have another Next or harddrive to play with, so my options are limited. I need to format this drive ( I think). Any ideas? Thanks in advance for any help. John Dyer jdyer@ia.mc.xerox.com "I do not speak for Xerox; I only speak for myself." Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.th-darmstadt.de!terra.wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de!zeus.rbi.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsfeed.ksu.ksu.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!crcnis1.unl.edu!cse!hickman From: hickman@cse.unl.edu (Hubert B Hickman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: More NetInfo between subnet probs Date: 9 Jul 1994 04:12:21 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln Lines: 17 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vl836$prp@crcnis1.unl.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: cse.unl.edu OK, here is one more problem for subnet networking. We have a machine that is on a different subnet. We have explicitly set the parent netinfo server to be the real machine name and ip number, and not the broadcasthost entry. The machine boots just fine, and the "boot complete" message appears, but then no loginwindow appears. The background turns blue, the mouse cursor changes to a pointer, but no login window. Strangely enough, if we edit ttys to turn off the windowserver and turn on the console, one can login no problem and all seems to be just fine. thanks for any help, Hubert Hickman hubert@hksys.com Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!zib-berlin.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!chnews!ornews.intel.com!news From: jburns@ichips.intel.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: [Q]:Can NeXTStep be install via network? Date: 9 Jul 1994 02:58:28 GMT Organization: Intel Lines: 8 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vl3ok$cjj@ornews.intel.com> Reply-To: jburns@ichips.intel.com NNTP-Posting-Host: pdxcv218.intel.com X-Newsreader: IBM NewsReader/2 v1.02 I am testing several systems with various OSs to see if they are compatible. We like to automate these things, and the preferred method is to install the OS via a network connection. Is there a way of doing this with NeXTStep for Intel? I appreciate any replay. John Burns Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.th-darmstadt.de!terra.wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de!zeus.rbi.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!sundog.tiac.net!usenet.elf.com!rpi!psinntp!sgate.com!sgate.com!not-for-mail From: matthewm@sgate.com (Mike Matthews) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Does netinfo server get broadcast? (netinfo between different subnets) Date: 8 Jul 1994 21:23:21 -0400 Organization: Southgate Internet Host Lines: 24 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vku69$cnh@sgate.com> References: <2v9oe6$bad@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> <2vck0s$40g@nntp2.stanford.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: sgate.com [in response to Todd Takken (takken@leland.stanford.edu)'s query about NetInfo binding across subnets] This is what we do to get NetInfo to bind through subnets: 1) If you do automatic host configuration, you'll have to modify /etc/rc.net and /etc/rc to do the routing stuff *before* the hostname call; don't forget about NETWORKUP. 2) Set your IPBROADCAST value in the client to be the network of the server. 3) Make sure your router forwards broadcasts. We've got a small internal network so this broadcast forwarding isn't that big of a deal for us. It may be for you. You can always hardcode the server in, like Mark Majka suggested, but if you don't have a working route from the client to the server, it won't work no matter what you do. Do you do any funny netmask stuff? ------ Mike Matthews, Mike_Matthews@sgate.com (NeXTmail accepted) ------ Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!netcomsv!news.omnigroup.com!news.omnigroup.com!not-for-mail From: wjs@yucca.omnigroup.com (William Shipley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mosaic for NeXT Date: 9 Jul 1994 05:05:50 -0700 Organization: Omni Development, Inc. Lines: 11 Message-ID: <2vm3qu$4js@yucca.omnigroup.com> References: <2vibfv$m3f@paladin.american.edu> <2vkgug$ejv@zip.eecs.umich.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: yucca.omnigroup.com weymouth@mercury.eecs.umich.edu (Terry E. Weymouth) writes: >Check out OmniWeb.app (what happened to the folks making this?) We were all killed in a car accident... well, we got better. OmniWeb is alive and well. 0.7.4 is the latest, and 0.8 is going to knock your socks off. (I hope. Everyone hated my link buttons in 0.7.) -Wil Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!headwall.Stanford.EDU!usenet From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Solved (Re: Does netinfo server get broadcast?) Date: 9 Jul 1994 16:11:44 GMT Organization: Stanford University Lines: 23 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vmi80$qh2@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <2vku69$cnh@sgate.com> Reply-To: takken@leland.stanford.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: hulme-pc-2e.stanford.edu If finally works. Here is what I did to get netinfo binding across subnets. 1) Either change the host's IPBROADCAST in /etc/hostconfig to the subnet of the server, or add an entry for the server which specifies "servers ./network" under /machines in the host's netinfo. This got the host to broadcast to the server's subnet. 2) Add the host's subnet to the trusted_networks list on the server's netinfo database. This enabled the server to respond to the host's broadcast. 3) Fill in the host's HOSTNAME and INETADDR in the host's /etc/hostconfig file. This enabled the host to recognize the response from the server. 4) Have the ROUTER in /etc/hostconfig on each machine set to the appropriate gateway, ie 36.xx.0.0 in my case, where xx depended on the specific subnet for each of the computers. Also have INETADDR set to 255.255.0.0 on both machines. This enabled the computer to send packets to the gateway correctly. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.unix.questions Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ucla-cs!oahu.cs.ucla.edu!pbiron From: pbiron@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Paul Biron) Subject: HELP!! Crash recovery after power outage!!! Nntp-Posting-Host: oahu.cs.ucla.edu Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department Message-ID: <1994Jul09.173843.11783@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Sat, 09 Jul 94 17:38:43 GMT Lines: 36 Xref: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de comp.sys.next.sysadmin:9947 comp.sys.next.hardware:10496 comp.unix.questions:26432 HELP!!!! I awoke this morning to a general power outage in my neighborhood. When power was finally restored I attempted to reboot my NeXT Cube (040, NeXTOS 2.1) and have what appear to be serious problems with my disk. I am now booted off of the Release 2.0 floptical. A fsck(8) of the hard disk gives the following info in Phase 1. Target 1: MEDIA ERROR: block cleeH retry 1 . . . . . . . . . Target 1: MEDIA ERROR: block cleeH retry 9 sd0 (1.0): sense key:0x3 additional sense code:0x11 SCSI Block in error = 49646 Partition a F.S. sector 49486 CANNOT READ: BLK 49480 CONTINUE? Answering "yes" to this prompt just sends fsck back into a loop reporting the same media errors. I've had power outages before (most recently on Jan 17 :-) and this has not occurred before. What about a power outage (i.e. immediate shutdown) would cause these media errors and how can I repair my disk? If it helps, the disk producing the errors is a Maxtor XT-8380S, 340Meg disk. All help and suggestions *greatly* appreciated! -- Paul Biron (310) 825-5614 | Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend pbiron@gslis.ucla.edu | Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read GSLIS, UCLA | ---Groucho Marx What's another word for ``thesaurus''? ---Stephen Wright Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!torn!nott!cu23.crl.aecl.ca!wu1.wl.aecl.ca!news From: larry@owrlakh.wl.aecl.ca (Larry Gadallah) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Using SLIP on a DEC DS700-16(?) Date: 9 Jul 1994 18:47:27 GMT Organization: AECL Research, Whiteshell Labs Lines: 66 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vmrbv$hvc@wu1.wl.aecl.ca> References: <2v16ptINNill@medicine.wustl.edu> Reply-To: larry@owrlakh.wl.aecl.ca (Larry Gadallah) NNTP-Posting-Host: owrlakh.wl.aecl.ca In article <2v16ptINNill@medicine.wustl.edu> chris@michelob.wustl.edu (chris cleeland) writes: > [ Article crossposted from comp.sys.dec ] > [ Author was chris cleeland ] > [ Posted on 1 Jul 1994 07:01:22 GMT ] > > I am using another Unix computer (a NeXT, for those concerned) to > dial into a DEC Terminal Server, which I believe is a model DS700-16. > I am having problems with the connection dropping in the middle of > conversation, apparently initiated by the term server's end. > > To start slip on the term server, I simply say "connect slip" from > the term server's prompt. To make matters ultimately simple, I > requested that NO header compression be available. Also, my local > software (on the NeXT) doesn't support this as configured. > > The most typical example of what happens is I'll start up a telnet > on the local side to a machine on the remote network. SLIP is brought > up (if necessary), telnet negotiates telnet-type stuff then displays > the login prompt. I succcessfully log in! > > Now, I begin to "use" the connection by starting to type. Hitting > RETURN a few times yields the appropriate response (another prompt), > so I get brave and do an 'ls' (yes, this is a Unix machine). About > halfway through the output, the CD light on my local modem flashes > OFF (~1sec) ON (~1sec) OFF (~1sec), then the connection drops > completely! > > According to all logs on the local end (the only one over which I > have any kind of direct control), the termination of the connection > was unexpected and NOT generated by the local side. Thus, something > must happen with either the line or the remote end. > > Please, does anybody have any suggestions? > > Some more hardware details: > LOCAL SIDE NeXT Running TransSys DialupIP > Hayes Optima 288 V.FC+FAX > REMOTE DEC DS700-16 Terminal server > MultiTech (I think) modem (no model) > > Thanks so much for any help or pointers given! > > -cj We use TransSys DialupIP and a Telebit WorldBlazer connected to a DS 700-08. The same symptoms occur occasionally for me, but some of our PC users with Winsock are quite bothered by this problem. I think it is some sort of processor/memory deficiency within the DS 700. For a large amount of money, DEC offered to upgrade our DS 700 memory and add firmware for PPP capability. We declined and ordered an Annex, which I expect will work much better. Overall, my guess would be that SLIP on the DS 700 is a bit tenuous. I was the first (and only) SLIP user on our DS 700-08 for about a year, and everything worked great. When more SLIP users appeared, everything slowed down and we started experiencing the drop outs. Hope this helps, -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry Gadallah Lac Du Bonnet, Manitoba, Canada Internet: gadallah@netcom.com TPC: (204) 345-9222 ``Raw UNIX lurks and it's far too nerdy to ever become a mainstream operating system'' - John Dvorak ICBM: 50:12'05.4"N 96:04'31.8"W --------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.duke.edu!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!ukma!lexmark!usenet From: bjanzen@lexmark.com(Barry Janzen) Subject: Multiple serial ports Sender: usenet@lexmark.com Message-ID: <CsosB4.FBD@lexmark.com> Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 18:49:52 GMT Nntp-Posting-Host: 157.184.30.151 Organization: Lexmark International, Lexington, KY Keywords: serial port X-Disclaimer: These views are the poster's and not necessarily those of Lexmark Lines: 10 I need some advice from anyone who's implemented multiple serial ports with NS/FIP. I need to add additional serial ports for dumb tty's, 19.2K, 8 ports. I'd prefer RS-422 or 423 ports, but if not available I can buy the little converters for RS-232. Is there an ISA board with a driver written for 8 ports? Anyone used a terminal server with NEXTSTEP? Thanks in advance. Barry Janzen bjanzen@lexmark.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!sgiblab!pacbell.com!att-out!nntpa!not-for-mail From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: NeXT can't see CDROM on 486 PC using Future Domain SCSI Message-ID: <CsoxIo.HFq@nntpa.cb.att.com> Followup-To: poster Summary: any drivers available? Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Nntp-Posting-Host: hogpf.ho.att.com Organization: AT&T Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 20:42:24 GMT Lines: 14 Xref: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom:5231 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc:8330 comp.os.msdos.misc:17548 comp.sys.next.sysadmin:9950 comp.sys.next.hardware:10499 folks, i've been trying to install NeXT on my 486 PC which has a Future Domain SCSI interface card. When going thru the NeXT installation, it turns out that NeXT can't see the CD-ROM (a toshiba drive). does anyone know how i can get NeXT to see this blasted CD-ROM? thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.unix.questions Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ucla-cs!oahu.cs.ucla.edu!pbiron From: pbiron@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Paul Biron) Subject: SOLUTION: Crash recovery after power outage Nntp-Posting-Host: oahu.cs.ucla.edu Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department Message-ID: <1994Jul09.221621.17045@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Sat, 09 Jul 94 22:16:21 GMT Lines: 71 Xref: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de comp.sys.next.sysadmin:9951 comp.sys.next.hardware:10500 comp.unix.questions:26440 Just this morning I posted the following: >HELP!!!! >I awoke this morning to a general power outage in my neighborhood. >When power was finally restored I attempted to reboot my NeXT Cube >(040, NeXTOS 2.1) and have what appear to be serious problems with >my disk. I am now booted off of the Release 2.0 floptical. >A fsck(8) of the hard disk gives the following info in Phase 1. > Target 1: MEDIA ERROR: block cleeH retry 1 > . . . > . . . > . . . > Target 1: MEDIA ERROR: block cleeH retry 9 > sd0 (1.0): sense key:0x3 additional sense code:0x11 > SCSI Block in error = 49646 Partition a F.S. sector 49486 > CANNOT READ: BLK 49480 > CONTINUE? >Answering "yes" to this prompt just sends fsck back into a loop >reporting the same media errors. >I've had power outages before (most recently on Jan 17 :-) and this >has not occurred before. What about a power outage (i.e. immediate >shutdown) would cause these media errors and how can I repair my disk? >If it helps, the disk producing the errors is a Maxtor XT-8380S, >340Meg disk. Thanx to a friend of mine (kravitz@foxtail.com) I am now back online and all seems well. Thanx Jody!!!! This post is my attempt to explain what was communicated to me and what I did to solve the problem. Chances are that when the power went out my machine was in the middle of a disk write operation and (at least) one block on the disk became corrupted. From the information that fsck(8) [and the SCSI controller] was providing, I guessed that this was block 49646. The solution is to write an entire block of 0's starting at this block number. I used disk(8) [for those non-NeXT readers without disk(8), the following could be done with a small C program which seeks, reads, seeks, and writes]. disk(8) has a read command. I verified that this was indeed the problem block by attempting to read 1024 bytes starting at this block number, and got 0 bytes back. The I used disk(8)'s write command to write a block of 0's starting at this block. I then did a manual fsck(8). In Phase 2 (Check Pathnames), it was reported that several inodes were UNALLOCATED, each associated with a specific device file (ttydf{a,b}, cu{a,b}, cuf{a,b} klog and sound) and I followed fsck(8)'s adivse to REMOVE these files. This leads me to believe that the block contained inodes for these files. I then reboot (without sync) into single-user mode. Following the "examples" in the /dev/MAKEDEV script, I recreated each of these device files. I then rebooted in multi-user mode and...all is now well!! Thanx again Jody!!! -- Paul Biron (310) 825-5614 | Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend pbiron@gslis.ucla.edu | Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read GSLIS, UCLA | ---Groucho Marx What's another word for ``thesaurus''? ---Stephen Wright Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!darwin.sura.net!osceola.cs.ucf.edu!fang!gator!tous!bilver!bill From: bill@bilver.oau.org (Bill Vermillion) Subject: Recommended video board for NEXTStep Intel Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Orlando / Winter Park, FL Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 23:03:31 GMT Message-ID: <1994Jul9.230331.14751@bilver.oau.org> Lines: 23 Well after a couple of months of getting things together I'm finally going to be able to build my NeXTStep machine. My approved hardware list is out of date, and I need a pointer to the most recent one. However, let me ask a question. I had been considering useing the ATI Graphics Ultra Pro VLB. There have been some other high performance boards released since my list date that I'm wondering about. Specifically the Orchid Kelvin. It's about $100 cheaper. Anyone have any favorite recommendations/comments. The ONE board that I saw that I really would love to have is out of my price range at the moment. That't the Miro board, gorgeous, fast, and at about $800 out of my price range (at least for now). Could you also cc by mail any posted responses, as the news has been just a bit eratic here lately. -- Bill Vermillion - bill@bilver.oau.org | bill.vermillion@oau.org Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!overload.lbl.gov!lll-winken.llnl.gov!noc.near.net!usenet.elf.com!rpi!psinntp!relief!jjfeiler From: jjfeiler@relief.com (John Jay Feiler) Subject: Has anyone gotten a Fujitsu DynaMO 128MB MO drive to work? Message-ID: <Csp9o2.8J@relief.com> Sender: jjfeiler@relief.com (John Jay Feiler) Reply-To: jjfeiler@relief.com Organization: Relief Consulting & Development Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 01:04:49 GMT Lines: 13 Xref: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de comp.sys.next.sysadmin:9953 comp.sys.next.hardware:10509 The subject line says it all.... Any info, please post or mail Thanks, John -- John Feiler jjfeiler@relief.com Relief Consulting & Development (206) 743-3953 4926 152nd St. SW NeXTmail Welcome!!! Edmonds, WA 98026-4433 Independent NeXTSTEP Developer -- Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!torn!nott!cu23.crl.aecl.ca!wu1.wl.aecl.ca!news From: larry@owrlakh.wl.aecl.ca (Larry Gadallah) Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.mail.uucp Subject: "new" rmail from V8, how to build on NeXT? Date: 10 Jul 1994 05:21:11 GMT Organization: AECL Research, Whiteshell Labs Lines: 11 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vo0g7$l8s@wu1.wl.aecl.ca> Reply-To: larry@owrlakh.wl.aecl.ca (Larry Gadallah) NNTP-Posting-Host: owrlakh.wl.aecl.ca Keywords: rmail sendmail V8 NeXT Xref: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de comp.mail.sendmail:7511 comp.sys.next.sysadmin:9954 comp.mail.uucp:3976 Does anyone know if/how the "new improved" rmail included with sendmail V8 can be built under NeXTstep 3.2? Thanks in advance, -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry Gadallah Lac Du Bonnet, Manitoba, Canada Internet: gadallah@netcom.com TPC: (204) 345-9222 ``Raw UNIX lurks and it's far too nerdy to ever become a mainstream operating system'' - John Dvorak ICBM: 50:12'05.4"N 96:04'31.8"W ---------------------------------------------------------------------
From: buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: [Q]:Can NeXTStep be install via network? Date: 10 Jul 1994 00:11:14 -0700 Organization: The Marshmallow Peanut Circus Message-ID: <2vo6ui$dgr@samsara.circus.com> References: <2vl3ok$cjj@ornews.intel.com> In article <2vl3ok$cjj@ornews.intel.com>, <jburns@ichips.intel.com> wrote: > I am testing several systems with various OSs to see if they are compatible. > We like to automate these things, and the preferred method is to install the > OS via a network connection. Is there a way of doing this with NeXTStep for > Intel? Yes, you can install the contents of the CD onto a hard drive, and other machines on the same subnet can then install/upgrade from it. Of course, you still have to have the boot disk and the device driver disk... If I've goofed and you can't do this with 3.2, wait for 3.3, because I *know* you can do it with 3.3. :) -Adam -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ Work = Adam_Beeman@NeXT.COM // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone //
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Robert La Ferla <Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com> Subject: Re: Security advice needed Message-ID: <1994Jul8.042745.11064@hot.com> Sender: robertl@hot.com (Robert La Ferla) Organization: Hot Technologies References: <CsJDnB.7xH@ucdavis.edu> Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 04:27:45 GMT Your main concern should be with the ancient UNIX programs that NeXT ships with their system. I am very happy to see that NeXT is addressing these in 3.3 by going with 4.4BSD. Rather than post known security holes to the net or in e-mail, I suggest picking up a copy of "Practical UNIX Security" by Garfinkel and Spafford, Oreilly and Associates, 1991, picking up a copy of patches that NeXT has made available on ftp.next.com:/pub/NeXTAnswers, and updating programs like UUCP and sendmail with newer versions. Robert La Ferla Hot Technologies Registered NEXTSTEP Developer and Consultant In article <CsJDnB.7xH@ucdavis.edu> stanifor@cs.ucdavis.edu (Stuart Gresley Staniford-Chen) writes: > Shortly, I'll be administering a couple of NeXTs (one black, one > Intel) on a heterogenous network connected to the internet. We'll > probably be using netinfo to connect them. The security of these > systems is somewhat important to us. I'm inexperienced as a NeXT > sysadmin. What things do I need to learn quickly to avoid getting > toasted by hackers? What major security holes are known in NeXTStep? > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > -- > ================================================================== > Stuart Staniford-Chen | .sigs - bumper stickers > Dept of Computer Science, UC Davis | on the information > stanifor@cs.ucdavis.edu | superhighway > (916) 756-8697 |
From: murphy@wsc.com (Paul Murphy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: UUCP over TCP (between black and white hardware) Date: 09 Jul 1994 22:15:03 GMT Organization: WSC Investment Services, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <MURPHY.94Jul9181503@eos.wsc.com> I have been successfully running UUCP over TCP for several years between black machines. Six months ago, I set up a similar connection between white machines. Again, no problem. Today I tried replacing one of my white machines with a black one. All hell broke loose. From the uucico debug output, I have to conclude that I have run into a endianness problem. When I try a very small message, I see the following: trddata expecting -2147418112 bytes trddata got 0 trddata expecting 1836020294 bytes I don't think so. A slightly bigger message (7277 bytes, to be precise) yields: trddata expecting 262144 bytes Segmentation fault Not good. Can anyone else confirm that this is a problem (I would never have believed it if someone had told me about it)? I you have run into this, I assume you tried something like Taylor UUCP. Did that work? Thanks for any info you might have. - Paul murphy@wsc.com
From: trey@hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Need Help with rdist Date: 10 Jul 1994 10:32:59 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <Pine.3.05.9407101027.A6240-a100000@tybrin4> I have been trying to use rdist on a standalone NeXT to copy stuff from one disk to another, but it does not work. I get a 'permission denied' message after the 'Updating host..' message. All of the permissions on the destination appear correct. The same operation on a networked machine works. I realize that rdist is made to update remote hosts, but it seems like I've seen it used before on a standalone machine. Is this just not possible? Here is a simple distfile that does not work: /me/Mailboxes -> localhost install /NeXT_2.2; Can anyone shed some light on this matter? Many thanks, Trey Trey McClendon NeXTMail Accepted TYBRIN Corporation trey@hsv.tybrin.com Fax: 205-837-3472 Voice: 205-837-2027
From: sands8@news.delphi.com (SANDS8@DELPHI.COM) Newsgroups: gnu.gcc.help,gnu.g++.help,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP: "specs" file and g++ linking problem Date: 10 Jul 1994 14:20:48 -0000 Organization: Delphi Internet Services Corporation Message-ID: <2vp040$31m@news.delphi.com> Summary: Having trouble with linker and g++ on NeXT Keywords: gcc,g++,collect2,ld,no-gnu-linker,specs file I am having trouble during the linking stage when compiling g++ programs. Specifically, during the final stages of the make I get errors regarding a missing "___main" program. I have read that this can be fixed with a -fno-gnu-linker argument but I can't figure out how to get this into the "specs" file for gcc. I've looked through the gcc manual and haven't been able to find any documentation regarding the specs file. When I try and hack it up the changes do not register when I do gcc -dumppspecs. Any suggestions are appreciated. Scott Sands
From: mcquill@next.duq.edu (Tod McQuillin) Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.mail.uucp Subject: Re: "new" rmail from V8, how to build on NeXT? Date: 10 Jul 1994 14:49:33 -0400 Organization: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA USA Message-ID: <2vpfrt$6np@keen.ccit.duq.edu> References: <2vo0g7$l8s@wu1.wl.aecl.ca> Keywords: rmail sendmail V8 NeXT In article <2vo0g7$l8s@wu1.wl.aecl.ca>, Larry Gadallah <larry@owrlakh.wl.aecl.ca> wrote: > Does anyone know if/how the "new improved" rmail included with > sendmail V8 can be built under NeXTstep 3.2? Here are the diffs after I got done porting it: *** rmail/rmail.c Mon May 31 18:10:44 1993 --- /local/src/sendmail.8.6.9/misc/rmail/rmail.c Mon May 16 20:43:03 1994 *************** *** 71,86 **** #include <ctype.h> #include <fcntl.h> - #include <paths.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> #include <sysexits.h> #include <unistd.h> ! ! void err __P((int, const char *, ...)); ! void usage __P((void)); ! int main(argc, argv) int argc; --- 71,86 ---- #include <ctype.h> #include <fcntl.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> #include <sysexits.h> #include <unistd.h> ! #define _PATH_SENDMAIL "/usr/lib/sendmail" ! #define STDIN_FILENO 0 ! void err (int, const char *, ...); ! void usage (void); ! char *strdup(const char *); int main(argc, argv) int argc; *************** *** 92,98 **** struct stat sb; size_t fplen, fptlen, len; off_t offset; ! int ch, debug, i, pdes[2], pid, status; char *addrp, *domain, *p, *t; char *from_path, *from_sys, *from_user; char *args[100], buf[2048], lbuf[2048]; --- 92,99 ---- struct stat sb; size_t fplen, fptlen, len; off_t offset; ! int ch, debug, i, pdes[2], pid; ! union wait status; char *addrp, *domain, *p, *t; char *from_path, *from_sys, *from_user; char *args[100], buf[2048], lbuf[2048]; *************** *** 231,251 **** if (from_sys != NULL) { /* Set sender's host name. */ if (strchr(from_sys, '.') == NULL) ! (void)snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), ! "-oMs%s.%s", from_sys, domain); else ! (void)snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "-oMs%s", from_sys); if ((args[i++] = strdup(buf)) == NULL) err(EX_TEMPFAIL, NULL); } /* Set protocol used. */ ! (void)snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "-oMr%s", domain); if ((args[i++] = strdup(buf)) == NULL) err(EX_TEMPFAIL, NULL); /* Set name of ``from'' person. */ ! (void)snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "-f%s%s", ! from_path ? from_path : "", from_user); if ((args[i++] = strdup(buf)) == NULL) err(EX_TEMPFAIL, NULL); --- 232,250 ---- if (from_sys != NULL) { /* Set sender's host name. */ if (strchr(from_sys, '.') == NULL) ! (void)sprintf(buf, "-oMs%s.%s", from_sys, domain); else ! (void)sprintf(buf,"-oMs%s", from_sys); if ((args[i++] = strdup(buf)) == NULL) err(EX_TEMPFAIL, NULL); } /* Set protocol used. */ ! (void)sprintf(buf, "-oMr%s", domain); if ((args[i++] = strdup(buf)) == NULL) err(EX_TEMPFAIL, NULL); /* Set name of ``from'' person. */ ! (void)sprintf(buf, "-f%s%s", from_path ? from_path : "", from_user); if ((args[i++] = strdup(buf)) == NULL) err(EX_TEMPFAIL, NULL); *************** *** 270,275 **** --- 269,277 ---- * skip the stat, but it's not unreasonable to believe that a failed * seek will cause future reads to fail. */ + #ifndef S_ISREG + #define S_ISREG(mode) ((mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFREG) + #endif if (!fstat(STDIN_FILENO, &sb) && S_ISREG(sb.st_mode)) { if (lseek(STDIN_FILENO, offset, SEEK_SET) != offset) err(EX_TEMPFAIL, "stdin seek"); *************** *** 316,324 **** err(EX_OSERR, "%s: did not terminate normally", _PATH_SENDMAIL); ! if (WEXITSTATUS(status)) ! err(status, "%s: terminated with %d (non-zero) status", ! _PATH_SENDMAIL, WEXITSTATUS(status)); exit(EX_OK); } --- 318,326 ---- err(EX_OSERR, "%s: did not terminate normally", _PATH_SENDMAIL); ! if (status.w_retcode) ! err(status.w_retcode, "%s: terminated with %d (non-zero) status", ! _PATH_SENDMAIL, status.w_retcode); exit(EX_OK); } *************** *** 357,359 **** --- 359,431 ---- (void)fprintf(stderr, "\n"); exit(eval); } + + /* + * Copyright (c) 1988 The Regents of the University of California. + * All rights reserved. + * + * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without + * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions + * are met: + * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright + * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. + * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright + * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the + * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. + * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software + * must display the following acknowledgement: + * This product includes software developed by the University of + * California, Berkeley and its contributors. + * 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors + * may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software + * without specific prior written permission. + * + * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND + * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE + * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE + * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE + * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL + * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS + * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) + * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT + * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY + * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF + * SUCH DAMAGE. + */ + + #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint) + static char sccsid[] = "@(#)strdup.c 5.4 (Berkeley) 2/24/91"; + #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */ + + #include <stddef.h> + #include <stdlib.h> + #include <string.h> + + char * + strdup(const char *str) + { + int len; + char *copy; + + len = strlen(str) + 1; + if (!(copy = malloc((u_int)len))) + return((char *)NULL); + bcopy(str, copy, len); + return(copy); + } + + int waitpid(int wpid, union wait *status, int options) + { + int ret; + + if (options != 0) + err(EX_USAGE, "compat waitpid called with options!"); + while(1) { + ret = wait(status); + if (ret < 0 || ret == wpid) + return ret; + } + } + + +
From: hyongsop@delhi.eecs.umich.edu (Hyong Sop Shim) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Dell Date: 10 Jul 1994 22:19:29 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor, MI Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vps5h$h2e@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Hi, Does any of you know wheter Dell OmniPlex P60, a Pentium machine, runs NeXTSTEP without a glitch? Dell claims so, but it's not listed as one of the certified systems by NeXT. Thanks, --Hyong Shim (hyongsop@engin.umich.edu)
From: hyongsop@delhi.eecs.umich.edu (Hyong Sop Shim) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SLIP Date: 10 Jul 1994 22:25:22 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor, MI Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vpsgi$h2e@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Hi, First, I'd like to thank all of you for your responses to my earlier post about PPP and Morning Star. Several of the responses mentioned that I can use SLIP in place of PPP and that NeXT provides a version of SLIP called, "transslip," in NeXTSTEP. Does any of you know about "transslip," i.e. where I can find it?, and the difference between SLIP and PPP and whether PPP servers would support SLIP? Thanks in advance, --Hyong Shim (hyongsop@engin.umich.edu)
From: rseymour@reed.edu (Robert Seymour) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP on portables with over 640 * 480 resolution Date: 10 Jul 1994 23:38:54 GMT Organization: Artificial Life Project - Reed College, Portland OR USA Message-ID: <2vq0qe$lgl@scratchy.reed.edu> References: <1994Jul7.155045.9663@pcp.ca> <2vhf7t$k3b@hamblin.math.byu.edu> In article <2vhf7t$k3b@hamblin.math.byu.edu>, Kristopher Jon Magnusson <kris@zapotec.math.byu.edu> wrote: >Good luck. As far as I know, no Intel-based notebook supports resolutions >greater than 640 x 480. I've heard rumors that NEC is working on a notebook >with greater resolution, but they have not yet announced any products. > >If I were buying a notebook, I'd wait to see what NeXT comes up with for >SPARC hardware. The Tadpole SPARCbook 2 and the Sun Voyager look like >good candidates for NEXTSTEP running in 8-bit color at greater resolutions. >Save your pennies, though, as both cost a ton of simoleans. If money is not an object, the Toshiba SPARC XT laptop (i.e. not a notebook) is a portable SPARC 10 with a huge active matrix color screen. I think it is 1280x1024, but it might be 11??x900. I saw one at a conference this week, and it was stunning (in both speed and display) for presentations. </Robert> -- Robert Seymour rseymour@reed.edu Reed College Artificial Life Project NeXTmail, MIME, PGP accepted Software Development Laboratory Public Key (PGP) by request UNIX, X, NeXTSTEP, Macintosh Programmer Physics Building Office P24
From: chi@kaiwan.com (LCC) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How to attach a Wyse TERMINAL VIA COM2? Date: 10 Jul 1994 20:34:01 -0700 Organization: KAIWAN Internet (310/527-4279,818/756-0180,714/741-2920) Message-ID: <2vqej9$fh0@kaiwan.kaiwan.com> Hi, I would like to attach a Wyse terminal to my NS/FIP on serial port #2. Where can I find out more information? chi@kaiwan.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fxars@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu (Al Sparks) Subject: Re: .gz Files In-Reply-To: marc@alisa.fusion.ucla.edu's message of 6 Jul 1994 22:47:51 GMT Message-ID: <FXARS.94Jul10202729@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu> Sender: news@raven.alaska.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks References: <2ue5si$n8p@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> <2vesa7INN71c@clem.handheld.com> <2vfcan$cj9@news.mic.ucla.edu> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 1994 04:27:29 GMT >>>>> "M" == Marc Day <marc@alisa.fusion.ucla.edu> writes: M> Yeah, but dang it, how do you get gunzip (precompiled for the M> lazy guy, of course) for NS3.0 to work at the Terminal prompt? M> Have wondered this for a while. I downloaded and compiled the latest gzip (including gunzip) because the "out of the box" gzip on NS 3.0 was out of date. For one thing, It wouldn't create .gz files when you used, it but .Z files instead. I don't remember for sure, but % gzip -d which is the equivalent of gunzip, didn't seem to work well (or at all; it's been awhile) on .gz files. On the other hand, I found the installation to be very easy. As a lazy guy, it might behoove you to compile the latest. Less work in the end. === Al
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: strange behavior, no more logins except for root Message-ID: <1994Jul11.085957.20991@urz.unibas.ch> From: frank@ifi.unibas.ch (Robert Frank) Date: Mon, 11 Jul 1994 08:59:57 GMT Sender: news@urz.unibas.ch (USENET News System) Organization: Institut fuer Informatik Hello everybody, I'm relying on the network again, hoping that some one has come accross the same thing that has happend to me and has a solution. I was upgrading NXFax on a cube last weekend, and, after a successful installation, noticed that users could no longer login. I don't want to blame NXFax for this, as I have done this kind of upgrade several time on other machines, one of which has nearly the same configuration as the one that now refuses logins. The symptom is: after logingin in from the panel, it disappears, then reappears after three secons. By logining in remotely, I found out that the login process can't find the user's home directory (/users/<name>) although the directories do exist and have the correct owner/permission settings. Furthermore, upon rebooting with the monitor, I noticed the following error message: starting network daemons: inetdASSERT ERROR: pid 121 (7/10-15:33) CHDIR FAILED /usr/spool/uucp (-1). I don't know why this should fail, as /usr/spool/uucp also exists and is accessable. I have the feeling (one should never have feelings with computers ...) that some bit or byte got messed up somewhere in the operating software (I once had one problem on booting, but a reboot solved everything, or so I thought). Beeing short of having to reinstall the software and system from scratch, I thought I'd give the net a chance. The machine is a cube running version 3.2 as a standalone system connected to an inhouse TCP network. Thanks for any hints -Robert -- Institut fuer Informatik tel +41 (0)61 321 99 67 Universitaet Basel fax. +41 (0)61 321 99 15 Robert Frank Mittlere Strasse 142 rfc822: frank@ifi.unibas.ch (NeXT mail ok) CH-4056 Basel X400: S=frank;OU=ifi;O=unibas;P=switch;A=arcom;C=ch Switzerland
From: grh@ccinet.ab.ca Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SendMail problem Date: 11 Jul 1994 14:17:03 GMT Organization: CCI Networks, a division of Corporate Computers Inc. Message-ID: <2vrk8v$g25@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> Keywords: mail sendmail We are connected to an internet provider via modem using MorningStar PPP which works fine. The problem we are having is in receiving mail. Whenever they send mail addressed to our domain the mail gets returned to them with the following message: ----- Transcript of session follows ----- While connected to spock.grhosp.ab.ca: >>> HELO spock.grhosp.ab.ca <<< 553 spock.grhosp.ab.ca config error: mail loops back to myself 554 <u19786@grhosp.ab.ca>... 554 Service unavailable Is there something that must be changed in sendmail? Any ideas? Glenn Mallard Glenrose Rehailitation Hospital Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Nghiem_Alex@pcp.ca (Alex Nghiem) Subject: Re: SLIP and Translip Message-ID: <1994Jul11.152629.11569@pcp.ca> Keywords: Translip Sender: news@pcp.ca Organization: PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd. References: <2vpsgi$h2e@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 94 15:26:29 GMT Here's a note from a colleague of mine. ================ cut here ========================= I'm using the TransSys SLIP that is available free from cs.orst.edu. I think the version number is from Fall '93. Paul Cardon (pmarc@zapotec.math.byu.edu) is using the newer TransSys PNI from the same place. Both seem to work fine. I'm using the older one simply because it is easier to bring up/down on command; PNI wants to be started at boot time and remain up always... but both can be used and PNI is probably the recommended way to go anyhow. I've just been too busy to bother upgrading. As to performance, it's surprisingly good. (You'll see when you get here in August :-) ) The config is a bit tricky if you've never done it before (especially to someone who isn't too UNIX savvy as to routing, etc). There are several great example in the distribution, though, that ought to make it pretty easy to set up. With some modems, nothing special at all is required; depends on what model you get. I have a SupraFax 144 LC and the config file needed a little work, but it was pretty simple, really. ====================================================== I haven't had a chance to actually use either product yet however. Regards, Alex Nghiem_Alex@pcp.ca (until July 22nd) alex@oolesson.com (always) In article <2vpsgi$h2e@zip.eecs.umich.edu> hyongsop@delhi.eecs.umich.edu (Hyong Sop Shim) writes: > Hi, > > First, I'd like to thank all of you for your responses to my earlier post > about PPP and Morning Star. > > Several of the responses mentioned that I can use SLIP in place of PPP > and that NeXT provides a version of SLIP called, "transslip," in NeXTSTEP. > > Does any of you know about "transslip," i.e. where I can find it?, and the > difference between SLIP and PPP and whether PPP servers would support > SLIP? > > Thanks in advance, > > --Hyong Shim > (hyongsop@engin.umich.edu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: charuhas@virtual4.harvard.edu (Thomas Charuhas) Subject: Help: Adaptec and PAS16 DMA/IRQ Settings Message-ID: <CssAC5.7pu@das.harvard.edu> Sender: usenet@das.harvard.edu Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University Date: Mon, 11 Jul 1994 16:12:05 GMT I apologize if this has already been asked: I have the following cards in my Intel pentium PC: Adaptec 1542 ISA SCSI card Pro Audio Spectrum 16 sound card Intel EtherExpress 16 Ethernat card I have not been able to find a combination of DMA and IRQ channels that either don't make the kernel panic or get undistorted sound out of the sound card in NextStep. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thomas Charuhas charuhas@das.harvard.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: charuhas@virtual12.harvard.edu (Thomas Charuhas) Subject: Help: Adaptec and PAS16 DMA/IRQ Settings Message-ID: <CssAEt.7qy@das.harvard.edu> Originator: charuhas@virtual12 Sender: usenet@das.harvard.edu Organization: Aiken Computation Lab, Harvard University Date: Mon, 11 Jul 1994 16:13:40 GMT I apologize if this has already been asked: I have the following cards in my Intel pentium PC: Adaptec 1542 ISA SCSI card Pro Audio Spectrum 16 sound card Intel EtherExpress 16 Ethernat card I have not been able to find a combination of DMA and IRQ channels that either don't make the kernel panic or get undistorted sound out of the sound card in NextStep. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thomas Charuhas charuhas@das.harvard.edu
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: SendMail problem Date: 11 Jul 1994 16:17:56 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vrrbk$j66@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <2vrk8v$g25@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> In article <2vrk8v$g25@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> grh@ccinet.ab.ca writes: > <<< 553 spock.grhosp.ab.ca config error: mail loops back to myself I had the same error message when setting up my two NeXTs on our universitiy's ethernet network. The sendmail file I got for use with our university was configured for a standalone machine, but I was trying to set up a two machine network. When mail was sent to my server, the mail was forwarded to the machine listed as mailhost in the netinfo database. However, this was the same machine! I therefore had looping mail. If your problem is the same as mine was, then you will probably have to do one of two things. Either alter your sendmail.cf file, possibly using NeXT's sendmail.mailhost.cf file as a base, or use your standalone sendmail.cf file and delete references to mailhost in the netinfo database. I was lazy and deleted the mailhost reference in the netinfo database. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: newman@string3.harvard.edu (Michael Newman) Subject: nfsd problems again Message-ID: <CssDHH.8GM@das.harvard.edu> Sender: usenet@das.harvard.edu Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University Date: Mon, 11 Jul 1994 17:20:04 GMT We are having a problem with the nfsd processes on our NeXT file server. The same thing has happened in the past (and I posted a question then), and eventually it went away by itself, but while it lasts it makes life hell. If I do a ps aux on our server, this is what I see, near the top of the list: root 109 11.4 0.2 1.43M 112K ? S 28hr (nfsd) root 105 9.2 0.3 1.43M 160K ? S 28hr (nfsd) root 112 9.0 0.2 1.43M 112K ? S 28hr (nfsd) root 108 8.9 0.2 1.43M 112K ? R 28hr (nfsd) root 111 8.8 0.2 1.43M 112K ? R 28hr (nfsd) root 110 8.6 0.2 1.43M 112K ? S 28hr (nfsd) The processes just sit there and eat up all the cpu time. Normally, of course, they should be way down on the list, only kicking in when someone makes a request. Despite the fact that these processes are so busy, there is no disk activity, unlike a real request. My question comes in two parts. Firstly, does anyone have any idea what the problem is and how to fix it? Secondly, is it possible that there is some other machine, somewhere on the net, that is making (improper) requests to our file server, and if so, how can I track it down. (eg is there any way of logging nfs requests, in the same way as tcp wrappers can be installed to log calls to inetd?) Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Michael Newman
From: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NewsGrazer dying again...is there a new bogus group, etc.? Date: 11 Jul 1994 18:09:27 GMT Organization: Center for Computer Music Research and Composition, U.C.S.B. Message-ID: <2vs1sn$dor@hub.ucsb.edu> NewsGrazer has begun unexpectedly dying this morning -- no warnings, no error messages. Is anyone else experiencing this at their site? Is there a new bogus group or something that causes this? Our site has never had any problems with NG up until today. Thanks in advance. -- Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer Tel: (805) 893-8352 | Center for Computer Music Research and Composition Internet (NeXTMail ok): | Music Department <doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu> | University of California, Santa Barbara
From: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NewsGrazer death -- traceback info Date: 11 Jul 1994 18:23:48 GMT Organization: Center for Computer Music Research and Composition, U.C.S.B. Message-ID: <2vs2nk$e95@hub.ucsb.edu> Here is a traceback of the latest newsgrazer death -- does this provide anyone with enough information to tell me what has happened? Thanks. Starting program: /LocalApps/NewsGrazer.app/NewsGrazer Program generated(1): Memory access exception on address 0xb0729c8 (invalid address). 0x6062820 in DPSAddFD () (gdb) bt #0 0x6062820 in DPSAddFD () #1 0xc578 in ?? () #2 0x10064 in ?? () #3 0x1ddf0 in ?? () #4 0x108a0 in ?? () #5 0x220da in ?? () #6 0x60220a4 in checkTEs () #7 0x601d44e in _DPSGetOrPeekEvent () #8 0x601e85c in NXGetOrPeekEvent () #9 0x602ffb8 in -[Application run] () #10 0x20812 in ?? () -- Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer Tel: (805) 893-8352 | Center for Computer Music Research and Composition Internet (NeXTMail ok): | Music Department <doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu> | University of California, Santa Barbara
From: harris@gibbs.oit.unc.edu (Trey Harris) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: 040 Cube won't boot without CD-ROM? Date: 11 Jul 1994 19:13:45 GMT Organization: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Message-ID: <2vs5l9$hsb@bigblue.oit.unc.edu> Recently I upgraded a black 040 cube (with a working optical drive!!) to NeXTSTEP 3.0 via CD-ROM, using a CD-ROM drive I had borrowed from a co-worker's Mac. It's been working fine, until today, when I moved the machine and in the process returned the CD-ROM to my co-worker. Now, when I power on, the NeXT falls into the ROM Monitor, and I get the following messages: NeXT>bsd boot sd(0,0,0) booting SCSI target 2, lun 0 Searching for CD-ROM drives... No CD-ROM Drives are attached to this computer. Can't load blk0 boot. NeXT> How can I get this NeXT to boot without the CD-ROM drive? I can reborrow the co-worker's drive temporarily, but I need a permanent solution. My incoming news feed is temporarily offline, so please respond via email. Thanks, Trey Harris --Stranger in a Strange Thread!
From: dfh@guitar.ho.att.com (Dan Hurley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: virus detecting s/w available? Date: 11 Jul 1994 15:27:23 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9407112023.AA02825@guitar.ho.att.com> Hi. Is there shareware or commercial software that effectively scans nextstep software for viruses? Thanks, Dan Hurley
Newsgroups: gnu.gcc.help,gnu.g++.help,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jason@cygnus.com (Jason Merrill) Subject: Re: HELP: "specs" file and g++ linking problem In-Reply-To: sands8@news.delphi.com's message of 10 Jul 1994 14:20:48 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Message-ID: <JASON.94Jul11150943@deneb.cygnus.com> Sender: news@cygnus.com Organization: Cygnus Support, Mountain View, CA References: <2vp040$31m@news.delphi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 11 Jul 1994 22:09:43 GMT >>>>> SANDS8@DELPHI COM <sands8@news.delphi.com> writes: > I am having trouble during the linking stage when compiling > g++ programs. Specifically, during the final stages of the > make I get errors regarding a missing "___main" program. > I have read that this can be fixed with a -fno-gnu-linker > argument but I can't figure out how to get this into the > "specs" file for gcc. I've looked through the gcc manual > and haven't been able to find any documentation regarding the > specs file. When I try and hack it up the changes do not > register when I do gcc -dumppspecs. You need to edit the /usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/*/*/specs file. Documentation for the specs file is in gcc.c. You should add -fno-gnu-linker on the line after "*cc1plus:". Jason
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jimbo@oingo.umn.edu Subject: How to set path to CDROM Message-ID: <Csswsu.3tC@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 00:17:54 GMT How can I run Webster/Quotations/(any app) on CDROM without having to install it first? They all say they can't find their files in NeXTLibrary? Is this the same for NextDev stuff too? --- ------------------------------------------------------------------- James P. Klett klett002@.maroon.tc.umn.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------- Slip Slipping' away... NeXT Mail Preferred -------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jugec@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Juge Christine) Subject: A strange problem with NeXTStep windows Message-ID: <jugec.773962213@brise.ERE.UMontreal.CA> Summary: A strange problem with NeXTStep windows, need help! Sender: news@cc.umontreal.ca (Administration de Cnews) Organization: Universite de Montreal Date: Mon, 11 Jul 1994 21:30:13 GMT Hello, I have a strange problem with my windows. After a short time of work on my NeXT, I can't move any window! I can reduce the window, close it, open a new one, but I can't move them. The same thing appears in each application i.e Workspace, Edit, TeXVieW, Mathematica... If I logout and then login as root (or as any other user) the same problem appears. But if I restart the machine, It's OK for a certain time (I don't know how long exactly). Note: I have a NeXT 040 with NeXTStep 3.2 Dev installed. Thank you in advance for your help, Nicolas. PS: Please, if possible reply to me by e-mail at juge@univ-tours.fr (I will post the solution)
From: pmarc@allanon.math.byu.edu (Paul Cardon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NewsGrazer dying again...is there a new bogus group, etc.? Date: 12 Jul 1994 00:55:35 GMT Organization: Brigham Young University Message-ID: <2vspm7$hs9@hamblin.math.byu.edu> References: <2vs1sn$dor@hub.ucsb.edu> In article <2vs1sn$dor@hub.ucsb.edu> doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) writes: > NewsGrazer has begun unexpectedly dying this morning -- no warnings, no error > messages. Is anyone else experiencing this at their site? Is there a new > bogus group or something that causes this? > > Our site has never had any problems with NG up until today. I had my first problems this weekend. It turned out that there was an article posted both to comp.unix.questions and comp.unix.misc (maybe others, I don't know) that caused NG to hang as soon as it tried to fetch the article title. If you subscribe to either of those groups, it may be the culprit. -- Paul M. Cardon President of Provo OpenStep-NEXTSTEP User and Developer Group (PoNG) NEXTSTEP and HP System Manager Math Department - Brigham Young University Member of the Open Buzzword Foundation (OBF) Standards Committee
From: c580341@mugcnx19 (Sudheer Koganti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NFS performance & Mount options Date: 12 Jul 1994 02:23:46 GMT Organization: University of Missouri - Columbia Message-ID: <2vsus0$35h@golf.ustores.missouri.edu> Keywords: NFS write Hi, I have some more questions for the experiences system adminstrators out there. I am trying to tune the pereformance of the NFS on our campus NeXT computer network on ethernet. I observed somethings I am not sure about. The NFS performance is very poor at 8 kilobytes/sec when performing NFS writes. I thought the problem might be with the mounts being performed. The options for the rsize and wsize of the mounts now are just 1K. I read somewhere that these values can be a maximum of 8k. The manual pages of mount mentioned that changing these values can affect the performance in noticable ways. Now I have some questions. 1. How can the buffer sizes (rsize, wsize) of the mounts affect the performance of the NFS? 2. Can you plese tell me what values that are being used on your systems? 3. If you configure those values yourself, how to configure them, are there any guidelines to follow ? 4. Are there any other tools available other than NHFSstone, nfsstat(1) to analyze the NFS performance? 5. I can see that the number of NFS calls cab be decresed dramatically by increasing these buffer sizes. Are there any negative effects if the sizes are incresed? thanks. Sudheer Koganti
From: c580341@mugcnx19 (Sudheer Koganti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NFS performance Date: 12 Jul 1994 03:28:49 GMT Organization: University of Missouri - Columbia Message-ID: <2vt2lv$3qc@golf.ustores.missouri.edu> Hi, I have some more questions for the experiences system adminstrators out there. Now I have some questions. 1. How can the buffer sizes (rsize, wsize) of the mounts affect the performance of the NFS? 2. Can you plese tell me what values that are being used on your systems? 3. If you configure those values yourself, how to configure them, are there any guidelines to follow ? 4. Are there any other tools available other than NHFSstone, nfsstat(1) to analyze the NFS performance? 5. I can see that the number of NFS calls cab be decresed dramatically by increasing these buffer sizes. Are there any negative effects if the sizes are incresed? thanks. Sudheer Koganti( c580341@monad.missouri.edu) please e-mail me at c580341@monad.missouri.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jmeacham@ants.ci.net (James D. Meacham 3rd) Subject: Help! Mail is broken! Message-ID: <Cst6so.Lp@ants.ci.net> Sender: jmeacham@ants.ci.net (James D. Meacham 3rd) Organization: Meacham, Zweig, and Cats Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 03:53:11 GMT Hi All, For some reason, unknown to me, my Nextstation (runing NS 3.0) will no longer send my incoming mail to the appropriate files in /usr/spool/mail, but instead sends them to /usr/spool/mqueue. I use UUCP, and the mail doesn't bounce, but it no longer goes where it needs to. I'm not aware of haivng changed anything to cause this. If this is a problem that sounds familiar, please reply to me at jmeacham@shore.net. THanks in advance. Peace, James --- _____________________________________________________________________ James David Meacham, 3rd M.Div. Candidate Andover Newton Theological School e-mail:jmeacham@ants.ci.net 7 Flint Road Phone: 617-926-6024 Watertown, MA 02172 NeXTMAIL accepted Intern Minister 64-66 Marlborough Street First and Second Church in Boston Boston, MA 02116 (Unitarian Universalist) 617-267-6730 _____________________________________________________________________ -- _____________________________________________________________________ James David Meacham, 3rd M.Div. Candidate
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.marketplace From: kramer@fragile.termfrost.org (Mike Andrews) Subject: Re: WANTED: NeXT mouse (black) or part (switch). Message-ID: <CstADs.6KD@fragile.termfrost.org> Organization: Terminal Frost, Springfield OH References: <2uvibq$hg6@alf.uib.no> <2v6vqi$a6v@runner.uucp> <2vafgd$gst@hamblin.math.byu.edu> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 05:10:39 GMT sean@zapotec.math.byu.edu (Sean O. Luke) writes: >: : My original NeXT mouse just died (and I noticed how it is just about >: : _impossible_ to use a NeXT without a mouse...shorting the switch >: : manually everytime I needed a 'click') and I need either: >: : a. a new NeXT mouse. >: : b. a used NeXT mouse >: : c. a microswitch (the factory one is: 1668RAE D2F-01, made by Omron, Japan) >: : d. suggestions (maybe other third party mice will work?) >If you like, you can rip one out of most older Logitech mice. Can't say if Actually, you can use a Logitech BUS mouse off of a PC directly... no point in ripping spare switches out. I have a Logitech Bus Mouseman on my non-ADB black slab and it works wonderfully, and feels much better than the NeXT mouse anyway. You'll have to slice off the 9-pin mini-DIN plug that comes with it and stick an 8-pin one on. I took an Apple Imagewriter cable and cut it in half. The pinouts have been posted, and I'm not at my console right now, so mail me if you want the bus mouse pinouts and I'll NeXTmail the .ps and .rtf versions to ya. I've been told Amiga and Atari ST rodents and trackballs will work too, but I know PC _serial_ mice won't. -- Mike Andrews -- root@fragile.termfrost.org -- kramer@wittenberg.edu "To defy the laws of tradition is a crusade only of the brave..." - Primus
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: (Albatross) Subject: Re: SendMail problem Message-ID: <Cst9JC.ByI@haquer.uucp> Sender: alby@haquer.uucp (Albatross) Organization: The Empire Organization {TEO} References: <2vrk8v$g25@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 04:52:24 GMT I assume the mail was addressed to someone else? If so, my guess is that your sendmail.cf file is listing itself as the major mail relay (DR macro). If that is the case, this would lead to mail trying to send mail back to itself. Find the DR macro and find out what mail gateway has been specified. -Alby grh@ccinet.ab.ca writes > > We are connected to an internet provider via modem using MorningStar PPP > which works fine. The problem we are having is in receiving mail. Whenever > they send mail addressed to our domain the mail gets returned to them with > the following message: > > ----- Transcript of session follows ----- > While connected to spock.grhosp.ab.ca: > >>> HELO spock.grhosp.ab.ca > <<< 553 spock.grhosp.ab.ca config error: mail loops back to myself > 554 <u19786@grhosp.ab.ca>... 554 Service unavailable > > Is there something that must be changed in sendmail? Any ideas? > > Glenn Mallard > Glenrose Rehailitation Hospital > Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
From: chris@stokeisland.ohi.com (Christopher J. Traynor) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Detecting if a machine is connect via SLIP in software Date: 12 Jul 1994 01:45:48 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9407120149.AA00945@stokeisland.ohi.com> All: I need to be able to discern whether or not a machine on the network is connected via a SLIP connection. If anyone can tell me a reliable method to perform this test in software, I would be most appreciative. Please respond to me directly and thanks in advance... cheers, Chris
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: root@net23.com (Operator) Subject: Re: Security advice needed References: <CsJDnB.7xH@ucdavis.edu> Sender: news@spcuna.spc.edu (Network News) Organization: Network 23, Inc. Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 06:33:43 GMT Message-ID: <CstE89.nz@spcuna.spc.edu> Stuart Gresley Staniford-Chen (stanifor@cs.ucdavis.edu) wrote: : Shortly, I'll be administering a couple of NeXTs (one black, one : Intel) on a heterogenous network connected to the internet. We'll : probably be using netinfo to connect them. The security of these : systems is somewhat important to us. I'm inexperienced as a NeXT : sysadmin. What things do I need to learn quickly to avoid getting : toasted by hackers? What major security holes are known in NeXTStep? : Thanks in advance for your help. Well, a few days ago, some hackers gained root on my system by exploiting a whole using IFS. Next does not know about it, nor does CERT, and the hackers will not explain how to close it. it exists in all versions. So, right now, I see NEXT as the MOST INSECURE operating system that exists, as it has an unpatchable bug. I have also heard there are other bugs in IFS, and some pertaining to EXPRESERVE Please mail or post. I am VERY intereste in this topic, as I run a public access UNIX system Nick -- Nick Jarecki | Network 23 - InterNet Services Provider razor@net23.com | (shell,FTP,WWW) in the New York/Metro area Voice: [917-424-8806] | Email "info@net23.com" Ask me about our Hamburgers | Telnet to net23.com, login:info To access our REVOLUTIONARY WWW server, point your client to http://net23.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: root@net23.com (Operator) Subject: Software compiled Sender: news@spcuna.spc.edu (Network News) Organization: Network 23, Inc. Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 06:38:09 GMT Message-ID: <CstEFM.qH@spcuna.spc.edu> Has anyone been able to get the following software to compile on NS 3.2/FIP? INN - Latest version NN - Latest version RN - Latest version TOP - Latest version Also, is there a packet sniffer available for NS much like the ones that use /dev/nit on SUNOS 4.1.3? Thanks, I would appreciate a reply. Mail or post Nick -- Nick Jarecki | Network 23 - InterNet Services Provider razor@net23.com | (shell,FTP,WWW) in the New York/Metro area Voice: [917-424-8806] | Email "info@net23.com" Ask me about our Hamburgers | Telnet to net23.com, login:info To access our REVOLUTIONARY WWW server, point your client to http://net23.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.questions From: lanza@eng.buffalo.edu Subject: boot problem Message-ID: <CstB7z.MuA@acsu.buffalo.edu> Summary: Help Originator: lanza@mordred.eng.buffalo.edu Sender: nntp@acsu.buffalo.edu Organization: UB References: <2vk0m8$bl5@news.intercon.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 05:28:46 GMT Organization: UB Keywords: I am relatively new to unix admin, so bear with me... I am currently administering a group of Sun workstations (Sparc1+ to be exact) running SunOS 4.1.2. On our main mail server, the /dev/console file was somehow deleted. When the computer was rebooted, it hung. I am not sure if this missing file is the problem, but I have a suspicion it may be. Where do I go from here? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please post here, or E-mail me at lanza@eng.buffalo.edu since my work account is "inaccessible" at the moment. Thanks in advance!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: shwake@nearside.UUCP (Raymond Shwake) Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP on portables with over 640 * 480 resolution Message-ID: <shwake.773852316@nearside> Organization: IRS A/C (International) References: <1994Jul7.155045.9663@pcp.ca> <2vhf7t$k3b@hamblin.math.byu.edu> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 14:58:36 GMT kris@zapotec.math.byu.edu (Kristopher Jon Magnusson) writes: >Good luck. As far as I know, no Intel-based notebook supports resolutions >greater than 640 x 480. I've heard rumors that NEC is working on a notebook >with greater resolution, but they have not yet announced any products. A number of Intel-based notebooks *do*, in fact, support resolutions beyond 640x480, but only through the *external* monitor port. our original AT&T Safari, for example, will support 800x600, and even includes a Windows driver to support it. Some of the Texas Instruments support as high as 1024x768, but again only through the external port. I've long argued that higher LCD resolutions are long overdue, even if only gray scale. -- uunet!media!irscscm!nearside!shwake shwake@rsxtech
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: trebels@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de (Stephan Trebels) Subject: NO SPACE available on remote disk. Message-ID: <I6JQBQ5G@gwdu03.gwdg.de> Sender: news@gwdu03.gwdg.de (USENET News System) Organization: GWDG, Goettingen Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 09:53:28 GMT Hi, That's what Workspace thinks of my NFS mounted directory, so it rejects any file copy/move operation. Any shell command works fine. Any ideas? Ciao, Stephan -- +--------------------------------------------------------------+ / Stephan Trebels voice: +49 551 44690 /| +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | | <trebels@theo-phys.gwdg.de> "No NeXTmail yet, it's a HP" | + | <trebels@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de> "NeXTmail welcome" |/ +--------------------------------------------------------------+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jjfeiler@relief.com (John Jay Feiler) Subject: Re: UUCP over TCP (between black and white hardware) Message-ID: <CstC1o.60t@relief.com> Sender: jjfeiler@relief.com (John Jay Feiler) Organization: Relief Consulting & Development References: <MURPHY.94Jul9181503@eos.wsc.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 05:46:35 GMT In article <MURPHY.94Jul9181503@eos.wsc.com> murphy@wsc.com (Paul Murphy) writes: > I have been successfully running UUCP over TCP for several years between > black machines. Six months ago, I set up a similar connection between > white machines. Again, no problem. Today I tried replacing one of my > white machines with a black one. All hell broke loose. > > From the uucico debug output, I have to conclude that I have run into a > endianness problem. When I try a very small message, I see the > following: > > trddata expecting -2147418112 bytes > trddata got 0 > trddata expecting 1836020294 bytes > > I don't think so. A slightly bigger message (7277 bytes, to be precise) > yields: > trddata expecting 262144 bytes > Segmentation fault > > Not good. > > Can anyone else confirm that this is a problem (I would never have > believed it if someone had told me about it)? I you have run into this, > I assume you tried something like Taylor UUCP. Did that work? > > Thanks for any info you might have. > > - Paul > murphy@wsc.com > It is indeed a bug in the tcp protocol part of uucico in intel boxes. It's an endianness problem. Get taylor uucp (prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/uucp-1.05.tar.gz). Compiles with very little problem on black or white, faster than the standard uucp package, and it works. John -- John Feiler jjfeiler@relief.com Relief Consulting & Development (206) 743-3953 4926 152nd St. SW NeXTmail Welcome!!! Edmonds, WA 98026-4433 Independent NeXTSTEP Developer --
From: trey@hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SUMMARY: Need help with rdist Date: 12 Jul 1994 08:55:20 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9407121353.AA08489@hsv.tybrin.com> My problems with using rdist on a standalone machine were due to my not having a .rhosts file in my home directory with 'localhost' in the file. It did not work with my HostManager.app-produced hostname. It required 'localhost'. Since I was not networked, the thought of network permissions did not occur to me. Many thanks to: Steve Hayman Paul M. Cardon max@gac.edu Trey --- Trey McClendon NeXTMail Accepted TYBRIN Corporation trey@hsv.tybrin.com Fax: 205-837-3472 Voice: 205-837-2027
From: wolfgang@wi.WHU-Koblenz.de (Wolfgang Roeckelein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Does netinfo server get broadcast? (netinfo between different subnets) Date: 12 Jul 1994 07:50:45 GMT Organization: WHU Koblenz Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vti0l$3mb@obelix.WHU-Koblenz.de> References: <2vku69$cnh@sgate.com> In article <2vku69$cnh@sgate.com> matthewm@sgate.com (Mike Matthews) writes: > > [in response to Todd Takken (takken@leland.stanford.edu)'s query about NetInfo > binding across subnets] > > This is what we do to get NetInfo to bind through subnets: > > 1) If you do automatic host configuration, you'll have to modify > /etc/rc.net and /etc/rc to do the routing stuff *before* the > hostname call; don't forget about NETWORKUP. Don't mess around with /etc/rc.net and /etc/rc, simply put the necessary values in /etc/hostconfig. -- Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Inf. Voice: +49 261 6509 173 Wolfgang Roeckelein Fax: +49 261 6509 179 WHU Koblenz E-Mail: roeckelein@wi.whu-koblenz.de Burgplatz 2 (NeXTmail ok) D-56179 Vallendar Germany
From: rragner@stingray.vm.iastate.edu (Rod Ragner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Rebooting Server Date: 12 Jul 1994 14:30:10 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Message-ID: <2vu9di$hqd@news.iastate.edu> I am new to NeXTSTEP and I am having a little problem with my NetInfo+NFS+Mail server - I can NOT seem to reboot it. I need to do some SysAdmin stuff that requires that I log into the NetInfo server (I do not think that I can easily do it from another machine), but the screen is gray (nothing displayed on it at all) and the machine does not respond to the keyboard or mouse. I have tried pressing the Power key on the keyboard, but nothing happens! At the moment, the server seems to be running okay (but the time synchronization does not work). Since the NFS server portion is running okay I am rluctant to unplug the server unless that is my only option. Is there anyway to make the server pay attention to me? Is there any other way to reboot the server? If I have to unplug a NeXTstation Turbo which is the NetInfo+NFS+Mail server and has been running constantly for two months without a numan being touching it, what kind of problems will we have when we plu it back in? Any help would be appreciated!!! Rod Ragner Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory College of Veterinary Medicine Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50011
From: harris@cs.unc.edu (Trey Harris) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <2vs44e$fug@platy.cs.unc.edu> Control: cancel <2vs44e$fug@platy.cs.unc.edu> Date: 11 Jul 1994 15:10:17 -0400 Organization: The University of North Carolina Message-ID: <2vs5ep$g1n@platy.cs.unc.edu> <2vs44e$fug@platy.cs.unc.edu> was cancelled from within trn.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jlu@cs.umr.edu (Eric Jui-Lin Lu) Subject: [HELP] elm 2.4 and file locking on NeXTStep 3.2 Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 16:10:42 GMT Organization: University of Missouri-Rolla, Missouri's Technological University Sender: cnews@umr.edu (UMR Usenet News Administration) Message-ID: <1994Jul12.161042.13969@umr.edu> Hi *, We recently upgraded our black boxes to NS 3.2. I was told that 3.2 has proper file locking scheme on NFS mounted file systems. So, I compiled elm 2.4 with both USE_FLOCK_LOCKING and USE_DOTLOCK_LOCKING enabled. However, it doesn't work. (The mail spool is mounted from a Sun server running Solaris 3.2.) My questions are: 1. Is file locking schemem working on NFS-mounted file system on NS3.2? 2. If yes, does someone out there got both options compiled without problem? 3. If yes, will you please email me your config.sh? BTW, when I ran Configure, I never got prompts such that "Do you want xxxxx locking?" Thanks!! --Eric -- ***************************************--- Grad. student ---* * Obviousness is always the enemy of * \ Jui-Lin Lu (Eric) / * * correctness. -- Bertrand Russell * / jlu@cs.umr.edu \ * ***************************************--- Univ. of Missouri-Rolla ---*
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jlu@cs.umr.edu (Eric Jui-Lin Lu) Subject: Re: [HELP] elm 2.4 and file locking on NeXTStep 3.2 References: <1994Jul12.161042.13969@umr.edu> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 16:14:36 GMT Organization: University of Missouri-Rolla, Missouri's Technological University Sender: cnews@umr.edu (UMR Usenet News Administration) Message-ID: <1994Jul12.161436.14145@umr.edu> Please ignore my previous mail. I solved it. Thanks!! --Eric In article <1994Jul12.161042.13969@umr.edu>, Eric Jui-Lin Lu <jlu@cs.umr.edu> wrote: >Hi *, > >We recently upgraded our black boxes to NS 3.2. I was told that >3.2 has proper file locking scheme on NFS mounted file systems. >So, I compiled elm 2.4 with both USE_FLOCK_LOCKING and >USE_DOTLOCK_LOCKING enabled. However, it doesn't work. >(The mail spool is mounted from a Sun server running Solaris 3.2.) > >My questions are: > >1. Is file locking schemem working on NFS-mounted file system on NS3.2? >2. If yes, does someone out there got both options compiled without > problem? >3. If yes, will you please email me your config.sh? BTW, when I ran > Configure, I never got prompts such that "Do you want xxxxx > locking?" > >Thanks!! > > > --Eric > >-- >***************************************--- Grad. student ---* >* Obviousness is always the enemy of * \ Jui-Lin Lu (Eric) / * >* correctness. -- Bertrand Russell * / jlu@cs.umr.edu \ * >***************************************--- Univ. of Missouri-Rolla ---* -- ***************************************--- Grad. student ---* * Obviousness is always the enemy of * \ Jui-Lin Lu (Eric) / * * correctness. -- Bertrand Russell * / jlu@cs.umr.edu \ * ***************************************--- Univ. of Missouri-Rolla ---*
From: pja@attfield.ott.hookup.net (Phil Attfield) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: DOS scsi disk mounted on Black Date: 12 Jul 1994 17:13:01 GMT Organization: 42 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vuiut$jla@nic.ott.hookup.net> References: <2vio7e$123e@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> In article <2vio7e$123e@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu writes: |> Hello, |> |> Has anyone used black hardware to make a DOS formatted SCSI disk and |> then moved it to an intel machine and mounted the disk? |> I ran into similar problems with an IOMEGA Bernoulli (150M) disk. The 3.2 release notes claim that DOS format hard-disks are supported but this appears not to be the case. In order to read/write the SCSI/DOS format drive I had to resort to mtools (not pretty; but at least functional). Initially mtools did not work either; I found that the partition table had to be skipped in order for mtools to initialize properly. I am not sure what size (fixed/variable) DOS partition tables usually occupy but in this case it was 16384 bytes. I suspect that the DOS filesystem module doesn't know how to deal with partition tables and chokes when it doesn't find a file system at the beginning of the disk. With the 16384 offset in place mtools works satisfactorily... a mounted filesystem would be nicer though. FYI: the "h" partition of the raw device seems to be the only partition that works properly. Can anyone confirm the partition table size - does 3.2 understand this ?? -Phil -- pja@attfield.ott.hookup.net A old sage once asked: "why, when the trash is emptied on a Macintosh does the entire screen not go blank ?" My opinion does count!.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: logan@sjb.novell.com (Logan Harbaugh) Subject: RPC Authentication Error? Message-ID: <1994Jul12.175830.18156@novell.com> Sender: news@novell.com (News Administrator) Organization: Novell, Inc. Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 17:58:30 GMT I'm trying to set up 4 NeXT stations as part of a large Unix/Netware network. They're running NeXTStep 3.0, (which I'm not familiar with - I've only used 2.1) without a NetInfo Server. We want to export part of one of the NeXTstation's volumes as a common area for data exchange between the 4 NeXTs. I used NFSManager to export the directory (and also put the same information in /etc/exports). When I set up the mount on another NeXT in NetInfoManager, nothing happens. Using NFSManager, I can't see the machine with the exported directory as a server. If I try to mount -o soft machinename:/transfer, I get an RPC Authentication error. The two NeXTs can ping each other, and even get information using rpcinfo -p. Any ideas? Logan Harbaugh logan@sjb.novell.com 480 729-2385
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Security advice needed Date: 12 Jul 1994 19:34:52 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <2vur8s$km4@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <CsJDnB.7xH@ucdavis.edu> <CstE89.nz@spcuna.spc.edu> root@net23.com (Operator) writes: >Well, a few days ago, some hackers gained root on my system by exploiting >a whole using IFS. Next does not know about it, nor does CERT, and the >hackers will not explain how to close it. it exists in all versions. Do you have any setuid root shell scripts? -- David Lemson University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson NeXTMail & MIME accepted BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: heberlei@cs.ucdavis.edu (Louis Todd Heberlein) Subject: Re: Security advice needed Message-ID: <CsuDt1.wx@ucdavis.edu> Sender: usenet@ucdavis.edu (News Guru) Organization: University of California, Davis References: <CstE89.nz@spcuna.spc.edu> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 19:22:13 GMT > Well, a few days ago, some hackers gained root on my system by exploiting > a whole using IFS. Next does not know about it, nor does CERT, and the > hackers will not explain how to close it. it exists in all versions. > > So, right now, I see NEXT as the MOST INSECURE operating system that > exists, as it has an unpatchable bug. > > I have also heard there are other bugs in IFS, and some pertaining to > EXPRESERVE I am not sure what you mean by IFS, but if you are referring to the Internal Field Separator shell variable, I think the intruder must initially get on your system by some other means. The question is then, how did the intruder get on to initially execute a shell command? Attacks using the IFS variable have a long history, but continue to show up. It is usually used to attack an SUID program which trusts its environment. An SUID program shouldn't use system(), popen(), execlp(), or execvp(), but new programs continue to appear which use them. For example, SunOS 4.1.3 introduced some new ones. As far as being the MOST INSECURE OS because of an unpatchable bug, this is true with most OSs. I could go on and on about this, but I have rambled on enough. Todd
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sun.admin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: moving from a network of SUN 4.X -> NeXTSTEP Message-ID: <CsuDL2.AAw@nntpa.cb.att.com> Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 19:17:25 GMT folks, i'm currently a systems administrator for several sun networks running NIS. i might have to learn about running a network of NeXT machines. what's the transition like? ie, can i run a SUN 670 and have the clients running NeXT? do i have to learn a whole new operating system? any insights would be greatly appreciated, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: thorton@pts.mot.com Subject: [Q] Fujitsu M2694 drive capacity Message-ID: <Csu12K.Cus@pts.mot.com> Sender: news@pts.mot.com Organization: Motorola Inc, Paging Products Group, Boynton Beach, FL Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 14:47:07 GMT I'm looking to replace a dead 660 Mb drive in a cube, and I've heard conflicting things about the capacity of a Fujitsu M2694 ESA drive. Some say it's a 1.2 Gb, and others say it's really just 1 Gb. Can anyone who actually has this drive formatted under NeXTSTEP tell me what they get at the end? Thanks. Tom P.S. I'm comparing this drive to other drives about the same price or lower that claim to be 1 Gb formatted. Suggestions welcome. -- Dr. Thomas B. Horton, Assistant Professor Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA Phone: 407/367-2674 FAX: 407/367-2800 Internet: tom@cse.fau.edu Bitnet: HortonT@fauvax Summer 1994: Motorola, CASE Group, Paging Products Div., Boynton Bch, FL
From: ep-baro@ophelia.tuwien.ac.at (D. Baron) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: CD-ROM for hp -- which one? Date: 12 Jul 1994 20:26:20 GMT Organization: Technical University Vienna, Austria Message-ID: <2vuu9c$q6@news.tuwien.ac.at> I konw a few weeks ago, there was a discussion about which cd rom to use when installing NS on hp. i missed it, but intend to buy one. so, could someone please tell me which one it was? thanks, dieter
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: david@smobject.com (David Vazquez) Subject: NFS server not responding.. Message-ID: <1994Jul12.203531.4846@cs.uno.edu> Sender: news@cs.uno.edu Organization: Smart Object Technologies, Inc. Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 20:35:31 GMT Recently my network of five NeXTStep 3.2 for Intel machines has been giving me trouble. Several times throughout the day, the four nonserver machines get stuck. /usr/adm/messages on these machines shows that the NFS server (on the server, of course) is not responding. Our current solution is to go to the server and ping one of the other machines. Now, not only does this not work all of the time, but it's also darn annoying! I've found that the problem is not unique to our site. The system administra- tor on the other site is just as baffled. Talking to NeXT revealled that may- be my network is "getting clogged." What could be the problem here? Can five machines really generate that much network trafic? -David Vazquez "david@smobject.com"
From: Roland Telfeyan <roland@gomidas.mi.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: DEFAULT defaults Date: 12 Jul 1994 23:05:25 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Distribution: world Message-ID: <2vv7jl$78o@zip.eecs.umich.edu> How can I setup certain defaults as DEFAULT defaults for all users on my machine? I want the equivalent of a /etc/cshrc.std for NEXTSTEP defaults database. For example, just as I can say umask 002 in my /etc/cshrc.std, I would like to be able to say dwrite System Umask 002 in some global file which gets read by each user's Workspace upon login. Thanks, Roland
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dal@netcom.com (Dana Andre Letendre) Subject: HD Formatting Errors on Black Message-ID: <dalCsuL57.4Go@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 22:00:41 GMT I'm trying to reformat a drive to an out of the box state, but keep getting errors. Anyone have suggestions on how to do this? Using sdform: server:2# scsimodes /dev/rsd1a SCSI information for /dev/rsd1a Drive type: SEAGATE ST12550N 512 bytes per sector 81 sectors per track 19 tracks per cylinder 2708 cylinder per volume (including spare cylinders) 9 spare sectors per cylinder 19 alternate tracks per volume 0 usable sectors on volume server:6# sdform /dev/rsd1a Read Capacity command failed sr_io_status = 2 ; check status, sr_esense valid SCSI status = 02H Using sdformat 1.1: server:1# sdformat -i2 -vf _______ INQUIRY Peripheral Qualifier: 0 Peripheral Device Type: 0x0 (read/write disk) Removable Media: No Device-Type Modifier: 0x0 ISO Version: 0 ECMA Version: 0 ANSI-Approved Version: SCSI 2 Response Data Format: 0x2 Additional Length: 143 Relative Addressing: No 32-bit Wide Data Transfers: No 16-bit Wide Data Transfers: No Synchronous Data Transfers: Yes Linked Commands: Yes Tagged Command Queuing: Yes Soft Reset: No Vendor Identification: 'SEAGATE ' Product Identification: 'ST12550N ' Product Revision Level: '0013' Vendor Specific: '00163896\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\0 00\000\000\000\000' Reserved: '\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\ 000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\ 000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\ 000' Vendor-Specific Parameters: '\000Copyright (c) 1993 Seag ate All rights reserved' __________ MODE SENSE Medium Type: 00h Write Protect: No Block Descriptor Length = 8 Density Code: Default (only one density supported) Number of Blocks = 4178874 Block Length = 512 The SCSI Device specified by target ID 2, Logical Unit Number 0, will be Formatted. Are you sure? y Format Unit... SCSI I/O timeout requested is 90 minutes sr_io_status = 0x3 "check status, sr_esense not valid" SCSI status = 02H "Check Condition" Sense key = 0x3, "Medium Error" Additional = 0x32 Thanks for the help. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dana Letendre | President, LC | You don't learn anything when you're NeXT Sys Admin | talking.
From: vamp@gothic.acs.csulb.edu (VampLestat) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NS/FIP Security : Hardware password Date: 13 Jul 1994 00:10:42 GMT Organization: Me, organized? You gotta be kidding. Message-ID: <2vvbe2$qg@garuda.csulb.edu> We are getting a handful of intel machines to run NS on in an open lab that formely contained only black hardware. Since there is a hardware password for the black hardware, it prevents people from booting in single user mode. Is there anyway to deal with this problem? How do you enter single user mode? While we can disable the power button on the front of the box, there is nothing to prevent users from simply unplugging the machines from the wall, so is there a method for preventing them from being able to boot in single user mode? The machine have to be accessable in an open lab. -- ___ /\__\ Ryan L. Watkins email: vamp@csulb.edu \/__/ Academic Computing Services url : http://www.csulb.edu/~vamp/ NeXTstep California State University at Long Beach --- Network Support
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Jacques Garbi Subject: Set up clean flag in the super block Message-ID: <CssrLB.6D@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi) Organization: Touga Management SA Date: Mon, 11 Jul 1994 22:24:47 GMT How can you manually set the clean flag in a disk ? fcsk checks if this flag is present or not and if it is not starts a complete fsck that takes a long time. I had once a problem when all the problems were corrected but the flag couldn;t be set up. Is there a manual way to do this ? Thanks Jacques GARBI
From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SUMMARY: NeXT mouse replacement/fix Date: 13 Jul 1994 03:39:52 +0200 Organization: University of Bergen Message-ID: <2vvgl8$gs3@alf.uib.no> Thanks for all the responses. Many pointed out that a Logitech (and possibly other) bus mouse will work with a new plug added. Others told about microswitchs being available everywhere. Most were agreed that NeXT mice don't exist anymore as new parts. I didn't find any used ones either. My solution: I bought a cheap used mouse at the PC discount store, and soldered out a microswitch which fitted perfectly into m,y NeXT mouse. It doesn't have exactly the same feel, but it works fine and keeps the original black streamlined looks of my cube nice :-) Regards, -- Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known... University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
From: erikkay@next.com (Erik Kay) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NO SPACE available on remote disk. Date: 13 Jul 1994 01:43:35 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <2vvgs8$ka@rosie.next.com> References: <I6JQBQ5G@gwdu03.gwdg.de> In article <I6JQBQ5G@gwdu03.gwdg.de> trebels@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de (Stephan Trebels) writes: ] Hi, ] ] That's what Workspace thinks of my NFS mounted directory, ] so it rejects any file copy/move operation. Any shell ] command works fine. Any ideas? How big is the partition? If it's very large (i.e. > 2Gb), then there's a bug in workspace < 3.3 that causes this to happen. Erik
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: shayman@Objectario.com (Steve Hayman) Subject: Re: NFS server not responding.. Message-ID: <1994Jul13.015402.367@objectario.com> Sender: shayman@objectario.com Organization: Steve Hayman + Associates / NeXTSTEP Consulting / Toronto References: <1994Jul12.203531.4846@cs.uno.edu> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 01:54:02 GMT Check the cables. You'd be surprised how often a seemingly complex, random, unexplainable and unreproduceable problem is really the result of crummy cables (especially if you made them yourself.) For some reason, hardly anybody ever checks the cable - usually the cheapest part of the entire network - until they've ruled out absolutely everything else, after having swapped motherboards, reloaded the O/S, toggled every switch in sight, cleaned the balls in the mice, and so on. Good luck, Steve --- Steve Hayman shayman@Objectario.com Steve Hayman & Associates, Toronto, Ontario (416) 769-8995 NeXTSTEP Consulting
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jafri!ajafri (Amir Jafri) Subject: Need Help With TranSys dialupIP Setup Message-ID: <Csv3Mn.6v@jafri.uucp> Sender: ajafri@jafri.uucp (Amir Jafri) Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 04:39:58 GMT Hi! I am running NeXTStep 3.0, and decided to use TranSys dialup IP 920904 to connect to the internet. I am doing this through an internet provider. I have managed to get the SLIP link up and running, but I'm having some problems. Firstly, here is the information given to me by my service provider: My IP address(198.53.146.5) The netmask (255.255.255.0) My domain name (ajafri.interlog.com) where ajafri is my user name. The nameserver (199.0.23.2) The gateway (199.0.23.4) My SLIP link comes up fine, so I'm assuming there are no problems with it's configuration (I might be wrong though). The main problem I'm having is that I am unable to telnet or ftp out of my machine. I get connected, but get no login prompt. The machine justs hangs. After about 10-15 minutes, I get the message "connection closed by foreign host". I also can't use NewsGrazer with nntp to get any news from the news server. My service providers have assured me that there is no problem on their end. I was told t`however, that such a problem could be created by an error in the reverse lookup process. I ran the nslookup command as instructed, with my IP address as the argument, and correctly got back "ajafri.interlog.com" Anyway, here is how I set up my NeXT. 1. I gave my machine a hostname:jafri (dumb huh!) using the 3.0 HostManager app's "local" panel. I used the netmask address given to me. The local configuration was setup for a non netinfo network. The IP address in the "local" panel was 192.42.172.1. The broadcast address was set for default. 2. I created a resolv.conf file in /etc, and entered domain interlog.com nameserver 199.0.23.2 into it. 3. Using the HostManager app, I created a new host with name ajafri.interlog.com, with IP address 198.53.146.5, and an alias of jafri (the local hostname). I created a second host called copper.interlog.com (the gateway) with IP address 199.0.23.4. All the above information was also entered into the SLIP config files correctly. Since my machine is able to dial in and establish the connection I guess it's OK. Once all that was in place, I tried to ping jafri, ajafri.interlog.com, and the gateway. This worked fine with 0% packet loss. The nameserver did its job resolving names. However, any attempts at pinging anything else eg. cs.orst.edu etc.etc. resulted in a 100% packet loss. Then, I tried to use ftp and telnet, and had no luck. Can someone help me out with this. Is there a problem with the way I've setup my machine, or does the problem probably exist at my providers end of the link? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please post or reply by email to the address below. Thanks. Best regards, Amir. -- Amir Jafri jafri!ajafri@uunet.ca NeXTmail OK
From: john@nomad.phys.lsu.edu (John Woodward) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Is this something to really worry about? Date: 13 Jul 1994 05:48:49 GMT Organization: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Message-ID: <2vvv81$qcq@te6000.otc.lsu.edu> Hello all! This afternoon, my machine crashed after my kids played on it for a while. It seems to have crashed after sitting idle for some time, however. /private/adm/messages contains the following around the time of the crash: Jul 12 09:23:55 localhost syslog: Workspace logged in Jul 12 17:21:27 localhost mach: non-volatile memory checksum wrong Jul 12 17:27:57 localhost -[133]: loginwindow: Workspace exited ts 0 cd 0 rc 42 sv 0 ss 42. Jul 12 17:28:00 localhost halt: halted by root Jul 12 17:28:02 localhost syslogd: going down on signal 15 I found the machine sitting in the monitor (no panic message!), and all the boot parameters where hosed. The time & date were also way off. My kids swear that the only used the machine early in the morning and found it at the monitor late in the day, leaving it as is until I arrived. After booting from the optical, I had to delete entries in /etc/mtab on the boot drive in order to get the system to boot from the hd. I have the system running alright now, except that setting the date on the command line or with Preferences results in a message like: doing a "/usr/lib/Preferences/date 9407122346.28" date: connect: Address already in use Could these problems just be symptoms that the onboard battery is going bad (it is 5 or 6 years old now), or is it probably something more severe? john -- john@nomad.phys.lsu.edu
From: john@nomad.phys.lsu.edu (John Woodward) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Is this something to really worry about? Date: 13 Jul 1994 05:53:55 GMT Organization: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Message-ID: <2vvvhj$q95@te6000.otc.lsu.edu> References: <2vvv81$qcq@te6000.otc.lsu.edu> In case it's important, this is an original '030 cube, 12 megs of RAM, OD, 2 SCSI hd's (200 megs on one, 100 megs on the other) running NS 3.0. john john@nomad.phys.lsu.edu -- john@nomad.phys.lsu.edu
From: Manish_Tuteja@MIT.Edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: request for a Seagate ST12400N disktab Date: 13 Jul 1994 06:54:28 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Distribution: world Message-ID: <300334$bn8@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> We're trying to get a Seagate ST12400N SCSI drive formatted and running under NeXTSTEP. This is a 2 Gig drive. As such, the 3.2 version of BuildDisk and disk have difficulty with it. The solution according to NextAnswers is to write a disktab entry by hand. This is where the problem arises. The drive parameters in the Seagate manual do not match the parameters printed by the scsimodes utility. For example, scsi modes reports 84 sectors/track. The manual says 82 sectors/track. Furthermore, both set of values produce a disk with a size greater than 2048Mb(the published size of the disk.) Two requests: 1. Do you have a working disktab entry for this drive that you can post or mail? (a disktab was posted for this drive last month. It did not work correctly for us.) 2. Any suggestions on what else I may do? Thanks. Manish
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kent@infoserv.com Subject: Re: virus detecting s/w available? Message-ID: <CstuL8.55D@infoserv.com> Sender: kent@infoserv.com (Kent L. Shephard) Organization: K. L. Shephard Consulting References: <9407112023.AA02825@guitar.ho.att.com> Distribution: na Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 12:27:08 GMT In article <9407112023.AA02825@guitar.ho.att.com> dfh@guitar.ho.att.com (Dan Hurley) writes: #Hi. # #Is there shareware or commercial software that effectively scans nextstep #software for viruses? There is no UNIX software for virus detection. I don't currently know of any UNIX virus. IT's not MS-DOS or MacOS because different processes run at diffferent levels of permission. That is a program that is started by a user cannot jus overwrite the disk unless that user is root. Kent -- /* K.L. Shephard Consulting is my company. Infoserv only delivers my mail. */ /* Please direct mail to kent@infoserv.com other adresses may not work. */
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: Re: NFS server not responding.. Message-ID: <CsvIo4.F5D@nntpa.cb.att.com> Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T References: <1994Jul12.203531.4846@cs.uno.edu> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 10:04:52 GMT In article <1994Jul12.203531.4846@cs.uno.edu>, David Vazquez <david@smobject.com> wrote: ->Recently my network of five NeXTStep 3.2 for Intel machines has been giving ->me trouble. Several times throughout the day, the four nonserver machines ->get stuck. /usr/adm/messages on these machines shows that the NFS server (on ->the server, of course) is not responding. Our current solution is to go to ->the server and ping one of the other machines. Now, not only does this not ->work all of the time, but it's also darn annoying! -> ->I've found that the problem is not unique to our site. The system ->administra- ->tor on the other site is just as baffled. Talking to NeXT revealled that ->maybe my network is "getting clogged." -> ->What could be the problem here? Can five machines really generate that much ->network trafic? greetings, i'm the sysadmin for 2 SUN NIS networks, so my experience may or may not be applicable. certainly 5 machines could generate this much traffic *if* (in my most humble opinion, of course), something is misconfigured. for example, possibly the link integrity is set incorrectly on one of the machines. perhaps you can run tcpdump and check out where packets are fragmenting. or you can get a hardware sniffer and see if any particular machine is acting up. link integrity on one of my workstations off of a network had caused the problem you described above. a data point, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Operator <root@number_one.apana.org.au> Subject: SLIP setup Message-ID: <CsvIpD.7A@number_one.apana.org.au> Sender: root@number_one.apana.org.au (Operator) Organization: Cafe Abbey - the Virtual NeXTSTEP Cafe Downunder. Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 10:05:36 GMT Hi I've got a Station which I'm trying to set up for SLIP using TransSys Dialupip SLIP_940915,... someone has suggested that I use this version rather than the latest TransSysPNI. Could some kind soul please point out what other files I have to alter (other than the ones mentioned in the documentation) to allow me to do more than just ping the site that I connect to, as well as any other helpful hints. Also, I've experienced a problem whereby I keep getting the following message on /usr/adm/messages and after a while the machine just seems to hang: Jul 12 17:22:14 number_one netinfod[95]: Cannot send multicall packet to 255.255.255.255: Network is down Any help much appreciated,... Also, if you feel that there are good reasons to use the latest version of TransSys PNI then I would also appreciate your ideas. Kind Regards Nicole Vincent ----------------------NeXTmail Accepted and preferred -------------------- Nicole Vincent : nicolev@number_one.apana.org.au SYDNEY NSW AUSTRALIA The joys of love made her human and the agonies of love destroyed her. -- Spock, "Requiem for Methuselah", stardate 5842.8
From: lukeh@zola.apana.org.au (Luke Howard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Need Help With TranSys dialupIP Setup Date: 13 Jul 1994 20:35:36 +1000 Organization: Zola - Linux - Melbourne, Australia Distribution: world Message-ID: <300g1o$nd@zola.apana.org.au> References: <Csv3Mn.6v@jafri.uucp> Cc: jafri@ajafri.interlog.com Amir Jafri (jafri!ajafri) wrote: : My domain name (ajafri.interlog.com) where ajafri is my user name. : The nameserver (199.0.23.2) : The gateway (199.0.23.4) : Then, I tried to use ftp and telnet, and had no luck. etc etc... (ie. user could not do TCP stuff) Check that you're not running CSLIP when your service provider are running SLIP or vice versa. luke. -- Luke Howard, Luke.Howard@apana.org.au URL http://zola.apana.org.au/0/zola/people Utilisez Linux!!!
From: os9@bga.com (Michael R. M. Cheselka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: WANTED: ftpable ppp for a 040 cube running NS 3.2 Date: 13 Jul 1994 06:05:17 -0500 Organization: Real/Time Communications - Bob Gustwick and Associates Message-ID: <300hpd$8dk@lia.bga.com> Many people must want this. Why is it unavailable? It looks like going back to 3.0 is necessary to network. I really want to avoid slip and 3.0. Please email me any info you might have. -- cheselka@donna.rtf.utexas.edu N5UVV Michael R. M. Cheselka cheselka@cactus.org Hangs out on 145.21mhz 400 W. 34th. St. #103 os9@gnu.ai.mit.edu and 147.18mhz Austin, TX 78705-1331 os9@bga.com W (512) 472-9549v 4pm-6pm,M-F H (512) 452-9412v 24hrs
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: pelletk@il.us.swissbank.com (Ken Pelletier) Subject: NewsGrazer posting problems? Message-ID: <1994Jul13.144131.19070@il.us.swissbank.com> Sender: root@il.us.swissbank.com (Operator) Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation CM&T Division Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 14:41:31 GMT I've been using NewsGrazer 2.0 v72.3 for a while now, and haven't had any problems posting until recently, when I started getting the following error on all attempts to post: "Posting failed: 437 Missing "Path" header" I haven't done any network reconfig, nor any OS upgrades. Any ideas about how to correct this? The problem is with my connection from home, which is an NNTP/SLIP connection to a news server on the net; I'm not running news on that machine at all. Thanks, Ken -- Ken Pelletier NiKA Software, Inc. Chicago, IL
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Michael_Pizolato@afs.com (Michael Pizolato) Subject: Re: Foreign personal images in Mail Message-ID: <1994Jul13.140435.317@afs.com> Sender: Michael_Pizolato@afs.com References: <2veb5v$fg1@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 14:04:35 GMT Roland Telfeyan <roland@gomidas.mi.org> writes >What's the trick to getting foreign email addresses to show tiffs >in Mail? I tried placing > > person@place.domain.tiff > person.place.domain.tiff > >in /LocalLibrary/Images/People, but it doesn't work. If I remember >right, it used to work like so in prior releases of NEXTSTEP. I have a procedure that automates this - I'll NeXTMail it to any interested parties. I've sent it out before, and if you've received it from me previously, it hasn't changed so there's no need to request it again. Thanx, Michael --- Michael_Pizolato@afs.com "Can I get a root beer?" Chief Technical Officer - Wakko Warner Anderson Financial Systems Inc. NeXTMail accepted
From: heintz@chainsaw.osf.org (Curt Heintz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Max size of Active.mbox Date: 13 Jul 1994 17:26:38 GMT Organization: Open Software Foundation Distribution: usa Message-ID: <30184e$p0m@paperboy.osf.org> Hello, Does anyone know what the maximum number of messages that can be held in a mailbox, particularly the Active.mbox. Thanks a Bunch Curt -- =============================================================================== Curt A. Heintz email: heintz@osf.org Open Software Foundation OSF System Administrator Research Institute 1 Cambridge Center (617)621-7323 Cambridge, MA 02142 ===============================================================================
From: boyd@hardy.math.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sun.admin Subject: Re: moving from a network of SUN 4.X -> NeXTSTEP Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sun.admin Date: 13 Jul 1994 18:49:45 GMT Organization: Florida State University Department of Mathematics Message-ID: <301d09$1i5@mailer.fsu.edu> References: <CsuDL2.AAw@nntpa.cb.att.com> -B.LING (btl@hogpf.ho.att.com) wrote: > i'm currently a systems administrator for several sun networks > running NIS. i might have to learn about running a network of > NeXT machines. what's the transition like? ie, can i run a > SUN 670 and have the clients running NeXT? do i have to learn > a whole new operating system? Get used to the idea that most of the /etc/* text files are not really used, and that you need to use various nidump commands to see your configurational information. Other than that, it is pretty much "follow the bouncing ball", IMHO. NeXTs really want you to use the fancy GUI admin tools, instead of getting a shell and hacking directly. Most of the troubles I had with NeXT boxes were due to me trying to work via an rlogin session (the machines were phyically distant). I would insist upon having a NeXT box in my office if I had to do it over again :-). NFS worked well, I cannot remember much about its NIS. Have fun! -- ****************************************************************************** * Mickey Boyd * * Systems Administrator * * Florida State University Mathematics Department * * email: boyd@math.fsu.edu Office: (904) 644-7167 Pager: (904) 657-6425 * ******************************************************************************
From: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: telneting in Date: 13 Jul 1994 19:18:31 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Message-ID: <301em7$j4d@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Is there a difference between telnetting into a NeXT ('040 NS 3.0) and something like an Ultrix (4.4) system? Here's why I'm asking. I wrote a program on my home computer to login to OSU's network switch. From there, after the NS verifies who you are, you can telnet to any OSU machine. The program I wrote does this: dials out. waits for ": " sends "szatezal" waits for "d:" sends "password" waits for "E>" sends "telnet magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu" waits for ": " sends "szatezal" waits for "d:" sends "password#2" It has NO problem logging into an Ultrix system, at all. Yet, if I switch the telnet address to our NeXT machine, it cannot login to the NeXT. (and I've tried another NeXT that I have an account on over on the other side of campus. Same result) When it sends the loginname, it will sometimes immediately receive the "login invalid" (as if a password were also received), and other times receive a garbled "Password:" line. (it'll come through as "Passwd:" sometimes). The thing is, I even had the program do this: waits for ": " sends "szatezal" delay 8 seconds (instead of: 'wait for "d:"') sends "password#2" the damn thing still won't take the password. I would -think- it would. This program can login to any type of machine, except NeXT's! I've checked the man pages for getty, login, and tty. I found this: > The user's name is terminated by a new-line or carriage- > return character. The latter results in the system being > set to treat carriage returns appropriately (see tty(4)). Which makes sense. Any ideas? -- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu or root@tap.colum.fnet.org : :Call The Atomic Playground BBS 614-297-7031 24/96/14.4/16.8/21.6/28.8k DS HST: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Max size of Active.mbox Date: 13 Jul 1994 20:52:34 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <301k6i$kqp@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <30184e$p0m@paperboy.osf.org> > Does anyone know what the maximum number of messages that > can be held in a mailbox, particularly the Active.mbox. I've had my Incoming.mbox and Outgoing.mbox up over 50 MB each with no apparent problems. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: gil@atlantic.mps.ohio-state.edu (Gil Rivlis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: non-postscript printers? Date: 13 Jul 1994 22:39:57 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Distribution: world Message-ID: <301qft$jnh@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Hi, Can one install a PCL5 printer to work with NEXTSTEP? If yes, how? Thanks, Gil -- Gil Rivlis, OSU gil@atlantic.mps.ohio-state.edu
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Max size of Active.mbox Date: 13 Jul 1994 23:08:45 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <301s5t$pdq@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <301k6i$kqp@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> In article <301k6i$kqp@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) writes: >> Does anyone know what the maximum number of messages that >> can be held in a mailbox, particularly the Active.mbox. > >I've had my Incoming.mbox and Outgoing.mbox up over 50 MB each with no >apparent problems. Mailboxes' table_of_content file has a 32-bit counter for the number of messages in a mailbox. This is unlikely to be exceeded. Size of *.mbox/mbox file is limited to (2^32 -1) bytes = 4GB because a table_of_content file contains offset into mbox for each message. So, 4 GB if the offset is typed correctly as unsigned long, 2GB if typed as long. Size of NeXT Mail attachments do not count into this, as they are not stored within the mbox file. However, MIME attachments may remain within the mbox file, so 2-4 GB may not be as close to infinity as you might think now for long. -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Telephone: (510) 642-6440 Fax: (510) 642-3323 (NeXT & MIME mails welcome. Finger for public key.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schwett@netcom.com Subject: [intel] PNI 1.9 Troubles... Message-ID: <schwettCswHwJ.K54@netcom.com> Keywords: Slip intel TRansSYS PNI Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 22:45:55 GMT Hey... Does anybody out there know the address of TranSys? I've looked through the .ps docs for TranSys PNI 1.9, and can't find it. In any case though, here's the problem I've been having: I installed PNI 1.9, and it went without a hitch. I chopped up the dial-... and login-... files for my modem and the UCB Annex Server, and the login proceeds just fine. Ping works perfectly. However, I can't do anything useful. FTP, Telnet, Mail, and so on, do not function at all. Nothing happens, regardless of whether I use the IP address for the host or the name. Additionally (and this is more worrisome) after I load pnid, the workspace (and the system in general) becomes very unstable. I cannot load any more .apps. They simply grey out and do nothing (the processes tool reports that they are "loading".) From within a terminal window (which, incidentally, I cannot open any new ones after I load pnid), many commands like ps will do nothing, in a similar fashion to telnet, ftp, and so on. Anyway, any help would be much appreciated! I had PNI 1.7 working more or less properly some time ago, but this is all new hardware.... Thanks, Mark Schwettmann -- schwett@netcom.com, schwett@soda.berkeley.edu, schwett@uclink.berkeley.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jafri!ajafri (Amir Jafri) Subject: Need Help With TranSys dialupIP setup - More problems Message-ID: <CswIBo.9v@jafri.uucp> Sender: ajafri@jafri.uucp (Amir Jafri) Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 22:54:59 GMT Hi! In response to my earlier posting regarding dialup IP problems, I got a few suggestions. However, now I am in a fix. I was told by one person to use the HostManager.app to set a hostname, and then to edit the localhost host entry to include my IP address (198.53.146.5) with my hostname as an alias. Well, so far so good. It didn't make a difference to my telnet/FTP problems, so I decided to change the setup back to what it was i.e localhost with an IP of 127.0.0.1, and with no aliases of any kind.When I tried to do that, netinfo refused to let me make the changes, saying that only reads were allowed. Please help!!! Can someone tell me a way to get past this barrier. My machine still boots fine and all, but I feel nervous having local configurations which I can't understand. I dont really think that one should mess with localhost anyway since this is the hostname used for loopbacks. Regarding my telnet/FTP problems, I hope somebody can help me out. Thanks. Regards, Amir. PS:Please reply to the address given below. -- Amir Jafri jafri!ajafri@uunet.ca NeXTmail OK
From: matt@muddcs.cs.hmc.edu (Matt Hughes) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: nibindd dies on startup - why? Date: 13 Jul 1994 23:30:35 GMT Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont CA Message-ID: <301ter$psp@jaws.cs.hmc.edu> I have a problem - nibindd dies when started. I tried copying the local.nidb files from another, working machine and still no luck - dumps core with no error messages. There is no easy way to attach a CD-ROM to this machine, so I have no convenient way to pull off original files. Anybody have any other ideas as to what to try? Many thanks, Matt
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: NS/FIP Security : Hardware password Message-ID: <CswL9x.9AD@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <2vvbe2$qg@garuda.csulb.edu> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 23:58:45 GMT VampLestat (vamp@gothic.acs.csulb.edu) wrote: : We are getting a handful of intel machines to run NS on in an open lab that : formely contained only black hardware. Since there is a hardware password : for the black hardware, it prevents people from booting in single user : mode. : Is there anyway to deal with this problem? How do you enter single user : mode? While we can disable the power button on the front of the box, there : is nothing to prevent users from simply unplugging the machines from the : wall, so is there a method for preventing them from being able to boot in : single user mode? The machine have to be accessable in an open lab. Single user mode is entered by typing "-s" at the "Boot:" prompt when NeXTSTEP boots. I believe there is a NeXTAnswer for this problem, although I cannot find it anywhere at the moment. It involved inserting a password check in some boot-level script that ran before the single-user shell was provided. (probably in /etc/rc.boot) --Chris Chris Saldanha -------------------------------------- Carleton University (Comp. Sci) |"The eternal silence of these infinite| chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | spaces terrifies me." -Blaise Pascal| csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------:-o-----------------
From: jbrazile@tpd.dsccc.com (Jason Brazile) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sun.admin Subject: Re: moving from a network of SUN 4.X -> NeXTSTEP Date: 13 Jul 1994 22:36:30 GMT Organization: DSC Communications Corporation, Plano, Texas USA Message-ID: <301q9e$au@tpd.dsccc.com> References: <CsuDL2.AAw@nntpa.cb.att.com> <301d09$1i5@mailer.fsu.edu> Mickey Boyd (boyd@hardy.math.fsu.edu) wrote: : -B.LING (btl@hogpf.ho.att.com) wrote: : > i'm currently a systems administrator for several sun networks : > running NIS. i might have to learn about running a network of : > NeXT machines. what's the transition like? ie, can i run a : > SUN 670 and have the clients running NeXT? do i have to learn : > a whole new operating system? : Get used to the idea that most of the /etc/* text files are not really : used, and that you need to use various nidump commands to see your : configurational information. Other than that, it is pretty much "follow : the bouncing ball", IMHO. NeXTs really want you to use the fancy GUI : admin tools, instead of getting a shell and hacking directly. Most of : the troubles I had with NeXT boxes were due to me trying to work via an : rlogin session (the machines were phyically distant). I would insist upon : having a NeXT box in my office if I had to do it over again :-). NFS : worked well, I cannot remember much about its NIS. Have fun! Yes, nidump is the netinfo version of ypcat. Running a network of Suns and NeXTs at UT made me want to keep configuration files in /etc and use niload to load them up when I needed to change things. At least the version of NeXTStep we had didn't seem to fully support niload. There was some information that couldn't be loaded from them, and there were many times that using niload would corrupt a binary version of some database which would prevent the system from coming up. The only way to come back to life was to restore a previous version of the binary database from backup tape and then hand add (through some "user friendly" NeXT interface) any changes that might have occurred since the backup was made. If NeXTs are the only UNIX machines in your network and like to use a fixed GUI instead of $EDITOR to do system administration, then NeXTs are fine. (Have fun typing in those 100 hosts in your network without getting to use your favorite editor). --- Jason Brazile iMTN Wideband Software Development jbrazile@imtn.dsccc.com DSC Communications Corporation The opinions expressed here are my own unless otherwise stated.
From: kcc@mills.edu (Kim C. Callis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Setup of a Seagate 3gig Drive Date: 14 Jul 1994 00:29:40 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Message-ID: <3020tk$r8k@agate.berkeley.edu> Keywords: Hard Drive For the past several days I have been trying to correctly format and use a Seagate ST43400N SCSI drive. I've tried using the Builddisk command, /usr/etc/disk, etc. While it does go through the process of initializing (approximately 90+ minutes worth), I can't do a mkfs on it. I am running NS 3.2 on a NextStation Turbo. Any suggestions on making this disk usable would be greatly appreciated. Kim C. Callis kcc@mills.edu Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA 94613-1301
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bobcook@slac.stanford.edu (Bob Cook) Subject: Re: moving from a network of SUN 4.X -> NeXTSTEP Message-ID: <Cswo8w.BBn@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU> Sender: news@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center References: <301q9e$au@tpd.dsccc.com> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 01:02:55 GMT Jason Brazile writes >Yes, nidump is the netinfo version of ypcat. Running a network of Suns >and NeXTs at UT made me want to keep configuration files in /etc and >use niload to load them up when I needed to change things. At least the >version of NeXTStep we had didn't seem to fully support niload. There >was some information that couldn't be loaded from them, and there were >many times that using niload would corrupt a binary version of some >database which would prevent the system from coming up. We have maintained a mixed NIS network for a number of years using niload without any problems. There are a few pieces of information that can appear in NetInfo but not the flat files, but that's not usually any info that you'd want to diddle anyway (at least, we didn't). We've had no cases of corruption. -- Bob Cook bobcook@slac.stanford.edu Stanford Linear Accelerator Center NeXT mail okay
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ems@its.com (Ted Shelton) Subject: DNS , NetInfo -- Order of Resolution Message-ID: <1994Jul13.231036.10042@its.com> Keywords: DNS, NetInfo, NIS, Resolution, Internet Addresses Sender: usenet@its.com Organization: Information Technology Solutions Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 23:10:36 GMT So we have recently attached constructed an onramp from ITS to the information highway (vs. our old uucp connection) and one of the interesting new features is that we are running DNS on all of our NeXTstations... It appears to us that when applications (such as sendmail) now try to resolve machine addresses that they look at DNS first and then look things up in NetInfo if they can't find the machine in DNS. While this is fine, it means that everytime I send an email message from a client machine (using sendmail.sharedsubsidiary.cf) the sendmail process tries to find the address of my mailhost machine by looking on the internet DNS server FIRST and then looking on the local NetInfo server. Two questions: (1) Am I entirely wrong about how this works? (2) Is there any way to configure our systems so that the resolve to NetInfo FIRST and then go to DNS?? thanks Ted Shelton, President & CEO Information Technology Solutions, inc. ems@its.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dave@prim.demon.co.uk (Dave Griffiths) Subject: Why can't I ping my host when SLIP isn't active? Message-ID: <1994Jul13.193317.2649@prim.demon.co.uk> Organization: Primitive Software Ltd. Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 19:33:17 GMT Hi, if I type "/usr/etc/ping prim.demon.co.uk" when my machine (prim.demon.co.uk) is disconnected from the network it says "unknown host", but when I bring SLIP up it works. Is there an easy way to make this work all the time? Thanks, Dave Griffiths PS: ping prim doesn't work either.
From: <seins@fox.nstn.ns.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: TransSys PNI 1.9 Beta and NetInfo.... Date: 14 Jul 1994 02:10:59 -0300 Organization: Nova Scotia Technology Network Sender: news@nstn.ns.ca Message-ID: <16924.seins@fox.nstn.ns.ca> We've been trying to get our NS/I machine to work with the TranSys PNI 1.9 Beta. We manage to hook up to our Annex Server. We have our pni0 interface established, and can even PING it. But we are unable to get telnet, ftp, or mail to work. We can't seem to get NetInfo to recognize the Annex Server. Further, we can't seem to access any other computer (via PING) other than our Annex Server...... Could anyone tell us what we are doing wrong? Thanks, Todd White -- Research and Development Team | I'd LOVE NeXTMail, unfortunately Phoenix Project | my computer has different ideas. SEINS | plain-Text please!! seins@fox.nstn.ns.ca |
From: marcel@cs.tu-berlin.de (Marcel Weiher) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: non-postscript printers? Date: 14 Jul 1994 05:32:38 GMT Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany Message-ID: <302ilm$st@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> References: <301qft$jnh@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit gil@atlantic.mps.ohio-state.edu (Gil Rivlis) writes: >Hi, >Can one install a PCL5 printer to work with NEXTSTEP? >If yes, how? Contact GS-Corporation: info@goldleaf.com Marcel
From: jmack@skye.phys.ualberta.ca Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: TransSys PNI 1.9 Beta and NetInfo.... Date: 14 Jul 1994 06:24:26 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <302lmq$6ji@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <16924.seins@fox.nstn.ns.ca> In article <16924.seins@fox.nstn.ns.ca> <seins@fox.nstn.ns.ca> writes: > We've been trying to get our NS/I machine to work with the TranSys PNI 1.9 > Beta. We manage to hook up to our Annex Server. We have our pni0 interface > established, and can even PING it. But we are unable to get telnet, ftp, or > mail to work. We can't seem to get NetInfo to recognize the Annex Server. > Further, we can't seem to access any other computer (via PING) other than > our Annex Server...... > > Could anyone tell us what we are doing wrong? > > Thanks, Assuming that your config is ok (proper netmask, etc), since you can ping the server, the solution is: make sure your server is doing proxy-arp for you. (not your problem, it's the server side). The Annex should have a published entry in it's arp table for your host, i.e. your slip-host's IP combined with the Annex server's ethernet hardware address, marked published. See arp's manpages for discussion of arp in general. As for the Netinfo problem, there's not enough info (the Annex won't know any netinfo protocols itself). Have you added the server to the hosts database? -- James S. MacKinnon Office: P-139 Avahd-Bhatia Physics Lab Computing/Networking Phone : (403) 492-8226 Department of Physics email : jmack@phys.ualberta.ca University of Alberta uucp : uofaphys!jmack iskye!jmack Edmonton, Canada T6G 2N5 bitnet: jmack@triumfcl jsm1@ualtamts
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: root@ulca24.residence.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) Subject: NeXT MegaPixel Display Message-ID: <1994Jul14.051309.4219@newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de> Keywords: Megapixel, Bell Atlantic, Phillips Sender: news@newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de (News Service) Organization: RRZN Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 05:13:09 GMT My NeXT 17" megapixel (color) display recently died... Calling Bell Atlantic I found that sending this monitor for repair is *very* expensive. I also found that no repair manual is available from them, but I might have luck contacting Simi, a division of Phillips... Does anyone know how to contact someone at Phillips, or perhaps, an alternative source for a repair manual/schematics for this monitor? Also, is there another monitor that could be used instead of the megapixel? Would any of the mac monitors work? Thanks in advance, -- Dave Rinker Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, Georgia, 30332 CSX Transportation. Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Internet: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu -- NeXT Mail WELCOME!
From: thrash@sbctri.sbc.com (David R. Thrash) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NS/FIP Security : Hardware password Date: 14 Jul 1994 06:00:15 GMT Organization: Southwestern Bell Technology Resources Inc. Message-ID: <302k9f$4hb@sbctri.sbc.com> References: <CswL9x.9AD@cunews.carleton.ca> In article <CswL9x.9AD@cunews.carleton.ca> csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) writes: > VampLestat (vamp@gothic.acs.csulb.edu) wrote: > : [chomp] [how to] prevents people from booting in single user > : mode. > : Is there anyway to deal with this problem? [chomp] > Single user mode is entered by typing "-s" at the "Boot:" prompt when > NeXTSTEP boots. > Try putting something in the Kernal Flag parameter in the file /usr/Devices/System.config/Instance0.table. You should also change Defaults.table to be safe. e.g. "Kernel Flags" = "rootdev=sd0a" the parameters entered at the boot prompt are ignored in this case. Its not a bug, its a feature. :) Now, how do YOU boot single user? I made the System.config directory root only readable and then created a secret config with "Kernel Flags" = "-s". At the boot prompt enter "config=SecretSingleUserMode". Or just boot from a floppy. good luck, drt -- David R. Thrash dthrash@sbctri.sbc.com Compuserve: 76217,1304 Thrash & Company 9102 Garland Road, Suite 216 Voice: 214.327.1972 Dallas, Texas 75218 Facsimile: 214.327.3510
From: mdadgar@next.com (Mark Dadgar) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DNS , NetInfo -- Order of Resolution Date: 14 Jul 1994 15:12:23 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <303kkn$2up@rosie.next.com> References: <1994Jul13.231036.10042@its.com> In article <1994Jul13.231036.10042@its.com> ems@its.com (Ted Shelton) writes: > [ITS comes on-line] > interesting new features is that we are running DNS on all of our > NeXTstations... It appears to us that when applications (such as > sendmail) now try to resolve machine addresses that they look at DNS first > and then look things up in NetInfo if they can't find the machine in DNS. > While this is fine, it means that everytime I send an email message from a > client machine (using sendmail.sharedsubsidiary.cf) the sendmail process > tries to find the address of my mailhost machine by looking on the > internet DNS server FIRST and then looking on the local NetInfo server. > > Two questions: > > (1) Am I entirely wrong about how this works? > According to the 3.x NEXTSTEP Network and Systems Administration Handbook, page 317: "Whenever a NeXT computer needs to a resolve a host name, a search is made first in NetInfo, then DNS (if it's configured), then NIS (it it's configured)." > (2) Is there any way to configure our systems so that the resolve to > NetInfo FIRST and then go to DNS?? > They always do by default. If you have any questions, let me know. - Mark --- - Mark Dadgar Network/Systems Administrator, NeXT Computer, Inc. Mark_Dadgar@NeXT.COM - The Object *IS* The Advantage
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: moving from a network of SUN 4.X -> NeXTSTEP Date: 14 Jul 1994 17:07:17 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <303rc5$f29@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <301q9e$au@tpd.dsccc.com> In article <301q9e$au@tpd.dsccc.com> jbrazile@tpd.dsccc.com (Jason Brazile) writes: >Mickey Boyd (boyd@hardy.math.fsu.edu) wrote: >: -B.LING (btl@hogpf.ho.att.com) wrote: >: > i'm currently a systems administrator for several sun networks >: > running NIS. i might have to learn about running a network of >: > NeXT machines. what's the transition like? > >: Get used to the idea that most of the /etc/* text files are not really >: used, and that you need to use various nidump commands to see your >: configurational information. Other than that, it is pretty much "follow >: the bouncing ball", IMHO. > >Yes, nidump is the netinfo version of ypcat. Running a network of Suns >and NeXTs at UT made me want to keep configuration files in /etc and >use niload to load them up when I needed to change things. At least the >version of NeXTStep we had didn't seem to fully support niload. There >was some information that couldn't be loaded from them, Nidump, niload now support full dump and load capability via the "raw" option (-r) flag. There shouldn't be anything that can't be loaded or dumped. >and there were >many times that using niload would corrupt a binary version of some >database which would prevent the system from coming up. The only way >to come back to life was to restore a previous version of the binary >database from backup tape... This is always a good idea even if you are using NetInfoManager or other GUI tools only. Before you fire up any of these admin tools or do niload, simply do: cp -rp /etc/netinfo /etc/netinfo.backup I've heard of many problems with SimpleNetworkStarter.app. So, be extra sure to take a backup before you start it up. -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Telephone: (510) 642-6440 Fax: (510) 642-3323 (NeXT & MIME mails welcome. Finger for public key.)
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DEFAULT defaults Date: 14 Jul 1994 17:09:04 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Distribution: world Message-ID: <303rfg$fts@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <2vv7jl$78o@zip.eecs.umich.edu> If you want to do this for new users: Create a new user. Login as that new user, and set defaults, dock, etc however you want them to be. Modify /etc/nu.cf to use this users's home directory as the setup for new users. If you want to set a given default for all users: set users = `nidump passwd . | awk -F: '{printf( "%s ", $1)}'` foreach f ($users) su $f -c dwrite ... end Ok, you probably want to filter out the psuedo users like bin, daemon and so on, but you get the idea. Roland Telfeyan (roland@gomidas.mi.org) wrote: : How can I setup certain defaults as DEFAULT defaults for all users on my : machine? : I want the equivalent of a /etc/cshrc.std for NEXTSTEP defaults database. For : example, just as I can say : umask 002 : in my /etc/cshrc.std, I would like to be able to say : dwrite System Umask 002 : in some global file which gets read by each user's Workspace upon login. : Thanks, : Roland -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Detecting if a machine is connect via SLIP in software Date: 14 Jul 1994 17:11:06 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <303rja$fts@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <9407120149.AA00945@stokeisland.ohi.com> Christopher J. Traynor (chris@stokeisland.ohi.com) wrote: : All: : I need to be able to discern whether or not a machine on the network is : connected via a SLIP connection. If anyone can tell me a reliable method to : perform this test in software, I would be most appreciative. : Please respond to me directly and thanks in advance... : : cheers, : Chris traceroute machinename | grep [IP address of slip connection] -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sun.admin Subject: Re: moving from a network of SUN 4.X -> NeXTSTEP Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sun.admin Date: 14 Jul 1994 17:19:31 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <303s33$fts@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <CsuDL2.AAw@nntpa.cb.att.com> I have 15 nexts, a sun, a stardent, a couple of rs6000's, and before we came to our senses, a pair of DEC's and an SGI. (The Decs were underpowered, and hardly used, the SGI was also not used, so we sold them, and bought 3 more nexts -- made admin easier) Anyway, I use NIS as the primary info source, and have hacked the make file so that NIS updates Netinfo as needed. -B.LING (btl@hogpf.ho.att.com) wrote: : folks, : i'm currently a systems administrator for several sun networks : running NIS. i might have to learn about running a network of : NeXT machines. what's the transition like? ie, can i run a : SUN 670 and have the clients running NeXT? do i have to learn : a whole new operating system? : any insights would be greatly appreciated, : -- : %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% : %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% : %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% : %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: brunkhorst@mayo.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DNS , NetInfo -- Order of Resolution Date: 14 Jul 1994 17:15:05 GMT Organization: Mayo Foundation Distribution: world Message-ID: <303rqp$cag@fermat.mayo.edu> References: <303kkn$2up@rosie.next.com> In article <303kkn$2up@rosie.next.com> mdadgar@next.com (Mark Dadgar) writes: > In article <1994Jul13.231036.10042@its.com> ems@its.com (Ted Shelton) writes: > > > [ITS comes on-line] > > While this is fine, it means that everytime I send an email message from a > > client machine (using sendmail.sharedsubsidiary.cf) the sendmail process > > tries to find the address of my mailhost machine by looking on the > > internet DNS server FIRST and then looking on the local NetInfo server. > > According to the 3.x NEXTSTEP Network and Systems Administration Handbook, > page 317: > > "Whenever a NeXT computer needs to a resolve a host name, a search is > made first in NetInfo, then DNS (if it's configured), then NIS (it it's > configured)." > > > (2) Is there any way to configure our systems so that the resolve to > > NetInfo FIRST and then go to DNS?? > > They always do by default. > If you have any questions, let me know. Is this true in Sendmail, particularly, when MX records are tested for existence? My understanding is that MX records are always queried first, and since there is no corresponding NetInfo field for MX, this would be an DNS only call. If this fails, then a call to gethostbyname() is issued which does follow the order as stated above. I think in Ultrix I used to be able to commment out the MX query in Set 0, and force sendmail to only use the gethostbyname() call to identify the target MTA. It is not apparent to me that there is anything in NeXT sendmail that would allow changing this. We do a lot of sharedsubsidiary work here, and "it just works"[tm]. I don't worry about the added DNS traffic, since mailhost is not defined in our DNS, but only in our NetInfo mid-level directories. The load is miniscule on our nameservers which are both local (on our ethernets), and dedicated to this work. However, I would likely complain if our nameserver was on the other end of a dynamic SLIP/PPP line. Mark, what does Lennart say about this? --- Geoff ____________________________________________________________________________ Geoffrey Brunkhorst Brunkhorst.Geoffrey@Mayo.edu Research Computing Facility, Guggenheim 10 (507) 284-1805 Mayo Foundation, Rochester MN, 55905, USA fax (507) 284-5231
From: majka@next.com (Marc Majka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NS/FIP Security : Hardware password Date: 14 Jul 1994 17:29:23 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <303slj$33n@rosie.next.com> References: <302k9f$4hb@sbctri.sbc.com> Re: Preventing single-user mode boot on a PC (with no hardware passwords). Get NeXTanswers documents 1128, 1334, 1335, 1336, and 1339. This is an article on NEXTSTEP security from the Spring 1993 issue of NEXTSTEP IN FOCUS. It includes a scheme that you can use to force people to enter a password befor they get a single-user mode shell. -- Marc Majka NeXT Computer
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: logan@sjb.novell.com (Logan Harbaugh) Subject: Re: Max size of Active.mbox Message-ID: <1994Jul14.184448.21408@novell.com> Sender: news@novell.com (News Administrator) Organization: Novell, Inc. References: <30184e$p0m@paperboy.osf.org> Distribution: usa Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 18:44:48 GMT In article <30184e$p0m@paperboy.osf.org> heintz@chainsaw.osf.org (Curt Heintz) writes: > > Does anyone know what the maximum number of messages that > can be held in a mailbox, particularly the Active.mbox. > I've run into problems under NeXTStep 2.1, at least, if the number of attachments in a mailbox gets to 99. The size doesn't seem to matter, but I had one user who archived faxes and every time they got up to around 100, she'd start having problems. Logan logan@sjb.novell.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Operator <root@number_one.apana.org.au> Subject: Further SLIP setup question Message-ID: <CsxLGB.94@number_one.apana.org.au> Sender: root@number_one.apana.org.au (Operator) Organization: Cafe Abbey - the Virtual NeXTSTEP Cafe Downunder. Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 13:00:11 GMT Thank you to all those who replied to my questions about setting up SLIP. So far it all seems to have helped heaps. I now have a further question: In the document entitled next_slip_digex.readme.rtfd there is a part towards the end which specifies the changes necessary to disconnect the en0 interface,... make it unuseable by the system so that the system does not unnecessarily try to communicate through it. Unfortunately, those instructions were written for NS3.0 and since I'm running 3.2 the /etc/rc file no longer looks and (seemingly) works in the same manner, and hence I do not know how to implement the changes described. If anyone knows how to disable the en0 ethernet interface under NeXTSTEP3.2 in line with the abovementioned document then I'd really appreciate your help. Kind regards Nicole PS If anyone needs a summary then I'd be more than glad. Matter of fact I may even write my own supplementary notes to help in setting up SLIP,
From: steve@news.nda.com (Steve Reynolds) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: automounter woes Date: 14 Jul 1994 16:05:56 -0400 Organization: Net Daemons Associates, Inc. Message-ID: <3045r4$9lm@nda.nda.com> Hi, I'm looking for some help in getting the autonfsmounter to work correctly. It's behaviour has been somewhat inconsistant. We use an NIS distributed set of maps for our site, these work as expected for all our other systems, which happen to be a mix of HP's and Suns. What occurs on the NEC PC running nextstep is as follows: I have invoked autonfsmount from rc script without any arguments, I just want it to read the nis master map and do it's thing. If I cd /net/hostname, the automounter behaves as expected, ie makes a link to /private/tmp_mnt/hostname, and I can see the exported filesystems. If however, I cd to /home/steve the automounter responds with "No such file or directory" The auto.home map is straight forward: * barney:/users/& auto.master entry looks like: /home auto.home All filesystems on barney are exported without any restrictions.. Any ideas on what the problem maybe? Another issue is that I need to have /usr/spool/mail automount barney/var/spool/mail. I use a direct map on the suns to achieve this, however I don't think the next understands the reference in the auto.master: /- /etc/auto.direct How can I use direct maps in this environment. Any help would be *greatly* appreciated. thanks. -steve ps The system is a NEC pentium running Nextstep 3.2
From: warren@apl.washington.edu (Warren L. J. Fox) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Disk check on reboot Date: 14 Jul 1994 20:12:09 GMT Organization: University of Washington Distribution: usa Message-ID: <30466p$7s8@news.u.washington.edu> When I reboot my cube (running 3.2), the disks are checked on some occasions and not on others. First, how does the system decide if the disks need to be checked or not? Second, is there some way to force the disks to be checked (or not checked) during the boot process (i.e., without running fsck manually)? Thanks!! -- Warren L. J. Fox , E-mail: warren@apl.washington.edu Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington (206) 685-2125 or (206) 543-1300
From: Lennart_Lovstrand@NeXT.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Max size of Active.mbox Date: 14 Jul 1994 20:33:30 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <3047eq$39j@rosie.next.com> References: <1994Jul14.184448.21408@novell.com> In article <1994Jul14.184448.21408@novell.com> logan@sjb.novell.com (Logan Harbaugh) writes: > In article <30184e$p0m@paperboy.osf.org> heintz@chainsaw.osf.org (Curt > Heintz) writes: > > > > Does anyone know what the maximum number of messages that > > can be held in a mailbox, particularly the Active.mbox. > > > I've run into problems under NeXTStep 2.1, at least, if the number of > attachments in a mailbox gets to 99. The size doesn't seem to matter, but > I had one user who archived faxes and every time they got up to around > 100, she'd start having problems. I can't think of any size limitations for Mail.app's mailboxes except for the file system itself. I've had more than 5000 messages and 800 attachments in a mailbox without any problems, but this is under 3.X. The mail browser columns are layed out for a max of 9999 messages, so it may look a bit crummy after that, but it should work. The only real drawback I can think of is that performance of very large mailboxes may suffer a bit, especially during compactation if low numbered messages are deleted. Still, apart from opening and compacting, most other operations should be just about as fast as with a small mailbox. Lennart Lovstrand NeXT Software Engineering to someone at ACME.COM, there does not have to be a host with the same name -- or, even if one does happen to exist, my message should not necessarily be delivered to that host. The delivery and routing of mail messages is controlled by MX records on the internet, possibly in conjunction with other site specific tables. This means that even though a host with the same name as the mail domain may exist, we need to first see if there is any "redirection" information registered before defaulting to a direct host delivery. And no, I don't believe that there is any way to avoid this lookup with our current sendmail. Even if we were to add a NetInfo registration equivalent to the DNS' MX records, you'd still need to go out and make a DNS lookup if no NetInfo MX match was found. Making it possible to disable MX lookups altogether is likely to cause more grief than benefits due to misdelivered messages, so I'm not too crazy about that idea. Cheers, --Lennart "IDA" Lovstrand NeXT Software Engineering
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <dcross@conextions.com> From: David Cross <dcross@conextions.com> Message-ID: <9407141516.AA07870@conextions.com> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 94 11:16:07 -0400 Subject: NeXTMail over SLIP Connections Cc: sopitz@conextions.com I am trying to configure a NEXTSTEP Mail client to work over a SLIP link. The main reason for this is to allow an employee at a remote site to both receive spooled mail messages on the corporate mail server as well as to send NeXTMail via the corporate UUCP link. I have a means by which to get them the mail when they dial in but cannot figure out any "automatic/transparent" way to allow them to spool outgoing mail messages at the remote site and then forward them to the corporate server for UUCP to process (for both internal and external mail distribution). Obviously, regular UNIX ASCII mail can be sent after the remote user Telnets into the corporate network via SLIP. I would also be interested in any suggestions of how they might manually construct and forward NeXTMail to the corporate net and mailserver. Any ideas or experiences that can be shared would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Scott Opitz Conextions, Inc. sopitz@conextions.com com
From: carl@next2.sun1.mcsr.olemiss.edu (Carl Frederickson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: AppleTalk printer Date: 14 Jul 1994 22:20:22 GMT Organization: Mississippi State University Message-ID: <304dn6$q6a@Tut.MsState.Edu> I have seen that there was a way with sys 3.0 to use printers on an AppleTalk network. We have just gotten a printer that I can use on AppleTalk and I would like to use it. I have enabled AppleTalk in the preferences but I can't find where to set up the printer? Could someone out there enlighten me please. Thanks for any help Carl Frederickson Univ. of Mississippi carl@next2.ncpa.olemiss.edu
From: Manish_Tuteja@MIT.Edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: netinfo communication failure?? Date: 14 Jul 1994 23:09:11 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Distribution: world Message-ID: <304gin$3hv@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> Welcoming responses from you net.NeXT.gods. Our netinfo server recently stopped allowing writes to the database. All clients can read the NI database without any problem. The problem is we can't write to it!? NetInfoManager running on our clients or the server cannot write or modify the root domain. The error reported is always "Communication Failure." Okay what did we goof up? If you've had a similar experience, please email me with your solution. Thanks in advance, Manish
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT MegaPixel Display Date: 14 Jul 1994 23:05:45 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <304gc9$6np@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <1994Jul14.051309.4219@newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de> In article <1994Jul14.051309.4219@newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de> root@ulca24.residence.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) writes: > Calling Bell Atlantic I found that sending this monitor for repair is > *very* expensive. I also found that no repair manual is available from > them, but I might have luck contacting Simi, a division of Phillips... Bell Atlantic keeps all schematics for all NeXT hardware under lock and key. They have a monopoly on them, and they want to charge monopoly prices whenever possible, as you are finding out. They only tell you to contact the manufacturer of the monitor as a way to get rid of you. Of course, they give you no information as to how to do contact Phillips. > Also, is there another monitor that could be used instead of the > megapixel? Would any of the mac monitors work? There are several other businesses that buy and sell used NeXT equipment. You can buy a used monitor that way or get one off the net. Alternately, most any color multisync will work. It has to be able to do 11xx by 8xx resolution of the NeXT, so you will need a standard 1280x1024 monitor. It needs to be able to do this resolution at at least 68 Hz. I have a Viewsonic 21" connected to my colorstation and it works fine. Somewhere you will have to get a 13W3 (I believe that's what it's called) to BNC adaptor. My colorstation came with this adaptor, so I can't help you there. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: work@dannug.dk (Michael Hallin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Connecting a network printer on a standalone ColorStation Date: 14 Jul 1994 21:32:19 GMT Organization: Danish NeXT User Group Message-ID: <304at3$5dq@machthenext.dannug.dk> Keywords: Network printer, Standalone Hi all, I m about to borrow a new colorlaserprinter product from my company, for testing. It has both a serial port (RS-422) and a network interface (Ethernet, TCP/IP or IPX), and I m going to connect it to my ColorStation. I would of course prefer to use thin Ethernet (BNC) with terminators on either end, not much trouble in that. But I m not quite sure as to how the software setup should be done. Do I simply add a new entry through the PrintManager.app (yes, I have a PPD file for it), or do I need to fiddle with Unix to get this connection to work??? Also, is it possible to make the setup transparent to the app s, meaning that I can print as usual (like the NeXTLaser), and it gets printed on this printer, or will I have to use lpr??? The printer can also support EtherTalk (AppleTalk), and I still have the original 3.0 AppleTalk package. Does anyone use this package on a 3.2 NeXT, with acceptable results (I know it s flaky at best)??? I m really looking forward to trying this product, and I only have for 2 weeks starting this Friday, so I need help fast!!! Thanks for your support! Best Michael --- _____________________________________________ Michael Hallin Copenhagen, Denmark NeXTMail: work@dannug.dk Voice: Int + 45 43 53 34 33 Fax: Int + 45 43 53 34 33 _____________________________________________
From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTMail over SLIP Connections Date: 15 Jul 1994 02:56:50 +0200 Organization: University of Bergen Message-ID: <304msi$aeu@alf.uib.no> References: <9407141537.AA07936@conextions.com> As for NeXTmail, there are two points: 1. If your routing is correct, outgoing mail should work without error. 2. Receiving mail poses several problems. 2.a Return address must be valid - if SLIP is not always up mail will bounce 2.b Mail delivery is differnet, but usually tries to deliver every half hour if the SLIP machine is not connected. This gets messy. I would recommend either ailiasing mail to SLIP machine to a host on the net (at the server end) to read mail (Works fine until you get a NeXTmail), or using a POP solution, where the SLIP machine downloads mail from the spool area via a POPmail program. There are POP apps available for NeXT. Regards, -- Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known... University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
From: bestor@sun9.cs.wisc.edu (Gareth Bestor) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Submission: How to install PNI 1.9b Date: 15 Jul 1994 01:53:25 GMT Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept Message-ID: <304q6l$haa@daffy.cs.wisc.edu> There's been a lot of questions about installing PNI recently. I posted a recipe to comp.sys.next.sysadmin last month that works for me (NeXTcube running 3.2 with a ZyXEL modem, dynamic IP addresses and CSLIP). Rather than repost it again I've put it on cs.orst.edu as /pub/next/submissions/How_To_Install_PNI1.9b.txt Your mileage may vary. - Gareth bestor@cs.wisc.edu 07/14/94
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Jacques Garbi Subject: How can I store outgoing faxes ? Message-ID: <CswE9r.JK@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi) Organization: Touga Management SA Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 21:27:26 GMT Everytime somebody sends a fax, I receive a mail telling me that so and so did send a fax to that number and that the entire process took 3 minutes. Is there a possibility to store the outgoing faxes for archives purposes ? I know that a simple solution would be to save the files that initiated the fax but you won't be able to save the cover page along with it ! There would be the solution to initiate the fax process, but instead of clicking "send now", click "preview" wich will close down the print/fax panel and will bring you in Preview.app or Tailor.app. You only have to save the ps file and then to fax it again with no cover pages this time. It works, but it isn't fast and easy and I was wondering if there was any automatic way to store all outgoing faxes the way we store outgoing mails. Thanks for your replies Jacques GARBI, Switzerland jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rene@rkt.in-berlin.de (Rene' Kulschewski) Subject: Re: Why can't I ping my host when SLIP isn't active? Message-ID: <9UMQBUTR@rkt.in-berlin.de> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Sender: root@rkt.in-berlin.de (Operator) Organization: Home in Berlin References: <1994Jul13.193317.2649@prim.demon.co.uk> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 20:31:30 GMT Dave Griffiths (dave@prim.demon.co.uk) wrote: : Hi, if I type "/usr/etc/ping prim.demon.co.uk" when my machine : (prim.demon.co.uk) is disconnected from the network it says "unknown host", : but when I bring SLIP up it works. This is the correct behavior. If an interface is down, it cant do anything. : Is there an easy way to make this work all the time? No. It would be an error. Regards Rene' -- _____________________________________________________________________________ <rene@prz.tu-berlin.de> Rene' Kulschewski <rene@rkt.in-berlin.de>
From: torsten@eirah.ping.de (Torsten van Beeck) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Software compiled Date: 14 Jul 1994 21:25:59 GMT Organization: Torsten's Ideenschmiede Distribution: world Message-ID: <304ah7$8m@eirah.ping.de> References: <CstEFM.qH@spcuna.spc.edu> In article <CstEFM.qH@spcuna.spc.edu> root@net23.com (Operator) writes: > Has anyone been able to get the following software to compile on NS 3.2/FIP? > > TOP - Latest version If 3.3beta is the latest, I have :-) If you want the maschine module and makefile write me a note. Bye, Torsten
From: cdb@xedoc.com.au (Cameron Bromley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: request for a Seagate ST12400N disktab Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Date: 15 Jul 1994 08:25:40 GMT Organization: Xedoc Software Development Pty Ltd Distribution: world Message-ID: <305h64$2hp@yarrina.connect.com.au> References: <300334$bn8@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> Manish_Tuteja@MIT.Edu wrote: : We're trying to get a Seagate ST12400N SCSI drive formatted and running : under NeXTSTEP. This is a 2 Gig drive. As such, the 3.2 version of : BuildDisk and disk have difficulty with it. The solution according to : NextAnswers is to write a disktab entry by hand. This is where the : problem arises. : The drive parameters in the Seagate manual do not match the parameters : printed by the scsimodes utility. For example, scsi modes reports 84 : sectors/track. The manual says 82 sectors/track. Furthermore, both set : of values produce a disk with a size greater than 2048Mb(the published : size of the disk.) : Two requests: : 1. Do you have a working disktab entry for this drive that you : can post or mail? (a disktab was posted for this drive last : month. It did not work correctly for us.) : 2. Any suggestions on what else I may do? Try telneting to sunsite.unc.edu. Log in as 'gopher', then search the sunspots archives for 'ST12400N'. The Sun people have this problem all the time, and frequently request & post drive information for every disk you can imagine. Cam. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron Bromley cdb@xedoc.com.au Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd. Fax +61-3-696-6757 222 Park St., Phone +61-3-696-2490 South Melbourne VIC, 3206 Australia
From: jmack@skye.phys.ualberta.ca Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: RE: NeXTMail over SLIP Connections Date: 15 Jul 1994 09:55:44 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Distribution: world Message-ID: <305mf0$g71@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <9407141537.AA07936@conextions.com> Keywords: mail,SLIP,MTA In article <9407141537.AA07936@conextions.com> "Scott G. Opitz" <sopitz@conextions.com> writes: > > I am trying to configure a NEXTSTEP Mail client to work over a SLIP link. > The main reason for this is to allow an employee at a remote site to both > receive spooled mail messages on the corporate mail server as well as to > send NeXTMail via the corporate UUCP link. > > I have a means by which to get them the mail when they dial in but cannot > figure out any "automatic/transparent" way to allow them to spool outgoing > mail messages at the remote site and then forward them to the corporate > server for UUCP to process (for both internal and external mail distribution). > > Obviously, regular UNIX ASCII mail can be sent after the remote user Telnets > into the corporate network via SLIP. I would also be interested in any > suggestions of how they might manually construct and forward NeXTMail to > the corporate net and mailserver. I run ZMailer (the *best* mail routing software available) as the MTA on both server and client sides of SLIP. It is a replacement for sendmail, and is powerful. ZMailer is usually used in a mail-gateway environment, but functions just fine in a smaller one too. There have been no reported security problems (a la sendmail) with ZMailer. From the 'Overview': "It is intended for gateways or mail servers or other large site environments that have extreme demands on the abilities of the mailer. It was motivated by the problems of the Sendmail design in such situations. ... Code and Design features: + Strong limits on host impact. + Secure design (and hopefully implementation). + Natural fit for client/server environments. + Extremely customizable configuration mechanism. + Flexible database interface with support for: sorted files, unsorted files, dbm, ndbm, gdbm, nis (yellow pages), dns (BIND resolver), /etc/hosts file, and in-core data. + Efficient message queue management. + Fast binary-transparent SMTP server and client. + Low-technology implementation." [end quote] -- ZMailer supports many transports (smtp, uucp, bitnet, mail to news) and is ideal in situations where remote hosts are not always available or reachable directly (i.e. SLIP UUCP). The Queueing mechanics provide intelligent deferal and retry, with the ability to specify the length of time messages remain in the queue awaiting delivery. The default is 3 days (uucp-ism), but is easily modified for longer/shorter duration. The ZMailer network gateway is normally set up as the MX for the remote SLIP client. This way, mail for the SLIP target will be held in it's queue until the client is brought onto the network. On either side of a SLIP connection, mail will be queued up until such time as the SLIP connection is brought up. The timing algorithm for retry works very well in a SLIP environment, and delivery will normally take place within 1-15 minutes after SLIP is established. ZMailer was originally developed at the University of Toronto by by Rayan S. Zachariassen. The latest version (2.90) is now being maintained by Matti Aarnio <mea@funet.fi>, and includes ESMTP enhancements. The package sources and info are freely available at: ftp.funet.fi: /pub/unix/mail/zmailer/ (latest distribution is : zmailer-2.90-940626.tar.gz) and will compile on NeXT, Ultrix, SunOS, OSF-Alpha, HPUX, IRIX, RISCos, Xenix, or other BSD4.3 implementations. It is not for the timid however; some moderate level of UNIX competency is expected to compile and implement the package. The README/INSTALL files are quite sufficient to get it going though. -- James S. MacKinnon Office: P-139 Avahd-Bhatia Physics Lab Computing/Networking Phone : (403) 492-8226 Department of Physics email : jmack@phys.ualberta.ca University of Alberta uucp : uofaphys!jmack iskye!jmack Edmonton, Canada T6G 2N5 bitnet: jmack@triumfcl jsm1@ualtamts
From: ralf@amg.de (Ralf E. Stranzenbach) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Why can't I ping my host when SLIP isn't active? Date: 15 Jul 1994 12:24:02 GMT Organization: AMG Industrie Consulting GmbH Distribution: world Message-ID: <305v52INNk8a@hagen.amg.de> References: <1994Jul13.193317.2649@prim.demon.co.uk> In article <1994Jul13.193317.2649@prim.demon.co.uk> dave@prim.demon.co.uk (Dave Griffiths) writes: > Hi, if I type "/usr/etc/ping prim.demon.co.uk" when my machine > (prim.demon.co.uk) is disconnected from the network it says "unknown host", > but when I bring SLIP up it works. > > Is there an easy way to make this work all the time? > > PS: ping prim doesn't work either. The command route add your_ip 127.0.0.1 0 should solve this problem. Local traffic to your SLIP-IP's adress should be redirected to the loopback interface. - ralf -- Ralf E.Stranzenbach <ralf@amg.de> "Mit meinem Verhaeltnis zur Realitaet ist alles in bester Ordnung. Ich lasse es alle vierzehn Tage vorschriftsmaessig warten." - Zaphod Beeblebrox
From: leslie@mercury.interpath.net (John B Leslie - Duke University Medical Center - Anesthesiology) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help reboot me? Date: 15 Jul 1994 12:38:25 GMT Organization: Interpath -- An Internet access provider Message-ID: <306001$jsf@redstone.interpath.net> Please Help? I am running 3.2 on my cube at home and was trying to change the network setup (and the ID...ugh) and when trying to reboot I am now trapped and doomed. It hangs with step of "starting YP servoices" and I cannot seem to bypass with CD-boot or disk boot or anything! I am in need of advice ASAP. thanks. -- +==John B. Leslie, MD ==== leslie@mercury.interpath.net =======+ (919) 681-5991 (O) Snailer: Box 3094, Duke Hospital (919) 681-2735 (F) Durham, NC 27710 +== 911 for real help ========= lesli001@mc.duke.edu ==========+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: HELP! Miro crystal 325 video card doesn't come up Message-ID: <CszEA1.82s@nntpa.cb.att.com> Followup-To: poster Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 12:20:24 GMT folks, i have a rather large problem with one of my pentium computers, which i hope some kind soul could solve. Scenario - System 3346 pentium based computer, which has an on-board ATI video card (linear frame buffers, etc.). we installed a MIRO crystal 325 video card, and now nothing comes up. nada. zippo. rumor has it that we have to disable the on-board video card, but i do not know how to do this. has anyone else come across this problem? has anyone else solved it? help? thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: "Wesley C. Smith" <wes@arissoft.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTMail over SLIP Connections Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 14:35:19 GMT Organization: Take Three Message-ID: <940715093519.23333AAABE.wes@arissoft> References: <9407141537.AA07936@conextions.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >I am trying to configure a NEXTSTEP Mail client to work over a SLIP link. Eloquent can send/receive NeXTmail over a SLIP link. It can use SMTP for sending and IMAP for receiving. For more info about Eloquent send a message to eloquent_info@arissoft.com. Wesley C. Smith wes@arissoft.com MIME and NeXTmail ok Take Three P.O. Box 203852 (512) 837-9784 Austin, TX 78720-3852 (512) 837-8102 (fax)
From: pete@ohm.york.ac.uk (pete french) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Why can't I ping my host when SLIP isn't active? Date: 15 Jul 1994 14:41:48 GMT Organization: University of York, Computing Service, UK Message-ID: <30677c$545@castle.york.ac.uk> References: <9UMQBUTR@rkt.in-berlin.de> In article <9UMQBUTR@rkt.in-berlin.de>, rene@rkt.in-berlin.de (Rene' Kulschewski) says: > > Dave Griffiths (dave@prim.demon.co.uk) wrote: > : Hi, if I type "/usr/etc/ping prim.demon.co.uk" when my machine > : (prim.demon.co.uk) is disconnected from the network it says "unknown host", > : but when I bring SLIP up it works. > > This is the correct behavior. If an interface is down, it cant do anything. The interface can't, but the routing should be intelligent enough to say that the machine is the local one and not attempt to send it on ppp0 This is wrong behaviour for the system. > : Is there an easy way to make this work all the time? > > No. It would be an error. see above... I suspect that you dont have your machine set up correctly. try 'ping localhost' which should work. When the ppp link comes down it should delete it's routes - you probably have a fixed link set up to the remote machine and then a default route with the remote as the gateway. These should be removed. If it's got the correct IP address for your machine and your machine only has one IP address then the spftware shouldn't try sending the packet anywhere. It certainly works on this machine whcih has both an ethernet and a ppp interface. As you get "unknown host" when you do the ping then you probably need an entry in your hosts file for your local machine. If it finds the IP address then it should work o.k. Have you tried pinging the local address ? -pete french.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: Thread: Wait for interrupt: returns -735 Message-ID: <CszMEJ.DAr@nntpa.cb.att.com> Followup-To: poster Summary: after disabling the miro card, i got... Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 15:15:53 GMT hi folks, earlier this morning i had posted a question for help concerning my miro 32S card. it now looks like the problem is in the hardware configuration - after removing the miro card, and attempting to install NeXTSTEP, i got as far as (choose 2 to continue and not load any new drivers). after choosing 2, the message thread: wait for interrupt: returns -735 started scrolling in my window non-stop. has anyone seen this symptom? thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: eric@american.edu (Eric Prestemon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.mail.sendmail Subject: sendmail 8/NeXTStep 3.0 problem Date: 15 Jul 1994 16:34:30 GMT Organization: The American University, Washington DC Message-ID: <306dqm$gg9@paladin.american.edu> I have installed sendmail 8.6.9 on a NeXT running 3.0, and I am having a problem with sites that are temporarily not up when there is mail destined for them. It seems like: 1) Sendmail resolves the destination correctly 2) The connection is attempted to the destination, but times out. 3) The message is queued. 4) Either at the next queue run or before (I'm not sure) the message is bounced with an error like the following. ===== ----- The following addresses had delivery problems ----- <eric@netwatch.american.edu> (unrecoverable error) ----- Transcript of session follows ----- 501 <eric@netwatch.american.edu>... 550 Host unknown (Name server: netwatch.american.edu.: host not found) ===== Everything seems to be correct except for #4. The message (and a similar one in /usr/spool/mqueue/syslog) seem to say that it can't look up the host, and thus sendmail gives up. I don't know if this is a sendmail problem, a NeXT problem, a problem with the interaction between the two, or a local problem (which I don't believe it is) On an unrelated note, I have connection caching turned on on the same machine, but it doesn't work. The connections close immediately. Is this possible on this NeXT machine? Thanks for any help, -Eric
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jspears@weston.com (Wes Spears) Subject: UUCP/TIP and Carriage Returns Message-ID: <1994Jul14.070338.1162@weston.com> Sender: jspears@weston.com (Wes Spears) Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 07:03:38 GMT I have a very strange situation. I am try to dial into an RS/6000 to establish a SLIP connection. I can call in and lig in fine with Microphone. When I try to do it with TIP, I enter my login and upon pressing return, nothing happens. When I press ^J, it prompts me for password, but get the same behavior. I have tried every combination of ^M, ^J, and the regular return in every permutation you can imagine, and none seem to work. Upon entering my password, the system tells me that the login is bad, and re-prompts me. Keep in mind that upon logging in with Microphone, everything works as advertised, with the same login and password. Thanks Wes I came upon this in trying to get UUCICO to work and having my script continously fail. Thus, I feel that if I solve the tip problem, that will be the same or a similar solution for UUCICO. All help is appreciated. -- Wes Spears <-------> jspears@weston.com (NeXTMail Welcome) The Weston Group (UUCP and SENDMAIL Consultation) 8524 Highway 6 North, 162, Houston, TX 77095
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: chubine@il.us.swissbank.com (Ed Chubin) Subject: Re: [intel] PNI 1.9 Troubles... Message-ID: <1994Jul15.161637.15375@il.us.swissbank.com> Keywords: slip Sender: root@il.us.swissbank.com (Operator) Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation CM&T Division References: <schwettCswHwJ.K54@netcom.com> Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 16:16:37 GMT schwett@netcom.com writes > Hey... > > Does anybody out there know the address of TranSys? I've looked through > the .ps docs for TranSys PNI 1.9, and can't find it. > > In any case though, here's the problem I've been having: > > I installed PNI 1.9, and it went without a hitch. I chopped up the dial-... > and login-... files for my modem and the UCB Annex Server, and the login > proceeds just fine. > > Ping works perfectly. > > However, I can't do anything useful. FTP, Telnet, Mail, and so on, do not > function at all. Nothing happens, regardless of whether I use the IP > address for the host or the name. > > Additionally (and this is more worrisome) after I load pnid, the workspace > (and the system in general) becomes very unstable. I cannot load any more > .apps. They simply grey out and do nothing (the processes tool reports that > they are "loading".) > > From within a terminal window (which, incidentally, I cannot open any new > ones after I load pnid), many commands like ps will do nothing, in > a similar fashion to telnet, ftp, and so on. > > Anyway, any help would be much appreciated! I had PNI 1.7 working more or > less properly some time ago, but this is all new hardware.... > > > Thanks, > > Mark Schwettmann > I had the same problem... really frustrating. I had the sysadmin at my SLIP provider watch the line and he said that my server (PNI 1.9) sent a CSLIPpacket (Compressed slip). I configured my server to run SLIP. Anyway my provider said that when his system saw a compressed SLIP packet, it switched to CSLIP mode. I changed my settings so that I was using CSLIP and it worked!!!!!! What a waste of hours rebooting and checking every other lead. After some cleaning up of my files, everything worked and I haven't had trouble since. > > > -- > > schwett@netcom.com, schwett@soda.berkeley.edu, schwett@uclink.berkeley.edu > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Good luck! Ed Chubin Vanguard Software Corp. ed_chubin@vanguard.com My opinions, when correct, reflect the views of my employers!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.mail.sendmail,comp.mail.uucp,comp.sys.next.software From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: NeXTMAIL <-> MS-MAIL Message-ID: <Cszt3I.HFt@nntpa.cb.att.com> Followup-To: poster Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 17:40:27 GMT folks, has anyone dealt with getting NeXTMAIL to communicate with MS-MAIL? are there any parameters/configurations/chants one should perform to allow this capability? thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jdpierc@netcom.com (Jerry D. Pierce) Subject: ntpd on mixed network Message-ID: <jdpiercCszsEC.1zA@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 17:25:22 GMT I have 3 intel boxes running Nextstep 3.2, and would like my Data General Aviion to be able to get the current date/time from my primary next server. The program that is available from DG's ftp site is called ntpdate, and although it appears to be trying to connect to the next server, it comes back with a message indicating no suitable time server was found. (Yes, the systems do talk via ethernet, have file systems mounted via NFS, etc) Are there any configuration options to ntpd on the next's which would allow it to work with an older network time program such as ntpdate?? Any suggestions appreciated. Jerry D. Pierce jdpierc@netcom.com
From: dwight@crl.com (Dwight Shih) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help for a Micropolis 4110 (jumper settings) Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 15 Jul 1994 11:39:08 -0700 Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access (415) 705-6060 [login: guest] Message-ID: <306l4c$396@crl.crl.com> Well, my new hard disk arrived the other day; so my disk space woes will soon be deferred for a few months. Unfortunately, it's an internal disk and it came without a sheet defining the jumper settings. Whilst I'm trying to get one from my vendor, does any one know the correct jumper settings for use with black hardware? thanks, dwight shih dwight@crl.com
From: gt6963c@prism.gatech.edu (John) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Why can't I ping my host when SLIP isn't active? Date: 15 Jul 1994 14:49:28 -0400 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Sender: gt6963c@prism.gatech.edu Message-ID: <306lno$ff7@acmex.gatech.edu> References: <9UMQBUTR@rkt.in-berlin.de> <30677c$545@castle.york.ac.uk> pete@ohm.york.ac.uk (pete french) writes: >In article <9UMQBUTR@rkt.in-berlin.de>, rene@rkt.in-berlin.de (Rene' Kulschewski) says: >> >> Dave Griffiths (dave@prim.demon.co.uk) wrote: >> : Hi, if I type "/usr/etc/ping prim.demon.co.uk" when my machine >> : (prim.demon.co.uk) is disconnected from the network it says "unknown host", >> : but when I bring SLIP up it works. >> >> This is the correct behavior. If an interface is down, it cant do anything. >The interface can't, but the routing should be intelligent enough to >say that the machine is the local one and not attempt to send it on ppp0 >This is wrong behaviour for the system. >I suspect that you dont have your machine set up correctly. try >'ping localhost' which should work. When the ppp link comes down it should >delete it's routes - you probably have a fixed link set up to the >remote machine and then a default route with the remote as the gateway. These >should be removed. If it's got the correct IP address for your machine and >your machine only has one IP address then the spftware shouldn't try sending >the packet anywhere. It certainly works on this machine whcih has both >an ethernet and a ppp interface. As you get "unknown host" when you do the >ping then you probably need an entry in your hosts file for your >local machine. If it finds the IP address then it should work o.k. Have >you tried pinging the local address ? (assuming that you're ping problem is from offsite, instead of from your SLIP'ed host) Another thing that you should look in to with this.. When your slip host is down, you get "unknown host"? I assume you're pinging a hostname when you try this. If you try pinging the IP number, what do you get? If you get "network unreachable", then you're probably having a nameserver problem, especially if your slip host, or some host on the same side of the slip line, is your only nameserver. (or if all of your knowlegable nameservers are on the same side of the slip line). Specifically, no one outside of your slip machine knows how to bind your hostname to your ip address, so when you ping the hostname, and the slip line is down, no one knows who the machine is. But if the slip line is up, the ping finds your nameserver and can resolve the hostname to an IP address, and then send the ping to your host. If this is the case, then the solution is simple. Quite simply, follow the proper procedures and get an off-site nameserver (if I remember right, you're supposed to have a secondary nameserver off site for exactly this reason. This type of thing is usually provided by your SLIP provider). If, on the otherhand, when you ping the IP number, you still get "unknown host", then there's something else wrong. And I'm not sure what that is :-) Also, this type of question really should have been cross posted to comp.protocols.tcp-ip or something. While I'm sure there ARE some tcp-ip guru's who read the next groups, you shouldn't depend on that. This is a tcpip problem, and probably not a nextstep problem. You'd be more likely to get faster, more specific, answers on that group. John -- John "Kzin" Rudd gt6963c@prism.getech.edu (ex-kzin@cc.gatech.edu) Ascii Mail only (no Nextmail) (ex-kzin@ucscb.ucsc.edu) ========Intel: Putting the backward in backward compatable.===============
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.mail.uucp,comp.sys.next.software,comp.mail.sendmail Subject: Re: NeXTMAIL <-> MS-MAIL Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 16:22:00 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <Ei9izcu00WBM41kmph@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <Cszt3I.HFt@nntpa.cb.att.com> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.software: 15-Jul-94 NeXTMAIL <-> MS-MAIL by -B.LING@hogpf.ho.att.com > folks, > > has anyone dealt with getting NeXTMAIL to communicate with MS-MAIL? > are there any parameters/configurations/chants one should perform > to allow this capability? NeXTmail is a uuencoded, compressed tar format. Assuming you have straight Unix mail connectivity between the NeXT machines and the MS-MAIL machines (you can check by sending non-NeXTmail), what you need to do is get PC versions of uudecode, uncompress (better yet, gzip), and (gnu)tar, which you can find via archie and/or at prep.ai.mit.edu in /pub/gnu. -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | "All the world's a stage, and" --------------------------------------------+ "we are merely players...." AMS & normal mail: infidel@cmu.edu | NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | "Semper ubi sub ubi."
From: dekorte@scri.fsu.edu (Steve Dekorte) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Zmodem problems Date: 15 Jul 1994 21:19:20 GMT Organization: Florida State University Message-ID: <306ugo$k6k@mailer.fsu.edu> I've been having problems transferring files via zmodem from my NeXT at work to my PC using the Telix terminal program and the z-modem protocol. I know this could just just a line problem, but I haven't had any zmodem problems from local BBSs - just the NeXT. Does anyone know how to fix this or can verify that this is a NeXT problem? Thanks for any info, Steve Dekorte PS. Please respond by email.
From: dfh@guitar.ho.att.com (Dan Hurley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NextMail interoperability Date: 15 Jul 1994 16:26:18 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9407152128.AA00291@guitar.ho.att.com> Hi. While I am fond of NextMail, I am piloting the deployment of Next stations in an environment where most users are already on Microsoft Mail. What can I do to make NextMail interoperate with microsoft mail - i.e., exchange documents, directories, sound, tiffs, etc. - transparently? Next's promise of MIME support may solve this problem down the road but I have some customers that want to be delighted now. As always, I will summarize. Thanks, Dan Hurley
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rpomeroy@aunext1.amd.com (Ron Pomeroy x(Coop)) Subject: Re: NextMail interoperability Message-ID: <Ct05pt.DGI@txnews.amd.com> Sender: news@txnews.amd.com Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Austin, TX, USA References: <9407152128.AA00291@guitar.ho.att.com> Distribution: usa Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 22:13:03 GMT In article <9407152128.AA00291@guitar.ho.att.com> dfh@guitar.ho.att.com (Dan Hurley) writes: >>Hi. >> >>While I am fond of NextMail, I am piloting the deployment of Next stations in >>an environment where most users are already on Microsoft Mail. What can I do >>to make NextMail interoperate with microsoft mail - i.e., exchange documents, >>directories, sound, tiffs, etc. - transparently? >> >> >>Next's promise of MIME support may solve this problem down the road but I have >>some customers that want to be delighted now. >> >>As always, I will summarize. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Dan Hurley Take Three here in Austin produces Eloquent - a MIME/NeXTSTEP mail application + integrated newsreader (NewsGrazer compatable at that!) Hey Take Three...here's a customer :-) -- Ronald Pomeroy Advanced Micro Devices CIM Applications Group rpomeroy@aunext1.amd.com
From: arrow@arrow.rhein-main.de Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: after hurried deletions: no SU-status anymore Date: 15 Jul 1994 23:30:39 GMT Organization: Individual Network - Rhein-Main Distribution: world Message-ID: <307670$70@odb.rhein-main.de> hello, netters.. I am worried about a problem I produced by hurriedly deleting everything that seemed useless while receiving a huge file via mail. I have in my station only a 100 MB disk and was anxious getting the mail. So I deleted several things that seemed useless at that moment. It turned out not to be so; I lost something: I haven t got su-rights anymore. I can t use UserManager anymore, ans NetInfo shows me I have UID 0 and GID 1. I am worried about what happened. Please help, this is really getting strange.. -Armin
From: nando@ccrma.stanford.edu (Fernando Pablo Lopez Lezcano) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: changing network printer location _after_ host dies Date: 15 Jul 1994 23:44:52 GMT Organization: Stanford University Message-ID: <30771k$kms@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> Which is the best way of changing a network printer's location after the computer where it was connected has died? (slab, mono, running 3.2). Of course I cannot use PrinterManager because the local domain is no longer there (not even the computer). Would it be enough to _manually_ point the local printer entry of a different machine to the root domain by using NetinfoManager (properties "SharedAs" and SharedTo") and do the same at the root domain to make it point to the new machine? (property "rm") Thanks in advance for any help... -- Fernando nando@ccrma.stanford.edu
From: hayden@whitewater.chem.wisc.edu (Jessica Hayden) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: setting up a faxmodem other than HSD or Interfax? Date: 16 Jul 1994 00:49:21 GMT Organization: Division of Information Technology Message-ID: <307aqh$e6u@news.doit.wisc.edu> Hello all, We have a US Robotics Sportster 14.4 fax/data modem which we are currently using for slip connections and general modem use. I'd like to see if it would be possible to use the NextStep Fax facilities (which appear really nice) without having to buy one of the special modems listed (HSD or Interfax). I was looking in /usr/lib/NextPrinter and noticed that there are two sets of files (presumibly for the two different supported faxes). One is called Interfax_Fax_Modem and the other is just Class2_Fax_Modem. It makes me wonder if this might be a more general purpose driver than suggested by the HSD label. Has anyone been able to get faxmodems other than the HSD and Interfax working with NextStep? Are their PD drivers out there for other faxmodems? Are there any comercial drivers for other faxmodems available? Is this a lost cause :) Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks Jessica Hayden Dept. Chemistry U.Wisconsin - Madison hayden@drumlin.chem.wisc.edu
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: virus detecting s/w available? Date: 16 Jul 1994 01:38:10 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Distribution: na Message-ID: <307dm2$p6i@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <9407112023.AA02825@guitar.ho.att.com> <CstuL8.55D@infoserv.com> kent@infoserv.com writes: >In article <9407112023.AA02825@guitar.ho.att.com> dfh@guitar.ho.att.com (Dan >Hurley) writes: >#Hi. ># >#Is there shareware or commercial software that effectively scans nextstep >#software for viruses? >There is no UNIX software for virus detection. >I don't currently know of any UNIX virus. There are no viruses in the same manner as viruses work on DOS, but there are dangers. One is ill-configured systems, another is the risk of changed binaries. The first can be checked by periodic runnings of "COPS" and the second by periodic running of the TripWire package, that scans all binaries and makes an MD5 signature of each known file. Both should be available on ftp.cert.org. -- David Lemson University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson NeXTMail & MIME accepted BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: netinfo communication failure?? Date: 16 Jul 1994 01:48:22 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <307e96$pvj@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <304gin$3hv@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> Manish_Tuteja@MIT.Edu writes: >Welcoming responses from you net.NeXT.gods. >Our netinfo server recently stopped allowing writes to the database. All >clients can read the NI database without any problem. >The problem is we can't write to it!? NetInfoManager running on our >clients or the server cannot write or modify the root domain. The error >reported is always "Communication Failure." Do a: niutil -read / / and see what the master is listed as. Is this the hostname of the machine you you are logged into? Also, is this network listed in trusted_networks in that same domain? Most likely, your clients can't modify the root domain, but NImanager on your server should be able to modify a domain that's running on itself. You do usually have to be on the master to modify that domain, though. (not always, but this is the way most people have it set up) -- David Lemson University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson NeXTMail & MIME accepted BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help reboot me? Date: 16 Jul 1994 01:51:20 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <307eeo$q60@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <306001$jsf@redstone.interpath.net> leslie@mercury.interpath.net (John B Leslie - Duke University Medical Center - Anesthesiology) writes: >Please Help? >I am running 3.2 on my cube at home and was trying to change the network >setup (and the ID...ugh) and when trying to reboot I am now trapped >and doomed. It hangs with step of "starting YP servoices" and I cannot >seem to bypass with CD-boot or disk boot or anything! I am in need >of advice ASAP. thanks. Hit cmd-cmd-~ at the Testing System... screen, do a 'bsd -s', then when you get a shell, edit /etc/hostconfig. You need to change the line: YPDOMAIN=-<something>- to YPDOMAIN=-NO- You most likely accidentally entered an NIS server's name in HostManager. (and aren't running an NIS server on your local net) -- David Lemson University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson NeXTMail & MIME accepted BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
From: murphy@wsc.com (Paul Murphy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SUMMARY -- UUCP over TCP (between black and white hardware) Date: 16 Jul 1994 02:16:32 GMT Organization: WSC Investment Services, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <MURPHY.94Jul15221633@eos.wsc.com> Problem: UUCP over TCP does not work between black and white hardware. This is the result of an endianness bug in the white version of uucico. Solution #1: Use taylor UUCP. Solution #2: Use NeXT's fixed version of uucico. I chose solution #2 because it required 10 seconds of work. The bug free binary was sent by a very helpful NeXT employee. Thanks: Kevin John Wang <kwang@lore.acs.calpoly.edu> (for taylor UUCP build instructions) Dan_Grillo@NeXT.COM (Dan Grillo) (for suggesting I use taylor) John Jay Feiler <jjfeiler@relief.com> (for assuring me that the taylor solution worked) Timothy Reed <nobugs!friday!treed@gun.com> (for telling me that I only needed to build taylor on white hardaware) ?_? <?@NeXT.COM> (for sending me NeXT's working uucico) - Paul murphy@wsc.com
From: gary@esl.com (Gary Merrick) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How can NeXT print to Sun printers? Date: 16 Jul 1994 00:04:46 GMT Organization: ESL, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA Distribution: world Message-ID: <30786u$5d2@gatekeeper.esl.com> I've got a postscript printer (HP LaserJet 4M) which is running on our Sun network, that I need to be able to print on from a NeXT. How does one go about configuring the NeXT to do this? PrintManager expects to configure it specifically for a NeXT environment. NetInfo will let me enter what I think to be the correct parameters, but I get hung up trying to set the spool directory, and the printer doesn't want to show up in the printers menu. thanks in advance, Gary
From: leslie@mercury.interpath.net (John B Leslie - Duke University Medical Center - Anesthesiology) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SUMMARY: Help Reboot Me? Date: 16 Jul 1994 13:10:20 GMT Organization: Interpath -- An Internet access provider Message-ID: <308m7s$mc9@redstone.interpath.net> My original problem arose when I was trying to set up my stand-alone cube to be able to call up an outside SLIP/PPP account. Somehow, surprise... surprise, I did NOT know exactly what to do and when rebooting the cube would lock stating: Starting YP Services The solution, and some fun, came from 5 people: Eric Fortune - fo6r@midway.uchicago.edu Martin Livesey - martin@interbase.borland.com Marc Majka - Marc_Majka@NeXT.COM F. David Sinn - dsinn@halcyon.com David Lemson - lemson@uiuc.edu I thank them all for their help in getting me back! And now a summary! The resolution is two steps: 1st-interrupt the failed boot process and 2nd-find a way to edit the file controlling the boot (/etc/hostconfig) and in the process you will get to monitor the entire boot process which was actually quite informative! The problem was that I had modified the cube to intend to be binding to an NIS (formerly "YP" - yellow pages) domain at startup BUT there wasn't one. The solution is to tell it to boot in single user mode! What to do (and actually several ways did work!) Interrupt the failed boot by: Get to the Monitor window (several techniques depeneding on system?) - wait till it "hangs" then hold down power button till window appears - hold down both command keys and hit the tilda and then type mon and hit return. The prompt will be NeXT> Once in the mon or NEXT> window type: b -s (or bsd -s) (which will boot you in single user mode) Now, after it has rebooted (and NEATO watching the mon window!, edit the file /etc/hostconfig using an editor like vi. Specifically, CHANGE the line (type "vi /etc/hostconfig"): YPDOMAIN=-AUTOMATIC- to YPDOMAIN=-NO- Now exit and boot normally. It no longer hangs!. Then run HostManager to get the setup exactly as it should have been left! I DID enjoy learning exactly what was in the 23 line hostconfig file... like the old DOS setup? Marc had additional advice if you want more network setup help: > If you do intend to be binding to an NIS server, then either that NIS server is down, or your IP address, netmask, or broadcast address are incorrect. These are also recorded in /etc/hostconfig as the values of the variables INETADDR, IPNETMASK, and IPBROADCAST. If you get totally lost, and want a completely new /etc/hostconfig file, then boot in single user mode (bsd -s), and: # cp /usr/template/client/etc/hostconfig /etc # reboot sd Your computer will come up with no IP address, netmask, name, or NIS domain. If you are on a network, you'll end up getting either: No response from network configuration server. Press Control-C to continue booting without a network connection. Press ^C and use HostManager to reconfigure your name, IP address, and so on. If there's a network configuration server on your network that's set up for automatic host addition, you'll get either: Network doesn't recognize computer. Enter host name: if it doesn't recognize your system, or if the network configuration server recognizes your computer, it will just boot correctly. eof. -- +==John B. Leslie, MD ==== leslie@mercury.interpath.net =======+ (919) 681-5991 (O) Snailer: Box 3094, Duke Hospital (919) 681-2735 (F) Durham, NC 27710 +== 911 for real help ========= lesli001@mc.duke.edu ==========+
From: hyongsop@delhi.eecs.umich.edu (Hyong Sop Shim) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Sorry for Multiple Postings Date: 13 Jul 1994 19:38:35 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Distribution: World Message-ID: <301frr$r2v@zip.eecs.umich.edu> I've recently posted messages regarding SLIP and Dell to NeXT newsgroups. Same messages have been posted to multiple newsgroups, and it has been brought to my attention that doing so is very much rude! I sincerely apologize to anyone who has been upset because of this; I don't read all the NeXT newsgroups and was just trying to reach as many NeXT people as possible. Sorry again. --Hyong Shim (hyongsop@engin.umich.edu)
From: eric@CS.Berkeley.EDU (Eric Allman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.mail.sendmail Subject: Re: sendmail 8/NeXTStep 3.0 problem Date: 16 Jul 1994 14:48:33 GMT Organization: UC Berkeley Mammoth Project Sender: eric@mastodon.CS.Berkeley.EDU (Eric Allman) Distribution: world Message-ID: <308s01$6vf@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <306dqm$gg9@paladin.american.edu> In article <306dqm$gg9@paladin.american.edu>, eric@american.edu (Eric Prestemon) writes: |> I have installed sendmail 8.6.9 on a NeXT running 3.0, and I am having |> a problem with sites that are temporarily not up when there is mail |> destined for them. |> |> It seems like: |> 1) Sendmail resolves the destination correctly |> 2) The connection is attempted to the destination, but times out. |> 3) The message is queued. |> 4) Either at the next queue run or before (I'm not sure) the message |> is bounced with an error like the following. |> ===== |> ----- The following addresses had delivery problems ----- |> <eric@netwatch.american.edu> (unrecoverable error) |> |> ----- Transcript of session follows ----- |> 501 <eric@netwatch.american.edu>... 550 Host unknown (Name server: |> netwatch.american.edu.: host not found) |> ===== |> |> Everything seems to be correct except for #4. The message (and a |> similar one in /usr/spool/mqueue/syslog) seem to say that it can't |> look up the host, and thus sendmail gives up. |> |> I don't know if this is a sendmail problem, a NeXT problem, a problem |> with the interaction between the two, or a local problem (which I |> don't believe it is) It sounds like there is something in your environment that is needed for sendmail to work. When the daemon runs the job it doesn't have your environment, so it dies. I have no idea what would be in the environment that would break the name server, but that's what it looks like. |> On an unrelated note, I have connection caching turned on on the same |> machine, but it doesn't work. The connections close immediately. Is |> this possible on this NeXT machine? Yes, it should work fine -- there are no special capabilities needed to support connection caching. But do you realize that connection caching is usually only evident on queue runs? Given that queue runs seem to be broken, I would be surprised if you could have given connection caching much of a chance. eric
From: nomad@network.ucsd.edu (Lee Damon) Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sgi.admin,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.admin,news.sysadmin Subject: LISA VIII conference BOF schedule Followup-To: comp.org.usenix Date: 16 Jul 1994 10:54:17 -0700 Organization: University of California, San Diego Distribution: world Message-ID: <3096s9$8s1@network.ucsd.edu> Keywords: LISA BOF LISA VIII BOFs From the conference flier: BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER SESSIONS *************************** Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions (BOFs) allow attendees to meet and discuss topics of interest to them. BOF Sessions are intended to be highly interactive and much less formal than the Technical Sessions. Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions will be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings in the Town and Country Hotel. We would particularly like to encourage Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions on topics which would not normally be discussed during typical USENIX technical presentations (for instance, discussions on professional and technical issues, non-professional interests common to Systems Administrators, etc.) To schedule a BOF Session, or to request more information, direct your e-mail to Lee Damon, nomad@network.ucsd.edu. BOFs may also be scheduled on-site at the Conference Registration Desk. We have between 7 and 9 rooms a night. A BOF can be booked in half-hour increments from half an hour to 2 hours (or more, if really needed). Tuesday & Wednesday we will start at 6:30pm and Thursday we start at 8:30 (to give people time to get dinner or back from the reception). Here's the list of what's scheduled so far. Tuesday 18:30 - 22:30 18:30 - 20:30 WWW Installation, Maintenance, Administration, and assorted Topics 20:30 - 22:30 Automating Sysadmin Tasks Wednesday 18:30 - 22:30 18:30 - 19:30 reserved for a secret fun thing :) 19:30 - 20:30 SAGE Board Open Meeting 20:30 - 21:30 SAGE Working Groups Members of the various Working Groups will have a chance to meet and work together on their WG topic. Thursday 20:30 - 22:30 18:00 - 20:00 Conference Reception FOOD!!!! FUN!!!! FROLIC!!! MORE FOOD!!!! 20:30 - 21:30 SAGE Board Candidate's Forum. Meet the candidates for next year's SAGE board. If you want to have schedule a BOF, please contact me at nomad@network.ucsd.edu Thanks, and I'll see you in San Diego! nomad ------------ - Lee "nomad" Damon - \ \ play: nomad@castle.org or castle!nomad \ Sr. Systems Administrator, / \ "Celebrate Diversity" / \
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How can NeXT print to Sun printers? Date: 16 Jul 1994 20:44:26 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <309gra$kch@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <30786u$5d2@gatekeeper.esl.com> gary@esl.com (Gary Merrick) writes: >I've got a postscript printer (HP LaserJet 4M) which is running on our >Sun network, that I need to be able to print on from a NeXT. How does one >go about configuring the NeXT to do this? >PrintManager expects to configure it specifically for a NeXT environment. >NetInfo will let me enter what I think to be the correct parameters, but >I get hung up trying to set the spool directory, and the printer doesn't >want to show up in the printers menu. You need to look at the Summer 1993 edition of NEXTSTEP In Focus. I'll NextMail you separately a copy of this document. -- David Lemson University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson NeXTMail & MIME accepted BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <0005508785@mcimail.com> Date: Sat, 16 Jul 94 12:25 EST From: "ErgoTech Development, Inc." <0005508785@mcimail.com> Subject: Re: DOS scsi disk mounted on Black Message-ID: <00940716172500/0005508785NA5EM@mcimail.com> rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu writes: |> Has anyone used black hardware to make a DOS formatted SCSI disk and |> then moved it to an intel machine and mounted the disk? pja@attfield.ott.hookup.net (Phil Attfield) replies: >I ran into similar problems with an IOMEGA Bernoulli (150M) disk. The 3.2 >release notes claim that DOS format hard-disks are supported but this >appears not to be the case. I'm not sure that this answers the question: There was a recent patch, available from NEXTAnswers, to the DOS file systems that allows large DOS partitions to be mounted. This, for sure, includes 150M Bernoulli's. I've only tried this on NSFIP, since I only use them under SoftPC, so can't speak for Black. Jim Redman
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: Security on NeXT networks Message-ID: <Ct218D.36A@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: making a NeXT network as secure as possible... Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Sat, 16 Jul 1994 22:31:25 GMT folks, in my neverEnding quest for NeXT knowledge (okay, it started last week...), i have another question for you NeXT sysadmin gurus. what kind of security issues exist with a NeXT network? to elaborate, i currently admin several NIS networks, and have had to deal with the ypserv bug, the rdist bug, etc. i've compiled and installed and am running several security packages (COPS, crack, among others.). have such packages been ported to the NeXT platform? would the bugs which exist be your typical unix security bugs, and hence reading comp.security.unix be a solution, or are there specific things for which i should look out? thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: mem8321@u.cc.utah.edu (Mark Miller) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.apollo,comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Using cu w/ sz. Date: 16 Jul 1994 16:42:49 -0600 Organization: University of Utah Computer Center, Salt Lake City, Ut. Message-ID: <309np9$31i@u.cc.utah.edu> Hello. I am having difficulty using sz & rz to send and receive files to a remote unix system using cu. I call up the remote system using cu, login, and type: sz filename. Then I type ~$rz (<tilde><dollar-sign> rz <return>), but nothing happens except I see some transmission garbage on the screen. What am I doing wrong? Thanks, Mark.
From: tal@Warren.MENTORG.COM (Tom Limoncelli) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sgi.admin,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.large,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.ultrix,comp.unix.unixware,nj.events,nj.misc,nyc.announce,phl.announce Subject: Don Zigo from Auspex to speak at $GROUPNAME Meeting (NEW JERSEY) Followup-To: comp.unix.admin Date: 14 Jul 1994 14:44:06 -0400 Organization: Mentor Graphics -- IC Group, Warren, NJ, USA Sender: tal@Warren.MENTORG.COM Distribution: nj Message-ID: <30411m$e6f$1@sdl.Warren.MENTORG.COM> To: groupname-announce@warren.mentorg.com $GROUPNAME is an organization for UNIX system administrators in New Jersey formed to facilitate information exchange pertaining to the field of Unix system administration. $GROUPNAME is not affiliated with a particular hardware or software vendor or company. [ Note: This message is posted to Usenet with "Distribution: nj". This is posted to the bblisa-announce mailing list at the request of BBLISA. Only the initial announcement is sent, to receive the updates other info please see end of this document. ] ----------------------------------------------------------------- $ G R O U P N A M E C A L E N D A R ----------------------------------------------------------------- JULY: Thursday, July 21, time 7PM Topic: Don Zigo from Auspex talking about the new NS7000 family of high performance NFS file servers. Location: Ben Franklin Room, Digital Equipment Corp, 701 Eastgate Drive, Mt Laurel, NJ 08054 RSVP to tal@plts.org To have directions mailed to you: echo get groupname directions | mail majordomo@warren.mentorg.com AUGUST: Thursday, August 18: Cluster Group meetings Topic: TBA All are invited to cluster group meetings! They are social as well as technical. If there isn't one in your area, why not start one? The only requirement is that they are all cluster groups meet simultaniously and have the same topic (yeah, right). This is the third Cluster Night. The first two were amazingly successful. CENTRAL JERSEY: 6pm, The Carousel Diner, Rt 22 in Plainfield. SOUTH JERSEY: TBA NORTH JERSEY: Still looking for volunteers. SEPTEMBER: Thursday, September 21, time TBA Topic: Speaker from Sun Microsystems. Location: TBD OCTOBER: Thursday, June 16: Cluster Group meetings Topic: TBA CENTRAL JERSEY: 6pm, The Carousel Diner, Rt 22 in Plainfield. SOUTH JERSEY: TBD NORTH JERSEY: TBD NOVEMBER: Thursday, November 17, time TBA Topic: Speaker from Novell (?) Location: TBD See you there! ---------------------- For directions to the next non-cluster meeting: echo get groupname directions | mail majordomo@warren.mentorg.com For our "Calendar Of Events": echo get groupname calendar | mail majordomo@warren.mentorg.com For more information about $GROUPNAME: echo info groupname | mail majordomo@warren.mentorg.com To subscribe to the $GROUPNAME mailing list: echo subscribe groupname | mail majordomo@warren.mentorg.com *OR* if you want to only receive the announcements from this mailing list: echo subscribe groupname-announce | mail majordomo@warren.mentorg.com NOTE: $GROUPNAME used to be called GSLISA (Garden State LISA). -- Tom Limoncelli -- tal@warren.mentorg.com (work) -- tal@plts.uucp (play) The internet is like a box of chocolates.
From: dekorte@scri.fsu.edu (Steve Dekorte) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: mach-tasks, mach-tasks, everywhere Date: 17 Jul 1994 02:09:51 -0500 Organization: S y m N e t - North Florida Internet Access (info@symnet.net) Sender: dekorte@symnet.net Message-ID: <30alfv$ss8@core.symnet.net> I've noticed by using "ps -aux" that I've got a ton of processes like: root -1 0.0 0.0 0K 0K ? S 0:01 <mach-task> root -1 0.0 0.0 0K 0K ? S 0:45 <mach-task> root -1 0.0 0.0 0K 0K ? N 0:00 <mach-task> root -1 0.0 0.0 0K 0K ? N 0:00 <mach-task> etc. And there are bunch more every day.. Anyone know where these things come from or how to get rid of them? Thanks for any info, Steve Dekorte PS. Please reply by email.
From: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: 13W3 to VGA adaptor? Date: 17 Jul 1994 12:06:03 -0400 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Sender: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <30bktb$1je@acmex.gatech.edu> Is there any converter out there to go from a NeXT cube NeXTDimension baord (I think it's called a 13W3) to an IBM style multisync VGA plug? Thanks, -- Dave Rinker Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, Georgia, 30332 CSX Transportation. Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Internet: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu -- NeXT Mail WELCOME!
From: damonc@hookup.net Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: UUCP/SLIP NeXTMAIL Setup? Date: 17 Jul 94 12:21:05 Organization: HookUp Communication Corporation, Oakville, Ontario, CANADA Distribution: fj Message-ID: <root.94Jul1712215@damonc> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain I am running TransSys SLIP 1.9 and UUCP (not at once :)...when I try to send mail when I am SLIP connected, the mail bounces with a: ----- Transcript of session follows ----- 550 mailhost (ether)... 550 Host unknown 554 damonc@hookup.net... 550 Host unknown (Authoritative answer from name server) What's the deal? What I'd like to be able to do is get my USENET news and NeXTMAIL via UUCP (I have it set up in cron and on-demand when outgoing mail is ready from NeXTMAIL) but have both NeXTMAIL and USENET news via SLIP if I'm connected. Anybody have such a setup on a stand-alone machine that would like to give a few pointers (offer config files :)? Thanks! Damon Cooper Aetna Canada damonc@hookup.net
From: Manish_Tuteja@MIT.Edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: netinfo communication failure??--fixed!!--Summarized Date: 17 Jul 1994 18:19:27 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Distribution: world Message-ID: <30bsnf$j8t@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> References: <307e96$pvj@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> A summary of my original post: > Our netinfo server recently stopped allowing writes to the database. All > clients can read the NI database without any problem. > The problem is we can't write to it!? NetInfoManager running on our > clients or the server cannot write or modify the root domain. The > error reported is always "Communication Failure." I got an excellent diagnosis from Marc Majka at NeXT. I hope he doesn't mind me posting his solution here. He suggested the following: It sounds to me like the information that identifies the master server for the domain has been messed up somehow. Assuming the domain that you are having problems with is your root domain (you don't say in your message), what do you get from the following commands: niutil -read / / niutil -list / /machines niutil -list / /machines ip_address niutil -list / /machines serves If it's not your root domain, substitute "niutil -read /foobar /" and "niutil -list /foobar ...". Following his suggestion, I noticed that the name of our master server as known by netinfo was clark.lcs.mit.edu. Earlier, for aesthetic reasons, I had removed this name from the clark's alias list. This caused all of our problems. Marc suggested a solution that fixed this. The following is a copy of the message from Marc. To fix it, you need to do this on clark (as "root") clark# mv /etc/hostconfig /etc/hostconfig.save clark# cp /usr/template/client/etc/hostconfig /etc Disconnect the system from the network and reboot. It will come up as "localhost". Then: localhost# niutil -createprop -t localhost/network /machines/clark name clark clark.lcs.mit.edu mailhost localhost# mv /etc/hostconfig.save /etc/hostconfig Reconnect to the network and reboot. The "trick" is to come up as "localhost" with no network connection. In that state, you can use niutil to edit a netinfo domain when you use the "-t localhost/tag" option to connect directly to the server. It's a bit convoluted, but it works! -- Marc Thanks Marc. I appreciate the help. Lesson learned here--don't change aliases of machines without some careful thought. Manish
From: Manish_Tuteja@MIT.Edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: why does sharedsubsidiary fail? Date: 17 Jul 1994 18:47:46 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Distribution: world Message-ID: <30buci$jnh@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> According to the NeXT manuals, setting up a mail server requires running sendmail.sharesubsidiary.cf on clients, sendmail.mailhost.cf on the mail server and adding the alias mailhost for the mailserver. I believe I've followed the directions very carefully on setting this up. Yet I still have the problem that mail sent to machines in the netinfo domain is not directed to mailhost. First let me describe our configuration. We have one master server that serves the root netinfo domain. Underneath, we have 7 machines. We want the master to also serve as the mailserver. It has an alias as mailhost. The sendmail.cf entry in netinfo is correct for the root domain and the local domain of the master. This is easily verified--the correct version numbers from the .cf files show up in mail headers. /usr/spool/mail is mounted from the server with root permissions. Works Correctly: From a client machine, markham, if I send mail to myself, it will get forwarded to mailhost. /usr/lib/sendmail -bt ADDRESS TEST MODE Enter <ruleset> <address> [Note: No automatic ruleset 3 call] > 3,0 manish rewrite: ruleset 3 input: "manish" rewrite: ruleset 3 returns: "manish" rewrite: ruleset 0 input: "manish" rewrite: ruleset 9 input: "manish" rewrite: ruleset 9 returns: "manish" rewrite: ruleset 0 returns: $# "etherl" $@ "mailhost" $: "manish" Works Correctly: From the client, if I send mail to myself at the same client, manish@markham, it is forwarded to mailhost. > 3,0 manish@markham rewrite: ruleset 3 input: "manish" "@" "markham" rewrite: ruleset 6 input: "manish" "<" "@" "markham" ">" rewrite: ruleset 6 returns: "manish" "<" "@" "markham" "." "LOCAL" ">" rewrite: ruleset 3 returns: "manish" "<" "@" "markham" "." "LOCAL" ">" rewrite: ruleset 0 input: "manish" "<" "@" "markham" "." "LOCAL" ">" rewrite: ruleset 30 input: "manish" rewrite: ruleset 3 input: "manish" rewrite: ruleset 3 returns: "manish" rewrite: ruleset 0 input: "manish" rewrite: ruleset 9 input: "manish" rewrite: ruleset 9 returns: "manish" rewrite: ruleset 0 returns: $# "etherl" $@ "mailhost" $: "manish" rewrite: ruleset 30 returns: $# "etherl" $@ "mailhost" $: "manish" rewrite: ruleset 0 returns: $# "etherl" $@ "mailhost" $: "manish" FAILS: From a client, if I send mail to another client, the message is not sent to the mailhost--as the NeXT documentation says it should, rather it is sent to the other client directly. This is incorrect. > 3,0 manish@lewis rewrite: ruleset 3 input: "manish" "@" "lewis" rewrite: ruleset 6 input: "manish" "<" "@" "lewis" ">" rewrite: ruleset 6 returns: "manish" "<" "@" "lewis" "." "LOCAL" ">" rewrite: ruleset 3 returns: "manish" "<" "@" "lewis" "." "LOCAL" ">" rewrite: ruleset 0 input: "manish" "<" "@" "lewis" "." "LOCAL" ">" rewrite: ruleset 0 returns: $# "ether" $@ "lewis" $: "manish" "<" "@" "lewis" ">" My guess is that our clients do not know the names of machines served by the mailserver. I do not know how to fix this. (I'm fairly certain that the fix will not require any sendmail.cf frobbing.) As before--welcoming all responses from you net.NeXT.gods. Thank you, Manish
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) Subject: Good site for NEXTIME playable movies? Message-ID: <1994Jul17.193834.2385@rna.nl> Sender: gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) Organization: G.R.O.S.S. Date: Sun, 17 Jul 1994 19:38:34 GMT Do people know a good site for movies that can be played with NEXTIME? I am referring to ftp sites of course. Anything that is fun to see will do. Thanks, -- gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242 "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there" Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How can NeXT print to Sun printers? Date: 17 Jul 1994 21:38:33 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <30c8cp$u6@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <309gra$kch@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> In article <309gra$kch@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) writes: >gary@esl.com (Gary Merrick) writes: > >>I've got a postscript printer (HP LaserJet 4M) which is running on our >>Sun network, that I need to be able to print on from a NeXT. How does one >>go about configuring the NeXT to do this? > >>PrintManager expects to configure it specifically for a NeXT environment. > >You need to look at the Summer 1993 edition of NEXTSTEP In Focus. >I'll NextMail you separately a copy of this document. Specifically, look at: NA/NEXTSTEP_In_Focus/InFocusSummer1993/1279_Tips_Summer1993.rtfd This explains a procedure for putting a remote printer entry into NetInfo. Useful for setting up a printer attached to a Non-NS machine or a network printer that speaks lpd protocol. -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Telephone: (510) 642-6440 Fax: (510) 642-3323 (NeXT & MIME mails welcome. Finger for public key.)
From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy Subject: WANTED: optimal NS platform advice Date: 18 Jul 1994 02:58:45 +0200 Organization: University of Bergen Message-ID: <30ck45$i6f@alf.uib.no> Hi. I wanted to ask the nets wisdom on what platform I should rely on as my future NeXTStep machine. I currently have a 040 Cube with a HP 1GB sisk, 16MB core, CD-ROM (NeXT), NeXTLaser printer, etc. I have an oppourtunity to trade up to an Intel or HP, and am having a difficult time deciding. It seems that PC's are cheap, easy to fix, easy to find standard parts for at low prices, and are capeable of running DOS, Windoze, OS/2, NeXTStep, and Linux. Good points. However, it also seems that for _good_ PC hardware the price is equal to workstations, that there are much more often hardware incompatabilities and strange things happening by changing an important element of the system, like the keyboard ;-) (recall the first NS Intel machines from Dell, I beleive, that wouldn't start with the keyboard attatched...) Besides, PC's (and Intel, like MicroSloth) are generelly evil and bad things (tm) ;-) On the other side, the HP is a new hardware platform with a new OS port - the risks for bugs are large, it uses lots of proprietary hardware at HP's inflated prices (like boot disks and RAM...) and "only" runs HP-UX (hmmmmm...) and NS (if the beta keeps working :-) It seems (I don't know, actually) that the HP must be an order of magnitude faster than a PC (isn't this the same architecture of the infamous Snake machines???) both on compute intensive, disk access and graphics. This makes for a much faster (and nicer :-) NS box. HP does offer upgrades on hardware, and educational discounts. I have no idea how hard it will be to get a "generic" (i.e. Apple CD-300) CD-ROM to work on it (drivers already in NS?), or external hard disks, or printers, etc. I know regarding value that a PC loses 50% value the moment you pay for it, I don't know how HP is. In the event I sold my "new" system in a few years, it would be nice to lose as little as possible on my current investment. New software on the HP may mean waiting (like with the original cube) for software, new MAB versions, and bug fixes. Anyone know what is currently available? Also difficult as NeXT hasn't released the cros-platform development tools for HP - if you don't have one, you can't develop for it... The Intel port is getting stable and most apps have been ported. I've also heard some rumours about "artifacting" on the video display of the HP with NS because of the colour rendition system HP uses - doesn't sound good. Any concrete information (you've seen it or use it) would be nice. My first reaction is to go with a 712/60 at 1028x748 and upgrade the VRAM when finance allows, but I'm wondering if my first reaction is too far gone... Well, what I need from a machine at this time is a working platform to complete my dissertation - I don't have time or patience for bug fixes or 3 month wait while a company sees if they will port or not. The apps I use most (daily) are: FrameMaker, DataPhile, Stuart (Hi Scott!), Virtuoso, Diagram2, SLIP, am, NXFax, etc etc. I.e. "productivity" work. I like having the complete developer system available, and when I get the time I do even use it, albeit lightly. I do like (read: need) to be able to compile sources both NeXT apps and generic unix stuff from the net. I need my ZyXEL to work with it, and I need a printer as well, without any hassles. Some time (later) I'll need a CD-ROM for upgrading, etc. I'd really appreciate if people with experience from one or more of these platforms (i.e. you have or use one, were at expo, have a HP beta, work for NeXT, etc) would _e-mail_ a few lines with what I should consider as an optimal choice, and why. I will summarize to the Net if there is interest. I will consider all replies as confidential, unless otherwise stated. Sorry this is so long. Regards, -- Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known... University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
From: galak@freenet.fsu.edu (Kumar Gala) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Xwindows and ben Date: 18 Jul 1994 02:21:28 GMT Organization: Edgewater High School Distribution: world Message-ID: <30cov8$g9d@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu> does anyone know who ben (boot of network) works and how to implement it. also is it possible to convert a next station into an xterminal w/o co-xist or some other xnext app send mail to galak@freenet.fsu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: paul@seer.demon.co.uk (Paul Lynch) Subject: Re: UUCP/TIP and Carriage Returns Message-ID: <1994Jul17.180925.6817@seer.demon.co.uk> Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk Organization: P & L Systems References: <1994Jul14.070338.1162@weston.com> Date: Sun, 17 Jul 1994 18:09:25 GMT In article <1994Jul14.070338.1162@weston.com> jspears@weston.com (Wes Spears) writes: > I have a very strange situation. I am try to dial into an RS/6000 to > establish a SLIP connection. I can call in and lig in fine with > Microphone. When I try to do it with TIP, I enter my login and upon > pressing return, nothing happens. When I press ^J, it prompts me for > password, but get the same behavior. The solution for tip is to use pa=zero in /etc/remote. Paul -- Paul Lynch P & L Systems (NeXTmail) paul@seer.demon.co.uk Tel: (0494)671501 9 Stable Lane, Seer Green, Fax: (0494)680228 Bucks, HP9 2YT, UK
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Detecting if a machine is connect via SLIP in software Message-ID: <1994Jul18.104003.2200@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <303rja$fts@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 10:40:03 GMT In article <303rja$fts@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) writes: ~> Christopher J. Traynor (chris@stokeisland.ohi.com) wrote: ~> : All: ~> : I need to be able to discern whether or not a machine on ~> : the network is connected via a SLIP connection. If anyone ~> : can tell me a reliable method to perform this test in software, ~> : I would be most appreciative. ~> : Please respond to me directly and thanks in advance... ~> : ~> : cheers, ~> : Chris ~> ~> traceroute machinename | grep [IP address of slip connection] ~> ~> -- ~> => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= ~> => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= ~> => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <= traceroute doesn't give me a clue about SLIP, if multiple hosts can connect each with their own ip address (not at all uncommon with transslip). Especially if the host is sometimes SLIPped in and sometimes Ethernet'ed in. If the rwhod is enabled on your slip dial-in host and you don't need an immediate reply, you can check the daemon's local listings. If not, you could rpc for a who on the slip host. OF course the SLIP accounts must not have a hushed login. rwho will yield: <loginpseudouser> <host at which SLIPped in>:ttydfa Jul 18 03:36 :37 "w" will yield... User tty login@ idle JCPU PCPU what <loginpseudouser> ttydfa 3:36am 35 -dudisc_slip0 "who" will yield... <loginpseudouser> <host at which SLIPped in> Jul 18 03:36 But the best way is to use the slip interface monitoring program (or functions)... provided you have access on the remote host. The program is "/usr/dialupip/dialmon" which uses service port 190 which must be enabled on the SLIP dial-in host. As I recall, it can be launched by inetd on demand. The data you get raw from a tcp connection to the daemon is not particularly pretty but will tell you just about everything that's going on with that slip link. Since it's a tcp connection, you should be able to handle it from software on another host OR if you just need to look, with the dialmon program. I haven't re-installed the dialmond hooks since I upgraded last time, so can't give you exact specs. Usage: /usr/dialupip/bin/dialmon [-g] [-l line] [-t g|line] [site] Bruce Gingery Total System Software NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXT-mail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.apollo,comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: lmh@world.std.com (Larry M Headlund) Subject: Re: Using cu w/ sz. Message-ID: <Ct561n.JJw@world.std.com> Summary: Redirect that I/O Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA References: <309np9$31i@u.cc.utah.edu> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 15:08:10 GMT In article <309np9$31i@u.cc.utah.edu>, Mark Miller <mem8321@u.cc.utah.edu> wrote: >Hello. I am having difficulty using sz & rz to send and receive files >to a remote unix system using cu. > >I call up the remote system using cu, login, and type: sz filename. >Then I type ~$rz (<tilde><dollar-sign> rz <return>), but nothing happens >except I see some transmission garbage on the screen. > >What am I doing wrong? > What is happening is that cu and rz are competing for the I/O, with results satisfying to neither. You are fine on the sz filename part, but then you want to type: ~&rz < /dev/ttyxxx >/dev/ttyxx (tilde ampersand rz ) The ampersand command tells cu to let the spawned process take over I/O. The redirection to /dev/ttyxxx (your cu port) tells rz all it needs \to know. This should be one of the examples in the cu man pages. -- Larry Headlund lmh@world.std.com Eikonal Systems (617) 482-3345 Unix, X and Motif Consulting Motif on Ascii Terminals!
From: elitman@proxima.com (Eric A. Litman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: *** URGENT *** need for user-level trainer in NC 7/19-7/21 Date: 18 Jul 1994 10:19:50 -0500 Organization: Proxima, Inc. Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9407181513.AA13780@proxima.com> I have a client who needs a trainer on site this Tuesday, wednesday and Thursday in Cherry Point, NC (near Atlantic Beach and Havelock). Tues and Wed are basic, user-level training (i.e. Workspace, Mail, Edit, Librarian), with more advanced user training on Thursday (i.e. basic shell commands, simple NetInfo, SoftPC configuration). None of this is heavy lifting. If you are in the area, and are available, PLEASE contact me at (703) 506-1661. If I am not in the office when you call, have my secretary SkyPage me. Thanks. -- Eric Litman Proxima, Inc. vox: (703) 506.1661 Director, Network Services McLean, VA elitman+@proxima.com
From: berk@berk.commerce.ubc.ca (Jonathan Berk) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: corrupted boot partition Date: 18 Jul 1994 17:44:41 GMT Organization: The University of British Columbia Message-ID: <30ef29$c55@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> I am having a problem booting off my internal drive on my nextstation. I called quantum and they think the boot partition is corrupted. They suggested connecting the disk to a dos machine and running the dos command fdisk that will reformat the boot partition. They tell me no comparable command exists in unix. Can this possibly be true?
From: erikkay@next.com (Erik Kay) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DOS scsi disk mounted on Black Date: 18 Jul 1994 17:44:33 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <30ef21$854@rosie.next.com> References: <00940716172500/0005508785NA5EM@mcimail.com> In article <00940716172500/0005508785NA5EM@mcimail.com> "ErgoTech Development, Inc." <0005508785@mcimail.com> writes: ] rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu writes: ] |> Has anyone used black hardware to make a DOS formatted SCSI disk and ] ] I'm not sure that this answers the question: ] There was a recent patch, available from NEXTAnswers, to the DOS file systems ] that allows large DOS partitions to be mounted. This, for sure, includes 150M ] Bernoulli's. I've only tried this on NSFIP, since I only use them under ] SoftPC, so can't speak for Black. Unfortunately, the patch doesn't fix the problem for black hardware. You'll have to wait for 3.3 for a fix to the bug. Erik
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: george@bandw.com Subject: Dot-matrix printer on NEXTSTEP network Message-ID: <1994Jul18.165825.20865@bandw.com> Organization: Black & White Software Date: Mon, 18 Jul 94 16:58:25 GMT Does anyone know how to connect and drive a parallel printer from NEXTSTEP network? We depend on a dot-matrix printer to print multi-part forms like Fed Ex Waybills. The printer is directly connected to a Novell 3.11 file server (a PC with parallel ports) which shares the ethernet with our NeXT network (Motorola and Intel machines). Data goes from NEXTSTEP apps to the printer by piping it to /usr/netware/bin/printjob_nucps. The data contains all necessary printer control characters so no printer driver is necessary. We would like to remove our dependency on the NetWare server and need some other way to talk to a parallel impact printer from a NEXTSTEP app. Can anyone suggest how to do this or point me to information on this topic? -------------------------------------------------- George Soules gsoules@bandw.com Black & White Software, Inc. NeXTMail Welcomed Bridge Street Marketplace 802-496-8500 Waitsfield, VT 05673-1210 802-496-5112 (fax)
From: jdsmith@novell.com (Doug Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: BASH Available? Date: 18 Jul 1994 20:14:01 GMT Organization: Novell, INC Distribution: world Message-ID: <30enq9$hm5@bantu.Provo.Novell.COM> Does anyone know if bash has been ported to NeXTStep 3.x? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Doug Smith jdsmith@novell.com Novell, INC (801) 429-7324 MS C-11-1 122 E. 1700 S. Provo, UT 84606
From: dave@meena.feinberg.nwu.edu (David A. Johnson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: [Q] Can a client remote mount a NeXT CDROM? Date: 18 Jul 1994 21:15:22 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <30erda$bbd@news.acns.nwu.edu> Hello everyone, I'm very much a NeXT newbie. I have a NeXTStation (black) that I recently acquired and I'm trying to set it up to export its external NeXT CD rom drive. Specifically, I'd like to be able to have PC's, Mac's or Sun's be able to access the NeXT CD rom. Does anyone have a clue if this can be done? If it can, could someone let me in on the secret. Thank's in advance. ....david
From: Ray Ryan <rjrjr@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Stately NFS? Date: 18 Jul 1994 21:34:44 GMT Organization: Omni Development, Inc. Message-ID: <30eshk$859@fungusaur.wizards.com> Does anyone know if the new cordial relationship between NeXT and Sun will lead to us NS sites getting a more sophisticated NFS implementation? In particular, any hope of our getting NFS servers that know when they're in use, and that can warn their clients to unmount before they go down? Mind you, I have no idea if such a beast exists. I just wish it did. rjrjr -- Ray Ryan, Lighthouse Design, Ltd. +1-415-570-7736 rjrjr@lighthouse.com NeXT Mail, SVP
From: robert@steffi.demon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: UUCP/TIP and Carriage Returns Date: 18 Jul 1994 23:21:39 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Jul19002139@steffi.demon.co.uk> References: <1994Jul14.070338.1162@weston.com> <1994Jul17.180925.6817@seer.demon.co.uk> To: paul@seer.demon.co.uk (Paul Lynch) In-reply-to: paul@seer.demon.co.uk's message of Sun, 17 Jul 1994 18:09:25 GMT <paul@seer.demon.co.uk> writes: >In article <1994Jul14.070338.1162@weston.com> jspears@weston.com (Wes >Spears) writes: >>I have a very strange situation. I am try to dial into an RS/6000 to >>establish a SLIP connection. I can call in and lig in fine with >>Microphone. When I try to do it with TIP, I enter my login and upon >>pressing return, nothing happens. When I press ^J, it prompts me for >>password, but get the same behavior. >The solution for tip is to use pa=zero in /etc/remote. >Paul >-- >Paul Lynch >P & L Systems (NeXTmail) paul@seer.demon.co.uk >Tel: (0494)671501 9 Stable Lane, Seer Green, >Fax: (0494)680228 Bucks, HP9 2YT, UK Alternatively, If you don't have sysadmin privildges you can ~/.tiprc set parity=zero -- "Real programmers don't create classes. They build hierarchies" (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Dot-matrix printer on NEXTSTEP network Date: 19 Jul 1994 02:00:19 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <30fc3j$ra@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <1994Jul18.165825.20865@bandw.com> In article <1994Jul18.165825.20865@bandw.com> george@bandw.com writes: >Does anyone know how to connect and drive a parallel >printer from NEXTSTEP network? > >We depend on a dot-matrix printer to print multi-part >forms like Fed Ex Waybills. The printer is directly >connected to a Novell 3.11 file server (a PC with parallel >ports) which shares the ethernet with our NeXT network >(Motorola and Intel machines). Data goes from NEXTSTEP >apps to the printer by piping it to >/usr/netware/bin/printjob_nucps. The data contains >all necessary printer control characters so no printer >driver is necessary. > >We would like to remove our dependency on the NetWare >server and need some other way to talk to a parallel impact >printer from a NEXTSTEP app. Can anyone suggest how to do >this or point me to information on this topic? Sure, it took a bit of work to drive a plain ASCII printer, as PrintManager cannot be used to set up non-PostScript printers. Here's how: Assume that the printer is attached to host: "dot_matrix_host", which you should change in "rm" field of nidump-r.net to match your situation. [1] First create two files nidump-r.local, nidump-r.net with the following contents: -- nidump-r.local -- name = printers; _writers = "*"; CHILDREN = { name = Local_LPT; _ignore = (); _writers = "*"; lf = "/usr/adm/lpd-errs"; lp = /dev/pp0; mx = 0; note = "Non-PS dot-matrix printer on parallel port"; of = /usr/lib/lpf; sd = /usr/spool/NeXT/Local_LPT; sf = (); sh = (); }; -- nidump-r.net --- name = printers; _writers = "*"; CHILDREN = ({ name = Label_Printer; _ignore = (); lo = lock; lp = ""; note = "Dot Matrix Label Printer"; rm = dot_matrix_host; rp = Local_LPT; sd = /usr/spool/NeXT/Label_Printer; }); ---- Notes --- As "root": [2] On the host "dot_matrix_host" that has the dot-matrix printer directly attached to, do: niload -r printers . < nidump-r.local ## The sample file included assumes that the printer is attached to the parallel port (/dev/pp0). If the printer is attached to a serial port, the "lp" field must be adjusted accordingly. I don't know what device it should be. It is probably one of: /dev/cua, /dev/cub, /dev/cufa, or /dev/cufb. Consult your serial port expert and "man zs"). Note that you cannot use PrintManager to setup this printer, as we are using a NON-PostScript printer. [3] To make the dot-matrix printer accessible from other machines on the network, a public printer entry must be loaded into a NetInfo domain, typically in the root domain "/" in a simple two-level NetInfo setup. To do this: niload -r printers / < nidump-r.net ##NOTE##: Make sure to edit the "rm" field of the file so the actual hostname of the machine that has the printer is indicated. The printer will be accessible via: lpr -PLabel_Printer <filename> NOTE: The label printer does not appear on the PrintPanel because it is not a PostScript printer ("_ignore" property in NetInfo does this). You do not want to send gobs of PS code to a dot-matrix printer. There is nothing special about this printer, however. The printer is always accessible via "lpr" command with -P option. Works great for us. No fields for page accounting like "af" is specified, but you can add them easily. -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Telephone: (510) 642-6440 Fax: (510) 642-3323 (NeXT & MIME mails welcome. Finger for public key.)
From: he@engin.swarthmore.edu (Ye He) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: urgent: device files Date: 19 Jul 1994 05:06:36 GMT Organization: Swarthmore College Engineering, Swarthmore PA Message-ID: <30fn0s$dd6@larch.cc.swarthmore.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello NeXT gurus, I need help badly. I added a timer board to a 486 NeXT, compiled, initialized, and installed a driver for the board (using driverLoader to load, and Configure.app to install). Now I need to use the driver from my application. I used UNIX entry points in the device driver, you know, stuff like open, close, read, and write. All the entry points have one argument (dev_t dev). My question is: How am I gonna call these entry points from my app? From the syntax of open, close, read, and write provided in the man I am supposed specify the path to the device file, is that correct? If so how am I supposed to know where that device file is? It normally is in /dev, I think, but which file is it? In fact, I don't even know if such a file has been created by driverLoader and/or Configure.app. If not, what should I do to create it? Using MAKEDEV? mknod? What is the EXACT syntax? Also, if someone out there has written a NeXT driver, could you give me some advice on how to write one? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Please reply to my email address. Thank you very much. -- Ye
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: More on what works with what, and comparisons ... Message-ID: <Ct6Lp6.D1F@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: between SUN and NeXT sysadmin... Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 09:43:53 GMT folks, i wasn't very clear in my last posting of what works with what. yes, i do know about the hardware compatibility list available from NeXT, and yes, i've found it very useful. what i was really looking for was real-life experiences with putting together different hardware components, and which config turned out to be optimal. for example, i have a PC, b adapter cards, c video boards, etc., and i want my system to hummm along like the concorde. or possibly, i've been sent on-site to configure a NeXT out of a Tandy 1000SX and ductTape (a la' macgyver) - can one develop a 'feel' for workable hardware combinations? on another note, transitioning from a command line interface (SUN 4.x admin) to a GUI is rather interesting. has anyone ever put together a comparison list for equivilent commands between both systems? (ie, to mount a disk on a SUN, you'd type something like 'mount /dev/fd0 /pcfs', but on NeXT you'd use the 'Mount Disk' command from your workspace... thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: lukeh@zola.apana.org.au (Luke Howard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy Subject: Re: WANTED: optimal NS platform advice Followup-To: comp.sys.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy Date: 18 Jul 1994 21:56:45 +1000 Organization: Zola - Linux - Melbourne, Australia Distribution: world Message-ID: <30dqlt$70@zola.apana.org.au> References: <30ck45$i6f@alf.uib.no> Thor Legvold (edmtl@alf.uib.no) wrote: : Hi. : I wanted to ask the nets wisdom on what platform I should rely on : as my future NeXTStep machine. I currently have a 040 Cube with : a HP 1GB sisk, 16MB core, CD-ROM (NeXT), NeXTLaser printer, etc. Hmm... don't suppose anyone is planning on an HP or other RISC (obviously NS-supporting architecture which is just HP at the moment I assume) upgrade board for the cubes? Saw the login screen on the HP beta the other day. How impressive :-) Didn't get to play with it tho... luke. -- Luke Howard, Luke.Howard@apana.org.au URL http://zola.apana.org.au/0/zola/people Utilisez Linux!!!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hen1580@cs.rit.edu (Harry E Noel) Subject: EPSON laserprinter to Black troubles Message-ID: <1994Jul19.024441.12810@cs.rit.edu> Sender: news@cs.rit.edu (USENET News Admin) Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 02:44:41 GMT I have recently had time to sit down and make a serial cable for my Epson EPL 7500 laserprinter (real postscript) to my Next Station. The printer supports XON/XOFF and DTR or both, so I made the 68040 to device (with DTR) cable listed in the book and it doesn't work. The printer shows no signs of life, but when switched back into appletalk mode, it works fine on the network. (I have printed to it via serial using a PC). I tried toggling the hardware handshaking option in printmanager, but no luck. Any help would be most welcome. thanks Harry
From: jhj@daimi.aau.dk (Jens Hoerup Jensen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: HELP: I cant initiate my new harddisk Date: 18 Jul 1994 20:35:45 GMT Organization: DAIMI, Computer Science Dept. at Aarhus University Message-ID: <30ep31$hso@belfort.daimi.aau.dk> Hi, I have just bought a new Hitachi 1Gb 3.5" harddisk, but I cant initiate it. When I boot my black NeXTStation Color, it ask me to initiate the new disk, but when I try, I get the following error (from Console log): /usr/etc/disk -i -h localhost -l "UntitledDisk" /dev/rsd1a Target 4: NOT READY; retry 1 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 2 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 3 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 4 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 5 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 6 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 7 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 8 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 9 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 10 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 11 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 12 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 13 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 14 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 15 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 16 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 17 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 18 Target 4: NOT READY; retry 19 sd1 (4,0): sense key:0x2 additional sense code:0x31 SCSI Block in error = 0 (no valid label) Read of sector 0 failed Please give me some help, because I think, that the drive is ok, but not formated. Thanks in advance. Jens Hoerup Jensen Denmark. jhj@dator.dk
From: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Netinfo weird message Date: 18 Jul 1994 20:51:06 -0400 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Sender: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <30f81q$g3g@acmez.gatech.edu> I'm running a NeXT that is *not* in a netinfo network, although it is running netinfo itself. I got the following message on the console: Jul 18 20:40:41 ulca24 lookupd[88]: netinfo failure, sleeping Jul 18 20:40:47 ulca24 lookupd[88]: netinfo waking Does this look like something I should worry about? I was not doing anything out of the ordinary at the time. Thanks, -- Dave Rinker Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, Georgia, 30332 CSX Transportation. Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Internet: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu -- NeXT Mail WELCOME!
From: al@wpine.com (Al Aldrich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: DAT dumps Date: 19 Jul 1994 10:51:17 -0400 Organization: White Pine Software -- Nashua NH Message-ID: <30gp95$kjt@wpnext.wpine.com> Does anyone out there have a 4mm DAT drive they are using for dumps? I have been struggling with finding the right key parameters for the DAT drive I inherited which is working but it seems that I am not making the most efficient use of it when a 80Mb filesystem takes most of a 90 meter DAT tape. If anyone can help me with suggestions on parameters for dump to a DAT drive, I would be most appreciative. Thanks al
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Stately NFS? Date: 19 Jul 1994 17:03:48 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <30h11k$p1n@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <30eshk$859@fungusaur.wizards.com> Ray Ryan (rjrjr@lighthouse.com) wrote: : Does anyone know if the new cordial relationship between NeXT and Sun will : lead to us NS sites getting a more sophisticated NFS implementation? In : particular, any hope of our getting NFS servers that know when they're in : use, and that can warn their clients to unmount before they go down? : Mind you, I have no idea if such a beast exists. I just wish it did. I don't think that even Sun has nfs this well tamed. You can get around this somewhat by having the server broadcast a message that it's going down, then each client can dismount the drive. Alternately have the server touch a file every x minutes. But when it's going to go down, it stops touching the file. Then on each client have a running script that checks the mtime of that file, and it dismounts it if the timestamp is more than y minutes old. The problem with this is that the umount will fail if there is a user who's current working directory is on the mounted file system. Look into AFS. It does a lot of local caching. Sometimes servers can be down for half an hour, and no one even notices. : rjrjr : -- : Ray Ryan, Lighthouse Design, Ltd. +1-415-570-7736 : rjrjr@lighthouse.com NeXT Mail, SVP -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: mallen@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Mark Allen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help with telnet! Date: 19 Jul 1994 18:01:22 GMT Organization: This Space for Rent. Message-ID: <30h4di$3o5@news.acns.nwu.edu> I have just connected my cube to the office ethernet and can telnet out, but cannot telnet back in. This causing problems with mail delivery and other such things. Any one have any ideas?? Thanks. P.S. When I try to telnet back in, it says "telnet: (tty number) not owner." or "telnet: (tty) permission denied."??? -- mallen@nwu.edu Quis custodiet ipsos custodes. Juvenal, Satires, VI, 347
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.apollo,comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jafo@miranda.accum.com (Sean Reifschneider) Subject: Re: Using cu w/ sz. Message-ID: <Ct70C7.1EF@miranda.accum.com> Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 15:02:30 GMT References: <309np9$31i@u.cc.utah.edu> <Ct561n.JJw@world.std.com> Organization: AccuMeasure Software, Inc. In article <Ct561n.JJw@world.std.com>, Larry M Headlund <lmh@world.std.com> wrote: > What is happening is that cu and rz are competing for the I/O, >with results satisfying to neither. You are fine on the sz filename >part, but then you want to type: > > ~&rz < /dev/ttyxxx >/dev/ttyxx It depends on which ZModem you have. If you have the one from the archive rzsz9305.tar.z, it won't work unless you hack the code. This version of rz/sz opens /dev/tty directly and will ALWAYS write out to your terminal. The one that works best is version from 5-30-91 which doesn't do this, and will detect if you're running under cu. If you are, it will put up a file transfer display to show progress. Sean -- "No early worm is giving ME the BIRD!" -- Bullwinkle J. Moose "Smart... Subtle... And trickier than a bathtub full of jello." -- Blue Sean Reifschneider, Inimitably Superfluous <jafo@accum.com> I got gasoline from 7-11 and my car stopped running. New gas, ran fine.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: grw@retina.cs.ucla.edu (George Wu) Subject: Questions on NFS server and DOS harddisks Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department Message-ID: <1994Jul19.181610.1645@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Tue, 19 Jul 94 18:16:10 GMT I have 2 questions about NEXTSTEP 3.2 running on Intel platforms: 1. I am trying to use the NFS server provided in NEXTSTEP 3.2 and I am getting a error number 22 (0x16) whenever I try to do a an 'ls' on the NFS volume. I am able to mount and access (e.g. read files) from the NFS volume. Does anyone know what error number 22 is ? 2. I have a DOS IDE disk that I would like to access under NEXTSTEP 3.2. It gets mounted correctly the first time someone logs in after a reboot but it never gets mounted again in subsequent logins. Has anyone seen this before ? Any help would be greatly appreciated. George
From: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst Kloecker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: DNS beginner's question Date: 19 Jul 1994 20:30:18 GMT Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany Message-ID: <30hd4q$7ak@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hello, for a couple of hours I have been trying to make my cube a DNS name server, but it seems that without further help or documentation I have to give up for now. This is a very small network (1 NeXT, 1 PC) which is not connected to the Internet. So I guess it should be simple enough to configure 'named' to do the following : Upon request from the PC to resolve the cube's hostname, named should answer with its own IP address. That's all. Pity I can't figure out from the man pages what to put into the configuration files. On the PC side everything seems to be fine : When I put named into debug mode it logs the requests from the PC and says that it cannot resolve them. If someone is reading this who already set up a NeXT computer as a DNS name server, could you mail me your named config files, i.e. named.boot + the corresponding 'zone files'. BTW, the machine is also configured as a NetInfo server, does that matter ? Do I have to adapt /etc/hostconfig appropriately ? Anyway, any help would be appreciated, maybe also a recommendation of a book on that topic. Cheers, Ernst. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernst Kloecker phone: ++49-30-6181635 e-mail: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: jbryans@csulb.edu (Jack Bryans) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: max nbufs at boot time? Date: 19 Jul 1994 21:45:30 GMT Organization: Cal State Long Beach Message-ID: <JBRYANS.94Jul19144529@tern.csulb.edu> What is the maximum number that can be used for nbu in the ROM Monitor's boot command? I'd've thought it'd be 255, but a cohort tried 256 and got no complaints. The system did get a little wierd after several days -- ntpd losing connection w/its servers and sendmail forking a mess'a 'Waiting for connection' children. Jack
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU Subject: ps Message-ID: <1994Jul19.192747.6610@Princeton.EDU> Originator: news@nimaster Keywords: ps Sender: news@Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Princeton University Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 19:27:47 GMT What does it mean when ps shows a command name in parentheses (without any arguments)? e.g. ps -auwwx |grep autonfsmount serge 3769 2.7 0.8 1.64M 264K p4 S 0:00 grep -i autonfsmount root 134 0.0 1.0 1.55M 336K ? S 0:01 (autonfsmount) root 178 0.0 1.0 1.55M 336K ? S 0:03 (autonfsmount) I thought it meant the process was swapped out (and hence the user block and command arguments are not avialble), but then the flags would specify a W. Is there any way to get the full command line back? Serge J. Goldstein
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.apollo,comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: lmh@world.std.com (Larry M Headlund) Subject: Re: Using cu w/ sz. Message-ID: <Ct7Mn5.MvJ@world.std.com> Summary: Mea culpa and a pointer to the zyzmodem package Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA References: <309np9$31i@u.cc.utah.edu> <Ct561n.JJw@world.std.com> <Ct70C7.1EF@miranda.accum.com> Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 23:01:53 GMT In article <Ct70C7.1EF@miranda.accum.com>, Sean Reifschneider <jafo@miranda.accum.com> wrote: >In article <Ct561n.JJw@world.std.com>, >Larry M Headlund <lmh@world.std.com> wrote: >> What is happening is that cu and rz are competing for the I/O, >>with results satisfying to neither. You are fine on the sz filename >>part, but then you want to type: >> ~&rz < /dev/ttyxxx >/dev/ttyxx > >It depends on which ZModem you have. If you have the one from the archive >rzsz9305.tar.z, it won't work unless you hack the code. This version of >rz/sz opens /dev/tty directly and will ALWAYS write out to your terminal. > >The one that works best is version from 5-30-91 which doesn't do this, and >will detect if you're running under cu. If you are, it will put up a >file transfer display to show progress. > Mea culpa. The [xyz[modem for which the above works is the one at world.std.com: /sources/telcom/xyzmodem.tar.Z 71413 Mar 24 1991 This one puts file progress out on stderr. The technique also works with umodem (xmodem) supplied with HP-UX. Makes one appreciate why Knuth copyrighted the name TeX. -- Larry Headlund lmh@world.std.com Eikonal Systems (617) 482-3345 Unix, X and Motif Consulting Motif on Ascii Terminals!
From: ohara@leland.Stanford.EDU Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DAT dumps Date: 20 Jul 1994 02:36:02 GMT Organization: Stanford University Message-ID: <30i2ii$3s@morrow.stanford.edu> References: <30gp95$kjt@wpnext.wpine.com> In article <30gp95$kjt@wpnext.wpine.com> al@wpine.com (Al Aldrich) writes: > Does anyone out there have a 4mm DAT drive they are using for dumps? > I have been struggling with finding the right key parameters for > the DAT drive I inherited which is working but it seems that I am > not making the most efficient use of it when a 80Mb filesystem takes > most of a 90 meter DAT tape. If anyone can help me with suggestions > on parameters for dump to a DAT drive, I would be most appreciative. > > Thanks > al The following command works for me when I backup a 400MB disk, although I don't know if this is optimal. (X is the dump level. 100000 is the "equivalent" tape length in feet for 90 meter DAT tapes) # dump Xufs /dev/rst0 100000 /dev/rsd0a Mori (ohara@martini.stanford.edu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy From: phillip@utstat.toronto.edu (Philip McDunnough) Subject: Re: WANTED: optimal NS platform advice Message-ID: <Ct824M.Kz0@utstat.toronto.edu> Organization: University of Toronto, Dept. of Statistics References: <30ck45$i6f@alf.uib.no> Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 04:36:22 GMT In article <30ck45$i6f@alf.uib.no> edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold) writes: >Hi. > >I wanted to ask the nets wisdom on what platform I should rely on >as my future NeXTStep machine. I currently have a 040 Cube with >a HP 1GB sisk, 16MB core, CD-ROM (NeXT), NeXTLaser printer, etc. > >I have an oppourtunity to trade up to an Intel or HP, and am having >a difficult time deciding. > >It seems that PC's are cheap, easy to fix, easy to find standard >parts for at low prices, and are capeable of running DOS, Windoze, >OS/2, NeXTStep, and Linux. Good points. However, it also seems >that for _good_ PC hardware the price is equal to workstations, >that there are much more often hardware incompatabilities and >strange things happening by changing an important element of the >system, like the keyboard ;-) (recall the first NS Intel machines >from Dell, I beleive, that wouldn't start with the keyboard attatched...) >Besides, PC's (and Intel, like MicroSloth) are generelly evil and >bad things (tm) ;-) I did exactly that (Cube->Intel). The NeXT's were (and are) very elegant. If I could have afforded it I would have kept the Cube. But if you are going to change, and you don't have unlimited funds, or you aren't in the MCA craze, then I strongly feel that Intel is the way to go. Workstations are expensive to maintain, expensive service, expensive everything. My advice is to stick with a computer with a huge installed base, which will only get less expensive, etc...I have NS installed on a nameless 486DX/2-66. It works great and in colour! The only expensive items were the monitor (get a good monitor) and RAM. Hard drives have come down in price. In any case, the Intel world is not as bad as some would have you believe. The resale value of any computer is low. [ ] -- Philip McDunnough OR P. McDunnough (U of Toronto-stats) philip@utstat.toronto.edu (NeXT Mail) phillip@utstat.toronto.edu [Where sheep may safely graze...] [Where sheep bite...]
From: Brian Griswold <brian@dancingbear.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: BASH Available? Date: 20 Jul 1994 06:23:45 GMT Organization: Maui Research and Technology Center (MRTC) Distribution: world Message-ID: <30ifth$rob@lawelawe-f0.mrtc.maui.com> References: <30enq9$hm5@bantu.Provo.Novell.COM> Try ftping to aeneas.mit.edu in /pub/gnu Brian Griswold brian@dancingbear.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bchin@nextsrv1.andi.org (Bill Chin) Subject: Re: Dot-matrix printer on NEXTSTEP network Message-ID: <bchin.774624122@news.andi.org> Organization: Association of NeXTSTEP Developers International References: <1994Jul18.165825.20865@bandw.com> Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 13:22:02 GMT The NeXT Printing License (the license to rasterize to non-postscript printers) comes with a couple of dot-matrix printer drivers. It's $75 from NeXT (1-800-848-NEXT). You can hook up the printer to an NS/I machine, install the dot-matrix printer drivers and print postscript to it. I think it supports an Epson and an IBM Proprinter. Of course, this is overkill for plain text. -- Bill Chin - bchin@nextsrv1.andi.org - NeXTmail welcomed
From: owrede@khm.uni-koeln.de (Oliver Wrede) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: std and D entries in GETTYTAB Date: 19 Jul 1994 20:58:15 GMT Organization: academy of media arts - cologne Message-ID: <30hep7INN1aoh@rs1.rrz.Uni-Koeln.DE> Can sombody explain me the meanings of the D and std entries in the gettytab? Oliver ---------- Oliver Wrede academy of media arts - cologne (nextmail welcome)
From: lukeh@zola.apana.org.au (Luke Howard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Why can't I ping my host when SLIP isn't active? Date: 20 Jul 1994 16:50:37 +1000 Organization: Zola - Linux - Melbourne, Australia Distribution: world Message-ID: <30ihft$1k2@zola.apana.org.au> References: <1994Jul13.193317.2649@prim.demon.co.uk> <9UMQBUTR@rkt.in-berlin.de> Rene' Kulschewski (rene@rkt.in-berlin.de) wrote: : Dave Griffiths (dave@prim.demon.co.uk) wrote: : : Hi, if I type "/usr/etc/ping prim.demon.co.uk" when my machine : : (prim.demon.co.uk) is disconnected from the network it says "unknown host", : : but when I bring SLIP up it works. : This is the correct behavior. If an interface is down, it cant do anything. : : Is there an easy way to make this work all the time? : No. It would be an error. If prim is *your* host then you might want to do something (I'm not sure of the syntax of NeXT routing commands but if they're standard!...) # route add prim.demon.co.uk lo assuming lo is your loopback interface. luke. -- Luke Howard, Luke.Howard@apana.org.au URL http://zola.apana.org.au/0/zola/people Utilisez Linux!!!
From: he@engin.swarthmore.edu (Ye He) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: drivers and user-level prog Date: 20 Jul 1994 12:59:22 GMT Organization: Swarthmore College Engineering, Swarthmore PA Message-ID: <30j73a$nan@larch.cc.swarthmore.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello, I am writing a character driver for a NeXT 486. I am using UNIX entry points as the means to communicate between the driver and the user level program. My question is, say if I use read(int fd, char * buf, int nbytes) in my user-level program to call the driver, how am I supposed to implement my driver read routine so that what I want gets copied into buf? I know I can use the uio structure, but could anyone out there explain to me how this struc can be used to read stuff into buf, please? Please reply to my email address. Any help will be appreciated. -- Ye
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: ps Message-ID: <1994Jul20.105438.442@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <1994Jul19.192747.6610@Princeton.EDU> Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 10:54:38 GMT In article <1994Jul19.192747.6610@Princeton.EDU> serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU writes: ~> What does it mean when ps shows a command name in parentheses (without any ~> arguments)? e.g. ~> ~> ~> ps -auwwx |grep autonfsmount ~> serge 3769 2.7 0.8 1.64M 264K p4 S 0:00 grep -i autonfsmount ~> root 134 0.0 1.0 1.55M 336K ? S 0:01 (autonfsmount) ~> root 178 0.0 1.0 1.55M 336K ? S 0:03 (autonfsmount) ~> ~> ~> I thought it meant the process was swapped out (and hence the user ~> block andcommand arguments are not avialble), but then the flagss ~> would specify a W. Ithere any way to get the full command line back? ~> ~> Serge J. Goldstein It generally means that you have a launch from a fork in another program, hence the info block was truncated by the launching process OR modified by the process itself. I was going to suggest the double-wide (-ww) format, but I see that you're already using it. Using ps aucx instead of auwwx really doesn't give any added info... merely drops the parentheses. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXT-mail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bounds@gulaam.cen.encompass.com (Frank Bounds) Subject: Is there a way to map bad blocks on NeXTstation internal drive Message-ID: <1994Jul20.163253.12226@glv.cen.encompass.com> Sender: usenet@glv.cen.encompass.com Organization: Encompass Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 16:32:53 GMT One of the NeXTstations developed a bad block. Although it is obvious and I know which block it is, I cannot find a way on the NeXT to remap or update the bad block list. THis can be done on other versions of UNIX. Any hints here? -- +------------------+----------------------------------------+--------------+ | Frank Bounds | Inet: bounds@gulaam.cen.encompass.com | NeXTmail | | ENCOMPASS | Phone: 919-460-3267 | accepted | | Cary, NC | | | +------------------+----------------------------------------+--------------+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) Subject: Good source for SCSI-2 tot SCSI-1 cable wanted Message-ID: <1994Jul20.204900.1132@rna.nl> Sender: gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) Organization: G.R.O.S.S. Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 20:49:00 GMT The subject says it all. Thanks, --Gerben -- gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242 "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there" Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud. lly from the Talmud. Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!MathWorks.Com!yeshua.marcam.com!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!olivea!uunet!swissbank!root From: chubine@il.us.swissbank.com (Ed Chubin) Subject: Re: ps Message-ID: <1994Jul20.155415.24798@il.us.swissbank.com> Sender: root@il.us.swissbank.com (Operator) Nntp-Posting-Host: ch1d20iwk Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation CM&T Division References: <1994Jul20.105438.442@ToTSySSoft.com> Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 15:54:15 GMT Lines: 63 Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes > In article <1994Jul19.192747.6610@Princeton.EDU> > serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU writes: > ~> What does it mean when ps shows a command name in parentheses (without > any > ~> arguments)? e.g. > ~> > ~> > ~> ps -auwwx |grep autonfsmount > ~> serge 3769 2.7 0.8 1.64M 264K p4 S 0:00 grep -i > autonfsmount > ~> root 134 0.0 1.0 1.55M 336K ? S 0:01 (autonfsmount) > ~> root 178 0.0 1.0 1.55M 336K ? S 0:03 (autonfsmount) > ~> > ~> > ~> I thought it meant the process was swapped out (and hence the user > ~> block andcommand arguments are not avialble), but then the flagss > ~> would specify a W. Ithere any way to get the full command line back? > ~> > ~> Serge J. Goldstein > > > It generally means that you have a launch from a fork in another program, > hence the info block was truncated by the launching process OR modified > by the process itself. > > I was going to suggest the double-wide (-ww) format, but I see that > you're already using it. Using ps aucx instead of auwwx really doesn't > give any added info... merely drops the parentheses. > > Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY > NEXT IN LINE contributing author > > bruce@TotSysSoft.com > > NeXT-mail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome It means that the name and arguments to the program have been copied over. Note the example: #include <stdio.h> int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { memset(argv[0], 0, strlen(argv[0])); sleep(400); return 0; } when this program is run, it shows up in parenthesis. Note that using the 'c' argument (ps axc) will show the real argv[0] no matter how you disguise the program. Bruce was correct saying the the info block was modified by the program itself. I'm not sure how an invoking program would modify a program (I'm not sure I want to know). Ed Chubin Vanguard Software Corporation ed_chubin@vanguard.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!MathWorks.Com!yeshua.marcam.com!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!olivea!uunet!swissbank!root From: chubine@il.us.swissbank.com (Ed Chubin) Subject: Re: ps Message-ID: <1994Jul20.155415.24798@il.us.swissbank.com> Sender: root@il.us.swissbank.com (Operator) Nntp-Posting-Host: ch1d20iwk Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation CM&T Division References: <1994Jul20.105438.442@ToTSySSoft.com> Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 15:54:15 GMT Lines: 63 Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes > In article <1994Jul19.192747.6610@Princeton.EDU> > serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU writes: > ~> What does it mean when ps shows a command name in parentheses (without > any > ~> arguments)? e.g. > ~> > ~> > ~> ps -auwwx |grep autonfsmount > ~> serge 3769 2.7 0.8 1.64M 264K p4 S 0:00 grep -i > autonfsmount > ~> root 134 0.0 1.0 1.55M 336K ? S 0:01 (autonfsmount) > ~> root 178 0.0 1.0 1.55M 336K ? S 0:03 (autonfsmount) > ~> > ~> > ~> I thought it meant the process was swapped out (and hence the user > ~> block andcommand arguments are not avialble), but then the flagss > ~> would specify a W. Ithere any way to get the full command line back? > ~> > ~> Serge J. Goldstein > > > It generally means that you have a launch from a fork in another program, > hence the info block was truncated by the launching process OR modified > by the process itself. > > I was going to suggest the double-wide (-ww) format, but I see that > you're already using it. Using ps aucx instead of auwwx really doesn't > give any added info... merely drops the parentheses. > > Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY > NEXT IN LINE contributing author > > bruce@TotSysSoft.com > > NeXT-mail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome It means that the name and arguments to the program have been copied over. Note the example: #include <stdio.h> int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { memset(argv[0], 0, strlen(argv[0])); sleep(400); return 0; } when this program is run, it shows up in parenthesis. Note that using the 'c' argument (ps axc) will show the real argv[0] no matter how you disguise the program. Bruce was correct saying the the info block was modified by the program itself. I'm not sure how an invoking program would modify a program (I'm not sure I want to know). Ed Chubin Vanguard Software Corporation ed_chubin@vanguard.com Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news.intercon.com!vector.casti.com!disc From: disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.admin Subject: Weak authentication? Date: 20 Jul 1994 17:22:31 GMT Organization: InterCon Systems Corporation, Herndon, VA USA Lines: 15 Message-ID: <30jmgo$383@news.intercon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: vector.casti.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de comp.sys.next.sysadmin:10150 comp.unix.admin:14493 Hi folks, Whenever I try to mount my NeXT from a UNIX box, I get the following error on the console -- Jul 20 12:52:29 vector mach: nfs_server: weak authentication, source IP address=149.52.1.136 I have InterCon's NFS/Share on my Macintosh, and can mount from there just fine. Any ideas? Thanks, David.
From: mdadgar@next.com (Mark Dadgar) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Is there a way to map bad blocks on NeXTstation internal drive Date: 20 Jul 1994 22:07:14 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <30k76j$d8@rosie.next.com> References: <1994Jul20.163253.12226@glv.cen.encompass.com> In article <1994Jul20.163253.12226@glv.cen.encompass.com> bounds@gulaam.cen.encompass.com (Frank Bounds) writes: > > > One of the NeXTstations developed a bad block. Although it is obvious and > I know which block it is, I cannot find a way on the NeXT to remap or > update the bad block list. THis can be done on other versions of UNIX. > Any hints here? > Yup. Try /usr/etc/reasb. Works really well. Of course, check the man page before you try it. :) - Mark --- - Mark Dadgar Network/Systems Administrator, NeXT Computer, Inc. Mark_Dadgar@NeXT.COM - The Object *IS* The Advantage
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: woo@ra-iris.arc.nasa.gov (Alex Woo) Subject: Sybase?? Message-ID: <1994Jul21.025157.12451@riacs.edu> Sender: news@riacs.edu Organization: Nasa-Ames Research Center Date: Thu, 21 Jul 94 02:51:57 GMT During the early versions of NextStep, a limited Sybase package was bundled in. In those days I didn't have a use for Sybase, now I do. Is there still a version of Sybase for NextStep which works under 3.x of the OS? InterBase? How much? Alex Woo woo@ames.arc.nasa.gov ============================================================== Alex Woo, MS 227-6 http://ccf.arc.nasa.gov/~woo/woo.html NASA Ames Research Center woo@ames.arc.nasa.gov Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 SPANET 24582::WOO (415) 604-6010 (FAX) 604-4357 {hplabs,decwrl,uunet}!ames!woo Disclaimer: These are not official statements of NASA or EMCC. ============================================================== o__ o__ o__ o__ _.>/ _>/ _ _.>/ _.>/ _ (_) \(_)\(_) (_) \(_))\(_) (original cycles by trwagner@silver.ucs.indiana.edu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kwang@lore.acs.calpoly.edu (Kevin Wang (The Scarecrow)) Subject: Re: Detecting if a machine is connect via SLIP in software Message-ID: <1994Jul21.042431.132740@zeus.aix.calpoly.edu> Sender: news@zeus.calpoly.edu Organization: The Outland Riders References: <9407120149.AA00945@stokeisland.ohi.com> <303rja$fts@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Date: Thu, 21 Jul 1994 04:24:31 GMT In comp.sys.next.sysadmin sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) writes: >Christopher J. Traynor (chris@stokeisland.ohi.com) wrote: >: All: >: I need to be able to discern whether or not a machine on the network is >: connected via a SLIP connection. If anyone can tell me a reliable method to >: perform this test in software, I would be most appreciative. >: Please respond to me directly and thanks in advance... >: >: cheers, >: Chris > >traceroute machinename | grep [IP address of slip connection] in bourne shell: UPDOWN=`/etc/ping -vs $RTR 128 1 2>/dev/null|/bin/grep -c "0 packets received"` or in C-shell: set UPDOWN=`/etc/ping -vs $RTR 128 1 &|/bin/grep -c "0 packets received"` where $RTR is the ip of your default route and $UPDOWN will contain either a 0 or a 1. a 1 means that it failed. for a touch more reliability, change the '1' after the ping to a larger number. This number controls how many pings you try and send. I would actually suggest 3, and it will take you 13 or so seconds to get a fail, and 3 to get a success. - Kevin Wang, kwang@lore.acs.calpoly.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kwang@lore.acs.calpoly.edu (Kevin Wang (The Scarecrow)) Subject: Re: Need Help With TranSys dialupIP Setup Message-ID: <1994Jul21.043455.137719@zeus.aix.calpoly.edu> Sender: news@zeus.calpoly.edu Organization: The Outland Riders References: <Csv3Mn.6v@jafri.uucp> Date: Thu, 21 Jul 1994 04:34:55 GMT In comp.sys.next.sysadmin ajafri@jafri writes: >I am running NeXTStep 3.0, and decided to use TranSys dialup IP 920904 >to connect to the internet. I am doing this through an internet provider. >I have managed to get the SLIP link up and running, but I'm having some problems. verify thatyour default routes are set up correctly. use netstat -nr to see your routing tables. Other useful tools are traceroute and ping. See if the packet is even going out the right port. Another helpful thing to do is to open up three terminal windows and run : 1: netstat -I en0 5 2: netstat -I slip0 5 3: ping <some remote machine> every 5 seconds, you will get a sum of the # of packets sent out that network port, and this way you can tell exactly whether your packets are going to your ethernet or your slip. Also, make sure thatyou dont' give your slip and ethernet the same ip address! - Kevin Wang, kwang@lore.acs.calpoly.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: paul@seer.demon.co.uk (Paul Lynch) Subject: Re: Questions on NFS server and DOS harddisks Message-ID: <1994Jul20.191135.3781@seer.demon.co.uk> Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk Organization: P & L Systems References: <1994Jul19.181610.1645@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 19:11:35 GMT In article <1994Jul19.181610.1645@cs.ucla.edu> grw@retina.cs.ucla.edu (George Wu) writes: > 2. I have a DOS IDE disk that I would like to access under NEXTSTEP > 3.2. It gets mounted correctly the first time someone logs > in after a reboot but it never gets mounted again in > subsequent logins. Has anyone seen this before ? Happens all the time; no known fix. It may be fixed in 3.3; anyone know? Paul -- Paul Lynch P & L Systems (NeXTmail) paul@seer.demon.co.uk Tel: (0494)671501 9 Stable Lane, Seer Green, Fax: (0494)680228 Bucks, HP9 2YT, UK
From: seubert@cip.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Seubert Klemens) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: MESSAGE: en0: stray xmit interrupt Date: 21 Jul 1994 10:28:41 GMT Organization: University of Wuerzburg, Germany Message-ID: <30likp$ssh@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> Hi, I often get the following message in the console window: en0: stray xmit interrupt Does anyone know what that means? Greetings Klemens -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Klemens Seubert Institut fuer Angewandte Mathematik der Universitaet Wuerzburg email: seubert@cip.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de (NeXTmail welcome) seubert@mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de (nonNeXT only!) ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: troubles with DOS 6.2 and NextStep 3.2 Message-ID: <1994Jul18.161247.830@cine88.cineca.it> From: sergio@black.cs.unitn.it (Sergio Cagol) Date: 18 Jul 94 16:12:46 +0100 I have an Intel 486 dx2 66MHz (compaq), with a DOS 6.0 partition and a NextStep 3.2 partition. I want to upgrade the DOS partition to DOS 6.2. If i do the upgrade i can't use NextStep, i can't choose between DOS and Next. How can I upgrade to 6.2? Any help is appreciated. Sergio
From: stufduff@albion.unmc.edu (Sean W. Duffy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Weak authentication? Date: 21 Jul 1994 13:39:56 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA Message-ID: <30ltrc$pbm@netserv.unmc.edu> References: <30jmgo$383@news.intercon.com> In article <30jmgo$383@news.intercon.com> disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) writes: > Hi folks, > > Whenever I try to mount my NeXT from a UNIX box, I get the following > error on the console -- > > Jul 20 12:52:29 vector mach: nfs_server: weak authentication, source IP > address=149.52.1.136 [snip] David, I had this too! In NFS manager at the Exported Directories panel check to see if there is a check mark next to the Allow unknown users and treat them as 'nobody'. (There's a greyed -2 in the box beside it) Hope this helps! Sean (I did WHAT?) Duffy stufduff@albion.unmc.edu
From: grh@ccinet.ab.ca Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: FaxReader Date: 21 Jul 1994 14:28:19 GMT Organization: CCI Networks, a division of Corporate Computers Inc. Message-ID: <30m0m3$ecg@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> Keywords: Fax FaxReader I am having a little trouble understanding exactly how Faxes are maintained in the system. I have a user that consistently gets an error when he trys to read a Fax that was assigned to him. If I log on as that user on my machine I have no trouble whatsoever. The error that he is getting is: Unable to view faxes for ISFax_chekov due to server error. There doesn't seem to be any problem with the server. How does FaxReader communicate with the Fax server? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glenn Mallard Glenrose Rehab. Hospital
From: grh@ccinet.ab.ca Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: FaxReader Date: 21 Jul 1994 14:30:02 GMT Organization: CCI Networks, a division of Corporate Computers Inc. Message-ID: <30m0pa$ecj@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> Keywords: Fax I am having a little trouble understanding exactly how Faxes are maintained in the system. I have a user that consistently gets an error when he trys to read a Fax that was assigned to him. If I log on as that user on my machine I have no trouble whatsoever. The error that he is getting is: Unable to view faxes for ISFax_chekov due to server error. There doesn't seem to be any problem with the server. How does FaxReader communicate with the Fax server? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glenn Mallard Glenrose Rehab. Hospital
From: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: sharing a modem Date: 21 Jul 1994 14:47:59 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Message-ID: <30m1qv$ose@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> We'd like to purchase a modem (preferably something like a Supra 14.4k) and have it setup like this: 1. Shared between our 3 NeXT machines. 2. Users can Dialout & Send faxes. 3. It receives incoming faxes. (4). It receives incoming calls (as in to login to the machine). From what I've read, 1-3 are pretty easy to setup. My question comes in on #4... can 1-4 be done with the -same- single modem? Thanks, shane -- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu or root@tap.colum.fnet.org : :Call The Atomic Playground BBS 614-297-7031 24/96/14.4/16.8/21.6/28.8k DS HST: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
From: davidwr@dip.eecs.umich.edu (David Richardson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PowerOffDisable on Intel? Date: 21 Jul 1994 15:08:31 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Message-ID: <30m31f$g3l@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Any clue on how I can turn off the "Power" & "restart" icons, and the "Power off" button in Workspace Manager's logout window? I'm running NS3.2 on an Intel, and want to prevent non-root users from powering off the machine. Adding this line to /etc/ttys (replacing the existing console line) console /usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow -PowerOffDisabled Yes NeXT on secure window=/usr/lib/NextStep/WindowServer onoption="/usr/etc/getty std.9600" does no good - in fact, loginwindow won't even run, & telnet's won't work, so I have to boot single-user to undo the damage. -- -David W. Richardson, davidwr@umich.edu UofM-GO BLUE! 2305 Georgetown, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 +1 313 741 1367 <-- New addr/phone 5/1
From: grh@ccinet.ab.ca Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: FaxReader Date: 21 Jul 1994 14:52:48 GMT Organization: CCI Networks, a division of Corporate Computers Inc. Message-ID: <30m240$eh1@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> Keywords: Fax I am having a little trouble understanding exactly how Faxes are maintained in the system. I have a user that consistently gets an error when he trys to read a Fax that was assigned to him. If I log on as that user on my machine I have no trouble whatsoever. The error that he is getting is: Unable to view faxes for ISFax_chekov due to server error. There doesn't seem to be any problem with the server. How does FaxReader communicate with the Fax server? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glenn Mallard Glenrose Rehab. Hospital
From: grh@ccinet.ab.ca Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: FaxReader Date: 21 Jul 1994 14:56:08 GMT Organization: CCI Networks, a division of Corporate Computers Inc. Message-ID: <30m2a8$eh2@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> References: <30m240$eh1@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> Keywords: FaxReader In article <30m240$eh1@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> grh@ccinet.ab.ca writes: > > I am having a little trouble understanding exactly how Faxes are > maintained in the system. I have a user that consistently gets an error > when he trys to read a Fax that was assigned to him. If I log on as that > user on my machine I have no trouble whatsoever. The error that he is > getting is: Unable to view faxes for ISFax_chekov due to server error. > > There doesn't seem to be any problem with the server. How does FaxReader > communicate with the Fax server? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Glenn Mallard > Glenrose Rehab. Hospital Sorry about the multiple postings, Newsgrazer kept telling me that the post failed. GLM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: brad@instep.wimsey.bc.ca Subject: Re: Good source for SCSI-2 tot SCSI-1 cable wanted Message-ID: <1994Jul21.005611.14754@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Sender: usenet@instep.wimsey.bc.ca (usenet) Organization: InStep Mobile Communications Inc. References: <1994Jul20.204900.1132@rna.nl> Date: Thu, 21 Jul 1994 00:56:11 GMT Gerben Wierda writes > The subject says it all. These should be widely available now since many new scsi devices (such as NEC's CD-ROM drives) use scsi-2. Find a PC shop that sells NEC CD-ROM drives and you should find a scsi-2 to scsi-1 cable nearby! -- Brad Head <brad@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Software Developer, InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA
From: kohlhepp@shark.nwc.com (R.J. Kohlhepp) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help with telnet! Date: 21 Jul 1994 16:20:26 GMT Organization: BARRNet NetNews Service. Distribution: world Message-ID: <30m78b$m96@netnews.barrnet.net> References: <30h4di$3o5@news.acns.nwu.edu> In article <30h4di$3o5@news.acns.nwu.edu> mallen@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Mark Allen) writes: > I have just connected my cube to the office ethernet and can telnet out, but > cannot telnet back in. This causing problems with mail delivery and other > such things. Any one have any ideas?? > > Thanks. > > > P.S. When I try to telnet back in, it says "telnet: (tty number) not owner." > or "telnet: (tty) permission denied."??? Your rights are probably incorrect on on /dev/tty* They should be 666 and owned by user root and group tty. Rob
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dbrad@ucdmath.ucdavis.edu (David Bradford) Subject: Minimal NS3.2 Message-ID: <CtAvMA.D9I@ucdavis.edu> Sender: usenet@ucdavis.edu (News Guru) Organization: UCD Department of Mathematics, Davis CA Date: Thu, 21 Jul 1994 17:08:33 GMT Does anyone have a script that will strip out the excess baggage in NS3.2 . I am trying to boot several boards on small drives - 105MB. These boards act as computational and device servers without any user accounts. I am trying to set up a minimal system with which There seems to be a some extra baggage even after a minimal disk build. David
From: erikkay@next.com (Erik Kay) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PowerOffDisable on Intel? Date: 21 Jul 1994 17:42:45 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <30mc2l$1j5@rosie.next.com> References: <30m31f$g3l@zip.eecs.umich.edu> In article <30m31f$g3l@zip.eecs.umich.edu> davidwr@dip.eecs.umich.edu (David Richardson) writes: ] Any clue on how I can turn off the "Power" & "restart" icons, and ] the "Power off" button in Workspace Manager's logout window? as root: # dwrite loginwindow PowerOffDisabled Yes Under 3.2 and earlier, this doesn't actually disable the buttons, but disables their functions. (i.e. it won't power off or reboot, but alert panels come up) This is a bug that's fixed in 3.3. ] Adding this line to /etc/ttys (replacing the existing console line) ] console /usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow -PowerOffDisabled Yes NeXT on secure window=/usr/lib/NextStep/WindowServer onoption="/usr/etc/getty std.9600" ] ] does no good - in fact, loginwindow won't even run, & telnet's won't work, ] so I have to boot single-user to undo the damage. Hmm, Strange. For some reason I couldn't get the command-line arg to work either. Just use the default and you'll be much happier. The reason things were screwed up was probably because of your missing quotes. hope that helps, Erik
From: zz1bb@impending.ucsd.edu (Barry Brown) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How can NeXT print to Sun printers? Message-ID: <70642@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> Date: 21 Jul 94 17:39:20 GMT References: <30786u$5d2@gatekeeper.esl.com> Sender: news@sdcc12.ucsd.edu In <30786u$5d2@gatekeeper.esl.com> gary@esl.com (Gary Merrick) writes: >I've got a postscript printer (HP LaserJet 4M) which is running on our >Sun network, that I need to be able to print on from a NeXT. How does one >go about configuring the NeXT to do this? >PrintManager expects to configure it specifically for a NeXT environment. >NetInfo will let me enter what I think to be the correct parameters, but >I get hung up trying to set the spool directory, and the printer doesn't >want to show up in the printers menu. I have a similar problem. I have an Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 sitting on the Ethernet. Currently I have the NeXT set up to spool through a remote machine's lpd. This works fine and dandy for text and simple graphics, but if you want to print a picture from, say, ImageViewer, all you get is low-resolution garbage, presumably because the NeXT doesn't know the Pro 630 is a 600dpi printer. The Print... dialog box says "No printer description file available" which I interpret to mean "I don't know what kind of printer this is, so I'll assume 300dpi B&W." How can I teach the NeXT what kind of printer it is? If I can't do it through the printcap/NetInfo files, can I configure the NeXT to locally spool files and send the data over the Ethernet (instead of the serial ports)? Hardware: NeXT cube 68040, grayscale OS: Release 3.0 -- Barry E. Brown Internet: bbrown@ucsd.edu UCSD Academic Computing Services AOL: BarryBrown Student Consultant <a href="http://www-cse.ucsd.edu/users/bbrown">My WWW Home Page</a>
From: majka@next.com (Marc Majka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PowerOffDisable on Intel? Date: 21 Jul 1994 18:04:29 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <30mdbe$1kf@rosie.next.com> References: <30mc2l$1j5@rosie.next.com> David Richardson writes: > Adding this line to /etc/ttys (replacing the existing console line) > console /usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow -PowerOffDisabled Yes [...] > does no good - in fact, loginwindow won't even run, & telnet's won't > work, The problem is that init (the process that reads /etc/ttys) is parsing each line in /etc/ttys using white space to separate fields. What you need to do is put the the command in quotes: console "/usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow -PowerOffDisabled Yes" ... -- Marc Majka NeXT Computer
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: v$imikeb@vnet.ibm.com (Mike Brown) Subject: How to ftp across my ethernet and then out SLIP connection? Sender: news@austin.ibm.com (News id) Message-ID: <CtAwrs.45tK@austin.ibm.com> Date: Thu, 21 Jul 1994 17:33:28 GMT Organization: IBM OS/2 Application Developer Technical Support I have Louis' SLIP package running on my '040 cube and ftp/news/etc runs fine from there. I also have NS/FIP on a Dell connected to the '040 by Ethernet. When the SLIP link is up on the '040 I can't ftp to anywhere from the Dell machine. I'm guessing this is some kind of routing problem as packets destined for machines not on my LAN should go out the SLIP connection no matter where they originate on the LAN? Any help tweaking NetInfo or some flat file would be appreciated. Are any other details necessary to figure this out? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Brown
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.admin,comp.infosystems.gopher From: tfletche@uglw.UVic.CA (Thomas Fletcher) Subject: Port assignments Message-ID: <1994Jul21.182530.20624@sol.UVic.CA> Sender: news@sol.UVic.CA Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada Date: Thu, 21 Jul 94 18:25:30 GMT Hello there, Allright I am going to get right into the problem I have. I am a beginner unix "administrator" (I look after one host which supports four or five users and is a gopher server...) My problem is this, I want to create a new port and run a daemon from it. It is a gopher gateway daemon and I am running on a NeXT box running the mach kernal 3.0. In my /etc/services I have added go4gw 4323/tcp and in my /etc/inetd.conf I have added go4gw stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/local/etc/go4gw go4gw Which is what the gateway program requests. In theory now when I gopher to my host at that port I should get a menu. I have seen the menu in raw form by running the program but when I actually try connecting I get the message: Cannot connect to host ***.***.***.***, port 4323 Connection failed: Connection refused. (from gopher menu and then) gopher: Nothing received for main menu, can't continue I realize that this spans many areas but I am interested in the problem of the ports not being initialized properly. Are there other things that I am forgetting to do?? Thanks in advance for you help, Thomas ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Thomas Fletcher Library Systems Office Co-op Student (Engineering) McPherson Library Rm. 318 (Study Carrel) Office (604) 721-8263 tfletche@malahat.library.uvic.ca tfletche@engr.uvic.ca Supervisor: Simon Churchill Library Systems Consultant McPherson Library 4th floor Administration Office: (604)721-7623 FAX: (604) 721-8215 schurchi@sol.uvic.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Jacques Garbi Subject: NewsGrazer acting weird ?! Message-ID: <Ct8L3r.9r@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi) Organization: Touga Management SA Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 11:26:14 GMT Hi, I just checked my news and after about 10 seconds, NewsGrazer hanged there with the little disk spinning endlessly ! Whatever I did, after about 10 secs, it happened again. I powered down the computer, turn it back on and it still wasn't working. I checked with other users but it worked fine for them. What I did then was to destroy the ~/.newsrc file and launched NG again. Well, this time it worked until I came to comp.sys.next.misc where it hanged again, like before. I then manually modified ~/.newsrc so it believed I already read all the articles in that group. And it worked !!! Can someone explain to me what happened and how I could correct this ? Thanks a lot Jacques GARBI, Switzerland
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Jacques Garbi Subject: Problems deleting old news !! Message-ID: <Ct8vrG.ss@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi) Organization: Touga Management SA Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 15:16:28 GMT Hi, I want to delete old news and to do so I use doexpire and the control file explist. Well, it doesn't work !! I tried to modify my explist file so it will delete everything from comp.sys.next that's older than 30 days. It doesn't do anything. I changed everything I could but it never deleted anything (at least I have some news of May !!). What should I do to modify my explist for it to work ? Could someone e-mail me his expist file (one that is known to work) ? Thanks a lot Jacques GARBI, Switzerland
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: lbove@net_6_10.trimark.com (Lui Bove) Subject: NeXTStep and QMS Printing Message-ID: <1994Jul21.135421.5248@trimark.com> Sender: news@trimark.com Organization: Trimark Investment Management, Toronto Date: Thu, 21 Jul 1994 13:54:21 GMT Documents with embedded EPS's are not handled properly by NeXTSteps' psprepare program, it does indeed handle them properly when sending the document to a NeXT printer. I have found that when trying to print various postscript files that have embedded EPS signitures produced on a Macintosh and printed to a QMS 1725 printer, psprepare truncates the output file before it is handed off to QEF. QEF is a QMS script that transports the postscript file to the printer over a TCPIP or DECNET, depending on your network topology. Can anybody out there shed some light on this subject???
From: rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu (randal rencsok) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How to set a machine alias in sendmail.subsidiary.cf? Date: 21 Jul 1994 21:11:35 GMT Organization: Michigan State University Message-ID: <30moa7$jfc@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> Keywords: sendmail Hello again, I'm having a bit of a time getting mail into my machine properly. I have ppp running etc. Note I am running through a server that must dynamically allocate IP's on my end and also on it's end since we have more than one possible server IP. I'm figuring that somehow the server that is trying to send mail to my machine is sucessful but the lable in the to field isn't matching my dynamically assigned machine name .. Not the name i've assigned (which the server doesn't know about or care). How do I get sendmail to recognize that mail addressed to x@machine.test.luck.com (say) that is sent to my ipaddress should be picked up and delivered to x@localhost? I tried to do a Cw machine.test.luck.com in the sendmail config file with no luck.. Sendmail seems to be running with this accepting connections process, not as a standalone sendmail -bd -q1h (which seemed strange. But I might have used the wrong - in ps..) Just let me know how to get sendmail to look at incoming messages and accept mail that is addressed to machine.test.luck.com.. As a last note. Since everything is dynamic (my ip my name and the ip of the host) keep this in mind in your response since configuring my machine name to machine.test.luck.com would work, but to do that I'd have to kill ppp and restart.. And by the next time I logged in my machine name would be machine2.test.luck.com etc.. The ip different etc. even the ip of the server could change. So my problem is being able to reconfigure my config on the fly (after rebooted and ppp up), or getting sendmail to recognize the new host name.. Hmmm. Is there anyone out there who is having to deal with dynamic addressing at both ends, and not having a machine name other than the one it assigns to you in the server?? Any ideas or comments would be appreciated. Sincerely, Randy Rencsok rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.admin From: tfletche@uglw.UVic.CA (Thomas Fletcher) Subject: Port problems update Message-ID: <1994Jul21.212041.28374@sol.UVic.CA> Sender: news@sol.UVic.CA Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada Date: Thu, 21 Jul 94 21:20:41 GMT Hello folks, me again. Just thought that I should have had another piece of information. I tried both the kill -HUP process# and kill -1 process# and then resorted to kill -9 process# with a re-issuing of inetd. Still no go on the port recognization. I think that it might have to do with the terminal being of the NeXT flavour. Thanks again, Thomas ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Thomas Fletcher Library Systems Office Co-op Student (Engineering) McPherson Library Rm. 318 (Study Carrel) Office (604) 721-8263 tfletche@malahat.library.uvic.ca tfletche@engr.uvic.ca Supervisor: Simon Churchill Library Systems Consultant McPherson Library 4th floor Administration Office: (604)721-7623 FAX: (604) 721-8215 schurchi@sol.uvic.ca
From: owrede@khm.uni-koeln.de (Oliver Wrede) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How can NeXT print to Sun printers? Date: 21 Jul 1994 23:12:18 GMT Organization: academy of media arts - cologne Message-ID: <30mvciINN1gb7@rs1.rrz.Uni-Koeln.DE> References: <309gra$kch@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> <30c8cp$u6@agate.berkeley.edu> In article <30c8cp$u6@agate.berkeley.edu>, izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) says: >>You need to look at the Summer 1993 edition of NEXTSTEP In Focus. >>I'll NextMail you separately a copy of this document. > >Specifically, look at: >NA/NEXTSTEP_In_Focus/InFocusSummer1993/1279_Tips_Summer1993.rtfd > >This explains a procedure for putting a remote printer entry into >NetInfo. Useful for setting up a printer attached to a Non-NS machine >or a network printer that speaks lpd protocol. I followed the instructions in this document. I added the host to which with the printer is connected to in Hostmanager. Then I added the printer params in Netinfo Manager. I can ping the host. But when I try to print I get the following ("grobi" is the name of the host): xyz> enscript -Pgrobi /etc/hosts enscript: warning: couldn't open ppd file for printer grobi. Using built-in defaults. [ 1 page * 1 copy ] spooled to grobi /usr/ucb/lpr: grobi: unknown printer xyz> Then I tried to use the name of the printer which I gave in the Netinfo Managers /printers/name-value (pslaser): xyz> enscript -Ppslaser /etc/hosts enscript: warning: couldn't open ppd file for printer pslaser. Using built-in defaults. [ 1 page * 1 copy ] spooled to pslaser xyz> But nothing happens. My configuration: TCP/IP Network, QMSps810 Laserprinter connected to a SGI Indigo, Nextstep 3.2. . oliver wrede . . . . . . . . . . . . owrede@khm.uni-koeln.de . . academy of media arts . cologne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fb design of fh cologne . . . . . . . . . (nextmail welcome) .
From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: PCI bus and NeXTSTEP, and 1280x1024 - compatible? Date: 22 Jul 1994 01:52:14 +0200 Organization: University of Bergen Message-ID: <30n1ne$ipo@alf.uib.no> Still trying to get info on what configuration I should go with, PC or HP. I've been out and collected prices and some info on PC's. Seems the PCI bus is a good choice with a Pentium (586). I can't see in the Compatibility guide that NeXT supports PCI buss boards.... Does it? Will it? (i.e. 3.3) Also, I've been offered a Sony Trinitron OEM monitor cheap, and a Cirrus 5428 controller, but it seems NeXT doesn't support it in colour modes. I was offered an optional ATI 64bits "mach 64" graphics card, but don't see that one either on NeXTs lists.... The ATI is (of course) a PCI bus card. Please e-mail any info. HP Gecko looks better and better... Regards, -- Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known... University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
From: gaia@wam.umd.edu (L. Anathea Brooks) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Nextstation fails to boot after power outage Date: 22 Jul 1994 00:51:06 GMT Organization: University of Maryland, College Park Message-ID: <30n55q$d7r@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> Hi, a friend of mine had a power outage just as he was at the login panel (he was powering down during a bad thunderstorm). Now, he says his machine hangs in the middle of the boot process. I have not seen the machine, but with a bootfloppy is there any file I ought to look at, delete, or edit to get him up? What should I do first? Thanks R. de Lucca Johns Hopkins University
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: benst@stuyts.nl (Ben Stuyts) Subject: Faxes print at 85% scale Message-ID: <CtB97r.2GI@stuyts.nl> Keywords: fax print Organization: Stuyts Engineering Haarlem BV Date: Thu, 21 Jul 1994 22:02:15 GMT Dear Net, I am using NXFax to send and receive faxes. I have set it up to automatically print incoming faxes. This works great, except that every fax is printed scaled to about 85 % of its original size. I checked this by faxing myself an A4 from a regular fax machine and comparing the dimensions. It is set up to print on A4 paper, but changing the paper size doesn't matter much. The same thing happens when I print the fax manually from the FaxReader.app. Again, it doesn't matter if I print out on A4, Letter or Legal. I also changed the preferences to print oversize pages: - trimmed to fit paper, - broken into separate pages, or - scaled to fit paper. That didn't solve the problem either. I contacted B&W software about this, but they are at a loss too (which doesn't happen often, mind you). It looks like a problem at the NeXT side of the software. If anybody can help with this, I'd appreciate it. People here at the office are starting to complain about it. Ben Stuyts Stuyts Engineering BV Haarlem, The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0)23 324609 Email: ben@stuyts.nl (NeXT Mail OK) Fax: +31 (0)23 421988 Cis: 72371,3074
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: andrew@stone.com (Andrew Stone) Subject: * Dove Fax - features not supported? * Message-ID: <1994Jul21.220754.5709@stone.com> Keywords: Dove Sender: andrew@stone.com Organization: Stone Design Corp Date: Thu, 21 Jul 1994 22:07:54 GMT We've been happy with our Dove FaxModem until recently (after upgrading to NS 3.2?). Many times when we fax, we get this message: "The file you tried to fax uses features not supported by the fax software." That sounds bogus since even a trivial ascii Edit doc fails - anyone seen and solved this? Is Dove still around? Email me if you have; our news feed is about to evaporate. andrew -- ||<<->>||<<==>>|S<<++>>|T<<?>O<+>>N|<<-->>E|<<==>>||<<+>>|| !! Andrew Stone | (505) 345-4800 !! !! andrew@stone.com | Have Modem Why Travel !! ||<<->>|D<<==>>|E<<++>>|S<<?>|<+>>G|<<-->>N|<<==>>!|<<+>>||
From: hyongsop@delhi.eecs.umich.edu (Hyong Sop Shim) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Connecting a Modem to a NeXT PC Date: 22 Jul 1994 02:11:08 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Message-ID: <30n9rs$1cr@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Hi all, Having to postpone the installation of PNI on my newly-purchased PC running NS 3.2, I'm trying to use a Zoom FaxModem meanwhile. I guess I need a communications software or terminal emulator for the modem. Can any one recommand such a software that runs on NeXT PCs? I found a source code for kermit at cs.orst.edu, but while compiling it with 'make bsd,' the system generates a bunch of error messages, mostly about missing something or other. Thanks in advance, --Hyong (hyongsop@eecs.umich.edu) PS Thanks everyone for info. on PPP, SLIP, and other related subjects.
From: al@wpine.com (Al Aldrich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Time keeper? Date: 21 Jul 1994 21:24:10 -0400 Organization: White Pine Software -- Nashua NH Message-ID: <30n73q$g4l@wpnext.wpine.com> My NeXT is serving as a POP server for a bunch of MACs and PC's. There seems to be a problem with the time being out of sync between the workstations and the server as far as when to query mail and when it was actually sent/received.. I know about timed for sync'ing the unix systems and the MACs have some way of syncing with each other , but how do I get them all synced? Is there a NeXT or Unix daemon out there that would sync the NeXt to the Naval Observatory periodically or something? Thanks for any pointers.. al
From: Nicole A Vincent <nicolev@number_one.apana.org.au> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Taylor UUCP over TCP/IP Date: 22 Jul 1994 06:22:28 GMT Organization: Internet Online - on the APANA network in NSW Australia. Distribution: world Message-ID: <30noj4$qt1@ion.apana.org.au> Hi I've just set up my dial-in SLIP link, and now I want to get Taylor UUCP to work over TCP/IP. I'm using Taylor UUCP with Taylor style configuration files so I really need Taylor UUCP specific advice,... any suggestions? Cheers Nicole --- ----------------------NeXTmail Accepted and preferred -------------------- Nicole Vincent : nicolev@number_one.apana.org.au SYDNEY NSW AUSTRALIA The joys of love made her human and the agonies of love destroyed her. -- Spock, "Requiem for Methuselah", stardate 5842.8
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: root@net23.com (Operator) Subject: X for INTEL... Sender: news@spcuna.spc.edu (Network News) Organization: Network 23, Inc. Date: Fri, 22 Jul 1994 10:18:10 GMT Message-ID: <CtC7AB.Fnt@spcuna.spc.edu> Ok, allright already. Everyone's hiding stuff from me... Where is a FULL X SERVER AND CLIENT distribution for NS/Intel for free. Mcgill and mouse x are only for black hardware. The fact of the matter is, I don't think anyone has made a distribution like this. Not everyone is out to make money. We need to put together a free X package for Intel. Not a crippled demo of some commercial software, but a fully functional, multi-fonted, olwm, twm, fvwm, honest to god X windows Client and Server package. What's the status on this? Mail or post. Nick -- Nick Jarecki | Network 23 - InterNet Services Provider razor@net23.com | (shell,FTP,WWW) in the New York/Metro area Voice: [917-424-8806] | Email "info@net23.com" Ask me about our Hamburgers | Telnet to net23.com, login:info To access our REVOLUTIONARY WWW server, point your client to http://net23.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hbu@wag.ch (Hans Burkard) Subject: NeXTStep and Novell 3.12 Message-ID: <CtBwvD.Is@wag.ch> Keywords: Novell Sender: usenet@wag.ch Organization: workstation ag, Rohrstr. 36/38, CH-8152 Glattbrugg, Switzerland Date: Fri, 22 Jul 1994 06:33:13 GMT We have installed serveral NeXTStep workstations with connection to Novell Servers running Novell version 3.11. No problems! However I have difficulties to set up NeXTStep with a Novell 3.12. Questions: - Has anybody experience with NeXTStep and Novell 3.12? - Is NeXTStep compatable with Novell 3.12 (on line documentation does not give a clear hint). Thanks for your help -Hans- Hans Burkard workstation ag e-mail: hbu@wag.ch
From: Matthias Imhof <gondwana@basalt.mit.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: nfs file system too large Date: 22 Jul 1994 13:12:48 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Message-ID: <30ogkg$g9n@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> hi there, we have a really stupid problem over here: on one machine we have a huge disk of 2 gigabytes. best of all: it is nearly empty. unfortunately the next is not able to handle such big disks: we can read, we can erase, we can create new files, but we can not write anything into them. as soon as we write to that disk we get the message that the disk is full. df shows the following basalt> df Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on blackbox:/pfs -1568768 5568-1574336 00% /data/pfs it is so full that there is a negative amount available. df on a sun shows: sunda> df Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on blackbox:/pfs 2097148 0 2097148 0% /pfs is there anything we can do besides fill or partition the disk? matthias --- *************************************************************************** * Matthias G.Imhof phone: (617) 253 7835 * * MIT Earth Resource Lab E34/370 fax: (617) 253 6385 * * 42 Carlton St * * Cambridge MA 02142-1324 email: mgi@erl.mit.edu * * There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it's all dark * ***************************************************************************
From: sfurth@dc.shl.com (Stephen Furth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: Compacting Mailboxes automatically Date: 22 Jul 1994 13:08:45 GMT Organization: SHL Systemhouse Inc. Message-ID: <30ogctINNpfv@technet1.shl.com> Keywords: mailbox compact Is there any way to have a mailbox (or a bunch of them...) be compacted automatically, say from a CRON job entry? Anybody with any ideas, please write and let me know what you have. Thank You. -- |---------------------------------|--------------------------| | /////// //////// /////// | Stephen M. Furth | | // // // // // | Technical Architect | | /////// // // // /////// | Systemhouse, Inc. | | // // // // // | Mid-Atlantic Region - DC | | /////// // // // // | 1010 North Glebe Road |
From: sfurth@dc.shl.com (Stephen Furth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Compacting Mailboxes automatically Date: 22 Jul 1994 13:09:20 GMT Organization: SHL Systemhouse Inc. Message-ID: <30oge0INNpg0@technet1.shl.com> Keywords: mailbox compact Is there any way to have a mailbox (or a bunch of them...) be compacted automatically, say from a CRON job entry? Anybody with any ideas, please write and let me know what you have. Thank You. -- |---------------------------------|--------------------------| | /////// //////// /////// | Stephen M. Furth | | // // // // // | Technical Architect | | /////// // // // /////// | Systemhouse, Inc. | | // // // // // | Mid-Atlantic Region - DC | | /////// // // // // | 1010 North Glebe Road |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Port assignments Message-ID: <1994Jul22.073309.5068@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <1994Jul21.182530.20624@sol.UVic.CA> Date: Fri, 22 Jul 1994 07:33:09 GMT In article <1994Jul21.182530.20624@sol.UVic.CA> tfletche@uglw.UVic.CA (Thomas Fletcher) writes: ~> Hello there, ~> ~> Allright I am going to get right into the problem I have. ~> ~> In my /etc/services I have added ~> go4gw 4323/tcp [ balance omitted ] But do you have the NetInfo entry... .:/services/go4gw > name: go4gw port: 4323 protocol: tcp This can be added to the appropriate domain using NetInfoManager, and likely in other ways. Unless you're running a non-NetInfo NEXTSTEP, it is the NetInfo entries that govern multi-user mode, which you're in by the time your service is invoked. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXT-mail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.advocacy Subject: WANTED: list/overview of apps planned for HP NeXTStep. Date: 22 Jul 1994 17:24:54 +0200 Organization: University of Bergen Message-ID: <30ooc6$h80@alf.uib.no> Hi. Still looking at relative merits of Intel vs. PA-RISC :-) Does there exist a list or overview of NeXTSTEP apps which have been ported, or are planned ported (i.e. the author(s) have announced their intent to release a HP version) to HP? It seems to me that most everything has been ported to Intel, while I cannot find anywhere any public mention of support or intent to support the upcoming HP port of NeXTStep. I have received confirmation from several companies I've contacted directly, but cannot take time to contact all of them. Please e-mail replies, I'll summarize. Regards, -- Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known... University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.advocacy Subject: HP NeXTStep - Mach foundation or HP-UX? Date: 22 Jul 1994 17:26:20 +0200 Organization: University of Bergen Message-ID: <30ooes$hdi@alf.uib.no> Hi. NeXTStep on NeXTs is a proprietary windowing system built upon a BSD 4.3 Unix with a Mach kernel, as I understand things. NeXTStep on Intel is a complete port of Mach, BSD, etc for 486/586 processor family and selected peripherals, correct? NeXTStep on AIX (no longer available) was the NeXT window system ported to run on IBM's version of UNIX, AIX - no Mach kernal, threading, etc. I would like to know what the HP PA-RISC port is made of - only the NeXT window system, or _everything_ from Mach up...? I'm just wondering if I should still consider getting a Gecko if NS is running over HP-UX instead of Mach... Please e-mail replies, I'll summarize. Regards, -- Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known... University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.advocacy Subject: DTP and word proc. on Gecko? Date: 22 Jul 1994 17:28:09 +0200 Organization: University of Bergen Message-ID: <30ooi9$hh2@alf.uib.no> Hi. If I decide to get a Gecko, what DTP and word processing apps exist? I'm in the middle of writing my dissertation in Frame, if I get a Gecko I need a stable and useable system from the minute I start up the machine until I'm finished with my article. I know Frame is releasing an Intel version, isn't a simple (!) recompile all that is required for a HP version? Alternately, what else exists? I haven't looked at Pages, I never learned (and don't have time now) TeX, nor does WriteNow look powerful enough (if it's even bundled...). Please e-mail replies, I'll summarize. Regards, -- Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known... University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: SUMMARY: HP NeXTStep - Mach foundation or HP-UX? Date: 22 Jul 1994 17:54:17 +0200 Organization: University of Bergen Message-ID: <30oq39$ig9@alf.uib.no> I love the Net - 10 minutes and my mailbox is flooded :-) Thanks to everybody who answered - the HP port is a _complete_ port of NS in its entirity, from Mach up. Regards, -- Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known... University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
From: zz1bb@impending.ucsd.edu (Barry Brown) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How can NeXT print to Sun printers? Message-ID: <70701@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> Date: 22 Jul 94 16:09:43 GMT References: <309gra$kch@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> <30c8cp$u6@agate.berkeley.edu> <30mvciINN1gb7@rs1.rrz.Uni-Koeln.DE> Sender: news@sdcc12.ucsd.edu In <30mvciINN1gb7@rs1.rrz.Uni-Koeln.DE> owrede@khm.uni-koeln.de (Oliver Wrede) writes: >In article <30c8cp$u6@agate.berkeley.edu>, >izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) says: >>Specifically, look at: >>NA/NEXTSTEP_In_Focus/InFocusSummer1993/1279_Tips_Summer1993.rtfd >> >>This explains a procedure for putting a remote printer entry into >>NetInfo. Useful for setting up a printer attached to a Non-NS machine >>or a network printer that speaks lpd protocol. >I followed the instructions in this document. I added the host to which >with the printer is connected to in Hostmanager. Then I added the printer >params in Netinfo Manager. I can ping the host. But when I try to print >I get the following ("grobi" is the name of the host): >xyz> enscript -Pgrobi /etc/hosts >enscript: warning: couldn't open ppd file for printer grobi. >Using built-in defaults. >[ 1 page * 1 copy ] spooled to grobi >/usr/ucb/lpr: grobi: unknown printer >xyz> No, that's wrong. Since a host can drive more than one printer, it doesn't make sense to send the print job to the _host_. Which printer would it come out on? >Then I tried to use the name of the printer which I gave in the Netinfo >Managers /printers/name-value (pslaser): >xyz> enscript -Ppslaser /etc/hosts >enscript: warning: couldn't open ppd file for printer pslaser. >Using built-in defaults. >[ 1 page * 1 copy ] spooled to pslaser >xyz> This is correct. But enscript is complaining that it can't find the printer description file for pslaser. Thanks to those who responded to my earlier post, I now have a working printcap file. Here's what your printcap entry should look like: (adjust as necessary) pslaser: \ :sf:sb:lp=:rm=grobi:rp=pslaser:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/pslaser: \ :lf=/usr/spool/lpd/pslaser/lpd-errs:ty=QMS-PS_810: \ :note=QMS PS 810 in my office: You need the corresponding PPD file. On my system it's stored in /NextLibrary/PrinterTypes/English.proj. If you don't have a PPD file for your QMS printer, you'll need to obtain one. Try contacting QMS or Adobe or NeXT. Note that the type of printer specified in the "ty" field must match the name of the .ppd file (minus the ".ppd"). Isn't it great that the "ty" field isn't documented in the printcap(5) manual page? I do things the old-fashioned way on my system. You may do the following differently. nidump printcap . > myprintcap (edit printcap file to look like above) niload printcap . < myprintcap kill -HUP process-id-of-nibindd -- Barry E. Brown Internet: bbrown@ucsd.edu UCSD Academic Computing Services AOL: BarryBrown Student Consultant <a href="http://www-cse.ucsd.edu/users/bbrown">My WWW Home Page</a>
From: gabor@architektur.uni-kassel.de (Gabor Freivogel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Downloading fonts automatically? Date: 21 Jul 1994 11:02:29 GMT Organization: University of Kassel - Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <30lkk5$aem@hrz-ws11.hrz.uni-kassel.de> Hallo most of our students have difficulties to use the fontloader on our nextstep computers. (sometimes can't find the fonts or they just download a font several times etc...) is there a way to make this process easier? any help/ info would be great thanks Gabor -- Gabor Freivogel GhK FB Architektur Henschelstr. 2 3500 Kassel E-mail: gabor@architektur.uni-kassel.de
From: starpath@mymosh.lcs.mit.edu (David E. Hollingsworth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTStep and Novell 3.12 Date: 22 Jul 1994 14:34:09 GMT Organization: MIT Laboratory for Computer Science Message-ID: <STARPATH.94Jul22103409@mymosh.lcs.mit.edu> References: <CtBwvD.Is@wag.ch> In-reply-to: hbu@wag.ch's message of Fri, 22 Jul 1994 06:33:13 GMT In article <CtBwvD.Is@wag.ch> hbu@wag.ch (Hans Burkard) writes: > - Has anybody experience with NeXTStep and Novell 3.12? > - Is NeXTStep compatable with Novell 3.12 (on line documentation > does not give a clear hint). Hans, We've upgraded our Netware server from 3.11 to 3.12, and have still been able to access the files on our NeXTs. We did not need to change any configuration information on the NeXT; the change was completely transparent. We're only using Netware on the NeXTs for file services, so I can't really speak about printing, etc. --deh! david_hollingsworth@archetype.prospect.com
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Re: X for INTEL... Date: Fri, 22 Jul 1994 12:19:27 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <8i=z6D_00iV301yxlB@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <CtC7AB.Fnt@spcuna.spc.edu> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.misc: 22-Jul-94 X for INTEL... by Operator@net23.com > Not everyone is out to make money. We need to put together a free X > package for Intel. Not a crippled demo of some commercial software, but a > fully functional, multi-fonted, olwm, twm, fvwm, honest to god X windows > Client and Server package. > > What's the status on this? Mail or post. If you are willing to spend your time and effort to produce a freely available version of X for NEXTSTEP/Intel, by all means, go for it! People will bless your name. -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | "All the world's a stage, and" --------------------------------------------+ "we are merely players...." AMS & normal mail: infidel@cmu.edu | NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | "Semper ubi sub ubi."
From: Roland Telfeyan <telfeyan@eecs.umich.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: disappearing fax_modem Date: 22 Jul 1994 16:57:57 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Distribution: world Message-ID: <30otql$d4n@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Whenever I reboot the machine my fax modem disappears from PrintManager (but not from NetInfo). I can't fax because there's no fax modem visible from the fax panel, but the fax driver is really installed and listed in the /fax_modems directory of NetInfo. If anybody has a clue, please let me know! Thanks, Roland --------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Telfeyan Display Technology & Manufacturing telfeyan@eecs.umich.edu University of Michigan EECS Department ---------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Roland Telfeyan <telfeyan@eecs.umich.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: dread forks zillions of processes Date: 22 Jul 1994 16:57:57 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Distribution: world Message-ID: <30otql$d4o@zip.eecs.umich.edu> If I type 'dread -o Edit' it hangs and results in the following process table: telfeyan 1641 0.5 0.7 8.65M 152K p3 S 0:00 sh /usr/bin/dread -o Edit telfeyan 1642 0.1 0.7 8.65M 152K p3 S 0:00 /u /usr/bin/dread -o Edit telfeyan 1643 0.1 0.7 8.65M 152K p3 S 0:00 /u /usr/bin/dread -o Edit telfeyan 1644 0.0 0.7 8.65M 152K p3 S 0:00 /u /usr/bin/dread -o Edit telfeyan 1645 0.3 0.7 8.65M 152K p3 S 0:00 /u /usr/bin/dread -o Edit telfeyan 1646 0.0 0.7 8.65M 152K p3 S 0:00 /u /usr/bin/dread -o Edit telfeyan 1647 0.1 0.7 8.65M 152K p3 S 0:00 (sh) .. consecutively up to ... telfeyan 1727 0.2 0.7 8.65M 152K p3 S 0:00 (sh) telfeyan 1728 0.2 0.7 8.65M 152K p3 S 0:00 /u /usr/bin/dread -o Edit until my machine locks up with "no more processes". If anybody has a clue, please let me know! Thanks, Roland --------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Telfeyan Display Technology & Manufacturing telfeyan@eecs.umich.edu University of Michigan EECS Department ---------------------------------------------------------------------
From: thrash@sbctri.sbc.com (David R. Thrash) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Questions on NFS server and DOS harddisks Date: 22 Jul 1994 17:05:10 GMT Organization: Southwestern Bell Technology Resources Inc. Message-ID: <30ou86$a83@sbctri.sbc.com> References: <1994Jul20.191135.3781@seer.demon.co.uk> In article <1994Jul20.191135.3781@seer.demon.co.uk> paul@seer.demon.co.uk (Paul Lynch) writes: > In article <1994Jul19.181610.1645@cs.ucla.edu> grw@retina.cs.ucla.edu > (George Wu) writes: > > 2. I have a DOS IDE disk that I would like to access under NEXTSTEP > > 3.2. It gets mounted correctly the first time someone logs > > in after a reboot but it never gets mounted again in > > subsequent logins. [chomp] > Happens all the time; no known fix. It may be fixed in 3.3; anyone know? > [chomp] I put mine in fstab. Skip the auto stuff. Works great. Speeds login ever so little. -- David R. Thrash dthrash@sbctri.sbc.com Compuserve: 76217,1304 Thrash & Company 9102 Garland Road, Suite 216 Voice: 214.327.1972 Dallas, Texas 75218 Facsimile: 214.327.3510
From: sailer@a4430edc.esr.hp.com (Lee Sailer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.advocacy Subject: Re: HP NeXTStep - Mach foundation or HP-UX? Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.advocacy Date: 22 Jul 1994 18:17:24 GMT Organization: HP Educational Services Organization Message-ID: <30p2fk$eki@hpscit.sc.hp.com> References: <30ooes$hdi@alf.uib.no> > I would like to know what the HP PA-RISC port is made of - > only the NeXT window system, or _everything_ from Mach up...? Everything, from Mach up. -- lee
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DAT dumps Date: 22 Jul 1994 18:47:39 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL USA Message-ID: <30p48b$kg8@news.acns.nwu.edu> References: <30gp95$kjt@wpnext.wpine.com> <30i2ii$3s@morrow.stanford.edu> In article <30i2ii$3s@morrow.stanford.edu>, <ohara@leland.Stanford.EDU> wrote: >In article <30gp95$kjt@wpnext.wpine.com> al@wpine.com (Al Aldrich) writes: >> Does anyone out there have a 4mm DAT drive they are using for dumps? >> I have been struggling with finding the right key parameters for >> the DAT drive I inherited which is working but it seems that I am >> not making the most efficient use of it when a 80Mb filesystem takes >> most of a 90 meter DAT tape. If anyone can help me with suggestions >> on parameters for dump to a DAT drive, I would be most appreciative. >> >> Thanks >> al > >The following command works for me when I backup a 400MB disk, although I >don't know if this is optimal. (X is the dump level. 100000 is the >"equivalent" tape length in feet for 90 meter DAT tapes) > ># dump Xufs /dev/rst0 100000 /dev/rsd0a > You might need to set the block size to 512 bytes for the DAT. There's an almost trivial program floating around to do the necessary ioctl on /dev/rst0. The version I have came from a newsgroup and is called setcmd. There are version of it on the popular FTP sites. I don't have it on this machine, otherwise I'd paste it in. -- Jerry S. Weiss j-weiss@nwu.edu Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois %SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire
From: erikkay@next.com (Erik Kay) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: nfs file system too large Date: 22 Jul 1994 18:52:55 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <30p4i7$3b7@rosie.next.com> References: <30ogkg$g9n@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> In article <30ogkg$g9n@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> Matthias Imhof <gondwana@basalt.mit.edu> writes: ] hi there, ] ] we have a really stupid problem over here: on one machine we have a huge disk ] of 2 gigabytes. best of all: it is nearly empty. ] ] unfortunately the next is not able to handle such big disks: we can read, we ] can erase, we can create new files, but we can not write anything into them. as ] soon as we write to that disk we get the message that the disk is full. ] ] df shows the following ] ] basalt> df ] Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on ] blackbox:/pfs -1568768 5568-1574336 00% /data/pfs ] ] it is so full that there is a negative amount available. ] is there anything we can do besides fill or partition the disk? In NEXTSTEP <= 3.2, there are a number of problems with filesystems > 2 GB. The big ones that people complain about are Workspace and df. Basically, both of these utilities calculate used and free space incorrectly, resulting in the bogus results you describe above. The reality is that you can actually write to the disk under NEXTSTEP, but the Workspace prevents you from doing file operations from within it, since it (mistakenly) thinks that the disk is full. Unfortunately, there is no good workaround for 3.2 and earlier. These bugs have been fixed for 3.3. hope that helps, Erik
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: brad@instep.wimsey.bc.ca Subject: Help! PNI SLIP to PNI SLIP problems Message-ID: <1994Jul22.194845.3159@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Sender: usenet@instep.wimsey.bc.ca (usenet) Organization: InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Date: Fri, 22 Jul 1994 19:48:45 GMT I need help from a PNI guru! I'm trying to get two hosts to chat to each other using Mamakos' latest PNI v1.9beta software. I can successfully connect PNI slip (client) to a DialupIP slip (server). Now I'm trying to set up PNI as a slip server (accepting inbounds). I've created a user on the host I'll be connecting to: pni0:vyAjJ7vojG2zw:42:42:pni0:/etc/pni/runtime:/etc/pni/pnilogin I'm using the default /etc/pni/support/login-pni.tcl on the client host and the /etc/pni/support/login-pniserver.tcl on the server host. I have the appropriate /etc/pni/config/pni0.config-inbound file set up on the server and the /etc/pni/config/pni0.config file setup on the client I not concerned about routing at this point; I just want to successfully get the server into slip mode. How I'm supposed to get routing set up given that PNI dynamically does it's ifconfig's is beyond my scope of interest at this point. Mamakos (imho) has successfully reproduced the classic "chicken and egg" problem by not ifconfig'ing all the pniX devices at boot time. i.e. you can't add routing info until the pniX device is available, but It won't come available until pnid attempts to establish the connection. I'll deal with that later ... PROBLEM: Getting the PNI server into SLIP mode. When I attempt to establish a connection like so: /etc/pni/pnid -C -c -n pni0 -t -d -f /etc/pni/config/pni0./config The login chat succeeds to the point where it is expecting *Connected* but only sees: OK: starting PNI\r\n followed shortly after by: +++ Then it hangs up the modem. I never see the chat that I would expect to see having looked at the tcl script for /etc/pni/support/login-pniserver.tcl. It would appear as though this tcl script is not even invoked on the server. Can someone shed some light onto what's going wrong and how I may get a successful PNI to PNI slip connection. Please respond via email. thanks for your help. -- Brad Head <brad@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Software Developer, InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: disappearing fax_modem Date: 22 Jul 1994 22:26:20 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <30ph2c$gvj@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <30otql$d4n@zip.eecs.umich.edu> In article <30otql$d4n@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Roland Telfeyan <telfeyan@eecs.umich.edu> writes: >Whenever I reboot the machine my fax modem disappears from PrintManager (but >not from NetInfo). I can't fax because there's no fax modem visible from the >fax panel, but the fax driver is really installed and listed in the >/fax_modems directory of NetInfo. > >If anybody has a clue, please let me know! I once had a problem of invisible fax_modems directory. The cause was a missing fax_modems directory entry in the root NetInfo domain. You should get a very complex fax modem settings when you do: "nidump -r fax_modems ." on the machine that has the fax modem attached. But you also need a "remote faxmodem" entry in the root domain of NetInfo. To see this, try: "nidump -r fax_modems /", and this should list an entry like: name = fax_modems; CHILDREN = { name = hostname_faxremote; daemon_port = VISUSDAEMON_TTYDA; device = /dev/cua; modem = "NXFax Fax Modem"; protocol = VISUS_1; rm = hostname; }; If this doesn't exist, fax_modem will be invisible. A solution suggested by Rick Damon of Black & White Software was to do the following, which worked: "I think that the cleanest way to try to fix this is: 1) with Print Manager make modem Private 2) with NetInfo Manager add fax_modems directory 3) with Print Manager make modem Public." This may not be exactly your problem, but do check the both fax_modems entries in the local and root portion of NetInfo. -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Telephone: (510) 642-6440 Fax: (510) 642-3323 (NeXT & MIME mails welcome. Finger for public key.)
From: dabbah@clark.net Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Using cu w/ sz. Date: 22 Jul 1994 18:39:14 -0400 Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA Message-ID: <30phqi$mdg@explorer.clark.net> References: <309np9$31i@u.cc.utah.edu> <Ct561n.JJw@world.std.com> <Ct70C7.1EF@miranda.accum.com> <Ct7Mn5.MvJ@world.std.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In article <Ct7Mn5.MvJ@world.std.com>, Larry M Headlund <lmh@world.std.com> wrote: ... < snip...snip> >Mea culpa. The [xyz[modem for which the above works is > the one at >world.std.com: /sources/telcom/xyzmodem.tar.Z 71413 Mar 24 1991 > >This one puts file progress out on stderr. > >The technique also works with umodem (xmodem) supplied with HP-UX. Makes >one appreciate why Knuth copyrighted the name TeX. >-- >Larry Headlund lmh@world.std.com Eikonal Systems (617) 482-3345 >Unix, X and Motif Consulting Motif on Ascii Terminals! Has anyone compiled this version under NS 3.2 for black HW? I tried and got errors. (but I did not try to fix it yet) I wish to use rz with kermit. What shell should I use and what kermit define should I use? I tried the rzsz Next binaries from ftp.orst.edu, but did not have any luck. Thanks Albert
From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: X for INTEL... Date: 23 Jul 1994 01:06:29 +0200 Organization: University of Bergen Message-ID: <30pjdl$35h@alf.uib.no> References: <CtC7AB.Fnt@spcuna.spc.edu> I thought NeXT for Intel had "dual boot" where one can have more than one OS on a boot disk, no? If it does, what do you need an X for NeXT for? Just run Linux. Its free. Its fast. Its stable. Its nice. (not as nice as NeXT ;-) Regards, -- Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known... University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: harit@kripalu.com Subject: Microsoft Bus Mouse configuration Message-ID: <1994Jul22.170739.3736@psi.com!kripalu> Sender: harit@psi.com!kripalu (Harit) Organization: Kripalu Center Date: Fri, 22 Jul 94 17:07:39 GMT Can anyone email me anything special needed to get a MS mouse to work with NSI. It works for DOS, I have Bus mouse configured in Configure.app but no luck in NS using the mouse. Please reply by mail, I do not read this group regularly. Thanks, --- Michael Allen Latta Kripalu Center harit@kripalu.com (413)448-3288 -- Michael Allen Latta Kripalu Center harit@kripalu.com (413)448-3288
From: sb@desiree.teleport.com (Jim Sims) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software Subject: My cube stops in the middle of the boot process...???!!!,,, Date: 23 Jul 1994 04:34:45 GMT Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access (503) 220-1016 Message-ID: <30q6l5$mjf@desiree.teleport.com> I have a mac networked (IPT Partner) to my NeXT Cube. Today the Mac was shutdown, while they were networked, and the Next was left running. Arghh, I know better. I came back to find the NeXT frozen. I could not get the machine to react to command-command~ or command ~, so I turned the power off, waited a second and restarted it. The last three lines in the boot sequence are; np0 at 0x200f000 sound0 at 0x200e000 root on sd0 Then comes a couple of empty lines followed by; erase ^? intr ^C kill ^U I do not have a clue as to where to start. I know how navigate the file structure, change some privileges, extremely simple unix stuff. But I do not know how to read a file after I have been kicked into a shell (is that where I am?). I use this machine everyday, any advice would be appreciated....
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript,comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HP JetDirect LPR/LPD Banner page suppression (HPDJ1200C/PS) ??? Followup-To: comp.lang.postscript Date: 23 Jul 1994 05:25:00 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <30q9jc$o7j@agate.berkeley.edu> We have a new HP JetDirect (J2550A) Ethernet card in a HP DeskJet 1200C/PS. The card (now) supports LPR/LPD protocol, and I can print to it just fine via this channel. However, the printer insists on printing a banner page for each print job, and I would like to suppress it to save paper. I've experimented with printcap options "sh" on the printcap entry for this but this doesn't work. I am pretty sure the banner is printed on the printer side. I've got the PS Supplement documentation for HPDJ1200C/PS (ver 2013), and there is no mention of banner page in the %LPR% device parameters. So, it doesn't seem possible to do this via PostScript. Is it at all possible to supress banner page for LPR print jobs? How? P.S. New JetDirect (J2552A, J2550A) is great, and supports all kind of net protocols automatically. Because it just works with so many protocols, you actually have to worry about too much accessibility. -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Telephone: (510) 642-6440 Fax: (510) 642-3323 (NeXT & MIME mails welcome. Finger for public key.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schwett@netcom.com Subject: [i] PNI 1.9 SLIP Causes system failure. Help! Message-ID: <schwettCtDq2o.J4v@netcom.com> Summary: PNI 1.9 is killing me! Keywords: pni slip intel Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Sat, 23 Jul 1994 06:01:35 GMT I posted this a while back, but didn't get much input so I thought I'd chip it in here again... I've been trying to get PNI 1.9 to work on my Intel NeXTStep machine, and have been getting some very strange results. After modifying the .tcl scripts for my modem and annex, the login proceeds just fine. However, after the connection is made, the system is no longer reliable. Every aspect of operation is affected; I cannot open a new folder in the Workspace, a new shell in Terminal.app, can't load any new .apps, and most commands in the shells do not function. Oddly enough, ping works just fine and it appears that the connection is up, but telnet, ftp, and mail do not work as they should. Telnet and ftp simply halt with a blank line. Has anybody experienced anything like this? Alternatively, does anybody know the e-mail for TransSys (if they accept such things....) Thanks... (I'll summarize if anything comes of this.) Mark Schwettmann -- schwett@netcom.com, schwett@soda.berkeley.edu, schwett@uclink.berkeley.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: sb@desiree.teleport.com (Jim Sims) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: help - /dev/rsd0a: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY...? Date: 23 Jul 1994 16:21:01 GMT Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access (503) 220-1016 Message-ID: <30rg1d$c0u@desiree.teleport.com> I am trying to fix this myself. However, it is like home brain surgery. I understand that I need to run fsck manually to fix this. What is /dev/rsd0a?
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: help - /dev/rsd0a: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY...? Date: Sat, 23 Jul 1994 14:42:16 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <ciAKG8O00iUyQ1v4oL@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <30rg1d$c0u@desiree.teleport.com> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.misc: 23-Jul-94 help - /dev/rsd0a: UNEXPECT.. by Jim Sims@desiree.telepor > I am trying to fix this myself. However, it is like home brain surgery. > > I understand that I need to run fsck manually to fix this. Yes. The best thing to try would be to reboot in single-user mode (do a 'bsd -s' from the NeXT ROM monitor prompt). Then do '/usr/etc/fsck /dev/rsd0a', and answer the questions manually (generally with a 'y'). You can use the '-y' option to automatically answer yes, but that can be risky. Take a look at 'man fsck' for more info. > What is /dev/rsd0a? That is the "raw (character) device file" for your boot drive, which programs like fsck and disk can access your hard drive directly. Again, take a look at 'man sd' for more info. -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | "All the world's a stage, and" --------------------------------------------+ "we are merely players...." AMS & normal mail: infidel@cmu.edu | NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | "Semper ubi sub ubi."
From: madler@cco.caltech.edu (Mark Adler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Fujitsu M2694ES as a boot drive Date: 23 Jul 1994 19:15:14 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Message-ID: <30rq82$1tr@gap.cco.caltech.edu> I am attempting to get said drive working in a NeXT Turbo station. I had no problem formatting and initializing the drive externally, but when I try to make it internal, it prevents other devices from booting somehow. "Unexpected scsi messages" are reported. If someone has done this, perhaps they can clue me in. I suspect that there might be a jumper I have to remove for synchronous or scsi-2 or somesuch mode. Or perhaps there is some other trick. Another help would be if someone can point me to somewhere on the net where I can find what all the jumpers and switches on the drive do. Thanks. Mark Adler madler@cco.caltech.edu
From: ernie <ebaca@delphi.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: .gz Files Date: Sat, 23 Jul 94 17:18:43 -0500 Organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice) Message-ID: <pW4Sz6D.ebaca@delphi.com> References: <2ue5si$n8p@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> <FXARS.94Jul10202729@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu> Where do I fing .gz or .gunzip? I have some .gz files that I've ftp'd and would like to open them up. Help! --Ernie Baca --ebaca@delphi.com
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: .gz Files Date: 23 Jul 1994 22:00:04 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <30s3t4$p1r@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <pW4Sz6D.ebaca@delphi.com> In article <pW4Sz6D.ebaca@delphi.com> ernie <ebaca@delphi.com> writes: > Where do I fing .gz or .gunzip? They come with NextStep 3.2. Check out /usr/bin/gzip and usr/bin/gunzip. I have NextStep 3.2 developer. I'm not sure if this is included with the user version or not. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: root@net23.com (Operator) Subject: Re: X for INTEL... Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin References: <CtC7AB.Fnt@spcuna.spc.edu> <30pjdl$35h@alf.uib.no> Sender: news@spcuna.spc.edu (Network News) Organization: Network 23, Inc. Date: Sat, 23 Jul 1994 22:40:00 GMT Message-ID: <CtF0Aq.37L@spcuna.spc.edu> Thor Legvold (edmtl@alf.uib.no) wrote: : I thought NeXT for Intel had "dual boot" where one can have : more than one OS on a boot disk, no? : If it does, what do you need an X for NeXT for? : Just run Linux. Its free. Its fast. Its stable. Its nice. : (not as nice as NeXT ;-) Gee, probably because I run a well-known commercial access site which has to be up 24/7 Nick -- Nick Jarecki | Network 23 - InterNet Services Provider razor@net23.com | (shell,FTP,WWW) in the New York/Metro area Voice: [917-424-8806] | Email "info@net23.com" Ask me about our Hamburgers | Telnet to net23.com, login:info To access our REVOLUTIONARY WWW server, point your client to http://net23.com
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: BASH Available? Date: 23 Jul 1994 23:14:06 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <30s87u$cgh@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <30enq9$hm5@bantu.Provo.Novell.COM> jdsmith@novell.com (Doug Smith) writes: > Does anyone know if bash has been ported to NeXTStep 3.x? on ftp.cs.orst.edu are some files called: 1108203 May 6 1993 bash-1.12.compressed 632 May 6 1993 bash-1.12.compressed.README in the directory /pub/next/binaries/tools. I have not looked at these, but I suspect they would work under NS-3.x. For RPI's use, I picked up the sources for bash version 1.13 patch level 5 from prep.ai.mit.edu, and compiled those. You need to know that "machines.h" needs to include: # undef HAVE_DIRENT_H in the appropriate (NeXT) section for this version to compile correctly under NeXTSTEP. Once you do that that, it works fine on both NS/M68k and NS/Intel. The trick is, the current version of bash is version 1.14 patch level 1. You won't find version 1.13p5 if you look for it today... I haven't tried to compile the new version under NeXTSTEP yet. If past experience is any guide, it should be pretty easy to get it working. If 1.14 is a problem, I could make my binaries for bash version 1.13p5 available. If I were you though, I'd compile it for myself... -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dave@prim.demon.co.uk (Dave Griffiths) Subject: Re: Why can't I ping my host when SLIP isn't active? Message-ID: <1994Jul23.184730.1580@prim.demon.co.uk> Organization: Primitive Software Ltd. References: <9UMQBUTR@rkt.in-berlin.de> <30677c$545@castle.york.ac.uk> <306lno$ff7@acmex.gatech.edu> Date: Sat, 23 Jul 1994 18:47:30 GMT Thanks for all the advice (about how to ping prim.demon.co.uk when SLIP is down). I've installed 3.2 from scratch now. "ping prim" now works, but "ping prim.demon.co.uk" still doesn't. I wish NeXT would consider the case of us SLIP people when they're designing their Simple Network Starter software. Anyway, the reason why I need to be able to connect to prim.demon.co.uk is so I can run OmniWeb on my local pages with full http references (I know there are work-arounds) when SLIP is down. So it looks as though I've got to run a nameserver on my local machine. I'd have thought there would be some way of telling the system that the hostname is prim (done that) and the domain is demon.co.uk (don't know how to do that) so that prim.demon.co.uk gets resolved locally without recourse to nameservers. Dave Griffiths PS: Is Netinfo a NeXT invention, or is it "standard" Unix?
From: dguthrie@fsight2.com (Don Guthrie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Can't boot NeXT anymore. Help! Date: 24 Jul 1994 01:20:35 GMT Organization: Future Sight/2 Message-ID: <30sfl3$a7c@ns.RezoNet.NET> While in the processing of setting up my NeXT to connect via my IP Router to the Internet, I inadvertently put in a domain name for the machine. Now whenever the system boots, the following happens. Starting RPC and network services: nmserver portmapadd net default: gateway 199.84.152.1 then the following repeats forever, thus never allowing the machine to finish its boot sequence. yp: server not responding for dmain "fsight2.com"; still trying. Is there any way to reset this setting from the boot up process and if so, what do I need to do? Thanks Don dguthrie@fsight2.com
From: sb@desiree.teleport.com (Jim Sims) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: help - /dev/rsd0a: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY***FIXED,THANKS Date: 24 Jul 1994 02:53:19 GMT Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access (503) 220-1016 Message-ID: <30sl30$d0m@desiree.teleport.com> When I was in high school the computer class students carried around boxes of punch cards. I did not understand computers then and do not now but with you people from comp.sys.next.etc I manage to work with one. Thanks to all the people who gave advice this time and previous times. Jim
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: Why can't I ping my host when SLIP isn't active? Date: Sat, 23 Jul 1994 23:28:01 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <ciARz1S00iUvI3PGtR@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <1994Jul23.184730.1580@prim.demon.co.uk> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.software: 23-Jul-94 Re: Why can't I ping my hos.. by Dave Griffiths@prim.demo > PS: Is Netinfo a NeXT invention, or is it "standard" Unix? It's a NeXT invention. -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | "All the world's a stage, and" --------------------------------------------+ "we are merely players...." AMS & normal mail: infidel@cmu.edu | NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | "Semper ubi sub ubi."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: sharing a modem Message-ID: <CtEJC1.EuA@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <30m1qv$ose@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Date: Sat, 23 Jul 1994 16:33:37 GMT Shane M Zatezalo (szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu) wrote: : We'd like to purchase a modem (preferably something like a Supra 14.4k) : and have it setup like this: : 1. Shared between our 3 NeXT machines. : 2. Users can Dialout & Send faxes. : 3. It receives incoming faxes. : (4). It receives incoming calls (as in to login to the machine). NXFax will automatically set up the modem for network faxing-out, receive-fax, and dial-in (for login). For network dial-out, you must run your comm program on the machine where the modem is. This can be done using OpenSesame. For instance, I run MicroPhone on our network server from my machine using OpenSesame to do dial-out. Alternatively, there is a product called SerialPortServer that allows the actual serial port on a machine to be shared accross a network. --Chris Chris Saldanha -------------------------------------- Carleton University (Comp. Sci) |"The eternal silence of these infinite| chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | spaces terrifies me." -Blaise Pascal| csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------:-o-----------------
From: mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor) Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Multiple uucp sessions Date: 23 Jul 1994 22:42:59 -0700 Organization: YoyoDyne Propulsion Systems Message-ID: <30sv13$aef@crl3.crl.com> I've got a NeXT (Taylor uucp, right?) that I want to run two simaltaneous uucp connections on. There will be a modem on each serial port, and calls will roll over to serial port B if the first line is busy. Am I being hoplessly unrealistic, or will this work? Will uucp get tangled up in any shared status files? -- Don McGregor | Buy low, sell high. mcgredo@crl.com|
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can't boot NeXT anymore. Help! Date: 24 Jul 1994 06:55:59 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <30t39v$stp@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <30sfl3$a7c@ns.RezoNet.NET> In article <30sfl3$a7c@ns.RezoNet.NET> dguthrie@fsight2.com (Don Guthrie) writes: > yp: server not responding for dmain "fsight2.com"; still trying. Boot in single user mode by typing bsd -s Then edit /etc/hostconfig using vi or emacs. Remove the domain or router information which you added and which is causing the problem. From the NextStep CDs, the router has value -AUTOMATIC- instead of a series of four numbers. Put in -AUTOMATIC- or whatever router number you had before. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: holmer@eecs.nwu.edu (Bruce Holmer) Subject: problem with HP 4MP on a Next Message-ID: <HOLMER.94Jul24022911@rose.eecs.nwu.edu> Sender: usenet@eecs.nwu.edu Organization: EECS Department, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA Distribution: comp Date: Sun, 24 Jul 1994 08:29:11 GMT I can't get my new HP LaserJet 4MP printer to work with my old Next slab (running NextStep 2.1). To see what is happening, I'm "spying" on the serial line connecting the two (using my notebook computer with its transmit line on the RS232 disconnected). When I print a file, the Next sends to the HP the line: %%[ pagecount: )print statusdict/pagecount get exec( )cvs print(, 54 1 ]%%)= flush To which the HP 4MP responds (on the serial line): %%[ Error: syntaxerror; Offending Command: binary token, type=157 ]%% %%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%% I've also tried cat'ing a short postscript file to the tty port the serial cable is hooked to. This time, the Offending Command of the syntax error was "%!PS-Adobe-1.0", but the printer printed an error page (I had the PS error printing turned on) that spelled this string as: "Y!PS-A o e--.0" where the Y had a double line through it (like an =). So the characters that did not get recognized all have odd parity. I tried all permutations of changing the fs# string and xs# string in the printcap, but could get nothing to work. Part of my problem is that my printer had no user manual with it. HP is mailing me one, but in the meantime I'm flying blind. Is there a way to change parity, number of bits, etc. for the HP's serial port? Any other suggestions on experiments to try would be very helpful. Thanks, --Bruce holmer@eecs.nwu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Mail & hostnames/domainnames Message-ID: <1994Jul24.081413.8011@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <Yi=yNmO00iV3Q1yqxp@andrew.cmu.edu> Date: Sun, 24 Jul 1994 08:14:13 GMT Let's move this to csn.sysadmin... I'm double-posting to there. In article <Yi=yNmO00iV3Q1yqxp@andrew.cmu.edu> Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> writes: ~> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.bugs: 22-Jul-94 Re: Mail by Bruce ~> Gingery@TotSysSoft ~> > Although it is becoming quite popular to use full domain ~> > addressing in hostname, it's really better to keep them ~> > separate, and let them be concatinated normally when ~> > hostname.domain.name address is desired. ~> ~> I disagree that using a only hostname is better then fully-qualified ~> Internet name for one's machine based on comments made by the ~> electronic mail gurus here at CMU. The people in question have ~> included John G. Myers [look him up in the sendmail credits], ~> John Lerchy [who does base system management support, system ~> configuration support], and Robert Kuszewski [CMU's postmaster]. ~> ~> My observations have been that using a fully qualified Internet ~> name as one's hostname reduces problems significantly. ~> We may be in a period of transition, then, where the separate storage for domain name will fade away. I certainly hope not, but I'm not "the authority" on sendmail and other mail system utilities, certainly. Some programs use no more than 8 to 16 characters for storage of hostname (anything that uses struct utmp->ut_host[16] for access to wtmp or utmp) and many limit to 32, and are hard-coded as such. Some fetch the whole name then truncate it, and others use the built-in length specification for gethostname(). MAXHOSTNAMELEN, and MAXDOMNAMELEN are both defined as 256 for the NEXTSTEP/mach/bsd kernel, so the bind isn't there. As the net is growing by leaps and bounds, the length of fully qualified domain names is moving upwards, however, and even the number of segments in a fully qualified name is increasing. rwhod structure whod->wd_hostname is fixed at 32. disktab defines its own MAXHNLEN as 32. ...just as two quick examples of use in bundled software. Your cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu counts out to 27 which would nearly fill either of these fields and already overflows the available space for remote access logging to wtmp/utmp. When pseudo-domains are used as well, with a gateway as the primary Internet domain, an additional layer of complexity is added for using full domain name as hostname. The other reason behind my statement, besides the various program length limitations, is the confusion when the same machine is part of multiple domains, not necessarily all "public" domains. Also portables may move all over the world, temporarily assuming a gatewayed/firewalled or temporarily connected subdomain position at each stop. With a reasonably unique machine name, the new subdomain name can conveniently become hostname.domain.name, which is a quite commonly used default, with only one change to an rc file, or a configuration file sourced by an rc file, and perhaps no changes to NetInfo, depending on the type and level of connectivity. With software installed that knows the "machine name" (hostname), but which has nothing to do with the E-Mail/Net domain, changing the hostname to comply with a change in connectivity in a portable can become quite inconvenient, else the software designer looses the ability to provide convenient host identification of source of information or of changes. I can certainly appreciate the simplification to sendmail.cf, for example, when the hostname consists of the fully qualified domain name, so there are tradeoffs. Similarly, there is a strong trend to do a read-only net-mount /LocalApps for NEXTSTEP, rather than mounting net directories as subdirectories of /LocalApps or changing the Workspace AppPaths defaults to add secondary directory hierarchy such as /SharedApps, despite the ease in doing so as root. Both things (perhaps the latter more-so) tend to complicate as they twist the meaning of the labels. If "hostname" is more than the name of the current host then perhaps it is the hostname that should be moved out, and discarded, and the domain name retained, and returned for both during a transition period of a decade or more. Similarly if /LocalApps is not a local directory, should it be called "Local"? When MXing for other systems, it is at times convenient to run processes as other system, at least for domain name, and internally to the program. Again using the hostname set as the domain name introduces an extra layer of complexity. My original response to the original query in this csn.bugs original thread stands, however, that the most common reason for someone getting user@myhost.mydomain.name.mydomain.name (hence doubled domain name) in their NEXTSTEP E-mail is having their hostname set to a fully qualified domain name, and their domain name also set, while not making the override entry to their sendmail.cf to discard the Dm macro domainname from the "Dj" macro definition. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne. WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Subject: Re: Can't boot NeXT anymore. Help! Message-ID: <CtGA7o.7J@rodion.muc.de> Sender: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Organization: Transmogrifiers Ltd. Date: Sun, 24 Jul 1994 15:11:47 GMT In article <30sfl3$a7c@ns.RezoNet.NET> dguthrie@fsight2.com (Don Guthrie) writes: > While in the processing of setting up my NeXT to connect via my IP > Router to the Internet, I inadvertently put in a domain name for the > machine. Now whenever the system boots, the following happens. > > Starting RPC and network services: nmserver portmapadd net default: > gateway 199.84.152.1 > > then the following repeats forever, thus never allowing the machine to > finish its boot sequence. > > yp: server not responding for dmain "fsight2.com"; still trying. > > Is there any way to reset this setting from the boot up process and if > so, what do I need to do? I once had a similar problem with my machine. I had to reboot it in single-user mode and repair the damaged configuration by hand. I don't know where exactly your problem is, but you should start by undoing any recent changes to the files ``/etc/rc.*'' and ``/etc/hostconfig''. If you have changed the netinfo database in ``/etc/netinfo/local/nidb'' you will need to install a recent backup of the whole directory. Here is how to boot in single-user mode (see Chapter 9: ``System Startup and Shutdown'' of ``Network and System Administration''): ``When the system is first turned on, hold down the Command bar and press the ~ key [top left on the numeric keypad] (without pressing Shift) immediately after the "Testing System" message is replaced by the "Loading from disk" message. (On keyboards with two Command keys, hold down the right Command key and press the ~ key.) The ROM monitor window is displayed containing the prompt "NeXT>".'' Then you enter the command NeXT> bsd -s and let the system come up in single user mode. [You may need the hardware password for this procedure if one is installed on your machine.] This will log you in as root and give you an interactive shell. If you need to restore backups from a floppy or originals from a CD you will have to mount these devices manually, e.g. # mount /dev/sd1a /CDROM # mount /dev/fd0a /FLOPPY One last advice: Be **very** careful and make copies of all files you're going to modify or replace. A good idea is to copy (not link) every file `xyz' to `xyz_'. > > Thanks > You're welcome -- Good Luck -- _______________________________________________________________________ Stephan Wacker stephan@rodion.muc.de [NeXTMail YES];
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mail & hostnames/domainnames Date: Sun, 24 Jul 1994 13:27:21 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <4iAeFtu00WBNM1FHYt@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <1994Jul24.081413.8011@ToTSySSoft.com> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.bugs: 24-Jul-94 Re: Mail & hostnames/domain.. by Bruce Gingery@TotSysSoft > ~> My observations have been that using a fully qualified Internet > ~> name as one's hostname reduces problems significantly. > ~> > > We may be in a period of transition, then, where the separate storage > for domain name will fade away. I certainly hope not, but I'm not "the > authority" on sendmail and other mail system utilities, certainly. I don't know whether the seperate storage for the domain name will fade way; for example, using a correct domainname is necessary for YP/NIS, and it does help when trying to connect to other machines without using the fully qualified Internet address (eg, "telnet mon.slip" and then telnet back to my machine via "telnet cswiger.slip"). However, using a fully qualified Internet address for one's machine name and modifying old software (like NeXT's version of sendmail) to work correctly seems to be the way things are headed. For example, the new version of sendmail (8.6.x?) works correctly with both a fully qualified machine name and a domainname specified. [ ... ] > With software installed that knows the "machine name" (hostname), but > which has nothing to do with the E-Mail/Net domain, changing the hostname > to comply with a change in connectivity in a portable can become quite > inconvenient, else the software designer looses the ability to provide > convenient host identification of source of information or of changes. Yes. However, the fact that some programmers do broken things does not invalidate a good idea (such as using fully qualified Internet machine names). People should use the gethostid() call if they really want to hardcode a license key to a specific machine (although that also has problems). Copy protection is simply a hassle. > I can certainly appreciate the simplification to sendmail.cf, for > example, when the hostname consists of the fully qualified domain name, > so there are tradeoffs. Exactly. > My original response to the original query in this csn.bugs original > thread stands, however, that the most common reason for someone getting > > user@myhost.mydomain.name.mydomain.name > > (hence doubled domain name) in their NEXTSTEP E-mail is having their > hostname set to a fully qualified domain name, and their domain name also > set, while not making the override entry to their sendmail.cf to discard > the Dm macro domainname from the "Dj" macro definition. Agreed. -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | "All the world's a stage, and" --------------------------------------------+ "we are merely players...." AMS & normal mail: infidel@cmu.edu | NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | "Semper ubi sub ubi."
From: gbrown@raven.ctr.columbia.edu (Glenn Brown) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How can NeXT print to Sun printers? Date: 24 Jul 1994 20:09:14 GMT Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, NCD Message-ID: <30uhpa$elv@lll-winken.llnl.gov> References: <70642@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> This post contains A) How to set up printing to a remote unix printer B) How to let the NeXT printing software know what kind of printer you have, allowing high-resolution printing and manual-feed options to be used. > >I've got a postscript printer (HP LaserJet 4M) which is running > >on our Sun network, that I need to be able to print on from a > >NeXT. How does one go about configuring the NeXT to do this? Create a file called ~/printcap with contents 8<-------------------------------------------------------------------- yourPrinterName|anotherPrinterName|yetAnotherNameIfYouWant|andSoOn: \ :rm=printerMachine:sd=/usr/spool/lpdir/yourPrinterName: \ :rp=yourPrinterNameOnHostMachine:lp=: \ :ty=PrinterType: 8<-------------------------------------------------------------------- The first line specifies the names your printer will be known as locally. The last name you specify will appear in NeXTstep's print panel. Don't put commas or apostrophes or spaces in printer names, but underscores are OK. rm is the name of the machine the printer is connected to. sd is the local spool directory (create lpdir as root with "mkdir /usr/spool/lpdir; chmod 755 /usr/spool/lpdir; mkdir /usr/spool/lpdir/yourPrinterName; chmod 755 /usr/spool/lpdir/yourPrinterName") rp is any name for the printer recognized by the printer's host machine ty is the printer type. This type should specify the printer type and the name should match a file listed in /NextLibrary/PrinterTypes/English.lproj but with the .ppd extension dropped, and the underscores (_) replaced with spaces. If your printer is not listed, there is an extended list on the NeXTdeveloper CDROM, or _all_ .ppd files for sanctioned adobe printers can be obtained through a ftp or mail server at adobe.com, though I forget the details. Next, do "niload printcap / < ~/printcap" to load the new printer info into the netinfo database, and do a "kill -HUP process-id-of-nibindd" where "process-id-of-nibindd" is the PID entry listed in "ps -aux | fgrep nibindd" [Thanks to Barry Brown, no relation, for that one]. The kill command indirectly makes the NeXT printing software aware that the printer info has changed. [Note "ps -aux | fgrep nibind | fgrep -v grep | kill `awk '{ print $2 }'`" will automatically kill the right process.] Finally, on the machine attached to the printer, make sure your NeXT is listed in "/etc/hosts.lpd" so your NeXT will be allowed to print to that printer. Now, you should be able to print to the remote printer and the next software should know what type of printer it is, enabling some extra features in the printing database. For more info, see the chapter on NeXT's in "mixed" networks in the Sysadmin manual, and the NeXTAdmin ReleaseNotes/Printing.rtf in the online dox. > I have an Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 sitting on > the Ethernet. [Problems] > How can I teach the NeXT what kind of printer it is? You need a "ty" (type) entry in netinfo for your printer. Make sure you have /NextLibrary/PrinterTypes/English.lproj/Apple_LaserWriter_Pro_630.ppd. If not, get a copy of the developer CD, or FTP a copy from ftp.adobe.com. Then, as open /NextAdmin/NetInfoManager.app, click on "printers" the double click on the name of your printer, which opens a window listing the printer's settings. Click in the new window. Create a new property using the "Directory/AppendProperty" menu item. Name this property "ty" by typing "ty" and hitting return. Then select the "Directory/NewValue" menu item and type "Apple LaserWriter Pro 630" and hit return. "Save" the new settings (this requires the root password). After you reboot, your NeXT will know all their is to know about the printer. For more info, see the chapter on NeXT's in "mixed" networks in the Sysadmin manual, and the NeXTAdmin ReleaseNotes/Printing.rtf in the online dox. --Glenn
From: zeno@zebu.abstractsoft.com (Sean T. Lamont) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Why can't I ping my host when SLIP isn't active? Date: 24 Jul 1994 14:21:12 -0700 Organization: Abstract Software Message-ID: <30um08$cgh@zebu.abstractsoft.com> References: <30677c$545@castle.york.ac.uk> <306lno$ff7@acmex.gatech.edu> <1994Jul23.184730.1580@prim.demon.co.uk> In article <1994Jul23.184730.1580@prim.demon.co.uk> dave@prim.demon.co.uk (Dave Griffiths) writes: >So it looks as though I've got to run a nameserver on my local machine. I'd >have thought there would be some way of telling the system that the hostname >is prim (done that) and the domain is demon.co.uk (don't know how to do that) >so that prim.demon.co.uk gets resolved locally without recourse to nameservers. You can probably add prim.demon.co.uk to the local host table in netinfo. -- Sean T. Lamont | Ask me about the WSI-Fonts Abstract Software | Professional collection for NeXT lamont@abstractsoft.com |____________________________________
From: blake015@mc.duke.edu (Denise Blakeley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How can NeXT print to Sun printers? Date: 24 Jul 1994 22:43:38 GMT Organization: Duke University Medical Center Information Systems Message-ID: <30uqqq$g9s@news.duke.edu> References: <70642@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> <30uhpa$elv@lll-winken.llnl.gov> May I suggest that Glenn's thorough explanation be added to the FAQs? This seems like the kind of question that is going to come up again and again. Denise -- Denise Blakeley | PROGRAM, tr. v., An activity similar Duke Med Center Info Systems | to banging one's head against a wall, Durham, NC | but with fewer opportunities for (919) 286-6468 W | reward.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ez033219@chip.ucdavis.edu (James Antoniou) Subject: Newbie needs some basic help Message-ID: <CtHK19.3I9@ucdavis.edu> Sender: usenet@ucdavis.edu (News Guru) Organization: University of California, Davis Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 07:41:32 GMT After many months of struggling to get the hardware to synchronize for a NeXTStep installation, I have finally gotten NS/FIP installed on a P54C-90, NCR PCI (Talus drivers), #9 GXE Level-12, 32MB RAM, etc. etc. NS works all right (with the exception of some "memory exception errors" I seem to be getting primarily when a CD-ROM is going - perhaps a Talus driver bug; I will try to document the error and send it to Talus so they can determine if it is or isn't). Anyway, I have some really basic questions about NeXTStep, though I know most of them don't qualify as hardcore SysAdmin problems (forgive me): 1. My DOS partitions do not automatically come-up during boot. The console window tells me "probing for DOS" twice during boot but no DOS disks ever come up in the Workspace. I *assumed* (obviously falsely) that NS would auto-recognize FAT partitions and bring-up the partitions during boot. Obviously, this is not happening. I am familiar with Linux and Linux just split off the partitions into various /devs like /dev/sda1 /dev/sda2 etc. - NeXT seems to regard only the entire disk and I assume automagically scans the entire disk for filesystems that it supports (e.g., 4.3, DOS, and CD-ROM). How do I get NS to mount a DOS partition, preferably during boot-up? I have done very little editing of the rc, fstab, etc. files (I added a line that I hoped would mount a DOS file system to a mount point, but nothing happened with that). BTW, I do have 2 DOS partitions on 2 SCSI hard drives (1 300MB partition and 1 250MB partition). 2. Why can't I run the Preferences program? Simple enough. What could be preventing this program from running? I've tried running it under a few user accounts (root, me) and it does not go. It loads and then quits. 3. Are there any good freeware/shareware telecommunications programs for NeXTStep, preferably ones that run in the Workspace? Once I can at least get access to my DOS partitions, I can download kermit and rz/sz from one of the NeXT ftp sites, but I am right now restricted to re-booting to DOS and running a DOS terminal. And, of course, I'd like something that would run from the Workspace. If I can avoid it, I do not want to have to do "Unix-ish" things like specify which /dev to use for the COM port and such - I'd like to get a telecommunications program that just does it for you (or at least knows which ports it can use). If there aren't any freeware/shareware telecomm programs for NeXT, are there any commercial apps worth paying for? Pcomm came with the Nebula (NeXT archive) CD-ROM that I got, but I was never able to figure out how to configure that program for particular COM ports both under NS and under Linux. Thanks in advance for any assistance - Jim Antoniou -- \\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\ // James Antoniou "Parsing Shakespeare one 'anon' at a time" // \\ Undergraduate, Dept of English - University of California, Davis \\ //\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//
From: al@wpine.com (Al Aldrich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Hardware Password Date: 25 Jul 1994 07:43:14 -0400 Organization: White Pine Software -- Nashua NH Message-ID: <3108gi$lfb@wpnext.wpine.com> I have inherited the administration of some NeXT machines and I need to fix a problem with booting one of them, but I am sticking on a point where it asks me for the `hardware password'. I don't know it, and all the administration guide says is that it is a complicated procedure to get around this..however it doesn't specify what the complicated procedure is.. Can someone help? al
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dave@prim.demon.co.uk (Dave Griffiths) Subject: Simple Network Server crash Message-ID: <1994Jul25.200753.1055@prim.demon.co.uk> Organization: Primitive Software Ltd. Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 20:07:53 GMT I've been trying to change my configuration using SNS under 3.2 Intel. It was set to "Stand alone" and I tried to change it to "Be a server". The SNS app crashes. A panel appears briefly and then disappears so I can't read it. I've tried it with the network both connected and disconnected. No files have been altered manually, everything has been done using either HostManager or SNS. Before the crash I also get an alert panel which says "You have already altered the default configuration blah blah blah". The error is "Memory access exception" and the backtrace begins: callit() ni_root() ni_pathsearch() I'm stuck now because it crashes every time I try to go to "Be a server". It just shouldn't be possible for a mug like me to click a few buttons and screw up the system. Dave Griffiths
From: ritsch@iem.mhsg.ac.at (DI Winfried Ritsch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DAT dumps Date: 25 Jul 1994 13:24:44 GMT Organization: Graz University of Technology, Austria Distribution: world Message-ID: <310ees$17m@fstgds15.tu-graz.ac.at> References: <30p48b$kg8@news.acns.nwu.edu> Hello, [...] > >> Does anyone out there have a 4mm DAT drive they are using for dumps? > >> I have been struggling with finding the right key parameters for > >> the DAT drive I inherited which is working but it seems that I am > >> not making the most efficient use of it when a 80Mb filesystem takes > >> most of a 90 meter DAT tape. If anyone can help me with suggestions > >> on parameters for dump to a DAT drive, I would be most appreciative. > >> > >> Thanks > >> al > > > >The following command works for me when I backup a 400MB disk, although I > >don't know if this is optimal. (X is the dump level. 100000 is the > >"equivalent" tape length in feet for 90 meter DAT tapes) > > > ># dump Xufs /dev/rst0 100000 /dev/rsd0a [...] here is my solution with HP-Dat drive (4mm,90m) for 2 Gigabytes uncompressed, about 6 GB compressed: Bakupsystem, since May 93: 1.)daily crontab.local -line : Level 9 Dump 00 3 * * 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 root /bin/sh /usr/adm/mydumps/mydump9n >>/usr/adm/mydumps/mydumps.log 2>&1 dump9n script: /bin/echo Automatic Level 9 Dump: /bin/date # tape rewind echo Tape rewind ! /bin/mt -f /dev/nrst0 rewind #1. System: server iem with remote (Bakground), Platte sd0a /bin/echo Maschine myhost, disk sd0a remote dump: /usr/ucb/rsh myhost -l root /etc/rdump 9unfs serverhost:/dev/nrst0 208333 /dev/sd0a the same for other trusted hosts in the net. 2.) a script for dump level1 (weekly) and dump level0 (monthly). If you have to much Bytes to dump on level0 use differrent tapes for differnet hosts. Here the right caculation of the length parameters Laengenberechnung: 4 GB - tape: 1600 bpi = 1600 * (12 inch) Bpf = 19200 Bpf = 19200/8 Bpf = 2400 Bpf (Bytes per foot) 4000000000 B / 19200 Bpf = 208333 feet daher dump mit -s 1666666 PS.: Dump sulution for fixing blocksize for Tape device rst0, nrst0: put in rc.local program setfixblocksize or so with parameter 512 (also 512 Byte Blocks) otherwise dump would not work. but then you have to use tar or gnutar e.g.: tar xvbf 1 /dev/rst0 (where b 1is the important thing). Maybe you got the idea so you dont need Safetynet or such programs. Even there is a cheap programm Datakeeper, which is very useful for manual dumps. mfg Winfried
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Mail & hostnames/domainnames Message-ID: <1994Jul25.063436.686@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <4iAeFtu00WBNM1FHYt@andrew.cmu.edu> Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 06:34:36 GMT In article <4iAeFtu00WBNM1FHYt@andrew.cmu.edu> Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> writes: [...] ~> Yes. However, the fact that some programmers do broken things does not ~> invalidate a good idea (such as using fully qualified Internet machine ~> names). People should use the gethostid() call if they really want to ~> hardcode a license key to a specific machine (although that also has ~> problems). Copy protection is simply a hassle. [...] I quite agree with you that system setups cannot be based on the occasional *broken* software development methods. Yet wtmp/utmp are legacy files and widely used (note the recent Sun problems with attempting to enforce a change in the way they're used), and the utmp structure carries the 16-byte limit for hostname, which is pretty cramped space for a fully qualified domain name. This is probably one of the places where different lonesome-users, designers, programmers and sysadmins are going to differ for a while yet, but variation helps keep a reason for communication like this. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Why can't I ping my host when SLIP isn't active? Message-ID: <1994Jul25.064517.746@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <30um08$cgh@zebu.abstractsoft.com> Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 06:45:17 GMT ~> In article <1994Jul23.184730.1580@prim.demon.co.uk> dave@prim.demon.co.uk (Dave Griffiths) writes: ~> ~> > So it looks as though I've got to run a nameserver on my ~> > local machine. I'd have thought there would be some way ~> > of telling the system that the hostname is prim (done that) ~> > and the domain is demon.co.uk (don't know how to do that) In /etc/rc.local add the command (/bin/domainname demon.co.uk) >/dev/console 1>%2 ~> > so that prim.demon.co.uk gets resolved locally without ~> > recourse to nameservers. Ummm... one quickie question. Do you have an /etc/gateways file? NEXTSTEP is shipped without even a prototype and the documentation for the file, such as it is, is squirreled away in routed(8c). I really haven't been following your problem here, but it sounds like you're having some prolonged problems. gateways can be QUITE helpful with SLIP and PPP configurations. From your thread subject, are you saying that you cannot ping "prim" or "prim.demon.co.uk" without a net connection? And if the latter, why is this a problem if it's a stand-alone machine? Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
From: heintz@chainsaw.osf.org (Curt Heintz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: sending signature and FAQ? Date: 25 Jul 1994 13:23:19 GMT Organization: Open Software Foundation Distribution: usa Message-ID: <310ec7$9tm@paperboy.osf.org> Hi, How would I send a .signature with my NeXT Mail application? I didn't see anything in the help sections. Also is there a FAQ for this news group? Curt -- =============================================================================== Curt A. Heintz email: heintz@osf.org Open Software Foundation OSF System Administrator Research Institute 1 Cambridge Center (617)621-7323 Cambridge, MA 02142 ===============================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <@ig1.att.att.com:dfh@guitar.emsr.att.com> Date: Mon, 25 Jul 94 09:01:37 -0400 From: Dan Hurley <dfh@guitar.ho.att.com> Message-ID: <9407251301.AA04794@guitar.ho.att.com> Subject: NFS Hi. This is a second posting of this problem. I did not get any responses the first time so I thought I'd try once more. We have been having trouble successfully importing exported directories to domains. I have a directory (/HD1/Share) residing on an external SCSI HD of my black machine ("guitar") that I wish to share with some white machines that are members of a midlevel domain on a different subnet. When I export it from my black machine and import it to the root domain, I would expect the following path to become visible on the machines in the sub-domain machines: /Net/guitar/HD1/Share Instead, they show the path up to but not including the shared directory: /Net/guitar/HD1 If I try to change directory to the HD1 directory the wheel spins for a minute and then times out. Netinfo shows the correct mounting/exporting. The entire path has permissions that should allow read/execute access to the each component including "Share" We have noticed that in general we have limited success exporting/importing between black & white machines. Any ideas? I will summarize. Thanks for the help. Dan Hurley
From: fasano@nic.cerf.net (Christopher G. Fasano) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Appletalk Date: 25 Jul 1994 15:03:01 GMT Organization: CERFnet Dial n' CERF Customer Message-ID: <310k76$qp@news.cerf.net> Hello, Does anyone know of a product that will allow my next to spit out ethertalk packets. I would like to use a laser printer that is one one of our macs. Please respond via email to fasano@scarolina.cerfnet.com Thanks! Chris Fasano Dept. of Chemistry and Physics Francis Marion Univ. Florence, SC 29501
From: yanko@inf.utfsm.cl (Sebastian Herrera O.) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: X for INTEL... Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 25 Jul 1994 14:30:01 GMT Organization: Informatika, UTFSM. Message-ID: <310i99$eev@manutara.inf.utfsm.cl> References: <CtC7AB.Fnt@spcuna.spc.edu> Operator (root@net23.com) wrote: : Where is a FULL X SERVER AND CLIENT distribution for NS/Intel for free. : Mcgill and mouse x are only for black hardware. : Not everyone is out to make money. We need to put together a free X : package for Intel. Not a crippled demo of some commercial software, but a : fully functional, multi-fonted, olwm, twm, fvwm, honest to god X windows : Client and Server package. : What's the status on this? Mail or post. : Nick --------------- And I sum up on this one ! A true X client is almost anything that's missing to take over the world, in my humble opinion. Well not exactly the world, but it's pretty nice to go saying in these days that NeXTStep is for intels', sparcs, hp's, and even alpha's, and this really takes over some minds, who are doubting about taking the decision, say don't dive in yet, but are willing to wet their toes... But then, disgracefully, comes a point were these people inevitably talk about their current and existing applications, and what are they going to do with these. And you have to admit there's NO REAL X server/clients, but commercial emulation packages, and if you are sincere enough, you have to point that they really don't do the job.. Well that's all, need X to finish taking over the world. PD: I know i'm not that smart, correct my views if possible. yanko (undergrad EE)
From: cdodson@vortex (R. Craig Dodson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: X for INTEL... Date: 25 Jul 1994 15:40:21 GMT Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA Message-ID: <310md5$ol2@transfer.stratus.com> References: <CtF0Aq.37L@spcuna.spc.edu> In article <CtF0Aq.37L@spcuna.spc.edu> root@net23.com (Operator) writes: > Thor Legvold (edmtl@alf.uib.no) wrote: > > Gee, probably because I run a well-known commercial access site which has > to be up 24/7 > > Nick > Then why not shell out the minimal $$$ for a real Commercial-quality X emulator like Co-Xist from Pencom ? We did and it works very well. Craig Dodson (Stratus Computer) cdodson@zen.cac.stratus.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer From: hardy@barfly.in-ulm.de (hardy) Subject: Is it possible to redirect printer output from serial port A/B to file ? Message-ID: <1994Jul25.023807.786@barfly.in-ulm.de> Keywords: redirection,printer,port Sender: hardy@barfly.in-ulm.de Organization: local UUCP site Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 02:38:07 GMT Hello, subject says: has anyone any idea ? I have peeked around in /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/prserver and found some interessting stuff (CommOutputToFile, CommOutputPath, etc.) but nothing works (if entered in netinfo database). so long... hardy -- | 'hardy' is Christoph Hartmann | " Die ewige Frage, | | smail: Herrenkellergasse 20, 89073 Ulm, Germany | die ewige Antwort ... | | email: hardy@barfly.in-ulm.de (NeXTmail accepted) | ich weiss es nicht. " | | Christoph.Hartmann@ccc.uni-ulm.de (Uni) | - M. Rourke in BARFLY |
From: asoto@wsc.com ( Andre L. Soto ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Transys Date: 25 Jul 1994 15:43:32 GMT Organization: WSC Investment Services, Inc. Message-ID: <310mj4$imn@styx.wsc.com> Good day sysadmins. I need contact info. for Transys. They have SLIP software that I am interested in. Thanks in advance. Andre L. Soto andre.soto@wsc.com
From: gshaw@gpl.com (George Shaw) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Floppy won't initialize Date: 25 Jul 1994 17:22:17 GMT Organization: Genesis Project Ltd, Belfast, Northern Ireland Message-ID: <310sc9$37v@errigle.gpl.net> Our NeXTstep Intel 3.2 on a DataGeneral 486/DX2-66 wont initialize the floppy disks we try if they have been initialized before with say DOS. The console says: ===================== Floppy Drive: unknown disk name probing for CDROM probing for DOS probing for mac probing for cdaudio /usr/etc/disk -i -h starbase1 -l "UntitledDisk" /dev/rfd0a Formatting disk /dev/rfd0b: blocksize = 0x200 density = 1.44 MByte gap3 length = 101(d) .................... ..Expected byte count = 0x48 received byte count = 0x0 ..Unexpected status: 13 ..Format (cylinder 21 head 1) Failed ..Format track FAILED cyl 21 head 1 .Format Aborted Floppy Drive: unknown disk name We also get a lot of stray interupts on boot up. Any ideas as to the fix? I am trying NA as I type. Thanks -- -- George Shaw (Managing Director) GENESIS PROJECT Ltd International Trade Centre Belfast "INTERPOINT" 20-24 York Street
From: sbeck@julia (Stephen David Beck) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: POPmail & NeXT mail servers Date: 23 Jul 1994 17:14:26 GMT Organization: Louisiana State University InterNetNews Site Message-ID: <30rj5i$1a4i@te6000.otc.lsu.edu> I am putting together a network of Macs, PCs and unix machines that need mail services. I want to use a NeXT OS machine as mail host and central file server. Has anyone used POPmail for Macs and PCs in such a configuration? How well does it work and is there much maintenance? Looking for cheap solutions. Thanks in advance. -- Stephen David Beck Electro-Acoustic Music Studios School of Music Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (please, no NeXTmail, ironic ain't it?)
From: gossett@homer.bethel.edu (Gossett) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: name service with SLIP Date: 25 Jul 1994 13:32:31 -0500 Organization: Bethel College, MN Distribution: world Message-ID: <3110fv$3em@homer.acs.bethel.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: name service with SLIP Summary: nameserver not working properly Expires: August 5, 1994 Sender: Eric Gossett Followup-To: gossett@bethel.edu Distribution: world Organization: Bethel College, MN Keywords: nameserver, SLIP, NetInfo I am running a SLIP connection from home to a school network. I can successfully telnet or ftp to any internet IP address but cannot telnet or ftp to a domain name such as homer.bethel.edu. However, I can find the machine using nslookup. I assume that the hostname lookup failure is due to some incorrect information in NetInfo. Has anyone else had this problem? How do I get name service to work with my SLIP connection? -- Dr. Eric Gossett INTERNET gossett@bethel.edu Bethel College TELE (612) 638-6131 St. Paul, MN 55112 USA
From: rob@ai.iit.nrc.ca (Rob Wylie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: next appletalk daemon? Date: 25 Jul 94 09:48:56 Organization: National Research Council of Canada Message-ID: <ROB.94Jul25094856@ksl09.ai.iit.nrc.ca> Hi, Does anybody know about nexts and appletalk? I found a (very brief) reference to an "atalkd" in my next sysadmin manual but couldn't find it in /usr/etc... More generally, does anybody have advice/opinions about how I should network a cube and a mac? My objective is to nfs mount (or whatever the mac equivalent is) the disks of the two machines. thanks for any help Rob Wylie __________________________________________________________________________ Knowledge Systems Lab, Pattern Anal. & Machine Intel. Lab Institute for Information Technology, Department of Systems Design, National Research Council of Canada, University of Waterloo, Ottawa, Canada, K1A 0R6. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G6 email: rob@ai.iit.nrc.ca fax: (613) 952-7151 phone: (613) 993-8561 (O) (819) 827-0858 (H)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: lapj_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (J. LaPierre) Subject: config=Default fails: Help needed Message-ID: <1994Jul25.194132.7311@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> Keywords: config Default Sender: news@galileo.cc.rochester.edu Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York Date: Mon, 25 Jul 94 19:41:32 GMT Well, now I've done it. I tried getting the Mux driver to work on one port and the serial ports driver on the other. I seem to have done something wrong and NS failed to boot in this configuration. However, now config=Default fails too. It dies when it tries to probe for a bus mouse. I'm not sure why this is the case, I used to be able to boot with the default table. Corrupted file maybe? Anyway, how do I get a usable system again? I tried using config=Default on the boot floppy, and using the harddisk as the rootdevice but with thekernel from the floppy, but apparently, the floppy has no mouse drivers. Is there anyway I can get access to the scsi drive to change the config tables? Any useful information greatly appreciated. I have lots of unbackedup programming on the drive so a reinstall is out of the question. -Jason -- -------- ---------- Jason LaPierre -- University of Rochester -- lapj_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu -------- (no NeXTmail) ----------
From: "Wesley C. Smith" <wes@arissoft.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: Re: Compacting Mailboxes automatically Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 21:02:42 GMT Organization: Real/Time Communications - Bob Gustwick and Associates Message-ID: <940725160242.16380AAABE.wes@arissoft> References: <30ogctINNpfv@technet1.shl.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >Is there any way to have a mailbox (or a bunch of them...) be compacted >automatically, say from a CRON job entry? Eloquent can do this. For more info on Eloquent send e-mail to eloquent_info@arissoft.com. Wesley C. Smith wes@arissoft.com MIME and NeXTmail ok Take Three P.O. Box 203852 (512) 837-9784 Austin, TX 78720-3852 (512) 837-8102 (fax)
From: Lennart_Lovstrand@NeXT.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mail & hostnames/domainnames Date: 25 Jul 1994 20:52:24 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <3118m8$808@rosie.next.com> References: <4iAeFtu00WBNM1FHYt@andrew.cmu.edu> In article <4iAeFtu00WBNM1FHYt@andrew.cmu.edu> Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> writes: > Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.bugs: 24-Jul-94 Re: Mail & > hostnames/domain.. by Bruce Gingery@TotSysSoft > > ~> My observations have been that using a fully qualified Internet > > ~> name as one's hostname reduces problems significantly. > > ~> > > > > We may be in a period of transition, then, where the separate storage > > for domain name will fade away. I certainly hope not, but I'm not "the > > authority" on sendmail and other mail system utilities, certainly. > > I don't know whether the seperate storage for the domain name will fade > way; for example, using a correct domainname is necessary for YP/NIS, > and it does help when trying to connect to other machines without using > the fully qualified Internet address (eg, "telnet mon.slip" and then > telnet back to my machine via "telnet cswiger.slip"). Hi Charles, I have also been in the mail business for a while now, but don't have any strong feelings for or against using the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) as the system's internal hostname. Some people prefer one, some the other, but it shouldn't matter which you choose. The FQDN should always be used by sendmail and in mail messages, but that's a different story (see below). As for your other points, let me add some comments: You mention YP/NIS' domain names, but I'm not sure if you're referring to hostnames stored in the hosts.byxxx maps or the actual YP/NIS domain names themselves. It is useful to use FQDNs for both, but for different reasons (and neither was required the last time I looked). Having FQDNs in the former will allow you to avoid making some DNS calls, but if you already are using the DNS you might as well stay with that and only that since you otherwise have to maintain two different databases every time there is a host name change. The latter, ie. the YP/NIS domain names themselves, are used to specify and bind YP/NIS clients to their servers. These domains have nothing to do with hostnames or DNS domains, although you may choose to use your organization's or department's FQDN as your YP/NIS domain name to simplify administration and ensure uniqueness -- if there is a one-to-one correspondance. In any case, you'll need the DNS to do partial domain name lookups ("eg. foo.sales" => "foo.sales.acme.com"). YP/NIS does not help you with this unless you list all the abbreviations as aliases. In anyc case, whichever you set your own hostname to has no implication for partial name lookups. > However, using a fully qualified Internet address for one's machine name > and modifying old software (like NeXT's version of sendmail) to work > correctly seems to be the way things are headed. For example, the new > version of sendmail (8.6.x?) works correctly with both a fully qualified > machine name and a domainname specified. As does our sendmail, presuming that you are using NEXTSTEP 3.1 or later. That is to say, the $j macro will be automatically set to your FQDN regardless of if you're using a qualified or unqualified local hostname. More precisely, it will use the results of gethostbyname() directly if it contains any dots. Otherwise, it'll append the value of $m, which is automatically set to the the local domain name as specified in the /etc/resolv.conf file. Of course, if you manually override $j in your sendmail.cf file, all this is moot. Cheers, Lennart "IDA" Lovstrand NeXT Software Engineering
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dave@prim.demon.co.uk (Dave Griffiths) Subject: Re: Why can't I ping my host when SLIP isn't active? Message-ID: <1994Jul25.151008.554@prim.demon.co.uk> Organization: Primitive Software Ltd. References: <9UMQBUTR@rkt.in-berlin.de> <30677c$545@castle.york.ac.uk> <306lno$ff7@acmex.gatech.edu> Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 15:10:08 GMT In article <306lno$ff7@acmex.gatech.edu> gt6963c@prism.gatech.edu (John) writes: > >Also, this type of question really should have been cross posted to >comp.protocols.tcp-ip or something. While I'm sure there ARE some >tcp-ip guru's who read the next groups, you shouldn't depend on that. >This is a tcpip problem, and probably not a nextstep problem. You'd >be more likely to get faster, more specific, answers on that group. I'd probably end up with a lot of conflicting advice though. Especially considering how central NetInfo is to NeXTStep. The solution I've adopted is purely NetInfo related. Dave Griffiths
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: paul@seer.demon.co.uk (Paul Lynch) Subject: Re: Simple Network Server crash Message-ID: <1994Jul25.191217.662@seer.demon.co.uk> Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk Organization: P & L Systems References: <1994Jul25.200753.1055@prim.demon.co.uk> Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 19:12:17 GMT In article <1994Jul25.200753.1055@prim.demon.co.uk> dave@prim.demon.co.uk (Dave Griffiths) writes: > I've been trying to change my configuration using SNS under 3.2 Intel. It was > set to "Stand alone" and I tried to change it to "Be a server". The SNS app > crashes. A panel appears briefly and then disappears so I can't read it. I've > tried it with the network both connected and disconnected. No files have > been altered manually, everything has been done using either HostManager or > SNS. Before the crash I also get an alert panel which says "You have already > altered the default configuration blah blah blah". > > It just shouldn't be possible for a mug like me to click a few buttons > and screw up the system. With SimpleNetworkStarter? :-) Simple rule of thumb: if you have changed /etc/hostconfig or /etc/netinfo, SNS probably won't work. If you really need it to work, overwrite those two files/directories with the backups from /usr/template/client, and start again. I usually find it easier (except with a virgin machine) to do it all by hand. Paul -- Paul Lynch P & L Systems (NeXTmail) paul@seer.demon.co.uk Tel: (0494)671501 9 Stable Lane, Seer Green, Fax: (0494)680228 Bucks, HP9 2YT, UK
From: dguthrie@fsight2.com (Don Guthrie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Setting Default Tools for Objects Date: 25 Jul 1994 23:18:38 GMT Organization: Future Sight/2 Message-ID: <311h8e$dnr@ns.RezoNet.NET> References: <30q6l5$mjf@desiree.teleport.com> How do you go about associating certain files types with programs? I need to set OmniImage as the default tool for all graphic images. However Image Viewer seems to be the default tool at this moment. I can change it on a file-by-file basis however I need to set it globally to OmniImage for all image files. Don dguthrie@fsight2.com dong@eicon.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: brad@instep.wimsey.bc.ca Subject: Problems setting up PNI SLIP Server Message-ID: <1994Jul26.001833.14621@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Sender: usenet@instep.wimsey.bc.ca (usenet) Organization: InStep Mobile Communications Inc. References: <1994Jul22.194845.3159@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 00:18:33 GMT I need help from a PNI guru! I'm trying to get two hosts to chat to each other using Mamakos' latest PNI v1.9beta software. I can successfully connect PNI slip (client) to a DialupIP slip (server). Now I'm trying to set up PNI as a slip server (accepting inbounds). I've created a user on the host I'll be connecting to: pni0:vyAjJ7vojG2zw:42:42:pni0:/etc/pni/runtime:/etc/pni/pnilogin I'm using the default /etc/pni/support/login-pni.tcl on the client host and the /etc/pni/support/login-pniserver.tcl on the server host. I have the appropriate /etc/pni/config/pni0.config-inbound file set up on the server and the /etc/pni/config/pni0.config file setup on the client I'm not concerned about routing at this point; I just want to successfully get the server into slip mode. How I'm supposed to get routing set up given that PNI dynamically does it's ifconfig's is beyond my scope of interest at this point. Mamakos (imho) has successfully reproduced the classic "chicken and egg" problem by not ifconfig'ing all the pniX devices at boot time. i.e. you can't add routing info until the pniX device is available, but It won't come available until pnid attempts to establish the connection. I'll deal with that later ... PROBLEM: Getting the PNI server into SLIP mode. When I attempt to establish a connection like so: /etc/pni/pnid -C -c -n pni0 -t -d -f /etc/pni/config/pni0./config The login chat succeeds to the point where it is expecting *Connected* but only sees: OK: starting PNI\r\n followed shortly after by: +++ Then it hangs up the modem. I never see the chat that I would expect to see having looked at the tcl script for /etc/pni/support/login-pniserver.tcl. It would appear as though this tcl script is not even invoked on the server. Can someone shed some light onto what's going wrong and how I may get a successful PNI to PNI slip connection. Please respond via email. thanks for your help. -- Brad Head <brad@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Software Developer, InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: logan@sjb.novell.com (Logan Harbaugh) Subject: Re: NeXTStep and Novell 3.12 Message-ID: <1994Jul26.002949.13832@novell.com> Sender: news@novell.com (News Administrator) Organization: Novell, Inc. References: <CtBwvD.Is@wag.ch> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 00:29:49 GMT In article <CtBwvD.Is@wag.ch> hbu@wag.ch (Hans Burkard) writes: > > We have installed serveral NeXTStep workstations with connection to Novell > Servers running Novell version 3.11. No problems! > > However I have difficulties to set up NeXTStep with a Novell 3.12. > > Questions: > - Has anybody experience with NeXTStep and Novell 3.12? > - Is NeXTStep compatable with Novell 3.12 (on line documentation > does not give a clear hint). > Hans, You don't say how you're connecting the NeXTs to the NetWare server. If you're using IPX and ethernet, the default frame type for NetWare has changed in 3.12 and 4.0 from 802.3 to 802.2. If the server was set up with this default, the NeXTs, (and PCs using old shells) won't see the server. You'll need to add the 802.3 frame type to the NetWare server - the NeXTs won't use the 802.2, as far as I know. Otherwise, things should work fine. Logan logan@sjb.novell.com 408 729-2385
From: ltost@mars.lib.iup.edu (barney) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Hardware Password Date: 26 Jul 1994 02:29:07 GMT Organization: East Stroudsburg University, Pennsylvania Message-ID: <311sdj$el1@jake.esu.edu> References: <3108gi$lfb@wpnext.wpine.com> Al Aldrich (al@wpine.com) wrote: : I have inherited the administration of some NeXT machines and I : need to fix a problem with booting one of them, but I am sticking : on a point where it asks me for the `hardware password'. I don't : know it, and all the administration guide says is that it is a : complicated procedure to get around this..however it doesn't specify : what the complicated procedure is.. : Can someone help? : al -- On our 68040's, weencountered this problem once... if you can get to the monitor, choose the option to set up boot options (can't remember what it is right now... and it'll ask you a couple of questions abvout doing things whether hardware passwd'd ort not.. nasswer yes, and reboot. ________________________________________________________________ Lance Tost ltost@mars.lib.iup.edu CompSci major ssdxnwa@grove.iup.edu http://mars.lib.iup.edu/~ltost ...sorry... no cool quote yet.
From: sanguish@digifix.com (Scott Anguish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Simple Network Server crash Date: 25 Jul 1994 23:08:48 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: world Message-ID: <311uo0$fvc@digifix.digifix.com> References: <1994Jul25.191217.662@seer.demon.co.uk> Paul Lynch writes > In article <1994Jul25.200753.1055@prim.demon.co.uk> dave@prim.demon.co.uk > (Dave Griffiths) writes: > > I've been trying to change my configuration using SNS under 3.2 Intel. > It was > > set to "Stand alone" and I tried to change it to "Be a server". The SNS > app > > crashes. A panel appears briefly and then disappears so I can't read it. > I've > > tried it with the network both connected and disconnected. No files have > > been altered manually, everything has been done using either HostManager > > With SimpleNetworkStarter? :-) > > Simple rule of thumb: if you have changed /etc/hostconfig or /etc/netinfo, > SNS probably won't work. If you really need it to work, overwrite those > two files/directories with the backups from /usr/template/client, and > start again. Yes, this is apparently the problem... SNS makes some assumptions about the state of the machine... here is a posting I archived from a NeXT employee David, Creating a standalone machine should be a fairly simple process. First, you've got to let SNS do it's job with a standard set of files. SNS is very picky about standard configurations. Make backups of your /etc/netinfo/*.nidb files, and your hostconfig file (and any others you'd like) and then delete the originals. Then, copy the template files in to make your machine a generic setup (AS ROOT, best from command line instead of FileViewer): cp -r /usr/template/client/etc/netinfo/local.nidb /etc/netinfo cp /usr/template/client/etc/hostconfig /etc This will bring your machine back to a relatively default state (i.e. no passwords, looks for configuration server on boot, logs you in as the me account automatically) Once the machine is in a generic state that SNS can deal with, give SNS the configuration options of your choice, and let it run. The machine will then boot as a standalone system. If you are unable to 'ping' your hostname locally, simply add the hostname to the machines local domain with NetInfoManager omitting the serves property, wait a sec, and try ping again. This should cure it. -Dan -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: tvz@zandtwerk.Princeton.EDU (Timothy Van Zandt) Subject: Lost root password Message-ID: <1994Jul25.152510.15374@Princeton.EDU> Originator: news@nimaster Sender: news@Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Princeton University Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 15:25:10 GMT Someone left a nextstation in the department that I am attempting to commandeer. He has given me the password for his account, but he says he does not remember the root password. The hardware password has NOT been set. The question is: How can I reset the root password? This is a networked computer, and I am hoping not to destroy all the network files in the process. I can boot in single-user mode. When I set the root password with passwd, it has no effect after rebooting in multi-user mode, presumably because the netinfo files are not being modified. When I try to modify the root account with nu (also in single-user mode), I get the message: Unable to to open destination NetInfo domain. and nu exits. Thanks for any help. Tim -- Timothy Van Zandt (609)258-4050 tvz@Princeton.EDU (NeXTMail) Dept. of Economics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: programming autologout after X minutes of inactivity Date: 26 Jul 1994 04:36:08 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <3123ro$jrg@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> How can I set up my NeXT so that a user is automatically logged out after a certain number of minutes of inactivity? From the manual, I see I can edit /etc/ttys and specify the "LoginHook progname" argument to the loginwindow command. This could be used to start a program running in the background which would log the user out after a certain period of inactivity. But how do I have the program check for inactivity, and how do I log the user out? I have NextStep 3.2 on black hardware. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: boyan@tmnxt1.iit.edu (Boyan I. Boyanov) Subject: Q: Cleaning up after a GCC (v2.6) install? Message-ID: <1994Jul26.000025.29728@iitmax.iit.edu> Sender: news@iitmax.iit.edu (News) Organization: Illinois Institute of Technology / Academic Computing Center Date: Tue, 26 Jul 94 00:00:25 GMT Hiya! Today I finaly got around to installing GCC 2.6 on our NeXTStations (running NS 2.1) and have a few questions that are unresolved by the accompanying README and INSTALL files: (1) Do I need any of the C runtime libraries (libgc, etc...) to use GCC? The INSTALL file has some mumbo-jumbo about GCC being distributed without runtime libraries and that is about it. (2) Since we are running somewhat low on disk space on some of the machines I would like to trash (or at least .tar.gz) the files that are no longer needed. These presumably should be: (a) the function headers in /usr/include, as GCC "fixes" them and appears to install copies in /usr/local/include. (b) /lib/cc1, /lib/cpp, and maybe libc.a, as GCC installs its own in /usr/local/lib (c) /bin/cc Yes, I will make a backup first :-) Is there anything I have misssed? Should I even think about getting rid of the original compiler? All tips/help/advice would be appreciated. Please reply by email. I will send a summary to anybody who cares to ask for it. If more than a dozen people ask for it I will post the summary to the net. Thanks - Boyan P.S. Does anybody know what /bin/cc++ is? Presumably a C++ compiler/translator, but it refuses to process even a stinky "Hello world" program. If it is a C++ compiler, where are the IOStream headers then? :-) -- Boyan Boyanov boyan@tmnxt1.iit.edu
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.marketplace Subject: Quick Guide to NEXTSTEP Information on the Internet Date: 26 Jul 1994 01:11:39 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Message-ID: <3125ub$gli@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server online comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers New Information --------------- Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server online A product directory built around the World Wide Web system, this will allow full multimedia announcements by NEXTSTEP developers, as well as the ability to browse the available products for NEXTSTEP. This service is online now, and can be reached at http://digifix.digifix.com/ it can be reached using OmniWeb (available from ftp.omnigroup.com) or Mosaic. The entries are coming in quite quickly, and currently consist of - NeXT Press Releases - OpenStep WhitePapers - Third Party Products Directory - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next.announce archives (searchable) - searchable contents of Third Party compilation CDs Additionally the NEXTSTEP Product Information Mail Server will be stocked full file files in the next week... you can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@digifix.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups -------------------------- Comp.Sys.Next.Advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. 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To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ------------- cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff, but very short on disk space ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: In Germany. terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp.next.com: See the below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ------------------------------------- From the document 1000_Help from ftp.next.com Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, or you can transfer them by anonymous ftp. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. 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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: sending signature and FAQ? Message-ID: <CtJ891.41M@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <310ec7$9tm@paperboy.osf.org> Distribution: usa Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 05:22:13 GMT Curt Heintz (heintz@chainsaw.osf.org) wrote: : How would I send a .signature with my NeXT Mail application? : I didn't see anything in the help sections. Also is there : a FAQ for this news group? Pick up MailHelper.app from ftp.cs.orst.edu. It's a little service-provider that allows you to insert mail signatures (ASCII, RTF, or TIFF) into your mail messages. The FAQs get posted to comp.sys.next.announce periodically, but don't last long on most sites. You should be able to find them as well, on ftp.cs.orst.edu --Chris Chris Saldanha -------------------------------------- Carleton University (Comp. Sci) |"The eternal silence of these infinite| chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | spaces terrifies me." -Blaise Pascal| csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------:-o-----------------
From: pmarc@allanon.math.byu.edu (Paul Cardon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: programming autologout after X minutes of inactivity Date: 26 Jul 1994 06:33:57 GMT Organization: Brigham Young University Distribution: world Message-ID: <312aol$gak@hamblin.math.byu.edu> References: <3123ro$jrg@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> In article <3123ro$jrg@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) writes: > > How can I set up my NeXT so that a user is automatically logged out after > a certain number of minutes of inactivity? From the manual, I see I can > edit /etc/ttys and specify the "LoginHook progname" argument to the > loginwindow command. This could be used to start a program running in the > background which would log the user out after a certain period of > inactivity. But how do I have the program check for inactivity, and how > do I log the user out? If you're patient you can wait for the 3.3 upgrade and it will be really easy to do. -- Paul M. Cardon Technical Editor - System Administration - NEXT IN LINE Magazine President of Provo OpenStep-NEXTSTEP User and Developer Group (PoNG) NEXTSTEP and HP System Manager - Math Department - Brigham Young University
From: mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.mail.uucp Subject: Mail question Date: 26 Jul 1994 00:22:38 -0700 Organization: YoyoDyne Propulsion Systems Message-ID: <312dju$gjc@crl3.crl.com> This is probably very easy, but it's got me stumped. I've got several machines at one site who talk to a central uucp server. The on-site client machines use TCP to talk to the uucp server, and several off-site machines call the central server periodically. The on-site client machines are set up to use tcp to talk to the local uucp server. There are several aliases set up in /etc/sendmail for commonly-used destinations. This is all working OK, except for mail sent to one off-site machine by the local uucp client machines. The other remote site machines work OK, but for some reason this one throws it. the particular remote machine here used to be on the same net as the uucpServer, but isn't anymore. The L.sys entry for the remote machine is remoteClient Never None None None The mail -v output from the client machine is below: (The local alias is uucpServer!don, and the uucp server further aliases this to remoteSite!don.) localClient> mail -v don Subject: test from local client Cc: don... aliased to don@uucpServer don@uucpServer... Connecting to uucpServer via ether... Trying 192.xxx.yyy.10... connected. 220 uucpServer.foo.com Sendmail NeXT-1.0 (From Sendmail 5.52)/NeXT-2.0 ready at Mon, 25 Jul 94 23:44:14 PDT >>> HELO localClient 250 uucpServer.foo.com Hello localClient, pleased to meet you >>> MAIL From:<bob@localClient> 250 <bob@localClient>... Sender ok >>> RCPT To:<don@uucpServer> 554 Don McGregor <remoteSite!mcgredo>... Never heard of UUCP host remoteSite don@uucpServer... Service unavailable >>> QUIT 221 uucpServer.foo.com closing connection Saving message in /bob/dead.letter /bob/dead.letter... Sent However, when I send mail from the uucp server directly, it works OK, and it certainly knows of the remote uucp site: mail -v don Subject: Test from uucpServer blah blah EOT don... aliased to Don McGregor <remoteSite!mcgredo> Don McGregor <remoteSite!mcgredo>... Connecting to remoteSite via uucp... Don McGregor <remoteSite!mcgredo>... Sent What's the likely problem? -- Don McGregor | Buy low, sell high. mcgredo@crl.com|
From: root@nixa.rz.rwth-aachen.de (Operator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How can I change to 802.3?? Date: 26 Jul 1994 07:54:42 GMT Organization: Rechnerbetrieb Informatik - RWTH Aachen Message-ID: <312fg2$685@urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Keywords: Ethernet, 802.3 Hi all, we're having a big problem concerning Ethernet. We are running the 802.3 Control Stack (?) and NS 3.2 is using Ethernet 2 Packets. That's why I can't see all of our Novell - Netware Servers. Now the question: How can I switch to 802.3 Packets?? thanks for help Jochen
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Name servers for NeXT and NEXTSTEP? Message-ID: <1994Jul26.063722.18123@urz.unibas.ch> From: frank@ifi.unibas.ch (Robert Frank) Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 06:37:22 GMT Sender: news@urz.unibas.ch (USENET News System) Organization: Institut fuer Informatik Keywords: names erver Hello everybody, Which name servers would you recommend for NEXTSTEP? I will have to move the current secondary cached nameserver from Ultrix to NEXTSTEP (either on black or HP) shortly and have no idea as to which software is the best choice. Thanks for any pointers -Robert -- Institut fuer Informatik tel +41 (0)61 321 99 67 Universitaet Basel fax. +41 (0)61 321 99 15 Robert Frank Mittlere Strasse 142 rfc822: frank@ifi.unibas.ch (NeXT mail ok) CH-4056 Basel X400: S=frank;OU=ifi;O=unibas;P=switch;A=arcom;C=ch Switzerland
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: root@net23.com (Operator) Subject: Re: X for INTEL... Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin References: <CtF0Aq.37L@spcuna.spc.edu> <310md5$ol2@transfer.stratus.com> Sender: news@spcuna.spc.edu (Network News) Organization: Network 23, Inc. Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 08:35:28 GMT Message-ID: <CtJH76.65x@spcuna.spc.edu> R. Craig Dodson (cdodson@vortex) wrote: : In article <CtF0Aq.37L@spcuna.spc.edu> root@net23.com (Operator) writes: : > Thor Legvold (edmtl@alf.uib.no) wrote: : > : > Gee, probably because I run a well-known commercial access site which has : > to be up 24/7 : > : > Nick : > : Then why not shell out the minimal $$$ for a real Commercial-quality : X emulator like Co-Xist from Pencom ? : We did and it works very well. : Craig Dodson (Stratus Computer) : cdodson@zen.cac.stratus.com Is CUBX or CO-XIST better? -- Nick Jarecki | Network 23 - InterNet Services Provider razor@net23.com | (shell,FTP,WWW) in the New York/Metro area Voice: [917-424-8806] | Email "info@net23.com" Ask me about our Hamburgers | Telnet to net23.com, login:info To access our REVOLUTIONARY WWW server, point your client to http://net23.com
From: shankar@mauve.cse.ucsc.edu (Shankar Ramamoorthy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mounting on x86 Solaris 2.4 Date: 26 Jul 1994 08:41:07 GMT Organization: UC Santa Cruz CIS/CE Sender: shankar@mauve (Shankar Ramamoorthy) Distribution: usa Message-ID: <312i73$pnn@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> I am trying out the Beta release of Solaris 2.4 for Intel x86 platforms, and I have a problem mounting file systems exported from a Next server (Motorola 68K) running NextStep 3.2. On the Solaris client side: 1. The mount operation returns a 0 status code, but the file system remains inaccessible. An "ls" on the mounted file system simply hangs. A "df" operation shows the number of files on the filesystem to be -1. "mount" shows the file system to be mounted. 2. If by chance the mount operation indeed works, it remains extremely flaky. I keep getting NFS timeout messages. Quite frequently, file operations hang. On the Next server side: 1. I find mount-related messages in the system log file. A sample entry from the /usr/adm/messages file on the Next server: Jul 25 22:20:22 nextserver mach: svckudp_send: xdr_replymsg failed Jul 25 22:20:22 nextserver mach: nfs_server: bad sendreply from 165.227.27.11 Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Please send email to tabs@netcom.com Thanks. -Shankar.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: root@net23.com (Operator) Subject: PPP, DOES IT EXIST?!? Sender: news@spcuna.spc.edu (Network News) Organization: Network 23, Inc. Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 08:40:52 GMT Message-ID: <CtJHG5.6An@spcuna.spc.edu> Hey all. me again Well, now I'm looking for a GOOD PPP package The one called "Alby" is just a hacked normal ppp dist that everyone and their gramma has, and uses the chat script to dial out. It's very kludgy and not pretty and doesn't work too well. Is there anything else out their for free? How is Morningstar's next package? cost? What's out there? mail or post Nick -- Nick Jarecki | Network 23 - InterNet Services Provider razor@net23.com | (shell,FTP,WWW) in the New York/Metro area Voice: [917-424-8806] | Email "info@net23.com" Ask me about our Hamburgers | Telnet to net23.com, login:info To access our REVOLUTIONARY WWW server, point your client to http://net23.com
From: cdb@xedoc.com.au (Cameron Bromley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Sybase?? Followup-To: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 26 Jul 1994 10:57:46 GMT Organization: Xedoc Software Development Pty Ltd Message-ID: <312q7a$e3a@yarrina.connect.com.au> References: <1994Jul21.025157.12451@riacs.edu> Alex Woo (woo@ra-iris.arc.nasa.gov) wrote: : During the early versions of NextStep, a limited Sybase package : was bundled in. In those days I didn't have a use for Sybase, : now I do. Is there still a version of Sybase for NextStep : which works under 3.x of the OS? InterBase? How much? : Alex Woo : woo@ames.arc.nasa.gov It's still listed as a separate product. The client libraries come bundled, but the server needs to be purchased separately. Contact NeXT for details. Cameron. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron Bromley cdb@xedoc.com.au Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd. Fax +61-3-696-6757 222 Park St., Phone +61-3-696-2490 South Melbourne VIC, 3206 Australia
From: robert@steffi.demon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: Re: Compacting Mailboxes automatically Date: 26 Jul 1994 06:58:02 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Jul26075802@steffi.demon.co.uk> References: <30ogctINNpfv@technet1.shl.com> <940725160242.16380AAABE.wes@arissoft> To: "Wesley C. Smith" <wes@arissoft.com> In-reply-to: "Wesley C. Smith"'s message of Mon, 25 Jul 1994 21:02:42 GMT <wes@arissoft.com> writes: >>Is there any way to have a mailbox (or a bunch of them...) be compacted >>automatically, say from a CRON job entry? >Eloquent can do this. For more info on Eloquent send e-mail to >eloquent_info@arissoft.com. So can a free utility by Carl Edman called compactmail. Find it in his mailapp-utilities archive. -- "Real programmers don't create classes. They build hierarchies" (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: andrew@stone.com (Andrew Stone) Subject: Re: * Dove Fax - features not supported? * Message-ID: <1994Jul25.220605.7193@stone.com> Sender: andrew@stone.com Organization: Stone Design Corp References: <1994Jul21.220754.5709@stone.com> Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 22:06:05 GMT In article <1994Jul21.220754.5709@stone.com> andrew@stone.com (Andrew Stone) writes: > We've been happy with our Dove FaxModem until recently (after upgrading to > NS 3.2?). > > Many times when we fax, we get this message: > > "The file you tried to fax uses features not supported by the fax > software." > > That sounds bogus since even a trivial ascii Edit doc fails - anyone seen > and solved this? Is Dove still around? > > Email me if you have; our news feed is about to evaporate. Basically, a few people replied: a] 3.2 is broken, use a machine with 3.1 or lower b] Get NXFax from Black & White (as a side note, the Dove Fax is not supported by NXFax) andrew -- ||<<->>||<<==>>|S<<++>>|T<<?>O<+>>N|<<-->>E|<<==>>||<<+>>|| !! Andrew Stone | (505) 345-4800 !! !! andrew@stone.com | Have Modem Why Travel !! ||<<->>|D<<==>>|E<<++>>|S<<?>|<+>>G|<<-->>N|<<==>>!|<<+>>||
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Lost root password Date: 26 Jul 1994 12:27:39 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <312vfr$495@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <1994Jul25.152510.15374@Princeton.EDU> In article <1994Jul25.152510.15374@Princeton.EDU> tvz@Princeton.EDU (Timothy Van Zandt) writes: >I can boot in single-user mode. When I set the >root password with passwd, it has no effect after >rebooting in multi-user mode, presumably because >the netinfo files are not being modified. When >I try to modify the root account with nu (also >in single-user mode), I get the message: > > Unable to to open destination NetInfo domain. > >and nu exits. Don't use nu. Try something like: 0. Boot single-user. 1. If you are running NS 3.x, the loopback interface isn't started(!), so there's an extra preliminary step that pre-NS 3.x didn't require (nor do most "normal" UNIX systems): ifconfig lo0 inet 127.0.0.1 2. /usr/etc/portmap 3. /usr/etc/nibindd 4. passwd root 5. <<shut down>> -=EPS=-
From: mark@taliesin (Mark Imbriaco) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Sharing NeXT printer on non-netinfo network. Date: 26 Jul 1994 01:59:29 GMT Organization: Internet Presence & Publishing. Message-ID: <311qm1$m0o@news.ip.net> In a nutshell, I would like to be able to print to the NeXTprinter that is on a station that is on our network from my cube. Is there any way to do this trivially without having to setup netinfo, or if not, how can I setup a simple netinfo domain that will probably only be used for the printer? Mark Imbriaco mark@tcp.ip.net _____ _ |\ o|\ | ______ I n t e r n e t P r e s e n c e & Publishing | / | \ || \ |\ |__ | Suite 1700 ofc: 804.446.9060 | \_ |_/.||_/.| \|\_ | World Trade Center fax: 804.446.9061 | | Norfolk, Virginia 23510 email: info@tcp.ip.net
From: Milo Velimirovic <milov@uwlax.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Problem configuring a NSi host Date: 26 Jul 1994 14:15:10 GMT Organization: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Distribution: world Message-ID: <3135pe$ecc@alfred.acs.uwlax.edu> I have commited the sin of moving a stable DEC MTE from one subnet to another and renaming the host and now when it boots it doesn't bind to NetInfo nor does it appear to be on the network. Here's a short summary of what I've done: Changed the settings in the /etc/hostconfig via HostManager so that the machine now knows its own name, IP number and uses the default broadcast address. I changed the entry in the root NetInfo's machines directory to reflect the new IP number (it's on a separate subnet from the host's new location.) I've added entries in NetInfo to the local domain's machine directory for the root NetInfo servers that are just name, IP and serves properties. Added entries to the DNS sever for the new host. ifconfig en0 reports a running ethernet, but any attempts to ping other hosts report 100% packet loss. I also get a diagnostic about inability get its address during bootup. This strikes me as odd as the IP # is set in /etc/hostconfig.... Any suggestions appreciated. I may just wipe the local netinfo and hostconfig and try setting it up with SNS. Thanks, Milo -- Milo Velimirovic (milov@uwlax.edu) Unix Computer Network Administrator University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: cavery@netcom.com (Christopher Avery) Subject: Clock behind and other messages Message-ID: <caveryCtJyts.9B2@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 14:56:16 GMT On booting, I get a message that my clock is behind by a few days and to reset it. However, the clock has the correct date and time. I have looked for an answer in Next FAQ's without success. I also got a message that an operation had been retried 276 times???? Any ideas would be greatly appreceiated. Thanks
From: wolfgang@wi.WHU-Koblenz.de (Wolfgang Roeckelein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: *** NXMapInsert: invalid key: -1 ????? Date: 26 Jul 1994 14:35:00 GMT Organization: WHU Koblenz Message-ID: <3136uk$2at@obelix.WHU-Koblenz.de> Hello, one of our NeXT machines shows sometimes the following error messages on the console: Jul 26 11:42:41 sirius WM[1216]: *** NXMapInsert: invalid key: -1 When it appears, it appears several dozen times (of course compacted by syslog's messages repeated XX times). I notice nothing else, but I'm a bit scared about mysterious error messages. Thank you in advance for any clues, please send them via e-mail, my inward news connections has problems. I will summorize. Wolfgang Roeckelein -- Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Inf. Voice: +49 261 6509 173 Wolfgang Roeckelein Fax: +49 261 6509 179 WHU Koblenz E-Mail: roeckelein@wi.whu-koblenz.de Burgplatz 2 (NeXTmail ok) D-56179 Vallendar Germany
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ed_chubin@vanguard.com (Ed Chubin) Subject: Re: [i] PNI 1.9 SLIP Causes system failure. Help! Message-ID: <1994Jul26.143638.22930@il.us.swissbank.com> Sender: root@il.us.swissbank.com (Operator) Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation CM&T Division References: <schwettCtDq2o.J4v@netcom.com> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 14:36:38 GMT In article <schwettCtDq2o.J4v@netcom.com> schwett@netcom.com writes: > I posted this a while back, but didn't get much input so I thought I'd chip > it in here again... > > I've been trying to get PNI 1.9 to work on my Intel NeXTStep machine, and > have been getting some very strange results. > > After modifying the .tcl scripts for my modem and annex, the login proceeds > just fine. However, after the connection is made, the system is no longer > reliable. > > Every aspect of operation is affected; I cannot open a new folder in the > Workspace, a new shell in Terminal.app, can't load any new .apps, and most > commands in the shells do not function. > > Oddly enough, ping works just fine and it appears that the connection is up, > but telnet, ftp, and mail do not work as they should. Telnet and ftp simply > halt with a blank line. > > Has anybody experienced anything like this? > > Alternatively, does anybody know the e-mail for TransSys (if they accept > such things....) > > Thanks... > > (I'll summarize if anything comes of this.) > > Mark Schwettmann Many people have had this problem. I have responded a few times to this because I experienced the same problem :-( Change the slip config to use cslip (compressed slip). I'm not sure why, but my service provider monitored my line while I was using slip and he said he saw a cslip packet, which cause the providers program to switch to cslip mode. This doesn't seem to interfere with ping (not tcp), but does mess everything else up. As soon as I used cslip, everything worked :-) Does anyone know if this is a PNI bug, or what? Good Luck, Ed Chubin Vanguard Software Corporation ed_chubin@vanguard.com The meaning of life: #define YOUR_STUFF_HERE {money++, fun++, rock_roll++, friends++, memory--} for ( day=0; ; day++ ) YOUR_STUFF_HERE /* !cores */
From: Roland Telfeyan <telfeyan@eecs.umich.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PowerOffDisable on Intel? Date: 26 Jul 1994 17:32:35 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Distribution: world Message-ID: <313hbj$7jn@zip.eecs.umich.edu> References: <30mc2l$1j5@rosie.next.com> Is there any way to find out all the app defaults that loginwindow cares about? Thanks, Roland --------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Telfeyan Display Technology & Manufacturing telfeyan@eecs.umich.edu University of Michigan EECS Department ---------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Roland Telfeyan <telfeyan@eecs.umich.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.advocacy Subject: Re: HP NeXTStep - Mach foundation or HP-UX? Date: 26 Jul 1994 17:28:15 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Distribution: world Message-ID: <313h3f$7h7@zip.eecs.umich.edu> References: <30p2fk$eki@hpscit.sc.hp.com> I don't think you *could* port OpenStep to HP UX as it is. Roland
From: mcdaniel@geneva.crew.umich.edu (Susan McDaniel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: dump error Date: 26 Jul 1994 17:43:53 GMT Organization: Cognitive Science and Machine Intelligence Lab, U. of MIichigan Distribution: world Message-ID: <313i0p$3a7@controversy.math.lsa.umich.edu> I am getting the following error message when I try to dump our 2GB hard disk drive to a DAT tape. Anyone know what this means? DUMP: Found FASTLINK inode with di_size too big Thanks Susan McDaniel mcdaniel@umich.edu
From: jbryans@csulb.edu (Jack Bryans) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Name servers for NeXT and NEXTSTEP? Date: 26 Jul 1994 17:56:05 GMT Organization: Cal State Long Beach Message-ID: <JBRYANS.94Jul26105605@tern.csulb.edu> References: <1994Jul26.063722.18123@urz.unibas.ch> In-reply-to: frank@ifi.unibas.ch's message of Tue, 26 Jul 1994 06:37:22 GMT To: frank@ifi.unibas.ch (Robert Frank) In article <1994Jul26.063722.18123@urz.unibas.ch> frank@ifi.unibas.ch (Robert Frank) writes: > Which name servers would you recommend for NEXTSTEP? If you can wait a few weeks, I'd suggest bind-4.9.3. There's a good chance it'll be released sometime in Aug. Builds right out'a the box on both 2.1 & 3.?. Fixes lots of long standing security problems, too. If you can't wait, see comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains for a Beta-9 announcement and a patch to it. Jack
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc From: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Subject: Can I attach SCSI devices while the machine is running? Message-ID: <CtGJ8E.rr@rodion.muc.de> Sender: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Organization: Transmogrifiers Ltd. Date: Sun, 24 Jul 1994 18:26:38 GMT I use my NeXTstation (black hardware running NEXTSTEP 3.2) only a few hours per day or week and don't always turn on the external devices (e.g. the CDROM drive). But then I sometimes need a document or program that is not installed on the hard disk. When this happens I have to log off, power up the device and restart the machine. Is there a way to make an external SCSI device known to the system after it was booted? I understand that the devices are polled and registered in an early boot phase before the `rc' scripts are executed. When I try to ``mount /dev/sd1a'' it says that there is no such device or address. Thanks, Stephan PS: Please don't tell me to keep the machine running all day or to always turn on the CDROM drive; I've already considered that but don't like it at all. -- Smiley of the day: d:-) baseball player -- _______________________________________________________________________ Stephan Wacker stephan@rodion.muc.de [NeXTMail YES];
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Floppy won't initialize Message-ID: <1994Jul26.071350.2393@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <310sc9$37v@errigle.gpl.net> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 07:13:50 GMT In article <310sc9$37v@errigle.gpl.net> gshaw@gpl.com (George Shaw) writes: ~> Our NeXTstep Intel 3.2 on a DataGeneral 486/DX2-66 wont initialize the ~> floppy disks we try if they have been initialized before with say DOS. ~> The console says: ~> ~> ~> ~> ===================== ~> Floppy Drive: unknown disk name ~> probing for CDROM ~> probing for DOS ~> probing for mac ~> probing for cdaudio ~> /usr/etc/disk -i -h starbase1 -l "UntitledDisk" /dev/rfd0a ~> Formatting disk /dev/rfd0b: ~> blocksize = 0x200 ~> density = 1.44 MByte ~> gap3 length = 101(d) ~> .................... ~> ..Expected byte count = 0x48 ~> received byte count = 0x0 ~> ~> ..Unexpected status: 13 ~> ~> ..Format (cylinder 21 head 1) Failed ~> ~> ..Format track FAILED ~> cyl 21 head 1 ~> ~> .Format Aborted ~> Floppy Drive: unknown disk name ~> ~> ~> We also get a lot of stray interupts on boot up. ~> ~> Any ideas as to the fix? ~> I am trying NA as I type. ~> ~> Thanks I've had problems with sensitive or weak-write floppy drives on various systems over the years. Many pre-formatted-DOS floppies required TWO unix formats to "take" on our slab 2.88M drive. Proper use of a bulk eraser solves the problem *if* that is the problem -- and if blank diskettes format ok, that likely is the problem. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
From: sears@uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NS 3.2 Workspace Error - user can't log in on m68k but CAN on i386 Date: 26 Jul 1994 18:02:37 GMT Organization: University of Houston Message-ID: <313j3t$h2n@masala.cc.uh.edu> I have a user who can not log in on NS 3.2/m68k. The user _can_ log in on NS 3.2/i386 without any problems. Any suggestions? We: 1) have completely removed all the defaults (restored ~/.NeXT from /usr/template/user/.NeXT) 2) reset all workspace paths and preferences for this user 3) verified permissions and ownership of all the user's files 4) get a segmentation fault when we launch WM Manually: % /usr/lib/NextStep/Workspace.app/WM.app/WM -NXHost remote Jul 26 12:00:04 Workspace[1459]: Debug launch Segmentation fault Note: I only get Segmentation fault when I make the WM window the key window. -- Paul S. Sears * sears@uh.edu (NeXT Mail OK) The University of Houston * suggestions@tree.egr.uh.edu (NeXT Engineering Computing Center * comments, complaints, questions) NeXT System Administration * DoD#1967 '83 NightHawk 650SC >>> SSI Diving Certification #755020059 <<< "Programming is like sex: One mistake and you support it a lifetime."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: The Process that Wouldn't Die! Message-ID: <CtK701.BIv@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: film at 11 Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 17:52:46 GMT folks, i encountered a rather weird situation this morning with NeXT3.2 . a scanner had just been added to the system, the user had the File Manager active, and when trying to click on <something>, the Workspace Manager hung. as in, completely. so! said i, that's no problem, i'll just spawn off a Terminal.app, find out the process number, and kill it. well, it wouldn't die. this effort was tried several times, with no go. i was root at the time, the process was owned by root, to no avail. has anyone else ever run into this? why can't root seem to kill some processes? thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: scott@geom.umn.edu (Scott S. Bertilson) Subject: Re: nfs file system too large Message-ID: <CtK9J2.DyF@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: The Geometry Center, University of Minnesota References: <30ogkg$g9n@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 18:48:21 GMT In article <30ogkg$g9n@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu>, Matthias Imhof <gondwana@basalt.mit.edu> wrote: >we have a really stupid problem over here: on one machine we have a huge disk >of 2 gigabytes. best of all: it is nearly empty. We've been dealing with this problem for a few years now and were pleased by a patch that fixed the math in "df", but later discovered that Workspace had the same problem. We worked around it by creating a few large files on the huge partition so that the available space went below 2^31...once the partition filled up with some real data, we deleted them. Since we hardly ever have an empty partition, this has worked fairly well. I'm delighted to hear that 3.3 will fix the problem for us. Scott --
From: sbrandon@ccu1.auckland.ac.nz (steve brandon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: "Warning canblock FALSE on page allocation" Problem? Date: 26 Jul 1994 12:45:30 GMT Organization: University of Auckland Message-ID: <3130ha$c3t@ccu2.auckland.ac.nz> I've just installed a new Micropolis 1.05 Gig HD in my NeXTcube, and it just flies. 8.5ms seek time. However I've just got a couple of the above-mentioned errors. Nothing too amiss seems to happen, so should I be worried? What's going on? Is it a problem that rectifies itself? Thanks, Steve steve.brandon@ccu1.auckland.ac.nz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) Subject: Re: Compacting Mailboxes automatically Message-ID: <CtK8z9.Bw@euler.hnv.icem.de> Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) Organization: Ink Unknown References: <940725160242.16380AAABE.wes@arissoft> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 18:35:32 GMT In article <940725160242.16380AAABE.wes@arissoft> "Wesley C. Smith" <wes@arissoft.com> writes: > >Is there any way to have a mailbox (or a bunch of them...) be compacted > >automatically, say from a CRON job entry? > > Eloquent can do this. For more info on Eloquent send e-mail to > eloquent_info@arissoft.com. I seem to remember there is a command line program in mail-utils that does the job. You should be able to pick up mail-utils at your favourite ftp-site. It's free or gnu (?). Juergen --- Fon ++49-511-440688 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49-511-440617 == What time do we live in when laying people off gets called {right,down}sizing, == when spontaneity and freedom gets associated with instant coffee?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: david@smobject.com (David Vazquez) Subject: Re: NewsGrazer acting weird ?! Message-ID: <1994Jul26.133716.13209@cs.uno.edu> Sender: news@cs.uno.edu Organization: Smart Object Technologies, Inc. References: <Ct8L3r.9r@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 13:37:16 GMT JacquesGarbi wrote: : Hi, : I just checked my news and after about 10 seconds, NewsGrazer hanged there : with the little disk spinning endlessly ! Whatever I did, after about 10 : secs, it happened again. I powered down the computer, turn it back on and : it still wasn't working. I checked with other users but it worked fine for : them. : What I did then was to destroy the ~/.newsrc file and launched NG again. : Well, this time it worked until I came to comp.sys.next.misc where it : hanged again, like before. I then manually modified ~/.newsrc so it : believed I already read all the articles in that group. And it worked !!! : Can someone explain to me what happened and how I could correct this ? : Thanks a lot : Jacques GARBI, Switzerland I noticed NewGrazer exhibiting the above behavior a few days ago too. What I found is that it was not hung. Notice that before you get any article titles in the browser how all you have is a browser full of strings like "Article n" where n is the article number. If NG can get a title for the article, it is displayed; else the article number is removed from the browser. Get enough missing articles in sequence and NG will appear to be hung, but be patient. It's probably just getting rid of the dead article numbers. If you connect to a remote NNTP server (like me) then this article cleanup can take a while... Let me know if yours does this too.. -David Vazquez "david@smobject.com"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: Re: The Process that Wouldn't Die! Message-ID: <CtKDyz.G3F@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: yes, i had tried the -9 option... Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T References: <CtK701.BIv@nntpa.cb.att.com> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 20:23:23 GMT In article <CtK701.BIv@nntpa.cb.att.com>, -B.LING <btl@hogpf.ho.att.com> wrote: ->folks, -> ->i encountered a rather weird situation this morning with NeXT3.2 . ->a scanner had just been added to the system, the user had the ->File Manager active, and when trying to click on <something>, ->the Workspace Manager hung. as in, completely. -> ->so! said i, that's no problem, i'll just spawn off a Terminal.app, ->find out the process number, and kill it. well, it wouldn't die. i just love following up on my own articles. one teeeny detail which i forgot to mention in the original posting - i did try the kill with -9 option (which, i believe, means kill no matter what with great glee and happiness). fyi, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: MouseX Problems Date: 26 Jul 1994 21:33:56 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara Distribution: world Message-ID: <313vg4$12k@hub.ucsb.edu> References: <CtJru5.9Fu@cunews.carleton.ca> In article <CtJru5.9Fu@cunews.carleton.ca> jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca (Jason Bright) writes: ] I have just finished the installation of MouseX on my system, and ] I'm reasonably pleased by its performance- irregardless of some of its ] more 'funky' behaviour. ] My problem is--> after launching MouseX using the Xfe.app, I can ] toggle back to NEXTSTEP, but when I return to the X screen the keyboard ] doesn't respond (the mouse works just fine). Looks like maybe NS steals ] the keyboard from X and doesn't give it back. Any ideas? ] Please read the help page in Xfe.app, specifically the "Bugs" section, where a solution to this problem is described. -- Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer Tel: (805) 893-8352 | Center for Computer Music Research and Composition Internet (NeXTMail ok): | University of California, Santa Barbara <doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu> | http://ccmrc.ucsb.edu/
From: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Administering Mail.app: remote user images vs. local Date: 26 Jul 1994 22:12:27 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara Distribution: world Message-ID: <3141ob$2rb@hub.ucsb.edu> When reading about how get Mail.app to display remote user's images, I assumed that the passwd and aliases files that are placed in /LocalLibrary/Images/People only affected the display of people's images, specifically images of remote users. I now see that the contents of those files also determine the contents of the Users, Groups, and Login Names sections of the Addresses browser in Mail.app. Now the only names that shows up in those three sections of the Addresses browser are the people in those passwd and alias files, which for the most part are not people to whom anyone would send email. Is there anyway to get around this, i.e., have our local users and groups show in the Addresses panel, but also be able to show remote user's images? -- Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer Tel: (805) 893-8352 | Center for Computer Music Research and Composition Internet (NeXTMail ok): | University of California, Santa Barbara <doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu> | http://ccmrc.ucsb.edu/
From: russell@alpha3.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Russell Schulz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: .gz Files Message-ID: <940726.082516.0r4.rusnews.w164w@alpha3.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 08:25:16 -0600 References: <2ue5si$n8p@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> <FXARS.94Jul10202729@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu> <pW4Sz6D.ebaca@delphi.com> Followup-To: gnu.misc.discuss Organization: Private System, Edmonton, AB, Canada ernie <ebaca@delphi.com> writes: > Where do I fing .gz or .gunzip? I have some .gz files that I've ftp'd > and would like to open them up. Help! maybe the new `magic number' for gzip should be something like: ToGetGunzip_Ftp://ftp.uu.net/packages/gnu/gzip.tar -- Russell Schulz russell@alpha3.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca ersys!rschulz Shad 86c
From: duck@Novell.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTStep and Novell 3.12 Date: 26 Jul 1994 21:39:03 GMT Organization: Novell, Inc. Message-ID: <313vpn$5k9@bantu.Provo.Novell.COM> References: <1994Jul26.002949.13832@novell.com> In article <1994Jul26.002949.13832@novell.com> logan@sjb.novell.com (Logan Harbaugh) writes: > You don't say how you're connecting the NeXTs to the NetWare server. If > you're using IPX and ethernet, the default frame type for NetWare has > changed in 3.12 and 4.0 from 802.3 to 802.2. If the server was set up with > this default, the NeXTs, (and PCs using old shells) won't see the server. > You'll need to add the 802.3 frame type to the NetWare server - the NeXTs > won't use the 802.2, as far as I know. Otherwise, things should work fine. Not true. npsd (started in /etc/rc) cycles thru all 4 frame types, broadcasting "Get Nearest Server" requests until it gets a reply. The reply determines which frame type the NeXT will speak, and also what the IPX network number is. --Duck
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: thomas@aeon.in-berlin.de (Thomas Wolfram) Subject: Booting from alternate drive according to NeXTanswers Message-ID: <CtKq9q.1KB@aeon.in-berlin.de> Organization: Cities in Dust Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 00:49:02 GMT Hi, recently I installed NS/fIP on a second drive with the mini boot partition on the first drive (where both drives were IDE). I ran into a problem which almost caused loss of all data on the drive 0. I followed step by step the NeXTanswer #1487 which is - installing NS on the target drive jumpered to drive 0 while disconnecting the "real" drive 0 - editing /etc/fstab, change root device from /dev/hd0a to /dev/hd1a - power down, jumper NS disk to be drive 1, reconnecting drive 0 - power up again, boot to the "boot:" prompt with the NS install floppy, then typing "hd(1)mach_kernel" and boot up NS - creating mini partition (>=7MB) on drive 0 using: /usr/etc/fdisk /dev/rhd0h then creating NS filesystem on the mini partition using: /usr/etc/disk -i /dev/rhd0h then mounting the filesystem using: /usr/etc/mount /dev/hd0h /disk and that didn't work!!! I was already confused that I had to specify rhd0h for the "disk" command since "...h" means the whole disk. So I tried mounting "/dev/hd0a" and yep - it worked. I continued as stated in the document with copying the minimal system configuration to the mounted mini partition and then editing the Instance0.table of it. Then I did reboot and got the expected NS boot selector, booting of NS from hd1 worked flawlessly but DOS didn't boot any longer from hd0. All that happend when I pressed "d" was that the floppy drive was accessed. First I thought that the DOS filesystem was destroyed, but after boot from a DOS floppy I could access the C: drive. I examind the DOS partition using a disk editor and found that the DOS boot sector (i.e. first sector in the DOS partition) was overwritten with a DOS floppy boot sector (that was the reason for the floppy access when I was pressing "d"). Using the "sys" command of DOS I was able to put back a correct boot sector into place which fixed it. Now booting of both systems work (but I forgot to check whether NS mounts the DOS partition on hd0. I'm afraid it doesn't work...). I'm not sure what was the real reason for the trouble. I surmise it was the "disk -i /dev/rhd0h" command, which means to me "initialize whole disk". Maybe specifying "rhd0a" would avoid it but I really don't want to test it again... :-) Maybe it was my fault and someone can clarify it or tell me what I made wrong. Otherwise answer #1487 contains errors. At least be warned when you try to do it. Thomas -- Thomas Wolfram <thomas@aeon.in-berlin.de> Germany: 0 30 31421171 PRZ TU Berlin <wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de> abroad: +49 30 31421171 EANTC WWW: http://www.prz.tu-berlin.de:/~wolf _____________________________________________________________________________ _____S__I__C____T__R__A__N__S__I__T____G__L__O__R__I__A____M__U__N__D__I_____
From: matthewm@sgate.com (Mike Matthews) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Does netinfo server get broadcast? (netinfo between different subnets) Date: 26 Jul 1994 20:50:57 -0400 Organization: Southgate Internet Host Distribution: world Message-ID: <314b1h$g30@sgate.com> References: <2vku69$cnh@sgate.com> <2vti0l$3mb@obelix.whu-koblenz.de> In article <2vti0l$3mb@obelix.whu-koblenz.de> wolfgang@wi.WHU-Koblenz.de (Wolfgang Roeckelein) writes: >Don't mess around with /etc/rc.net and /etc/rc, simply put the necessary >values in /etc/hostconfig. If you wish to have automatic host configuration across subnets, you HAVE to edit the files. ifconfig en0 -AUTOMATIC- (and hostname -AUTOMATIC-) occur before any routes are set up in the default files. They fail silently. You get 'localhost' when it comes up, with no NetInfo binding or anything. >Wolfgang Roeckelein ------ Mike Matthews, Mike_Matthews@sgate.com (NeXTmail accepted) ------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: brianw@sounds.wa.com (Brian Willoughby) Subject: Unknown user logged into ttydfb Message-ID: <CtKnAF.A5t@sounds.wa.com> Organization: Sound Consulting, Bellevue, WA, USA Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 23:44:39 GMT I am having a problem with dial-up terminal access to my NeXT. Primarily, the callers are using Windows Terminal program. There are two symptoms: 1) They cannot use the "talk" utility to send me messages. I seem to remember that the error message is something like "I don't know you. Go away." 2) Although "last" lists the account as "still logged in", there is no matching entry in the report output by the "w" command. Apparently, some file is not being updated when the person logs in via the modem (not counting SLIP logins.) What should I do to keep the appropriate databases up to date? I heard that this question may have already been answered here, but I missed it. I also checked the FAQ files from .announce with no luck... -- Brian Willoughby Software Design Engineer, BSEE from NCSU NeXTmail welcome Sound Consulting: Software Design and Development BrianW@SoundS.WA.com Bellevue, WA
From: root@suite.com (Operator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Best tape solution? Date: 26 Jul 1994 16:40:18 GMT Organization: Suite Software Message-ID: <313e9i$rsj@bilbo.suite.com> References: <1994Jul20.205417.1200@rna.nl> In article <1994Jul20.205417.1200@rna.nl> gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) writes: > What is the best (value/price) solution for a tape backup system? > > I'll summarize. > > Thanks, > > -- > gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242 > "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there" > Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud. I recently bought a SONY SDT-5000 4mm DAT drive. 8gig with compression. 732kb/sec transfer rate. under $1100 in external enclosure with cable and terminator. 2 year warranty. I like it. Scot
From: robert@steffi.demon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Sybase?? Followup-To: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 26 Jul 1994 20:23:15 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Jul26212315@steffi.demon.co.uk> References: <1994Jul21.025157.12451@riacs.edu> <312q7a$e3a@yarrina.connect.com.au> To: cdb@xedoc.com.au (Cameron Bromley) In-reply-to: cdb@xedoc.com.au's message of 26 Jul 1994 10:57:46 GMT <cdb@xedoc.com.au> writes: >Alex Woo (woo@ra-iris.arc.nasa.gov) wrote: >: During the early versions of NextStep, a limited Sybase package >: was bundled in. In those days I didn't have a use for Sybase, >: now I do. Is there still a version of Sybase for NextStep >: which works under 3.x of the OS? InterBase? How much? >: Alex Woo >: woo@ames.arc.nasa.gov >It's still listed as a separate product. The client libraries come >bundled, but the server needs to be purchased separately. Contact >NeXT for details. Be aware that it only runs on M68k.. so you must have at least one of these around to use it. -- "Real programmers don't create classes. They build hierarchies" (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
From: root@suite.com (Operator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SCSI to terminate or not??? Date: 26 Jul 1994 18:08:47 GMT Organization: Suite Software Message-ID: <313jff$at@bilbo.suite.com> I have a question about adding an additional hard disk (or tape drive) to a NeXT cube. I know that a SCSI chain needs to be terminated (only once) and so this brings up the following question. If I add an external disk to my cube do I terminate it? Unterminate the internal? Both? Neither??????? Scot
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How can I change to 802.3?? Date: 27 Jul 1994 02:21:29 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Message-ID: <314gb9$9ve@rosie.next.com> References: <312fg2$685@urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Keywords: Ethernet, 802.3 Versions: makemail 2.4 Cc: In article <312fg2$685@urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de>, Operator <root@nixa.rz.rwth-aachen.de> wrote: >Hi all, > >we're having a big problem concerning Ethernet. We are running the 802.3 >Control Stack (?) and NS 3.2 is using Ethernet 2 Packets. That's why I >can't see all of our Novell - Netware Servers. Now the question: > > How can I switch to 802.3 Packets?? Let me explain how NEXTSTEP decides which frame type to use with Netware. Frame type configuration is automatic, so generally there is no need to configure it. When you boot NEXTSTEP with NetWare enabled, it sends out Nearest Server Query broadcast packets to find the nearest server. It tries twice using Ethernet-II framing, then twice with 802.2 over 802.3, then twice using 802.2 with SNAP headers over 802.3 then twice using raw 802.3. As soon as it gets a response from a server, it stops the search process, and configures itself to use the frame format which triggered the response. If for some reason you want to override the automatic configuration, you can edit /etc/rc. Find the line which launches /usr/netware/etc/npsd. Here are the command line options to npsd: -v verbose -t secs set server timeout to secs seconds -r times try each frame this many times -f ethernet_ii use this frame type... -f ethernet_snap -f ethernet_802.2 -f ethernet_802.3 There's no way to use different frame types with different servers. Is NEXTSTEP binding to any of your servers? What frame type does it print when it binds? Hope this helps. Dan Grillo System Support Engineer NeXT Technical Support
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: deni@tjalf.hanse.sub.org (Detlef Niemann) Subject: smail 3.1.28 and aliases piping Message-ID: <CtK6JK.FGz@tjalf.hanse.sub.org> Keywords: smail, aliases, pipe Sender: deni@tjalf.hanse.sub.org (Detlef Niemann-Bode) Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 17:42:55 GMT Hi, after several hours of reading, configuring and testing I give up for now: I wanted to install changesys, to be called via pipe from smail. My smail is set up to use nialiases. I set up the NetInfo aliases to "name = changesys" and "members = |/usr/local/news/bin/changesys" but I always get the following error message in the smail log: 07/25/94 23:01:51: [m0qSX9i-000NtTC] |/usr/local/news/bin/changesys ... failed: (ERR_104) director aliases: security violation WHAT SECURITY OPTIONS ARE SET UP THE WRONG WAY???? Thanks for any help Detlef P.S. I`d like to enclose my smail EDITME-file, but 49 KB is a bit too large, i think. So if it`s needed to solve the problem I can email it.
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs Subject: Re: Mail & hostnames/domainnames Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 00:59:14 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <4iBSaWO00iUxA8q5c7@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <3118m8$808@rosie.next.com> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.bugs: 25-Jul-94 Re: Mail & hostnames/domain.. by Lennart_Lovstrand > Hi Charles, Hail! (And rain and thunder....;-) > I have also been in the mail business for a while now, but don't have any > strong feelings for or against using the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) > as the system's internal hostname. Some people prefer one, some the other, > but it shouldn't matter which you choose. I agree that it shouldn't matter; but my experience as a system administrator has been that using a FQDN avoids various problems. When the computing gurus at CMU also very strongly recommend using them, I am willing to state that it's probably a good idea. [ YP/DNS comments deleted (I agree, BTW.) ] > > In any case, you'll need the DNS to do partial domain name lookups ("eg. > foo.sales" => "foo.sales.acme.com"). YP/NIS does not help you with this > unless you list all the abbreviations as aliases. In anyc case, whichever > you set your own hostname to has no implication for partial name lookups. Actually, setting all of the partial names as aliases is a good idea, *assuming* ones' name resolver can deal with a large /etc/hosts database. Older versions of NEXTSTEP (specifically 2.x) had a real scalability problem with NetInfo's ability to handle the ~14,000 entry /etc/hosts table for CMU. Do you know whether this NetInfo limitation has been improved? > > However, using a fully qualified Internet address for one's machine name > > and modifying old software (like NeXT's version of sendmail) to work > > correctly seems to be the way things are headed. For example, the new > > version of sendmail (8.6.x?) works correctly with both a fully qualified > > machine name and a domainname specified. > > As does our sendmail, presuming that you are using NEXTSTEP 3.1 or later. Good! I remember it not doing the "Right Thing (tm)" under earlier versions. Matter of fact, the last time I tested this was for NS 3.0. I then decided to upgrade to the much newer version of sendmail currently available here at CMU, which was pre-built for the NeXT and had a preconfigured sendmail.cf file appropriate for our local configuration. -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | "All the world's a stage, and" --------------------------------------------+ "we are merely players...." AMS & normal mail: infidel@cmu.edu | NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | "Semper ubi sub ubi."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Gibson_Rory@pcp.ca (Rory Gibson) Subject: Re: Downloading fonts automatically? Message-ID: <1994Jul26.190007.18696@pcp.ca> Sender: news@pcp.ca Organization: PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd. References: <30lkk5$aem@hrz-ws11.hrz.uni-kassel.de> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 94 19:00:07 GMT In article <30lkk5$aem@hrz-ws11.hrz.uni-kassel.de> gabor@architektur.uni-kassel.de (Gabor Freivogel) writes: > Hallo > > most of our students have difficulties to use the fontloader on our > nextstep computers. (sometimes can't find the fonts or they just > download a font several times etc...) > > > is there a way to make this process easier? > If you create a property called "_nxfinalform" in your netinfo printer entry the font information will be included in the print job. I believe this only works under NeXTSTEP 3.2 though. Rory Gibson
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Gibson_Rory@pcp.ca (Rory Gibson) Subject: Re: How can I change to 802.3?? Message-ID: <1994Jul26.191724.18817@pcp.ca> Sender: news@pcp.ca Organization: PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd. References: <312fg2$685@urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 94 19:17:24 GMT In article <312fg2$685@urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> root@nixa.rz.rwth-aachen.de (Operator) writes: > Hi all, > > we're having a big problem concerning Ethernet. We are running the 802.3 > Control Stack (?) and NS 3.2 is using Ethernet 2 Packets. That's why I > can't see all of our Novell - Netware Servers. Now the question: > > How can I switch to 802.3 Packets?? > Here is the answer I received from NeXT on the same question: Rory Gibson. ------------------- Frame type configuration is automatic, so generally there is no need to configure it. When you reboot the NeXT, it sends out Nearest Server Query broadcast packets to find the nearest server. It tries twice using Ethernet-II framing, then twice with 802.2 over 802.3, then twice using 802.2 with SNAP headers over 802.3 then twice using raw 802.3. As soon as it gets a response from a server, it stops the search process, and configures itself to use the frame format which triggered the response. If you want to override the automatic configuration, you can edit /etc/rc. Find the line which launches /usr/netware/etc/npsd, and add command-line options to it. Valid options are: -v << verbose mode >> -t ss << change timeout on server responses to ss seconds >> -r nn << try each frame type nn times before giving up >> -f ethernet_ii << ethernet type II frame type >> -f ethernet_snap -f ethernet_802.2 -f ethernet_802.3 There is no provision for speaking different frame types to different servers.
From: seanw@xedoc.com.au Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Single column browser in open panel...Annoying!! Date: 27 Jul 1994 07:02:07 GMT Organization: Connect.com.au Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia Distribution: world Message-ID: <3150pf$i4u@yarrina.connect.com.au> Ok, this should be an easy one, Ever since I moved my home directory to another drive my preference have been really screwed up. My main gripe is that my open/close panels have decided to only show one column. As you can imagine this is really annoying. So does any knowledgeable person out there know how to fix this?? I tried copying preferences from someone else...but to no avail. Thanks Sean. --------------------------------------------------------- Sean Woodhouse Software Engineer Xedoc Software Development Pty Ltd, Melbourne AUSTRALIA seanw@xedoc.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: SCSI to terminate or not??? Date: 27 Jul 1994 07:19:38 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <3151qa$4qr@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <313jff$at@bilbo.suite.com> In article <313jff$at@bilbo.suite.com> root@suite.com (Operator) writes: > If I add an external disk to my cube do I terminate it? Unterminate the > internal? Both? Neither??????? I know that it is not advised to have more than one terminated SCSI device. It is probably hard on the bus drivers, since the effective termination resistance is only half. However, I have had two hard drives on one NextStation. I have always left both of them terminated with no apparent ill effects. I have had them both connected internally and have also had one internal and one external. Evidently you can just be lazy and never touch the termination resistors. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: aberno@saltwater.com (Anthony Berno) Subject: Mac->Next FTP Message-ID: <1994Jul27.045524.26305@saltwater.com> Sender: aberno@saltwater.com Organization: Saltwater City Software, Inc. Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 04:55:24 GMT I would like to set up FTP between my Mac and my Next, but unfortunately I have no idea of how to make it work. I've got the appropriate software on the Mac side, and I suppose the Next has it already, but its configuration is a complete mystery to me. A possible complication is that I have a UUCP connection on the Next, and I'm reluctant to fiddle with the network configuration, since the process of setting that up was somewhat mysterious in itself, and I don't want to screw it up somehow. Any help would be heartily appreciated. -Anthony
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: leb@label.tau.ac.il (Larry Blume) Subject: Re: Mail & hostnames/domainnames Message-ID: <1994Jul27.075741.16964@aristo.tau.ac.il> Sender: usenet@aristo.tau.ac.il (USENET) Organization: Tel-Aviv University Computation Center References: <1994Jul24.081413.8011@ToTSySSoft.com> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 07:57:41 GMT In article <1994Jul24.081413.8011@ToTSySSoft.com> Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes: (Actually, with respect to an earlier post on this thread in comp.sys.next/bugs Bruce wrote:) > Note that you CAN override the Dj definition with a > literal constant if needed, and it's recommended when OTHER > THAN the default shown above is desired. I want my reply-to field to say lb19@cornell.edu rather than the default, which is in a different domain, different country, perhaps even a different universe. How do you do this? ******************************************************************* Larry Blume Reply To: LB19@CORNELL.EDU Eitan Berglas School of Economics Voice: 972-03-640-7167 Tel Aviv University Fax: 972-03-640-9908 Naftali Bldg Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mac->Next FTP Date: 27 Jul 1994 10:16:12 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <315c5c$dr6@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <1994Jul27.045524.26305@saltwater.com> In article <1994Jul27.045524.26305@saltwater.com> aberno@saltwater.com (Anthony Berno) writes: >I would like to set up FTP between my Mac and my Next, but unfortunately I >have no idea of how to make it work. I've got the appropriate software on >the Mac side, and I suppose the Next has it already, but its configuration >is a complete mystery to me. For others reading this who are wondering what "the appropriate software" is, it's: + MacTCP, an inexpensive commercial product sold by Apple, available from APDA ("TCP/IP Connection for Macintosh"), or available with the book _The Internet Starter Kit_. [Or, if you wait for System 7.5, MacTCP will be bundled...] + Some sort of FTP client. My personal favorite is Fetch, available by anonymous FTP from ftp.dartmouth.edu as pub/mac/Fetch_2.1.2.sit.hqx (Fetch is included with _The Internet Starter Kit_) -and/or- + some sort of FTP server. There's one in the free NCSA Telnet, or if you'll tolerate a small shareware fee, look on one of the Info-Mac archive sites for comm/net/ftpd-220.hqx Note that Mac software that understands popular UNIX file conventions (compress/gzip, tar/cpio, etc.) is available if you need it. Look in Info-Mac's "cmp" directory. >A possible complication is that I have a UUCP connection on the Next, and >I'm reluctant to fiddle with the network configuration, since the process >of setting that up was somewhat mysterious in itself, and I don't want to >screw it up somehow. UUCP and TCP/IP are completely independent, so you shouldn't worry about screwing that up. Since you're not connected to the Internet, you can use the NeXT Default Network(tm) numbers. Edit /etc/hostconfig for INETADDR=192.42.172.1 (this takes effect at the next reboot) and configure the Mac to use 192.42.172.2 It doesn't make sense to run DNS on an isolated two-machine network, so name-address associations should be in NetInfo on the NeXT side, and--I believe--a file called "Hosts" in the System Folder (created by TeachText or SimpleText) on the Mac side. The "Hosts" format is a subset of the DNS format, something like machine-name A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -=EPS=-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bbum@friday.com Subject: Re: WANTED: list/overview of apps planned for HP NeXTStep. Message-ID: <CtKDpH.3BG@friday.com> Sender: bbum@friday.com (Bill Bumgarner) Organization: Friday Software & Consulting; a virtual company References: <30ooc6$h80@alf.uib.no> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 20:17:40 GMT Considering that supporting HP NeXTSTEP is simply a matter of recompiling an app for that architecture, all of the software companies that can still recompile their apps will support HP [that is, all the companies that still exist]. b.bum Thor Legvold writes > Hi. > > Still looking at relative merits of Intel vs. PA-RISC :-) > > Does there exist a list or overview of NeXTSTEP apps which > have been ported, or are planned ported (i.e. the author(s) > have announced their intent to release a HP version) to HP? > > It seems to me that most everything has been ported to Intel, > while I cannot find anywhere any public mention of support or > intent to support the upcoming HP port of NeXTStep. I have > received confirmation from several companies I've contacted > directly, but cannot take time to contact all of them. > > Please e-mail replies, I'll summarize. > > Regards, > -- > Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life > NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known... > University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors > Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail) -- b.bum <bbum@friday.com> | In cyberspace.... WhiteLight Systems, INC. | ...no one can hear you laugh.
From: max@fml.tuwien.ac.at (Maximilian Hantsch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Name servers for NeXT and NEXTSTEP? Date: 27 Jul 1994 11:15:02 GMT Organization: Technical University Vienna, Austria Message-ID: <315fjm$sjt@news.tuwien.ac.at> References: <JBRYANS.94Jul26105605@tern.csulb.edu> In article <JBRYANS.94Jul26105605@tern.csulb.edu> jbryans@csulb.edu (Jack Bryans) writes: > In article <1994Jul26.063722.18123@urz.unibas.ch> frank@ifi.unibas.ch (Robert Frank) writes: > > > Which name servers would you recommend for NEXTSTEP? > > If you can wait a few weeks, I'd suggest bind-4.9.3. There's a good chance > it'll be released sometime in Aug. Builds right out'a the box on both 2.1 & > 3.?. Fixes lots of long standing security problems, too. Btw, which version of BIND is the one that gets shipped with NS 3.2? Email reply please. Maximilian Hantsch -- University of Technology Vienna Financial Market Lab, Department of Software Engineering Treitlstrasse 3, A-1040 Wien, Austria Tel: +43-1-58801/8134, Fax: +43-1-565678
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hm@nathan.ix.de (Harald Milz) Subject: Re: programming autologout after X minutes of inactivity Message-ID: <CtLJMK.C1z@ix.de> Sender: news@ix.de Organization: Verlag Heinz Heise GmbH & Co KG References: <3123ro$jrg@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> <312aol$gak@hamblin.math.byu.edu> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 11:23:08 GMT In comp.sys.next.sysadmin, Paul Cardon (pmarc@allanon.math.byu.edu) wrote: > > background which would log the user out after a certain period of > > inactivity. But how do I have the program check for inactivity, and how > > do I log the user out? > If you're patient you can wait for the 3.3 upgrade and it will be really > easy to do. If you're less patient, you can use tcsh or bash. Both offer an autologout feature. See the man-pages. Plus, there is a tool named idle_out or so available on FTP. Consult archie for that. -- Harald Milz phone +49 (511) 53 52-377 iX Multiuser Multitasking Magazine fax +49 (511) 53 52-378 Helstorfer Str. 7, D-30625 Hannover office: hm@ix.de P.O. Box 61 04 07, D-30604 Hannover home: hm@seneca.ix.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca (Jason Bright) Subject: Re: MouseX Problems Message-ID: <CtLL94.65A@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <313vg4$12k@hub.ucsb.edu> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 11:58:15 GMT In article <313vg4$12k@hub.ucsb.edu> doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) writes: > In article <CtJru5.9Fu@cunews.carleton.ca> jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca (Jason > Bright) writes: > ] I have just finished the installation of MouseX on my system, and > ] I'm reasonably pleased by its performance- irregardless of some of its > ] more 'funky' behaviour. > ] My problem is--> after launching MouseX using the Xfe.app, I can > ] toggle back to NEXTSTEP, but when I return to the X screen the keyboard > ] doesn't respond (the mouse works just fine). Looks like maybe NS steals > ] the keyboard from X and doesn't give it back. Any ideas? > ] > > Please read the help page in Xfe.app, specifically the "Bugs" section, where > a solution to this problem is described. > If you are referring to the lines to insert into the .xinitrc file for dealing with the command/alt keys, I've already done that. If it helps any, I'm using Xfe.app 2.5 and NEXTSTEP 3.2. -- Jay Bright jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca "I can't give you a brain, but I can give you a diploma." -The Wizard of Oz
From: ccx009@rowan.coventry.ac.uk (Adam Bentley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Changing the IP address of a NeXT 3.0 Server Followup-To: poster Date: 27 Jul 1994 12:31:23 +0100 Organization: Coventry University Message-ID: <315gib$h9v@rowan.coventry.ac.uk> Hi, simple question for you NeXTies! How can I alter the IP address of my NeXT Netinfo Server? It's a 68040 Cube running 3.0. It allocates IP addresses and names to 5 other NeXT Slabs (Turbo's) also running 3.0. What are the foolproof steps to 1. Alter the server IP address and get it up and running with this new address. When I altered the hostconfig in single user mode the server would no longer boot. Does the netinfo stuff base itself on the IP address of the machine? 2. Once the server is up and running with a new IP address is there anything I need to do to my netinfo clients to make them get new IP addresses too? Sorry if these are newbie questions but we don't have any printed major printed docs on our machines and the on-line stuff is out of date. Any help appreciated. -- _ /-\dam ------------------------------------------------------------------------- FLESH: Adam Bentley (Fraggle), Systems/Networking, Coventry University. UK INET : A.Bentley@hermes.coventry.ac.uk
From: powell@tropic.aoml.erl.gov (Mark Powell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Advise for NeXT color printer problem? Date: 27 Jul 1994 12:37:12 GMT Organization: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/AOML Message-ID: <315kdo$6fm@wave.aoml.erl.gov> We are having problems with printing radar images with the NeXT color printer. It appears to be related to clogged nozzles for the Cyan color. When I do a nozzle check the second horizontal line of the cyan color does not print. Ive already cleaned several times using the A and B cleaning, I've flushed the nozzles twice and replaced all the color and black cartridges in the process. Any ideas? The nozzle test still shows the clog and it causes all our greens to be painted with yellow stripes where the yellow and cyan are supposed to make green and the blues have light blue stripes. I dont have any more cartridges to do alot more flushes. I have not tried calling Bell Atlantic yet. We bought the printer from a 3rd party vendor as a part of a mass purchase that was advertised on the net several months ago and I'm not sure about a warranty so I'm concerned about $$ for repairs. This printer has made < 300 plain paper and transperancy prints. I know of at least one other group who have had the same problem. Thanks for any advice you can offer! -- Dr. Mark D. Powell Research Meteorologist, CCM (Swimmer, Windsurfer, user of NEXTSTEP) NOAA Hurricane Research Division (appropriate disclaimers apply) Miami, Fl 33149 Voice (305) 361-4403 Fax (305) 361-4402
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: help: OS not found Message-ID: <1994Jul27.104358.889@news.wesleyan.edu> From: jpe@swan.wcc.wesleyan.edu Date: 27 Jul 94 10:43:58 -0400 Organization: Wesleyan University One of our PC's running NextStep won't boot because the boot program can't find the OS to load. The multiple boot loader is fine but when we choose Next, we just get an error that the OS is not found. Any suggestions? Anyon know how to make a boot floppy (we have other PC's with NextStep available and working). Thanks, John
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: olivier@ruiz.civil.mcgill.ca (Olivier Pouliquen) Subject: how can a Mac print to NEXT printer? Message-ID: <1994Jul27.135834.10182@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> Sender: news@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca Organization: McGill University Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 13:58:34 GMT we have a mac connected to an ethernet network through macTCP. On the same network we have a NEXT which is physically connected to a NEXT printer. Does anybody know what has to be done to print from the Mac to the NEXT printer?? thanks olivier olivier@fuego.civil.mcgill.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: emstech@music.mcgill.ca (Alain Terriault -- EMS Technician) Subject: Biggest drive on a NextStation ? Message-ID: <1994Jul27.144035.12489@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> Sender: news@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca Organization: McGill University Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 14:40:35 GMT Bonjour, I will like to buy a 3 Gig and maybe also a 9 Gig drive. Before I do so I will like to know if the NextStation can handle those size of HD. If not what is the biggest drive I can put on my machine ? Thanks, -- Alain Terriault Music Faculty, Mcgill University Montreal, Canada
From: slxn8@cc.usu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NS 3.2 Workspace Error - user can't log in on m68k but CAN on i386 Message-ID: <1994Jul27.085522.23852@cc.usu.edu> Date: 27 Jul 94 08:55:21 MDT References: <313j3t$h2n@masala.cc.uh.edu> Organization: Utah State University In article <313j3t$h2n@masala.cc.uh.edu>, sears@uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) writes: > > I have a user who can not log in on NS 3.2/m68k. The user _can_ log in on > NS 3.2/i386 without any problems. Any suggestions? I had this problem. I messed around with all of the defaults, etc. It turned out that my black machine's root directory everyone could read it, but only root could write to it. (Which is what I wanted.) But on the Intel machine, everyone could write to the root dir. When I changed the black machine's permissions on the root dir so that everyone could write to it also...everything worked just fine. Why? I have no idea, but I havn't had any problems since. I didn't have this problem with 3.1 though. Hope that helps! ====================================================================== John Zollinger (NextMail Preferred) Programmer/Analyst slxn8@cc.usu.edu [Moore BCS - Logan, Utah] "Life is too important to take seriously." ======================================================================
From: murphy@wsc.com (Paul Murphy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: gethostbyname() and Morningstar PPP Date: 27 Jul 1994 16:38:28 GMT Organization: WSC Investment Services, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <MURPHY.94Jul27123828@eos.wsc.com> Problem: Morningstar PPP takes 60 seconds to pick up the line when a name lookup is required. Morningstar Explanation: gethostbyname() makes a call to netinfod (or lookupd) to see if the information is in Netinfo before making a connection to the name server pointed to by the /etc/resolv.conf entry. The call to netinfod takes 60 seconds to return if the information is NOT in netinfo. Therefore, it's a bug that NeXT has to fix before Morningstar PPP will do the right thing. Additional Data: This does not happen with Marble Teleconnect (which unfortunately only runs on black hardware). The delay does not occur if the PPP connection is already established. Question: Does anyone have more data that might help me figure out what is going on? Thanks. - Paul murphy@wsc.com
From: cdl@triton.ucsd.edu (Carl Lowenstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: SCSI to terminate or not??? Date: 27 Jul 1994 10:30:59 -0700 Organization: Marine Physical Lab, UC San Diego Message-ID: <3165kj$ja5@triton.ucsd.edu> References: <313jff$at@bilbo.suite.com> In article <313jff$at@bilbo.suite.com> root@suite.com (Operator) writes: > >I have a question about adding an additional hard disk (or tape drive) to >a NeXT cube. I know that a SCSI chain needs to be terminated (only once) >and so this brings up the following question. No -- a SCSI bus needs to be terminated exactly twice. Once at each end. The cabling of a NeXT (cube or station) is such that the internal drive is at one end of the SCSI bus, the controller is in the middle, and the external connector is at the other end. One end of the bus is terminated by the terminating resistors on the internal drive, the other end should be terminated at the last external device. Under the special circumstances that the length of the bus is not very great (like 20cm in the Cube, 10cm in the Station), you can get away without the second terminator, and NeXT does this. (along with many other worstation manufacturers) >If I add an external disk to my cube do I terminate it? Unterminate the >internal? Both? Neither??????? So add an external disk and terminate it. For futher information, keep in touch with comp.periphs.scsi. carl -- carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego {decvax|ucbvax} !ucsd!mpl!cdl cdl@mpl.ucsd.edu clowenstein@ucsd.edu
From: ccpaulh@monad.missouri.edu (H. Paul Hammann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Using NIS instead of Netinfo on NeXTs in a mixed net? Date: 27 Jul 1994 17:47:56 GMT Organization: University of Delaware Distribution: world Message-ID: <3166kc$8cs@louie.udel.edu> Keywords: NeXT, SGI, NIS Hello all, we are in the process of networking a bunch of SGIs and NeXTs (black hardware). It is desirous to integrate the both manufacturers computers so that each user has a single home that is used by both platforms. In order to do this we need to make each user have the same numeric userid for each system. (We don't want to shell out the bucks for AFS) One of the proposals for doing this is to have the NeXTs run NIS exclusively, and have them served by an SGI NIS server machine. If anyone has experience running NIS by itself on NeXTs, horror stories, tips, tricks, advice, or pointers to info, I would appreciate knowing about it. If there is sufficient interest and response I will summarize to this newsgroup. Thanks in advance. Regards, ___ /\__\ NeXT system administrator H. Paul Hammann \/__/ Campus Computing ccpaulh@monad.missouri.edu NeXTSTEP U. of Missouri - Columbia
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: programming autologout after X minutes of inactivity Date: 27 Jul 1994 17:43:12 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <3166bg$8et@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <CtLJMK.C1z@ix.de> In article <CtLJMK.C1z@ix.de> hm@nathan.ix.de (Harald Milz) writes: > If you're less patient, you can use tcsh or bash. Both offer an autologout > feature. See the man-pages. But I don't just want to exit the terminal window. This is what happens when one types "logout" in a terminal window. I want to send some command to the NeXT window manager. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think tcsh or bash will do this. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: bdc@blackjack.ai.mit.edu (Brian D. Carlstrom) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NeXT Client NFS Losage Date: 27 Jul 1994 18:32:32 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Distribution: world Message-ID: <BDC.94Jul27143235@blackjack.ai.mit.edu> Why do NeXT NFS clients fail to talk corrrectly to NeXT NFS servers? I turned off caching with noac. Do I have to manually set all of the ac{reg,dir}{min,max} options to zero as well? Why doesn't the so-called NFS Manager have the ability to edit these options? Why is it when I "ls -l" a file that has a non-zero length but still can't "more" it, although I can "cat" it and "cc" it? -bri NOTE: this seems to be gone in 3.3...
From: shankar@mauve.cse.ucsc.edu (Shankar Ramamoorthy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Solaris nfs mount problem Date: 27 Jul 1994 18:51:29 GMT Organization: UC Santa Cruz CIS/CE Sender: shankar@mauve (Shankar Ramamoorthy) Distribution: world Message-ID: <316abh$c80@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> I am trying out the Beta release of Solaris 2.4 for Intel x86 platforms, and I have a problem mounting file systems exported from a Next server (Motorola 68K) running NextStep 3.2. On the Solaris client side: 1. The mount operation returns a 0 status code, but the file system remains inaccessible. An "ls" on the mounted file system simply hangs. A "df" operation shows the number of files on the filesystem to be -1. "mount" shows the file system to be mounted. 2. If by chance the mount operation indeed works, it remains extremely flaky. I keep getting NFS timeout messages. Quite frequently, file operations hang. On the Next server side: 1. I find mount-related messages in the system log file. A sample entry from the /usr/adm/messages file on the Next server: Jul 25 22:20:22 nextserver mach: svckudp_send: xdr_replymsg failed Jul 25 22:20:22 nextserver mach: nfs_server: bad sendreply from 165.227.27.11 Interestingly, I am able to mount on the Solaris machine file systems exported from a SPARCstation-1 running SunOS 4.1.2 without any apparent problems. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Please send email to shankar@cse.ucsc.edu Thanks. -Shankar
From: kheit@gandalf.rutgers.edu (John Kheit) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Building NS onto a laptop Message-ID: <Jul.27.17.17.24.1994.4273@gandalf.rutgers.edu> Date: 27 Jul 94 21:17:24 GMT Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Hi All, Im planning on getting a laptop to run NS on. I think I found a nice one (even though the tech support people are a little snotty :). Its an Acom DX2/66, 16bit sound, 16meg RAM(32max), 540meg IDE drive, PCMIA III, PowerBook like palm rest and trackball position, dual-scan color, 1megVRAM VLB video. All for $3050 (at 1 800 898-2665). The catch is I'm not sure I can easily install NS onto it... I thought I would just be able to pop out the 2.5" IDE drive, and plug it into my desktop computer, and do a build disk from my other hard drive. But the tech support people say that 2.5" drives wont plug into regular IDE controllers; that 2.5" drives need special cables. They said that adapters used to exist. Anyone know where I can get such an adapter? So, does anyone know a good way of installing NS onto one of these 2.5" IDE hard drives? I dont want to get a docking station and a SCSI controller card because I would never again use them with the portable. I already have a desktop Intel system with a SCSI controller, CDROM, E-net card etc. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Perhaps there is some way of building a disk over E-net? Are there any PCMIA E-net cards supported by NS? Thanks very much for any/all help !-) Later, John
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: esprit@netcom.com (Alan F. Perry) Subject: NetInfo problem Message-ID: <espritCtM99A.JvI@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <CtLJMK.C1z@ix.de> <3166bg$8et@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 20:36:45 GMT I have two NeXT machines networked together, the server running 3.1 and the client running 3.0. I used to access stuff between them all the time, but then I had some disk problems on the client and replaced the disk. I have reinstalled NS 3.0 on the client and have set it up within SNS as a client. Unfortunately it isn't completely working. From the client, I can access the server, but from the server, I can not access the client. I can ping the client, but I cannot access its NetInfo from the server. I cannot set-up NFS mounts either. Any ideas? -- ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Alan F. Perry | Life is short, but by achieving greater speeds alanp@eng.sun.com (work) | a man can make his life a little longer and esprit@netcom.com (home) | more affluent - Soichiro Honda
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: New NetInfo? Message-ID: <1994Jul27.133542.23891@cc.usu.edu> From: root@hobbs.chem.usu.edu (Operator) Date: 27 Jul 94 13:35:41 MDT I configured my network as a non netinfo network and i want to reconfigure it as a Netinfo Network so I can use a printer hooked up to another NexT macine. Can I export a NeXT Printer over a Non-NetInfo Network? If not how do I remove the current Network? please send email to mike@hobbs.chem.usu.edu Thinaks in advace
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Sharing NeXT printer on non-netinfo network. Message-ID: <1994Jul27.142823.23899@cc.usu.edu> From: mike@hobbs.chem.usu.edu (mike emmel) Date: 27 Jul 94 14:28:23 MDT References: <311qm1$m0o@news.ip.net> In article <311qm1$m0o@news.ip.net> writes: > In a nutshell, I would like to be able to print to the NeXTprinter that is > on a station that is on our network from my cube. Is there any way to do > this trivially without having to setup netinfo, or if not, how can I setup > a simple netinfo domain that will probably only be used for the printer? > > Mark Imbriaco > mark@tcp.ip.net > _____ _ |\ o|\ | ______ I n t e r n e t P r e s e n c e & Publishing > | / | \ || \ |\ |__ | Suite 1700 ofc: 804.446.9060 > | \_ |_/.||_/.| \|\_ | World Trade Center fax: 804.446.9061 > | | Norfolk, Virginia 23510 email: info@tcp.ip.net Same problem send me mail if you figure it out I tried to send you some but it bounced back Thanks mike@hobbs.chem.usue.edu Yes I know my mailer is screwd up that what started this big talk about domian names still can't figure out how to fix it.
From: bbry@bu.edu (Bryony Bechtold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: X for INTEL... Date: 28 Jul 1994 00:20:07 GMT Organization: Boston University Message-ID: <316tjo$8uu@news.bu.edu> References: <CtC7AB.Fnt@spcuna.spc.edu> <30pjdl$35h@alf.uib.no> <CtF0Aq.37L@spcuna.spc.edu> Operator (root@net23.com) wrote: : Thor Legvold (edmtl@alf.uib.no) wrote: : : I thought NeXT for Intel had "dual boot" where one can have : : more than one OS on a boot disk, no? : : If it does, what do you need an X for NeXT for? : : Just run Linux. Its free. Its fast. Its stable. Its nice. : : (not as nice as NeXT ;-) : Gee, probably because I run a well-known commercial access site which has : to be up 24/7 Gee, then you should have no problem affording the very reasonable cost of one of the commercial X packages.
From: David.Halliday@ASU.Edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Appletalk Date: 27 Jul 94 15:17:33 Organization: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, ASU Message-ID: <Dave.94Jul27151733@ournext> References: <310k76$qp@news.cerf.net> In message <310k76$qp@news.cerf.net>, Chris Fasano <fasano@nic.cerf.net asked: >Hello, > > Does anyone know of a product that will allow my next to >spit out ethertalk packets. I would like to use a laser printer >that is one one of our macs. Chris (and anyone else interested), look into Partner by Information Presentation Technologies, Inc. (E-mail address: info@iptech.com). I have sent them an e-mail request for information and academic pricing (sent two days ago), but have yet to receive a response. Hope this helps. David Halliday David.Halliday@ASU.Edu (NeXT Mail OK)
From: Roland Telfeyan <roland@gomidas.mi.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: how can a Mac print to NEXT printer? Date: 28 Jul 1994 01:59:09 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Distribution: world Message-ID: <3173dd$etq@zip.eecs.umich.edu> References: <1994Jul27.135834.10182@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> InterCon's InterPrint. info@intercon.com
From: Roland Telfeyan <roland@gomidas.mi.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: You don't exist. Go away. Date: 28 Jul 1994 02:08:11 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Distribution: world Message-ID: <3173ub$f1i@zip.eecs.umich.edu> # 21 roland@gorky /etc % /usr/ucb/talk roland # You don't exist. Go away. # 22 roland@gorky /etc % nslookup gorky # Server: gorky # Address: 0.0.0.0 # # res_mkquery(0, gorky., 1, 1) # recvfrom: Connection refused # recvfrom: Connection refused # *** gorky can't find gorky: No response from server # 23 roland@gorky /etc % My network seems to have gotten messed up. I can't talk and nslookups are not working. What should I look at to try to fix this problem? Thanks! Roland
From: Roland Telfeyan <roland@gomidas.mi.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: You don't exist. Go away. Date: 28 Jul 1994 02:08:35 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Distribution: world Message-ID: <3173v3$f1t@zip.eecs.umich.edu> 21 roland@gorky /etc % /usr/ucb/talk roland You don't exist. Go away. 22 roland@gorky /etc % nslookup gorky Server: gorky Address: 0.0.0.0 res_mkquery(0, gorky., 1, 1) recvfrom: Connection refused recvfrom: Connection refused *** gorky can't find gorky: No response from server 23 roland@gorky /etc % My network seems to have gotten messed up. I can't talk and nslookups are not working. What should I look at to try to fix this problem? Thanks! Roland
From: Roland Telfeyan <roland@gomidas.mi.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: You don't exist. Go away. Date: 28 Jul 1994 02:08:51 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Distribution: world Message-ID: <3173vj$f24@zip.eecs.umich.edu> 21 roland@gorky /etc % /usr/ucb/talk roland You don't exist. Go away. 22 roland@gorky /etc % nslookup gorky Server: gorky Address: 0.0.0.0 res_mkquery(0, gorky., 1, 1) recvfrom: Connection refused recvfrom: Connection refused *** gorky can't find gorky: No response from server 23 roland@gorky /etc % My network seems to have gotten messed up. I can't talk and nslookups are not working. What should I look at to try to fix this problem? Thanks! Roland
From: Roland Telfeyan <roland@gomidas.mi.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: You don't exist. Go away. Date: 28 Jul 1994 02:09:05 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Distribution: world Message-ID: <317401$f28@zip.eecs.umich.edu> 21 roland@gorky /etc % /usr/ucb/talk roland You don't exist. Go away. 22 roland@gorky /etc % nslookup gorky Server: gorky Address: 0.0.0.0 res_mkquery(0, gorky., 1, 1) recvfrom: Connection refused recvfrom: Connection refused *** gorky can't find gorky: No response from server 23 roland@gorky /etc % My network seems to have gotten messed up. I can't talk and nslookups are not working. What should I look at to try to fix this problem? Thanks! Roland
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bnh@active (Brian Hess) Subject: Re: The Process that Wouldn't Die! Message-ID: <1994Jul28.023925.23940@nntpxfer.psi.com> Sender: news@nntpxfer.psi.com Organization: Performance Systems Int'l References: <CtK701.BIv@nntpa.cb.att.com> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 02:39:25 GMT -B.LING (btl@hogpf.ho.att.com) wrote: : has anyone else ever run into this? why can't root seem to : kill some processes? The only time I know of that root cannot "kill -9" a process is when the process is blocked inside the kernel. There isn't supposed to be any way for this to happen, but sometimes it does. (A guess: my trouble *apparently* related to powering a peripheral off, if it was on at boot time. In some such cases even a "halt" would hang. Not reproducible enough for a bug report.) Brian Hess Active Ingredients, Inc. bnh@active.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bnh@active (Brian Hess) Subject: Re: Unknown user logged into ttydfb Message-ID: <1994Jul28.025650.24266@nntpxfer.psi.com> Sender: news@nntpxfer.psi.com Organization: Performance Systems Int'l References: <CtKnAF.A5t@sounds.wa.com> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 02:56:50 GMT Brian Willoughby (brianw@sounds.wa.com) wrote: :I am having a problem with dial-up terminal access to my NeXT. Primarily, :1) They cannot use the "talk" utility to send me messages. I seem to :remember that the error message is something like "I don't know you. Go away." This database is in /etc/utmp. : 2) Although "last" lists the account as "still logged in", there is no : matching entry in the report output by the "w" command. This database is in /usr/adm/wtmp. Both databases are supposed to be owned by root, and should have permissions of "rw-r--r--". (wtmp is often "rw-rw-r--" so accounting daemons can hack it too.) The databases are manipulated by the login process, whatever that happens to be on your system. If it's only dial-ups, the first thing I would check is to make sure that /bin/login is owned by root, and that its "set-uid" bit is set, permissions like "rwsr-xr-x". The latest version of UCB "talk" tries a little harder to get to know you before telling you to go away, so if you can't figure out your ownership/setuid problem, you can FTP new talk source instead. Brian Hess Active Ingredients, Inc. bnh@active.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: samurai@cs.mcgill.ca (Darcy BROCKBANK) Subject: Not finding my SCSI card. Message-ID: <1994Jul28.021834.17911@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> Sender: news@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca Organization: SOCS, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 02:18:34 GMT Well, I'm one of those pathetic cases who ended up with a P/90 with the OPTi chipset that makes you feel like you're watching a 386. The vendor that sold it to me (Zenon) finally shipped out (3 weeks later) an Intel Premiere motherboard. Great. Now, I plug everything in, and after the BIOS messages come up, I get a message teling me that there's a drive not ready error, and I should insert a boot diskette. Usually at this time I get a message saying (well, this is on our other two Intel Premiere machines) NCR SCSI BIOS 3.0 Revision 2.1 or something like that. I attacked the BIOS in a blind fury and ended up with a totally voided piece of hardware (I have to download a BIOS recovery utility to fix this). Is there anyone out there that could possibly know what the problem is? I don't know a whole lot about PC hardware, but I was suspecting that there should have been a revision to the system BIOS to access the PCI SCSI card. I was attempting to copy over the BIOS from one of our working machines to the useless P90 when it blew itself to hell. Well, I guess I blew it to hell, but PCs do seem like suicidal computers, don't they? Anyway: HELP!!!!!! Any info is appreciated, because I'm just shooting in the dark here. - darcy -- I have a heart condition... if you hit me, it's murder. -- Withnail -- We are millionares! -- and I -- To you, we're not deep -- Housemartins -- A bit small for a share certificate -- Cleese -- Smoke me a kipper, skipper, I'll be back for breakfast. -- Ace Rimmer -- He's the tallest man by a dam site. -- Crow --
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Mail & hostnames/domainnames Message-ID: <1994Jul27.163708.4068@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <1994Jul27.075741.16964@aristo.tau.ac.il> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 16:37:08 GMT In article <1994Jul27.075741.16964@aristo.tau.ac.il> leb@label.tau.ac.il (Larry Blume) writes: ~> I want my reply-to field to say lb19@cornell.edu rather than ~> the default, which is in a different domain, different country, ~> perhaps even a different universe. ~> How do you do this? Larry, First, you can set personal Reply-To: by message using Mail.app's Tools > Send Options... (Command-Shift-O) menu option. The slot at the bottom of the panel is designated to accept/modify/display the Reply-To: for the message. Second, you can set this also as a default in Info > Preferences... for Mail.app (PopUp should show "Normal") Third, when using a convoluted enough routing for your E-mail that the Reply-To: gets rewritten, you can get some really strange results from that. What has worked well for me is adding a header line spec to sendmail.cf... H?x?Reply-To: $x But, then, my sendmail.cf hasn't been a standard distribution since I first installed NEXTSTEP 2.1, and found problems bringing up UUCP. With 2.1 thru 3.1 I used a hacked version of sendmail.cf (slightly) from the standard psi.com distribution. Now (3.2) I'm running a very hacked NeXT sendmail.mailhost.cf, which for the most part, will do both SMTP and UUCP between my machine and my mailhost, according to whether SLIP is active or not, for quickies between the two. It resolves bang-paths and uucp pseudo-domain to the uucp MTA, and ships simple user@host out SMTP. No big problem when I forget and use the uucp addressing as my uucp attempts TCP with fall-back to PAD (which drops to DIR and uses 'f' protocol over the v.42bis connection).
From: nomad@network.ucsd.edu (Lee Damon) Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix,comp.admin.policy,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sgi.admin,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.admin,news.sysadmin Subject: LISA VIII conference BOF information Followup-To: comp.org.usenix Date: 27 Jul 1994 20:04:19 -0700 Organization: University of California, San Diego Distribution: world Message-ID: <31777j$c9b@network.ucsd.edu> Summary: schedules, we got schedules! LISA VIII BOFs From the conference flier: BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER SESSIONS *************************** Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions (BOFs) allow attendees to meet and discuss topics of interest to them. BOF Sessions are intended to be highly interactive and much less formal than the Technical Sessions. Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions will be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings in the Town and Country Hotel. We would particularly like to encourage Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions on topics which would not normally be discussed during typical USENIX technical presentations (for instance, discussions on professional and technical issues, non-professional interests common to Systems Administrators, etc.) To schedule a BOF Session, or to request more information, direct your e-mail to Lee Damon, nomad@network.ucsd.edu. BOFs may also be scheduled on-site at the Conference Registration Desk. To schedule a BOF, contact me at nomad@network.ucsd.edu. I'll need to know about how many people you expect, how long it will take, and which night/time you want. See you in San Diego! --- We have between 7 and 9 rooms a night. A BOF can be booked in half-hour increments from half an hour to 2 hours (or more, if really needed). Tuesday & Wednesday we will start at 6:30pm and Thursday we start at 8:30 (to give people time to get dinner or back from the reception). Here's the list of what's scheduled so far. Tuesday 18:30 - 22:30 18:30 - 20:30 WWW Installation, Maintenance, Administration, and assorted Topics (kreiling@cs.unc.edu) Amy K. Kreiling, Univ. North Carolina Open discussion of issues having to do with the installation, configuration & management of a WWW server. Come and share your experiences as the Web Master at your site. We may even decide who should be declared the "WebMaster of the Universe" -- criteria to be determined later. 19:30 - 22:30 Tools for Sysadmin Tasks John Fink, (finkej@rpi.edu) John Simpson (johns@minnie.nic.kingston.ibm.com) Automating and Mechanizing User Administration Tasks is concentrating on the problems of managing large numbers of users while Tools for System Administration Tasks is concentrating on the problems of managing large numbers of systems. The BOF is split in two parts: 19:30 - 21:00 Automating and Mechanizing User Administration Tasks. Many of the tasks of the system administrator can benefit from automation and programming. In many areas vendors are providing tools to assist with that. The problem is, many of these tools don't scale up well. They may be fine for adding a few users a day, or managing a small cluster of machines, but don't cut it when you have to create userids for 2000 new students Some tools for managing large numbers of systems exist (rdist, package(AFS)), but tools for managing large numbers of users seem to be few and far between. We have found that using a relational database has made it much easier to solve many of these problems. What have people been doing to address this problem? What problems have you encountered? How do you get University Administrators to cooperate? What can you give them in return? 21:00 - 22:30 Tools for System Administration Tasks There are many "Publicly Available" tools which are widely used by system administrators. If these tools were identified in an orderly fashion software vendors could integrate them as part of their product offerings. This would save the system administrators research, retreival, and possibly configuration of these tools. We have identified Amd, NTP, SUP, Tcl, Tk, Expect and Perl as useful tools for managing systems. What tools have system administators been using? What are the requirements that we should place on selecting tools (heterogenous, ease of install/configuration, etc.)? How is the quality of the tools that you use? 20:30 - 22:30 Silicon Graphics Administration John E. Schimmel, jes@sgi.com Have problems with Irix or any of your SGI hardware that has not been answered on comp.sys.sgi.admin? Want to know about what is happening inside of SGI? Feel like letting SGI engineers know what you want to see in the next generation of products? Just want to come by and rumormonger? Well that's what this BOF is all about. A few nice people from SGI will show up to try to deal with what comes along. Please bring suggestions for future SGI administration products. Wednesday 18:30 - 22:30 18:30 - 19:30 reserved for a secret fun thing :) 19:30 - 20:30 SAGE Board Open Meeting (zwicky@sgi.com) Elizabeth Zwicky, SGI 20:30 - 21:30 SAGE Working Groups (nomad@castle.org) Lee Damon, Castle P.A.U.S. Members of the various Working Groups will have a chance to meet and work together on their WG topic. Majordomo (rouilj@cs.umb.edu) John P. Rouillard, UMB The majordomo mailing list manager has undergone some major changes over the past year. In the next year most of the internals of majordomo are going to be rewritten, and soon new modules of functionality will be added to majordomo. In addition the current code will become a testing bed for the new control mechanisms and the base features we will see in future majordomos. Come and join us when we discuss the fate of majordomo's current and future. Any quips, comments, evasions, questions or answers? 21:30 - 22:30 Networking ATM style (romig@cis.ohio-state.edu) Steve Romig, Ohio State Univ. Using ATM networks - migration plans, share experience with different vendors, problems encountered and solutions explored, etc... Thursday 20:30 - 22:30 18:00 - 20:00 Conference Reception FOOD!!!! FUN!!!! FROLIC!!! MORE FOOD!!!! 20:30 - 21:30 SAGE Board Candidate's Forum. (paw@northstar.dartmouth.edu) Pat Wilson, Dartmouth College Meet the candidates for next year's SAGE board, hear their views on SAGE issues and ask them questions. 21:30 - 22:30 Ohio St. Univ Backup System (romig@cis.ohio-state.edu) Steve Romig, Ohio State Univ. The OSU backup system, for users of it to talk about it and interested parties to find out more about it. 20:30 - 22:30 Firewalls (brent@greatcircle.com) Brent Chapman, Great Circle The Firewalls BOF will be a forum to discuss issues related to constructing and maintaining Internet firewall security systems. An "Internet firewall" could be defined as any system that lets a site access selected services of the Internet, while shielding that site against unauthorized access from the Internet. Current firewall technologies include packet filtering and application-level gateways. Brent Chapman manages the Internet "Firewalls" mailing list. For those of you who like graphical representations: Tuesday (available rooms: rm1-8) time rm1 rm2 rm7 rm8 18:30 WWW Installation, Maintenaince, 19:00 Administration, and assorted 19:30 Topics Tools for " Sysadmin 20:00 " tasks " " 20:30 SGI admin " " " 21:00 " " " " 21:30 " " " " 22:00 " " Wednesday (available rooms: rm1-9) time rm1 rm2 rm7 rm9 18:30 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXpossibly reservedXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 19:00 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 19:30 SAGE Board Open Meeting 20:00 " " 20:30 majordomo SAGE Working " Groups 21:00 " " " " 21:30 ATM networking " 22:00 " Thursday (available rooms: rm1-7,9) time rm1 rm2 rm7 rm9 18:30 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 19:00 - Conference - - Reception - 19:30 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 20:00 20:30 SAGE Board Firewalls Candidate's " 21:00 Forum. " " " 21:30 OSU Backup " System " 22:00 " " Rooms: rm1 - council, 70-80 people rm2 - chamber, 70-80 rm3 - cabinet, 70-80 rm4 - forum, 70-80 rm5 - senate, 70-80 rm6 - committee, 70-80 rm7 - California, 200+ rm8 - Golden West, 200+ rm9 - helix, 30 nomad ------------ - Lee "nomad" Damon - \ \ play: nomad@castle.org or castle!nomad \ Sr. Systems Administrator, / \ "Celebrate Diversity" / \
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: schwett@netcom.com Subject: [i] Installation Troubles : "Memory Fault 51..." Message-ID: <schwettCtn7x5.4u1@netcom.com> Summary: Reinstallation on a nwe HD (Quantum Empire 1080) no go. Keywords: installation intel quantum adaptec Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 09:05:28 GMT Hi. I've come up upon a rather nasty problem while trying to reinstall NeXTStep. I swapped hard drives with a friend, and attempted to install NS/i on the new drive, a Quantum "Empire 1080," which is a 1029 MB SCSI-II HD (althouth the drive is low level formatted to 1023 by the 1542CF) Anyway, just after the boot, boot0, boot1 installton I get roughly the following: writing /usr/standalone/i386/boot1 /etc/rc.cdrom.i386 : 51 Memory Fault /etc/rc.cdrom.i386 : 52 Memory Fault /private/tmp/mnta/private/vm/swapfile: no such file or directory /usr/etc/mach_swapon : mach_swapon failed : No such file or directory /etc/rc.cdrom.i386 : /private/tmp/mnta/private/tmp/(?)file : cannot create (The (?) isn't there; it says something that I cannot recall...) Anyway, I've checked the usual 1542CF problems; the dynamic scanning and the >1GB drive support, to no avail. If anybody knows the cause of these troubles, I'd really appreciate it. I have not changed anything else in the setup besides the HD. Thanks, Mark Schwettmann -- schwett@netcom.com, schwett@soda.berkeley.edu, schwett@uclink.berkeley.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schwett@netcom.com Subject: [i] Install Crash while "registering PCKeyboard0" Message-ID: <schwettCtn9zK.8nA@netcom.com> Summary: Sigh. Keywords: install crash intel Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 09:50:08 GMT Well... Ignore the last post; I suppose. I managed to get past that by pulling everything and setting my CD-ROM drive to SCSI-I mode. The drive was formatted and then the system reboot to complete the graphical portion of the install. It loads the kernel, but when it gets to "Registering PCKeyboard0" it completely halts. Any ideas about *this* problem!?!?! Thanks again, everybody... Mark Schwettmann -- schwett@netcom.com, schwett@soda.berkeley.edu, schwett@uclink.berkeley.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: "Scott A. McIntyre" <S.A.McIntyre@durham.ac.uk> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mail & hostnames/domainnames Date: 28 Jul 1994 10:27:52 GMT Organization: University of Durham, Durham, UK. Message-ID: <318178$cfb@mercury.dur.ac.uk> References: <1994Jul24.081413.8011@ToTSySSoft.com> <1994Jul27.075741.16964@aristo.tau.ac.il> Larry Blume (leb@label.tau.ac.il) wrote: : > Note that you CAN override the Dj definition with a : > literal constant if needed, and it's recommended when OTHER : > THAN the default shown above is desired. : I want my reply-to field to say lb19@cornell.edu rather than the default, which : is in a different domain, different country, perhaps even a different universe. : How do you do this? Install sendmail 8.6.9 and use the MASQUERADE_AS m4 macro, or just muck around with the DM macro in the sendmail.cf file as such: DMfoo.bar This will make all your mail appear as if it is from foo.bar, regardless of where you are. The easier way is to use a spiffy mail.app replacement like Eloquent.app, which allows you to specify your reply-to and return addresses in a very convenient manner (and most other headers, and create your own). If you use Eloquent, you can have mail templates which have predefined reply to addresses; so if sometimes you want people to reply to foo@bar.org and other times to J.Blow@wibble.com you can very easily set it up... Eloquent is great, btw.... -- _________________________________________________________________________ EMAIL: scott@shrug.org (NeXTmail accepted) OR S.A.McIntyre@durham.ac.uk WWW: http://shrug.org/~scott/ . The Universe before the big bang (acutal size)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dave@prim.demon.co.uk (Dave Griffiths) Subject: Re: Simple Network Server crash - SUMMARY Message-ID: <1994Jul28.092649.547@prim.demon.co.uk> Organization: Primitive Software Ltd. References: <1994Jul25.200753.1055@prim.demon.co.uk> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 09:26:49 GMT In article <1994Jul25.200753.1055@prim.demon.co.uk> dave@prim.demon.co.uk (Dave Griffiths) writes: >I've been trying to change my configuration using SNS under 3.2 Intel. It was >set to "Stand alone" and I tried to change it to "Be a server". The SNS app >crashes. A panel appears briefly and then disappears so I can't read it. I've >tried it with the network both connected and disconnected. No files have >been altered manually, everything has been done using either HostManager or >SNS. Before the crash I also get an alert panel which says "You have already >altered the default configuration blah blah blah". Many thanks to the people who responded. I didn't realize SNS was something of a standing joke. Anyway here are some instructions from Marc Majka of NeXT on how to fix it: === Log in as "root", start up Terminal, and: mv /etc/hostconfig /etc/hostconfig.save cp /usr/template/client/etc/hostconfig /etc/hostconfig This replaces your /etc/hostconfig file with an original (unmodified) copy. SNS will be happier if it sees this. niutil -createprop . /machines/broadcasthost serves ../network Note that there are two dots there ( . . / n e t w o r k ). This replaces a NetInfo binding property that SNS removes when it configures a system as "standalone". Next, disconnect your computer from the network and reboot. Don't worry that it will come up with the name "localhost" - you'll fix that in a minute. At this point, log in as root again, and run SimpleNetworkStarter. It will probably moan about how you changed some files, but it should let you re-configure your system. === Dave Griffiths
From: os9@bga.com (Michael R. M. Cheselka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can't boot NeXT anymore. Help! Date: 28 Jul 1994 08:03:59 -0500 Organization: Real/Time Communications - Bob Gustwick and Associates Message-ID: <318abv$dtv@ivy.bga.com> References: <CtGA7o.7J@rodion.muc.de> In article <CtGA7o.7J@rodion.muc.de>, Stephan Wacker <stephan@rodion.muc.de> wrote: >have changed the netinfo database in ``/etc/netinfo/local/nidb'' you will >need to install a recent backup of the whole directory. What if you don't have a backup of /etc/netinfo/local/nidb? I can't repair the damage to nidb, because it won't load netinfo to begin with( something about bad communication). I think the problem is that I changed my IP address to 198.6.201.0 because I was unsure what IP address I would be given upon connecting, but that causes it to think that there a server it needs to connect with. Its hang waiting for an nfgs server. 'niutil, nidomain, nidump, and niload have been of no use because they only work if netinfod is running. Isn't there a sample nidb that is used on startup( when you first put the os on the machine)? -- cheselka@donna.rtf.utexas.edu N5UVV Michael R. M. Cheselka cheselka@cactus.org Hangs out on 145.21mhz 400 W. 34th. St. #103 os9@gnu.ai.mit.edu and 147.18mhz Austin, TX 78705-1331 os9@bga.com W (512) 472-9549v 4pm-6pm,M-F H (512) 452-9412v 24hrs
From: fosdal@phenxm.physics.wisc.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Appletalk Date: 28 Jul 1994 13:40:20 GMT Organization: Division of Information Technology Message-ID: <318cg4$lbq@news.doit.wisc.edu> References: <Dave.94Jul27151733@ournext> In article <Dave.94Jul27151733@ournext> David.Halliday@ASU.Edu writes: >In message <310k76$qp@news.cerf.net>, Chris Fasano <fasano@nic.cerf.net asked: >>Hello, >> >> Does anyone know of a product that will allow my next to >>spit out ethertalk packets. I would like to use a laser printer >>that is one one of our macs. > > Chris (and anyone else interested), look into Partner by Information Presentation Technologies, Inc. (E-mail address: info@iptech.com). I have sent them an e-mail request for information and academic pricing (sent two days ago), but have yet to receive a response. > > Hope this helps. > > David Halliday > David.Halliday@ASU.Edu > (NeXT Mail OK) Does anyone know about 'CAP'? (Columbia AppleTalk Package for UNIX) Anyone have it installed and working on NeXTs? -- S. R. Fosdal UW-Madison Physics Dept. NeXT System 1150 University Ave, Madison WI 53706 Management W:(608)262-9820 F:(608)262-8628 H:(608)277-5538 and Programming fosdal@phenxm.physics.wisc.edu (NeXT mail o.k.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: david@zion.com(David J. Ferrero) Subject: Legal License of Sybase Database for NeXT computer? Message-ID: <1994Jul28.123922.2153@zion.com> Keywords: Sybase Sender: david@zion.com Organization: Zion Software & Consulting References: <gcrow-270794175745@198.99.205.85> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 12:39:22 GMT Anyone have a legal license for Sybase with which they'd like to sell? David Ferrero Zion Software & Consulting david@zion.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: david@zion.com(David J. Ferrero) Subject: Sybase & EOF compatibility? Message-ID: <1994Jul28.124504.2214@zion.com> Keywords: Sybase, EOF Sender: david@zion.com Organization: Zion Software & Consulting References: <30ooc6$h80@alf.uib.no> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 12:45:04 GMT Does anyone know if the limited Sybase DB which shipped with 1.0 NeXT systems is compatible with EOF? Is it just the DBAdaptor which makes the difference? Anyone have a legal license to sell? Thanks, David Ferrero Zion Software & Consulting david@zion.com
From: Roland Telfeyan <roland@gomidas.mi.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: You don't exist. Go away. Date: 28 Jul 1994 14:41:39 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Distribution: world Message-ID: <318g33$p1v@zip.eecs.umich.edu> References: <3173ub$f1i@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Sorry about the multiple posts. There's a bug in NewsGrazer which makes you think it didn't post! Sorry folks. Thanks for any help on this one! Roland
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de (Thomas Wolfram) Subject: Re: Booting from alternate drive according to NeXTanswers Sender: news@prz.tu-berlin.de (Newsadmin Elwood-PRZ) Message-ID: <Ctnnsv.73J@prz.tu-berlin.de> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 14:48:30 GMT References: <CtKq9q.1KB@aeon.in-berlin.de> Organization: PRZ TU-Berlin Ok, this is a follow-up on my own posting, Thomas Wolfram (thomas@aeon.in-berlin.de) wrote: > Hi, > recently I installed NS/fIP on a second drive with the mini > boot partition on the first drive (where both drives were IDE). > I ran into a problem which almost caused loss of all data > on the drive 0. [...] > Now booting of both systems work (but I forgot to check whether > NS mounts the DOS partition on hd0. I'm afraid it doesn't work...). I was wrong. I was told (by the person for whom I installed NS) that the DOS partition is mounted. > I'm not sure what was the real reason for the trouble. > I surmise it was the "disk -i /dev/rhd0h" command, which means > to me "initialize whole disk". Maybe specifying "rhd0a" would > avoid it but I really don't want to test it again... :-) > Maybe it was my fault and someone can clarify it or tell me what > I made wrong. Otherwise answer #1487 contains errors. > At least be warned when you try to do it. Accidently I looked into the NeXTanswers again and noticed that document #1487 changed yesterday :-). Now both command lines (disk command and mount command) specify "/dev/{r}hd0a" instead "/dev/{r}hd0h". Nice that NEXT is reading here... if it's not only an accident. Thomas -- Thomas Wolfram <thomas@aeon.in-berlin.de> Germany: 0 30 31421171 PRZ TU Berlin <wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de> abroad: +49 30 31421171 EANTC WWW: http://www.prz.tu-berlin.de:/~wolf _____________________________________________________________________________ _____S__I__C____T__R__A__N__S__I__T____G__L__O__R__I__A____M__U__N__D__I_____
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dbrad@ucdmath.ucdavis.edu (David Bradford) Subject: MacIP Message-ID: <Ctno19.ApJ@ucdavis.edu> Sender: usenet@ucdavis.edu (News Guru) Organization: UCD Department of Mathematics, Davis CA References: <3173ub$f1i@zip.eecs.umich.edu> <318g33$p1v@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 14:53:33 GMT Has anyone managed to get MacIP to connect to a NeXT network. If so, let me know. In particular, if you have run it under Daydream on a NeXT, that would be even better. David
From: ccx009@rowan.coventry.ac.uk (Adam Bentley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Problems changing IP addresses with NS 3.0 Date: 28 Jul 1994 16:19:12 +0100 Organization: Coventry University Message-ID: <318i9g$jgt@rowan.coventry.ac.uk> Hi, I am currently attempting to change the IP addresses of our NeXT's, a netinfo server and 5 netinfo clients. Someone provided me with the information below which they had in turn got from NeXT Inc. I carried out the instructions outlined below but now, when I boot any of the netinfo clients (the server is ok) They won't boot. They autoconfigure ok, and get a new ip address and hostname but then I get the message, "netinfo lookupd netinfo sleeping: RPC: unable to receive: errno= connection reset by peer" why? what am i doing wrong and how can I fix it? thanks for any help. ===================Below is the procedure outlined by NeXT Inc.============================ To change the addresses of your NeXTs, you need to make changes in 2 places. In their /etc/hostconfig files, where their addresses may or may not be recorded (depending on how they were set up initially), and in NetInfo, where they mak be recorded in several places. I'll tell you what to do if you have a two-level NetInfo hierarchy that is fairly standard. If you've set up a 3 (or more) level NetiInfo hierarchy, or have done any other non-standard local configuration, you might need to do more than just this. Let me know if you have difficulties. 1: Login as root on the machine that you set up with the master copy of your top-level NetInfo domain. Use NetInfoManager to open the root domain ("/"). You'll find the address for each machine under the /machines directory. Open them all and change the addresses. DO NOT REBOOT AFTER DOING THIS! 2: Look in the "/" directory of the "/" domain. If there's a "trusted_networks" property, change it to your new network number. DO NOT REBOOT! 3: Edit the /etc/hostconfig file and change the INETADDR variable. 4: Log in on all other computers and check their /etc/hostconfig files. Change any INETADDR values that are not "-AUTOMATIC-". You can leave the "-AUTOMATIC-" values as they are. 4: Shut down all the NeXTs and connect your networks. 5: Boot the machine with the top-level master. 6: Boot the rest of your NeXTs. ========================================================================================== -- _ /-\dam ------------------------------------------------------------------------- FLESH: Adam Bentley (Fraggle), Systems/Networking, Coventry University. UK INET : A.Bentley@hermes.coventry.ac.uk
From: hinze@assi1.at.fh-reutlingen.de (Ulrich Hinze) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Windows server not found. HELP! Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 17:50:40 Organization: FH Reutlingen / FB Automatisierungstechnik Distribution: usa Message-ID: <hinze.9.0011D866@assi1.at.fh-reutlingen.de> Hi there, I'm a beginner with NeXTSTep having a big problem with my 3.2 Intelbased machine. After system crash and reboot and manual fsck a messages appears like: ....windows server not found.. which results in I can't log in anymore to see or repair what's damaged. Any ideas? Thanx in advance Ulrich Hinze, Fachhochschule fuer Technik und Wirtschaft Reutlingen, Germany Reply to: hinze@at.fh-reutlingen.de
From: hinze@assi1.at.fh-reutlingen.de (Ulrich Hinze) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Windows server not found. HELP! Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 17:56:04 Organization: FH Reutlingen / FB Automatisierungstechnik Distribution: world Message-ID: <hinze.10.0011EF67@assi1.at.fh-reutlingen.de> References: <hinze.9.0011D866@assi1.at.fh-reutlingen.de> Hi there, I'm a beginner with NeXTSTep having a big problem with my 3.2 Intelbased machine. After system crash and reboot and manual fsck a messages appears like: ....windows server not found.. which results in I can't log in anymore to see or repair what's damaged. Any ideas? Thanx in advance Ulrich Hinze, Fachhochschule fuer Technik und Wirtschaft Reutlingen, Germany Reply to: hinze@at.fh-reutlingen.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dsmith@ldnrid48 (Doug Smith) Subject: Sendmail, CCmail, and x.400 mail messaging question? Message-ID: <1994Jul28.143819.2726@fnbc.com> Sender: news@fnbc.com Organization: First National Bank Of Chicago, Chicago IL, USA Date: Thu, 28 Jul 94 14:38:19 GMT Hello, Could anyone tell me if there is any software/systems available that could act as a mail manager between NextMail and cc-mail on a PC. We are investigating ways of integrating the 2 mail systems so that they appear transparent depending upon which type of hardware a user logs on to. The idea is to setup a system where each users mailbox is controlled by a global manager, but NextMail and ccmail (acting as clients) could freely update this mailbox in terms of deleting, compacting and receiving new messages. Obviously a Next could not read certain PC application attachments and vice versa. I've heard that an x.400 gateway could provide the transparent data/attachment handling, but I'm not sure how it could act as a central mailbox so that a new mail messages that arrived at the mailbox would be indicated on the appropriate mail system a user was logged onto. We currently have a NextMail to ccmail messaging system working using the following setup (information supplied by our other sites administrators) : An x.400 messaging backbone where the components are a ccmail router (on a ccmail router PC), an x.400 MTA on a SCO unix 486PC (which has the ccmail gateway component) and another x.400 MTA (which is a SCO unix PC that our Unix boxes talk to). Aparently a message from ccmail is translated into x.400, then SMTP for NextMail. Any help/other ideas would be appreciated. Either post answers or mail me direct at dsmith@fnbc.com or dsmith@fnbc.co.uk. Thanks very much, Doug Smith.
From: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst Kloecker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: SCSI to terminate or not??? Date: 28 Jul 1994 16:37:49 GMT Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany Message-ID: <318mst$53v@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> References: <313jff$at@bilbo.suite.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit root@suite.com (Operator) writes: >I have a question about adding an additional hard disk (or tape drive) to >a NeXT cube. I know that a SCSI chain needs to be terminated (only once) >and so this brings up the following question. >If I add an external disk to my cube do I terminate it? Unterminate the >internal? Both? Neither??????? Don't touch the internal (leave it terminated). Terminate the external drive. Sounds a bit unusual, but as far as I know a NeXT computer has TWO physically separate SCSI busses (which form one logical SCSI bus). Each one is terminated on the motherboard, so if you add devices either internally or externally you have to terminate the last device on each bus as well. I did not find this info in any of the documents provided by Next, but when I posted something similar about a year ago, I got this info from two separate sources, and apart from that I have my system set up as I described above and never had any problems. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernst Kloecker phone: ++49-30-6181635 e-mail: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.advocacy From: Greg_Anderson@afs.com (Gregory H. Anderson) Subject: Re: DTP and word proc. on Gecko? Message-ID: <1994Jul28.150230.1650@afs.com> Sender: greg@afs.com References: <30ooi9$hh2@alf.uib.no> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 15:02:30 GMT In article <30ooi9$hh2@alf.uib.no> edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold) writes: > If I decide to get a Gecko, what DTP and word processing apps > exist? I'm in the middle of writing my dissertation in Frame, > if I get a Gecko I need a stable and useable system from the > minute I start up the machine until I'm finished with my article. AFS is committed to providing both WriteUp (word processing) and PasteUp (DTP) on HP within 30 days after NeXT ships the final release of the OS. Our recent beta test cycle for WriteUp 1.1 included about 20 HP sites, so we feel confident there will be no unexpected delays in this schedule. Contact WriteUp@afs.com or PasteUp@afs.com for more information. -- Gregory H. Anderson | "Internet: a giant international network Stud Hombre Cybermuffin | of intelligent, informed computer Anderson Financial Systems | enthusiasts, by which I mean 'people greg@afs.com (NeXTmail OK) | without lives.'" -- Dave Barry, 2/6/94
From: mcdaniel@geneva.crew.umich.edu (Susan McDaniel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: what is FASTLINK???? Date: 28 Jul 1994 17:09:41 GMT Organization: Cognitive Science and Machine Intelligence Lab, U. of MIichigan Distribution: world Message-ID: <318ool$ef3@controversy.math.lsa.umich.edu> Summary: dump error Keywords: backups, dump, inodes Anyone know what FASTLINK is? I posted a message a few days ago about a dump error I'm getting and got no response. The dump error message is: DUMP: Found FASTLINK inode with di_size too big I have NeXT Color Turbos and can dump the internal hard drives (~500MB) without any problem, but when I try to dump the external 2GB drive I get the above error. Please, any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Susan McDaniel mcdaniel@umich.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PPP? Message-ID: <1994Jul28.105433.15550@earlham.edu> From: Tim_McLarnan@math.earlham.edu (Tim McLarnan) Date: 28 Jul 94 10:54:33 EST Sender: timtnet@polycarp.math.earlham.edu Organization: Earlham College Many apologies if this is a standard query, but I'd like to run PPP on a NeXT box (black hardware, NS 3.1). Both the 0.2 NeXT PPP and the current BSD release on merit.edu produce masses of errors when I blindly type "make". Has anyone got PPP running on a NeXT who could send me or direct me to source/executables/advice? I don't mind doing a little hacking, but I really don't understand all this stuff well enough to march in and do the port myself. As always, _many_ thanks. -- Timothy J. McLarnan, Tim_McLarnan@math.earlham.edu Dept. of Mathematics, Earlham College, Richmond, IN 47374 USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: samurai@cs.mcgill.ca (Darcy BROCKBANK) Subject: PC Hell is OVER! Message-ID: <1994Jul28.181612.8823@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> Sender: news@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca Organization: SOCS, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 18:16:12 GMT My 6 week saga of buying 3 pentium machines, and getting them running is over. The latest (and last) problem with my P/90 -- SCSI not being found -- was indeed a BIOS problem. If you have an Intel Premier/PCI II motherboard, your BIOS might not recognize your PCI SCSI controller (if you have one). If you boot up, and you don't see any message from your PCI SCSI controller, and DOS can't find a C drive, then this will probably fix it for you: 1) ftp to hasc.ca. I've put a file in /pub/premiereII/10008ax1.exe. Download this file (it's a self-extracting archive). 2) format a DOS disk in a: (format /s a:) to be bootable. 3) run the self-extracting archive like this 10008ax1.exe a: 4) turn it off, set the bios recovery jumper on the motherboard 5) put the boot disk in a:, and turn your machine on 6) If everything is OK, you'll hear this sequence: - beep - pause - high pitched beep - floppy drive is active for a while - two high pitched beeps, floppy stops Note that video is not active during this process. 7) Unset the recovery jumper 8) You're done. Reboot. Note that this is the sledgehammer approach. Intel provides a BIOS upgrade utility, but when I used it, it corrupted my BIOS, leaving me with an inoperable computer. Thank god I have a laptop. SO, my P-90/#9GXE64-4M combo is NXBenching at 130,000 Dhrystones and 1.7 NXFactor. I am feeling giddy. ***REMEMBER*** stay away from the OPTi chipset! It SUCKS (and is the reason I had to go through this crud). - db -- I have a heart condition... if you hit me, it's murder. -- Withnail -- We are millionares! -- and I -- To you, we're not deep -- Housemartins -- A bit small for a share certificate -- Cleese -- Smoke me a kipper, skipper, I'll be back for breakfast. -- Ace Rimmer -- He's the tallest man by a dam site. -- Crow --
From: laurent@arch.ethz.ch (Laurent Bendel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Initializing a partition Date: 28 Jul 1994 20:15:08 GMT Organization: Swiss Institute of Technology Distribution: world Message-ID: <3193kc$7qn@elna.ethz.ch> I was trying to do something probably non-standard on my PC: I've just installed a 2nd disk and I've created a NextStep partition (together with dos and os/2 partitions). I can even mount it, so no problem there. But can I install the system on it (much like buildDisk does) so that I can boot off it instead of the (slower) first disk? is there a script that does that? Thanks, Laurent -- Laurent Bendel -- laurent@arch.ethz.ch CAAD - ETH Zuerich Switzerland
From: dale@cs.waikato.ac.nz (Dale Fletcher) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Sendmail class w Date: 28 Jul 1994 21:32:07 GMT Organization: Department of CompSci, U. of Waikato, New Zealand. Message-ID: <31984n$1tl@goblin.cs.waikato.ac.nz> Would some sendmail guru/wizard type person be able to tell me how/where class w in sendmail.cf is initialized in NeXTStep 3.0. Thanks, Dale Fletcher School of Computing and Maths University of Waikato, Hamilton, NZ email dale@lucifer.cs.waikato.ac.nz
From: gregory@nukestep.mit.edu (Gregory B Howland) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Cant remove NeXT boot prompt Date: 28 Jul 1994 22:01:00 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Message-ID: <3199qs$8a6@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> I installed NS on a hard drive, then removed it and put MSDOS on the drive. The system now wont boot, it cant get past the NeXT boot message. How can I remove this. I may be able to boot the system from an external SCSI drive that has NEXTSTEP but how would I remove this, both from using a DOS command and from using a NS command? Thanks, Greg
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ivan_pilon@logibec.com Subject: Performance Degradation in DBKit Applications Message-ID: <1994Jul28.162702.1014@logibec.com> Keywords: performance memory swap Sender: news@logibec.com Organization: Logibec Groupe Informatique Ltee, QC, Canada Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 16:27:02 GMT We have recently implement a DBKit application at a large customer site. The application in itself seems to work well except that after three hours or so of intensive data entry, the preformance suddenly slows down to a point where it becomes unacceptable. We are going to check it for memory leakage in our own code, but the swap file does not go beyond about 30 megs and it does not explain such a degradation. Is there anything at the Mach level that we are not aware of, like cache buffers or whatever? ivan_pilon@logibec.com
From: brown@bibliotech.com (Robert E. Brown) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mach messaging and SLIP Date: 28 Jul 1994 22:41:22 GMT Organization: Bibliotech, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <BROWN.94Jul28184123@grettir.bibliotech.com> I've been helping someone set up SLIP and funky subnet routing for someone's home computer. When Mesa is run on the home machine, the SLIP line is brought up automatically, since Mesa needs to connect to a floating license manager that's on the other side of the SLIP link. Once Mesa exits, however, the SLIP line does not come down automatically after a timeout period. Instead, some unknown process continues to chat on TCP port 2543. This mystery port seems to be associated with NXHost too. When I experiment with other NextStep computers, I find that running NXHosted jobs will generate connections on port 2543 that persist after the NXHosted program dies. Here's a bit of netstat output as an example. These lines appeared after I ran something on morpheus with "-NXHost cronus" as a command line switch. tcp 0 0 cronus.2612 morpheus.2453 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 cronus.2453 morpheus.2769 ESTABLISHED Now for the questions: 1. What is causing the connections on port 2543, and why doesn't this program show up on "ps" output. I bet it's a program that forwards MACH messages over TCP/IP. 2. How can I kill the process responsible or destroy the connection, so that a SLIP link can timeout and be brought down?
From: David.Halliday@ASU.Edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Setting Default Tools for Objects Date: 27 Jul 94 16:05:37 Organization: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, ASU Message-ID: <Dave.94Jul2716537@ournext> References: <311h8e$dnr@ns.RezoNet.NET> In message <311h8e$dnr@ns.RezoNet.NET>, Don Guthrie <dguthrie@fsight2.com> asks: >How do you go about associating certain files types with programs? > >... Try Tools -> Inspector... (that's the Inspector.. item in the Tools submenu) in the Workspace (the ``File Viewer''), after selecting a file (or files) which has an extension which you want to be handled differently. Then select Tools in the Inspector's pull down menu (I usually simply use the Command-3 key chord). There you should see a list of Icons for the applications which can handle files of the type that you have selected. SImply click on the Icon for the desired application and click the OK button. Unfortunately, this procedure can be somewhat long if the desired application can handle files with several different extensions (and is a bit of a pain if you don't have representative files to select---though you can fool the system by simply creating dummy files with the desired extensions). There are command line methods as well, at least if you have the wmdefaults program (you must set DefaultApp.<your_extension>="<application_name>"). There may be other methods (some such programs provide utilities for this purpose). I hope this helps. David Halliday David.Halliday@ASU.Edu (NeXT Mail OK)
From: robert@steffi.demon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: Implementing your own MailFetch? Date: 28 Jul 1994 22:34:44 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Distribution: world Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Jul28233444@steffi.demon.co.uk> I have a requirement to add some functionality to the existing MailFetch program that Mail.app users. Has anybody written their own version of this tool? One figures it just rips the message out of usr/spool/mail/username and stuff's it into Active.mbox. root:/Users/robert>/NextApps/Mail.app/MailFetch 23:33 syntax: MailFetch spooldir user host port The syntax suggests that this program communicates via mach ports with Mail.app? -- "Real programmers don't create classes. They build hierarchies" (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Hayes Modem Help Message-ID: <319q7c$deq@itsop1.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu> From: kparks@itsop1.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu (-staff music) Date: 28 Jul 1994 22:40:44 -0400 Organization: Brooklyn College ----------------------------------------------------------- hi! i just borrowed a Hayes Smartmodem OPTIMA 14400 from a friend of mine and i can't get it to work correctly. I am using C-Kermit. I am trying to use it exactly the same way that i was using my old 1940's .5 baud Racal-Vadic :-) which was slow as hell but worked fine. here's what my .kermrc looks like: --------------------------------- set line /dev/cufa set modem hayes set speed 9600 -------------------------------- BTW, should the baud rate be set to 14400? To be completely honest, i wasn't sure if 14400 was the just a model number or if it is actually the baud rate. I thought 9600 was the highest modem baud rate, but judging by what i have already written, you have by now, probably (correctly) deduced that i don't have the slightest clue about what i am doing. Anyway i am using a vintage NeXTStation (one of the ol' pizza boxes) and the remote site that i connect with has C-Kermit running on a Sun Sparcstation. All i did was change the modem, and change a few things in the .kermrc file and now it doesn't work so well. Is there something else that i am supposed to do with a Hayes Modem, that i am not doing? The manuals for this thing (the modem) are completely useless (they also assume that EVERYONE is using the DOS operating system). I see that there is all kinds of stuff in the NeXTStep Network and System Administration book, but this is stuff that only sysadms could ever understand - like these modem configurations and register settings on pg. 441, where are they, where are they supposed to go? I didn't have to do any of this crap with the other modem. All i did was change the permissions on /dev/cufa, set the line, speed and port in the startup file, and i was kermiting away. I hope that there others out there with a NeXT, who are also using this modem and can give some advise. Help. Please. Thanks in advance, kevin parks the center for computer music conservatory of music brooklyn college of the city university of new york E-mail: kparks@its.brooklyn.cuny.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jeffh@phx.mcd.mot.com (Jeff Huff(summer student)) Subject: HELP:UUCP troubles:( Message-ID: <1994Jul28.153311.19618@phx.mcd.mot.com> Sender: news@phx.mcd.mot.com Organization: Motorola Computer Group, Tempe, Az. Distribution: usa Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 15:33:11 GMT I have been working on setting up a uucp link for mail to my schools network. The situation is that I dial into a NeXTStation that is a node on the network. The mail server dose not have a modem connected to it, so I need to set up a data switch to rlogin to the server. I understand this and should not be a problem. The question is, does the server need to have an entry like this in L.sys: nexthost Never none none Or something else? I get an error message in /usr/spool/uucp/LOGFILE: agent nexthost (xx/xxxxxxxxx) BAD READ (expected ANY got FAIL (2)) agent nexthost (XX/XXXXXXXXX) FAILED (conversation complete) Does this suggest that the L.sys entry should have: nexthost ANY none none ????? Or do I need the TCP device type also? nexthost ANY TCP none ????? I need to be able to dial into the slab designated as a terminal server and rlogin to the server, then send the uuname,uupass stuff to rlogin. The Bear UUCP nutshell book outlines the script to do this. Has anyone had this situation? Any suggestions would be appreciated!!! Jeff Huff jhuff@next.mc.maricopa.edu jeffh@phx.mcd.mot.com
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Hardware Password Date: 29 Jul 1994 04:53:40 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <31a20k$er0@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <3108gi$lfb@wpnext.wpine.com> <311sdj$el1@jake.esu.edu> >Al Aldrich (al@wpine.com) wrote: >: I have inherited the administration of some NeXT machines and I >: need to fix a problem with booting one of them, but I am sticking >: on a point where it asks me for the `hardware password'. I don't >: know it, and all the administration guide says is that it is a >: complicated procedure to get around this..however it doesn't specify >: what the complicated procedure is.. I believe this is in the FAQ but I'm not sure. Open up the machine, locate the yellow lithium battery. Remove the battery from its holder. Short across the terminals of the holder (which is on the motherboard) with something metal - NOTE: the battery is now removed, sitting across the room somewhere or something. Replace the battery in its holder, minding the positive and negative signs molded into the plastic of the holder. The important thing here is: don't put the battery in backwards; don't short across the terminals of the battery, as it can explode. Replace the cover and boot. You'll have to hit 'p' at the NeXT> prompt and change the boot device to 'sd' most likely since you have cleared out the entire nonvolatile RAM, including boot settings. If you can get into the machine and log in as root, you can run the HardwarePassword program that someone (I think I know but don't want to deluge them unintentionally - they can speak up if they wish) wrote a while ago and mailed out. But if you're having problems booting, you probably can't get in as root. -- David Lemson University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson NeXTMail & MIME accepted BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: name service with SLIP Date: 29 Jul 1994 04:55:32 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <31a244$evu@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <3110fv$3em@homer.acs.bethel.edu> gossett@homer.bethel.edu (Gossett) writes: >I am running a SLIP connection from home to a school network. I can successfully >telnet or ftp to any internet IP address but cannot telnet or ftp to a >domain name such as homer.bethel.edu. However, I can find the machine using >nslookup. I assume that the hostname lookup failure is due to some incorrect >information in NetInfo. Has anyone else had this problem? How do I get name >service to work with my SLIP connection? Create an /etc/resolv.conf file with: domain bethel.edu nameserver 140.88.128.1 -- David Lemson University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson NeXTMail & MIME accepted BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Lost root password Date: 29 Jul 1994 05:07:26 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <31a2qe$fr0@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <1994Jul25.152510.15374@Princeton.EDU> tvz@zandtwerk.Princeton.EDU (Timothy Van Zandt) writes: >The question is: How can I reset the root password? >This is a networked computer, and I am hoping not to >destroy all the network files in the process. From chapter 15 of the NextAdmin manual: (crudely cut and pasted from Librarian) Lost root Password The root password is essential to system security and should always be safeguarded. Unfortunately, anything can be lost, and a password is no exception. To assign a new root password when you're unable to log in as root, follow these procedures: 1. Turn the computer off and then on, using the Power key. 2. During the boot process, immediately after the *Testing System: message is replaced by the *Loading from disk: message, hold down the Command bar and press the ~ key (without pressing Shift). On keyboards with two Command keys, hold down the right Command key and press the ~ key. This displays the ROM monitor window. Warning: If a hardware password has been set, you must supply this password before you can boot the computer. If you don't supply the hardware password, you'll be unable to complete the remainder of this procedure. (For more information on the hardware password, see *The ROM Monitor: in Chapter 9.) 3. Start up the machine in single-user mode by entering one of the following commands at the ROM monitor prompt: bsd -s (To boot from the hard disk) bfd -s (To boot from the internal floppy disk) bod -s (To boot from the optical disk) ben -s (To boot from the Ethernet) The system starts up, displaying a series of messages. When startup is complete, you see the single user prompt #. 4. At the single user prompt, start up the system services by entering the following command: sh /etc/rc & You see a series of messages appear on the screen as the rc shell script executes. During this process, NetInfo is started. You won't see a shell prompt after these messages unless you press Return. 5. Set the root password. Enter: passwd root You're prompted twice for the new password. 6. Turn the system off and then on again. After the system boots, you can resume normal operation with the new root password. Warning: Don't try to continue the boot into multiuser mode. If you do, you'll start duplicate system services, which will cause a number of problems. You must halt the system and reboot. -- David Lemson University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson NeXTMail & MIME accepted BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
From: jbf@mitre.org (James B. Frazer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: problem with HP 4MP on a Next Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 00:20:56 -0500 Organization: Mitre Message-ID: <jbf-2907940020560001@mbppp2.mitre.org> References: <HOLMER.94Jul24022911@rose.eecs.nwu.edu> I have been avoiding the same experiment for quite a while because I haven't had the time to make up a special serial cable, and I unexpectedly acquired a NeXT printer after I bought my 4MP. Sam Goldberg at Spherical posted a note about how he got a related HP - the 4 I think - to work. I don't have it handy now but it looked like the same setup might work for the 4MP. I think it involved hooking up one more line than is normal for modems. The HP manual specifically excludes RS-422 support, which is almost the same as the RS-423 the NeXT 040s use. But NeXT does describe RS-232 cabling in the zs man page (also not handy). The HP/NeXT pinouts are 1 RTS to CD ?, 2 TxD to RxD 5, 3 RxD from TxD 3, 4 DSR from DTR 1, 5 GND 4, 6 DTR to DSR ?, 7 nc, 8 DTR to CTS 8, 9 nc, shell to shell. I think Sam's point may have been that CD is equivalent to DCD 2 on the NeXT. Note that the HP DTR on pin 6, with no destination on the NeXT, appears redundant. You can get the necessary pieces (pigtail, shroud and socket) at Radio Shack to make up a cable. If you do get a setup that works, please e-mail it to me. Good luck! Barney
From: os9@bga.com (Michael R. M. Cheselka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can't boot NeXT anymore. Help! Date: 29 Jul 1994 03:15:41 -0500 Organization: Real/Time Communications - Bob Gustwick and Associates Message-ID: <31adrd$3ln@ivy.bga.com> References: <CtGA7o.7J@rodion.muc.de> <318abv$dtv@ivy.bga.com> In article <318abv$dtv@ivy.bga.com>, Michael R. M. Cheselka <os9@bga.com> wrote: >In article <CtGA7o.7J@rodion.muc.de>, >Stephan Wacker <stephan@rodion.muc.de> wrote: >>have changed the netinfo database in ``/etc/netinfo/local/nidb'' you will >>need to install a recent backup of the whole directory. > >What if you don't have a backup of /etc/netinfo/local/nidb? I can't >repair the damage to nidb, because it won't load netinfo to begin >with( something about bad communication). I think the problem is that >I changed my IP address to 198.6.201.0 because I was unsure what IP >address I would be given upon connecting, but that causes it to think >that there a server it needs to connect with. Its hang waiting for an >nfgs server. 'niutil, nidomain, nidump, and niload have been of no >use because they only work if netinfod is running. > >Isn't there a sample nidb that is used on startup( when you first put >the os on the machine)? > Several people have sent me mail to let me know that there is one in: /usr/template/client/etc/netinfo/... Set a passwd on 'me' and everything should work out. -- cheselka@donna.rtf.utexas.edu N5UVV Michael R. M. Cheselka cheselka@cactus.org Hangs out on 145.21mhz 400 W. 34th. St. #103 os9@gnu.ai.mit.edu and 147.18mhz Austin, TX 78705-1331 os9@bga.com W (512) 472-9549v 4pm-6pm,M-F H (512) 452-9412v 24hrs
From: robert@steffi.demon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.advocacy Subject: Mail.app suggestion (optional compression!!!) Date: 29 Jul 1994 07:40:37 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Distribution: world Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Jul29084037@steffi.demon.co.uk> CC: next-admin@seer.demon.co.uk I propose that Mail.app have optional compression when sending messages ... particuarly attatchments. I've just received some demo versions of software packages and because .pkg's are compressed either with .Z or .gz it effectively doubles their size when compressed again through NeXTMail. This means that a possible 4 MEG turned into 7 MEG. That for me is considerable. I believe NeXTMAIL is a powerful medium for distributing apps for vendors to exploit however, it would be nice to be able to reduce size of the messages whereever possible. Thoughts? -- "Real programmers don't create classes. They build hierarchies" (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
From: os9@bga.com (Michael R. M. Cheselka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Questions about Miron ppp on NS 3.2 Date: 29 Jul 1994 03:44:50 -0500 Organization: Real/Time Communications - Bob Gustwick and Associates Message-ID: <31afi2$3ru@ivy.bga.com> Well, I am really frustrated, although I have gotten closer than ever before to getting on the net. Here are some questions: A] What does the -p( "passive") option mean? B] If my '/machines' lists my machine as being at 198.6.201.201 and my '/hosts' list the machine at 198.6.201.0, isn't there a conflict? C.1] Is the following line extracted from ppp-on ok( note semicolen and octets)? /usr/local/bin/ppp dial /usr/local/bin/chatcmd /dev/cufa 198.6.201.0: mru 600 19200 old debug What about these? C.2] /usr/local/bin/ppp dial /usr/local/bin/chatcmd /dev/cufa :198.6.201.3 mru 600 19200 old debug C.3] /usr/local/bin/ppp dial /usr/local/bin/chatcmd /dev/cufa 198.6.201.0:198.6.201.3 mru 600 19200 old debug Are those appropriate ways to set up a dynamic IP address? Basically, I need to set the machine up to be an unconnected host and dial in and get a random IP number intermitantly. I can only be sure that the host I connect with will have the IP address 198.6.201.3 . How can I set the IP address to be 198.6.201.0, and not have the machine searching the non-existant LAN to boot off ethernet when going through startup? Thanks! -- cheselka@donna.rtf.utexas.edu N5UVV Michael R. M. Cheselka cheselka@cactus.org Hangs out on 145.21mhz 400 W. 34th. St. #103 os9@gnu.ai.mit.edu and 147.18mhz Austin, TX 78705-1331 os9@bga.com W (512) 472-9549v 4pm-6pm,M-F H (512) 452-9412v 24hrs
From: basso@patpserv.epfl.ch (Andrea Basso) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software Subject: DSP and NeXT Date: 29 Jul 1994 08:58:45 GMT Organization: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Sender: basso@patpserv (Andrea Basso) Distribution: world Message-ID: <31agc5$t5t@info.epfl.ch> Hello, I tryed to use sdsp (second generation DSP) developed by J. Miller of San Francisco University. Here is a little explanation: the SDSP system, is now available by anonymous ftp from CCRMA (ccrma-ftp.stanford.edu, get /pub/NeXT/sdsp.tar.Z). The SDSP system, developed over the course of several years by Joel Miller, is basically a low-level replacement for the NeXT's Array Processing system (not the functions themselves, but the method of organization). It is composed of a package of routines for handling host/DSP communication and a framework for calling DSP56001 assembly routines by issuing host commands. The main goal in creating this system was to obtain an expandable and coherent environment for DSP development with a quick learning curve which also provided speed and efficiency. Well i tried on two NexT stations: 1) rom 2.66 16MB RAM NS 3.0 2) rom 2.58 8MB RAM NS 3.0 On the first one it works perfectly but not in the second one. The problem seems related with the DMA or the DSP ( i think the DSP more than th e DMA) On the other side the Musickit 4.0 works fine on both. Here is the question: There exist different versions of the DMA and DSP chips? Are there not fully compatible? thanks -Andrea
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: arrouye@petole.imag.fr (Yves Arrouye) Subject: Installing NEXTSTEP on the second IDE drive: how to do that? Message-ID: <1994Jul29.092029.3481@imag.fr> Sender: news@imag.fr Organization: Institut Imag, Grenoble, France Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 09:20:29 GMT Hello, The subject says it: I would like to install NEXTSTEP on the 2nd IDE drive of my system (the first drive already has DOS and Linux). I tried to install yesterday but after the installation procedure reboots the machine after the formatting of the disk, I am not able to boot on the second drive instead. Is there a solution to that? Of course I would like to be able to choose my system at boot time, too. Thanks in advance, Yves. -- Advocates for the C++ school claim that a well designed Yves Arrouye program does not need the extra flexibility (a lie), Yves.Arrouye@imag.fr while advocates for the Objective-C school claim that (33) 76 57 48 64 the errors are no problem in practice (another lie). NeXT Mail
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.advocacy From: dave@prim.demon.co.uk (Dave Griffiths) Subject: Re: Mail.app suggestion (optional compression!!!) Message-ID: <1994Jul29.092730.749@prim.demon.co.uk> Organization: Primitive Software Ltd. References: <ROBERT.94Jul29084037@steffi.demon.co.uk> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 09:27:30 GMT In article <ROBERT.94Jul29084037@steffi.demon.co.uk> robert@steffi.demon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) writes: > >I propose that Mail.app have optional compression when sending >messages ... particuarly attatchments. I've just received some demo >versions of software packages and because .pkg's are compressed either >with .Z or .gz it effectively doubles their size when compressed again >through NeXTMail. This means that a possible 4 MEG turned into 7 >MEG. That for me is considerable. I believe NeXTMAIL is a powerful >medium for distributing apps for vendors to exploit however, it would be >nice to be able to reduce size of the messages whereever possible. > >Thoughts? It's not the compression, it's the uuencoding that's mainly responsible for the increase in size. And you need that. Dave Griffiths
From: millard@amethyst.ces.cwru.edu (John Millard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software Subject: NeXTstation pausing for no apparent reason Date: 29 Jul 1994 12:30:23 GMT Organization: The International House of Pancreas Message-ID: <31asov$b5b@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Hello all! Has anyone had any peculiar things haapen after having installed RBrowser or Opener 3.1.3a? The reason I ask this is that after installing those two apps, and GISO, my station began to pause while conducting a process, entering a process, or exitiing a process. (Note that by process I mean anything from an 'ls' in a terminal window to entering or exiting an application) Irritated, I rebooted and watched each process come up without a hitch on the boot window. Without a hitch, that is, until it said "Reboot complete." The it decided to hang for about a minute, and THEN proceed to the loginwindow. It also decided to hang for a minute after I logged in, proceed to the account without a hitch, loading applications automatically from the dock. And then, as expected, it decided to hang while loading and exiting from BackSpace, although from experience I know it would have done the same for any app. Is this the sign of a bad default file or directory? I did a fsck on the root drive, and aside from a 0.3% frag, nothing abnormal turned up. I'm lost guys -- aside from the apps I installed last night, nothing else changed. And theoretically, neither of these apps should make a difference. Note that this is a standalone machine -- no network, slip connection, etc. Anyone!! Please help! I have nothing to go off of, nowhere to go from here! No error messages, no nothing!!! Anyways, thank you for your time and patience -- John L. Millard Computer Engineering, Case Western Reserve Univ. millard@alpha.ces.cwru.edu (No NeXTMail please)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc From: robdoss@nvc.cc.ca.us (Robert C. Doss) Subject: What are the options to /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Inform? Message-ID: <CtM652.InK@nvc.cc.ca.us> Sender: news@nvc.cc.ca.us Organization: Napa Valley College Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 19:29:22 GMT What are some of the options for /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Inform? Specifically, I want to be able to change the button text and the printer icon that is displayed. Does anyone have any ideas how I can do this? -- *---------------------------------------------------------------------* |Robert C. Doss Jr. |Internet:RobDoss@nvc.cc.ca.us|NeXT mail & MIME ok| |Napa Valley College|Fax: (707) 253-3063 |MIME mail preferred| *---------------------------------------------------------------------*
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.windows,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,comp.infosystems.www From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: Networking NeXT PCs and PCs running windows! Message-ID: <CtpE9n.H8K@nntpa.cb.att.com> Followup-To: poster Summary: most optimal way to do so... Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 13:17:46 GMT greetings NeXT, windows users, and WWW folks, I have been given the rather interesting task of networking 8-12 NeXT-based PCs with PCs which are running windows. anyone wanna try to come up with some optimal configurations? here's some specs: the NeXT-based PCs must be able to be networked between 5 sites in 3 states. the windows PCs must be able to be networked off of this LAN. ie, access the NeXT files. we'll want to access WWW both off of NeXT and the PCs. i'm looking for recommendations in the network configuration, hardware requirements (what NeXT machine would make the best server? or can i use a SUN 670?), keeping in mind that this network has to be expandable. many many many many many many thanx, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: (Albatross) Subject: Taylor UUCP Message-ID: <CtpGEG.1Fu@haquer.uucp> Sender: alby@haquer.uucp (Albatross) Organization: The Empire Organization {TEO} Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 14:03:51 GMT Does anybody know why may copy of Taylor UUCP is failing when it tries to execute rnews? Here are the LOGS: uucp uunet (7/29-01:31-599) Call complete (52 seconds 34469 bytes 662 bps) uucp uunet (7/29-01:31-601) Executing X.uunetCOP74 (rmail alby@empire.org) uucp uunet (7/29-01:31-601) Executing X.uunetDOiU4 (rmail alby@empire.org) news uunet (7/29-01:31-601) Executing X.uunetd6f83 (rnews) news uunet (7/29-01:31-601) ERROR: Execution: Exit status 1 news uunet (7/29-01:31-601) Execution failed (X.uunetd6f83) Mail works, but news will crap and mail me an error about being unable to create L.xxx (some number) in /usr/spool/news. Does anybody have any insite on this problem? Something about newsrun being unable to do the above.. -Alby
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.advocacy From: Greg_Anderson@afs.com (Gregory H. Anderson) Subject: Re: WANTED: list/overview of apps planned for HP NeXTStep. Message-ID: <1994Jul28.161621.1913@afs.com> Sender: greg@afs.com References: <30ooc6$h80@alf.uib.no> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 16:16:21 GMT In article <30ooc6$h80@alf.uib.no> edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold) writes: > Does there exist a list or overview of NeXTSTEP apps which > have been ported, or are planned ported (i.e. the author(s) > have announced their intent to release a HP version) to HP? I don't think anyone is keeping an official list, but I can say that AFS is committed to providing both WriteUp (word processing) and PasteUp (DTP) on HP within 30 days after NeXT ships the final release of the OS. Since I haven't complained all month, and it's getting near the end 8^), I'll take this opportunity to climb on the soapbox and complain about the lack of a 3.3 Developer release, which means that the only triple-FAT compiler will be in the HP release. That's going to put quite a damper on the availability of commercial and non-commercial HP software. Given the size and state of the market, some developers will not be able to justify buying their own Gecko just to recompile their apps triple-FAT. And only kindheartedness on the parts of others will get the public domain stuff moved across. This was a short-sighted move, and I think it violates the spirit of what FAT technology is supposed to represent. -- Gregory H. Anderson | "Internet: a giant international network Stud Hombre Cybermuffin | of intelligent, informed computer Anderson Financial Systems | enthusiasts, by which I mean 'people greg@afs.com (NeXTmail OK) | without lives.'" -- Dave Barry, 2/6/94
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: johnk@il.us.swissbank.com (John Kelly) Subject: netmsgserver error report Message-ID: <1994Jul29.162419.28759@il.us.swissbank.com> Sender: root@il.us.swissbank.com (Operator) Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation CM&T Division Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 16:24:19 GMT Hi all, Has anyone come accross an error message from netmsgserver displayed in /usr/adm/messages as " ipc_in_scan_swap: unexpected out-of-line data " What does it mean? How do I stop it? Thanks John Kelly SBC London
From: borchers@nsf.gov (Robert R. Borchers) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NeXT Printer help needed, please Date: 29 Jul 1994 18:07:30 GMT Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, NCD Message-ID: <31bgh3$1rl@lll-winken.llnl.gov> Hi, I just got a utility for my Mac called Interprint, so that I could use the printer on my cube. Coould some kind soul tell me what I need to change on the NeXT to get this to work? I added the Mac to the /etc/hosts.lpd file and I assume the queue file to point the Mac at is /usr/spool/NeXT/Local_Printer, but it still does not work and I get no error messages anywhere. Thanks, Bob -- Robert R. Borchers National Science Foundation borchers@nsf.gov (NeXTMail, Welcome)
From: uzi@anago.cse.ogi.edu (Uzi Levin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help:Program VSIZE and swap file Date: 29 Jul 1994 18:08:25 GMT Organization: Oregon Grad. Inst. Computer Science and Eng., Beaverton Message-ID: <31bgip$9i@reuter.cse.ogi.edu> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.programmer: 28-Jul-94 Program VSIZE and Swapfile .. by Eric A. Christiansen@she > Can anyone explain how NeXTStep sets VSIZE and provide some background > information (or pointers to info) on how these resources are allocated > and how we can debug them. (Right now all we are doing is using debug, > and the vm_stat and ps -aux commands). How can a program consume > ever increasing amounts of memory between diffent runs in different > processes? >>Presumably your program is leaking core (ie, not free()'ing buffers, >>objects, or whatever when you are done with them). This causes the >>program to use ever increasing amounts of memory as the program >>continues to run. Try using MallocDebug.app to search for memory leaks. >>-Chuck The program was debugged with MallocDebug.app and shows no leaks. Furthermore, basically the same program was run many times before with no such memory "eating" behavior. Two strange sympthoms: 1. After basically ALL the code was removed from the program and the main window was replaced with a "Hello World", running ps -xv still shows 87.3M VSIZE. 2. Space is not freed after program quits so after a few runs the machine runs out of space. Space can be restored only with a reboot. Any help will be greatly appreciated. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Uzi Levin Tel: (503) 690-1667 < > OGI, CSE Fax: (503) 690-1688 < > P.O.Box 91000 email:uzi@cse.ogi.edu <
From: amm@NeXT.COM (Alan M. Marcum) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Sendmail class w Date: 29 Jul 1994 18:40:40 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <31bif8$13i@rosie.next.com> References: <31984n$1tl@goblin.cs.waikato.ac.nz> Dale Fletcher writes > ...how/where class w in sendmail.cf is initialized > in NeXTStep 3.0. Sendmail itself sets it, along with the w macro. -- Alan M. Marcum NeXT Tech Support amm@NeXT.COM
From: somayaji@athena.mit.edu (Anil B Somayaji) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Exabyte 4200 DAT woes Date: 29 Jul 1994 19:22:11 GMT Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Distribution: world Message-ID: <SOMAYAJI.94Jul29152213@bolognese.mit.edu> I am completely puzzled right now, and I'm hoping someone out there has some insight into the mysterious behavior of my machine. Yesterday evening I installed a brand-new Exabyte 4200 DAT to my machine, which is a 486 DX2/66, Nice Super EISA motherboard, with a DPT 2012 SCSI controller. I have two ~500 meg drives (ID 0 and 2) hooked up to to controller, along with a Toshiba 3401B CD-ROM (ID 1), running NS/I 3.2. Everything before yesterday was working pretty much ok, except that every so often the controller would get timeouts and would reset the SCSI bus. There is a new DPT driver on NeXTanswers which is supposed to fix this problem, and after having installed it a few days ago, I thought it had. I was wrong. Now, I can get gnutar to access my new tape drive as /dev/rst0, and for small numbers of files it seems to do fine. However, if I try backing up something more substantial, the tape drive will stream along for a while (like 10 minutes), then apparently the controller will get an error and reset the SCSI bus, causing gnutar to get an I/O error. Here's an exerpt from /usr/adm/messages, which apparently has the record of a few mt commands (rewind, offline - I've used a few of these to check if things are working), and then the errors that cause the failure: Jul 29 12:44:33 hotspur mach: Sense key = 0x5 Sense Code = 0x1a Jul 29 12:48:20 hotspur mach: st0, target 6, lun 0: op Mode Select \ returned Check Status, Sense Valid Jul 29 12:48:20 hotspur mach: Sense key = 0x5 Sense Code = 0x1a Jul 29 13:01:22 hotspur mach: st0, target 6, lun 0: op Rewind returned \ Check Status, Sense Valid Jul 29 13:01:22 hotspur mach: Sense key = 0x2 Sense Code = 0x3a Jul 29 13:49:34 hotspur mach: EATA timeout Jul 29 13:49:34 hotspur mach: sc0: Resetting SCSI Bus... Jul 29 13:49:34 hotspur mach: st0, target 6, lun 0: op Write data \ (10-byte) returned I/O Timeout Jul 29 13:49:45 hotspur mach: st0, target 6, lun 0: op Rewind returned \ Check Status, Sense Valid Jul 29 13:49:45 hotspur mach: Sense key = 0x6 Sense Code = 0x29 Jul 29 13:49:45 hotspur mach: sd0: No error to report; Retrying. Jul 29 13:49:45 hotspur mach: target:0 lun:0 op:Read block:601936 \ blockCount:16 Jul 29 13:49:45 hotspur mach: sd2: UNIT ATTENTION; Retrying. Jul 29 13:49:45 hotspur mach: target:2 lun:0 op:Write block:873504 \ blockCount:16 Anyone have any clues? Now, my SCSI cable twists a good bit, and things are a bit tight inside my case, but other than these symptoms things seem to be fine. Oh, also, I tried going back to the original DPT driver - things worked ok for a while, and then my system froze when doing a backup - so, I went back to the beta. :-) Any help would be appreciated - thanks! --Anil Somayaji somayaji@mit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc From: dal@netcom.com (Dana Andre Letendre) Subject: Compaq XE 560 Config Problems Message-ID: <dalCtq03G.Jvs@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 21:09:16 GMT After trying to get NS 3.2 installed on my new Compaq Pentium, I've solved all but three problems 1. NS only recognizes 16mb of the 40mb of memory. 2. I installed the new QVision driver (1.1) and no matter what screen size I set it at, it always is 640x480. (I have 2mb VRAM) 3. The Compaq Business Audio doesn't work. I have no idea what to set the DMA and IRQ at, or what port addresses I should be using. Does any have configuration info on a similar machine? I'd love to get all the DMA,IRQ, and Port Addresses for any devices that you have attached. Besides these problems, everything else works great. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dana Letendre | President, LC | You don't learn anything when you're NeXT Sys Admin | talking.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mitch@shea.ucdavis.edu (Mitchell L. Sutter) Subject: DOS and NeXTSTEP Boot Message-ID: <Ctq8Gx.JH3@ucdavis.edu> Sender: usenet@ucdavis.edu (News Guru) Organization: University of California, Davis Date: Sat, 30 Jul 1994 00:10:08 GMT Hi, I've got a DEC PCxl560, with Diamond Viper Video, PAS sound, 1 GBYTE DEC Hard disk and Talus NCR chip drivers. I've recently started using my DOS partition and rebooting between NeXTSTEP and DOS/WINDOWS. Whenever I try to boot from dos back to NeXTSTEP, on the first try the computer hangs with the final on-screen message "Registering: com0" (the next message if it were to work would be "Registering: pp0". At this point I have to hard reboot, the computer then finds disk problems (probably because of the hard-reboot) and reboots again. Usually (but not always) teh computer then successfully boots. WHen it does not, its the same problem. ANyone have any ideas? Could this be a disk partition problem? Mitch e-mail: mitch@shea.ucdavis.edu
From: cbrienh@ix.netcom.com (brien hutzler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: Compaq XE 560 Config Problems Date: 29 Jul 1994 22:36:03 GMT Organization: Netcom Distribution: world Message-ID: <31c08j$ids@ixnews1.ix.netcom.com> In <dalCtq03G.Jvs@netcom.com> dal@netcom.com (Dana Andre Letendre) writes: > >After trying to get NS 3.2 installed on my new Compaq Pentium, I've >solved all but three problems > >1. NS only recognizes 16mb of the 40mb of memory. >2. I installed the new QVision driver (1.1) and no matter what >screen size I set it at, it always is 640x480. (I have 2mb VRAM) >3. The Compaq Business Audio doesn't work. I have no idea what >to set the DMA and IRQ at, or what port addresses I should be using. > >Does any have configuration info on a similar machine? > >I'd love to get all the DMA,IRQ, and Port Addresses for any devices >that you have attached. > >Besides these problems, everything else works great. > >-- >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >Dana Letendre | >President, LC | You don't learn anything when you're >NeXT Sys Admin | talking. > Have you called Compukes... sorry Compaqs tech support, and if so what happened??? Re: The memory problem Is there a "linear frame buffer" setting in the CMOS??? That may be part of the problem and you will need to disable this. Be careful, some system boards use double negatives re:this CMOS setting. Also, you may need to disable the system bios shadowing in CMOS. Bummer, this causes the machine to sloooww way down. Your video problems appears that the driver is not taking, you might want to double check your installation procedures. Regarding the sound question sorry but goto line 1 of this post.
From: Mark.Pappas@mpd.amaranth.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NeXT Newbie on Networking a NeXT to Macintosh Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 20:49:19 -0500 Organization: Amaranth Communications Message-ID: <2.47639319.MPD@mpd.amaranth.com> Need help on a NeXT networking problem. Got a Macintosh Quadra 610 with built in ethernet. Modem port of the Macintosh has a dialin modem. Printer port of the Macintosh has a SLIP 28,800 set on it, the built-in ethernet is connected to the NeXT. The SLIP connect is dialed into a unix host 24hrs a day. The NeXT for some reson dosn't want to talk to the Macintosh or the net. Here is the IP settings. The Unix host is XXX.XXX.XXX.1, the netblazer is XXX.XXX.XXX.2, the Macintosh with the SLIP is set to XXX.XXX.XXX.10 and the NeXT is set to XXX.XXX.XXX.18. Please note the the NeXT is pluged straight into the Mac and the Mac has the SLIP connect to the unix host. The mac is fine on the net. All the stuff works great. The NeXT seems brain dead to the Mac and to the internet. Please help. I'm lost on this one. Thanks Mark Pappas Mark.Pappas@mpd.amaranth.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc From: bchin@nextsrv1.andi.org (Bill Chin) Subject: Re: Compaq XE 560 Config Problems Message-ID: <bchin.775531594@news.andi.org> Organization: Association of NeXTSTEP Developers International References: <31c08j$ids@ixnews1.ix.netcom.com> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 1994 01:26:34 GMT cbrienh@ix.netcom.com (brien hutzler) writes: >Re: The memory problem >Is there a "linear frame buffer" setting in the CMOS??? That may be part > of the problem and you will need to disable this. Be careful, some > system boards use double negatives re:this CMOS setting. > Also, you may need to disable the system bios shadowing in CMOS. Bummer, > this causes the machine to sloooww way down. Well, disabling the system bios shadowing does slow down the machine when executing BIOS code. However, NEXTSTEP (like other protected mode OS's) doesn't use the system BIOS beyond the initial boot since the system BIOS isn't re-entrant (that is having multiple tasks accessing it and doing stuff at the same time). The BIOS was really intended to run simple OS's like DOS. So, your initial bootstrap, like memory checking will be slightly slower, but once NEXTSTEP is running, there is no difference. Same thing with the video BIOS - the NEXTSTEP display drivers have to program the video registers themselves instead of just calling a BIOS routine to initialize the video adapter; makes writing a NEXTSTEP display driver slightly more difficult, especially w/o good technical information. -- Bill Chin - bchin@nextsrv1.andi.org - NeXTmail welcomed
From: brian@umbc.edu (Brian Cuthie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: SCSI to terminate or not??? Date: 30 Jul 1994 10:30:37 -0400 Organization: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Message-ID: <31do6dINNa3f@umbc7.umbc.edu> References: <313jff$at@bilbo.suite.com> In article <313jff$at@bilbo.suite.com>, Operator <root@suite.com> wrote: > >I have a question about adding an additional hard disk (or tape drive) to >a NeXT cube. I know that a SCSI chain needs to be terminated (only once) >and so this brings up the following question. > >If I add an external disk to my cube do I terminate it? Unterminate the >internal? Both? Neither??????? Actually, a SCSI bus is always terminated TWICE -- once on each end. So, you will always need a terminator at the end of your chain of external SCSI devices. Cheers, Brian -- Brian Cuthie Systemix Software, Inc. brian@systemix.com
From: tlm@ameslab.gov (Tom Marchioro) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software Subject: HELP: "DeSLIPpifying" a NeXTstation Date: 30 Jul 1994 15:22:07 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Distribution: world Message-ID: <31dr6v$6b@news.iastate.edu> Anyone gone through the "deSLIPpification" process? If so your help is needed: For the next couple of months I will be needing to bring my at home NeXTstation --- which uses Louis' wonderful SLIP package --- into the office, where I will boot it up on the net. I got the local net cops to give me an alternate name and IP# (given the upcoming shortage you can't have too many :) and thought "deSLIPpification" would be pretty easy. In fact, I was going to write a shell script to automate the process. I made a copy of hostconfig, hostconfig.dirac, and put in the alternate name, IP#, netmask, etc. I made an alternate copy of rc.local called rc.local.noslip in which I commented out the line that launches the slip process. Then I just swapped the new files for hte old and rebooted. The boot process shows that the new hostname "dirac" and the new IP# are set just fine, but when it comes time to add the default route I get "network not available". There is no gateway in the routing tables, and when I try to add it by hand I again get "network not avaialable". So.... is there some step I've missed (Obviously eh?) Any help on this is *really* appreciated, as I need to get it implemented REAL SOON NOW. Thanks in advance ---- Tom -- =========================================================================== Dr. Thomas L. Marchioro II Two-wheeled theoretical physicist Applied Mathematical Sciences 515-294-5543 Ames Laboratory 515-233-1216 (home) Ames, Iowa 50011 tlm@ameslab.gov
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) Subject: Re: SCSI to terminate or not??? Message-ID: <CtMFrA.1Cy@euler.hnv.icem.de> Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) Organization: Ink Unknown References: <3165kj$ja5@triton.ucsd.edu> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 22:57:09 GMT In article <3165kj$ja5@triton.ucsd.edu> cdl@triton.ucsd.edu (Carl Lowenstein) writes: > In article <313jff$at@bilbo.suite.com> root@suite.com (Operator) writes: > > > >I have a question about adding an additional hard disk (or tape drive) to > >a NeXT cube. I know that a SCSI chain needs to be terminated (only once) > >and so this brings up the following question. > > No -- a SCSI bus needs to be terminated exactly twice. > Once at each end. > > The cabling of a NeXT (cube or station) is such that the internal drive > is at one end of the SCSI bus, the controller is in the middle, and the > external connector is at the other end. One end of the bus is > terminated by the terminating resistors on the internal drive, the > other end should be terminated at the last external device. > > Under the special circumstances that the length of the bus is not very > great (like 20cm in the Cube, 10cm in the Station), you can get away > without the second terminator, and NeXT does this. (along with many > other worstation manufacturers) > > >If I add an external disk to my cube do I terminate it? Unterminate the > >internal? Both? Neither??????? > > So add an external disk and terminate it. For futher information, > keep in touch with comp.periphs.scsi. While I understand the above mentioned is true in theory, I had to attach a single CD-Rom drive externally *without* termination to get it working at my station. Same was true for an additional external hd. Note: there was always exactly one external device attached which needed 'no termination'. Juergen --- Fon ++49-511-440688 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49-511-440617 == What time do we live in when laying people off gets called {right,down}sizing, == when spontaneity and freedom gets associated with instant coffee?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) Subject: Re: NeXTstation pausing for no apparent reason Message-ID: <CtrJKJ.p3@euler.hnv.icem.de> Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) Organization: Ink Unknown References: <31asov$b5b@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 1994 17:07:31 GMT Sounds like your system tries to comunicate over network and gets timed out again and again. Does de-installing the two apps alter the system's behaviour? I do not believe this to be related to Opener.app, btw. Good luck, Juergen --- Fon ++49-511-440688 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49-511-440617 == What time do we live in when laying people off gets called {right,down}sizing, == when spontaneity and freedom gets associated with instant coffee?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) Subject: Re: The Process that Wouldn't Die! Message-ID: <CtrJwp.tE@euler.hnv.icem.de> Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) Organization: Ink Unknown References: <1994Jul28.023925.23940@nntpxfer.psi.com> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 1994 17:14:49 GMT I had a process which could not be 'kill -9'ed by root once. It was a process stuck in reading a (non-existent0 byte on a serial port. Juergen --- Fon ++49-511-440688 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49-511-440617 == What time do we live in when laying people off gets called {right,down}sizing, == when spontaneity and freedom gets associated with instant coffee?
From: gorgon@crl.com (Zach Copley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Restoring with SaftyNet Date: 30 Jul 1994 13:30:25 -0700 Organization: Zach's House Message-ID: <31ed91$fpa@crl.crl.com> Summary: How do I restore my system? Keywords: SafetyNet I have a full backup of my system on DAT tape. I used SafetyNet to create the backup. Now I need to reinstall my entire system. How do I restore everything? I tried to do a restore with SaftyNet, but there seem to be big problems trying to write over a running operating system. There doesn't seem to be any documentation regarding this matter. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks, Zach
From: millard@amethyst.ces.cwru.edu (John Millard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software Subject: SUMMARY -- NeXTstation pausing for no reason... Date: 1 Aug 1994 12:28:44 GMT Organization: The International House of Pancreas Message-ID: <31ipps$6ah@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Well, the problem has been solved... First, I would like to thank those who respond both by posting and by e-mail: b7ns@musicb.mcgill.ca (Piotr Twarecki) jq@phcs.com (James E. Quick) tpg@mr.net (Terry Gliedt) schaik@cnplss5.cnsp.philips.nl (Willem van Schaik) andrew.abernathy@axysdev.nwest.mccaw.com (Andrew Abernathy) jtodd@digex.net (John Todd) js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) alex@cs.umd.edu (Alex Blakemore) If I missed anybody, I'm sorry -- if I misspelled anyone's name, my apologies... Anyway, it turns out that the program Opener3.1.3a was at fault -- evidently, this program mails a short letter to an address at MIT, presumably to the original author or to whomever maintains the program. If any mention of this mailing was included in the documentation, then I missed it by a mile -- but I don't remember coming across anything that said it was going to mail something somewhere. Hence, the delay was coming from my sendmail daemon trying to mail a doc across a non-existent network. By deleting the app and the mail in the queue (Didn't want a recurrence by possibly leaving the app on the drive), my lag has disappeared and all is happy and peaceful... But just out of curiosity -- should I be concerned about a program which decides it wants to mail something somewhere without my knowledge? Once again, if I missed a note in the docs that mentioned any test mailings, I'm sorry -- but I tend to get nervous, be it right or wrong, when programs mail stuff to other sites without my knowledge -- especially when the program is owned by root.wheel. Well, thank you all again for your advice! And if anyone has any ideas on that last paragraph, please mail me at the address listed below... John L. Millard millard@alpha.ces.cwru.edu
From: anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: SUMMARY -- NeXTstation pausing for no reason... Date: 1 Aug 1994 12:41:45 GMT Organization: Division of Information Technology, UW-Madison Message-ID: <31iqi9$qjj@news.doit.wisc.edu> References: <31ipps$6ah@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> In article <31ipps$6ah@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, John Millard <millard@amethyst.ces.cwru.edu> wrote: >Anyway, it turns out that the program Opener3.1.3a was at fault -- >evidently, this program mails a short letter to an address at MIT, >[...] >But just out of curiosity -- should I be concerned about a program which Yes, you should be. >decides it wants to mail something somewhere without my knowledge? Once >again, if I missed a note in the docs that mentioned any test mailings, >I'm sorry -- but I tend to get nervous, be it right or wrong, when programs >mail stuff to other sites without my knowledge -- especially when the >program is owned by root.wheel. MIT works for Big Brother, which hardly sets it apart from other research-oriented universities (like mine). They seem to think Anything They Do Is Good. At least some of their apps put up a window informing you about the impending mail so you can bail out if you don't like that. -- <> To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant <> popularity of dogs. <> -- Aldous Huxley -- Opinions expressed herein have no connection with the UW-Madison. Jess Anderson anderson@doit.wisc.edu
From: ccwf@hegel.klab.caltech.edu (Charles Fu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: The Process that Wouldn't Die! Date: 1 Aug 1994 14:04:42 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Message-ID: <31ivdq$qq7@gap.cco.caltech.edu> References: <CtK701.BIv@nntpa.cb.att.com> <1994Jul28.023925.23940@nntpxfer.psi.com> In article <1994Jul28.023925.23940@nntpxfer.psi.com>, Brian Hess <bnh@active> wrote: >The only time I know of that root cannot "kill -9" a process is when >the process is blocked inside the kernel. There isn't supposed to be >any way for this to happen, but sometimes it does. It often happens when stuck on I/O operation in the kernel (basically when ps shows that the process is uninterruptible). It can also be done by running a process at high-enough priority that interrupts never get around to being delivered. -ccwf
From: ccwf@hegel.klab.caltech.edu (Charles Fu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Exabyte 4200 DAT woes Date: 1 Aug 1994 14:10:20 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Message-ID: <31ivoc$r25@gap.cco.caltech.edu> References: <SOMAYAJI.94Jul29152213@bolognese.mit.edu> In article <SOMAYAJI.94Jul29152213@bolognese.mit.edu>, Anil B Somayaji <somayaji@athena.mit.edu> wrote: >machine, which is a 486 DX2/66, Nice Super EISA motherboard, with a >DPT 2012 SCSI controller. Do you have the latest DPT driver? I and many others had numerous severe problems with the one shipped with 3.2. So far the newest (from ftp.next.com) is working well for me. -ccwf
From: max@gac.edu (Max Hailperin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: The Process that Wouldn't Die! Date: 01 Aug 1994 14:02:10 GMT Organization: Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN Message-ID: <MAX.94Aug1090210@andretti.gac.edu> References: <CtK701.BIv@nntpa.cb.att.com> <CtKDyz.G3F@nntpa.cb.att.com> In-reply-to: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com's message of Tue, 26 Jul 1994 20:23:23 GMT [regarding a process that wouldn't die when killed even with -9] One little known option that exists under NeXTstep for these circumstances is to dip down to the mach task level. The below program nukes a stubborn process in this way. Note that this should be a last resort, and in some circumstances may leave things in an inconsistent state. #include <stdio.h> #include <mach.h> main(int argc, char *argv[]){ if(argc != 2){ fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s pid\n", argv[0]); exit(1); } else{ task_t task; task_by_unix_pid(task_self(), atoi(argv[1]), &task); task_terminate(task); exit(0); } }
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: SUMMARY -- NeXTstation pausing for no reason... Date: Mon, 1 Aug 1994 11:32:14 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <IiDFJyq00Uh702w71P@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <31ipps$6ah@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.programmer: 1-Aug-94 SUMMARY -- NeXTstation paus.. by John Millard@amethyst.ce > But just out of curiosity -- should I be concerned about a program which > decides it wants to mail something somewhere without my knowledge? Yes. A program should *always* tell you before sending email, particularly if you don't even get a chance to see what the contents of that email is. For one thing, you have to wonder what else the program is going to do without you knowing; for another, sending mail without verifying with the user is not very ethical. -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | "All the world's a stage, and" --------------------------------------------+ "we are merely players...." AMS & normal mail: infidel@cmu.edu | NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | "Semper ubi sub ubi."
From: gross@stimpy.ame.nd.edu (George B. Ross) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: bad file number error in console? Date: 1 Aug 1994 17:44:08 GMT Organization: University of Notre Dame Distribution: world Message-ID: <31jc98$jq1@news.nd.edu> Hey there, I've just upgraded (from scratch) to 3.2 on black hardware and I'm getting error messages in the console whenever I start a new shell in Stuart.app. The message is as follows: opening /usr/adm/lastlog: Bad file number opening /etc/utmp: Bad file number opening /usr/adm/wtmp: Bad file number when closing a shell, I get the following message opening /etc/utmp: Bad file number opening /usr/adm/wtmp: Bad file number After installing the system software, I restored my applications from a backup on another account of mine (where I'm not root) and I think I screwed up some permissions in the process. At first, I thought I had messed up the permissions of slog in the Stuart.app wrapper so I reset them per the online help in Stuart without any luck. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. -george George B. Ross_____NeXTmail welcome_________gross@stimpy.ame.nd.edu Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering_______University of Notre Dame
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: duvall@sage.wlu.edu (Danek Duvall) Subject: Q: Hooking up non-NetInfo machine to NeXT network Sender: news@liberty.uc.wlu.edu (CNEWS Userid) Message-ID: <1994Aug1.191917.25669@liberty.uc.wlu.edu> Date: Mon, 1 Aug 1994 19:19:17 GMT Organization: Washington & Lee University [I'm sorry if this has been asked before; I searched the group and ftp.next.com for an answer, but found nothing.] I am planning to buy a machine which will be running Linux (GPL unix clone), but I would rather not install (most of) the base system via floppy. Instead, I'd like to plug my machine into a local network here, and install via nfs/ftp. Thing is, the network I want to use runs NetInfo (on black hardware). Is it possible to get my machine to be recognized by the NetInfo server, or is this a lost cause? Thanks very much, Danek Duvall
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software From: desrobd@il.us.swissbank.com (David DesRobert) Subject: Inverting text display (to white text w/ black back) Message-ID: <1994Aug1.175304.19546@il.us.swissbank.com> Sender: root@il.us.swissbank.com (Operator) Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation CM&T Division Date: Mon, 1 Aug 1994 17:53:04 GMT Does anyone know of a way to change the defaults of the NeXTstep system so that the text of applications like Terminal and Mail will appear white with a black background instead of the reverse? I would really appreciate it. I am having trouble reading off the screen for long periods of time and am willing to try anything to remedy this. Thanks desrobd@il.us.swissbank.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) Subject: Re: Taylor UUCP Message-ID: <Ctv61q.q7@euler.hnv.icem.de> Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) Organization: Ink Unknown References: <1994Jul30.170352.10891@free.fdn.org> Date: Mon, 1 Aug 1994 16:05:50 GMT In article <1994Jul30.170352.10891@free.fdn.org> fabien@free.fdn.org (Fabien Roy) writes: > [...] > I had to switch back to TaylorUUCP 1.03 because with the 1.04 version on > NeXT was giving me the same symptoms you encountered. I have Taylor 1.04 up and running under NS3.0. So it is possible. Juergen --- Fon ++49-511-440688 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49-511-440617 == What time do we live in when laying people off gets called {right,down}sizing, == when spontaneity and freedom gets associated with instant coffee?
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cheap way to print to Appletalk printer? Date: 1 Aug 1994 21:52:07 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <31jqq7$8se@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> I am a student and can't afford the high price for Partner and uPrint. It costs $300 - 20% = $240. Ouch. Has anybody found a less expensive or free way to print from a NeXT to a printer on an appletalk network? -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: SUMMARY -- NeXTstation pausing for no reason... Date: 1 Aug 1994 22:33:48 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <31jt8c$k1v@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <31ipps$6ah@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> millard@amethyst.ces.cwru.edu (John Millard) writes: > Anyway, it turns out that the program Opener3.1.3a was at fault > -- evidently, this program mails a short letter to an address at > MIT, presumably to the original author or to whomever maintains > the program. If any mention of this mailing was included in the > documentation, then I missed it by a mile -- but I don't remember > coming across anything that said it was going to mail something > somewhere. I think it's mentioned somewhere in the help (or at least it used to be, a long time ago). Of course, by the time you *get* to that, the application has already sent the message. > But just out of curiosity -- should I be concerned about a program > which decides it wants to mail something somewhere without my > knowledge? When I tripped over this in the Opener source code (looking for some other bugs), I was pretty irritated over it. The idea of what they were interested in sounds nice, and if you look at the source code it's doing something fairly benign, but it still bugged the hell out of me. I was actually kinda surprised just how irritated I was about it. For awhile after that, Opener had a little dialog that would pop up asking about sending email. I guess that got lost along the way. Also irritating. It's getting so I'm tempted to always recompile Opener, just to remove that stupid email part. > Once again, if I missed a note in the docs that mentioned any > test mailings, I'm sorry -- but I tend to get nervous, be it > right or wrong, when programs mail stuff to other sites without > my knowledge -- especially when the program is owned by root.wheel. Uh, why do you have Opener owned by root.wheel? I don't think there's any need for it to be. I have it installed as gad.other (though of course, that gives it access to quite a lot on my machine, so your point still holds). And even if it is owned by root.wheel, that doesn't mean much unless it's also setuid or setgid (or, of course, if you're running it from root). > Well, thank you all again for your advice! And if anyone has any > ideas on that last paragraph, please mail me at the address listed > below... > > John L. Millard > millard@alpha.ces.cwru.edu -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: My PNI problem, Answer: Need ifconfig Date: 1 Aug 1994 23:10:44 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL USA Message-ID: <31jvdk$gvb@news.acns.nwu.edu> References: <31hoek$nos@news.acns.nwu.edu> <31hqsj$bgl@usenet.rpi.edu> In article <31hqsj$bgl@usenet.rpi.edu>, Garance A. Drosehn <gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu> wrote: >jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) writes: >> Garance A. Drosehn <gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu> wrote: >> >robert@amo.mit.edu(Robert Lutwak) writes: >> >> I've found that when the PNI 1.9 Kernel driver is loaded, but >> >> the link is NOT up (i.e. it loaded the kernel driver but then >> >> got a busy signal from the server), I lose the ability to print, >> >> fire up PrintManager or NetinfoManager, [etc] >> > >> > After the link is down, you need to use ifconfig to make sure >> > the NeXT realizes the link is down. I do not know why this is >> > necessary. The unix command you want to do is: >> > >> > /usr/etc/ifconfig pni0 down >> >> This is not entire necessary. You could add the following >> command to the login.tcl file after you get your connection >> (and IP address if dynamically assigned) and do your ifconfig. >> >> /etc/route add $1 127.0.0.1 0 > > >Note that the original poster was talking about a failed connection >attempt, where the PNI code is loaded but the SLIP server did not >even answer the phone. I suspect that changing login.tcl won't do >anything for that situation. > >If the connection succeeds, then something like the above might >be helpful (I haven't tried it myself...). > Technically I agree with you, but it sounds like the ONW has managed (somehow) to execute ifconfig which has changed the IP address of pni0. In that case adding the route command (somewhere) should fix the problem he sees. If the ONW is still having problems, a extract from various log files and PNI modem and login scripts and some netstat listings would allow a better diagnosis. -- Jerry S. Weiss j-weiss@nwu.edu Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois %SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: cheap way to print to Appletalk printer? Date: 2 Aug 1994 00:08:23 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <31k2pn$ar6@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <31jqq7$8se@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> In article <31jqq7$8se@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) writes: > I am a student and can't afford the high price for Partner and uPrint. > It costs $300 - 20% = $240. Ouch. Has anybody found a less expensive > or free way to print from a NeXT to a printer on an appletalk network? Oops. One can't just buy the printing option. The price is then $990 - 20% = $792. This is way out of reach for any individual, even more so for those of us who are students. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: scotty@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU (Scott Rigby) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NewsGrazer question Date: 2 Aug 1994 12:21:21 +1000 Organization: University of Melbourne Message-ID: <scotty.775793893@ariel> Hey... I've got access to a NeXT box at univie.ac.at....alas, it's only a vt-100 link. Is NewsGrazer usable on vt-100 emulations? If so, could you point me in the direction of where it's installed....(or where I can pick it up)...I have access to a news server once I sought out the client question. Regz, Scott Rigby. Melbourne, Australia.
From: steve@eps.com (Steven Kornreich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: cheap way to print to Appletalk printer? Date: 2 Aug 1994 20:08:34 GMT Organization: Kornreich Communications Distribution: world Message-ID: <31m942$q26@packer.eps.com> References: <31k2pn$ar6@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> > > I am a student and can't afford the high price for Partner and uPrint. > > It costs $300 - 20% = $240. Ouch. Has anybody found a less expensive > > or free way to print from a NeXT to a printer on an appletalk network? > > Oops. One can't just buy the printing option. The price is then $990 - > 20% = $792. This is way out of reach for any individual, even more so for > those of us who are students. > > -- Todd Takken > takken@leland.stanford.edu There is a program that runs on the Mac called lpDemon. I think it's on the mac archive site.. I use it everyday.. I have a NeXT hooked up to a 10baseT hub along with 2 macs. I also have a localtalk Postscript printer hooked up to one of the macs that acts as a gateway to the printer for my NeXT.. -- Steven Kornreich Kornreich Communications NeXTmail OK
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU Subject: open Message-ID: <1994Aug1.192255.15516@Princeton.EDU> Originator: news@nimaster Keywords: open Sender: news@Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Princeton University Date: Mon, 1 Aug 1994 19:22:55 GMT Anybody know how to get "open -a" to work under NS 3.2? Serge J. Goldstein
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: westes@netcom.com (Will Estes) Subject: NeXTSTEP is slow, Slow, SLOW! Message-ID: <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> Organization: Mail Group Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 07:44:02 GMT I've been running NeXTSTEP FIP for about seven-or-so months now, and I've always been struck by how much slower it performs than SunOS or most other UNIX implementations. I just read an old issue of Byte magazine on 32-bit operating systems in which they benchmark 32-bit operating systems. NeXTSTEP benchmarked as many orders of magnitude slower than OS/2, Windows, NT, SCO UNIX, and Univel UNIX. What is worse, as the number of concurrent processes increases, NeXTSTEP got worse, not better. At around eight concurrent processes, NeXT was something like four times slower than the other operating systems. Overall, this seems to agree with my subjective observations. For me, at around six processes, NeXT becomes pretty sluggish. I have a 32 meg color system running an ATI Ultra Pro and '486DX-33. I do virtually no disk swapping because of the low number of processes that I run combined with the large amount of memory. It just plain runs slow. My question is whether this is due to something inherent in Display Postscript or some other part of the NeXT internal architecture. Or has NeXT just not had the resources available to optimize the performance of the OS? I hate to think that I would have to convert over to Univel or Linux, but there are really days when I start to question whether NeXTSTEP is very useable. I really shouldn't have to run a Pentium to get '486-level performance.... Are there tips to making NeXTSTEP run faster? Is the performance likely to improve by several orders of magnitude in the next release? -- Will Estes Internet: westes@usc.com
From: axel@tumbolia.ppp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de (Axel Seibert) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.advocacy Subject: Re: Mail.app suggestion (optional compression!!!) Date: 1 Aug 1994 11:13:06 +0200 Organization: my private site Message-ID: <AXEL.94Aug1111305@tumbolia.ppp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> References: <ROBERT.94Jul29084037@steffi.demon.co.uk> <1994Jul29.092730.749@prim.demon.co.uk> In-reply-to: dave@prim.demon.co.uk's message of Fri, 29 Jul 1994 09:27:30 GMT In article <1994Jul29.092730.749@prim.demon.co.uk> dave@prim.demon.co.uk (Dave Griffiths) writes: In article <ROBERT.94Jul29084037@steffi.demon.co.uk> robert@steffi.demon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) writes: > >I propose that Mail.app have optional compression when sending >messages ... particuarly attatchments. I've just received some demo >versions of software packages and because .pkg's are compressed either >with .Z or .gz it effectively doubles their size when compressed again >through NeXTMail. This means that a possible 4 MEG turned into 7 >MEG. That for me is considerable. I believe NeXTMAIL is a powerful >medium for distributing apps for vendors to exploit however, it would be >nice to be able to reduce size of the messages whereever possible. > >Thoughts? It's not the compression, it's the uuencoding that's mainly responsible for the increase in size. And you need that. Yes, but there are much better solutions than uuencode/uudecode. Axel -- aseibert@tumbolia.ppp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de (NeXTmail welcome) seiberta@informatik.tu-muenchen.de (please no NeXTmail here!) You are young only once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.
From: gonzo@cs.tu-berlin.de (S. F. Ruehauf) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: The Process that Wouldn't Die! Date: 2 Aug 1994 11:48:32 GMT Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany Message-ID: <31lbqg$a17@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> References: <CtK701.BIv@nntpa.cb.att.com> <1994Jul28.023925.23940@nntpxfer.psi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit bnh@active (Brian Hess) writes: >-B.LING (btl@hogpf.ho.att.com) wrote: >: has anyone else ever run into this? why can't root seem to >: kill some processes? you can reproduce this very easily: buy a cheap MAC modem cable set yout tty to hw flow control, that means, take cufa/b to dial out take kermit/tip whatever and try to call out kermit/tip will never come back kermit/tip will not die whatever you do to it halt will hang (trying to kill kermit/tip) you will have to pull the power cable to reboot no problem kermit/tip will hang in a system call in your seriel hw waiting forever to come out of a flowcontrol stop. ok, it has to be the right cheap cable. later SfR -- Stephan Fruhauf gonzo@cs.tu-berlin.de what is X400? s=gonzo ou=opal p=tu-berlin a=dbp c=de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Nicole A Vincent <nicolev@number_one.apana.org.au> Subject: SLIP with uucp slows down when uuxqt started Message-ID: <Ctwr1v.26v@number_one.apana.org.au> Sender: nicolek@number_one.apana.org.au (Nikki A Vincent) Organization: Cafe Abbey - the Virtual NeXTSTEP Cafe Downunder. Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 12:37:06 GMT Hi I have a system set up with DialUp-IP SLIP and uucp over the tcp link. However, once uuxqt's start happening, the system starts to grind to a halt and I notice that some packets keep being sent over the link. Here's a "ps -mxa" that I barely managed to squeeze in during this slowness: uucp 2579 p2 0.0 SW 10 0:00.31 0:00.00 uuxqt root 2612 p2 0.0 S 10 0:00.07 0:00.00 /usr/lib/sendmail -ee -fion!antigone.com!news -i nicolek@number_one root 2613 p2 2.7 S 10 0:00.12 0:00.00 mail -r ion!antigone.com!news -d nicolek uucp 2614 p2 0.0 SW 10 0:00.10 0:00.03 rmail nicolek@number_one uucp 2615 p2 0.0 SW 10 0:00.03 0:00.00 sh -c /usr/lib/sendmail -ee -fion!antigone.com!news -i 'nicolek@number_one' root 2616 p2 1.0 S 10 0:00.07 0:00.02 /usr/lib/sendmail -ee -fion!antigone.com!news -i nicolek@number_one I presume that sendmail tries to send these packets over the tcp link, however I do not understand why it would want to do this considering that I'm using uucp to handle all my email and news transfers,... Can someone please help here. Thanx in advance Nicole
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mail.app suggestion (optional compression!!!) Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 09:01:06 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <wiDYCGq00iV1Q1E5MW@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <AXEL.94Aug1111305@tumbolia.ppp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.advocacy: 1-Aug-94 Re: Mail.app suggestion (op.. by Axel Seibert@tumbolia.pp > Yes, but there are much better solutions than uuencode/uudecode. Which are? (Note that you *must* assume that the mail machines email/netnews postings go through on the net are not 8-bit clean.) -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | Spin CA-VBHY? After all, --------------------------------------------+ "You need you 100% US-RDA of AMS & normal mail: infidel+@cmu.edu | Vitamins A, C, L, and T...." NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | --semper ubi sub ubi--
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: open and AppPaths Message-ID: <1994Aug2.065807.7245@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <1994Aug1.192255.15516@Princeton.EDU> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 06:58:07 GMT In article <1994Aug1.192255.15516@Princeton.EDU> serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU writes: ~> Anybody know how to get "open -a" to work under NS 3.2? ~> ~> Serge J. Goldstein open -a applicationname parameters Where applicationname must reference an application which is either raw or in a comparably named app wrapper in your Workspace AppPaths default. Example: open -a Preview somepath/myPostScript.ps To check your app paths: dread -o Workspace Mine is set to: Workspace ApplicationPaths ~/Apps:/LocalApps:/NextApps:/LocalDeveloper/Apps:/NextDeveloper/Apps:/Nex tAdmin:/NextDeveloper/Demos:/LocalDeveloper/Demos:/NEXTSTEP_3.2/NextAdmin :/NEXTSTEP_3.2/NextDeveloper/Demos:/NEXTSTEP_3.2/LocalDeveloper/Demos:/NE XTSTEP_3.2/NextDeveloper/Apps:/NEXTSTEP_3.2/NextApps:/NEXTSTEP_Dev_3.2/Ne xtDeveloper/Apps:/NEXTSTEP_Dev_3.2/NextDeveloper/Demos Where NEXTSTEP_3.2 is a secondary drive with a full 3.2 installation and NEXTSTEP_Dev_3.2 is the distribution CD-ROM. Needless to say this is much more than the standard distribution default value. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Problems with Pipes in Sendmail Message-ID: <1994Aug2.070300.7325@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <jtarr.775708105@digitas2> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 07:03:00 GMT In article <jtarr.775708105@digitas2> writes: ~> ~> I can't seem to get pipes of anykind to work on my system. For ~> example, I set up an alias foo:"|/usr/local/bin/foo", but when ~> mail is sent to this alias, it gets stuck in an endless loop of ~> trying to deliver. ~> ~> I believe the problem is that my sendmail keep appending the ~> machinename.domainname to the address and thinks that this is ~> a user - not a pipe. [balance of posting and most of sendmail.cf deleted] ~> Mprog, P=/usr/lib/sendmail, F=DFIMmsuX, S=14, R=14, A=sendmail $n You seem to be routing all piped mail back directly into sendmail! Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
From: kcc@ella (Kim C. Callis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SLIP/PPP Date: 2 Aug 1994 13:46:41 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Message-ID: <31lio1$bs5@agate.berkeley.edu> Would someone give me a pointer as how to set up a NextStation Turbo Color to recieve either slip or ppp connections from my home? We have an Annex 3 terminal server here which will one of these days be configured to do slip or ppp, but I would like to get started now. Any info will be appreciated. -- Kim C. Callis, kcc@mills.edu Unix Systems Administrator Mills College (510) 430-3321 5000 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA 94613-1301 (510) 430-3314 Fax
From: chris@hi5.ikp.physik.th-darmstadt.de (Christoph M Zoeller) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP is slow, Slow, SLOW! Date: 2 Aug 1994 14:12:00 GMT Organization: Technische Hochschule Darmstadt Distribution: world Message-ID: <31lk7g$arf@rs18.hrz.th-darmstadt.de> References: <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> In article <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> westes@netcom.com (Will Estes) writes: [stuff deleted] > operating systems. NeXTSTEP benchmarked as many orders of magnitude > slower than OS/2, Windows, NT, SCO UNIX, and Univel UNIX. What is > worse, as the number of concurrent processes increases, NeXTSTEP got > worse, not better. At around eight concurrent processes, NeXT was something > like four times slower than the other operating systems. > [stuff deleted] > Are there tips to making NeXTSTEP run faster? Is the performance > likely to improve by several orders of magnitude in the next > release? > > -- > Will Estes Internet: westes@usc.com So, with little load NS is "many orders of magnitude" - that is, 10 or 100 or 1000 times - slower, but with several more processes running, it's only 4 times slower?????? Could it be that you are just bitching... ;-) ;-) *grin* Chris
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: trebels@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de (Stephan Trebels) Subject: Re: Hardware Password Message-ID: <VP8QBT5Q@gwdu03.gwdg.de> Sender: news@gwdu03.gwdg.de (USENET News System) Organization: GWDG, Goettingen References: <3108gi$lfb@wpnext.wpine.com> <311sdj$el1@jake.esu.edu> <31fh4t$252@academ00.mty.itesm.mx> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 14:54:22 GMT RODRIGO JULIAN VACA GONZALEZ (al583281@academ07.mty.itesm.mx) wrote: > : : I have inherited the administration of some NeXT machines and I > : : need to fix a problem with booting one of them, but I am sticking > : : on a point where it asks me for the `hardware password'. I don't > : : know it, and all the administration guide says is that it is a > : : complicated procedure to get around this..however it doesn't specify > : : what the complicated procedure is.. > Well... you can try with a ctrl-x (^x), maybe it will help. This won't give > you the hardware password, but it will skip that question :) This should be the correct way to access the hardware password, depending on your situation: 1) you have the root password, but do not know the hardware password solution: use the "hwpwd" program EPS wrote a while ago. anyone, who is able to access /dev/vid0 can read the hardware password, using a little C program. that's why the MouseX X11R5 server is setgid on most computers... It has been posted some time ago, but I archived it anyway. 2) you don't have root or hardware password but have access to the hardware (you ARE the sysadmin, right?) This happened to me, when I bought another NeXTstation. solution: use another boot disk, where you know the root password afterwards use part 1) 3) you don't have any of those, so you are not the sysadmin. no solution, I hope. ciao, stephan P.S. on any "secure" NeXT /dev/vid0 should NOT be readable! If you really need MouseX or anything else that reads&writes /dev/vid0, then: 1) create a group (say video) 2) chmod u=rw,g=rw,o= /dev/vid0 3) chown root.video /dev/vid0 4) make Xmono, Xcolor setgid video. But please, don't allow ANYONE BUT root to be in the same group as /dev/vid0, otherwise those people will be able to read the hardware password! This is a severe security risk, but nevertheless recommended in the MouseX installation instructions, that even propose to give any user read&write access to /dev/vid0, as far as I remember. -- +--------------------------------------------------------------+ / Stephan Trebels voice: +49 551 44690 /| +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | | <trebels@theo-phys.gwdg.de> "No NeXTmail yet, it's a HP" | + | <trebels@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de> "NeXTmail welcome" |/ +--------------------------------------------------------------+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rpomeroy@aunext1.amd.com (Ron Pomeroy x(Coop)) Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP is slow, Slow, SLOW! Message-ID: <CtwxCx.EoA@txnews.amd.com> Sender: news@txnews.amd.com Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Austin, TX, USA References: <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> Distribution: usa Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 14:53:20 GMT In article <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> westes@netcom.com (Will Estes) writes: >>I've been running NeXTSTEP FIP for about seven-or-so months now, and >>I've always been struck by how much slower it performs than SunOS or >>most other UNIX implementations. I just read an old issue of Byte >>magazine on 32-bit operating systems in which they benchmark 32-bit >>operating systems. NeXTSTEP benchmarked as many orders of magnitude >>slower than OS/2, Windows, NT, SCO UNIX, and Univel UNIX. What is >>worse, as the number of concurrent processes increases, NeXTSTEP got >>worse, not better. At around eight concurrent processes, NeXT was something >>like four times slower than the other operating systems. >> >>Overall, this seems to agree with my subjective observations. For >>me, at around six processes, NeXT becomes pretty sluggish. I have a >>32 meg color system running an ATI Ultra Pro and '486DX-33. I do >>virtually no disk swapping because of the low number of processes >>that I run combined with the large amount of memory. It just plain >>runs slow. >> >>My question is whether this is due to something inherent in Display >>Postscript or some other part of the NeXT internal architecture. Or >>has NeXT just not had the resources available to optimize the >>performance of the OS? I hate to think that I would have to convert >>over to Univel or Linux, but there are really days when I start to >>question whether NeXTSTEP is very useable. I really shouldn't have >>to run a Pentium to get '486-level performance.... >> >>Are there tips to making NeXTSTEP run faster? Is the performance >>likely to improve by several orders of magnitude in the next >>release? >> >>-- In the User release (3.3) NeXT has done some work on the kernel. They've folded in some stuff from Mach 3.0. In particular, stuff related to task management. The 3.3 release is focused on making NEXTSTEP more robust and reliable (got a MIME mailer too - but you already knew that :-) ) -- Ronald Pomeroy Advanced Micro Devices CIM Applications Group rpomeroy@aunext1.amd.com
From: chris@iastate.edu (Chris Wong) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP is slow, Slow, SLOW! Date: 2 Aug 1994 16:34:39 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa (USA) Message-ID: <31lsiv$6oe@news.iastate.edu> References: <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> In article <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com>, Will Estes <westes@netcom.com> wrote: >My question is whether this is due to something inherent in Display >Postscript or some other part of the NeXT internal architecture. Or >has NeXT just not had the resources available to optimize the >performance of the OS? I hate to think that I would have to convert >over to Univel or Linux, but there are really days when I start to >question whether NeXTSTEP is very useable. I really shouldn't have >to run a Pentium to get '486-level performance.... Display Postscript is really quite fast. I didn't really notice the difference of displaying speed between OS/2 and NeXTSTEP (which I run). The overhead of NeXTSTEP is mainly due to the OBJECTS which we love. I am still a beginning in NeXTSTEP programming. Please correct me if I'm wrong. From my first project, the MineSweeper from Windows. I use 480 ButtonCell Matrix as the mine field. To initialize this mine field, it takes quite a while, about 3 seconds on Dell 450DE/2 DGX JAWS Video system. After studying for a while, I conclude that it's either the size of ButtonCell or the messaging which cause the overhead. The size of a ButtonCell is 72 byte. 480 ButtonCell = 480 * 72 = 34560 bytes = 34.56Kbytes. Doesn't seem too bad. But, sending 480 alloc and init messages seems to be the most overhead. I still don't know how to overcome this overhead, anyone has any idea? >Are there tips to making NeXTSTEP run faster? Is the performance >likely to improve by several orders of magnitude in the next >release? Tips: If performance is an issue, run Linux or something else. There is always tradeoff. I think NeXT has done a decent jobs in balancing the system. From time to time, they would change the balance, I guess. e.g., when hardware performance increase, they might be forced to slow down something which could be helped by hardware performance increase in order to optimize something else. This is likely the worst tip in the world. >:) Chris -- NeXTMail super welcomed!!| Chris Wong | "Hardware is supposed to serve Software." chris@iastate.edu | Computer Engineering & Computer Science <:)>:)<:)>:)<:)>:)<:) | Iowa State University of Science and Technology
From: pmarc@allanon.math.byu.edu (Paul Cardon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP is slow, Slow, SLOW! Date: 2 Aug 1994 16:53:45 GMT Organization: Brigham Young University Message-ID: <31ltmp$etd@hamblin.math.byu.edu> References: <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> In article <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> westes@netcom.com (Will Estes) writes: :Overall, this seems to agree with my subjective observations. For :me, at around six processes, NeXT becomes pretty sluggish. I have a :32 meg color system running an ATI Ultra Pro and '486DX-33. I do ^^ Ouch!! :virtually no disk swapping because of the low number of processes :that I run combined with the large amount of memory. It just plain :runs slow. :Are there tips to making NeXTSTEP run faster? Best tip I can think of is to upgrade your processor. I wouldn't expect NS to perform very well at all on a 33Mhz processor. -- Paul M. Cardon Technical Editor - System Administration - NEXT IN LINE Magazine President of Provo OpenStep-NEXTSTEP User and Developer Group (PoNG) NEXTSTEP and HP System Manager - Math Department - Brigham Young University
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: borchers@nsf.gov (Robert R. Borchers) Subject: HELP!!! No user, save root, can log in Message-ID: <borchers-020894130256@cuddly.cise.nsf.gov> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Sender: news@nsf.gov Organization: National Science Foundation Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 17:03:02 GMT All of a sudden when I try to login (Black 3.2) I just get the login block back or from another account I get a screen with all the blocks on the dock looking like terminals with a big question mark in them. When I try and login from a terminal, the message No Directory /borchers! flashes and the window disappears. I can't even get Eudora to check my mail. It gets an error, "can't open temporary file, do you own it?" I even treid creating a new user with the same result. I can log in as root with no problem. Does anyone have any idea what is wrong. Sounds like permissions somewhere, but I don't knnow where. Bob
From: gross@stimpy.ame.nd.edu (George B. Ross) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: DAT drives and NeXTSTEP Date: 2 Aug 1994 20:35:07 GMT Organization: University of Notre Dame Distribution: world Message-ID: <31malr$d5h@news.nd.edu> I am thinking about purchasing a Conner 2GB DAT drive (model 4320RT) and have a few questions before I take the plunge. I've been using an SGI Indigo with a 2GB DAT (Archive/Conner Python 25601?) with the tapes partitioned into 2 parts. The mt command on my NeXT doesn't mention anything about multiple partitions. Will I be limited to single partition tapes if I want to read and write the tapes on either machine? Is there a version of mt out there that I can compile for my NeXT in order to allow multiple partitions? Also, the SGI allows me to record CDs to DAT, is there a way to play these back on my NeXT? Thanks for any input you can provide. -george George B. Ross_____NeXTmail welcome_________gross@stimpy.ame.nd.edu Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering_______University of Notre Dame
From: devans@uoguelph.ca (David F Evans) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP is slow, Slow, SLOW! Followup-To: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 2 Aug 1994 22:04:13 GMT Organization: University of Guelph Message-ID: <31mfst$2n9@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> References: <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> In article <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> Will Estes (westes@netcom.com) wrote: [ lots of stuff about NS/FIP being slow ] Well, I've never used NS/FIP, but I have an '040 cube with 16Mb RAM and a SPARCstation 1, also with 16Mb RAM, sitting beside each other on my desk. I use the cube because I need NS for what I do. It takes longer to load Edit on the cube than to load vi on the Sun, but when I do plain Unix stuff in a terminal window or login remotely, they feel pretty equal. Only major difference I can think of is that a single compile kills the Sun I/O-wise, but that might be a slow disk (I have no idea what kind of disk is in it.) Just some more things to mull over.... ============================================================================= David Evans devans@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca Computer/Synth Junkie (NeXTMail OK) University of Guelph "Default is the value selected by the Guelph, Ontario, Canada composer overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: samurai@cs.mcgill.ca (Darcy BROCKBANK) Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP is slow, Slow, SLOW! Message-ID: <1994Aug2.212739.26206@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> Sender: news@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca Organization: SOCS, McGill University, Montreal, Canada References: <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 21:27:39 GMT In article <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> westes@netcom.com (Will Estes) writes: >My question is whether this is due to something inherent in Display >Postscript or some other part of the NeXT internal architecture. Or >has NeXT just not had the resources available to optimize the >performance of the OS? I hate to think that I would have to convert >over to Univel or Linux, but there are really days when I start to >question whether NeXTSTEP is very useable. I really shouldn't have >to run a Pentium to get '486-level performance.... From a UNIX point of view, I think (this is total guesswork) that these are the factors: 1) You have a PC motherboard. UNIX hardware will outperform PC hardware in the multitasking context-switching arena. 2) NEXTSTEP is not as good as other UNIXes at UNIXy stuff. Why? Likely because companies like Sun and HP have more people to throw at the I/O problem, etc., and end up with some pretty decent optimizations. NeXT's selling point is the OO thing, so they feel that they can slack off on the UNIXy stuff. In support of (1) my 90MHz PCI Pentium w/32M RAM is beaten by my 25MHz 20M RAM 68040 NeXT computer in the thread test of BenchPress.app. That was for 50 threads. 100 threads killed the Pentium (it hung) so I didn't bother going beyond that. (2) is totally subjective. I could be wrong ;-). >Are there tips to making NeXTSTEP run faster? Is the performance >likely to improve by several orders of magnitude in the next >release? Get more RAM. As for performance increasing/decreasing with new releases: it's done both. Each release has been pretty random in regards to how fast/slow it was compared to its predecessor. One thing the newer versions have going for them is the better optimization in the GNU compiler. Whether or not NeXT invokes -O4 is guesswork. I think the rule of thumb is if they ahave added a whole ton o features (as in 3.0) you can expect slower performance. If it's a maintenance release (as in 3.1 and 3.2) you can expect performance to come back somewhat. - db -- God bless those pagans. -- Homer -- Quantis never crashed -- Raymond -- Quebec pour les Quebequois -- Quebec Separatists -- Germany for the Germans -- Hitler Youth -- She tried to sit on my lap when I was standing up -- Marlowe -- Makes me want to f*** the both of you. -- Losing net.jerk assuming that I'm a female
Message-ID: <19940802.155751.199334.NETNEWS@UICVM.UIC.EDU> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 15:35:35 +0000 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Mac and NeXT to HP Printer?? From: Bruce L. Lambert <bruce@ludwig.pmad.uic.edu> Distribution: world Organization: University opf Illinois at Chicago Hi folks, I've got a Power Mac 6100/60 and a NeXTstation connected using Farallon's etherwave 10BaseT connector. The NeXT is connected via serial port a to a HP LaserJet IIIp printer. Is there a way to print from the Mac to the HP Laserjet as well, perhaps using the NeXT as a printer server? Thanks. Bruce L. Lambert, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago bruce@ludwig.pmad.uic.edu +1 (312) 996-2411
From: stufduff@albion.unmc.edu (Sean W. Duffy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Phantom Dupes Date: 2 Aug 1994 14:57:45 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA Message-ID: <31lmt9$cjo@netserv.unmc.edu> Keywords: IP NUMBER DUPLICATION Over the last 2 weeks I've been seeing some occasional errors where some card address (either token ring or eithernet) will return a duplicate IP number. Something's making an 'echo' somehow is what I'm suspecting. Rebooting the machine in question seems to clear the problem. We're running both Black & White hardware and the campus is wired Novell 3.12. Any ideas why these occasionally pop up? Is somebody bouncing a sniffed packet or something? Sean (I did WHAT?) Duffy stufduff!albion.unmc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: boyan@tmnxt1.iit.edu (Boyan I. Boyanov) Subject: Re: Mail Message-ID: <1994Jul29.011754.7739@iitmax.iit.edu> Sender: news@iitmax.iit.edu (News) Organization: Illinois Institute of Technology / Academic Computing Center References: <1994Jul22.053217.4317@ToTSySSoft.com> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 94 01:17:54 GMT In article <1994Jul22.053217.4317@ToTSySSoft.com> Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes: > In article <1994Jul19.185345.23403@cc.usu.edu> writes: > ~> BTW, do you know that your return address is screwed up? It reads: > ~> "mike@hobbs.chem.usu.edu.chem.usu.edu (mike emmel)" (with the last 3 > ~> segments duplicated as shown). > ~> > ~> several people hacve told me my mailer is messed up (see above) but I > ~> can't figure out how to fix it any suggestions? > ~> > ~> mike > ~> > > Mike, > The most common config mistake I've seen that could > cause this is > > hostname set to: hobbs.chem.usu.edu > domainname set to: chem.usu.edu > > and sendmail set to concatinate the two in the first ("Dj") > macro definition. > > Check the /bin/hostname and /bin/domainname commands > output in a shell, first. If my first guess is correct, > you merely will want to correct your hostname to hobbs, > but be cautious doing this, or your boot (from /etc/hostconfig) > and NetInfo won't match. > > Your newsposting (of course) didn't indicate what version > of Sendmail/NEXTSTEP now which sendmail.cf's you're running. > > Presuming that you have sendmail.mailhost.cf from v3.2 > the first macro definition line is > > Dj$?m$w.$m$|$w$. > > and the pseudo ruleset "D" is supposed to append your > domainname to your E-Mail address if absent. > [some stuff deleted] Well, I have the same problem and none of the suggested solutions seem to work. If I leave the Dj macro as it is, e.g. Dj$?m $w.$m $| $w $. my machine introduces itself to remote hosts as "tmnxt1.iit.edu.iit.edu" even though `hostname`=="tmnxt1" and `domainname`=="". For some reason sendmail thinks that $m="iit.edu" even though domainname returns an empty string. Any ideas why? If, on the other hand I set this to Dj$w the machine behaves properly and introduces itself as "tmnxt1.iit.edu" What gives? Email or psot. Thanks! -- Boyan Boyanov boyan@tmnxt1.iit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: boyan@tmnxt1.iit.edu (Boyan I. Boyanov) Subject: HELP - NetinfoManager not working Message-ID: <1994Jul29.014616.9369@iitmax.iit.edu> Sender: news@iitmax.iit.edu (News) Organization: Illinois Institute of Technology / Academic Computing Center Date: Fri, 29 Jul 94 01:46:16 GMT Hi, I have a question for all you NeXT sysadmin gurus out there. Around here we have this totaly braindead NeXTStation (fermi.phys.iit.edu) that refuses to receive mail. When mail is sent to it, the message bounces back with the error "Service unknown". About a year ago the entire system was wiped out and rebuilt by a guy who had absolutely no idea what he was doing and why he was doing it :-), as a result of which NetInfoManager does not launch, and when MailManager is launched it puts up a dilog box that says "pr. Exiting" and quits. I presume this means that the netinfo database is corrupted (not that I know what it is :-)). /etc/netinfo/local.nidb is there, but I have no idea what to expect. There is a file named "collection" and a bunch of other ones called "extension_nn", where nn is some small number (<100). The following message is issued at boot time (when the process is observed in the ROM monitor): ntpdmount: mailhost not in host database This particular machine is running NS 2.2. Anybody got any idea what is going on and how to fix it? Please email or post. Thanks a bunch, Boyan -- Boyan Boyanov boyan@tmnxt1.iit.edu
From: "Ryan B. Troll" <ry+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Telnetd Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 20:32:59 -0400 Organization: University Libraries - Library Automatio, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <siDiKvu00iVuM4R6R5@andrew.cmu.edu> Has anybody had any luck compiling telnetd under NeXTStep 3.0? I am trying to compile the BSD4.3 src, and it almost works. I can initiate a connection, but I can never send data to the 'login' that it forks. It seems that no data ever goes to the pty. Any suggestions? -Ryan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU Subject: Re: open and AppPaths Message-ID: <1994Aug2.143736.14734@Princeton.EDU> Originator: news@nimaster Keywords: open NS3.2 Sender: news@Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Princeton University References: <1994Aug2.065807.7245@ToTSySSoft.com> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 14:37:36 GMT In article <1994Aug2.065807.7245@ToTSySSoft.com> Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes: > In article <1994Aug1.192255.15516@Princeton.EDU> > serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU writes: > ~> Anybody know how to get "open -a" to work under NS 3.2? > ~> > ~> Serge J. Goldstein > > open -a applicationname parameters > > Where applicationname must reference an application which is either > raw or in a comparably named app wrapper in your Workspace AppPaths > default. Example: > open -a Preview somepath/myPostScript.ps > > To check your app paths: > > dread -o Workspace > > Mine is set to: > > Workspace ApplicationPaths > ~/Apps:/LocalApps:/NextApps:/LocalDeveloper/Apps:/NextDeveloper/Apps:/Nex > tAdmin:/NextDeveloper/Demos:/LocalDeveloper/Demos:/NEXTSTEP_3.2/NextAdmin > :/NEXTSTEP_3.2/NextDeveloper/Demos:/NEXTSTEP_3.2/LocalDeveloper/Demos:/NE > XTSTEP_3.2/NextDeveloper/Apps:/NEXTSTEP_3.2/NextApps:/NEXTSTEP_Dev_3.2/Ne > xtDeveloper/Apps:/NEXTSTEP_Dev_3.2/NextDeveloper/Demos > > Where NEXTSTEP_3.2 is a secondary drive with a full 3.2 installation > and NEXTSTEP_Dev_3.2 is the distribution CD-ROM. Needless to say this is > much more than the standard distribution default value. > > Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY > NEXT IN LINE contributing author > bruce@TotSysSoft.com > > NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome The problem is that under NS 3.2, "open" doesn't work unless you have "Public Window Server" set ON (via preferences) (at least I can't get it to work). This is a rather serious problem --- I have a lot of scripts that use "open", and we can't run with Public Window Server on (it's an enormous security exposure). The problem is compounded by the fact that the scripts can't dynamically turn Public Window Sever ON and OFF --- you can do the appropriate dwrite, but I think the Workspace only examines this default setting at start-up. Under 3.1, we sort of got this to work by setting an environment variable called "Workspace" to some hex value (I forget where we got it ... I suspect it's some sort of Mach port designation); that doesn't seem to work in 3.2 (or I'm mis-setting the variable). Any help would be greatly appreciated. Serge J. Goldstein
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: courvalm@JSP.UMontreal.CA (Courval Michel) Subject: Segmentation fault on backup Message-ID: <CtxrBp.464@cc.umontreal.ca> Summary: Error while using gnutar for tape backup Next system Keywords: Backup, gnu, tar, gnutar, Segmentation Sender: news@cc.umontreal.ca (Administration de Cnews) Organization: Universite de Montreal Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 01:40:36 GMT While trying to backup my system using gnutar to save to disk, I got a segmentation fault. Does anyone know if gnutar is know to be bugged in any way that would provoque such an error? Besides using "tar" instead of gnutar OR using "dump" to backup, does anyone know how to avoid that error message so that I can have an easy-to-install-yet-safe-backup of my systems and project? Thanks! Mike -- ****************************************************************************** Mike Courval e-mail addresses: courval@nord.stat.umontreal.ca coumic01@novell.aircanada.ca postmaster@aircanada.ca ******************************************************************************
From: root@inselnext.unibe.ch (Operator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: mail Date: 3 Aug 1994 06:19:53 GMT Message-ID: <31ncu9$qul@aragorn.unibe.ch> Keywords: mail Is there somebody who knows how to setup Mail.app in a mixed enviroment
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: mail Date: 3 Aug 1994 06:34:36 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Message-ID: <31ndps$g4@rosie.next.com> References: <31ncu9$qul@aragorn.unibe.ch> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Keywords: mail Versions: makemail 2.4 Cc: In article <31ncu9$qul@aragorn.unibe.ch>, Operator <root@inselnext.unibe.ch> wrote: >Is there somebody who knows how to setup Mail.app in a mixed enviroment Yes. NeXT employs a few :-)
From: mow@marsu.tynet.sub.org (Markus Wenzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Taylor UUCP Date: 3 Aug 1994 00:19:21 +0100 Organization: Palumbian Research Labs Message-ID: <31mk9p$1ns@marsu.tynet.sub.org> References: <CtpGEG.1Fu@haquer.uucp> <1994Jul30.170352.10891@free.fdn.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit fabien@free.fdn.org (Fabien Roy) writes: >In article <CtpGEG.1Fu@haquer.uucp> (Albatross) writes: >> >> Does anybody know why may copy of Taylor UUCP is failing >> when it tries to execute rnews? >> >> Here are the LOGS: >> >> >> uucp uunet (7/29-01:31-599) Call complete (52 seconds 34469 bytes 662 >bps) >> uucp uunet (7/29-01:31-601) Executing X.uunetCOP74 (rmail >alby@empire.org) >> uucp uunet (7/29-01:31-601) Executing X.uunetDOiU4 (rmail >alby@empire.org) >> news uunet (7/29-01:31-601) Executing X.uunetd6f83 (rnews) >> news uunet (7/29-01:31-601) ERROR: Execution: Exit status 1 >> news uunet (7/29-01:31-601) Execution failed (X.uunetd6f83) >> >> Mail works, but news will crap and mail me an error about being >> unable to create L.xxx (some number) in /usr/spool/news. Does anybody >> have any insite on this problem? >> >> Something about newsrun being unable to do the above.. >> >> -Alby >I had to switch back to TaylorUUCP 1.03 because with the 1.04 version on >NeXT was giving me the same symptoms you encountered. I know dozens of people working successfully with Taylor 1.04 and 1.05, myself included. Maybe you should try the following: - use Taylor style config files - specify 'commands uucp rmail rnews' in the sys config file - run /bin/rnews with uid/gid news and setgid news. -- // Markus Wenzel // 1st Institute of Physics // // NeXTSTEP Consulting + Administration // University of Stuttgart // // mow@marsu.tynet.sub.org // wenzel@rus.uni-stuttgart.de //
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: shay@netcom.com (Christian Shay) Subject: Please Help: Recovery from File System Crash Message-ID: <shayCty5xD.3zt@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 06:56:01 GMT Can you assist a somewhat new user? Someone switched off my intel NS without doing a shutdown and now it appears the filesystem is hosed. In fact on boot, I get: Boot: Config file "/usr/Devices/System.config/Default.table" not found System config file 'System' not found Is there anything I can do short of a complete reinstall to rescue the filesystem? Any pointers are greatly appreciated... Thanks, christian shay@netcom.com -- --- Christian Shay shay@netcom.com <A href=ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/shay/html/shay.html> Click here </A>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (Willem van Schaik) Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP is slow, Slow, SLOW! Message-ID: <1994Aug3.072707.9950@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> Sender: news@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (USENET News System) Organization: Philips Communications & Processing Services, Eindhoven References: <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> <31mfst$2n9@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 07:27:07 GMT devans@uoguelph.ca (David F Evans) writes: >In article <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> Will Estes (westes@netcom.com) wrote: > Well, I've never used NS/FIP, but I have an '040 cube with 16Mb RAM and a >SPARCstation 1, also with 16Mb RAM, sitting beside each other on my desk. I >use the cube because I need NS for what I do. It takes longer to load Edit >on the cube than to load vi on the Sun, but when I do plain Unix stuff in a [...] Comparing Edit on NeXT with vi on Sun is IMHO rubbish (but I must confess I'm a vi-hater). Why not compare Edit on NeXT with textedit on Sun. Those are in functionality comparable. Willem -- W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philips TASS schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: Lan Manager off of a NeXT network? Message-ID: <CtvI8z.FDL@nntpa.cb.att.com> Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Mon, 1 Aug 1994 20:29:21 GMT folks, i know that one can run a PC-LAN which is running netware off of a NeXT network - how about microsoft's Lan Manager? is this feasible? how different is it from netware? thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: os9@bga.com (Michael R. M. Cheselka) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ppp,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: ppp seems to be working, but only to the dialup terminal server Date: 3 Aug 1994 04:09:50 -0500 Organization: Real/Time Communications - Bob Gustwick and Associates Message-ID: <31nmsu$n5h@edwin.bga.com> Well after much trouble( and help from the net), ppp seems to work. The problem is that only host I can ping and telnet to is the dialup termninal server of my provider. I can't see what is wrong. Any suggestions? Is it likely my provider or me? What should I check? -- cheselka@donna.rtf.utexas.edu N5UVV Michael R. M. Cheselka cheselka@cactus.org Hangs out on 145.21mhz 400 W. 34th. St. #103 os9@gnu.ai.mit.edu and 147.18mhz Austin, TX 78705-1331 os9@bga.com W (512) 472-9549v 4pm-6pm,M-F H (512) 452-9412v 24hrs
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: frank@glocke.robin.de Subject: Re: Mach messaging and SLIP Message-ID: <1994Aug1.190854.848@glocke.robin.de> Organization: /usr/local/lib/news/organization References: <BROWN.94Jul28184123@grettir.bibliotech.com> Date: Mon, 1 Aug 1994 19:08:54 GMT In article <BROWN.94Jul28184123@grettir.bibliotech.com>, Robert E. Brown <brown@bibliotech.com> wrote: >I've been helping someone set up SLIP and funky subnet routing for someone's >home computer. When Mesa is run on the home machine, the SLIP line is brought >up automatically, since Mesa needs to connect to a floating license manager >that's on the other side of the SLIP link. Once Mesa exits, however, the SLIP >line does not come down automatically after a timeout period. Instead, some >unknown process continues to chat on TCP port 2543. You should try to find recent version of lsof (>=2.10) and compile it. I just looked at the output on my standalone NeXT COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF INODE/NAME nmserver 21 root 4u inet 0x101202b4 0x0 TCP *:2453 This seems to lead to the conclusion that the 2 "Mach network server" have still something to talk about. From the man page: - SYNOPSIS nmserver [ -c ] [ -t ] [ -p print_level ] DESCRIPTION The network server is the program responsible for forwarding Mach IPC over the network. Currently, it also implements a simple network name service. - Maybe you should try start it with the option "-p SomeNumber" to find out what is going on. Hope this helps Frank
From: root@inselnext.unibe.ch (Operator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: mail Date: 3 Aug 1994 10:47:23 GMT Message-ID: <31nsjr$9ia@aragorn.unibe.ch> References: <31ndps$g4@rosie.next.com> In article <31ndps$g4@rosie.next.com> grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) writes: > In article <31ncu9$qul@aragorn.unibe.ch>, > Operator <root@inselnext.unibe.ch> wrote: > >Is there somebody who knows how to setup Mail.app in a mixed enviroment > > Yes. NeXT employs a few :-) Ok, then could you please tell me how to setup Mail.app in our enviroment. We are using a Sunworkstation as our Mail-Server (Sun OS).All Clients are using a POP3-Mailer (Eudora for MAC or Windows) TIA
From: lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Peter S. Lakanen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: no nameserver! Please help. Date: 3 Aug 1994 13:37:36 GMT Organization: Florida State University Message-ID: <31o6j0$dda@mailer.fsu.edu> I can only ftp, telnet etc with IP addresses. I have the addresses of three nameservers to use, but how do I get the cube do it?? I have inherited this machine. I don't know if it ever worked correctly. Thanx everybody. -- ======================================================================== Peter Lakanen | I AM CLUB DJ. I AM A RE-MIXER. I USE A NeXT. lakanen@cmr.fsu.edu | ARE THERE ANY OTHER DJ's OR MUSIC INDUSTRY PEOPLE (904) 877-0305 | OUT HERE? PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANX.------------- ========================================================================
From: devans@uoguelph.ca (David F Evans) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP is slow, Slow, SLOW! Followup-To: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 3 Aug 1994 14:44:29 GMT Organization: University of Guelph Message-ID: <31oagd$om2@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> References: <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> <31mfst$2n9@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> <1994Aug3.072707.9950@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> In article <1994Aug3.072707.9950@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> Willem van Schaik (schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl) wrote: :>devans@uoguelph.ca (David F Evans) writes: :>>In article <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> Will Estes (westes@netcom.com) wrote: :>> Well, I've never used NS/FIP, but I have an '040 cube with 16Mb RAM and a :>>SPARCstation 1, also with 16Mb RAM, sitting beside each other on my desk. I :>>use the cube because I need NS for what I do. It takes longer to load Edit :>>on the cube than to load vi on the Sun, but when I do plain Unix stuff in a :>[...] :>Comparing Edit on NeXT with vi on Sun is IMHO rubbish (but I must confess :>I'm a vi-hater). Why not compare Edit on NeXT with textedit on Sun. Those :>are in functionality comparable. I know. I wasn't making a technology comparison, I was making a *usage* comparison. I was comparing what I use daily. This isn't a flame, I'm just saying that speed depends on what you find useful. I've used a Microvax-II for hours and haven't been frustrated by its slowness, while I've sworn mightly at an SGI Indigo2 for being sluggish. Anwyway, I'm leading us off topic. :) ============================================================================= David Evans devans@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca Computer/Synth Junkie (NeXTMail OK) University of Guelph "Default is the value selected by the Guelph, Ontario, Canada composer overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
From: crdunlap@sacam.OREN.ORTN.EDU (Christopher R Dunlap) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Remote Monitoring Date: 3 Aug 1994 15:14:23 GMT Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN Message-ID: <31oc8f$lkc@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV> I'm working on a project that involves monitoring NeXT stations located at other sights connected to the same host via internet. The main things I wish to monitor are disk space available and configuration consistency between all the machines. I also wish to have the ability to distribute software upgrades from a remote machine. I'm new at using both NeXT systems and unix, and any help you all could offer would be greatly appreciated. If there is some software available to do this, or if it is part of the OS, please point me towards it! Thanks, Chris Dunlap crdunlap@sacam.oren.ortn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ad244@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Orrin C. Kerr) Subject: Workspace Help panel (Motorola platform) Message-ID: <CtysKx.I3t@freenet.carleton.ca> Sender: news@freenet.carleton.ca (Usenet News Admin) Organization: The National Capital FreeNet Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 15:05:21 GMT Here's one for you all: The Workspace Help panel (This applies to the Motorola stations only.) On some stations, when this is clicked (from the Workspace menu choice Info) I get a panel that says, "NeXTSTEP Help isn't available for Workspace" On other Motorola stations, I get the help panel, but it's in French, even though the Language preference is set to English. Any ideas on this one? TIA -- Orrin C. Kerr ad244@freenet.carleton.ca All opinions expressed are my own and not the responsibility of my innocent employer (who shall remain nameless)(but it's gummint).
From: wfc@cl.cam.ac.uk (W F Clocksin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: vgrind Date: 3 Aug 1994 15:56:08 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge, England Message-ID: <31oemo$c47@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> Under NS2.1, vgrind 'just worked', sending output to the local NeXTPrinter. However, I have moved the printer to a NS3.2 machine, and now vgrind is looking for a printer name it cannot find. How do I reconfigure? I've looked in all the obvious places, but no luck. Thanks.
From: pln@egret0.Stanford.EDU (Patrick L. Nolan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Dead white disk? Date: 3 Aug 1994 16:51:46 GMT Organization: Stanford University Message-ID: <31ohv2$2m5@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> Our 486 with NS 3.2 just died. When it is rebooted it produces the following message 4 times and hangs: biosread error 0x1 @ 559296, C:273 H:6, S:0 DOS will boot, but most operations on the disk die with this error: General failure reading drive C Does anyone know how badly hosed we are? Is this hardware or software? Is anything likely to help, short of a complete OS re-installation? -- * Patrick L. Nolan (415)723-0133 * * W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory (HEPL) * * Stanford University *
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NeXTSTEP on PCs newbie questions. Message-ID: <1994Aug3.114611@taz> From: mn01@taz.acc.uwrf.edu Date: 3 Aug 94 11:46:11 -0600 Organization: University of Wisconsin - River Falls We are attempting to configure a small student lab with PCs to run NeXTSTEP and are struggling with the configuration of the machines. There will be 4 PCs used as workstations by students plus another used as a file server. I am told that NeXTSTEP recommends/requires a minimum hard disk size of 330mb. I am thinking this is stated this way for a stand-alone workstation and that the minimum disk space required should be less if a file server is used. Currently, the lab runs 4MB diskless Sun 3/50's and response is, well, slow doesn't adequately describe it ;) Some here feel that all the software should be loaded completely on the new NeXTSTEP machines to avoid this problem. I feel that the file server should be utilized for most applications and that the individual workstations should have what is necessary for boot plus an adequate swap space plus perhaps /tmp storage. Can anyone give me some guidelines on how much should be stored on the workstation hard drive vs. the file server with acceptable performance? I'm familiar with unix but not NeXTSTEP. Are there significant differences in the approach to the file systems between unix and NeXTSTEP (mach?) or will my background and experience in unix be fairly transferrable to the NeXTSTEP (except for the obvious like the GUI interface)? (I'm asking from an administration point of view not as a programmer.) Also, if anyone has recently configured PCs for NeXTSTEP and would be willing to share what they came up with, please, do so! We are finding it difficult since many of the suppliers are switching to the PCI bus and there doesn't seem to be many drivers available for NeXTSTEP PCI devices (at least not on NeXT's "supported" list). Thanks in advance for all input. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Marlys A. Nelson System Manager, Systems Programmer, Academic Computing Network Manager, etc., etc. Univ. of WI - River Falls Internet: Marlys.A.Nelson@uwrf.edu
From: sears@uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP on PCs newbie questions. Date: 3 Aug 1994 18:26:47 GMT Organization: University of Houston Message-ID: <31onh7$jgc@masala.cc.uh.edu> References: <1994Aug3.114611@taz> In article <1994Aug3.114611@taz> writes: # We are attempting to configure a small student lab with PCs to run NeXTSTEP #and are struggling with the configuration of the machines. There will be 4 PCs #used as workstations by students plus another used as a file server. # # I am told that NeXTSTEP recommends/requires a minimum hard disk size of #330mb. I am thinking this is stated this way for a stand-alone workstation and #that the minimum disk space required should be less if a file server is used. # # Currently, the lab runs 4MB diskless Sun 3/50's and response is, well, slow #doesn't adequately describe it ;) Some here feel that all the software should #be loaded completely on the new NeXTSTEP machines to avoid this problem. I feel #that the file server should be utilized for most applications and that the #individual workstations should have what is necessary for boot plus an adequate #swap space plus perhaps /tmp storage. # # Can anyone give me some guidelines on how much should be stored on the #workstation hard drive vs. the file server with acceptable performance? # Well, I can tell you what our set up is: o 62 NeXT computers running NS 3.2 o 60 Gateway2000 486s running NS 3.2 and Windows NT o 2 NeXT computers acting as fileservers and NI servers, plus an additional NI only server On the black hardware: - All monos have 20M RAM, colors have 26M or more - 250M disk or larger. Complete NS (user + developer) is installed locally - Average of 20M free on / (for /tmp) On white hardware: - All machines are color and have 16M RAM (we are thinking of upping to 24M) - 420M disks. Partitioned into 125M WinNT and 280M NS. Full NS (user + developer) is load on the NS partition - Average of 30M free on / (for /tmp) Servers: - Each have 32M RAM - 3Gigs Each - No interactive logins - One server provides all Commerical apps in /Local{Apps,Library,Developer) and mail spool /usr/spool/mail and is mailhost - One server provides all PD stuff in /Public{Apps,Library,Developer} and /usr/spool/NeXTFaxes. Server also provides /usr/local directory tree - We have a three level NI structure with three "subdomains". Servers are NetInfo masters of their own domains, plus they clone the domains of the other servers (helps to keep NetInfo solid). - We also have a group of Sun servers that provide the User directories (ie, in /Net/<server>/User. These Sun servers are mounted by many different cluster to provide for a more unified user environment. [No AFS is not well supported on NS anymore...] # I'm familiar with unix but not NeXTSTEP. Are there significant differences #in the approach to the file systems between unix and NeXTSTEP (mach?) or will my #background and experience in unix be fairly transferrable to the NeXTSTEP #(except for the obvious like the GUI interface)? (I'm asking from an #administration point of view not as a programmer.) # The biggest difference is that NS uses NetInfo instead of flat files and/or NIS. NetInfo does have command line tools that allow you to manipulate the database and you can adequately manage a NS server remotely via the command line.... # Also, if anyone has recently configured PCs for NeXTSTEP and would be #willing to share what they came up with, please, do so! We are finding it #difficult since many of the suppliers are switching to the PCI bus and there #doesn't seem to be many drivers available for NeXTSTEP PCI devices (at least not #on NeXT's "supported" list). # The best advice I gan give: Stick with components and hardware listed in the NS Compatability Guide... # Thanks in advance for all input. # #^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ #Marlys A. Nelson System Manager, Systems Programmer, #Academic Computing Network Manager, etc., etc. #Univ. of WI - River Falls #Internet: Marlys.A.Nelson@uwrf.edu -- Paul S. Sears * sears@uh.edu (NeXT Mail OK) The University of Houston * suggestions@tree.egr.uh.edu (NeXT Engineering Computing Center * comments, complaints, questions) NeXT System Administration * DoD#1967 '83 NightHawk 650SC >>> SSI Diving Certification #755020059 <<< "Programming is like sex: One mistake and you support it a lifetime."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) Subject: SUMMARY: BEST TAPE SOLUTION Message-ID: <1994Aug3.185738.1243@rna.nl> Sender: gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) Organization: G.R.O.S.S. Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 18:57:38 GMT I only got 1 reaction. Here it is :-) In article <1994Jul20.205417.1200@rna.nl> you write: >What is the best (value/price) solution for a tape backup system? > >I'll summarize. Vektron International 2G SCSI DAT for $495 in their summer catalog. You can get the address from any Computer Shopper ad. (The prices shown in C.S. are higher than the above mentioned summer price.) -- gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242 "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there" Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: esprit@netcom.com (Alan F. Perry) Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP is slow, Slow, SLOW! Message-ID: <espritCtz1wt.LLM@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <31mfst$2n9@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> <1994Aug3.072707.9950@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> <31oagd$om2@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 18:26:53 GMT In article <31oagd$om2@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> devans@uoguelph.ca (David F Evans) writes: >In article <1994Aug3.072707.9950@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> Willem van Schaik (schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl) wrote: >:>devans@uoguelph.ca (David F Evans) writes: > >:>>In article <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> Will Estes (westes@netcom.com) wrote: > >:>> Well, I've never used NS/FIP, but I have an '040 cube with 16Mb RAM and a >:>>SPARCstation 1, also with 16Mb RAM, sitting beside each other on my desk. I >:>>use the cube because I need NS for what I do. It takes longer to load Edit >:>>on the cube than to load vi on the Sun, but when I do plain Unix stuff in a > >:>[...] > >:>Comparing Edit on NeXT with vi on Sun is IMHO rubbish (but I must confess >:>I'm a vi-hater). Why not compare Edit on NeXT with textedit on Sun. Those >:>are in functionality comparable. > > I know. I wasn't making a technology comparison, I was making a *usage* >comparison. Then make a *usage* comparison between vi on a NeXT and vi on a SS1. It hardly seems fair to knock NS when you are comparing dissimilar applications. Of course it would take longer to load Edit than to load vi. When you were running the 16Meg SS1, were you running Solaris 2.3 and OpenWindows? I have done no precise measurements, but in my usage, it seems like my NeXT Slab with 16 Meg was quicker than my SS1+ with 16 Meg. Disclaimer: this is not intended to reflect negatively on my employer or the code that I work on and when given the choice between a NeXT box running NeXTSTEP and a Sun box running Solaris, you should, of course, choose Solaris. -- ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Alan F. Perry | Life is short, but by achieving greater speeds alanp@eng.sun.com (work) | a man can make his life a little longer and esprit@netcom.com (home) | more affluent - Soichiro Honda
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) Subject: Re: SUMMARY: BEST TAPE SOLUTION Message-ID: <1994Aug3.190306.1333@rna.nl> Sender: gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) Organization: G.R.O.S.S. References: <1994Aug3.185738.1243@rna.nl> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 19:03:06 GMT I forgot. I got more (sorry for that) Here is the information taken from Vektron's Summer Catalog: Vektron International, Inc 2100 N. Hwy 360 #1904 Grand Prairie, TX 75050 International #: (214) 606-0280 Tech Support #: (214) 606-2843 FAX Orders #: (214) 606-1278 BBS Tech Sup. #: (214) 606-0444 U.S.Toll Free #: 1-800-725-0063 The tape advertisement is on the cover page and says basically this: "Featuring CONNER 2 GB Tape Drive 2 GB Internal Conner Tape Drive - Store 2GB of data on a single tape in less than 2 hours. 5.25" SCSI DAT drive, 4mm, 512k buffer. part # DRTDHL110 $495.25" And We are using an APS DAT drive, and are very happy with it. The prices range from about $800US(2gig) to about $1300US(5gig). It's fast compact, reliable, and cheap. The 60m(1.3gig) tapes we use cost about $13CAN a piece. -- gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242 "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there" Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
From: ojohns@sfsu.edu (Oliver Johns) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Lost Hardware Password - Brute-force solution Date: 3 Aug 1994 19:22:21 GMT Organization: S.F. State University Distribution: world Message-ID: <31oqpd$npf@news.csus.edu> The following worked for me when I bought a used NextStation with unknown hardware password set: Unplug everything. Open the box. Gently remove the battery. Leave battery out for 24 hours. Replace battery. Close box. Plug everything back in. Start again. Now it is totally amnesiac. Oliver Johns <ojohns@sfsu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: gsk@world.std.com (Geoffrey S Knauth) Subject: Micropolis Model 4110 Message-ID: <Ctz6ot.2Ct@world.std.com> Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 20:10:05 GMT A fellow member of the Boston Computer Society is trying to do a low level format of his Micropolis Model 4110 drive. When his B&W NeXTstation boots, it sees the floppy (fd0), then the CDROM (sd0), but the SCSI controller at target 7 freaks when it tries to deal with the Micropolis drive, repeating about a dozen times: sc: MESSAGE REJECT RECEIVED We can boot single user off the floppy (bfd-s), and the low-level formatting program "sdform" is available, but (1) we don't know what raw device name to use, (2) we can't look at the man pages for sdform because "/tmp" is unusable [but I can check that here at work], and (3) if the SCSI controller doesn't like the Micropolis drive, which is jumpered to be at SCSI ID 1, what can we do anyway? If you have any suggestions, please email me at "gsk@marble.com" or call Wayne Tempelman at (617) 354-2469. Thanks! Geoffrey -- Geoffrey S. Knauth, <gsk@marble.com> CRASH-B, Cambridge BC Marble Associates, Inc., (617) 487-0050
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gfield@sirius.UVic.CA (Glen Field) Subject: Problems after upgrade from 3.1 to 3.2 Message-ID: <1994Aug3.191752.4349@sol.UVic.CA> Sender: news@sol.UVic.CA Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada Date: Wed, 3 Aug 94 19:17:52 GMT I have experienced a couple of minor problems since I upgraded my NeXTstation from 3.1 to 3.2. First, the "special files" (such as .login .cshrc) are displayed in the file viewer even though Unix Expert is not selected in the preferences. Actually, when a user first logs in these files are not displayed, which is correct. If I move to another directory in the file viewer and then back to the home directory the "special files" are displayed and continue to appear until the end of the user's session. Second, the CDPlayer application in the NextDeveloper/Demos directory gives a message when started that it can no longer find the CDRom player. If I put a data CDRom in the player, it comes up in the file viewer with no problems. If I put a music CD in the player, the CDPlayer app starts but the CD is ejected. The application works perfectly when logged in as root. This lead me to believe that there was something wrong with the permissions on the application. The permisions are drwsr_xr_x which I think is the same as they were when I was running 3.1. I havn't been able to find answers to these problems in either the FAQ's or in NeXTanswers. Does anyone have the solution to either or both of these problems. Thanks. Glen gfield@me.uvic.ca
From: sowa@amdew.llnl.gov (Erik C. Sowa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: open and AppPaths Date: 03 Aug 1994 20:28:13 GMT Organization: LLNL Chemistry and Materials Science Message-ID: <SOWA.94Aug3132814@amdew.llnl.gov> References: <1994Aug2.065807.7245@ToTSySSoft.com> <1994Aug2.143736.14734@Princeton.EDU> In-reply-to: serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU's message of Tue, 2 Aug 1994 14:37:36 GMT >>>>> "serge" == serge <serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU> writes: serge> The problem is that under NS 3.2, "open" doesn't work unless you serge> have "Public Window Server" set ON (via preferences) (at least I serge> can't get it to work). This is a rather serious problem --- I Get thee to the archive and download open.1.0.pkg.NI.b.tar.gz and open.1.0.NI.s.tar.gz. It will make you very happy. -- erik sowa (sowa@amdew.llnl.gov)
From: devans@uoguelph.ca (David F Evans) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP is slow, Slow, SLOW! Followup-To: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 3 Aug 1994 21:26:10 GMT Organization: University of Guelph Message-ID: <31p21i$78f@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> References: <31mfst$2n9@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> <1994Aug3.072707.9950@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> <31oagd$om2@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> <espritCtz1wt.LLM@netcom.com> In article <espritCtz1wt.LLM@netcom.com> Alan F. Perry (esprit@netcom.com) wrote: :>Then make a *usage* comparison between vi on a NeXT and vi on a SS1. It :>hardly seems fair to knock NS when you are comparing dissimilar applications. Sorry. I was actually on the side of NS. :) I guess all I was really saying is that "speed" is very subjective. It's usefulness that counts. :>When you were running the 16Meg SS1, were you running Solaris 2.3 and :>OpenWindows? I have done no precise measurements, but in my usage, it :>seems like my NeXT Slab with 16 Meg was quicker than my SS1+ with 16 Meg. Believe it or not, it's SunOS 4.1-GFX-Rev.1. It doesn't get used much so it hasn't been upgraded (hence the lack of usefulnesss? Hmmm....) :>Disclaimer: this is not intended to reflect negatively on my employer or :>the code that I work on and when given the choice between a NeXT box running :>NeXTSTEP and a Sun box running Solaris, you should, of course, choose :>Solaris. Of course. :) ============================================================================= David Evans devans@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca Computer/Synth Junkie (NeXTMail OK) University of Guelph "Default is the value selected by the Guelph, Ontario, Canada composer overridden by your command." - Roland TR-707 Manual
From: lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Peter S. Lakanen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Lost Hardware Password - Brute-force solution Date: 3 Aug 1994 21:42:02 GMT Organization: Florida State University Distribution: world Message-ID: <31p2va$3ji@mailer.fsu.edu> References: <31oqpd$npf@news.csus.edu> Oliver Johns (ojohns@sfsu.edu) wrote: : the battery. Leave battery out for 24 hours. what happens if you only wait 23.5 hours? -- ======================================================================== Peter Lakanen | I AM CLUB DJ. I AM A RE-MIXER. I USE A NeXT. lakanen@cmr.fsu.edu | ARE THERE ANY OTHER DJ's OR MUSIC INDUSTRY PEOPLE (904) 877-0305 | OUT HERE? PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANX.------------- ========================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jpw@sansfoy.lib.virginia.edu (John Price-Wilkin) Subject: cube reboots in read-only mode Message-ID: <Ctz9yp.A1u@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: University of Virginia Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 21:20:49 GMT We had a severe disk problem and ended up removing the offending disk. During the process of diagnosing the problem, the machine was rebooted several times. Now, when the cube comes up it says that it can't find "/", fails to do swapon, and then says that it can't write to a log file because it's a read-only file system. I can "bsd -sb" and then do a remount rw: everything is fine at that point. Is there a way to get this thing back in normal order? John Price-Wilkin jpw@virginia.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: eike@ilink.de (Eike Dierks) Subject: non-volatile memory readback error! Message-ID: <CtzB1x.689@ilink.de> Keywords: non-volatile memory readback error, checksum, battery Sender: usenet@ilink.de Organization: i.link Kommunikationssysteme GmbH, Berlin Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 21:44:20 GMT For some weeks now I get the following messages in the console: non-volatile memory checksum wrong non-volatile memory readback error! Additionally, my display turns dark as soon as I boot (it's light in the boot monitor) I changed the battery but it didn't help. Any hints how to solve this ? -- Eike
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: eike@ilink.de (Eike Dierks) Subject: Re: Minimal NS3.2 Message-ID: <CtzBCp.69y@ilink.de> Sender: usenet@ilink.de Organization: i.link Kommunikationssysteme GmbH, Berlin References: <CtAvMA.D9I@ucdavis.edu> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 21:50:48 GMT In article <CtAvMA.D9I@ucdavis.edu> dbrad@ucdmath.ucdavis.edu (David Bradford) writes: > > Does anyone have a script that will strip out > the excess baggage in NS3.2 . A good trick is to remove all the Help.stores from the applications. That gives lots of additional free space (but of course disables the Help system) -- Eike
From: adar0@routers.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.protocols.ppp Subject: Re: ppp seems to be working, but only to the dialup terminal server Date: Wed, 03 Aug 94 16:47:07 PDT Organization: MIDnet, the Midwest's Gateway to the Global Internet. Message-ID: <31p3ai$oee@noc1.mid.net> References: <31nmsu$n5h@edwin.bga.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > Well after much trouble( and help from the net), ppp seems to work. > The problem is that only host I can ping and telnet to is the dialup > termninal server of my provider. I can't see what is wrong. Any > suggestions? Is it likely my provider or me? What should I check? > Mike, Since you didn't tell us what kind of system this is, it will be alittle difficult to suggest what might be wrong. I suggest looking at your end first to see if you have a default route setup on your machine. If you don't, set one up to point to the Internet providers terminal server address. Past that, I'd suggest working with the providers support personnel to test various options & configurations. Rich
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: on what platform is your server? Message-ID: <Ctz0xp.CxC@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: motorola, 486, pentium... Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 18:05:48 GMT folks, let's say that you were given the charter to start a new network and wanted to run email/file-sharing/etc. what platform would you think is the best for this activity? ie, would a 25 megahertz motorola handle 20-odd users for their email/nfs mounting/etc? thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: brad@instep.wimsey.bc.ca Subject: HELP: login not working from dialup on NS 3.2Intel Message-ID: <1994Aug3.210327.4192@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Sender: usenet@instep.wimsey.bc.ca (usenet) Organization: InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 21:03:27 GMT I'm trying to get a successful login via getty through a modem on NS 3.2 Intel. I've configured /etc/ttys to use ttydb with std.9600 and dialup on: ttydb "/usr/etc/getty std.9600" dialup on I get the login prompt (from /usr/etc/getty) and then the Password: prompt appears from /bin/login (run by getty) and then /bin/login hangs. I see the password characters and carriage return going across the modem, but login is not doing anything. If the login name is brad, I see the login program running on the intel box as "login -p brad". Login appears to be hung attempting to read the password. Login works fine if I use it to "su" as another user from my login shell, but if I try to specify the -p option (as getty seems to be doing), I get the following error: localhost> login -p brad login: Too many arguments. Any ideas as to what is going on? I'm convinced it has nothing to do with the serial port on the intel box since I can connect kermit to kermit no problem and see characters typed appear on the remote host's kermit. I'm sure it's something with getty or login. thanks in advance. -- Brad Head <brad@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Software Developer, InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <@ig1.att.att.com:dfh@guitar.emsr.att.com> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 94 13:57:07 -0400 From: Dan Hurley <dfh@guitar.ho.att.com> Message-ID: <9408031757.AA28206@guitar.ho.att.com> Subject: AVI /MPEG/QUICKTIME/NEXTTIME I am trying to configure our mosaic clients to read video off a site with AVI-formatted video. I have heard that AVI can be converted to QuickTime which I have heard NextTime understands. Anyone have experience doing this or can shed some light on the compatibility/convertors for video on Next? Thanks. I will summarize. Dan Hurley
From: Milo Velimirovic <milov@uwlax.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: no nameserver! Please help. Date: 3 Aug 1994 23:53:24 GMT Organization: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Distribution: world Message-ID: <31palk$9he@alfred.acs.uwlax.edu> References: <31o6j0$dda@mailer.fsu.edu> In article <31o6j0$dda@mailer.fsu.edu> lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Peter S. Lakanen) writes: > I can only ftp, telnet etc with IP addresses. I have the addresses > of three nameservers to use, but how do I get the cube do it?? > > I have inherited this machine. I don't know if it ever worked > correctly. > > Thanx everybody. > Create a file in /etc named resolv.conf In it put the following four lines: domain your.domain.name nameserver IP # of closest/most reliable name server nameserver IP # of 2nd choice name server nameserver IP # of 3rd choice name server Do not put any extra spaces after your domain name (Just repeating other's advice here.) This should be the domain that all your machines live in. You may not need three name servers if the first/primary is reliable. For more information (than you ever thought possible) about DNS and BIND get a copy of: _DNS and BIND_ by Paul Albitz & Cricket Liu, published by O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. Sebastopol, CA ISBN 1-56592-010-4 tech queries: bookquestions@ora.com to order: order@ora.com online info: gopher@ora.com general info: nuts@ora.com #include <disclaimer.h> Milo -- Milo Velimirovic (milov@uwlax.edu) Unix Computer Network Administrator Information Technology, Consulting and Support Services University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: neekibo@precipice.fdn.org (Hugues RICHARD) Subject: [Q] how to connect a linotronic or HPIIISI to a Station throught ethernet ? Message-ID: <1994Aug3.221848.299@precipice.fdn.org> Keywords: linotronic, HPIIISI, ethernet, NXStation Sender: neekibo@precipice.fdn.org Organization: Individual - Dijon, France. Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 22:18:48 GMT I d like to connect a NeXTStation to a typesetter (linotronic) throught ethernet. I think it is possible but I see nothing on the PrintManager (only serial at 57600 Max). I also heard about a thing called TTYtoTCP. What it is and is it usefull ? Same questions for a HPIIISI laser printer. Does anybody experienced this problem ? Any help is much appreciated, I ll summarize the answers. PS : I don t want to use AppleTalk solutions, I want true TCP/IP from the kernel... Hugues -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugues RICHARD. 42 Bd Carnot. 21000 Dijon. France. (+33) 80 65 46 96 neekibo@precipice.fdn.org (small NextMail OK)
From: blake015@mc.duke.edu (Denise Blakeley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: on what platform is your server? Date: 4 Aug 1994 00:33:17 GMT Organization: Duke University Medical Center Information Systems Message-ID: <31pd0d$fj2@news.duke.edu> References: <Ctz0xp.CxC@nntpa.cb.att.com> In article <Ctz0xp.CxC@nntpa.cb.att.com>, -B.LING <btl@hogpf.ho.att.com> wrote: >let's say that you were given the charter to start a new >network and wanted to run email/file-sharing/etc. >what platform would you think is the best for this activity? What are your options? > ie, would a 25 megahertz motorola handle >20-odd users for their email/nfs mounting/etc? Sure. That's our setup here, and that's about how many machines--both black and white--that we have running off the server. It's been very stable for us for two years now, and performance is fine. As a side note, it's kinda funny that when the power in our building occasionally blinks momentarily, the NeXTSTEP network generally hangs tough while the PC network croaks! Denise -- Denise Blakeley | PROGRAM, tr. v., An activity similar Duke Med Center Info Systems | to banging one's head against a wall, Durham, NC | but with fewer opportunities for (919) 286-6468 W | reward.
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP is slow, Slow, SLOW! Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 20:22:42 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <EiE3HG600iUzQ8THkr@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <espritCtz1wt.LLM@netcom.com> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.software: 3-Aug-94 Re: NeXTSTEP is slow, Slow,.. by Alan F. Perry@netcom.com > Disclaimer: this is not intended to reflect negatively on my employer or > the code that I work on and when given the choice between a NeXT box > running NeXTSTEP and a Sun box running Solaris, you should, of course, > choose Solaris. Do I detect bias towards ones' employer? :-) -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | Spin CA-VBHY? After all, --------------------------------------------+ "You need your 100% US-RDA of AMS & normal mail: infidel+@cmu.edu | Vitamins A, C, L, and T...." NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | --semper ubi sub ubi--
From: elitman@proxima.com () Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: on what platform is your server? Date: 4 Aug 1994 01:15:54 GMT Organization: University of Maryland, College Park Message-ID: <31pfga$mph@hecate.umd.edu> References: <Ctz0xp.CxC@nntpa.cb.att.com> -B.LING (btl@hogpf.ho.att.com) wrote: > let's say that you were given the charter to start a new > network and wanted to run email/file-sharing/etc. > what platform would you think is the best for this > activity? ie, would a 25 megahertz motorola handle > 20-odd users for their email/nfs mounting/etc? This should work well, but a few critical points may be your saving grace: 1. Put as much RAM in your server as possible 2. Bump up the standard number of nfs daemons if file i/o is heavy 3. If you are doing software development, keep projects on local disks 4. Try to avoid much console activity on the machine - the window server can be memory intensive 5. Get fast disks. The DEC DSP3017 is 1" high, 1.07 GB, goes for about $900, and is probably the fastest on the market. 6. Make sure your network cables are sound. Dropped packets due to faulty wiring can kill a network (this is just a good idea in general, not NeXTSTEP specific). -- Eric Litman Proxima, Inc. vox: (703) 506.1661 Director, Network Services McLean, VA elitman+@proxima.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: brad@instep.wimsey.bc.ca Subject: Re: HELP: login not working from dialup on NS 3.2Intel Message-ID: <1994Aug3.230254.4821@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Sender: usenet@instep.wimsey.bc.ca (usenet) Organization: InStep Mobile Communications Inc. References: <1994Aug3.210327.4192@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 1994 23:02:54 GMT brad@instep.wimsey.bc.ca writes > I'm trying to get a successful login via getty through a modem on > NS 3.2 Intel. > I've configured /etc/ttys to use ttydb with std.9600 and dialup on: > > ttydb "/usr/etc/getty std.9600" dialup on > > > I get the login prompt (from /usr/etc/getty) and then the Password: prompt > appears from /bin/login (run by getty) and then /bin/login hangs. I see the > password characters and carriage return going across the modem, but login is > not doing anything. If the login name is brad, I see the login program running > on the intel box as "login -p brad". Login appears to be hung attempting > to read the password. Just a followup to my original post. I confirmed that my exact setup works on black hardware but is not working for the white hardware. It appears to be /bin/login that is not reacting correctly to either a newline or carriage return that I am submitting after i type in the password. It eventually times out waiting for the login to finish. Anyone else have this trouble? This is keeping me from installing PNI on the white hardware. -- Brad Head <brad@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Software Developer, InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: esprit@netcom.com (Alan F. Perry) Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP is slow, Slow, SLOW! Message-ID: <espritCu02LC.G70@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <EiE3HG600iUzQ8THkr@andrew.cmu.edu> Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 07:39:11 GMT In article <EiE3HG600iUzQ8THkr@andrew.cmu.edu> Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> writes: >Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.software: 3-Aug-94 Re: NeXTSTEP is >slow, Slow,.. by Alan F. Perry@netcom.com >> Disclaimer: this is not intended to reflect negatively on my employer or >> the code that I work on and when given the choice between a NeXT box >> running NeXTSTEP and a Sun box running Solaris, you should, of course, >> choose Solaris. > >Do I detect bias towards ones' employer? :-) > >-Chuck I figured that I didn't need to put numerous :-)'s on it. Besides, working at Sun has its advantages - the guy at the Sun booth at Expo said I would be able to get NeXTSTEP for SPARC at the Sun employee discount. Gee, I hope my boss doesn't read this group. -- ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Alan F. Perry | Life is short, but by achieving greater speeds alanp@eng.sun.com (work) | a man can make his life a little longer and esprit@netcom.com (home) | more affluent - Soichiro Honda
From: os9@bga.com (Michael R. M. Cheselka) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ppp,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: gateway problem? Date: 4 Aug 1994 06:05:48 -0500 Organization: Real/Time Communications - Bob Gustwick and Associates Message-ID: <31qi2c$j6r@ivy.bga.com> I have finally gotten ppp to work on my system, however, I can only ping/telnet my provider's terminal server. I have played around with 'route add/delete' to no avail. Can anyone see the problem? 'route -r add default 198.201.3 1' had no effect. How are nameservers and gateways specified under NS 3.2/netinfo? Does ppp need to be listed in services or protocals? What does 'passive' refer to...systems that wait for dail-ins? ==========screen grab start========== root@faustex / # ppp-on + /usr/local/bin/ppp dial /usr/local/bin/chatcmd /dev/cufa 198.6.201.201: mru 600 19200 debug + stty 19200 + /usr/local/bin/fix-cufa + /usr/local/bin/chat -p 210 -v -l LCK..cufa ABORT NO CARRIER ABORT BUSY AT OK ATDT4679859 ogin:--ogin: Pfaustex ssword: NOTMYREALPASSWD abort on (NO CARRIER) abort on (BUSY) send (AT^M) expect (OK) AT^M^M OKgot it send (ATDT4679859^M) expect (ogin:) ^M ATDT4679859^M^M CONNECT 14400/REL-LAPM-COMP^M . Welcome to Commuter Communication Systems^M New users login as 'guest'^M Call (512) 467-6591 for more info.^M ^M ^M destiny.ccsi.com login:got it send (Pfaustex^M) expect (ssword:) Pfaustex^M Password:got it send (faustex%^M) Interface ppp0. Pid 210. ppp: fsm_sconfreq(c021): Sent id 1. ppp: fsm_rconfreq(c021): Rcvd id 1. ppp: lcp_reqci: rcvd ASYNCMAP(0) (ACK) ppp: lcp_reqci: rcvd MAGICNUMBER(8456fdf3) (ACK) ppp: lcp_reqci: rcvd PCOMPRESSION (ACK) ppp: lcp_reqci: rcvd ACCOMPRESSION (ACK) ppp: lcp_reqci: returning CONFACK. ppp: fsm_rconfack(c021): Rcvd id 1. ppp: fsm_sconfreq(8021): Sent id 1. ppp: fsm_rconfreq(8021): Rcvd id 1. ppp: ipcp_reqci: rcvd COMPRESSTYPE (REJ) (REJ) ppp: ipcp_reqci: returning CONFREJ. ppp: fsm_rconfnak(8021): Rcvd id 1. ppp: fsm_sconfreq(8021): Sent id 2. ppp: fsm_rconfreq(8021): Rcvd id 2. ppp: ipcp_reqci: rcvd ADDRS(c606c903:c606c9c9) (ACK) ppp: ipcp_reqci: rcvd COMPRESSTYPE(45) (ACK) ppp: ipcp_reqci: returning CONFACK. ppp: fsm_rconfack(8021): Rcvd id 2. ^Z Stopped root@faustex / # bg [1] ppp-on & root@faustex / # ping 198.6.201.1 PING 198.6.201.1: 56 data bytes ^C ----198.6.201.1 PING Statistics---- 7 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss root@faustex / # ping 198.6.201.201 PING 198.6.201.201: 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 198.6.201.201: icmp_seq=0. time=15. ms 64 bytes from 198.6.201.201: icmp_seq=1. time=1. ms 64 bytes from 198.6.201.201: icmp_seq=2. time=1. ms ^C ----198.6.201.201 PING Statistics---- 3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 1/5/15 root@faustex / # ping 198.6.201.3 PING 198.6.201.3: 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 198.6.201.3: icmp_seq=0. time=253. ms 64 bytes from 198.6.201.3: icmp_seq=1. time=215. ms 64 bytes from 198.6.201.3: icmp_seq=2. time=205. ms 64 bytes from 198.6.201.3: icmp_seq=3. time=205. ms 64 bytes from 198.6.201.3: icmp_seq=4. time=206. ms 64 bytes from 198.6.201.3: icmp_seq=5. time=207. ms ^C ----198.6.201.3 PING Statistics---- 6 packets transmitted, 6 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 205/215/253 root@faustex / # ping 198.6.201.1 PING 198.6.201.1: 56 data bytes ^C ----198.6.201.1 PING Statistics---- 2 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss root@faustex / # netstat -nr Routing tables Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Interface 198.6.201.201 198.6.201.201 UGH 1 28 en0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 2 234 lo0 198.6.201.3 198.6.201.201 UH 0 6 ppp0 198.6.201 198.6.201.201 U 3 657 en0 root@faustex / # ppp-off ppp: write: Network is down Unlinking /usr/spool/uucp/LCK/LCK..cufa root@faustex / # ==========screen grab end========== localhost faustex,faustex.ccsi.com 198.6.201.201 gateway/dialup terminal server destiny,destiny.ccsi.com 198.6.201.3 nameserver/networkhost infinity,infinity.ccsi.com 198.6.201.1 -- cheselka@donna.rtf.utexas.edu N5UVV Michael R. M. Cheselka cheselka@cactus.org Hangs out on 145.21mhz 400 W. 34th. St. #103 os9@gnu.ai.mit.edu and 147.18mhz Austin, TX 78705-1331 os9@bga.com W (512) 472-9549v 4pm-6pm,M-F H (512) 452-9412v 24hrs
From: Scott McIntyre <S.A.McIntyre@durham.ac.uk> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: multiple swapfiles Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 11:03:35 GMT Organization: University of Durham, Durham, UK. Sender: S.A.McIntyre@durham.ac.uk Message-ID: <940804120335.429AACYH.scott@shrug> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hi, Is it possible to have NeXTSTEP (3.2) swap on multiple files accross filesytems? That is, my internal drive only has 158 meg free on it at the moment, so I'd like to have a hiwat swapfile of about 90meg on there; I would also like a swapfile on my external drive to be used once that hiwat is reached...I *thought* this could be accomplished by doing a: /private/vm/swapfile lowat=67108864,hiwat=94371840 # 60 to 90 meg /Tardis/private/vm/swapfile lowat=67108864,hiwat=157286400 # 60 to 150 meg In the /etc/swaptab. However, when I try this, I get errors along these lines: mount: Device busy mount: giving up on: /Tardis/private/vm/swapfile.front mach_swapon: mach_swapon failed: Device busy However, if I add a nocompress to the second swapfile, it does seem to work, at leat it doesn't make any errors... Is this the right way to go about it? Is there a better system I'm not considering? Thanks, Scott
From: gloger@dbulm1.uucp (Jochen Gloger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Pinnacle Research Inc. contact wanted Message-ID: <1994Aug4.153305.617@dbulm1.uucp> Date: 4 Aug 94 15:33:05 +0100 Keywords: Pinnacle, VWall Distribution: world Organization: Daimler-Benz, Forschungszentrum Ulm Hi, do anybody know, what the hell is going on with Pinnacle? We have bought a program VWall from them and were running into problems during installation. But, we can't contact them by no way (neither fax, nor phone, nor email). The phone number they provide is no longer in service. Did they went bankrupt??? So, thanks in advance for any hint. These are my data of Pinnacle Pinnacle Research, Inc. 602-327-8949 /* no longer in service */ 602-299-9133 Fax /* valid number, but no reaction */ info@pri.com /* no reaction */ =============================================================================== Jochen Gloger, Daimler-Benz AG, Research Center Ulm, Institute of Information Technology, Department of Text Understanding Phone: +49 731 505 2353, Fax: +49 731 505 4113 Address: Wilhelm-Runge-Str.11, P.O. Box 23 60, 89013 Ulm, Germany Email: gloger@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM ===============================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jpw@sansfoy.lib.virginia.edu (John Price-Wilkin) Subject: mount: / not found Message-ID: <Cu0I52.E80@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: University of Virginia Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 13:15:02 GMT After a disastrous disk crash on a secondary external disk and removing the bad disk a cube we have always fails to boot manually, beginning with the above message. After that, it reports that it can do things like swapfile and the log because it's a read-only filesystem. If I do bsd -db then mount remount,rw /dev/sd0a / everything is absolutely fine. I "exit" out of single-user mode and it humms along merrily. Problem is, I can't always be here to reboot it at the console. Is there a solution to this? John Price-Wilkin jpw@virginia.edu
From: alfred@ca-risc.co.at Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Novell Date: 4 Aug 1994 13:55:08 GMT Organization: EUnet EDV-Dienstleistungsgesellschaft m.b.H Message-ID: <31qrvs$2sf@hp4at.eunet.co.at> Keywords: Novell, Bridge What is the easiest/best solution to to bridge Ethernet(NS)/Novell? All we want to do is read files accross the networks. Thanks Alfred -- ================================ Alfred H. Corrodi "Capitalism is based on the assumption Risk Manager that you can win the game. Communism Creditanstalt-Bankverein is based on the assumption that you can alfred@ca-risc.co.at (NeXT) break even. Mysticism is based on the Tel/43/1/531311967 Fax/5337341 assumption that you can leave the game."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: Problems after upgrade from 3.1 to 3.2 Message-ID: <Cu0K2o.J3D@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <1994Aug3.191752.4349@sol.UVic.CA> Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 13:56:48 GMT Glen Field (gfield@sirius.UVic.CA) wrote: : Second, the CDPlayer application in the NextDeveloper/Demos directory : gives a message when started that it can no longer find the CDRom player. : If I put a data CDRom in the player, it comes up in the file viewer : with no problems. If I put a music CD in the player, the CDPlayer app : starts but the CD is ejected. The application works perfectly when : logged in as root. This lead me to believe that there was something : wrong with the permissions on the application. The permisions are : drwsr_xr_x : which I think is the same as they were when I was running 3.1. : I havn't been able to find answers to these problems in either the : FAQ's or in NeXTanswers. Actually it's NeXTAnswers document 1579 (CDPlayer Troubleshooting). You must make sure that there is only one device with SCSI ID less than 2. Also, the CDPlayer.app cannot be copied; it must be installed from the NeXTSTEP CD Package, and run from /NextDeveloper/Demos. With those two met, CDPlayer has always worked for me. --Chris Chris Saldanha -------------------------------------- Carleton University (Comp. Sci) |"The eternal silence of these infinite| chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | spaces terrifies me." -Blaise Pascal| csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------:-o-----------------
From: beck@dali11.zfe.siemens.de (Andre Beck) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ppp,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,control Subject: cmsg cancel <31r0u8$fco@ztivax.zfe.siemens.de> Control: cancel <31r0u8$fco@ztivax.zfe.siemens.de> Date: 4 Aug 1994 15:21:03 GMT Organization: Siemens AG, The "neu-Perlach" branch / Munich-Germany-Europe. Distribution: world Message-ID: <31r10v$fco@ztivax.zfe.siemens.de> References: <31qi2c$j6r@ivy.bga.com> <31r0u8$fco@ztivax.zfe.siemens.de>
From: ccpaulh@monad.missouri.edu (H. Paul Hammann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Printer accounting? Date: 4 Aug 1994 15:35:04 GMT Organization: University of Missouri - Columbia Distribution: world Message-ID: <31r1rm$89j@golf.ustores.missouri.edu> Keywords: printer, accounting Hello all, I've got a short question about accounting on NeXT printers. I can't seem to get printer accounting started. I have the "af" variable in the printcap entry set to an empty file in /usr/adm. The file is zero length and is writeable by root. Despite this no accounting information accumulates. If anyone else has had this problem or knows what might be wrong please let me know. Thanks in advance! Regards, ___ /\__\ NeXT system administrator H. Paul Hammann \/__/ Campus Computing ccpaulh@monad.missouri.edu NeXTSTEP U. of Missouri - Columbia
From: ericalan@shell.portal.com (Eric Alan Christiansen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How do I use serial, not PS/2 mouse? Date: 4 Aug 1994 17:45:55 GMT Organization: Portal an InterNetNews Site Message-ID: <31r9gj$9v6@news1.svc.portal.com> My Intel-based NextStep machine came with a PS/2 type mouse (with the small round connector). The mouse just died and I would like to try using a serial mouse on the machines serial port, but I do not know how to configure it. Can anyone help me? - Thanks in advance! Eric Christiansen ericalan@shell.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: cavery@netcom.com (Christopher Avery) Subject: Next's many log files Message-ID: <caveryCu0tqK.Jq1@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 17:25:31 GMT I reviewing all the stuff on my hard disc, I've found many log files scattered around that had messages from when I first turned on the machine. Needless to say, deleting a lot of that freed up quite a bit of disc space. Does anyone have a nice script that I could run periodically that would delete all but the last 2 to 3 months of the messages in all of these log files? Would be nice. Thanks.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: brad@instep.wimsey.bc.ca Subject: Re: HELP: login not working from dialup on NS 3.2Intel Message-ID: <1994Aug4.173712.10963@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Sender: usenet@instep.wimsey.bc.ca (usenet) Organization: InStep Mobile Communications Inc. References: <1994Aug3.230254.4821@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 17:37:12 GMT PROBLEM: Can't login via getty and login through a modem into NS3.2 intel. DIAGNOSIS: Appears to be /bin/login not understanding that I've sent it a newline or carriage return (I've tried sending it both) after I've typed in the password. It just sits there with the "Password:" prompt, eventually timing out and dropping carrier. "IT JUST WORKS" (at least on Black): The *exact* same configuration on NS3.2 black works: i.e. login logs me in! CRY FOR HELP: I'm really stuck here until someone (NeXT are you listening!) can figure out what is going wrong. I am unable to deliver a machine to one of our clients until I can configure the capability for us to dial into the damn thing (using PNI SLIP). Please see previous posts for more details. THANKS: Thanks to the person(s) who can solve this mystery. -- Brad Head <brad@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Software Developer, InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA
From: mbk@inls1.ucsd.edu (Matt Kennel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP is slow, Slow, SLOW! Followup-To: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 4 Aug 1994 18:23:41 GMT Organization: Institute For Nonlinear Science, UCSD Message-ID: <31rbnd$897@network.ucsd.edu> References: <1994Aug3.072707.9950@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> Willem van Schaik (schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl) wrote: : devans@uoguelph.ca (David F Evans) writes: : >In article <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> Will Estes (westes@netcom.com) wrote: : > Well, I've never used NS/FIP, but I have an '040 cube with 16Mb RAM and a : >SPARCstation 1, also with 16Mb RAM, sitting beside each other on my desk. I : >use the cube because I need NS for what I do. It takes longer to load Edit : >on the cube than to load vi on the Sun, but when I do plain Unix stuff in a : [...] : Comparing Edit on NeXT with vi on Sun is IMHO rubbish (but I must confess : I'm a vi-hater). Why not compare Edit on NeXT with textedit on Sun. Those : are in functionality comparable. I've used both of these on Suns and Nexts. Next's Edit is far superior and much faster than 'textedit', which I find is useless. On our suns textedit takes about as much time to start up as Emacs 19. Emacs 18 was alot faster still. : Willem : -- : W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Philips TASS schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl -- -Matt Kennel mbk@inls1.ucsd.edu -Institute for Nonlinear Science, University of California, San Diego -*** AD: Archive for nonlinear dynamics papers & programs: FTP to -*** lyapunov.ucsd.edu, username "anonymous".
From: "Wesley C. Smith" <wes@arissoft.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: C-News help wanted Followup-To: poster Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 20:01:40 GMT Organization: Take Three Message-ID: <940804150140.9518AAABG.wes@arissoft> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Is there anyone who would be willing to help solve C-News problems? Kevin Smith has C-News installed on his system and does receive some news. He is unable to post, the active file seems to be corrupted, and articles are not being expired. If you are willing to help him configure his C-News setup please contact him at kevin@beach.com or (408) 247-4782. Do not send e-mail to me, I am just posting for him because he can't.
From: Mark.Pappas@mpd.amaranth.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Printer Drivers Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 15:31:49 -0500 Organization: Amaranth Communications Message-ID: <2.47647647.MPD@mpd.amaranth.com> Looking for a printer driver to drive the Apple LaserWriter LS. Thanks Mark Pappas Mark.Pappas@mpd.amaranth.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.mail.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: NeXT-based network, PCs running Chameleon, email attachments Message-ID: <Cu11wt.3M9@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: waving a magic wand, we get all of these to work!! Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 20:22:03 GMT greetings, thanx greatly to everyone who responded to me about using black boxes as servers. my situation has changed now to include the following: Given: a network of NeXTs. Add: PCs running Chameleon (tcpip) Question1: PC users want to use MS-MAIL. Do i need WfW and scrap Chameleon? or, can i create attachments on the PC side, connect to the NeXT server, and package and send off email via that route? i really don't want to run a PC network if i don't have to... Question2: if i need WfW, can i use Lan-manager off of the NeXT network? basically, i need to have anyone on my net, be they using a PC/NeXT/ abacus/etc., be able to read MS-Mail/UnixMail/NeXTMail/etc. thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <crawford@nesteggs.com> Date: Thu, 4 Aug 94 15:18:50 -0500 From: crawford@nesteggs.com (Michael E. Crawford) Message-ID: <9408042018.AA00980@nesteggs.com> Subject: Re: Lost Hardware Password - Brutus-force solution >From: ojohns@sfsu.edu (Oliver Johns)>Date: 3 Aug 1994 19:22:21 GMT > >The following worked for me when I bought a used >NextStation with unknown hardware password set: > >Unplug everything. Open the box. Gently remove >the battery. Leave battery out for 24 hours. > Replace battery. Close box. Plug everything bac>k in. Start again. Now it is totally amnesiac.> > >From: lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Peter S. Lakanen)>Date: 3 Aug 1994 21:42:02 GMT > >what happens if you only wait 23.5 hours? Holey Moley. Pull the battery out. Reverse the contacts. This shorts out the PRAM settings. Pull the battery out again. Put it in the way it's supposed to be. Reassemble [slab, cube]. Power on. Get the NeXT> prompt via your favorite key combination. Set the parameters as you wish. Reboot. Take the rest of the day off. You've earned it. Michael Crawford nesteggs Houston
From: bisselt@marley.gb.swissbank.com (Timothy Bissell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.advocacy Subject: Re: WANTED: list/overview of apps planned for HP NeXTStep. Date: 04 Aug 1994 12:07:35 GMT Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation Message-ID: <BISSELT.94Aug4130735@marley.gb.swissbank.com> References: <30ooc6$h80@alf.uib.no> <1994Jul28.161621.1913@afs.com> To: Greg_Anderson@afs.com (Gregory H. Anderson) In-reply-to: Greg_Anderson@afs.com's message of Thu, 28 Jul 1994 16:16:21 GMT <Greg_Anderson@afs.com> writes: >Since I haven't complained all month, and it's getting near the end 8^), >I'll take this opportunity to climb on the soapbox and complain about the >lack of a 3.3 Developer release, which means that the only triple-FAT >compiler will be in the HP release........... >............ This was a short-sighted move, and I think it violates the >spirit of what FAT technology is supposed to represent. Whilst I agree with your sentiments, NeXT will be releasing the sources to their modified gcc/gas on the HP developer CD-ROM. Some public-hearted citizen could compile up these sources to produce three way compilers for i386 and m68k, and stick'em on an FTP site. this means that with a bit of fiddling developers could produce obese binaries even with 3.2 Developer systems. -- tim -- Work: bisselt@gb.swissbank.com | +44 71 711 2984 | Ducati 750SS Home: tim@ursidae.demon.co.uk | +44 480 451 022 | DoD#174
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: Novell Message-ID: <Cu1GDo.EEu@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <31qrvs$2sf@hp4at.eunet.co.at> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 01:34:36 GMT alfred@ca-risc.co.at wrote: : What is the easiest/best solution to to bridge Ethernet(NS)/Novell? : All we want to do is read files accross the networks. NeXTSTEP already has Novell client software built-in. Just enable it using NetwareManager.app To read NeXTSTEP files from Novell, you would need some sort of NFS and TCP/IP package. (BW-NFS, PC-NFS, etc...) This assumes that you have both networks running down the same set of ethernet cables. --Chris Chris Saldanha -------------------------------------- Carleton University (Comp. Sci) |"The eternal silence of these infinite| chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | spaces terrifies me." -Blaise Pascal| csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------:-o-----------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: Next's many log files Message-ID: <Cu1GKx.EuE@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <caveryCu0tqK.Jq1@netcom.com> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 01:38:56 GMT Christopher Avery (cavery@netcom.com) wrote: : I reviewing all the stuff on my hard disc, I've found many log files : scattered around that had messages from when I first turned on the : machine. Needless to say, deleting a lot of that freed up quite a bit of : disc space. Does anyone have a nice script that I could run periodically : that would delete all but the last 2 to 3 months of the messages in all : of these log files? Do you shut your machine down at night? If you do, the automatic jobs (run by cron) won't run, because they are scheduled for nightime running. Change your /etc/crontab file to re-schedule the scripts "daily" "weekly" "monthly" (in /usr/adm) so that they run when the machine is usually on. If you have no schedule for running your machine (like me!), just periodically run the scripts that I mention above. --Chris Chris Saldanha -------------------------------------- Carleton University (Comp. Sci) |"The eternal silence of these infinite| chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | spaces terrifies me." -Blaise Pascal| csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------:-o-----------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: tholland@pars.skidmore.edu (Anthony Holland) Subject: .gz and .hqx ...how to decode these ? Message-ID: <1994Aug4.205233.5653@scott.skidmore.edu> Sender: news@scott.skidmore.edu (news manager) Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 20:52:33 GMT I assume the suffixes .gz and .hqz are some kind of compression utilities. Can anyone tell me what I need to uncompress these and where I can get the programs to do it with ? Thanks A. Holland Skidmore College tholland@pars.skidmore.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: paul@seer.demon.co.uk (Paul Lynch) Subject: Re: Workspace Help panel (Motorola platform) Message-ID: <1994Aug4.195837.3558@seer.demon.co.uk> Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk Organization: P & L Systems References: <CtysKx.I3t@freenet.carleton.ca> Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 19:58:37 GMT In article <CtysKx.I3t@freenet.carleton.ca> ad244@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Orrin C. Kerr) writes: > The Workspace Help panel > > (This applies to the Motorola stations only.) > > On some stations, when this is clicked (from the Workspace menu > choice Info) I get a panel that says, "NeXTSTEP Help isn't available > for Workspace" > > On other Motorola stations, I get the help panel, but it's in French, > even though the Language preference is set to English. Somebody removed the Help.stores to save space (or they could be betas without the help files?), and at a later date someone installed foreign language help. Paul -- Paul Lynch P & L Systems (NeXTmail) paul@seer.demon.co.uk Tel: (0494)671501 9 Stable Lane, Seer Green, Fax: (0494)680228 Bucks, HP9 2YT, UK
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Subject: Re: Remote Monitoring Message-ID: <1994Aug4.123533.10631@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 12:35:33 GMT In article <31oc8f$lkc@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV> crdunlap@sacam.OREN.ORTN.EDU (Christopher R Dunlap) writes: ~> I'm working on a project that involves monitoring NeXT stations ~> located at other sites connected to the same host via internet. ~> The main things I wish to monitor are disk space available and ~> configuration consistency between all the machines. I also wish ~> to have the ability to distribute software upgrades from a remote ~> machine. I'm new at using both NeXT systems and unix, and any ~> help you all could offer would be greatly appreciated. If there ~> is some software available to do this, or if it is part of the OS, ~> please point me towards it! Chris, I'm largely ignoring security aspects of this response, as you did not indicate what all you are doing. IF remote drives are exported to your machine, Workspace itself will show you the disk space avaialable. If not, and you can do a remote login on the distant machines, the "df" command will display all mounted disks with "USER" space available. If your monitoring is meant to be just an occasional check rather than an active -- during use minute-by-minute thing, it would be quite easy to have an update E-Mailed to you by a cron task from the remote machines... For example, if the shell script below were saved in /usr/local/bin, on each machine and you set an entry in /etc/crontab.local [see cron(8)], which invokes that script periodically... 15 9 * * 1-6 daemon /usr/local/bin/mailout_status.sh crdunlap@sacam.OREN.ORTN.EDU (note that the above is a single line, and some lines in the script below will likely wrap in this posting, which also should be a single line)... ... then saving the below in /usr/local/bin/mailout_status.sh, would cause available disk space, recent log, and several other essential setup files to be sent to you via NeXTmail(tm) every weekday morning at 9:15 AM (local time to the sender)... You could easily use the /NextDeveloper/ Demos/FileMerge.app to compare the setup files from host to host, including your own. In use, you may wish to add files, use other nidump commands, use other status commands such as vm_stat, etc. You might wish to test the existance of files before generating the attachment lines.. all in all, the below DOES work, but is not as hardy as I would prefer if I were going to use it in production. On the other hand, you could generate a status message on NON-NEXTSTEP machines to be NeXTmailed to you with slight modifications to the below script. The below presumes that daemon is defined as a "Trusted User" in sendmail.cf on the sending machine, and that, as is pretty normal, sendmail will itself generate additional needed header lines. SHAMELESS PLUG See my article in the 2nd issue of NEXT IN LINE for more info on constructing traditional NeXTmail(tm) and for using Mail.app with odd or indirect mail connections... Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME mail welcome ======[ cut here for mailout_status.sh ]======= #!/bin/sh HOSTNM=`/bin/hostname` FROMHOST=$HOSTNM.`/bin/domainname` FROMUSER="daemon" FROMNAME="Monitor Daemon" WORKDIR=/tmp/STATUS.EMAIL.DAEMON.COMPOSE PARD="\\pard\\\\tx960\\\\tx1920\\\\tx2880\\\\tx3840\\\\tx4800\\\\f0\\\\b0 \\\\i0\\\\ul0\\\\fs24 " ATTACH={{\\attachment SUBJECT=Status_of_machine ATTACHFILE=.tar.0.$SUBJECT.attach if [ -d $WORKDIR ] ; then /usr/lib/sendmail -bm -t << endbadmessage From: $FROMNAME <$FROMUSER@$FROMHOST> To: $1 Subject: Error sending machine status report The normal status report is unavailable. The directory $WORKDIR already exists as the $0 shell script was started. The script should be modified or the reason for the pre-existance of the directory should be checked. endbadmessage else mkdir $WORKDIR cd $WORKDIR /bin/df > $HOSTNM.df.out cp -p /usr/adm/messages ./$HOSTNM.messages /usr/bin/nidump exports . >./$HOSTNM.exports /usr/bin/nidump fstab . >./$HOSTNM.fstab /usr/bin/nidump hosts . >./$HOSTNM.hosts cp -p /etc/hostconfig ./$HOSTNM.hostconfig cp -p /etc/inetd.conf ./$HOSTNM.inetd.conf cp -p /etc/ttys ./$HOSTNM.ttys cat > index.rtf <<endrtfhdr {\rtf0\ansi{\fonttbl\f0\fmodern Courier;\f1\fnil Times-Roman;} \margl120 \margr120 endrtfhdr echo $PARD >>index.rtf echo "" >>index.rtf echo $ATTACH`wc -c <index.rtf | sed 's/ //g'` $HOSTNM.df.out >>index.rtf echo '}' >>index.rtf echo $PARD >>index.rtf echo $ATTACH`wc -c <index.rtf | sed 's/ //g'` $HOSTNM.fstab >>index.rtf echo '}' >>index.rtf echo $PARD >>index.rtf echo $ATTACH`wc -c <index.rtf | sed 's/ //g'` $HOSTNM.exports >>index.rtf echo '}' >>index.rtf echo $PARD >>index.rtf echo $ATTACH`wc -c <index.rtf | sed 's/ //g'` $HOSTNM.messages >>index.rtf echo '}' >>index.rtf echo $PARD >>index.rtf echo $ATTACH`wc -c <index.rtf | sed 's/ //g'` $HOSTNM.hosts >>index.rtf echo '}' >>index.rtf echo $PARD >>index.rtf echo $ATTACH`wc -c <index.rtf | sed 's/ //g'` $HOSTNM.hostconfig >>index.rtf echo '} ' >>index.rtf echo $PARD >>index.rtf echo $ATTACH`wc -c <index.rtf | sed 's/ //g'` $HOSTNM.inetd.conf >>index.rtf echo '} ' >>index.rtf echo $PARD >>index.rtf echo $ATTACH`wc -c <index.rtf | sed 's/ //g'` $HOSTNM.ttys >>index.rtf echo '}' >>index.rtf echo $PARD" \\" >>index.rtf echo "freespace fstab exports log hosts hostconfig inetd.conf ttys \\" >>index.rtf echo '\\f1\\fs24\\b \\' >>index.rtf echo 'The above files sent from '$HOSTNM' at ' >>index.rtf /bin/date >>index.rtf echo '}' >>index.rtf tar -cf - * | compress -c | uuencode $ATTACHFILE.attach >attach echo From: $FROMNAME \<$FROMUSER@$FROMHOST\> >header echo To: $1 >>header echo Subject: $SUBJECT | sed 's/_/ /g'>>header ATTACHSIZE=`/usr/ucb/wc -c attach` /usr/bin/dc > attach.size <<dcdone $ATTACHSIZE 47 + 48 / 66 * p q dcdone echo Next-Attachment: $ATTACHFILE, $ATTACHSIZE, 1/1,`cat attach.size`,0 >> header echo "" >> header echo "." | cat header attach | /usr/lib/sendmail -v -bm -t /usr/ucb/yes | /bin/rm -R $WORKDIR fi ======[ cut here for mailout_status.sh ]=======
From: scott@cyberquest.com (Scott Brown) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Disk quotas for NEXTSTEP Date: 4 Aug 1994 11:24:11 -0700 Organization: CyberQuest BBS Message-ID: <31rbob$4e3@godfather.cyberquest.com> I am looking for a disk quota system for NEXTSTEP. I would like to be able to assign hard and soft limits, and possibly assign a cost per megabyte for users over their limit. Does anyone know of such a beast? Thanks! Scott Brown scott@cyberquest.com NeXTMail OK!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: alby@haquer.uucp (Albatross) Subject: Sendmail 8.6.5 for NeXT's Message-ID: <Cu1rpx.vt@haquer.uucp> Keywords: sendmail next uucp smtp mail sendmail8 Organization: The Empire Organization Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 05:39:31 GMT Does anybody have the sendmail.cf for Sendmail 8.6.5 which runs on NeXTStep 3.0 or better? I'ev compiled and installed sendmail 8.6.5, yet I have to use my old sendmail.cf because I cannot find a working version under 8.6.5. If anybody out there with a NeXT and has installed Sendmail 8.6.5, please mail me your sendmail.cf or tell me what ftp site might have what I'm looking for... -Alby
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Sendmail 8.6.5 for NeXT's Date: 5 Aug 1994 07:44:37 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <31sql5$pq0@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <Cu1rpx.vt@haquer.uucp> DO NOT install sendmail 8.6.5--it has a major security hole. If you want to run sendmail 8, get 8.6.9. [Don't ask me for help--I don't use it--I use NeXT's 5.67e.] -=EPS=-
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: The Process that Wouldn't Die! Date: 5 Aug 1994 08:22:20 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <31ssrs$rjm@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <CtK701.BIv@nntpa.cb.att.com> <CtKDyz.G3F@nntpa.cb.att.com> <MAX.94Aug1090210@andretti.gac.edu> In article <MAX.94Aug1090210@andretti.gac.edu> max@gac.edu (Max Hailperin) writes: >One little known option that exists under NeXTstep for these >circumstances is to dip down to the mach task level. > task_terminate(task); Last semester a few of our students managed to tickle a bug in NS 3.2 that created unkillable multithreaded processes. I tried this "little known option"--while the target process died, the assassin process itself became unkillable. In short: I really don't recommend this approach. -=EPS=-
From: nishimu@macro.co.jp (Tosh Nishimura) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: Compaq XE 560 Config Problems Message-ID: <NISHIMU.94Aug5143756@janis.macro.co.jp> Date: 5 Aug 94 05:37:56 GMT References: <dalCtq03G.Jvs@netcom.com> Sender: nishimu@macro.co.jp (Tosh Nishimura) Organization: Macro Engineering Co., Ltd. Taito-ku Tokyo, Japan. In-Reply-To: dal@netcom.com's message of 29 Jul 94 21:09:16 GMT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-2022-JP Mime-Version: 1.0 >>>>> "Dana" == Dana Andre Letendre <dal@netcom.com> writes: In article <dalCtq03G.Jvs@netcom.com> dal@netcom.com (Dana Andre Letendre) writes: Dana> After trying to get NS 3.2 installed on my new Compaq Pentium, Dana> I've solved all but three problems I have Compaq XE466 and I also got problems what you got. Dana> 1. NS only recognizes 16mb of the 40mb of memory. Anyone says "Disable Shadow BIOS from CMOS setting". But there isn't. Dana> 2. I installed the new QVision driver (1.1) and no matter what Dana> screen size I set it at, it always is 640x480. (I have 2mb VRAM) I installed new QVision driver and I can use 800x600 by color and more by BW. Dana> 3. The Compaq Business Audio doesn't work. I have no idea what to set Dana> the DMA and IRQ at, or what port addresses I should be using. You may be able to use a driver for MS-SoundSystem. -- nishimu - NeXTMail Ready -
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: SLIP/PPP Date: 5 Aug 1994 08:39:47 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <31stsj$rtk@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <31lio1$bs5@agate.berkeley.edu> In article <31lio1$bs5@agate.berkeley.edu> kcc@mills.edu (Kim C. Callis) writes: >Would someone give me a pointer as how to set up a NextStation Turbo >Color to recieve either slip or ppp connections from my home? We have >an Annex 3 terminal server here which will one of these days be >configured to do slip or ppp, One of these days??? Why not today? It's easy, it works well, and you already paid for it! (Sigh, whimper.) +--->8--->8--->8--->8--->8---+ |1 Valuable Coupon 1| | | | good for one | | CLUE | | | |1 no expiration date 1| +--->8--->8--->8--->8--->8---+ (now in bandwidth-conserving non-RTF version) -=EPS=-
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Remote Monitoring Date: 5 Aug 1994 08:59:44 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <31sv20$3d@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <31oc8f$lkc@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV> 1. NEXTSTEP 3 comes with SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) software bundled. You activate the agent by setting a few properties in NetInfo. % nidump -r /locations/snmp . name = snmp; enabled = YES; CHILDREN = { name = communities; CHILDREN = { name = public; networks = 192.42.172; }; }; [replace the networks value with something appropriate and niload this] This will give you _some_ information, and lots of software "out there" on a variety of platforms knows how to talk to it. 2. NeXT ships a server for the "rstat" RPC protocol. This is something Sun invented (as opposed to SNMP, which is an "open standard"). It will also give you _some_ information, and lots of software "out there" knows how to talk to it. 3. It's not difficult to write your own custom RPC server that can return arbitrary information on demand. You will, of course, explain to your end-users exactly what is being monitored--and why. Computers offer lots of tempting opportunities to invade users' privacy. Be good. :-) 4. There are several ways to handle software distribution. NeXT bundles "rdist"--but alternatives exist if this one isn't for you. -=EPS=-
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: vgrind Date: 5 Aug 1994 09:06:20 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <31svec$pg@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <31oemo$c47@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> In article <31oemo$c47@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> wfc@cl.cam.ac.uk (W F Clocksin) writes: >Under NS2.1, vgrind 'just worked', sending output to the local NeXTPrinter. >However, I have moved the printer to a NS3.2 machine, and now vgrind is looking >for a printer name it cannot find. How do I reconfigure? I've looked in all >the obvious places, but no luck. Thanks. vgrind uses ptroff, so it's really a ptroff question. Try dwrite System Printer printername ^^^^^^^^^^^ (default Local_Printer) You might also need dwrite System PrinterHost hostname ^^^^^^^^ (default "") -=EPS=-
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: on what platform is your server? Date: 5 Aug 1994 09:12:58 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <31svqq$15f@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <Ctz0xp.CxC@nntpa.cb.att.com> In article <Ctz0xp.CxC@nntpa.cb.att.com> btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) writes: >let's say that you were given the charter to start a new >network and wanted to run email/file-sharing/etc. >what platform would you think is the best for this >activity? ie, would a 25 megahertz motorola handle >20-odd users for their email/nfs mounting/etc? Sounds like the machine I'm posting this from. It has 64MB RAM and fast disks. (Hint, hint.) In a word, yes. -=EPS=- -- NeXT really built impressive hardware. :-(
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How do I use serial, not PS/2 mouse? Date: 5 Aug 1994 09:23:44 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <31t0f0$1vk@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <31r9gj$9v6@news1.svc.portal.com> In article <31r9gj$9v6@news1.svc.portal.com> ericalan@shell.portal.com (Eric Alan Christiansen) writes: >My Intel-based NextStep machine came with a PS/2 type mouse >(with the small round connector). The mouse just died and >I would like to try using a serial mouse on the machines >serial port, but I do not know how to configure it. Serial mice don't work well with NEXTSTEP. Get another PS/2-type mouse. It's worth it. -=EPS=-
From: mow@marsu.tynet.sub.org (Markus Wenzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP is slow, Slow, SLOW! Date: 4 Aug 1994 21:22:26 +0100 Organization: Palumbian Research Labs Message-ID: <31rim2$ca@marsu.tynet.sub.org> References: <31mfst$2n9@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> <1994Aug3.072707.9950@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> <31oagd$om2@nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca> <espritCtz1wt.LLM@netcom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit esprit@netcom.com (Alan F. Perry) writes: >>:>Comparing Edit on NeXT with vi on Sun is IMHO rubbish (but I must confess >>:>I'm a vi-hater). Why not compare Edit on NeXT with textedit on Sun. Those >>:>are in functionality comparable. >> >> I know. I wasn't making a technology comparison, I was making a *usage* >>comparison. >Then make a *usage* comparison between vi on a NeXT and vi on a SS1. It >hardly seems fair to knock NS when you are comparing dissimilar applications. >Of course it would take longer to load Edit than to load vi. Hmm... compare loading Edit.app on NS and Edit.app on Solaris!! :-))) You don't have Edit.app on Solaris? Poor chap... -- // Markus Wenzel // 1st Institute of Physics // // NeXTSTEP Consulting + Administration // University of Stuttgart // // mow@marsu.tynet.sub.org // wenzel@rus.uni-stuttgart.de //
From: mow@marsu.tynet.sub.org (Markus Wenzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: multiple swapfiles Date: 4 Aug 1994 22:24:49 +0100 Organization: Palumbian Research Labs Message-ID: <31rmb1$dm@marsu.tynet.sub.org> References: <940804120335.429AACYH.scott@shrug> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Scott McIntyre <S.A.McIntyre@durham.ac.uk> writes: >Is it possible to have NeXTSTEP (3.2) swap on multiple files accross >filesytems? That is, my internal drive only has 158 meg free on it at the >moment, so I'd like to have a hiwat swapfile of about 90meg on there; I would >also like a swapfile on my external drive to be used once that hiwat is >reached...I *thought* this could be accomplished by doing a: >/private/vm/swapfile lowat=67108864,hiwat=94371840 # 60 to 90 meg >/Tardis/private/vm/swapfile lowat=67108864,hiwat=157286400 # 60 to 150 meg >In the /etc/swaptab. However, when I try this, I get errors along these >lines: >mount: Device busy >mount: giving up on: > /Tardis/private/vm/swapfile.front >mach_swapon: mach_swapon failed: Device busy I have the same message. However, it works despite this error msg. Just ignore it! -- // Markus Wenzel // 1st Institute of Physics // // NeXTSTEP Consulting + Administration // University of Stuttgart // // mow@marsu.tynet.sub.org // wenzel@rus.uni-stuttgart.de //
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: .gz and .hqx ...how to decode these ? Message-ID: <1994Aug5.051405.1040@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <1994Aug4.205233.5653@scott.skidmore.edu> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 05:14:05 GMT In article <1994Aug4.205233.5653@scott.skidmore.edu> tholland@pars.skidmore.edu (Anthony Holland) writes: ~> I assume the suffixes .gz and .hqz are some kind of compression utilities. ~> Can anyone tell me what I need to uncompress these and where ~> I can get the programs to do it with ? Get Opener.app from your favorite NEXTSTEP ftp site. It nicely handles both .gz (gnu's gzip format) and MacIntosh .hqx format and about a dozen more, with a nice GUI interface. The GUI is an overlay for the commandline utilities which live inside the app wrapper. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME mail welcome , pgp -a, and mybe others I haven't come ~> across yet. As I recall, the inflation value of BASE64 encoding is the same as UUEncoding, just a different character set used in the encoding. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome not ~> considering? I've been swapping on two swapfiles for about a year. I get those errors, too because it can only compress on ONE. Since my secondary swapfile is on the Magnetooptical, I also use the "prefer" parameter on the primary swapfile. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: HELP: login not working from dialup on NS 3.2Intel Message-ID: <1994Aug5.062320.1391@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <1994Aug4.173712.10963@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 06:23:20 GMT In article <1994Aug4.173712.10963@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> brad@instep.wimsey.bc.ca writes: ~> PROBLEM: ~> Can't login via getty and login through a modem into NS3.2 intel. ~> ~> DIAGNOSIS: ~> Appears to be /bin/login not understanding that I've sent it a ~> newline or carriage return (I've tried sending it both) after ~> I've typed in the password. ~> It just sits there with the "Password:" prompt, eventually timing ~> out and dropping carrier. ~> ~> "IT JUST WORKS" (at least on Black): ~> ~> The *exact* same configuration on NS3.2 black works: i.e. login ~> logs me in! ~> ~> CRY FOR HELP: ~> I'm really stuck here until someone (NeXT are you listening!) can ~> figure out what is going wrong. I am unable to deliver a machine ~> to one of our clients until I can configure the capability for ~> us to dial into the damn thing (using PNI SLIP). ~> ~> Please see previous posts for more details. ~> ~> THANKS: ~> Thanks to the person(s) who can solve this mystery. ~> ~> -- ~> Brad Head <brad@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> ~> Software Developer, InStep Mobile Communications Inc. ~> Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA This *could* be a parity problem, as the RETURN character with even- parity is... 0x8d, not 0x0d, however this would not explain the difference between a setup working on Black and not on White. The following /etc/gettytab entries *do* provide an 8-bit no parity login, which is generally not too bad to use, expecially with uucp, SLIP, PPP, etc. The related /etc/ttys entry would reference NEXT192 as the gettytab entry, of course. default:\ :im=\r\n\r\nNeXT Mach (%h) (%t)\r\n\r\r\n\r:\ :er=\177:kl=^U:in=^C:lm=\r\n%h login\72 :sp#19200: I|NEXT192|Lock-Dial-38400:\ ap!:np:p8:ab!:ce:im=\r\n\r\nNeXT Mach (%h) (%t)\r\n\r\r\n\r: Shell users, then, should force their appropriate settings in their login or .profile, (etc depending on shell). Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME mail welecome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: alby@haquer.uucp (Albatross) Subject: Re: Sendmail 8.6.5 for NeXT's Message-ID: <Cu2Dq8.vu@haquer.uucp> Organization: The Empire Organization References: <Cu1rpx.vt@haquer.uucp> <31sql5$pq0@nic-nac.csu.net> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 13:34:55 GMT Sorry.. I meant Sendmail 8.6.9 -Alby
From: Suttipan Sittirak Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NEXTStep & Sybase on Novell Date: 5 Aug 1994 14:44:00 GMT Organization: EXIS Corporation Message-ID: <31tj7g$eud@uucp.intac.com>
From: pault@bigdog.engr.arizona.edu (Paul R. Tognato-Haddad) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: (VWall) Re: Pinnacle Research Inc. contact wanted Date: 5 Aug 1994 14:35:29 GMT Organization: University of Arizona, CCIT Distribution: world Message-ID: <31tinh$8m7@news.CCIT.Arizona.EDU> References: <1994Aug4.153305.617@dbulm1.uucp> Howdy, In article <1994Aug4.153305.617@dbulm1.uucp> gloger@dbulm1.uucp (Jochen Gloger) writes: > Hi, > do anybody kno w, what the hell is going on with Pinnacle? We have bought > a program VWall from them and were running into problems during > installation. But, we can't contact them by no way (neither fax, nor > phone, nor email). The phone number they provide is no longer in service. Pinnacle is no longer involved with VWall. Any questions or requests for information regarding VWall should be sent directly to me at this address. Thanks, -- Paul (NeXTmail preferred) # Paul R. Tognato-Haddad (pault@bigdog.engr.arizona.edu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.mail.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip From: rbz@netcom.com (Rodger B. Zeisler) Subject: Re: NeXT-based network, PCs running Chameleon, email attachments Message-ID: <rbzCu2Kvx.6zA@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <Cu11wt.3M9@nntpa.cb.att.com> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 16:09:33 GMT btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) writes: >Given: a network of NeXTs. >Add: PCs running Chameleon (tcpip) >Question1: PC users want to use MS-MAIL. Do i need WfW and scrap > Chameleon? or, can i create attachments on the PC side, connect > to the NeXT server, and package and send off email via that route? > i really don't want to run a PC network if i don't have to... Kill off your users! Connecting MS-MAIL to via an SMTP gateway will cost you about $5K from MS. If you use Chameleon's mail tool, it is MIME compatible and will allow you to do attachments. I haven't found a good (meaning inexpensive) way to connect MS-Mail to UNIX. -- <Rodger> ====================================================== Rodger B. Zeisler rbz@netcom.com 1404 Minter Road Home (214) 517-4884 Plano, Tx 75023-1908 Work (214) 437-7636 ======================================================
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: wave@media.mit.edu (Michael B. Johnson) Subject: Re: AVI /MPEG/QUICKTIME/NEXTTIME Message-ID: <1994Aug4.194914.18073@news.media.mit.edu> Sender: news@news.media.mit.edu (USENET News System) Organization: MIT Media Laboratory References: <9408031757.AA28206@guitar.ho.att.com> Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 19:49:14 GMT In article <9408031757.AA28206@guitar.ho.att.com> Dan Hurley <dfh@guitar.ho.att.com> writes: >>I am trying to configure our mosaic clients to read video off >>a site with AVI-formatted video. I have heard that AVI can be >>converted to QuickTime which I have heard NextTime >>understands. Anyone have experience doing this or can shed >>some light on the compatibility/convertors for video on Next? >> >>Thanks. I will summarize. >> QuickTime supports the open-ended notion of a "codec" which is used to decode (and originally, to encode) the digital video stream in a given QT file. The trick in using QT effectively is choosing the highest quality, most ubiquitous codec for the audience you're targeting your content for. The best software-only codec (as some are tied directly to particular manufacturer's hardware boards) is called CinePak. CinePak is a good choice, as QuickTime for Windows, the standard Apple QuickTime, and NEXTTIME all support it. The only platform which supports QuickTime but doesn't support the CinePak codec is SGI. If the original source material was video, you might try the Apple Video Compressor, which is supported on all four. If it was animation, you might try the Apple Animation compressor, but NEXTTIME (inexplicably) doesn't support this. They all support RoadPizza, but use this only as a last resort. There are others, but those are the most popular for efficient playback. A Macintosh is pretty much a necessity for manipulating QuickTime movies; there are lots of tools for optimizing movies and switching compression formats. The best collection of stuff comes on the Apple QuickTIme Developer CD, which is really useful. Hope that helps. -- --> Michael B. Johnson -- wave@media.mit.edu --> MIT Media Lab -- Computer Graphics & Animation Group --> 20 Ames St. E15-023G -- (617) 547-0563 (day office) --> Cambridge, MA 02139 -- (617) 253-0663 (night office)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hugh@hodain.ci.net (Hugh Secker-Walker) Subject: Re: Next's many log files In-Reply-To: cavery@netcom.com's message of Thu, 4 Aug 1994 17:25:31 GMT Message-ID: <HUGH.94Aug5125247@hodain.ci.net> Sender: hugh@hodain.ci.net (Hugh Secker-Walker) Organization: JTA References: <caveryCu0tqK.Jq1@netcom.com> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 17:52:47 GMT In article <caveryCu0tqK.Jq1@netcom.com> cavery@netcom.com (Christopher Avery) writes: I reviewing all the stuff on my hard disc, I've found many log files scattered around that had messages from when I first turned on the machine. Needless to say, deleting a lot of that freed up quite a bit of disc space. Does anyone have a nice script that I could run periodically that would delete all but the last 2 to 3 months of the messages in all of these log files? Check out and modify the shell scripts in /private/adm. Also, make sure that /private/etc/crontab or /private/etc/crontab.local actually run the scripts. And you may need appropriate links in /usr/lib: /usr/lib: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 25 Feb 20 12:07 crontab -> ../../private/etc/crontab lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 31 Feb 23 15:51 crontab.local -> ../../private/etc/crontab.local Hugh -- Hugh Secker-Walker | hugh@hodain.ci.net (NeXTmail ok) | hugh@ear.mit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hugh@hodain.ci.net (Hugh Secker-Walker) Subject: Re: Lost Hardware Password - Brutus-force solution In-Reply-To: crawford@nesteggs.com's message of Thu, 4 Aug 94 15:18:50 -0500 Message-ID: <HUGH.94Aug5125557@hodain.ci.net> Sender: hugh@hodain.ci.net (Hugh Secker-Walker) Organization: JTA References: <9408042018.AA00980@nesteggs.com> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 17:55:57 GMT In article <9408042018.AA00980@nesteggs.com> crawford@nesteggs.com (Michael E. Crawford) writes: Holey Moley. Pull the battery out. Reverse the contacts. This shorts out the PRAM settings. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I would NEVER do this! Just use a paper clip to short the two terminals of the battery holder together for a minute or two. [ Pull the battery out again. ] Put it in the way it's supposed to be. Reassemble [slab, cube]. Power on. Get the NeXT> prompt via your favorite key combination. Set the parameters as you wish. Reboot. Take the rest of the day off. You've earned it. Fine! Hugh -- Hugh Secker-Walker | hugh@hodain.ci.net (NeXTmail ok) | hugh@ear.mit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Doug Moore Subject: Re: multiple swapfiles Message-ID: <Cu2tBK.5Jw@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities References: <1994Aug5.051906.1165@ToTSySSoft.com> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 19:17:00 GMT [munch] > ~> mount: Device busy > ~> mount: giving up on: > ~> /Tardis/private/vm/swapfile.front > ~> mach_swapon: mach_swapon failed: Device busy > ~> [crunch] > > I've been swapping on two swapfiles for about a year. I get those > errors, too because it can only compress on ONE. Since my secondary > swapfile is on the Magnetooptical, I also use the "prefer" parameter on > the primary swapfile. I used to get these messages also, but I got rid of them by editing the rc.* scripts. I'm only running one swapfile, but since it is on a swapdisk I think the results are the same. What happens is that mach_swapon gets called in rc.swap according to whatever you have set up in the other files. Then, after rc.swap is finished and control of the boot goes back to rc.whatever, the "standard" swapfile is initialized, resulting in the error messages. I simply commented out the the second of these and let rc.swap handle it. Problem solved (for me anyway)... -- Douglas Moore St Paul, MN 612-227-3274 dmoore@epx.cis.umn.edu <---NeXTMail ready
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: pqmertz@cfa.org (Perry Q. Mertz) Subject: CNews, NNTP and NeXt ? Message-ID: <Cu2v9v.BLH@cfa.org> Sender: usenet@cfa.org Organization: Communicating For America Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 19:53:54 GMT Have gotten CNews running fine with NeXt on NNTP for incoming messages. But to get News to go out I had to write a Perl script to modify the queue file created by CNews (added the /usr/spool/news to the directory) and have that go through each directory calling up each host using nntpxmit directly. Most all the documentation I found was for UUCP. Did do it the correct way or did I completely miss the boat. PS if you read this .... This is the FIRST message that got sent running this script so a E-mail message letting me know such would be great. Thanks.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs From: bobcook@slac.stanford.edu (Bob Cook) Subject: CERT Advisory CA-94:12.sendmail.vulnerabilities Message-ID: <Cu2x8p.278@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU> Sender: news@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 20:36:24 GMT On 7/14/94, CERT sent out an advisory of two (more) holes in some old versions of sendmail. One concerned the -d option and allowed non-privileged users to get root access. The other involved the -oE option and allowed non-privileged users to read any file on the system. Their list of vendors with available information about these holes did not include NeXT. Does anyone know if (1) NeXT sendmail is vulnerable to either or both of these? (2) NeXT has addressed either of them in any way? I don't even know how to address such a question to NeXT. (We tried sending it to bug_next but of course got nothing but an acknowledgement.) -- Bob Cook bobcook@slac.stanford.edu Stanford Linear Accelerator Center NeXT mail okay
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dma9w@tanzi.med.Virginia.EDU (Dawn M. Adelsberger) Subject: Anonymous ftp Message-ID: <Cu2uMG.Mu9@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: University of Virginia Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 19:39:52 GMT Help - I am trying to create an anonymous ftp access to a specified directory. I used the NFS Manger to specify the directory (pub) as an export directory. I then set the defaults for hosts not listed as read only and gave our host machine read/write access. I also kept the check which allows unknown users and treats them as user 'nobody'. What should I do then to allow for anonymous ftp and to direct ftp users to the specified directory. (I tried setting the home directory of user nobody to the /pub directory but the system wouln't let me do that without changing the user id to a value other than -2 -which I didn't want to do.) All help/suggestions welcome. Thanks Dawn Adelsberger-Mangan
From: mcdaniel@geneva.crew.umich.edu (Susan McDaniel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: establishing groups and group accesses Date: 5 Aug 1994 23:32:24 GMT Organization: Cognitive Science and Machine Intelligence Lab, U. of MIichigan Distribution: world Message-ID: <31ui68$rq0@controversy.math.lsa.umich.edu> I have several users who need to access each others files and so I have created a group, made that group the default group for each of these users, but some users cannot access other users files while other users can (all users in this statement are in the group). So in other words, I have a group, call it groupA. Tom, Gary, Stephanie, Jonathan, and Susan are all in groupA. Furthermore, groupA is their default group. Susan can read everyones files, but Tom can only read Gary, Stephanie and Susan's, while Gary can see everyone's but Stephanie's. Any ideas ????? Susan McDaniel mcdaniel@umich.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.advocacy From: samurai@cs.mcgill.ca (Darcy BROCKBANK) Subject: Re: WANTED: list/overview of apps planned for HP NeXTStep. Message-ID: <1994Aug6.031035.2564@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> Sender: news@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca Organization: SOCS, McGill University, Montreal, Canada References: <30ooc6$h80@alf.uib.no> <1994Jul28.161621.1913@afs.com> <BISSELT.94Aug4130735@marley.gb.swissbank.com> Date: Sat, 6 Aug 1994 03:10:35 GMT In article <BISSELT.94Aug4130735@marley.gb.swissbank.com> bisselt@marley.gb.swissbank.com (Timothy Bissell) writes: >Whilst I agree with your sentiments, NeXT will be releasing the >sources to their modified gcc/gas on the HP developer CD-ROM. >Some public-hearted citizen could compile up these sources to produce >three way compilers for i386 and m68k, and stick'em on an FTP site. >this means that with a bit of fiddling developers could produce >obese binaries even with 3.2 Developer systems. They won't be getting very far without the libraries. - db -- Clearly I remember picking on the boy; he seemed a harmless little f***. But we unleashed a lion; gnashed his teeth and bit the recess lady's breast. How can I forget. Then he hit me with a surprise left... -- Pearl Jam, "Jeremy" (Or, how we create monsters. It's our responsibility.)
From: kheit@gandalf.rutgers.edu (John Kheit) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP is slow, Slow, SLOW! Message-ID: <Aug.6.00.22.00.1994.8564@gandalf.rutgers.edu> Date: 6 Aug 94 04:22:00 GMT References: <westesCtwDHE.704@netcom.com> <1994Aug2.212739.26206@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.software Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. samurai@cs.mcgill.ca (Darcy BROCKBANK) writes: >BenchPress.app. That was for 50 threads. 100 threads killed Can anyone inform me as to where I might be able to find BenchPress.app. Ive tried searching for it on Archie, but I get nothing. Anyway, It seems like its a pretty neet app... Thanks, Later, John
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: wave@media.mit.edu (Michael B. Johnson) Subject: net info nightmare Message-ID: <1994Aug5.105713.2100@news.media.mit.edu> Sender: news@news.media.mit.edu (USENET News System) Organization: MIT Media Laboratory Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 10:57:13 GMT God, I'm not having fun... So the other day (was it just the other day? It seems an eternity...) I decided to switch my main machine, so I moved over a bunch of resources from the black hardware in my Lab office to it. In moving things around (physically, mount points, etc.), I screwed something up on my black hardware, such that when it rebooted, it said "startup complete" and then stayed there. You could log in over the net; it just wouldn't let you log in to WorkSpace. "Fine", I thought, "I've needed to scrub that disk anyway, and this will be a good excuse to install a fresh 3.2". I figured the easiest thing to do was pop the disk out and bring it home; upgrade my home machine, and then use that to install the OS on the disk. I get home and hook up my CD-ROM drive to my machine (filmNoir). Something gets mucked up (I'm unclear on what went wrong here...) and I had to fsck the root disk manually. It finally restarts fine, but clearly the machine is damaged, because as soon as you log in, it tells you "Workspace error - save changes before loggin out". Oh joy. Okay, I'll reinstall 3.2 on *this* machine first; I don't keep anything much more than vanilla system on my root disk for exactly these sorts of reasons. Long story short - I get a virgin 3.2 installed on the machine, which is now named localhost, not filmNoir. Now although this is a home machine, I have a little mini-ethernet network between my Mac and my NeXT, and since the Mac prints to the NeXT, it's important that the network work. When my virgin machine boots up, it hangs in starting up the network, and I get the little "unable to find configuration master (or something like that) Ctrl-C to continute without a network". Well, I ctrl-c to my hearts content, but I get no further. Eventually, I get the bright idea of just disconnecting the ethernet. Makes sense, since I have yet to configure this guy to be on the net yet (it's still virgin - I haven't even logged in yet). Well, disconnecting the ethernet does the trick, and the machine reboots. Fine. I fire up SimpleNetworkStarter and have a go. I take the defaults it gives me and just change the name from "localhost" to "filmNoir". I reconnect the wire and reboot. Hangs in the same spot. Undo wire, reboot. Log into the Lab and take a look at the /etc/hostconfig of my HP, and look at my home machine, and just change the name to be filmNoir but basically leave it the way it was. reboot, now get past the hang, but in starting network services, it says it can't find something, and do I want to continue? I say c, and it boots up fine. Here's where I really shoot myself. I fire up NetInfoManager; not that I know anything about netinfo, but this seems to be the problem (i.e. my machine is looking for some nonexistent master netinfo out there; maybe I can convince it not to. I look under servers; it's got a cute little M next to localhost. I double click on that; it brings up a window that has localhost/local in it. I type "filmNoir/local" (why? I don't know...) and save it. I quit NetInfoManager. I try to start it up again. It says "Can't contact NetInfo server for local domain". Oh boy. I'm screwed. so - I have two problems. How do I un-screw NetInfo? I have my 3.2 disk; what files do I copy to make a virgin netinfo database? Then - how do I set up a simple networked machine such that I don't get that annoying question when booting? I've done this something like 5 times, everytime I've muddled through (SimpleNetworkStart has *never* worked for me). Any helpful, constructive ideas would be appreciated... - wave -- --> Michael B. Johnson -- wave@media.mit.edu --> MIT Media Lab -- Computer Graphics & Animation Group --> 20 Ames St. E15-023G -- (617) 547-0563 (day office) --> Cambridge, MA 02139 -- (617) 253-0663 (night office)
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: on what platform is your server? Date: 6 Aug 1994 14:13:51 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <3205qv$q75@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <Ctz0xp.CxC@nntpa.cb.att.com> <31pfga$mph@hecate.umd.edu> elitman@proxima.com () writes: > 4. Try to avoid much console activity on the machine - the window > server can be memory intensive A strong second to this suggestion. I have found that if you don't let anyone log into servers, they simply don't crash. NFS, sendmail, and netinfo are pretty stable as long as no one's running a windowserver on the console as well. > 6. Make sure your network cables are sound. Dropped packets due to > faulty wiring can kill a network (this is just a good idea in > general, not NeXTSTEP specific). I have actually seen faulty wiring in one of our sites crash our main server. (doing some NFS, mostly netinfo) -- David Lemson University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson NeXTMail & MIME accepted BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: cube reboots in read-only mode Date: 6 Aug 1994 14:16:40 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <320608$qce@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <Ctz9yp.A1u@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> jpw@sansfoy.lib.virginia.edu (John Price-Wilkin) writes: >We had a severe disk problem and ended up removing the offending >disk. During the process of diagnosing the problem, the machine >was rebooted several times. Now, when the cube comes up it >says that it can't find "/", fails to do swapon, and then says >that it can't write to a log file because it's a read-only file >system. I can "bsd -sb" and then do a remount rw: everything is >fine at that point. Is there a way to get this thing back in normal >order? Is the disk full? If not, try to boot from a floppy or over a network and fsck the root device unmounted (fsck /dev/rsd0a). -- David Lemson University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson NeXTMail & MIME accepted BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Lost Hardware Password - Brutus-force solution Date: 6 Aug 1994 14:21:51 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <32069v$qgl@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <9408042018.AA00980@nesteggs.com> crawford@nesteggs.com (Michael E. Crawford) writes: >Holey Moley. Is this some sort of a prayer? You will need it. >Pull the battery out. >Reverse the contacts. This shorts out the PRAM settings. It also does an interesting thing - it puts a negative potential against a small diode that's in series with the battery. If, for some reason, that diode fails and it allows that negative charge to go through the circuit, the battery will explode. >Pull the battery out again. >Put it in the way it's supposed to be. >Reassemble [slab, cube]. >Power on. >Get the NeXT> prompt via your favorite key combination. >Set the parameters as you wish. >Reboot. >Take the rest of the day off. You've earned it. Probably. You might as well say "Take the rest of your arm off". P.S. Back when I was a youngun (before I had circuit theory), I used to do this to clear out NVRAM. I never had any problems. But, these were relatively new machines. Now, the machines are getting older and I certainly wouldn't trust them. (not to mention the fact that I now understand the tiny area of silicon that is keeping me from losing a hand to a lithium battery explosion). -- David Lemson University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson NeXTMail & MIME accepted BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
From: u192045@uebung1.rz.fh-reutlingen.de (Michael Marquardt) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP! TNG and DS9 Fonts Date: 6 Aug 1994 15:03:17 GMT Organization: Fachhochschule fuer Technik und Wirtschaft, Reutlingen, Germany Message-ID: <3208nl$ifm@news.belwue.de> Help! There are several interesting Type 1 fonts on some ftp servers. These are TNG-Monitor, DS9FontPlain and DS9Credits-Bold. Unfortunately they don't work on my NeXTstation, running NS3.2. (TNG-Monitor comes without AFM file; the other two seem to be slightly damaged). Has anyone of you successfully installed them under NS? CU Michael
From: pmarc@allanon.math.byu.edu (Paul Cardon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: net info nightmare Date: 6 Aug 1994 16:03:53 GMT Organization: Brigham Young University Message-ID: <320c99$m12@hamblin.math.byu.edu> References: <1994Aug5.105713.2100@news.media.mit.edu> First step. Boot in single user mode. rm /etc/netinfo cp -r /usr/template/client/etc/netinfo /etc/netinfo cp /usr/template/client/etc/hostconfig /etc/hostconfig Ctrl-D to continue boot to multi-user mode. That will restore netinfo and the network configuration to a completely clean state. That will get you started. -- Paul M. Cardon Technical Editor - System Administration - NEXT IN LINE Magazine President of Provo OpenStep-NEXTSTEP User and Developer Group (PoNG) NEXTSTEP and HP System Manager - Math Department - Brigham Young University
From: damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: UUCP Mail & News Annoyances Date: 6 Aug 1994 17:23:36 GMT Organization: HookUp Communication Corporation, Oakville, Ontario, CANADA Message-ID: <320guo$h36@relay.tor.hookup.net> I use UUCP to send out mail & news (via CNews), and have encountered 2 disctinct annoyances: 1) Posted news articles do not get sent out and 2) I must use the UUCP-format mailing address (ie. "hookup!person%site.com" instead of simply "person@site.com") to get mail actually sent out... In my sendmail.mailhost.cf file, I have the default mailer set to UUCP and the UUCP site set eg: ********************* # If you want to use a relay mailer, examine ruleset 0. There are some # rules that need to be uncommented DMuucp # major relay host: use the $M mailer to send mail to other domains # To have mail automatically forwarded to other domains, you should # replace this with the name of your major relay host. DRhookup CRhookup ********************* and have also modified ruleset 0 (as suggested above) as: ********************* # If you want to pass all other explicit domain names up the ladder # to our forwarder then uncomment the following line. R$*<@$*.$+>$* $#$M $@$R $:$1<@$2.$3>$4 user@any.domain # and comment out this one. #R$*<@$+.$->$* $#ddn $@ $2.$3 $:$1<@$2.$3>$4 user@any.domain ********************* Any help with either one of these would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, --- Damon F. Cooper damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net NeXTMAIL Welcome!
From: damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: SLIP/PPP Date: 6 Aug 1994 18:50:38 GMT Organization: HookUp Communication Corporation, Oakville, Ontario, CANADA Message-ID: <320m1u$msk@relay.tor.hookup.net> References: <31stsj$rtk@nic-nac.CSU.net> In article <31stsj$rtk@nic-nac.CSU.net> eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) writes: > In article <31lio1$bs5@agate.berkeley.edu> kcc@mills.edu > (Kim C. Callis) writes: > >Would someone give me a pointer as how to set up a NextStation Turbo > >Color to recieve either slip or ppp connections from my home? We have > >an Annex 3 terminal server here which will one of these days be > >configured to do slip or ppp, Here's a summary I posted awhile ago...it may help. As to the benefits of SLIP vs. PPP, I really don't know what is better, etc. I have not seen (to date) a public domain PPP connection program for NEXTSTEP, so I haven't bothered to check (although I hear from my SUN database administrator I'm living in the dark ages :)... Anyway...here it is: ======================================= I got TransSys PNI 1.9 working on my standalone NS Intel 3.2 machines!!! Thanks to everyone who responded (WOW! Talk about a helpfull community!!) Every one of the replies put a piece in the puzzle. What I was doing wrong was a combination of things: 1) I had MTU in pni0.config left at 1006 when my provider had an MTU of 2000+ 2) I may have had "bad" chars in some of my config files (I replaced them with ones supplied/suggested and did #1 above and it "just worked"!!) Anyway, many thanks to all who helped out. If you are in a similar situation, and are still struggling to get a SLIP connection going, here are the basic steps (as I remember them anyway.) If I've missed anything, or misrepresented something, someone please correct me. Do all steps logged in as root. 1) Install NEXTSTEP. 2) Get an account with Internet provider and get info (IP addresses, etc) 3) Get and install TransSys PNI 1.9 (available @ cs.orst.edu). When installing, answer "YES" to the "Make Non-NetInfo Network". 4) Restart the machine. 5) In HostManager, do Hosts->Open->Local and: a) Set the IP address to the one given you by the provider. b) Add an alias. The alias should be the "Host Name" given you by the provider (in my case "damonc"). 6) Open /etc/hostconfig and change the HOSTNAME field from the default value of -AUTOMATIC- to the value of the "Host Name" you set in step 5(b) above. When finished, it should look similar to this (your HOSTNAME will be different, of course): # /etc/hostconfig # Local host configuration file # HOSTNAME=damonc INETADDR=-AUTOMATIC- ROUTER=-NO- IPNETMASK= IPBROADCAST=-AUTOMATIC- NETMASTER=-NO- YPDOMAIN=-NO- TIME=-NO- 7) Open /etc/resolv.conf (or create one if it doesn't exist so that your machine can find a nameserver. You need a) the IP address of the nearest Name Server and b) your Domain Suffix (your local domain) from your Internet provider. When finished, it should look similar to this (your addresses will be different, of course): # /etc/resolv.conf # Domain name resolver configuration file # domain tor.hookup.net nameserver 165.154.1.1 8) Restart the machine 9) Set up the TransSys PNI config files. a) Save the following as pni0.config in /etc/pni/config. CHECK WITH YOU INTERNET PROVIDER FOR THE CORRECT "MTU" TO USE. (Your addresses, etc will be different, of course): # # Pretty close to minimal configuration file for just plain SLIP using # # $Header: /local/SRCS/slip2/pnid/support/config.slip,v 1.4 1993/10/06 02:42:48 louie Exp $ ## PART I. set Config(pni:INTERFACE) pni0 set Config(pni:MTU) 2000 set Config(pni:ADDRESS) local-address set Config(pni:REMOTEADDRESS) remote-address set Config(pni:NETWORKMASK) 255.255.255.0 set Config(pni:DEFAULT) 1 set Config(slip:MODE) slip set Config(tty:DEVICE) /dev/cufa set Config(tty:SPEED) 38400 set Config(tty:MODEMTYPE) zyxel set Config(tty:SERVERTYPE) unix set Config(tty:SERVERNAME) SlipServerName set Config(tty:NUMBER) 416-630-0970 set Config(SlipServerName:DIALTYPE) TONE set Config(SlipServerName:USERNAME) username set Config(SlipServerName:PASSWORD) password # PART II. stack PNI pni stack SLIP slip stack TTY tty # PART III. proc LINK_start { encap } { log "LINK $encap connected" } proc LINK_stop { encap } { log "LINK $encap disconnected" } # # END OF FILE b) Save the following as login-unix.tcl in /etc/pni/support (Your login script will be different, of course): # Copyright 1993 by TransSys, Inc. # All rights reserved. # # $Header: /local/SRCS/slip2/pnid/support/login-unix.tcl,v 1.7 1994/05/14 20:15:32 louie Exp $ # # # Login script for use when remote end is some sort of UNIX box that will # drop into SLIP mode. # proc login-hookup { DIALER cfg } { global Config syslog LOG_INFO "Start Hookup login script" if {[info exists Config($cfg:SECRETFILE)] && [file exists $Config($cfg:SECRETFILE)]} { if {[file readable $Config($cfg:SECRETFILE)]} { source $Config($cfg:SECRETFILE) } file stat $Config($cfg:SECRETFILE) stat if {[expr $stat(mode)&044]} { error "File with password, $Config($cfg:SECRETFILE), is readable by non-owner!" } } else { if {[info exists Config($cfg:USERNAME)]} { set username $Config($cfg:USERNAME) } if {[info exists Config($cfg:PASSWORD)]} { set password $Config($cfg:PASSWORD) } } set timeout 20 # In case autobaud # $DIALER xmit "\r" # $DIALER sleep 1 $DIALER xmit "\r" $DIALER sleep 10 # Look for unix login prompt $DIALER expect timeout {error "waiting for login prompt"} "*ogin:*" # Send login poop $DIALER xmit "$username\r" $DIALER expect timeout {error "waiting for password"} "*assword:*" $DIALER sleep 1 $DIALER xmit "$password\r" # Wait for connection set timeout 60 $DIALER expect timeout {error "waiting for SLIP startup"} "*choice:*" $DIALER xmit "2\r" $DIALER sleep 5 # set timeout 20 syslog LOG_INFO "Entering SLIP mode" # That's all return 1 } c) Copy the Zyxel modem file (dial-zyxel.tcl) from the /etc/pni/support or /etc/pni/SAMPLES (can't remember which one?) to /etc/pni/config. This file name must match the value for "Config(tty:MODEMTYPE)" line in the /etc/pni/config/pni0.config file. 10) If you want to bring up the SLIP link when you start the machine, rename the /etc/pni/config/pni0.config to /etc/pni/config/pni0.config-auto. 11) Restart the machine. If you chose to set up the link on startup, you should now be connected. If you chose not to bring up the link on startup, enter the following in a terminal window to manually bring up the link: /etc/pni/pnid -t -d -c -f /etc/pni/config/pni0.config or /etc/pni/pnid -t -d -c -f /etc/pni/config/pni0.config-auto (if you are bringing up the link at startup but it failed) NOTE: this command line will work, but it shows test and debugging info. Lookup /etc/pni/pnirun in the TransSys doco for a "proper" command. THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE THAT HELPED OUT!! SEE YOU AT THE EXPO!! Regards, --- Damon F. Cooper damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net NeXTMAIL Welcome!
From: damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: X Client Software for Intel Date: 6 Aug 1994 18:51:41 GMT Organization: HookUp Communication Corporation, Oakville, Ontario, CANADA Message-ID: <320m3t$n14@relay.tor.hookup.net> Does anybody know the location of some X client software compiled for Intel? -- Damon F. Cooper damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net NeXTMAIL Welcome!
From: damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Compaq XE 560 Config Problems Date: 6 Aug 1994 18:53:28 GMT Organization: HookUp Communication Corporation, Oakville, Ontario, CANADA Message-ID: <320m78$n5r@relay.tor.hookup.net> References: <NISHIMU.94Aug5143756@janis.macro.co.jp> In article <NISHIMU.94Aug5143756@janis.macro.co.jp> nishimu@macro.co.jp (Tosh Nishimura) writes: > >>>>> "Dana" == Dana Andre Letendre <dal@netcom.com> writes: > In article <dalCtq03G.Jvs@netcom.com> dal@netcom.com (Dana Andre Letendre) writes: > > Dana> After trying to get NS 3.2 installed on my new Compaq Pentium, > Dana> I've solved all but three problems > I have Compaq XE466 and I also got problems what you got. > > 1. NS only recognizes 16mb of the 40mb of memory. > Anyone says "Disable Shadow BIOS from CMOS setting". But there isn't. > > 2. I installed the new QVision driver (1.1) and no matter what > screen size I set it at, it always is 640x480. (I have > 2mb VRAM) I installed new QVision driver and I can use 800x600 by > color and more by BW. > > 3. The Compaq Business Audio doesn't work. I have no idea > what to set the DMA and IRQ at, or what port addresses I should > be using. > You may be able to use a driver for MS-SoundSystem. > > -- > nishimu - NeXTMail Ready - I just completed install and setup of a Compaq XE560 at work...not much fun, but I got everything working... 1. Edit /NextLibrary/Devices/System.config/Instance0.table and change the line: "Kernel Flags" = ""; to "Kernel Flags" = "maxmem=41120"; 2. It sounds like you may be "bounce-booting" from an IDE primary disk NEXTSTEP partition to a SCSI disk NEXTSTEP partition (that's what I'm doing anyway) since the XE 560 normally comes with a 500MB IDE, you've probably opted for an additional disk(s)...IF this is the case, you need to look at ~/usr/Devices/System.config/Instance0.table, where "~" is the name of your NEXTSTEP boot partition of the IDE DISK. The "Active Drivers" line in this file should be IDENTICAL to the corresponding line in /NextLibrary/Devices/System.config/Instance0.table...change it if it's not identical. Also note that if you ARE "bounce-booting", the modification made in step 1 above also needs to be made to ~/usr/Devices/System.config/Instance0.table, where "~" is the name of your NEXTSTEP boot partition of the IDE DISK. 3. The recommendation to use the MS Sound System Driver is correct. I've set mine to DMA 0, IRQ 10, but experiment. HOPE THIS HELPS!! GOOD LUCK!! --- Damon F. Cooper damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net NeXTMAIL Welcome!
From: next@intac.com (Suttipan Sittirak) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NEXTStep & Sybase on Novell Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: Sat, 06 Aug 1994 15:07:45 -0500 Organization: EXIS Corporation Message-ID: <next-060894150745@slip-ppp5.intac.com> Hello all, I am trying to connect to a Sybase Server (running as a Novell NLM) from a NeXTStep PC. I am having a problem getting the NeXT machine to recognize Sybase. I believe I may not be setting the Interfaces file correctly. Can anyone tell me the syntax of the interface file using IPX/SPX. All help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Next
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hbu@wag.ch (Hans Burkard) Subject: sendmail & DNS Message-ID: <Cu2KDF.6K@wag.ch> Keywords: sendmail,DNS Sender: usenet@wag.ch Organization: workstation ag, Rohrstr. 36/38, CH-8152 Glattbrugg, Switzerland Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 15:58:27 GMT Hi We are running DNS on our NeXT workstations. Our gateway machines to internet acts as domain server for our local domain. I would like to set up sendmail on our client machine (NS 3.2) to not use any DNS service to resolve an outgoing mail address but to use DNS for other tasks (like ftp's) I appreciate any pointer! Regards -Hans- Hans Burkard workstation ag, Switzerland
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: CERT Advisory CA-94:12.sendmail.vulnerabilities Message-ID: <Cu4qH0.DC8@cunews.carleton.ca> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <Cu2x8p.278@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU> Date: Sat, 6 Aug 1994 20:05:23 GMT Bob Cook (bobcook@slac.stanford.edu) wrote: : On 7/14/94, CERT sent out an advisory of two (more) holes in some old versions : of sendmail. One concerned the -d option and allowed non-privileged users to : get root access. The other involved the -oE option and allowed non-privileged : users to read any file on the system. Their list of vendors with available : information about these holes did not include NeXT. : Does anyone know if (1) NeXT sendmail is vulnerable to either or both of these? : (2) NeXT has addressed either of them in any way? I don't even know how to : address such a question to NeXT. (We tried sending it to bug_next but of : course got nothing but an acknowledgement.) NeXT released a patch to sendmail on NeXTAnswers that responded to some CERT security advisory. I don't recall what the specific problem was. This might have been the one. --Chris Chris Saldanha -------------------------------------- Carleton University (Comp. Sci) |"The eternal silence of these infinite| chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | spaces terrifies me." -Blaise Pascal| csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------:-o-----------------
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Anonymous ftp Date: 6 Aug 1994 22:31:27 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <3212vv$ijg@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <Cu2uMG.Mu9@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> dma9w@tanzi.med.Virginia.EDU (Dawn M. Adelsberger) writes: > I am trying to create an anonymous ftp access to a specified > directory. I used the NFS Manger to specify the directory (pub) > as an export directory. I then set the defaults for hosts not > listed as read only and gave our host machine read/write access. > I also kept the check which allows unknown users and treats them > as user 'nobody'. I don't understand the above paragraph. There is no need to do anything with NFS export if all you want is to set up anonymous FTP. You might want to do that for other reasons, and I doubt it would interfere with anonymous ftp, but you don't need it. > What should I do then to allow for anonymous ftp and to direct > ftp users to the specified directory. (I tried setting the home > directory of user nobody to the /pub directory but the system > wouln't let me do that without changing the user id to a value > other than -2 -which I didn't want to do.) ftpd is a daemon which is run by inetd and which handles incoming ftp requests for all userids. anonymous ftp is a special case which that daemon knows about. There is no connection to NFS, or to the userid nobody. What you want to do is read the man page for ftpd. What you do is create a userid called "ftp", and *that* is the home directory you play around in. If you type "man ftpd" (or check the man pages via Digital Librarian), you'll see how to do this. Hmm. Looking at the man page, I don't quite agree with some of the recommendations made there. It suggests that ~ftp/pub should be owned by user ftp, and chmod-ed 777. This is not bright. It means that anyone connecting can do anything with any files in that directory. Dumb Dumb Dumb. At the *very* least, you should change the permissions on that directory to 555, and then *if* you want an anonymously-writable directory create that as ~ftp/pub/submissions and chmod that to 755. What I do is have two userid's. One called ftpmaint, and the other called ftp. Both userid's are in a group called "ftp_ids". The home directory for ftpmaint is /Users/ftpmaint, with the home directory for ftp being a subdirectory of that (in my case, /Users/ftpmaint/ftp). I then permit things as shown by the following: (10) eclipse/gad # cd ~ftpmaint (11) eclipse/gad # ls -ldg ftp drwxr-xr-x 6 ftpmaint ftp_ids 1024 Aug 6 16:57 ftp/ (12) eclipse/gad # ls -lAg ftp total 4 lrwxrwxrwx 1 ftpmaint ftp_ids 9 Jun 3 1991 .cshrc -> ../.cshrc@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root ftp_ids 15 Aug 6 16:57 .forward -> ./.forward.ftp@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 ftpmaint ftp_ids 9 Jun 3 1991 .login -> ../.login@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 ftpmaint ftp_ids 10 Jun 3 1991 .logout -> ../.logout@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 ftpmaint ftp_ids 8 Jun 3 1991 .plan -> ../.plan.ftp@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 ftpmaint ftp_ids 11 Jun 3 1991 .profile -> ./.profile@ drwxr-xr-x 5 ftpmaint ftp_ids 1024 Jul 29 22:33 NeXT/ dr-xr-xr-x 2 ftpmaint ftp_ids 1024 Jun 3 1991 bin/ dr-x--x--x 2 root ftp_ids 1024 Aug 2 19:06 dev/ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root ftp_ids 6 Jan 12 1993 next -> ./NeXT@ drwxr-xr-x 5 ftpmaint ftp_ids 1024 Mar 15 14:05 pub/ (13) eclipse/gad # ls -lLAg ftp total 11 -rw-r--r-- 1 ftpmaint ftp_ids 420 Jun 3 1991 .cshrc -r--r--r-- 1 ftp ftp_ids 4 Jun 3 1991 .forward -rw-r--r-- 1 ftpmaint ftp_ids 180 Jun 3 1991 .login -rw-r--r-- 1 ftpmaint ftp_ids 6 Jun 3 1991 .logout -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp ftp_ids 90 Jun 3 1991 .plan -rw-r--r-- 1 ftpmaint ftp_ids 238 Jun 3 1991 .profile drwxr-xr-x 5 ftpmaint ftp_ids 1024 Jul 29 22:33 NeXT/ dr-xr-xr-x 2 ftpmaint ftp_ids 1024 Jun 3 1991 bin/ dr-x--x--x 2 root ftp_ids 1024 Aug 2 19:06 dev/ drwxr-xr-x 5 ftpmaint ftp_ids 1024 Jul 29 22:33 next/ drwxr-xr-x 5 ftpmaint ftp_ids 1024 Mar 15 14:05 pub/ the basic idea being to have all directories owned by userid ftpmaint (not ftp) and group ftp_ids. This way if I *want* to permit a directory for the world to write into, I permit it to the group. When I'm working in the anonymous ftp area, I can do it as either ftpmaint or root. Also note the clever trick of using links "back a directory" for some config files. These make the files usable if one were to really log in as user ftp, or for checking via "finger" processing, but the files will not be available (for either read or write) to anyone that is coming in thru anonymous ftp, due to the way anonymous ftp works. I may be a little on the paranoid side when it comes to setting up an anonymous ftp area, but I think it's better to be safe than to be sorry. If you make your ~ftp/pub directory world- writable (and *anonymously* writable at that), as the man page suggests, then you're almost certain to be sorry some day. If you're using an alternate version of ftpd (such as the version Transarc ships with AFS), then you might also want to create an ~ftp/etc directory, which would have group and passwd files in it. Without this, anonymous FTP users just see uids (numbers) in any "ls -l" or "dir" listing, instead of userids. One more note on the man page for ftpd. It mentions that you can turn on logging for it by adding "-l" to the ftpd line in /etc/inetd.conf. If you do that, you should see two lines for every successful ftp session. For anonymous ftp sessions, the lines should be similar to: ftpd: connection from black-ice.its.rpi.edu at Tue Aug 2 23:24:35 1994 ftpd: ANONYMOUS FTP LOGIN FROM black-ice.its.rpi.edu, drosehn@rpi.edu If you do care about logging, and if you do get the first line but never see the second line, then you are being hit by a bug in the way anonymous ftp works. There is a simple fix to this bug, if you find you need it and you're interested in logging. I also add "-t1800" to the ftpd line in /etc/inetd.conf. This just seemed like a reasonable idea, it isn't really important. I hope the above will be helpful. -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: borrelli@intercom.com (Steven D. Borrelli) Subject: Fax drivers for NS 2.1 Keywords: next,fax,us robotics Message-ID: <1994Aug6.182126.10459@intercom.com> Summary: next drivers for 2.1 Organization: Intercom Online Date: Sat, 6 Aug 1994 18:21:26 GMT I just received a US Robotics 14.4k Sportster faxmodem, and I'm looking for drivers (PD/commercial) that would let it work under NS2.1 (ancient!). Thanks! Steven Borrelli borrelli@intercom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mark@xexos.com (Mark Chamberlain) Subject: Re: on what platform is your server? Message-ID: <Cu4IrH.Kt0@xexos.com> Sender: usenet@xexos.com Organization: Xexos Ltd (London) References: <31svqq$15f@nic-nac.CSU.net> Date: Sat, 6 Aug 1994 17:18:52 GMT In article <31svqq$15f@nic-nac.CSU.net> eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) writes: > Sounds like the machine I'm posting this from. It has 64MB RAM > and fast disks. (Hint, hint.) In a word, yes. > > -=EPS=- > -- > NeXT really built impressive hardware. :-( I agree. Its taken a full year or so of Intel for this to really sink in. I still use a Color Turbo/32Mb. I haven't found an Intel platform that really comes close. This is a two year old "out of date" machine that still runs almost everything faster than I can find on more "current" platforms. The gecko's are the first boxes that look like real replacements. -- Mark Chamberlain +44 71 237 4535 Xexos Ltd fax +44 71 231 0844 London mark@xexos.com
From: jenkins@oils (Jon Jenkins) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ppp,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: gateway problem? Followup-To: comp.protocols.ppp,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 7 Aug 1994 00:33:48 GMT Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Message-ID: <321a5c$1in@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> References: <31qi2c$j6r@ivy.bga.com> Michael R. M. Cheselka (os9@bga.com) wrote: : I have finally gotten ppp to work on my system, however, I can only : ping/telnet my provider's terminal server. I have played around with : 'route add/delete' to no avail. Can anyone see the problem? 'route : -r add default 198.201.3 1' had no effect. How are nameservers and : gateways specified under NS 3.2/netinfo? Does ppp need to be listed : in services or protocals? What does 'passive' refer to...systems that : wait for dail-ins? try enabling gateway. The host RFC says that IP forwarding is not enabled by default. On DEC there is a utility called iprsetup which enables forwarding of IP packets (this just sets two kernel variables: ipforwarding and ipgateway) . This enables a point-point link to forward IP packets to another host on a second interface (i.e. ethernet). If you are running routed/gated you donr need to explicitly enter routes. You cal also enter netmasks which make for smaller route tables. hope this helps jon ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Dr Jon Jenkins Location: Digital Equipment Corp, NaC, Burnett Place, Research Park, Bond University, Gold Coast QLD, AUSTRALIA 4229 Phone: 61-75-75-0105 Fax: 61-75-75-0100 Internet: jenkins@ozy.dec.com The opinions expressed above are entirely personal and do not reflect the corporate policy of DEC or the opinions of DEC management. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hugh@hodain.ci.net (Hugh Secker-Walker) Subject: Re: Anonymous ftp In-Reply-To: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu's message of 6 Aug 1994 22:31:27 GMT Message-ID: <HUGH.94Aug6230915@hodain.ci.net> Sender: hugh@hodain.ci.net (Hugh Secker-Walker) Organization: JTA References: <Cu2uMG.Mu9@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <3212vv$ijg@usenet.rpi.edu> Date: Sun, 7 Aug 1994 04:09:15 GMT gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) writes: Hmm. Looking at the man page, I don't quite agree with some of the recommendations made there. It suggests that ~ftp/pub should be owned by user ftp, and chmod-ed 777. This is not bright. It means that anyone connecting can do anything with any files in that directory. Dumb Dumb Dumb. At the *very* least, you should change the permissions on that directory to 555, and then *if* you want an anonymously-writable directory create that as ~ftp/pub/submissions and chmod that to 755. One solution to the problem of permissions in the submissions directory is to have a crontab entry that runs every few minutes and recursively changes the ownerships of all the files in the submissions directory to an owner and group different from those of the "ftp" user. [ stuff regarding permision's set up deleted ] I also disagree with the manual recommendations, disregard them at my peril and use the following simple strategy. The "ftp" user is just another user in the "other" group. Most of the ftp directory subtree is owned by the "ftpd" user (my version of Garance's "ftpmaint" user), and "ftpd" is in the "wheel" group. The only directory owned by "ftp" is the submissions directory. All directories are in the "wheel" group and rwx by that group. This way, any wheel member may move stuff around, "ftp"s may only grab things that are other-readable, and "ftp" may only write into the submissions directory and (due to the crontab entry mentioned above) looses control of such files shortly thereafter. If there's a flaw in my system, please let me know! BTW, the anoymous users get to see the correct owner and group names even if there is no etc directory (with accurate passwd and group files). My guess is that the NEXTSTEP ls program I copied into the bin directory is using netinfo. If this is a problem you'll need to use a netinfo-challenged version of ls. Hugh -- Hugh Secker-Walker | hugh@hodain.ci.net (NeXTmail ok) | hugh@ear.mit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: (Albatross) Subject: Re: UUCP Mail & News Annoyances Message-ID: <Cu5BDE.8A@haquer.uucp> Sender: alby@haquer.uucp (Albatross) Organization: The Empire Organization {TEO} References: <320guo$h36@relay.tor.hookup.net> Date: Sun, 7 Aug 1994 03:36:49 GMT Damon F. Cooper writes Install Sendmail 8's version of 'rmail' The NeXT rmail program sucks... Compile and use the sendmail8 version. -Alby > > > I use UUCP to send out mail & news (via CNews), and have encountered 2 > disctinct annoyances: > > 1) Posted news articles do not get sent out and > > 2) I must use the UUCP-format mailing address (ie. > "hookup!person%site.com" instead of simply "person@site.com") to get mail > actually sent out... > > In my sendmail.mailhost.cf file, I have the default mailer set to UUCP and > the UUCP site set eg: > > ********************* > # If you want to use a relay mailer, examine ruleset 0. There are some > # rules that need to be uncommented > DMuucp > > # major relay host: use the $M mailer to send mail to other domains > # To have mail automatically forwarded to other domains, you should > # replace this with the name of your major relay host. > DRhookup > CRhookup > ********************* > > and have also modified ruleset 0 (as suggested above) as: > > ********************* > # If you want to pass all other explicit domain names up the ladder > # to our forwarder then uncomment the following line. > R$*<@$*.$+>$* $#$M $@$R $:$1<@$2.$3>$4 user@any.domain > # and comment out this one. > #R$*<@$+.$->$* $#ddn $@ $2.$3 $:$1<@$2.$3>$4 user@any.domain > ********************* > > Any help with either one of these would be greatly appreciated. > > > Thanks, > --- > Damon F. Cooper > damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net > NeXTMAIL Welcome!
From: payne440@utw.com (Carl Payne) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: BIND for NS3.1 68K Date: Sun, 7 Aug 1994 00:12:25 Organization: System Technology, Inc. Message-ID: <payne440.30.00003509@utw.com> Keywords: BIND NeXT DNS internet Stupid question: Where can I get a copy of BIND for my NeXTCUBE? tried gaia.ucs.orst.edu and the thing doesn't untar. Are there any other add-ons I'd need if there isn't such an animal (i.e. I have to get a generic UNIX BIND?) Thanks for your wisdom. Carl Payne
From: x94001@galaxy.galstar.com (John Wigger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Looking for someone. Date: 7 Aug 1994 07:46:41 -0500 Organization: Galaxy Star - Tulsa's Public Access Internet Message-ID: <322l3h$h9e@galaxy.galstar.com> A friend from the University of Missouri was a NeXT rep in 1990. His name is Dave Mencin. Does anyone know where he is? relpy to jwigger@galstar.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) Subject: CNews/NNTP Setup Message-ID: <Cu66AD.I6@damonc.tor.hookup.net> Sender: root@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Operator) Organization: Damon F. Cooper Date: Sun, 7 Aug 1994 14:44:37 GMT Has anyone successfuly implemented the NNTP server that comes with CNews? I'd like to setup some MS Windows clients to access my NNTP server machine that has a UUCP news feed on it...any help would be appreciated... -- Damon F. Cooper damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net NeXTMAIL Welcome! -- Damon F. Cooper damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net NeXTMAIL Welcome!
From: lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Peter S. Lakanen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: I'm confused (NameServer still dead) Date: 7 Aug 1994 20:29:32 GMT Organization: Florida State University Message-ID: <323g7c$hef@mailer.fsu.edu> Thanx everybody for the quick responses (I was flooded!). Basically, everyone told me that I needed to create a file called "resolv.conf" in /etc. Mine looks like this: domain cmr.fsu.edu nameserver 144.174.128.3 nameserver 128.186.121.10 nameserver 192.70.170.41 My NeXT is called "vina" (vina.cmr.fsu.edu). I am accessing news right now from a Sun called "otto" (otto.cmr.fsu.edu mail-aliased to "cmr.fsu.edu"). I am accessing otto via its IP address (128.186.54.5). The IP address for vina is 128.186.54.6. Here's the problem: I can't access any of my nameservers. I can't telnet or ping them. How can that be? Other people can see them, but I can't. I can get to otto via its IP address. I'm sorry for wasting the bandwidth on this problem, but you people are the only ones I can turn to. I've thought about re-installing everything, but I'm concerned that will only cut of the tenacious link that I currently have. Thanks. -- ======================================================================== Peter Lakanen | I AM CLUB DJ. I AM A RE-MIXER. I USE A NeXT. lakanen@cmr.fsu.edu | ARE THERE ANY OTHER DJ's OR MUSIC INDUSTRY PEOPLE (904) 877-0305 | OUT HERE? PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANX.------------- ========================================================================
From: Peter_Lipps@NeXT.com (Peter Lipps) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: sendmail & DNS Date: 7 Aug 1994 18:03:19 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <3237l7$ru@rosie.next.com> References: <Cu2KDF.6K@wag.ch> In article <Cu2KDF.6K@wag.ch> hbu@wag.ch (Hans Burkard) writes: > Hi > > We are running DNS on our NeXT workstations. Our gateway machines to > internet acts as domain server for our local domain. > > I would like to set up sendmail on our client machine (NS 3.2) to not use > any DNS service to resolve an outgoing mail address but to use DNS for > other tasks (like ftp's) > Hans, which sendmail.cf config file are you using? You state you want to configure a NS client but it seems you're using the /etc/sendmail/sendmail.mailhost.cf configuration file that contains the following lines 340 # If you want to pass all other explicit domain names up the ladder 341 # to our forwarder then uncomment the following line. 342 #R$*<@$*.$+>$* $#$M $@$R $:$1<@$2.$3>$4 user@any.domain 343 # and comment out this one. 344 R$*<@$+.$->$* $#ddn $@ $2.$3 $:$1<@$2.$3>$4 user@any.domain Either follow the comments above or - probably better - use one of the client config files sendmail.sharedsubsidiary.cf or sendmail.subsidiary.cf Greetings from Germany -- ______________________________ Peter Lipps NeXT Computer Deutschland GmbH - Oskar-Messter-Str. 24, 85737 Ismaning, Germany InterNet: Peter_Lipps@NeXT.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: SLIP/PPP Message-ID: <1994Aug7.111448.4671@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <320m1u$msk@relay.tor.hookup.net> Date: Sun, 7 Aug 1994 11:14:48 GMT In article <320m1u$msk@relay.tor.hookup.net> damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) writes: ~> In article <31stsj$rtk@nic-nac.CSU.net> eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) ~> writes: [ much omitted ] ~> 1) I had MTU in pni0.config left at 1006 when my provider ~> had an MTU of 2000+ Whew, 2000+, don't plan on using "talk" or interactive telnet sessions over the link when much else (i.e. ftp / large mail transfers, etc) are going. I get pretty good ncftp throughput with an MTU of 400! Bruce Gingery
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: UUCP Mail & News Annoyances Message-ID: <1994Aug7.112736.4804@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <320guo$h36@relay.tor.hookup.net> Date: Sun, 7 Aug 1994 11:27:36 GMT In article <320guo$h36@relay.tor.hookup.net> damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) writes: ~> I use UUCP to send out mail & news (via CNews), and have encountered 2 ~> disctinct annoyances: ~> 1) Posted news articles do not get sent out and Are they being batched? Check your /usr/spool/news/out.going/<newsrelayname>/togo and actual uucp queues ~> 2) I must use the UUCP-format mailing address (ie. ~> "hookup!person%site.com" instead of simply "person@site.com") ~> to get mail ~> actually sent out... ~> ~> In my sendmail.mailhost.cf file, I have the default mailer set ~> to UUCP and the UUCP site set eg: ~> ~> ********************* ~> # If you want to use a relay mailer, examine ruleset 0. There ~> are some ~> # rules that need to be uncommented ~> DMuucp ~> ~> # major relay host: use the $M mailer to send mail to other domains ~> # To have mail automatically forwarded to other domains, you should ~> # replace this with the name of your major relay host. ~> DRhookup ~> CRhookup ~> ********************* ~> ~> and have also modified ruleset 0 (as suggested above) as: ~> ~> ********************* ~> # If you want to pass all other explicit domain names up the ladder ~> # to our forwarder then uncomment the following line. ~> R$*<@$*.$+>$* $#$M $@$R $:$1<@$2.$3>$4 user@any.domain ~> # and comment out this one. ~> #R$*<@$+.$->$* $#ddn $@ $2.$3 $:$1<@$2.$3>$4 user@any.domain ~> ********************* ~> ~> Any help with either one of these would be greatly appreciated. IF your mail relay host can accept "Smart UUCP" -- that is, UUCP that does not require bang addressing (rather understands and can use the "uucp" pseudo-domain), you can eliminate the run through ruleset #5 invoked from ruleset 13 which converts back to bang addressing. Personally, NeXT-to-NeXT, I added an "suucp" MTA and stripped off the capital-U flag for it. Copy the UUCP block, renaming ... Muucp, P=/usr/bin/uux, F=msDFMhuU, S=13, R=23, E=\n, to Msuucp, P=/usr/bin/uux, F=msDFMhu, S=14, R=24, E=\n, and convert the rulesets... # Convert uucp sender (From) field S13 R$+ $:$>5$1 convert to old style R$=w!$+ $2 strip local name R$+ $:$w!$1 stick on real host name # Convert uucp recipient (To, Cc) fields S23 R$+ $:$>5$1 convert to old style to # Convert suucp sender (From) field S14 #R$+ $:$>5$1 commented out convert-no ruleset 5 R$*@LOCAL $1 #R$*@$=w $1 strip local name #R$+ $:$w!$1 don't preappend hostname #R$*<$+>$* $1$2$3 defocus # Convert suucp recipient (To, Cc) fields S24 #R$+ $:$>5$1 commented out convert-no ruleset 5 #R$*<$+>$* $1$2$3 defocus Then go back to your DMuucp and change it to DMsuucp. This is not the ONLY change I've made to my "sendmail.mailhost.cf" file, so your mileage may vary! Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME mail welcome
From: jmack@skye.phys.ualberta.ca Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: I'm confused (NameServer still dead) Date: 7 Aug 1994 22:09:34 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <323m2u$d2d@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <323g7c$hef@mailer.fsu.edu> In article <323g7c$hef@mailer.fsu.edu> lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Peter S. Lakanen) writes: > Thanx everybody for the quick responses (I was flooded!). > > Basically, everyone told me that I needed to create a file > called "resolv.conf" in /etc. > > Mine looks like this: > > domain cmr.fsu.edu > nameserver 144.174.128.3 > nameserver 128.186.121.10 > nameserver 192.70.170.41 > > My NeXT is called "vina" (vina.cmr.fsu.edu). I am accessing news > right now from a Sun called "otto" (otto.cmr.fsu.edu mail-aliased > to "cmr.fsu.edu"). > > I am accessing otto via its IP address (128.186.54.5). The IP address > for vina is 128.186.54.6. > > Here's the problem: I can't access any of my nameservers. I can't > telnet or ping them. How can that be? Other people can see them, > but I can't. I can get to otto via its IP address. What is the value of your netmask? If it's 255.255.255.0, you will only be able to chat with hosts on your 128.186.54 subnet (otto is one on that subnet, so you can reach it naturally). Try widening your netmask to 255.255.0.0 and put nameserver 128.186.121.10 FIRST in the list on /etc/resolv.conf (the other two are not useful to you since your subnet is 128.186 as opposed to 144.174 and 192.70 - you may as well leave them out) Also check the value of your broadcast mask, since this should be consistent with your new netmask (i.e. for a netmask of 255.255.0.0, try a broadcastmask of 128.186.255.255) If you want to include the other nameservers, you will have to widen the netmask some more (but this is not a great idea). Your subnet ideally should have at least 2 nameservers for 128.186, not just the one -- James S. MacKinnon Office: P-139 Avahd-Bhatia Physics Lab Computing/Networking Phone : (403) 492-8226 Department of Physics email : jmack@phys.ualberta.ca University of Alberta uucp : uofaphys!jmack iskye!jmack Edmonton, Canada T6G 2N5 bitnet: jmack@triumfcl jsm1@ualtamts
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: horshack@lisa.franken.de (Richard Lippmann) Subject: NSI: Emergency Boot with Streamer-Driver, how? Sender: usenet@lisa.franken.de (Richard Lippmann) Organization: Kommunikationsnetz Franken e.V. Message-ID: <1994Aug7.163325.1135@lisa.franken.de> Date: Sun, 7 Aug 1994 16:33:25 GMT How do I create an emergency boot disk on Next Step for Intel where I can boot with CD-ROM as root-Partition (that's it when I boot from Install Disk with mach_kernel -s) but WITH DAT-Streamer-Driver! ^^^^ Only with this way I could do a restore a complete Backup of my harddisks. Please reply (also) as mail, I will post the good solutions thanks Horshack -- Richard Lippmann Nur Beamte koennen wie... phone voice: +49+911+69.84.58 ... Beamte denken mail : horshack@lisa.franken.de (welcome NeXTmail!)
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: I'm confused (NameServer still dead) Date: 8 Aug 1994 02:24:56 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <32451o$877@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <323m2u$d2d@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> jmack@skye.phys.ualberta.ca writes: > lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Peter S.Lakanen) writes: > > I am accessing otto via its IP address (128.186.54.5). The IP > > address for vina is 128.186.54.6. > > > > Here's the problem: I can't access any of my nameservers. I can't > > telnet or ping them. How can that be? Other people can see them, > > but I can't. I can get to otto via its IP address. > > What is the value of your netmask? If it's 255.255.255.0, you > will only be able to chat with hosts on your 128.186.54 subnet > (otto is one on that subnet, so you can reach it naturally). > > Try widening your netmask to 255.255.0.0 and put nameserver > 128.186.121.10 FIRST in the list on /etc/resolv.conf (the other > two are not useful to you since your subnet is 128.186 as opposed > to 144.174 and 192.70 - you may as well leave them out) > > Also check the value of your broadcast mask, since this should > be consistent with your new netmask (i.e. for a netmask of > 255.255.0.0, try a broadcastmask of 128.186.255.255) Uh, false. You don't just arbitrarily widen your netmask or your broadcast mask. Those values are supposed to match the characteristics of the physical network you are attached to. If his subnet really is 128.186.54, then that's what it is. Changing the netmask is not going to magically rearrange massive amounts of hardware just because his software wants it that way. You're on the right track though. What Peter Lakanen needs to do is check and find out what the correct values are for netmask, broadcast mask, and for the *Gateway* address. There are a lot of networks which have netmasks of 255.255.255.0, and relatively few which have a netmask of 255.255.0.0, so I suspect his netmask setting is correct. It may be that changing his netmask to 255.255.0.0 will cause things to work, but that does not prove it's the right thing to do. Some other box on the network is probably bouncing the packets around, and it's working by sheer luck. Some network change happens later on, and suddenly his setup will stop working. What is much more likely to be the problem is that he needs to find out the IP address of his gateway machine. That's the machine which knows how to transfer packets from the current subnet (as indicated by the netmask) to the subnet of the destination machine. If he has the wrong address for that (or if he has no address for that), then he'll only be able to talk to machines on the same subnet. So, the advice would be to check the machines that are on his subnet, and find out what settings they are using for those numbers. If the other machines are suns, I think you'd look for something that is setting the "default route" in order to get the gateway address. The value might be in the file /etc/defaultrouter, or you might have to grep thru the /etc/rc* files on your machine looking for a "route" command. That default route would tell you the IP address of your gateway machine. Configure your NeXT to let your NeXT know where the gateway is. I've always used HostManager.app for this, since I'm running a standalone NeXT (one that's not part of a Netinfo network). -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de (Thomas Wolfram) Subject: Re: NSI: Emergency Boot with Streamer-Driver, how? Sender: news@prz.tu-berlin.de (Newsadmin Elwood-PRZ) Message-ID: <Cu72E9.GtF@prz.tu-berlin.de> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 02:18:08 GMT References: <1994Aug7.163325.1135@lisa.franken.de> Organization: PRZ TU-Berlin Richard Lippmann (horshack@lisa.franken.de) wrote: > How do I create an emergency boot disk on Next Step for Intel where > I can boot with CD-ROM as root-Partition (that's it when I boot > from Install Disk with mach_kernel -s) > but WITH DAT-Streamer-Driver! > ^^^^ > Only with this way I could do a restore a complete Backup of my > harddisks. How about duplicating the Install floppy, then copy SCSITape.config from /usr/Devices to the Install floppies' /usr/Devices folder using e.g. Drag and Drop in the FileViewer. Then append SCSITape to the "Active Drivers" line in the Instance0.table file in the floppies' /usr/Devices/System.config folder. E.g. on my machine I would change: "Active Drivers" = "SerialPorts ParallelPort ATI IntelGXProAudio EtherExpress16" to: "Active Drivers" = "SerialPorts ParallelPort ATI IntelGXProAudio EtherExpress16 SCSITape" I never tried it, but that should do it. BTW, it's also possible to specify this line on the "boot:" prompt: boot: mach_kernel -s "Active Drivers" = "SerialPorts... etc. Same you can do for other kinds of device drivers, also in the "Boot Drivers" line. Thomas -- Thomas Wolfram <thomas@aeon.in-berlin.de> Germany: 0 30 31421171 PRZ TU Berlin <wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de> abroad: +49 30 31421171 EANTC WWW: http://www.prz.tu-berlin.de:/~wolf _____________________________________________________________________________ _____S__I__C____T__R__A__N__S__I__T____G__L__O__R__I__A____M__U__N__D__I_____
From: klingler@unm.edu (Dave "CIRT Boy" Klingler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Installing NEXTSTEP on the second IDE drive: how to do that? Date: 7 Aug 1994 23:20:56 -0600 Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Message-ID: <324fbo$2otj@argo.unm.edu> References: <1994Jul29.092029.3481@imag.fr> In article <1994Jul29.092029.3481@imag.fr>, Yves Arrouye <arrouye@petole.imag.fr> wrote: >The subject says it: I would like to install NEXTSTEP on the 2nd IDE drive of >my system (the first drive already has DOS and Linux). > I tried to install yesterday but after the installation procedure >reboots the machine after the formatting of the disk, I am not able to boot >on the second drive instead. Is there a solution to that? Of course I would >like to be able to choose my system at boot time, too. Yves, the most simple solution is to swap the drives and make drive 0 a DOS and NeXTStep drive. Put a 1 meg DOS partition on it when NeXTStep prompts you about partitioning, and when you boot in DOS it will see the other drive. You won't have to touch your other drive at all. Whups, I just noticed that you're running Linux, too. Huh. I've seen public domain programs that will allow you to boot by partition. I'll try to dig one up and post the name to the net if I can find it. Hope that information does SOME good... Dave
From: charlesa@learned.co.uk (Charles Ashley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: OpenStep Date: 8 Aug 1994 09:20:02 GMT Organization: EUnet GB Distribution: world Message-ID: <324tc3$sto@marble.Britain.EU.net> Hi - Does anybody know the status of OpenStep? What about running NetInfo on HP boxes (ie. HP-UX)? Is that supported? Thanks for any thoughts. C. -- ********************************************* Charles Ashley Learned Information Ltd. charlesa@learned.co.uk (NeXTMAIL okay...) *********************************************
From: A154755T@ns1.rz.fhtw-berlin.de (RZUSER(IN)) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Format conversion on NeXT for Mac??? Date: 8 Aug 1994 10:42:33 GMT Organization: FHTW Berlin, Rechenzentrum Message-ID: <32526p$nn3@RW320B49.rz.fhtw-berlin.de> Hello Folks Please bear with me if all this sounds naive or unappropriate for this group. Recently I got my account on a NeXT machine in our Univ. Due to some renovation going on in our PC building, for next few weeks I will have to work on NeXT for receiving/sending email and for usenet and ftp purposes. I cannot expect myself to achieve more than this, since I don't know abc of Unix or riding on a NeXT cube. I have been using only PCs and Macs so far. But because I have heard a lot about the ease of use in NeXT environment, I think I should be able to navigate my way even if a bit clumsily. At home I have a Mac, for which I would like to convert .bin files to .hqx format, if NeXT cube can help me in that. Sorry to say that I don't have Stuffit or other such conversion utility on my Mac, which will of course be the first one that I would have ftped in order to facilate further conversions on my mac itself. I intend to ftp mac utilities and other mac stuff on NeXT machine. Can NeXT convert .bin to hqx and prepare a Mac readable 1.44 Mb floppy? Thanks for any and all replies. Tarun
From: poland@cam8.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Poland) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Runaway mail? Date: 8 Aug 1994 12:24:22 GMT Organization: NASA/GSFC Greenbelt, Maryland Distribution: world Message-ID: <32585m$r2s@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Keywords: mail, configuration Next admins: Help! There is a Next user at this site who recently added his computer to our network. Whenever his machine receives mail, it tries to connect with the comsat process on my Sun machines. It seems that his machine doesn't know its IP address and is trying a range of addresses in order to find its own comsat process. Is there a configuration problem with his machine? If so, how can he fix it? I don't read this group, so please reply via e-mail. Thanks.
From: robert@steffi.demon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: command line faxing solutions? Date: 08 Aug 1994 09:06:51 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Distribution: world Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Aug8100651@steffi.demon.co.uk> Anybody got any solutions for command line faxing? I seem to remember Steve Hayman putting together something? -- "Real programmers don't create classes. They build hierarchies" (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
From: sears@uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: on what platform is your server? Date: 8 Aug 1994 14:26:09 GMT Organization: University of Houston Message-ID: <325fa1$n7p@masala.cc.uh.edu> References: <3205qv$q75@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> In article <3205qv$q75@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) writes: #elitman@proxima.com () writes: # #> 4. Try to avoid much console activity on the machine - the window #> server can be memory intensive # #A strong second to this suggestion. I have found that if you don't #let anyone log into servers, they simply don't crash. NFS, #sendmail, and netinfo are pretty stable as long as no one's running #a windowserver on the console as well. # I agree 100%: tree:32# rup tree flower thanatos tree up 23 days, 11:24, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 flower up 4 days, 1:20, load average: 0.12, 0.05, 0.02 thanatos up 2 days, 15:58, load average: 1.21, 0.84, 0.65 Tree & Flower are our two "main" servers (NetInfo, NFS, Mail, Fax). There is also my machine, Thanatos (A NetInfo Domain Server), but I do alot of stuff like scanning, etc and reboot often. We do not allow any interactive logins to tree or flower (nor fingers, telnets, rlogins, etc) but flower is our anonymous ftp server aka, ftp.egr.uh.edu... Btw, we do reboot every two months or so, in case there are any memory leaks.... #> 6. Make sure your network cables are sound. Dropped packets due to #> faulty wiring can kill a network (this is just a good idea in #> general, not NeXTSTEP specific). # #I have actually seen faulty wiring in one of our sites crash our #main server. (doing some NFS, mostly netinfo) #-- #David Lemson #University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator #Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson #NeXTMail & MIME accepted BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD -- Paul S. Sears * sears@uh.edu (NeXT Mail OK) The University of Houston * suggestions@tree.egr.uh.edu (NeXT Engineering Computing Center * comments, complaints, questions) NeXT System Administration * DoD#1967 '83 NightHawk 650SC >>> SSI Diving Certification #755020059 <<< "Programming is like sex: One mistake and you support it a lifetime."
From: disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.admin,comp.security.unix Subject: SKey / Logdaemon help Date: 8 Aug 1994 15:39:05 GMT Organization: InterCon Systems Corporation, Herndon, VA USA Message-ID: <325jiq$3dt@news.intercon.com> Hi folks, I'm trying to get Venema's logdaemon-4.3 package compiled on a NeXT running NeXTStep 3.1. Many months ago, I successfully compiled just the login part of version 3.6, and it has worked famously. However, I now need the s/key functionality, and I'd like to retain all the features/functions I'm used to. The problem I've encountered thus far looks like this: rcmd.c:423: warning: assignment makes integer from pointer without a cast *** Exit 1 Stop. This error occurs regardless of what make options I use (ultrix, sunos, freebsd, whatever...). Additionally, I can also make the compile die earlier in the process by tinkering with NeXT cc flags (such as -bsd or -traditional). If someone out there has logdaemon working on a NeXT box, or if you have some suggestions, I'd like to hear from you. Send email, and I'll summarize to these groups. Thanks, David.
From: vnug@az.stratus.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Can not read label while booting Date: 8 Aug 1994 18:38:28 GMT Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA Distribution: usa Message-ID: <325u34$jdt@transfer.stratus.com> Keywords: label, hard disk, NS3.2 Hi: Is there any simple fix for a problem like: can not read label from /dev/rsd1a short of rebuilding it from builddisk. The configuration I have is a NS 3.2 on iNTEL box. Root disk is fine, but the second disk somehow got label screwed up. I was looking thru man pages of disk without any help. Any pointers/insights are appreciated. aTdvHanAcKSe. -- #include <std_disclaimer.h> Vasu Nugala(vasu@az.stratus.com) Snail Mail: 4455 E Camelback Rd.,#115A FTX System Administrator Phoenix, AZ 85018. Stratus Computer Inc. (602) 852-3164
From: murphy@wsc.com (Paul Murphy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Trackball for black hardware Date: 08 Aug 1994 18:34:44 GMT Organization: WSC Investment Services, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <MURPHY.94Aug8143445@eos.wsc.com> I need to find a source for non-ADB trackballs that work with NeXT's original hardware. Please email me and I'll summarize. Thanks. - Paul murphy@wsc.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) Subject: Re: UUCP Mail & News Annoyances Message-ID: <Cu86LE.BE@euler.hnv.icem.de> Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) Organization: Ink Unknown References: <320guo$h36@relay.tor.hookup.net> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 16:46:26 GMT 1) If you did pick the CNews package pre compiled for NeXT and installed it, you may look at the /usr/local/news/lib/*log files: most probably you need to create another dir : /usr/spool/news/out.master. This is not in the docs but neccessary for the precompiled cnews. 2) I use the /etc/sendmail/sendmail.mailhost.cf conf. file. Just needed to change the default mailer to uucp, set the relayhost (or is it mailhost ?) to my provider's hostname, and all what you required worked for me. While other sendmail/smail may be smart I found it to simply not be neccessary for me. Juergen --- Fon ++49-511-440688 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49-511-440617 == What time do we live in when laying people off gets called {right,down}sizing, == when spontaneity and freedom gets associated with instant coffee?
From: luce@next.duq.edu (Douglas Luce) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bug Subject: Huge partition restore, miserable failure. Date: 8 Aug 1994 19:00:11 GMT Organization: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <325vbr$cf7@godot.cc.duq.edu> I've got a NeXT cube with a hefty drive on it (Seagate 12550N). It's nearly full, hovering right under the 2.06gig (as reported by df) limit. This thing is backed up onto an Exabyte (8500) tape drive. The backup procedure goes smoothly. A single tape holds several partitions, the 2gig partitional being one. This has worked well for nearly a year. When I need to restore files, just pop in the tape, do an mt -f /dev/nrxt0 fsf 5; restore -if /dev/nrxt0 and pick the files out that i need. Working well, that is, until now. Within the last couple of weeks, the restore process has been bombing out after several minutes of reading the tape with a segmentation fault. This happened on several tapes in a contiguous series. Oddly enough, I deleted several files from the partition, and made another backup. This time, it works fine. I guessed that perhaps it was running out of dynamic storage, so I upped the per-process data and stacksize limits. No go, same failure. So now I'm guessing that there are some statically allocated tables that are being overflowed. NeXT suggested I tried a version patched for some other problem, and it failed just as well. One of the things I've been exploring is an alternative to dump/restore. I'd like to stick with a working dump/restore, however, since I've several complex scripts that handle the backup procedure. NeXT would be happy to look into the problem for $120/hour (billable to Visa or Mastercard), but I have a good bit more confidence in the net being able to produce an answer than NeXT. Anyone know what I might be hitting up against? Thanks, Doug Luce, Duquesne University CCIT luce@ccit.duq.edu 412/396-4790
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: erotandi@netcom.com (Edhi Rotandi) Subject: Gateway2000 4DX2-66V installation Message-ID: <erotandiCu8IGM.Kvq@netcom.com> Summary: problem with finding w6 and w7 Keywords: help Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 21:02:46 GMT Hello, I am trying to install NS/FIP and after consulting NeXTanswres, I am more confused than ever. I do not understand why j20 has to be put on pin 1 and 2 since it is the recovery mode and the G2000 tech do not advise on doing so. Secondly, I can not find w6 and w7 on my motherboard ( I am using the old one) Thirdly, I can not find the dip switch that has SW[1..4]? Could there have mistaken it for SW8[1..4] ? Lastly, I am not sure if my IDE contrlooer should be switched to medium from fast.... And if I should Disable the last six options on the second page of ROM configuration with the MCM2 chip set? Cheers, Edhi
From: dfoxgrov@ohm.physics.carleton.edu (Doug Foxgrover) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Can Intel be master in mixed NeXT network? Date: 8 Aug 1994 19:55:35 GMT Organization: Carleton College, Northfield, MN, USA Message-ID: <3262jn$jln@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu> I am in charge of a NeXT network with both Black and White hardware. So far, a Nextstation has been the NetInfo master for this net. It has been suggested that I switch the master to an Intel box. I had heard last year that NS 3.1 did not support NetInfo serving from Intel machines. I have upgraded all (16) computers to NS 3.2. Can an Intel computer be the NetInfo master for this mixed net? Thanks in advance, -- D. Foxgrover Lab Mgr. Physics and Astronomy ASCII mail: dfoxgrov@carleton.edu Carleton College NeXTmail: dfoxgrov@physics.carleton.edu Northfield, MN
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: neekibo@precipice.fdn.org (Hugues RICHARD) Subject: how to connect a lino or HPIIISI throught ethernet (summary) Message-ID: <1994Aug8.175515.242@precipice.fdn.org> Sender: neekibo@precipice.fdn.org Organization: Individual - Dijon, France. Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 17:55:15 GMT First, thanks to : - Izumi Ohzawa - Robert Frank - Fabien Roy - David Andrew Knight for their answer. The original question was : > I d like to connect a NeXTStation to a typesetter (linotronic) throught > ethernet. I think it is possible but I see nothing on the PrintManager (only > serial at 57600 Max). I also heard about a thing called TTYtoTCP. What it is > and is it usefull ? > Same questions for a HPIIISI laser printer. > > PS : I don t want to use AppleTalk solutions, I want true TCP/IP from the > kernel... From Izumi : > Three options for HP LJ IIISi (JetDirect Ethernet). > > [1] Get (beg for) NEXTSTEP 3.3 now in beta test. NS 3.3 allows JetDirect > setup via PrintManager. > > [2] There is a 3-rd party JetDirect driver called TCPprd at the FTP site. > Look in the index at the FTP site. > > [3] If your HP JetDirect card is relatively new (after May 1, 94) with > model # J2552A or J2550A, it does LPR/LPD protocol in addition to the > standard TCP port 9100 socket interface. > > Do as root: > niload -r printers / < hpJetDirect.lpd > > --- hpJetDirect.lpd -- > name = printers; > _writers = "*"; > CHILDREN = ({ > name = hp_Color; > _nxfinalform = (); > lo = lock; > lp = ""; > mx = 0; > note = "HP DeskJet 1200C/PS Color PS printer"; > rm = hostname_of_printer; > rp = "HPDJ1200C/PS"; > sd = /usr/spool/NeXT/hp_Color; > sf = (); > sh = (); > ty = "HP DeskJet 1200C PS"; > }); > --- > I tried this with HP DeskJet 1200C/PS with JetDirect Ethernet. > Modify names accordingly. > This works with NS <= 3.2, but I couldn't turn off the burst page > with this interface. From Robert (about every TCP/IP printer that use the LPD protocol) : > The way I do it (perhaps close to what NeXT suggests in the NeXTAnswers) is > either by writing the printcap entries into a file and then loading it into > netinfo with niload (tedious!), or by setting up a serial printer of exactly > the kind wanted and then removing the info about the serial device to which > is to be printed (NOT the Device directory) and adding the rm and rp > properties with NetInfoManager. The later has the advantage of having the > right PPD's, all filters, and the directories automatically installed. > > rm is the remote host's name and rp is the remote host's printer name. These > values are inserted directly into the main directory of the printer. Fabien sent me an RTFD file explaining the solution of Robert (took from NEXTSTEP In Focus, Summer 1993 - Volume 3, Issue 3). I can mail it to people that are really lost (I have a limited credit for mail) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugues RICHARD. 42 Bd Carnot. 21000 Dijon. France. (+33) 80 65 46 96 neekibo@precipice.fdn.org (small NextMail OK) NS3.2 supporte avec le regret de ne pouvoir assurer NS3.2J "ZenzenKanjiDeKaiteArimasen, ItsumoLatin8BitsASCIIdesu..." ...But it will change soon... -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugues RICHARD. 42 Bd Carnot. 21000 Dijon. France. (+33) 80 65 46 96 neekibo@precipice.fdn.org (small NextMail OK)
From: jon@vanguard.com (Jonathan Hendry) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Netinfo, SLIP, and printing Date: 9 Aug 1994 01:18:50 GMT Organization: MCSNet Services Message-ID: <326lhq$j5l@News1.mcs.com> Last night I discovered an interesting condition on my machine. Namely, it will only print when my SLIP connection is running. If I try to print without the SLIP connection, I just go into spinny mode and the console reports a timeout while trying to connect with netinfo. Apparently, my machine is using the net in some way it shouldn't be. Any ideas? -- Jonathan W. Hendry Jon_Hendry@vanguard.com "Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar" Edward R. Murrow
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Re: Gateway2000 4DX2-66V installation Date: 8 Aug 1994 23:25:41 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL USA Message-ID: <326etl$crt@news.acns.nwu.edu> References: <erotandiCu8IGM.Kvq@netcom.com> Keywords: help In article <erotandiCu8IGM.Kvq@netcom.com>, Edhi Rotandi <erotandi@netcom.com> wrote: >Hello, I am trying to install NS/FIP and after consulting NeXTanswres, I >am more confused than ever. I do not understand why j20 has to be put on >pin 1 and 2 since it is the recovery mode and the G2000 tech do not >advise on doing so. > Never hurt my GW. >Secondly, I can not find w6 and w7 on my motherboard ( I am using the old >one) What is your initial BIOS message? GW used several motherboards and this would help determine which variety you have. > >Thirdly, I can not find the dip switch that has SW[1..4]? Could there >have mistaken it for SW8[1..4] ? > Probably, there was only 1 set of switches on mine. >Lastly, I am not sure if my IDE contrlooer should be switched to medium >from fast.... And if I should Disable the last six options on the >second page of ROM configuration with the MCM2 chip set? > Fast is fine if your drive can handle it. IDE is so slow anyway you don't want to make it worse. Bear in mind that NS eventually loads its own drivers for devices and bypasses much of the BIOS. You need to set a few things correctly to allow NS to boot correctly. I've never checked to see if this option is purely for hardware configuration or it if the BIOS runs differently. If I recall the NA correctly it indicated that some/(all?) of the com ports and printer port were disabled. If you have a serial mouse you should turn the com ports on. Also set the printer port to LPT 2, not LPT 1. Good luck. -- Jerry S. Weiss j-weiss@nwu.edu Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois %SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Netinfo, SLIP, and printing Date: 9 Aug 1994 03:23:41 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <326srt$s8d@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <326lhq$j5l@News1.mcs.com> jon@vanguard.com (Jonathan Hendry) writes: > Last night I discovered an interesting condition on my machine. > Namely, it will only print when my SLIP connection is running. > If I try to print without the SLIP connection, I just go into > spinny mode and the console reports a timeout while trying to > connect with netinfo. > > Apparently, my machine is using the net in some way it shouldn't > be. Any ideas? This problem can come up depending on how you have your SLIP setup configured. If you are seeing this, then what you probably need to do is use ifconfig whenver the SLIP interface is down so your NeXT realizes the link is gone. So, for instance, I have a script I use when I want to disconnect the SLIP link. The script just does the commands: #!/bin/sh /etc/pni/bin/pnistat > /dev/console /etc/pni/bin/pnistat -c down pni0 /usr/etc/ifconfig pni0 down This solves a number of netinfo-related problems that can come up. If your link crashes on you, such that you don't have any reason to do that "pnistat -c down" step, then you should just do that ifconfig by hand. I believe there are ways to setup your SLIP such that this problem will not hit you, but if the problem is hitting you than doing the ifconfig is a simple way to solve the problem. -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: kparks@itsop1.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu (-staff music) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: hayes modem help Date: 9 Aug 1994 00:51:23 -0400 Organization: Brooklyn College Message-ID: <32720b$4us@itsop1.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu> ----------------------------------------------------------- hi all ! i posted a while back about this but i am still having problems so here it is again. To those of you who have already lent a hand - THANK YOU! i just got my hands on a Hayes Smartmodem OPTIMA 14400 and i can't get it to work correctly. I am using C-Kermit 5A(189)on a vintage 25MHz NeXTStation (one of the ol' pizza boxes). The remote site that i connect with has C-Kermit running on a Sun Sparcstation. All i did was change the modem, and change a few things in the .kermrc file and now it doesn't work. Is there something else that i am supposed to do with a Hayes Modem, that i am not doing? The problem is speed. The characters appear on my screen very very slowly. It takes forever for the login: of the remote machine to come up. If i somehow manage to login and try to issue a command (lets say ls) Everything freezes for a while, then it prints the characters very slowly in bunches, then it freezes again, then a few more characters... it takes about 15 minutes to display a page of text. It's really unbelievable. I'm really at a loss. I am not even sure what i should be looking for. I just can't figure out what i'm doing that is wrong. The old Racal-Vadic 1200 modem with the 4 line .kermrc file works fine. But I cant get The Hayes Smartmodem OPTIMA 14400 to do it's thang. Here's what my .kermrc looks like (between the dotted lines): -------------------------------------------------------------------- echo Executing \v(cmdfile) for \v(system)... set line /dev/cufa set speed 38400 #set speed 19200 set parity none set file display fullscreen set terminal bytesize 8 set file bytesize 8 set buffers 16384 16384 set send packet-length 248 set receive packet-length 248 set window 30 set block-check 3 set file names literal set file character-set next-multinational set terminal character-set next-multinational set flow-control none set file type binary set dial hangup off set dial modem-hangup off set dial display on set dial speed-matching off set modem hayes set carrier auto set prompt {\v(host).C-Kermit> } cd ~/downloads -------------------------------------------------------------------- I hope that there others out there with a NeXT, who are also using this modem and can give some advise. Help. Please. I would be grateful for any help that you could give. Thanks very much in advance! Help. Please. Sorry i can't get NeXTmail or MIME-mail, i have to get my mail from a cluster of SUN computers. Everything Everbest, kevin parks the center for computer music conservatory of music brooklyn college of the city university of new york E-mail: kparks@its.brooklyn.cuny.edu *-------------------------------------------------------------------* * Once an angry man dragged his father along the ground * * through his own orchard. "Stop!" cried the groaning old * * man at last, "Stop! I did not drag my father beyond this tree." * * * * - Gertrude Stein in The Making of Americans * *-------------------------------------------------------------------*
From: pom@katrin.imsd.uni-mainz.DE (Prof. Dr. Klaus Pommerening) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Problem with NFS between white and black NeXTs Date: 9 Aug 1994 11:41:50 GMT Organization: Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz, Germany Message-ID: <327q1u$jdo@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de> I have 4 black NeXTs and, since a few days, 1 Intel machine. This machine exports one directory that is mounted in the top NI domain under /Net. On the other machines I see this directory only for a short time, then comes the message `nfs server xxx not responding'. After rebooting the Intel machine the same happens. In the reverse direction there a no problems: the Intel machine mounts `black' directories without problems. The Intel machine has a SMC Ethercard plus Elite 16. The parameters for NFS mount are mount timeout 20 sec mount retries 1 NFS timeout 0.7 sec NFS retries 3 Read buffer size 4096 Write buffer size 4096 Any hints? -- Klaus Pommerening Institut fuer Medizinische Statistik und Dokumentation der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitaet D-55101 Mainz, Germany
From: (Horace Lim) hal@xedoc.com.au Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: OpenStep Date: 9 Aug 1994 12:12:26 GMT Organization: Connect.com.au Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia Distribution: world Message-ID: <327rra$i2i@yarrina.connect.com.au> References: <324tc3$sto@marble.Britain.EU.net> In article <324tc3$sto@marble.Britain.EU.net> charlesa@learned.co.uk (Charles Ashley) writes: > Hi - > > Does anybody know the status of OpenStep? > > What about running NetInfo on HP boxes (ie. HP-UX)? Is that supported? > > Thanks for any thoughts. > > C. > > -- > ********************************************* > Charles Ashley > Learned Information Ltd. > charlesa@learned.co.uk (NeXTMAIL okay...) > ********************************************* Charles, For your information, NetInfo for HP/UX, Digital OSF/1, SunOS etc... are now standard products like PDO and NEXTSTEP. You can just go thru your standard NeXT Channels and order it. Regards, Horace (hal@xedoc.com.au) -- NewsGrazer, a NeXTstep(tm) news reader, posting -- M>UQR=&8P7&%N<VE[7&9O;G1T8FQ<9C!<9FYI;"!3=&]N95-A;G,[?0I<;6%R M9VPQ,C`*7&UA<F=R,3(P"EQP87)D7'1X-34Q7'1X,3$P,EQT>#$V-3-<='@R M,C`T7'1X,C<U-5QT>#,S,#9<='@S.#4W7'1X-#0P.%QT>#0Y-3E<='@U-3$P M7&8P7&(P7&DP7'5L;F]N95QF<S(T7&9C,%QC9C`@26X@87)T:6-L92`\,S(T M=&,S)'-T;T!M87)B;&4N0G)I=&%I;BY%52YN970^(&-H87)L97-A0&QE87)N M960N8V\N=6L@*$-H87)L97,@07-H;&5Y*2!W<FET97,Z7`H^($AI("U<"CX@ M7`H^($1O97,@86YY8F]D>2!K;F]W('1H92!S=&%T=7,@;V8@3W!E;E-T97`_ M("!<"CX@7`H^(%=H870@86)O=70@<G5N;FEN9R!.971);F9O(&]N($A0(&)O M>&5S("AI92X@2%`M55@I/R`@27,@=&AA="!S=7!P;W)T960_7`H^(%P*/B!4 M:&%N:W,@9F]R(&%N>2!T:&]U9VAT<RY<"CX@7`H^($,N7`H^(%P*/B`M+5P* M/B`J*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ M*BI<"CX@($-H87)L97,@07-H;&5Y7`H^("!,96%R;F5D($EN9F]R;6%T:6]N M($QT9"Y<"CX@(&-H87)L97-A0&QE87)N960N8V\N=6L@("`H3F585$U!24P@ M;VMA>2XN+BE<"CX@*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ M*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ*BHJ7`I<"D-H87)L97,L7`I<"D9O<B!Y;W5R(&EN9F]R;6%T M:6]N+"!.971);F9O(&9O<B!(4"]56"P@1&EG:71A;"!/4T8O,2P@4W5N3U,@ M971C+BXN(&%R92!N;W<@<W1A;F1A<F0@<')O9'5C=',@;&EK92!01$\@86YD M($Y%6%135$50+B`@66]U(&-A;B!J=7-T(&=O('1H<G4@>6]U<B!S=&%N9&%R M9"!.95A4($-H86YN96QS(&%N9"!O<F1E<B!I="Y<"EP*4F5G87)D<RP@2&]R 986-E("AH86Q`>&5D;V,N8V]M+F%U*0I]"B!I `
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: NeXTSTEP on Canon Object Station? Message-ID: <Cu9qo0.11o@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: rumors about how well it runs? Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Distribution: na Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 12:57:34 GMT folks, has anyone heard how NeXTSTEP runs on the Canon Object Station? Would this be a good choice for a netinfo server? Comments? Thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Problem with NFS between white and black NeXTs Date: 9 Aug 1994 14:18:35 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <32837r$qb@rosie.next.com> References: <327q1u$jdo@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de> In article <327q1u$jdo@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de> pom@katrin.imsd.uni-mainz.DE (Prof. Dr. Klaus Pommerening) writes: # I have 4 black NeXTs and, since a few days, 1 Intel machine. This # machine exports one directory that is mounted in the top NI domain # under /Net. On the other machines I see this directory only for a # short time, then comes the message `nfs server xxx not responding'. # After rebooting the Intel machine the same happens. In the reverse # direction there a no problems: # the Intel machine mounts `black' directories without problems. # # The Intel machine has a SMC Ethercard plus Elite 16. The parameters # for NFS mount are # mount timeout 20 sec # mount retries 1 # NFS timeout 0.7 sec # NFS retries 3 # Read buffer size 4096 # Write buffer size 4096 Get a good ethernet card for the Intel box. Or, if you can't do that, reduce the Read/Write buffer sizes some more. joe
From: lolo@alpha.frmug.fr.net (Laurent Azzopardi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Sendmail 8.6.5 for NeXT's Date: 8 Aug 1994 22:59:13 -0000 Organization: Slafe Corp. Message-ID: <326dc1$a1@alpha.frmug.fr.net> References: <Cu1rpx.vt@haquer.uucp> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Albatross (alby@haquer.uucp) wrote : ~> Does anybody have the sendmail.cf for Sendmail 8.6.5 which runs ~> on NeXTStep 3.0 or better? I'ev compiled and installed sendmail 8.6.5, yet ~> I have to use my old sendmail.cf because I cannot find a working version ~> under 8.6.5. You'd better use Sendmail 8.6.8 or 8.6.9 I'm a working with Sendmail 8.6.8 under NS 3.2 (FIP) for several month without any trouble. But I believe that sendmail.cf file for 8.6.8 is not compatible with sendmail.cf for 8.6.5 ~> If anybody out there with a NeXT and has installed Sendmail 8.6.5, ~> please mail me your sendmail.cf or tell me what ftp site might have what ~> I'm looking for... Making your sendmail.cf for Sendmail 8.6.8 is very easy, you've got some m4 files which help you very well. But if you want, mail me and I will send you my sendmail.cf. Bye, Laurent. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * lolo@alpha.frmug.fr.net <-> NeXTmail accepted (not > 20 Ko) * * lolo@alpha.epita.fr > * -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy From: erwin@dutnak2.tn.tudelft.nl (Erwin Giling) Subject: Re: on what platform is your server? Message-ID: <erwin.776442650@dutnak2> Sender: news@news.tudelft.nl (UseNet News System) Organization: Delft University of Technology References: <31svqq$15f@nic-nac.CSU.net> <Cu4IrH.Kt0@xexos.com> Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 14:30:50 GMT In <Cu4IrH.Kt0@xexos.com> mark@xexos.com (Mark Chamberlain) writes: >In article <31svqq$15f@nic-nac.CSU.net> eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) >writes: >> Sounds like the machine I'm posting this from. It has 64MB RAM >> and fast disks. (Hint, hint.) In a word, yes. >> >> -=EPS=- >> -- >> NeXT really built impressive hardware. :-( >I agree. Its taken a full year or so of Intel for this to really sink in. I >still use a Color Turbo/32Mb. I haven't found an Intel platform that really >comes close. This is a two year old "out of date" machine that still runs >almost everything faster than I can find on more "current" platforms. Sorry? What do you mean by this? What do you mean by "faster"?? I find it very disturbing that the old 'black' gang always tries to bash the Intel platforms without any proof whatsoever. Maybe it's not very fashionable to advocate a mainstream product made for the masses.. Trying not to be biased, just realistic.. ;-) Followups to the c.s.n.advocacy group please. Erwin
From: murphy@wsc.com (Paul Murphy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Morningstar PPP oddity -- SUMMARY Date: 09 Aug 1994 15:22:26 GMT Organization: WSC Investment Services, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <MURPHY.94Aug9112226@eos.wsc.com> You'll recall that Morningstar PPP refused to establish a connection for 60 seconds whenever name service was required. Thanks to Kevin John Wang and Urs Guser for their replies. Urs says he had a similar problem with DNS. He resolved it by running his own name server, disallowing PPP connections for DNS queries, and manually making connections when necessary (with a finger). Kevin suggested removing resolv.conf when the link is down or setting up a name server without authority (so that it just acts as a cache and passes requests up the chain). I tried Kevin's suggestion. It didn't make any difference. Urs' suggestion required understanding of the situation, not something I can ask my users who want things to be tranparent and don't want to know about Terminal.app. I ended up following the path of least resistance and using Marble Teleconnect which works as expected. I don't know what I'll do next time I have a white machine going out the door. - Paul murphy@wsc.com
From: jpowell@borg.lib.vt.edu (James Powell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Large hard drives for black hardware Date: 9 Aug 1994 15:33:37 GMT Organization: Newman Library, Virginia Tech Message-ID: <3287kh$qcn@solaris.cc.vt.edu> I need to purchase a large external SCSI disk for a Nextstation Turbo quickly. I need at least 4Gb but preferably more. Could one or two kind people who have had a good experience with some drive on a Nextstation tell me what you bought and from whom you bought it? Isn't there a new 9Gb Seagate drive? Does it work? Thanks for any information you can pass along. -- James Powell - Library Automation, University Libraries, VPI&SU jpowell@scholar.lib.vt.edu - NeXTMail welcome here Owner of VPIEJ-L, a discussion list for Electronic Journals Archives: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu:80/ gopher://scholar.lib.vt.edu:70/
From: grindrod@embl-heidelberg.de (David Grindrod) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Public Domain PPP for NeXT's Message-ID: <1994Aug9.170548.171442@eros.embl-heidelberg.de> Date: 9 Aug 94 17:05:48 +0100 Organization: European Molecular Biology Laboratory Could anyone inform me of the latest version of a public domain PPP for NeXT hardware computers and which ftp I can find it from. Also useful would be some instructions on how to install first time on NeXT computers. Please reply by email as our news link is a little unreliable at the moment. Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------ David Grindrod NMR System Manager EMBL, Heidelberg. Email: grindrod@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE HTML Home Page: http://www.NMR.EMBL-Heidelberg.DE/grindrod/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc From: jburke@bodacious.csc.wsu.edu (John L. Burke) Subject: FSP - Where can I find an executable? Message-ID: <Cu9zG8.6ps@serval.net.wsu.edu> Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (News) Organization: Washington State University Distribution: na Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 16:07:20 GMT Can anyone point me to a compiled FSP client? Either for the NeXT or not, but something. Thanks for any help. -- ********************************************************************* * John Burke * jburke@bodacious.csc.wsu.edu * * Washington State University * NeXTStation Mono * * Systems & Computing * NeXTMail Welcome! * *********************************************************************
From: Milo Velimirovic <milov@uwlax.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Problem with NFS between white and black NeXTs Date: 9 Aug 1994 18:42:39 GMT Organization: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Distribution: world Message-ID: <328imv$s4j@alfred.acs.uwlax.edu> References: <327q1u$jdo@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de> Keywords: intel nfs ethernet In article <327q1u$jdo@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de> pom@katrin.imsd.uni-mainz.DE (Prof. Dr. Klaus Pommerening) writes: > I have 4 black NeXTs and, since a few days, 1 Intel machine. This machine > exports one directory that is mounted in the top NI domain under /Net. On > the other machines I see this directory only for a short time, then comes > the message `nfs server xxx not responding'. After rebooting the Intel > machine the same happens. In the reverse direction there a no problems: > the Intel machine mounts `black' directories without problems. > [NFS details excised] > > Any hints? I recommend replacing your current ethernet card with an intel EtherExpress. They are relatively inexpensive (US$ 95.00) and reliable. I have never(!) had a problem that could be attributed to the intel cards. I highly recommend them. We use exclusively EtherExpress cards in our computers running NeXTSTEP/intel. One word of caution. Be certain to obtain the intel configuration diskette for the EtherExpress card. I have received numerous cards that needed to have the default address and IRQ reset as NeXTSTEP seems unable to do this. When configuring the EtherExpress set the address to 300-304 and the IRQ to 10. Choose the external connector according to your installation. #include <disclaimer.h> Milo -- Milo Velimirovic (milov@uwlax.edu) Unix Computer Network Administrator Information Technology, Consulting and Support Services University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
From: otto@tukki.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Setting daylight saving time properly? Date: 9 Aug 1994 21:46:34 +0300 Organization: University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Sender: otto@network.cc.jyu.fi Message-ID: <OTTO.94Aug9214630@tukki.jyu.fi> How does one set the time and timezone PROPERLY in NeXTstep? The preferences tool is all right for setting the time, but the timezone setting doesn't really help since it doesn't seem to take daylight saving time into account. I have to set "GMT+3" (which is actually sorta correct, as GMT doesn't do DST, but in a way wrong, as it's called UT nowadays) which looks on the little map like I'm in Moscow. There was a method of doing this more or less properly back in SCO Xenix, I'm sure there is one in NeXTstep. How? -- /* * * Otto J. Makela <otto@jyu.fi> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */ /* Phone: +358 41 613 847, BBS: +358 41 211 562 (V.32bis/USR-HST,24h/d) */ /* Mail: Cygn.k.7 E 46/FIN-40100 Jyvaskyla/Finland, ICBM: 62.14N 25.44E */ /* * * Computers Rule 01001111 01001011 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
From: mike@ceramics.cmpe.ubc.ca (Michael C. Cam) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NextStation TurboColor Hanging Date: 9 Aug 1994 19:03:43 GMT Organization: The University of British Columbia Distribution: world Message-ID: <328juf$o70@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> Hi, My machine has been hanging on a weekly basis now for the last few months. The configuration is: TurboColor - 16MB Ram - 1.2G Toshiba HD. The entire workspace freezes (although I can still move the mouse cursor) and my DAT drive starts to reset itself (clicking and lights flash). It does not seem to be associated with any particular programs that I run. The following kernel message was obtained from the nmi monitor: sd0 (1,0): scsi_timer:timeout op:0x2a sd_state:7 scsi status:0x0 sd0 (1,0): scsi_timer:timeout op:0x2a sd_state:4 scsi status:0x0 sd0 (1,0): sense key:0x5 additional sense code:0x32 SCSI Block in error = 976171313; Partition a F.S. sector 488085496 Restarting from Command-` doesn't seem to work and so I resort to rebooting from the ROM monitor. The disk is checked and a message of some unreferenced inodes come on but dissapear too soon for me to jot them down. Does anyone know what is going on and how I can resolve this problem? Thanks in advance. --- ..Mike. ___________________________________________________________________ | | | ___ ^ ... /\ BEAUTIFUL | | _|_::| ___o '|`^ .. o_ . .. /\ / \ BRITISH | | |:::|:| \ \, ^ '|`|` (`_|/____') / / /\ COLUMBIA | | |:::|:| (o)/ (o) '|`'|`|`` ,,/ . ... . .. / \ | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Michael C. Cam E-MAIL (NeXT Mail OK) HOME 604-263-7609 | | UBC Materials Eng. mike@ceramics.cmpe.ubc.ca WORK 604-822-3122 | |___________________________________________________________________|
From: rkohlhepp@nwc.com (R.J. Kohlhepp) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: on what platform is your server? Date: 9 Aug 1994 19:52:18 GMT Organization: BARRNet NetNews Service. Distribution: world Message-ID: <328mpj$5iv@netnews.barrnet.net> References: <Cu4IrH.Kt0@xexos.com> In article <Cu4IrH.Kt0@xexos.com> mark@xexos.com (Mark Chamberlain) writes: > In article <31svqq$15f@nic-nac.CSU.net> eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) > writes: > > Sounds like the machine I'm posting this from. It has 64MB RAM > > and fast disks. (Hint, hint.) In a word, yes. > > I agree. Its taken a full year or so of Intel for this to really sink in. I > still use a Color Turbo/32Mb. I haven't found an Intel platform that really > comes close. This is a two year old "out of date" machine that still runs > almost everything faster than I can find on more "current" platforms. > > The gecko's are the first boxes that look like real replacements. I too, still use my TurboColor. But I saw the Canon object.Station at NeXT EXPO and it was pretty fast (for Intel). -- R.J. Kohlhepp West Coast Labs rkohlhepp@nwc.com Network Computing Magazine (415)-525-4291
From: dcteelin@unccsun.uncc.edu (David C Teeling) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: UUCP problem. Date: 9 Aug 1994 20:30:19 GMT Organization: University of NC at Charlotte Message-ID: <328p0r$q1n@news.uncc.edu> blem: I can dial up a site using: cu -s 9600 -l /dev/cub (using AT commands) but when I try : supergate:18# /usr/lib/uucp/uucico -r1 -x5 -sunccsun I get: root unccsun (8/9-15:53-1479) DEBUG (Local Enabled) root unccsun (8/9-15:53-1479) NO CALL (RETRY TIME NOT REACHED) RETRY TIME (600) NOT REACHED root unccsun (8/9-15:53-1479) continuing anyway (debugging) finds (unccsun) called getto: call no. cub for sys unccsun Using DIR to call Opening /dev/cub login called ABORT ON: BUSY wanted """" got: that send "AT" wanted "OK~10" got: ? send "AT" wanted "OK~10" got: ? root unccsun (8/9-15:53-1479) FAILED (LOGIN) root unccsun (8/9-15:53-1479) FAILED (call to unccsun ) I don't hear the modem dialing at all! supergate:30# ls -lg /etc/uucp total 21 -rw------- 1 uucp daemon 2374 Jul 13 00:56 L-devices -rw------- 1 uucp daemon 300 Jul 5 1989 L-dialcodes -rw------- 1 uucp daemon 250 Jul 5 1989 L.aliases -rw------- 1 uucp daemon 911 Oct 8 1990 L.cmds -rw------- 1 uucp daemon 738 Jul 13 01:00 L.sys -rw------- 1 uucp daemon 333 Feb 9 1990 USERFILE L.sys file: unccsun Any DIR 9600 cub \ ABORT BUSY \ "" AT \ OK~10-AT-OK~10 \ OK~10 ATDT5473296 \ CONNECT~80 PAUSE \ ogin:~15-CR-ogin:~10-BREAK-ogin:~5-BREAK-ogin:~5 mylogin \ ssword:~8 mypassword L.devices # I ADDED THE FOLLOWING FOR UUCP TO UNCC DIR cub unused 9600 direct remote file: # I CREATED THE FOLLOWING 2 LINES FOR UUCP TO UNCC cub9600|Dial-out on cub at 9600 baud:\ :dv=/dev/cub:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D: System: Gateway-66V, NEXTSTEP 3.2, TelePath modem. Thanks in advance for any help. David.
From: penrose@wendy.ucsd.edu (Christopher Penrose) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HTTP servers under NeXTstep Date: 9 Aug 1994 17:09:05 GMT Organization: University of California at San Diego Message-ID: <328d7h$6mg@network.ucsd.edu> Keywords: ncsa,cern,plexus Howdy! Anyone have any experience installing an HTTP server under NeXTstep? I am looking at Plexus, as it runs under Perl. Sharing any of your experiences with CERN, NCSA or the Plexus perl server would be appreciated. Christopher Penrose penrose@wendy.ucsd.edu _______________________________________________________________________ While snuggling in a shipping crate of inflatable sheep, I find your lost grommet; once again, it can buffer the daily friction between your husband's Che Guevara, and your own Mrs. Beasley. At the same time, it ensures that your codependency flows unabated. You mustnt spank me when I return it. _______________________________________________________________________
From: dfoxgrov@physics.carleton.edu (Doug Foxgrover) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Can NeXTStep PC boot from external DOS disk? Date: 9 Aug 1994 22:00:48 GMT Organization: Carleton College, Northfield, MN, USA Message-ID: <328uag$rap@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu> In my department. there are a number of PCs running NS 3.2, booting off of their own internal SCSI HDs. We would like to be able to use one or two of these PCs as DOS machines every now and then. I know I could put SoftPC on them, but emulation may be too slow for some of the programs we want to run. Also, I could start from scratch, and reformat the HDs with a DOS partition. I would prefer not to do that if another solution will work. Can a NeXTStep PC boot from an external SCSI DOS HD? Thanks in advance, -- D. Foxgrover dfoxgrov@physics.carleton.edu Lab Mgr. NeXTmail welcome Physics and Astronomy Carleton College Northfield, MN
From: steve@eps.com (Steven Kornreich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NS + DOS/Windows on SCSI &IDE Date: 10 Aug 1994 17:58:21 GMT Organization: Kornreich Communications Distribution: world Message-ID: <32b4ft$sck@packer.eps.com> Is it possible to have 2 hd's in a system, one a SCSI HD for running NS, and an IDE HD for running DOS/Windows? If so how would I go about configuring the system. Would I still use the NeXT boot manager? -- Steven Kornreich Kornreich Communications
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jimbo@oingo.umn.edu Subject: How do you run software off a CDROM? Message-ID: <CuAo94.Lrq@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 01:01:56 GMT The Next software like Websters/Quotations/IB... won't run from a CDROM since they are expecting their files to be in /NextApps or /LocalLibrary... How can these paths be re-directed?? p.s. I've asked this question B4 but it must be too easy, 'cause I got no replies Thanks, JIM --- ------------------------------------------------------------------- James P. Klett klett002@.maroon.tc.umn.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------- Slip Slipping' away... NeXT Mail Preferred -------------------------------------------------------------------
From: zeno@zebu.abstractsoft.com (Sean T. Lamont) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: command line faxing solutions? Date: 9 Aug 1994 19:00:27 -0700 Organization: Abstract Software Distribution: world Message-ID: <329cbr$18t@zebu.abstractsoft.com> References: <ROBERT.94Aug8100651@steffi.demon.co.uk> In article <ROBERT.94Aug8100651@steffi.demon.co.uk> robert@steffi.demon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) writes: >Anybody got any solutions for command line faxing? > >I seem to remember Steve Hayman putting together something? >-- You can actually use lpr -PFax_Modem_Name, assuming that the postscript is formed correctly. For a definition of "Formed correctly", fax a file from WorkSpace and look at the file as it is enqueued. I have something which appends the correct headers to text, but it's not too general. -- Sean T. Lamont | Ask me about the WSI-Fonts Abstract Software | Professional collection for NEXTSTEP lamont@abstractsoft.com |_____________________________________
From: zeno@zebu.abstractsoft.com (Sean T. Lamont) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: HTTP servers under NeXTstep Date: 9 Aug 1994 19:05:58 -0700 Organization: Abstract Software Message-ID: <329cm6$19l@zebu.abstractsoft.com> References: <328d7h$6mg@network.ucsd.edu> Keywords: ncsa,cern,plexus In article <328d7h$6mg@network.ucsd.edu> penrose@wendy.ucsd.edu writes: > >Howdy! > >Anyone have any experience installing an HTTP server under >NeXTstep? I am looking at Plexus, as it runs under Perl. >Sharing any of your experiences with CERN, NCSA or the Plexus >perl server would be appreciated. We're running a slightly modified NCSA httpd 1.2, it compiled cleanly and hasn't crashed yet. The only reason you might not want to use it is that you can't dump CGI scripts in arbitrary places, they have to be in $HTTPROOT/cgi-bin. -- Sean T. Lamont | Ask me about the WSI-Fonts Abstract Software | Professional collection for NEXTSTEP lamont@abstractsoft.com | http://www.abstractsoft.com
From: Hiroshi Nakamura Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Please Help on SLIP and Mail (Thank you) Date: 6 Aug 1994 05:18:49 GMT Organization: The University of British Columbia Distribution: World Message-ID: <31v6fp$5k0@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> Keywords: SLIP and Mail Hello, I'm trying to write a script to slip-up, empty mail queue, download mails, and slip-down. This is what I have so far: In /etc/crontab.local: 0,15,30,45 * * * * root /bin/sh /usr/local/adm/getmail In /usr/local/adm/getmail: /usr/dialupip/bin/slipup echo "Slipped up now" /usr/local/bin/popOver echo "After popOver" /usr/dialupip/bin/slipdown echo "Slipped down now" exit My system slips up every 15min, but that's it. When I checked my Console, the "Slipped up now" message was not there (i.e. after slipping up, further commands don't get executed). Any ideas? I'd appreciate any help, thanks. Mike -- Yasunobu "Mike" Nakamura E-mail: ynakamur@sfu.ca
From: slxn8@cc.usu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Setting daylight saving time properly? Message-ID: <1994Aug9.190619.24819@cc.usu.edu> Date: 9 Aug 94 19:06:19 MDT References: <OTTO.94Aug9214630@tukki.jyu.fi> Organization: Utah State University In article <OTTO.94Aug9214630@tukki.jyu.fi>, otto@tukki.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela) writes: > How does one set the time and timezone PROPERLY in NeXTstep? The preferences > tool is all right for setting the time, but the timezone setting doesn't > really help since it doesn't seem to take daylight saving time into account. > I have to set "GMT+3" (which is actually sorta correct, as GMT doesn't do > DST, but in a way wrong, as it's called UT nowadays) which looks on the little > map like I'm in Moscow. There was a method of doing this more or less > properly back in SCO Xenix, I'm sure there is one in NeXTstep. How? You just select your proper time zone on the map in the Preferences app. Then change the GMT+0300 to Turkey. Note the little message at the bottom now says EET DST. Daylight savings time. Does this do what you want? ====================================================================== John Zollinger (NextMail Preferred) Programmer/Analyst slxn8@cc.usu.edu [Moore BCS - Logan, Utah] "Life is too important to take seriously." ======================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Nicole A Vincent <nicolev@number_one.apana.org.au> Subject: SLIP and mail/news setup Message-ID: <CuA185.wG@number_one.apana.org.au> Sender: nicolek@number_one.apana.org.au (Nikki A Vincent) Organization: Cafe Abbey - the Virtual NeXTSTEP Cafe Downunder. Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 16:45:39 GMT Hi I have a station set up running dial-up SLIP. I currently have it set up so that when I connect to my host, a uucp process is run over the TCP/IP link and all mail and news is interchanged. How would I set my machine (and the host's machine) up to get rid of uucp and just have the messages wait till a connection is made. Please include sendmail and any other relevant stuff. Cheers Nicole
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: cjones@sallie.wellesley.edu Subject: Problem Receiving NeXTmail Message-ID: <10AUG94.06313066@sallie.wellesley.edu> Sender: news@olaf.wellesley.edu (USENET News System) Organization: WELLESLEY COLLEGE Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 06:31:30 GMT I have a strange problem with NeXTmail in NS/FIP 3.2. The PC (a NEC 486es) is set up as a stand-alone machine in a mixed network. Incoming mail does not display in NeXTmail, although it shows up in the /usr/spool/mail directory. Regular /ucb/mail and Pine can see these incoming messages fine. Out of curiousity I fired up a demo copy of Eloquent, and that also works OK for both receiving and sending mail. I can send outgoing mail using NeXTmail, but even mail addressed to myself does not show up in the incoming queue. One interesting thing is *after* incoming mail has been looked at by Eloquent, it *then* shows up in NeXTmail. I am not running both mail programs simultaneously. We have checked permissions and possible corruption on the directories and files in /usr/spool/mail/<username>, as well as individual Mailbox directories, and everything seems to check out OK. No directories are being exported or imported using NFS. NeXTmail spooldir is set to /usr/spool/mail. I've had 2 other PC's here for evaluation which I configured in the same way and had no problems sending or receiving using the NeXTmail program. I would greatly appreciate hearing from anyone who has any further ideas of what the problem might be, and how I might continue troubleshooting the problem. Thanks in advance. Carl ========================================================================= Carl Jones Internet: cjones@marbles.wellesley.edu Systems Librarian Voice: (617) 283-2172 Margaret Clapp Library Fax: (617) 283-3640 Wellesley College [No NeXTmail Please] Wellesley, MA 02181 =========================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: frank@glocke.robin.de (Frank Thomas) Subject: Re: I'm confused (NameServer still dead) Message-ID: <1994Aug8.060150.829@glocke.robin.de> Sender: frank@glocke.robin.de References: <323m2u$d2d@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 06:01:50 GMT In article <323m2u$d2d@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> jmack@skye.phys.ualberta.ca writes: > In article <323g7c$hef@mailer.fsu.edu> lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Peter S. > Lakanen) writes: > > Thanx everybody for the quick responses (I was flooded!). > > > > Basically, everyone told me that I needed to create a file > > called "resolv.conf" in /etc. > > > > Mine looks like this: > > > > domain cmr.fsu.edu > > nameserver 144.174.128.3 > > nameserver 128.186.121.10 > > nameserver 192.70.170.41 > > > > My NeXT is called "vina" (vina.cmr.fsu.edu). I am accessing news > > right now from a Sun called "otto" (otto.cmr.fsu.edu mail-aliased > > to "cmr.fsu.edu"). > > > > I am accessing otto via its IP address (128.186.54.5). The IP address > > for vina is 128.186.54.6. > > > > Here's the problem: I can't access any of my nameservers. I can't > > telnet or ping them. How can that be? Other people can see them, > > but I can't. I can get to otto via its IP address. > > What is the value of your netmask? If it's 255.255.255.0, you will only > be able to chat with hosts on your 128.186.54 subnet (otto is one on that > subnet, so you can reach it naturally). > > Try widening your netmask to 255.255.0.0 and put nameserver 128.186.121.10 > FIRST in the list on /etc/resolv.conf (the other two are not useful to you > since your subnet is 128.186 as opposed to 144.174 and 192.70 - you may as > well leave them out) Brr...., nameservers have nothing(!!) to do with IP-routing. Nameserveres can have any address. If you can not reach someone on another segment you may ask your admin how the router is set up. You may have to set up an explicit default route (the gateway field in SNS). Bye Frank
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.os.linux.help From: arrouye@petole.imag.fr (Yves Arrouye) Subject: Re: Installing NEXTSTEP on the second IDE drive. SUMMARY Message-ID: <1994Aug10.074054.9712@imag.fr> Sender: news@imag.fr Organization: Institut Imag, Grenoble, France References: <1994Jul29.092029.3481@imag.fr> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 07:40:54 GMT Thanks to all those who replied. I have found two solutions that will work (the first one is untested, though this is the one given by NeXT): 1. Get NeXTAnswer 1487 (Booting From An Alternative Hard Disk Drive) and follow the instructions. This implies creating a 7 Mb partition on the first drive in order to boot NEXTSTEP. You can then choose what system you want to boot with the NEXTSTEP loader. This solution is too expensive for me : wasting 7 Mb just to make NS happy is too much! 2. (Tested). First, exchange your hard disks (master/slave) and install NEXTSTEP on the first drive. *Before* doing that, do not forget to build a boot disk allowing you to boot Linux from your second drive. After having installed NEXTSTEP, boot Linux, and install a LILO header on the first drive which boots Linux, NS and any other system on your machine (I must admit I have DOS, too. For it, one has to add a boot file in the LILO conf in order to swap the two drives if it happens that DOS booted from the first drive -- which is the second one, now). And yes, everything works fine. Some things that are *bad* with NEXTSTEP, though: one has to make a 1 Mb DOS partition on evry drive in order for it to be recognized by NS. And if you log out and then in, you will "lose" your 2nd DOS partition (that is, the one which is not on the NS disk). Yves. -- Advocates for the C++ school claim that a well designed Yves Arrouye program does not need the extra flexibility (a lie), Yves.Arrouye@imag.fr while advocates for the Objective-C school claim that (33) 76 57 48 64 the errors are no problem in practice (another lie). NeXT Mail
From: otto@tukki.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Setting daylight saving time properly? Date: 10 Aug 1994 14:32:55 +0300 Organization: University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Sender: otto@network.cc.jyu.fi Message-ID: <OTTO.94Aug10143253@tukki.jyu.fi> References: <OTTO.94Aug9214630@tukki.jyu.fi> <1994Aug9.190619.24819@cc.usu.edu> In-reply-to: slxn8@cc.usu.edu's message of 9 Aug 94 19:06:19 MDT In article <1994Aug9.190619.24819@cc.usu.edu> slxn8@cc.usu.edu writes: You just select your proper time zone on the map in the Preferences app. Then change the GMT+0300 to Turkey. Note the little message at the bottom now says EET DST. Daylight savings time. Does this do what you want? Finland, whatever. The problem is, the pop-up menu where GMT+0300 appears doesn't contain anything for me. What could cause this? -- /* * * Otto J. Makela <otto@jyu.fi> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */ /* Phone: +358 41 613 847, BBS: +358 41 211 562 (V.32bis/USR-HST,24h/d) */ /* Mail: Cygn.k.7 E 46/FIN-40100 Jyvaskyla/Finland, ICBM: 62.14N 25.44E */ /* * * Computers Rule 01001111 01001011 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
From: tesch@darmstadt.gmd.de (Thomas Tesch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mount NS Filesystem from Sun Message-ID: <8235@darmstadt.gmd.de> Date: 10 Aug 94 12:07:21 GMT Sender: tesch@darmstadt.gmd.de Organization: German National Research Center for Computer Science (GMD) Has anybody ever tried to mount a harddisk (formatted unter NS3.2) under SunOS 4.3? The current state is that the SunOS does recognize the disk but comes up with the error "wrong magic number". Is the NS filesystem not compatible with sun filesystems?? Any experiences? Thanks Thomas Tesch -- Email: tesch@darmstadt.gmd.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: How do you run software off a CDROM? Message-ID: <1994Aug10.064547.2827@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <CuAo94.Lrq@news.cis.umn.edu> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 06:45:47 GMT In article <CuAo94.Lrq@news.cis.umn.edu> jimbo@oingo.umn.edu writes: ~> The Next software like Websters/Quotations/IB... won't run from ~> a CDROM since they are expecting their files to be in /NextApps ~> or /LocalLibrary... ~> ~> How can these paths be re-directed?? Jim, Use soft links to cross drive boundaries. In most cases the items *will* work as soon as the needed items can be found at the expected position. There are a few things in 3.2 and the EO beta that don't seem to like links, especially within or in lieu of actual app wrappers. For the data files, the linked data or folders should work. Soft-Links are indicated with an open double-headed arrow when you create them (Command-drag). You can create EXACTLY the links you want with the "ln -s" command in a shell.... i.e. as root... cd /NextLibrary ln -s /NEXTSTEP_3.2/NextLibrary/References References OR, if you have a /NextLibrary/References but are missing subs cd to the parent directory of the missing directory or files and for each missing entity ln -s <full path of existing file> <name in this folder> You can also create relative links in this way. For example, If you have PORTIONS of a package installed, you can link in just the missing portions, so that the links resolve according to the insertion of a removable disk. This gets a little trickier and really usually only applies if you use multiple mountable disks (i.e. Magneto-optical PLUS CD-ROM). Say you have the following somedir/ somesub1/ file1 file2 (needed file3) somesub2->/somepath/somesub2 It would be possible to create a link like this... cd somedir/somesub1 ln -s ../somesub2/../somesub1/file3 file3 which would go back one directory to somedir, move across the link to the REAL somesub2, move back to its parent, then move into the original somesub1/ to find the original file3, and create a link to that complex path as the entry file3 in the current directory. Yes there ARE some times it's handy to do that. I've used it even for large .dir.tiff entries I wanted installed in all directories in a given tree, but did not want multiple copies of the tiff. cd firstDir ls firstdir/ seconddir/ .dir.tiff cd seconddir ln -s ../.dir.tiff .dir.tiff cd thirddir ln -s ../../.dir.tiff .dir.tiff etc... Of course, HARD links can be more efficient when the file is within the same immediate filesystem. I used the above style when the actual .dir.tiff I wanted was physically on a completely different disk. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rit@chp28ab.der.edf.fr ( Jean Francois Rit ) Subject: dot matrix printer support Message-ID: <RIT.94Aug10154037@chp28ab.der.edf.fr> Sender: news@edf.fr Organization: Electricite de France, Direction des Etudes et Recherches Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 13:40:37 GMT Release Notes for 3.2 say : "The dot matrix printer support has been removed from the NEXTSTEP for Intel processors version of the software..." I have a version for Black Hardware and have not seen such support in the form of, for example, Epson LQ510 or IBM ProPrinter Printer Types. I have asked about this to Next Europe who have been so far totally irresponsive. I would greatly appreciate any info on this, as well as Printer Type files if that is possible. J-F Rit
From: sears@uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: HTTP servers under NeXTstep Date: 10 Aug 1994 13:46:13 GMT Organization: University of Houston Message-ID: <32aln5$fqa@masala.cc.uh.edu> References: <328d7h$6mg@network.ucsd.edu> In article <328d7h$6mg@network.ucsd.edu> penrose@wendy.ucsd.edu (Christopher Penrose) writes: # #Howdy! # #Anyone have any experience installing an HTTP server under #NeXTstep? I am looking at Plexus, as it runs under Perl. #Sharing any of your experiences with CERN, NCSA or the Plexus #perl server would be appreciated. # We are running CERN http 3.0pre6 and it compiled cleanly and without any problems. Has not crashed and runs like any other server... If you are interested, check out http://www.egr.uh.edu/ # # Christopher Penrose penrose@wendy.ucsd.edu #_______________________________________________________________________ # # While snuggling in a shipping crate of inflatable sheep, I find your # lost grommet; once again, it can buffer the daily friction between # your husband's Che Guevara, and your own Mrs. Beasley. At the same # time, it ensures that your codependency flows unabated. You mustnt # spank me when I return it. #_______________________________________________________________________ # -- Paul S. Sears * sears@uh.edu (NeXT Mail OK) The University of Houston * suggestions@tree.egr.uh.edu (NeXT Engineering Computing Center * comments, complaints, questions) NeXT System Administration * DoD#1967 '83 NightHawk 650SC >>> SSI Diving Certification #755020059 <<< "Programming is like sex: One mistake and you support it a lifetime."
From: steve@ion.rice.edu (Steve Ludtke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP! problems with parallel port and HP deskjet Date: 10 Aug 1994 13:54:10 GMT Organization: Rice University, Houston, Texas Distribution: world Message-ID: <32am62$lig@larry.rice.edu> Hi. I have an HP Deskjet 560C connected (parallel port) to a 486/66 running NeXTStep. I'm using Ghostscript to produce the output (since it looks better than Dots). I'm running into a problem that appears to be with the parallel port. 75% of the time it prints ok, but when I do something that takes a particularly long time to print (graphics the full width of the page) I run into problems. It will start printing fine, then at a random point in the page it will start printing gibberish text (with the occasional form feed...). That is, it appears to have been kicked out of graphics mode and back into text mode. At first I figured it was a problem with ghostscript (although the errors seemed pretty random to be that). So, I generated a HP560C graphics file with windows then tried piping it directly to the parallel port in NeXTStep. The same problem occurs. It looks to me like there's a bug in the parallel port driver which is occasionally losing characters... Any suggestions as to the cause or possible fixes for this problem would be greatly appreciated. I'll note that the Dots demo didn't seem to have any problems (although I only printed a couple of pages. Btw - if you have an HP Deskjet I would highly reccommend Ghostscript. With a little tweaking the GS driver seems to do a much better job of reproducing screen colors and producing smooth output. Please reply via email. I will summarize to the net. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Ludtke | Physics Dept., Rice Univ. steve@ion.rice.edu | stevel@alumni.caltech.edu | "Don't just sit in silence when you 72335,1537 @ compuserve | know what to do."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hisaka-h@is.aist-nara.ac.jp (Hisakazu Hada) Subject: Re: HTTP servers under NeXTstep In-Reply-To: penrose@wendy.ucsd.edu's message of 9 Aug 1994 17:09:05 GMT Message-ID: <HISAKA-H.94Aug10231319@alpha402.is.aist-nara.ac.jp> Sender: news@newspost.aist-nara.ac.jp (USENET News System) Organization: Nara Institute of Science and Technology References: <328d7h$6mg@network.ucsd.edu> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 14:13:19 GMT Hi. >>>>> On 9 Aug 1994 17:09:05 GMT, penrose@wendy.ucsd.edu (Christopher Penrose) said: >>> NNTP-Posting-Host: grasshopper.ucsd.edu >>> Howdy! >>> Anyone have any experience installing an HTTP server under >>> NeXTstep? I am looking at Plexus, as it runs under Perl. >>> Sharing any of your experiences with CERN, NCSA or the Plexus >>> perl server would be appreciated. I've use HTTP-servers in NeXTSTEP. First, I try Plexus perl server. But it isn't good at Many connections. Many time My NeXT is hung-up. Now, I try NCSA httpd Version 1.3 and work good. If your server may be accessed many many users, You shoud use, NCSA server. It is small, light, and work fine. If you are perl-hacker, and your server will not be famous in the world, try Plexus. It is very good at customizing. I think. thanx. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- // $B1)ED5W0l(B $B!J$O$@$R$5$+$:!K(B / << hisaka-h@is.aist-nara.ac.jp >> // $BF`NI@hC<2J3X5;=QBg3X1!Bg3X(B / $B>pJs%M%C%H%o!<%/9V:B(B($B;3K\8&5f<<(B) // WWW-SHiKA is available /URL: http://shika.aist-nara.ac.jp/ -------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: obrooks@worf.ksc.nasa.gov (Oscar Brooks) Subject: NCSA Mosaic Makefile changes for NeXTSTEP? Message-ID: <1994Aug10.135011.23699@dale.ksc.nasa.gov> Keywords: Mosaic, NeXTSTEP Sender: news@dale.ksc.nasa.gov Organization: NASA Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 13:50:11 GMT If anyone happens to know the Makefile changes required to compile NCSA Mosaic for a Nextstation running NS 3.0 and Co-Xist 3.0, please pass them along (via email if possible). I have tried to compile it myself and got the following errors: cd libwww2; make CC=cc RANLIB=/bin/true CFLAGS="-g -DNEXT " cc -g -DNEXT -c HTAccess.c cc -g -DNEXT -c HTAlert.c cc -g -DNEXT -c HTAnchor.c cc -g -DNEXT -c HTAtom.c cc -g -DNEXT -c HTSort.c HTSort.c: In function `HTSortSort': HTSort.c:52: warning: incompatible pointer type for argument 4 of `qsort' cc -g -DNEXT -c HTChunk.c cc -g -DNEXT -c HTFTP.c cc -g -DNEXT -c HTFWriter.c cc -g -DNEXT -c HTFile.c HTFile.c: In function `HTLoadFile': HTFile.c:1201: `S_IXUSR' undeclared (first use this function) HTFile.c:1201: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once HTFile.c:1201: for each function it appears in.) HTFile.c:1202: `S_IXGRP' undeclared (first use this function) HTFile.c:1203: `S_IXOTH' undeclared (first use this function) *** Exit 1 Stop. *** Exit 1 Stop. Thanks, O --------------------------------------- Oscar Brooks Internet: obrooks@dale.ksc.nasa.gov KSC-Mail: oscar.brooks.1@ksc.nasa.gov
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mark@xexos.com (Mark Chamberlain) Subject: Re: HTTP servers under NeXTstep Message-ID: <CuBK8L.5wE@xexos.com> Sender: usenet@xexos.com Organization: Xexos Ltd (London) References: <329cm6$19l@zebu.abstractsoft.com> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 12:33:56 GMT In article <329cm6$19l@zebu.abstractsoft.com> zeno@zebu.abstractsoft.com (Sean T. Lamont) writes: > In article <328d7h$6mg@network.ucsd.edu> penrose@wendy.ucsd.edu writes: > > > >Howdy! > > > >Anyone have any experience installing an HTTP server under > >NeXTstep? I am looking at Plexus, as it runs under Perl. > >Sharing any of your experiences with CERN, NCSA or the Plexus > >perl server would be appreciated. > > > We're running a slightly modified NCSA httpd 1.2, it compiled cleanly > and hasn't crashed yet. The only reason you might not want to use it > is that you can't dump CGI scripts in arbitrary places, they have to > be in $HTTPROOT/cgi-bin. > Does anyone have a proxy server working under NS? We firewall our access to the net, and would like to run a proxy httpd on our firewall and have all of our client machines (behind the firewall) run OmniWeb (as it almost/RSN supports proxying), accessing the real world. -- Mark Chamberlain +44 71 237 4535 Xexos Ltd fax +44 71 231 0844 London mark@xexos.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: obrooks@worf.ksc.nasa.gov (Oscar Brooks) Subject: NCSA Mosaic Makefile changes for NeXTSTEP? Message-ID: <1994Aug10.134916.23641@dale.ksc.nasa.gov> Keywords: Mosaic, NeXTSTEP Sender: news@dale.ksc.nasa.gov Organization: NASA Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 13:49:16 GMT If anyone happens to know the Makefile changes required to compile NCSA Mosaic for a Nextstation running NS 3.0 and Co-Xist 3.0, please pass them along (via email if possible). I have tried to compile it myself and got the following errors: cd libwww2; make CC=cc RANLIB=/bin/true CFLAGS="-g -DNEXT " cc -g -DNEXT -c HTAccess.c cc -g -DNEXT -c HTAlert.c cc -g -DNEXT -c HTAnchor.c cc -g -DNEXT -c HTAtom.c cc -g -DNEXT -c HTSort.c HTSort.c: In function `HTSortSort': HTSort.c:52: warning: incompatible pointer type for argument 4 of `qsort' cc -g -DNEXT -c HTChunk.c cc -g -DNEXT -c HTFTP.c cc -g -DNEXT -c HTFWriter.c cc -g -DNEXT -c HTFile.c HTFile.c: In function `HTLoadFile': HTFile.c:1201: `S_IXUSR' undeclared (first use this function) HTFile.c:1201: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once HTFile.c:1201: for each function it appears in.) HTFile.c:1202: `S_IXGRP' undeclared (first use this function) HTFile.c:1203: `S_IXOTH' undeclared (first use this function) *** Exit 1 Stop. *** Exit 1 Stop. Thanks, O --------------------------------------- Oscar Brooks Internet: obrooks@dale.ksc.nasa.gov KSC-Mail: oscar.brooks.1@ksc.nasa.gov
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs Subject: Re: Setting daylight saving time properly? Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 11:27:37 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <8iGD7di00UhBA2zZBH@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <OTTO.94Aug10143253@tukki.jyu.fi> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.bugs: 10-Aug-94 Re: Setting daylight saving.. by Otto J. Makela@tukki.jyu > In article <1994Aug9.190619.24819@cc.usu.edu> slxn8@cc.usu.edu writes: > You just select your proper time zone on the map in the Preferences app. > Then change the GMT+0300 to Turkey. Note the little message at the bottom > now says EET DST. Daylight savings time. Does this do what you want? > > Finland, whatever. The problem is, the pop-up menu where GMT+0300 appears > doesn't contain anything for me. What could cause this? You might have to do this as root in order to change the system timezone. -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | Spin CA-VBHY? After all, --------------------------------------------+ "You need your 100% US-RDA of AMS & normal mail: infidel+@cmu.edu | Vitamins A, C, L, and T...." NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | --semper ubi sub ubi--
From: chris@nice.usergroup.ethz.ch (Christian Limpach) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Anonymous ftp Date: 10 Aug 1994 16:25:34 GMT Organization: welcome to nowhere... Message-ID: <CHRIS.94Aug10182534arkin@nice.usergroup.ethz.ch> References: <Cu2uMG.Mu9@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <3212vv$ijg@usenet.rpi.edu> <HUGH.94Aug6230915@hodain.ci.net> In-reply-to: hugh@hodain.ci.net's message of Sun, 7 Aug 1994 04:09:15 GMT Originator: uucp@nice In article <HUGH.94Aug6230915@hodain.ci.net> hugh@hodain.ci.net (Hugh Secker-Walker) writes: > One solution to the problem of permissions in the submissions > directory is to have a crontab entry that runs every few minutes and > recursively changes the ownerships of all the files in the submissions > directory to an owner and group different from those of the "ftp" > user. > > If there's a flaw in my system, please let me know! perhaps it's possible to use the 'site chmod' command to make files in the submissions directory setuid and/or setgid, these files stay setuid/setgid after the owner+group are changed and thus may allow a user on your system to gain unauthorized access... christian P.S.: although 'site help' claims that NeXT's ftpd supports the 'site chmod' command, I haven't been able to use it, so this may not be a problem...
From: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst Kloecker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can NeXTStep PC boot from external DOS disk? Date: 10 Aug 1994 16:58:13 GMT Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany Message-ID: <32b0v5$10e@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> References: <328uag$rap@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit dfoxgrov@physics.carleton.edu (Doug Foxgrover) writes: >Can a NeXTStep PC boot from an external SCSI DOS HD? Depends on your SCSI controller : If it can only boot from SCSI ID 0 (like my Adaptec), tough luck. If instead it tries to boot from the lowest SCSI ID, then just set the internal drive to SCSI ID 1 and the external to ID 0. Once the external drive is connected, the PC boots from that one. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernst Kloecker phone: ++49-30-6181635 e-mail: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: poland@cam8.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Poland) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs Subject: Problem with mail Date: 10 Aug 1994 17:04:05 GMT Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center -- Greenbelt, Maryland USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <32b1a6$cni@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Keywords: mail, comsat, biff Nexters, Help! Someone at my site has connected his Next machine to the net. Since then, my machine has been receiving connection attempts to its comsat process. At first I thought that this was a security problem since comsat on SunOS has a well-known hole. I have since learned that these connection attempts occur only when the Next user receives e-mail. Someone has suggested that the problem may be that a computer at my site is running a network biff. The Next user here is a beta site for the O/S. Does the new O/S use a network biff? If so, how can he turn it off? Please reply via e-mail since I don't follow these groups. Thanks.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bobcook@slac.stanford.edu (Bob Cook) Subject: Re: Mount NS Filesystem from Sun Message-ID: <CuC0rE.ECA@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU> Sender: news@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center References: <8235@darmstadt.gmd.de> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 18:30:49 GMT Thomas Tesch writes > > >Has anybody ever tried to mount a harddisk (formatted unter NS3.2) >under SunOS 4.3? If you mean SunOS 4.1.3, we do it all the time. I've never heard of SunOS 4.3. -- Bob Cook bobcook@slac.stanford.edu Stanford Linear Accelerator Center NeXT mail okay
From: slr2@cornell.edu (Soochon Radee) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: more than 2 partitions? Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 14:56:03 -0500 Organization: Cornell University Sender: slr2@cornell.edu (Verified) Distribution: world Message-ID: <slr2-100894145603@oit-wgs.cit.cornell.edu> Is it possible to create more than two partitions per SCSI hard drive? If so, how? I just received a 2 Gig drive and need to divide it up more than that. Thanks.
From: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP! Date: 10 Aug 1994 16:38:54 -0400 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Sender: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <32bdsu$cs0@acmex.gatech.edu> I right, I pulled a no-brainer: I was playing around with some of my system directories on my NeXT and managed to wipe out some file in /usr/shlib. This crashed my machine (hard, not even a ping would work). When I came back to it (I was telneting from another machine), I had to pull the plug to get it to power off. Upon attempting a re-boot I get: Load of /etc/mach_init, errno 83, trying /etc/init Load of /etc/init failed, errno 83 I don't have a floppy boot disk or an MO boot disk, but I do have a backup of /usr/shlib on my hard-drive, I just can't get to it. I obviously need to boot from floppy/OD, and I do have access to other NeXT's (running 3.0, I'm running 2.1). How can I make a floppy boot disk and try to bring my system back? Once I get a prompt it'll be trivial to fix it, but I can't get that far. Please e-mail a response, as my net access is now severely limited. Thanks, -- Dave Rinker Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, Georgia, 30332 CSX Transportation. Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Internet: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu -- NeXT Mail temporarily offline
From: lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Peter S. Lakanen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: modem from hell..HELP! Date: 10 Aug 1994 18:37:25 GMT Organization: Florida State University Message-ID: <32b6p5$8u6@mailer.fsu.edu> I have a Hayes Smartmodem 2400. I have a '040 Cube running NS2.1x. I have a FAQ written by Mark Adler. I have kermit. I keep getting /dev/cua: Device busy link down It sounds like a cabling problem to me, but I ordered a brand new cable from NeXTConnection (now PCconnection) and they said it would work. All I want to do is dial-out. How do I talk to my modem? Both the SysRef and the FAQ talk about configuring the modem, but how do I do that?!? Hit by the stupid stick again. -- ======================================================================== Peter Lakanen | I AM CLUB DJ. I AM A RE-MIXER. I USE A NeXT. lakanen@cmr.fsu.edu | ARE THERE ANY OTHER DJ's OR MUSIC INDUSTRY PEOPLE (904) 877-0305 | OUT HERE? PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANX.------------- ========================================================================
From: peterw@garnet.msen.com (Peter Wyngaard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Faxing with Bocamodem? Date: 9 Aug 1994 15:40:45 GMT Organization: Msen, Inc. -- Ann Arbor, MI (account info: +1 313 998-4562) Message-ID: <32881t$9mc$1@heifetz.msen.com> I have a Boca Fax modem (14.4kbps, v.32bis) connected to my cube running NS3.0. What do I need to do to be able to send/receive faxes with it? The /NextLibrary/Fax directory is pretty much empty on my machine... Please email responses. Thanks, Peter
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: paul@seer.demon.co.uk (Paul Lynch) Subject: NetWare Problem Message-ID: <1994Aug10.212158.3918@seer.demon.co.uk> Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk Organization: P & L Systems Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 21:21:58 GMT Since upgrading to 3.12 of Netware, I have been experiencing a small problem: We can't read of write to our server from the Workspace. We can browse the directories, but no more than that. The strange thing is that logging in under SoftPC works fine. An attempt to open a file leads to a timeout, but with no console messages. Any suggestions welcome. Paul -- Paul Lynch P & L Systems (NeXTmail) paul@seer.demon.co.uk Tel: (0494)671501 9 Stable Lane, Seer Green, Fax: (0494)680228 Bucks, HP9 2YT, UK
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: how do I install CAP for Mac filesharing? Date: 11 Aug 1994 01:14:48 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <32bu28$315@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> Has anybody installed the Columbia Appletalk Package (CAP) for Mac filesharing and printing? We have it running on our HPs and DECs here in the lab, and the NeXT is one of the operating systems which the README file says CAP supports. I am not skilled in compiling and installing UNIX utilities, and am unable to get CAP to work. Has anybody else gotten CAP running? I got CAP off of our Stanford net. However, the README file says it is also available by anonymous ftp from: rutgers.EDU src/{cap60.tar.Z,cap60.patches/*} munnari.OZ.AU mac/{cap60.tar.Z,cap.patches/*} gatekeeper.DEC.COM pub/net/appletalk/cap/{cap60.tar.Z,cap.patches/*} ftp.kuis.kyoto-u.AC.JP net/cap/{cap60.tar.Z,cap60.patches/*.Z} src.doc.ic.AC.UK mac/multigate/{cap60.tar.Z,cap.patches/*} I can run the Configure script, but when I then try to run gen.makes, I get a lot of "bad directory" errors. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu P.S. I'm running NextStep 3.2 on black hardware.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: eike@ilink.de (Eike Dierks) Subject: Audio DAT on SCSI DAT ? Message-ID: <CuCJCw.pK@ilink.de> Keywords: DAT, Audio,SCSI, HP35480A Sender: usenet@ilink.de Organization: i.link Kommunikationssysteme GmbH, Berlin Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 01:12:31 GMT Long ago there have been rumors that some SCSI DAT tapes support playing and recording audio DATs (these are formatted differently then data-DAT tapes) Does anyone know anything about this ? Is there any software that can can do this on capable drives ? Does anyone have docs on the HP35480A Rev 9 09 or knows how to get them from HP ? (The drive was OEM so it came with no docs at all) Eike
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: tommi@balou.rhein.de (Thomas Pfleiderer) Subject: procmail on NS3.2/moto Message-ID: <1994Aug10.135128.2398@balou.rhein.de> Sender: tommi@balou.rhein.de (Thomas Pfleiderer) Organization: private NeXT Date: Wed, 10 Aug 94 13:51:28 GMT Hi, is there anybody who successfully compiled and installed procmail on a NeXTStation running NS3.2? Please reply via email. Thanks, tommi ---------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Pfleiderer Bonn Independent NeXT Group tommi@balou.rhein.de BOING-Admin@balou.rhein.de voice/fax/data: +49 2225 701332 NeXT-Mail appreciated.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: root@net23.com (Operator) Subject: Re: HTTP servers under NeXTstep Followup-To: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin References: <328d7h$6mg@network.ucsd.edu> <HISAKA-H.94Aug10231319@alpha402.is.aist-nara.ac.jp> Sender: news@news2.new-york.net (Network News) Organization: Network 23, Inc. Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 07:46:56 GMT Message-ID: <CuD1M9.Ers@news2.new-york.net> Use gn-2.04 available from ftp.uu.net It roqs. -- Nick Jarecki | Network 23 - InterNet Services Provider razor@net23.com | (shell,FTP,WWW) in the New York/Metro area Voice: [917-424-8806] | Email "info@net23.com" Ask me about our Hamburgers | Telnet to net23.com, login:info To access our REVOLUTIONARY WWW server, point your client to http://net23.com
From: peter@netz.hrz.uni-siegen.de (Peter Merz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: more than 2 partitions? Date: 11 Aug 1994 07:48:24 GMT Organization: The University Of Siegen, GERMANY Message-ID: <32cl48$iho@si-nic.hrz.uni-siegen.de> References: <slr2-100894145603@oit-wgs.cit.cornell.edu> In article 100894145603@oit-wgs.cit.cornell.edu, slr2@cornell.edu (Soochon Radee) writes: > Is it possible to create more than two partitions per SCSI hard drive? > If so, how? I just received a 2 Gig drive and need to divide it up more > than that. > > Thanks. Yes, it is possible. You have to edit /etc/disktab by hand. Seems to be a difficult task since you can destroy all your data if you doing something wrong. There's a NeXTAnswer, I believe. --- -- Peter Merz, pmerz@hrz.uni-siegen.de -- -- Computing Center at the University of Siegen, GERMANY -- -- Hochschulrechenzentrum der Universitaet Siegen --
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: arrouye@petole.imag.fr (Yves Arrouye) Subject: Using multiple parallel ports? Message-ID: <1994Aug11.090034.14696@imag.fr> Sender: news@imag.fr Organization: Institut Imag, Grenoble, France Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 09:00:34 GMT Hello, I would like to use two parallel ports under NS. The two ports have different addresses configured with Configure.app, but it seems that one is forced to share the 7 IRQ for both ports. When booting, a message saying that _IOProbe cannot find pp1 is displayed and the machine hangs. Any idea about what to do? Thanx. Yves -- Advocates for the C++ school claim that a well designed Yves Arrouye program does not need the extra flexibility (a lie), Yves.Arrouye@imag.fr while advocates for the Objective-C school claim that (33) 76 57 48 64 the errors are no problem in practice (another lie). NeXT Mail
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: arrouye@petole.imag.fr (Yves Arrouye) Subject: Fixing date/time problem in NS? Message-ID: <1994Aug11.100318.17781@imag.fr> Sender: news@imag.fr Organization: Institut Imag, Grenoble, France Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 10:03:18 GMT Hello, I would like to know if there is a mean to fix the date/time problem in NS: now that I am running Linux and NS on the same system, I find it very irritating to have to keep my time zone to GMT (instead of MET) in order to have a correct time on both systems. Thanks for any info, Yves. -- Advocates for the C++ school claim that a well designed Yves Arrouye program does not need the extra flexibility (a lie), Yves.Arrouye@imag.fr while advocates for the Objective-C school claim that (33) 76 57 48 64 the errors are no problem in practice (another lie). NeXT Mail
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: NextUser manual in 3.2? Message-ID: <1994Aug11.002329.364@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <RIT.94Aug10133737@chp28ab.der.edf.fr> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 00:23:29 GMT In article <RIT.94Aug10133737@chp28ab.der.edf.fr> rit@chp28ab.der.edf.fr ( Jean Francois Rit ) writes: ~> ~> I recently upgraded from 2.1 to 3.2 and seem to have lost the ~> online NextUser manual in the process. Was it removed from ~> distribution ? Right you are. It supposedly is replaced by the embedded NeXT-Help facilities... Help key or Control-Alt-Click depending upon your keyboard.. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME mail welcome
From: disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: termios.h? Date: 11 Aug 1994 13:54:41 GMT Organization: InterCon Systems Corporation, Herndon, VA USA Message-ID: <32daj2$6oe@news.intercon.com> Hi, I seem to recall a termios package that someone wrote for the NeXT, but I can't seem to find it. If you know where it is, please drop me a line. Thanks, David.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: obrooks@worf.ksc.nasa.gov (Oscar Brooks) Subject: Mosaic (Native) for NeXT Message-ID: <1994Aug11.135807.5255@dale.ksc.nasa.gov> Keywords: Mosaic, NeXT Sender: news@dale.ksc.nasa.gov Organization: NASA Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 13:58:07 GMT Does anyone know if someone is developing a Native version of Mosaic for the NeXT? I would like to get some details if possible. Thanks, O --------------------------------------- Oscar Brooks Internet: obrooks@dale.ksc.nasa.gov KSC-Mail: oscar.brooks.1@ksc.nasa.gov NASA, Mail Code: DL-DSD-24 Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 32899
From: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst Kloecker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: more than 2 partitions? Date: 11 Aug 1994 16:20:31 GMT Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany Message-ID: <32dj4f$l3n@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> References: <slr2-100894145603@oit-wgs.cit.cornell.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit slr2@cornell.edu (Soochon Radee) writes: >Is it possible to create more than two partitions per SCSI hard drive? >If so, how? I just received a 2 Gig drive and need to divide it up more >than that. Yes. Takes a bit of fiddling around with /etc/disktab. The procedure is explained in NextAnswers 1533. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernst Kloecker phone: ++49-30-6181635 e-mail: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: andrew@quay.ie (Andrew Lougheed) Subject: Looking for 'real' X server for NeXT. Message-ID: <1994Aug11.151054.36224@quay.ie> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 15:10:54 GMT Organization: Quay Financial Software Hi, I'm trying to track down a source for a real X11 server for a NeXT. I need to run software on a HP, which uses the X extensions on that X server, does anyone know if there is anything which can be done. Thanks. --
From: duboisj@hamming.mathcs.carleton.edu (Josh DuBois) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NS + DOS/Windows on SCSI &IDE Date: 11 Aug 1994 14:45:57 GMT Organization: Carleton College, Northfield, MN, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <32ddj5$9ec@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu> References: <32b4ft$sck@packer.eps.com> In article <32b4ft$sck@packer.eps.com> steve@eps.com (Steven Kornreich) writes: > Is it possible to have 2 hd's in a system, one a SCSI HD for running NS, > and an IDE HD for running DOS/Windows? If so how would I go about > configuring the system. Would I still use the NeXT boot manager? We have DECpc MTE's here running NeXTSTEP and the CMOS setup utilite allows IDE drives to be disabled. If the IDE is enabled the machine will boot off of it, if IDE's are set disabled then the machine will boot NeXTSTEP off the SCSI. Thus changing the boot drive requires entering setup before boot (also, you cannot see the dos disk at all when running NeXTSTEP). Mabey your machine is capable of something similar? Then again, mabey not. Hope this helps, Josh. -- Josh DuBois Carleton College, Northfield, MN duboisj@mathcs.carleton.edu (NeXT mail!!) carleton.edu (lame mail address)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Andrew C. Lipka <andy@eyedoc.mccc.edu> Subject: installing NS FIP Message-ID: <CuAws9.Gw0@eyedoc.mccc.edu> Sender: andy@eyedoc.mccc.edu (Andrew C. Lipka) Organization: Ophthalmology Associates Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 04:07:20 GMT Is there any way to install NS 3.2 on a hard drive which already has windoze installed without initializing the drive? I have a tricky configuration which I don't want to erase if I can help it. Andy -- ================================ Andrew C. Lipka, M.D. Ophthalmology Associates 253 Witherspoon Street, Suite A
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU Subject: sendmail 8.6.9 Message-ID: <1994Aug10.144549.9355@Princeton.EDU> Originator: news@nimaster Keywords: sendmail Sender: news@Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Princeton University Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 14:45:49 GMT Can anyone running sendmail 8.6.9 send me their configuration (for NS 3.1 or 3.2)? Thanks, Serge J. Goldstein serge@princeton.edu
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: modem from hell..HELP! Date: 11 Aug 1994 17:43:08 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <32dnvc$ovv@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <32b6p5$8u6@mailer.fsu.edu> Peter S. Lakanen (lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu) wrote: : I have a Hayes Smartmodem 2400. : I have a '040 Cube running NS2.1x. : I have a FAQ written by Mark Adler. : I have kermit. : I keep getting : /dev/cua: Device busy : link down : It sounds like a cabling problem to me, but I ordered a brand : new cable from NeXTConnection (now PCconnection) and they said it : would work. : All I want to do is dial-out. : How do I talk to my modem? : Both the SysRef and the FAQ talk about configuring the modem, : but how do I do that?!? : Hit by the stupid stick again. The lock file is in /usr/spool/uucp/LCK The contends of that file is the process number of the file that locked it. Unfortunately it's not in human readable form. So, helios:6# od L* 0000000 000000 003336 0000004 Now that number at the end is octal. e.g. 3 * 8^3 + 3 * 8^2 + 3 * 8 + 6 This will tell you what process has control of it. If there is no lock file, then try using /dev/ttya instead. See also the man page for zs. Hope this helps -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: pln@egret0.Stanford.EDU (Patrick L. Nolan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Dos takes over! Date: 11 Aug 1994 17:26:14 GMT Organization: Stanford University Message-ID: <32dmvm$9uk@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> I installed NS 3.2 on our 486 computer, setting aside a partition on the disk for DOS. I copied over some of DOS 5.0, and then I ran the DOS 6.0 upgrade. After the upgrade, it no longer gives the choice of booting DOS or NS. It would automatically boot DOS. I used FDISK to change the active partition to NS. Now it boots NS without the DOS option. How can I get the choice again? -- * Patrick L. Nolan (415)723-0133 * * W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory (HEPL) * * Stanford University *
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Fixing date/time problem in NS? Date: 11 Aug 1994 17:27:12 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <32dn1g$ovv@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <1994Aug11.100318.17781@imag.fr> Yves Arrouye (arrouye@petole.imag.fr) wrote: : Hello, : I would like to know if there is a mean to fix the date/time problem in NS: : now that I am running Linux and NS on the same system, I find it very : irritating to have to keep my time zone to GMT (instead of MET) in order to : have a correct time on both systems. : Thanks for any info, : Yves. I don't understand the problem. The way Next handles it is pretty standard. In /etc/zoneinfo is a bunch of timezone rules. Delete localtime, and replace it with a hard link to the zone of your choice. -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: eschuch@socrates.us.dell.com (Erik Schuchmann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Netbooting with NextStep/FIP Date: 11 Aug 1994 20:39:15 GMT Organization: Dell Computer Corporation Message-ID: <32e29j$kn4@uudell.us.dell.com> I have a small network (2 machines) running NextStep for Intel Processors. I'm trying to boot one off of the other. I've followed the pretty explicite instructions for netbooting. The host machine seems setup correctly. The instructions for the client (the machine that will boot off the net) consist of entering the ROM monitor and typing 'ben' (boot from ethernet device). I of course don't have a rom monitor, but am given the option to specify the boot device, and device configurations at startup time. When I enter 'ben' however, it complains of not having any such device 'ben'. Has anyone ever netbooted an intel machine using NextStep? thanks muchly... erik schuchmann
From: "SEINS" <seins@fox.nstn.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Setting daylight saving time properly? Date: 11 Aug 1994 17:38:35 -0300 Organization: Nova Scotia Technology Network Sender: news@nstn.ns.ca Message-ID: <74481.seins@fox.nstn.ca> To: otto@tukki.jyu.fi On 9 Aug 1994 21:46:34 +0300, Otto J. Makela <otto@tukki.jyu.fi> wrote: >How does one set the time and timezone PROPERLY in NeXTstep? The preferences >tool is all right for setting the time, but the timezone setting doesn't >really help since it doesn't seem to take daylight saving time into account. >I have to set "GMT+3" (which is actually sorta correct, as GMT doesn't do >DST, but in a way wrong, as it's called UT nowadays) which looks on the little >map like I'm in Moscow. There was a method of doing this more or less >properly back in SCO Xenix, I'm sure there is one in NeXTstep. How? Well, here in GMT-4 land, I just go to the pulldown in the preferences time panel, and switch it to Atlantic Canada, and when the date is set correctly, it automatically switches to AST (Atlantic Savings Time) for me. I haven't tried the GMT-4 thing itself to see if it is an exact literal or not, but I suspect that is your problem. Check to see if there is an alternate to GMT+3, and that should work. Steve -- Police Data Automation Command | We'd LOVE NeXTMail, unfortunately Research and Development Centre | our computer currently has | different ideas. SEINS | ASCII-Text please!! seins@fox.nstn.ns.ca |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dal@netcom.com (Dana Andre Letendre) Subject: Compaq XE 560 -SUMMARY- Message-ID: <dalCuE19y.3HJ@netcom.com> Keywords: Compaq,Intel Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 20:37:09 GMT >>> 1. NS only recognizes 16mb of the 40mb of memory. Log in as root and proceed to /usr/Devices/system.config and open as a folder. double click on Instance0.table Edit the "Kernel Flags" line where it says "Kernel Flags" = ""; to "Kernel Flags" = "maxmem=40960"; or whatever amount of memory you have installed x 1024 ... ( i.e 20 megs would be 20480 and so on ... ) ( This is the amount of memory the Compaq counts to when you turn it on ) Save and reboot ... it should then recognize all 40 megs. >>> 2. I installed the new QVision driver (1.1) and no matter what screen size I set it at, it always is 640x480. (I have 2mb VRAM) Remove the QVision driver from the display option in Configure and select the default VGA driver and save. Reboot into standard VGA and install the new driver by double clicking on the package and using the Opener.app ( loading directly into configure does not work yet with this driver. ) Select the new mode with the new QVision driver ... save and reboot. > Unfortunately this didn't work, as Compaq switched video chips on me. The video chip that was sent to the NeXT QVision driver developers in their Compaq XE 560 was a BrookTree chip. If you open up your Compaq and look at the chip in the far back left (looking from the front of the box), this is the video chip. My Compaq XE 560 has an AT&T video chip, which is not yet compatible with the Compaq QVision driver (even 1.1). I get intermittent crashes with the video, and can only use 800x600 color. NeXT should be coming out with a new QVision driver soon. >>> 3. The Compaq Business Audio doesn't work. I have no idea what to set the DMA and IRQ at, or what port addresses I should be using. Use the MS Windows Sound System Driver, not the Compaq Business Audio driver. I've set mine to DMA 3, IRQ 9, port address 0x530, but experiment. Thanks to the following people: Mark_Tacchi@NeXT.COM Greg_Goodrich@NeXT.COM root@damonc.tor.hookup.net I've gotten incredible support from NeXT (thanks Mark) and nothing but good things to say about them. I just hope the new QVision driver comes out soon. Dana Letendre -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dana Letendre | President, LC | You don't learn anything when you're NeXT Sys Admin | talking.
From: tlm@ameslab.gov (Dr. T. L. Marchioro II) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NextUser manual in 3.2? Date: 11 Aug 1994 21:20:16 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Distribution: world Message-ID: <32e4mg$39o@news.iastate.edu> References: <1994Aug11.002329.364@ToTSySSoft.com> Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes > In article <RIT.94Aug10133737@chp28ab.der.edf.fr> rit@chp28ab.der.edf.fr > ( Jean Francois Rit ) writes: > ~> > ~> I recently upgraded from 2.1 to 3.2 and seem to have lost the > ~> online NextUser manual in the process. Was it removed from > ~> distribution ? > > Right you are. It supposedly is replaced by the embedded NeXT-Help > facilities... ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Best one I've heard in a long time :) Tom
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gideon@otago.ac.nz (Gideon King) Subject: Re: Setting daylight saving time properly? - Answered Message-ID: <CuE2uC.1p8@news.otago.ac.nz> Sender: usenet@news.otago.ac.nz (News stuff) Organization: University of Otago References: <8iGD7di00UhBA2zZBH@andrew.cmu.edu> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 21:11:00 GMT In article <8iGD7di00UhBA2zZBH@andrew.cmu.edu> Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> writes: ! Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.bugs: 10-Aug-94 Re: Setting daylight ! saving.. by Otto J. Makela@tukki.jyu ! > In article <1994Aug9.190619.24819@cc.usu.edu> slxn8@cc.usu.edu writes: ! > You just select your proper time zone on the map in the Preferences app. ! > Then change the GMT+0300 to Turkey. Note the little message at the bottom ! > now says EET DST. Daylight savings time. Does this do what you want? ! > ! > Finland, whatever. The problem is, the pop-up menu where GMT+0300 appears ! > doesn't contain anything for me. What could cause this? ! ! You might have to do this as root in order to change the system timezone. ! ! -Chuck ! ! ! Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | Spin CA-VBHY? After all, ! --------------------------------------------+ "You need your 100% US-RDA of ! AMS & normal mail: infidel+@cmu.edu | Vitamins A, C, L, and T...." ! NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | --semper ubi sub ubi-- No, no, no! This is not sorting out your problem, it is just giving you a workaround. The way to do it is to use zic to create the correct zone info file e.g. for New Zealand daylight time, we have the zic source file: Rule NZTime Min MAX - OCT Sun>=1 2:00w 1 D Rule NZTime Min MAX - MAR Sun>=14 2:00w 0 S Zone NZ 12 NZTime "NZ%sT" Link NZ GMT+12 This is then compiled using zic, and put in the /etc/zoneinfo file. This will add the appropraite popup to the preferences panel, and it will work properly. I hope this helps you sort out your problems. --- The Black Albatross Gideon King | Phone +64-3-479 8347 University of Otago | Fax +64-3-479 8529 Department of Computer Science | e-mail gideon@Black_Albatross.otago.ac.nz P.O. Box 56 | Dunedin | NeXT mail ok New Zealand |
From: jbryans@csulb.edu (Jack Bryans) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.mail.sendmail Subject: Anybody made 8.6.9 w/new berkeley DB of NeXT 3.2? Date: 11 Aug 1994 22:53:44 GMT Organization: Cal State Long Beach Message-ID: <JBRYANS.94Aug11155344@tern.csulb.edu> I got a make of the new berkeley DB to pass all tests and a sendmail 8.6.9 make w/the resulting libdb.a on a 3.2 NeXT, and it's really great only it doesn't quite work. Forcing mail queueing works, but mailq says: Mail queue is empty and, once the destination machine's daemon is restarted, the queue is never run on the sending machine, even w/a sendmail -q. Also, the 3.2 built sendmail, when run on a 3.0 box, dies w/o syslog or coredump as it detaches from the controlling tty, i.e. adding a -d52.5 to the -bd option gets a functional, forked sendmail, but any other -bd dies. I suspect something OS & version specific, esp. as I used the undocumented -posix flag for cc for both DB & sendmail to minimize porting hacks. Has anyone had any luck in getting both of these to work together on any NeXT 3.x? Jack
From: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cc on NS 3.1?? Date: 11 Aug 1994 18:59:58 -0400 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Sender: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <32eahe$q53@acmez.gatech.edu> Well.. I just upgraded from 2.1 to 3.1 (not by choice.. my O/S crashed and the only thing I had laying around was 3.1 :) So... I'm trying to recompile some applications (like sendmail which still doesn't work on 3.1).. and, 'cc: command not found'. Ackk! Does cc not come with 3.1 or what? I can't find it anywhere on my hard drive. Is it hidden somewhere on the CD? Thanks, -- Dave Rinker Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, Georgia, 30332 CSX Transportation. Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Internet: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu -- NeXT Mail temporarily offline
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: thompson@netcom.com (Eric Thompson) Subject: Can't boot /without/ CD-ROM drive... ouch! Message-ID: <thompsonCuE76F.IpG@netcom.com> Organization: Eric Conspiracy Secret Laboratories Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 22:44:39 GMT NS3.2 on an Intel GX Pro, the SCSI chain is: SCSI SCSI ID #4 SCSI SCSI ID #3 ------ 2-to-1 --------------- 1-to-1 --------------- | GX |----------| DEC 2.1 gig |----------| Apple CD300 |---TERMINATOR ------ --------------- --------------- Anyway, when I detach the CD300 and terminate the DEC, it halts in single user mode and says I have to fsck /dev/sd1a manually. The internal drive is IDE, so I don't think it's a part of this equation. Any suggestions appreciated... :) Eric -- Eric Thompson eric@saperstein.com (NeXTmail ok) Database Administrator thompson@netcom.com Saperstein, Mayeda & Goldstein
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ppp,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schan@gcau.com.au (Stanley Chan) Subject: Re: ppp seems to be working, but only to the dialup terminal server Message-ID: <1994Aug11.223138.21167@gcau.com.au> Sender: usenet@gcau.com.au (news poster) Organization: GCAU Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 22:31:38 GMT References: <31nmsu$n5h@edwin.bga.com> Followup-To: comp.protocols.ppp,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Michael R. M. Cheselka (os9@bga.com) wrote: : Well after much trouble( and help from the net), ppp seems to work. : The problem is that only host I can ping and telnet to is the dialup : termninal server of my provider. I can't see what is wrong. Any : suggestions? Is it likely my provider or me? What should I check? Look like your provider. He has to allow you to access the rest of the world from his terminal server. But check your "route add" part in your config file too. I got the same thing here when I first connected to the provider but he told me before the test so that I didn't have to panic. -- Stanley Chan (System Administrator) E-mail schan@gcau.com.au (Ph 61-7-8771016 Fax 61-7-8771120) Snail Golden Casket Art Union Office Locked Bag 7, Coorparoo DC QLD Australia 4151
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: cc on NS 3.1?? Date: 12 Aug 1994 01:58:33 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <32el09$t90@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <32eahe$q53@acmez.gatech.edu> CD releases of 3.0 (and prior) contained the full NEXTSTEP Release. 3.1 and 3.2 are two-CD sets. The first disc is called NEXTSTEP User; the second, NEXTSTEP Developer. They are now licensed separately (before 3.1, everyone was licensed for the development system, even if it wasn't preinstalled), although certain bundles contain both. Unless you got your 3.1 as part of an Evaluation Kit (in which case you have both halves), you should have received a free upgrade to 3.2. 3.2 is *much* improved over 3.1 (except for a few things that went away, like the dot matrix printer drivers). For those of you are wondering, "can't I just get cc from the FSF and use that?" the answer is "not really," because you'll be missing the header files and the linker. I would be a lot happier if the dividing line between User and Developer were shifted a little more toward the NeXT side; i.e. the C compiler, linker, and BSD headers were reclassified as User software, and Developer became strictly NEXTSTEP/OpenStep stuff. This is especially important now, since there's *no* 3.3 Developer! -=EPS=-
From: vqueved@nssnext.calstatela.edu (Victor Quevedo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Hard Disk errors Date: 12 Aug 1994 02:05:46 GMT Organization: Information Resources and Technology Message-ID: <32eldq$bm@nic-nac.CSU.net> I have a Hitachi Hard disk DK516C-16 (Running Black with NS3.0) The drive will lock up from time to time an display the following in the console: sd(1,0)scsi_timer: timeout op:0x28 sd_state:0 scsi_status:0x0 The machine will pause for a little while then run alright. Could this be a formatting problem or a dying hard disk? Any help would be appreciated. -- Victor R. Quevedo vqueved@nssnext.calstateale.edu NeXTMail Welcome
From: synhouse@gagme.wwa.com (Colbert B. Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PNI slip and DNS Date: 11 Aug 1994 20:55:40 -0500 Organization: WorldWide Access - Chicago Area Internet Services 312-282-8605 708-367-1871 Message-ID: <32ekqs$6dt@gagme.wwa.com> Is there anyway to stop netinfo from starting? I have installed PNI1.9 and took the make non- Net info option anytime pni becomes active Netinfo sleeps and I loose the capability to print or run any administration programs Also : Any suggestions on how to get DNS working on a PNI slip hookup? PNI is loging in fine but i can't use any domain names or ping the nearest nameserver. I have set up /etc/resolv.conf but DNS can't find it thanks Colbert Smith synhouse@gagme.wwa.com
Organization: Central Michigan University Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 21:42:11 EDT From: John Goggan <34II5MT@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU> Message-ID: <94223.21421134II5MT@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Netboot black off white??? Ok -- from what I can determine for the manuals, this SHOULD be possible -- it would be about the same thing as say netbooting a client running v2.x of the operating system off a netboot server running v3.x (yes, I think this should be possible too)... Here's what I'm doing... I have a white machine running NS/FIP v3.2. I have a black cube that has no hard drive (it's on the way... :) that currently boots NS v3.0 from an optical disk. I created a directory on the white machine called "/black" -- inside of this directory, I put the entire black v3.0 operating system (i.e. a whole new "/"). According to the documentation on Netbooting, it just says that the client machine will use the server's root directory structure, except for the /private directory that it will maintain for itself. The instructions for doing this therefore say you need to export two directories: the server's root (/) directory (i.e. everything) and a second partition called "/client" that will have the client's private directory. Now, my plan is to instead export the "/black" directory as the client's root -- I haven't worked out the details on how to handle the second partition named "/client" -- maybe a link in it to just /black/private or something. In fact, I think it may be possible to cause NetBoot to just not mount the /client directory -- so that the client would just use the entire /black hierarcy, include /black/private. Now of the NeXT documentation says anything about giving anything but "/" as the main exported directory to mount for the client. However, in the HostManager app, where you define the root and client directory names on the server, it looks like you should be able to type anything. Since it was made this way, I figure that it should be possible to use a directory other than the server's "/" as the client's "/". Other- wise, I would think that "/" would be mandatory when defining the root directory to use under HostManager/NetBoot Config. Now, my problem is that I can't seem to get the NetBoot config to take anything! No matter what I put in the "root" box (I tried "/black" and "/") -- I get an "invalid root directory" error when I try to save! Hmmm... Any ideas on where to proceed from here are appreciated. Anyone ever NetBoot one black machine from another, but not use the server's root directory? Please let me know... I'll post anything I figure out -- I've only had the cube for a few hours so far, so maybe things will get better soon... Granted, it won't be necessary in a week when my HD arrives, but I'm still interested in making this work... Thanks...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: paul@seer.demon.co.uk (Paul Lynch) Subject: Re: Problem Receiving NeXTmail Message-ID: <1994Aug11.204326.7109@seer.demon.co.uk> Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk Organization: P & L Systems References: <10AUG94.06313066@sallie.wellesley.edu> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 20:43:26 GMT In article <10AUG94.06313066@sallie.wellesley.edu> cjones@sallie.wellesley.edu writes: > Incoming mail does not display in NeXTmail, although it shows up in the > /usr/spool/mail directory. Regular /ucb/mail and Pine can see these > incoming messages fine. Out of curiousity I fired up a demo copy of > Eloquent, and that also works OK for both receiving and sending mail. Check the Preference setting Spool dir for Expert preferences. That would imply that it is set wrong (should be /usr/spool/mail) Paul -- Paul Lynch P & L Systems (NeXTmail) paul@seer.demon.co.uk Tel: (0494)671501 9 Stable Lane, Seer Green, Fax: (0494)680228 Bucks, HP9 2YT, UK
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jimbo@oingo.umn.edu Subject: Re: How do you run software off a CDROM? Message-ID: <CuEHst.87p@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities References: <1994Aug10.064547.2827@ToTSySSoft.com> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 02:35:39 GMT In article <1994Aug10.064547.2827@ToTSySSoft.com> Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes: > In article <CuAo94.Lrq@news.cis.umn.edu> jimbo@oingo.umn.edu writes: > ~> The Next software like Websters/Quotations/IB... won't run from > ~> a CDROM since they are expecting their files to be in /NextApps > ~> or /LocalLibrary... > ~> > ~> How can these paths be re-directed?? > > Jim, > Use soft links to cross drive boundaries. In most cases > the items *will* work as soon as the needed items can be found > at the expected position. There are a few things in 3.2 and > the EO beta that don't seem to like links, especially within > or in lieu of actual app wrappers. For the data files, the > linked data or folders should work. [...] Thanks for the response (s) --- ------------------------------------------------------------------- James P. Klett klett002@.maroon.tc.umn.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------- Slip Slipping' away... NeXT Mail Preferred -------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: erik@turtle.psych.umn.edu (Erik Arthur) Subject: Pop3 on nextstep? Message-ID: <CuEHx3.890@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 02:34:56 GMT Hi, I can't seem to get the pop3 software to work on NS 3.0. The file compiles fine, and I installed it as per instructions but I get a 10061 connection refused error when running eudora for windows or any pop3 client. I installed pop3d in /etc, chown to root, and chmod to 755. I also modified the services file. Would someone please enlighten me as to why it doesn't work? Thanks, Erik Arthur erik@turtle.psych.umn.edu
From: steve@xenon.xenon.com (Steve Reynolds) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Can't boot dos anymore Date: 11 Aug 1994 23:06:02 GMT Organization: Xenon Microsystems Message-ID: <STEVE.94Aug11160602@xenon.xenon.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Netters, I've recently lost the ability to boot the dos partion. This seems to have occured after a rash of system panics. The dos partion is still intact, but I no longer have a choice of selecting dos from the boot prompt. Any ideas what to do? thanks -steve
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: Mount NS Filesystem from Sun Message-ID: <CuEJ1p.2x9@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <8235@darmstadt.gmd.de> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 03:01:00 GMT Thomas Tesch (tesch@darmstadt.gmd.de) wrote: : Has anybody ever tried to mount a harddisk (formatted unter NS3.2) : under SunOS 4.3? : The current state is that the SunOS does recognize the disk but : comes up with the error "wrong magic number". Is the NS filesystem : not compatible with sun filesystems?? The NeXT disk format is not compatible with any other system, as (I think?) for all flavours and colours of UNIX filesystems. You can, of course, read/write to a NeXT disk if it is served to the network via NFS from a NeXTSTEP machine. This isn't much good if you had intended to use the hard disk as portable storage... --Chris Chris Saldanha ------------------------------------ Carleton University (Comp. Sci) | "I'm hungry. Let's get a taco." | chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | -Harvey Keitel, Reservoir Dogs | csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: esprit@netcom.com (Alan F. Perry) Subject: Re: Setting daylight saving time properly? - Answered Message-ID: <espritCuEDFu.C9B@netcom.com> Organization: Internet Lotus Cars Mailing List References: <8iGD7di00UhBA2zZBH@andrew.cmu.edu> <CuE2uC.1p8@news.otago.ac.nz> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 00:59:54 GMT In article <CuE2uC.1p8@news.otago.ac.nz> gideon@otago.ac.nz (Gideon King) writes: >In article <8iGD7di00UhBA2zZBH@andrew.cmu.edu> Charles William Swiger ><infidel+@CMU.EDU> writes: >! Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.bugs: 10-Aug-94 Re: Setting daylight >! saving.. by Otto J. Makela@tukki.jyu >! > In article <1994Aug9.190619.24819@cc.usu.edu> slxn8@cc.usu.edu writes: >! > You just select your proper time zone on the map in the Preferences >app. >! > Then change the GMT+0300 to Turkey. Note the little message at the >bottom >! > now says EET DST. Daylight savings time. Does this do what you >want? >! > >! > Finland, whatever. The problem is, the pop-up menu where GMT+0300 >appears >! > doesn't contain anything for me. What could cause this? >! >! You might have to do this as root in order to change the system >timezone. >! >! -Chuck >! >! >! Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | Spin CA-VBHY? After all, >! --------------------------------------------+ "You need your 100% US-RDA >of >! AMS & normal mail: infidel+@cmu.edu | Vitamins A, C, L, and >T...." >! NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | --semper ubi sub ubi-- > >No, no, no! This is not sorting out your problem, it is just giving you a >workaround. The way to do it is to use zic to create the correct zone info >file e.g. for New Zealand daylight time, we have the zic source file: > >Rule NZTime Min MAX - OCT Sun>=1 2:00w 1 D >Rule NZTime Min MAX - MAR Sun>=14 2:00w 0 S >Zone NZ 12 NZTime "NZ%sT" >Link NZ GMT+12 > >This is then compiled using zic, and put in the /etc/zoneinfo file. This >will add the appropraite popup to the preferences panel, and it will work >properly. The "official" zoneinfo source is at - ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata94e.tar.gz Almost any timezone that you can imagine is there. -- Alan F. Perry Internet Lotus Cars Mailing List esprit@netcom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: dot matrix printer support Message-ID: <CuEJAM.3D0@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <RIT.94Aug10154037@chp28ab.der.edf.fr> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 03:06:21 GMT Jean Francois Rit (rit@chp28ab.der.edf.fr) wrote: : Release Notes for 3.2 say : : "The dot matrix printer support has been removed from the NEXTSTEP for Intel : processors version of the software..." : I have a version for Black Hardware and have not seen such support in the form : of, for example, Epson LQ510 or IBM ProPrinter Printer Types. NeXT's PostScript license (that is required when using Dots or eXTRAPRINT to print to non-PS devices) is not included with NS/i. I was told that if you buy the license from NeXT, you get the Dot Matrix drivers as well (For Epson and ProPrinter). It's probable that that support has been removed for NS/Moto just to be consistent between systems (even though that license is not needed on black machines). --Chris Chris Saldanha ------------------------------------ Carleton University (Comp. Sci) | "I'm hungry. Let's get a taco." | chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | -Harvey Keitel, Reservoir Dogs | csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: NS + DOS/Windows on SCSI &IDE Message-ID: <CuEJnM.3v8@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <32b4ft$sck@packer.eps.com> <32ddj5$9ec@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 03:14:09 GMT Josh DuBois (duboisj@hamming.mathcs.carleton.edu) wrote: : In article <32b4ft$sck@packer.eps.com> steve@eps.com (Steven Kornreich) : writes: : > Is it possible to have 2 hd's in a system, one a SCSI HD for running NS, : > and an IDE HD for running DOS/Windows? If so how would I go about : > configuring the system. Would I still use the NeXT boot manager? : We have DECpc MTE's here running NeXTSTEP and the CMOS setup : utilite allows IDE drives to be disabled. If the IDE is enabled the : machine will boot off of it, if IDE's are set disabled then the machine : will boot NeXTSTEP off the SCSI. Thus changing the boot drive requires : entering setup before boot (also, you cannot see the dos disk at all when : running NeXTSTEP). Mabey your machine is capable of something similar? Ugh! That's nasty. There's a NeXTAnswers (#1487 Booting from an Alt. Hard disk) that talks about this. The idea is to create a small (~5MB) NeXTSTEP partition on the IDE disk, just large enough for the kernel and some config. files. With a bit of hacking, you can use NeXT's boot manager to boot NeXTSTEP from the SCSI and DOS+others from the IDE, without disabling drives, or specifying anything at the boot: prompt. --Chris Chris Saldanha ------------------------------------ Carleton University (Comp. Sci) | "I'm hungry. Let's get a taco." | chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | -Harvey Keitel, Reservoir Dogs | csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: Netbooting with NextStep/FIP Message-ID: <CuEK7A.4L7@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <32e29j$kn4@uudell.us.dell.com> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 03:25:58 GMT Erik Schuchmann (eschuch@socrates.us.dell.com) wrote: : I of course don't have a rom monitor, but am given the option to specify : the boot device, and device configurations at startup time. When I enter : 'ben' however, it complains of not having any such device 'ben'. : Has anyone ever netbooted an intel machine using NextStep? You can't. At the boot prompt, there are no ethernet drivers loaded, so the system can't use the network at that stage. Netboot only ever applied to Motorola boxes. The NeXTSTEP documentation often forgets to mention these little things. --Chris Chris Saldanha ------------------------------------ Carleton University (Comp. Sci) | "I'm hungry. Let's get a taco." | chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | -Harvey Keitel, Reservoir Dogs | csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: Can't boot /without/ CD-ROM drive... ouch! Message-ID: <CuEKLJ.50x@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <thompsonCuE76F.IpG@netcom.com> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 03:34:30 GMT Eric Thompson (thompson@netcom.com) wrote: : Anyway, when I detach the CD300 and terminate the DEC, it halts in : single user mode and says I have to fsck /dev/sd1a manually. The internal : drive is IDE, so I don't think it's a part of this equation. Boot in single-user mode ("-s" at the boot: prompt). Look in the file /etc/fstab. It should have a line starting with /dev/sd0a, and one starting with /dev/hd0a (if you have an internal IDE disk as well). If you have a line that starts with /dev/sd1a, then you should comment out that line. The question to ask is why was that line there? Did there used to be more SCSI devices on your box? Did the order of devices used to be different (physically)? --Chris Chris Saldanha ------------------------------------ Carleton University (Comp. Sci) | "I'm hungry. Let's get a taco." | chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | -Harvey Keitel, Reservoir Dogs | csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------------------------
From: murphy@wsc.com (Paul Murphy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Trackball for black hardware -- SUMMARY Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 12 Aug 1994 04:08:49 GMT Organization: WSC Investment Services, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <MURPHY.94Aug12000850@eos.wsc.com> I guess trackballs aren't that popular in this community. I got a single response to my query about trackballs and black hardware, from Carl Lowenstein (cdl@mpl.ucsd.edu) who suggested: "With an adapter cable, a trackball that was made for Amiga will work on a non-ADB NeXT. I've been doing it for a couple of years with a Kraft trackball." I will certainly give it a shot. Thank you Carl. - Paul murphy@wsc.com
From: rkohlhepp@nwc.com (R.J. Kohlhepp) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Looking for 'real' X server for NeXT. Date: 12 Aug 1994 04:10:35 GMT Organization: BARRNet NetNews Service. Distribution: world Message-ID: <32esnr$57a@netnews.barrnet.net> References: <1994Aug11.151054.36224@quay.ie> In article <1994Aug11.151054.36224@quay.ie> andrew@quay.ie (Andrew Lougheed) writes: > Hi, > I'm trying to track down a source for a real X11 server for a NeXT. > I need to run software on a HP, which uses the X extensions on that X > server, does anyone know if there is anything which can be done. > > Thanks. Try co-Xist from Pencom. Very nice and available in FAT very soon. -- R.J. Kohlhepp West Coast Labs rkohlhepp@nwc.com Network Computing Magazine (415)-525-4291
From: ssiebert@ixpoint.de Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Lost Hardware Password - Brute-force solution Date: 12 Aug 1994 07:00:58 GMT Organization: iXpoint Informationssysteme GmbH, Waldbronn, Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <32f6na$mr@balu.ixpoint.de> References: <31oqpd$npf@news.csus.edu> In article <31oqpd$npf@news.csus.edu> ojohns@sfsu.edu (Oliver Johns) writes: > > The following worked for me when I bought a used > NextStation with unknown hardware password set: > > Unplug everything. Open the box. Gently remove > the battery. Leave battery out for 24 hours. > Replace battery. Close box. Plug everything back > in. Start again. Now it is totally amnesiac. > > Oliver Johns > <ojohns@sfsu.edu> Well, I prefer the software solution: Load the program hwpwd from the NOVA CD, run it as root and you'll see the password on the screen. Takes less then a minute (if the CDROM is already attached)..... Stefan Siebert ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Siebert + + iXpoint Informationssysteme GmbH + + Im Ermlisgrund 20-24 76337 Waldbronn Germany + + Phone: ++49 7243-65535 Fax: ++49 7243-69817 + + e-mail: ssiebert@ixpoint.de (NeXTmail welcome) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rbz@netcom.com (Rodger B. Zeisler) Subject: Re: installing NS FIP Message-ID: <rbzCuFAn2.E3C@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <CuAws9.Gw0@eyedoc.mccc.edu> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 12:57:02 GMT Andrew C. Lipka <andy@eyedoc.mccc.edu> writes: >Is there any way to install NS 3.2 on a hard drive which already has windoze >installed without initializing the drive? >I have a tricky configuration which I don't want to erase if I can help it. Look on a simtel site (i.e. oak.oakland.edu) for fips11.zip. This is a nondestructive partition split utility. ftp://oak.oakland.edu/SimTel/msdos/diskutil/fips11.zip -- <Rodger> ====================================================== Rodger B. Zeisler rbz@netcom.com 1404 Minter Road Home (214) 517-4884 Plano, Tx 75023-1908 Work (214) 437-7636 ======================================================
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Netboot black off white Message-ID: <1994Aug12.094837.2087@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <94223.21421134II5MT@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 09:48:37 GMT In article <94223.21421134II5MT@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU> John Goggan <34II5MT@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU> writes: ~> Ok -- from what I can determine for the manuals, this SHOULD be ~> possible -- it would be about the same thing as say netbooting ~> a client running v2.x of the operating system off a netboot server ~> running v3.x (yes, I think this should be possible too)... Here's ~> what I'm doing... Likely the biggest problem is the 2.x vs 3.x NetInfo incompatibilities. Bruce Gingery end is octal.... Using the -d flag for od to interpret (short) words as unsigned decimal, or -l flag to interpret long words as signed decimal. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME mail welcome
From: Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Netboot black off white Date: 12 Aug 1994 14:39:15 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <32g1ij$s7@rosie.next.com> References: <1994Aug12.094837.2087@ToTSySSoft.com> In article <1994Aug12.094837.2087@ToTSySSoft.com> Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes: # In article <94223.21421134II5MT@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU> John Goggan # <34II5MT@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU> writes: # ~> Ok -- from what I can determine for the manuals, this SHOULD be # ~> possible -- it would be about the same thing as say netbooting # ~> a client running v2.x of the operating system off a netboot server # ~> running v3.x (yes, I think this should be possible too)... Here's # ~> what I'm doing... # # Likely the biggest problem is the 2.x vs 3.x NetInfo incompatibilities. # # Bruce Gingery What 2.x vs 3.x NetInfo incompatabilities? The on-disk storage format changed, but the network protocols didn't. joe
From: Mark_Dadgar@NeXT.COM (Mark Dadgar) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Looking for 'real' X server for NeXT. Date: 12 Aug 1994 14:58:27 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <32g2mj$t8@rosie.next.com> References: <32esnr$57a@netnews.barrnet.net> In article <32esnr$57a@netnews.barrnet.net> rkohlhepp@nwc.com (R.J. Kohlhepp) writes: > In article <1994Aug11.151054.36224@quay.ie> andrew@quay.ie (Andrew > Lougheed) writes: > > Hi, > > I'm trying to track down a source for a real X11 server for a NeXT. > > I need to run software on a HP, which uses the X extensions on that X > > server, does anyone know if there is anything which can be done. > > Try co-Xist from Pencom. Very nice and available in FAT very soon. > Available in FAT very now. I'm running a copy. Excellent. (and if you're wondering why I need to run X, I have a performance monitoring app on my Auspex NetServer that requires X ... ) :) - Mark -- Mark Dadgar | If we had thought something this big was Network/Systems Admin.| going to happen to us, do you think we would NeXT Computer, Inc. | have called ourselves TOAD THE WET SPROCKET?! Mark_Dadgar@NeXT.COM | - Toad the Wet Sprocket
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: magnan@maths1.MATHCN.UMontreal.CA (Magnan Francois) Subject: Help: lost /usr/bin folder Message-ID: <MAGNAN.94Aug12120611@maths1.MATHCN.UMontreal.CA> Sender: news@cc.umontreal.ca (Administration de Cnews) Organization: Universite de Montreal Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 16:06:11 GMT I was logged on as root with two file browsers opened. I selected "destroy" in the menu for a file I wanted to destroy in one of the two browser. In the other /usr/bin was selected and this one was the active browser OOPPS! Yes, I will use the recycler FOREVER. Now all I have is a very primitive shell. No mouse, no NeXTSTEP. The problem is that I have no CD-ROM drive and that I live in Montreal Canada where there is no one I know that has a CD-ROM drive. I have some backups of my hard drive but not the /usr/bin. I have a NeXT Cube with NeXTSTEP 3.2. Could someone mail me (No NeXTMAIL my cube is not on the internet) a ".tar.gz" copy of the whole "/usr/bin" folder (uuencoded of course). Thank you very much for your time and help. Francois Magnan -- **************************************************** ** Francois Magnan : magnan@mathcn.umontreal.ca ** ** Dept. Mathematiques, Universite de Montreal ** ****************************************************
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU Subject: Re: Netbooting with NextStep/FIP Message-ID: <1994Aug12.141744.4226@Princeton.EDU> Originator: news@nimaster Sender: news@Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Princeton University References: <CuEK7A.4L7@cunews.carleton.ca> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 14:17:44 GMT In article <CuEK7A.4L7@cunews.carleton.ca> csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) writes: > Erik Schuchmann (eschuch@socrates.us.dell.com) wrote: > : I of course don't have a rom monitor, but am given the option to specify > : the boot device, and device configurations at startup time. When I enter > : 'ben' however, it complains of not having any such device 'ben'. > : Has anyone ever netbooted an intel machine using NextStep? > > You can't. At the boot prompt, there are no ethernet drivers loaded, so > the system can't use the network at that stage. Netboot only ever applied > to Motorola boxes. > > The NeXTSTEP documentation often forgets to mention these little things. > > --Chris > Chris Saldanha ------------------------------------ > Carleton University (Comp. Sci) | "I'm hungry. Let's get a taco." | > chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | -Harvey Keitel, Reservoir Dogs | > csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------------------------ I believe that NextStep 3.3 will support netbooting for NS/FIP. I'm not sure if this will require ROM code that supports bootp (which you can get for an Intel machine; the ROM code sits on the ethernet adaptor, and gets installed during the ROM startup process), or will be based on code added to the NS/FIP kernel; probably the later (in which case it won't help if you've got an Intel machine with a dead disk). Can someone from Next comment? Serge Goldstein Next SysAdmin Serge J. Goldstein
From: davidwr@dip.eecs.umich.edu (David Richardson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: ProAudioSpectrum intermittent audio corruption -help Date: 12 Aug 1994 21:47:26 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Message-ID: <32gqle$s18@zip.eecs.umich.edu> I recently purchased a proAudio Spectrum 16 sound card for my Pentium box (running NS3.2, Windows 3.1, &/or Dos 6.2). Windows & Dos work fine, & usually NS does too. Every once in a while, after booting, all sounds sound like trash, as if I were trying to play some random file. The rooster is 3 seconds of garbage, for example. Nothing else seems effected. Rebooting usually cures the problem. Any leads? I'm using EtherExpress16, SerialMouse, and ProAudioSpectrum drivers as shipped with 3.2, and DiamondStealth64DisplayDriver and Adaptec1542B as found on NeXTAnswers. (Yes, I know Adaptec + ProAudioSpectrum + NS can be bad, but I don't think that's the problem). The ProAudio is set for IRQ 5, DMA 7, and I/O Port Addr. 0x388-0x388. -- -David W. Richardson, davidwr@umich.edu UofM-GO BLUE! 2305 Georgetown, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 +1 313 741 1367 <-- New addr/phone 5/1
From: davidwr@dip.eecs.umich.edu (David Richardson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Serial Port B for SerialMouse - Intel - help Date: 12 Aug 1994 21:51:18 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Message-ID: <32gqsm$s18@zip.eecs.umich.edu> I'm trying to put my serial mouse on serial port #2 (COM2), to no avail. Configure.app refuses to make it stick (yes, I a m root). "Forcing" it in /usr/Devices/SerialMouse.config/Instance0.table by setting COM Port to "1" or "2" (default is "") doesn't work either - if "1" then just like default. If "2" then it complains that com2 isn't registered (& sure enough, it never registered during boot - com1 did though). Ideas? -- -David W. Richardson, davidwr@umich.edu UofM-GO BLUE! 2305 Georgetown, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 +1 313 741 1367 <-- New addr/phone 5/1
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca (Jason Bright) Subject: Optical Drive Eject Message-ID: <CuG16s.76v@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 22:30:27 GMT Help. Currently, my optical drive always ejects whenever a user logs out. I have been searching (apparently to no avail) to find a way to make it by default not ejected upon logout (I'm not trying to lock it in- anyone should still be able to eject it from the workspace). The disk has some important stuff linked in (man pages, etc), and it's a pain (as well as the wear and tear) popping it in and out all the time. thanx in advance jay -- Jay Bright jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca "I can't give you a brain, but I can give you a diploma." -The Wizard of Oz
From: root@magrathea (Operator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP! Can't login to anything but root. Date: 12 Aug 1994 22:47:12 GMT Organization: Boston University Message-ID: <32gu5g$5aj@news.bu.edu> Help me! Something strange has happened to my machine. I suddenly can't login to any account but root. When I try to edit a users account the User Manager reports "Unable to determine the User's language, using the system default." It does this for every user (even new users) except root. Anyone know how to fix this? I can't even telnet into the machine using other accounts. Thanks! Mike
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: brad@instep.wimsey.com Subject: PNI causes kernel panic Message-ID: <1994Aug12.203358.2926@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Sender: usenet@instep.wimsey.bc.ca (usenet) Organization: InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 20:33:58 GMT PROBLEM: PNI v1.9 Beta causes kernel panic when dropping DTR When I log into my host that's running PNI as a SLIP server, it crashes with the following kernel panic when dropping the connection: unexpected kernel trap e eip 101574 Memory access exception (1,1,ca0d0a0f) Waiting for remote debugger connection. (Type 'c' to continue or 'r' to reboot) The /etc/pni/config/pni0.config-inbound is set up as follows: ## PART I. set Config(pni:INTERFACE) pni0 set Config(pni:MTU) 1006 set Config(pni:ADDRESS) 192.42.175.254 set Config(pni:REMOTEADDRESS) 192.42.172.254 set Config(pni:NETWORKMASK) 255.255.255.0 set Config(pni:DEFAULT) 1 set Config(slip:MODE) slip # PART II. stack PNI pni stack SLIP slip stack TTY tty # PART III. User hooks proc LINK_start { encap } { log "LINK $encap connected" } proc LINK_stop { encap } { log "LINK $encap disconnected" } # --- that's all The /etc/ttys is configured to run at 19200 on /dev/ttydfb. The hardware and software is as follows: Hardware Configuration: Processor: I386 (Intel 486) Processor speed: 66 MHz Primary memory: 16.00 MB Hostname: nshore4 Boot Drivers PS2Keyboard PS2Mouse Floppy IDE Drivers: PS2Keyboard at IRQ 1; ports 0x60-0x65 PS2Mouse at IRQ 12; Floppy at IRQ 6; DMA 2; ports 0x3f2-0x3f7 IDE at IRQ 14; ports 0x1F0-0x1F7 System Serial at IRQ 4 3; ports 0x3f8-0x3ff 0x2f8-0x2ff System Parallel at IRQ 7; ports 0x378-0x37f #9GXE Display Adapter ports 0x3b0-0x3e0,...,0xcffff; EtherExpress at IRQ 10; ports 0x300-0x30F Beep Software Configuration: NeXT Mach 3.2: Mon Oct 18 22:08:07 PDT 1993; root(rcbuilder):mk-149.30.15.obj~2/RC_i386/RELEASE_I386 Documentation NEXTSTEP Release 3.2 PNI 1.9(940516) [BETA TEST VERS] English NEXTSTEP Release 3.2 PrinterPPDs NEXTSTEP Release 3.2 -------------------- Has anyone had any success getting PNI to run as a dial-in slip server without this kernel panic? Please email me any tips you have that may help me get PNI slip to allow dial-in without the panic! I should mention that I am running PNI using the SLIPONLY keystring and have successfuly installed PNI to allow inbounds (server-mode) on black hardware without the kernel panic. The Intel server accepts the dial-in without any problems, installs the device into the kernel, and from there I can ping, rlogin, etc... It's when I'm finished with the connection, and I hangup at the client end, that the dropping of DTR, or sometime shortly after that, the kernel panic occurs. I'd appreciate any help since I can't install this machine onto our customer site until I can successfuly login remotely using slip. thanks in advance. Brad -- Brad Head <brad@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Software Developer, InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA
From: beckers@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Becki Kain) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: kermit escape problems Date: 13 Aug 1994 02:40:49 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Distribution: usa Message-ID: <32hbrh$37u@zip.eecs.umich.edu> I start kermit on my local machine. I connect to my remote machine. I start kermit on the remote machine. I type this on the remote machine: C-Kermit>set file type binary C-Kermit>send cern_httpd_utils_3.0pre3.tar.Z The remote machine tells me: Escape back to your local Kermit and give a RECEIVE command... I type <ctrl>\ and instead of the prompt I get this garbage on the screen: 0 Sz* @-#Y1~" z> Eventually kermit times out and I get the remote machine prompt back. Any ideas why I can't successfully escape back to the local machine? thanks
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: tholland@pars.skidmore.edu (Anthony Holland) Subject: NeXT Answers -- where are they now ? Message-ID: <1994Aug10.211656.19803@scott.skidmore.edu> Sender: news@scott.skidmore.edu (news manager) Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 21:16:56 GMT Where are the most recent NeXTAnswers ? I thought NeXT had an anon ftp set up but I can't find it. Thanks for any help A. Holland Skidmore College Saratoga NY, tholland@pars.skidmore.edu
From: shepherd@suite.com (Scot Shepherd) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: TAR and /dev/rst0 Date: 12 Aug 1994 19:14:14 GMT Organization: Suite Software, Dallas, TX & Anaheim, CA Distribution: world Message-ID: <32ghm6$3e7@bilbo.suite.com> I'm sure some of you know what will happen when you issue a command line this: tar -cv somefile_or_dir > /dev/rst0 The question if how do I get /dev/rst0 back in propoer form??? EMAIL PLEASE! -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Scot Shepherd -- Suite Software | Nuke the un-born gay whales -- -- Email: shepherd@suite.com | for Jesus!!! -- --------------------------------------------------------------------
From: shepherd@suite.com (Scot Shepherd) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Lost mail messages. Date: 12 Aug 1994 19:19:39 GMT Organization: Suite Software, Dallas, TX & Anaheim, CA Distribution: world Message-ID: <32gi0b$3e7@bilbo.suite.com> Anyone encountered a problem with NeXTMail disappearing after having been received? I've got a user who loses mail after logging out for the day. If he stays logged in he will get mail and it will stay in the active file util he logs off and then it disappears. There are no protections propblems I can find nor do we get any error messages. He oes have a very large number of messages saved already. Can the 'active.mbox only be so big or what??? Email Please. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Scot Shepherd -- Suite Software | Nuke the un-born gay whales -- -- Email: shepherd@suite.com | for Jesus!!! -- --------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: sengwil@mail.auburn.edu (William F. Seng) Subject: Exporting CDROMs across the network Message-ID: <CuGuK4.553@mail.auburn.edu> Keywords: CDROM,network,cfs,nfs,macintosh Sender: usenet@mail.auburn.edu (Usenet Administrator) Organization: Auburn University Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 09:04:51 GMT I have had good fortune exporting CDROMs from our server across our small black-only network until now. It seems that CDROMs that mount as type 4.3 (such as the /NEXTSTEP_3.2 release CDROM) can be exported via a quick exportfs -i -o anon=0 /NEXTSTEP_3.2 and then a log-in as root to each of the client machines for a manual nfs mount: mount sever:/NEXTSTEP_3.2 /NEXTSTEP_3.2 does the trick. The CDROM is exported as owned by the person who mounted the CDROM on the server (not necessarily root), and works like any nfs should. Clean, simple, wonderful. The problem is when the server mounts CDROMs of type cfs and tries to export them in like manner. Although after completing the above steps the CDROM appears in the file browser of each of the clients, any attempt to access it will cause the Workspace Manager to crash with a corresponding NFS error 14 written to usr/adm/messages. Also noteworthy is the fact that no matter who mounts the CDROM on the server, it is always owned by root. Hmmmmm. If while on the client one attempts to access the CDROM via a terminal, one can get ls to work nicely, but sometimes with an error in the filesizes. But don't try to cat a text file: you'll end up with nothing displaying on the screen. STRANGE. Any thoughts would be appreciated. It is also noteworthy that CDROMs of type macintosh have exhibited no problems in exporting.** I have not tried any of type dos. So far, it seems that CDROMs of type cfs are the bugaboo! It also does not appear that the type of CDROM reader makes a difference. The problem is repeatable on both our Apple CD-300 and Toshiba 3401B. Any help/ideas/flames would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much - Bill ** Note on the macintosh CD's : To successfully export a cd, it must have been mounted on the server as a name without spaces. For example, along with the Apple CD-300 (my SCSI device #4) comes a demo disk called CD Sampler. Just sticking it into the drive will cause it to be mounted as /CD Sampler. One cannot seem to export that name, even surrounded by quotes. I always found it necessary to mount the cd manually and give it a "legal" name (e.g CD) : mount -t macintosh /dev/rsd4h /CD exportfs -i -o anon=o /CD on the server and then mount server:/CD /CD on all the clients. Works like a charm!
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT Answers -- where are they now ? Date: 13 Aug 1994 10:19:11 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <32i6mv$5i3@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <1994Aug10.211656.19803@scott.skidmore.edu> In article <1994Aug10.211656.19803@scott.skidmore.edu> tholland@pars.skidmore.edu (Anthony Holland) writes: >Where are the most recent NeXTAnswers ? I thought NeXT had an anon ftp >set up but I can't find it. ftp.next.comp pub/NeXTanswers/ -rw-r--r-- 1 na submit 3779 Jul 13 07:18 1000_Help -rw-r--r-- 1 na submit 58998 Aug 12 16:38 1001_Master_Index drwxr-xr-x 14 na submit 1024 Aug 12 16:48 AsciiFiles drwxr-xr-x 2 na submit 15360 Aug 12 16:55 ByNumber drwxr-xr-x 14 na submit 1024 Aug 12 16:49 CompressedFiles drwxr-xr-x 14 na submit 1024 Aug 12 16:48 Files -rw-r--r-- 1 na submit 49424 Aug 12 16:39 Index_by_Date -rw-r--r-- 1 na submit 16963844 Aug 12 17:12 NA.compressed -r--r--r-- 1 na submit 1517 May 27 18:00 README -=EPS=-
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT Answers -- where are they now ? Date: 13 Aug 1994 10:21:00 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <32i6qc$5qf@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <1994Aug10.211656.19803@scott.skidmore.edu> <32i6mv$5i3@nic-nac.CSU.net> In article <32i6mv$5i3@nic-nac.CSU.net> I wrote: >ftp.next.comp Of course, that should be ftp.next.com -=EPS=-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kent@infoserv.com Subject: Re: Trackball for black hardware -- SUMMARY Message-ID: <CuG9D1.w7@infoserv.com> Sender: kent@infoserv.com (Kent L. Shephard) Organization: K. L. Shephard Consulting - (Kent L. Shephard) References: <MURPHY.94Aug12000850@eos.wsc.com> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 01:27:00 GMT In article <MURPHY.94Aug12000850@eos.wsc.com> murphy@wsc.com (Paul Murphy) writes: #I guess trackballs aren't that popular in this community. I got a #single response to my query about trackballs and black hardware, from #Carl Lowenstein (cdl@mpl.ucsd.edu) who suggested: # #"With an adapter cable, a trackball that was made for Amiga will #work on a non-ADB NeXT. I've been doing it for a couple of years #with a Kraft trackball." # Actually my mail was news was down for a couple of days. Anyway I use a Fraft trackball for an Amiga/Atari also. It's been working fine for about 2 years. Kent -- /* K.L. Shephard Consulting is my company. Infoserv only delivers my mail. */ /* Please direct mail to kent@infoserv.com other adresses may not work. */ solution will not work. If the hwpwd is set you can't boot into single user to get the root password. Kent -- /* K.L. Shephard Consulting is my company. Infoserv only delivers my mail. */ /* Please direct mail to kent@infoserv.com other adresses may not work. */
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: Can't boot dos anymore Message-ID: <CuHB1G.Mo3@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <STEVE.94Aug11160602@xenon.xenon.com> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 15:00:51 GMT Steve Reynolds (steve@xenon.xenon.com) wrote: : I've recently lost the ability to boot the dos partion. This : seems to have occured after a rash of system panics. The dos partion : is still intact, but I no longer have a choice of selecting dos from : the boot prompt. Any ideas what to do? The command-line 'disk' utility has a '-b' option for replacing the boot files on a disk. It will install NeXT's boot manager. --Chris Chris Saldanha ------------------------------------ Carleton University (Comp. Sci) | "I'm hungry. Let's get a taco." | chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | -Harvey Keitel, Reservoir Dogs | csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: trebels@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de (Stephan Trebels) Subject: Re: Lost Hardware Password - Brute-force solution Message-ID: <XXJRBC9C@gwdu03.gwdg.de> Sender: news@gwdu03.gwdg.de (USENET News System) Organization: GWDG, Goettingen References: <32f6na$mr@balu.ixpoint.de> <CuG9GK.wy@infoserv.com> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 14:56:14 GMT kent@infoserv.com wrote: > If you don't have the root password this solution will not work. > If the hwpwd is set you can't boot into single user to get the root password. ok, but you can of course attach any hard disk, where you know the root password. then use hwpwd... ciao, stephan -- +--------------------------------------------------------------+ / Stephan Trebels voice: +49 551 44690 /| +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | | <trebels@theo-phys.gwdg.de> "No NeXTmail yet, it's a HP" | + | <trebels@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de> "NeXTmail welcome" |/ +--------------------------------------------------------------+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Subject: Re: Problem Receiving NeXTmail In-Reply-To: cjones@sallie.wellesley.edu's message of Wed, 10 Aug 1994 06:31:30 GMT Message-ID: <STEPHAN.94Aug13223443@rodion.muc.de> Sender: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Organization: Transmogrifiers Ltd. References: <10AUG94.06313066@sallie.wellesley.edu> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 20:34:43 GMT In article <10AUG94.06313066@sallie.wellesley.edu> cjones@sallie.wellesley.edu writes: >I have a strange problem with NeXTmail in NS/FIP 3.2. >Incoming mail does not display in NeXTmail, although it shows up in the >/usr/spool/mail directory. Regular /ucb/mail and Pine can see these >incoming messages fine. Out of curiousity I fired up a demo copy of >Eloquent, and that also works OK for both receiving and sending mail. Have you checked Mail.app's preferences? ``New Mail Retrieval'' should be ``Automatic'' and the ``Spool Dir'' (in the expert preferences) must be ``/usr/spool/mail''. Stephan -- _______________________________________________________________________ Stephan Wacker stephan@rodion.muc.de [NeXTMail YES];
From: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: ip15: spurious interrupt Date: 13 Aug 1994 13:21:15 -0400 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Sender: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <32iveb$k7u@acmez.gatech.edu> I keep getting the following weird message in the console every so often. Any ideas? Aug 13 01:25:34 ulca24 mach: ipl5: spurious interrupt Aug 13 01:34:20 ulca24 mach: ipl5: spurious interrupt Aug 13 01:43:51 ulca24 mach: ipl5: spurious interrupt Aug 13 01:53:29 ulca24 mach: ipl5: spurious interrupt Aug 13 02:02:10 ulca24 mach: ipl5: spurious interrupt Aug 13 02:10:14 ulca24 mach: ipl5: spurious interrupt Aug 13 02:19:14 ulca24 mach: ipl5: spurious interrupt Aug 13 02:28:54 ulca24 mach: ipl5: spurious interrupt Aug 13 02:37:36 ulca24 mach: ipl5: spurious interrupt Aug 13 02:45:11 ulca24 mach: ipl5: spurious interrupt Aug 13 02:52:25 ulca24 mach: ipl5: spurious interrupt Aug 13 03:02:04 ulca24 mach: ipl5: spurious interrupt etc, etc, etc... -- Dave Rinker Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, Georgia, 30332 CSX Transportation. Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Internet: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu -- NeXT Mail welcome
From: peterw@garnet.msen.com (Peter Wyngaard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Procmail with Mail.app? Date: 13 Aug 1994 19:20:10 GMT Organization: Msen, Inc. -- Ann Arbor, MI (account info: +1 313 998-4562) Message-ID: <32j6da$pep$1@heifetz.msen.com> Has anyone successfully made procmail work with Mail.app? Specifically, I would like to use procmail to sort incoming mail into Mail.app mailboxes. What have been other people's experiences installing procmail on NeXTs? Thanks, Peter
From: neuss@igd.fhg.de (Christian Neuss ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: net info nightmare Date: 15 Aug 94 14:56:36 GMT Organization: IGD Darmstadt Message-ID: <neuss.776962596@coricopat> References: <1994Aug5.105713.2100@news.media.mit.edu> <320c99$m12@hamblin.math.byu.edu> pmarc@allanon.math.byu.edu (Paul Cardon) writes: >First step. Boot in single user mode. >rm /etc/netinfo >cp -r /usr/template/client/etc/netinfo /etc/netinfo >cp /usr/template/client/etc/hostconfig /etc/hostconfig >Ctrl-D to continue boot to multi-user mode. >That will restore netinfo and the network configuration to a completely clean >state. That will get you started. Yes. Plus, as a second tip, when your machine is running again, restore the netinfo directory /etc/netinfo from a backup (if you have one), or from a similary configured machine. This saves you from having to go step by step through the reconfiguration of your machine. Good luck, Chris -- "I ride tandem with a random.." Christian Neuss # Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Wilhelminenstr.7 # 64283 Darmstadt # Germany e-mail: neuss@igd.fhg.de finger: neuss@wildturkey.igd.fhg.de
From: dfoxgrov@physics.carleton.edu (Doug Foxgrover) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Can Intel be master in mixed NeXT network? - Summary Date: 15 Aug 1994 14:43:03 GMT Organization: Carleton College, Northfield, MN, USA Message-ID: <32nutn$4m3@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu> In article <3262jn$jln@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu> I wrote: > I am in charge of a NeXT network with both Black and White hardware. > Can an Intel computer be the NetInfo master for this mixed net? Thanks to: William Pietri Doug Sanders Keith E. Salmon who all assured me that they were using their Intel PCs as masters of their NetInfo networks with no problems. -- D. Foxgrover dfoxgrov@physics.carleton.edu (NeXTmail OK) Lab Mgr, Physics Dept. Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: macck@helios.rz.tu-clausthal.de (Claas Carsten Kohl) Subject: HELP: Crash after TransSys PNI 1.9 installation Message-ID: <1994Aug13.181802.29337@solaris.rz.tu-clausthal.de> Sender: root@solaris.rz.tu-clausthal.de (Operator) Organization: Techn. Univ. Clausthal Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 18:18:02 GMT When trying to install TransSys PNI 1.9 on my NS Intel 3.2 my system crashed after reboot (caused by HostManager): When starting up "starting filesystem daemon" the system hangs up. How can I reboot manually and correct the entries made by HostManager? Thanks, Claas Carsten Kohl macck@helios.rz.tu-clausthal.de "NeXT: Expect the Unexpected ... "
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Lost Hardware Password - Brute-force solution Date: 13 Aug 1994 19:47:45 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <32j811$kjk@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <32f6na$mr@balu.ixpoint.de> <CuG9GK.wy@infoserv.com> <XXJRBC9C@gwdu03.gwdg.de> trebels@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de (Stephan Trebels) writes: >kent@infoserv.com wrote: >> If you don't have the root password this solution will not work. >> If the hwpwd is set you can't boot into single user to get the root password. >ok, but you can of course attach any hard disk, where you know >the root password. then use hwpwd... But if the boot device is corrupted to, say "en" or "xxx", then you won't be able to boot off of a hard drive without the hardware password. -- David Lemson University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu UUCP :...!uiucuxc!uiucux1!lemson NeXTMail & MIME accepted BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kramer@fragile.termfrost.org (Mike Andrews) Subject: Re: Can't boot /without/ CD-ROM drive... ouch! Message-ID: <CuGCzB.GG@fragile.termfrost.org> Sender: kramer@fragile.termfrost.org (Mike Andrews) Organization: Terminal Frost, Springfield OH References: <thompsonCuE76F.IpG@netcom.com> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 02:45:10 GMT In article <thompsonCuE76F.IpG@netcom.com> thompson@netcom.com (Eric Thompson) writes: > NS3.2 on an Intel GX Pro, the SCSI chain is: > > > SCSI SCSI ID #4 SCSI SCSI ID #3 > ------ 2-to-1 --------------- 1-to-1 --------------- > | GX |----------| DEC 2.1 gig |----------| Apple CD300 |---TERMINATOR > ------ --------------- --------------- > > Anyway, when I detach the CD300 and terminate the DEC, it halts in > single user mode and says I have to fsck /dev/sd1a manually. The internal > drive is IDE, so I don't think it's a part of this equation. Right. But when the CD-ROM is attached, the DEC drive is /dev/sd2a and the CD-ROM is /dev/sd1a. When you yank the CD-ROM off, the DEC suddenly becomes /dev/sd1a. Your fstab file is telling the boot script what device to fsck, and it's no longer where it says it is. Solution: Let it boot as far as that nasty error message. Edit /etc/fstab and change sd2a to sd1a. Then you can exit the single user shell and continue the boot. (Or just reboot.) Voila! All happy again, until you reattach the CD-ROM, at which point you'll have to edit /etc/fstab again. A better solution would be to make the CD-ROM a higher SCSI ID than the DEC drive and then you wouldn't have to worry about it, BUT, this probably breaks CDplayer.app. Or at least on my machine, I can only get CDPlayer.app to work 100% of the time by having my CDROM at SCSI #1. (You'd think they'd have something little like that fixed by now. Hopefully in 3.3.....) -- Mike Andrews -- root@fragile.termfrost.org -- kramer@wittenberg.edu "To defy the laws of tradition is a crusade only of the brave..." - Primus
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: HELP: Crash after TransSys PNI 1.9 installation Date: 13 Aug 1994 20:36:59 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <32jatb$5dp@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <1994Aug13.181802.29337@solaris.rz.tu-clausthal.de> In article <1994Aug13.181802.29337@solaris.rz.tu-clausthal.de> macck@helios.rz.tu-clausthal.de (Claas Carsten Kohl) writes: > How can I reboot manually and correct the entries made by HostManager? Save /etc/hostconfig and all the files in /etc/netinfo before you change anything. Then if it gets goofed up, just boot in single user mode (bsd -s), erase the changed files, and replace them with the backups. If you didn't backup these files before starting, then, well.... I learned to back them up the hard way: by having to recreate my whole netinfo database from scratch. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: sfitzp@cs.qub.ac.uk (Stephen Fitzpatrick) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Procmail with Mail.app? Date: 13 Aug 1994 20:54:01 GMT Organization: Genesis Project Ltd, Belfast, Northern Ireland Message-ID: <32jbt9$q5e@errigle.gpl.net> References: <32j6da$pep$1@heifetz.msen.com> In article <32j6da$pep$1@heifetz.msen.com> peterw@garnet.msen.com (Peter Wyngaard) writes: > > Has anyone successfully made procmail work with Mail.app? > Specifically, I would like to use procmail to sort incoming mail > into Mail.app mailboxes. I've been using procmail with appnmail to do just that (under NS3.0) with no problems. The configuration file is perhaps a bit arcane, but there are plenty of examples with the distribution to get you started. appnmail is part of a separate package called mailapp-utilities. BTW make sure root on your mail host can read your .forward file. -- Stephen Fitzpatrick | sfitzp@cs.qub.ac.uk O-O Department of Computer Science | (NeXT mail ok) | The Queen's University of Belfast|"Keep passing the OpenWindows" v #t
From: dario@osmin.cns.nyu.edu (Dario Ringach) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Why my NS/I 3.2 does not resolve internet addresses? Date: 13 Aug 1994 19:16:40 GMT Organization: New York University Distribution: world Message-ID: <32j66o$j74@cmcl2.NYU.EDU> What should I do to make my Intel machine w/NS 3.2 resolve internet addresses? (All the other network operations seem to work fine...) Thanks. -- Dario Ringach | office: (212) 998-7614 Center for Neural Science | home: (212) 727-9346 New York University | e-mail: dario@cns.nyu.edu
From: "SEINS" <seins@fox.nstn.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Dos takes over! Date: 13 Aug 1994 19:19:42 -0300 Organization: Nova Scotia Technology Network Sender: news@nstn.ns.ca Message-ID: <80006.seins@fox.nstn.ca> To: pln@egret0.Stanford.EDU On 11 Aug 1994 17:26:14 GMT, Patrick L. Nolan <pln@egret0.Stanford.EDU> wrote: >I installed NS 3.2 on our 486 computer, setting aside a partition on >the disk for DOS. I copied over some of DOS 5.0, and then I ran >the DOS 6.0 upgrade. After the upgrade, it no longer gives the >choice of booting DOS or NS. It would automatically boot DOS. >I used FDISK to change the active partition to NS. Now it boots >NS without the DOS option. How can I get the choice again? Go into Terminal.app on NeXTStep, and type the following: /usr/etc/fdisk /dev/rsd0h -setNeXTActive -useBoot0 The above is *very* case sensitive, so type it in exactly. 'rsd0h' is the first scsi hard disk, '-setNeXTActive' makes the NeXTStep partition the active partition, and the '-useBoot0' parameter is the one that sets up the boot sector to ask whether you want NS or DOS to boot up. Hope this helps!! Steve MacDougall -- Police Data Automation Command | We'd LOVE NeXTMail, unfortunately Research and Development Centre | our computer currently has | different ideas. SEINS | ASCII-Text please!! seins@fox.nstn.ns.ca |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: peter@barbakane.McGill.CA (Piotr Twarecki) Subject: Re: Hard Disk errors Message-ID: <1994Aug14.010634.16733@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> Sender: news@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca Organization: McGill University References: <32eldq$bm@nic-nac.CSU.net> Date: Sun, 14 Aug 1994 01:06:34 GMT In article <32eldq$bm@nic-nac.CSU.net> vqueved@nssnext.calstatela.edu (Victor Quevedo) writes: > I have a Hitachi Hard disk DK516C-16 (Running Black with NS3.0) > > The drive will lock up from time to time an display the following in the > console: > > sd(1,0)scsi_timer: timeout op:0x28 sd_state:0 scsi_status:0x0 > > The machine will pause for a little while then run alright. > > Could this be a formatting problem or a dying hard disk? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > -- > Victor R. Quevedo > vqueved@nssnext.calstateale.edu > NeXTMail Welcome I recently had that problem with my Quantum LP425 S... I have since replaced the harddrive (still managed to get it done under warranty), and the problem seems to have disappeared. It looks like in my case the timeouts were caused by the dying harddrive. -- Piotr Twarecki, M.Eng. B7NS@MUSICB.McGill.CA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca (Jason Bright) Subject: Installing daemons Message-ID: <CuL57r.9t@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 16:45:26 GMT O.k. This is my first attempt to install a real daemon/service, so of course it doesn't work correctly. I have compiled/configured the NCSA httpd code, and everything runs just swell when instigated from the command line. My problem is getting it to be installed upon bootup. I have made an entry for it in the /etc/inetd.conf file, and added a new subdirectory under 'Services' for it (patterning the entries after some of the other daemons) in netinfo. When trying to access the machine in question, I receive the error (from within OmniWeb/Mosaic): httpd: could not bind to port 80 bind: Address already in use Any ideas? -- Jay Bright jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca "I can't give you a brain, but I can give you a diploma." -The Wizard of Oz
From: Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Netbooting with NextStep/FIP Date: 15 Aug 1994 16:16:47 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <32o4df$tb@rosie.next.com> References: <1994Aug12.141744.4226@Princeton.EDU> In article <1994Aug12.141744.4226@Princeton.EDU> serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU writes: # I believe that NextStep 3.3 will support netbooting for NS/FIP. I'm # not sure if this will require ROM code that supports bootp (which you # can get for an Intel machine; the ROM code sits on the ethernet # adaptor, and gets installed during the ROM startup process), or will # be based on code added to the NS/FIP kernel; probably the later (in # which case it won't help if you've got an Intel machine with a dead # disk). Can someone from Next comment? It'll use a kickstart floppy with a kernel and ethernet drivers on it. joe
From: doyle@pion.lanl.gov (Mark Doyle) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Problem Receiving NeXTmail Date: 15 Aug 1994 17:07:57 GMT Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory Distribution: world Message-ID: <32o7dd$f77@newshost.lanl.gov> References: <STEPHAN.94Aug13223443@rodion.muc.de> > In article <10AUG94.06313066@sallie.wellesley.edu> cjones@sallie.wellesley.edu writes: > > I have a strange problem with NeXTmail in NS/FIP 3.2. > Incoming mail does not display in NeXTmail, although it shows up in the > /usr/spool/mail directory. Regular /ucb/mail and Pine can see these > incoming messages fine. Out of curiousity I fired up a demo copy of > Eloquent, and that also works OK for both receiving and sending mail. A common cause for NeXTMail not working is that /usr/ucb/(un)compress has been replaced (by gzip perhaps) or corrupted on your machine or on the sender's machine. Error messages should appear in the Workspace console window if this is the case (messages about tar and 0 block size). If it is the sender's fault, you can replace /usr/ucb/uncompress (but not compress) with a link to the gzip executable. Cheers, Mark doyle@pion.lanl.gov
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (Willem van Schaik) Subject: Re: Dial-in through serial port on black Message-ID: <1994Aug14.104921.5452@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> Sender: news@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (USENET News System) Organization: Philips Communications & Processing Services, Eindhoven References: <32h9q7$krd@atlantis.ksu.ksu.edu> Date: Sun, 14 Aug 1994 10:49:21 GMT nhowland@ksu.ksu.edu (Neal Patrick Howland) writes: >I would like to set up my machine at home so that I could telnet or rlogin to >it through my modem. Could someone please tell me how I could set this up? >Thanks, If you want telnet or rlogin for your login, you will need slip or ppp. When just one terminal session is enough, you only need two modems, with the modem at the NeXT in auto-answer mode. I'm doing all this by running NXFax, which solves all settings. Willem -- W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philips TASS schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl
From: paller@fedunix.org (Alan Paller) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sgi.admin Subject: Salary Survey and SANS Call Message-ID: <29.UUL1.3#20500@fedunix.org> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 94 23:44:42 PDT Organization: FedUNIX - Open Systems Conference Board - Washington D.C. Finally.... The SANS IV (Systems Administration, Networking and Security Conference) call for abstracts is ready. If you would like a copy, just reply to this email and include "SANS Call" in the body of the reply. Please circulate a copy to others in your organization who might offer useful information. Also, the SANS Annual Salary Survey is ready. If you are willing to complete a survey (takes less than five minutes) reply to this email and include "Salary Survey" in the body. A good salary survey can sometimes be useful during your annual salary review. We'll be tabulating specifically for sysadmins who focus on SUN, SGI, AIX, and HP as well as a few other UNIX versions. Alan email: sans@fedunix.org P.S. Completing the survey will get you the results.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) Subject: Re: UUCP Mail & News Annoyances Message-ID: <CuAM45.9D@damonc.tor.hookup.net> Sender: root@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Operator) Organization: Damon F. Cooper References: <Cu86LE.BE@euler.hnv.icem.de> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 00:16:53 GMT > 1) Posted news articles do not get sent out and > > 2) I must use the UUCP-format mailing address (ie. > "hookup!person%site.com" instead of simply "person@site.com") to get > mail actually sent out... Well, I did identify my problem in point #2 above: when installing CNews, I missed the part about creating /usr/spool/news/out.going/<relayhost>.... guess that's important, huh ;) Still working on the first annonyance though...I'll summarize if and when... -- Damon F. Cooper damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net NeXTMAIL Welcome!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc From: damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) Subject: Re-Registering TranSys PNI (Here's How) Message-ID: <CuJ3ty.yr@damonc.tor.hookup.net> Keywords: PNI, TransSys, license, key Sender: root@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Operator) Organization: Damon F. Cooper Date: Sun, 14 Aug 1994 14:20:22 GMT For those of you frantically thumbing through the PNI doco for instruction on updating the TransSys license key (the demo license key string expired today, Sunday, August 14), here's the quick low-down: (This info can be found in the TransSys PNI 1.9b distribution package under ~/PNI-1.9beta/doc/pni.info-2) Perform the following steps as root: From a UNIX shell window): 1. mv /etc/pni/keyfile /etc/pni/keyfile.save 2. /etc/pni/pnid -R 'NP0yMDAvLmQsKyoq' You will be prompted for your name, address and other information (stored on the local host in the file `/etc/pni/keyfile'). 3. Finally, edit all PNI ".config" files in /etc/pni/config and make sure the following line value is "slip" not "cslip" (the new license keystring is valid only for regular "slip"): set Config(slip:MODE) slip ...and you're done... --- Damon F. Cooper damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net NeXTMAIL Welcome! -- Damon F. Cooper damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net NeXTMAIL Welcome!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dimitri@duti609a.twi.tudelft.nl (Dimitri Tischenko) Subject: Re: Procmail with Mail.app? Message-ID: <CuJ6sq.12A@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl> Sender: news@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl (TWI News Administration) Organization: Delft University of Technology References: <32j6da$pep$1@heifetz.msen.com> Date: Sun, 14 Aug 1994 15:24:26 GMT In article <32j6da$pep$1@heifetz.msen.com>, Peter Wyngaard <peterw@garnet.msen.com> wrote: > >Has anyone successfully made procmail work with Mail.app? Specifically, I >would like to use procmail to sort incoming mail into Mail.app mailboxes. This is not different from sorting incoming mail in conventional mailboxes. I can send you my .procmailrc file if you want. You can even put different sounds in your procmail recipe to announce in which mailbox mail has arrived ( of course, provided that your co-workers don't start hitting you on the head with heavy objects ;-) The only problem I have is that I can't easily see in which mailboxes new mail has arrived, for instance when I come to work in the morning. For X there exists a utility called "xbuffy" which lets you do precisely that: monitor all mailboxes and tell you when a new message arrives and keep the record, so you can see this information later. I'm now in the process of porting xbuffy to NEXTSTEP - has somebody perhaps already done it? > >What have been other people's experiences installing procmail on NeXTs? Well, my experience is that it installs fine, except if you want to use Smartlist - there is an incompatibility with NeXT's date(1), I believe, so a patch in some shell scripts of Smartlist are needed. Dimitri -- -- +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Dimitri Tischenko | D.B.Tischenko@TWI.TUDelft.NL | NeXTmail preferred! | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Delft University of Technology | NeGeN | | Fac Applied Math & Computer Science| NEXTSTEP Gebruikers Nederland | | Dep of Statistics, Probabilitistics| NiNe | | and Operations Research | NEXTSTEP In the Netherlands | +---------------#################################################################### Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!fauern!news.dlr.de!news.dfn.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!uunet!rosie.next.com!usenet From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT Answers -- where are they now ? Date: 14 Aug 1994 20:39:23 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Lines: 18 Distribution: world Message-ID: <32lvdr$10e@rosie.next.com> References: <32km3r$a14@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> <32lqm8$u1@solaris.cc.vt.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: gti.next.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.4 Cc: In article <32km3r$a14@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> takken@leland.stanford.edu >(Todd Takken) writes: >I just ftp'ed the most recent NextAnswers, a 16 MB file called >NA.compressed, off of ftp.next.com. However, when I double click on >the file to uncompress it, the uncompress routine runs forever, or >effectively hangs. Has anybody else had this problem? Are you using the Workspace to uncompress the file, or Opener.app? Use the Workspace. If you still have trouble follow the instructions in ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/README for uncompressing .compressed files from the command line. What happens? --Dan -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963 MIME, NeXTmail fine
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs From: fxars@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu (Allen R Sparks) Subject: Re: Setting daylight saving time properly? In-Reply-To: Charles William Swiger's message of Wed, 10 Aug 1994 11:27:37 -0400 Message-ID: <FXARS.94Aug14165149@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu> Sender: news@raven.alaska.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks References: <8iGD7di00UhBA2zZBH@andrew.cmu.edu> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 00:51:49 GMT >>>>> "C" == Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> writes: C> You might have to do this as root in order to change the system C> timezone. C> -Chuck It doesn't matter. If the timezone gets changed, then the system time zone got changed. Now one can disable an ordinary user from changing the timezone, but if a user is able to go into prefs and change the it, then it's the system time zone that got changed. === Al
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fxars@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu (Allen R Sparks) Subject: Re: Setting daylight saving time properly? In-Reply-To: otto@tukki.jyu.fi's message of 9 Aug 1994 21:46:34 +0300 Message-ID: <FXARS.94Aug14171151@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu> Sender: news@raven.alaska.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks References: <OTTO.94Aug9214630@tukki.jyu.fi> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 01:11:51 GMT >>>>> "O" == Otto J Makela <otto@tukki.jyu.fi> writes: O> How does one set the time and timezone PROPERLY in NeXTstep? O> The preferences tool is all right for setting the time, but the O> timezone setting doesn't really help since it doesn't seem to O> take daylight saving time into account. I have to set "GMT+3" O> (which is actually sorta correct, as GMT doesn't do DST, but in O> a way wrong, as it's called UT nowadays) which looks on the O> little map like I'm in Moscow. There was a method of doing O> this more or less properly back in SCO Xenix, I'm sure there is O> one in NeXTstep. How? The actual files that the preferences tool manipulates is located in /private/etc/zoneinfo. One of the files is named "localtime". This file is a hard link to one of the other files located in either that directory or the sub-directory "./zoneinfo/US". What you should do to check on me is to open a terminal window and cd /etc/zoneinfo ls -i localtime This gets you the inode number of localtime. Then, assuming you got an inode number of 1234, do a find . -inum 1234 -print and you'll find out what file "localtime" is hard linked to. BTW, I think this is poor judgement on the part of NeXT to hard link it. I think that symbolic links should be used because an ls -l will make it show up as a link, and where it's pointing to. Symbolic links do work, though if you use the Preferences GUI, it will erase your work and the "localtime" will be a hardlink again. Anyway, some of the files in "./zoneinfo" are set up to take DST into account and some aren't. For example, if my "localtime" file were hardlinked to ./zoneinfo/GMT-8, instead of ./zoneinfo/US/Yukon, then daylight savings time would not automatically take effect. You can program/compile one of these files. I've never done it, and don't know how, but I've seen some stuff in the man pages. Until you do that, I doubt that you will be able to grab such a file for Turkey, which means that you'll have to continue with the GMT* file and no automatic change in timezone. === Al
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: shayman@Objectario.com (Steve Hayman) Subject: Re: command line faxing solutions? Message-ID: <1994Aug15.071056.471@objectario.com> Sender: shayman@objectario.com Organization: Steve Hayman + Associates / NeXTSTEP Consulting / Toronto References: <ROBERT.94Aug8100651@steffi.demon.co.uk> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 07:10:56 GMT In article <ROBERT.94Aug8100651@steffi.demon.co.uk> robert@steffi.demon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) writes: > Anybody got any solutions for command line faxing? > I seem to remember Steve Hayman putting together something? Check out /pub/next/submissions/fax-0.22.tar.Z on sonata.cc.purdue.edu. It's a script called "fax" that can be used to fax out plain text and PostScript files from the command line. It adds various postscript comments to the file which tell the printing system which fax modem to user, what number to fax it to, optionally fills in a cover sheet, and then submits it to the fax modem via "lpr". Also included in the package is "rtf2ps.m", a program that'll convert RTF/RTFD to PostScript - so you can do things like "rtf2ps some-file.rtf | fax -P 5551212", for instance. "fax" is a big out-of-control shell script that I haven't modified in quite a while. It's got a bug or two related to cover sheet selection and really needs to be rewritten in Perl, but it seems to work OK. Regards, Steve --- Steve Hayman shayman@Objectario.com Steve Hayman & Associates, Toronto, Ontario (416) 769-8995 NeXTSTEP Consulting
From: mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Forwarding faxes by mail Date: 15 Aug 1994 01:09:09 -0700 Organization: YoyoDyne Propulsion Systems Message-ID: <32n7r5$d0t@crl3.crl.com> References: <ROBERT.94Aug8100651@steffi.demon.co.uk> <1994Aug15.071056.471@objectario.com> I want incoming faxes to be automatically forwarded to a user by mail. Apparently this was a feature in 2.x that's no longer supported in 3.x, or at least I can't figure out how to do it now. What are my options for getting this to work? -- Don McGregor | We cheat the _other_ guy and pass the savings mcgredo@crl.com| on to you!
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT Answers -- where are they now ? Date: 15 Aug 1994 08:43:54 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <32n9sa$hst@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <32lvdr$10e@rosie.next.com> In article <32lvdr$10e@rosie.next.com> grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) writes: > >I just ftp'ed the most recent NextAnswers, a 16 MB file called > >NA.compressed, off of ftp.next.com. However, when I double click on > >the file to uncompress it, the uncompress routine runs forever, or > >effectively hangs. Has anybody else had this problem? > Are you using the Workspace to uncompress the file, or Opener.app? The workspace. > Use the Workspace. > If you still have trouble follow the instructions in > ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/README for uncompressing .compressed > files from the command line. What happens? The instructions say: "If you're running NEXTSTEP, ftp the compressed files and double-click on them in the Workspace." This is exactly what I am doing. The decompression hangs, on both of my machines. Has anybody double-clicked on the 16 MB NA.compressed and gotten it to uncompress properly? -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hugh@hodain.ci.net (Hugh Secker-Walker) Subject: Re: Moving NEXTSTEP Setup to New Hard Drive In-Reply-To: davor@griffin.cuc.ab.ca's message of Sat, 13 Aug 1994 18:42:33 GMT Message-ID: <HUGH.94Aug16085811@hodain.ci.net> Sender: hugh@hodain.ci.net (Hugh Secker-Walker) Organization: JTA References: <CuHLAx.21o@griffin.cuc.ab.ca> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 13:58:11 GMT I struggled with the same problem some months ago and eventually did what you're doing. In retrospect I think it was the wrong way to go. You want a copy of your existing file structure, not a fresh system. However, in the course doing it successfully the wrong way I adopted and still use a discipline for making changes to the NeXT-supplied parts of the system which allows me to save and restore all such modifications fairly painlessly. The following is what I will do next time. Simply initialize the Conner (not BuildDisk). Boot into single user mode and mount the Conner as /conner. Don't mount anything else unless you want it on the new disk too. Then do # gnutar -c --atime-preserve --exclude conner -f - . | (cd conner; gnutar -xpf -) And then # diff -r . conner Assuming the diff finds nothing then the Conner has a complete copy of your file structure. Remove the old system disk completely and set the Conner to SCSI ID 0 and try to boot. Assuming the Conner boots and runs ok, I would at most mount the old system somewhere READ ONLY. I'm anal this way, I wouldn't erase, write on, or sell the old disk until I have my new multiple offsite backups all in place. You could copy the file system with dump/restore; I have an aversion to dump :-) Hugh -- Hugh Secker-Walker | hugh@hodain.ci.net (NeXTmail ok) | hugh@ear.mit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hugh@hodain.ci.net (Hugh Secker-Walker) Subject: Re: Moving NEXTSTEP Setup to New Hard Drive In-Reply-To: grio@next.com's message of 15 Aug 1994 22:19:21 GMT Message-ID: <HUGH.94Aug16090430@hodain.ci.net> Sender: hugh@hodain.ci.net (Hugh Secker-Walker) Organization: JTA References: <CuHLAx.21o@griffin.cuc.ab.ca> <32omi3$q6o@nntp2.stanford.edu> <32opl9$1ba@rosie.next.com> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 14:04:30 GMT In article <32opl9$1ba@rosie.next.com> grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) writes: gnutar cvf - / | (cd /otherDisk; gnutar xvf -) Isn't there a potential race condition here? And why 'v' among the create and extraction options :-) Elsewhere I suggested: # gnutar -c --atime-preserve --exclude conner -f - . | (cd conner; gnutar -xpf -) And then a recursive diff to check on everything. Hugh -- Hugh Secker-Walker | hugh@hodain.ci.net (NeXTmail ok) | hugh@ear.mit.edu
From: jehu@jehu.async.vt.edu (john stanhope) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Can you move a HD from a i486 to a i586 arch? Date: 16 Aug 1994 15:07:57 GMT Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia Distribution: world Message-ID: <32qkod$ja6@solaris.cc.vt.edu> When I got my new Dell XPS P90 I decided to try and move the drive+controller from my Dell 450DE instead of reinstalling everything. Could this be a bad idea? Is there some special configuration done on the kernel or anything else during the install that would get confused later on by moving the hd to a new system? If so is there a way to only reinstall a few things and leave most everything untouched? John Stanhope
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: stevensd@nosc.mil (LCdr. Dan Stevenson) Subject: Twincom Fax Modem and NeXT Message-ID: <1994Aug15.111307.23913@nosc.mil> Sender: news@nosc.mil Organization: NCCOSC RDT&E Division, San Diego, CA Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 11:13:07 GMT Has anyone ever got a Twincom 14.4 fax modem to fax with black hardware? I have an 040 cube, and the modem works great with kermit, but I would also like to send and receive faxes. I know I need to get the fax modem to show up in the FaxReader "Fax Modem" window, but I don't know how to do it, nor do I know if I have the proper drivers. Will any of the existing drivers for other fax modems work (Dove or NXFax, e.g.)? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! -- Danny Stevenson (NeXT mail OK) stevensd@antilles.nosc.mil (703) 602-3705
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU Subject: open Message-ID: <1994Aug16.153315.4964@Princeton.EDU> Originator: news@nimaster Keywords: open Sender: news@Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Princeton University Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 15:33:15 GMT I'm trying to issue the "open" command while telneted-in to a Next that is running the windowserver/workspace. The scenario is as follows: 1) User X logs in at Next console, starts up Terminal.app, issues "open" command from Terminal's pseudo-tty -- it works. 2) User X goes home, while still logged in at the console. 3) User X telnets in from home, logs in as X, issues "open" command from pseudo-tty; it doesn't work (DPS client library error: cannot connect to local host"). What's different about cases 3 and 1? Both involve issuing an "open" command from a pseudo-tty owned by X, while the window-server is up and running (and the Workspace is up and running). What does the Workspace and/or window server check to decide it won't honor the request? Is there any way to get around this? I tried both the Next "open" and the nice public-domain "open" from the archives. Serge J. Goldstein
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: trebels@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de (Stephan Trebels) Subject: Re: Setting daylight saving time properly? Message-ID: <02LRB4RI@gwdu03.gwdg.de> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Sender: news@gwdu03.gwdg.de (USENET News System) Organization: GWDG, Goettingen References: <OTTO.94Aug9214630@tukki.jyu.fi> <FXARS.94Aug14171151@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 12:44:25 GMT Allen R Sparks (fxars@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu) wrote: > >>>>> "O" == Otto J Makela <otto@tukki.jyu.fi> writes: > O> How does one set the time and timezone PROPERLY in NeXTstep? > O> The preferences tool is all right for setting the time, but the > O> timezone setting doesn't really help since it doesn't seem to > O> take daylight saving time into account. I have to set "GMT+3" > O> (which is actually sorta correct, as GMT doesn't do DST, but in > O> a way wrong, as it's called UT nowadays) which looks on the > O> little map like I'm in Moscow. There was a method of doing > O> this more or less properly back in SCO Xenix, I'm sure there is > O> one in NeXTstep. How? [some explanation of /etc/zoneinfo deleted] > You can program/compile one of these files. I've never done it, and > don't know how, but I've seen some stuff in the man pages. There is few, if any, need to do it, the correct files are in general included in the NeXTSTEP distribution at least since 2.0. The sad thing is, you cannot select them using Preferences. Either do a symbolic link to the correct timezone (I believe, EET should be what you want, but even Turkey is there :-) root@d> cd /etc/zoneinfo root@d> rm localtime root@d> ln -s EET localtime Or patch the text/plain section in the Preferences __INFO.LABELS. extract it using segedit, change it and replace it. the format of this file is EASY, but please keep a copy of the old executables! Then everything works as it should. Of course NeXT should have changed this static info inside the executable (not even inside the bundle) to a file search, but this doesn't seem to be high on the priorities list... ciao, stephan -- +--------------------------------------------------------------+ / Stephan Trebels voice: +49 551 44690 /| +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | | <trebels@theo-phys.gwdg.de> "No NeXTmail yet, it's a HP" | + | <trebels@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de> "NeXTmail welcome" |/ +--------------------------------------------------------------+
From: argon@starburst.umd.edu (James Lang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SLIP? Date: 15 Aug 1994 20:08:14 GMT Organization: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Message-ID: <32ohve$f7m@gamera.umd.edu> I am about to get a SLIP access and I would like to know how I would go about hooking NeXTSTEP into it? Thanks Tones -- ______________________________________________________________________________ Lord Argon the Paladin | | "if you live for the present, argon@starburst.umd.edu | tomorrow will take care of its self" | ____________________________________|_________________________________________
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kent@infoserv.com Subject: Re: Lost Hardware Password - Brute-force solution Message-ID: <CuJF74.2pA@infoserv.com> Sender: kent@infoserv.com (Kent L. Shephard) Organization: K. L. Shephard Consulting - (Kent L. Shephard) References: <XXJRBC9C@gwdu03.gwdg.de> Distribution: na Date: Sun, 14 Aug 1994 18:25:51 GMT In article <XXJRBC9C@gwdu03.gwdg.de> trebels@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de (Stephan Trebels) writes: #kent@infoserv.com wrote: #> If you don't have the root password this solution will not work. #> If the hwpwd is set you can't boot into single user to get the root password. # #ok, but you can of course attach any hard disk, where you know #the root password. then use hwpwd... I dont' want to go round and round but if all you have is the machine and no extra hardware, no root password, etc. The only alternative is to pull the battery. Kent -- /* K.L. Shephard Consulting is my company. Infoserv only delivers my mail. */ /* Please direct mail to kent@infoserv.com other adresses may not work. */
From: <seins@fox.nstn.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: WHY COMMIT TO NEXTSTEP? Date: 15 Aug 1994 11:08:25 -0300 Organization: Nova Scotia Technology Network Sender: news@nstn.ns.ca Message-ID: <53151.seins@fox.nstn.ca> On 14 Aug 1994 14:13:22 GMT, rt@astro.ocis.temple.edu <rt@astro.ocis.temple.edu> wrote: ....<CLIPPED FOR BREVITY>.... > I don't mean to be mean spirited but it can be disasterous >when you commit to a company's product and then get dumped >like a used up tampon with $$$$ worth of investment and >nowhere to turn. > >Thanks in advance for any help. I'll try to answer your questions, and hopefully maintain some level of tact: NeXTStep has personality - in other words, depending on whether it likes the hardware you are using or not, that will determine if it is going to be a developer's dream or an exercise in Chaos Theory. Many suppliers say that their hardware is NeXTStep compatible - 90% are in error. In testing probably 40-50 different configurations in the past year and a half, we have found only a dozen that even come close to being what we consider robust. NeXT seems to only want to "certify" brand name systems (Dell, DEC, etc.) - perhaps they perceive this as a strategic move to endear themselves to these companies. NeXTStep itself has bugs. They call it version 3.2, in fact, it is more like 1.1 for Intel. The database kit (DBKit) was a big problem, especially if you used a database engine other than Sybase or Oracle. They will finally be releasing the redesign of DBKit (which they call Enterprise Objects Framework so as to prevent an association nightmare for DBKit users) in Oct I believe. They actually seemed to listen to the community on this project which was a pleasant surprise. NeXTStep Version 3.3 will hopefully be a solution to many of the bugs associated with the User Version of the software. NeXTStep Developer 4.0 (to be released some day) will probably fix the annoying bugs in the Developer's Edition. The new Interface Builder will go a long way. Despite these annoying problems, you can definitely develop mission critical custom applications under NeXTStep. It requires patience due to the annoying little bugs / problems, but at this point the NeXTStep community has come up with patches and fixes for about 80% of the problems. We have developed some very large mission critical applications using NeXTStep. We had to come up with some innovative fixes to bugs which often times were a combination of problems with NeXTStep and third party developers' tools. But with a lot of 1-800 tech support and Beta testing with those developers, we were successful. NeXT the company: Well, this is an interesting topic. You are right, the past history doesn't speak well of them. I would love to speak with Steve Jobs and ask him what he sees as NeXT's direction for the next five years, and not the censored version; however that isn't likely. There were some strategic errors made along the way and they paid for them. Perhaps they have banked too heavily on the technological edge which NeXTStep provides as the first and only truly OO-OS - only time will tell. Technical Support: Well, NeXT support is pretty good. Often you can find the answers you need on the Internet - and lately the folks of NeXT will even send words of wisdom free of charge via the comp.sys.next.* newsgroups. NeXT also has Registered Developers and Registered Consultants programs. For a nominal fee you can get discounts on tech support, software, etc. HOWEVER, read the applications carefully. If confidentiality is a top priority with you, you better be very comfortable with the details they ask for in the applications (copies of business plans, financial projections,etc). We could not sign up for the program (a law enforcement agency bearing its soul to a computer company - not likely) as we would invariably have to bind them with confidentiality agreements that would make an intellectual property lawyer cringe. Our question to NeXT is, "What do you need that type of information for?", we're still waiting for a reasonable answer. Will you be left holding the bag? Who knows... I don't think anyone can give you a definite answer. Maybe we should ask NeXT to fill out one of its own Registered Developer's applications and then we can make an assessment. Cheers, Todd White. Disclaimer: #include <Standard_Legal_Stuff.h> N.B. - Above source file available to Registered Developers. ----- Police Data Automation Command | We'd LOVE NeXTMail, unfortunately Research and Development Centre | our computer currently has different | ideas. | seins@fox.nstn.ns.ca | ASCII-Text please!!
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Moving NEXTSTEP Setup to New Hard Drive Date: 15 Aug 1994 21:26:27 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <32omi3$q6o@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <CuHLAx.21o@griffin.cuc.ab.ca> In article <CuHLAx.21o@griffin.cuc.ab.ca> davor@griffin.cuc.ab.ca (Davor Barcan) writes: > I've moving my (040 Cube) NEXTSTEP 3.2 setup from my Maxtor 660MB to it's > new home on a Conner 1GB which sports a lot more disk space and is > eternally more quiet than my aging Maxtor drive. > > I did a BuildDisk on the Conner, and successfully got it to boot up But if you use BuildDisk, then you have to painstakingly copy over all your configuration stuff. I bit copied one hard drive to another and got EVERYTHING on the new drive to be identical to the old. Try booting on your Maxtor, with the Conner mounted as a second drive on /Conner. Then from / do: date && dump 0f - |(cd /Conner && restore xf -) && date I used this to setup my 1.3 GB Conner. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT Answers -- where are they now ? Date: 15 Aug 1994 21:38:44 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <32on94$19p@rosie.next.com> References: <32lvdr$10e@rosie.next.com> <32n9sa$hst@nntp2.stanford.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.4 Cc: In article <32n9sa$hst@nntp2.stanford.edu>, Todd Takken <takken@leland.stanford.edu> wrote: >In article <32lvdr$10e@rosie.next.com> grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) writes: > >> If you still have trouble follow the instructions in >> ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/README for uncompressing .compressed >> files from the command line. What happens? > >The instructions say: "If you're running NEXTSTEP, ftp the compressed >files and double-click on them in the Workspace." This is exactly what I >am doing. The decompression hangs, on both of my machines. Has anybody >double-clicked on the 16 MB NA.compressed and gotten it to uncompress >properly? Yes. The README says: 'To decompress a document, use Workspace Manager or the command "gnutar xZvf file.compressed"' What happens if you do "gnutar xZvf NA.compressed" --Dan -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963 MIME, NeXTmail fine
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: davor@griffin.cuc.ab.ca (Davor Barcan) Subject: Moving NEXTSTEP Setup to New Hard Drive Message-ID: <CuHK0L.1tE@griffin.cuc.ab.ca> Sender: davor@griffin.cuc.ab.ca (Davor Barcan) Organization: Griffin Software Development Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 18:14:45 GMT I've moving my (040 Cube) NEXTSTEP 3.2 setup from my Maxtor 660MB to it's new home on a Conner 1GB which sports a lot more disk space and is eternally more quiet than my aging Maxtor drive. I did a BuildDisk on the Conner, and successfully got it to boot up (after some SCSI ID shuffling). The next big step was to transparently move over the rest of the system. I've done that with all the development system (NEXTSTEP Developer), and all the user accounts. The problem comes in with the system setup files. How do I bring over all the user account information without re-creating it again? Is there an easy way to bring over my machine information and NetInfo settings, so I don't have to re-install my printers and FAX modems, etc? Are there certain files/directories that I should make sure that I successfully brought over? I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who has successfully done this, or from someone who knows what is involved in doing so. Please e-mail all responses, and I will summarize. Thanks in advance for any help. -- Davor Barcan davor@griffin.cuc.ab.ca (NeXTMail)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: davor@griffin.cuc.ab.ca (Davor Barcan) Subject: Moving NEXTSTEP Setup to New Hard Drive Message-ID: <CuHLAx.21o@griffin.cuc.ab.ca> Sender: davor@griffin.cuc.ab.ca (Davor Barcan) Organization: Griffin Software Development Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 18:42:33 GMT I've moving my (040 Cube) NEXTSTEP 3.2 setup from my Maxtor 660MB to it's new home on a Conner 1GB which sports a lot more disk space and is eternally more quiet than my aging Maxtor drive. I did a BuildDisk on the Conner, and successfully got it to boot up (after some SCSI ID shuffling). The next big step was to transparently move over the rest of the system. I've done that with all the development system (NEXTSTEP Developer), and all the user accounts. The problem comes in with the system setup files. How do I bring over all the user account information without re-creating it again? Is there an easy way to bring over my machine information and NetInfo settings, so I don't have to re-install my printers and FAX modems, etc? Are there certain files/directories that I should make sure that I successfully brought over? I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who has successfully done this, or from someone who knows what is involved in doing so. Please e-mail all responses, and I will summarize. Thanks in advance for any help. -- Davor Barcan davor@griffin.cuc.ab.ca (NeXTMail)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: karl@trapac.com (Karl Kraft) Subject: Headless Cube w/ Window server? Message-ID: <CuKGuu.1D6@trapac.com> Sender: karl@trapac.com (Karl Kraft) Organization: Trans Pacific Container Service Corporation Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 07:59:18 GMT I have a cube that I want to run headless. Everything works great, except that without the monitor, the machine panics when you try to bring up the window server. Does anyone have a simple work around for this? I've heard that connecting a sound box up will enable the window server to come up. True? -- Karl Kraft Karl_Kraft@trapac.com Karl_Kraft@ensuing.com [My opinions are my own]
From: "SEINS" <seins@fox.nstn.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: ProAudioSpectrum intermittent audio corruption -help Date: 15 Aug 1994 19:20:37 -0300 Organization: Nova Scotia Technology Network Sender: news@nstn.ns.ca Message-ID: <80052.seins@fox.nstn.ca> To: davidwr@dip.eecs.umich.edu On 12 Aug 1994 21:47:26 GMT, David Richardson <davidwr@dip.eecs.umich.edu> wrote: ... >I'm using EtherExpress16, SerialMouse, and ProAudioSpectrum drivers as >shipped with 3.2, and DiamondStealth64DisplayDriver and Adaptec1542B >as found on NeXTAnswers. > >(Yes, I know Adaptec + ProAudioSpectrum + NS can be bad, but I >don't think that's the problem). > >The ProAudio is set for IRQ 5, DMA 7, and I/O Port Addr. 0x388-0x388. > >-- >-David W. Richardson, davidwr@umich.edu UofM-GO BLUE! >2305 Georgetown, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 +1 313 741 1367 <-- New addr/phone 5/1 We've found that the best settings for the Adaptec board is DMA 5, IRQ 11, and the PAS on DMA 3, IRQ 5. That should clear up a fair bit of the distortion. If you have an EISA or PCI bus, instead of a VESA/ISA bus, you may be able to move the DMA on the PAS to DMA 6. I hope this helps. Steve MacDougall ----- Police Data Automation Command | We'd LOVE NeXTMail, unfortunately Research and Development Centre | our computer currently has different | ideas. | seins@fox.nstn.ns.ca | ASCII-Text please!!
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Moving NEXTSTEP Setup to New Hard Drive Date: 15 Aug 1994 22:19:21 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <32opl9$1ba@rosie.next.com> References: <CuHLAx.21o@griffin.cuc.ab.ca> <32omi3$q6o@nntp2.stanford.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.4 Cc: In article <32omi3$q6o@nntp2.stanford.edu>, Todd Takken <takken@leland.stanford.edu> wrote: > >But if you use BuildDisk, then you have to painstakingly copy over all >your configuration stuff. I bit copied one hard drive to another and got >EVERYTHING on the new drive to be identical to the old. Try booting on >your Maxtor, with the Conner mounted as a second drive on /Conner. Then >from / do: > >date && dump 0f - |(cd /Conner && restore xf -) && date > >I used this to setup my 1.3 GB Conner. On note of caution: 3.2's restore has a bug -- it looses setuid and setgid bits in file modes. Either install the 3.2 restore patch (in NeXTanswers as 1554_RestorePatch.ReadMe.rtf and 1555_RestorePatch.pkg.compressed) or do the same trick with gnutar: gnutar cvf - / | (cd /otherDisk; gnutar xvf -) --Dan -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963 MIME, NeXTmail fine
From: wrb@biostr.washington.edu (William Barker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help connecting to a HP JetDirect card using PPD files?? Date: 16 Aug 1994 17:38:15 GMT Organization: University of Washington Message-ID: <32qti7$pm3@news.u.washington.edu> Hej, I'd like to connect a NS 3.2 system (black) to an HP LaserJet 4M Plus printer using the printer's JetDirect ethernet card. NS 3.2 ships with a PPD file for the printer, but it assumes it's connected to the NeXT via a serial port. PrintManager doesn't let one choose connecting to the printer via the net, which is what I'm after. I've mucked around with changes to the NetInfo entry for a serially connected printer without success. It's also easy enough to pump data to the printer with a standard, hand-crafted printcap entry in NetInfo, but that doesn't let one use the 4M Plus to it's capability--it looks like a generic postscript printer on a remote host. It works, but I want more! Has anyone figured out how to configure the NS side to use the PPD file AND connect to the printer by way of the JetDirect? Thanks in advance. bb -- Bill Barker Biological Structure, SM-20 University of Washington Seattle WA 98195 (206) 543-7315 "In Wine there is Wisdom, In Beer there is Strength; In Water is Bacteria." --Old German Saying.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: rpc.pcnsd on under netinfo Message-ID: <CuLMu2.uJ@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: do you have to be running NIS to NFS mount a filesystem to .... Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 23:06:02 GMT folks, well! i have a pentium intel running as my master netinfo server. a very simple question!!!! coming from the NIS world as i do, i'm wondering how i let my master netinfo know about the PC IP numbers - /etc/hosts? /etc/netgroup? i don't have to be running ypserv, correct? (the tcp/ip package i'm using, btw, is chameleon...) somewhat confused and thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mafrech@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Martin Frech) Subject: Re: Audio DAT on SCSI DAT ? Message-ID: <FKMRBZTL@math.fu-berlin.de> Keywords: DAT, Audio,SCSI, HP35480A Sender: news@math.fu-berlin.de (Math Department) Organization: Free University of Berlin, Germany References: <CuCJCw.pK@ilink.de> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 23:37:57 GMT eike@ilink.de (Eike Dierks) writes: >Long ago there have been rumors that some SCSI DAT tapes support playing >and recording audio DATs (these are formatted differently then data-DAT >tapes) >Does anyone know anything about this ? >Is there any software that can can do this on capable drives ? >Does anyone have docs on the HP35480A Rev 9 09 or knows how to get them >from HP ? (The drive was OEM so it came with no docs at all) >Eike HPs docs for the OEM 35480A are not very complete, I have a 10pages booklet, which does not even tell anything about the DIP-Switches. If you need information on these DIPs, at least I can tell you that 1 is for Compression ON-OFF, 4 is Parity ON-OFF, on our 030 and 040 Cubes, it only worked with 1 and 4 either on or off, BUT ALL THE OTHERS OFF ! Anyway, dump and restore never worked, tar was fine ! If you need detailed information on the DIPs, mail me ... - martin
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT Answers -- where are they now ? Date: 16 Aug 1994 00:27:39 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <32p15r$siq@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <32on94$19p@rosie.next.com> In article <32on94$19p@rosie.next.com> grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) writes: > What happens if you do "gnutar xZvf NA.compressed" Neither double clicking from the workspace nor typing the above command from Terminal.app works. When using gnutar from a terminal, it goes into an infinite loop. It says "Unknown demangling command" forever. This probably is what causes it to hang when uncompressed from the workspace. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu ************************************************************************ gnutar: Renamed @@MaNgLeD.133 to NA/Questions_and_Answers/NEXTSTEP_Developer/Other_Kits/DBKit/1448_Oracle_a daptor_views_and_tables.rtf gnutar: Unknown demangling command 656_ELSA_WINNER1000PRO_Graphics_Card.Hardware.rtf gnutar: Unknown demangling command O gnutar: Unknown demangling command O gnutar: Unknown demangling command O gnutar: Unknown demangling command O gnutar: Unknown demangling command O
From: vamp@gothic.acs.csulb.edu (VampLestat) Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: sendmail v8.6.9 w/ new berkeley db under NeXTstep 3.2? Date: 16 Aug 1994 00:50:56 GMT Organization: Me, organized? You gotta be kidding. Message-ID: <32p2hg$12u@garuda.csulb.edu> Has anyone successfully compiled and run the newest v8 sendmail, with the new berkeley db package, under NeXTstep 3.2 ? While we managed to hack together the db stuff and successully compile sendmail with it, it doenst appear to be fully functional. On a 3.2 machine it works, but the 'mailq' command apparently cant read the spool. When we look there is obviously mail waiting, but 'mailq' doenst report it, but all else *seems* ok. Also the 3.2 compile doesnt appear to run successfully on a 3.0 machine. It refuses to run in deamon mode (debugging indicates that this happens when you try and run it and detach it from the tty) , and also has the mailq problem. Any suggestions? Anyone actually have sendmail 8.6.9 with the new db running on a NeXT? -- _O_ Ryan L. Watkins vamp@csulb.edu | Academic Computing Services CSU Long Beach - Network Support | finger vamp@gothic.acs.csulb.edu for pgp public key
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software From: Michael_Pizolato@afs.com (Michael Pizolato) Subject: Still looking... Message-ID: <1994Aug16.161217.923@afs.com> Sender: michael@afs.com Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 16:12:17 GMT ...for sendmail 8.6.9. Can anyone tell me where I can get it? Thanx, Michael -- Michael_Pizolato@afs.com | "Woodstock '94 - the only time I've ever Chief Technical Officer | spent money so I could be treated like Anderson Financial Systems Inc. | a refugee." NeXTMail accepted | -Jack Brasch
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: /etc/shells (HELP!) Date: 16 Aug 1994 19:06:02 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <32r2mq$n0r@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <32p7kf$kvf@gamera.umd.edu> As a first guess either /etc/shells is non-existent, non-readable, or either / /private or /private/etc doesen't have it's execute bit set. Boot single user, and check the permissions of the files. James Lang (argon@starburst.umd.edu) wrote: : Somehow the shells file is not responding to the system, so whenever : someone trys to log in it tell them they have no Shell and then dumps them. : I can not even log in as Root, is there a way to redefin the shells? : if so how would i get into the system? : Argon : -- : ______________________________________________________________________________ : Lord Argon the Paladin | : | "if you live for the present, : argon@starburst.umd.edu | tomorrow will take care of its self" : | : ____________________________________|_________________________________________ -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Audio DAT on SCSI DAT ? Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 16 Aug 1994 19:09:04 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <32r2sg$n0r@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <CuCJCw.pK@ilink.de> <32qiv0INNji1@umbc7.umbc.edu> As another sidebar: I tried using Audio grade tapes in my HP tape drive. Not a good idea. They use a much higher drag on the spools for tape tensioning. I found that the drive would stall about half way thorugh the tape. (The tapes were Sony.) It became a moot point when I found that HP would sell me a data grade 90 meter tape for $3 more than Sony wanted for a 60 meter tape (15 vs 12 bucks canadian) -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: nhowland@ksu.ksu.edu (Neal Patrick Howland) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Dial-in through serial port on black Date: 12 Aug 1994 21:05:59 -0500 Organization: Kansas State University Message-ID: <32h9q7$krd@atlantis.ksu.ksu.edu> I would like to set up my machine at home so that I could telnet or rlogin to it through my modem. Could someone please tell me how I could set this up? Thanks, Neal Howland nhowland@matt.ksu.ksu.edu
From: jmack@skye.phys.ualberta.ca Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Netboot black off white Date: 14 Aug 1994 07:14:09 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <32kg81$116p@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <32g1ij$s7@rosie.next.com> In article <32g1ij$s7@rosie.next.com> Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) writes: > In article <1994Aug12.094837.2087@ToTSySSoft.com> Bruce Gingery > <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes: > # In article <94223.21421134II5MT@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU> John Goggan > # <34II5MT@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU> writes: > # ~> Ok -- from what I can determine for the manuals, this SHOULD be > # ~> possible -- it would be about the same thing as say netbooting > # ~> a client running v2.x of the operating system off a netboot server > # ~> running v3.x (yes, I think this should be possible too)... Here's > # ~> what I'm doing... > # > # Likely the biggest problem is the 2.x vs 3.x NetInfo > incompatibilities. > # > # Bruce Gingery > > What 2.x vs 3.x NetInfo incompatabilities? The on-disk storage format > changed, but the network protocols didn't. > > joe I have a configuration which works for 3.0 clients booting off a 2.1 server. (I did this to upgrade several 2.1 clones to 3.0 the easy way, by building a generic 3.0 system, and then netbooting each client to dump the 3.0 filesystem onto it's local drive). Note that in this scenario the server cannot serve both, it must be either all 2.1 machines or all 3.0 (not a mix). This is because there is no way to configure inetd.conf to distinguish between OS version levels. This would be a REAL GOOD thing for NeXT to build into future OS's. It could be a modified tftpd which could read a netinfo system version propery entry for the client, and then deliver the appropriate segregated bootstrap over the net. Just make sure that you have the complete 3.0 system somewhere on the 2.1 server (usually a separate disk is the easiest), and customise the client's config to point to it instead of the /client area. Also make sure that the server exports the partition and has a modified tftpboot which points to the 3.0 network bootstrap files. i.e. on the server (running 2.1): euclid> grep tftp /etc/inetd.conf: tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/etc/tftpd tftpd -s /private/tftpboot OK, here I made /private/tftpboot a symlink to whichever system rev level I want to bring up at a given time (changing the symlink makes it easy to boot an old 2.1 system up if I have to): euclid> ls -ld /private/tftpboot* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 11 Feb 23 10:28 tftpboot -> tftpboot3.0@ drwxrwxr-x 3 root 1024 Feb 25 1991 tftpboot2.1/ drwxrwxr-x 3 root 1024 Jul 30 1992 tftpboot3.0/ euclid> ls -l /private/tftpboot/ total 942 drwxrwxr-x 3 root 1024 Jul 30 1992 ./ drwxrwxrwt 14 root 1024 Feb 23 10:28 ../ -r--r--r-- 1 root 49812 Jul 29 1992 boot -r--r--r-- 1 root 49812 Jul 29 1992 boot.cdrom -r--r--r-- 1 root 49812 Jul 29 1992 diagnostics -r--r--r-- 1 root 802493 Jul 29 1992 mach drwxrwxr-x 2 root 1024 Jul 21 1992 private/ These must contain the system version bootstraps for either 2.1 or, in this case 3.0. The netinfo client config: euclid> niutil -read / /machines/tmpboot ip_address: 129.128.7.233 name: tmpboot serves: tmpboot/local en_address: 0:0:f:0:40:8c bootfile: mach bootparams: private=euclid:/new3.0/private root=euclid:/new3.0 euclid> cat /etc/exports /new3.0 -access=tmpboot /new3.0 is a separate disk containing the 3.0 filesystem): euclid> df /new3.0 Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on /dev/sd1a 98442 84489 9030 90% /new3.0 Conceivably, the reverse situation can also be handled in a similar way. -- James S. MacKinnon Office: P-139 Avahd-Bhatia Physics Lab Computing/Networking Phone : (403) 492-8226 Department of Physics email : jmack@phys.ualberta.ca University of Alberta uucp : uofaphys!jmack iskye!jmack Edmonton, Canada T6G 2N5 bitnet: jmack@triumfcl jsm1@ualtamts
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT Answers -- where are they now ? Date: 14 Aug 1994 08:54:19 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <32km3r$a14@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <1994Aug10.211656.19803@scott.skidmore.edu> In article <1994Aug10.211656.19803@scott.skidmore.edu> tholland@pars.skidmore.edu (Anthony Holland) writes: > Where are the most recent NeXTAnswers ? I thought NeXT had an anon ftp > set up but I can't find it. I just ftp'ed the most recent NextAnswers, a 16 MB file called NA.compressed, off of ftp.next.com. However, when I double click on the file to uncompress it, the uncompress routine runs forever, or effectively hangs. Has anybody else had this problem? -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: robert@steffi.demon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Procmail with Mail.app? Date: 14 Aug 1994 07:49:33 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Aug14084933@steffi.demon.co.uk> References: <32j6da$pep$1@heifetz.msen.com> <32jbt9$q5e@errigle.gpl.net> To: sfitzp@cs.qub.ac.uk (Stephen Fitzpatrick) In-reply-to: sfitzp@cs.qub.ac.uk's message of 13 Aug 1994 20:54:01 GMT <sfitzp@cs.qub.ac.uk> writes: >In article <32j6da$pep$1@heifetz.msen.com> peterw@garnet.msen.com >(Peter Wyngaard) writes: >> >>Has anyone successfully made procmail work with Mail.app? >>Specifically, I would like to use procmail to sort incoming mail >>into Mail.app mailboxes. >I've been using procmail with appnmail to do just that (under NS3.0) >with no problems. The configuration file is perhaps a bit arcane, >but there are plenty of examples with the distribution to get you >started. >appnmail is part of a separate package called mailapp-utilities. >BTW make sure root on your mail host can read your .forward file. What I do is only route NeXTMAIL to Mail.app .. all other mail goes to local news groups. PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/ucb:/bin:/usr/local/bin:. MAILDIR=$HOME/Mail # You'd better make sure it exists DEFAULT=$MAILDIR/mbox LOGFILE=$MAILDIR/log VERBOASE = ON SHELL=/bin/sh # for other shells, this might need adjustment ALREADYSENT=$HOME/vacation # the vacation database SENDMAIL=/usr/lib/sendmail AWAY=$HOME/message SOUNDS=$HOME/Library/Sounds :0: * ^Next-Attachment /usr/spool/mail/robert here we specifically route NeXTMAIL to where Mail.app expects to find it. -- "Use the source Luke!" (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
From: rt@astro.ocis.temple.edu (rt@astro.ocis.temple.edu) Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: WHY COMMIT TO NEXTSTEP? Date: 14 Aug 1994 14:13:22 GMT Organization: Temple University, Academic Computer Services Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32l8q2$2jn@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> 1. How is NEXTSTEP? I am mainly concerned with the 486 version. 2. Is it stable? Is it buggy?? Can you put mission critical apps on it? 3. How is NeXT as a company? Judging from past history and books and such it is not a very pretty. Job's temper, ego, and the like had caused chaos turmoil in the past. A 200+ million flop. Biggest flop in history by on source. 4. Is their tech support good or do you wait a million hours running up costly bills only to find out that no one can find the problem? 5. Will I be left holding my **** if they fold up overnight? I would like to try the product but I am deeply concerned especially after they just dumped their hardware - overnight. The question is will they dump NeXTSTEP support right out of the blue and leave us all holding our *****? I have nothing against NeXT. Its windowing system blows away MS. Windoze - the Fisher-Price toys of OSs. Its about time we have an alternative. I don't mean to be mean spirited but it can be disasterous when you commit to a company's product and then get dumped like a used up tampon with $$$$ worth of investment and nowhere to turn. Thanks in advance for any help.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fxars@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu (Allen R Sparks) Subject: Re: Problem Receiving NeXTmail In-Reply-To: paul@seer.demon.co.uk's message of Thu, 11 Aug 1994 20:43:26 GMT Message-ID: <FXARS.94Aug14172412@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu> Sender: news@raven.alaska.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks References: <10AUG94.06313066@sallie.wellesley.edu> <1994Aug11.204326.7109@seer.demon.co.uk> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 01:24:12 GMT >>>>> "P" == Paul Lynch <paul@seer.demon.co.uk> writes: P> In article <10AUG94.06313066@sallie.wellesley.edu> P> cjones@sallie.wellesley.edu writes: >> Incoming mail does not display in NeXTmail, although it shows >> up in the /usr/spool/mail directory. Regular /ucb/mail and >> Pine can see these incoming messages fine. Out of curiousity I >> fired up a demo copy of Eloquent, and that also works OK for >> both receiving and sending mail. P> Check the Preference setting Spool dir for Expert preferences. P> That would imply that it is set wrong (should be P> /usr/spool/mail) Also, check ~/Mailboxes/Active.mbox. There's a couple of files in there (especially "table_of_contents") that seems to get its ownership changed to root from time to time. I've found that changing a "chown" back to the user fixes the problem. === Al
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fxars@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu (Allen R Sparks) Subject: Re: NextUser manual in 3.2? In-Reply-To: rit@chp28ab.der.edf.fr's message of Wed, 10 Aug 1994 11:37:37 GMT Message-ID: <FXARS.94Aug14173030@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu> Sender: news@raven.alaska.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks References: <RIT.94Aug10133737@chp28ab.der.edf.fr> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 01:30:30 GMT >>>>> "J" == Jean Francois Rit <rit@chp28ab.der.edf.fr> writes: J> I recently upgraded from 2.1 to 3.2 and seem to have lost the J> online NextUser manual in the process. Was it removed from J> distribution ? J> JF The out of the box path for System Administration is /NextLibrary/Documentation/NextAdmin/ You're supposed to use the Digital Librarian to read it. === Al
From: kheit@gandalf.rutgers.edu (John Kheit) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PNI SLIP on a server Message-ID: <Aug.15.01.42.25.1994.2867@gandalf.rutgers.edu> Date: 15 Aug 94 05:42:25 GMT Followup-To: comp.sys.next.software Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Hi All, I was wondering if anyone one has gotton PNI to run off of a NS server? I have a ND that is being used as a server (set up via Simple Network Starter) for a really basic network server. I have two nodes attached to the server... well 1.5 really, because one of the machines is a laptop that comes and goes from time to time. In the mean time I have some really hacked scripts and the server kinda works.... BUT, when I installed PNI and it recommended I make my machine not a NetInfo machine or Let It Be--I went with the Let It Be option. Now to get into SLIP I issue this command: /etc/pni/pnid -C -c -n pni0 -t -d -f /etc/pni/config/pni0.config & because this command doesn't work: /etc/pni/pnirun pni0 & Anyway, when PNI is connecting, my Rutgers cisco server reports that I should be using IP address X. This address is sometimes different from what is in my 'pni0.config' file and the SLIP connection doesn't work correctly and I have to bring PNI down and edit the 'pni0.config' file to match what the cisco server is sending me. All in all, a lame way of putting up a SLIP connection. I guess I have two questions: 1) Does anyone use PNI on a NetInfo Server? And if you do, could you please either email or post to the net, details of how you put it up? 2) Does anyone use PNI to log into Rutgers cisco servers? And if so, could you please send me your login.tcl script? Thank you very much for any help/info, Later, John PS Isn't it possible to make PNI easier to use? Sooner or later many NS users are going to have laptops and need to run their home machine as a server. There has got to be a more simple way. But being the bone head I am, I must have missed it %-).
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (Willem van Schaik) Subject: Re: Problem with the parallel port and printing - the Answer Message-ID: <1994Aug15.064623.18981@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> Sender: news@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (USENET News System) Organization: Philips Communications & Processing Services, Eindhoven References: <32ljum$rud@larry.rice.edu> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 06:46:23 GMT steve@ion.rice.edu (Steve Ludtke) writes: [...] >Several other people expressed interest in how I got ghostscript to work with >the HP560C, and I promised to put together a set of instructions/patches in the >next week or two. I will post again when I have done this. If you want to give [...] Probably I'm missing something, but what could be the use of GhostScript on a NeXT? Is Display PostScript not enough ?????? Willem -- W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philips TASS schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl
From: Kolyer (with a `K') Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT Answers -- where are they now ? Date: 15 Aug 1994 23:32:49 GMT Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <32otv1$4ic@ftp-p.mccaw.com> References: <32n9sa$hst@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> In article <32n9sa$hst@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) writes: $In article <32lvdr$10e@rosie.next.com> grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) writes: $ $> >I just ftp'ed the most recent NextAnswers, a 16 MB file called $> >NA.compressed, off of ftp.next.com. However, when I double click on $> >the file to uncompress it, the uncompress routine runs forever, or $> >effectively hangs. Has anybody else had this problem? $ $> Are you using the Workspace to uncompress the file, or Opener.app? $ $The workspace. $ $> Use the Workspace. $ $> If you still have trouble follow the instructions in $> ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/README for uncompressing .compressed $> files from the command line. What happens? $ $The instructions say: "If you're running NEXTSTEP, ftp the compressed $files and double-click on them in the Workspace." This is exactly what I $am doing. The decompression hangs, on both of my machines. Has anybody $double-clicked on the 16 MB NA.compressed and gotten it to uncompress $properly? $ $-- Todd Takken $takken@leland.stanford.edu I recall hearing about (and experiencing) a bug in Workspace where, when double-clicking a .compressed file, it hangs and goes nowhere. The alternative is to select File->Decompress from the menu. I have never had a problem decompressing this way. This could be the problem, rather than in the file itself. -- _______________________________________________________________ jonathan.kolyer@mccaw.com | This space intentionally NeXTmail is cool. | left blank... My thoughts, opinions, and experiences are my own.
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT Answers -- where are they now ? Date: 16 Aug 1994 01:20:37 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <32p495$1hb@rosie.next.com> References: <32on94$19p@rosie.next.com> <32p15r$siq@nntp2.stanford.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.4 Cc: In article <32p15r$siq@nntp2.stanford.edu>, Todd Takken <takken@leland.stanford.edu> wrote: >In article <32on94$19p@rosie.next.com> grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) writes: >> What happens if you do "gnutar xZvf NA.compressed" > >Neither double clicking from the workspace nor typing the above command >from Terminal.app works. When using gnutar from a terminal, it goes into >an infinite loop. It says "Unknown demangling command" forever. This >probably is what causes it to hang when uncompressed from the workspace. What a nasty bug. It looks like NA.compressed is now hitting a bug in older gnutar's. I've upgraded to 3.3's gnutar, and I'll check if it's fixed. Thanks for posting this. Fyi, mailing information like this to nextanswers-request@next.com is the fastest way to get things fixed. --Dan -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963 MIME, NeXTmail fine
From: argon@starburst.umd.edu (James Lang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: /etc/shells (HELP!) Date: 16 Aug 1994 02:17:51 GMT Organization: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Message-ID: <32p7kf$kvf@gamera.umd.edu> Somehow the shells file is not responding to the system, so whenever someone trys to log in it tell them they have no Shell and then dumps them. I can not even log in as Root, is there a way to redefin the shells? if so how would i get into the system? Argon -- ______________________________________________________________________________ Lord Argon the Paladin | | "if you live for the present, argon@starburst.umd.edu | tomorrow will take care of its self" | ____________________________________|_________________________________________
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <32p707$7s@rosie.next.com> Control: cancel <32p707$7s@rosie.next.com> Date: 16 Aug 1994 02:08:37 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <32p735$7u@rosie.next.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.4 <32p707$7s@rosie.next.com> was cancelled from within trn. -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963 MIME, NeXTmail fine
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT Answers -- where are they now ? Date: 16 Aug 1994 02:11:29 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <32p78h$84@rosie.next.com> References: <32on94$19p@rosie.next.com> <32p15r$siq@nntp2.stanford.edu> <32p495$1hb@rosie.next.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=19701020; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.4 Cc: --19701020 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=US-ASCII name=body00.enriched Content-Disposition: inline; filename=body00.enriched <italic>What a nasty bug. It looks like NA.compressed is now hitting a bug in older gnutar's. I've upgraded to 3.3's gnutar, and I'll check if it's fixed. </italic> <bold>Fixed. </bold>--19701020-- -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963 MIME, NeXTmail fine
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jjfeiler@relief.com (John Jay Feiler) Subject: Printer problems Message-ID: <CuLr67.3LB@relief.com> Sender: jjfeiler@relief.com (John Jay Feiler) Organization: Relief Consulting & Development Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 00:39:42 GMT Hi all: I've got a new/used NeXT printer that I've just acquired, and when I try to print to it, I get the following in the console window: np0: spurious packet received, cmd = 87 np0: DMA Underrun; Reprinting Page np0: spurious packet received, cmd = 87 np0: DMA Underrun; Reprinting Page np0: spurious packet received, cmd = 87 np0: DMA Underrun retries exhausted Aug 15 17:36:20 relief Server:Local_Printer[4630]: Error printing page: I/O error It prints about the first 20% of a page, max, then dies with the third page half in the printer. Has anybody seen this problem before? Any idea what it means? John -- John Feiler jjfeiler@relief.com Relief Consulting & Development (206) 743-3953 4926 152nd St. SW NeXTmail Welcome!!! Edmonds, WA 98026-4433 Independent NeXTSTEP Developer --
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: kermit escape problems Message-ID: <1994Aug15.044945.2943@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <32hbrh$37u@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 04:49:45 GMT In article <32hbrh$37u@zip.eecs.umich.edu> beckers@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Becki Kain) writes: [snip] ~> I type <ctrl>\ and instead of the prompt I get this ~> garbage on the screen: ~> 0 Sz* @-#Y1~" z> Is it possible that your "escape" back to the kermit prompt uses the default Control-] instead of Control-\ ?? You can, of course redesignate this in .kermrc Some people prefer Control-[ which is the escape key by itself. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: robert.standen@rd.eng.bbc.co.uk (Bob Standen) Subject: World Wide Web Access Message-ID: <CuMLst.Ls8@bbc.co.uk> Sender: usenet@bbc.co.uk Organization: British Broadcasting Corporation, UK Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 11:41:17 GMT Folks, Sorry if this is a FAQ but does anyone know of a NEXTSTEP WWW app which supports the use of a proxy server or 'firewall' machine? Our site has such a machine and it renders applications such as OmniWeb useless for accessing nodes outside our local network :-( Ta, Bob Standen GRADUATE ENGINEER BBC Research and Development Kingswood Warren TADWORTH Surrey, UK KT20 6NP Voice: + 44 737 836577 Fax: + 44 737 832336 Email: bob.standen@rd.bbc.co.uk NeXTMail Preferred, MIME Welcome, text-only if you must ;-)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dthmpsn@Trimark.com (Dave Thompson) Subject: SoundBlaster16 installation Message-ID: <1994Aug16.121721.2541@trimark.com> Sender: news@trimark.com Organization: Trimark Investment Management, Toronto Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 12:17:21 GMT I tried to install the SoundBlaster16 card last night but got a hardware conflict. I discovered that the IRQ of the sound card (default of 5) was the same as the IRQ of my BusMouse. Unfortunately the IRQ on the sound card is set via a configure program which means that the card must be installed. With the current configuration I can't boot the machine. I could probably remove the BusMouse, add the sound card and try to configure it but I was wondering if anyone has come across a similar situation and has found a better solution? Thanks, Dave Thompson
From: brian@umbc.edu (Brian Cuthie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Audio DAT on SCSI DAT ? Date: 16 Aug 1994 10:37:20 -0400 Organization: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Message-ID: <32qiv0INNji1@umbc7.umbc.edu> References: <CuCJCw.pK@ilink.de> Keywords: DAT, Audio,SCSI, HP35480A In article <CuCJCw.pK@ilink.de>, Eike Dierks <eike@ilink.de> wrote: >Long ago there have been rumors that some SCSI DAT tapes support playing >and recording audio DATs (these are formatted differently then data-DAT >tapes) > >Does anyone know anything about this ? > >Is there any software that can can do this on capable drives ? > >Does anyone have docs on the HP35480A Rev 9 09 or knows how to get them >from HP ? (The drive was OEM so it came with no docs at all) > >Eike The only drive I've seen that does this is an Archive Python with a firmware special done by them for SGI. The firmware special adds SCSI commands that access audio formatted DAT tapes. It's complicated, though, and there isn't any *simple* way to play audio DAT tapes or even get the adio data from them. As a side bar, NeXT could learn a *LOT* from SGI and their tape handling. SGI has fairly sophisticated tape device management, while NeXT seems to be stuck in the previous decade with their tape interface. Cheers, Brian -- Brian Cuthie Systemix Software, Inc. brian@systemix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: singhk@fi.gs.com (Kunal Singh) Subject: NeXt & PC/TCP DNS Message-ID: <Cun5BD.Jq4@fi.gs.com> Sender: news@fi.gs.com (Netnews Administrator) Organization: Fixed Income Division - Goldman, Sachs & Co. Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 18:42:49 GMT Has anyone out there used NeXT as the nameserver for PC clients running Windows with TCP/IP ? Did you somehow link to netinfo or did you run a named ? If you ran a named, how did you configure it ? Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
From: mow@marsu.s.bawue.de (Markus Wenzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PNI dead? Date: 16 Aug 1994 21:45:51 +0100 Organization: Palumbian Research Labs Message-ID: <32r8hv$244@marsu.s.bawue.de> References: <1994Aug14.155132.28216@il.us.swissbank.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit hendryj@mcs.com writes: >Woke up this morning and my PNI demo key had expired. Okay, I thought. I'll >just re-register (pnid -R) using the SLIP-only key they provided. Whoops! The >key isn't valid, it says. Same for the DEMO key. (These being the same ones >from the distribution.) TransSys PNI 1.11 is released and available by ftp. The DEMO key supplied with the package works fine. See c.s.n.announce for detailled information. -- !!! New mail address !!! mow@marsu.s.bawue.de !!! New mail address !!! // Markus Wenzel // 1st Institute of Physics // // NeXTSTEP Consulting + Administration // University of Stuttgart // // mow@marsu.s.bawue.de // wenzel@rus.uni-stuttgart.de //
From: fox@pt0204.pto.ford.com (Ken Fox) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: Unbelievable install requirements? Date: 16 Aug 1994 21:17:37 GMT Organization: Power Train Systems, Ford Motor Company Distribution: world Message-ID: <32radhINNbj5@ope001.iao.ford.com> Keywords: install, scsi, adaptec I recently posted a question about problems with a "supported" SCSI controller (a BT-445S) that doesn't seem to be known to the universal Adaptec driver. The one reply I've gotten so far indicates that I need to *borrow* an Adaptec 1542 controller, do the install, find the real BT-445S driver (which I know exists), install that driver, and finally swap back out the Adaptec. This seems insane! I don't know of any other operating system that won't allow an install onto the supported hardware. Is this really true of NeXTSTEP? How in the world does NeXT expect to sell it to the general market? Or have they just given up the self-hosted OS concept in favor of OpenSTEP? Just amazed, - Ken -- Ken Fox (fox@pt0204.pto.ford.com) | My opinions or statements do not | represent those of, nor are endorsed Ford Motor Company, Powertrain | by, Ford Motor Company. CAD/CAM/CAE Process Integration | AP Environment Section | "Is this some sort of trick question | or what?" -- Calvin
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: Still looking... Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 18:11:14 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Distribution: inet Message-ID: <MiIHa2y00iV1I6GYgZ@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <1994Aug16.161217.923@afs.com> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.misc: 16-Aug-94 Still looking... by Michael Pizolato@afs.com > ...for sendmail 8.6.9. Can anyone tell me where I can get it? From the sendmail 8.6.x READ_ME file: The latest version of sendmail is kept on FTP.CS.Berkeley.EDU, directory /ucb/sendmail; check there for the latest revision. -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | Spin CA-VBHY? After all, --------------------------------------------+ "You need your 100% US-RDA of AMS & normal mail: infidel+@cmu.edu | Vitamins A, C, L, and T...." NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | --semper ubi sub ubi--
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.soft-sys.nextstep From: viggo@diku.dk (Allan Kim Schougaard) Subject: Re: Unbelievable install requirements? Message-ID: <1994Aug16.215218.12533@odin.diku.dk> Sender: viggo@njord.diku.dk Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 21:52:18 GMT References: <32radhINNbj5@ope001.iao.ford.com> Organization: Department of Computer Science, U of Copenhagen Keywords: install, scsi, adaptec It is also insane only to include two (2) drivers for the installation. --Allan --viggo@diku.dk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: geoff@math.ucla.edu (Geoffrey Mess) Subject: CDROM drive for upgrade Message-ID: <1994Aug17.003357.28819@math.ucla.edu> Sender: news@math.ucla.edu Organization: UCLA, Mathematics Department Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 00:33:57 GMT Can I use a Sun CD-ROM drive to install the 3.2 upgrade from the CD ? Does it need a driver, and if so where can one get the driver ? ( I don't have a more detailed description of the drive. It just says Sun on the outside, no model number.) What CD_ROM drives do work with a Next ? This would seem to be a natural for a frequently asked question. I notice that on sonata.cc.purdue.edu the Next FAQs are dated Sept. 1992 and don't have much info on 3.* nor any on CD Roms, and that there are currently no Next FAQs on comp.sys.next.announce or comp.answers. -- Geoffrey Mess Department of Mathematics, UCLA. geoff@math.ucla.edu
Subject: Internet Connectivity Options Date: Tue, 16 Aug 94 03:49:25 PDT Message-ID: <00004CE4.fc@iqinc.wa.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Gary_Affonso@iqinc.wa.com (Gary Affonso) Organization: ImagingQuest, Inc Up to this point our company has connected to the Internet through a local service provider using SLIP and UUCP accounts. We are growing rapidly and would like to explore some other methods of access. Specifically, we'd like to setup our NeXT to act as a central Internet hub for our organization and were wondering what options we have for access. The questions that we think we need answered follow: * What is the structure of Internet service providers and where can we find this out at? Can we bypass our current provider and move to the next level up in the chain? This would undoubtably mean we would need to have the bandwidth requirements to make this cost effective, but we'd at least like to look at it as an option. * What system configuration would we be likely to need for a live, full time connect. It seems we could do a leased line with a CSU/DSU connected to a router connected to our local ethernet. Is this a common approach? Am I missing something about how this kind of connection works? * What is the availability of tools on the NeXT to support many different types of Internet services & protocals? Telnet and FTP come built in, but what about various server software such as Archie, Gopher, WAIS, WWW, etc? Of course, these questions result from our current lack of knowledge, and could be completely off base. Hopefully they give a sense of what options we'd like to explore. Thanks in advance, I will summarize. Gary Affonso ImagingQuest gaffonso@iqinc.wa.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jpmeia@netcom.com (James McCann) Subject: SLIP Problem Message-ID: <jpmeiaCunnC5.2DD@netcom.com> Keywords: Slip Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 01:12:05 GMT I've suddenly developed a major problem with TransSlip on black hardware. It Slips up fine and makes a connection, but as soon as I try to use the connection (download mail, use OmniWeb, ftp, Newsgrazer, etc) the connection closes and returns the serial port to NXFax. Any ideas? Please respond to jpmeia@netcom.com Right now I'm on a terminal connection to the net desperately seeking slip again! Thanks, JP -- jpmeia@netcom.com
From: zmonster@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eric M Hermanson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Hard Drive Errors - Help Appreciated Date: 17 Aug 1994 02:39:35 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Message-ID: <32rt97$2f0@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> Just recently, after transporting my external hard drive cross country I have been getting these types of errors popping up on the console: sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:4 scsi status:0x0 sd1 (3,0): sense key:0xb additional sense code:0x47 SCSI Block in error = 0 (front porch) sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x2a sd_state:4 scsi status:0x2 sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x2a sd_state:4 scsi status:0x2 Target 3: HARDWARE ERROR; block 0H retry 1 Target 3: HARDWARE ERROR; block 0H retry 2 Target 3: HARDWARE ERROR; block 0H retry 3 sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x2a sd_state:4 scsi status:0x2 sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x2a sd_state:4 scsi status:0x0 sd1 (3,0): sense key:0xb additional sense code:0x47 SCSI Block in error = 0 (front porch) Target 3: HARDWARE ERROR; block 0H retry 1 Target 3: HARDWARE ERROR; block 0H retry 1 sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:4 scsi status:0x2 sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:4 scsi status:0x2 sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:4 scsi status:0x2 IO error on pagein (breadDirect) sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:4 scsi status:0x2 sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:4 scsi status:0x2 The hard drive fails to work after this occurs, and I need to reboot. If you have experience fixing this type of problem, I would appreciate hearing from you. Hopefully it will be as simple as the drive not being terminated properly (but I doubt it!) Thanks, Eric
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jpmeia@netcom.com Subject: Backspace locks up Message-ID: <netnewsCunt0t.Hw@netcom.com> Keywords: backspace Sender: netnews@netcom.com (USENET Administration) Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 03:14:53 GMT I'm having a problem with Backspace locking up...happens more and more frequently, at least twice a day now. A variety of modules , not just one or two, but does seem to be ones that are CPU intensive. I have the Mach Process Priority set to 0 on all modules. To regain control of the system, I have to reboot (CMD ~). Another thing I've noted (don't know if it's a problem or not) is this message on bootup: Physical Memory: 32 MB Actual Memory: 29.17 MB using 204 Buffers containing 1.59 MB of memory. Is my RAM eating itself up or is this normal? Please respond to jpmeia@netcom.com Nextmail accepted. Thanks, JP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: dan@pdh.com (Dan Delany) Subject: Willing to pay for Oracle help Message-ID: <CunKqp.JsC@pdh.com> Organization: PDH, Inc. Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 00:16:01 GMT We're trying to install Oracle 6 on an 040 cube, and have all of the manuals except for the "Installation and Configuration" manual. Oracle no longer sells this manual, as they no longer support the NeXT market. We are willing to pay for anybody with experience who can come in and help us get it running. We are in San Jose, CA. Please call me (Dan Delany) at (408)428-9596 or send email if you are interested. -- Dan Delany, Dan_Delany@pdh.com (NeXT mail OK) System Administrator, PDH Inc. "Are you the police?" "No, ma'am. We're musicians."
From: lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Peter S. Lakanen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Modem From Hell 2: The Saga Conitinues Date: 17 Aug 1994 13:30:11 GMT Organization: Florida State University Message-ID: <32t3d3$1ao@mailer.fsu.edu> Our newsfeed is screwed for incoming news - please e-mail me. First, I've got a big shout of thanx going to these people: From: James Phelps <u40jdp1@mp.cs.niu.edu> From: "J. Kelly Cunningham" <deviate@lipschitz.sfasu.edu> From: Mark Adler <Mark.Adler@quest.jpl.nasa.gov> From: (Robert Frank) frank@ifi.unibas.ch From: rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us From: hill@salab1.psych.ucalgary.ca (David Hill) From: madler@cco.caltech.edu (Mark Adler) Second of all, my modem is still dead. I have an '040 cube running NS 2.1x. I am trying to get a Hayes Smartmodem 2400 to work with my NeXT. I'm going to attempt the impossible and be both brief and give you all the details as I see 'em. 1. No lock files. I do an 'ls -a' on /private/spool/uucp/LCK and come up with nothing. 2. Here are what I see as the relevent lines of /etc/ttys: ttya "/usr/etc/getty std.9600" unknown off secure ttyb "/usr/etc/getty std.9600" unknown off secure ttyda "/usr/etc/getty std.2400" dialup on ttydb "/usr/etc/getty D9600" unknown off 3. I am trying both kermit and tip so here is my .kermrc set modem hayes set term bytesize 8 set line /dev/cua set flow none set speed 2400 set file type binary set file name literal set file incomplete keep set file collision backup set buffer 16400 16400 set block 3 set wind 4 set receive packet 4096 4. Here is what I think is the important part of /etc/remote: # # I hope this works. # dialer:dv=/dev/cua:br#38400 dial2400|2400 Baud Hayes attributes:\ :dv=/dev/cua:br#2400:at=hayes:du: a2400|a2.4|Dial-out on cua at 2400 baud:\ :dv=/dev/cua:br#2400:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D: fred:dv=/dev/cufa:br#2400:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D: cmr1::pn=6441710%:pa=none:tc=a2400 cmr2::pn=6441722%:pa=none:tc=a2400 When I use tip I get this error: /dev/cua: Device busy link down When I use kermit I get this error: Sorry, can't open connection: Device busy ?Speed may be changed only on an external line ?No keywords match - incomplete C-Kermit 5A(170) ALPHA, 23 Apr 91, NeXT Type ? or 'help' for help C-Kermit> I have tried re-wiring all this to work with serial port B and that didn't work either. I am concerned that I may have a cabling problem. I have no desire to use flow control (is there a need if I'm not dialing in?). I simply want to be able to dial out from my machine. I have a FAQ written by Mark Adler that says "In general, any Mac modem cable will work for dial-out...but no Mac modem cable will work with hardware flow control." I don't know if I am currently using a Mac modem cable or not. I got my modem from a Mac user and got his old cable, but I ordered a new one from NextConnection (now PC-Connection). I guess they could have sent me a Mac modem cable - I really don't know. I apologize for using all this bandwidth - I'm desperate. -peter -- ======================================================================== Peter Lakanen | I AM CLUB DJ. I AM A RE-MIXER. I USE A NeXT. lakanen@cmr.fsu.edu | ARE THERE ANY OTHER DJ's OR MUSIC INDUSTRY PEOPLE (904) 877-0305 | OUT HERE? PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANX.------------- ========================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: Getting a WFWg PC/Chameleon to be recognized by netinfo Message-ID: <CuoMJ9.5KC@nntpa.cb.att.com> Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 13:52:21 GMT folks, a painfully simple question! i have my netinfo master happily up and running, with only 2 (count 'em, two) machines entered in the root domain - river 135.16.112.2 (master) elliepc 135.16.112.61 (PC running WFWg and Chameleon) alas, river can't ping elliepc. i believe the cabling is correct, i've configured chameleon to use river as the gateway, set the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0, etc. any ideas? do i have to enter the ethernet ID of elliePc in netinfo? thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: SOLUTION - PCs off of NeXT netinfo Message-ID: <Cuopqx.7xC@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: painfully easy Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 15:01:45 GMT folks, earlier i posted, asking how one gets one's PC to be recognized off of a netinfo network. i had hooked up the cabling correctly (so i had thought), installed chameleon, configured the machine names, etc., with no success. turns out that hooking the computers together wasn't working, but once i got a dumb hub, they started communicating with no problem. well, actually, one problem - i can telnet into my netinfo server from my PC with no problem, but for some reason, can't ping it. the master netinfo server, however, can ping the PC with no problem. as i'm playing with different and weird combos of software, i'm getting more and more into this - it's quite interesting, indeed. -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: david@zion.com(David J. Ferrero) Subject: sendmail help...client machines? Message-ID: <1994Aug17.150831.5601@zion.com> Keywords: sendmail Sender: david@zion.com Organization: Zion Software & Consulting Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 15:08:31 GMT I'm supporting a client, and have configured the mail server to send/receive mail via uucp with proper domain names, etc. The client computers, however are sticking the domain name on the sender address such as: zion.com!david@zion.com Mail sent from the Mailhost directly has david@zion.com as the address. Clients appear to be using /etc/sendmail/sendmail.sharedsubsidiary.cf, unaltered. Mailhost is using /etc/sendmail/sendmail.mailhost.cf (altered). Also, if NetInfo server is modified to add /locations/sendmail, does the server need to be rebooted for changes to affect clients too? David Ferrero Zion Software & Consulting david@zion.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de (Andreas Ploeger) Subject: Re: Help connecting to a HP JetDirect card using PPD files Message-ID: <1994Aug17.134143.5703@aplki.toppoint.de> Sender: ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de (Andreas Ploeger) Organization: Andreas Ploeger Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 13:41:43 GMT > Has anyone figured out how to configure the NS side to use the PPD file > AND connect to the printer by way of the JetDirect? Yes: >nidump printcap / hklaser: \ :lo=lock:lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:lp:_nxfinalform:sh=true:rm=hklaser: \ :rp=raw:sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/hklaser: \ :ty=HP LaserJet 4 PostScript 600DPI:note=Zur Zeit im Rechnerraum: \ :af=/usr/adm/hklaser.acct:_writers=*: The name of the PPD file is derived from the ty= field, so don't change it. It's documented in the release notes somewhere. Look for "PPD" in DL. Now that you got it working, can you explain me how to suppress the banner (aka burst) page and how to get postscript error messages syslog'ed ;-)? Greetings, A. Ploeger ---------------------------------------------------------------- Andreas Ploeger E-Mail: ploeger@tpki.toppoint.de Kiel University Phone: (49) 431 597 1757 Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology FAX: (49) 431 597 1828 Schwanenweg 20, 24105 Kiel 1, Germany *** NeXT Mail welcome *** -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andreas Ploeger E-Mail: ploeger@tpki.toppoint.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de (Andreas Ploeger) Subject: WorkspaceManager's open and pathnames: troubles with ProjectBuilder Message-ID: <1994Aug17.155327.6825@aplki.toppoint.de> Keywords: WorkspaceManager, PB, NFS Sender: ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de (Andreas Ploeger) Organization: Andreas Ploeger Date: Wed, 17 Aug 94 15:53:27 GMT Hi, In WM I select: /Net/aplki/Users/ploeger/CathlabProject/PB.project and double-click on it. ProjectBuilder starts up for the project: /Users/ploeger/CathlabProject/PB.project which is bad because building the project on a remote host fails because it can't find /Users/ploeger/CathlabProject/PB.project - sure because it's in /Net/aplki/Users/ploeger/CathlabProject/PB.project. Same problem with 'open /Net/aplki/Users/ploeger/CathlabProject/PB.project' from the command line. The only work-around is to open the project file from within PB. By the way, '/bin/pwd messes' up too: /Users/ploeger while my shell says PWD=/Net/aplki/Users/ploeger. Any comments? Could there be something wrong with my NFS setup - I just got the second NeXT last week and I'm new to NFS. Thanks, Andreas -------------------------------------------------------------- Andreas Ploeger E-Mail: ploeger@tpki.toppoint.de Kiel University Phone: (49) 431 597 1757 Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology FAX: (49) 431 597 1828 Schwanenweg 20, 24105 Kiel 1, Germany *** NeXT Mail welcome *** -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andreas Ploeger E-Mail: ploeger@tpki.toppoint.de
From: mickey@uunet.uu.net (Mickey Lasky) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Networking voodoo... help! Date: 17 Aug 1994 13:54:52 -0400 Organization: UUNET Technologies, Inc. (Earth offices) Sender: mickey@shiva.UU.NET Distribution: world Message-ID: <32titc$a09@shiva.UU.NET> I am taking the plunge and trying to network my Turbo slab (black 3.2) and a 486 running Windows. Here is the configuration on the DOS box... Windows NE2000 Ethernet card Chameleon NFS I am using BNC cables and have the T connectors and the terminators setup right. Chameleon appears to be setup right as well. Now, Chameleon finds the ether card and can ping itself (whether it ever hits the wire I dunno). I gave the PC an address out of my class c block and it can find that. Now, I configured the default gateway on the PC to be the IP of the NeXT. However, all the pings go bye-bye. In fact, I can't reach the NeXT at all. Here is where I begin to get confused. How do I configure the slab to listen at en0? Now, presume I know nothing about setting this up. I got PPP running but that was about it. Should I be using Simple Network Start? Here is some more configuration info... The PC has the IP 199.74.203.2 The NeXT has the IP 198.4.0.94 (for PPP) Do I have to issue two IP numbers to the slab? How do I make en0 listen? Suggestions, tips, ideas, ifconfig statements I can paste, anything would be greatly appreciate. Routing, you name it. I've hit a wall and I'm really stuck. Thanks in advance! -- ------ Mickey Lasky mickey@uunet.uu.net Technical Support dokk@ita.org (NeXTMail welcomed) http://stravinsky.acc-lab.american.edu:3001 "The Post Office is neither a federal or local government agency." - Ralph "Right up till you steal the mail." - Alby
From: tom.rowden@mccaw.com (Tom Rowden) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help connecting to a HP JetDirect card using PPD files?? Date: 17 Aug 1994 17:06:55 GMT Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. Message-ID: <32tg3f$dm5@ftp-p.mccaw.com> References: <32qti7$pm3@news.u.washington.edu> Keywords: printer setup In article <32qti7$pm3@news.u.washington.edu> wrb@biostr.washington.edu (William Barker) writes: > > Hej, > > I'd like to connect a NS 3.2 system (black) to an HP LaserJet 4M Plus > printer using the printer's JetDirect ethernet card. NS 3.2 ships with [SNIP] > the printer with a standard, hand-crafted printcap entry in NetInfo, but > that doesn't let one use the 4M Plus to it's capability--it looks like a > generic postscript printer on a remote host. It works, but I want more! > > Has anyone figured out how to configure the NS side to use the PPD file > AND connect to the printer by way of the JetDirect? -- You need to put the EXACT name of the printer as specified when you set it up for the serial port on the ty= line of the printcap.. I am doing this for about 8 printers here and it works like a charm. If you need me to be more detailed - followup post or email me. __________________________________________________________________________ Tom Rowden NeXTSTEP Administrator Cellular ONE McCaw Cellular Communications Mid-Atlantic Region, Pittsburgh, PA tom.rowden@mccaw.com __________________________________________________________________________
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ae827@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Mike Daly) Subject: talk command help Message-ID: <Cuoy0E.924@freenet.carleton.ca> Sender: news@freenet.carleton.ca (Usenet News Admin) Organization: The National Capital FreeNet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 18:00:14 GMT Can anyone tell me why the talk command gives me a party refusing messages when that party has only one shell window open (console) and mesg is y. A further symptom is that the mesg n command will not work in this shell window but will work on others (ie ttyp3). Thanks Mike Daly
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: singhk@fi.gs.com (Kunal Singh) Subject: Re: SOLUTION - PCs off of NeXT netinfo Message-ID: <Cup05J.85o@fi.gs.com> Sender: news@fi.gs.com (Netnews Administrator) Organization: Fixed Income Division - Goldman, Sachs & Co. References: <Cuopqx.7xC@nntpa.cb.att.com> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 18:46:30 GMT -B.LING (btl@hogpf.ho.att.com) wrote: : folks, : earlier i posted, asking how one gets one's PC to be recognized : off of a netinfo network. i had hooked up the cabling correctly : (so i had thought), installed chameleon, configured the machine : names, etc., with no success. : turns out that hooking the computers together wasn't working, : but once i got a dumb hub, they started communicating with no : problem. well, actually, one problem - i can telnet into my : netinfo server from my PC with no problem, but for some reason, : can't ping it. the master netinfo server, however, can ping the : PC with no problem. : as i'm playing with different and weird combos of software, i'm : getting more and more into this - it's quite interesting, indeed. : -- Just wondering how you did that -- get the PC to recognize the Next! Does your PC have the capability to make use of information from NetInfo ?
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: Still looking... Message-ID: <1994Aug17.120503.25268@cc.usu.edu> From: deviate@lipschitz.sfasu.edu (J. Kelly Cunningham) Date: 17 Aug 94 12:05:02 MDT References: <MiIHa2y00iV1I6GYgZ@andrew.cmu.edu> Distribution: inet Organization: As little as I can get away with... In article <MiIHa2y00iV1I6GYgZ@andrew.cmu.edu>, Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> wrote: >Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.misc: 16-Aug-94 Still looking... by >Michael Pizolato@afs.com >> ...for sendmail 8.6.9. Can anyone tell me where I can get it? > >From the sendmail 8.6.x READ_ME file: > >The latest version of sendmail is kept on FTP.CS.Berkeley.EDU, directory >/ucb/sendmail; check there for the latest revision. > >-Chuck > > >Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | Spin CA-VBHY? After all, >--------------------------------------------+ "You need your 100% US-RDA of >AMS & normal mail: infidel+@cmu.edu | Vitamins A, C, L, and T...." >NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | --semper ubi sub ubi-- > Does anyone know where I can get source for the SendmailPatch provided by NeXT? -- kc
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: v$imikeb@vnet.ibm.com (Mike Brown) Subject: Re: Modem From Hell 2: The Saga Conitinues Sender: news@austin.ibm.com (News id) Message-ID: <CuowvL.4Gw4@austin.ibm.com> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 17:35:44 GMT References: <32t3d3$1ao@mailer.fsu.edu> Organization: IBM OS/2 Application Developer Technical Support In message <32t3d3$1ao@mailer.fsu.edu> - lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Peter S. Lak anen) writes: >/dev/cua: Device busy >link down > >When I use kermit I get this error: >Sorry, can't open connection: Device busy Something to check: Make sure you have read and write permission on the /dev/cua device, experiment with 'chmod 666 /dev/cua', then run your stuff. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Brown
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kent@infoserv.com Subject: Re: Can you move a HD from a i486 to a i586 arch? Message-ID: <CunnMI.L2@infoserv.com> Sender: kent@infoserv.com (Kent L. Shephard) Organization: K. L. Shephard Consulting - (Kent L. Shephard) References: <32qkod$ja6@solaris.cc.vt.edu> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 01:18:18 GMT In article <32qkod$ja6@solaris.cc.vt.edu> jehu@jehu.async.vt.edu (john stanhope) writes: # #When I got my new Dell XPS P90 I decided to try and move the #drive+controller from my Dell 450DE instead of reinstalling #everything. Could this be a bad idea? Is there some special #configuration done on the kernel or anything else during the #install that would get confused later on by moving the hd to #a new system? If so is there a way to only reinstall a few #things and leave most everything untouched? Should work with no problems. Kent -- /* K.L. Shephard Consulting is my company. Infoserv only delivers my mail. */ /* Please direct mail to kent@infoserv.com other adresses may not work. */
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: Re: SOLUTION - PCs off of NeXT netinfo Message-ID: <CupCyM.Lpr@nntpa.cb.att.com> Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T References: <Cuopqx.7xC@nntpa.cb.att.com> <Cup05J.85o@fi.gs.com> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 23:23:09 GMT In article <Cup05J.85o@fi.gs.com>, Kunal Singh <singhk@fi.gs.com> wrote: ->-B.LING (btl@hogpf.ho.att.com) wrote: ->:[...] ->: problem. well, actually, one problem - i can telnet into my ->: netinfo server from my PC with no problem, but for some reason, ->: can't ping it. the master netinfo server, however, can ping the ->: PC with no problem. -> ->Just wondering how you did that -- get the PC to recognize the Next! ->Does your PC have the capability to make use of information from NetInfo ? gad i'd certainly love it if that was true!! the PC recognizes the NeXT 'cause both have an IP number and both are on the same network. after i get myself thoroughly entrenched in netinfo, *then* i'll tackle getting the PC to make use of it... -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.soft-sys.nextstep From: salvo@eskimo.com (Marc Salvatori) Subject: Re: Unbelievable install requirements? Message-ID: <CupqEG.3Ms@eskimo.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Sender: news@eskimo.com (News User Id) Organization: Eskimo North (206) For-Ever References: <32radhINNbj5@ope001.iao.ford.com> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 04:13:27 GMT Ken Fox (fox@pt0204.pto.ford.com) wrote: : I recently posted a question about problems with a "supported" SCSI : controller (a BT-445S) that doesn't seem to be known to the universal : Adaptec driver. The one reply I've gotten so far indicates that I : need to *borrow* an Adaptec 1542 controller, do the install, find the : real BT-445S driver (which I know exists), install that driver, and : finally swap back out the Adaptec. Too bad you didn't specifically repeat the nature of your problem, Ken; I don't recall reading your previous post. You do have an alternative. Look for the 32-bit BusLogic driver at ftp.next.com. I plan to use it with a new system I expect to have up and running next week. -- >< Marc J. Salvatori | Preparing to drop DOS for NextStep >< >< salvo@eskimo.com | Ultimately in search of fine object-oriented tools ><
From: m.bervanakis@bom.gov.au (Mark Bervanakis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: dec alpha remote printing Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 05:12:30 GMT Organization: Bureau Of Meteorology Message-ID: <m.bervanakis.28.2E52EDBE@bom.gov.au> Attention all Sysadmins, I NEED HELP !!!!!!!!! AIM To print reports (ASCII) files to "TELNET" printers all over the place BACKGROUND The printers are connected to an Ungerman and BASS - Access One enclosure - Asychronous port (Terminal Server Port) and these ports can be set up with "IP" address. With this setup we CAN create a telnet session to them and type characters on the printer but to date, we have not been able to print an ASCII file to the printer. When we attempt to print a file we are told the the "job is completed" but no physical evidense is on the printer it self. Command issued. $ INIT/QUEUE NECP53 / PROCESSOR=UCX$TELNETSYM/START/ON="ASY-10_6:23" WHERE ASY10_6 IS THE LOCAL NAME OF THE PORT 23 IS THE SOCKET PORT FOR TELNET PRINTING SYSTEM IS A ----> DIGITAL 2100 OPERATING SYSTEM ----> OPEN VMS AXP ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATELY APPRECIATED. GREATELY APPRECIATED. THANX.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rfi@winzlieb.fokus.gmd.de (Robert Fischer) Subject: Re: WorkspaceManager's open and pathnames: troubles with ProjectBuilder Message-ID: <1994Aug18.065208.4750@fokus.gmd.de> Sender: news@fokus.gmd.de (News system) Organization: GMD-Fokus References: <1994Aug17.155327.6825@aplki.toppoint.de> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 06:52:08 GMT In article <1994Aug17.155327.6825@aplki.toppoint.de> ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de (Andreas Ploeger) writes: > Hi, > ... > > Any comments? Could there be something wrong with my NFS setup - I just got the > second NeXT last week and I'm new to NFS. > You should set up the '/Net/...' path as your Home Directory with the UserManager. I think you'll know how to use the UserManager app!? Robert. -- _0 ,\ \ (*)/ ' Robert Fischer fischer@fokus.gmd.de /%%\(*) GMD-Fokus Research Institute for /%%%#%%\ Berlin, GERMANY Open Communication Systems /%###% %%##%#%%\___________________________________________________
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jjfeiler@relief.com (John Jay Feiler) Subject: Re: Help connecting to a HP JetDirect card using PPD files?? Message-ID: <CuppG8.JL@relief.com> Sender: jjfeiler@relief.com (John Jay Feiler) Organization: Relief Consulting & Development References: <32qti7$pm3@news.u.washington.edu> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 03:52:55 GMT In article <32qti7$pm3@news.u.washington.edu> wrb@biostr.washington.edu (William Barker) writes: > > Hej, > > I'd like to connect a NS 3.2 system (black) to an HP LaserJet 4M Plus > printer using the printer's JetDirect ethernet card. NS 3.2 ships with a > PPD file for the printer, but it assumes it's connected to the NeXT via a > serial port. PrintManager doesn't let one choose connecting to the > printer via the net, which is what I'm after. > > I've mucked around with changes to the NetInfo entry for a serially > connected printer without success. It's also easy enough to pump data to > the printer with a standard, hand-crafted printcap entry in NetInfo, but > that doesn't let one use the 4M Plus to it's capability--it looks like a > generic postscript printer on a remote host. It works, but I want more! > > Has anyone figured out how to configure the NS side to use the PPD file > AND connect to the printer by way of the JetDirect? > > Thanks in advance. > > bb > -- > Bill Barker > Biological Structure, SM-20 > University of Washington > Seattle WA 98195 > (206) 543-7315 > "In Wine there is Wisdom, In Beer there is Strength; In Water is > Bacteria." --Old German Saying. If you can wait, NS3.3 includes support for the JetDirect interface. John -- John Feiler jjfeiler@relief.com Relief Consulting & Development (206) 743-3953 4926 152nd St. SW NeXTmail Welcome!!! Edmonds, WA 98026-4433 Independent NeXTSTEP Developer --
From: willers@butp.unibe.ch (Moritz Willers) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: WorkspaceManager's open and pathnames: troubles with ProjectBuilder Date: 18 Aug 1994 08:02:12 GMT Message-ID: <32v4i4$cvd@aragorn.unibe.ch> References: <1994Aug18.065208.4750@fokus.gmd.de> Robert Fischer writes > In article <1994Aug17.155327.6825@aplki.toppoint.de> > ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de (Andreas Ploeger) writes: > > Hi, > > ... > > > > Any comments? Could there be something wrong with my NFS setup - I > just got the > > second NeXT last week and I'm new to NFS. > > > > You should set up the '/Net/...' path as your Home Directory with the > UserManager. I think you'll know how to use the UserManager app!? > This won't do. I tried to sove this some time ago as well. With NS 3.0 it was still possible. Back then the path when opening a project by double clicking it in the WM was ~/rest/of/it/PB.project (tilde ~ for the home!!), yet building wasn't possible, one had to link 'ln -s / /private/Net/hostname' on the local machine. If you're running 3.2 this doesn't apply anymore and there is no workaround, just hoping for 4.0. This doesn't help, but it's the truth. PS. get more NeXT's and never sit on the machine where your home (physically) is located, then it should work again :-( -- Moritz Willers Institute for Theoretical Physics Bern, Switzerland willers@butp.unibe.ch (NeXTMail)
From: gloger@dbulm1.uucp (Jochen Gloger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: traceroute wanted Message-ID: <1994Aug18.113101.628@dbulm1.uucp> Date: 18 Aug 94 11:31:01 +0100 Keywords: network tools, traceroute, routing Distribution: world Organization: Daimler-Benz, Forschungszentrum Ulm Hi, I am looking for a NeXTstep version of traceroute (a network tool in order to find routing problems). Is there any available. Thanks for any hints! Kind regards Jochen =============================================================================== Jochen Gloger, Daimler-Benz AG, Research Center Ulm, Institute of Information Technology, Department of Text Understanding Phone: +49 731 505 2353, Fax: +49 731 505 4113 Address: Wilhelm-Runge-Str.11, P.O. Box 23 60, 89013 Ulm, Germany Email: gloger@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM ===============================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software From: root@net23.com (A Humble Treestump) Subject: Re: "CryptoBundle" available ? Sender: news@news2.new-york.net (Network News) Organization: Network 23, Inc. Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 10:08:16 GMT Message-ID: <Cuq6ts.6rD@news2.new-york.net> I am experiencing a problem with the afformentioned cryptobundle replacement for mail.app, and pgp... I want to use this to send email messages to people without nextmail... But when I send an encrypted message, even in normal text mode, the result is a message with a uuencoded tar attachment... Is their anyway to make this cryptobundle send out plain ascii text encrypted messages? Thanks. Please mail me with replies. Nick -- Nick Jarecki | Network 23 - InterNet Services Provider razor@net23.com | (shell,FTP,WWW) in the New York/Metro area Voice: [917-424-8806] | Email "info@net23.com" Ask me about our Hamburgers | Telnet to net23.com, login:info To access our REVOLUTIONARY WWW server, point your client to http://net23.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: trebels@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de (Stephan Trebels) Subject: Re: WorkspaceManager's open and pathnames: troubles with ProjectBuilder Message-ID: <Z9ORBELK@gwdu03.gwdg.de> Sender: news@gwdu03.gwdg.de (USENET News System) Organization: GWDG, Goettingen References: <1994Aug18.065208.4750@fokus.gmd.de> <32v4i4$cvd@aragorn.unibe.ch> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 09:34:18 GMT Moritz Willers (willers@butp.unibe.ch) wrote: > This won't do. I tried to sove this some time ago as well. With NS 3.0 it > was still possible. Back then the path when opening a project by double > clicking it in the WM was ~/rest/of/it/PB.project (tilde ~ for the > home!!), yet building wasn't possible, one had to link 'ln -s / > /private/Net/hostname' on the local machine. > If you're running 3.2 this doesn't apply anymore and there is no > workaround, just hoping for 4.0. > This doesn't help, but it's the truth. hmmm, I just tried the same thing sitting at desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de, and opened /Net/desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de/Users/trebels/Developer/MyOpener/PB.project and THAT's exactly what ProjectBuilder opened. I don't know, why you didn't manage to do this, but it's definitly possible. The title says: MyOpener - /Net/desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de/Users/trebels/Developer as expected... As /bin/pwd uses the *physical* pathname resolving all symbolic links, the root of your computer has to be mounted on (not linked to) /private/Net/... So on desdemona ProjectBuilder resolvs tho symbolic links removes the /private, as any NeXT Program seems to (a really bad hack!), and opens the correct file. But I have to admit, I experienced the same problem, some time and versions ago, when the autonfsmount indeed replaced the local mount with a link. ciao, stephan -- +--------------------------------------------------------------+ / Stephan Trebels voice: +49 551 44690 /| +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | | <trebels@theo-phys.gwdg.de> "No NeXTmail yet, it's a HP" | + | <trebels@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de> "NeXTmail welcome" |/ +--------------------------------------------------------------+
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: Creating WIN icons which rsh over to another machine via chameleon... Message-ID: <CuqC5q.43K@nntpa.cb.att.com> Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 12:03:26 GMT folks, well, my fledging network is happily up and running, with a WfWG PC attached as a client off my netinfo (NeXTSTEP) network. i can telnet, ftp, etc., to the host machine with no problems (ping, though, still doesn't work... :-( ) so here's the question. let's say that i have a script on the unix master (river), called 'scancal', which performs various operations on some data. i want to create an icon in WfWG so that a PC user can access the same information; ie, when the icon is clicked, the statement 'rsh river 'scancal'' is executed. any ideas? the world of WfWG/PCs is rather gnu to me... thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: Re: traceroute wanted Message-ID: <CuqG71.71E@nntpa.cb.att.com> Keywords: network tools, traceroute, routing Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T References: <1994Aug18.113101.628@dbulm1.uucp> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 13:30:36 GMT In article <1994Aug18.113101.628@dbulm1.uucp>, Jochen Gloger <gloger@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM> wrote: >Hi, >I am looking for a NeXTstep version of traceroute (a network tool in order to >find routing problems). Is there any available. Thanks for any hints! you mean like /usr/ucb/traceroute ? :-) -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: sears@uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: traceroute wanted Date: 18 Aug 1994 14:16:30 GMT Organization: University of Houston Distribution: world Message-ID: <32vqfu$l8l@masala.cc.uh.edu> References: <1994Aug18.113101.628@dbulm1.uucp> In article <1994Aug18.113101.628@dbulm1.uucp> gloger@dbulm1.uucp (Jochen Gloger) writes: #Hi, #I am looking for a NeXTstep version of traceroute (a network tool in order to #find routing problems). Is there any available. Thanks for any hints! # # Kind regards # Jochen # thanatos> whereis traceroute traceroute: /usr/ucb/traceroute /usr/man/man8/traceroute.8 thanatos> hostinfo Mach kernel version: NeXT Mach 3.2: Mon Oct 18 21:57:41 PDT 1993; root(rcbuilder):mk-149.30.15.obj~2/RC_m68k/RELEASE_M68K Basically, it is included with NEXTSTEP. However, it is not in the default path... #=========================================================================== ==== #Jochen Gloger, Daimler-Benz AG, Research Center Ulm, #Institute of Information Technology, Department of Text Understanding #Phone: +49 731 505 2353, Fax: +49 731 505 4113 #Address: Wilhelm-Runge-Str.11, P.O. Box 23 60, 89013 Ulm, Germany #Email: gloger@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM #=========================================================================== ==== -- Paul S. Sears * sears@uh.edu (NeXT Mail OK) The University of Houston * suggestions@tree.egr.uh.edu (NeXT Engineering Computing Center * comments, complaints, questions) NeXT System Administration * DoD#1967 '83 NightHawk 650SC >>> SSI Diving Certification #755020059 <<< "Programming is like sex: One mistake and you support it a lifetime."
From: gloger@dbulm1.uucp (Jochen Gloger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: It's okay: TRACEROUTE FOUND !!! Message-ID: <1994Aug18.165948.629@dbulm1.uucp> Date: 18 Aug 94 16:59:48 +0100 Distribution: world Organization: Daimler-Benz, Forschungszentrum Ulm Hi, I have got a couple of emails which showed me the way. So, I have found traceroute on my machine. Please no more replies :-). Regards Jochen --- ===================================================================== Jochen Gloger, Daimler-Benz AG, Research Center Ulm, Institute of Information Technology, Department of Text Understanding Phone: +49 731 505 2353, Fax: +49 731 505 4113 Address: Wilhelm-Runge-Str.11, P.O. Box 23 60, 89013 Ulm, Germany Email: gloger@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM =====================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kent@infoserv.com Subject: Re: Hard Drive Errors - Help Appreciated Message-ID: <CuqBvJ.10y@infoserv.com> Sender: kent@infoserv.com (Kent L. Shephard) Organization: K. L. Shephard Consulting - (Kent L. Shephard) References: <32rt97$2f0@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> Distribution: na Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 11:57:19 GMT In article <32rt97$2f0@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> zmonster@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eric M Hermanson) writes: #Just recently, after transporting my external hard drive cross country #I have been getting these types of errors popping up on the console: # #sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:4 scsi status:0x0 #sd1 (3,0): sense key:0xb additional sense code:0x47 #SCSI Block in error = 0 (front porch) #sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x2a sd_state:4 scsi status:0x2 #sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x2a sd_state:4 scsi status:0x2 #Target 3: HARDWARE ERROR; block 0H retry 1 #Target 3: HARDWARE ERROR; block 0H retry 2 #Target 3: HARDWARE ERROR; block 0H retry 3 #sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x2a sd_state:4 scsi status:0x2 #sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x2a sd_state:4 scsi status:0x0 #sd1 (3,0): sense key:0xb additional sense code:0x47 #SCSI Block in error = 0 (front porch) #Target 3: HARDWARE ERROR; block 0H retry 1 #Target 3: HARDWARE ERROR; block 0H retry 1 #sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:4 scsi status:0x2 #sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:4 scsi status:0x2 #sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:4 scsi status:0x2 #IO error on pagein (breadDirect) #sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:4 scsi status:0x2 #sd1 (3,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:4 scsi status:0x2 # #The hard drive fails to work after this occurs, and I need to reboot. #If you have experience fixing this type of problem, I would appreciate #hearing from you. Hopefully it will be as simple as the drive not #being terminated properly (but I doubt it!) Looks like the controller on the drive is dying. I had this happen on a CDC-WREN IV and it died soon after. Backup your data. Kent -- /* K.L. Shephard Consulting is my company. Infoserv only delivers my mail. */ /* Please direct mail to kent@infoserv.com other adresses may not work. */
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: SoftPC running WfWG? Message-ID: <Cuqqv9.EtF@nntpa.cb.att.com> Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 17:21:06 GMT folks, a very simple question indeed! can one run Windows for Workgroup under SoftPC? has anyone ever done this before? how'd it work? thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: brad@instep.wimsey.com Subject: PNI v1.11 General Release causes Kernel Panic Message-ID: <1994Aug15.235636.862@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Sender: usenet@instep.wimsey.bc.ca (usenet) Organization: InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 23:56:36 GMT PROBLEM: PNI v1.11 General Release causes kernel panic when dropping DTR When I log into my host that's running PNI as a SLIP server, it crashes with the following kernel panic: unexpected kernel trap e eip 101574 Memory access exception (1,1,ca0d0a0f) Waiting for remote debugger connection. (Type 'c' to continue or 'r' to reboot) The /etc/pni/config/pni0.config-inbound is set up as follows: ## PART I. set Config(pni:INTERFACE) pni0 set Config(pni:MTU) 1006 set Config(pni:ADDRESS) 192.42.175.254 set Config(pni:REMOTEADDRESS) 192.42.172.254 set Config(pni:NETWORKMASK) 255.255.255.0 set Config(pni:DEFAULT) 1 set Config(slip:MODE) slip # PART II. stack PNI pni stack SLIP slip stack TTY tty # PART III. User hooks proc LINK_start { encap } { log "LINK $encap connected" } proc LINK_stop { encap } { log "LINK $encap disconnected" } # --- that's all The /etc/ttys is configured to run at 19200 on /dev/ttydfb. The hardware and software is as follows: Hardware Configuration: Processor: I386 (Intel 486) Processor speed: 66 MHz Primary memory: 16.00 MB Hostname: nshore4 Boot Drivers PS2Keyboard PS2Mouse Floppy IDE Drivers: PS2Keyboard at IRQ 1; ports 0x60-0x65 PS2Mouse at IRQ 12; Floppy at IRQ 6; DMA 2; ports 0x3f2-0x3f7 IDE at IRQ 14; ports 0x1F0-0x1F7 System Serial at IRQ 4 3; ports 0x3f8-0x3ff 0x2f8-0x2ff System Parallel at IRQ 7; ports 0x378-0x37f #9GXE Display Adapter ports 0x3b0-0x3e0,...,0xcffff; EtherExpress at IRQ 10; ports 0x300-0x30F Beep Software Configuration: NeXT Mach 3.2: Mon Oct 18 22:08:07 PDT 1993; root(rcbuilder):mk-149.30.15.obj~2/RC_i386/RELEASE_I386 Documentation NEXTSTEP Release 3.2 PNI 1.9(940516) [BETA TEST VERS] English NEXTSTEP Release 3.2 PrinterPPDs NEXTSTEP Release 3.2 Has anyone had any success getting PNI to run as a dial-in slip server without this kernel panic? Please email me any tips you have that may help me get PNI slip to allow dial-in without the panic! I should mention that I am running using the SLIPONLY keystring and have successfuly installed PNI to allow inbounds (server-mode) on black hardware without the kernel panic. thanks in advance. brad -- Brad Head <brad@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Software Developer, InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA
From: fedderd@river.it.gvsu.edu (Dick Fedder) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How does NetInfo talk to NIS? Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 17:53:27 GMT Organization: Grand Valley State University Distribution: world Message-ID: <fedderd.53.2E53A016@river.it.gvsu.edu> Summary: NeXTStep on NIS? Keywords: NI NIS I'm running NeXTStep 3.2 on an HP 712 (yes it is beta version). Our NIS server is an HP G3- running hp-ux. I set the domainname, run ypbind, and then ypset on the client. ypwhich comes back with the proper server name and ypcat will display all the NIS maps. But how do I get NeXTStep to look at the NIS database. I've placed +::0:0::: in the /etc/passwd file to signal a search of the NIS database, but that file is never used during logins. How do I signal NetInfo to search the NIS database or do I? I've got an old NeXT Network System Administration book, but things have changed and some parts are rather vague. Any help is appreciated. Dick Fedder fedderd@gvsu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: borchers@nsf.gov (Robert R. Borchers) Subject: Help, no Mail addresses Window Message-ID: <borchers-180894132235@cuddly.cise.nsf.gov> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Sender: news@nsf.gov Organization: National Science Foundation Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 18:22:35 GMT All of a sudden when I choose addresses from the tools menu in mail or from a compose window, the top bar goes gray like normal but the addresses window never appears. I checked ~/.NeXT/.mailalias and the file is fine. I logged on to another account on the same machine and addresses works fine. Does anybody have a clue? I use this function all the time. Bob -- Robert R. Borchers National Science Foundation borchers@nsf.gov NeXTMail Welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: geoff@math.ucla.edu (Geoffrey Mess) Subject: Re: CDROM drive for upgrade (summary) Message-ID: <1994Aug18.210914.29369@math.ucla.edu> Sender: news@math.ucla.edu Organization: UCLA, Mathematics Department References: <1994Aug17.003357.28819@math.ucla.edu> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 94 21:09:14 GMT In article <1994Aug17.003357.28819@math.ucla.edu> geoff@math.ucla.edu (Geoffrey Mess) writes: > > Can I use a Sun CD-ROM drive to install the 3.2 upgrade from the CD ? > Does it need a driver, and if so where can one get the driver ? Some people have helped me out by email. It seems that SCSI CD ROM drives in general work, at least on black hardware, and no driver is needed. A cable is needed, SCSI-2 50 pin male at the computer end and SCSI-1 or -2 50 pin male at the CD_ROM drive end,depending on the drive. The Next CDRom drive needs a SCSI -1 connector and the Sun CD ROM drive needs a SCSI -2 connector (I think.) -- Geoffrey Mess Department of Mathematics, UCLA. geoff@math.ucla.edu
From: majka@next.com (Marc Majka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How does NetInfo talk to NIS? Date: 18 Aug 1994 21:00:02 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <330i4i$1sk@rosie.next.com> References: <fedderd.53.2E53A016@river.it.gvsu.edu> Dick Fedder writes > How do I signal NetInfo to search the NIS database or do I? NetInfo doesn't look in the NIS maps. When a process wants some information (like a user's account info, or a host entry), it asks the process named "lookupd" for that information. lookupd first looks for the information in NetInfo. If it doesn't find the information in NetInfo, and the information desired by the client is something that might be in the Domain Name System (DNS), and the system is configured as a DNS client, then lookupd tries asking DNS. If that fails, and your system is an NIS client, then it does an NIS lookup. An NIS lookup for a user account or a user group starts with a search in /etc/passwd (/etc/group). If there's a "+" type entry in the file, then the NIS maps are consulted. If you've specified an NIS domain name using HostManager or SimpleNetworkStarter, or you've edited /etc/hostconfig and set the NIS domain name (YPDOMAIN=mydomain) and rebooted, then NIS should work, i.e. lookupd should find information in your NIS domain. If "ypcat password" gives you back the right data but you can't log in as a user with an account specified in the NIS passwd map, then double-check the syntax of /etc/passwd. Make sure your "+" entry (or entries) are in column 1, and have the appropriate ":"s (although they are optional). I can't think of anything else that could be causing the NIS map lookup to fail. -- Marc Majka
From: jehu@linthicum.async.vt.edu (John Stanhope) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Need some help with slip and netinfo Date: 19 Aug 1994 01:02:05 GMT Organization: none Message-ID: <3310ad$q6e@solaris.cc.vt.edu> NNTP-Posting-User: jehu I tried to install the new PNI slip package over the old one without removing the old package and caused a major problem on my machine. First off I could not manually end a slip session with pnistat -down pni0 or pnirun -down pni0 and I would get an error saying it could not find the daemon. So I would have to kill it, which left things in kind of a mess I gather since nothing having anything to do with netinfo would work and after a couple of slip sessions, even slip would stop working with the complaint it couldn't set up any of the routing info. More info. I discovered I had left a backup of a local.nibd file in the NetInfo directory named old.local.nibd. I removed it even though I never noticed it causing any problems and things seem to work okay without it. Could this have been a problem? Should I put it back? Also (I know, I got lots of problems) I can seem to get any of the ni* utils to work. All of them give the error can find the netinfo server. Basically my question is ... what the hell do I do? Is there any way to return to the original netinfo config? John Stanhope ---------------------NOTE --------------------- Please follow up or reply to jehu@vt.edu although I probaly won't be able to get to my mail until I fix slip (arrgrgvcfdag).
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Jacques Garbi Subject: Re: HELP! Can't login to anything but root. Message-ID: <CuMK54.HK@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi) Organization: Touga Management SA, Switzerland References: <32gu5g$5aj@news.bu.edu> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 11:05:28 GMT In article <32gu5g$5aj@news.bu.edu> root@magrathea (Operator) writes: > > Help me! Something strange has happened to my machine. I suddenly > can't login to any account but root. When I try to edit a users account > the User Manager reports "Unable to determine the User's language, > using the system default." It does this for every user (even new > users) except root. > > Anyone know how to fix this? I can't even telnet into the machine > using other accounts. > > Thanks! > > Mike Well, I had that very same problem once. I tried empirically many things and the one thing that worked on my machine was to remove the group other from the users accounts. Then, all accounts which didn't belong to "other" could log in normally and all the accounts that belonged to the group "other" couldn't. Why ?, you're gonna ask me. Well, I have absolutely no ideas at all. I didn't do anything that would have caused that. I myself backed up all my disks and reinstalled completely NS. And of course this problem was then gone. Jacques GARBI, Switzerland -- Jacques GARBI TOUGA MANAGEMENT Ltd. Av. Davel 18 1004 Lausanne
From: lcs@shore.net (Harold Leach) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: SLIP? Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 22:46:11 Organization: Legal Computer Solutions, Inc. Message-ID: <lcs.1.0016C5BE@shore.net> References: <32ohve$f7m@gamera.umd.edu> Keywords: SLIP PNI TransSys In article <32ohve$f7m@gamera.umd.edu> argon@starburst.umd.edu (James Lang) writes: >I am about to get a SLIP access and I would like to know how I would go >about hooking NeXTSTEP into it? I have been using Louis Mamakos' TransSys PNI program, which is free until October, and free thereafter if you use ordinary slip instead of cslip. It is available from the two NeXT ftp sites orst and sonesta. The current version is 1.11 If you need the configuration files, I can show you the ones that work for me. Harold Leach lcs@shore.net ------------------------------------------- Legal Computer Solutions, Inc. 107 Union Wharf, Boston, MA 02109 e-mail: lcs@shore.net
From: lcs@shore.net (Harold Leach) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: sending mail from Mail.app via SLIP connection Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 23:23:21 Organization: Legal Computer Solutions, Inc. Message-ID: <lcs.3.0017645C@shore.net> Keywords: mail SLIP I have downloaded the PopOver application to retrieve my mail via a SLIP connection to a POP mail server at my Internet service provider, but I don't have anything to help me send mail (ie the other direction). Does anyone know how to hack the sendmail files to accomplish this? Thanks in advance for your help. ------------------------------------------- Legal Computer Solutions, Inc. 107 Union Wharf, Boston, MA 02109 e-mail: lcs@shore.net
From: fedderd@river.it.gvsu.edu (Dick Fedder) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How does NetInfo talk to NIS? Date: Fri, 19 Aug 1994 04:15:20 GMT Organization: Grand Valley State University Distribution: world Message-ID: <fedderd.55.2E5431D8@river.it.gvsu.edu> References: <fedderd.53.2E53A016@river.it.gvsu.edu> <330i4i$1sk@rosie.next.com> In article <330i4i$1sk@rosie.next.com> majka@next.com (Marc Majka) writes: >From: majka@next.com (Marc Majka)>Subject: Re: How does NetInfo talk to NIS? >Date: 18 Aug 1994 21:00:02 GMT >/etc/passwd. Make sure your "+" entry (or entries) are in column 1, and >have the appropriate ":"s (although they are optional). I can't think of >anything else that could be causing the NIS map lookup to fail. Thanks for the sequence of events. It helped to clear things up in my mind. As it turns out we found that the NIS client (running NeXTStep) was unable to find the NIS server because it is on a different subnet. Obviously there was some communication because I could ypcat the password, hosts, etc. This won't be a problem because after I'm done with the setup and testing phase, our client machines will be on the same net as the NIS server. One other thing, I'm not sure what the ipbroadcast address should be set to in the Simple Net Starter, other than automatic, but if I set it to the address of our NIS server, everything works fine. Thanks again Marc. Dick Fedder fedder@river.it.gvsu.edu
From: larry@unbc.edu (Larry Gadallah (CTS)) Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: WHY COMMIT TO NEXTSTEP? Date: 19 Aug 1994 05:00:32 GMT Organization: University of Northern British Colombia Distribution: inet Message-ID: <LARRY.94Aug18220032@unbc.unbc.edu> References: <32l8q2$2jn@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> In-reply-to: rt@astro.ocis.temple.edu's message of 14 Aug 1994 14:13:22 GMT In article <32l8q2$2jn@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> rt@astro.ocis.temple.edu (rt@astro.ocis.temple.edu) writes: > 5. Will I be left holding my **** if they fold up overnight? I > would like to try the product but I am deeply concerned > especially after they just dumped their hardware - overnight. > The question is will they dump NeXTSTEP support right out of > the blue and leave us all holding our *****? I have nothing > against NeXT. Its windowing system blows away MS. Windoze - the > Fisher-Price toys of OSs. Its about time we have an alternative. > > I don't mean to be mean spirited but it can be disasterous > when you commit to a company's product and then get dumped > like a used up tampon with $$$$ worth of investment and > nowhere to turn. > > Thanks in advance for any help. Welcome to reality (tm). Show me where it's different and I'll be on the first plane. Sometimes people get close to this utopia, but they are usually very wealthy and not in a hurry, unlike 99% of the rest of us. Seriously, any company or organization can dump you at any time. The best advice I have heard is that if you can't support it yourself, drop it. We use a lot of PCs (generic corner store hardware) and BSDI (with complete source code), so _theoretically_ we can't be stranded as long as we are willing to invest in internal staff to provide support. Other than that, you are on your own as soon as the cash flow to the vendor stops. -- Larry Gadallah <larry@unbc.edu> Operating Systems Programmer (604) 960-5683 University of Northern British Columbia Prince George, BC, Canada -- -- Larry Gadallah <larry@unbc.edu> Operating Systems Programmer (604) 960-5683 University of Northern British Columbia Prince George, BC, Canada
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: traceroute wanted Message-ID: <1994Aug18.151522.1619@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <1994Aug18.113101.628@dbulm1.uucp> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 15:15:22 GMT In article <1994Aug18.113101.628@dbulm1.uucp> gloger@dbulm1.uucp (Jochen Gloger) writes: }~ Hi, }~ I am looking for a NeXTstep version of traceroute (a network tool in order to }~ find routing problems). Is there any available. Thanks for any hints! }~ }~ Kind regards }~ Jochen Jochen, How about /NEXTSTEP_3.2/usr/ucb/traceroute (on the distribution, should also be at /usr/ucb/traceroute). Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME mail welcome
From: brilee@cory.EECS.Berkeley.EDU (Brian Woo Lee) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: please help Date: 19 Aug 1994 07:08:36 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Message-ID: <331lpk$bb5@agate.berkeley.edu> Please help.. I've been running a standalone NeXTSTEP intel. Since I haven't been connected to any network, I haven't even touched the NeXTAdmin apps that deal with networks such as the HostManager, NetInfoManager, NetWareManager, NFSManager, or SimpleNetworkStarter. My concern is the following... I've been trying to get slip to work with TransSys PNI.. I've read most of the supplied documents that came with it.. however, I still can't get it to work properly. Do I need to configure my system for networking using one of the NeXTAdmin network apps? In addition.. I really don't know very much about networks.. if I fool around with one of these NeXTAdmin network apps.. will I screw up my standalone system? any help would be greatly appreciated.. thanks, brian
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: eggert@twinsun.com (Paul Eggert) Subject: Re: Setting daylight saving time properly? Message-ID: <CurvGC.1y5@twinsun.com> Sender: usenet@twinsun.com Organization: Twin Sun Inc, El Segundo, CA, USA References: <OTTO.94Aug9214630@tukki.jyu.fi> <FXARS.94Aug14171151@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 1994 07:57:46 GMT fxars@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu (Allen R Sparks) writes: > You can program/compile one of these files. I've never done it, and > don't know how, but I've seen some stuff in the man pages. > Until you do that, I doubt that you will be able to grab such a file > for Turkey, .... Actually, you can FTP a time zone file for Turkey (and for lots of other places) from elsie.nci.nih.gov in pub/tz*. The Turkish time zone rules are __verrrry__ interesting if you like that sort of thing.
From: hkt@ockeghem.zkm.de (Rick Taube) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs Subject: cant find netinfo server after 3.1->3.2 upgrade Date: 19 Aug 1994 09:26:35 GMT Organization: Zentrum fuer Kunst und Medientechnologie,Karlsruhe,Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <331tsb$4bs@hildegard.zkm.de> I've encountered a problem trying to upgrade from 3.1 to 3.2. I started the upgrade on a client machine first to make sure things went ok before upgrading our netinfo+mail+file server. The upgrade went fine but upon reboot, the new 3.2 client can't find the parent netinfo anymore: Setting hostname to -AUTOMATIC- Reinitializing nmserver's network portion [...] Still searching to parent network administration (NetInfo) server, please wait [...] The network is disabled or your computer isn't connected to it. localhost netinfo [94]: cannont find multicall packet to 255.255.255.255. Has anyone encountered a problem like this and/or knows what's going wrong? I could bite the bullet and upgrade the server from 3.1 to 3.2 hoping that this will fix it, but id like to get confirmation that this is the solution before doing something that could cause me even more problems. I didnt have any problem upgrading this client from 2.1 to 3.1 before upgrading the server. Also, if I type C to continue booting, netinfo from server is disabled, but the client has mounted its exported filesystems and I can ping, telnet etc so the network is actually working. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Rick Taube Zentrum fuer Kunst u. Medientechnologie Ritterstr. 42 76137 Karlsruhe Germany email: hkt@zkm.de
From: rigoni@utov-ns.utovrm.it (rigoni andrea) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Problems with a 2Gb DEC Disk Date: 19 Aug 1994 10:25:24 GMT Organization: Universita' di Pisa Message-ID: <3321ak$qbg@serra.unipi.it> m not ablo to install NS on a 2Gb DEC Disk. If I use the build disk, NS its going to use only one GB. If I follow the suggestions given on the NeXTAnswers, yes, we can have a 2 Gb NS disk, but without the OS, so we use again the build disk and we get the same result. DO you have any suggestion about this? Or do we have to use only one Gb waiting for NS 3.3? Andrew Rigoni
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jjfeiler@relief.com (John Jay Feiler) Subject: Re: Unbelievable install requirements? Message-ID: <CurCI6.nx@relief.com> Sender: jjfeiler@relief.com (John Jay Feiler) Organization: Relief Consulting & Development References: <1994Aug16.215218.12533@odin.diku.dk> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 1994 01:08:29 GMT In article <1994Aug16.215218.12533@odin.diku.dk> viggo@diku.dk (Allan Kim Schougaard) writes: > It is also insane only to include two (2) drivers for the installation. > > --Allan > --viggo@diku.dk When you do the install, before you even look at the hard drive, the installation script allows you to put in a floppy with as many other drivers as you need, before you continue with the installation continues. That's how I was able to install NS on a DEC PCxl 560 with the Talus NCR SCSI driver with absolutely no problem. John -- John Feiler jjfeiler@relief.com Relief Consulting & Development (206) 743-3953 4926 152nd St. SW NeXTmail Welcome!!! Edmonds, WA 98026-4433 Independent NeXTSTEP Developer --
From: x@learned.co.uk (X) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Duplicate apps under Tools Inspector Date: 19 Aug 1994 12:16:26 GMT Organization: EUnet GB Distribution: world Message-ID: <3327qq$7nq@marble.Britain.EU.net> Hi - For one particular file type, my Tools Inspector under Workspace shows 5 apps, two of which are the same. I'd like to just see 4 associated apps with this file type. Is there any clean way of removing the duplicate? Why would it duplicate this app in the first place (maybe too big a question...)? Thanks, C. -- ********************************************* Charles Ashley Learned Information Ltd. charlesa@learned.co.uk (NeXTMAIL okay...) *********************************************
From: anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Duplicate apps under Tools Inspector Date: 19 Aug 1994 12:45:47 GMT Organization: Division of Information Technology, UW-Madison Message-ID: <3329hr$2an@news.doit.wisc.edu> References: <3327qq$7nq@marble.Britain.EU.net> In article <3327qq$7nq@marble.Britain.EU.net>, X <x@learned.co.uk> wrote: >For one particular file type, my Tools Inspector under Workspace shows 5 >apps, two of which are the same. I'd like to just see 4 associated apps >with this file type. Is there any clean way of removing the duplicate? >Why would it duplicate this app in the first place (maybe too big a >question...)? Somewhere in the app path is a second copy (or a link) of the offender. -- <> Happiness can depend on the glance of a stranger, caught and <> returned. <> -- Alan Hollinghurst -- Opinions expressed herein have no connection with the UW-Madison. Jess Anderson anderson@doit.wisc.edu
From: lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Peter S. Lakanen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Modem From Hell 3: The Conclusion Date: 19 Aug 1994 06:20:44 GMT Organization: Florida State University Message-ID: <331ivs$bs0@mailer.fsu.edu> The modem worx!! I want thank all of the wondeful people out here who helped me out. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! P.S. Gee, my 2400 is kinda slow, how hard should it be to upgrade and what kind of modems should I avoid? Anyone know any that are both still available and work with a cube? Either 9600 or 14.4 would be great! -- ======================================================================== Peter Lakanen | I AM CLUB DJ. I AM A RE-MIXER. I USE A NeXT. lakanen@cmr.fsu.edu | ARE THERE ANY OTHER DJ's OR MUSIC INDUSTRY PEOPLE (904) 877-0305 | OUT HERE? PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANX.------------- ========================================================================
From: anand@denys.yale.edu (Anand R. Mehta) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Remote Telnet Woes Date: 19 Aug 1994 13:13:52 GMT Organization: Yale University Distribution: world Message-ID: <332b6g$hvo@news.ycc.yale.edu> I'm trying to configure a Turbo Mono 3.2 machine for telnet sessions from local DOS based machines. When users telnet in there are some odd configuration problems (text wrap, terminal emulation, etc.) that I've never seen before. Can someone recommend any reading/resources that I can look at to solve this problem? Thanks, -Anand -- ================================================================== Anand Mehta mehta-anand@yale.edu 203-436-1482 Computing Asst. We dance round in a ring and suppose, But the Secret sits in the middle and knows. ==================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de (Andreas Ploeger) Subject: HP LaserJet 4m+: problems with custom paper sizes Message-ID: <1994Aug19.073446.14178@aplki.toppoint.de> Sender: ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de (Andreas Ploeger) Organization: Andreas Ploeger Date: Fri, 19 Aug 94 07:34:46 GMT Hi, when printing documents with non standard paper sizes (e.g. 1002_3.2_Hardware_Compatibility_Guide.ps - I tried page 15). NeXT's printing software includes: %%NXBeginCustomPageSize: 612 792 %_AP_2 dict dup /PageSize [612 792] put dup /ImagingBBox null put setpagedevice %%NXEndCustomPageSize which crashes the PS job in the printer. For standard sizes this gets included and works fine: %%BeginFeature: *PageSize A4 1 dict dup /Policies 2 dict dup /PageSize 2 put dup /MediaType 0 put put setpagedevice 2 dict dup /PageSize [595 842] put dup /ImagingBBox null put setpagedevice %%EndFeature Workaround: In the print panel save normal device independent PS (*not* PS for chosen printer) to file and print that file with lpr. Any other suggestions? Greetings, A. Ploeger --------------------------------------------------------------- Andreas Ploeger E-Mail: ploeger@tpki.toppoint.de Kiel University Phone: (49) 431 597 1757 Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology FAX: (49) 431 597 1828 Schwanenweg 20, 24105 Kiel 1, Germany *** NeXT Mail welcome *** -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andreas Ploeger E-Mail: ploeger@tpki.toppoint.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de (Andreas Ploeger) Subject: HP Laserjet 4m+: Syslog fails for PostScript error messages Message-ID: <1994Aug19.074339.14243@aplki.toppoint.de> Sender: ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de (Andreas Ploeger) Organization: Andreas Ploeger Date: Fri, 19 Aug 94 07:43:39 GMT Hi, I encountered some PS problems with this printer, which gave me PS error pages (had to be activated in the printer's menu). What I want to get is an error message via syslog describing the PS problem. The printer's syslog facility works in general, here are examples: Aug 19 07:24:22 hklaser printer: paper out Aug 19 07:25:04 hklaser printer: error cleared But all I get in case of PS errors is this: Aug 19 08:11:18 hklaser printer: connection with 134.245.103.3.1022 aborted due to unknown reason This is in my /etc/syslog.conf file: lpr.debug /usr/adm/lpd-errs Any suggestions? Thanks, A. Ploeger -------------------------------------------------------------- Andreas Ploeger E-Mail: ploeger@tpki.toppoint.de Kiel University Phone: (49) 431 597 1757 Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology FAX: (49) 431 597 1828 Schwanenweg 20, 24105 Kiel 1, Germany *** NeXT Mail welcome *** -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andreas Ploeger E-Mail: ploeger@tpki.toppoint.de
From: Mark_Dadgar@NeXT.COM (Mark Dadgar) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Fragmentation questions... Date: 19 Aug 1994 22:55:35 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <333d97$a6p@rosie.next.com> References: <3332ea$n5i@mailer.fsu.edu> In article <3332ea$n5i@mailer.fsu.edu> lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Peter S. Lakanen) writes: > I have an '040 cube. > > 1. How do I determine if my hard drive (or optical disk) is fragmented? > > 2. If I do have some fragmentation, how do I fix it? > The Berkeley Fast File System (which NEXTSTEP uses) handles file fragmentation automagically (partly responsible for the 10% space penalty you pay). If you *really* want to know what percentage of your drive is fragmented, unmount the volume (or boot single-user to do the / partition) and run fsck on it. That will report the %-fragmentation of the volume. DO NOT RUN FSCK ON A MOUNTED FILE SYSTEM. There is a close-to-100% probability that you'll trash it, which is a bummer. - Mark -- Mark Dadgar | If we had thought something this big was Network/Systems Admin. | going to happen to us, do you think we would NeXT Computer, Inc. | have called ourselves TOAD THE WET SPROCKET?! Mark_Dadgar@NeXT.COM | - Toad the Wet Sprocket
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Netinfo and Tagged format. Date: 20 Aug 1994 02:21:33 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL USA Message-ID: <333pbd$3fa@news.acns.nwu.edu> What is the correct Tagged format for accessing the local database from a remote machine (ie: from a machine not in the domain) ? I've used my home machine to access the "root" (aka network) domain for my machines at the office though a slip connection. I can use either NetInfoManager or the niutil program (eg: niutil -list -t hostname/network / !or similiar) When I try the same for the local database on the same machine (or any other in the group) I can not access the database. From other machines in the same domain I can use the following command: niutil -list -t hostname/local / I've tried a few variations on the above theme (including -p to enter the password) and made what I think are the proper entries for trusted networks. Any suggestions as what I am doing wrong? -- Jerry S. Weiss j-weiss@nwu.edu Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois %SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: wolf@merlin (Thomas Wolf) Subject: Re: WHY COMMIT TO NEXTSTEP? Message-ID: <CutC0H.Lx@nntpa.cb.att.com> Followup-To: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories References: <32l8q2$2jn@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> <LARRY.94Aug18220032@unbc.unbc.edu> Distribution: inet Date: Sat, 20 Aug 1994 02:53:05 GMT Larry Gadallah (CTS) (larry@unbc.edu) wrote: : In article <32l8q2$2jn@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> rt@astro.ocis.temple.edu (rt@astro.ocis.temple.edu) writes: : > 5. Will I be left holding my **** if they fold up overnight? I : > would like to try the product but I am deeply concerned : > especially after they just dumped their hardware - overnight. : > The question is will they dump NeXTSTEP support right out of : > the blue and leave us all holding our *****? I have nothing : > against NeXT. Its windowing system blows away MS. Windoze - the : > Fisher-Price toys of OSs. Its about time we have an alternative. : > : > I don't mean to be mean spirited but it can be disasterous : > when you commit to a company's product and then get dumped : > like a used up tampon with $$$$ worth of investment and : > nowhere to turn. : > : > Thanks in advance for any help. : Other than that, you are on your own as soon as the cash flow to the : vendor stops. There are three ways you can minimize your risk: 1. Only buy your software from large companies unlikely to go bankrupt (e.g. Microsoft, AT&T, IBM, etc.) and unlikely to discontinue a product. 2. Buy only software for which you can get source since you can maintain the s/w yourself if/when the vendors ceases to support it or goes bankrupt. 3. Buy only software supported by more than one vendor as you can simply continue under another vendor when your current one disappears. Option 1 limits you in terms of innovation as large vendors are unlikely to come out first with sophisticated new stuff. Option 2 may be prohibitively expensive (in terms of initial source-code purchase and subsequent internal software maintenance.) Option 3 usually only works with software based on "open" standards. NeXT used to fit in none of these categories, making it a pretty risky proposition. Now, with the OpenStep specification and adoption of it by HP and Sun, NeXTSTEP software comes pretty close to fitting into "Option 3". So I think the risk of being dumped like a used tampon if you use NeXTSTEP is minimal - unless you depend heavily on the underlying Intel hardware, as I don't know whether HP or SUN would support that environment under their OpenStep implementation :-) ...but then, these are just my opinions, and they're probably worth what you paid for them :-) Tom +------------------------------------------+ | Thomas Wolf | (908) 957-3955 |...Still can't think of anything | Bell Labs, NJ | wolf@merlin.mt.att.com | original to put in my sig... | MT 4D-213 | wolf@jolt.mt.att.com |...So this valuable real-estate +------------------------------------------+ is for sale... Disclaimer: These are my opinions and not necessarily those of my employer.
From: kheit@gandalf.rutgers.edu (John Kheit) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Anyone have a cisco PNI login script? Message-ID: <Aug.20.00.03.47.1994.10770@gandalf.rutgers.edu> Date: 20 Aug 94 04:03:47 GMT Followup-To: comp.sys.next.software Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Hi All, Ive been struggling with not much luck at trying to get PNI to work with my Rutgers cisco server. Ive finally am willing to accept that its my incompetence at setting up the login-cisco.tcl script. So Im hoping some one out there will help me take the easy way out and send me their login-cisco.tcl script. Hopefully it will work with my Rutgers cisco server. Muchas gracias, in advance Later, John
From: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Creating an /etc/passwd file Date: 19 Aug 1994 16:20:37 -0400 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Sender: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <33346l$s4s@acmez.gatech.edu> I'm sorry to wast bandwidth here, but I've blown a fuse in my brain, and forgot what command it is to creat an /etc/passwd file from NetInfo (One program I'm using requires a correct /etc/passwd file). Thanks, -- Dave Rinker Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, Georgia, 30332 CSX Transportation. Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Internet: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu -- NeXT Mail welcome
From: louie@TransSys.COM (Louis A. Mamakos) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PNI causes kernel panic Date: 20 Aug 1994 06:44:39 GMT Organization: TransSys, Inc., Nitwittery Eradication Division Distribution: world Message-ID: <LOUIE.94Aug20024439@wa3ymh.transsys.com> References: <1994Aug12.203358.2926@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> In-reply-to: brad@instep.wimsey.com's message of Fri, 12 Aug 1994 20:33:58 GMT In article <1994Aug12.203358.2926@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> brad@instep.wimsey.com writes: PROBLEM: PNI v1.9 Beta causes kernel panic when dropping DTR When I log into my host that's running PNI as a SLIP server, it crashes with the following kernel panic when dropping the connection: unexpected kernel trap e eip 101574 Memory access exception (1,1,ca0d0a0f) Waiting for remote debugger connection. (Type 'c' to continue or 'r' to reboot) .... Has anyone had any success getting PNI to run as a dial-in slip server without this kernel panic? Please email me any tips you have that may help me get PNI slip to allow dial-in without the panic! I should mention that I am running PNI using the SLIPONLY keystring and have successfuly installed PNI to allow inbounds (server-mode) on black hardware without the kernel panic. The Intel server accepts the dial-in without any problems, installs the device into the kernel, and from there I can ping, rlogin, etc... It's when I'm finished with the connection, and I hangup at the client end, that the dropping of DTR, or sometime shortly after that, the kernel panic occurs. I'd appreciate any help since I can't install this machine onto our customer site until I can successfuly login remotely using slip. As much I hate to say this, it sure sounds like a NeXT serial driver bug to me. I say this because the *only* thing that PNI does with serial ports, it does from user-mode code and by putting the tty into RAW mode. It fiddles around with setting the process group of the device, but that's also in user mode code. I went to great lengths to excise all "non-standard" stuff from the kernel driver (like line disciplines that TransSys Dial-Up IP uses). There are no differences in the PNI loadable kernel driver, which is compiled FAT for Intel and black hardware. In fact, there is no machine architecture specific #ifdefs in the driver at all. The only architecture specific code is the use of the various byteorder (e.g., ntohl()) macros. -- Louis A. Mamakos TransSys, Inc.
From: louie@TransSys.COM (Louis A. Mamakos) Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: sendmail v8.6.9 w/ new berkeley db under NeXTstep 3.2? Date: 20 Aug 1994 06:49:25 GMT Organization: TransSys, Inc., Nitwittery Eradication Division Distribution: world Message-ID: <LOUIE.94Aug20024925@wa3ymh.transsys.com> References: <32p2hg$12u@garuda.csulb.edu> In-reply-to: vamp@gothic.acs.csulb.edu's message of 16 Aug 1994 00:50:56 GMT In article <32p2hg$12u@garuda.csulb.edu> vamp@gothic.acs.csulb.edu (VampLestat) writes: Has anyone successfully compiled and run the newest v8 sendmail, with the new berkeley db package, under NeXTstep 3.2 ? Yes, I'm running sendmail 8.6.9 here, with the Berkeley DB stuff. While we managed to hack together the db stuff and successully compile sendmail with it, it doenst appear to be fully functional. On a 3.2 machine it works, but the 'mailq' command apparently cant read the spool. When we look there is obviously mail waiting, but 'mailq' doenst report it, but all else *seems* ok. Did you replace the existing mailq with a link to the new sendmail? mailq is just another name for the /usr/lib/sendmail binary, and probably needs to match the same version of sendmail that built the queue files. Also the 3.2 compile doesnt appear to run successfully on a 3.0 machine. It refuses to run in deamon mode (debugging indicates that this happens when you try and run it and detach it from the tty) , and also has the mailq problem. Shared library version number mismatch? You're asking for trouble trying to run programs on earlier versions of the OS than they wre compiled on. Any suggestions? Anyone actually have sendmail 8.6.9 with the new db running on a NeXT? Yup. -- Louis A. Mamakos TransSys, Inc.
From: jim@roshi.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp (Jim Kieley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: 3.2 restore bug Date: 20 Aug 1994 07:30:58 GMT Organization: Miyazaki International College, Miyazaki Japan Distribution: world Message-ID: <334bfi$7mo@kokusai.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp> Keywords: restore I tried a dump/restore in an attempt to change boot disks and maintain things like software licenses. When logging in to NeXTstep GUI I can only log in as root otherwise I get bounced back to Login window (shell logins work for all accounts). I casually checked file permissions on a few obvious things but didn't notice anything. Any suggestions? I also recall reading here at one point that in 3.2 restore has a problem. Can anyone tell me where to find a patch? Can I use restore from an earlier release? By the way thanks to those of you who helped me with a previous question I posted about being able to boot when a single color monitor is attached to upgraded original cube with a NeXT Dimension board. I read the responses which were forwarded to me at another account while I was out of town (unfortunately I was unable to archive the messages). The problem was caused by missing components in the power supply on the original cube power supply. These parts are necessary to substitute for the resistance load normally placed on the supply by the B/W monitor. The easy solution to the problem is to substitute a newer power supply. NeXT originally provided these as a free swap, but that is no longer their policy for obvious reasons. As I recall someone telling me, a substitute costs costs about $290 in the USA. Fortunately, I brought a spare supply with me to Japan which has fixed the problem. It is also possible to modify an older power supply by either shunting +12 or -12 to ground (different people told me different things). One person said that information on how to do this use to be in a FAQ (but no longer apparently). If anyone has specific information about how to do this I would appreciate a copy in case something happens with the supply that I am using now. Thanks for any help. Jim Kieley Miyazaki International College jim@roshi.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp
From: gorgon@crl.com (Zach Copley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Bind 4.9.3 and NEXSTEP/FIP Date: 20 Aug 1994 01:45:53 -0700 Organization: Zach's House Message-ID: <334fs1$gc@crl.crl.com> Summary: How do you install Bind properly? Keywords: BIND Bind! Hi, I'm trying to get a primary name server running on my 486. I got the latest release of Bind, and I edited up the Makefile the best I could (there are some flags specifically for NEXTSTEP), but I'm not sure I got everything working right. It compiled with only a couple of warnings, but the "make install" routines exploded. So I did my best to install the thing manually. But I had to guess on what the right permissions/uid/gid are and where to put everything... Also, I'm not sure I have the resolver thing setup right. I basically just copied it into /usr/lib. The install program wanted to put the man pages in weird places, too. So I have it running now, and I can lookup remote names, and local names (hostname and hostname/domain), which is encouraging. But I can't lookup my domain with nslookup (is that because it's not registered with the NIC yet?), or get it to convert my IP # into the proper hostname/domain. So is anyone else running Bind under NEXTSTEP (especially NEXTSTEP/FIP)? How did you edit the Makefile and how did you install it? Is there anyone who would be willing to help me with this a little? Thanks, Zach
From: kline@CS.Arizona.EDU (Nick Kline) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: netinfo keeps sleeping Date: 20 Aug 1994 02:07:22 -0700 Organization: University of Arizona CS Department, Tucson AZ Message-ID: <334h4a$e61@cheltenham.cs.arizona.edu> Basically, when I am using ppp, and I try to telnet to another machine over the link, netinfo sleeps. I get messages like: Aug 19 13:11:17 denali lookupd[111]: netinfo sleeping: RPC: Timed out [and then I killed the ppp session and] Aug 19 13:11:37 denali lookupd[111]: netinfo waking Aug 20 00:54:26 denali lookupd[399]: netinfo timeout, sleeping [another time, and then i killed the sesion] Aug 20 00:59:37 denali lookupd[399]: netinfo waking more details follow below. I am also investigating this with the ppp group, but I think it might be a misconfiguration of my system. I'm using a beta ppp that seems to work for lots of white hardware people, just not me. Generally, things work until I telnet or rlogin or run omniweb. anything that requires a name server possibly causes the system to hang. I have the very latest ppp 0.9.7 and ppp 2.1.2. I have a 486 intel machine, 16550 serial card. It's a standalone machine, i never need to be in a netinfo hierarchy (except for taking care of myself). Here's my resolv.conf. (cs.arizona.edu is also the nameserver) domain cs.arizona.edu nameserver 192.12.69.5 /etc/hostconfig: HOSTNAME=denali INETADDR=127.0.0.1 ROUTER=-NO- IPNETMASK= IPBROADCAST=-AUTOMATIC- NETMASTER=-NO- YPDOMAIN=-NO- TIME=-AUTOMATIC- When I was trying to telnet, I'd get scattered messages in /usr/adm/messages about netinfo sleeping. frequently they'd come a little after I had tried to telnet somewhere. I'd telnet, and be able to enter my name and then I'd never be asked for my password. after a few minutes or even immediately I'd get one of the below error messages, sleeping, timeout, or failure: Aug 19 13:11:17 denali lookupd[111]: netinfo sleeping: RPC: Timed out Aug 19 13:11:37 denali lookupd[111]: netinfo waking Aug 20 00:54:26 denali lookupd[399]: netinfo timeout, sleeping Aug 20 00:59:37 denali lookupd[399]: netinfo waking Aug 20 00:59:49 denali lookupd[399]: netinfo failure, sleeping It seems to only wake when I kill the ppp session. I noticed I couldn't do ls -l during the time it was sleeping, and I couldn't start a new shell. this indicated that lookupd was stuck. when I was monitoring lookupd's log file, it seemed to be hung too. I turned on the lookupd logging and I got some good stuff. when I tried to telnet to a machine, che, i got: gethostbyname (*che) Ncalls: 4 Elapsed: 0 Total time: 26 getservbyname (telnet) Ncalls: 1 Elapsed: 13 Total time: 13 [and then it froze, nothing more came out, ls -l didn't cause it to do anything the getservbyname seems to be where it hangs ie i did : telnet che (and che was even in the hosts known to my machine!) and it hung there i suppose in getservbyname. It got as far as reading my login name. after I hit return, it never got past that. The routing and so on when ppp is running looks okay to me. bash# netstat -rn Routing tables Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Interface 192.12.69.161 192.12.69.162 UH 0 0 ppp0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 4 3017 lo0 default 192.12.69.161 UG 0 4 ppp0 (192.12.69.162 is me, .161 is the gateway) So, I have seen a few scattered messages about netinfo sleeping and what to do about that. Any ideas? I tried setting 3 diffferent nameservers in the /etc/resolv.conf and it didn't fix it, even when one of them was my own computer (127.1) -nick ps, i altered rc.standard (i made a backup of course) to try to turnon logging to a file. i created the file. here's what i tried: if [ -f /usr/etc/nibindd -a -f /usr/etc/lookupd ]; then (/usr/etc/lookupd -L /usr/adm/lookupd) && (echo -n ' lookupd') \ >/dev/console
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Subject: Re: Can't boot /without/ CD-ROM drive... ouch! In-Reply-To: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca's message of Fri, 12 Aug 1994 03:34:30 GMT Message-ID: <STEPHAN.94Aug20103511@rodion.muc.de> Sender: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Organization: Transmogrifiers Ltd. References: <thompsonCuE76F.IpG@netcom.com> <CuEKLJ.50x@cunews.carleton.ca> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 1994 08:35:10 GMT In article <CuEKLJ.50x@cunews.carleton.ca> csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) writes: >Eric Thompson (thompson@netcom.com) wrote: > >: Anyway, when I detach the CD300 and terminate the DEC, it halts in >: single user mode and says I have to fsck /dev/sd1a manually. The internal >: drive is IDE, so I don't think it's a part of this equation. > >Boot in single-user mode ("-s" at the boot: prompt). > >Look in the file /etc/fstab. It should have a line starting with >/dev/sd0a, and one starting with /dev/hd0a (if you have an internal IDE >disk as well). > >If you have a line that starts with /dev/sd1a, then you should comment out >that line. The question to ask is why was that line there? Did there used >to be more SCSI devices on your box? Did the order of devices used to be >different (physically)? Not so: You _can_ have `/dev/sd1a' even if it isn't attached or powered up. What's important is that no fsck is run on it. Set the last entry in the line to `0' and that filesystem is not checked. Here's an example: /dev/sd1a /ExternalDrive 4.3 noquota 0 0 If you don't have that line the device is handled like a floppy: no security, all files belong to the current user. That may be OK if it's a CDROM but I guess you wouldn't like it for another harddisk. ;) -- _______________________________________________________________________ Stephan Wacker stephan@rodion.muc.de [NeXTMail YES];
From: robert@steffi.demon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Do Apple CD300 Pluses (without Caddies!!) work with NS? Date: 19 Aug 1994 00:39:19 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Distribution: world Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Aug19013919@steffi.demon.co.uk> Anybody connected one of these to either white or black hardware? I currently own the CD300 model with the caddie but I believe that 300iPluses (or something or rather) have nice like NEC/TOSHIBA like trays instead... Looks like the caddie manufacturers have stopped paying Apple now :-) -- "Mariella Mariella Mariella" (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: Problems with a 2Gb DEC Disk Message-ID: <CuuD5I.A5u@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <3321ak$qbg@serra.unipi.it> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 1994 16:15:18 GMT rigoni andrea (rigoni@utov-ns.utovrm.it) wrote: : m not ablo to install NS on a 2Gb DEC Disk. If I use the build disk, NS : its going to use only one GB. If I follow the suggestions given on the : NeXTAnswers, yes, we can have a 2 Gb NS disk, but without the OS, so we : use again the build disk and we get the same result. DO you have any : suggestion about this? Or do we have to use only one Gb waiting for NS : 3.3? Is this in iNTEL or NeXT hardware? If you are using a SCSI card in an x86, you need to enable extended BIOS support for > 1Gig drives in the SCSI setup program. This applies to Adaptec controllers, and possibly DPT (I forget). --Chris Chris Saldanha ------------------------------------ Carleton University (Comp. Sci) | "I'm hungry. Let's get a taco." | chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | -Harvey Keitel, Reservoir Dogs | csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) ------------------------------------
From: jehu@jehu.async.vt.edu (john stanhope) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NEED HELP with new PNI slip and netinfo Date: 20 Aug 1994 17:49:00 GMT Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia Distribution: world Message-ID: <335fmc$rk@solaris.cc.vt.edu> Keywords: slip, rpc, netinfo I installed the new slip (1.11) over the (1.9) beta and much to my shagrin discovered that neither pnistat nor pnirun could find the pnid daemon and subsequently kill it. Killing it with kill works but it leaves some network info a little messy such that netinfo ceases to work (can't get a print panel). I tried using ifconfig to destroy/remvoe the pni network interface but it doesn't seem to work either. I was looking throught the netinfo database and discovered that the passwords for the pniadmin and pin groups consisted of the name of every app in /LocalApps. I also discovered that if I run pnistat as root is doesn't find pnid unless I use the -a option and works fine if I do it as anyone else. What in the heck were these groups added for? And what do I do with them? Is root supposed to be member of these groups? How do I changes their passwords to something more exceptable? I looked through pni.ps and found almost nothing on the reasoning or reason for adding these groups. So, my question is; How do I figure out what went wrong? Where do I look, other then /etc/, for info on the current network state? Is there another way to stop the pnid daemon other than pnistat -down pni0 or pnirun -down pni0 such that it exits properly? I have noticed that the /etc/netinfo directory seems to constantly updated even though I have used NetInfoManager.app. Why is that? Mucho Thanks John Stanhope
From: dennisg@news-srvr.CyberSAFE.COM (Dennis Glatting) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Bind 4.9.3 and NEXSTEP/FIP Date: 20 Aug 1994 10:38:12 -0700 Organization: CyberSAFE Corporation, Redmond WA Message-ID: <335f24$4q1@kerby.ocsg.com> References: <334fs1$gc@crl.crl.com> Keywords: BIND A word of caution: make sure you have 4.9.3 beta 9 patch level 1. -dpg -- Dennis P. Glatting / CyberSAFE Corporation Network and Security Infrastructure Architect
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) Subject: Re: sending mail from Mail.app via SLIP connection Message-ID: <Cuu62H.Jq@euler.hnv.icem.de> Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) Organization: Ink Unknown References: <lcs.3.0017645C@shore.net> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 1994 13:42:16 GMT In article <lcs.3.0017645C@shore.net> lcs@shore.net (Harold Leach) writes: > I have downloaded the PopOver application to retrieve my mail via a SLIP > connection to a POP mail server at my Internet service provider, but I don't > have anything to help me send mail (ie the other direction). Does anyone know > how to hack the sendmail files to accomplish this? If you use the Sendmail configuration file for SUBSIDIARY NeXT machines in /etc/sendmail, it may be sufficient to set # major relay mailer DMether and # major relay host # for me, this is machine known as vampir # I created an entry for vampir inside NetInfoManager.app with proper # ip address etc. # This machine is also known to slip via a a.b.c.d net-id DRvampir CRvampir Upon outgoing mail slip came up. I did not like my mail to go via slip as I had to do uucp anyways, so I switched everything back to uucp. Well, the choice is yours. Good luck, Juergen --- Fon ++49-511-440688 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49-511-440617 == What time do we live in when spontaneity and freedom gets associated with instant coffee, == when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,com.sys.next.software From: dino@blackmaus.com (Dino Bagdadi) Subject: Networking NeXTstation with PowerMac 7100 Message-ID: <Cut2r1.pp@blackmaus.com> Sender: dino@blackmaus.com (Dino Bagdadi) Organization: Blackmaus Design, Inc. Date: Fri, 19 Aug 1994 23:33:01 GMT I have NO clue as to what to do. All I know is that both my NeXTstation TurboColor and my PowerMac 7100 have built in Ethernet hardware. So I got a 10BaseT transciever for the PowerMac and used RJ-45 cable to hook them up. What do I have to set on my NeXT to be able to share devices (hard drives, removables, etc.) and files? Any pointers for a NeXT newtworking rookie? You can either reply to me email or thru news. Thanks. --- Dino Bagdadi Blackmaus Design 305.935.6325 dino@blackmaus.com (NeXT email expected!) PGP key available on request. -- Dino Bagdadi Blackmaus Design 305.935.6325
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU Subject: Re: How does NetInfo talk to NIS? Message-ID: <1994Aug19.134608.14500@Princeton.EDU> Originator: news@nimaster Sender: news@Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Princeton University References: <fedderd.55.2E5431D8@river.it.gvsu.edu> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 1994 13:46:08 GMT In article <fedderd.55.2E5431D8@river.it.gvsu.edu> fedderd@river.it.gvsu.edu (Dick Fedder) writes: > In article <330i4i$1sk@rosie.next.com> majka@next.com (Marc Majka) writes: > >From: majka@next.com (Marc Majka) > >Subject: Re: How does NetInfo talk to NIS? > >Date: 18 Aug 1994 21:00:02 GMT > > >/etc/passwd. Make sure your "+" entry (or entries) are in column 1, and > >have the appropriate ":"s (although they are optional). I can't think of > >anything else that could be causing the NIS map lookup to fail. > > Thanks for the sequence of events. It helped to clear things up in my mind. > As it turns out we found that the NIS client (running NeXTStep) was unable to > find the NIS server because it is on a different subnet. Obviously there was > some communication because I could ypcat the password, hosts, etc. This won't > be a problem because after I'm done with the setup and testing phase, our > client machines will be on the same net as the NIS server. > > One other thing, I'm not sure what the ipbroadcast address should be set to in > the Simple Net Starter, other than automatic, but if I set it to the address > of our NIS server, everything works fine. > > Thanks again Marc. > > Dick Fedder > fedder@river.it.gvsu.edu This is one of the (many) reasons why it makes sense to set IPBROADCAST to the subnet address of a subnet that has netinfo/yp servers. It is often the case that one will have a set of Nexts on a subnet which has no servers of any kind; if this is the case, it makes no sense whatsoever to have thes Nexts broadcasting service requests to the subnet ... we have been running for years with IPBROADCAST pointing to our main (backbone) subnet; it solves our problems with both netinfo and yp. Serge J. Goldstein
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: cowboy@trans.csuohio.edu (The Real Network) Subject: Ever Seen this Message on Boot-up before? Message-ID: <1994Aug19.183626.2939@news.csuohio.edu> Sender: news@news.csuohio.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Cleveland State University Date: Fri, 19 Aug 1994 18:36:26 GMT Greetings: Every once in a while I see the following message on boot up right after it loads the network daemons and before the boot up is complete. It stops everything dead in its tracks and requires me to reset by pressing the reset button, requiring a fsck to be run and another reboot. I was trying to figure out what the message meant so I could see if I could prevent its appearance in the future. Here it is: rhdr1 stat 08 next 07 len 700 If anyone can shed light on the meaning and/or cause of this, please email me or post. TIA, Joe -- | Joe Rosenfeld cowboy@trans.csuohio.edu | Automation Librarian (216) 687-6881 [FAX] | CSU Law Library trans.csuohio.edu [ANON FTP] | NeXTMail and MIME ok
From: kenyon@cse.unl.edu (Paul Kenyon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Token Ring packet length problems Date: 21 Aug 1994 02:07:34 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln Distribution: world Message-ID: <336ct7$jee@crcnis1.unl.edu> Summary: Packets of size 2040 are sent and lost, connection locks Keywords: bridges routers IBM telnet rlogin nfs We have been experiencing a networking problem that may represent a bug or limitation in the NEXTSTEP token ring driver. Environment: We have 2 NEXTSTEP/Intel machines connected to 4 MB/s token ring segments. One machine has a Intel TokenExpress card and the other has an IBM 16/4 ISA-16 token ring card. The machines are on different token ring 'segments' and according to the network support staff at the site these segments each connected to a token ring backbone by non-routing token ring bridges. One of these machines (called "Foo") is part of network of several NEXTSTEP machines which have been in place for approximately a year, have internet connectivity and appear to not have any networking problems. The other machine (called "Bar") is a newly installed. After going through the typical steps to get a token ring connected NEXTSTEP machine configured we have reached the following problem. Symptom: Bar can ping, telnet, rlogin, and generally network with Foo and with other machines on the net. However when remote logged into Foo from Bar if you type a command which results in a large about of output like "ls -alg /" or cat "/etc/termcap" the remote log in session freezes. This problem does not arise when logging into other machines from Foo or from Bar; it only occurs on connections from Bar to Foo OR from Foo to Bar. Diagnosis: After much prognosticating we got out a network analyzer and observed the traffic. The lock up occurs when one machine (Bar) tries to send a packet of size 2040 bytes to the other (Foo). All the traffic up to this point in the session had consisted of relatively small packets. When running a similar test from an outside machine into Bar we see that the data is broken up into 512 byte packets. It is my understanding that the 'bridges' which connect the token rings together have a packet size limitation "some where less that 2K" , and that we are hitting this limitation. It is also my understanding from reading networking references that normally a router would be responsible for discovering this MTU limitation and breaking a packet up into a sequence of smaller packets. However, there is not a router "between" Foo and Bar just a series of token rings and bridges. There is a router on the backbone which is handling the traffic to outside machines (and connections to these machines do not exhibit this large packet problem) Solutions? I see four possible responses to this situation and I am seeking the wisdom of the Net as to which is most correct: 1) This sites network is "broken" and they should have routers directly reachable from the segments of token ring. 2) Token ring device drivers should do "source routing" including the negotiation of packet size and NEXTSTEP's adaptor is 'broken' since it doesn't. 3) I should work around this problem by setting the maximum packet size of the the adaptor on one or both machines to some appropriate value. If this is the answer then my follow up question is HOW do I do this? Commentary: I have found that in our market segment we often encounter existing token ring networks at customer sites which invariable are connected together via rather old non-IP aware equipment and usually being operated by little "true blue" fortress-like IS departments. As a result networking problems invariably arise and are immediately attributed to NEXTSTEP. It is left to us as the provider of something new and different to find a fix or document that it is an existing problem and shake the right bureaucratic tree for a fix. ============================================================================== Paul H. Kenyon, CTO - Hickman-Kenyon Systems, Omaha, NE (402) 697-1310 phk@hksys.com DBEdit - "The Database Editor" is now shipping, demo available via FTP.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: paul@seer.demon.co.uk (Paul Lynch) Subject: Re: traceroute wanted Message-ID: <1994Aug19.193551.10761@seer.demon.co.uk> Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk Organization: P & L Systems References: <1994Aug18.113101.628@dbulm1.uucp> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 1994 19:35:51 GMT In article <1994Aug18.113101.628@dbulm1.uucp> gloger@dbulm1.uucp (Jochen Gloger) writes: > Hi, > I am looking for a NeXTstep version of traceroute (a network tool in order to > find routing problems). Is there any available. Thanks for any hints! Have you tried /usr/ucb/traceroute? Paul -- Paul Lynch P & L Systems (NeXTmail) paul@seer.demon.co.uk Tel: (0494)671501 9 Stable Lane, Seer Green, Fax: (0494)680228 Bucks, HP9 2YT, UK
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jimbo@oingo.umn.edu Subject: How to access "/usr/local/man/man1 "? Message-ID: <Cuv4tA.5zq@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Date: Sun, 21 Aug 1994 02:15:28 GMT How can I set it up so that man and/or Man.app will access the man pages in /usr/local/man/manx like it does /usr/man/manx ?? Currently I have several add in programs that have written to this directory some man pages but I cannot access them. p.s. Is this a FAQ? I couldn't find it. Thanks, JIM --- ------------------------------------------------------------------- James P. Klett klett002@.maroon.tc.umn.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------- Slip Slipping' away... NeXT Mail Preferred -------------------------------------------------------------------
From: beda@fnal.gov (Joseph Beda) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: From 486 to P90 w/ new SCSI Date: 21 Aug 1994 03:04:50 GMT Organization: FERMILAB, Batavia, IL Message-ID: <336g8i$1jb@fnnews.fnal.gov> I switched computers from a 486 to a PCI P90 system. I would like to avoid installing NEXTSTEP all over again. I should be able to start up just fine except that I switched SCSI adapters. I am now using the NCR PCI card from Talus and I have their drivers. The system was set up to use an Adaptec 1542B before. Is there any way to install a driver like this after the system is set up without reinstalling? Is there something I can type from the boot prompt that will load the driver? Thanks for any replies! Joe Beda jbeda@hmc.edu
From: lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Peter S. Lakanen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Fragmentation questions... Date: 19 Aug 1994 19:50:34 GMT Organization: Florida State University Message-ID: <3332ea$n5i@mailer.fsu.edu> I have an '040 cube. 1. How do I determine if my hard drive (or optical disk) is fragmented? 2. If I do have some fragmentation, how do I fix it? thanx everybody. -- ======================================================================== Peter Lakanen | I AM CLUB DJ. I AM A RE-MIXER. I USE A NeXT. lakanen@cmr.fsu.edu | ARE THERE ANY OTHER DJ's OR MUSIC INDUSTRY PEOPLE (904) 877-0305 | OUT HERE? PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANX.------------- ========================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: "CryptoBundle" available ? Message-ID: <1994Aug19.051357.25362@cc.usu.edu> From: deviate@lipschitz.sfasu.edu (J. Kelly Cunningham) Date: 19 Aug 94 05:13:57 MDT References: <Cuq6ts.6rD@news2.new-york.net> Organization: As little as I can get away with... In article <Cuq6ts.6rD@news2.new-york.net>, A Humble Treestump <root@net23.com> wrote: >I am experiencing a problem with the afformentioned cryptobundle >replacement for mail.app, and pgp... > >I want to use this to send email messages to people without nextmail... >But when I send an encrypted message, even in normal text mode, the result >is a message with a uuencoded tar attachment... > >Is their anyway to make this cryptobundle send out plain ascii text >encrypted messages? > >Thanks. Please mail me with replies. > >Nick > > >-- >Nick Jarecki | Network 23 - InterNet Services Provider >razor@net23.com | (shell,FTP,WWW) in the New York/Metro area >Voice: [917-424-8806] | Email "info@net23.com" >Ask me about our Hamburgers | Telnet to net23.com, login:info >To access our REVOLUTIONARY WWW server, point your client to http://net23.com For this you need NXPGP.app. Compose the message and encrypt in place. You also need it to decrypt messages sent by mere mortal mailers. :) Now, how does one incorporate encryption into Workspace Manager? (Vote for pgp support in Opener.app now!)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Jacques Garbi Subject: How can I boot from another HD without changing SCSI ID's ? Message-ID: <Cuq7yE.CI@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi) Organization: Touga Management SA, Switzerland Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 10:32:38 GMT Hi, The subject says it all : I have both an internal and external HD. I "buildisked" the external one and I was perfectly able to boot from it as long as I opened my case and changed my internal SCSI ID's so the external HD could have SCSI ID 0. Now how can I boot from the external HD without changing the SCSI ID's ? Thanks a lot Jacques GARBI, Switzerland
From: fox@pt0204.pto.ford.com (Ken Fox) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: BT-445S BIOS version problems Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware Date: 21 Aug 1994 16:02:30 GMT Organization: Powertrain Systems, Ford Motor Company Distribution: world Message-ID: <337tqmINNi2g@ope001.iao.ford.com> I have a BT-445S with BIOS 4.72 and firmware 3.37. According to both the NeXTanswers guide and my latest experience ;-) this won't work with NEXTSTEP. Ugh. I actually was able to get NEXTSTEP installed, but with a bunch of timeout errors. It also didn't find disk 0 and installed on disk 1. Me being the optimistic person I am switched disk 0 and disk 1 and tried booting. I got a very neat looking NEXTSTEP loading screen complete with a spinning disk --- but then a kernel panic. NeXTanswers tells me that BusLogic technical support will assist me in this. Unfortunately, I can't find a tech support number in any of my controller documentation. Can someone tell me? Also, what's the scoop on the incompatibility? I have BSDI's BSD/386 installed on my machine (co-resident with DOS) and it works like a champ. I'm worried that by downgrading the BIOS/firmware for NEXTSTEP, I might introduce problems for BSD/386 or DOS. Thanks in advance, - Ken -- Ken Fox (fox@pt0204.pto.ford.com) | My opinions or statements do not | represent those of, nor are endorsed Ford Motor Company, Powertrain | by, Ford Motor Company. CAD/CAM/CAE Process Integration | AP Environment Section | "Is this some sort of trick question | or what?" -- Calvin
From: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst Kloecker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How to access "/usr/local/man/man1 "? Date: 21 Aug 1994 16:46:26 GMT Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany Message-ID: <3380d2$iag@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> References: <Cuv4tA.5zq@news.cis.umn.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit jimbo@oingo.umn.edu writes: >How can I set it up so that man and/or Man.app will access the man pages >in /usr/local/man/manx like it does /usr/man/manx ?? Put the following line into ~/.cshrc : setenv MANPATH /NextLibrary/Documentation/ManPages:/usr/local/man -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernst Kloecker phone: ++49-30-6181635 e-mail: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: oneill@cs.sfu.ca (Melissa O'Neill) Subject: Re: How can I boot from another HD without changing SCSI ID's ? Message-ID: <1994Aug21.164819.7912@cs.sfu.ca> Organization: Faculty of Applied Science, Simon Fraser University References: <Cuq7yE.CI@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> Date: Sun, 21 Aug 1994 16:48:19 GMT In comp.sys.next.sysadmin, Jacques GARBI <jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> wrote: > I have both an internal and external HD. I "buildisked" the external > one and I was perfectly able to boot from it as long as I opened my > case and changed my internal SCSI ID's so the external HD could have > SCSI ID 0. Now how can I boot from the external HD without changing > the SCSI ID's ? First off, the internal drive in your NeXT ought to be SCSI ID 1, that way you can make a `more senior' external drive just by changing the external drive's SCSI ID down to zero. Alternatively, if you can't easily change the SCSI ID of your external drive, or don't want to, take a note of which logical device it is (you can find out using `df' and seeing which /dev/sd?a it is, I'll assume it's /dev/sd1a in this discussion). Then edit etc/fstab on that disk to be: # # DO NOT DELETE THIS FILE, IT IS REQUIRED FOR BOOTING # # This file contains information used to mount local hard disks. # Consult your system administration and networking manual # for information on adding local disks. Information on the format # of entries in this file can also be found in the fstab man page, # search for fstab in Digital Librarian. # /dev/sd1a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1 ^---- changed from 0 (use whichever number is correct for you). Then reboot your machine from the startup prompt thingy and type: bsd(1,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd1 ^----------------------^----- or whatever. Best Regards, Melissa. --- I am Woman, hear me Roa... oh, sorry, was I interrupting... no no, it wasn't important... no, really; it's fine. // Melissa O'Neill <oneill@cs.sfu.ca>
From: spanda@checuolo.org (Spanda Kala Bhavani) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: expect/tcl cron problems Date: 19 Aug 1994 21:58:59 GMT Organization: CERFnet Distribution: world Message-ID: <3339v3$a13@news.cerf.net> Keywords: expect tcl cron pty I am having a problem running an "expect" script under cron. I got the software from cs orst.edu with a revision of 1.1 and a tcl version of 6.7. The basic deal is that the script runs properly under a shell, but when it is run under cron, spawning seems to behave wierdly. I was told it could be a pty problem, but I am unqualified to be debugging expect code in order to find out for sure. Is anybody else having this problem ???? billh@burn.ucsd.edu spanda@checuolo.org
From: bob@stirling.egr.duke.edu (Robert R Reynolds) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Installing Fonts Date: 21 Aug 1994 17:42:38 GMT Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Message-ID: <3383mf$lft@news.duke.edu> Keywords: font, next, install, admin After owning a NextStation for over 3 years, I now have need to install a new font. It was bundled in a package (from cs.orst) and seemed to install quite nicely in /LocalApps/Fonts. However, no applications seem to access this font when I open their font panels. What are the steps necessary to install a new font please? Thank you very much for the help. Bob Reynolds (email please at bob@stirling.egr.duke.edu -- thanks)
From: michael@wft.stack.urc.tue.nl (Michael Brouwer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Fragmentation questions... Date: 20 Aug 1994 22:15:03 +0200 Organization: Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands Message-ID: <335o87$99j@tar.wft.stack.urc.tue.nl> References: <3332ea$n5i@mailer.fsu.edu> <333d97$a6p@rosie.next.com> In article <333d97$a6p@rosie.next.com>, Mark Dadgar <Mark_Dadgar@NeXT.COM> wrote: >In article <3332ea$n5i@mailer.fsu.edu> lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Peter S. >Lakanen) writes: >> I have an '040 cube. >> >> 1. How do I determine if my hard drive (or optical disk) is fragmented? > >If you *really* want to know what percentage of your drive is fragmented, >unmount the volume (or boot single-user to do the / partition) and run fsck >on it. That will report the %-fragmentation of the volume. > >DO NOT RUN FSCK ON A MOUNTED FILE SYSTEM. There is a close-to-100% >probability that you'll trash it, which is a bummer. From man 8 fsck: -n Assume a no response to all questions asked by fsck; do not open the file system for writing. So you *can* safly run an `fsck -n' on a mounted filesystem, just to check on the disk fragmentation. Michael
From: Chaskiel Moses Grundman <cg2v+@andrew.cmu.edu> Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: BSD telnetd under NeXTSTEP? Date: Sun, 21 Aug 1994 15:39:57 -0400 Organization: Sophomore, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <siJuqBC00bk7Qvw5gh@andrew.cmu.edu> Is anyone out there running a (recent) BSD derived telnetd under nextstep? (Black hardware, NS3.0 or 3.2) I am trying to use a kerberized telnetd, but when it is used, login's banner never appears, and characters typed do not appear to reach it. Telnetd's banner and other information do appear, however. Telnetd's diagnostic messages (including netdata and ptydata) are no different from those produced by an identical telnetd running on a sun (where it works properly).
From: lcs@shore.net Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Installing Fonts Date: 21 Aug 94 17:26:30 Organization: North Shore Access, a service of Eco Software, Inc. Distribution: fj Message-ID: <hhl.94Aug21172630@lcs> References: <3383mf$lft@news.duke.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain In order to install a new font, it must be placed in one of /NextLibrary/Fonts, /LocalLibrary/Fonts or ~/Library/Fonts, then you must run a utility called buildafmdir. Assuming you put the font in /LocalLibrary/Fonts, just open a terminal window and type buildafmdir /LocalLibrary/Fonts From then on, your new fonts will be visible. For more details, see the UNIX manual entry on BUILDAFMDIR(1), which you can find through the SysAdmin.bshlf or from a terminal window by typing man buildafmdir.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dino@blackmaus.com (Dino Bagdadi) Subject: Re: 3.2 restore bug Message-ID: <CuvuoK.13s@blackmaus.com> Sender: dino@blackmaus.com (Dino Bagdadi) Organization: Blackmaus Design, Inc. References: <334bfi$7mo@kokusai.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 21 Aug 1994 11:31:32 GMT In article <334bfi$7mo@kokusai.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp> jim@roshi.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp (Jim Kieley) writes: > I tried a dump/restore in an attempt to change boot disks and maintain > things like software licenses. When logging in to NeXTstep GUI I can only > log in as root otherwise I get bounced back to Login window (shell logins > work for all accounts). I casually checked file permissions on a few > obvious things but didn't notice anything. Any suggestions? I also > recall reading here at one point that in 3.2 restore has a problem. Can > anyone tell me where to find a patch? Can I use restore from an earlier > release? Jim, The restore patch is part of NeXTanswers. This is directly from the NA 1001_Master_Index: * RestorePatch.29807.16 94-05-09 1555 RestorePatch.pkg 129k 94-05-09 1554 RestorePatch.ReadMe 3k 94-05-09 You can get the files via ftp (ftp.next.com). To get NeXTanswers by email: USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to NeXTanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) Good luck. --- Dino Bagdadi Blackmaus Design 305.935.6325 dino@blackmaus.com (NeXT email expected!) PGP key available on request. -- Dino Bagdadi Blackmaus Design 305.935.6325
From: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <339bs9$8a@acmex.gatech.edu> Control: cancel <339bs9$8a@acmex.gatech.edu> Date: 22 Aug 1994 01:35:10 -0400 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Sender: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <339dee$6r2@acmex.gatech.edu> References: <339bs9$8a@acmex.gatech.edu> <339bs9$8a@acmex.gatech.edu> was cancelled from within rn. -- Dave Rinker Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, Georgia, 30332 CSX Transportation. Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Internet: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu -- NeXT Mail welcome
From: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Preventing users from using 'tip'? Date: 22 Aug 1994 01:36:52 -0400 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Sender: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <339dhk$75h@acmex.gatech.edu> References: <339bs9$8a@acmex.gatech.edu> In article <339bs9$8a@acmex.gatech.edu> gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) writes: : : Specs: 68040 Cube with NS3.1 : : How can I prevent any non-wheel user from using 'tip' or similar command to :access my modem? I could change the permissions on /usr/bin/tip to :-rwxr-x---, but I would rather try to chmod the actual device. However, I've :tried changing the permissions on the following to -rw-rw----: : /dev/cub /dev/cufb /dev/ttyb /dev/ttydb /dev/ttydfb /dev/ttyfb : : --My modem is on serial port B. : :But nothing prevented use of the modem by non-wheel users. What should I do :(short of pulling the plug on the modem)?? Following up my own post, I love it :) Soon after posting this, I noticed that the original distribution of tip had permissions -rws--x--x, owned by root! How dangerous. This explains why any user could use it & get access to cub. Changing it to -rwx--x--x fixed it up, so other users get 'permission denied'. -- Dave Rinker Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, Georgia, 30332 CSX Transportation. Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Internet: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu -- NeXT Mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: macck@helios.rz.tu-clausthal.de (Claas Carsten Kohl) Subject: HELP: NetInfo read-only Message-ID: <1994Aug21.132659.22425@solaris.rz.tu-clausthal.de> Sender: root@solaris.rz.tu-clausthal.de (Operator) Organization: Techn. Univ. Clausthal Date: Sun, 21 Aug 1994 13:26:59 GMT After installing TransSys PNI 1.9beta and NXFax 1.04 on my NSFIP 3.2 machine I am not able to make any changes in NetInfo. e.g.: I can't create new users with UserManager. How can I solve this problem? Thanks, Claas Carsten Kohl macck@helios.rz.tu-clausthal.de "NeXT: Expect the Unexpected ... "
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rfi@winzlieb.fokus.gmd.de (Robert Fischer) Subject: Re: Creating an /etc/passwd file Message-ID: <1994Aug22.071212.29985@fokus.gmd.de> Sender: news@fokus.gmd.de (News system) Organization: GMD-Fokus References: <33346l$s4s@acmez.gatech.edu> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 07:12:12 GMT In article <33346l$s4s@acmez.gatech.edu> gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) writes: > > I'm sorry to wast bandwidth here, but I've blown a fuse in my brain, and > forgot what command it is to creat an /etc/passwd file from NetInfo (One > program I'm using requires a correct /etc/passwd file). > > Thanks, >> nidump passwd . for your local domain or >> nidump passwd / for your root domain for example. Robert. -- _0 ,\ \ (*)/ ' Robert Fischer fischer@fokus.gmd.de /%%\(*) GMD-Fokus Research Institute for /%%%#%%\ Berlin, GERMANY Open Communication Systems /%###% %%##%#%%\___________________________________________________
From: ccwf@ludwig.klab.caltech.edu (Charles Fu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Fragmentation questions... Date: 22 Aug 1994 08:11:40 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Message-ID: <339mjs$4dd@gap.cco.caltech.edu> References: <335o87$99j@tar.wft.stack.urc.tue.nl> In article <335o87$99j@tar.wft.stack.urc.tue.nl>, Michael Brouwer <michael@wft.stack.urc.tue.nl> wrote: >So you *can* safly run an `fsck -n' on a mounted filesystem, just to check >on the disk fragmentation. Which reminds me: will the -P flag work correctly in 3.3? It's totally useless with the current behavior. -ccwf
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: aberno@saltwater.com (Anthony Berno) Subject: More Mac->Next difficulty Message-ID: <1994Aug22.034311.14409@saltwater.com> Sender: aberno@saltwater.com Organization: Saltwater City Software, Inc. Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 03:43:11 GMT Sigh... I hate to sound so helpless, but after a couple of posts to the Net and working on and off on the problem for a couple of weeks, I'm just totally out of ideas. The situation is this: I've got a Next and a Mac connected with Ethernet. Things are set up properly with TCP on the Mac, so I can Telnet from the Mac to the Next with no problem. However, I cannot FTP or send a print job to the Next. As for FTP, ftpd does not seem to be running on the Next, and, assuming it needs to run, I cannot make it do so. Any effort to run ftpd as a root process (or a daemon process, for that matter) results in the message "syslog: getpeername (ftpd): Socket operation on non-socket" being written to the console. When an FTP client like Fetch on the Mac tries to connect with the Next, it just does nothing. As for printing - I have Intercon's InterPrint software running on the Mac, and the Next Laser Printer on the Next side. I assume that the name of the queue specified in the configuration of InterPrint should be Local_Printer, as it appears in the PrintManager app. When I try to set the printer's access to "Public", I get the error alert "Printer cannot be exported to this same computer". On the Mac side, I get the error "Bad server and/or queue name" if I try to print. Thinking that the Next has to have some concept of a network in order to be a print server, I fiddled with SimpleNetworkStarter with no success, save that the computer would hang on the boot while looking for a NetInfo server. Another issue is that in the InterPrint preferences, you are supposed to enter a user name, which is "the user login for the server you send files from", and a host name, which is "the name of the server you send files from". The manual says that "the host name must be a valid IP address or host name that resolves to a valid IP address and must be recognized by the print server as a valid source of print requests". Now, _this_ confuses me. Since when am I sending files from a server? I thought that the Mac was a client, and sent files _to_ the Next, which is the server... I have no idea of what the manual is talking about here. And how does one make the "server", presumably the Next (although I'm not sure of anything anymore) recognize the Mac as a valid source of print requests? As you can see, I'm thoroughly muddled, and would appreciate any assistance you have to offer. -Anthony
From: meyergru@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Uwe Meyer-Gruhl) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Problems with a 2Gb DEC Disk Date: 22 Aug 1994 09:23:55 GMT Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <339qrb$6tf@hpsystem1.informatik.tu-muenchen.de> References: <3321ak$qbg@serra.unipi.it> Originator: meyergru@hpradigf.informatik.tu-muenchen.de In article <3321ak$qbg@serra.unipi.it>, rigoni@utov-ns.utovrm.it (rigoni andrea) writes: |> m not ablo to install NS on a 2Gb DEC Disk. If I use the build disk, NS |> its going to use only one GB. If I follow the suggestions given on the |> NeXTAnswers, yes, we can have a 2 Gb NS disk, but without the OS, so we |> use again the build disk and we get the same result. DO you have any |> suggestion about this? Or do we have to use only one Gb waiting for NS |> 3.3? |> |> Andrew Rigoni |> That's one of the problems with NS and certain kind of disks. NS supports partitions of up to 2 GB only. The DEC DSP 3210 is slightly larger than that. That means you need a disktab entry which reduces the size. However, it is not possible to install NS directly to a DEC DSP 3210 from the CD-ROM, since you cannot modify the disktab on it. You need another disk, a heavily customized rc.CDROM.* and the modified /etc/disktab in order to make a bootable disk. cheers, Uwe Uwe Meyer-Gruhl "And if I die today I'll be the happy phantom Lehrstuhl Informatik IX and I'll go chasing nuns out in the yard" (TA) Technische Universitaet Muenchen email:MeyerGru@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE Orleansstr. 34, D-81667 Muenchen tel: ++49 89 48095-209
From: mow@marsu.s.bawue.de (Markus Wenzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PNI v1.11 General Release causes Kernel Panic Date: 21 Aug 1994 23:03:20 +0100 Organization: Palumbian Research Labs Message-ID: <338iv8$aue@marsu.s.bawue.de> References: <1994Aug15.235636.862@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit brad@instep.wimsey.com writes: > > set Config(pni:ADDRESS) 192.42.175.254 > set Config(pni:REMOTEADDRESS) 192.42.172.254 > set Config(pni:NETWORKMASK) 255.255.255.0 I don't know if this is related to your problem, but you use a Class-C netmask for two Class-B network addresses. -- !!! New mail address !!! mow@marsu.s.bawue.de !!! New mail address !!! // Markus Wenzel // 1st Institute of Physics // // NeXTSTEP Consulting + Administration // University of Stuttgart // // mow@marsu.s.bawue.de // wenzel@rus.uni-stuttgart.de //
From: tesch@kocher.darmstadt.gmd.de (Thomas Tesch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,de.comp.sys.next Subject: Recovering crashed harddisk Date: 22 Aug 1994 12:34:23 +0200 Organization: GMD Darmstadt, Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <339uvf$1kj@kocher.darmstadt.gmd.de> Hi everybody! My 2.1GB DEC drive in a cube has crashed for no reason under NS3.2. After running fsck manually I was able to boot from CD-ROM and to mount the crashed disk. The file structure seems to be ok. When I try to boot from the crashed disk the system comes up with the message "boot_rc" several times (the machine is not connected to a network). This happens exactly before executing the rc scripts and after the message "booting from sc0". So NS does recognize the disk, reads out the label and tries to boot. I copied from the CD-ROM the mach_init file and the sdmach file to the crashed disk. What else should be replaced so that the disk is fine again? Unfortunatly there is no documentation for the startup phase before the rc-scripts are executed. Does anybody know which files are essential to make the disk booting? May it be meaningful to copy manually the whole CD-ROM filestructure on the disk and to run the PostProcess Script from the Upgrader.app?? Thanks in advance Thomas
From: jpowell@borg.lib.vt.edu (James Powell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: disktab for IBM 0664CSH 4Gb drive Date: 22 Aug 1994 14:05:33 GMT Organization: Newman Library, Virginia Tech Message-ID: <33abbd$iag@solaris.cc.vt.edu> I need a disktab entry for an IBM 0664CSH drive or a phone number for the part of the IBM collective that deals with hard drives. Thanks. -- James Powell - Library Automation, University Libraries, VPI&SU jpowell@scholar.lib.vt.edu - NeXTMail welcome here Owner of VPIEJ-L, a discussion list for Electronic Journals Archives: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu:80/ gopher://scholar.lib.vt.edu:70/
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: charles.herrick@amd.com Subject: Re: WHY COMMIT TO NEXTSTEP? Message-ID: <CuxyL4.FMG@txnews.amd.com> Followup-To: What.a.ding.dong Sender: news@txnews.amd.com Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Austin, TX, USA References: <CutC0H.Lx@nntpa.cb.att.com> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 14:51:02 GMT In article <CutC0H.Lx@nntpa.cb.att.com> wolf@merlin (Thomas Wolf) posts to: Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.nex t.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Thomas, Think you've got enough newsgroups crossposted here? On second thought, why don't you post to every newsgroup on the Usenet? -- personal opinions
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: Proxima experiences? (mailer package) Message-ID: <Cuy114.C3D@nntpa.cb.att.com> Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 15:43:51 GMT folks, i'm looking for people's experiences in using the mailer package Proxima on NeXTSTEP. My main interest is in how it handles microsoft attachments thru different platforms. thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: wright@encmail.encompass.com (Jeff Wright) Subject: Re: WHY COMMIT TO NEXTSTEP? Message-ID: <1994Aug22.154718.8412@glv.cen.encompass.com> Sender: usenet@glv.cen.encompass.com Organization: Encompass References: <CutC0H.Lx@nntpa.cb.att.com> Distribution: inet Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 15:47:18 GMT > There are three ways you can minimize your risk: > > 1. Only buy your software from large companies unlikely to go > bankrupt (e.g. Microsoft, AT&T, IBM, etc.) and unlikely to discontinue > a product. I believe that large companies are at least as likely to suddenly discontinue products as small companies, if not more so. I'm not talking about bankruptcy, but about just discontinuing products due to not fitting some new business strategy. Large companies seem to take the attitude they can afford the bad will, or that they can offer a migration path, or whatever. --jeff wright
From: robert@steffi.demon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How to access "/usr/local/man/man1 "? Date: 22 Aug 1994 06:44:23 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Aug22074425@steffi.demon.co.uk> References: <Cuv4tA.5zq@news.cis.umn.edu> To: jimbo@oingo.umn.edu In-reply-to: jimbo@oingo.umn.edu's message of Sun, 21 Aug 1994 02:15:28 GMT From man(1) The man program by default consults the MANPATH environment variable for a list of complete man trees. -- "Mariella Mariella Mariella" (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
From: vamp@gothic.acs.csulb.edu (VampLestat) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Large hard drives for black hardware Date: 22 Aug 1994 19:12:03 GMT Organization: Me, organized? You gotta be kidding. Message-ID: <33ata3$l6u@garuda.csulb.edu> References: <3287kh$qcn@solaris.cc.vt.edu> And James Powell<jpowell@borg.lib.vt.edu> spake unto the masses: >Isn't there a new 9Gb Seagate drive? >Does it work? Thanks for any information you can pass along. We just purchased a 9gb seagate, but havent formatted it yet. Can you forward me any responses you've had about the 9g drives? -- ___ /\__\ Ryan L. Watkins email: vamp@csulb.edu \/__/ Academic Computing Services url : http://www.csulb.edu/~vamp/ NeXTstep California State University at Long Beach --- Network Support
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: willi@infoman.com Subject: Is SoftPC/Intel and Lotus Notes possible ? Message-ID: <1994Aug22.204159.566@infoman.com> Sender: root@infoman.com (Operator) Organization: Information Management Inc. Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 20:41:59 GMT I was wondering if anyone has gotton SoftPC/Intel to run Lotus Notes ? - willi -- willi@infoman.com (NeXTMail preferred) Willi Berger Information Management Inc. (Object Channel Members) 150 E. Ponce De Leon Ave., Suite 430 Decatur, GA 30030 ph: (404) 377-4840 ext. 314
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: pqmertz@cfa.org (Perry Q. Mertz) Subject: socket.ph for Intel nextstep? Message-ID: <CuyMEL.5u3@cfa.org> Sender: usenet@cfa.org Organization: Communicating For America Network Services Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 23:25:32 GMT I have several perl scripts that require socket.ph I haven't been finding this program. (must be looking in the wrong places) any pointers would be great!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: brad@instep.wimsey.com Subject: Re: PNI v1.11 General Release causes Kernel Panic Message-ID: <1994Aug22.230418.1309@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Sender: usenet@instep.wimsey.bc.ca (usenet) Organization: InStep Mobile Communications Inc. References: <338iv8$aue@marsu.s.bawue.de> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 23:04:18 GMT Markus Wenzel writes > brad@instep.wimsey.com writes: > > > > set Config(pni:ADDRESS) 192.42.175.254 > > set Config(pni:REMOTEADDRESS) 192.42.172.254 > > set Config(pni:NETWORKMASK) 255.255.255.0 > > I don't know if this is related to your problem, but you use a > Class-C netmask for two Class-B network addresses. > Fortunately, the network addresses had nothing to do with the problem. The problem was with the Serial Driver under NS3.2 Intel (fixed using the Mux driver). Unfortunately, you seem confused as to Classes of networks. It is my understanding that Class-C (N.N.N.H), which supports only 254 hosts, must have leading bits of 11, yielding network numbers between 191.1.1 and 223.254.254. Clearly, my two network address 192.42.175 and 192.42.172 fall within that range to classify as a Class C network. brad. -- Brad Head <brad@instep.wimsey.com> Software Developer, InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA in without any problems, installs the device into the kernel, and > from there I can ping, rlogin, etc... It's when I'm finished with the > connection, and I hangup at the client end, that the dropping of DTR, > or sometime shortly after that, the kernel panic occurs. I'd appreciate > any help since I can't install this machine onto our customer site until > I can successfuly login remotely using slip. > > > As much I hate to say this, it sure sounds like a NeXT serial driver > bug to me. I say this because the *only* thing that PNI does with > serial ports, it does from user-mode code and by putting the tty into > RAW mode. It fiddles around with setting the process group of the > device, but that's also in user mode code. I went to great lengths to > excise all "non-standard" stuff from the kernel driver (like line > disciplines that TransSys Dial-Up IP uses). > > There are no differences in the PNI loadable kernel driver, which is > compiled FAT for Intel and black hardware. In fact, there is no > machine architecture specific #ifdefs in the driver at all. The only > architecture specific code is the use of the various byteorder (e.g., > ntohl()) macros. > > > > -- > Louis A. Mamakos > TransSys, Inc. Yup, it was the SerialPort driver. I replaced it with the Mux driver and PNI now works just fine! Thanks to everyone who pointed to NeXT's buggy Serial Driver. Maybe they'll get it right for NS 3.3? -- Brad Head <brad@instep.wimsey.com> Software Developer, InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jimbo@oingo.umn.edu Subject: Re: talk command help Message-ID: <CuyovE.B60@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities References: <Cuoy0E.924@freenet.carleton.ca> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 00:21:39 GMT In article <Cuoy0E.924@freenet.carleton.ca> ae827@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Mike Daly) writes: > > Can anyone tell me why the talk command gives me a party > refusing messages when that party has only one shell > window open (console) and mesg is y. > > A further symptom is that the mesg n command will not work > in this shell window but will work on others (ie ttyp3). > Most likely your trying to talk to a SUN talk server which is implementing an old protocol that NeXT's talk doesn't work with. Unfortunately NeXT's talk doesn't work with all other talk's. --- ------------------------------------------------------------------- James P. Klett klett002@.maroon.tc.umn.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------- Slip Slipping' away... NeXT Mail Preferred -------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jimbo@oingo.umn.edu Subject: Re:How to access "/usr/local/man/man1 "? (SOLUTION) Message-ID: <Cuyp39.B8z@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 00:26:22 GMT Thanks to all responders. The result was :: put in .cshrc:: setenv MANPATH '/usr/local/man:/usr/man' execute:: catman -M /usr/local/man Many people asked about Man.app which I mentioned in my question. The program is really called 'Man' by Scott Hess. I called it Man.app so as not to confuse it with man the unix program. I do not know where it can be found on the net but seek and ye shall find. --- ------------------------------------------------------------------- James P. Klett klett002@.maroon.tc.umn.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------- Slip Slipping' away... NeXT Mail Preferred -------------------------------------------------------------------
From: adam@NeXT.COM (Adam Beeman (Contractor)) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Networking voodoo... help! Date: 23 Aug 1994 01:11:10 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <33bibe$35i@rosie.next.com> References: <32titc$a09@shiva.UU.NET> In article <32titc$a09@shiva.UU.NET> mickey@uunet.uu.net (Mickey Lasky) writes: > > I am taking the plunge and trying to network my Turbo slab (black 3.2) and > a 486 running Windows. Here is the configuration on the DOS box... > > Windows > NE2000 Ethernet card > Chameleon NFS > > I am using BNC cables and have the T connectors and the terminators setup > right. Chameleon appears to be setup right as well. Now, Chameleon finds the > ether card and can ping itself (whether it ever hits the wire I dunno). I > gave the PC an address out of my class c block and it can find that. Now, > I configured the default gateway on the PC to be the IP of the NeXT. However, > all the pings go bye-bye. In fact, I can't reach the NeXT at all. > > Here is where I begin to get confused. How do I configure the slab to listen > at en0? Now, presume I know nothing about setting this up. I got PPP running > but that was about it. Should I be using Simple Network Start? Here is some > more configuration info... > > The PC has the IP 199.74.203.2 > The NeXT has the IP 198.4.0.94 (for PPP) > > Do I have to issue two IP numbers to the slab? How do I make en0 listen? > > Suggestions, tips, ideas, ifconfig statements I can paste, anything would > be greatly appreciate. Routing, you name it. I've hit a wall and I'm really > stuck. > > Thanks in advance! OK, I've been where you're at. Basically, you have to use two IP numbers on your slab, since it's serving as your gateway machine with two network interfaces (en0 and slip0/pni0/whatever0). My solution was to add the following to my /etc/rc.local: echo 'configuring for local ethernet' ifconfig en0 inet 165.227.17.1 netmask 255.255.255.248 \ broadcast 165.227.17.255 -trailers up Of course, in this case, replace "165.227.17.1" with the second IP address for your machine (NOT the existing one) and "165.227.17.255" with the appropriate broadcast addresss. If your situation is as I suspect, you have a single IP address (198.4.0.94) for the PPP connection, and a range of addresses (199.74.203.[1..255]) for your local net. If this is the case, then you want to replace "165.227.17.1" with "199.74.203.1", and "165.227.17.255" with "199.74.203.255", and you'd be set. Otherwise, you have some fun ahead with the "route" command, using "netstat -r" to figure out what your routing tables are, etc. Whatever you do, don't use my IP numbers. ;-) Good luck! > > -- > ------ > Mickey Lasky mickey@uunet.uu.net > Technical Support dokk@ita.org (NeXTMail welcomed) > http://stravinsky.acc-lab.american.edu:3001 -Adam Beeman -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--= *#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ Work = Adam_Beeman@NeXT.COM // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone //
From: sanguish@digifix.com (Scott Anguish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.marketplace Subject: Quick Guide to NEXTSTEP Information on the Internet Date: 22 Aug 1994 22:58:50 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Message-ID: <33bola$q1h@digifix.digifix.com> This post is made weekly, to help 'point' users to more NEXTSTEP information Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server online comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers New Information --------------- Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server online A product directory and information server, built around the World Wide Web system, this will allow full multimedia announcements by NEXTSTEP developers, as well as the ability to browse the available products for NEXTSTEP. 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Message-ID: <5VLQ39PZnrB@black.schulung.netuse.de> Organization: Orga-what? References: <3332ea$n5i@mailer.fsu.edu> <333d97$a6p@rosie.next.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: kris@black.schulung.netuse.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Kristian_K=F6hntopp?=) Subject: Re: Fragmentation questions... Date: 22 Aug 1994 08:04:00 +0100 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Distribution: world > The Berkeley Fast File System (which NEXTSTEP uses) handles > file fragmentation automagically (partly responsible for the > 10% space penalty you pay). > > If you *really* want to know what percentage of your drive is > fragmented, unmount the volume (or boot single-user to do the > / partition) and run fsck on it. That will report the > %-fragmentation of the volume. Please note that there is fragmentation and fragmentation. BSD FFS handles both of them. First there is the kind of fragmentation DOS users talk about. By repeatedly creating and deleting files of different size in a random order some files occupy noncontigous disk space. This is called external fragmentation. Noncontigous files cause additional head moves and therefore they load slower than contigous files. The UNIX S51K file system and the MS-DOS filesystem suffer greatly from external fragmentation (for different reasons) and require manual rearrangement from time to time. In MS-DOS you do this by running a defragmentation program, in a S51K filesystem you correct fragmentation by dumping the file system, recreating it and restoring its contents. BSD FFS has a special allocation strategy that distributes newly created files over the different cylinder groups and avoids external fragmentation. Empirical data gathered by the BSD folks shows that BSD FFS can keep external fragmentation pretty low as long as the file system does not completely fill up. This is one (of multiple) reason for the 10% spare BSD FFS allocates by default. The other kind of fragmentation is called internal fragmentation. It has nothing to do with external fragmentation. Disk space is allocated in blocks of a fixed size. In BSD FFS it is 8 KB by default. Files do typically not come in sizes of multiples of 8 KB, but in random length. So only a part of every last block of a file is used, the remaining space is wasted. With a block size of 8 KB and evenly distributed file lengths (modulo 8192), this is 4 KB per file. On a 1.6 GB disk with 46000 files (my disk) this would add up to 180 MB of waste (approx 11% of the whole disk). BSD FFS is able to store the end blocks of different files in one disk block. To achieve this, the file system breaks some disk blocks into smaller units called fragments. In BSD FFS block size is 8 KB by default and fragment size is often down to 1 KB or even 512 bytes. Last blocks of files are stored in an even number of contigous (!) fragments. Other fragments of the same block may be allocated to last blocks of other files. Please note that fragments can only keep last blocks of files. Blocks in the middle of a file are never stored in fragments. Also, note that one file can only be stores in contigous fragments of a block. Fragments brings the block size down to 1 KB or 512 byte for the purpose of the calculation of wasted space. For my disk, waste due to internal fragmentation is down to 44 MB (2.6%) with 1 KB fragments or 22 MB (1.3%) with 512 byte fragments without giving up the advantage of large blocks (faster loading, less overhead) for large files. Of course, fragments are a great slowdown for growing files. Think of a file that is 11 KB long and allocates one block of 8 KB and 3 KB of a fragmented block that is otherwise used by other last blocks of other files. When the file grows, the fragment of the growing file has to be moved around to find other fragemnts of a suitable size. BSD FFS is extremely slow when you grow a file in write() sizes that are not even multiples of the block size of the underlying file system (statistics of the underlying file system can be obtained by calling statfs(2)). Normally libc's buffer managment takes care of this, but when you are using write(2) instead of libc functions it would be a Good Thing (tm) to look into this. The BSD fsck reports internal fragmentation when checking the disk. There is no standard tool to report external fragmentation and there is no standard tool to correct excessive external fragmentation in BSD FFS (such as DEFRAG in MS-DOS 6.2). External fragmentation does not happen in BSD FFS due to the allocation policy of the file system so this is not really a problem. Look into "The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating System" by Leffler et al or into the famous "A fast file system for UNIX" paper (CACM, I think) by the same authors for the full story. Kristian -- Kristian Köhntopp, Harmsstraße 98, 24114 Kiel, +49 431 676689 "Allerdings muss man wohl befuerchten, dass jetzt Leute nur deshalb GIGO einsetzen, damit sie von mir die neuste Linux-Release per Mail geschickt bekommen." -- Heiko Schlichting <heiko@FU-Berlin.DE> ## CrossPoint v3.0 R ##
From: pom@katrin.imsd.uni-mainz.DE (Prof. Dr. Klaus Pommerening) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SUMMARY: Problem with NFS between white and black NeXTs Date: 23 Aug 1994 08:21:30 GMT Organization: Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz, Germany Message-ID: <33cbia$sip@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de> References: <327q1u$jdo@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de> In article <327q1u$jdo@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de> I wrote: # I have 4 black NeXTs and, since a few days, 1 Intel machine. This machine # exports one directory that is mounted in the top NI domain under /Net. On # the other machines I see this directory only for a short time, then comes # the message `nfs server xxx not responding'. After rebooting the Intel # machine the same happens. In the reverse direction there a no problems: # the Intel machine mounts `black' directories without problems. # # The Intel machine has a SMC Ethercard plus Elite 16. The parameters for # NFS mount are # mount timeout 20 sec # mount retries 1 # NFS timeout 0.7 sec # NFS retries 3 # Read buffer size 4096 # Write buffer size 4096 # # Any hints? I got two hints: 1. Reduce the buffer sizes some more. I reduced them to 2048. The problem didn't occur since then. 2. Replace the card with an Intel EtherExpress. I'll order the EtherExpress for my next machine. Then maybe I'll also replace the Ethercard plus. Thanks to Milo Velimirovic <milov@uwlax.edu> and Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan). -- Klaus Pommerening Institut fuer Medizinische Statistik und Dokumentation der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitaet D-55101 Mainz, Germany
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: eddy@delm.tas.gov.au (eddy steenbergen) Subject: config for Appletalk zone Organization: dept env and land mgmt Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 06:32:54 GMT Message-ID: <eddy.29.2E599816@delm.tas.gov.au> Summary: Appletalk zone setting Keywords: Appletalk,zone Sender: usenet@pacit.tas.gov.au (News User) Hello there. In our organisation we are running a plotter from a Nextstation via Ethertalk. We have just reconfigured our gateways to create a number of Appletalk zones. The problem is that when the NEXT is placed in a zone, it can see none of the printers or appleshare devices in that zone. This worries us. Is there some vital detail in the system config which we have overlooked? TIA. +------------------in omnia paratus---------------------+ | Eddy Steenbergen Ph: +61-02-333300 | | Parks and Wildlife Service Fax:+61-02-333972 | | Tasmania Australia | +--my employer does not necessarily think the way I do--+
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: More Mac->Next difficulty Date: 23 Aug 1994 11:46:18 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <33cnia$q83@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <1994Aug22.034311.14409@saltwater.com> In article <1994Aug22.034311.14409@saltwater.com> aberno@saltwater.com (Anthony Berno) writes: >The situation is this: I've got a Next and a Mac connected with Ethernet. >Things are set up properly with TCP on the Mac, so I can Telnet from the >Mac to the Next with no problem. However, I cannot FTP or send a print job >to the Next. If telnet's working, it's safe to assume that you got "the hard part" right. :-) >As for FTP, ftpd does not seem to be running on the Next, and, assuming it >needs to run, I cannot make it do so. Any effort to run ftpd as a root >process (or a daemon process, for that matter) results in the message >"syslog: getpeername (ftpd): Socket operation on non-socket" being >written to the console. When an FTP client like Fetch on the Mac tries to >connect with the Next, it just does nothing. ftpd normally doesn't run all the time; it's started on demand. You should have a line in /etc/inetd.conf like ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/etc/ftpd ftpd If it's commented out (a # in front) or missing, ftpd would be disabled. To test ftpd, try talking to yourself: ftp localhost >As for printing - I have Intercon's InterPrint software running on the >Mac, and the Next Laser Printer on the Next side. I assume that the name >of the queue specified in the configuration of InterPrint should be >Local_Printer, as it appears in the PrintManager app. When I try to set >the printer's access to "Public", I get the error alert "Printer cannot be >exported to this same computer". On the Mac side, I get the error "Bad >server and/or queue name" if I try to print. Thinking that the Next has to >have some concept of a network in order to be a print server, I fiddled >with SimpleNetworkStarter with no success, save that the computer would >hang on the boot while looking for a NetInfo server. It isn't necessary to configure anything in NetInfo specifically for printing. However, you want to edit the file /etc/hosts.lpd to list the name(s) of the "nonequivalent" machine(s) that need printer access (one name per line). You do need to have the basic IP stuff working, so deal with your FTP problems first. >Another issue is that in the InterPrint preferences, you are supposed to >enter a user name, which is "the user login for the server you send files >from", and a host name, which is "the name of the server you send files >from". The manual says that "the host name must be a valid IP address or >host name that resolves to a valid IP address and must be recognized by >the print server as a valid source of print requests". Huh? >Now, _this_ confuses me. Since when am I sending files from a server? I >thought that the Mac was a client, and sent files _to_ the Next, which is >the server... I have no idea of what the manual is talking about here. And >how does one make the "server", presumably the Next (although I'm not sure >of anything anymore) recognize the Mac as a valid source of print >requests? I'm confused as to why they'd want host name of the sending machine--the print server would obtain that from the sender's IP address. (This means there should be a "machines" entry in NetInfo identifying the Mac, unless the NeXT is set up to use some other way to get this information, such as DNS or NIS--it doesn't matter which method you choose as long as it works.) On the Mac you should only have to specify the host name of the print server and some user name. The user name generally isn't a big deal, but it would appear in queue displays, on banner pages (if enabled), in pac reports, etc. -=EPS=-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: brianw@sounds.wa.com (Brian Willoughby) Subject: Berkeley Fast File System info sought Message-ID: <Cuz8Bx.4L@sounds.wa.com> Summary: light reading Organization: Sound Consulting, Bellevue, WA, USA Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 07:19:08 GMT Where might I find electronic copies of documents discussing the design of the Berkeley Fast File System used in NEXTSTEP? I do not know if NeXT has written anything detailing their implementation (if they even made any changes), so I am just looking for something which discusses the same version of BFFS used in NEXTSTEP 3.2 Archie found a few references to Amiga-based BFFS read-write access, so I figure this information might be available openly (i.e. non-proprietary). I suppose there is source code that I could glean info from, but I was hoping to find a paper with an overview of the different techniques used and why they were designed the way they were. -- Brian Willoughby Software Design Engineer, BSEE from NCSU NeXTmail welcome Sound Consulting: Software Design and Development BrianW@SoundS.WA.com Bellevue, WA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: singhk@fi.gs.com (Kunal Singh) Subject: PPP on Next Message-ID: <CuzqzM.8q7@fi.gs.com> Sender: news@fi.gs.com (Netnews Administrator) Organization: Fixed Income Division - Goldman, Sachs & Co. Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 14:02:09 GMT Has anyone been successful in running a shareware PPP on the NeXT. I've tried downloading ppp-3.0 and I can't seem to get it to work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Ronald.Pomeroy@amd.com Subject: Re: PNI v1.11 General Release causes Kernel Panic Message-ID: <CuzrE6.Boq@txnews.amd.com> Sender: news@txnews.amd.com Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Austin, TX, USA References: <1994Aug22.230418.1309@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Distribution: usa Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 14:10:52 GMT In article <1994Aug22.230418.1309@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> brad@instep.wimsey.com writes: >>Markus Wenzel writes >> >>> brad@instep.wimsey.com writes: >>> > >>> > set Config(pni:ADDRESS) 192.42.175.254 >>> > set Config(pni:REMOTEADDRESS) 192.42.172.254 >>> > set Config(pni:NETWORKMASK) 255.255.255.0 >>> >>> I don't know if this is related to your problem, but you use a >>> Class-C netmask for two Class-B network addresses. >>> >>Fortunately, the network addresses had nothing to do with the problem. The >>problem was with the Serial Driver under NS3.2 Intel (fixed using the Mux >>driver). >>Unfortunately, you seem confused as to Classes of networks. It is my >>understanding that Class-C (N.N.N.H), which supports only 254 hosts, >>must have leading bits of 11, yielding network numbers between >>191.1.1 and 223.254.254. Clearly, my two network address 192.42.175 and >>192.42.172 fall within that range to classify as a Class C network. >> >>brad. >>-- >>Brad Head <brad@instep.wimsey.com> >>Software Developer, InStep Mobile Communications Inc. >>Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA Please explain what the MUX driver is and where to obtain it. Thanks*10^6 -- Ronald Pomeroy Advanced Micro Devices CIM Applications Group Ronald.Pomeroy@amd.com
From: vanou@stat.ucl.ac.be (Christian Van Oudenhove) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: 4GB SCSI HD : disktab config needed ... ? Date: 23 Aug 1994 14:51:07 GMT Organization: Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Distribution: world Message-ID: <33d2cr$hh6@sci3.sri.ucl.ac.be> Hello world, Fighting against connection of a 4GB SCSI HD DEC DSP5400 on my Motorola NextStation (NS 3.0), I was suggested by a kind NetPeople to make a specific entry in /etc/disktab describing the drive for initialisation. But unfortunately I can t find the right configuration . Could any kind soul correct me ... Many thanks ! Here is my problem .... Knowing from the booklet the following specs : Rotation : 5400 RPM Number of disks : 13 Number of heads : 26 Tracks/surface : 3,058 Track capacity (bytes) : 40,448 - 60,928 Bytes/sector : 512 - 520 Sector/Track : 79 - 119 Sectors/Drive : 7,812,870 and adapting parms according other succesfull configurations, I tried to settle the new entry in differents ways, (for only one partition), the last one looking like : DSP5400|DEC DSP5400S-512:\ :ty=fixed_rw_scsi:nc#3055:nt#25:ns#98:ss#1024:rm#5400:\ :fp#160:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\ :os=odmach:z0#32:z1#96:rw=a:\ :pa#0:sa#3742375:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#3:da#4096:ra#5:oa=time:\ :ia:ta=4.3BSD:aa: from which the disk/label command recognizes the following : current label information on disk: disk label version #3 disk label: DSP5400 disk name: DSP5400 disk type: fixed_rw_scsi ncyls 3055 ntrack 25 nsect 98 rpm 5400 sector_size 1024 front_porch 160 back_porch 0 ngroups 0 ag_size 0 ag_alts 0 ag_off 0 boot blocks: #1 at 32 #2 at 96 bootfile: odmach host name: stat2ux read/write partition: a part base size bsize fsize cpg density minfree newfs optim automount type a 0 3742375 8192 1024 3 4096 5% yes time yes 4.3BSD but the disk/init command invariably answers with a seek error on the previous-last block, whatever be the size of my partition, as in the associated output : disk> init DESTROYS ALL EXISTING DISK DATA -- really initialize? y enter host name: stat2ux enter disk label: DSP5400 writing disk label Block 0 boot is "/usr/standalone/boot", ok? y creating new filesystem on /dev/rsd1a /usr/etc/newfs -n -v /dev/rsd1a setting optimization for space with minfree less than 10 /etc/mkfs /dev/rsd1a 3742375 98 25 8192 1024 3 5 90 4096 s seek error: 3742374 wtfs: Error 0 /usr/etc/newfs /dev/rsd1a failed (status 1) Thanks again for help ! ---------------------------------- Christian Van Oudenhove - Universite Catholique de Louvain Institut de Statistique - Voie du Roman Pays, 34 B-1348 Louvain-La-Neuve - BELGIUM Tel : 32-10/47.30.48 - Fax 32-10/47.30.32 E-mail : vanou@stat.ucl.ac.be
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: paulg@liverpool.ac.uk (Mr P.W. Gould) Subject: Re: Do Apple CD300 Pluses (without Caddies!!) work with NS? Message-ID: <Cuzvs7.ErA@liverpool.ac.uk> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Sender: news@liverpool.ac.uk (News System) Organization: The University of Liverpool References: <ROBERT.94Aug19013919@steffi.demon.co.uk> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 15:45:42 GMT Robert Nicholson (robert@steffi.demon.co.uk) wrote: >Anybody connected one of these to either white or black hardware? I have one connected to a 25 MHz 040 cube, and it works very well. Paul -- Paul Gould, Network Support Officer Tel: +44 (0)51-794 5118 CTI Centre for Biology, Donnan Laboratories Fax: +44 (0)51-794 4401 University of Liverpool, PO Box 147 email: P.W.Gould@liv.ac.uk Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
From: cormier@tivoli.tivoli.com (Mike Cormier) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Help in allowing a user login be a program, not /bin/csh Date: 23 Aug 1994 19:01:43 GMT Organization: Tivoli Systems, Inc. - Austin, TX Distribution: world Message-ID: <33dh2n$fnl@tivoli.tivoli.com> Hi All, I have created a user 'info' whose login shell is a program '/info/prog' instead of /bin/csh. It has no password. However, when I try to login as this user, I get '/info/prog: restricted'. The program is executable to the world, so it's not a permissions problem. I just don't know enough about NeXTSTEP security to figure this out :-( Any help is appreciated! Mike cormier@tivoli.com
From: soward@slow.inslab.uky.edu (John Soward) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: socket.ph for Intel nextstep? Date: 23 Aug 1994 18:53:31 GMT Organization: University of Kentucky Computer Center Message-ID: <33dgjb$7rt@convex.cc.uky.edu> References: <CuyMEL.5u3@cfa.org> Perry Q. Mertz writes -> I have several perl scripts that require socket.ph -> -> I haven't been finding this program. (must be looking in the wrong -> places) any pointers would be great! What you need to do is to run h2ph to convert a C header file into a Perl header file. -- John Soward \ 'Across yonder oceans the natives are fierce University of Kentucky \ Their ears are filled and their teeth are pierced' soward@inslab.uky.edu \ -- The Church, Priest=Aura
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hen1580@cs.rit.edu (Harry E Noel) Subject: need help with vm swapfile Message-ID: <1994Aug23.173256.12339@cs.rit.edu> Sender: news@cs.rit.edu (USENET News Admin) Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 17:32:56 GMT This may sound like I do not know what I am doing (because I might not :-) but in private/vm the swapfile is 16megs, which seems ok. But the swapfilefile.front claims to be 347 megs! Is this normal and it's not really that big? Or do I have a real problem here? thanks in advance. Harry
From: abid@studly.nexsr.gun.com (Abid Khwaja) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: test Date: 23 Aug 1994 18:16:18 GMT Organization: Gotham Users of NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <33dedi$f3p@giuliani.gun.com> Keywords: test test
From: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: Help in allowing a user login be a program, not /bin/csh Date: 23 Aug 1994 16:54:45 -0400 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Sender: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <33dnml$53a@acmex.gatech.edu> References: <33dh2n$fnl@tivoli.tivoli.com> In article <33dh2n$fnl@tivoli.tivoli.com> cormier@tivoli.tivoli.com (Mike Cormier) writes: : I have created a user 'info' whose login shell is a program '/info/prog' :instead of /bin/csh. It has no password. However, when I try to login :as this user, I get '/info/prog: restricted'. The program is executable :to the world, so it's not a permissions problem. I just don't know :enough about NeXTSTEP security to figure this out :-( : :Mike : :cormier@tivoli.com I think you need to add '/info/prog' to the file '/etc/shells' in order to have login accept the new shell. --Dave -- Dave Rinker Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, Georgia, 30332 CSX Transportation. Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Internet: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu -- NeXT Mail welcome
From: next2@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (Markus Wenzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PNI v1.11 General Release causes Kernel Panic Date: 23 Aug 94 20:32:41 GMT Organization: Comp.Center (RUS), U of Stuttgart, FRG Distribution: usa Message-ID: <next2.777673961@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> References: <1994Aug22.230418.1309@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> <CuzrE6.Boq@txnews.amd.com> Ronald.Pomeroy@amd.com writes: >Please explain what the MUX driver is and where to obtain it. It is a replacement for the flaky NS/I 3.2 serial driver. It can be found on almost any NS ftp site, e.g. cs.orst.edu, ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de, ftp.uni-stuttgart.de, ... Mux runs stable and produces much less CPU activity during serial transmission. Its code is based on the BSD 4.4 serial driver, and was adapted by Mark Salyzyn. -- // Markus Wenzel // 1st Institute of Physics // // NeXTSTEP Consulting + Administration // University of Stuttgart // // mow@marsu.s.bawue.de // wenzel@rus.uni-stuttgart.de //
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: root@dreams.skidmore.edu (Operator) Subject: non GUI Newsreader binaries for NeXT ? Message-ID: <1994Aug23.212444.21996@scott.skidmore.edu> Sender: news@scott.skidmore.edu (news manager) Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 21:24:44 GMT We are using the NeXT NewsGrazer with the nice GUI for reading a news feed from another campus computer. Can anyone give me a pointer to a binary that will still allow my NeXT to get a news feed from the other campus computer but doesn't use the GUI (so I can read the news via a remote login on the NeXT ...i.e. I can't get to the NeXT but want to run a "news client" (i guess) on it to read the mail remotely. Suggestions ? Thanks Anthony Holland tholland@scott.skidmore.edu (** use this return address please)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: peter@barbakane.McGill.CA (Piotr Twarecki) Subject: Re: NEED HELP with new PNI slip and netinfo Message-ID: <1994Aug23.220540.21915@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> Sender: news@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca Organization: McGill University References: <335fmc$rk@solaris.cc.vt.edu> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 22:05:40 GMT In article <335fmc$rk@solaris.cc.vt.edu> jehu@jehu.async.vt.edu (john stanhope) writes: > I installed the new slip (1.11) over the (1.9) beta and much > to my shagrin discovered that neither pnistat nor pnirun could > find the pnid daemon and subsequently kill it. Killing it with > kill works but it leaves some network info a little messy such > that netinfo ceases to work (can't get a print panel). I tried > using ifconfig to destroy/remvoe the pni network interface but > it doesn't seem to work either. > > I was looking throught the netinfo database and discovered that > the passwords for the pniadmin and pin groups consisted of > the name of every app in /LocalApps. I also discovered that if > I run pnistat as root is doesn't find pnid unless I use the -a > option and works fine if I do it as anyone else. > > What in the heck were these groups added for? And what do I > do with them? Is root supposed to be member of these groups? How > do I changes their passwords to something more exceptable? > > I looked through pni.ps and found almost nothing on the reasoning > or reason for adding these groups. > > So, my question is; How do I figure out what went wrong? Where > do I look, other then /etc/, for info on the current network > state? Is there another way to stop the pnid daemon other than > pnistat -down pni0 or pnirun -down pni0 such that it exits > properly? I had exactly the same problem: everything worked fine from my own account, but when I gave access to pni to another user he could not bring the interface down, and subsequently no one could after his unsuccessful try. I have forgotten that a while ago I have added my own ID to the pni group. Sure enough, after adding the user in question to the pni group everything worked fine. > I have noticed that the /etc/netinfo directory seems to constantly > updated even though I have used NetInfoManager.app. Why is that? > > Mucho Thanks > John Stanhope -- Piotr Twarecki, M.Eng. B7NS@MUSICB.McGill.CA
From: istewart@ato.canon.com (Ian Stewart) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Where to find mailserver code? Date: 23 Aug 1994 23:44:38 GMT Organization: Canon Computer System, Inc. Distribution: usa Message-ID: <33e1l6$2m3@topaz.ato.canon.com> We are looking at creating a mailserver with ascii and nextmail capablities. Please point me to any FTP site with software that may support this. Thanks, ihs
From: jim@roshi.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp (Jim Kieley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Setting A4 paper size Date: 24 Aug 1994 03:03:36 GMT Organization: Miyazaki International College, Miyazaki Japan Distribution: world Message-ID: <33eda8$343@kokusai.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp> Keywords: dwrite,paper size, A4 Can someone tell me what the dwrite would be to set A4 paper size for all of my applications? Thanks. Jim Kieley Miyazaki internal College jim@roshi.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp (NeXT mail OK)
From: dbora@ils.nwu.edu (Donald Bora) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Trying to setup newsgrazer... Date: 24 Aug 1994 03:58:23 GMT Organization: The Institute for the Learning Sciences Distribution: world Message-ID: <33eggv$s7f@anaxagoras.ils.nwu.edu> I am trying to setup news grazer on my next at home which is slipped up to campus.. it is askint for an nntp server. I keep trying to give it an internet address but it doesn't seem to like this at all.. what is NewsGrazer expecting? -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | | | Donald F. Bora | | O | | (--|--) e-mail: dbora@ils.nwu.edu | | (Not NeXTMail) | / \ --------Be excellent to each other--------
From: dbora@ils.nwu.edu (Donald Bora) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Slip problem Date: 24 Aug 1994 04:03:35 GMT Organization: The Institute for the Learning Sciences Distribution: world Message-ID: <33egqn$s9g@anaxagoras.ils.nwu.edu> I have just successfully setup slip and have run into a bit of a snag.. well I have installed the package as root and now slip commander claims that it cannot properly start the slip line (duioctl I think) becuase I am not the owner... I tried hcnaging the permissions in /usr/dialupip and /dev/dialup0 to 777 but nothing seems to have worked... any clues -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | | | Donald F. Bora | | O | | (--|--) e-mail: dbora@ils.nwu.edu | | (Not NeXTMail) | / \ --------Be excellent to each other--------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: peter@barbakane.McGill.CA (Piotr Twarecki) Subject: Re: How to access "/usr/local/man/man1 "? Message-ID: <1994Aug24.024458.2902@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> Sender: news@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca Organization: McGill University References: <Cuv4tA.5zq@news.cis.umn.edu> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 02:44:58 GMT In article <Cuv4tA.5zq@news.cis.umn.edu> jimbo@oingo.umn.edu writes: > How can I set it up so that man and/or Man.app will access the man pages > in /usr/local/man/manx like it does /usr/man/manx ?? > > Currently I have several add in programs that have written to this > directory some man pages but I cannot access them. > > p.s. Is this a FAQ? I couldn't find it. > > Thanks, > JIM > --- > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > James P. Klett klett002@.maroon.tc.umn.edu > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Slip Slipping' away... NeXT Mail Preferred > ------------------------------------------------------------------- Edit the file /etc/cshrc.std to add MANPATH variable, as described in the man manpages. My file sets up manpaths and tex inputs as follows: ----- /etc/cshrc.std ----- # # Standard csh cshrc profile # csh will source this file before the home .cshrc # NOTE: csh will source this file even if -f flag is set # # # man setup to read local manpages # setenv MANPATH '~/Unix/man:/usr/local/man:/usr/man' # # tex setup to read local input files # setenv TEXINPUTS '.:/usr/local/lib/tex/inputs:/usr/lib/tex/inputs' ----- end of /etc/cshrc.std ----- The above will first scan your home directory, then local, and last the original manpages. -- Piotr Twarecki, M.Eng. B7NS@MUSICB.McGill.CA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mark@xexos.com (Mark Chamberlain) Subject: Re: 4GB SCSI HD : disktab config needed ... ? Message-ID: <Cv0p1A.8t3@xexos.com> Sender: usenet@xexos.com Organization: Xexos Ltd (London) References: <33d2cr$hh6@sci3.sri.ucl.ac.be> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 02:17:33 GMT In article <33d2cr$hh6@sci3.sri.ucl.ac.be> vanou@stat.ucl.ac.be (Christian Van Oudenhove) writes: > Hello world, > > Fighting against connection of a 4GB SCSI HD > DEC DSP5400 on my Motorola NextStation (NS 3.0), (sorry, not helpful but) Wow. 4Gb inside a station. Isn't technology cool. -- Mark Chamberlain +44 71 237 4535 Xexos Ltd fax +44 71 231 0844 London mark@xexos.com
From: scott@cyberquest.com (Scott Brown) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help Running an Internet Host with NS Date: 24 Aug 1994 01:19:56 -0700 Organization: CyberQuest BBS Message-ID: <33evrc$3bi@godfather.cyberquest.com> I'm running a public Internet site using NeXTSTEP. I've been looking for several pieces of software to help make my job a little easier...here's the list, if anyone can help out, I'd really appreciate it! - A good disk quota and user accounting system - Some kind of process which can limit the number of concurrent logins - A silly little menuing system to help the newbies out - A new user creation script to collect info about new users (a login as "new" or "guest" type of thing) - Anything else you might have! I've also been having one heck of a time with a "NFS server not responding" error. The only way I've been able to get online again is to restart the system. What are possible causes of this, and how can I prevent it? Thanks a bunch! Scott Brown scott@cyberquest.com CyberQuest BBS, (206) 343-5688 -- Scott Brown scott@cyberquest.com
From: willers@butp.unibe.ch (Moritz Willers) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Setting A4 paper size Date: 24 Aug 1994 13:26:01 GMT Distribution: world Message-ID: <33fhp9$bof@aragorn.unibe.ch> References: <33eda8$343@kokusai.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp> Jim Kieley writes > Can someone tell me what the dwrite would be to set A4 paper size for all > of my applications? Thanks. > % dwrite GLOBAL NXPaperType A4 or try PaperType.preferences in ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu:/pub/next/binaries/util/PaperType1.1.tar.gz out of the README to PaperType.preferences This is a very simple Preference bundle. Nothing but a frontend to dwrite GLOBAL NXPaperType somePaperType (Letter, A4, etc.) Manly useful for European NeXT users to switch to A4 as default. That's why I wrote this, even though I only used it once and at the time wouldn't have needed it anymore. Maybe someone else does use it a second time. -- Moritz Willers Institute for Theoretical Physics Bern, Switzerland willers@butp.unibe.ch (NeXTMail)
From: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Swapdisk weirdness Date: 23 Aug 1994 17:00:54 -0400 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Sender: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <33do26$7dm@acmex.gatech.edu> I have an occuring annoyance trying to use a swapdisk on NS3.1 (on a 68040 cube). I've got an internal 350MB hard drive.. works fine. I have an external SCSI 121MB hard drive with disk label 'swapdisk'. Upon bootup, everything appears ok, it puts a large (16 Meg) file called 'swapfile' under /private/swapdisk/vm, and a slightly shorter file called 'swapfile.front' under the same directory. The thing is, when I start using a buch of swap space (i.e. doing graphics), the system gets to about 60 Meg on the swapdisk, and then all of a sudden starts writing to a swapfile under /private/vm, and chews up all my space on sd0a, even though I still have almost 60 Meg on the swapdisk! What could cause this? (If the swapfiles seem large it may be becuase I'm running a 68040 cube with two monitors (mono & NeXTDimension ports) with only 8 Meg of memory). Thanks, -- Dave Rinker Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, Georgia, 30332 CSX Transportation. Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Internet: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu -- NeXT Mail welcome
From: felix@nice.usergroup.ethz.ch Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Setting A4 paper size Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 14:14:51 GMT Organization: NiCE - NeXT User Group, Zuerich, Switzerland Message-ID: <1994Aug24.141451.521@harka> References: <33eda8$343@kokusai.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp> Originator: HARKA@nice Jim Kieley (jim@roshi.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp) wrote: > Can someone tell me what the dwrite would be to set A4 paper size for all > of my applications? Thanks. dwrite GLOBAL NXPaperSize A4 should be the correct dwrite. - Felix -- Felix Rauch, CS-Student @ ETH Zurich, Switzerland. internet: felix@nice.ch (NeXT Mail welcome)
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Where to find mailserver code? Date: 24 Aug 1994 16:12:26 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Distribution: usa Message-ID: <33frha$9cf@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <33e1l6$2m3@topaz.ato.canon.com> Any SMTP mail agent should work. NextMail is a uuencoded tar file sent as ordinary mail. All the magic occurs in Next's client program. Anyway the default is sendmail, which seems to run several security holes/month. (Ok, I exagerate...) Smail/IDA is another, that is more adaptable. Zmailer is another good one that's easier than sendmail to configure, and is specifically designed for heavy mail loads. Here, I configure all my machines to send ALL mail to one Next. It is the only one that knows how to make a decision. If local, it's spooled to a local NFS mounted mail spool directory. If not local, then it forwards it to the appropriate machine. Ian Stewart (istewart@ato.canon.com) wrote: : We are looking at creating a mailserver with ascii and nextmail : capablities. Please point me to any FTP site with software that may : support this. Thanks, : ihs -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: ajee@scdt.intel.com (Alvin Jee ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Tandberg QIC drive.. Date: 24 Aug 1994 15:52:20 GMT Organization: I'm not organized Sender: ajee@cad768 (Alvin Jee ) Distribution: world Message-ID: <33fqbk$8fd@ornews.intel.com> Hello! Has anybody been able to get the Tandberg 4220 1/4" SCSI tape drives to work with NS/FIP? When NS boots up, the SCSI probe locates the drive and it's id, so I know the id's and termination are ok. When it comes time to actually register the tape drive (using st, I think), the system hangs for quite a while (~30 minutes) while the system performs about 6 to 7 SCSI bus resets. A call to the dealer support came up empty. Anybody know how to get these to work? It would be real nice to get this to work. The drive is a 2GB QIC drive for about the same price as a Conner 525MB drive.. Thanks! -- Alvin Jee alvin@cse.ucsc.edu NeXTMail gleefully accepted!
From: amm@NeXT.COM (Alan M. Marcum) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: need help with vm swapfile Date: 24 Aug 1994 17:13:26 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <33fv3m$5u2@rosie.next.com> References: <1994Aug23.173256.12339@cs.rit.edu> Harry E Noel writes > private/vm the swapfile is 16megs, which seems ok. But the > swapfilefile.front claims to be 347 megs! NEXTSTEP uses a compressed backing store file. When a page is written to the backing store (i.e., when it is paged out), the data in the page are compressed, automatically, on the fly. Upon subsequent page in, the page is uncompressed. The size of swapfile is the physical size of the file on the disk containing the compressed pages. swapfile.front is the logical size of the backing store file -- how big it would be if no compression was done. There's an article in the Winter, 1993 edition of our _support bulletin_ (the predecessor of NEXTSTEP in Focus) on some of this. It's available through NeXTanswers as document 1020, or from ftp.NeXT.COM as 1020_optimizing_virtual_memory_with_swaptab.rtfd in the directory /pub/NeXTanswers/Files/NEXTSTEP_In_Focus/bulletin_93-winter (Note that the document is RTFD, and is, therefore, stored as a directory for the purposes of anonymous FTP.) -- Alan M. Marcum NeXT Tech Support amm@NeXT.COM
From: fedder@river.it.gvsu.edu (Dick Fedder) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Preventing some user logins Date: 24 Aug 1994 20:41:55 GMT Organization: gvsu Distribution: world Message-ID: <33gbaj$rkb@news.it.gvsu.edu> I'm setting up a lab of HP machines running NeXTStep. These machines will be NIS clients to an HP running HP-UX. The students who will use this lab will have their home directories exported from the HP server. The students who will not be using the lab do not have their home directories exported. Both sets of students will be able to log into the HP server under HP-UX, but only the first set should be able to log in from the NeXTStep lab machines. If possible, I want to keep everyone in the same group. I don't know if there is a better way, but I'm trying to locate a common file that is executed for every user when he/she logs in, and put some kind of a test in there. The .std files in /etc only seem to have effect when running a terminal session. I'm open to other approaches, suggestions...... Thanks, Dick fedderd@gvsu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bsielaff@st_martin (Bruce Sielaff) Subject: Re: non GUI Newsreader binaries for NeXT ? Message-ID: <Cv28AI.2Dx@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities References: <1994Aug23.212444.21996@scott.skidmore.edu> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 22:14:33 GMT We use a non-GUI newsreader which operates in a terminal shell window. It is called tin, it is a threaded reader and I actually prefer it to NewsGrazer. It is available on the archives (eg orst). Operator (root@dreams.skidmore.edu) wrote: : We are using the NeXT NewsGrazer with the nice GUI for reading a news feed : from another campus computer. Can anyone give me a pointer to a binary : that will still allow my NeXT to get a news feed from the other campus : computer but doesn't use the GUI (so I can read the news via a remote : login on the NeXT ...i.e. I can't get to the NeXT but want to run a "news : client" (i guess) on it to read the mail remotely. : Suggestions ? : Thanks : Anthony Holland : tholland@scott.skidmore.edu (** use this return address please) -- Bruce H. Sielaff, Ph.D. Laboratory Medicine and Pathology University of Minnesota <bsielaff@tahiti.umhc.umn.edu> (NeXT mail welcome) ----------------------------------
From: mike@starburst.umd.edu (Michael F. Santangelo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: ?WANGTEK 525MB drive on NeXTstep/FIP 3.2 Date: 24 Aug 1994 22:50:10 GMT Organization: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Message-ID: <33gir2$dq2@gamera.umd.edu> Keywords: WANGTEK 525MB,QIC,NS/FIP,3.2 I have a WANGTEK QIC 525MB tape drive attached to a DPT2012 EISA SCSI controller on a NS/FIP 3.2 system (along with two disk drives and a CDROM). The disks are at SCSI IDs 0 and 1, the WANGTEK at ID 4, and the CDROM at ID 6. The DPT diags see the tape drive just fine but NeXTstep refuses to see it on bootup and once booted of course /dev/rst0 (and rxt0) yields "no such device" on any kind of access... I'd obviously like to use it to run backups, any ideas as to why it is not being seen? Thanks! -- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Mike F. Santangelo, Dept. Head-Computer & Network Systems, UMCEES/CBL Solomons * MYST: May be the first interactive artifact to suggest that a new art * + form may well be plausable, a kind of puzzle box inside a novel +
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: brianw@sounds.wa.com (Brian Willoughby) Subject: Re: Berkeley Fast File System info sought Message-ID: <Cv28B9.8M6@sounds.wa.com> Summary: How to typeset System Manager's Manual for PostScript Organization: Sound Consulting, Bellevue, WA, USA References: <Cuz8Bx.4L@sounds.wa.com> <Cv0nsJ.E4z@sounds.wa.com> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 22:11:33 GMT I'll answer my own question, just in case anyone is curious about how to print these manuals under NEXTSTEP. There is a great deal of useful system management information and technical info on UNIX in these chapters. Brian Willoughby <brianw@sounds.wa.com> wrote: >Thanks to Sherwood Botsford <sherwood@space.ualberta.ca>, I found the >System Manager's manual which should describe the BFFS. See >ftp://ftp.uu.net/systems/unix/bsd-sources/share/doc/smm/14.fastfs/*.Z > >Now all I need to do is get some help "typesetting" it for my NeXTprinter! >[...] >Here is what I have tried so far: > >tbl 0.t 1.t 2.t 3.t 4.t 5.t 6.t | eqn | ptroff -t -s Letter > /tmp/out.ps It turns out that I needed to use some troff macros which aren't included in the standard NEXTSTEP distribution. Namely, the Makefile in 14.fast/ sets MACROS= -msU, but NEXTSTEP only supports -ms, which affects the layout. I just grabbed tmac.sU and tmac.e from .../share/me/ and .../share/tmac/ on ftp.uu.net and used the following command line: tbl 0.t 1.t 2.t 3.t 4.t 5.t 6.t | eqn | ptroff -t tmac.sU -i > 14.fast.ps -- Brian Willoughby Software Design Engineer, BSEE from NCSU NeXTmail welcome Sound Consulting: Software Design and Development BrianW@SoundS.WA.com Bellevue, WA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: glen@netcom.com (Steven Kornreich) Subject: Mystery, I lost 300 mb of disk space? Message-ID: <glenCv2EFG.4qB@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 00:23:40 GMT I have a small problem, last night, my system crashed and I tried to do a reset using the alt+numlock sequence, but this did not work, SO I had to do a hard reset. My system came back up after a fsck, but now, I have lost over 200 mb of disk space.. I looked in my /tmp ,/usr/adm , but could not find any large files. Any ideas on where else I can check? Thanks -Steve Kornreich
From: ojohns@sfsu.edu (Oliver Johns) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How to tell Edit to open at a given line? Date: 25 Aug 1994 01:42:25 GMT Organization: S.F. State University Distribution: world Message-ID: <33gsu1$30n@news.csus.edu> If I run TeX from a Terminal session with the environment variable TEXEDIT set, TeX will open the chosen editor when "e" is pressed after a failed compile. For example, the default is setenv TEXEDIT "/usr/ucb/vi +%d %s" which opens vi on file %s at line %d. I want to do this in Edit. If I use setenv TEXEDIT "/NextApps/Edit.app/Edit %s &" it very nicely opens Edit on the proper file. BUT I don't know how to tell Edit to open at line number %d. This may be undocumented, it may be trivial, or it may be impossible. I have looked, but can't find it if documented. Does anyone know how this is done? P.S. I know that Emacs is the best editor ever written and that this and many other wonderful things are trivial in Emacs. But, bear with me, I like Edit. Thank you. Oliver Johns S.F. State University ojohns@sfsu.edu
From: ojohns@sfsu.edu (Oliver Johns) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How to open Edit at a given line number!! Date: 25 Aug 1994 02:26:56 GMT Organization: S.F. State University Distribution: world Message-ID: <33gvhg$459@news.csus.edu> Well, posting is a great source of inspiration. As soon as I posted, I found it! The answer to my previous post is in the file /usr/tex/ntman.dvi on the NeXT. My thanks to Radical Eye for the info. The answer is setenv TEXEDIT "/usr/bin/openfile %s:%d &" It works only if Edit is already running. (See man page for openfile). For those who didn't see the previous post, setting this variable and then running TeX from a Terminal session will make TeX open Edit on file %s at line %d when one types "e" in response to a failed compile. Oliver Johns ojohns@sfsu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Doug Moore Subject: Re: Swapdisk weirdness Message-ID: <Cv2Lny.B1H@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities References: <33do26$7dm@acmex.gatech.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 03:02:54 GMT Someday we need to put a configuring swapdisk document out there someplace. How about a "swapdisk_compendium"? :-) (hi steve) Well, everything is working, so that's a plus, and it is nice that NS handles this as well as it does. Now, there are several options that you can use. My own solution was to edit the /etc/rc scripts and remove all references to /private/vm and replace them with /private/swapdisk/vm. /etc/swaptab needs to be edited to reflect this also. This having been done, I have one and only one swapfile, on my swapdisk, and I never have to worry about filling my boot drive with some page happy app. This may be more drastic than some would be willing to recommend, as it is less than subtle, but it works great. The simpler way out is to edit /etc/swaptab. It sounds to me like there is a hiwat=62914560 or something in your swaptab entry. Set that higher, to say twice that and you'll use more of your disk. The simplest, easiest, and most expensive way to solve this is to buy more RAM. 8MB swaps tons on a mono station, I'd hate to see my ND running like that, I'd feel like I was torturing the disk! I run 32/32, and during everyday, simple tasks I don't usually swap at all, but who runs everyday, simple tasks? BTW, I'd love to get some NXBench and BenchMark results from your machine, I'm trying to determine a memory vs performance curve for ND owners. If you ever get a chance, NeXTmail them to me!!! Dave Rinker writes | | I have an occuring annoyance trying to use a swapdisk on NS3.1 (on a 68040 | cube). | I've got an internal 350MB hard drive.. works fine. | I have an external SCSI 121MB hard drive with disk label 'swapdisk'. | | Upon bootup, everything appears ok, it puts a large (16 Meg) file called | 'swapfile' under /private/swapdisk/vm, and a slightly shorter file called | 'swapfile.front' under the same directory. | | The thing is, when I start using a buch of swap space (i.e. doing | graphics), the system gets to about 60 Meg on the swapdisk, and then all of a | sudden starts writing to a swapfile under /private/vm, and chews up all my | space on sd0a, even though I still have almost 60 Meg on the swapdisk! | | What could cause this? (If the swapfiles seem large it may be becuase I'm | running a 68040 cube with two monitors (mono & NeXTDimension ports) with only | 8 Meg of memory). | | Thanks, -- Douglas Moore NeXT---FIX OUR SCSI DRIVER [Moto] FOR SYNCRO MODE!!! St Paul, MN 612-227-3274 dmoore@epx.cis.umn.edu <---NeXTMail ready
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 4GB SCSI HD : disktab config needed ... ? Date: 25 Aug 1994 03:24:31 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <33h2tf$7jo@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <33d2cr$hh6@sci3.sri.ucl.ac.be> In article <33d2cr$hh6@sci3.sri.ucl.ac.be> vanou@stat.ucl.ac.be (Christian Van Oudenhove) writes: >Fighting against connection of a 4GB SCSI HD >DEC DSP5400 on my Motorola NextStation (NS 3.0), ^^^ good luck :-) >Knowing from the booklet the following specs : > Rotation : 5400 RPM > Number of disks : 13 > Number of heads : 26 > Tracks/surface : 3,058 > Track capacity (bytes) : 40,448 - 60,928 > Bytes/sector : 512 - 520 > Sector/Track : 79 - 119 > Sectors/Drive : 7,812,870 I'm not using this drive on a NeXT, but I had an opportunity to plug one in for a few minutes: DEC DSP5400S Rev 427L as sd1 at sc0 target 4 lun 0 [scsimodes] Drive type: DEC DSP5400S 512 bytes per sector 98 sectors per track 26 tracks per cylinder 3055 cylinder per volume (including spare cylinders) 26 spare sectors per cylinder 0 alternate tracks per volume 7812869 usable sectors on volume [scsimodes -v] plh_len = 35 plh_medium = 0 plh_wp = 0 plh_blkdesclen = 8 bd_density = 0 bd_nblk = 78128720 bd_blklen = 512 dfp_savable = 0 dfp_pagecode = 3 dfp_pagelen = 22 dfp_trkszone = 26 dfp_altsecszone = 26 dfp_alttrkszone = 0 dfp_alttrksvol = 0 dfp_sectors = 98 dfp_bytessector = 512 dfp_interleave = 0 dfp_trkskew = 6 dfp_cylskew = 30 dfp_ssec = 0 dfp_hsec = 1 dfp_rmb = 0 dfp_surf = 0 plh_len = 35 plh_wp = 0 plh_blkdesclen = 8 bd_density = 0 bd_nblk = 7812870 bd_blklen = 512 rdp_savable = 1 rdp_pagecode = 4 rdp_pagelen = 72 rdp_maxcyl = 3055 rdp_maxheads = 26 rdp_wpstart = 3055 rdp_rwcstart = 1527 rdp_steprate = 0 rdp_landcyl = 3189 last logical block=7812869 block length = 512 -=EPS=-
From: dbora@ils.nwu.edu (Donald Bora) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Johnatha Quist Date: 25 Aug 1994 03:18:13 GMT Organization: /etc/organization Message-ID: <33h2hm$1f6@anaxagoras.ils.nwu.edu> References: <33do26$7dm@acmex.gatech.edu> <Cv2Lny.B1H@news.cis.umn.edu> Johnathon, I am sorry to have to try and reach you like this but your e-mail boundec back.. For anyone else who is interested I had slip working and it was suggested that I put an nntp server into netinfo for the purposes of working with news grazer... Hmm, well not knowing much about netinfo I forged adhead in netinfomanager trying to add ip addresse to the nntp section of the services part... Well that screwed up the configuration somehow cause during boot now the ioctl program seems to know nothing about the interface that is being setup for slip... is ther something I did that I have to undo or do I have to reinstall the os? -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | | | Donald F. Bora | | O | | (--|--) e-mail: dbora@ils.nwu.edu | | (Not NeXTMail) | / \ --------Be excellent to each other--------
From: dan@au.stratus.com (Dan Danz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Setting A4 paper size Date: 25 Aug 1994 06:05:45 GMT Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA Distribution: world Message-ID: <33hcbp$e5b@transfer.stratus.com> References: <1994Aug24.141451.521@harka> felix@nice.usergroup.ethz.ch writes > Jim Kieley (jim@roshi.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp) wrote: > > Can someone tell me what the dwrite would be to set A4 paper size for all > > of my applications? Thanks. > > dwrite GLOBAL NXPaperSize A4 > should be the correct dwrite. > I agree - this makes it work like a champ. EXCEPT: 1) If you use enscript from the shell, you need to add % setenv ENSCRIPT -sA4 2) Now -- has anybody made "man -t" work with A4 paper size? -- L. W. "Dan" Danz (WA5SKM) NeXT Mail: ddan@au.stratus.com Senior Technical Consultant VOS Mail: Dan_Danz@vos.stratus.com Asia Pacific Support Center Telephone: +61 (2) 954-0655 Stratus Computer Pty Ltd Fax: +61 (2) 954-0741 99 Walker St. North Sydney 2060 NSW Australia
From: next2@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (Markus Wenzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: ?WANGTEK 525MB drive on NeXTstep/FIP 3.2 Date: 25 Aug 94 07:48:43 GMT Organization: Comp.Center (RUS), U of Stuttgart, FRG Message-ID: <next2.777800923@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> References: <33gir2$dq2@gamera.umd.edu> Keywords: WANGTEK 525MB,QIC,NS/FIP,3.2 mike@starburst.umd.edu (Michael F. Santangelo) writes: >I have a WANGTEK QIC 525MB tape drive attached to a DPT2012 EISA SCSI >controller on a NS/FIP 3.2 system (along with two disk drives and a >CDROM). The disks are at SCSI IDs 0 and 1, the WANGTEK at ID 4, and >the CDROM at ID 6. The DPT diags see the tape drive just fine but NeXTstep >refuses to see it on bootup and once booted of course /dev/rst0 (and rxt0) >yields "no such device" on any kind of access... You have to install the tape driver with Configure.app (Icon 'Other Drivers'). And then get the scsitools by ftp and use mtset for setting the device to fixed block size mode. Regards, Markus. -- // Markus Wenzel // 1st Institute of Physics // // NeXTSTEP Consulting + Administration // University of Stuttgart // // mow@marsu.s.bawue.de // wenzel@rus.uni-stuttgart.de //
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Geoff Hopson Subject: no more processes --- kernel rebuild??? Message-ID: <1994Aug25.085807.13368@zoo.bt.co.uk> Sender: news@zoo.bt.co.uk Organization: BT Laboratories, Ipswich, UK. Date: Thu, 25 Aug 94 08:58:07 GMT Yesterday every time I tried to enter a command in Terminal, it kept returning 'no more processes' to every command. Then I noticed that most other applications (notably eText) were failing to save work properly. If this happened on a Sun workstation, I would reconfigure the kernel to allow more process slots. What is the solution on NeXTSTEP? Can the mach kernel be rebuilt? Is the 'big switch' the only solution? [Running NS 3.2 on Intel] Thanks in advance, Geoff --- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Geoff Hopson Transaction Processing (!) Senior Professional Engineer B67 / Room G11 Telephone (0473) 644380 BT Labs Fax (0473) 640468 Martlesham Heath e-mail: gah@zoo.bt.co.uk Ipswich IP5 7RE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NeXTMail accepted <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fabien@free.fdn.org (Fabien Roy) Subject: Re: 4GB SCSI HD : disktab config needed ... ? Message-ID: <1994Aug25.092436.23422@free.fdn.org> Sender: news@free.fdn.org Organization: XO informatique - Paris, France. References: <33d2cr$hh6@sci3.sri.ucl.ac.be> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 09:24:36 GMT In comp.sys.next.sysadmin article <33d2cr$hh6@sci3.sri.ucl.ac.be> you wrote: > Hello world, > > Fighting against connection of a 4GB SCSI HD > DEC DSP5400 on my Motorola NextStation (NS 3.0), > I was suggested by a kind NetPeople to make a > specific entry in /etc/disktab describing the > drive for initialisation. But unfortunately I > can t find the right configuration . Could any > kind soul correct me ... Many thanks ! > > Here is my problem .... > > Knowing from the booklet the following specs : > Rotation : 5400 RPM > Number of disks : 13 > Number of heads : 26 > Tracks/surface : 3,058 > Track capacity (bytes) : 40,448 - 60,928 > Bytes/sector : 512 - 520 > Sector/Track : 79 - 119 > Sectors/Drive : 7,812,870 > and adapting parms according other succesfull configurations, > I tried to settle the new entry in differents ways, > (for only one partition), the last one looking like : > > DSP5400|DEC DSP5400S-512:\ > :ty=fixed_rw_scsi:nc#3055:nt#25:ns#98:ss#1024:rm#5400:\ > :fp#160:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\ > :os=odmach:z0#32:z1#96:rw=a:\ > :pa#0:sa#3742375:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#3:da#4096:ra#5:oa=time:\ > :ia:ta=4.3BSD:aa: > > from which the disk/label command recognizes the following : > current label information on disk: > disk label version #3 > disk label: DSP5400 > disk name: DSP5400 > disk type: fixed_rw_scsi > ncyls 3055 ntrack 25 nsect 98 rpm 5400 > sector_size 1024 front_porch 160 back_porch 0 > ngroups 0 ag_size 0 ag_alts 0 ag_off 0 > boot blocks: #1 at 32 #2 at 96 > bootfile: odmach > host name: stat2ux > read/write partition: a > part base size bsize fsize cpg density minfree newfs optim > automount type > a 0 3742375 8192 1024 3 4096 5% yes time > yes 4.3BSD > > but the disk/init command invariably answers with a > seek error on the previous-last block, whatever be > the size of my partition, as in the associated output : > > disk> init > DESTROYS ALL EXISTING DISK DATA -- really initialize? y > enter host name: stat2ux > enter disk label: DSP5400 > writing disk label > Block 0 boot is "/usr/standalone/boot", ok? y > creating new filesystem on /dev/rsd1a > /usr/etc/newfs -n -v /dev/rsd1a > setting optimization for space with minfree less than 10 > /etc/mkfs /dev/rsd1a 3742375 98 25 8192 1024 3 5 90 4096 s > seek error: 3742374 > wtfs: Error 0 > /usr/etc/newfs /dev/rsd1a failed (status 1) > > Thanks again for help ! > ---------------------------------- > Christian Van Oudenhove - Universite Catholique de Louvain > Institut de Statistique - Voie du Roman Pays, 34 > B-1348 Louvain-La-Neuve - BELGIUM > Tel : 32-10/47.30.48 - Fax 32-10/47.30.32 > E-mail : vanou@stat.ucl.ac.be Hi Christian, The problem is that mkfs uses lseek to access the disk off_t pos pos = lseek(int d,off_t offset, int whence) with off_t defined like this: #ifdef KERNEL typedef u_long off_t; #else typedef long off_t; #endif /* KERNEL */ In your case off_t is a signed long which make the maximum adressable byte is 2^31-1=2,147,483,647 bytes. So you will have to partition your drive. here is your disktab entry: DSP5400|DEC DSP5400S-512:\ :ty=fixed_rw_scsi:nc#3055:nt#25:ns#98:ss#1024:rm#5400:\ :fp#160:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\ :os=odmach:z0#32:z1#96:rw=a:\ :pa#0:sa#2097151:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#16:da#4096:ra#5:oa=time:\ :ia:ta=4.3BSD:aa:\ :pb#2097151:sb#1645224:bb#8192:fb#1024:cb#16:db#4096:rb#5:ob=time:\ :ib:tb=4.3BSD:ab: Hope that helps. Fabien -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fabien_Roy@free.fdn.org (NextMail accepted) NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consultant XO, 81 allee Danielle Casanova, 93320 Les Pavillons sous Bois France Tel: 33 1 4847 5198 Fax: 33 1 4847 5175
From: Scott McIntyre <S.A.McIntyre@durham.ac.uk> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: xinetd on a 3.2 NeXTstep machine / RPC question. Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 12:05:34 GMT Organization: University of Durham, Durham, UK. Sender: S.A.McIntyre@durham.ac.uk Message-ID: <940825130534.2176AACYE.scott@shrug> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hi, Has anyone had any success getting xinetd (2.1.4) to work correctly for RPC's on a NeXT running 3.2 of the OS? After hours of twiddling, i got the code to compile, however, when xinetd starts up, it says that the pmap_set for all RPC services has failed. All other servers seem to be just fine however. Is there any inherent reason why NeXTstep would conflict with a inetd replacement? Is the netinfo database being parochial in some manner which precludes using xinetd? Also, if there is no easy solution to this, is there any danger with running inetd but with a minimum conf file which *only* governs rpc services, and using xinetd for everything else? I tried this for a few hours yesterday and it seemed to work, but there may be longer term dangers I'm not aware of... Finally, inetd.conf seems to list far far less rpc services than netinfo...who is telling the truth? Is it that netinfo has it in its head a database of possible rpc's whilst inetd.conf is all that actually exists? Thanks in advance, Scott _________________________________________________________________________ EMAIL: scott@shrug.org (NeXTmail accepted) OR S.A.McIntyre@durham.ac.uk WWW: http://shrug.org/~scott/ . The Universe before the big bang (acutal size)
From: Marty Frongillo Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: su access Date: 25 Aug 1994 12:33:30 GMT Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA Message-ID: <33i32q$prl@transfer.stratus.com> Forgive me if this is a popular topic, but... The man page for su says that it can only be used by members of the "wheel" group. Is there any way to avoid this? Our admin group needs root access to our PC's running NextStep 3.2 and changing all of the /etc/group files is not a very good option. We are really looking for an su that is similar to other standard Unix implementations. Thanks, Marty
From: wjs@yucca.omnigroup.com (William Shipley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: More Mac->Next difficulty Date: 24 Aug 1994 10:20:13 -0700 Organization: Omni Development, Inc. Message-ID: <33fvgd$gsg@yucca.omnigroup.com> References: <1994Aug22.034311.14409@saltwater.com> <33cnia$q83@nic-nac.CSU.net> eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) writes: >>Now, _this_ confuses me. Since when am I sending files from a server? I >>thought that the Mac was a client, and sent files _to_ the Next, which is >>the server... I have no idea of what the manual is talking about here. And >>how does one make the "server", presumably the Next (although I'm not sure >>of anything anymore) recognize the Mac as a valid source of print >>requests? >I'm confused as to why they'd want host name of the sending >machine--the print server would obtain that from the sender's >IP address. (This means there should be a "machines" entry >in NetInfo identifying the Mac, unless the NeXT is set up to use >some other way to get this information, such as DNS or NIS--it >doesn't matter which method you choose as long as it works.) >On the Mac you should only have to specify the host name of the >print server and some user name. The user name generally isn't a >big deal, but it would appear in queue displays, on banner pages >(if enabled), in pac reports, etc. I've used InterPrint. It sends the "host name" of the Mac as part of the sender's address on the print job, if I recall correctly. I put host name in quotes because you can type anything you want, it's just for your visual identification. -Wil
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: seanb@synnet.com (Sean Brunnock) Subject: CD-ROM drive with rel 2.1 Message-ID: <seanb-2508941021530001@seanbs_mac.synnet.com> Sender: news@pau.synnet.com (News Administration) Organization: 3Com Switching Division Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 14:21:53 GMT I have a cube running Rel 2.1 and I'd like to use a CD-ROM drive with it. It appears that my system doesn't have a CD-ROM driver. Do I have to upgrade my system to Rel 3? I'd rather not. I booted the cube up off of a 3.1 disk and, while I could use the CD-ROM, the cube crashed. So, is it possible to upgrade to Rel 2.2? Is Rel 3.2 or 3.3 more stable? Thanks for any reply. Sean Brunnock
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fabien@free.fdn.org (Fabien Roy) Subject: Re: Swapdisk weirdness Message-ID: <1994Aug25.104943.23663@free.fdn.org> Sender: news@free.fdn.org Organization: XO informatique - Paris, France. References: <33do26$7dm@acmex.gatech.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 10:49:43 GMT In article <33do26$7dm@acmex.gatech.edu> gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) writes: > > I have an occuring annoyance trying to use a swapdisk on NS3.1 (on a 68040 > cube). > I've got an internal 350MB hard drive.. works fine. > I have an external SCSI 121MB hard drive with disk label 'swapdisk'. > > Upon bootup, everything appears ok, it puts a large (16 Meg) file called > 'swapfile' under /private/swapdisk/vm, and a slightly shorter file called > 'swapfile.front' under the same directory. > > The thing is, when I start using a buch of swap space (i.e. doing > graphics), the system gets to about 60 Meg on the swapdisk, and then all of a > sudden starts writing to a swapfile under /private/vm, and chews up all my > space on sd0a, even though I still have almost 60 Meg on the swapdisk! > > What could cause this? (If the swapfiles seem large it may be becuase I'm > running a 68040 cube with two monitors (mono & NeXTDimension ports) with only > 8 Meg of memory). > > Thanks, > > > -- > Dave Rinker > Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, Georgia, 30332 > CSX Transportation. Jacksonville, Florida 32202 > Internet: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu -- NeXT Mail welcome Check the hiwat=size in your /etc/swaptab see the man pages for swaptab cheers Fabien -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fabien_Roy@free.fdn.org (NextMail accepted) NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consultant XO, 81 allee Danielle Casanova, 93320 Les Pavillons sous Bois France Tel: 33 1 4847 5198 Fax: 33 1 4847 5175
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: david@ffcsas.demon.co.uk Subject: Re: Setting A4 paper size Message-ID: <Cv3K5J.B5q@demon.co.uk> Sender: news@demon.co.uk (Usenet Administration) Organization: Demon Internet References: <33eda8$343@kokusai.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 15:24:54 GMT In article <33eda8$343@kokusai.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp> jim@roshi.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp (Jim Kieley) writes: > Can someone tell me what the dwrite would be to set A4 paper size for all > of my applications? Thanks. > > Jim Kieley > Miyazaki internal College > jim@roshi.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp (NeXT mail OK) Try, dwrite GLOBAL NXPaperType A4 -- Regards David Knight OneStep Solutions Plc 351 London Road Phone: 0702 551010 Hadleigh Intl: +44 702 551010 Essex. SS7 2BT Fax: +44 702 551515
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mystery, I lost 300 mb of disk space? Date: 25 Aug 1994 16:57:37 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <33iii1$b9r@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <glenCv2EFG.4qB@netcom.com> Steven Kornreich (glen@netcom.com) wrote: : I have a small problem, last night, my system crashed and I tried to do a : reset using the alt+numlock sequence, but this did not work, SO I had to do : a hard reset. My system came back up after a fsck, but now, I have lost over 200 mb of disk space.. I looked in my /tmp ,/usr/adm , but could not find any large files. Any ideas on where else I can check? : Thanks : -Steve Kornreich Try /usr/spool/* and /lost+found Finally if you get desparate, do a find / -size +2048 -ls to list out all the files larger than a megabyte. -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: andrewh@joyrider.uk.sun.com () Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: One Next system on a net Date: 25 Aug 1994 17:29:34 GMT Organization: Sun Microsystems (UK) Distribution: world Message-ID: <33ikdu$f75@uk-usenet.uk.sun.com> Hi all I am new to NeXT systems, so please be gentle with me :-} What I have is a Dell 486 with 16 Mb RAM, 424 Mb disk, VGA & Etherlink III. I am attempting to put this on the local ethernet and am having a small(sic) problem. I fill in the entries for IP address, host name et al, the machine is then rebooted. I open a terminal window and go "ping otherhost", and nothing, I try to ping the Dell from another machine, nothing. When I try to examine the host config the system complains about NetInfo, Help !!!!!!! I feel that I am missing something obvious, any help would be apreciated. TIA Andrew
From: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: sharing a local printer Date: 25 Aug 1994 17:54:46 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Message-ID: <33ilt6$1lb@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> We have an hp laser printer connected (via serial) to the NeXT's B serial port. Both the machine, and an ibm compatible (compaq, 486 running windows 3.1) are connected, via ethernet. Is it possible to have the compaq print to the printer connected directly to the NeXT? (040 color slab, running NeXTStep 3.0) Thanks! -- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu or root@tap.colum.fnet.org : :Call The Atomic Playground BBS 614-297-7031 24/96/14.4/16.8/21.6/28.8k DS HST: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.soft-sys.nextstep From: pzumsteg@p04.mn10.resd.honeywell.com (Phil Zumsteg) Subject: Re: Unbelievable install requirements? Message-ID: <1994Aug25.180917.8350@newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de> Sender: news@newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de (News Service) Organization: Honeywell/HBC References: <32radhINNbj5@ope001.iao.ford.com> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 18:09:17 GMT In article <32radhINNbj5@ope001.iao.ford.com>, fox@pt0204.pto.ford.com (Ken Fox) says: > >I recently posted a question about problems with a "supported" SCSI >controller (a BT-445S) that doesn't seem to be known to the universal >Adaptec driver. The one reply I've gotten so far indicates that I>need to *borrow* an Adaptec 1542 controller, do the install, find the >real BT-445S driver (which I know exists), install that driver, and >finally swap back out the Adaptec. On ftp.next.com, in pub/NeXTAsnwers in the UrgentTechSupport directory is 1541 Installation Requiring Adaptec Driver Upgrade. which details how another SCSI device driver may be loaded during the installation of NS/FIP. Although the tech note specifically mentions Adaptec, simply replace references to Adaptec with BusLogic. The key is that you require a NeXTSTep formatted disk with the new device driver in the correct directory (/etc/bin ?). Bottom Line: You should NOT HAVE to swap your BusLogic SCSI controller during installation. Regards, Phil Zumsteg.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.soft-sys.nextstep From: pzumsteg@p04.mn10.resd.honeywell.com (Phil Zumsteg) Subject: Re: Unbelievable install requirements? Message-ID: <1994Aug25.181426.8519@newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de> Sender: news@newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de (News Service) Organization: Honeywell/HBC References: <32radhINNbj5@ope001.iao.ford.com> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 18:14:26 GMT In article <32radhINNbj5@ope001.iao.ford.com>, fox@pt0204.pto.ford.com (Ken Fox) says: > >I recently posted a question about problems with a "supported" SCSI >controller (a BT-445S) that doesn't seem to be known to the universal >Adaptec driver. The one reply I've gotten so far indicates that I >need to *borrow* an Adaptec 1542 controller, do the install, find the >real BT-445S driver (which I know exists), install that driver, and >finally swap back out the Adaptec. On ftp.next.com, in pub/NeXTAnswers in the UrgentTechSupport directory is 1541 Installation Requiring Adaptec Driver Upgrade. which details how another SCSI device driver may be loaded during the installation of NS/FIP. Although the tech note specifically mentions Adaptec, simply replace references to Adaptec with BusLogic. The key is that you require a NeXTSTep formatted floppy diskette with the new device driver in the correct directory (/usr/Devices). Bottom Line: You should NOT HAVE to swap your BusLogic SCSI controller during installation. Regards, Phil Zumsteg.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: lbove@net_6_10.trimark.com (Lui Bove) Subject: Postscript Printing NeXTStep & any Networkable Printers Message-ID: <1994Aug25.194543.20924@trimark.com> Sender: news@trimark.com Organization: Trimark Investment Management, Toronto Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 19:45:43 GMT For months now we have been encountering many erratic printing problems with QMS PS-1725 printers. We've just upgraded our entire enviroment to NeXTStep 3.2, hoping to reduce the amount of postcript errors being encountered by the QMS printers, we have just acquired an HP 4M+ printer that has the same printing problems as our QMS printers have. In some cases the output produced from Preview app. causes the printer to hang, both the HP and the QMS. I've noticed that if you embed and EPS file within your postcript code Preview when producing the proper output file will add postscript code to generate an image larger than any conventional printer has at it's disposal. I would like someone from NeXTSTep to look into this problem ASAP!!!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (Willem van Schaik) Subject: Re: Setting A4 paper size Message-ID: <1994Aug25.131626.23522@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> Sender: news@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (USENET News System) Organization: Philips Communications & Processing Services, Eindhoven References: <33eda8$343@kokusai.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp> <1994Aug24.141451.521@harka> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 13:16:26 GMT felix@nice.usergroup.ethz.ch writes: >Jim Kieley (jim@roshi.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp) wrote: >> Can someone tell me what the dwrite would be to set A4 paper size for all >> of my applications? Thanks. >dwrite GLOBAL NXPaperSize A4 >should be the correct dwrite. >- Felix Small question: did you try this out???? Well, I did and it doesn't help a thing. Willem -- W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philips TASS schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,com.sys.next.software From: simsong@media.mit.edu (Simson L. Garfinkel) Subject: Has anybody gotten Bind to work on 3.2? Message-ID: <1994Aug25.124427.12785@news.media.mit.edu> Sender: news@news.media.mit.edu (USENET News System) Organization: self References: <Cut2r1.pp@blackmaus.com> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 12:44:27 GMT Has anybody gotten Please followup directly to me, and I will summarize. simsong@next.cambridge.ma.us
From: droege@informatik.uni-koblenz.de (Detlev Droege) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Berkeley Fast File System info sought Date: 24 Aug 1994 12:13:21 GMT Organization: University Koblenz / Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <33fdh1$44m@newshost.uni-koblenz.de> References: <Cuz8Bx.4L@sounds.wa.com> In article <Cuz8Bx.4L@sounds.wa.com> brianw@sounds.wa.com (Brian Willoughby) writes: > Where might I find electronic copies of documents discussing the design of the > Berkeley Fast File System used in NEXTSTEP? I do not know if NeXT has written > anything detailing their implementation (if they even made any changes), so I > am just looking for something which discusses the same version of BFFS used in > NEXTSTEP 3.2 I don't know, if there is anything available in electronic form. _The_ ultimate reference on this of course is: \bibitem[McKus 84]{McKus-84} McKusick, Marshall K.; Joy, William N.; \\ Leffler, Samuel J.; Fabry, Robert S., \\ ``A Fast File System for UNIX'', \\ ACM Transactions on Computer Sience, 2(1984, 3), \\ pp. 181--197 :-) Detlev -- Detlev Droege, Uni Koblenz, FB Informatik, Rheinau 1, D-56075 Koblenz, Germany Tel: +49 261 9119-421, Fax: -497, NeXT/Email: droege@informatik.uni-koblenz.de
From: jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu (James C. Luby) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NeXTanswers NA.compressed file location on NeXT ftp site?????? Date: 25 Aug 1994 21:52:13 GMT Organization: University of Washington Distribution: na Message-ID: <33j3qd$ept@news.u.washington.edu> I logged on to the NeXT ftp site today to try and get the most recent version of NextAnswers. In the REAMDE file there it says that there is a compressed file called NA.compressed containing all of NeXTanswers. I was not able to find this file and would appreciate it if anyone knows where I should be looking. I feel like I must be missing the obvious! Thanks for any help! Jim Luby
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dward@mercury.forestry.umn.edu (David D. Ward) Subject: Sybase help needed Message-ID: <dward.777845147@mercury> Summary: lost /usr/sybase/install directory Keywords: sybase, start/stop files I mistaken lost my /usr/sybase/install directory. Contained in the directory are the Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 20:05:47 GMT dward@forestry.umn.edu -- College of Natural Resources Network Administration 35C Natural Resources Administration Building Upper Buford Circle St Paul MN 55108
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Postscript Printing NeXTStep & any Networkable Printers Date: 25 Aug 1994 23:48:33 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <33jakh$c82@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <1994Aug25.194543.20924@trimark.com> lbove@net_6_10.trimark.com (Lui Bove) writes: > For months now we have been encountering many erratic printing > problems with QMS PS-1725 printers. We've just upgraded our entire > enviroment to NeXTStep 3.2, hoping to reduce the amount of > postscript errors being encountered by the QMS printers, we have > just acquired an HP 4M+ printer that has the same printing problems > as our QMS printers have. In some cases the output produced from > Preview app. causes the printer to hang, both the HP and the QMS. You may need to provide more info for us to figure out the culprit (and the culprit may not be NeXTSTEP). For the last month or so I've been evaluating some postscript printers here at RPI, and one of those is the QMS 3225 (faster version of the 1725). I had no troubles with anything I printed from my NS-3.2 machines. Most of that coming from an NS/m68k machine, but some coming from an NS/Intel machine. What platform are you using? How are you communicating to the printer? (I'm using CAP) If you're using a serial port connection from an NS/Intel box to your printer, that might be the problem. If you're using something else, then the something else may be the problem (and the "something else" may include things like gateways between you and the printers). > I've noticed that if you embed and EPS file within your postcript > code Preview when producing the proper output file will add > postscript code to generate an image larger than any conventional > printer has at it's disposal. I would like someone from NeXTSTep > to look into this problem ASAP!!! ??? Preview doesn't change the postscript file that it's previewing. It just copies the original file straight to the printer. -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu (James C. Luby) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: IGNORE PREVIOUS REQUEST: NextAnswers compressed files from NeXT ftp site Date: 26 Aug 1994 00:17:13 GMT Organization: University of Washington Distribution: na Message-ID: <33jca9$i77@news.u.washington.edu> Earlier today I posted a message asking for help in locating the compressed NeXTAnswers (NA.compressed) on NeXT's ftp site. Well I logged back in just now and they appear to be there. Perhaps I simply didn't see them before or, hopefully, NeXT was updating them. Whatever the case, I no longer need any help in finding them. Adios! Jim
From: matt@WalkingDog.com (Matt Brandt) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Can't share my printer Date: 25 Aug 1994 22:05:00 GMT Organization: Internet Atlanta Message-ID: <33j4ic$4v@metro.atlanta.com> I tried setting the public mode in PrintManager for my NeXTLaser printer and it came back with a message "Printer can not be exported to this same computer". Anybody have any idea what it's on about and how to fix it? I just want to make my lpd visible to a non-next machine. I'm the only NeXT on this net so I have the machine configured to use the net but stand alone... matt
From: felix@nice.usergroup.ethz.ch Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Setting A4 paper size Date: Fri, 26 Aug 1994 01:46:07 GMT Organization: NiCE - NeXT User Group, Zuerich, Switzerland Message-ID: <1994Aug26.014607.2917@harka> References: <33eda8$343@kokusai.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp> <1994Aug24.141451.521@harka> <1994Aug25.131626.23522@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> Originator: HARKA@nice Willem van Schaik (schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl) wrote: > felix@nice.usergroup.ethz.ch writes: > >dwrite GLOBAL NXPaperSize A4 > >should be the correct dwrite. > >- Felix > Small question: did you try this out???? Well, I did and it doesn't help > a thing. I'm sorry, I mixed something up. The correct dwrite is: dwrite GLOBAL NXPaperType A4 Read /NextLibrary/Documentation/NextDev/GeneralRef/ApB_Defaults/Defaults.rtf for further information. - Felix Btw: I wrote 'should' not 'is' ;-) -- Felix Rauch, CS-Student @ ETH Zurich, Switzerland. internet: felix@nice.ch (NeXT Mail welcome)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: How to open Edit at a given line number!! Message-ID: <1994Aug25.121521.356@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <33gvhg$459@news.csus.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 12:15:21 GMT In article <33gvhg$459@news.csus.edu> ojohns@sfsu.edu (Oliver Johns) writes: }~ }~ Well, posting is a great source of inspiration. }~ As soon as I posted, I found it! The }~ answer to my previous post is in the file }~ /usr/tex/ntman.dvi on the NeXT. My thanks to }~ Radical Eye for the info. The answer is }~ }~ setenv TEXEDIT "/usr/bin/openfile %s:%d &" }~ }~ It works only if Edit is already running. }~ (See man page for openfile). and if you preceed the openfile command with an open -a Edit, depending on your current speed vs load, the openfile shouldn't fail even if Edit is not currently launched. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME mail welcome
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can't share my printer Date: 26 Aug 1994 09:15:13 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <33kbr1$afe@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <33j4ic$4v@metro.atlanta.com> In article <33j4ic$4v@metro.atlanta.com> matt@WalkingDog.com (Matt Brandt) writes: > I just want to make >my lpd visible to a non-next machine. I'm the only NeXT on this net so I have >the machine configured to use the net but stand alone... As on any other BSD UNIX system, simply add the name of the machine you want to allow printer access to the /etc/hosts.lpd file. [This is explained on the lpd(8) man page.] The other machine needs to know how to access the NeXT printer; a UNIX system might have an entry in its /etc/printcap file that looks something like: np: \ :mx#0:sd=/var/spool/printers/np:rm=mynext:rp=Local_Printer: -=EPS=-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: glen@prosoft.wimsey.com (Glen Biagioni) Subject: Re: su access Message-ID: <Cv4Iw5.4F8@prosoft.wimsey.com> Sender: glen@prosoft.wimsey.com (Glen Biagioni) Organization: ProSoft Solutions, Inc. References: <33i32q$prl@transfer.stratus.com> Date: Fri, 26 Aug 1994 03:55:16 GMT In article <33i32q$prl@transfer.stratus.com> Marty Frongillo writes: > Forgive me if this is a popular topic, but... > > The man page for su says that it can only be used by members of the > "wheel" group. Is there any way to avoid this? > > Our admin group needs root access to our PC's running NextStep 3.2 and > changing all of the /etc/group files is not a very good option. We are > really looking for an su that is similar to other standard Unix > implementations. > su is a soft link to su.wheel. Link it to su.nowheel for the less secure, but standard, behavior. > > Thanks, Marty -- Glen Biagioni Software Developer glen@prosoft.wimsey.com (NeXTmail accepted) bus:(604)324-3311 home:(604)538-2943 fax:(604)538-7694
From: kpl@elisir.helsinki.fi (Kai Lassfolk) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Is the a way to prevent NS/Intel 3.2 from booting from a floppy? Date: 26 Aug 1994 10:27:22 GMT Organization: University of Helsinki Message-ID: <33kg2a$ldl@kantti.Helsinki.FI> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit We have an 486 PC with both NEXTSTEP 3.2 and DOS. The PC has AMI BIOS with password protection agaist running BIOS Setup. We have set BIOS to boot from the hard disk. However, the NEXTSTEP boot program enables to boot from an alternate device, e.g. the floppy drive, giving the user access to root privilegies. Is there a way of configuring the boot program not to prompt for the boot device, or prevent booting from alternate devices? We would like to enable users to boot DOS or NEXTSTEP from the hard disk but prevent booting from floppy. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Kai Lassfolk || Internet: kpl@elisir.helsinki.fi || (NeXTmail accepted) Department of Musicology || P.O. Box 35 (Vironkatu 1) || Telephone: +358-0-1917871 (office) 00014 University of Helsinki || +358-0-4554420 (home)
From: droege@informatik.uni-koblenz.de (Detlev Droege) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Setting A4 paper size Date: 26 Aug 1994 08:53:09 GMT Organization: University Koblenz / Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <33kahl$90b@newshost.uni-koblenz.de> References: <1994Aug25.131626.23522@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> In article <1994Aug25.131626.23522@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (Willem van Schaik) writes: > felix@nice.usergroup.ethz.ch writes: > > >dwrite GLOBAL NXPaperSize A4 > >should be the correct dwrite. > Small question: did you try this out???? Well, I did and it doesn't help > a thing. First, it must read "NXPaperType", not ...Size. But still some programs tend to ignore this default That's due to typical american chauvinism: some (american) programs just ignore these defaults and set these values to "letter" because their programmers "knew" that this is the only reasonable default :-( :-( I observed this effect too. It's a shame. But be sure to check if there isn't a specific default for your program already. If so, this overrides any GLOBAL default value. Make a dread -l | grep NXPaperSize to see all defaults set for either GLOBAL or any application. Detlev -- Detlev Droege, Uni Koblenz, FB Informatik, Rheinau 1, D-56075 Koblenz, Germany Tel: +49 261 9119-421, Fax: -497, NeXT/Email: droege@informatik.uni-koblenz.de
From: droege@informatik.uni-koblenz.de (Detlev Droege) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How to tell Edit to open at a given line? Date: 26 Aug 1994 14:38:20 GMT Organization: University Koblenz / Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <33kuot$cem@newshost.uni-koblenz.de> References: <33gsu1$30n@news.csus.edu> In article <33gsu1$30n@news.csus.edu> ojohns@sfsu.edu (Oliver Johns) writes: > I want to do this in Edit. If I use > setenv TEXEDIT "/NextApps/Edit.app/Edit %s &" > it very nicely opens Edit on the proper file. > > BUT I don't know how to tell Edit to open > at line number %d. try to append the line number to the file name after a colon, e.g. myFile.tex:123 This works when you directly call Edit (as you did above) and for use with "openfile". openfile has the advantage of using the same Edit for all files, while your method of directly calling it starts a new instance of Edit for each file. openfile has the disadvantage that Edit must be started already. Also, with openfile you don't need the ampersand (&). Unfortunately, it doesn't work with "open -a Edit", which otherwise would start Edit if it doesn't run yet. So choose between setenv TEXEDIT "/NextApps/Edit.app/Edit %s:%d &" (getting multiple Edits) or setenv TEXEDIT "openfile %s:%d " (where Edit must be launched before - you could tell the Workspace Manager to do this on login) Detlev -- Detlev Droege, Uni Koblenz, FB Informatik, Rheinau 1, D-56075 Koblenz, Germany Tel: +49 261 9119-421, Fax: -497, NeXT/Email: droege@informatik.uni-koblenz.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: asm@eecg.toronto.edu (Anees S. Munshi) Subject: Connecting NeXTstation to Power Macintosh Message-ID: <1994Aug26.105807.17405@jarvis.cs.toronto.edu> Organization: Department of Computer Engineering, University of Toronto Date: 26 Aug 94 14:58:10 GMT Folks, I am looking for inexpensive solution (<$500 if possible) to connect a Power Macintosh to a NeXTstation (thin-wire and 10-baseT equipped) in order to be able to share files. Has anyone out there done this, and if so can you please provide me *by email* your configuration, hardware + software, and your experience about the reliability of the setup. Please use email even if you post since I rarely read news (these days). Thanks very much. Regards, Anees Munshi asm@eecg.toronto.edu
From: davidwr@dip.eecs.umich.edu (David Richardson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: su access Date: 26 Aug 1994 15:49:40 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Message-ID: <33l2uk$7c3@zip.eecs.umich.edu> References: <33i32q$prl@transfer.stratus.com> <Cv4Iw5.4F8@prosoft.wimsey.com> Glen Biagioni (glen@prosoft.wimsey.com) wrote: : In article <33i32q$prl@transfer.stratus.com> Marty Frongillo writes: : > The man page for su says that it can only be used by members of the : > "wheel" group. Is there any way to avoid this? The easiest solution is to su to a user that is in wheel, then su to root. : su is a soft link to su.wheel. Link it to su.nowheel for the less secure, : but standard, behavior. Won't work, & backwards. nowheel is the more secure (but default) version. su.wheel lets the big wheels become root using thier own p/w, not root's. -David W. Richardson, davidwr@umich.edu UofM-GO BLUE! 2305 Georgetown, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 +1 313 741 1367 <-- New addr/phone 5/1
From: gemorris@access3.digex.net (Gregg Morris) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help running PNI v1.11 Date: 26 Aug 1994 11:40:39 -0400 Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA Message-ID: <33l2dn$ad8@access3.digex.net> Hi Folks-- I've got PNI v1.11 up and running on my NEXTSTEP/Intel. It's configured *not* to come up at boot time; I want to bring it up manually when I need it. The problem is, I can only get it started when I'm logged in as root. That works just dandy. When I'm logged in as my usual user though, my start-up script fails, usually in the login script because it can't find $username. My startup script is just this: #!/bin/sh /etc/pni/pnid -c -f /etc/pni/config/pni0.config My usual user is a member of the wheel, other, and pni groups. The files in /etc/pni are in the pni group; some are owned by root, some are owned by userid 3 (I don't know what user that is, it installed that way). I can't find anything in the PNI manual about file ownership; maybe I've missed it. Is there some magic combination of userids, groups, and setuid on daemons and scripts required? Thanks for any tips! Gregg Morris gemorris@access.digex.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ijeff@ccs.carleton.ca Subject: Re: Postscript Printing NeXTStep & any Networkable Printers Content-Type: text/plain Message-ID: <ijeff.94Aug26132522@jasper.maeng> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <1994Aug25.194543.20924@trimark.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Fri, 26 Aug 1994 18:25:22 GMT We have a both of the printers you mention. We spool via serial at19200 to the HP through an SGI Indigo R3000. The Indigo won't spool over serial any faster than that reliably. The QMS 1725 we spool to again from an SGI but over ethernet. I haven't had any problems with either except that I consider them both to be quite slow. Mind you we don't do that much printing from NeXTSTEP so maybe it just hasn't happened yet. Perhaps what you think are hangs are just large image files that take the printer(s) a long time to process? We generate the occasional batch of files here that each take 15, 30 or even 45 minutes to print. --- Ian Jefferson ijeff@ccs.carleton.ca ijeff@computeractive.on.ca NeXT mail welcome! Voice 613 788-2600 ext 5636 ---- "The REALLY nice thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise and is not preceded by long periods of worry & depression!"
From: avoltmer@berksys.com (Andrew Voltmer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Modem Problems Date: 26 Aug 1994 19:37:44 GMT Organization: Berkeley Systems, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <33lga8$sep@toaster.berksys.com> Keywords: Modem, US Robotics I am having problems with getting my modem to talk to my NS/FIP workstation. The modem is a US Robotics 14,400 FAX MODEM. I finally got the modem to pick up the phone when dialing from a remote location. It gives me login and password but when I hit return after the password prompt (and putting in my password) nothing happens. I am using the following in the /etc/ttys file: ttydfa "/usr/etc/getty D9600" dialup on These are my modem settings: USRobotics Sportster 14400 Fax Settings... B0 E0 F1 M1 Q0 V1 X1 Y0 BAUD=9600 PARITY=N WORDLEN=8 DIAL=PULSE ON HOOK &A1 &B1 &C1 &D2 &G0 &H1 &I0 &K2 &M4 &N0 &P0 &R1 &S0 &T5 &Y1 S00=001 S01=000 S02=043 S03=013 S04=010 S05=008 S06=002 S07=060 S08=002 S09=006 S10=007 S11=070 S12=050 S13=000 S14=000 S15=000 S16=000 S17=000 S18=000 S19=000 S20=000 S21=010 S22=017 S23=019 S24=000 S25=005 S26=000 S27=000 S28=008 S29=020 S30=000 S31=000 S32=000 S33=000 S34=006 S35=000 S36=014 S37=000 S38=000 S39=000 S40=000 S41=000 S42=000 S43=000 S44=015 S45=000 S46=000 S47=000 S48=000 S49=000 S50=000 S51=000 LAST DIALED #: Does anyone know what is going on? What am I doing wrong? Is it the modem configuration or the workstation configration? Has anyone got the US Robotics Sportster to work? HELP? p.s. I already checked the NeXT Answers Thanks in advance, Andrew Voltmer Berkeley Systems Inc.
From: birdman@ins.infonet.net Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: next/ internet connection/ net blazer Date: 26 Aug 1994 20:32:05 GMT Organization: INS Info Services, Des Moines, IA USA Message-ID: <33ljg5$f0l@insosf1.infonet.net> We are interested in setting up Internet access in our community. We also have access to a NeXT computer. Any info about how to get this done cheaply, quickly and well would be appreciated. Here are a few questions we have : We want to set up a terminal server and BBS for direct and dial up access on the internet. Does any one know of a BBS that runs on the NeXT? Are there any good terminal servers that are cheap and work good in a NeXT environment? Does anyone have any experience with Telebit Net Blazer or Cisco Terminal Server on the NeXT?
From: kelley@kiwi.ATMOS.ColoState.Edu (Kelley Wittmeyer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: laserjet 4m unable to print multiple copies? Date: 26 Aug 1994 21:47:12 GMT Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 Message-ID: <33lnt0$66l@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> Keywords: print printer printing copies laserjet hi we've got a laserjet 4m configured as a network printer. used the ppd file in the NeXTSTEP distribution and set it up per the NeXT In Focus article. it's been working great, aside from printing an accounting page with every print job... (but that's another issue). but we discovered today that it will not print multiple copies, as requested by a user from the print panel. any suggestions? kelley wittmeyer dept of atmospheric science colorado state university
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: YP netgroups question Date: 26 Aug 1994 22:27:43 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <33lq8v$oeg@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> I wish to disable a certain group of users from login into a certain next. so, in /etc/netgroups I defined remote (,user1,)(,user2,)... ran make in /etc/yp. ypmatch remote netgroup works as expected, and pulls the correct value. Now in /etc/passwd I've added the line + -@remote:::0:0: before the general passwd include line However this doesn't seem to work. And while the man page for netinfo mentions netgroups in reference to machines, it makes no reference to netgroups regarding users. Trying other combinations, I've tried to enable logins for just a specific group. That doesn't work. As far as I can tell, netgroups is totally inoperative under NS3.2, or there's some subtlety that I'm missing. -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: andy@godel (Andrew Burday) Subject: dynamic ip assignment in slip? Message-ID: <1994Aug27.023531.22052@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> Summary: Does either TransSys slip or PNI support dynamic IP number assignment? Sender: news@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca Organization: McGill University Date: Sat, 27 Aug 1994 02:35:31 GMT Hello All. I've been trying to get a slip client configured on a black NeXT. Unfortunately, I have to use a dynamically assigned IP number. So far as I can tell, neither the older TransSys slip nor the new PNI will allow me to do this. They both seem to require that the client's IP address be specified in a config file before trying to connect. Since I don't have my own pre-assigned number, I can't do that. So it looks like I'll have to try to talk my University's computing centre into giving me my own IP number. Is this correct? If it actually is possible to configure either TransSys slip or PNI to get the client's IP address from the server, I would really appreciate it if someone could tell me what I need to read to find out how to do that. I have a feeling this might be a FAQ -- my apologies if it is. I have looked throught the documentation for both software packages, and I've read the FAQs. I was a little surprised not to find an answer to this question, but I didn't. Anyhow, if anyone could either confirm that these packages do require a pre-assigned IP number for clients, or tell me what to read to find out how to make them use a dynamically assigned number, I'd appreciate it. I'd prefer e-mail responses. Best, Andrew Burday andy@philo.mcgill.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kenw@tfs.com (Ken Worthy) Subject: SLIP and DNS Message-ID: <Cv6MEG.KGx@tfs.com> Organization: TRW Financial Systems Date: Sat, 27 Aug 1994 07:06:15 GMT Has anyone seen a problem using DialUPIP SLIP where it occasionally hangs when in a request to the DNS nameserver on the local net to where it is SLIP'd? Here's the situation: my home NeXT is SLIP'd to work using DialUpIp. DNS is set up on the home host to use the name server at work. I can open a telnet session to almost any host on the Internet, but certain hosts cannot be resolved--the connection with the nameserver just hangs. All of the other hosts on the local (workplace) net have no problem resolving those Internet hostnames, with the same DNS configuration. The home host also doesn't hang on any telnet requests to the local net. Anyone seen anything like this? I haven't seen any other weird behavior using DialUpIp SLIP from my home host. Thanks, Ken
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jspears@weston.com (Wes Spears) Subject: How to do ISDN Message-ID: <1994Aug22.142932.900@weston.com> Sender: jspears@weston.com (Wes Spears) Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 14:29:32 GMT Does anyone have any thoughts or reccomendations on how to do ISDN between a remote site of 1 Intel machine and a net of 1 Motorola and 3 Intel machines? I am looking for the mose simple way to do this. Thanks Wes -- Wes Spears <-------> jspears@weston.com (NeXTMail Welcome) The Weston Group | 8524 Highway 6 North, 162 | Voice (713) 827-2650
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU Subject: Re: Is the a way to prevent NS/Intel 3.2 from booting from a floppy? Message-ID: <1994Aug26.150527.16496@Princeton.EDU> Originator: news@nimaster Sender: news@Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Princeton University References: <33kg2a$ldl@kantti.Helsinki.FI> Date: Fri, 26 Aug 1994 15:05:27 GMT In article <33kg2a$ldl@kantti.Helsinki.FI> kpl@elisir.helsinki.fi (Kai Lassfolk) writes: > We have an 486 PC with both NEXTSTEP 3.2 and DOS. The PC has AMI BIOS > with password protection agaist running BIOS Setup. We have set BIOS to > boot from the hard disk. However, the NEXTSTEP boot program enables to > boot from an alternate device, e.g. the floppy drive, giving the user > access to root privilegies. Is there a way of configuring the boot program > not to prompt for the boot device, or prevent booting from alternate > devices? > > We would like to enable users to boot DOS or NEXTSTEP from the hard disk > but prevent booting from floppy. > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Kai Lassfolk || Internet: kpl@elisir.helsinki.fi > || (NeXTmail accepted) > Department of Musicology || > P.O. Box 35 (Vironkatu 1) || Telephone: +358-0-1917871 (office) > 00014 University of Helsinki || +358-0-4554420 (home) While we're at it, is there any way, short of zapping the binary, to get the Next boot program NOT to accept a "-s" flag (boot single-user)? Serge J. Goldstein
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,de.comp.sys.next From: deni@tjalf.isys.net (Detlef Niemann-Bode) Subject: need description of HP97548SN Message-ID: <Cv5tts.7q@tjalf.isys.net> Keywords: HP97548SN Sender: deni@tjalf.isys.net (Detlef Niemann-Bode) Date: Fri, 26 Aug 1994 20:49:03 GMT Hi, I just replaced my HP97548SN in my cube with a DEC3210, but would like to use the old HP as an external device. Unfortunatly I haven`t got any documentation about it. And there are lots of possibilies for those nice little jumpers (on three of four sides, there are connectors). What about SCSI-ID, spin delay and other things that can go wrong - and already went :-( ??? If you can help, please send a short description via email or fax. Thank you. Detlef Fax: +49 40 6528059
From: taweil@nunki.usc.edu (Ta-Wei Li) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Librarian and Webster crash : Program generated(4): Emulation exception.? Date: 27 Aug 1994 06:15:39 -0700 Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Sender: taweil@nunki.usc.edu Message-ID: <33ne9r$jcc@nunki.usc.edu> I am encountering strange problem with Librarian and Webster. These two application would crash without leaving any message in the console. When I use gdb on them, both crash with Program generated(4): Emulation exception. and at the same method of the IndexKit -[StoreFileMapping initWithDescriptor:andSize:forWriting:isTemporary:] Does this mean that I have a bad Objective-C runtime and I can solve it by re-install the shared library or there is some other problems with my system? Thanks in advance. -- Ta-Wei "David" Li UNIX Consultant, University of Southern California Member, League for Programming Freedom "Innovate, don't litigate."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kiwi@belly.in-berlin.de (Axel Habermann) Subject: Re: Modem Problems Message-ID: <Cv78Lo.6t5@belly.in-berlin.de> Sender: usenet@belly.in-berlin.de Organization: - none - References: <33lga8$sep@toaster.berksys.com> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 1994 15:05:47 GMT In article <33lga8$sep@toaster.berksys.com> avoltmer@berksys.com (Andrew Voltmer) writes: > I am having problems with getting my modem to talk to my NS/FIP > workstation. The modem is a US Robotics 14,400 FAX MODEM. I finally got > the modem to pick up the phone when dialing from a remote location. It > gives me login and password but when I hit return after the password > prompt (and putting in my password) nothing happens. As a wild guess I suggest checking the parity setting on both sides. What does your /etc/gettytab look like? What are you using to dial in to your NeXT? -- Axel Habermann \\|// "Wenn Du nicht kiwi@belly.in-berlin.de (NeXT-Mail) )o o( weisst was Du kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (NO NeXT-Mail) \ | / tust, mach's FaxFon: +49 30 4543046 \~/ mit Eleganz!"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: How to tell Edit to open at a given line? Message-ID: <1994Aug27.162540.3348@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <33kuot$cem@newshost.uni-koblenz.de> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 1994 16:25:40 GMT In article <33kuot$cem@newshost.uni-koblenz.de> droege@informatik.uni-koblenz.de (Detlev Droege) writes: [snip] }~ So choose between }~ setenv TEXEDIT "/NextApps/Edit.app/Edit %s:%d &" }~ (getting multiple Edits) }~ or }~ setenv TEXEDIT "openfile %s:%d " }~ (where Edit must be launched before - you could tell the }~ Workspace Manager to do this on login) }~ }~ Detlev Unfortunately, the first option above circumvents Workspace's single-execution of apps default. You will get an instance of Edit.app for every command you issue. The second, as stated previously in this thread, won't work unless Edit.app is already launched. For aliases and perhaps the TEXEDIT environmental varaiable, though there's an answer... Remembering painful days with DOS, I'll call this edlin... alias edlin "open -a Edit ; openfile \!*" which will take either a plain filename or filename:line# The equivalent (Which, not currently using TeX, I can't easily verify) would be: setenv TEXEDIT "open -a Edit ; openfile %s:%d " Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME mail welcome
From: citdem@violet.ccit.arizona.edu (MCCOLLAM, DONALD E) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SLIP + reg ethernet Date: 27 Aug 1994 17:46 MST Organization: University of Arizona Distribution: world Message-ID: <27AUG199417460869@violet.ccit.arizona.edu> News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41 Hi. Currently, I have a stand alone Cube. I use C-SLIP to access ethernet. However, I'm thinking of getting a DOS/Windows machine and attaching it via ethernet to my Cube. I've heard of folks doing this before. I'd appreciate any advice on this matter. Thanks. (I.e. I want to have the PC & Cube communicate via ethernet AND still be able to reach the real world via SLIP from the Cube.) Don McCollam mccollam@snow.ccit.arizona.edu
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: garylang@netcom.com (Gary Lang) Subject: Re: WHY COMMIT TO NEXTSTEP? Message-ID: <garylangCv84ot.2qM@netcom.com> Followup-To: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <CutC0H.Lx@nntpa.cb.att.com> <1994Aug22.154718.8412@glv.cen.encompass.com> Distribution: inet Date: Sun, 28 Aug 1994 02:38:52 GMT Jeff Wright (wright@encmail.encompass.com) wrote: : > There are three ways you can minimize your risk: : > : > 1. Only buy your software from large companies unlikely to go : > bankrupt (e.g. Microsoft, AT&T, IBM, etc.) and unlikely to discontinue : > a product. : I believe that large companies are at least as likely to suddenly discontinue : products as small companies, if not more so. I'm not talking about : bankruptcy, but about just discontinuing products due to not fitting some new : business strategy. Large companies seem to take the attitude they can afford : the bad will, or that they can offer a migration path, or whatever. Right. "Lotus announces that despite a commanding leadership in the spreadsheet business, they are stoppin the development and delivery of 1-2-3 as of today. They have no spreadsheets to replace it." -- Gary Lang Email:garylang@netcom.COM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: westes@netcom.com (Will Estes) Subject: Backing Out A Hard Disk Driver Message-ID: <westesCv87xp.F1y@netcom.com> Organization: Mail Group Date: Sun, 28 Aug 1994 03:49:01 GMT Let's say that I install a new hard disk driver for NS FIP 3.2 and the driver does not work (for whatever reason). In this case I might need to back out to the standard Adaptec hard disk driver that comes with 3.2. How do I back out in the case where the system refuses to boot because the new driver either does not work or is misconfigured? -- Will Estes Internet: westes@usc.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schwett@netcom.com Subject: SLIP through network Message-ID: <schwettCv891F.HHM@netcom.com> Summary: How can I ... Keywords: pni slip Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Sun, 28 Aug 1994 04:12:51 GMT Hi! I've got a little question (he he...) I'm using PNI 1.11 for a SLIP connection, and I was wondering if perhaps another system connected locally via ethernet to my system can take advantage of the connection, without telnetting to my system, and then going from there. The other sysem runs Daytona (NT 3.5), and I'm using NS/i 3.2 Is there anything specific to do? We entered my ip address as a "gateway" on his system, but no luck. Thanks a million... Mark Schwettmann [NeXTMail OK] -- schwett@netcom.com, schwett@soda.berkeley.edu, schwett@uclink.berkeley.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: ferng@irisserv (Ferng) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: My NeXT won't power up, please help Date: 28 Aug 1994 03:23:44 GMT Organization: Computer Center, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan Message-ID: <33p000$smq@debbie.cc.nctu.edu.tw> My NeXTstation died. I don't know what the problem is, and I don't know what to do with it. I am anxious to get it fixed, and need your kind help or suggestion. The nightmare is this: I turned on my NeXTstation one day, it started to reboot. Everything looked like normal for 30 seconds, and then the screen shut off, the computer went down in no time. There was no power failure. But I can never turn it on again. It just died. What can I do? Thanks in advance for any response. ---ferng ferng@helios.math.nctu.edu.tw
From: chris@nice.usergroup.ethz.ch (Christian Limpach) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How to tell Edit to open at a given line? Date: 27 Aug 1994 14:20:57 GMT Organization: A poorly-installed InterNetNews site - NOT Distribution: world Message-ID: <CHRIS.94Aug27162057arkin@nice.usergroup.ethz.ch> References: <33gsu1$30n@news.csus.edu> <33kuot$cem@newshost.uni-koblenz.de> In-reply-to: droege@informatik.uni-koblenz.de's message of 26 Aug 1994 14:38:20 GMT Originator: uucp@nice In article <33kuot$cem@newshost.uni-koblenz.de> droege@informatik.uni-koblenz.de (Detlev Droege) writes: >In article <33gsu1$30n@news.csus.edu> ojohns@sfsu.edu (Oliver Johns) writes: >> I want to do this in Edit. If I use >> setenv TEXEDIT "/NextApps/Edit.app/Edit %s &" >> it very nicely opens Edit on the proper file. >Unfortunately, it doesn't work with "open -a Edit", which >otherwise would start Edit if it doesn't run yet. well, it works with the freely available open (available on the archives): setenv TEXEDIT "open -a Edit +%d %s" christian
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: paul@seer.demon.co.uk (Paul Lynch) Subject: Re: su access Message-ID: <1994Aug27.094416.2246@seer.demon.co.uk> Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk Organization: P & L Systems References: <33i32q$prl@transfer.stratus.com> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 1994 09:44:16 GMT In article <33i32q$prl@transfer.stratus.com> Marty Frongillo writes: > Forgive me if this is a popular topic, but... > > The man page for su says that it can only be used by members of the > "wheel" group. Is there any way to avoid this? No. > Our admin group needs root access to our PC's running NextStep 3.2 and > changing all of the /etc/group files is not a very good option. We are > really looking for an su that is similar to other standard Unix > implementations. You don't need to do this. Add your admin group to groups/wheel in netinfo, in your root domain. Paul -- Paul Lynch P & L Systems (NeXTmail) paul@seer.demon.co.uk Tel: (0494)671501 9 Stable Lane, Seer Green, Fax: (0494)680228 Bucks, HP9 2YT, UK
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: david@worg.questor.org Subject: pnistat Message-ID: <1994Aug28.082657.640@worg.questor.org> Organization: Vancouver NeXT Users Society (VNUS) Date: Sun, 28 Aug 1994 08:26:57 GMT I got this when I tried to close a PNI (V1.11) SLIP connection with pnistat: ./pnistat: Error binding to dameon - is it running? Does anyone know how to get around this problem? -- David Lau (aka Sleepy Head) Independent Software Developer Phone: (604)276-1873 FAX: (604)276-1874 Email: david@worg.questor.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fxars@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu (Al Sparks) Subject: Mail Comes in, but won't go out Message-ID: <FXARS.94Aug28000307@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu> Sender: news@raven.alaska.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks Date: Sun, 28 Aug 1994 08:03:06 GMT Running NEXTSTEP 3.0, and trying to send mail outside (smtp protocols and all that), I get an error message from mailer-daemon saying that there isn't such a node/domain, and that it's an authoritative response from nameserver. Yet, I can telnet out using names, I can mail in, and I can invoke nslookup and look up the address I'm sending to. I just started looking at the system, and have already seen some screwups. The machine should probably be backed up (user files only) and reinstalled. Nevertheless, I'm curious as to what could be causing that. It's only the mailer that doesn't see the outside node/domains. All the other tcp/ip utilities see it fine. Oh yeah, I can telnet to port 25, on both the remote host I'm attempting to send to, and the machine I'm attempting to send from. === Al
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mburg@westwerk.cube.de (Michael Burgstahler) Subject: Re: More Mac->Next difficulty Message-ID: <1994Aug26.174559.590@westwerk.cube.de> Sender: mburg@westwerk.cube.de (Michael Burgstahler) Organization: Westwerk References: <1994Aug22.034311.14409@saltwater.com> Date: Fri, 26 Aug 1994 17:45:59 GMT Hi Anthony, In comp.sys.next.sysadmin article <1994Aug22.034311.14409@saltwater.com> you wrote: > > Sigh... I hate to sound so helpless, but after a couple of posts to the > Net and working on and off on the problem for a couple of weeks, I'm just > totally out of ideas. > > The situation is this: I've got a Next and a Mac connected with Ethernet. > Things are set up properly with TCP on the Mac, so I can Telnet from the > Mac to the Next with no problem. However, I cannot FTP or send a print job > to the Next. I fear I can't tell you anything about FTP-acess from Mac to Next. But as for printing, we have exactly the same net configuration like you: There's a Quadra 610 connected to two NeXTstations via Ethernet. We wanted to access our NeXTLaser and NeXTColor Printer from Mac Apps. > As for printing - I have Intercon's InterPrint software running on the > Mac, and the Next Laser Printer on the Next side. I assume that the name > of the queue specified in the configuration of InterPrint should be > Local_Printer, as it appears in the PrintManager app. When I try to set > the printer's access to "Public", I get the error alert "Printer cannot be > exported to this same computer". On the Mac side, I get the error "Bad > server and/or queue name" if I try to print. Thinking that the Next has to > have some concept of a network in order to be a print server, I fiddled > with SimpleNetworkStarter with no success, save that the computer would > hang on the boot while looking for a NetInfo server. > We hook up our Mac in the Next network. The Mac is named in NetInfo as another host belonging to the root domain. With NFS/Share (InterCon) on the Mac running, we can access NFS-directories which are "published" by our Next server. It is important to modify the passwd-file manually because in a Next network the user accounts are normally handled in the NetInfo database. So you have to create your current user accounts as one-line-entries in the passwd-file (see man pages). We have also installed InterPrint on our Mac and created two print queues: One for the NeXT Laser and one for the NeXT Color Printer. These Printers are set to "Public" in the PrintManager. You need to have a network running to do this! Then you can set the network domain to which a printer will be exported. In the InterPrint queue parameters you have to enter the host name of the Next that is connected to a printer. The name of the UNIX print queue is the same as the Next printer name in PrintManager. Maybe you have to use the public name of a next printer but I'm not really sure. With these settings we have full access to the NeXT Laser and NeXT Color Printer. Our remaining problem is that Interprint seems to work with a standard LaserWriter driver, so we are getting nasty postscript errors from time to time. I know that only the LaserWriter 8.0 driver produces proper PostScript for the Next printer driver but I couldn't figure out how to use InterPrint and the LW8-driver together. Bye, Michael --------------------------------------------------------- Dipl.-Phys. Michael Burgstahler -> mburg@westwerk.cube.de (NeXTmail welcome) General Manager -> Two Tribes Informationsgestaltung GmbH NEXTSTEP-driven company --------------------------------------------------------- R&D loc -> University of Stuttgart 2nd Dpt. of Theoretical Physics 2t loc -> Forststrasse 163/1 * 70193 Stuttgart * GERMANY Phone 0711 / 638360 * Fax/Data 0711 / 634696 --------------------------------------------------------- -- Thanks, Michael --------------------------------------------------------- Dipl.-Phys. Michael Burgstahler -> mburg@westwerk.cube.de (NeXTmail welcome)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: glen@prosoft.wimsey.com (Glen Biagioni) Subject: Re: su access Message-ID: <Cv9G4r.DC0@prosoft.wimsey.com> Sender: glen@prosoft.wimsey.com (Glen Biagioni) Organization: ProSoft Solutions, Inc. References: <1994Aug27.094416.2246@seer.demon.co.uk> Date: Sun, 28 Aug 1994 19:43:37 GMT In article <1994Aug27.094416.2246@seer.demon.co.uk> paul@seer.demon.co.uk (Paul Lynch) writes: > In article <33i32q$prl@transfer.stratus.com> Marty Frongillo writes: > > Forgive me if this is a popular topic, but... > > > > The man page for su says that it can only be used by members of the > > "wheel" group. Is there any way to avoid this? > > No. I beg to differ. On 3.2 Black, at least, there are two su programs, su.wheel and su.nowheel. su is soft linked to su.wheel. Delete the link, and create a new one to su.nowheel. Bingo, traditional su. > > > Our admin group needs root access to our PC's running NextStep 3.2 and > > changing all of the /etc/group files is not a very good option. We are > > really looking for an su that is similar to other standard Unix > > implementations. > > You don't need to do this. Add your admin group to groups/wheel in > netinfo, in your root domain. > > Paul > -- > Paul Lynch > P & L Systems (NeXTmail) paul@seer.demon.co.uk > Tel: (0494)671501 9 Stable Lane, Seer Green, > Fax: (0494)680228 Bucks, HP9 2YT, UK -- Glen Biagioni glen@prosoft.wimsey.com (NeXTmail accepted)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: david@smobject.com (David Vazquez) Subject: Re: non GUI Newsreader binaries for NeXT ? Message-ID: <1994Aug27.051105.17874@cs.uno.edu> Sender: news@cs.uno.edu Organization: Smart Object Technologies, Inc. References: <1994Aug23.212444.21996@scott.skidmore.edu> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 1994 05:11:05 GMT Get tin. It comes in the form of source code that can be compiled on for NeXTStep. -David Vazquez "david@smobject.com" Operator (root@dreams.skidmore.edu) wrote: : We are using the NeXT NewsGrazer with the nice GUI for reading a news feed : from another campus computer. Can anyone give me a pointer to a binary : that will still allow my NeXT to get a news feed from the other campus : computer but doesn't use the GUI (so I can read the news via a remote : login on the NeXT ...i.e. I can't get to the NeXT but want to run a "news : client" (i guess) on it to read the mail remotely. : Suggestions ? : Thanks : Anthony Holland : tholland@scott.skidmore.edu (** use this return address please)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: sdavenpo@vaxc.stevens-tech.edu Subject: Trouble initializing IDE drive (NS3.2) Message-ID: <1994Aug28.175923.1@vaxc.stevens-tech.edu> Sender: news@dmi.stevens-tech.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Stevens Institute Of Technology Date: Sun, 28 Aug 1994 22:59:23 GMT I'm having a problem initializing a Maxtor LXT-340A IDE drive under NeXTSTEP 3.2/Intel. I've had the disk in my machine for about 18 months using it for DOS/Windows programs. I finally got around to moving that information to another machine and want to reinitialize the disk for use with NS. So I destroyed the DOS partition using DOS's FDISK. Then I loaded NS and was asked to initialize the disk - I click initialize. Within 30 seconds the initialize failed. Here's the exerpt from Console: *************Console****************************** /usr/etc/disk -i -h localhost -l "Maxtor" /dev/rhd1a Limiting sectors to those bios-accessible, from 329616 to 329112 disk name: IDE Drive Type 49 disk type: fixed_rw_ide hdform doesnt exist yet... writing disk label ...r/w returned -1; expected 32768 Write of boot block 1 failed Writing /usr/standalone/i386/boot Writing /usr/standalone/i386/boot1 creating new filesystem on /dev/rhd1a /usr/etc/newfs -n -v /dev/rhd1a /etc/mkfs /dev/rhd1a 328952 63 16 8192 1024 16 10 60 4096 t Warning: 4096 bytes per inode impossible due to cylinder group size, using 6808 bytes per inode. Reduce cylinder group size to reduce bytes per inode. Warning: 664 sector(s) in last cylinder unallocated /dev/rhd1a:328952 sectors in 327 cylinders of 16 tracks, 63 sectors 336.8Mb in 21 cyl groups (16 c/g, 16.52Mb/g, 2048 i/g) super-block backups (for fsck -b#) at:write error: 32) wtfs:I/O error /usr/etc/newfs /dev/rhd1a failed (status 1) Cannot eject hd1 ***************end Console****************************** I also get the 'hdform doesnt exist yet...' error if trying to use disk -F from a Terminal window. I still haven't found a reference to hdform - what does it mean? The one thing that bothers me about this problem is that in the Console the size 336.8Mb is mentioned, but my CMOS only reports 321Mb available for a partition - as does NeXT's fdisk utility. The CMOS settings are correct and verified with the drive's documentation. Also, within fdisk the number of sectors is reported at 653 when in reality it is 654. I don't know how to correct NeXT's interpretation of this. I'm not terribly familiar with unix utilities and am afraid of accidently destroying some data that is important. So if anyone can help - I'd greatly appreciate it. Scott Scott Davenport sdavenpo@vaxc.stevens-tech.edu Internet Mail Only
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: aboba@netcom.com (Bernard Aboba) Subject: TCPDUMP for Next? Message-ID: <abobaCv9pI1.GI5@netcom.com> Summary: I want a copy of TCPDump for black hardware Keywords: tcpdump, NeXT Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Sun, 28 Aug 1994 23:06:00 GMT Anyone know where I can get a copy of tcpdump for v3.0 NeXTSTEP motorola?
From: skeek@ksu.ksu.edu (James C McIlree) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: More Mac->Next difficulty Date: 28 Aug 1994 18:38:33 -0500 Organization: Kansas State University Message-ID: <33r75p$jcs@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> References: <1994Aug22.034311.14409@saltwater.com> <1994Aug26.174559.590@westwerk.cube.de> mburg@westwerk.cube.de (Michael Burgstahler) writes: >Hi Anthony, >I fear I can't tell you anything about FTP-acess from Mac to Next. But as for >printing, we have exactly the same net configuration like you: I can't help much with the ftp problem either, but I just went through the same @#$@#$@#$ for printing. You can't believe the docs, the hosts.equiv/hosts.lpd file DO NOT work, at least for a standalone machine. Another bug for next to fix. What I finally did was set my machine up as a netinfo server, export the printer, and then set the machine up for standalone use again. Not recomended unless you haven't made many netinfo changes. Anyway, netinfo seems to add only two properties to the printer: They are immediately after the 'note' property (Property) (Value) sharedAs Iguana sharedTo / Iguana is just what I am calling my printer, you would want to put your own name in there. Good luck! skeek@ksu.ksu.edu
From: krah6781@gmi.edu (Charlie Brown) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: Help in allowing a user login be a program, not /bin/csh Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Date: 29 Aug 1994 01:18:57 GMT Organization: CTx Communications, Ltd. Distribution: world Message-ID: <33rd21$hdc@zip.eecs.umich.edu> References: <33dh2n$fnl@tivoli.tivoli.com> <33dnml$53a@acmex.gatech.edu> Dave Rinker spewed: : I think you need to add '/info/prog' to the file '/etc/shells' in order to : have login accept the new shell. : Dave Rinker : Internet: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu -- NeXT Mail welcome Dave, I caught hell for this in one of the other *.unix.* newsgroups. I thought the same thing. If you are su, it doesn't matter, the shell can be anything. Chuck -- _ ___ _ / \ | / \ Home Page: http://nova.gmi.edu/krah6781.html - coming soon! | | | | Krah6781@GMI.Edu is: Charlie Brown \_/ | \_/ Intern Electrical Engineer at OTC Division, Owatonna, MN ____________________________________________________________________________ | SPx Exponent of Excellence
From: sanguish@digifix.com (Scott Anguish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.marketplace Subject: Quick Guide to NEXTSTEP Information on the Internet Date: 29 Aug 1994 00:40:41 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Message-ID: <33ros9$9fi@digifix.digifix.com> This post is made weekly, to help 'point' users to more NEXTSTEP information Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server online comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers New Information --------------- Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server online A product directory and information server, built around the World Wide Web system, this will allow full multimedia announcements by NEXTSTEP developers, as well as the ability to browse the available products for NEXTSTEP. This service is online now, and can be reached at http://www.stepwise.com/ or http://digifix.digifix.com/ using OmniWeb (available from ftp.omnigroup.com) or Mosaic. If you are limited to terminal access, Lynx will give you access to the server as well. The entries currently consist of - NeXT Press Releases - OpenStep WhitePapers - Third Party Products Directory - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next.announce archives (searchable) - searchable contents of Third Party compilation CDs - User Group locations - Mailing List archives and information Additionally the NEXTSTEP Product Information Mail Server is available. 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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kenw@tfs.com (Ken Worthy) Subject: Re: SLIP and DNS Message-ID: <CvACGM.IK6@tfs.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: TRW Financial Systems References: <Cv6MEG.KGx@tfs.com> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 1994 07:21:58 GMT With a bit of persistence, I finally solved this one. It turned out that the problem was more general than the nameserver connection, but after a lot of use, was never seen outside of that context. Basically, a couple of nameservers were sending back packets that were larger than the MTU setting of the default on my host. I had been using a keyfile for a demo of CSLIP. When the CSLIP capability ran out, the keyfile still worked, and the MTU was still set to a small size that's appropriate for CSLIP. What I need to do now (I've temporarily hardwired the MTU size), is get some tcl in the login script that reads the MTU setting (reported by the remote host), and sets the local SLIP connection accordingly. Ken Ken Worthy (kenw@tfs.com) wrote: : Has anyone seen a problem using DialUPIP SLIP where it occasionally hangs : when in a request to the DNS nameserver on the local net to where it is : SLIP'd? : Here's the situation: my home NeXT is SLIP'd to work using DialUpIp. DNS is : set up on the home host to use the name server at work. I can open a telnet : session to almost any host on the Internet, but certain hosts cannot be : resolved--the connection with the nameserver just hangs. All of the other : hosts on the local (workplace) net have no problem resolving those Internet : hostnames, with the same DNS configuration. The home host also doesn't hang : on any telnet requests to the local net. : Anyone seen anything like this? I haven't seen any other weird behavior using : DialUpIp SLIP from my home host. : Thanks, : Ken
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rfi@winzlieb.fokus.gmd.de (Robert Fischer) Subject: Re: How to open Edit at a given line number!! Message-ID: <1994Aug29.081953.27613@fokus.gmd.de> Sender: news@fokus.gmd.de (News system) Organization: GMD-Fokus References: <1994Aug25.121521.356@ToTSySSoft.com> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 1994 08:19:53 GMT Another nice possibility to make Edit (and maybe other applications ) do what you want is burried inside the Speaker/Listener classes. Look there for methods starting with "msg" like "msgSetPosition:posType:andSelect:ok:". Hope, you'll like it. -- _0 ,\ \ (*)/ ' Robert Fischer fischer@fokus.gmd.de /%%\(*) GMD-Fokus Research Institute for /%%%#%%\ Berlin, GERMANY Open Communication Systems /%###% %%##%#%%\________________________________________________
From: erickson@oak.csis.gvsu.edu (Carl Erickson) Newsgroups: mi.jobs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,misc.jobs.offered Subject: UNIX/NeXT sysadmin, Grand Rapids MI Date: 29 Aug 1994 13:27:17 GMT Organization: Grand Vally State University Message-ID: <33snnl$dsq@news.it.gvsu.edu> Position UNIX Network Support/Instructor Department of Computer Science and Information Systems (not tenure eligible). Qualifications Bachelor's degree in computer science and experience with UNIX based network administration. Preference will be given to applicants with a master's degree in computer science or related field and two or more years of experience with several of the following: NEXTSTEP Environment; TCP/IP network administration; C programming; shell programming. Salary Commensurate with qualifications. Responsibilities Administration of a UNIX/NEXTSTEP-based network and workstations; providing liaison to the Information Technology unit; supervising and training of student assistants; teaching of introductory computing class. DEPARTMENT The department offers undergraduate majors in Computer Science and Information Systems and an optional K-12 Certification emphasis; undergraduate minors in Computer Science, Information Systems, and Microcomputer Applications; and a Masters degree with emphases in Software Engineering and Information Systems. Computer resources include networked NeXT and H-P workstations, Macintosh and Novell/DOS labs and multimedia resources. Campus-wide networks include Macintoshes, an IBM ES9000, H-P G30, and internet connectivity. How to Apply Send resume, three references letters and a letter explaining your interest and qualifications to: Technical Support Search Committee Computer Science and Information Systems Department Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan 49401 Deadline Consideration of applications will begin September 7 and will continue until the position is filled. Employment Date October, 1994 AA/EEO -- Carl Erickson, Asst Professor | Computer Science Dept Grand Valley State University | Allendale MI 49401 erickson@oak.csis.gvsu.edu | 616.895.2309 office 616.895.3506 fax | 616.243.3880 home
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 29 Aug 1994 13:57:44 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <33spgo$nal@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <1994Aug22.034311.14409@saltwater.com> <1994Aug26.174559.590@westwerk.cube.de> <33r75p$jcs@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> In article <33r75p$jcs@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> skeek@ksu.ksu.edu (James C McIlree) writes: >You can't believe the docs, the hosts.equiv/hosts.lpd file DO NOT >work, at least for a standalone machine. Another bug >for next to fix. I say it's "pilot error." >sharedAs Iguana >sharedTo / I do not have these properties, yet machines listed in hosts.lpd have no problems printing. (NEXTSTEP 3.2, Black Hardware.) I have no printer definitions anywhere other than the local NetInfo domain. -=EPS=-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: singhk@fi.gs.com (Kunal Singh) Subject: PPP for NS 3.2 Message-ID: <CvAv1u.GC8@fi.gs.com> Sender: news@fi.gs.com (Netnews Administrator) Organization: Fixed Income Division - Goldman, Sachs & Co. Date: Mon, 29 Aug 1994 14:03:30 GMT A few people have expressed interest in PPP for Next. I decided to share my experience, hoping that others will share theirs. I have come to the conclusion that ppp-0.3 available in several places for NeXT won't work for NS 3.2. The thing dies and takes my terminal shell along with it during negotiate time. But fortunately, Mr. Kunihiro Yamana has referred me to a source of PPP for NeXT which he has running on his Intel machine (mine is a Motorola). The site for the code is : ftp.toho-jc.ac.jp::/pub/NeXT/Network/iij-ppp/iij-ppp-next0.92n02.tar.gz ftp.toho-jc.ac.jp::/pub/NeXT/Network/iij-ppp/iij-ppp-next0.92n02.binary.tar.gz I've tried to make the first on my NeXT but have problems compiling, something about compatibility headers not being found. The other problem is that I think that the instructions for installation are in Japanese and I can't understand it, anyone willing to translate ? But I'll keep trying.. This time I'll try getting the binary and try to look for an English version of the instructions on that site. If anyone has related information, please let the Next community know. Thank you.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: singhk@fi.gs.com (Kunal Singh) Subject: Re: PPP for NS 3.2 Message-ID: <CvAwBp.HMx@fi.gs.com> Sender: news@fi.gs.com (Netnews Administrator) Organization: Fixed Income Division - Goldman, Sachs & Co. References: <CvAv1u.GC8@fi.gs.com> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 1994 14:31:01 GMT Kunal Singh (singhk@fi.gs.com) wrote: : A few people have expressed interest in PPP for Next. I decided to share : my experience, hoping that others will share theirs. : I have come to the conclusion that ppp-0.3 available in several places : for NeXT won't work for NS 3.2. The thing dies and takes my terminal shell : along with it during negotiate time. : But fortunately, Mr. Kunihiro Yamana has referred me to a source of : PPP for NeXT which he has running on his Intel machine (mine is a : Motorola). The site for the code is : : ftp.toho-jc.ac.jp::/pub/NeXT/Network/iij-ppp/iij-ppp-next0.92n02.tar.gz : ftp.toho-jc.ac.jp::/pub/NeXT/Network/iij-ppp/iij-ppp-next0.92n02.binary.tar.gz : I've tried to make the first on my NeXT but have problems compiling, something : about compatibility headers not being found. Actually, I think I downloaded next0.92n03. So I'm going to try getting 92n02 instead. : The other problem is that I think that the instructions for installation are : in Japanese and I can't understand it, anyone willing to translate ? : But I'll keep trying.. This time I'll try getting the binary and try to look : for an English version of the instructions on that site. : If anyone has related information, please let the Next community know. : Thank you.
From: mgw@wauchope.phoenix.net (Mark Wauchope) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: My NeXT won't power up, please help Date: 29 Aug 1994 15:01:00 GMT Organization: Phoenix Data Systems, Houston Distribution: usa Message-ID: <33st7c$1l0@dolphin.phoenix.net> References: <33p000$smq@debbie.cc.nctu.edu.tw> In article <33p000$smq@debbie.cc.nctu.edu.tw> ferng@irisserv (Ferng) writes: > > My NeXTstation died. I don't know what the problem is, > and I don't know what to do with it. I am anxious to > get it fixed, and need your kind help or suggestion. > > The nightmare is this: > > I turned on my NeXTstation one day, it started to reboot. > Everything looked like normal for 30 seconds, and then > the screen shut off, the computer went down in no time. > There was no power failure. But I can never turn it on > again. It just died. > > What can I do? Thanks in advance for any response. How old is your battery? Some people have reported problems like this when the battery gets low. I had a similar problem with my machine, but it turned out that the hard disk was drawing too much current and shutting down the power supply. However, I have a NeXTSTATION with only a 150W PS and you probobly have a 300W PS so this is unlikely. -- Mark Wauchope, President - Apache Digital mwauch@phoenix.phoenix.net DOS, Unix and NeXTSTEP PC's, sales and service. NeXTmail welcome.
From: mark@taliesin (Mark Imbriaco) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Secure Public Window Server? Date: 29 Aug 1994 04:18:38 GMT Organization: Internet Presence & Publishing. Message-ID: <33rniu$ltj@news.ip.net> Quick question: Is there any feasible way to use the "Public Window Server", but restrict it to with the local network? (ie: Could I filter out that port at the router level or something like that?) Mark Imbriaco _____ _ |\ o|\ | ______ I n t e r n e t P r e s e n c e & Publishing | / | \ || \ |\ |__ | Suite 1700 ofc: 804.446.9060 | \_ |_/.||_/.| \|\_ | World Trade Center fax: 804.446.9061 | | Norfolk, Virginia 23510 email: info@tcp.ip.net
From: otto@tukki.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mounting CD-ROMs permanently? Followup-To: poster Date: 29 Aug 1994 19:14:53 +0300 Organization: University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Sender: otto@network.cc.jyu.fi Message-ID: <OTTO.94Aug29191448@tukki.jyu.fi> The usual method of using CD-ROMs is that you log in and then insert the disk, which then is automatically mounted and becomes available on your desktop. Once you log out, the disk is unmounted and ejected. How would one make a disk (like a shareware collection) permanently mounted, so that a normal user would not be able to eject it and it would be available on the machine (like, for NFS export) even when no-one is logged in? I've tried combing thru the usual resources (man pages, nextanswers etc.) with no avail. Once again, I turn to the net for help... Replies via email for now, I'll post a summary. -- /* * * Otto J. Makela <otto@jyu.fi> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */ /* Phone: +358 41 613 847, BBS: +358 41 211 562 (V.32bis/USR-HST,24h/d) */ /* Mail: Cygn.k.7 E 46/FIN-40100 Jyvaskyla/Finland, ICBM: 62.14N 25.44E */ /* * * Computers Rule 01001111 01001011 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
From: droege@informatik.uni-koblenz.de (Detlev Droege) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Setting A4 paper size Date: 29 Aug 1994 17:04:05 GMT Organization: University Koblenz / Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <33t4e6$6ko@newshost.uni-koblenz.de> References: <33hcbp$e5b@transfer.stratus.com> In article <33hcbp$e5b@transfer.stratus.com> dan@au.stratus.com (Dan Danz) writes: > felix@nice.usergroup.ethz.ch writes > > 2) Now -- has anybody made "man -t" work with A4 paper size? Try ptroff -man -t -l 11in ..../manfile.N | lpr Ptroff invokes pscat, which looks at the NXPaperType default. The man macros however have 11 inch height hardcoded. This causes the "runaway" of some lines per page, unless you tell pscat to use 11 inch either, via "-l 11in". Unfortunately, man -t won't accept this additional option, I think. Detlev -- Detlev Droege, Uni Koblenz, FB Informatik, Rheinau 1, D-56075 Koblenz, Germany Tel: +49 261 9119-421, Fax: -497, NeXT/Email: droege@informatik.uni-koblenz.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fflak@acad3.alaska.edu (kelly alonzo h) Subject: Where is Sybase bundled server? Message-ID: <29AUG199408511169@acad3.alaska.edu> News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41.UAF Sender: news@raven.alaska.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of Alaska - Fairbanks Date: Mon, 29 Aug 1994 16:51:00 GMT I am looking for information on the single-user Sybase server that was supposedly bundled with NeXTStep 2.0. I have not had a need for a database engine until recently and I never even unpacked the Sybase package on 2.0. Looking at my 3.0 distribution, it appears that the server is not present. I looked at my 2.0 backup optical, and I don't see a server in the package bill of materials. I appologize for asking, because I know this has come up before, but I would really appreciate it if anyone out there could answer these questions: 1. Was a Sybase server ever bundled with the academic NeXTStep and if so, what NeXTStep version[s], and how do you get it running? 2. Will this server run under 3.x?
From: skeek@ksu.ksu.edu (James C McIlree) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 29 Aug 1994 14:34:41 -0500 Organization: Kansas State University Message-ID: <33td8h$h3s@abc.ksu.ksu.edu> References: <1994Aug22.034311.14409@saltwater.com> <1994Aug26.174559.590@westwerk.cube.de> <33r75p$jcs@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> <33spgo$nal@nic-nac.CSU.net> eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) writes: >In article <33r75p$jcs@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> skeek@ksu.ksu.edu > (James C McIlree) writes: >>You can't believe the docs, the hosts.equiv/hosts.lpd file DO NOT >>work, at least for a standalone machine. Another bug >>for next to fix. >I say it's "pilot error." Uhhhh, no. >I do not have these properties, yet machines listed in hosts.lpd >have no problems printing. (NEXTSTEP 3.2, Black Hardware.) >I have no printer definitions anywhere other than the local >NetInfo domain. So, have you tried this on a machine with no network, and has never had a network? Its not good enough to take it off the network and try, you'll have to build it from scratch as a standalone machine. skeek@ksu.ksu.edu
From: Olav Anderson Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: how do you go about mounting a floppy Date: 29 Aug 1994 22:00:45 GMT Organization: The University of British Columbia Distribution: world Message-ID: <33tlqd$5q9@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> so that it shows up on another machine and has access to the floppy drive remotely through the network. --- _______________________________________ B.Olav Anderson Autodidact,NeXTSTEPCyberSurfer NeXT Mail accepted Vancouver, B.C. _*_ * "Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string" * R.W.Emerson * * *
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 29 Aug 1994 21:27:05 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <33tjr9$dgp@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <33td8h$h3s@abc.ksu.ksu.edu> skeek@ksu.ksu.edu (James C McIlree) writes: > eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) writes: > > >skeek@ksu.ksu.edu (James C McIlree) writes: > >> You can't believe the docs, the hosts.equiv/hosts.lpd file > >> DO NOT work, at least for a standalone machine. Another > >> bug for NeXT to fix. > > > I do not have these properties, yet machines listed in > > hosts.lpd have no problems printing. (NEXTSTEP 3.2, > > Black Hardware.) > > > I have no printer definitions anywhere other than the > > local NetInfo domain. > > So, have you tried this on a machine with no network, and has > never had a network? > > Its not good enough to take it off the network and try, you'll > have to build it from scratch as a standalone machine. "Has no network"? This is confusing. Why on earth would you expect hosts.lpd and hosts.equiv to work if your machine isn't on a network? In any case, I've used /etc/hosts.lpd on several releases of NeXTSTEP now, and it's always worked about the way I expected. My machines are standalone machines in the sense that I don't have a netinfo network setup, but certainly they do have *some* network setup (as done in HostManager.app Menu/Local...). -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: smcgrew@theocean.uoregon.edu (Steven McGrew) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Macintosh File Support Date: 29 Aug 1994 22:27:41 GMT Organization: University of Oregon Network Services Distribution: world Message-ID: <33tnct$n01@pith.uoregon.edu> I am having a problem.... About 75% of the time I try to access a Macintosh Floppy Disk 1.4Meg format my NeXT hangs.. COMPLETELY ...dead in the water. Each time I write files to the disks. This is really starting to annoy me.... If you have any ideas please send me E-mail. I do not get to read news much... Any Ideas.... -- Steve smcgrew@theocean.uoregon.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fozztexx@nvc.cc.ca.us (Chris Osborn) Subject: Is it possible to netboot a PC into NeXTStep/Intel? Message-ID: <CvBELA.BsF@nvc.cc.ca.us> Sender: news@nvc.cc.ca.us Organization: Napa Valley College Date: Mon, 29 Aug 1994 21:05:34 GMT I have a PC that could run NeXTStep, and it has the Intel EtherExpress 16C card installed. Is it possible for it to netboot NeXTStep? And where would I get the EPROM that goes onto the Ethernet card? I don't want to have to buy a large drive for the PC, when I have plenty of space already available to build a bootable Intel partition on my central server. Is this possible? -- Chris Osborn, Network Administrator Voice: 707 253 3130 Napa Valley College Fax: 707 253 3063 2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy., Napa, CA, 94558 <fozztexx@nvc.cc.ca.us> MIME ok, NeXTMail tolerated
From: wpmoyne@mit.edu (William Moyne) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: 2 machine Network Date: 29 Aug 1994 23:13:12 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Message-ID: <33tq28$n7t@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> Hi, I'm a new user of NeXTStep Intel 3.2. I currently have 2 PC's both running NeXTStep and with Ethernet cards. All I want to do is have access to Berkley sockets between them, nothing else. I don't really want to set up a server with all the overhead. Any ideas? (I'm new, be gentle ;) --William (wpmoyne@mit.edu) oh, one more thing I am not going to be connecting this "simple" network to the internet, so if this simplifies things, GREAT!!!
From: graham@stat.Berkeley.EDU (Andy Graham) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP! "System Panic" (sort of long; details) Date: 29 Aug 1994 23:31:41 GMT Organization: Statistics Dept., U. C. Berkeley Message-ID: <33tr4t$dtr@agate.berkeley.edu> 8-29-94 This is a detailed description of a Next problem I am having. It is urgent that I find some solution asap. If anyone can give me any advice or suggestions, it would be greatly (GREATLY!) appreciated. Sorry this is so long, but I am hoping that someone will see a solution from these detailed error messages. Thanks! /*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/ I was attempting to install an external SCSI hard drive on the NeXT Turbo Station. I had to reboot a couple times and change the drive's SCSI ID until the NMI mini monitor kernel messages showed that the drive was being recognized. After the final reboot, the system went through all the usual checks, loaded the system from the original disk, then gave me the LOGIN window. I logged in as "root" and gave the appropriate password. The system appeared to accept it, the login window closed, the system hesitated for a few seconds, then redisplayed the login window. It kept redisplaying the login window over and over at each login attempt; I was never able to log on in this way. I accessed the mini monitor (cmd-cmd-~) and halted the system from there. Now every time I reboot I get a the "System Panic" window displayed. Now when I reboot, after all the usual "testing system", "loading from disk", etc windows (with the spinning disk icon), the "System Panic" window pops open with the following messages (first couple are paraphrased normal msgs): ---------------------------------------------------------- . . . Seagate disk sd0 at target 0 Maxtor (the new disk) disk sd1 at target 5 Generic scsi device at .... (etc. etc.) . . root on sd0 master Cpu at slot 0 dev = 0x600, block = 911, fs = 1 panic: (Cpu 0) free_block: freeing free frag Next ROM monitor 3.1 v71 panic: Next Mach 3.0 ....(date).... root(rcbuilder): mk-127.15/BUILD/RELEASE_M68K killing all processes continuing ------------------------------------------------------------ ... then the system hangs there. If I then hit the power button, and reply "y" to the prompt to really shut down the system, I get the following messages: ------------------------------------------------------------ . . Shutdown in progress unexpected kernel page fault failure called from pc .... (several lines of hex numbers) . . last fp 0x0 panic: (Cpu 0) MMU invalid descriptor during table walk Next ROM monitor 3.1 v71 panic: Next Mach 3.0 ...(date)... root(rcbuilder): mk-127.15/BUILD/RELEASE_M68K panic> ------------------------------------------------------------- ... and I am left with the "panic>" prompt. A helpful USENET reader asked what happens when I try to boot in single user mode. I halted the system, from the panic prompt, and interrupted the boot process to get the ROM monitor (cmd-~ right after the "testing system" window). From the "Next>" prompt I tried to boot in single user mode with the command "bsd -s". I got the following messages: ------------------------------------------------------------- . . single user boot - fsck not done faking root mount entries . . (usual normal messages - disks recognized, ip address set, etc) . . dev = 0x600, block = 911, fs = 1 panic: (Cpu 0) free_block: freeing free frag Next ROM monitor 3.1 v71 etc. -------------------------------------------------------------- ... and left at the "panic>" prompt again. The same usenet reader asked if I had modified the /etc/fstab file. I have not. Final note: with the new external disk disconnected, I get exactly the same kernel messages (except, of course, the messages recognizing the external disk). /*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/ Any "Nextpert" out there have any clues for me? Thanks a million for any comments! -Andy Graham agraham@mindseye.berkeley.edu (e-mail always welcome!) 510-642-7215 (so is a phone call!) UC Berkeley School of Optometry
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bnh@active (Brian Hess) Subject: Re: non GUI Newsreader binaries for NeXT ? Message-ID: <1994Aug29.224459.11621@nntpxfer.psi.com> Sender: news@nntpxfer.psi.com Organization: Performance Systems Int'l References: <1994Aug23.212444.21996@scott.skidmore.edu> <1994Aug27.051105.17874@cs.uno.edu> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 1994 22:44:59 GMT David Vazquez (david@smobject.com) wrote: : Get tin. It comes in the form of source code that can be compiled on for : NeXTStep. Can you offer a pointer to the source? I could only find the binary on orst, and (like the previous poster, "bsielaff@st_martin") you can see that my host name gets truncated. Since yours came out right, either you know some secret that we do not, or else you're not running tin to post your news... :-) Brian Hess Active Ingredients, Inc. bnh@active.com (a.k.a. "bnh@active" courtesy of tin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dan@pdh.com (Dan Delany) Subject: ISDN? Message-ID: <CvBH4E.1Gx@pdh.com> Organization: PDH, Inc. Date: Mon, 29 Aug 1994 22:00:11 GMT Is there anything out there to allow a white box running 3.2 to communicate via ISDN? -- Dan Delany, Dan_Delany@pdh.com (NeXT mail OK) System Administrator, PDH Inc. "Are you the police?" "No, ma'am. We're musicians."
From: jtodd@ss1.digex.net (John Todd) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Secure Public Window Server? Date: 30 Aug 1994 01:19:39 GMT Organization: Wit's End Message-ID: <33u1fb$885@news1.digex.net> References: <33rniu$ltj@news.ip.net> Mark Imbriaco (mark@taliesin) wrote: : Quick question: Is there any feasible way to use the "Public Window : Server", but restrict it to with the local network? (ie: Could I : filter out that port at the router level or something like that?) : Mark Imbriaco There is one workaround for this that I've thought of. If one shuts off the secure window server option, then launches a program from another machine onto the remote window "host", then turns the secure window server ON, you get functionality. In other words, whatever programs are going to be run on your machine have to be INITIATED when the windowing machine is unsercure; they can continue once they have started even if the security is turned back on. I would assume that this means you could write a script that would allow connections after a certain event happened, such as a PGP-signed message was sent to a particular mailbox on the windowing machine or something. The windows would be unsecure for a second or two, and then would seal back up. This isn't the best alternative, of course, but it works and it's better than nothing. -- John Todd - Field Sales/Technical Entropy Supervisor - jtodd@digex.net Digital Express Internet Providers - 1-800-969-9090 x307 = sales info
From: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu (Dave Rinker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Networking PC/NeXT WITH en0 already used? Date: 29 Aug 1994 22:00:51 -0400 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Sender: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <33u3sj$6pk@acmey.gatech.edu> I'd like to know if it's possible to do the following somehow: I have a 486 PC with 2 ethernet cards (one is 10baseT only, one has all 3 connections) I have a NeXT 68040 cube. I have one 10BaseT connection to the internet (hooked up to the NeXT) Ideally, I would like both machines to have internet access. I would like the NeXT to be the "main" machine, since the PC would be running 'windoze' which I don't think can handle being a router, but to my knowledge, both the 10BaseT and the thin-ether can not be active simultaneously (?) Any suggestions, or any good Windows based networking programs that can handle all internet services as well as my NeXT?? Any suggestions, hints, or flames welcome :) Thanks, -- Dave Rinker Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, Georgia, 30332 CSX Transportation. Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Internet: gt2780a@prism.gatech.edu -- NeXT Mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: paul@seer.demon.co.uk (Paul Lynch) Subject: Re: Is the a way to prevent NS/Intel 3.2 from booting from a floppy? Message-ID: <1994Aug29.100018.2943@seer.demon.co.uk> Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk Organization: P & L Systems References: <1994Aug26.150527.16496@Princeton.EDU> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 1994 10:00:18 GMT In article <1994Aug26.150527.16496@Princeton.EDU> serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU writes: > While we're at it, is there any way, short of zapping the binary, to get the > Next boot program NOT to accept a "-s" flag (boot single-user)? > Serge J. Goldstein You can always use the "hardware password" hack, documented in NeXTSTEP In Focus somewhere. This involves adding a program that requests a password into a boot sequence somewhere. It isn't uncrackable, BTW. Paul -- Paul Lynch P & L Systems (NeXTmail) paul@seer.demon.co.uk Tel: (0494)671501 9 Stable Lane, Seer Green, Fax: (0494)680228 Bucks, HP9 2YT, UK
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTanswers NA.compressed file location on NeXT ftp site?????? Date: 30 Aug 1994 03:18:41 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <33u8eh$cqp@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <33j3qd$ept@news.u.washington.edu> In article <33j3qd$ept@news.u.washington.edu> jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu (James C. Luby) writes: In the REAMDE file there it says that there is a compressed > file called NA.compressed containing all of NeXTanswers. I was not able to > find this file and would appreciate it if anyone knows where I should be > looking. A couple of weeks ago, I discovered that the NA.compressed file would not properly uncompress, either from the workspace manager or from the command line. Somebody at NeXT read my post and said that he would look into fixing this. I believe he said it was a problem with the NextStep 3.2 version of gnutar. My point is, that the file may really not be there. Somebody at NeXT may have removed it for repairs. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 2 machine Network Date: 30 Aug 1994 03:25:12 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <33u8qo$ct0@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <33tq28$n7t@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> In article <33tq28$n7t@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> wpmoyne@mit.edu (William Moyne) writes: > All I want to do is have access to Berkley sockets between them, > nothing else. I don't really want to set up a server with all the overhead. But setting up an nfs/netinfo network for two NextStep machines is rather easy. The netinfo configuration apps are all push and click and set things up nicely. I have set up a two machine (NeXT hardware) network with crossmounted user accounts, mail and home directories, and the only difficult parts were the sendmail configuration and problems related to mounting between different subnets. For what you want to do, the netinfo might be the quickest solution. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: ernie <ebaca@delphi.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Remote Control Question Date: Mon, 29 Aug 94 23:58:21 -0500 Organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice) Message-ID: <J8zSOuV.ebaca@delphi.com> I am a newbie in terms of networking. This is what I want to do: + call my computer via modem from a remote laptop + see the NeXT Workspace on the laptop and do my work from remote location (including running programs, writing programs, ...) This is what I want to know: + is this possible? + what hardware do I need (in addition to laptop with modem)? + what software do I need (in the NeXT and in the laptop)? --Thanks in advance --Ernie Baca --ebaca@delphi.com
From: mow@marsu.s.bawue.de (Markus Wenzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: More Mac->Next difficulty Date: 29 Aug 1994 08:19:25 +0100 Organization: Palumbian Research Labs Message-ID: <33s25t$5lo@marsu.s.bawue.de> References: <1994Aug22.034311.14409@saltwater.com> <1994Aug26.174559.590@westwerk.cube.de> <33r75p$jcs@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit skeek@ksu.ksu.edu (James C McIlree) writes: >You can't believe the docs, the hosts.equiv/hosts.lpd file DO NOT >work, at least for a standalone machine. Another bug >for next to fix. ??? I have to NeXTs connected to each other as standalone machines, no NetInfo server, and remote printing just runs fine with rm/rp attributes in the NetInfo-style printcap entry and hosts.lpd set right. Markus. -- !!! New mail address !!! mow@marsu.s.bawue.de !!! New mail address !!! // Markus Wenzel // 1st Institute of Physics // // NeXTSTEP Consulting + Administration // University of Stuttgart // // mow@marsu.s.bawue.de // wenzel@rus.uni-stuttgart.de //
From: dan@au.stratus.com (Dan Danz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Setting A4 paper size for man -t Date: 30 Aug 1994 07:40:13 GMT Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA Distribution: world Message-ID: <33unot$og1@transfer.stratus.com> References: <33t4e6$6ko@newshost.uni-koblenz.de> Detlev Droege writes > In article <33hcbp$e5b@transfer.stratus.com> dan@au.stratus.com (Dan Danz) > writes: > > felix@nice.usergroup.ethz.ch writes > > > > 2) Now -- has anybody made "man -t" work with A4 paper size? > > Try > ptroff -man -t -l 11in ..../manfile.N | lpr > > Ptroff invokes pscat, which looks at the NXPaperType default. > The man macros however have 11 inch height hardcoded. > This causes the "runaway" of some lines per page, unless > you tell pscat to use 11 inch either, via "-l 11in". > > Unfortunately, man -t won't accept this additional option, I think. > > Detlev Thank you, sir .... You got me pointed in the right direction. It turns out that there is a TROFF environment variable for man that specifies the formatter, and you can give it arguments, so that the following makes it work correctly: setenv TROFF 'ptroff -l 11in' After that, you can just "man -t" whatever you want. -- L. W. "Dan" Danz (WA5SKM) NeXT Mail: ddan@au.stratus.com Senior Technical Consultant VOS Mail: Dan_Danz@vos.stratus.com Asia Pacific Support Center Telephone: +61 (2) 954-0655 Stratus Computer Pty Ltd Fax: +61 (2) 954-0741 99 Walker St. North Sydney 2060 NSW Australia
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXTanswers NA.compressed file location on NeXT ftp site?????? Date: 30 Aug 1994 07:37:58 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <33unkn$2nq@rosie.next.com> References: <33j3qd$ept@news.u.washington.edu> <33u8eh$cqp@nntp2.stanford.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.4a Cc: In article <33u8eh$cqp@nntp2.stanford.edu>, Todd Takken <takken@leland.stanford.edu> wrote: >In article <33j3qd$ept@news.u.washington.edu> >jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu (James C. Luby) writes: > >In the REAMDE file there it says that there is a compressed >> file called NA.compressed containing all of NeXTanswers. I was not able >to >> find this file and would appreciate it if anyone knows where I should be >> looking. it's ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/NA.compressed --Dan -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963 MIME, NeXTmail fine
From: ratlifc@ctron.com (Christian A. Ratliff) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Help with DialUpIp Problem Date: 30 Aug 94 05:44:54 Organization: Cabletron Systems, Inc.; Rochester, NH Distribution: world Message-ID: <RATLIFC.94Aug30054454@indikos.ctron.com> I've got a cube running 3.0, and I'm running DialUpIp 920904. Both ping and traceroute work as I expect, however, telnet and ftp behave rather strangely. telnet only gets to "Escape character is '^]'" then it stops displaying output. I turned on all the debugging flags in the driver, and packets are clearly transiting the connection (126 inpackets, 203 outpackets). I see activity while I'm trying to talk to the remote telnetd through 'durend' debugging messages in the syslog. I have not clue where to go from here. help? christian -- ----------- Christian Ratliff <ratlifc@ctron.com> [|] Cabletron Systems, Inc. Sales Programmer/Analyst [|] 36 Industrial Way "What you haven't said, you can say anytime." [|] Rochester, NH -George W. Davidson [|] MIME and NeXTmail accepted
From: phil@cnam.cnam.fr (Philippe Provost) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SOny Optical disk disktab needed ? Date: 30 Aug 1994 12:48:53 GMT Organization: Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris, France Message-ID: <33v9rl$4a5@sheckley.cnam.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Keywords: disktab, MOD, Sony Hello, I just received the new Optical disk driver from SOny referenced SMO-F521-00 Rev 2.03 , and I want to connect it to a NEXTSTEP system. do I need a specific disktab ? I can not make it work ! :( with 'disk' I can format it, but that is all. Init impossible: the console says: sd4: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x3b8, resid = 0x48, retry 1 sd4: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x3b8, resid = 0x48, retry 2 sd4: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x3b7, resid = 0x49, retry 3 sd4: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x3b7, resid = 0x49, retry 4 sd4: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x3b7, resid = 0x49, retry 5 sd4: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x3b7, resid = 0x49, retry 6 sd4: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x3b7, resid = 0x49, retry 7 sd4: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x3b8, resid = 0x48, retry 8 sd4: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x3b8, resid = 0x48, retry 9 Aug 30 12:49:33 dakar mach: sd4: Incomplete disk transfer - FATAL Aug 30 12:50:31 dakar mach: sd4 (6,0): ERROR op:0x1a sd_state:4 scsi status:0x0 Aug 30 12:50:31 dakar mach: sd4 (6,0): sense key:0x5 additional sense code:0x24 Aug 30 12:50:31 dakar mach: SCSI Block in error = 0 (no valid label) thank you for your help. Please send direct reply to phil@cnam.cnam.fr. Philippe -- ============================================================================= Provost Philippe phil@cnam.cnam.fr NeXT Registered developper Veille Technologique Armee de Terre " La vie est tellement extraordinaire lorsque l'Amour est sa compagne"
From: crdunlap@sacam.OREN.ORTN.EDU (Christopher R Dunlap) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Permissions Problem Date: 30 Aug 1994 13:04:14 GMT Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN Message-ID: <33vaoe$pa7@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV> On our Next system, I am a member of group other, and every time I create a folder in Workspace Manager, it belongs to root. But if I create a directory in a shell, the ownership, permissions, etc are fine and it belongs to me. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance, Chris
From: charlesa@learned.co.uk (Charlesa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mounting tapes - the syntax? Date: 30 Aug 1994 13:09:06 GMT Organization: EUnet GB Distribution: world Message-ID: <33vb1i$rmv@marble.Britain.EU.net> Hi - Can anybody recommend what is the best way to mount an external SCSI DAT tape drive under NS3.2? This is not so much for tape backup; I just want to mount a tape and use it as an occasional extension to my HD. Is there any quick way under Workspace Manager, or is it terminal.app time? What's the syntax? Thanks for thoughts, C. -- ********************************************* Charles Ashley Learned Information Ltd. charlesa@learned.co.uk (NeXTMAIL okay...) *********************************************
From: richarda@cassiopeia.dcs.qmw.ac.uk (Richard Achmatowicz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: IP Multicast in NeXTStep 3.3 Date: 30 Aug 1994 14:27:36 GMT Organization: Queen Mary & Westfield College, London, UK Message-ID: <33vfko$bgt@beta.qmw.ac.uk> I heard a rumour that IP Multicast support was to be available in NeXTStep 3.3 .... Can anyone tell me whether any sort of information about NeXTStep 3.3 is available, and if so, how to get it? I had a look at NeXTanswers and couldn't see any... Richard Achmatowicz Dept. Of Computer Science Queen Mary and Westfield College University of London Email: richarda@dcs.qmw.ac.uk
From: hyongsop@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Hyong Sop Shim) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: ProAudio Spectrum 16 Sound Card Date: 30 Aug 1994 16:20:21 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Message-ID: <33vm85$6v7@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Hi, I have a Dell P60 running NeXTSTEP3.2. For audio, I installed a ProAudio Spectrum 16 sound card which is connected to a pair of Yamaha speakers. In the process, I found that the cable that came with the CD-ROM driver (3x NEC) does not fit the card, at which time I ordered a "custom" cable from TTS Multimedia Systems in CA that does connect from the NEC driver to the card. The problem is that while the card generates "sounds", i.e. system beeps and rooster sounds in PB, it does not produce "music" from the application, CDPlayer, that comes with NeXTSTEP (I can listen to music through the headphone jack on the driver). The DMA channel for the card is 5, and the IRQ level is set at 11. Does anyone know what the problem may be? Please email me the replies directly. Thanks, --Hyong (hyongsop@eecs.umich.edu)
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Secure Public Window Server? Date: 30 Aug 1994 17:24:10 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <33vpvq$5t4@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <33u1fb$885@news1.digex.net> In article <33u1fb$885@news1.digex.net> jtodd@ss1.digex.net (John Todd) writes: >Mark Imbriaco (mark@taliesin) wrote: >: Quick question: Is there any feasible way to use the "Public Window >: Server", but restrict it to with the local network? (ie: Could I >: filter out that port at the router level or something like that?) > > There is one workaround for this that I've thought of. If one shuts off >the secure window server option, then launches a program from another >machine onto the remote window "host", then turns the secure window server >ON, you get functionality. In other words, whatever programs are going to >be run on your machine have to be INITIATED when the windowing machine is >unsercure; they can continue once they have started even if the security is >turned back on. I have complained about this since NS 2.x, but NeXT has not added any provision for finer level control of NXHost connections. The workaround by John Todd works reasonably well, and not that painful for technical types. I imagine, however, that it won't be easy to make sure everyone follows the procedure. NXHost (public window server) and Distributed Objects connections seem to be controlled by the 'nmserver' process which listens on TCP port 2453. If you can play with packet filtering to this port at the router, you may have a solution. I don't know the side effects of disabling this port for some hosts. (from netstat -a) tcp 0 0 *.2453 *.* LISTEN -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Telephone: (510) 642-6440 Fax: (510) 642-3323 (NeXT & MIME mails welcome. Finger for public key.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mfoster@csn.org (Mike Foster) Subject: Problems with NDS Group Access Message-ID: <CvD2o0.DHM@csn.org> Sender: news@csn.org (The Daily Planet) Organization: Colorado SuperNet, Inc. Date: Tue, 30 Aug 1994 18:43:12 GMT HI, I've been trying to give a group on the NDS tree access to a directory on a server volume. It should be simple through NWAdmin, but I make the necessary changes to the groups files and directory rights, but the network ignores the changes, and the users are still denied access. Any suggestions? Mike
From: lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Peter S. Lakanen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Nameserver From Hell: The Final Chapter Date: 30 Aug 1994 21:00:19 GMT Organization: Florida State University Message-ID: <3406l3$t79@mailer.fsu.edu> I finally got the nameserver working on our NeXT!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! To all the wonderful people who helped me. BTW: now that I got a nameserver, does anyone know if there are any graphical newsreaders still around for a cube running NS2.1x?? any pointers will be cherished. oh...how about gopher? www? -- ======================================================================== Peter Lakanen | I AM CLUB DJ. I AM A RE-MIXER. I USE A NeXT. lakanen@cmr.fsu.edu | ARE THERE ANY OTHER DJ's OR MUSIC INDUSTRY PEOPLE (904) 877-0305 | OUT HERE? PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANX.------------- ========================================================================
From: silbar@cantina.lanl.gov (Dick Silbar) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: I thought rdump and rrestore were broken (!?) Date: 30 Aug 1994 17:18:50 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9408302218.AA00372@cantina.lanl.gov> Greetings, After the upgrade (finally) to 3.2 (on black), I find that, at least to an HPUX machine, rdump and rrestore work fine (after figuring out the blocksize and density parameters for that tape drive). I am amazed (or, just not what I was expecting). One quirk we don't understand, however. We're doing this from the following script: #!/bin/csh -f echo 'backing up cantina to t5' /etc/rdump "$1"nfbdsu t5:/dev/rmt/c201d3hnb 126 1048576 4096 /dev/sd0a The quirk is that it doesn't work without the echo statement. (!!) -- Dick Silbar, WhistleSoft, Inc. Vox: 505-662-7309 (or 667-5253) Fax: 505-662-7601 e-mail: silbar@beep.roadrunner.com NeXTMail: silbar@cantina.lanl.gov
From: wbaker@plato.jsc.nasa.gov (William Baker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Netware Access on NeXT Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 30 Aug 1994 22:36:56 GMT Organization: Loral Space Information Systems Message-ID: <wbaker-300894164132@sd-wbaker-mac.jsc.nasa.gov> I know that a NeXT can use the Ethernet-II frame type to talk with a Netware server, provided the Netware server has enabled that frame type on the network. However, is there a way to enable the NeXT to talk to a Netware Server using the 802.3 frame type? This is important because we don't want the additional overhead of running dual IPX frame types on a Netware server just to allow the NeXT to access files on the server. Also, outside our individual LAN the rest of the network is strictly using 802.3, so it makes sense to not fight a frame type, but rather to use what all the Netware servers are using. Please respond to my email: wbaker@plato.jsc.nasa.gov Bill Baker NASA/JSC
From: matthewm@sgate.com (Mike Matthews) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PNI dialup problems Date: 30 Aug 1994 20:06:23 -0400 Organization: Southgate Internet Host Message-ID: <340hhv$42d@sgate.com> I'm using PNI 1.11 on both ends of an attempted SLIP connection; both ends NeXT hardware running NS 3.2. My problems right now are on the client end. It can't log in and I'm not sure why. It dials the phone, says it gets the login prompt, sends the userid, and never gets the password prompt. The strings in the login script are fine; I'm not convinced it really gets the login prompt though (I told it to wait for an intermediate message, and it never got to that). Manual dials with kermit confirm what I should be looking for. Is there a way to get it to echo what it's getting? The old SLIP did something like "Does <blabla> match <blabla>?" I need to see what's happening during a SLIP login; we're going through a Cisco CS500 (550?) terminal server, but that's acting as sheer passthru. Ideas? Help? Thanks. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Matthews, Mike_Matthews@sgate.com (NeXTmail accepted)
From: vamp@csulb.edu (VampLestat) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Formatting >2gig drives Date: 30 Aug 1994 17:55:34 -0700 Organization: Me, organized? You gotta be kidding. Message-ID: <340ke6$f2t@tern.csulb.edu> I asked a couple weeks back about formatting and partitioning one of the new 9gig Seagate drives. I got a few pointers int he right diredtion, and after putting them together I was able to format and partion the dirve succesfully and get it up and runnning, so I thought I should post an explaination here for those wanting to do the same. I started by following the info posted in NextAnswer 1533. The hardest part was getting the thing format. The normal sdform command seemed to die on the 9gig drive, so I obtained a copy of a utility called sdformat (v1.1) from one of the next archives (cs.orst.edu:/pub/next/binaries/util) to actually format the drive. (sdformat -i4 -b1024) The using the info provided by scsimodes (scsimodes /dev/rsd1a) to build my own disktab. I'd post the disktab itself, but apparently it was lost in the shuffle of new machines and upgrades. The NextAnswer explains the process well, thought I did have to bump down the cylinders-per-group from the default 32 in the disktab entry to 28, and create a front porch of 160. After creating the disktab I used disk (disk -t ELITE9 -i /dev/rsd1a) to partition the drive, and I was set. Mounted it and it seems to be working fine. I want to thank Brian Willoughby <brianw@sounds.wa.com> for the sdformat v1.1 program, without which I'd probably still be tearing my hair out getting that massive drive formatted. -- ___ /\__\ Ryan L. Watkins email: vamp@csulb.edu \/__/ Academic Computing Services url : http://www.csulb.edu/~vamp/ NeXTstep California State University at Long Beach --- Network Support
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: yanik@planon.qc.ca (Yanik Crepeau) Subject: STOLEN EQUIPEMENT - NeXTSTATION Turbo Message-ID: <1994Aug30.142547.322@planon.qc.ca> Sender: yanik@planon.qc.ca (Yanik Crepeau) Date: Tue, 30 Aug 1994 14:25:47 GMT The following equipement has been stolen this morning. NeXTSTATION Turbo, N1100-4490 ABB0050323 Mega-Pixel Diaplay, N4000 AAA7026897 Keyboard ABP2930533 Mouse AAF2950117 Ethernet ID: 00:00:0F:01:41:EC That machine used to be networked, required a user name and a password to work. Used stand-alone, the machine just had two (2) valid user names. Other user names were provided by the netinfo server running on another machine. Every pertinent information regarding that case must be directeur to the Police Department of the City of Boucherville. This is the coordinate: Case: #BCH940830-004 Direction de la Securite Publique (Police) Ville de Boucherville 600, Chemin du Lac, Boucherville QUEBEC J4B 6X3 Vox: 514-449-8230 Fax: 514-655-2121 E-Mail: ?? Yanik Crepeau Network administrator. -- Yanik Crepeau j'ai dit OUI a soc.culture.quebec Programmer Ce message represente que mon opinion personnelle Planon Telexpertise et n'engage en rien mon organisation. E-Mail: yanik@planon.qc.ca (NeXT) This message represents only my personnal view,
From: charlesa@learned.co.uk (Charles Ashley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: IP Multicast in NeXTStep 3.3 Date: 31 Aug 1994 08:42:55 GMT Organization: EUnet GB Distribution: world Message-ID: <341fqf$ph@marble.Britain.EU.net> References: <33vfko$bgt@beta.qmw.ac.uk> In article <33vfko$bgt@beta.qmw.ac.uk> richarda@cassiopeia.dcs.qmw.ac.uk (Richard Achmatowicz) writes: > I heard a rumour that IP Multicast support was to be available in > NeXTStep 3.3 .... Can anyone tell me whether any sort of information > about NeXTStep 3.3 is available, and if so, how to get it? I don't have an answer for you ... but am interested in knowing if this is true. IP MultiCast would be really cool to have under 3.3. Could you let us know anything you find (and visa-versa, to be sure!). Thx, C. -- ********************************************* Charles Ashley Learned Information Ltd. charlesa@learned.co.uk (NeXTMAIL okay...) *********************************************
From: anstine@uniblab.sas.upenn.edu (David R. Anstine) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Printing to an Epson LX800 Date: 31 Aug 1994 13:34:01 GMT Organization: University of Pennsylvania Message-ID: <3420s9$1fl@netnews.upenn.edu> I have a person who wants to print to an Epson LX800 (dot matrix, I believe) from Motorola hardware. I don't really know why, but they do. Can anyone tell me if this is possible? -dave
From: sears@uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: STOLEN EQUIPEMENT - NeXTSTATION Turbo Date: 31 Aug 1994 14:09:11 GMT Organization: University of Houston Message-ID: <3422u7$lbo@masala.cc.uh.edu> References: <1994Aug30.142547.322@planon.qc.ca> In article <1994Aug30.142547.322@planon.qc.ca> yanik@planon.qc.ca (Yanik Crepeau) writes: #The following equipement has been stolen this morning. # #NeXTSTATION Turbo, N1100-4490 ABB0050323 #Mega-Pixel Diaplay, N4000 AAA7026897 #Keyboard ABP2930533 #Mouse AAF2950117 #Ethernet ID: 00:00:0F:01:41:EC # Make sure that you forward this information on to Bell Atlantic and NEXT. That way, if the machine ever gets sent in for service, they can contact you and the police... We had 4 NeXTs stolen from a lab on Christmas Day, 1991 - over $40K of stuff including external disks, tape drives, and printers... The person(s) knew exactly what to take and how to get into the room because the the door had a magnetic key card for access... As of this day, these machines have never shown up anywhere and the theft is still listed as unresolved.... we are 90% sure it was an inside job.... #That machine used to be networked, required a user name and a password to work. #Used stand-alone, the machine just had two (2) valid user names. Other user #names were provided by the netinfo server running on another machine. # #Every pertinent information regarding that case must be directeur to the Police #Department of the City of Boucherville. This is the coordinate: # #Case: #BCH940830-004 #Direction de la Securite Publique (Police) #Ville de Boucherville #600, Chemin du Lac, #Boucherville QUEBEC #J4B 6X3 # #Vox: 514-449-8230 #Fax: 514-655-2121 #E-Mail: ?? # #Yanik Crepeau #Network administrator. #-- #Yanik Crepeau j'ai dit OUI a soc.culture.quebec #Programmer Ce message represente que mon opinion personnelle #Planon Telexpertise et n'engage en rien mon organisation. #E-Mail: yanik@planon.qc.ca (NeXT) This message represents only my personnal view, -- Paul S. Sears * sears@uh.edu (NeXT Mail OK) The University of Houston * suggestions@tree.egr.uh.edu (NeXT Engineering Computing Center * comments, complaints, questions) NeXT System Administration * DoD#1967 '83 NightHawk 650SC >>> SSI Diving Certification #755020059 <<< "Programming is like sex: One mistake and you support it a lifetime."
From: Scott McIntyre <S.A.McIntyre@durham.ac.uk> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: telnet fails, rlogin works Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 14:30:10 GMT Organization: University of Durham, Durham, UK. Sender: S.A.McIntyre@durham.ac.uk Message-ID: <940831153010.302AACYE.scott@shrug> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII I had this problem once before and rebooting seemed to fix it...it didn't work this time. I am not able to telnet to my machine, no one can...after the motd is displayed, the "Connection [is] closed by foreign host." -- but it works fine if i rlogin. /bin/rlogin on its own works fine...its just when it is run through telnet... telnetd *should* be fine, it worked fine until about 2 weeks ago.... any ideas appreciated scott
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: PETERS@BoysTown.ORG (Jo Peters) Message-ID: <79584@BoysTown.ORG> Subject: cooked input overflow errors Date: Wed, 31 Aug 94 10:38:49 CDT id AA06219; Wed, 31 Aug 94 08:39:59 -0700 id AA23058; Wed, 31 Aug 94 10:38:26 -0500 This week my next started putting error messages into /usr/adm/messages saying "tty2848: cooked input overrun". Rebooting fixed the problem, but I'd like to know what this means. Any ideas? Thanks, Jo Peters Boys Town National Research Hospital peters@boystown.org 555 N. 30th St., Omaha, NE 68131 (402) 498-6672
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: oliver@sphinx.gun.de (Oliver Bonk) Subject: CDROM filesys export to a PC impossible Message-ID: <CvD2Es.t2@sphinx.gun.de> Sender: oliver@sphinx.gun.de (Oliver Bonk) Organization: Oliver's NeXTstation Color Date: Tue, 30 Aug 1994 18:37:39 GMT Hi, I tried to export a CDROM filesystem (mounted on a NeXT) to my PC. There I was able to mount the filesystem via PCNFS. It is possible to make a DIR-command und change dirs, but it is NOT possible to access any file!!! Why? Bye Oliver -- * Oliver Bonk Robert-Koch-Str. 52 oliver@sphinx.gun.de (Oliver Bonk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dsmith@ldnrid48 (Doug Smith) Subject: WindowServer[152]: Event discarded: window 66: Message-ID: <1994Aug30.125357.22488@fnbc.com> Sender: news@fnbc.com Organization: First National Bank Of Chicago, Chicago IL, USA Date: Tue, 30 Aug 94 12:53:57 GMT Dear all, I'm sure that this has been posted many times before, so apologies for it! Currently all our machines run NS3.0. Every so often our loghost gets swamped with messages from various machines, such as : Aug 30 13:10:07 ldnnext1 WindowServer[152]: Event discarded: window 66: 5 @ (1.407375e+14,1.953206e-308), 0. Doing a PS, reveals this : bert 152 0.7 26.5 33.4M 12.7M ? S 7:55 - console (WindowServer) Could someone answer the following questions for me ? 1) What does the message mean? 2) It is a fatal/severe error or is it recoverable? Could it cause the machine to slow down (due to the error logging?). 3) How can it be rectified? 4) Is it one particular application causing the error or the Windowserver itself? 5) Can the WindowManager be queried in any way to find out what particular information it knows about? Any help will be much appreciated! Thanks, Doug Smith (dsmith@fnbc.com).
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Upgrading NS 3.0 to 3.2 Date: 1 Sep 1994 05:06:50 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <343nha$9vg@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <342j0k$n09@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV> In article <342j0k$n09@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV> crdunlap@sacam.OREN.ORTN.EDU (Christopher R Dunlap) writes: > I am soon going to be upgrading some NeXT stations from NS 3.0 to 3.2 . > I have been told that by skipping 3.1, some of the configuration files > and user files could be destroyed The NextStep 3.0 AppleTalk package is one which the upgrader erases. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: Marty Frongillo Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Wanted: Upgrade info for Next Cubes Date: 31 Aug 1994 17:53:22 GMT Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA Message-ID: <342g2i$i93@transfer.stratus.com> My group as access to about a dozen unused Next cubes. They are all disk-less clients. We are looking for someone/company that may be able upgrade and over-haul the machines to bring them "more up-to-date"; both hardware and software. Any pointers would be appreciated. Do you know of any cube resellers out there? -- Marty Frongillo (marty@sw.stratus.com) Isis Customer Support Center (800) 563-9012 (Toll free) 55 Fairbanks Blvd. (508) 490-6646 Marlboro, MA 01752 USA (508) 481-9274 (Fax)
From: crdunlap@sacam.OREN.ORTN.EDU (Christopher R Dunlap) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Upgrading NS 3.0 to 3.2 Date: 31 Aug 1994 18:43:32 GMT Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN Message-ID: <342j0k$n09@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV> I am soon going to be upgrading some NeXT stations from NS 3.0 to 3.2 . I have been told that by skipping 3.1, some of the configuration files and user files could be destroyed, so I must back them up before hand and reinstall them after the upgrade. Which files are these that should be backed up? I've read the book Upgrading to Nextstep release 3.2 and all it really says is don't use UpgradePrep app or you will damage files needed for the upgrade. I understand that I will have to use the upgrade manually option on the CD, so I guess what I'm asking is, which files should I save when I change the upgrade plan? Thanks, Chris
From: dave@meena.feinberg.nwu.edu (David A. Johnson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: [Q] HELP needed to configure BusLogic BT946C PCI SCSI contoller Date: 31 Aug 1994 19:18:22 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <342l1u$eat@news.acns.nwu.edu> Keywords: PCI bus, SCSI controller BusLogic Can anyone give me some assistance on how to configure a BusLogic BT946C PCI bus SCSI controller for NeXTStep? Recently I received a Micron P90 system that was shipped with the latest BusLogic PCI creation. The information in the Installation Guide implies it is Unix compatible. In fact the guide says it "offers device driver support for major industry standard operating systems as well as operating sytems with embedded 1540-interface device drivers." Well I've tried it and I haven't found the proper configuration for the system. Can anyone give tell me the great secret to getting it up and running? ..thank's in advance. david
From: Stephen Gibson <gibsonst@sonoma.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: [Q] HELP needed to configure BusLogic BT946C PCI SCSI contoller Date: 31 Aug 1994 19:48:07 GMT Organization: Sonoma State University Distribution: world Message-ID: <342mpn$r82@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <342l1u$eat@news.acns.nwu.edu> In article <342l1u$eat@news.acns.nwu.edu> David A. Johnson, dave@meena.feinberg.nwu.edu writes: > Can anyone give me some assistance on how to configure a BusLogic BT946C > PCI bus SCSI controller for NeXTStep? > > Recently I received a Micron P90 system that was shipped with the > latest BusLogic PCI creation. The information in the Installation Guide > implies it is Unix compatible. In fact the guide says it "offers device > driver support for major industry standard operating systems as well as > operating sytems with embedded 1540-interface device drivers." > Well I've tried it and I haven't found the proper configuration for the > system. Can anyone give tell me the great secret to getting it up and > running? David, I spoke to BusLogic about their BT946C. I was told that NeXTSTEP 3.3 will support it. Apparently, no drivers are currently planned for 3.2. Sorry. "1540-compatibility" doesn't work either, I'm afraid. Seems as though you will have to wait until 3.3 or hope that a 3rd-party writes one soon. --------------------------------------------- Stephen Gibson, Office Automation Specialist Sonoma State University eMAIL: gibsonst@sonoma.edu Stephen.Gibson@sonoma.edu GibsonST@aol.com
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: .login file help needed for remote editing on emacs Date: 1 Sep 1994 05:34:08 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <343p4g$60r@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <1994Aug31.031144.9667@scott.skidmore.edu> In article <1994Aug31.031144.9667@scott.skidmore.edu> tholland@scott.skidmore.edu (anthony holland) writes: >When I dialup our switch which allows me to connect to either SUNS or >NeXTs, if I request connection to the NeXTs, after loging in to the >NeXT, I'm warned that I have an "incomplete TERMCAP entry" and >"editing is disabled". I've read lots of man pages and understand >about the TERMCAP data base but that's no help in knowing the exact >syntax that's OK for the .login file. These days, most sites have terminal servers (rather than switches). If the terminal server already knows your terminal type, anything you telnet or rlogin to should have no trouble. [But beware of clueless admins who set terminal servers to assume _everyone_ calls in with a vt100--it's better to have no setting than a wrong one.] >Can anyone recommend what line I should have in the .login file that >"senses" if I'm coming in over the switch and automatically assumes >I'm doing vt 100 emulation ?? The short answer is: "you can't." There is no way to autodetect VT100 that won't mess up some [non-ANSI] terminals. The safest approach is to ask the user. Example follows. -=EPS=- ------- # # This file gets executed once at login or window startup. # switch ($TERM) case network: case unknown: case dialup: unsetenv TERMCAP set noglob @ status=1 while ($status) eval `tset -Q -s -m :\?vt100` end unset noglob set term=$TERM breaksw default: set noglob; eval `tset -Q -s`; unset noglob set term=$TERM breaksw endsw stty decctlq intr "^C" erase "^?" kill "^U" cd if ($term != xterm ) then set path=(~/Unix/bin /usr/local/bin /bin /usr/ucb /usr/bin ~/Apps /LocalApps /NextApps .) else set path=(~/Unix/bin /usr/local/bin /bin /usr/ucb /usr/bin /usr/bin/X11 .) endif
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dsmith@ldnrid48 (Doug Smith) Subject: HELP! nmserver problem with ppp and no network card Message-ID: <1994Aug30.173534.24018@fnbc.com> Sender: news@fnbc.com Organization: First National Bank Of Chicago, Chicago IL, USA Date: Tue, 30 Aug 94 17:35:34 GMT Hi all, We are currently setting up a Nextstep3.2 Intel machine for dial-in access to a Telebit Netblazer terminal server. We need to use an in-house product that relies on ports and services etc. We can get NIS and netinfo working ok., but for some reason our application can't connect to the sybase server it requires. We have heard of a problem with nmserver when there is no network card inside a machine (en0), which causes nmserver not to function correctly and we think that this maybe what the problem is. Is there a fix that NeXT supply that we could download for NS3.2i, or is there a way we can use ifconfig to fool nmserver into thinking there is a network card in the machine ? BTW. if we boot the machine with a net card in the application works fine! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Doug Smith (dsmith@fnbc.com).
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: UUCP woes - 'user unknown' Message-ID: <CvF9nn.I1t@nntpa.cb.att.com> Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 23:09:23 GMT howdy folks, i just set up my next server on my network (wheeee!) and things are swimming along wonderfully *except* for one humongous problem. uucp (my server, btw, is on an intel platform) is weirding out on me. river (server) can successfully call other machines, but when other machines try 'river', uucico reports: ... expect: ("") got it sendthem (????????<NO CR>) getto ret 8 expect: (in:) login:got it sendthem (????????) expect: (ssword:) user unknown^Jlost line errno - 0 close caller (8) delock line (-) Call Failed: LOGIN FAILED exit code 101 Conversation Complete: Status FAILED the Systems entry is: river Any TCPL 540 river.ho.att.com in: nuucp ssword: passwd nuucp *is* a valid login on river, btw. i've heard that the NeXT uucp is pretty <ahem> nonStateOfTheArt? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated... -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: millert@clytemnestra.cs.colorado.edu (Todd C Miller) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.aix,comp.sys.convex,comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sgi.admin,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.osf.osf1,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.ultrix Subject: CU sudo version 1.3.1 released Date: 31 Aug 1994 22:46:55 GMT Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder Message-ID: <34318v$32r@csnews.cs.Colorado.EDU> Keywords: sudo, new Version 1.3.1 of the CU version of sudo has been released. Sudo is a program that allows a system administrator to give limited root access to users and logs copiously. Version 1.3.1 is based on The Root Group's sudo 1.1 and is covered under the GNU Copyleft. The differences between 1.3 and 1.3.1 consist mostly of bug fixes, minor featur additions, portability changes, and code reorganization. See the CHANGES file for all the gory details. Some of the changes include: Native solaris support, bsd compatibility libraries are no longer necesary for *any* architecture, posix functionality is used if present (signals, sysconf(), etc), -V, -v, and -k flags, shadow password support for some architectures, a configure script, and more. If you are running an older version of sudo I would highly suggest that you pick up the latest version. CU sudo 1.3.1 is known to work on the following platforms: AIX 3.x 4.3 BSD (including MORE/BSD) BSDI (BSD/386) ConvexOS 9.1 (C2 support untested) HP BSD 2.0 HP-UX 8.x and 9.x (w/ or w/o shadow passwords, see INSTALL) Irix 4.x and 5.x KSR OS Linux (shadow password support untested) NextStep 2.x and 3.x DEC OSF/1 1.x and 2.0 SunOS 3.5 and 4.x Solaris 2.x Ultrix 4.x (w/ or w/o enhanced security, see INSTALL) CU sudo 1.3.1 is available via anonymous ftp from ftp.cs.colorado.edu as pub/sysadmin/utilities/cu-sudo.v1.3.1.tar.Z - todd -- Todd C. Miller Sysadmin--University of Colorado millert@cs.Colorado.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: deni@tjalf.isys.net (Detlef Niemann-Bode) Subject: Q: sense modes for DEC3210? Message-ID: <CvF0CJ.9D@tjalf.isys.net> Sender: deni@tjalf.isys.net (Detlef Niemann-Bode) Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 19:48:18 GMT Hi, after I have resized my DEC3210 with scsi_formatter to 1024 bytes blocks without having saved the sense modes, my drive seems to be slower than necessary. So I`d like to get it back on 512 bytes blocks. It would be very nice if somebody could send me the result of a "sense -t 1 -l 0 -p 63 > dec3210.save" command from the scsi-tools (from a drive with factory settings). THANK YOU. Detlef (NeXTmail welcome) Hamburg/Germany
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fabien@free.fdn.org (Fabien Roy) Subject: SCSI: humoring Message-ID: <1994Aug31.140241.7765@free.fdn.org> Sender: news@free.fdn.org Organization: XO informatique - Paris, France. Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 14:02:41 GMT I just tried to plug an old SYQUEST on my 712 and I get this message logged in /usr/adm/messages. The SYQUEST works well with my black cube! Any clues? Aug 30 10:49:14 gecko60 mach: Aug 30 10:49:16 gecko60 mach: SCSI: humoring - bus = 0x1, tgt = 0x0, sbcl = 0xaa, spc = 0x78 Aug 30 10:49:16 gecko60 mach: SCSI: id: 0002e9, lbolt: 0, bp: 214e040, dev: 600, dev_type: (00) Direct Access, ansi: 1, rdf: 1, Aug 30 10:49:16 gecko60 mach: cdb: 00 00 00 00 00 00 Aug 30 10:49:16 gecko60 mach: opcode: (00) status: (400) None -- Incomplete, Aug 30 10:49:16 gecko60 mach: Retry count exceeded! From Webster: humor vt hu-mored; hu-mor-ing (1588) 1: to soothe or content by indulgence 2: to adapt oneself to syn see INDULGE -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fabien_Roy@free.fdn.org (NextMail accepted) NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consultant XO, 81 allee Danielle Casanova, 93320 Les Pavillons sous Bois France Tel: 33 1 4847 5198 Fax: 33 1 4847 5175
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: holt@dredd.demon.co.uk (Mark Holt) Subject: /etc/disktab entry for 2Gb IBM Alleycat Message-ID: <CvG1zw.I3r@demon.co.uk> Sender: news@demon.co.uk (Usenet Administration) Organization: Demon Internet Date: Thu, 1 Sep 1994 09:21:32 GMT Does anybody know what the /etc/disktab entry should look like for the above drive. As far as I can tell it does not support mode sense and the documentation I have is absolutely minimal. Please reply to holt@dredd.demon.co.uk. Thanks Mark
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: paul@seer.demon.co.uk (Paul Lynch) Subject: Re: su access Message-ID: <1994Aug31.232849.2979@seer.demon.co.uk> Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk Organization: P & L Systems References: <Cv9G4r.DC0@prosoft.wimsey.com> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 23:28:49 GMT In article <Cv9G4r.DC0@prosoft.wimsey.com> glen@prosoft.wimsey.com (Glen Biagioni) writes: > In article <1994Aug27.094416.2246@seer.demon.co.uk> paul@seer.demon.co.uk > (Paul Lynch) writes: > > In article <33i32q$prl@transfer.stratus.com> Marty Frongillo writes: > > > Forgive me if this is a popular topic, but... > > > > > > The man page for su says that it can only be used by members of the > > > "wheel" group. Is there any way to avoid this? > > > > No. > > I beg to differ. On 3.2 Black, at least, there are two su programs, > su.wheel and su.nowheel. su is soft linked to su.wheel. Delete the > link, and create a new one to su.nowheel. Bingo, traditional su. The default link is to su.nowheel: glass [/home/paul]-2% ls -l /bin/su* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 10 Jul 8 22:21 /bin/su -> su.nowheel@ -rwsr-xr-x 1 root 6620 May 26 07:12 /bin/su.nowheel* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root 6668 May 26 07:12 /bin/su.wheel* And the behaviour of su.wheel doesn't do what you think: An alternative implementation of su is in /bin/su.wheel. This version, which is shipped without the setuid-root bit turned on, allows users in the ``wheel'' group (group 0) to su to ``root'' using either their own password or the root password. Although this does depend upon what you you mean by 'traditional'. This behaviour doesn't allow non-members of wheel to su, which was the original question. Paul -- Paul Lynch P & L Systems (NeXTmail) paul@seer.demon.co.uk Tel: (0494)671501 9 Stable Lane, Seer Green, Fax: (0494)680228 Bucks, HP9 2YT, UK
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us (Bob Peirce #305) Subject: Re: WHY COMMIT TO NEXTSTEP? Message-ID: <1994Aug31.163429.19800@investor.pgh.pa.us> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 94 16:34:29 GMT Distribution: inet References: <CutC0H.Lx@nntpa.cb.att.com> <1994Aug22.154718.8412@glv.cen.encompass.com> <garylangCv84ot.2qM@netcom.com> Organization: Cookson, Peirce & Co., Pittsburgh, PA In article <garylangCv84ot.2qM@netcom.com> garylang@netcom.com (Gary Lang) writes: >Jeff Wright (wright@encmail.encompass.com) wrote: >: > There are three ways you can minimize your risk: >: > >: > 1. Only buy your software from large companies unlikely to go >: > bankrupt (e.g. Microsoft, AT&T, IBM, etc.) and unlikely to discontinue >: > a product. > >: I believe that large companies are at least as likely to suddenly discontinue >: products as small companies, if not more so. I'm not talking about >: bankruptcy, but about just discontinuing products due to not fitting some new >: business strategy. Large companies seem to take the attitude they can afford >: the bad will, or that they can offer a migration path, or whatever. > >Right. "Lotus announces that despite a commanding leadership in the >spreadsheet business, they are stoppin the development and delivery >of 1-2-3 as of today. They have no spreadsheets to replace it." Closer than you think: August 15, 1994 Thank you for using Lotus Improv. ... In order to help you with your technological planning, I want to let you know that Lotus is focused on incorporating elements of Improv technology into 1-2-3 and other Lotus products and has decided not to develop future, standalone releases of Improv. I liked Improv so much on the NeXT that I got it for my kids' PCs and told anybody who would listen to buy a copy for their PC. So much for my technological planning, but then, I also own a Cube! -- Bob Peirce Pittsburgh, PA 412-471-5320 rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us [OFFICE] me@venetia.pgh.pa.us [HOME (NeXT)]
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Geoff Hopson Subject: Fiend causing 'no more processes'??? Message-ID: <1994Sep1.081520.14197@zoo.bt.co.uk> Sender: news@zoo.bt.co.uk Organization: BT Laboratories, Ipswich, UK. Date: Thu, 1 Sep 94 08:15:20 GMT I posted the other day regarding an attractive message informing me that I had run out of processes. I wanted to rebuild the kernel to solve this problem, and wondered how. Thanks to all that replied (listed below). The problem appears to be caused by Fiend. I don't know what it is doing, but when it is not being run, everything is OK. However, running Fiend for any long period of time (say 3 days or so), with plenty of application startups and stops causes the process slots to disappear. The solution when this happens is the big switch, according to the replies I received. I have appended all these replies on the end of this post. Could the person who maintains Fiend perhaps have a look at this possible problem - thanks. Geoff Hopson BT Labs Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From : stuckey@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Anthony J. Stuckey) You can configure NS for more processes, too. I have forgotten how -- I think it involves typing it in at the boot prompt. -- Anthony J. Stuckey stuckey@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From : martin@interbase.borland.com (Martin Livesey) I'm afraid that it's the big switch. NS has a limit of 100 processes hard coded in. I think each user (other than root) has a limit of 40. You cant reconfigure the kernel either. The GUI takes about 16 processes too. As they say over here in California. Bummer! Martin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From : David Richardson <davidwr@eecs.umich.edu> Quitting applications is a temporary solution. There seems to be about a 150-process limit (this is off-the-cuff, I wrote a shell script to run as many shells as possible, and counted 148 processes - but I had to kill one or two to get a count). : [Running NS 3.2 on Intel] Ditto. If you find an answer, please post & reply. -David W. Richardson, davidwr@umich.edu UofM-GO BLUE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From : Paul Lynch <paul@seer.demon.co.uk> No kernel rebuilds allowed :-(. The NeXT line would go that NeXTSTEP is a client OS, not a server, so ease of configuration is a better aim, and you shouldn't need more processes. The good news is that oodles of processes is almost certainly a bug. If you do a ps -auwx, you will probably see an awful lot of <mach-task> lines, with a process number of -1. Rebooting clears them. In general, they are spawned when something uses the serial port a lot. Using SLIP or PPP can be one cause; more likely is a bus mouse. You could also try using Mux as a replacement serial port driver. 3.2 is a lot better than 3.1 was. Paul -- Paul Lynch P & L Systems (NeXTmail) paul@seer.demon.co.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From : Vincent Kohler <kohler@lithnext.epfl.ch> -- no more process We got same problem as soon as we installed and used Fiend.app. When we stopped this app, the problem has disappeared. No idea why this app allocated too many processes Hope this helps a little bit Vincent -------------------- Vincent Kohler - Laboratoire d'Informatique Theorique EPFL - INF333 1015 Ecublens Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
From: dcl@panix.com (David Lambert) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Fiend causing 'no more processes'??? Date: 1 Sep 1994 09:08:38 -0400 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <344jom$dd8@panix.com> References: <1994Sep1.081520.14197@zoo.bt.co.uk> In <1994Sep1.081520.14197@zoo.bt.co.uk> Geoff Hopson writes: > I posted the other day regarding an attractive message informing me that I >had run out of processes. I wanted to rebuild the kernel to solve this >problem, and wondered how. Thanks to all that replied (listed below). > The problem appears to be caused by Fiend. I don't know what it is doing, >but when it is not being run, everything is OK. However, running Fiend for >any long period of time (say 3 days or so), with plenty of application >startups and stops causes the process slots to disappear. > The solution when this happens is the big switch, according to the replies >I received. I have appended all these replies on the end of this post. > Could the person who maintains Fiend perhaps have a look at this possible >problem - thanks. I'm looking, I'm _looking_! I am preparing a maintenance release as we speak. I am still looking for clues on this problem. I (and many other people) are still able to run Fiend for literally _weeks_ at a time without incident, so I suspect that this problem is related to the use of certain (perhaps multi-threaded) applications at the same time as Fiend. My guess (currently unsubstantiated by evidence) is that multi-threaded apps mess up my application launch-status tracking. Also, please include information on which BackSpce modules you are running, and whether you have BackSpace configured as a Screen Locker or a Screen Saver (this is related to another guess I have). The best info that I could get on this problem has yet to be offered, which is: _which_ processes are filling up the process table? If someone could run Fiend _almost_ until the process table fills up, and then do a "ps" and find out what's choking the thing, then I might be able to track this down. Otherwise, I'm shooting in the dark, grasping at straws, <...your metaphor for fruitless searching here...>. If everyone who has this problem could send me info on their configurations and a list of the apps that they are always running with Fiend (and process table snapshots!!), this could help me out a great deal. Maybe. I have only Intel machines to develop and test on, so Black/White differences are obviously more difficult for me to track down... - David C. Lambert dcl@homer.uu.panix.com >Geoff Hopson >BT Labs >Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK
From: argon@starburst.umd.edu (James Lang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: 1.3 Conner Date: 1 Sep 1994 14:08:14 GMT Organization: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Message-ID: <344n8e$p61@gamera.umd.edu> I have a 1.3 Gig Conner but Nextstep/I will only let me use 1.0 Gig's. is there a way around this? Thanks in advance James -- ______________________________________________________________________________ Lord Argon the Paladin | | "if you live for the present, argon@starburst.umd.edu | tomorrow will take care of its self" | ____________________________________|_________________________________________
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Nicole A Vincent <nicolev@number_one.apana.org.au> Subject: setting up two slip interfaces Message-ID: <CvGCE5.7y@number_one.apana.org.au> Sender: nicolev@number_one.apana.org.au (Nikki A Vincent) Organization: Cafe Abbey - the Virtual NeXTSTEP Cafe Downunder. Date: Thu, 1 Sep 1994 13:06:05 GMT Hi I've set up two slip interfaces with TransSysDialupIP,... slip0 handles one dial-in line, slip1 handles the other,... however I have not been able to figure out how to use slip1,... I know I missed something,... just what? If you know how to do this, then could you please reply. Thanx in advance Nicole --- ----------------------NeXTmail Accepted and preferred -------------------- Nicole Vincent : nicolev@number_one.apana.org.au SYDNEY NSW AUSTRALIA The joys of love made her human and the agonies of love destroyed her. -- Spock, "Requiem for Methuselah", stardate 5842.8
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: uucico interpreting 'nuucp^M' incorrectly Message-ID: <CvGFzy.8xA@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: returning 'user unknown' Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Thu, 1 Sep 1994 14:23:57 GMT folks, i'm running a lovely version of uucp (which uses the L.sys file). i can call out with no problem to other machines, however, when machines try to call my server (river), it appears that river's uucico in interpreting the ^M as a character and not a carriage return: ... tcpdial host river.ho.att.com, port 540 family: 2 port: 540 addr: 87107102 set interface TCP fixline(7, 540) gdial(tliuucp) called Trying caller script 'tliuucp' from '/etc/uucp/Dialers'. expect: ("") got it expect: ("") got it sendthem (NLPS:000:001:101^@<NO CR>) getto ret 7 expect: (in:) login:got it sendthem (nuucp^M) expect: (word:) user unknown^Jlost line errno - 0 close caller (7) if i try to log into river via port 540 with nuucp, i'll just get 'Login incorrect', however, logging in with nuucp^M will give me the same 'user unknown' ..... does anyone know how to get around this problem? river's L.sys entry would be: river Any TCPL 540 river.ho.att.com in: nuucp word: password thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: jheidelo@alleg.edu (Jason Heideloff) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HP 712 and Exabyte Tape Drives?? Date: 1 Sep 1994 15:10:30 GMT Organization: Allegheny College Message-ID: <344qt6$6k9@mustang.alleg.edu> Has anyone had any success with Exabyte SCSI tape drives attached to an HP 712/60? When I attach the drive, I get the following errors: Aug 31 13:51:39 pellns mach: SCSI: id: 000296, lbolt: 0, bp: 33994c, dev: 630, dev_type: (00) Direct Access, ansi: 2, rdf: 2, tag: 7e, Aug 31 13:51:39 pellns mach: cdb: 28 00 00 00 6a 10 00 00 04 00 Aug 31 13:51:39 pellns mach: opcode: (28) bcount: 800, addr: 2522000, residual: 1, Aug 31 13:51:47 pellns mach: SCSI: id: 00036b, lbolt: 0, bp: 33c100, dev: 630, dev_type: (00) Direct Access, ansi: 2, rdf: 2, tag: 7f, Aug 31 13:51:47 pellns mach: cdb: 28 00 00 04 7e 10 00 00 10 00 Aug 31 13:51:47 pellns mach: opcode: (28) bcount: 2000, addr: 2614000, residual: 1, Aug 31 13:51:50 pellns mach: SCSI: id: 0003be, lbolt: 0, bp: 33b290, dev: 630, dev_type: (00) Direct Access, ansi: 2, rdf: 2, tag: 7e, Aug 31 13:51:50 pellns mach: cdb: 28 00 00 06 0c 20 00 00 10 00 Aug 31 13:51:50 pellns mach: opcode: (28) bcount: 2000, addr: 25bc000, residual: 1, Any help would be appreciated! Thanks! -- Jason Heideloff... jheidelo@alleg.edu Allegheny College NeXTMail Welcome
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 1.3 Conner Date: 1 Sep 1994 16:24:06 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <344v76$e66@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> References: <344n8e$p61@gamera.umd.edu> In article <344n8e$p61@gamera.umd.edu> argon@starburst.umd.edu (James Lang) writes: > I have a 1.3 Gig Conner but Nextstep/I will only let me use 1.0 Gig's. is > there a way around this? I thought the limitation was 2 GB, and that over this size you have to manually partition and format the drive (per some NextAnswer). There is no 1 GB limit to my knowledge, and I am using the same Conner 1.3 GB drive on my black hardware with no troubles. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: dinse@catatac.niehs.nih.gov (Gregg E. Dinse) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: RDP exception on HP 712/80 Date: 1 Sep 1994 16:17:00 GMT Organization: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Message-ID: <344ups$pb8@jeeves.niehs.nih.gov> Keywords: RDP Hi, Last week I loaded NEXTSTEP on our HP 712/80. Most everything went fairly smoothly and the machine has run well all week. Today I tried to connect the machine to our ethernet and ran into a problem. The machine usually hangs early during the boot sequence (I tried about 12 times and it hung about 10 times) . The message I get is: Raise RDP exception 6 code 1 subcode 18d968 Waiting for RDP connection... (Type 'c' to continue or 'r' to reboot) I have no idea what RDP even stands for, much less what these code and subcode values mean. Also, typing c or r has no effect and I end up having to physically pulling the plug. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks, Gregg Dinse 919-541-4931 dinse@catatac.niehs.nih.gov
From: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Appletalk not showing as option in "Create Printer" panel Date: 1 Sep 1994 18:20:02 GMT Organization: Center for Computer Music Research and Composition, U.C.S.B. Message-ID: <34560i$hjo@hub.ucsb.edu> Our network has just become transparent to Appletalk protocol, and so I wish to add our office printer (Laserwriter) to the printer list on my NeXT. But when I open the Create New Printer panel, no matter what type of printer I choose, I never have the option of selecting Appletalk in the Communications menu. It only has "Serial" as an item, no others. Appletalk is enabled and running (I can see the servers in /Net/Appleshare). Is there another step in this process? Thanks. -- Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer Tel: (805) 893-8352 | Center for Computer Music Research and Composition Internet (NeXTMail ok): | University of California, Santa Barbara <doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu> | http://ccmrc.ucsb.edu/
From: argon@starburst.umd.edu (James Lang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 1.3 Conner Date: 1 Sep 1994 19:14:51 GMT Organization: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Distribution: world Message-ID: <34597b$1kd@gamera.umd.edu> References: <344n8e$p61@gamera.umd.edu> <344v76$e66@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> Todd Takken (takken@leland.stanford.edu) wrote: : In article <344n8e$p61@gamera.umd.edu> argon@starburst.umd.edu (James : Lang) writes: : > I have a 1.3 Gig Conner but Nextstep/I will only let me use 1.0 Gig's. : is : > there a way around this? : I thought the limitation was 2 GB, and that over this size you have to : manually partition and format the drive (per some NextAnswer). There is : no 1 GB limit to my knowledge, and I am using the same Conner 1.3 GB drive : on my black hardware with no troubles. In the setup it was seeing the drive as 1.3 Gig, likewhen you can chose whitch drive to install to, but when it askes what size you want the partition it tells me the max is 10__ megabytes (do not rember the exact number) I am VERY confused by this : -- Todd Takken : takken@leland.stanford.edu -- ______________________________________________________________________________ Lord Argon the Paladin | | "if you live for the present, argon@starburst.umd.edu | tomorrow will take care of its self" | ____________________________________|_________________________________________
From: ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: ST43400N formatting to 1024byte sectors wanted Date: 1 Sep 1994 21:49:42 GMT Organization: UCLA Microcomputer Support Office Message-ID: <345i9n$dts@news.mic.ucla.edu> Is there a program that formats an ST43400N disk drive to 1024byte sectors? I understand that this will speed up the system substantially, and add some megabytes. I already have the disk at 512byte sectors and two partitions. This utility needs to be running under NS/FIP, not NS/040. I am looking either for instructions, or for a utility program I would buy that will do this. Ivo Welch ivo@128.97.74.50 = next.agsm.ucla.edu Asst Prof of Finance iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu AGSM at UCLA
From: eystein@timotei.sfih.no (Eystein Dugstad) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: How can I create new spelling dictionaries for NEXTSTEP? Date: 1 Sep 1994 20:53:25 GMT Organization: University of Bergen, Norway Message-ID: <345f05$sbs@due.uninett.no> Is there a way to use an ascii list of words to create a new customized dictionary that can be used with Edit instead of the regular dictionary? I need a Norwegian dictionary that beeps on english words. To use the english dictionary customized to not stop on Norwegian words and stop on english words, is not an option because I still want the english dictionary to be intact in order to correct english texts. -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ \ystein Dugstad Eystein Dugstad H|gskulen i Sogn og Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane College Avdeling for ingeni|rutdanning Engineering Department Postoks 523 P.O. Box 523 6800 F|rde N-6800 FORDE
From: muellerc@mathcs.carleton.edu (Carl Muelller) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: utmp and wtmp files: rerouting Date: 31 Aug 1994 20:59:12 GMT Organization: Carleton College, Northfield, MN, USA Message-ID: <342qv0$m0r@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu> Hello. We were wondering if there is a way to instruct the OS to log user logins in a different file besides /usr/adm/wtmp the man pages keep instructing me to look at login(1), ac(8), and others. not much help. ac(8) says that the -w option allows you to substitute a different file to examine besides /usr/adm/wtmp, so there must be a way. please reply to muellerc@mathcs.carleton.edu (NeXT) or muellerc@carleton.edu (VAX - yuck!) -Tank U berry luch
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.windows,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: MS-Mail Gateway/ChameleonNFS 4.01 - perfect together? Message-ID: <CvGzw5.LCJ@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: can i use chameleon instead of WfWG mail? Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Thu, 1 Sep 1994 21:33:41 GMT folks, i'm setting up a network which has several zillion PCs located in several zillion buildings (all on one workgroup, btw. okay, so they're not zillions. but i digress). each PC is running WfWG and ChameleonNFS 4.01. The unix server is running NeXTSTEP. I'll be upgrading one of my PCs to be a WfWG Post office, and installing the MS Mail SMTP gateway. the question is!! Can chameleonNFS be directed to "talk" to the PC which is running the mail gateway? ie, i don't need to use the WfWG mail facility? ie, all PCs will be given their own IP number and not need to rely upon the naming convention used by WfWG? (since my workgroup will be spanning several buildings and many miles, i'm concerned with how i'll get PCs in location one to connect to the workgroup in location two). thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: matthewm@sgate.com (Mike Matthews) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <340hhv$42d@sgate.com> Control: cancel <340hhv$42d@sgate.com> Date: 1 Sep 1994 18:11:56 -0400 Organization: Southgate Internet Host Message-ID: <345jjd$sgg@sgate.com> <340hhv$42d@sgate.com> was cancelled from within trn. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Matthews, Mike_Matthews@sgate.com (NeXTmail accepted)
From: mike@starburst.umd.edu (Michael F. Santangelo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: ?NS/FIP PC MBR - how to UNinstall Date: 1 Sep 1994 23:01:20 GMT Organization: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Message-ID: <345mg0$5i4@gamera.umd.edu> Keywords: NS/FIP,MBR Is there a utility out there (or in the NS/FIP installation) to UNinstall the MBR program that allows dual-residency between NeXTstep/FIP and DOS (the program that prompts you if you want to boot dos or nextstep on powerup)? Thanks! -- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Mike F. Santangelo, Dept. Head-Computer & Network Systems, UMCEES/CBL Solomons * MYST: May be the first interactive artifact to suggest that a new art * + form may well be plausable, a kind of puzzle box inside a novel +
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: oneill@cs.sfu.ca (Melissa O'Neill) Subject: Re: ST43400N formatting to 1024byte sectors wanted Message-ID: <1994Sep2.002957.27501@cs.sfu.ca> Organization: Faculty of Applied Science, Simon Fraser University References: <345i9n$dts@news.mic.ucla.edu> Date: Fri, 2 Sep 1994 00:29:57 GMT In three next newsgroups, Ivo Welch <ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu> asked: > Is there a program that formats an ST43400N disk drive to 1024byte > sectors? I understand that this will speed up the system substantially, > and add some megabytes. > > I already have the disk at 512byte sectors and two partitions. This > utility needs to be running under NS/FIP, not NS/040. > > I am looking either for instructions, or for a utility program I would buy > that will do this. Well, I did the equivalent on a Quantum Empire 1080S, using sdformat, but that was on black hardware, so I can't be 100% certain it's a MAB. You could look on the archives (e.g. cs.orst.edu) and find out. On modern drives 1024 byte sectors may not necessarily mean more space. It didn't on my Quantum drive, it wound up with indentical capacity (but, obviously, half the number of sectors). Hope this helps, Melissa. --- I am Woman, hear me Roa... oh, sorry, was I interrupting... no no, it wasn't important... no, really; it's fine. // Melissa O'Neill <oneill@cs.sfu.ca>
From: fliu@jedi.eng.uci.edu (Feng Liu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: talk, public window server under PNI with Dynamic IP? Date: 2 Sep 1994 01:53:48 GMT Organization: University of California, Irvine Message-ID: <3460jc$4dh@news.service.uci.edu> References: <YiNTBT1z0001E0PO9y@mr.net> In article <YiNTBT1z0001E0PO9y@mr.net> tpg@mr.net (Terry Gliedt) writes: > Some time ago I posted a query about configuring PNI for dynamic slip > addresses. I got several helpful responses from people (even one phone > call) and my solution was quite easy. The trick is to capture a line > from the other end (in my case this says "Your IP address is > xx.xx.xx.xx. MTU is xx bytes). Here is a fragment from my login.tcl > script... > > Thanks again for the help. > > > # Other end responds with my IP address > # Use regular-expression based expect command to match addresses in msg > set timeout 10 > while { 1 } { > $DIALER rexpect \ > {Your IP address is ([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\. > MTU is ([0-9]+) bytes} { break } > } > syslog LOG_DEBUG "Entering SLIP mode as address $1 MTU $2" > # > # Now I have the correct IP address, issue ifconfig to complete everything > # > exec /etc/ifconfig pni0 $1 > > =================================================================== > Software Toolsmiths Terry Gliedt tpg@mr.net MIME OK 507-356-4710 I have my login.tcl file setup similarly for our slip site at UC Irvine, plus I also added a line to get the routing exec /usr/etc/route add $1 127.0.0.1 0 I am not sure if this line is necessary but I find you will have to wait long for the printer panel to come up if you choose Print from any application without this line. Everything works fine except I can not do talk(either initiating or replying to a request), and I can not use my slip-connected Intel machine as a public window server to run programs on a Black at work. Every time I run OpenSesame or "rsh command -NXHost slip-hostname", it always complains "can not connect to remote host". Our SLIP site gives dynamics IP and also a hostname like slipxxxx.nts.uci.edu associated with the IP. I could rlogin in to my slip-connected machine by using this assigned hostname(My machine is of course set to a different name since I do not know before the slip connection what name is going to be given to me.) I tried all of the following options: 1. rename my hostname to the one given to me after the connection. 2. set an alias for localhost to my machine name in netinfo 3. create an entry with the given IP and hostname in netinfo and alias it to the local hostname None of them worked. With talk, I sometimes got "Checking for invitation on caller's machine" or "unknown socket" type of messages But was never successfully connected. I am getting quite frustrated and wish that PNI is easier to setup. I also tried to get a modem on the Black slab at work and connect directly to the Next machine with a fixed IP(which I obtained already). It took me a couple of days to setup everything according to the PNI manual. I could now dial in, get connected, but the connection just hangs. The messages on both the server and the client seem to say they are connected and commands have been executed, but I simply connot do anything. The server is set up to have a login name pni0 so whenever I dial in the serial port will automatically login as pni0. If I use a terminal emulator to dial in I see the server giving out the IP address and going into slip. I followed all the instructions available from the PNI1.11 manual and wonder if there are tricks that I have to do, particularly with such things as routine. here is my pni0.config file on the server: ## PART I. ## PART I. set Config(pni:INTERFACE) pni0 set Config(pni:MTU) 1524 set Config(pni:ADDRESS) 128.200.90.50 set Config(pni:REMOTEADDRESS) 128.200.90.30 set Config(pni:NETWORKMASK) 255.255.255.0 set Config(pni:DEFAULT) 1 set Config(slip:MODE) slip # PART II. stack PNI pni stack SLIP slip stack TTY tty # PART III. proc LINK_start { encap } { log "LINK $encap connected" } proc LINK_stop { encap } { log "LINK $encap disconnected" } I would appreciate anyone's help to solve the above problems. Please send me an e-mail or post a message on the net. If I could get either the dynamic IP option or the direct connection option to work, it means that I can run many applications on the Next machine at work from an Intel machine at home. I assume many next users must be interested in that too. By the way, I tried to use an intel machine connected via ethernet as a public server for the same black next machine. It works just fine. So it is definitely the slip connection problem. Thanks a lot to everyone. -- Feng Liu Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92717 e-mai: fliu@uci.edu phone: 714-725-3105
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: tholland@scott.skidmore.edu (anthony holland) Subject: .login file help needed for remote editing on emacs Message-ID: <1994Aug31.031144.9667@scott.skidmore.edu> Summary: .loginfile help needed Keywords: .login, emacs Sender: Anthony Holland Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY Distribution: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 03:11:44 GMT When I dialup our switch which allows me to connect to either SUNS or NeXTs, if I request connection to the NeXTs, after loging in to the NeXT, I'm warned that I have an "incomplete TERMCAP entry" and "editing is disabled". I've read lots of man pages and understand about the TERMCAP data base but that's no help in knowing the exact syntax that's OK for the .login file. Can anyone recommend what line I should have in the .login file that "senses" if I'm coming in over the switch and automatically assumes I'm doing vt 100 emulation ?? various hacks I've tried are stuff like: setenv TERM 'tset -m network:vt100' etc etc etc still...no go !!ugh ! Thanks for any solutions !! Anlthony Holland Skidmore College tholland@scott.skidmore.edu tholland@pars.skidmore.edu (NeXT mail ok here)
From: guitar@leland.Stanford.EDU (Evan Schofer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: swapdrive question Date: 2 Sep 1994 05:45:25 GMT Organization: Stanford University, CA 94305, USA Sender: guitar@leland.stanford.edu Message-ID: <346e5l$ncu@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> Summary: swap drive setup question I'm planning on putting an old 40mb drive into my nextstation turbo as a swapdrive to save a little space on my paltry 250mb main drive. One question: What does nextstep do if my swapfile exceeds 40 megs? Does it (intelligently) start using swapspace on my other hard drive? Or does it crash? If so, how can this be avoided? Thanks much for your help. If I get useful tips I'd be glad to summarize... Evan Schofer guitar@leland.stanford.edu evan@method.stanford.edu (Nextmail OK) -- Evan Schofer Department of Sociology guitar@leland.stanford.edu Stanford University evan@method.stanford.edu Stanford CA, 94306
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hsw1@hscsol.attmail.com (Stephen Harris) Subject: Re: uucico interpreting 'nuucp^M' incorrectly Message-ID: <CvHo5A.L7C@hscsol.attmail.com> Followup-To: comp.mail.uucp,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Hellespont Steamship Corp References: <CvGFzy.8xA@nntpa.cb.att.com> Date: Fri, 2 Sep 1994 06:17:34 GMT -B.LING (btl@hogpf.ho.att.com) wrote: : river Any TCPL 540 river.ho.att.com in: nuucp word: password Try river Any TCPL 540 river.ho.att.com "" P_ZERO in: nuucp word: password I've found this helps a lot in situations like this, by forcing 8bit mode instead of 7 bit (eg I need it to make a SunOS UUCP talk to a Taylor UUCP) -- rgds Stephen
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: SOLVED - uucico Message-ID: <CvHxK3.40s@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: protocols Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Fri, 2 Sep 1994 09:40:51 GMT greetings fellow sysadmins, you know, building a netinfo network from the ground up is quite interesting - diving into the system ultilities (like uucp!) is quite comfortingly familiar! how some folks just don't enjoy unix is beyond me... :-) anywhos, i had posted two days ago concerning a problem my server's uucico interpreting a nuucp login request incorrectly. i solved my problem the following way: had nuucp come in thru /etc/inetd.conf uucp stream tcp nowait nuucp /usr/lib/uucp/uucico uucico -unuucp -iTCP -mtcp and change the uucp protocol specification i was using. voila! eet woiks. onto installing the MS-Mail gateway on my PC and seeing how my server 'river' will communicate with it... -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: zeno@zebu.abstractsoft.com (Sean T. Lamont) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: IP Multicast in NeXTStep 3.3 Date: 2 Sep 1994 00:23:10 -0700 Organization: Abstract Software Message-ID: <346jsu$hca@zebu.abstractsoft.com> References: <33vfko$bgt@beta.qmw.ac.uk> In article <33vfko$bgt@beta.qmw.ac.uk> richarda@cassiopeia.dcs.qmw.ac.uk (Richard Achmatowicz) writes: >I heard a rumour that IP Multicast support was to be available in >NeXTStep 3.3 .... Can anyone tell me whether any sort of information >about NeXTStep 3.3 is available, and if so, how to get it? > Jobs said IP multicast will be supported in 3.3 -- Sean T. Lamont, Abstract Software | Ask me about the WSI-Fonts NEXTSTEP development, TCP/IP consulting | Professional collections for NEXTSTEP lamont@abstractsoft.com | http://www.abstractsoft.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: .login file help needed for remote editing on emacs Message-ID: <1994Aug31.081604.9180@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <1994Aug31.031144.9667@scott.skidmore.edu> Distribution: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 08:16:04 GMT In article <1994Aug31.031144.9667@scott.skidmore.edu> tholland@scott.skidmore.edu (anthony holland) writes: }~ When I dialup our switch which allows me to connect to either SUNS or }~ NeXTs, if I request connection to the NeXTs, after loging in to the }~ NeXT, I'm warned that I have an "incomplete TERMCAP entry" ... qterm headed your way via NeXTmail(tm) Bruce Gingery NEXT IN LINE contributing author Total System Software Cheyenne, WY bruce@TotSysSoft.com
From: matthewm@sgate.com (Mike Matthews) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PNI 1.11 problems, take II Date: 2 Sep 1994 09:33:37 -0400 Organization: Southgate Internet Host Message-ID: <3479jh$gk0@sgate.com> I figured out my login problems, and cancelled that message. Now that I can log in successfully, well, other things break. One: Is there some sort of bug in NEXTSTEP's routing that prevents a route to a specific host when there's a generic route to that whole subnet? To clarify, we have a Class C network -- 199.171.50.0. We subnet that with a 4 bit subnet. The test machine in question is on an entirely different internal segment, with a route to 199.171.50.0 through one of our routers. Works fine. Until I run PNI; the goal is to have SLIP accounts which are on the Internet, through our Cube SLIP server, by subnetting (199.171.50.65-77 for SLIP server addresses, while 199.171.50.81-93 for clients). So, when PNI runs, you have that generic route to 199.171.50, plus a route to .65 through .81, and a route to .81 through localhost. Well, this route kills the 199.171.50.0 route, even when I delete the .81 and .65 routes. WTFO? [The SLIP server has a default route of 199.171.50.30] Two: Ignoring that for a while, how come I can't even ping the SLIP server, but traceroute works and telnet gives a connect but nothing else? I imagine this has something to do with the routing situation on the server (route to .81 via .65, route to .65 via localhost), which is on the 199.171.50.0 segment (it's address is 199.171.50.21). The subnet mask defined on all pni config files and the generic one on the server is 255.255.255.240, which is the correct 4 bit subnet mask. Well, let me clarify that. Pinging from client to server does not work; I see the send lights go but nothing gets received. Pinging from the server to the client gives an ICMP response from the client of Dest Unreachable: 36 bytes from 199.171.50.81: icmp_type=3 (Dest Unreachable) x00: x45000024 x04: x3f260000 x08: xff010000 x0c: xc7ab3251 x10: xc7ab3241 x14: x03030812 x18: x00000000 x1c: x450000c0 x20: x7a730000 x24: x3c110000 x28: xc7ab3241 x2c: xc7ab3251 icmp_code=3 [the hex numbers vary] I guess one major question to ask, is what I'm trying to do even _possible_? Essentially, our SLIP server will be on one subnet via Ethernet, another subnet for all of its server addresses, and the clients will be on yet another subnet. The goal is to have the clients on the Internet, and we've only got one Class C address registered to us. I don't see how getting another one would even help, let alone be worth it. An alternative is to junk SLIP on the Cube, put it on our DEC and make that the SLIP server *and* proxy server, so the clients won't really be on the Internet, but will have "transparent" access to it. But I'd like to solve the problem of not being able to ping each other (BTW, both client and server can ping their SLIP addresses just fine, and from the modem lights I know the traffic is being routed through correctly). Is it because of the subnetting scheme? I know I'll have to do some routing situations for our default router, because even though routed is running as a provider, it isn't broadcasting any of its SLIP routes (and if we want the clients to be able to talk to the Internet, there has to be a route for it), but that *should* be something like routes for 199.171.50.64 and .80 to go through our SLIP server. Does this make any sense? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Matthews, Mike_Matthews@sgate.com (NeXTmail accepted)
From: dfwalend@newsserver.tasc.com (David Forrest Walend) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help! Stuck Mounting File Systems Date: Fri, 02 Sep 1994 09:46:54 Organization: TASC Message-ID: <940902094654@dfwalend> References: <CqDz96.8sr@ucdavis.edu> NNTP-Software: PC/TCP NNTP Please help me! I spent yesterday trying to turn on the email on a NeXT-on-Intel. I had things rigged so that I could send mail out, but couldn't recieve. This morning while booting, I've been waiting for far too long on Mounting File Systems How do I get passed this? Once past, how do I turn on email on a stand-alone machine? Also, does this group have a FAQ? Thanks, Dave -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Forrest Walend work 617 942 2000 dfwalend@tasc.com machine 617 321 1420 TASC Advanced Systems Department fax 617 942 7100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: powell@tropic.aoml.erl.gov (Mark Powell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SCSI disk Problems with Gecko (HP 712) Date: 2 Sep 1994 13:47:49 GMT Organization: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/AOML Message-ID: <347ae5$6jb@wave.aoml.erl.gov> We have 2 HP 712's running NS HPPA 3.2 Gamma with identical setups, 16mb ram, 500 mb Quantum hard disk. We have had the same problem with each system after trying to power off the system after it hung or after a user did an unclean shutdown. NeXT had not heard of this problem during the Beta cycle and suggested we perform a low level format of the hard drive. Doing this on an external drive seems straight forward but I'm not sure how to do this on an internal drive on a system that wont even boot up. Since this has happened twice on one 712 and once on the other (which now seems to be running fine) I would suspect that others with 712's may have experienced a similar problem and I'd like to hear how they approached/solved it. Our approach has been to re-install the entire operating system but this is probably not the best way and I'd like to make sure we dont experience the problem again. Any advice/help would be greatly appreciated. Here is what appears on the screen during the boot procedure: The following SCSI disks have been found: sd0 at target 6 root on sd0a SCSI: id: 000011, lbolt: 0, bp:33b4dc, dev: 630, dev_type: (00) Direct Access, ansi:2, rdf:2, tag:7f, cdb:28 00 00 00 02 90 00 00 04 00 opcode: (28) bcount: 800,addr:15ca000, residual:800, status: (02) Check Condition, sense data: f0 00 03 00 00 02 90 0a 00 00 00 00 11 00 00 00 00 00 error code: (70) Current Error sense key: (03) Medium Error additional sense code: (11) additional sense code qualifier: (00) info (lba): 290 vfs_mountroot: error=5 panic: (cpu 0) vfs_mountroot: cannot mount root panic: NeXT Mach 3.2: Tue Jul 12 18:26:52 PDT 1994; root (rcbuilder): Objects/mk -150.0.0.55.obj~2/RELEASE_HPPA killing all processes continuing .....Screen then remains and nothing happens The only difference in this message that appeared on the other Gecko was addl sense code 13 instead of "11". -- Dr. Mark D. Powell Research Meteorologist, CCM (Swimmer, Windsurfer, user of NEXTSTEP) NOAA Hurricane Research Division (appropriate disclaimers apply) Miami, Fl 33149 Voice (305) 361-4403 Fax (305) 361-4402
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: obrooks@worf.ksc.nasa.gov (Oscar Brooks) Subject: NTP Host Question Message-ID: <1994Sep2.143619.22444@dale.ksc.nasa.gov> Keywords: NTP, NEXT Sender: news@dale.ksc.nasa.gov Organization: NASA Date: Fri, 2 Sep 1994 14:36:19 GMT I have a SUN as our time server, running ntp, and I want to point my NeXT at it to get it's time. How do I do this? I can't seem to find it in the documentation. Thanks, O --------------------------------------- Oscar Brooks Internet: obrooks@dale.ksc.nasa.gov KSC-Mail: oscar.brooks.1@ksc.nasa.gov NASA, Mail Code: DL-DSD-24 Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 32899
From: jlr@core.ucl.ac.be (jlr) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.admin Subject: Re: UUCP problem on NEXTSTEP Date: 2 Sep 1994 15:44:57 GMT Organization: Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Distribution: world Message-ID: <347h9p$dt9@sci3.sri.ucl.ac.be> References: <344q56$7kv@sci3.sri.ucl.ac.be> I have the following problem with UUCP, between two NeXT computers. One is called next (you guessed right! :), the other one cortex: The connection process works well: the login prompt appears and is recognized, and the name and password are well sent. I assume therefore my L* files in /etc/uucp are correct. After the connection, I get the following messages (in uucico debug mode 9): |root next (9/1-16:43-1305) SUCCEEDED (call to next ) |imsg looking for SYNC< |\20> |imsg input<Shere=next\0 |Using \0 as End of message char |>got 10 characters |omsg <Scortex -Q0 -x9> |imsg looking for SYNC< |\20> |imsg input<ROK\0>got 3 characters |msg-ROK |Rmtname next, Role MASTER, Ifn - 5, Loginuser - root |rmesg - 'P' imsg looking for SYNC<\20> |imsg input<Ptfg\0>got 4 characters |got Ptfg |wmesg 'U' g |omsg <Ug> |send 073 |rec h->cntl 073 |send 061 |state - 01 |rec h->cntl 061 |send 053 |state - 03 |rec h->cntl 053 |state - 010 |Proto started g |protocol g |root next (9/1-16:43-1305) OK (startup cub 9600 baud) |*** TOP *** - role=MASTER |jlr next (9/1-16:43-1305) REQUEST (S D.cortexXtI70 X.cortexAtI73 jlr) |expfile type - 0, wrktype - S |wmesg 'S' D.cortexXtI70 X.cortexAtI73 jlr - D.cortexXtI70 0666 |send 0210 |rmesg - 'S' rec h->cntl 041 |state - 010 |rec h->cntl 0211 |send 041 |got SY |PROCESS: msg - SY |SNDFILE: |send 0221 |send 0331 |send 0341 |sent data 65 bytes 0.00 secs |rmesg - 'C' send 0221 |rec h->cntl 041 |Reack count is 1 |send 0331 |state - 010 |send 0221 |rec h->cntl 041 |Reack count is 2 |send 0331 |state - 010 |send 0221 |rec h->cntl 041 |Reack count is 3 |send 0331 |state - 010 |jlr next (9/1-16:44-1305) CAUGHT (SIGNAL 15) |send 0221 I guess from these messages that the protocol negotiation works well, and the first file is transfered. But right after that things mess up, and I don't see why. The UUCP system on NEXTSTEP is not hdb, it's organized in subdirectories. One computer is running NEXTSTEP release 3.0, the other one 3.2. Could it come from a different UUCP version? Thanks for any hint. Sebastien Bauer
From: colinj@us.itd.umich.edu (Colin (ol' blue eyes) Johnson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: bootp from non-netinfo machines Date: 2 Sep 1994 18:27:01 GMT Organization: University of Michigan ITD/User Services Message-ID: <347qpl$m7p@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu> Summary: Need to be able to serve bootp to NeXT from Sun workstation Keywords: bootp, NeXT, Residence, Resnet, netinfo We (the University of Michigan) are in the process of putting network connections into the Residence Halls. Out of roughly 200+ users I have one and only one NeXT. We are running bootp from Sun workstations and don't have a NeXT to run netinfo from. Ideally we would like the user to get his IP number from bootp so that if it has to change we won't have to manually change it on his machine. What I would like to know is if a NeXT is willing to get it's IP number from a bootp server that isn't running under netinfo? Can anyone help me out? -- Colin Eric Johnson | "If I repent of anything it is likely to be colinj@umich.edu | my good behavior" -Henry David Thoreau <A href="http://www.us.itd.umich.edu/users/colinj/"> A Must See </A>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Subject: Re: Slip problem In-Reply-To: dbora@ils.nwu.edu's message of 24 Aug 1994 04:03:35 GMT To: dbora@ils.nwu.edu (Donald Bora) Message-ID: <STEPHAN.94Sep1212012@rodion.muc.de> Sender: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Organization: Transmogrifiers Ltd. References: <33egqn$s9g@anaxagoras.ils.nwu.edu> Date: Thu, 1 Sep 1994 19:20:11 GMT >>>>> "DFB" == Donald Bora <dbora@ils.nwu.edu> writes: In article <33egqn$s9g@anaxagoras.ils.nwu.edu> dbora@ils.nwu.edu (Donald Bora) writes: DFB> I have just successfully setup slip and have run into a bit of a snag.. well DFB> I have installed the package as root and now slip commander claims that it DFB> cannot properly start the slip line (duioctl I think) becuase I am not the owner... I tried hcnaging the permissions in /usr/dialupip and /dev/dialup0 to 777 DFB> but nothing seems to have worked... any clues Donald, duictl must be run with the effective user id of root. This means the correct permissions are 4755 which gives `-rwsr-xr-x'. -^- However, you should NOT change the permissions of duictl but of SlipCommander.app/SlipCommander. If you want to control the SLIP line from a Terminal you can also change the slipup and slipdown scripts to mode 4755, although I do have to remind you that setuid shell scripts are a security hole. Stephan -- _______________________________________________________________________ Stephan Wacker stephan@rodion.muc.de [NeXTMail YES];
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: More questions! Popper/MS-Mail Gateway/ChameleonNFS 4.01 - perfect together? Message-ID: <CvIoLq.LG8@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: got ChameleonNFS on PCs, server is running 'popper'.... Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Fri, 2 Sep 1994 19:24:57 GMT ->> the question is!! Can chameleonNFS be directed to "talk" to the ->> PC which is running the mail gateway? ie, i don't need to use the ->> WfWG mail facility? ie, all PCs will be given their own IP number ->> and not need to rely upon the naming convention used by WfWG? ->> (since my workgroup will be spanning several buildings and many ->> miles, i'm concerned with how i'll get PCs in location one to ->> connect to the workgroup in location two). folks, the plot gets more and more interesting!! i installed a POP3 gateway on my NeXTSTEP server 'river', and lo and behold, email from a PC which is NFS'd off of river can get to the rest of the world! even better, MS-attachments sent via chameleon can be read by someone who is also using chameleon! wheee! however. if i send a MS-attachment to a PC whose user is running MS-Mail, the attachment is gibberish. why? i assume that this is because i haven't yet installed an MS gateway on one of the PCs off of river? and once i do this, any email which requires pop3 or smtp can be read on the PCs? am i missing anything here? thanx in advance, Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip Subject: More questions! Popper/MS-Mail Gateway/ChameleonNFS 4.01 - perfect together? Summary: got ChameleonNFS on PCs, server is running 'popper'.... Expires: References: <CvGzw5.LCJ@nntpa.cb.att.com> <CvH4v3.D5u@csn.org> Sender: Followup-To: Distribution: world Organization: AT&T Keywords: Cc: ->> the question is!! Can chameleonNFS be directed to "talk" to the ->> PC which is running the mail gateway? ie, i don't need to use the ->> WfWG mail facility? ie, all PCs will be given their own IP number ->> and not need to rely upon the naming convention used by WfWG? ->> (since my workgroup will be spanning several buildings and many ->> miles, i'm concerned with how i'll get PCs in location one to ->> connect to the workgroup in location two). folks, the plot gets more and more interesting!! i installed a POP3 gateway on my NeXTSTEP server 'river', and lo and behold, email from a PC which is NFS'd off of river can get to the rest of the world! even better, MS-attachments sent via chameleon can be read by someone who is also using chameleon! wheee! however. if i send a MS-attachment to a PC whose user is running MS-Mail, the attachment is gibberish. why? i assume that this is because i haven't yet installed an MS gateway on one of the PCs off of river? and once i do this, any email which requires pop3 or smtp can be read on the PCs? am i missing anything here? thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: jk@exnext.com (John Karabaic) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: workaround for PAS-16 on Gateway 2000 P5-90 Date: 2 Sep 1994 19:35:34 GMT Organization: Senco Products, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <347uq6$4cn@itserver.senco.com> This is an abridged copy of an email I sent to ask_next: NextAnswer 1158 (1158_Pro_Audio_Spectrum_16_Sound_Adapter.rtfd) mentions that the PAS might have trouble on IRQ 5 on some systems. We had a similar problem on the subject machine, but the sounds were not repeating infinitely, as the NA said, but only partly (like a skipping LP record). I did notice that they all seemed to skip in the exact same place, as far as my ear could tell. I changed the DMA channel from 7 to 0, and the problem went away. There were some pops in the sound which lessened when I changed the IRQ to 15 from 5. For those of you who are more PC-hardware-literate than I am, does the order of DMA channels matter? Those of you having sound card problems on other PC's might try this and report back... -- John S. Karabaic, jk@exNeXT.com, 513 825 6266, 513 825 0443 (fax) Senior Software Engineer, Vanguard Software Corporation Opinions expressed are mine, not Vanguard's or SENCO's
From: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: New messages in /usr/adm/messages -- what are these? Date: 2 Sep 1994 18:53:34 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara Distribution: world Message-ID: <347sbe$425@hub.ucsb.edu> Yesterday after logging out, the following stream of messages appeared in my /usr/adm/messages file. Nobody else was logged into the machine for the rest of the day. This is an 040 cube running 3.2. I have never seen most of these before in the three years this machine has been up. Could someone illuminate me as to the origin of these? Thanks! Sep 1 17:06:45 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Service WindowServer failed - deallocate Sep 1 17:06:45 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Service WindowServer failed - deallocate Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service WindowServer Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Service sound failed - deallocate Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Service sound failed - deallocate Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot kern_loader: removing server audio Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot kern_loader: removing server audio Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot kern_loader: Server audio deallocating Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot kern_loader: Server audio deallocating Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot mach: audio kernel server unloaded Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Service _NXAudioOut failed - deallocate Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Service _NXAudioOut failed - deallocate Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Service _NXAudioIn failed - deallocate Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Service _NXAudioIn failed - deallocate Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot kern_loader: Adding server with relocatable /usr/lib/kern_loader/Audio/audio_reloc Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot kern_loader: Adding server with relocatable /usr/lib/kern_loader/Audio/audio_reloc Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot kern_loader: Server audio linking relocatable "/usr/lib/kern_loader/Audio/audio_reloc" Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot kern_loader: Server audio linking relocatable "/usr/lib/kern_loader/Audio/audio_reloc" Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot kern_loader: Server audio loading Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot kern_loader: Server audio loading Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot mach: audio kernel server initialized Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service sound Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service _NXAudioIn Sep 1 17:06:46 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service _NXAudioOut Sep 1 18:00:05 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Service VISUSDAEMON_TTYDA failed - deallocate Sep 1 18:00:07 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Service XVISUSDAEMON_TTYDA failed - deallocate Sep 1 18:00:07 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service VISUSDAEMON_TTYDA Sep 1 18:00:09 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service XVISUSDAEMON_TTYDA Sep 2 07:00:03 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Service VISUSDAEMON_TTYDA failed - deallocate Sep 2 07:00:05 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Service XVISUSDAEMON_TTYDA failed - deallocate Sep 2 07:00:05 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service VISUSDAEMON_TTYDA Sep 2 07:00:07 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service XVISUSDAEMON_TTYDA Sep 2 09:14:21 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service WindowServer Sep 2 09:14:21 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service sound Sep 2 09:14:21 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service _NXAudioIn Sep 2 09:14:21 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service _NXAudioOut -- Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer Tel: (805) 893-8352 | Center for Computer Music Research and Composition Internet (NeXTMail ok): | University of California, Santa Barbara <doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu> | http://ccmrc.ucsb.edu/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: glen@prosoft.wimsey.com (Glen Biagioni) Subject: Re: su access Message-ID: <CvH3qq.42H@prosoft.wimsey.com> Sender: glen@prosoft.wimsey.com (Glen Biagioni) Organization: ProSoft Solutions, Inc. References: <1994Aug31.232849.2979@seer.demon.co.uk> Date: Thu, 1 Sep 1994 22:56:48 GMT In article <1994Aug31.232849.2979@seer.demon.co.uk> paul@seer.demon.co.uk (Paul Lynch) writes: > In article <Cv9G4r.DC0@prosoft.wimsey.com> glen@prosoft.wimsey.com (Glen > Biagioni) writes: > > In article <1994Aug27.094416.2246@seer.demon.co.uk> > paul@seer.demon.co.uk > > (Paul Lynch) writes: > > > In article <33i32q$prl@transfer.stratus.com> Marty Frongillo writes: > > > > Forgive me if this is a popular topic, but... > > > > > > > > The man page for su says that it can only be used by members of the > > > > "wheel" group. Is there any way to avoid this? > > > > > > No. > > > > I beg to differ. On 3.2 Black, at least, there are two su programs, > > su.wheel and su.nowheel. su is soft linked to su.wheel. Delete the > > link, and create a new one to su.nowheel. Bingo, traditional su. > > The default link is to su.nowheel: > > glass [/home/paul]-2% ls -l /bin/su* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 10 Jul 8 22:21 /bin/su -> su.nowheel@ > -rwsr-xr-x 1 root 6620 May 26 07:12 /bin/su.nowheel* > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root 6668 May 26 07:12 /bin/su.wheel* > > And the behaviour of su.wheel doesn't do what you think: > > An alternative implementation of su is in /bin/su.wheel. > This version, which is shipped without the setuid-root bit > turned on, allows users in the ``wheel'' group (group 0) to > su to ``root'' using either their own password or the root > password. > > Although this does depend upon what you you mean by 'traditional'. This > behaviour doesn't allow non-members of wheel to su, which was the original > question. > > Paul I stand (foot in mouth) corrected. -- Glen Biagioni glen@prosoft.wimsey.com (NeXTmail accepted)
From: dinse@catatac.niehs.nih.gov (Gregg E. Dinse) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs Subject: RDP exception on HP 712/80: a follow-up Date: 2 Sep 1994 20:54:45 GMT Organization: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Message-ID: <3483el$8qt@jeeves.niehs.nih.gov> Keywords: RDP, ethernet, HP Hello, Yesterday, I posted about a problem we were having with connecting our HP 712/80 (running NEXTSTEP) to the ethernet. ALMOST every time (but not quite a full 100%), the machine would hang very early in the boot sequence and I would have to actually pull the plug to regain control. We tried connecting the ethernet before booting, during booting and after booting, but had problems each way. The messages looked like: Raise RDP exception 6 code 1 subcode 18d968 Waiting for RDP connection... (Type 'c' to continue or 'r' to reboot) Today I called NeXT and they were not too helpful, in the sense that they claimed that they had never heard of a single instance of this problem. Well, I have heard from several people in less than 24 hours that have had the same sort of problem. Nevertheless, the guy at NeXT told me to try running SimpleNetworkStarter (which I don't think we had done before). I ran it and did not change anything (as all the fields seemed to be filled in with the correct values), but I then rebooted (with the ethernet plugged in during the whole boot sequence) and had no problems. I have not yet tried rebooting again. (I guess I did not want to push my luck!). I hope this is the solution I was looking for. Gregg Dinse 919-541-4931 dinse@catatac.niehs.nih.gov
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: ST43400N formatting to 1024byte sectors wanted Date: Fri, 2 Sep 1994 18:20:18 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <0iNuIWO00iV64_IqYE@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <1994Sep2.002957.27501@cs.sfu.ca> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.hardware: 2-Sep-94 Re: ST43400N formatting to .. by Melissa O'Neill@cs.sfu.c > On modern drives 1024 byte sectors may not necessarily mean more space. > It didn't on my Quantum drive, it wound up with indentical capacity (but, > obviously, half the number of sectors). Very true. I believe that all drives with "digital servo" actuators cannot be physically reformatted to 1024 byte sectors. Some will allow you to set the sector size to 1024, but they will actually just pair together two 512 byte sectors, thus giving no performance or space improvement. However, when you actually can change the physical sector size to 1024, you reduce the number of sector prologues and intra-sector gaps by 2, thereby resulting in more space, which is how 1024 byte sectors provide more space then 512 byte sectors if the drive can support them. And, of course, you get half the number of kernel traps to read a given amount of data (*), so you also get a performance increase with the larger sector size. ----------- (*) Unless your kernel/SCSI device driver reads more then one sector at a time, but I don't believe that NeXT's Mach kernel will do so. If it does, will someone (presumably from NeXT) please correct me, since this fact makes quite a difference as the 'tunefs' man page indicates: -a maxcontig This specifies the maximum number of contiguous blocks that will be laid out before forcing a rotational delay (see -d below). The default value is one, since most device drivers require an interrupt per disk transfer. Device drivers that can chain several buffers together in a single transfer should set this to the maximum chain length. -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | Spin CA-VBHY? After all, --------------------------------------------+ "You need your 100% US-RDA of AMS & normal mail: infidel+@cmu.edu | Vitamins A, C, L, and T...." NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | --semper ubi sub ubi--
From: bruce@brazil.psych.purdue.edu (Bruce Bresnahan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HP DAT Date: 2 Sep 1994 20:49:08 GMT Organization: Purdue University Distribution: usa Message-ID: <348344$hao@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> We have a GateWay 486/66 running NextStep 3.2 and are trying to get our DAT drive working. The drive is a HP 35470a. when I start the dump command it seems to access the tape drive (lights blink) but get a write error. wizard:/private/etc/DUMPS:1# /usr/etc/dump 1ubsdf 200 1500 15000 /dev/nrst0 /dev/sd2a DUMP: Date of this level 1 dump: Fri Sep 2 14:25:20 1994 DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch DUMP: Dumping /dev/rsd2a (/GregsGig) to /dev/nrst0 DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files] DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories] DUMP: estimated 300253 tape blocks on 1.20 tape(s). DUMP: dumping (Pass III) [directories] DUMP: Tape write error 1 feet into tape 1 DUMP: NEEDS ATTENTION: Do you want to restart?: ("yes" or "no") n DUMP: "Yes" or "No"? DUMP: NEEDS ATTENTION: Do you want to restart?: ("yes" or "no") no DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted. Has anyone got one of these drives working? Maybe you could give a poor NextStep rookie some hints. thanks in advance bruce Bruce Bresnahan, Internet: bruce@psych.purdue.edu Purdue University 1364 Psychological Sciences, Room B130 Phone: (317) 494-6867 West Lafayette, IN 47907-1364, USA FAX: (317) 496-1264
From: lim@telerobotics.jpl.nasa.gov (David Lim) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: auto direct maps for autonfsmount? Date: 03 Sep 1994 01:18:35 GMT Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Message-ID: <LIM.94Sep2181835@brian.jpl.nasa.gov> It seems that NeXTStep 3.2 does not support the auto.direct NIS maps that is present on Sun systems. Is there a workaround for this? Do any of the Public Domain automount programs solve this problem on NeXT?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: michael@mcnabb.com (Michael McNabb) Subject: Re: ISDN? Message-ID: <1994Sep2.170729.10577@mcnabb.com> Sender: michael@mcnabb.com References: <CvBH4E.1Gx@pdh.com> Date: Fri, 2 Sep 1994 17:07:29 GMT In article <CvBH4E.1Gx@pdh.com> dan@pdh.com (Dan Delany) writes: > Is there anything out there to allow a white box running 3.2 to communicate > via ISDN? > There is an ISDN "modem" made by ADTRAN, called the ISU 128. It should be usable from a serial port using the 16550 UART. I am considering getting a Pentium and using this box for an ISDN PPP connection to the net. I was going to use PSI's new InterRamp PPP/ISDN service, but they refuse to support people using it from a NeXT, even using Morningstar PPP (they do support the service used with a V.32 modem). I may try it anyway, but if anyone else gets this kind of connection going, I would love to hear about their configuration. ADTRAN, Huntsville, Alabama, 1.800.971.8090 Michael McNabb
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rpitt@sf.psca.com () Subject: disktab for DEC 3210S Drive Message-ID: <1994Sep1.174121.10262@sf.psca.com> Keywords: 2.1G Drive Sender: rpitt@sf.psca.com Organization: Paradigm Systems Corp.,San Francisco, CA Date: Thu, 1 Sep 1994 17:41:21 GMT Does anyone have a disktab for a DEC 3210S 2.1Gig Drive I keep getting this error: bootblock extends beyond front porch when I try to initialize it. Any help here? Thanks, -- R.J. rpitt@sf.psca.com
From: matthewm@sgate.com (Mike Matthews) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PNI - 21 byte ICMP packets work OK, but... Date: 3 Sep 1994 13:47:48 -0400 Organization: Southgate Internet Host Message-ID: <34acs4$jg@sgate.com> I'm a confused. Both MTUs are set up at 1006 bytes. This is reported by the remote end (a PNI 1.11 server) as such. regular pings don't work, although I see the lights on the modem flashing. ping hostname 13 works (21 byte ICMP packets). traceroute also works, presumably because it uses smaller packets. rpcinfo -p works across the link. But anything with substance.... The setup: a NeXTstation on the client side, with a Supra modem. PNI is coexisting with NXFax so I let NXFax handle the modem config (possible problem?). Dials a NeXT cube (both running 3.2 and PNI 1.11), either through a terminal server that is 8 bit clean and autoconnects to the cube, or through a direct line. Login goes fine. I sometimes see a lone runt packet error message. Usually I see nothing out of pnirun -debug. Both ends installed with Installer.app; rpc's all look fine and all that. What could possibly be causing this problem with "large" packets? I'm assuming that's what's at the root of my problems now. Routing is fine (server side is taking 199.168.200.1 [changed it from my previous post to try and track things down], client side is 199.168.201.1). I know that there are folks who have gotten farther than me out there. Has ANYONE else seen this odd behavior? Here's the relevant info for the client side configuration: set Config(pni:INTERFACE) pni0 set Config(pni:MTU) 1006 set Config(pni:ADDRESS) 199.168.201.1 set Config(pni:REMOTEADDRESS) 199.168.200.1 set Config(pni:NETWORKMASK) 255.255.255.0 set Config(pni:DEFAULT) 1 set Config(slip:MODE) SLIP set Config(tty:DEVICE) /dev/cufa set Config(tty:SPEED) 38400 set Config(tty:MODEMTYPE) supra set Config(tty:SERVERTYPE) pni set Config(tty:SERVERNAME) sgate set Config(tty:NUMBER) {xxx-xxxx} set Config(sgate:USERNAME) login-name set Config(sgate:PASSWORD) password stack PNI pni stack SLIP slip stack TTY tty tty debug 7 And the server: set Config(pni:INTERFACE) pni0 set Config(pni:MTU) 1006 set Config(pni:ADDRESS) 199.168.200.1 set Config(pni:REMOTEADDRESS) 199.168.201.1 set Config(pni:NETWORKMASK) 255.255.255.0 set Config(pni:DEFAULT) 0 set Config(slip:MODE) SLIP stack PNI pni stack SLIP slip stack TTY tty I've noticed in one of the SAMPLES files that thereis a slip:MTU setting too. Is there any way to see what a variable is set to for a running pnid? Does it have to do with pnitcl? I'd appreciate ANY help on this matter... -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Matthews, Mike_Matthews@sgate.com (NeXTmail accepted)
From: tx70104@sun3.lrz-muenchen.de () Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Appletalk not showing as option in "Create Printer" panel Date: 3 Sep 1994 18:47:49 GMT Organization: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Muenchen (Germany) Distribution: world Message-ID: <34agcl$9f5@sunserver.lrz-muenchen.de> References: <34560i$hjo@hub.ucsb.edu> doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) writes: >Our network has just become transparent to Appletalk protocol, and so I wish >to add our office printer (Laserwriter) to the printer list on my NeXT. But >when I open the Create New Printer panel, no matter what type of printer I >choose, I never have the option of selecting Appletalk in the Communications >menu. It only has "Serial" as an item, no others. Appletalk is enabled and >running (I can see the servers in /Net/Appleshare). >Is there another step in this process? [...] >Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer It looks like you use the NS3.0 AppleTalk package. Under NS > 3.0, you have to use the NS3.0 PrintManager to install an AppleTalk printer. It worked for me with NS3.2 (black). Matthias Rosenberger email: tx70104@sunmail.lrz-muenchen.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Netinfo FAQ Message-ID: <1994Sep3.143735.34567@hulaw1.harvard.edu> From: cello@mario.harvard.edu (Sean Anthony Varah) Date: 3 Sep 94 14:37:35 EDT Is there any sort of an FAQ for setting up a NeXT (Black or White) to run netinfo. SNS is driving me crazy. Am I nuts, or is this netinfo stuff kinda tricky? Any help is appreciated. Sean -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sean Varah Harvard Computer Music Studio cello@mario.harvard.edu NeXTMail Welcome - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: leon@toolcase.com (Leon Farfel) Subject: Workspace manager is slow , at least 2 crashes per day Sender: news@math.enmu.edu (The Garbage Heap) Message-ID: <1994Sep3.202014.22755@math.enmu.edu> Date: Sat, 3 Sep 1994 20:20:14 GMT Organization: Eastern New Mexico University, Department of Mathematical Sciences Keywords: PNI, next, 3.2, After series of upgrades of hardware and software on pc -based machine, ( so that it is hard to determine which one is causing the problem) we start to experience strange behavior on this system. It seems that Workspace manager sometimes is slower (much slower than it should be). I looked in ps -aux list,and there is nothing that would seems to be running out of control. System has Adaptec 1542C, PAS16 sound, CD-ROM NEC 3xp, 2 SCSI > 1G each ( so that the option on Adaptec is turned on for large drives), Tape Drive, Diff Converter, PNI 1.11, NeXTStep 3.2... It also crashes very often especially when producing system beep sounds on sound card ( removing of driver or sound card doesn't seem to solve the problem). Looks like something is seriously holding this system and when it is doing something a bit more difficult it may hang at any moment. The only thing that looks suspicious in /usr/adm/messages is this Sep 3 13:43:35 whitebox mach: ttyscc1: receive error 2 (-902) Sep 3 13:43:35 whitebox last message repeated 66 times Sep 3 13:45:01 whitebox mach: ttyscc1: receive error 2 (-902) Sep 3 13:45:04 whitebox last message repeated 37 times Sep 3 13:48:06 whitebox mach: receive error 2 (-902) Sep 3 13:48:06 whitebox mach: ttyscc1: receive error 2 (-902) I've got plenty of these messages. It looks like they connected to modem activity. Help! We ran out of clues. Will accept any ideas. (except pushing it off the cliff... I need this piece of equipment;-) thank you, all Leon. leon@ToolCASE.com -- NewsGrazer, a NeXTstep(tm) news reader, posting -- M>UQR=&8P7&%N<VE[7&9O;G1T8FQ<9C!<9FYI;"!4:6UE<RU2;VUA;CM]"EQM M87)G;#$R,`I<;6%R9W(Q,C`*7'!A<F1<='@U-C!<='@Q,3(P7'1X,38X,%QT M>#(R-#!<='@R.#`P7'1X,S,V,%QT>#,Y,C!<='@T-#@P7'1X-3`T,%QT>#4V M,#!<9C!<8C!<:3!<=6QN;VYE7&9S,CA<9F,P7&-F,"!!9G1E<B!S97)I97,@ M;V8@=7!G<F%D97,@;V8@:&%R9'=A<F4@86YD('-O9G1W87)E(&]N('!C("UB M87-E9"!M86-H:6YE+"`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`H('-O('1H870@=&AE(&]P M=&EO;B!O;B!!9&%P=&5C(&ES('1U<FYE9"!O;B!F;W(@;&%R9V4@9')I=F5S M*2P@5&%P92!$<FEV92P@1&EF9B!#;VYV97)T97(L(%!.22`Q+C$Q+"!.95A4 M4W1E<"`S+C(N+BX@270@86QS;R!C<F%S:&5S('9E<GD@;V9T96X@97-P96-I M86QL>2!W:&5N('!R;V1U8VEN9R!S>7-T96T@8F5E<"!S;W5N9',@;VX@<V]U M;F0@8V%R9"`H(')E;6]V:6YG(&]F(&1R:79E<B!O<B!S;W5N9"!C87)D(&1O M97-N)W0@<V5E;2!T;R!S;VQV92!T:&4@<')O8FQE;2DN($QO;VMS(&QI:V4@ M<V]M971H:6YG(&ES('-E<FEO=7-L>2!H;VQD:6YG('1H:7,@<WES=&5M(&%N M9"!W:&5N(&ET(&ES(&1O:6YG('-O;65T:&EN9R!A(&)I="!M;W)E(&1I9F9I M8W5L="!I="!M87D@:&%N9R!A="!A;GD@;6]M96YT+B!4:&4@;VYL>2!T:&EN M9R!T:&%T(&QO;VMS('-U<W!I8VEO=7,@:6X@+W5S<B]A9&TO;65S<V%G97,@ M:7,@=&AI<R!<"E-E<"`@,R`Q,SHT,SHS-2!W:&ET96)O>"!M86-H.B!T='ES M8V,Q.B!R96-E:79E(&5R<F]R(#(@*"TY,#(I7`I397`@(#,@,3,Z-#,Z,S4@ M=VAI=&5B;W@@;&%S="!M97-S86=E(')E<&5A=&5D(#8V('1I;65S7`I397`@ M(#,@,3,Z-#4Z,#$@=VAI=&5B;W@@;6%C:#H@='1Y<V-C,3H@<F5C96EV92!E M<G)O<B`R("@M.3`R*5P*4V5P("`S(#$S.C0U.C`T('=H:71E8F]X(&QA<W0@ M;65S<V%G92!R97!E871E9"`S-R!T:6UE<UP*4V5P("`S(#$S.C0X.C`V('=H M:71E8F]X(&UA8V@Z("!R96-E:79E(&5R<F]R(#(@*"TY,#(I7`I397`@(#,@ M,3,Z-#@Z,#8@=VAI=&5B;W@@;6%C:#H@='1Y<V-C,3H@<F5C96EV92!E<G)O M<B`R("@M.3`R*5P*22=V92!G;W0@<&QE;G1Y(&]F('1H97-E(&UE<W-A9V5S M+B!)="`@;&]O:W,@;&EK92!T:&5Y(&-O;FYE8W1E9"!T;R!M;V1E;2!A8W1I M=FET>2X@7`I<"EP*7`I(96QP(2`@(%=E(')A;B!O=70@;V8@8VQU97,N(%P* M7`I7:6QL(&%C8V5P="!A;GD@:61E87,N("AE>&-E<'0@<'5S:&EN9R!I="!O M9F8@=&AE(&-L:69F+BXN($D@;F5E9"!T:&ES('!I96-E(&]F(&5Q=6EP;65N M=#LM*5P*7`IT:&%N:R!Y;W4L(&%L;%P*3&5O;BY<"EP*;&5O;D!4;V]L0T%3 *12YC;VU<"@I]"F%N `
From: marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu (Marcus S. Day) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Macintosh File Support Date: 4 Sep 1994 01:44:22 GMT Organization: UCSD SOE Distribution: world Message-ID: <34b8pm$lh5@deadmin.ucsd.edu> References: <33tnct$n01@pith.uoregon.edu> In article <33tnct$n01@pith.uoregon.edu> smcgrew@theocean.uoregon.edu (Steven McGrew) writes: > I am having a problem.... > > > About 75% of the time I try to access a Macintosh Floppy Disk 1.4Meg > format my NeXT hangs.. COMPLETELY ...dead in the water. Each time I write > files to the disks. This is really starting to annoy me.... > > If you have any ideas please send me E-mail. I do not get to read news > much... > > Any Ideas.... > > -- > Steve > smcgrew@theocean.uoregon.edu I noticed the same thing. If there is a solution that doesn't cost money, I'd surely love to hear it! -M
From: wjs@crocodile.omnigroup.com (William Shipley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: SCSI disk Problems with Gecko (HP 712) Date: 3 Sep 1994 17:55:57 -0700 Organization: Omni Development, Inc. Message-ID: <34b5ut$3sc@crocodile.omnigroup.com> References: <347ae5$6jb@wave.aoml.erl.gov> Mark Powell writes: >We have 2 HP 712's running NS HPPA 3.2 Gamma with identical setups, 16mb >ram, 500 mb Quantum hard disk. We have had the same problem with each >system after trying to power off the system after it hung or after a user >did an unclean shutdown. >SCSI: id: 000011, lbolt: 0, bp:33b4dc, dev: 630, dev_type: (00) >Direct Access, ansi:2, rdf:2, tag:7f, cdb:28 00 00 00 02 90 00 00 04 00 >opcode: (28) bcount: 800,addr:15ca000, residual:800, status: (02) Check >Condition, >sense data: f0 00 03 00 00 02 90 0a 00 00 00 00 11 00 00 00 00 00 >error code: (70) Current Error >sense key: (03) Medium Error We had the exact same problem with our new Geckos, again with the Quantum drives. The person we spoke to at NeXT seemed to feel there was a problem with NEXTSTEP and the Quantum firmware. This did not show up in the beta program because HP used to ship its machines with a different drive. We have three Geckos; the two new ones with Quantum drives don't work and get the same errors you got, the old one with an HP drive works fine. We switched drives around, any Gecko with the HP drive works. In the end, we called HP to get our Quantums exchanged for some other type of drive. (We've also discovered our DEC drive doesn't work right.) Meanwhile, we took a couple of Barracudas and put them in the HPs, and that set everything right. Moral: If you buy a Gecko to run NS, you might have to swap its drive. NeXT does know about this problem, and I assume they're working night and day on it, as it's a major black eye. Not that I blame them too much; how would they know HP was going to change the Gecko around. (At Expo, one of the porting engineers at NeXT said that the HP drivers use every obscure feature that a SCSI drive advertises, unlike most drivers. This makes it faster, but also exposes a lot of bugs in badly written firmware. In fact, at that time the Seagate Barracudas didn't work, and he stated that the only drives they gauranteed to work with NS/HP were HP drives. Obviously, they've changed their minds about this, since Barracudas work under Gamma.) -Wil Shipley
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: Where to get Taylor UUCP for NeXTSTEP? Message-ID: <CvLvL6.2G5@nntpa.cb.att.com> Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Sun, 4 Sep 1994 12:48:42 GMT folks, i'd like to get a version of Taylor uucp for my server. does anyone know where i can get this? thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mark@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca (Mark Gregory Salyzyn) Subject: Re: Workspace manager is slow , at least 2 crashes per day Message-ID: <CvMF8y.JC9@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca> Keywords: PNI, next, 3.2, Organization: VE6MGS Gateway References: <1994Sep3.202014.22755@math.enmu.edu> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 1994 19:53:21 GMT leon@toolcase.com (Leon Farfel) writes: >sound card doesn't seem to solve the problem). Looks like something >is seriously holding this system and when it is doing something a bit >more difficult it may hang at any moment. The only thing that looks >suspicious in /usr/adm/messages is this >Sep 3 13:43:35 whitebox mach: ttyscc1: receive error 2 (-902) >Sep 3 13:43:35 whitebox last message repeated 66 times >Sep 3 13:45:01 whitebox mach: ttyscc1: receive error 2 (-902) >Sep 3 13:45:04 whitebox last message repeated 37 times >Sep 3 13:48:06 whitebox mach: receive error 2 (-902) >Sep 3 13:48:06 whitebox mach: ttyscc1: receive error 2 (-902) >I've got plenty of these messages. It looks like they connected to >modem activity. Yes, it is the famous broken SerialPorts driver, pick up the Mux serial driver (currently archived there at V1.4) at cs.orst.edu. Contact me for the V1.5 beta sources if you have no ftp access or have troubles with any of the finer bugs in V1.4 (RTS handshaking lockup, zmodem operation or 16450, but at least it doesn't lock up or crash the machine). Ciao -- Mark Salyzyn
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.mail.uucp,comp.mail.sendmail From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: sendmail segmentation fault, rmail exits 139 Message-ID: <CvMH4H.9GE@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: what's the underlying reason for this? Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Sun, 4 Sep 1994 20:33:52 GMT folks, after installing my POP3 gateway and adding some users, i noticed i was having some problems in receiving email my server, a machine which is running NeXTSTEP and is the master netinfo server. to be precise, email would get kicked by via uucp with the error: From nuucp Sun Sep 4 08:34 EDT 1994 >From uucp Mon Sep 5 08:31:47 1994 remote from river From: <river!uucp> To: hostara!btl Subject: uuxqt cmd (rmail btl ) status (signal 0, exit 139) and that was all the info!! 0 length xf* and qf* files were being left in /usr/spool/mqueue in addition. i'm running proxgate, btw, as my mail gateway. i tried the following: /usr/lib/sendmail btl and got back Segmentation fault so i figured, okay, my netinfo database for /etc/passwd might be corrupted (sendmail on NIS will weird out if the NIS maps are askew). i believe i reloaded everything fine, but the errors were still occuring. then i added all of river's users to /etc/aliases. that took care of any email sent to known users, but again, if one tries to send to a nonExistent person, one will get From river!uucp Sun Sep 4 16:23:11 1994 Date: Sun, 4 Sep 94 16:20:38 -0500 From: <river!uucp> To: goofy!btl Subject: uuxqt cmd (rmail lkjlkj ) status (signal 0, exit 139) now, if i try /usr/lib/sendmail nouser on a workstation off of river, no segmentation fault occurs, but no email gets bounced back. so obviously i'm still missing something. anyone have any ideas? thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: sendmail 'Service unavailable' - email to unknown users >/dev/null Message-ID: <CvMp1p.CCx@nntpa.cb.att.com> Followup-To: poster Summary: why? Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Sun, 4 Sep 1994 23:25:01 GMT folks, i've tracked down my sendmail problem to the following. after successfully compiling sendmail 8.6.9 on i386, i got rid of the Segmentation errors which were occuring when i tried /usr/lib/sendmail noname now, /usr/lib/sendmail noname returns (appropriately), noname... User unknown and there was much rejoicing. the problem now is, if someone sends email to a nonExistent user on my system, that email goes to /dev/null, and doesn't get bounced back with a Mailer-Daemon message. has anyone run into this before, and figured out the solution? if so, i'd be most obliged to hear of it... thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: SCSI disk Problems with Gecko (HP 712) Date: 4 Sep 1994 22:57:07 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Message-ID: <34djc3$s4@rosie.next.com> References: <347ae5$6jb@wave.aoml.erl.gov> <34b5ut$3sc@crocodile.omnigroup.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.5 Cc: In article <34b5ut$3sc@crocodile.omnigroup.com>, William Shipley <wjs@crocodile.omnigroup.com> wrote: > >NeXT does know about this problem > Please see NeXTanswer 1684_PA_RISC_Frequently_Asked_Questions.rtf. There's a section on this. Dan Grillo Premium Support Engineer NeXT Technical Support -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963 MIME, NeXTmail fine
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: petergun@vectrex.login.qc.ca (Stephane I. Matis) Subject: Color in Terminal ? Message-ID: <1994Sep4.191950.5150@vectrex.login.qc.ca> Organization: Compjutr Syntax Error Date: Sun, 4 Sep 1994 19:19:50 GMT Can Terminal use color ? What I mean is, can I use a piece of software compiled with Ncruses in color ('dialog 0.4' if you want to know) and see the results in Terminal ... or is it blind to suc things ? Otherwise, I assume that I need some configuration change, as in TERMCAP and such. Am I even close ? Thanks, Steph
From: cdb@xedoc.com.au (Cameron Bromley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Preventing some user logins Date: 5 Sep 1994 07:59:38 GMT Organization: Xedoc Software Development Pty Ltd Distribution: world Message-ID: <34ej5a$co8@yarrina.connect.com.au> References: <33gbaj$rkb@news.it.gvsu.edu> Dick Fedder (fedder@river.it.gvsu.edu) wrote: : I'm setting up a lab of HP machines running NeXTStep. These machines will : be NIS clients to an HP running HP-UX. The students who will use this lab : will have their home directories exported from the HP server. The students : who will not be using the lab do not have their home directories exported. : Both sets of students will be able to log into the HP server under HP-UX, : but only the first set should be able to log in from the NeXTStep lab : machines. If possible, I want to keep everyone in the same group. : I don't know if there is a better way, but I'm trying to locate a common : file that is executed for every user when he/she logs in, and put some : kind of a test in there. The .std files in /etc only seem to have effect : when running a terminal session. : I'm open to other approaches, suggestions...... The login application lets you do this (and other neat stuff). man loginwindow for details. Cam. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron Bromley cdb@xedoc.com.au Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd. Fax +61-3-696-6757 222 Park St., Phone +61-3-696-2490 South Melbourne VIC, 3206 Australia
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fxars@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu (Al Sparks) Subject: Re: non GUI Newsreader binaries for NeXT ? In-Reply-To: david@smobject.com's message of Sat, 27 Aug 1994 05:11:05 GMT Message-ID: <FXARS.94Sep5011749@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu> Sender: news@raven.alaska.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks References: <1994Aug23.212444.21996@scott.skidmore.edu> <1994Aug27.051105.17874@cs.uno.edu> Date: Mon, 5 Sep 1994 09:17:49 GMT >>>>> "D" == David Vazquez <david@smobject.com> writes: D> Get tin. It comes in the form of source code that can be D> compiled on for NeXTStep. D> -David Vazquez "david@smobject.com" D> Operator (root@dreams.skidmore.edu) wrote: : We are using the D> NeXT NewsGrazer with the nice GUI for reading a news feed : D> from another campus computer. Can anyone give me a pointer to D> a binary : that will still allow my NeXT to get a news feed D> from the other campus : computer but doesn't use the GUI (so I D> can read the news via a remote : login on the NeXT ...i.e. I D> can't get to the NeXT but want to run a "news : client" (i D> guess) on it to read the mail remotely. I loaded GNUS on ours because emacs was already on it (comes out of the box with NeXTSTEP 3.x and probably 2.x). GNUS was only an additional 2K of disk space. Now of course it comes with the Emacs.app written for NeXTSTEP, since that's version 19.x and automatically comes with GNUS. Nevertheless, emacs isn't for the faint of heart, so tin is probably a better choice. === Al
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fxars@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu (Al Sparks) Subject: Re: Netinfo FAQ In-Reply-To: cello@mario.harvard.edu's message of 3 Sep 94 14:37:35 EDT Message-ID: <FXARS.94Sep5013334@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu> Sender: news@raven.alaska.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks References: <1994Sep3.143735.34567@hulaw1.harvard.edu> Date: Mon, 5 Sep 1994 09:33:34 GMT >>>>> "S" == Sean Anthony Varah <cello@mario.harvard.edu> writes: S> Is there any sort of an FAQ for setting up a NeXT (Black or S> White) to run netinfo. SNS is driving me crazy. Am I nuts, or S> is this netinfo stuff kinda tricky? It can be, if you're doing it manually. SNS is the way to go if you're confused (and probably if you're not). You're probably making this harder than it is. === Al
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: img@aisb.ed.ac.uk (Ian Green) Subject: Help: how to make a boot floppy Message-ID: <CvnoqE.D8A@aisb.ed.ac.uk> Sender: news@aisb.ed.ac.uk (Network News Administrator) Organization: Dept AI, Edinburgh University, Scotland Date: Mon, 5 Sep 1994 12:15:49 GMT on a nextstation running NS 2.1... please email if you can help.. paranoid and don't have a boot floppy anymore. -ian
From: benedett@deis05.cineca.it (Arrigo Benedetti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PNI and Mail/News setup problems Date: 5 Sep 1994 07:59:01 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9409051258.AA07454@deis05.cineca.it> Hi. In these days I'm switching from a UUCP newsfeed to a SLIP internet provider. I've already installed the TranSys PNI and tested the SLIP connection from my NeXT cube running NS 3.2 and the internet provider. It just works. Now I'm going to configure Mail and News. 1. Mail Incoming mail is redirected to a ``mail host'', say modena.nettuno.it, which is different from my host, say cube.nettuno.it. My net provider told me that I can use either a POP client or sendmail to send/retrieve mail. I've grabbed PopOver from the archives and looked at it. It seems to me that it can retrieve mail messages from the host but not forward them. What I am missing ? Should I use a command line POP client ? If anyone recommending sendmail instead of POP has written a sendmail.cf file for a similar setup (which, I think, should be quite common these days) I'd like to see it. 2. News To save on phone bill I whish to get news in batches with INN. Has anyone set it up on NEXTSTEP? Any comments/suggestions are welcome. Regards, -Arrigo Benedetti -- Arrigo Benedetti e-mail: University of Bologna benedett@deis05.cineca.it Via S. Agata 11 41100 MODENA - ITALY phone: (home) + 39 59 224929 (office) +39 59 216688 (fax) +39 59 220727
From: benedett@deis05.cineca.it (Arrigo Benedetti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PNI and Mail/News setup problems Date: 5 Sep 1994 08:06:31 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9409051300.AA07478@deis05.cineca.it> Hi. In these days I'm switching from a UUCP newsfeed to a SLIP internet provider. I've already installed the TranSys PNI and tested the SLIP connection from my NeXT cube running NS 3.2 and the internet provider. It just works. Now I'm going to configure Mail and News. 1. Mail Incoming mail is redirected to a ``mail host'', say modena.nettuno.it, which is different from my host, say cube.nettuno.it. My net provider told me that I can use either a POP client or sendmail to send/retrieve mail. I've grabbed PopOver from the archives and looked at it. It seems to me that it can retrieve mail messages from the host but not forward them. What I am missing ? Should I use a command line POP client ? If anyone recommending sendmail instead of POP has written a sendmail.cf file for a similar setup (which, I think, should be quite common these days) I'd like to see it. 2. News To save on phone bill I whish to get news in batches with INN. Has anyone set it up on NEXTSTEP? Any comments/suggestions are welcome. Regards, -Arrigo Benedetti -- Arrigo Benedetti e-mail: University of Bologna benedett@deis05.cineca.it Via S. Agata 11 41100 MODENA - ITALY phone: (home) + 39 59 224929 (office) +39 59 216688 (fax) +39 59 220727
From: disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Connecting NeXTstation to Power Macintosh Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 5 Sep 1994 13:33:58 GMT Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA Message-ID: <34f6o6$f0m@news1.digex.net> References: <1994Aug26.105807.17405@jarvis.cs.toronto.edu> Anees S. Munshi (asm@eecg.toronto.edu) wrote: : I am looking for inexpensive solution (<$500 if possible) : to connect a Power Macintosh to a NeXTstation (thin-wire : and 10-baseT equipped) in order to be able to share files. Use NFS/Share from InterCon. It works flawlessly and has a list price of substantially less than $500. I used it in this model constantly, all day every day when I worked for them. FTP to ftp.intercon.com to get a demo. : your configuration, hardware + software, I had an '040 cube running 3.1, and a PowerMac 6100 with system 7.1 Pro. : and your experience about the reliability of the setup. Reliability? 100% of existing network reliability. If the network was down, it didn't work... otherwise, it did. David.
From: disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: More Mac->Next difficulty Date: 5 Sep 1994 13:57:12 GMT Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA Message-ID: <34f83o$f0m@news1.digex.net> References: <1994Aug22.034311.14409@saltwater.com> <1994Aug26.174559.590@westwerk.cube.de> Michael Burgstahler (mburg@westwerk.cube.de) wrote: : I know that only the LaserWriter 8.0 driver produces proper PostScript for : the Next printer driver but I couldn't figure out how to use InterPrint and : the LW8-driver together. InterPrint doesn't support the LaserWriter 8 driver. Period. David.
From: mudge@madwand.tiac.net (Mudge) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: /dev/cufa and modems... Date: 5 Sep 1994 18:01:39 GMT Organization: The Internet Access Company Message-ID: <34fme3$hq3@sundog.tiac.net> Alright... I finally broke down and put my black NeXT(040) on the network through a SL/IP connection (Mamakos' package). I have the next hooked up to a 14.4 ZOOM (yeah... I hate ZOOM modems too but it was all I had sitting around that was external) and the provider has a 14.4 modem on their end for me. Needless to say I'm trying to squeeze as much bandwidth as possible out of what I have. However, I can only get the modem to communicate through /dev/cua. Each time I try to set it up through /dev/cufa it hangs the modem. I've tried this with the modem RTS/CTS enabled and disabled with the same results. What am I doing wrong? mudge@madwand.tiac.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ijeff@ccs.carleton.ca Subject: Re: SCSI disk Problems with Gecko (HP 712) Content-Type: text/plain Message-ID: <ijeff.94Sep5143550@jasper.maeng> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <347ae5$6jb@wave.aoml.erl.gov> <34b5ut$3sc@crocodile.omnigroup.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 5 Sep 1994 19:35:50 GMT Wil Shipley writes: > NeXT does know about this problem, and I assume they're working night and > day on it, as it's a major black eye. Not that I blame them too much; > how would they know HP was going to change the Gecko around. (At Expo, > one of the porting engineers at NeXT said that the HP drivers use every > obscure feature that a SCSI drive advertises, unlike most drivers. This > makes it faster, but also exposes a lot of bugs in badly written firmware. > In fact, at that time the Seagate Barracudas didn't work, and he stated > that the only drives they gauranteed to work with NS/HP were HP drives. > Obviously, they've changed their minds about this, since Barracudas > work under Gamma.) > I think I was the one that posed the question to the engineers about disk performance. I haven't had a chance to do some seat time on the HP's and I wonder what the disk performance is like. I have this very dumb benchmark that I like to run on systems that basically writes an arbitrarily large file to disk. You define the file size in the header file ( I said dumb ) and run the program with time on a quiet system. like: time wtest > /tmp/wtest.dat time rtest < /tmp/wtest.dat I usually make the file size 12.5 MB for 16 MB systems and 25 or larger for systems with more memory in an attempt to flush any buffers that might get involved. I include it below for those interested. I would like to know what the results are like for any NeXTSTEP system. If you mail me a reply I will summarize if there is reasonable response. So far the best performance I have seen is on SGI machines running IRIX 4.05 against one of the new Seagate 10.8 GB disks (sorry I don't recall the model). It came out with around 3 MB/sec on a quiet system with 25 MB or larger files being written. I have yet to see performance greater than 1MB/sec writing and 1.5 MB/sec reading on a NeXTSTEP system. Please keep in mind that this is a reallly stupid benchmark and not typical at all of what you would normally do with a computer. I am only interested because, by times, I do some image manipulation and do this kind of sequential sucking and blowing of files :-) Here is the stuff uuencoded. tar'ed and Z'ed begin 644 io.tar.Z M'YV0:=Z\`$"PH,&#"!,J7,BPH<.'"$%(O%&C!@@`$B7:D'$Q(P@9-#IZ'`E# M8@T;,V38V!@CAHV,-&C$H($1HLV;.'/JW,FSI\^?0(,*'4K48<`7`5V@*<JT M:48;,45JY(@Q(TBI(T%R!'$RY4H9+2V:E#'#1LVF:-.J7<NVK=NW3$>0*6,F MC9LR((14,0("A8R3*F+``)E"@5RZ=O$:2<*DR)<I(`3#4*#@A0H0"?3R33,' M!!TT>.>DT8/WC1D084"(J6/&3!DY(!8W?@R"LV?0(-S4:2/F-0C3JEF[EM/Y MCIPT=.B4<>,"A(($5'#3>4,G#!L0==F$'HW7MD39CB%?UNR<LHH7"N"J7\^^ MO?OWZH\V";,&L7;X<)]&K3H5ZU7^(]$`PPTFH:12#13-$))&,:1T%GX01BCA MA!2V-\(00X#0`PACC-&``D,8P4001T"V80M/*/"$$$J8"((<RLU!APMO@'!' MC#.^H<`44@SA(HQER.C"&#;B."1E..K@T7SU98<7D#(6&20=Y:W8H@X),&D? M7B2@P*./*=3VAE*404D'EDFA\:*11#[7)89AOBDBB5/$J<*0$K50(PDJ4';C ME&B.J>:?0H[A)@IP@B#GB"7:B2<(>BK:IP)C:!>&&SH\)T<;:TXI991=6EDG M9166:NJI/AUEYI"H,J5?2`!NY!^L(UE50TE<;71###+(<,,-+YGTJPP/MFKL ML<@FN]X(=E5:QUP@\"`C&6GZ8%BS;#R+EPAIBD!9&V'8A4)A>U!6JT1V49G& M#@J<RR$:8<"6T6IF;*%9%^Q2UNZY9KPA!PII]`###FGP`-YC!*^P0ICENNNN M'&6$008*,+!`+PN:I9"ONWTHT#&?CT;*IY]))I#FIS,:FL";0\2)Z)R-2AKR MGI-6&C&FFG)J)LJ*HB!J8>DI*_30$!Y%:,I$]_0J5K("^)^[*<50H*^\^EK# M#!DAN&NQ27?M]===7^N&L]!*2P>U@EK+[-C90LNMH-XJ`*ZXY)I[;KJUL>ON M&/#**Q&]]NZ%K[[N]OMOP`,7K%G""P=7;QI=]'!"&"=LS*^_``M,L,&,A<<X MP_LZ/))QR)6!0@P6LX;Q7AK;76O'';_,:)TR$PDIS939?&FF"6S::91']_PS MJ6`7;_SQR">O_/+,-^_\\]!'+_WTU%=O_?789Z_]]MQW[_WWX(<O_OCDEV_^ )^>BGK_[Z[.L$ ` end
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.mail.sendmail,comp.mail.uucp From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: SOLVED - uucp unknown host Message-ID: <Cvo7B8.9Hx@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: sendmail8.6.9, ruleset tweaking Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Mon, 5 Sep 1994 18:57:08 GMT folks, now i know why national holidays exist - it's to give system administrators some extra time to spiffy up their machines. :-) earlier this week, i had posted a request for help for the following situation - email which went to machine!user failed, while email sent to user@machine worked swimmingly. here's what i did to fix it. 1.) got and compiled sendmail8.6.9 . that compiled with no trouble at all! alas, the original machine!user problem still existed. well, hey, hopefully at least this version of sendmail doesn't have the |daemon hole.... 2.) ran /usr/lib/sendmail -bt this throws sendmail into a debug method, and shows how the rulesets manipulate headers. i found that the parsing was failing on: R<@$=V.uucp>:$+ $#uucp $@$1 $:$2 @host.uucp:... R$+<@$=V.uucp> $#uucp $@$2 $:$1 user@host.uucp R<@$-.uucp>:$+ $#error $:Never heard of UUCP host $1 R$+<@$-.uucp> $#error $:Never heard of UUCP host $2 so i commented out those last two lines. and things worked again, both machine!user and user@machine. i'm also running Proxima as my smtp gateway on my hostname, btw. now all i have to do is verify my PC email connectivity so anyone anywhere on PC on my system can read any MS attachment, and i can finally enjoy the holidays. :-) a data point, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: vlainer@keyst.tuwien.ac.at (Volker Lainer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: postscript-file including Japanese fonts Date: 5 Sep 1994 20:25:03 GMT Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria Message-ID: <34fuqv$m6a@news.tuwien.ac.at> We use a NeXT with NeXTSTEP V3.2J. We have got jdvi2kps and dvi2ps (Japanese version). We can generate postscript-files that correctly refer to the Japanese display-postscript-fonts installed in our NeXT. This works fine on our local 300dpi-printer. However, we would like to print several thousand pages (a special Japanese-English compound dictionary) on another postscript-printer. This other printer is very fast and has much higher resolution, but cannot be connected to our local network and has no Japanese fonts. So we would like to produce a postscript-file containing the complete Japanese fonts used in the text of this file. We believe this should be possible since the NeXT contains those Japanese fonts. Instead of just referring to the fonts, is there any possibility to include the postscript-fonts themselves into the postscript-file? We do not want to use the 24dot fonts nor the DNP fonts also available for jTeX (We are using jlatex - ASCII version V1.7/TeX C Version 2.99). The reason is that the latter seem to still use the pre-1990 JIS codes. Additionally, the quality of the NeXT-fonts is much better. If you could give us a hint on how we could achieve this, we would be very obliged. Please send your reply to vlainer@keyst.tuwien.ac.at Thank you very much in advance. Volker Lainer, Technical University of Vienna
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schwett@netcom.com Subject: Is FSP available for NS/i? Message-ID: <schwettCvoF9M.Mqu@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Mon, 5 Sep 1994 21:48:58 GMT Hi. Does anyone knew of a location for FSP sources or binaries for NeXTStep/Intel? Thanks, Mark Schwettmann -- schwett@netcom.com, schwett@soda.berkeley.edu, schwett@uclink.berkeley.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (Willem van Schaik) Subject: Re: 1.3 Conner Message-ID: <1994Sep5.114449.16970@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> Sender: news@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (USENET News System) Organization: Philips Communications & Processing Services, Eindhoven References: <344n8e$p61@gamera.umd.edu> <344v76$e66@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> Date: Mon, 5 Sep 1994 11:44:49 GMT takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) writes: >In article <344n8e$p61@gamera.umd.edu> argon@starburst.umd.edu (James >Lang) writes: >> I have a 1.3 Gig Conner but Nextstep/I will only let me use 1.0 Gig's. >is >> there a way around this? >I thought the limitation was 2 GB, and that over this size you have to >manually partition and format the drive (per some NextAnswer). There is >no 1 GB limit to my knowledge, and I am using the same Conner 1.3 GB drive >on my black hardware with no troubles. >-- Todd Takken As far as I remember, the limit for black is 2GB and for white 1 GB. Willem -- W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philips TASS schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: ?NS/FIP PC MBR - how to UNinstall Message-ID: <CvosLz.EIx@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <345mg0$5i4@gamera.umd.edu> Date: Tue, 6 Sep 1994 02:37:11 GMT Michael F. Santangelo (mike@starburst.umd.edu) wrote: : Is there a utility out there (or in the NS/FIP installation) to UNinstall : the MBR program that allows dual-residency between NeXTstep/FIP and DOS : (the program that prompts you if you want to boot dos or nextstep on powerup)? : Thanks! : -- : -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- : Mike F. Santangelo, Dept. Head-Computer & Network Systems, UMCEES/CBL Solomons : * MYST: May be the first interactive artifact to suggest that a new art * : + form may well be plausable, a kind of puzzle box inside a novel + In DOS, you can use the undocumented "FDISK /MBR" to wipe out the boot manager. If you're deleting the partitions to use the whole disk for NeXTSTEP, you can use NeXT's fdisk -removePartitioning option. Read the man page for fdisk. --Chris Chris Saldanha | "Stay Alive. Carleton University (Comp. Sci) | Sixty-Five Grand. chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | Feed the hole." csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) | -Jack Grimaldi, Romeo is Bleeding
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: stefano@galileo.pr.net.ch (Stefano Unternaehrer) Subject: Programming with shells Message-ID: <Cvo6Ky.GM@galileo.pr.net.ch> Keywords: Shells Sender: stefano@galileo.pr.net.ch (Stefano Unternaehrer) Organization: Galileo Software - Tenero - Switzerland Date: Mon, 5 Sep 1994 18:41:22 GMT Sorry for these 3 FAQs: - Which shell languages are available by default in NeXTStep? - Which is the most powerful between these languages? - Which is the best manual for programming with this language? Thank you in advice! Stefano -- Stefano Unternaehrer NeXTStep Software Developer Casa Manuela - 6598 Tenero Switzerland - Europe phone: +41 93 673 073 fax: +41 93 673 064 NeXTmail: stefano@galileo.pr.net.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: paul@seer.demon.co.uk (Paul Lynch) Subject: Re: CDROM filesys export to a PC impossible Message-ID: <1994Sep5.231312.958@seer.demon.co.uk> Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk Organization: P & L Systems References: <CvD2Es.t2@sphinx.gun.de> Date: Mon, 5 Sep 1994 23:13:12 GMT In article <CvD2Es.t2@sphinx.gun.de> oliver@sphinx.gun.de (Oliver Bonk) writes: > Hi, > > I tried to export a CDROM filesystem (mounted on a NeXT) to my PC. > There I was able to mount the filesystem via PCNFS. > It is possible to make a DIR-command und change dirs, but it is NOT > possible to access any file!!! Bug in PC-NFS, I reckon. I had the same problems; couldn't access NeXT, but could access an HP-UX system (this is for any file system, not just CD). Several other people have reported the same problem on the SunSoft forum on Compuserve with various versions of Unix interacting with PC-NFS 5.1. I reported the problem to both Sun and NeXT. No dice, so far. Please mail me any solutions. Paul -- Paul Lynch P & L Systems (NeXTmail) paul@seer.demon.co.uk Tel: (0494)671501 9 Stable Lane, Seer Green, Fax: (0494)680228 Bucks, HP9 2YT, UK
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Programming with shells Date: 6 Sep 1994 03:43:10 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Message-ID: <34goge$26k@rosie.next.com> References: <Cvo6Ky.GM@galileo.pr.net.ch> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Keywords: Shells Versions: makemail 2.5 Cc: In article <Cvo6Ky.GM@galileo.pr.net.ch>, Stefano Unternaehrer <stefano@galileo.pr.net.ch> wrote: > >Sorry for these 3 FAQs: > >- Which shell languages are available by default in NeXTStep? >- Which is the most powerful between these languages? >- Which is the best manual for programming with this language? 1. NeXT will ship sh, csh, and zsh in NEXTSTEP 3.3. zsh is new for 3.3. 2. It really depends on what you need to do. I tend to use sh, expect, perl, c or obj-c depending on the task. csh is my shell. 3. The man pages are the first place to check. I know there are books on sh and csh. I don't know of any books for zsh. --Dan -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963 MIME, NeXTmail fine
From: croehrig@celegans.psych.ubc.ca (Chris Roehrig) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Maintaining duplicate copies of a filesystem (how to synchronize?) Date: 6 Sep 1994 14:27:07 GMT Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada Message-ID: <34hu7r$2go@cs.ubc.ca> Before I go reinventing the wheel, does anyone know of any software for maintaining two copies (a "master" and a "remote") of a filesystem or directory tree? I have a NeXT at home as well as at work, and I want my account to be duplicated on both, but any changes made to one be automatically updated on the other. I'm looking for something I can run in my .logout script, by cron, or something. My home machine is connected via SLIP, and I certainly don't want to do an NFS mount across it. Thanks, -- Chris Roehrig (croehrig@celegans.psych.ubc.ca) Invertebrate Learning Group, University of British Columbia, Canada
From: thangiah@samuel.cpsc.sru.edu (Sam R. Thangiah) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Printer problem: KYOCERA F-1010 Date: 6 Sep 1994 14:51:13 GMT Organization: East Stroudsburg University, Pennsylvania Message-ID: <34hvl1$s5s@jake.esu.edu> Hi, I am trying to use a Kyocera F-1010 laser printer for my class to print their program using a NeXT computer system. As it does not support postscript format, everytime I send a file out to be printed, it seems to be sending out the postscript commands along with it. Is thery any way that one can print just text using the printer. I would appreiciate it if you could send the information to me by e-mail. thanks in advance, .. Sam ------------- Sam R. Thangiah Associate Professor/Director Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Laboratory Computer Science Department Slippery Rock Univeristy Slippery Rock PA 16057 thangiah@samuel.cpsc.sru.edu
From: lakanen@otto.cmr.fsu.edu (Sarah Phillips) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PC->cube?? Date: 6 Sep 1994 15:05:00 GMT Organization: Florida State University Message-ID: <34i0es$bdd@mailer.fsu.edu> I have a cube. My roommate has a PC. Can we net these together? If we can, can he print on my NeXT printer? -- ======================================================================== Peter Lakanen | I AM CLUB DJ. I AM A RE-MIXER. I USE A NeXT. lakanen@cmr.fsu.edu | ARE THERE ANY OTHER DJ's OR MUSIC INDUSTRY PEOPLE (904) 877-0305 | OUT HERE? PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANX.------------- ========================================================================
From: otto@tukki.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs Subject: Re: Mounting CD-ROMs permanently? Date: 6 Sep 1994 17:13:33 +0300 Organization: University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Sender: otto@network.cc.jyu.fi Message-ID: <OTTO.94Sep6171323@tukki.jyu.fi> In article <OTTO.94Aug29191448@tukki.jyu.fi> otto@tukki.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela) writes: > The usual method of using CD-ROMs is that you log in and then insert > the disk, which then is automatically mounted and becomes available on > your desktop. Once you log out, the disk is unmounted and ejected. > > How would one make a disk (like a shareware collection) permanently > mounted, so that a normal user would not be able to eject it and it > would be available on the machine (like, for NFS export) even when > no-one is logged in? Thank you to everyone who responded, but... it ain't working. The suggestion given by virtually everyone was to manually mount the CD-ROM disc into a given directory, the device being either sd2a or sd2h (not really sure which is which, for example automount seems to use sd2h for ISO 9660 discs). The system is supposed to request that a disc be inserted and then mount the one you give it. Here's what happens... I start giving out commands: jybox.jyu.fi# mount -r -t cfs /dev/sd2a /msdos mount: /dev/sd2a on /msdos: Invalid argument mount: giving up on: /msdos jybox.jyu.fi# mount -r -t cfs /dev/sd2h /msdos mount: /dev/sd2h on /msdos: Invalid argument mount: giving up on: /msdos jybox.jyu.fi# mount -t cfs /dev/sd2h /msdos mount: /dev/sd2h on /msdos: Invalid argument mount: giving up on: /msdos At this point I decide that maybe it doesn't like the "cfs" filesystem type. jybox.jyu.fi# mount -r /dev/sd2h /msdos mount: /dev/sd2h on /msdos: Invalid argument mount: giving up on: /msdos At this point I do get a prompt to insert a disc, but when I do so, it seems to decide it doesn't like it, no mount is done. I can eject the disc with the eject front panel button. jybox.jyu.fi# mount -r /dev/sd2a /msdos mount: /dev/sd2a on /msdos: I/O error mount: giving up on: /msdos And now, the drive just gives I/O error whatever I do. I have to reboot the machine to get the kernel to recognize the drive again for automount. What is going on here? -- /* * * Otto J. Makela <otto@jyu.fi> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */ /* Phone: +358 41 613 847, BBS: +358 41 211 562 (V.32bis/USR-HST,24h/d) */ /* Mail: Cygn.k.7 E 46/FIN-40100 Jyvaskyla/Finland, ICBM: 62.14N 25.44E */ /* * * Computers Rule 01001111 01001011 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
From: otto@tukki.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs Subject: cmsg cancel <OTTO.94Sep5034616@tukki.jyu.fi> Control: cancel <OTTO.94Sep5034616@tukki.jyu.fi> Date: 6 Sep 1994 17:13:48 +0300 Organization: University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Sender: otto@network.cc.jyu.fi Message-ID: <OTTO.94Sep6171346@tukki.jyu.fi> -- /* * * Otto J. Makela <otto@jyu.fi> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */ /* Phone: +358 41 613 847, BBS: +358 41 211 562 (V.32bis/USR-HST,24h/d) */ /* Mail: Cygn.k.7 E 46/FIN-40100 Jyvaskyla/Finland, ICBM: 62.14N 25.44E */ /* * * Computers Rule 01001111 01001011 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
From: dcl@panix.com (David Lambert) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: Fiend "no more processes" bug FIXED! (probably...:-) Date: 6 Sep 1994 11:13:39 -0400 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <34i0v3$eht@panix.com> Hi. Well, after my last request for info, several people sent me some dumps of their process tables and some other info. In addition, I finally witnessed this problem first hand. I found that the number of process entries was not really increasing that dramatically, nor even the number of threads. However, every time I could get a look at the process table, it showed another "ps" process that Fiend had spawned via a "popen()". So I had a look at the relevant section of code (yet again), and finally discovered a mistake (I like to think it was a typo...:-). As I mentioned, I use "popen()" to get the process table info. As anyone who can Read-The-F***ing-Manual knows, this _must_ be followed by a "pclose()" to close the file descriptor and do the necessary "wait()" for process termination and associated cleanup. Well, I was doing an "fclose()" instead. The patch (below) will remedy this mistake, and this is very likely to fix the problem. I say "very likely" because I discovered this problem on Friday, then left town for the weekend and did not get a chance to test it thoroughly. All I can say is that I haven't been able to reproduce the bug since I applied this patch. If people are still having the same problems after the application of the patch, I would like to hear about it. Thanks also to Maravendra_Thankur@NeXT.com and vaughan@pangea.com who independently discovered and submitted the fix. (patch included below) - David C. Lambert dcl@homer.uu.panix.com IMPORTANT NOTE: If you try to save this patch by cutting/pasting/saving from Edit.app, it may well fail, because the pasteboard will change the tabs in the indentation to spaces. What should work is if you simply save this message from your newsreader, then use the saved file as the input to patch. Of course, it is a one line (one character, even) change, so you could just find the "fclose(pfile)" in IconView.m, line 158 (or so) and change it to a "pclose(pfile)" and avoid any of these difficulties. ---------------------------------> CUT HERE <--------------------------- *** Fiend/IconView.m Tue Sep 6 09:44:00 1994 --- Fiend.new/IconView.m Fri Sep 2 16:22:01 1994 *************** *** 155,161 **** atom = NXUniqueString(appName); [processTable insertKey:(const void *)atom value:(void *)pid]; } ! fclose(pfile); return self; } --- 155,161 ---- atom = NXUniqueString(appName); [processTable insertKey:(const void *)atom value:(void *)pid]; } ! pclose(pfile); return self; } ---------------------------------> CUT HERE <---------------------------
From: arunc@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Arun Chandra) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Micropolis 1.7 gig drive not ready Date: 6 Sep 1994 15:26:20 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <34i1ms$j0p@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> I have a NeXTStation running NS3.1, with an external 1.7gig Micropolis drive on SCSI 2. This drive has worked fine for about 6 months. Now, when booting, I get the message "Waiting for drive to come ready", after which the drvie never "comes ready". A few times, I've been able to turn off the NeXT, then turn it back on, and the drive is then ready. This no longer works. Are there any suggestions as to what the cause of the problems might be, or what the solution might be? Thanks, Arun Chandra arunc@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu -- Arun Chandra arunc@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Lt Terry A Wilson USAF <twilson@afit.af.mil> Subject: Has anyone ever gotten NeXT Step to run on a PC? Message-ID: <1994Sep6.152048.2397@afit.af.mil> Keywords: install NeXTSTEP Gateway DPT SCSI IDE Sender: news@afit.af.mil Organization: Air Force Institute of Technology Date: Tue, 6 Sep 1994 15:20:48 GMT I'm trying to get NEXT Step running on my Gateaway 486 PC and am having complete nightmares. I have a 486DX33 with 8 meg of ram, two IDE hard drives (one for NEXT and the other for DOS/WINDOWS). I have a DPT2021/95 ISA SCSI-II controller and a toshiba 3401 SCSI CD-Rom. The IDE drives are run from an IDE controller. I also have a SoundBlaster 16 with a SCSI-II interface built in. I think I worked all of the IRQ and DMA problems out. but things are still not working. I boot from a floppy and install NEXT from the CD-ROM. Everything seems to work fine, it askes me which drive to install NEXT STEP on and then fornats and install the minisytem. It then tells me to remove the floppy and press return to continue the installation. I do and the machine reboots and I get the following messages: boot: boisread error 0x2 @ 0, C:0 H:0 S:0 boisread error 0x2 @ 0, C:0 H:0 S:0 boisread error 0x2 @ 0, C:0 H:0 S:0 boisread error 0x2 @ 0, C:0 H:0 S:0 boisread error 0x2 @ 327615, C:325 H:0 S:15 boisread error 0x2 @ 327615, C:325 H:0 S:15 boisread error 0x2 @ 327615, C:325 H:0 S:15 boisread error 0x2 @ 327615, C:325 H:0 S:15 Config file "/usr/Devices/System.config/Default.table" not found System config file 'System' not found boot: Has anyone else installed NeXTSTEP on a Gateway machine with the DPT SCSI card? or had simliar problems?
From: delisle!mikel (Michael Lemire) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: DNS Date: 6 Sep 1994 17:48:58 GMT Organization: Minnesota Regional Network Message-ID: <34ia2b$n0b@cedar.mr.net> Keywords: DNS Is anybody out there using DNS with named? I have tried to set this up but it does not seem to want to stay running. I am a novice and any help would be great.
From: Beatriz@lslsun5.epfl.ch (Beatriz Ocampo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: FAQ abaut RTF Format ? Date: 6 Sep 1994 17:51:23 GMT Organization: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Sender: Beatriz@lslsun5 (Beatriz Ocampo) Distribution: world Message-ID: <34ia6r$oh1@disuns2.epfl.ch> Somebody knows where I can find the technical information about the RTF format or if is possible to find a FAQ of this document format ? Thanks in advance Beatriz Ocampo PLEASE to Respond at : Beatriz@lslsun.epfl.ch
From: stufduff@albion.unmc.edu (Sean W. Duffy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Has anyone ever gotten NeXT Step to run on a PC? Date: 6 Sep 1994 21:59:32 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA Message-ID: <34ioo4$38l@netserv.unmc.edu> References: <1994Sep6.152048.2397@afit.af.mil> Keywords: 3.2 BOOT INSTALL In article <1994Sep6.152048.2397@afit.af.mil> Lt Terry A Wilson USAF <twilson@afit.af.mil> writes: [snip] It just may not be possible (NOT)! You might need 16MB ram later but that's not your problem now. What I think the problem is has to do w/two IDE's. NeXT thinks it's writing a 'boot block' on the master IDE drive, but my guess is that you're installing it on the slave. That's no big deal, but you'll have to boot off the floppy for a while. What you need is some UNIX brain who can tell you the name of the device which represents the IDE hard drive and use it like this: Boot the floppy. When it says boot: type in the name they give you eg: boot: xxx()mach_kernel where xxx is the unix device name. You should get to the right device to boot from to complete the install. After the install in complete you'll need to do some really scary stuff to write a dual boot block on the master IDE drive so that you can boot either way w/o the floppy stuff. If this helps, lemme know & I'll see what else is doable! Sean (I did WHAT?) Duffy stufduff@albion.unmc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schwett@netcom.com Subject: Drag service error, Mail from "LocalHost" Message-ID: <schwettCvqE4q.53F@netcom.com> Keywords: workspace error console drag internet mail localhost Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Tue, 6 Sep 1994 23:19:37 GMT I've got two problems I was hoping someone might know how to help me with: 1) Quite frequently, while I'm in the WorkSpace moving files around the pointer begins behaving very oddly, as if I've got the button down or something - generally the icon for the last file I clicked on starts appearing wherever I click, and the system lags quite a bit until it just resolves itself somehow. In the console, I get this: Sep 7 15:23:43 Workspace: Drag service protocol error. Sep 7 15:23:58 Workspace: Drag service protocol error. Sep 7 15:24:07 Workspace: Drag service protocol error. Sep 7 15:27:34 Workspace: Drag service protocol error. Sep 7 15:27:42 Workspace: Drag service protocol error. 2) When I use my SLIP connection, people get mail from schwett@localhost... instead of schwett@differencengine... The proper name is displayed in the login window, and in terminal prompts, and mail addressed to schwett@differencengine... arrives just fine. talk, telnet, ftp, news, and so on, all work fine to differencengine... In the HostManager.app "differencengine" is an alias for the localhost. Is this incorrect? Thanks! (Please reply to schwett@netcom.com) Mark Schwettmann -- schwett@netcom.com, schwett@soda.berkeley.edu, schwett@uclink.berkeley.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: vqueved@nssnext.calstatela.edu (Victor Quevedo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SyQuest Drives Date: 7 Sep 1994 02:35:36 GMT Organization: Information Resources and Technology Message-ID: <34j8to$sj9@nic-nac.CSU.net> Does anyone have any experiences with the SCSI SyQuest 270MB drive on a NeXTstation (Black) hardware. I am runnig out of diskspace and need to get something that I mihgt be able to use on Black/White/White(with DOS/WIN). How easy is it to use the SyQuest Drives? -- Victor R. Quevedo vqueved@nssnext.calstatela.edu NeXTMail Welcome
From: xinwei@otter.Stanford.EDU (Sha Xin Wei) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: AFS Date: 7 Sep 1994 02:42:13 GMT Organization: Stanford University Message-ID: <34j9a5$epk@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> What's the current compatibility story between AFS and NS 3.2? We're stuck with NS 3.0 because our Kerberos login programs don't work with NS 3.2. -- Xin Wei Stanford University Stanford CA 94305-3090
From: Hal.Varian@umich.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: AFS Date: 7 Sep 1994 03:42:54 GMT Organization: University of Michigan - College of Literature, Science, and TheArts Distribution: world Message-ID: <34jcru$nlv@controversy.math.lsa.umich.edu> References: <34j9a5$epk@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> In article <34j9a5$epk@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> xinwei@otter.Stanford.EDU (Sha Xin Wei) writes: > > > What's the current compatibility story between AFS and NS 3.2? > We're stuck with NS 3.0 because our Kerberos login programs don't work > with NS 3.2. > I don't use the Kerberized login panel, but just use klog. I haven't had any troubles with AFS and NS3.2 (except for the standard fscking after a reboot). --- Hal.Varian@umich.edu Hal Varian voice: 313-764-2364 Dept of Economics fax: 313-764-2364 Univ of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1220
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <34jcoo$hqm@news.acns.nwu.edu> Control: cancel <34jcoo$hqm@news.acns.nwu.edu> Date: 7 Sep 1994 03:41:33 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL USA Distribution: usa Message-ID: <34jcpd$hqn@news.acns.nwu.edu> <34jcoo$hqm@news.acns.nwu.edu> was cancelled from within trn. -- Jerry S. Weiss j-weiss@nwu.edu Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois %SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire
From: nevis@storm.CS.ORST.EDU (Bryon Nevis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video Subject: Difficulty getting high resolution modes working with ATI GUP Date: 7 Sep 1994 06:12:03 GMT Organization: Computer Science Department, Oregon State University Message-ID: <34jljj$gki@engr.orst.edu> I have an Amax Impression 5 5528G (1280x1024 NI, 15") monitor, and an ATI GUP, and I am having trouble getting it to work with the high resolution modes of my monitor. Before installing NextStep 3.2, I was running Linux, and I was able to get 1120x832 and 1280x1024 modes running well. With NeXTStep, however, I seem to be running into difficulty. The only high resolution color mode that seems to work well is 1024x768x60Hz, which is far, far, below the capabilities of my monitor or my GUP. I was able to port the following mode from my Xconfig (ATIModes.c shown here): /* 1120 x 832, 68Hz, noninterlaced. */ static const ATI_CRTCSetup ATI_crt_1120_75 = { /* Custom mode, 100MHz clock, 75Hz refresh */ 1120, 832, 191, 0x8B, 145, 20, 1746, 0x67F, 0x681, 2, 0x23, 0x0600, 0, /* 1120, 832, 0xAB, 0x8B, 0x91, 0x0C, 0x6C8, 0x67F, 0x681, 0x06, 0x23, 0x062C, 0,*/ }; This is an 1120x832 75Hz refresh (I customized the driver so that it knew it was 75Hz, but that didn't help). Anyway, this mode works excellent at 8 bits per pixel, but in 15 BBP mode, I get this strange effect on my screen. Think of the horizontal bar IBM logo, where every third bar is shifted over to the right 2 cm. So, for instance, the tip of the arrow cursor is shifted, the wider part is in the correct palce, the beginning of the tail is shifted, the end of the tail is in the correct spot. And the specific effect depends on where you are on the screen, but things seem to be distorted semi-regularly. For the login window, the effect is that some of the gray on the left side of the box overflows into the white textfield, in a small band about, say 8-10 pixels tall. Text typed into the window is distorted similarly. The 1280x1024 x 8 bpp x 60Hz mode needed to be changed because my monitor needs positive sync polarity, and the supplied driver specifies negative sync polarity. But once I changed it, the screen was centered like under XFree-86, but unlike in XFree-86, I observed the "sparkle" effect that Commodore 64's had, where writing to the video memory while it was being read caused brief horizontal streaks across the screen. Except in my case, the streaks/blips are worse as information content got higher (the more windows on the screen, or the more text in the window, the worse the effect). Additionally, there was a fury of distortion whenever there was disk access. This never happened with XFree-86. Any ideas what is going on here? Why would something work at 8BPP, but fail to operate correctly at 15BPP. Why would disk activity cause distortion on the screen at the highest video mode (110 MHz)? -- _****** Bryon Nevis (nevisb@ucs.orst.edu) | Y ICBM: 44 34' 7" N / 123 16' 24" W (to nearest second) /-=-I USNAIL: 155 NW Kings Blvd, Corvallis, OR 97330-5579 o (*) WISDOM: He's dim, Jed.
From: eric@whyanext.com (Eric Schwartz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Configuring routing on a NeXTstation Date: 7 Sep 1994 09:05:14 GMT Organization: Portal Communications (service) Message-ID: <34jvob$8qe@news1.svc.portal.com> I have a NeXT on the net with a registered class C network, with a few machines connected (successfully) via Ethernet. I have a route for the subnet in my routing table, but when I run 'routed', it doesn't seem that the 198.92.128.0 route is being broadcast to my service provider. What else is involved with getting packets to and from the attached machines to go through my working gateway? Thanks, Eric whyanext# netstat -rn Routing tables Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Interface 198.92.128.1 127.0.0.1 UH 5 80822 lo0 156.151.6.17 198.92.128.1 UH 0 13712 slip0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 4 27979 lo0 default 156.151.6.17 UG 1 59359 slip0 198.92.128 198.92.128.1 U 33 20091 en0 whyanext#
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: roo@nx1.westminster.ca.us (Oscar S. Alonso) Subject: UUCP performance. Message-ID: <CvrD8F.1sG@nx1.westminster.ca.us> Keywords: UUCP Sender: root@nx1.westminster.ca.us (Oscar S. Alonso) Organization: Oscar S. Alonso Software Enginnering. Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 11:57:51 GMT While reviewing /usr/spool/uucp/SYSLOG I noticed that incomming data was running about 1/2 the speed of outgoing data. I have NeXTStep V3.2(intel) running with a ZyXEL (U1496B) V.32bis/V,42bis modem and got the following data rates: Effective buad rate TX: 14100 RX: 6800 Does any one know why? Oscar S. Alonso <root@nx1.westminster.ca.us> -- NewsGrazer, a NeXTstep(tm) news reader, posting -- M>UQR=&8P7&%N<VE[7&9O;G1T8FQ<9C!<9FUO9&5R;B!#;W5R:65R.WT*7&UA M<F=L,3(P"EQM87)G<C$R,`I<<&%R9%QT>#$S-#1<='@R-C@X7'1X-#`S,EQT M>#4S-S9<='@V-S(P7'1X.#`V-%QT>#DT,#A<='@Q,#<U,EQT>#$R,#DV7'1X M,3,T-#!<9C!<8C!<:3!<=6QN;VYE7&9S,CA<9F,P7&-F,"!<"E=H:6QE(')E M=FEE=VEN9R`O=7-R+W-P;V]L+W5U8W`O4UE33$]'($D@;F]T:6-E9"!T:&%T M7`II;F-O;6UI;F<@9&%T82!W87,@<G5N;FEN9R!A8F]U="`Q+S(@=&AE('-P M965D(&]F(&]U=&=O:6YG7`ID871A+B`@22!H879E($YE6%13=&5P(%8S+C(H M:6YT96PI(')U;FYI;F<@=VET:"!A(%IY6$5,7`HH53$T.39"*2!6+C,R8FES M+U8L-#)B:7,@;6]D96T@86YD(&=O="!T:&4@9F]L;&]W:6YG7`ID871A(')A M=&5S.EP*7`I%9F9E8W1I=F4@8G5A9"!R871E(%18.B`@,30Q,#!<"B`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@4E@Z("`@-C@P,%P*7`I$;V5S(&%N>2!O;F4@:VYO M=R!W:'D_(%P*7`I/<V-A<B!3+B!!;&]N<V]<"CQR;V]T0&YX,2YW97-T;6EN 0<W1E<BYC82YU<SY<"@I]"B!3 `
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: /dev/cufa and modems... Message-ID: <1994Sep7.020336.864@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <34fme3$hq3@sundog.tiac.net> Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 02:03:36 GMT In article <34fme3$hq3@sundog.tiac.net> mudge@madwand.tiac.net (Mudge) writes: ... }~ Needless to say I'm trying to squeeze as much bandwidth as possible }~ out of what I have. However, I can only get the modem to communicate }~ through /dev/cua. Each time I try to set it up through /dev/cufa it }~ hangs the modem. I've tried this with the modem RTS/CTS enabled and }~ disabled with the same results. }~ }~ What am I doing wrong? Mudge, Check your cable. Odds are you have a Mac or other not-exact cable for what you're trying (and properly, from the looks of your description) to do. Compare the actual electrical characteristics with those given in the "zs" man page for 68040<->modem.... NeXT 68040 to Modem Cable Mini-Din RS-232 1 (DTR) 20 (DTR) 2 (DCD) 8 (DCD) 3 (TXD) 2 (TXD) 4 (GND) 7 (GND) 5 (RXD) 3 (RXD) 6 (RTS) 4 (RTS) 8 (CTS) 5 (CTS) Odds are that you have no connection between 8-5, 6-4, or both. Note that there are differences of opinion as to whether the 4-7 ground should be terminated on both ends. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail and MIME mail welcome
From: pom@katrin.imsd.uni-mainz.DE (Prof. Dr. Klaus Pommerening) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: duplicate IP address!! sent from ethernet address ... Date: 7 Sep 1994 13:58:00 GMT Organization: Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz, Germany Message-ID: <34kgt8$844@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de> The above message appears at the console of a newly installed Intel NeXT, where the given ethernet address is unknown to me. Unfortunately my system hangs and has to be rebooted. By the way this doubious message also appears during the boot process but apperently without any consequences. Is there someone who has an idea as to what's going on? And how to bypass the problem? -- Klaus Pommerening Institut fuer Medizinische Statistik und Dokumentation der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitaet D-55101 Mainz, Germany
From: ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: 2048 byte sector disks Date: 7 Sep 1994 15:24:33 GMT Organization: UCLA Microcomputer Support Office Message-ID: <34klvi$pq4@news.mic.ucla.edu> I understand that NeXTanswers indicates that 1024 byte sectors work, although one cannot boot from a 1024byte sector disk on Intel machines. I will try this on a Seagate ST43400N later, using the sdformat utility on the net. Has anyone run NS/FIP with 2048 byte sectors? Does it improve speed/access? How does one tweak disk -i for such performance? (I guess it depends on whether the FFS can grab sectors in 2048 byte chunks.) Any advice would be appreciated. Ivo Welch ivo@128.97.74.50 = next.agsm.ucla.edu Asst Prof of Finance iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu AGSM at UCLA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: tykalj@il.us.swissbank.com (Jim Tykal) Subject: Configuration Management Message-ID: <1994Sep7.152938.20270@il.us.swissbank.com> Sender: root@il.us.swissbank.com (Operator) Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation CM&T Division Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 15:29:38 GMT I'm in the process of evaluating configuration management/version control tools for the NeXT environment. So far, all I've seen are UNIX tools such as RCS, CVS, etc. Does anyone know of any more sophisticated tools out there? I've had extensive experience with ClearCase in a Sun environment, but it isn't available for NeXT. Is there anything close? Thanks in advance for your help! Jim Tykal Swiss Bank Corporation
From: otto@tukki.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: duplicate IP address!! sent from ethernet address ... Date: 7 Sep 1994 18:49:04 +0300 Organization: University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Sender: otto@network.cc.jyu.fi Message-ID: <OTTO.94Sep7184900@tukki.jyu.fi> References: <34kgt8$844@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de> In-reply-to: pom@katrin.imsd.uni-mainz.DE's message of 7 Sep 1994 13:58:00 GMT In article <34kgt8$844@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de> pom@katrin.imsd.uni-mainz.DE (Prof. Dr. Klaus Pommerening) writes: > The above message appears at the console of a newly installed Intel NeXT, > where the given ethernet address is unknown to me. Unfortunately my system > hangs and has to be rebooted. By the way this doubious message also > appears during the boot process but apperently without any consequences. It means that you have your machine set up to an incorrect IP adress, _or_ that your local network is _seriously_ corrupted with lots of delayed echos coming back at your machine. I suggest you get in touch with your network administrator who will probably be getting gray hairs from attempts to use machines which have not been set up properly on the network. To change the machine's IP address, boot it without attaching it to the net. Signed, a (slightly) grayed network administrator. -- /* * * Otto J. Makela <otto@jyu.fi> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */ /* Phone: +358 41 613 847, BBS: +358 41 211 562 (V.32bis/USR-HST,24h/d) */ /* Mail: Cygn.k.7 E 46/FIN-40100 Jyvaskyla/Finland, ICBM: 62.14N 25.44E */ /* * * Computers Rule 01001111 01001011 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: duplicate IP address!! sent from ethernet address ... Date: 7 Sep 1994 16:35:31 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <34kq4j$t4l@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <34kgt8$844@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de> In article <34kgt8$844@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de> pom@katrin.imsd.uni-mainz.DE (Prof. Dr. Klaus Pommerening) writes: >The above message appears at the console of a newly installed Intel NeXT, >where the given ethernet address is unknown to me. Unfortunately my system >hangs and has to be rebooted. By the way this doubious message also >appears during the boot process but apperently without any consequences. > >Is there someone who has an idea as to what's going on? And how to bypass >the problem? I had that happen to me once, when a Mac user decided to use one of our NeXT's IP addresses without going through the IP address assignment procedure of our campus. So, either someone else is using your IP address, or you are using someone else's on the subnet. I don't know an easy way to find the location of the offending machine. Ethernet address can be used to identify the manufacture of the machine or the ethernet card. It's hard to track down if it's a PC because there are so many cheap no name ethernet cards, but the following my be of help in locating the offending machine: Mac Ethernet card (Apple?) 0:40:10:xx:xx:xx Everex 6:1:88:xx:xx:xx HP 8:0:9:xx:xx:xx (JetDirect) Intel 0:aa:0:xx:xx:xx (EtherExpress) NeXT 0:0:f:xx:xx:xx Silicon Graphics 8:0:69:xx:xx:xx Sun 8:0:20:xx:xx:xx Ungermann-Bass 0:dd:0:xx:xx:xx Unknown PC Ethernet card 2:60:8c:xx:xx:xx LocalTalk/Ethernet boxes 0:80:d3:xx:xx:xx 8:0:89:xx:xx:xx Router (by unknown manufacturer) 0:0:93:xx:xx:xx --- If the address you get in the message matches any of the above, go around the building looking for the offending machine. It is still possible that your NeXTs' NetInfo config server is set up to assign IP addresses automatically, and some of the addresses in the range set for this mechanism are already being used. Try on a working NS machine: % nidump -r machines / | head -10 name = machines; assignable_ipaddr = (<starting IP address>, <last IP address>); ... and see the range is correct. -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Telephone: (510) 642-6440 Fax: (510) 642-3323 (NeXT & MIME mails welcome.)
From: soward@slow.inslab.uky.edu (John Soward) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Has anyone ever gotten NeXT Step to run on a PC? Date: 7 Sep 1994 17:56:15 GMT Organization: University of Kentucky Computer Center Message-ID: <34kurv$5ng@convex.cc.uky.edu> References: <34ioo4$38l@netserv.unmc.edu> Date: Wed, 7 Sep 94 13:50:04 EDT From: soward (To: stufduff@albion.unmc.edu (Sean W. Du#################################################################### Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!lrz-muenchen.de!informatik.tu-muenchen.de!zib-berlin.de!zrz.TU-Berlin.DE!netmbx.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!news.unt.edu!hermes.oc.com!internet.spss.com!feenix.metronet.com!icc_lab!news From: bwalters@bozell.com Subject: Re: SyQuest Drives Message-ID: <1994Sep7.223718.28739@bozell.com> Sender: news@bozell.com Nntp-Posting-Host: neuromancer Reply-To: bwalters@bozell.com Organization: Bozell, Jacobs, Kenyon & Eckhardt, Inc. References: <34j8to$sj9@nic-nac.CSU.net> Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 22:37:18 GMT Lines: 36 In article <34j8to$sj9@nic-nac.CSU.net> vqueved@nssnext.calstatela.edu (Victor Quevedo) writes: > Does anyone have any experiences with the SCSI SyQuest 270MB drive on a > NeXTstation (Black) hardware. I am runnig out of diskspace and need to > get something that I mihgt be able to use on Black/White/White(with > DOS/WIN). How easy is it to use the SyQuest Drives? > > -- > Victor R. Quevedo > vqueved@nssnext.calstatela.edu > NeXTMail Welcome 270 MB Syquest, NO but 44 and 88 MB Syquest yes. Ihave used both 44 and 88 MB Syquest drives on both Black and Intel hw. 1) Hook up the drive with the SCSI ID set to an appropriate number for your system Caution many PC controllers require sequential numbering with no gaps 2) Turn it on with a cartridge in the drive and boot into NeXTSTEP. 3) Log in and you will see a very large Mac floppy of 44 or 88 MB that you can drag and drop to and from all day. You can format a new cartridge to be NeXT, Mac, or PC format but generally I leave it Mac so that it's easy to exchange data with Mac computers. Also remember to never hit the eject button on the Syquest drive or you're toast, always eject as you would an Optical Disk or Floppy on a NeXT. This also works best on NeXT Black boxes. -- Bruce Walters | bwalters@bozell.com
From: buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Formatting drives without BuildDisk... Date: 8 Sep 1994 01:15:13 -0700 Organization: The Marshmallow Peanut Circus Message-ID: <34mh6h$7sq@samsara.circus.com> References: <34lore$6qs@tusol.cs.trinity.edu> In article <34lore$6qs@tusol.cs.trinity.edu>, Greg Gerard <ggerard@CS.Trinity.Edu> wrote: >What is the least painful method for adding a new drive to a running >NS system? Should I use disk, newfs, or what? What does BuildDisk really >do for you? Also, how do I mount a dos partition? Bring the system down. Hook up the new drive, making sure there are no SCSI address conflicts, the SCSI bus is terminated properly, etc... also, make sure the new drive has a higher SCSI address than the one you're booting from. (If you're indeed doing SCSI...) Bring the system back up and log in. If the drive is not readable, you will get an alert panel that asks if you want to initialize it. Say yes and give the drive a label name. Let it work. Presto. At this point, you can either let the Workspace mount the drive automagically, which makes the files on it writeable by whoever is on the console at the time, or you can add a mount entry to /etc/fstab to mount the disk at boot time. On my black hardware with an external disk, the active part of my /etc/fstab looks like the following: /dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1 /dev/sd1a /slack 4.3 rw,noquota 1 2 This makes my external drive appear as the /slack directory. Getting really fancy, I moved both /LocalApps and /NextLibrary to /slack and made symbolic links in / to point to the new locations (/slack/LocalApps and /slack/NextLibrary). This freed up some extra space on the internal drive... If you are using IDE... if you're adding a second IDE drive, I don't know just what happens offhand when you hook things up. if you've got one IDE and one SCSI drive the SCSI drive will be sdo and the IDE drive would be hd0. Workspace will generally detect DOS partitions and mount them, but you can also mount them with something like "mount -t msdos /dev/sd0b /dos_crud" where of course change sd0b and dos_crud to proper devices and mount points... BuildDisk is for generating bootable systems... generally you only want to use it when you want to make a bootable drive without pulling out the CD. It's basically just for installation... for adding extra storage it's not what you want. >thanks, >greg Hope this helps clear the fog a little... -Adam -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ Work = Adam_Beeman@NeXT.COM // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone //
From: gary@esl.com (Gary Merrick) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: will this drive work? Date: 8 Sep 1994 11:56:41 GMT Organization: ESL Inc., a TRW Company Message-ID: <34mu5p$7m5@gatekeeper.esl.com> Please help! I've got a Fujitsu M2694ESA (1 Gbyte) to use as a replacement drive on my '040 cube. But for some reason, after installing a system on it using build disk, and setting the SCSI id to 0, the system refuses to boot. The error message is this: sc: unexpected msg SCSI unexpected msg (and repeats) Anybody have an idea what this is, and how I can fix it? Any help would be MUCH appreciated. thanks, Gary
From: phowell@beast.gly.uky.edu (Paul Howell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: making talk work with Suns Date: 8 Sep 1994 12:48:23 GMT Organization: University of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences Message-ID: <34n16n$jj6@s.ms.uky.edu> Anybody have suggestions? I can establish "talk" sessions fine with other Next machines, but talking to suns gives me trouble. Some can contact me but they don't receive my replies nor my attempts to initiate. Our local next god suggests that the suns have old versions of talk, so i am trying to get the sun sysadmins to check into that. Any other suggestions from the world? - Paul.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: NeXT hardware not turning off properly Message-ID: <1994Sep8.101529.1143@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <34l8ne$mh2@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 10:15:29 GMT In article <34l176$a0a@newstand.syr.edu> mcnichol@khan.syr.edu (Brendan T. }~ McNichols) writes: }~ }~ > We are having a problem with a 25MHz mono slab here. When I }~ > try to power it off using the power key, it appears to get }~ > partway through the shutdown process and then hangs, showing }~ > just a black screen. The only way I have been able to shut }~ > this machine down is to do command-command-~ to bring up the }~ > rom monitor and do an ungraceful shutdown from there. What does a root login (or su) shutdown -p report? Are there processes which are insisting on a delayed power-off and refusing to die? Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: UUCP performance. Message-ID: <1994Sep8.102149.1201@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <1994Sep7.195819.5344@afs.com> Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 10:21:49 GMT In article <1994Sep7.195819.5344@afs.com> Michael_Pizolato@afs.com (Michael Pizolato) writes: }~ Oscar S. Alonso writes }~ >While reviewing /usr/spool/uucp/SYSLOG I noticed that incomming }~ >data was running about 1/2 the speed of outgoing data. I have }~ >NeXTStep V3.2(intel) running with a ZyXEL (U1496B) V.32bis/V,42bis }~ >modem and got the following data rates: }~ > }~ >Effective buad rate TX: 14100 }~ > RX: 6800 }~ > }~ >Does any one know why? We had problems with a networked mailhost with LONG packet delays over their mailhost-to-server link. Switching from 'g' to 'f' protocol (changing the L.sys device entry from DIR to PAD, when it can't find an X.25 device with /dev/cuf[ab], it drops to DIR but retains the lightly block-checked protocol) using a v.42bis connection made an ENORMOUS difference. You should *not* force 'f' protocol unless you have an "error free" link, because 'f' protocol does minimal by-file checking, whereas 'g' checksums dinky packets, handshaking on each. To do what we did... 1. in L-devices, duplicate the "DIR" entry you're using with all parameters the same, except make it a "PAD" entry. 2. in L.sys, change the DIR to PAD on that link AND set your modem init strings to hang up if you don't get an error-free connection, rather than defaulting to "direct". Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author bruce@TotSysSoft.com NeXTmail(tm) and MIME mail welcome
From: andreas@dworkin.wustl.edu (Andreas D. Bovopoulos) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: help! NeXT printer is not activated during reboot Keywords: printer Message-ID: <88642@dworkin.wustl.edu> Date: 8 Sep 94 14:39:17 GMT Followup-To: poster Organization: Washington University St. Louis, MO Yesterday after a power outage I rebooted my Next workstation. The workstation came up just fine, but towards the end of the booting process I noticed the following messages on the screen: ------------------------- No printer infor error:0 No printer infor error:0 Boostrap check-in error :1103 ---------------------------------- The printer didn't get activated during the booting process. Do you have any suggestions on what the problem might be and how I could go about solving it? I thank you very much in advance for any help you may be able to provide me. Plese send you help messages to abovopou@chipcom.com Thank you very much, Andreas D. Bovopoulos Principal Engineer Chipcom Corporation 118 Turnpike Road Southborough, MA 01772-1886 tel:(508) 490-5602 fax:(508) 490-5873 e-mail:abovopou@chipcom.com
From: es@es.fr.stratus.com (Eric_Stumpp) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Looking for SLIP or PPP on NS3.2 Intel Date: 8 Sep 1994 15:00:07 GMT Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA Message-ID: <34n8tn$ebu@transfer.stratus.com> I'm Looking for SLIP or PPP on NS3.2 Intel or something so. Does anyone know of any more sophisticated tools ? Thanks in advance for your help! Eric Stumpp NeXT Mail: es@fr.stratus.com Technical Support VOS Mail: Eric_Stumpp@vos.stratus.com Customer Service T l phone: 331 41 20 37 05 Stratus Computer SA 55, Avenue des Champs Pierreux 92024 Nanterre - France -- NewsGrazer, a NeXTstep(tm) news reader, posting -- M>UQR=&8P7&%N<VE[7&9O;G1T8FQ<9C!<9G-W:7-S($AE;'9E=&EC83M<9C%< M9G1E8V@@4WEM8F]L.WT*7&UA<F=L,3(P"EQM87)G<C$R,`I<<&%R9%QT>#4S M,UQT>#$P-C=<='@Q-C`Q7'1X,C$S-5QT>#(V-CA<='@S,C`R7'1X,S<S-EQT M>#0R-S!<='@T.#`S7'1X-3,S-UQF,%QB7&DP7'5L;F]N95QF<S(T7&9C,%QC M9C`@22=M($QO;VMI;F<@9F]R(%-,25`@;W(@4%!0(&]N($Y3,RXR($EN=&5L M(&]R('-O;65T:&EN9R!S;RY<"EP*"EQP87)D7'1X,%QT>#$V,#!<='@S,C`P M7'1X-#@P,%QT>#8T,#!<='@X,#`P7'1X.38P,%QT>#$Q,C`P7'1X,3(X,#!< M='@Q-#0P,%QT>#$V,#`P7'1X,3<V,#!<='@Q.3(P,%QT>#(P.#`P7'1X,C(T M,#!<='@R-#`P,%QT>#(U-C`P7'1X,C<R,#!<='@R.#@P,%QT>#,P-#`P7&9C M,%QC9C`@1&]E<R!A;GEO;F4@:VYO=R!O9B!A;GD@;6]R92!S;W!H:7-T:6-A M=&5D('1O;VQS(#\*7'!A<F1<='@U,S-<='@Q,#8W7'1X,38P,5QT>#(Q,S5< M='@R-C8X7'1X,S(P,EQT>#,W,S9<='@T,C<P7'1X-#@P,UQT>#4S,S=<9F,P M7&-F,"`@"EQP87)D7'1X,%QT>#$V,#!<='@S,C`P7'1X-#@P,%QT>#8T,#!< M='@X,#`P7'1X.38P,%QT>#$Q,C`P7'1X,3(X,#!<='@Q-#0P,%QT>#$V,#`P M7'1X,3<V,#!<='@Q.3(P,%QT>#(P.#`P7'1X,C(T,#!<='@R-#`P,%QT>#(U M-C`P7'1X,C<R,#!<='@R.#@P,%QT>#,P-#`P7&9C,%QC9C`@7`I<"@I<<&%R M9%QT>#!<='@Q-C`P7'1X,S(P,%QT>#0X,#!<='@V-#`P7'1X.#`P,%QT>#DV M,#!<='@Q,3(P,%QT>#$R.#`P7'1X,30T,#!<='@Q-C`P,%QT>#$W-C`P7'1X M,3DR,#!<='@R,#@P,%QT>#(R-#`P7'1X,C0P,#!<='@R-38P,%QT>#(W,C`P M7'1X,C@X,#!<='@S,#0P,%QF8S!<8V8P(%1H86YK<R!I;B!A9'9A;F-E(&9O M<B!Y;W5R(&AE;'`A7`I<"@I<<&%R9%QT>#4R,%QT>#$P-C!<='@Q-C`P7'1X M,C$R,%QT>#(V-C!<='@S,C`P7'1X,S<R,%QT>#0R-C!<='@T.#`P7'1X-3,R M,%QF8S!<8V8P($5R:6,@4W1U;7!P"0D)"0D)"4YE6%0@36%I;#H@97-`9G(N M<W1R871U<RYC;VU<"E1E8VAN:6-A;"!3=7!P;W)T"0D)"0E63U,@36%I;#H@ M17)I8U]3='5M<'!`=F]S+G-T<F%T=7,N8V]M7`I#=7-T;VUE<B!397)V:6-E M"0D)"0E4W6S=<&AO;F4Z(#,S,2`T,2`R,"`S-R`P-5P*4W1R871U<R!#;VUP M=71E<B!305P*-34L($%V96YU92!D97,@0VAA;7!S(%!I97)R975X7`HY,C`R E-"!.86YT97)R92`*7&8Q7&(P("T@"EQF,%QB($9R86YC90I]"G5X `
From: pom@katrin.imsd.uni-mainz.DE (Prof. Dr. Klaus Pommerening) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SOLUTION: duplicate IP address!! sent from ethernet address ... Date: 8 Sep 1994 10:16:13 GMT Organization: Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz, Germany Message-ID: <34mo9d$s9o@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de> References: <34kgt8$844@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de> In article <34kgt8$844@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de> pom@katrin.imsd.uni-mainz.DE (Prof. Dr. Klaus Pommerening = me) writes: # The above message appears at the console of a newly installed Intel NeXT, # where the given ethernet address is unknown to me. ... There was indeed a PC user in our net that had configured his IP address without asking for the latest list of free addresses. So the problem is solved. Thanks to the many people who answered. -- Klaus Pommerening Institut fuer Medizinische Statistik und Dokumentation der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitaet D-55101 Mainz, Germany
From: rogata@is-next.umd.edu (Richard Scott Ogata) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Lost csh in 2.1 Date: 8 Sep 1994 16:25:20 GMT Organization: University of Maryland, College Park Message-ID: <34ndth$88n@umd5.umd.edu> We have a site that is running 3.2 almost exclusively, with one 2.1 machine acting as a server for some old apps. A recent accident left us without a copy of csh on the 2.1 machine, and I can't seem to find any of my old 2.1 distributions. If anyone out there still has access to a 2.1 machine, would you be so kind as to NeXTMail me a copy of csh from it? Thanks, Rich Ogata rogata@arpa.mil
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs From: mark@ve6mgs.ampr.org (Mark G. Salyzyn) Subject: Re: Mounting CD-ROMs permanently? Organization: ADEC Systems Inc. Date: Thu, 8 Sep 94 16:04:10 GMT Message-ID: <1994Sep8.160410.4607@ve6mgs.ampr.org> References: <OTTO.94Sep6171323@tukki.jyu.fi> otto@tukki.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela) writes: >Thank you to everyone who responded, but... it ain't working. It works here, or did you miss my private note? To repeat (publicly) I tied a background task to a currently mounted CDROM to prevent it from being unmounted (or subsequently ejected). The following code was written *now*, so no quarantees if they work, I have used other similar methods, done when needed. umount will not umount a volume if it is `busy', that is what these tasks ensure. hold.cd: #! /bin/sh if test ! -s /tmp/.hold.cd.PID ; then trap '' 1 2 3 15 # Run task in the context of the mounted drive. cd $1 while true ; do sleep 60 done& echo $! >~/bin/hold.cd.PID fi release.cd: #! /bin/sh if test -s /tmp/.hold.cd.PID ; then kill -9 `cat /tmp/.hold.cd.PID` rm /tmp/.hold.cd.PID fi Ciao -- Mark
From: coil@osc.edu (Stacy David Coil) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Exabyte scsi tape problems. Date: 8 Sep 1994 17:33:50 GMT Organization: The Ohio Supercomputer Center Message-ID: <34nhtu$gb7@mane.cgrg.ohio-state.edu> Hi, I just hooked up an exabyte scsi tape drive onto the scsi chain of my Black Box Next (NS 3.0). I am trying to use the standard scsi tape drivers (rst0 and nrst0) in NeXTSTEP, however, I keep getting write error: I/O errors. Is there something special that I need to do to the device? Are there another set of drivers that I need? Any help would be appreciated. BTW. The error that I get for standard error is tar: tape write error: I/O error And the errors from the console are st: cmd = 0x1 sr_io_status = dH st: cmd = 0xa sr_io_status = 2H Sense key = 0x4 Sense Code = 0x0 st: cmd = 0x1 sr_io_status = 2H Sense key = 0x4 Sense Code = 0x0 Once I get this error, the drive ejects the tape. --Stacy coil@osc.edu Ohio Supercomputer Center
From: therbert@umiami.ir.miami.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: duplicate IP address!! sent from ethernet address ... Message-ID: <1994Sep8.091559.18358@umiami.ir.miami.edu> Date: 8 Sep 94 09:15:59 EDT References: <34kgt8$844@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de> Organization: Univ of Miami IR In article <34kgt8$844@bambi.zdv.uni-mainz.de>, pom@katrin.imsd.uni-mainz.DE (Prof. Dr. Klaus Pommerening) writes: > The above message appears at the console of a newly installed Intel NeXT, > where the given ethernet address is unknown to me. Unfortunately my system > hangs and has to be rebooted. By the way this doubious message also > appears during the boot process but apperently without any consequences. > > Is there someone who has an idea as to what's going on? And how to bypass > the problem? > > -- > Klaus Pommerening > Institut fuer Medizinische Statistik und Dokumentation > der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitaet > D-55101 Mainz, Germany One respondant suggests that some other machine is using the same IP address - Yes, probably this is the problem but........ I had a really annoying and similar set of symptoms - I always got the dup IP address when booting a server or clients. Also, the clients would often hang when booting. The following turned out to be the problem: A router on our campus was improperly configured so that it thought that anything coming from our domain was actually coming from outside our university. So the router was sending packets to our gateway, then back to our building. Thomas J. Herbert University of Miami Coral Gables, Fl 33124 USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: snoopy@nimbus.ruhr.de (Ingo Schaefer) Subject: Re: Looking for SLIP or PPP on NS3.2 Intel Message-ID: <1994Sep8.204529.487@nimbus.ruhr.de> Organization: Private Site, Germany Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 20:45:29 GMT References: <34n8tn$ebu@transfer.stratus.com> Eric_Stumpp (es@es.fr.stratus.com) wrote: : I'm Looking for SLIP or PPP on NS3.2 Intel or something so. : Does anyone know of any more sophisticated tools ? Try TransSys. You can get if from ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de eMail: snoopy@nimbus.ruhr.de schaefer@kido.informatik.fh-dortmund.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jonadams@netcom.com (Jonathan Adams) Subject: Re: PNI v1.11 General Release causes Kernel Panic Message-ID: <jonadamsCvtr5q.Inr@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <1994Aug15.235636.862@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> <338iv8$aue@marsu.s.bawue.de> Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 18:53:49 GMT Markus Wenzel (mow@marsu.s.bawue.de) wrote: : brad@instep.wimsey.com writes: : > : > set Config(pni:ADDRESS) 192.42.175.254 : > set Config(pni:REMOTEADDRESS) 192.42.172.254 : > set Config(pni:NETWORKMASK) 255.255.255.0 : I don't know if this is related to your problem, but you use a : Class-C netmask for two Class-B network addresses. You're wrong. 192.*.*.* are Class-C. (We're on a 192.*.*.*) Jonathan Adams -- jonadams@netcom.com PGP 2.6 key available. Fingerprint: (Jonathan Adams) 40 27 43 E0 5C 20 66 0E EE 8C 10 9F EC 40 78 6A (revoked!) A5 77 E9 28 88 DD B7 D4 9C 8C F9 D5 D8 3F 45 BE (new! 1024 bit)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jonadams@netcom.com (Jonathan Adams) Subject: Re: su access Message-ID: <jonadamsCvtrqt.JvD@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <1994Aug27.094416.2246@seer.demon.co.uk> <Cv9G4r.DC0@prosoft.wimsey.com> Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 19:06:29 GMT Glen Biagioni (glen@prosoft.wimsey.com) wrote: : In article <1994Aug27.094416.2246@seer.demon.co.uk> paul@seer.demon.co.uk : (Paul Lynch) writes: : > In article <33i32q$prl@transfer.stratus.com> Marty Frongillo writes: : > > Forgive me if this is a popular topic, but... : > > : > > The man page for su says that it can only be used by members of the : > > "wheel" group. Is there any way to avoid this? : > : > No. : I beg to differ. On 3.2 Black, at least, there are two su programs, : su.wheel and su.nowheel. su is soft linked to su.wheel. Delete the : link, and create a new one to su.nowheel. Bingo, traditional su. Couple problems: #1 "traditional" is relative. The traditional BSD su only allows members of the Wheel group to su to root. #2 The difference between su.wheel and su.nowheel is the following: su.wheel allows people *IN WHEEL* to su to root *with their own passwords*, while su.nowheel only allows them to su with the *ROOT* password. -- jonadams@netcom.com PGP 2.6 key available. Fingerprint: (Jonathan Adams) 40 27 43 E0 5C 20 66 0E EE 8C 10 9F EC 40 78 6A (revoked!) A5 77 E9 28 88 DD B7 D4 9C 8C F9 D5 D8 3F 45 BE (new! 1024 bit)
From: mgilula@gate.net (Marshall Gilula) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: suddenAppearance of uucp hassles Date: 8 Sep 1994 19:37:14 GMT Message-ID: <34np5a$k5n@tequesta.gate.net> After a couple of years' struggles, I achieved a uucp link that is still viable. I use two different NEXTSTEP machines to access at different times and the two machines are not networked together and are in different buildings. The 040 Cube still has operational uucp, but my ColorSlab running 3.2 persists with a LCK file and gives me the following information in the Terminal when I try to use a "call" script to uucico to host megalith: gerilla> call megalith mgilula megalith (9/8-15:24-290) DEBUG (Local Enabled) ASSERT ERROR (uucico) pid: 290 (9/8-15:24) DEAD LOCK LCK/LCK..megalith (3) mgilula megalith (9/8-15:24-290) DEAD LOCK (LCK/LCK..megalith) finds (megalith) called ifadate returns 177 getto: call no. cufb for sys megalith Using DIR to call Opening /dev/cufb mgilula megalith (9/8-15:24-290) CANT OPEN (cufb) OPEN FAILED: errno 13 /mgilula2/Apps/call: 290 Bus error In my Console, I see: %> gerilla_fax: Telebit modem %> gerilla_fax: WorldBlazer - SA - Version LA7.04C %> gerilla_fax: wait for incoming call %> gerilla_fax: port in use Thu Sep 8 15:07:55 1994 %> gerilla_fax: port freed Thu Sep 8 15:22:27 1994 %> gerilla_fax: modem initialization failed ... Thu Sep 8 15:23:05 1994 %> gerilla_fax: NXFax modem initialization failed. %> gerilla_fax: Telebit modem %> gerilla_fax: WorldBlazer - SA - Version LA7.04C %> gerilla_fax: wait for incoming call %> gerilla_fax: port in use Thu Sep 8 15:25:58 1994 ---------------- I included Console information for time-comparison purposes. I have a Telebit Worldblazer with FAX chip and also use NXFAX, which I have not launched at the moment. Name of my machine is gerilla (the other non-networked machine has the same name and the two machines are never logged in at the same time) QUESTION: what is the combination of errno 13 and 290 Bus error suggestive of? (Both authoritative advice and flameage about FAQ's gratefully accepted).. by post and/or by private email. I am worrying about the slab and what is locking up cufb because in the near future a software engineer friend of mine is going to help me install and configure SLIP and I want to run uucp over SLIP, etc. etc. -73- -- Marshall F. Gilula, M.D "El que mucho busca nada encuentra, pero mgilula@inca.gate.net el que nada busca mucho encuentra" Co-Founder, MiamiNUG ******standard disclaimers apply******** Carpe resurrectionem mortuorum
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs From: jonadams@netcom.com (Jonathan Adams) Subject: Re: Mounting CD-ROMs permanently? Message-ID: <jonadamsCvtsIE.MH8@netcom.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <OTTO.94Sep6171323@tukki.jyu.fi> Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 19:22:59 GMT Otto J. Makela (otto@tukki.jyu.fi) wrote: : In article <OTTO.94Aug29191448@tukki.jyu.fi> otto@tukki.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela) writes: : > The usual method of using CD-ROMs is that you log in and then insert : > the disk, which then is automatically mounted and becomes available on : > your desktop. Once you log out, the disk is unmounted and ejected. : > : > How would one make a disk (like a shareware collection) permanently : > mounted, so that a normal user would not be able to eject it and it : > would be available on the machine (like, for NFS export) even when : > no-one is logged in? Try the following solution (I just used it for an HP running NextStep HP 3.2 Gamma): #1 Log out of workspace #2 Type "console"[ENTER] as a username #3 Log in as root #4 Insert the cdrom #5 Type "mount /dev/sd2a /msdos"[ENTER] #6 type "exit"[ENTER] then, when the login panel shows up, log back in. I believe this will work fine for you. Jonathan Adams -- jonadams@netcom.com PGP 2.6 key available. Fingerprint: (Jonathan Adams) 40 27 43 E0 5C 20 66 0E EE 8C 10 9F EC 40 78 6A (revoked!) A5 77 E9 28 88 DD B7 D4 9C 8C F9 D5 D8 3F 45 BE (new! 1024 bit)
From: 96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu (Buckaroo Bonzai) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help: MODEM TROUBLES Date: 8 Sep 1994 20:31:47 GMT Organization: University of Redlands Message-ID: <34nsbj$cti@galaxy.ucr.edu> I recently acquired an 040/25 NeXT Cube and have a 19.2 KB modem. I have tried to use it with Kermit and it won't work. Here's the skinny: 1.) I know the Hardware's hooked up right, I ran the internal modem check, and it came OK. 2.) I keep getting "SET MODEM" msgs., so I do. Then I get "SET LINE" and I'm not sure what it wants. (These msgs are both in Kermit) 3.) I set it line as per help box (to TTY?) then when I try to DIAL it says "You must SET LINE first". Can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance... ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / "I want to know how God created the world...I want to know His / / thoughts. All the rest are details." -Albert Einstein / / / / All flames to dev/null / / / / 96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu / /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kluge@avalon.unizh.ch (Daniel G. Kluge) Subject: Netinfo sleeps almost on every lookup Message-ID: <1994Sep8.202928.6845@ifi.unizh.ch> Sender: news@ifi.unizh.ch (USENET News Admin) Organization: Verein der Informatikstudierenden an der ETH Zuerich Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 20:29:28 GMT Since yesterday, we expericence the this unpleasant behavior on our NeXT. lookups sleep for 30seconds on almost every netinfo access. We crosscheckd by now all relevant binaries, and totaly rebuilt our Netinfo-Database, but we still wait occasionally on username/host/port lookups. Does anybody have an Idea, what it could be? I also have messages 'Connect from 0.0.0.0' and 'telnetd[xxx] error: getsockname: Invalid argument' I suggested for a while, that our ethernet-cable is corrupted, because I have Problems with Netinfo (which uses rpc, which relies on UDP, which is an unreliable protoclol) and SNMP (which uses UDP as well), but we checked against this, by routing our ip-address via the loopback interface. -daniel -- Daniel G. Kluge - Quaestor VIS / Rechner-Administration E-Mail: daniel@vis.inf.ethz.ch (NeXT-Mail welcome) VIS: ETH-Zentrum IFW B29 CH-8092 Zuerich Tel 01/632-7212 Fax 01/262-3973 Oeffnungszeiten waehrend dem Semester : Mo - Fr : 1215 - 1300 -- Daniel G. Kluge @ Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zuerich E-Mail : kluge@avalon.unizh.ch (NeXT-Mail welcome) study-related stuff : dankluge@iiic.ethz.ch DECnet : EZINFO::CLUESCH
From: lsf@jansky.astro.nwu.edu (Sam Finn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Adobe Illustrator default opener Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 8 Sep 1994 21:01:06 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA Sender: l-finn@nwu.edu Distribution: usa Message-ID: <34nu2i$uo@news.acns.nwu.edu> I've Adobe Illustrator purchased and installed in /LocalApps back when 2.1 was the latest version of the OS. I haven't used it in a while, and now am running 3.2. Last night I went to use it, and discovered that the default opener for all my old .ai files is now Edit, and that .ai is not even listed as an option. When I use the Inspector to look at the Illustrator app, it says it is the opener for these files, however. What gives? How can I get Illustrator to recognize its files? Thanks, L. S. Finn Assistant Professor Physics and Astronomy Northwestern University
From: 96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu (Buckaroo Bonzai) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help: MODEM TROUBLES Date: 8 Sep 1994 23:55:00 GMT Organization: University of Redlands Message-ID: <34o88k$g0m@galaxy.ucr.edu> References: <34nsbj$cti@galaxy.ucr.edu> I figured out how to configure my modem, much thanks to all who responded. Now if you guys(and gals) could just help me with my with my CD-ROM drive and external disk drive. I know I have to change fstab and mount it but exactly how do I go about this? Any help anyone could give would be greatly appreciated... Thanks in advance... ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / "I want to know how God created the world...I want to know His / / thoughts. All the rest are details." -Albert Einstein / / / / All flames to dev/null / / / / 96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu / /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
From: buzz@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: sendmail-8.6.9 and Netinfo aliases Date: 8 Sep 1994 18:37:07 +0200 Organization: Marvins Home, a small place in Universe Message-ID: <34nejj$fd@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE> Hello netters, I want sendmail-8.6.9 to lookup aliases in Netinfo. I don't know whether anybody else had done this already (I didn`t found a solution on the net), so I did it myself and put the result on our ftp server. If you want it also get the patch from host: ftp.cs.TU-Berlin.DE file: /pub/NeXT/programming/patches/sendmail8.6.9+Netinfo-Aliases.tar.gz Greetings Bastian ---------- README file from the package ----------------------- This packet contains three files: - Aliases-Patch.README (this file) - conf.c.diff - map.c.diff To enable alias lookup in Netinfo with sendmail-8.6.9 patch the source file conf.c with the patch(1) comand and the conf.c.diff file and the file map.c with map.c.diff. sendmail-8.6.9 is now able to use Netinfo aliases. To use Netinfo add the following line in your sendmail.cf: OAnetinfo:members@/aliases Generally the Alias dir can be anywhere in your Netinfo tree and the property which will be looked up can have any name. The general syntax is : OAnetinfo:propertyname@/directory/to/search Where sendmail will look for the property "propertyname" in the directory /directory/to/search/alias_to_look_for. That means with the following line OAnetinfo:users@/groups sendmail will also lookup aliases in your groups directory (which is not necesarely a good idea) and mail that is send to the name of a group will be send to all its members. The values of the properties will be concatenated with commas and returned to sendmail. So if you want the alias to include his values from an file just add a property value ":include:file_to_include". Alias redirection to a file or a shellcommand works similar (property value has to be "/filename" resp. "|comand"). If you find any bugs or have suggestions feel free to drop me a mail. -- Bastian Schlueter Tel.: +49 30 /693 49 26 (privateVoice) Urbanstr. 25 Aufg. E 691 54 79 (privateData) D-10967 Berlin 314 25 973 (uni) Germany buzz@(cs|marvin.fb10).TU-Berlin.DE (NeXTmail welcome) -- Radfahrer haben nichts zu verlieren, als ihre Ketten --
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: Nicole A Vincent <nicolev@number_one.apana.org.au> Subject: NewsGrazer "Posting failed: Can't generate Message-ID" Message-ID: <CvuEno.80@number_one.apana.org.au> Sender: nicolev@number_one.apana.org.au (Nikki A Vincent) Organization: Cafe Abbey - the Virtual NeXTSTEP Cafe Downunder. Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 03:21:24 GMT Hi I've just experienced a problem with NewsGrazer whilst trying to post a message to the net. The station in question runs on a NetInfo network and connects to a Sun nntp server running Inews. Whenever I try to post a new article, I get the following error message displayed in a "Post Window": Posting failed: Can't generate Message-ID, Permission denied Has anyone else had a similar problem, and did you figure out how to solve it? I'd apreciate any suggestions. Cheers Nicole --- ----------------------NeXTmail Accepted and preferred -------------------- Nicole Vincent : nicolev@number_one.apana.org.au SYDNEY NSW AUSTRALIA The joys of love made her human and the agonies of love destroyed her. -- Spock, "Requiem for Methuselah", stardate 5842.8
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc From: ebaranz@muscat.pr.net.ch (E. Baranzini) Subject: [Q] How to mount a partitioned Macintosh HD Message-ID: <1994Sep9.060528.310@muscat.pr.net.ch> Sender: ebaranz@muscat.pr.net.ch Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 06:05:28 GMT Hi, I think I need the help of the NeXT/Mac gurus. I am running a black NeXT under release 3.1. I try to mount a Macintosh formatted HD (about 1 GB, with 5 partitions) on the NeXT. I do not care about permissions and therefore I have put no mount lines in /etc/fstab nor in netinfo. Now the surprise: only the __first partition__ of the HD is appearing on the NeXT desktop (as a HD with the apple, not as a floppy with the apple: OK). No trace of the remaining partitions. Very bad! Obvious question: how to make the 5 partitions appear on the NeXT? Thanks very much. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Erminio BARANZINI, Seilerstrasse 25, CH-3011 Berne, Switzerland ebaranz@muscat.pr.net.ch ---------------------------------------------------------------------
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: making talk work with Suns Date: 9 Sep 1994 06:37:00 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <34ovqc$sq0@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <34n16n$jj6@s.ms.uky.edu> In article <34n16n$jj6@s.ms.uky.edu> phowell@beast.gly.uky.edu (Paul Howell) writes: > Our local next god >suggests that the suns have old versions of talk, so i am trying to get the sun >sysadmins to check into that. Any other suggestions from the world? No better ones. Known problem, known solution. Ask your sun sysadmins to compile and install ntalk+ntalkd (and edit /etc/services if needed). It's easy to do, and won't break anything. "Old" talk should have been phased out _years_ ago. -=EPS=-
From: buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: making talk work with Suns Date: 9 Sep 1994 01:27:22 -0700 Organization: The Marshmallow Peanut Circus Message-ID: <34p69a$bjk@samsara.circus.com> References: <34n16n$jj6@s.ms.uky.edu> In article <34n16n$jj6@s.ms.uky.edu>, Paul Howell <phowell@beast.gly.uky.edu> wrote: >Anybody have suggestions? I can establish "talk" sessions fine with other Next >machines, but talking to suns gives me trouble. Some can contact me but they >don't receive my replies nor my attempts to initiate. Our local next god >suggests that the suns have old versions of talk, so i am trying to get the sun >sysadmins to check into that. Any other suggestions from the world? This is an old an sort of annoying one, and for some reason it seems that the easiest fix is unfortunately, "get ytalk". "ytalk" is yet another talk program which can be compiled on both Sun and NeXT systems, and also introduces the ability to have multiple party talk sessions. I think there's even an m68k binary for ytalk somewhere on cs.orst.edu. It might even be fat. A quick search with archie should scare up some sources for the suns... >- Paul. Hope this helps some... -Adam -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ Work = Adam_Beeman@NeXT.COM // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone //
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: coco@bootsie.attmail.com (Felix A. Lugo) Subject: Color under NXfip 3.2 and CirrusLogic Message-ID: <Cvv2C4.FCH@nntpa.cb.att.com> Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 11:52:51 GMT How do I get color (under any resolution) using the NSfip 3.2 CirrusLogic driver? The only resolution I can see/set is 1024x768x2. --Felix Lugo coco@attmail.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.lang.postscript From: singhk@fi.gs.com (Kunal Singh) Subject: Re: Why is this printer so slooowww??? (white, 3.2, SHarp JX9460PS) Message-ID: <CvtuDn.M70@fi.gs.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.lang.postscript Sender: news@fi.gs.com (Netnews Administrator) Organization: Fixed Income Division - Goldman, Sachs & Co. References: <34lb1h$fgh@sugar.NeoSoft.COM> Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 20:03:22 GMT Randy Kunkee (kunkee@sugar.NeoSoft.COM) wrote: : About a month bought what looked like a good deal in a Sharp JX9460PS : laser printer. For $800, 6PPM and 600DPI, this printer seemed like a : great deal. : Actually, it still might be. There is just one catch, it's PS level 1. : When I print any kind of file from NeXTStep, it takes about 5 minutes! : I thought this was because I had configured it as 'unknown' and NeXT : was downloading the world, or rasterizing before outputting. However, : I just received PPD files from Sharp in the mail last night, plugged : them in, reconfigured my printer, and no improvement in performance. : I can boot Linux and just cat postscript files directly out to /dev/par1 : and the printer works like a champ, so I think the printer is fine. : I'm really beginning to wonder about the Next OS as far as the parallel : port goes. Does anybody have a clue why this is so slow? : TIA, : Randy : -- : Randy Kunkee : Houston, TX : 713-870-1334 : kunkee@sugar.neosoft.com I would guess it is just a bad driver for the parallel port. Next having come from the unix workstation world is probably not good at supporting the parallel port. I know that on my NeXT it is slow because I have a serial port connection at 38400 bps.
From: Sunil Punnoose <sunil@linus.smcm.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: OS Loader for NS/FIP? Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 08:19:54 -0400 (EDT) Organization: University of Maryland, College Park Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.90.940909075147.1561A-100000@linus.smcm.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Here is the problem: I have an NEC 466ES with an internal 210 IDE HD and and an external 1.2 GB SCSI. I would like to continue to use my IDE as the DOS drive and part of the large SCSI drive for NS. I have installed NS on the SCSI. When it boots up it always brings up DOS and it doesn't bring up the option of running NS at all. Apparently, when you have an IDE and a SCSI drive, it can *only* boot off the IDE.... What I am looking for is to boot off the IDE *AND* I want to have the option of running either DOS (from the IDE drive) *or* NS (from one of the partitions on the SCSI drive). If one were to install the OS loader on the IDE, I think it would work. But how can you install the OS loader on the IDE? I know this should be possible because when I install Win NT on a partition on the SCSI and boot off the IDE drive, I get the option of running DOS or NT. But NT is not the OS I want to run ...... NS is! Any suggestions? Sunil Punnoose I N T E R A C T I V E Publications, Inc (tm). "We make publications, interactive! (tm)" Arlington, VA Ph: 703.524.0055 PS: BTW, if I disable the IDE, I have the choice of running either DOS or NS. But I want to use the IDE and the SCSI as well ....
From: richarda@coffee.dcs.qmw.ac.uk (Achmatowicz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SMC Elite 16 Ultra problem Date: 9 Sep 1994 13:00:51 GMT Organization: Computer Science Dept, QMW, University of London, UK. Message-ID: <34pma3$j59@beta.qmw.ac.uk> I have been using an SMC Elite 16 Plus card with NS/I 3.2 with no problem, until the card died. I was offered a newer version of the card, the SMC Elite 16 Ultra, as a replacement as apparently the Elite 16 Plus cards are on the way out. This new card doesn't seem to operate correctly with the original 3.2 driver - it is recognized OK at boot time, but won't accept any incoming traffic. It works fine under DOS. Is anyone sucessfully using the SMC Elite 16 Ultra cards??? Thanks in advance -- Richard Achmatowicz Internet: richarda@dcs.qmw.ac.uk Dept. of Computer Science Telephone: +44 71-975 5244 Queen Mary and Westfield College Fax: +44 81-980 6533 University of London Mile End Road London E1 4NS United Kingdom
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jwdb@dutnak2.tn.tudelft.nl (Jan-Willem de Bruijn) Subject: Re: SCSI disk Problems with Gecko (HP 712) Message-ID: <jwdb.779115912@dutnak2> Sender: news@news.tudelft.nl (UseNet News System) Organization: Delft University of Technology References: <34djc3$s4@rosie.next.com> <34l3v7$eft@wave.aoml.erl.gov> Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 13:05:12 GMT In <34l3v7$eft@wave.aoml.erl.gov> powell@tropic.aoml.erl.gov (Mark Powell) writes: >In article <34djc3$s4@rosie.next.com> grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) writes: >> In article <34b5ut$3sc@crocodile.omnigroup.com>, >> William Shipley <wjs@crocodile.omnigroup.com> wrote: >>NeXT does know about this problem >>> Please see NeXTanswer 1684_PA_RISC_Frequently_Asked_Questions.rtf. >There's a section on this. >>> Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963 MIME, NeXTmail fine >The section in NeXTanswer 1684_PA_RISC_Frequently_Asked_Questions.rtf does >NOT list the Quantum LPS 5255 Rev. 3110 (525 MB) SCSI hard drive that we >are having problems with. Are others having problems with this particular >drive type? I saw it once. Can't recall the exact circumstances. It was right after installing NEXTSTEP. Trying to boot with automatic host addition didn't work. Couldn't shut down properly. Pulled the plug. And then it didn't boot at all, but gave this medium error (or rare, but certainly not well-done :-) I reinstalled everything (reformatted the disk). Had no problems since, but these reports scare me just a little bit. Jan-Willem -- Jan-Willem de Bruijn jwdb@dutnak2.tn.tudelft.nl Lab. of Seismics and Acoustics NeXT-mail: jwdb@delphi.tn.tudelft.nl Dep. of Applied Physics Discipline is never an end in itself, Delft University of Technology only a means to an end.
From: sears@uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: SMC Elite 16 Ultra problem Date: 9 Sep 1994 14:05:11 GMT Organization: University of Houston Message-ID: <34pq2n$l6v@masala.cc.uh.edu> References: <34pma3$j59@beta.qmw.ac.uk> In article <34pma3$j59@beta.qmw.ac.uk> richarda@coffee.dcs.qmw.ac.uk (Achmatowicz) writes: #I have been using an SMC Elite 16 Plus card with NS/I 3.2 with #no problem, until the card died. I was offered a newer version #of the card, the SMC Elite 16 Ultra, as a replacement as #apparently the Elite 16 Plus cards are on the way out. # #This new card doesn't seem to operate correctly with the original #3.2 driver - it is recognized OK at boot time, but won't accept #any incoming traffic. It works fine under DOS. # I had contacted SMC Tech support about this problem. It seems that the the Elite 16 drivers are _not_ completely compatible with the Ultra, but the Ultra drivers are compatible with the Elite. The problem is that we only have Elite drivers for NEXTSTEP. So it is up to NeXT, or some 3rd Party vendor to develop a new driver that works with the Ultra... I don't know if the Ultra is supported in NS3.3. Btw, you can still get the Elite16, but you will have to shop around. We get ours from Cedar Computing, Austin, TX off of state contract. Sorry, I don't have a phone number... #Is anyone sucessfully using the SMC Elite 16 Ultra cards??? # #Thanks in advance # # #-- #Richard Achmatowicz Internet: richarda@dcs.qmw.ac.uk #Dept. of Computer Science Telephone: +44 71-975 5244 #Queen Mary and Westfield College Fax: +44 81-980 6533 #University of London -- Paul S. Sears * sears@uh.edu (NeXT Mail OK) The University of Houston * suggestions@tree.egr.uh.edu (NeXT Engineering Computing Center * comments, complaints, questions) NeXT System Administration * DoD#1967 '83 NightHawk 650SC >>> SSI Diving Certification #755020059 <<< "Programming is like sex: One mistake and you support it a lifetime."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bjanzen@lexmark.com(Barry Janzen) Subject: NFS doesn't see file change Sender: usenet@lexmark.com Message-ID: <CvvE14.BKG@lexmark.com> Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 16:05:27 GMT Organization: Lexmark International, Lexington, KY I had a funny one yesterday - a file that I had NFS imported from a RS6000 server had been updated 2 hours earlier, and yet when I looked at it in Edit or vi, it still had the old version. I closed the file and still couldn't get the version I had when I telnet'd into the server and looked at it in vi. I rebooted and got the new version, but I'm concerned. Any ideas what caused this, sysadmin wizards? Barry Janzen bjanzen@lexmark.com
From: pln@egret0.Stanford.EDU (Patrick L. Nolan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Sleepy in the morning Date: 9 Sep 1994 16:44:10 GMT Organization: Stanford University Message-ID: <34q3cq$gbr@nntp2.Stanford.EDU> I noticed an odd thing this morning on our Intel with NS 3.2. It wouldn't respond to a ping from another machine. I walked up to it, wiggled the mouse to wake up the screen saver, typed a <CR> into the terminal window that was open. After this, it was wide awake for ping and other network connections. I'm not 100% sure, but I think I have seen this before. Any idea what's going on? -- * Patrick L. Nolan (415)723-0133 * * W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory (HEPL) * * Stanford University *
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: brad@instep.wimsey.com Subject: Re: Programming with shells Message-ID: <1994Sep9.165248.848@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Sender: usenet@instep.wimsey.bc.ca (usenet) Organization: InStep Mobile Communications Inc. References: <34goge$26k@rosie.next.com> Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 16:52:48 GMT Dan Grillo writes > 2. It really depends on what you need to do. I tend to use > sh, expect, perl, c or obj-c depending on the task. csh is my shell. I heard perl will ship with the next release of NEXTSTEP since perl is now "bundled" with BSD 4.4. Is this true? Is NEXTSTEP 3.3 BSD4.4 compatible? Or do we wait until NS 4.0? -- Brad Head <brad@instep.wimsey.com> Software Developer, InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: david@zion.com(David J. Ferrero) Subject: sybase SystemAdministrator - duplicate shells? Message-ID: <1994Sep9.165400.2006@zion.com> Keywords: sybase Sender: david@zion.com Organization: Zion Software & Consulting Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 16:54:00 GMT Why do actions taken using the sybase SystemAdministor application execute duplicate shells? The first shell usually succeeds, but the second shell (running the same script(s) usually fails since duplicate entries are already present. ex: adding a new user: 1st shell adds user 2nd shell barfs and correctly recognizes existing user. workaround? faq? David Ferrero david@zion.com
From: phowell@beast.gly.uky.edu (Paul Howell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Thanks! (was Re: making talk work with Suns) Date: 9 Sep 1994 17:23:51 GMT Organization: University of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences Message-ID: <34q5n7$aqu@s.ms.uky.edu> References: <34p69a$bjk@samsara.circus.com> To all those who posted and emailed suggestions, thank you. Indeed, ytalk binaries allow me to talk just fine now. Funny tho, since the ytalk message that appears still says to respond with "talk who@where" rather than "ytalk who@where". But it works fine now. Yes, the sysadmins are under advisement to fix the talk problem, but it is very low on their priorities, and the ytalk solution worked for me. Thanks again all. - Paul
From: soward@slow.inslab.uky.edu (John Soward) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Exabyte scsi tape problems. Date: 9 Sep 1994 17:41:21 GMT Organization: University of Kentucky Computer Center Message-ID: <34q6o1$e6m@convex.cc.uky.edu> References: <34nhtu$gb7@mane.cgrg.ohio-state.edu> Stacy David Coil writes -> Hi, -> -> I just hooked up an exabyte scsi tape drive onto the scsi chain -> of my Black Box Next (NS 3.0). I am trying to use the standard -> scsi tape drivers (rst0 and nrst0) in NeXTSTEP, however, I keep -> getting write error: I/O errors. Is there something special that I -> need to do to the device? Are there another set of drivers that -> I need? Any help would be appreciated. -> RTFM on st....: ST(4) UNIX Programmer's Manual ST(4) NAME st - SCSI Tape Device Driver SYNOPSIS device_name as st0/1 at sc0 target ? lun ? DESCRIPTION This driver allows access to a number of tape drives with standard SCSI interfaces. Four different devices in /dev access this driver: /dev/rst? Generic SCSI tape, rewind on close /dev/nrst? Generic SCSI tape, no rewind on close /dev/rxt? Exabyte SCSI tape, rewind on close /dev/nrxt? Exabyte SCSI tape, no rewind on close All four of these devices are character devices. There is no block I/O to tape on the NeXT machine. The Exabyte has its own device entry because it has unusual initialization requirements that are performed implicitly by the driver -- John Soward \ 'Across yonder oceans the natives are fierce University of Kentucky \ Their ears are filled and their teeth are pierced' soward@inslab.uky.edu \ -- The Church, Priest=Aura
From: sears@uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Looking for zmodem source for NS3.2 Date: 9 Sep 1994 17:52:49 GMT Organization: University of Houston Message-ID: <34q7dh$qiv@masala.cc.uh.edu> I am looking for updated source to zmodem. I have a version that is for NS, but it is zmodem19920525 and when compiled under NS3.2, it has these errors: cc -O -bsd -DMD=2 -Dstrchr=index -DV7 rz.c -o rz In file included from rbsb.c:25, from rz.c:161: /NextDeveloper/Headers/bsd/strings.h:23: warning: conflicting types for built-in function `strlen' rbsb.c: In function `mode': In file included from rz.c:161: rbsb.c:246: `oldtch' undeclared (first use this function) rbsb.c:246: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once rbsb.c:246: for each function it appears in.) rbsb.c:251: `tty' has an incomplete type rbsb.c:252: `tch' undeclared (first use this function) rbsb.c:258: invalid use of undefined type `struct termio' rbsb.c:259: invalid use of undefined type `struct termio' rbsb.c:278: `tty' has an incomplete type rbsb.c:279: invalid use of undefined type `struct termio' rbsb.c:280: invalid use of undefined type `struct termio' rbsb.c:283: invalid use of undefined type `struct termio' rbsb.c: At top level: rbsb.c:153: storage size of static var `oldtty' isn't known rbsb.c:153: storage size of static var `tty' isn't known *** Exit 1 Stop. -- Paul S. Sears * sears@uh.edu (NeXT Mail OK) The University of Houston * suggestions@tree.egr.uh.edu (NeXT Engineering Computing Center * comments, complaints, questions) NeXT System Administration * DoD#1967 '83 NightHawk 650SC >>> SSI Diving Certification #755020059 <<< "Programming is like sex: One mistake and you support it a lifetime."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schurch@pages.com (Sean Church) Subject: Netgroups... the nightmare Message-ID: <Cvu2t2.BA@pages.com> Sender: schurch@pages.com (Sean Church) Organization: Pages Software Inc Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 23:05:26 GMT Hi all! This is it in a nutshell : I need netgroups working for NFS exports here on my net. As I get ready to read the entire Nutshell book on the subject, I thought maybe someone out there has some fast pointers... I tried what NeXT has documented for using the NetInfo tools. No joy. I tried implementing NIS, and have NIS convinced that there are netgroups, but still, no joy as far as NFS is concerned. ypcat will show me the netgroups I have installed . Now.... who knows how to get this all tied together (or, steer me towards a neat place that has more than one dinky page on netgroups...) so I can become Mr. Lazy concerning NFS export management... NFS still comes back with an unknown host error... email works best for me. I don't get to read News that much (because I am stuck in NetGroup/NIS/NetInfo/UnderDocumented Geek Hell!!!) Thanks! -- Sean Church Pages Software Inc schurch@pages.com 9755 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. (619) 492-9050 x 221 San Diego, Ca. 92124 Systems Engineer, Network Administrator, chief cook and cable boy... f anyone knows how, please email me (oh UNIX brain) the details.). ;-) -- Sean Church Pages Software Inc schurch@pages.com 9755 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. (619) 492-9050 x 221 San Diego, Ca. 92124 Systems Engineer, Network Administrator, chief cook and cable boy...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fozztexx@nvc.cc.ca.us (Chris Osborn) Subject: Questions about NS/Intel installation Message-ID: <CvvrsK.HEG@nvc.cc.ca.us> Sender: news@nvc.cc.ca.us Organization: Napa Valley College Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 21:02:43 GMT Since it doesn't appear to be possible to netboot a PC into NeXTSTEP (at least it seems that way from the lack of response), I've decided to go ahead and put NeXTSTEP onto the PC itself. This raises a few questions, that I'm hoping to get the answers for. What are the currently available SCSI drivers? What brand of SCSI card must I have in order to install NeXTSTEP from the CD? Is it still required to disconnect the 5.25" drive? Does it have to be physically disconnected, or can it be disabled in the BIOS? Can NeXTSTEP be placed on the second physical IDE drive, and still be booted? Is there a boot manager that can boot partitions off of the second drive, or is it required to make a partition on the primary drive for all OSs you wish to boot? Thanks! -- Chris Osborn, Network Administrator Voice: 707 253 3130 Napa Valley College Fax: 707 253 3063 2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy., Napa, CA, 94558 <fozztexx@nvc.cc.ca.us> MIME ok, NeXTMail tolerated
From: croehrig@celegans.psych.ubc.ca (Chris Roehrig) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: "Illegal function definitions" when compiling BIND 4.9.2 under NS 3.2 Date: 9 Sep 1994 23:40:01 GMT Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada Message-ID: <34qroh$k1o@cs.ubc.ca> Has anybody compiled BIND 4.9.2 under NS 3.2? I get a bunch of messages like the following (when compiling named/db_dump, for instance): ns_func.h:19: illegal function definition, found `send_msg' ns_func.h:126: illegal function definition, found `dovalidate' When I run it through cpp, they look fine to me. What gives? -- Chris Roehrig (croehrig@celegans.psych.ubc.ca) Invertebrate Learning Group, University of British Columbia, Canada
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: singhk@fi.gs.com (Kunal Singh) Subject: Re: Exabyte scsi tape problems. Message-ID: <CvvL34.JJo@fi.gs.com> Sender: news@fi.gs.com (Netnews Administrator) Organization: Fixed Income Division - Goldman, Sachs & Co. References: <34nhtu$gb7@mane.cgrg.ohio-state.edu> Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 18:37:52 GMT Stacy David Coil (coil@osc.edu) wrote: : Hi, : I just hooked up an exabyte scsi tape drive onto the scsi chain : of my Black Box Next (NS 3.0). I am trying to use the standard : scsi tape drivers (rst0 and nrst0) in NeXTSTEP, however, I keep : getting write error: I/O errors. Is there something special that I : need to do to the device? Are there another set of drivers that : I need? Any help would be appreciated. : BTW. : The error that I get for standard error is : tar: tape write error: I/O error : And the errors from the console are : st: cmd = 0x1 sr_io_status = dH : st: cmd = 0xa sr_io_status = 2H : Sense key = 0x4 Sense Code = 0x0 : st: cmd = 0x1 sr_io_status = 2H : Sense key = 0x4 Sense Code = 0x0 : Once I get this error, the drive ejects the tape. : --Stacy : coil@osc.edu : Ohio Supercomputer Center Please let me know if there are problems with the Exabyte 8mm drives as I am about to purchase an Exabyte 8mm drive for my Next Motorola.
From: steve@eps.com (Steven Kornreich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mux Driver + NeXT serial Driver possible? Date: 9 Sep 1994 21:55:10 GMT Organization: RGNET Distribution: world Message-ID: <34qlju$l7d@pop0.rain.rg.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am trying to figure out if it is possible to use both the Mux driver and the Next Serial driver on my Intel system.. The reason being is that I have 2 modem hooked up to my system on cufa, cufb, I use one for SLIP/PPP and I use the other for NXfax.. As far as I can tell, NXfax and Mux don't work to well together... If I go back to just using the NeXT serial drivers, NXfax works.. But I like using the Mux driver for SLIP/PPP so I don't get system hangs "Panics" Thanks -- Steven Kornreich Kornreich Communications
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: precipi!neekibo (Hugues RICHARD) Subject: Re: DNS Message-ID: <1994Sep8.223144.741@precipice.fdn.org> Sender: neekibo@precipice.fdn.org Organization: Individual - Dijon, France. References: <34ia2b$n0b@cedar.mr.net> Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 22:31:44 GMT In article <34ia2b$n0b@cedar.mr.net> delisle!mikel (Michael Lemire) writes: > Is anybody out there using DNS with named? I have tried to set this up > but it does not seem to want to stay running. I am a novice and any help > would be great. Do you want to build your own DNS server or just use an existing one ? On the last case, just indicate his IP number in /etc/resolv.conf (read the resolver(5) man page first to know how to use /etc/resolv.conf) After doing that, reboot or try "kill -HIP PID of inetd" and youll have DNS working on your machine. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugues RICHARD. 42 Bd Carnot. 21000 Dijon. France. (+33) 80 65 46 96 neekibo@precipice.fdn.org (small NextMail OK) ------------ NS3.2 ------------ NS3.0J ------------ :-) ------------ould be great. Do you want to build your own DNS server or just use an existing one ? On the last case, just indicate his IP number in /etc/resolv.conf (read the resolver(5) man page first to know how to use /etc/resolv.conf) After doing that, reboot or try "kill -HIP PID of inetd" and youll have DNS working on your machine. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugues RICHARD. 42 Bd Ca -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugues RICHARD. 42 Bd Carnot. 21000 Dijon. France. (+33) 80 65 46 96 neekibo@precipice.fdn.org (small NextMail OK) ------------ NS3.2 ------------ NS3.0J ------------ :-) ------------
From: lturetsk@minerva.cis.yale.edu (Lenny Turetsky) Newsgroups: omp.unix.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.admin.policy,comp.archives.admin,com Subject: Strange Login System Date: 10 Sep 1994 00:14:48 GMT Organization: Yale University Message-ID: <34qtpo$eqt@news.ycc.yale.edu> [ Article crossposted from comp.unix.admin,comp.sun.admin ] [ Author was Lenny Turetsky ] [ Posted on 10 Sep 1994 00:14:09 GMT ] Hi all! I've recently `inheritted' the administration of a system that has a strange setup. Most of the the machines on the system are privately owned by their users, but adminstered centrally (by me). Because they are privately owned, however, some users should be able to login to certain machines but not others. For example, let's say I have two machines (porgy and bess), and two users (steve and mike). Steve owns porgy and mike owns bess. Steve should not be able to log into bess, and mike should not be able to log into porgy. They should, however, both be able to login into the central server (let's call it X). I would like to use an NIS password map (which is what currently exists), but still prevent users who are in that file from logging into certain machines. Is there any (existing) way to do this? Does kerberos do it? Thanks for any and all help/input, LT -- _____________________________________________________________________ /| | | | There are only two organizations that I know of that send armed | | | men in dark suits and sunglasses to take money they haven't earned: | | | the mafia and the government. -- Lenny Turetsky | | | | | | Lenny Turetsky (aka) lturetsk@minerva.cis.yale.edu | | |_____________________________________________________________________| |/_____________________________________________________________________/ -- _____________________________________________________________________ /| | | | There are only two organizations that I know of that send armed | | | men in dark suits and sunglasses to take money they haven't earned: | | | the mafia and the government. -- Lenny Turetsky | | | | | | Lenny Turetsky (aka) lturetsk@minerva.cis.yale.edu | | |_____________________________________________________________________| |/_____________________________________________________________________/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rvs@vnp.com (Ronald V. Simmons) Subject: Re: Configuration Management Message-ID: <1994Sep9.181427.10481@vnp.com> Sender: news@vnp.com (News account) Organization: VNP Software References: <1994Sep7.152938.20270@il.us.swissbank.com> Date: Fri, 9 Sep 94 18:14:27 GMT In article <1994Sep7.152938.20270@il.us.swissbank.com> tykalj@il.us.swissbank.com (Jim Tykal) writes: > I'm in the process of evaluating configuration management/version control > tools for the NeXT environment. So far, all I've seen are UNIX tools such > as RCS, CVS, etc. Does anyone know of any more sophisticated tools out > there? I've had extensive experience with ClearCase in a Sun environment, > but it isn't available for NeXT. Is there anything close? > > Thanks in advance for your help! > > Jim Tykal > Swiss Bank Corporation Not to toot our own horn, but here is Press Release for DevMan, our product which does exactly this. ================================================================ For Immediate Release Contact: Sue Carlson VNP Software, Inc. Phone: (802) 496-7799 Fax: (802) 496-7790 Email: DevMan_Info@vnp.com VNP Software Brings New Configuration Management/Source Code Control Technology to NEXTSTEP Cambridge, MA - September 1, 1993 - VNP Software today announced availability of DevMan, a low cost tool for synchronizing multi-programmer/ multi-project software development. DevMan provides source code control and configuration management support for projects of any size to expedite the development process. DevMan's user interface provides programmers with much easier, more reliable access to source code control functions, e.g., those available from RCS or SCCS. Daily tasks, such as checking files in and out or synchronizing your work area with other developers' work, can be performed directly from the Workspace Manager's ervicesmenu. Additional consistency features extend the usefulness of source-code control - identifying newly added or modified files during the check-in process, and automatically removing files that others have deleted from the repository. DevMan also transparently handles NeXT file packages such as .nib and dbmodel directories. Central to DevMan's design is the concept of evelopment branches,which allows parallel independent development in the same directory. For example, development branches allow developers to apply emergency fixes to a protected production branch within a source-code repository - allowing an easy merge of production fixes with the active development branch when appropriate. DevMan uses development branches in conjunction with onfiguration maps to designate static or dynamic configurations of any set of source files. This key feature allows all of the files and directories for any project to be grouped, maintained, released and recovered as a single unit, using very simple commands. DevMan also offers a security layer that lets you control access to operations at both the configuration management and source code control levels. evMan gives us sophisticated configuration management and source-code control at a fraction of the cost of competing products,said Jim Loree, Senior Software Analyst, Chrysler Financial Corporation. ur developers rely on DevMan's synchronization features to coordinate their work, and the configuration management features are essential for managing our systems across the development, test and production phases. DevMan is priced at $395 per seat and is available immediately. A demo version of DevMan is available via anonymous ftp at vnp.com in the /pub directory. A demo version may also be obtained via NeXTMail (large) by sending mail to DevMan_Demo@vnp.com. VNP Software (Cambridge, MA) offers development tools and consulting expertise to the NEXTSTEP community. Other VNP Software products include the AccessKit, for class-based database access; the UIBinder Palette, for binding object information to the user interface; and IXAdaptor, the DBKit adaptor for NeXT's Indexing Kit. Send email to info@vnp.com for more details. -- Ronald V. Simmons Principal VNP Software 180 Franklin St. Cambridge, MA 02139 USA Van_Simmons@vnp.com
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.lang.postscript Subject: Re: Why is this printer so slooowww??? (white, 3.2, SHarp JX9460PS) Date: 10 Sep 1994 04:45:58 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL Message-ID: <34rdm6$3hg@news.acns.nwu.edu> References: <34lb1h$fgh@sugar.NeoSoft.COM> <CvtuDn.M70@fi.gs.com> In article <CvtuDn.M70@fi.gs.com>, Kunal Singh <singhk@fi.gs.com> wrote: >Randy Kunkee (kunkee@sugar.NeoSoft.COM) wrote: >: About a month bought what looked like a good deal in a Sharp JX9460PS >: laser printer. For $800, 6PPM and 600DPI, this printer seemed like a >: great deal. > >: Actually, it still might be. There is just one catch, it's PS level 1. >: When I print any kind of file from NeXTStep, it takes about 5 minutes! > > > >I would guess it is just a bad driver for the parallel port. Next >having come from the unix workstation world is probably not good at >supporting the parallel port. > Does the printer require bidirectional i/o? The current next driver can send data, but not recieve (other than some control signalling). If the printer sends something to the PC and waits for a reply it will have to wait a long time...... I have no problem with the parallel port and an HP 4ML. Its 300 dpi and PS Level 2. No delays or hassles, just works. You might want to check your cable. Perhaps the protocols involving the control signals and required wiring aren't the same under Linux. BTW, are using correct i/o port and interrupt? -- Jerry S. Weiss j-weiss@nwu.edu Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois %SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire
From: dcl@panix.com (David Lambert) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: Re: Fiend "no more processes" bug FIXED! (probably...:-) Date: 10 Sep 1994 10:39:26 -0400 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <34sgeu$4gh@panix.com> References: <34i0v3$eht@panix.com> Sorry for following-up my own post, but... In comp.sys.next.sysadmin I wrote: > Thanks also to Maravendra_Thankur@NeXT.com and vaughan@pangea.com > who independently discovered and submitted the fix. That's actually: Manavendra_Thakur@NeXT.COM I'm a stickler about credit where credit is due.... When it came time to post the message, I couldn't read the note I had left myself that contained Manavendra's name. - David C. Lambert dcl@homer.uu.panix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: laurent@caladan.fdn.org (Laurent LECHELLE) Subject: NetInfoManager: No Host Name Registered Message-ID: <1994Sep10.160524.553@caladan.fdn.fr> Sender: laurent@caladan.fdn.fr Organization: No ! Date: Sat, 10 Sep 1994 16:05:24 GMT Hello, I have a problem with Net Info: I made some changes to install ppp on my black hardware machine. Everything was going well, and my first test was succesful. But after a certain event, when I've launched NetInfo, the title bar of the browser was displaying: local@No Host Name Registerd - / And by this time I cannot change any setting in NetInfo or HostManager or any management program (the system says that all files are read only, and other negative messages). I have a standalone machine which name is caladan. This name always appear in `hostname` unix command, amd loggin window (3.2) so that I think I did not lost everything !!!. Can somebody help me to fix the problem with NetInfo. Thank you. -- __________________________________________ | | ____| Laurent Lechelle, Courbevoie, France |____ \ | e-mail: laurent@caladan.fdn.fr | / > |__________________________________________| < /_____> NeXT mail welcomed <_____\
From: mredford@impact.drexel.edu (Mike Redford) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Preventing some user logins Date: 10 Sep 1994 19:22:32 GMT Organization: IMPACT Center, College of Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <34t11o$545@noc2.drexel.edu> References: <33gbaj$rkb@news.it.gvsu.edu> <34ej5a$co8@yarrina.connect.com.au> YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE HIGHLY APPRECIATED. PLEASE MAIL REPLY DIRECTLY TO ME. City of Philadelphia is think of Network system that will support 70 clients. We need to pick a server. I will like UNIWARE? 1. What type of server do I need? 2. Is the number of user dependent on the capacity of the server? 3. How do I choose a HUB? 4. With Uniware do I need network cards or modem for remote site? 5. Is it necessary to have 9600 buad rate or will 2400 baud rate do? 6. Using the modem the remote sites, can dail in to connect to the server. 7. To connect print to the 70 sites, the printers will be controled by the server MIKE REDFORD
From: jbryans@csulb.edu (Jack Bryans) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: "Illegal function definitions" when compiling BIND 4.9.2 under NS 3.2 Date: 10 Sep 1994 20:54:29 GMT Organization: Cal State Long Beach Message-ID: <JBRYANS.94Sep10135429@tern.csulb.edu> References: <34qroh$k1o@cs.ubc.ca> In-reply-to: croehrig@celegans.psych.ubc.ca's message of 9 Sep 1994 23:40:01 GMT To: croehrig@celegans.psych.ubc.ca (Chris Roehrig) In article <34qroh$k1o@cs.ubc.ca> croehrig@celegans.psych.ubc.ca (Chris Roehrig) writes: > Has anybody compiled BIND 4.9.2 under NS 3.2? BIND-4.9.3.beta9.patch1 has far less bugs than 4.9.2 and builds out'a the box. Don't let the 'beta' put you off -- it's the cleanest, stablest version yet. The comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains newsgroup has frequent articles on how to get it. Jack
From: gregory@nukestep.mit.edu (Gregory B Howland) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: kernel panic error message Date: 11 Sep 1994 00:20:55 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Message-ID: <34tih7$hpc@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> The following error message comes up during the boot of NEXTSTEP 3.2/FIP: kernel panic exception (6,3,1) waiting for remote debugger connection root(rebuilder):mk-149.30.15.obj~2/RC_i386/RELEASE_I386 type c for continue, r for reboot c just gives the same message again, r reboots and eventually gets back to the same message. How can this be corrected? Thanks, Greg
From: 96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu (Buckaroo Bonzai) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Downloading Net Software Date: 11 Sep 1994 04:01:18 GMT Organization: University of Redlands Message-ID: <34tvee$i2g@galaxy.ucr.edu> I have tried to download software for the black from Sonata.cc.purdue.edu and none of it has worked. In particular, any software that I have dowloaded hasn't worked, but all the text files I have recieved look ok... Is it possible that this is a protocol thing? I am currently using /dev/cufa. I get "corrupt input" errors from the Opener App. Can anyone help? Any help anyone could give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance... ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / "String Theory is 21st century Physics that fell accidently into / / into the the 20th century" / / - Edward Witten / / NeXT-Mail Welcome!... uh, as soon as I figure it out :) / / All flames to dev/null / / 96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu / /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
From: 96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu (Buckaroo Bonzai) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Thanks Date: 11 Sep 1994 17:00:15 GMT Organization: University of Redlands Message-ID: <34vd2v$oni@galaxy.ucr.edu> Thanks to all who responded to my post about downloading software. You guys (and gals) are a most helpful bunch!!! ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / "String Theory is 21st century Physics that fell accidently into / / into the the 20th century" / / - Edward Witten / / NeXT-Mail Welcome!... uh, as soon as I figure it out :) / / All flames to dev/null / / 96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu / /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
From: kheit@gandalf.rutgers.edu (John Kheit) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Re: 2048 byte sector disks Date: 11 Sep 1994 14:28:49 -0400 Organization: Rutgers University Message-ID: <34vi91$s4u@gandalf.rutgers.edu> References: <34klvi$pq4@news.mic.ucla.edu> ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) writes: >Has anyone run NS/FIP with 2048 byte sectors? Does it improve >speed/access? How does one tweak disk -i for such performance? (I guess it >depends on whether the FFS can grab sectors in 2048 byte chunks.) If you want anything but 512b/s formats you will need to make a 'kick' disk of some sort to kick from the kick disk to the 1024b/s or higher formatted disk. I have tried 2048, 4096, & 8192b/s formatting and didn't get any significant space or speed improvements. Although, if you plan to use a disk as a swap disk a 4096b/s disk will probably yield performance improvements since page size for vm is 4096. The reason the bump from 512b/s to 1024 b/s yield big performance and space improvments is that NS uses 1024block sizes for all files anyway. Thus, on a 512b/s drive it must write to blocks even when in OS it only needs to write one. Using the 1024b/s size will match things up hardware and OS wise and youll get a nice performance boost. Later, John -- monoChrome Inc. N#3 New York Law School ;^) John Kheit e#8 kheit@hangout.rutgers.edu %-) 173 Westgate Drive R#9 kheit@gandalf.rutgers.edu Edison, NJ 08820-1163 D#0 Opinions expressed represent me only.
From: bob@stirling.egr.duke.edu (Robert R Reynolds) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Japanese Fonts on Next ? Date: 11 Sep 1994 20:23:29 GMT Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Message-ID: <34vp01$hfc@news.duke.edu> Keywords: katakana, font, japan, next I'm looking to install some Japanese fonts on a Next Cube. I cannot find a reference to these fonts on the archives that I've perused. Can anyone tell me if there is a set of Japanese fonts available? Thanks for the help. Email preferred: Bob Reynolds bob@stirling.egr.duke.edu
From: jtodd@ss1.digex.net (John Todd) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Re: 2048 byte sector disks Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Date: 11 Sep 1994 20:52:36 GMT Organization: Wit's End Message-ID: <34vqmk$mii@news1.digex.net> References: <34klvi$pq4@news.mic.ucla.edu> <34vi91$s4u@gandalf.rutgers.edu> John Kheit (kheit@gandalf.rutgers.edu) wrote: : ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) writes: : >Has anyone run NS/FIP with 2048 byte sectors? Does it improve : >speed/access? How does one tweak disk -i for such performance? (I guess it : >depends on whether the FFS can grab sectors in 2048 byte chunks.) : If you want anything but 512b/s formats you will need to make a 'kick' disk of : some sort to kick from the kick disk to the 1024b/s or higher formatted disk. : I have tried 2048, 4096, & 8192b/s formatting and didn't get any significant : space or speed improvements. Although, if you plan to use a disk as a swap : disk a 4096b/s disk will probably yield performance improvements since page : size for vm is 4096. On this note, has anyone been able to format their Quantum 105 LP drive for swapdisk with the larger block size? I've been fiddling around with it, and I can't seem to get "sdformat" (the new, easy drive formatter) to format the drive. It gives me a message that states that the drive does not understand the commands given to it. Here's a typical example of what I get, and please note that I've tried all sorts of variants on the command line, including the -q, -f, and -v flags. 4 redfox# sdformat -i4 -b1024 _______ INQUIRY Peripheral Qualifier: 0 Peripheral Device Type: 0x0 (read/write disk) Removable Media: No ANSI-Approved Version: SCSI 2 Response Data Format: 0x1 Relative Addressing: No 32-bit Wide Data Transfers: No 16-bit Wide Data Transfers: No Synchronous Data Transfers: Yes Linked Commands: Yes Tagged Command Queuing: No Soft Reset: No Vendor Identification: 'QUANTUM ' Product Identification: 'LP105S 910109405' Product Revision Level: '2.8 ' Vendor Specific: '07/30/903105232451 ' Error during Mode Sense The SCSI Device at target ID 4 did not respond to the Mode Sense command, and probably cannot be formatted with any block size other than it's default. -- John Todd - Field Sales/Technical Entropy Supervisor - jtodd@digex.net Digital Express Internet Providers - 1-800-969-9090 x307 = sales info
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 2048 byte sector disks Date: Sun, 11 Sep 1994 17:23:50 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <ciQrJaO00WBO84Nag5@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <34vi91$s4u@gandalf.rutgers.edu> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.hardware: 11-Sep-94 Re: 2048 byte sector disks by John Kheit@gandalf.rutge > If you want anything but 512b/s formats you will need to make a 'kick' disk > of some sort to kick from the kick disk to the 1024b/s or higher formatted > disk. What are you talking about? I reformatted my Seagate ST1280 drive to 1024 bytes/sector, and my system didn't require a 'kick' disk, whatever that is. > I have tried 2048, 4096, & 8192b/s formatting and didn't get any > significant space or speed improvements. Well, most drives are physically unable to create sectors larger then 1024 or 2048 bytes, so it's not surprising that creating 4 or 8 k sectors won't do anything. However, upping the sector size from 512 to 1024 will provide extra space (because their are fewer sector prologues), and better performance as well. > Although, if you plan to use a disk as a swap disk a 4096b/s disk will > probably yield performance improvements since page size for vm is 4096. Vm_page_size == 8192 bytes under NEXTSTEP. > The reason the bump from 512b/s to 1024 b/s yield big performance and space > improvments is that NS uses 1024block sizes for all files anyway. > Thus, on a 512b/s drive it must write to blocks even when in OS it only > needs to write one. Using the 1024b/s size will match things up hardware > and OS wise and you'll get a nice performance boost. Well, half right-- having the logical sector size match the physical sector size helps, but that doesn't explain why using 1024 byte sectors results in more disk space. The reason for that is given above. -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | Spin CA-VBHY? After all, --------------------------------------------+ "You need your 100% US-RDA of AMS & normal mail: infidel+@cmu.edu | Vitamins A, C, L, and T...." NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | --semper ubi sub ubi--
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: salvo@eskimo.com (Marc Salvatori) Subject: Re: Questions about NS/Intel installation Message-ID: <CvzI6q.6s9@eskimo.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Sender: news@eskimo.com (News User Id) Organization: Eskimo North (206) For-Ever References: <CvvrsK.HEG@nvc.cc.ca.us> Date: Sun, 11 Sep 1994 21:25:37 GMT Chris Osborn (fozztexx@nvc.cc.ca.us) wrote: : Since it doesn't appear to be possible to netboot a PC into NeXTSTEP : (at least it seems that way from the lack of response), I've decided : to go ahead and put NeXTSTEP onto the PC itself. Hi, Chris. I'm in the process of getting up on my feet with NSFIP. My initial impression with NS is that network support does not appear before, but during, the bootup process. Albeit more complex, I'll bet that there is a way(for the seasoned NextStepper) to assemble a boot strapper that points to a remote drive for the boot process. : Is it still required to disconnect the 5.25" drive? Does it have to be : physically disconnected, or can it be disabled in the BIOS? The "jury" is still out on this subject with my initial experience. I have successfully installed without my 5.25, yet I have successfully booted my system from the CD-ROM in single-user mode with the 5.25 connected. BTW, I'm using AMI's Enterprise IV. I was also able to partially boot from my BusLogic 747S floppy logic FWIW; based on my latest success, there is a good chance that this card can floppy boot completely; all of this under Adaptec 1542B emulation; I plan to try the BusLogic driver soon. : Can NeXTSTEP be placed on the second physical IDE drive, and still be : booted? Is there a boot manager that can boot partitions off of the : second drive, or is it required to make a partition on the primary : drive for all OSs you wish to boot? That's a ways down the road for me, but I read at ftp.next.com that a boot strapper exists to do what you're thinking of. -- >< Marc J. Salvatori | Dropping DOS for NextStep >< >< salvo@eskimo.com | Ultimately in search of fine object-oriented tools ><
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 2048 byte sector disks Date: Sun, 11 Sep 1994 19:28:35 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <AiQt_Xy00iV2E5oVtE@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <34vqmk$mii@news1.digex.net> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.hardware: 11-Sep-94 Re: 2048 byte sector disks by John Todd@ss1.digex.net > The SCSI Device at target ID 4 > did not respond to the Mode Sense command, > and probably cannot be formatted with any block size other than it's > default. I think that should be clear enough; the drive does not respond to the 'mode sense' SCSI command, and thus probably does does respond to the 'mode select' SCSI command either, which is used to change the block size. Ie, that drive probably can't be reformatted to 1024 byte blocks.... (Sorry.) -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | Spin CA-VBHY? After all, --------------------------------------------+ "You need your 100% US-RDA of AMS & normal mail: infidel+@cmu.edu | Vitamins A, C, L, and T...." NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | --semper ubi sub ubi--
From: shigeru@lamb.tiac.net (ShigeruKAWAGUCHI) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Japanese Fonts on Next ? Date: 12 Sep 1994 01:31:35 GMT Organization: The Internet Access Company Message-ID: <350b1n$b4e@sundog.tiac.net> References: <34vp01$hfc@news.duke.edu> Robert R Reynolds writes > Can anyone tell me if there is a set of Japanese fonts > available? You can load only if you are running Japanese version of the NEXTSTEP. It is avarable officially from Trilithon Software. As you know that it is not at all easy to develop one of them, so I do not think there are any PD Japanese front for NeXT, Mac or Windows. shigeru
From: cew6@po.CWRU.Edu (Carlin E. Wiegner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Blank screen at boot-up Date: 12 Sep 1994 02:22:13 GMT Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA) Message-ID: <350e0l$h8f@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> after going through boot up the system goes blank before the login prompt comes up. I'm running version 3.0. thanks for your help.... CW
From: steve@estel.uindy.edu (Steve Spicklemire) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: News not leaving properly.... HELP! Date: 12 Sep 1994 03:12:23 GMT Organization: Truevision, Inc. (A RasterOps Company) Distribution: world Message-ID: <350gun$bf9@epic.truevision.com> Keywords: news Hi, I hope someone out there can help. I've installed the CNews distribution that's on cs.orst.edu and I'm 97% there... but not out of the woods yet. It goes like this: 1) We've been merrily reading news for some time with no problems. 2) When we *post* news, the news goes to the right place in the spool, and we can read it locally, but it never goes out to our news provider to be sent to the rest of the net (I'm using another (kindly) newhost to send this message!). We *do* get a 'togo' file in out.going/.../. in the 'right' place, but it never gets sent. 3) My suspicion is that 'batchparms' is all wrong, (it defaults to viauux as the sender, but we're not using uucp!), but no matter how I set things in batchparms, I still get no news out the door. 4) I am not getting any 'errors' in any of the log files that news is keeping around... that surprises me. Questions: 1) Since were using nntp to 'talk' to our provider, what is the *right* thing for batchparms? Any examples? 2) What process is *really* responsible for sending news on to other sites. Looking at the man pages I would suspect that nntpxmit should be run at some time, but I can't find any invocations of nntpxmit in any of the scripts that came with CNews. 3) Can anybody shed some light here. What should I try? How can I test the setup to find the culprit? Is there some way to turn on 'super verbose debugging mode' or something that might produce more clues? Please e-mail any replies. If I get it sorted out, I'll post a summary! thanks! -steve -- --------------------------< cut here >---------------------------- Steve Spicklemire (317) 788-3313 steve@estel.uindy.edu Dept of Physics and Earth-Space Science NeXTmail Welcome! University of Indianapolis 1400 East Hanna Avenue, Indpls. IN, 46227
From: 96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu (Buckaroo Bonzai) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help FTP'ing Software Date: 12 Sep 1994 03:41:06 GMT Organization: University of Redlands Message-ID: <350iki$11q@galaxy.ucr.edu> Maybe you folks can help me out. Everytime I FTP some stuff, it never works. I use "bin" mode when I FTP, but when I get the stuff down to my machine I get "check sum" errors, and the programs don't work. I'm using /dev/cufa with Kermit and I'm running black hardware. This problem is bugging the crap out of me and I really need some help... Thanks in advance... ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / "String Theory is 21st century Physics that fell accidently into / / into the the 20th century" / / - Edward Witten / / NeXT-Mail Welcome!... uh, as soon as I figure it out :) / / All flames to dev/null / / 96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu / /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
From: rpomeroy@atlantis (Ron Pomeroy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Questions about NS/Intel installation Date: 12 Sep 1994 05:37:50 GMT Organization: Texas A&M University Sender: rpomeroy@atlantis.tamu.edu Distribution: usa Message-ID: <350pfe$g9s@news.tamu.edu> References: <CvvrsK.HEG@nvc.cc.ca.us> <CvzI6q.6s9@eskimo.com> Chris Osborn (fozztexx@nvc.cc.ca.us) wrote: : Since it doesn't appear to be possible to netboot a PC into NeXTSTEP : (at least it seems that way from the lack of response), I've decided : to go ahead and put NeXTSTEP onto the PC itself. [munch munch] According to the literature distributed at Expo, Netbooting under NSFIP will be supported in NS3.3. Ronald Pomeroy Senior Electrical Engineering Student Texas A&M University rpomeroy@atlantis.tamu.edu
From: cjs@po.CWRU.Edu (Christopher J. Seline) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: WANTED: Somone to do some FAXING in SF for $$ Date: 12 Sep 1994 11:01:42 GMT Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA) Message-ID: <351cem$dcs@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Hi! I have a load of faxes (about 200) that I need to drop on some firms in San Francisco. I'm far away (Taiwan) and can't fax them directly. I'd like to hire you to do the faxing for me. This is realy easy, I'll send you the files via e-mail or FTP and all you do is unpack them and then add them to the fax queue using the following three csh lines: foreach bob (`ls *.ps`) lpr -Pfax $bob end where fax is the name of your fax queue. A quick way to earn a few dollars. Your next does all the work and since you're only a local phone call to SF, it doesn't cost you a thing. Thnaks in advance -cjs (and my apologies to those who aren't interested but read this message anyway)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: singhk@fi.gs.com (Kunal Singh) Subject: Re: Help FTP'ing Software Message-ID: <Cw0vy5.K3D@fi.gs.com> Sender: news@fi.gs.com (Netnews Administrator) Organization: Fixed Income Division - Goldman, Sachs & Co. References: <350iki$11q@galaxy.ucr.edu> Date: Mon, 12 Sep 1994 15:20:29 GMT Buckaroo Bonzai (96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu) wrote: : Maybe you folks can help me out. Everytime I FTP some stuff, it : never works. I use "bin" mode when I FTP, but when I get the stuff down : to my machine I get "check sum" errors, and the programs don't work. I'm : using /dev/cufa with Kermit and I'm running black hardware. : This problem is bugging the crap out of me and I really need some help... : Thanks in advance... I've encountered this problem before. I think the solution was not just the binary mode of the ftp. But the mode of downloading using Kermit as well. I think you have to use binary modes on both sides, even the remote server's mode has to be switched to binary with a command such as "remote set binary" or something like that.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bjanzen@lexmark.com(Barry Janzen) Subject: Re: Why is this printer so slooowww??? (white, 3.2, SHarp JX9460PS) Sender: usenet@lexmark.com Message-ID: <Cw0vy6.BMp@lexmark.com> Date: Mon, 12 Sep 1994 15:20:30 GMT References: <34rdm6$3hg@news.acns.nwu.edu> Organization: Lexmark International, Lexington, KY In article <34rdm6$3hg@news.acns.nwu.edu> jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) writes: > In article <CvtuDn.M70@fi.gs.com>, Kunal Singh <singhk@fi.gs.com> wrote: > >Randy Kunkee (kunkee@sugar.NeoSoft.COM) wrote: > >: About a month bought what looked like a good deal in a Sharp JX9460PS > >: laser printer. For $800, 6PPM and 600DPI, this printer seemed like a > >: great deal. > > > >: Actually, it still might be. There is just one catch, it's PS level 1. > >: When I print any kind of file from NeXTStep, it takes about 5 minutes! > > > > > > > >I would guess it is just a bad driver for the parallel port. Next > >having come from the unix workstation world is probably not good at > >supporting the parallel port. > > > -- > Jerry S. Weiss > j-weiss@nwu.edu > Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois > %SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire The parallel port isn't the problem, it's the PS translation. Most new printers have RISC processors and quicker translation - older printers tended to be 68xxx based. Some printer companies even bundle PS translation free and put the microcode in SIMMs so you can upgrade to PS Level 2 or any future upgrade quite easily ;-) Barry Janzen Lexmark International, Inc. "Making printing easier"
From: laroche@sig.enst.fr (Jean Laroche ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Scsi drive max size Date: 12 Sep 1994 15:34:55 GMT Organization: Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications, Paris France Message-ID: <351sev$8rs@enst.enst.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi there! Does anyone know of a max size for external scsi drives on Next 3.0? We got a 4GB drive and it's impossible to run newfs unless we partition the disk in exactely two equal partitions (of less than 2GB), for example using the builddisk application. This seems to indicate that the max size of scsi drives supported by Next 3.0 is 2GB. Is there any info on that point? Thanks in advance. J. Laroche
From: alan@osci.me.ttu.edu (Alan A. Barhorst) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PNI client to PNI Aerver Date: 12 Sep 1994 15:42:25 GMT Organization: Texas Tech Academic Computing Services Message-ID: <351st1$qfc@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> Keywords: TransSys,PNI,Slip Hello, I was wondering if anybody has set up a PNI ver 11 slip connection using PNI for both client and server. I have followed what I found in the directions, but I get a real slow connection, and host unknown types of errors, when I attempt to telnet or something. I have rsolv.conf set up. I used essentially the Zyxel dialing script for my local zoom 28.8 modem, but used all the default settings, which seemed appropriate based on the zyxel script. The server is also using a zoom 28.8. I let NXFax answer the call into the server. The modem connections seem to work for standard dialin. The pni log file seems to show that a connection was made. Could somebody that has made this work send me the steps you used to set it up, so I can see if I've left something out. I do have all the appropriate numbers for the internet connection. I created the config files at both ends, created the pni0 user for the server etc. Any help is appreciated. alan
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Reading DOS MO's under Next Date: 12 Sep 1994 16:12:26 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <351ula$fme@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> My boss uses an Intel laptop for trips, and a Next in his office. He has a Pinnacle 3.5" Magneto-Optical drive for the Laptop. If he formats this as a DOS drive can he read this MO on a Next equiped with a pinnacle drive? -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Exabyte scsi tape problems. Date: 12 Sep 1994 16:15:01 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <351uq5$fme@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <34nhtu$gb7@mane.cgrg.ohio-state.edu> <CvvL34.JJo@fi.gs.com> In addtion to the manual, there may be a problem with block sizes. There's a next answer for this. Also look for a package called scsitools which has some mroe general solutions to this sort of headache. I've used 8mm tapes with nexts, and they work, but I much prefer DAT. If you go with exabyte, get the 8500 series drive. The 8200 is too slow at moving from tape to tape. Kunal Singh (singhk@fi.gs.com) wrote: : Stacy David Coil (coil@osc.edu) wrote: : : Hi, : : I just hooked up an exabyte scsi tape drive onto the scsi chain : : of my Black Box Next (NS 3.0). I am trying to use the standard : : scsi tape drivers (rst0 and nrst0) in NeXTSTEP, however, I keep : : getting write error: I/O errors. Is there something special that I : : need to do to the device? Are there another set of drivers that : : I need? Any help would be appreciated. : : BTW. : : The error that I get for standard error is : : tar: tape write error: I/O error : : And the errors from the console are : : st: cmd = 0x1 sr_io_status = dH : : st: cmd = 0xa sr_io_status = 2H : : Sense key = 0x4 Sense Code = 0x0 : : st: cmd = 0x1 sr_io_status = 2H : : Sense key = 0x4 Sense Code = 0x0 : : Once I get this error, the drive ejects the tape. : : --Stacy : : coil@osc.edu : : Ohio Supercomputer Center : Please let me know if there are problems with the Exabyte 8mm drives as : I am about to purchase an Exabyte 8mm drive for my Next Motorola. -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: crdunlap@sacam.OREN.ORTN.EDU (Christopher R Dunlap) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Config. Monitoring Date: 12 Sep 1994 17:19:31 GMT Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN Message-ID: <3522j3$f6n@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV> I've been given the task of monitoring the configurations of several NeXT's to see that they all contain the same software. These machines are located at several sites, and I wish to use one as a model for what all the others are supposed to have on them, and be notified if one of the machines is different. Also, if one is found that is missing a program, or needs an updated version, it would be nice if the program upgraded or added it for me. I'm new at this, so if anyone can point me towards a solution, any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance, Chris Dunlap crdunlap@sacam.oren.ortn.edu
From: Brian Griswold <brian@dancingbear.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Maintaining duplicate copies of a filesystem (how to synchronize?) Date: 12 Sep 1994 17:34:59 GMT Organization: Maui Research and Technology Center (MRTC) Message-ID: <3523g3$i59@lawelawe-f0.mrtc.maui.com> References: <34hu7r$2go@cs.ubc.ca> See the man page for rdist. This should do what you are looking for. -- Brian Griswold brian@dancingbear.com
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 2048 byte sector disks Date: 12 Sep 1994 18:18:10 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL Message-ID: <352612$50h@news.acns.nwu.edu> References: <ciQrJaO00WBO84Nag5@andrew.cmu.edu> In article <ciQrJaO00WBO84Nag5@andrew.cmu.edu>, Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> wrote: >Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.hardware: 11-Sep-94 Re: 2048 byte >sector disks by John Kheit@gandalf.rutge >> If you want anything but 512b/s formats you will need to make a 'kick' disk >> of some sort to kick from the kick disk to the 1024b/s or higher formatted >> disk. > >What are you talking about? I reformatted my Seagate ST1280 drive to >1024 bytes/sector, and my system didn't require a 'kick' disk, whatever >that is. I believe the original comment about 'kick' disks referred to intel platforms. MSDOS and many a BIOS cannot deal with hard disk configured for 1024 byte sectors. Provided you can get the early parts of NS and the appropriate drivers loaded (ie: roughly equivalent to whats on the original installation floppy) you can use the larger sector size with intel. Some people use a specially configured floppy and others leave a small partition on an IDE drive to simplify this process. This is sometimes required in cases where you have both IDE and SCSI and the BIOS forces all boots off of floppy or IDE and you want NS running off of SCSI. On the original black hardware, this sector size is not a problem. -- Jerry S. Weiss j-weiss@nwu.edu Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois %SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Scsi drive max size Date: Mon, 12 Sep 1994 14:04:28 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <8iR9Ugu00iV586iX97@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <351sev$8rs@enst.enst.fr> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.hardware: 12-Sep-94 Scsi drive max size by Jean Laroche @sig.enst.f > Does anyone know of a max size for external scsi drives on Next 3.0? I have heard of people sucessfully using a 9GB drive (from Seagate, I believe) under NEXTSTEP. > We got a 4GB drive and it's impossible to run newfs unless we partition the > disk in exactely two equal partitions (of less than 2GB), for example using > the builddisk application. That's right. The maximum partition size for a usable BSD 4.3 filesystem (at least under the version used by NEXTSTEP) appears to be 2 GB. > This seems to indicate that the max size of scsi drives supported by Next > 3.0 is 2GB. There is a big difference between the maximum size of the device and the maximum size of a user filesystem (ie, the BSD 4.3 FFS). -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | Vitamin L Rule #1: --------------------------------------------+ AMS & normal mail: infidel+@cmu.edu | If you "whoosh" me, I'll NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | _poke_ you! (Ouch.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: sowa@netcom.com (Erik Sowa) Subject: recovering from kernel panic Message-ID: <SOWA.94Sep12121250@netcom5.netcom.com> Sender: sowa@netcom.com (Erik Sowa) Organization: Wahoo 5 Date: Mon, 12 Sep 1994 19:12:48 GMT My mono slab running 3.2 crashed hard yesterday. Upon rebooting, it gets all the way to the message "reboot complete" and then it has a kernel panic and the reboot fails. Something about invalid MMU descriptor during table walk. Now this is the point in the boot process where nxfax fires up, and I have a vague recollection that a similar problem was discussed here before. The fix involved booting in single-user mode and editing system files to turn off the nxfax stuff, rebooting, and then reinstalling a fresh copy of nxfax. If anyone has done this and has a recipe, please send me email. -- Erik Sowa (sowa@netcom.com)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: athan@bwit182.morgan.com (Andrew Athan) Subject: AFS & Kerberos Message-ID: <ATHAN.94Sep12163055@bwit182.morgan.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Sender: news@is.morgan.com Organization: Morgan Stanley Date: Mon, 12 Sep 1994 20:30:55 GMT If anyone has information regarding availability of AFS and/or Kerberos for NeXTSTEP, please let me know. I'll summarize ... you can email athan@morgan.com. Thanks, aca
From: manish@clark.lcs.mit.edu (Manish Tuteja) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Netgroups... the nightmare Date: 12 Sep 1994 20:51:22 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Distribution: world Message-ID: <352f0a$7hm@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> References: <Cvu2t2.BA@pages.com> In comp.sys.next.sysadmin article <Cvu2t2.BA@pages.com> you wrote: > Hi all! > > This is it in a nutshell : I need netgroups working for NFS exports here > on my net. > As I get ready to read the entire Nutshell book on the subject, I thought > maybe someone out there has some fast pointers... > > I tried what NeXT has documented for using the NetInfo tools. No joy. > I tried implementing NIS, and have NIS convinced that there are netgroups, > but still, no joy as far as NFS is concerned. > > ypcat will show me the netgroups I have installed > . > Now.... who knows how to get this all tied together (or, steer me towards > a neat place that has more than one dinky page on netgroups...) so I can > become Mr. Lazy concerning NFS export management... NFS still comes back > with an unknown host error... > > email works best for me. I don't get to read News that much > (because I am stuck in NetGroup/NIS/NetInfo/UnderDocumented Geek Hell!!!) > > Thanks! > -- > Sean Church Pages Software Inc > schurch@pages.com 9755 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. > (619) 492-9050 x 221 San Diego, Ca. 92124 > Systems Engineer, Network Administrator, chief cook and cable boy... We couldn't find info on setting up Netgroups in any of the online manuals either. Since it is a feature that is supposed to work, we played with a number of configurations until one worked: Step One: Pop up the machines directory under NetInfoManager. Add a new property called netgroups. Add your netgroup names as values for this property--like "playroom". This step is not documented anywhere, we stumbled upon it. Step Two: Pop up the directory for a specific machine. Add a new property under that called netgroups. Add the netgroup that this machine belongs to as a value for this property. (e.g. playroom) (HostManager apparently doesn't like to deal with NetGroups--it hangs. So use it just for setting up the IP address and names. Use NetInfoManager for adding to Netgroups.) Step Three: You can now use your netgroup under NFSManager for exporting and importing. Works for us. Manish
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: precipi!neekibo (Hugues RICHARD) Subject: Re: Downloading Net Software Message-ID: <1994Sep11.212035.818@precipice.fdn.org> Sender: neekibo@precipice.fdn.org Organization: Individual - Dijon, France. References: <34tvee$i2g@galaxy.ucr.edu> Date: Sun, 11 Sep 1994 21:20:35 GMT In article <34tvee$i2g@galaxy.ucr.edu> 96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu (Buckaroo Bonzai) writes: > > I have tried to download software for the black from > Sonata.cc.purdue.edu and none of it has worked. In particular, any > software that I have dowloaded hasn't worked, but all the text files > I have recieved look ok... Is it possible that this is a protocol thing? > I am currently using /dev/cufa. I get "corrupt input" errors from the > Opener App. Can anyone help? Any help anyone could give would be > greatly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance... > if youre using ftp to download, just after the ftp login, but before getting file, type "bin". Doing such a thing, the ftp program transfer files without trying to interpret control characters... ve dowloaded hasn't worked, but all the text files > I have recieved look ok... Is it possible that this is a protocol thing? > I am currently using /dev/cufa. I get "corrupt input" errors from the > Opener App. Can anyone help? Any help anyone could give would be > greatly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance... > if youre using ftp to download, -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugues RICHARD. 42 Bd Carnot. 21000 Dijon. France. (+33) 80 65 46 96 neekibo@precipice.fdn.org (small NextMail OK) ------------ NS3.2 ------------ NS3.0J ------------ :-) ------------
From: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Network user unable to access networked printer Date: 12 Sep 1994 20:59:25 GMT Organization: Center for Computer Music Research and Composition, U.C.S.B. Message-ID: <352ffd$co6@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> One of my users, who has a Network account (we have 5 NeXTs with one functioning as Netinfo server and one functioning as the Printer server) is unable to get anything to print to our networked NeXT printer. I have noted the following error message in the console of the printer server when he attempts to print: Sep 12 13:38:54 samba npd[199]: /usr/lib/NextPrinter/npd-lpr of Personal.mbox exited status = 1 The printer is supposed to be accessible to all users in the wheel and staff groups, and he is a member of staff. My other users (some of whom are in wheel) have no trouble printing. I have looked through the documentation, but it is not at all clear to me where the capability to send printing jobs is set. Could someone tell me which document explains this in detail, or what my problem might be? Thanks. -- Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer Tel: (805) 893-8352 | Center for Computer Music Research and Composition Internet (NeXTMail ok): | University of California, Santa Barbara <doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu> | http://ccmrc.ucsb.edu/
From: lim@telerobotics.jpl.nasa.gov (David Lim) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: mount -vat nfs - does not work? Date: 12 Sep 1994 21:40:43 GMT Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Message-ID: <LIM.94Sep12144044@brian.jpl.nasa.gov> I have several nfs entries in my fstab file. However, NEXTSTEP does not mount the nfs file systems during boot. After booting, if I type mount -vat nfs nothing happens. If I manually mount a file system, e.g. mount heidi:/export/users /usr/users it works. I'm using NeXTStep 3.2 on an Ambra Pentium machine. The machine us running NIS (not netinfo). --- /etc/fstab file is shown below. # # DO NOT DELETE THIS FILE, IT IS REQUIRED FOR BOOTING # # This file contains information used to mount local hard disks. # Consult your Network and System Administration manual # for information on adding local disks. Information on the format # of entries in this file can also be found in the fstab man page. # /dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1 heidi:/export/users /usr/users nfs rw 0 0 ndc:/usr/srcs /usr/srcs nfs rw 0 0 heidi:/export/users/release /release nfs rw 0 0 heidi:/export/users/news /news nfs rw 0 0 ndc:/var/spool/mail /usr/spool/mail nfs rw 0 0
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 2048 byte sector disks Date: Mon, 12 Sep 1994 17:47:26 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <QiRAlia00iUzM_rus5@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <352612$50h@news.acns.nwu.edu> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.hardware: 12-Sep-94 Re: 2048 byte sector disks by Jerry Weiss@casbah.acns. > >What are you talking about? I reformatted my Seagate ST1280 drive to > >1024 bytes/sector, and my system didn't require a 'kick' disk, whatever > >that is. > > I believe the original comment about 'kick' disks referred to intel > platforms. MSDOS and many a BIOS cannot deal with hard disk configured > for 1024 byte sectors. Why am I not surprised? In any case, don't blame NEXTSTEP for the problems with PC hardware.... -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | Vitamin L Rule #1: --------------------------------------------+ AMS & normal mail: infidel+@cmu.edu | If you "whoosh" me, I'll NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | _poke_ you! (Ouch.)
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Netgroups... the nightmare Date: 12 Sep 1994 22:18:39 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <352k40$v4@rosie.next.com> References: <Cvu2t2.BA@pages.com> <352f0a$7hm@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.5 Cc: In article <352f0a$7hm@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu>, Manish Tuteja <manish@clark.lcs.mit.edu> wrote: >We couldn't find info on setting up Netgroups in any of the online manuals >either. Since it is a feature that is supposed to work, we played with a >number of configurations until one worked: Try a search of "netgroups" in Digital Librarian on the NeXT System Administration DL target, or the index in the printed version. It's discussed in Chapters 3 & 4, pages 47, 57-58. --Dan -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: mount -vat nfs - does not work? Date: 12 Sep 1994 22:23:00 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Message-ID: <352kc4$va@rosie.next.com> References: <LIM.94Sep12144044@brian.jpl.nasa.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.5 Cc: In article <LIM.94Sep12144044@brian.jpl.nasa.gov>, David Lim <lim@robotics.jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: > >I have several nfs entries in my fstab file. However, NEXTSTEP does not mount >the nfs file systems during boot. After booting, if I type > mount -vat nfs >nothing happens. If I manually mount a file system, e.g. > mount heidi:/export/users /usr/users >it works. > >I'm using NeXTStep 3.2 on an Ambra Pentium machine. The machine us running NIS >(not netinfo). > >--- /etc/fstab file is shown below. >/dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1 >heidi:/export/users /usr/users nfs rw 0 0 >ndc:/usr/srcs /usr/srcs nfs rw 0 0 >heidi:/export/users/release /release nfs rw 0 0 >heidi:/export/users/news /news nfs rw 0 0 >ndc:/var/spool/mail /usr/spool/mail nfs rw 0 0 Typically all machines running NEXTSTEP are running netinfo, including ones that "aren't". To see if your machine using netinfo for local information, do "nidomain -l". You should see a local domain running, like this tag=local udp=835 tcp=838 To solve your problem, try niload fstab . < /etc/fstab mount -vat nfs --Dan -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963
From: msf@panix.com (Mike Fischbein) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.admin.policy,comp.archives.admin,com Subject: Re: Strange Login System Followup-To: comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.admin.policy,comp.archives.admin,com Date: 12 Sep 1994 22:40:31 -0400 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <3533ev$1gb@panix2.panix.com> References: <34qtpo$eqt@news.ycc.yale.edu> On 10 Sep 1994 00:14:48 GMT, Lenny Turetsky (lturetsk@minerva.cis.yale.edu) wrote: : [ Article crossposted from comp.unix.admin,comp.sun.admin ] : [ Author was Lenny Turetsky ] : [ Posted on 10 Sep 1994 00:14:09 GMT ] : For example, let's say I have two machines (porgy and bess), and two : users (steve and mike). Steve owns porgy and mike owns bess. Steve should : not be able to log into bess, and mike should not be able to log into : porgy. They should, however, both be able to login into the central : server (let's call it X). : I would like to use an NIS password map (which is what currently : exists), but still prevent users who are in that file from logging into : certain machines. Is there any (existing) way to do this? NIS provides ways of locally overriding part or all of a passwd map entry. There are several ways of doing what you want. Depending on whether you have people primarily enabled but want to disable a few sites, or vice versa, one may be more convenient than the other. One way to do what's described: NIS map: steve:6k/7KCFRPNVXg:508:10:Steverino:/usr2/steve:/bin/true mike:q.mJzTnu8icF.:509:10:Mikey:/usr2/mike:/bin/true Thus, neither steve nor mike can successfully log in from the normal NIS map. On porgy, /etc/passwd contains: +steve::::::/bin/csh Which allows steve to use the C Shell on login. User mike, not being overridden, can't log in. Similarly, on bess, there would be the line: +mike::::::/bin/csh On the server, a slightly modified NIS update Makefile would automatically update the passwd file to include both of the above lines, so both users could log in there. This requires list the people who can log in to each machine; reversing "csh" and "true" in the above example will require listing the people who can NOT log in to each machine. Check the passwd(5) man page, and have fun. mike -- Mike Fischbein msf@panix.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Operator <root@number_one.apana.org.au> Subject: PNI 1.11 setup Message-ID: <Cw25L7.9H@number_one.apana.org.au> Sender: root@number_one.apana.org.au (Operator) Organization: Cafe Abbey - the Virtual NeXTSTEP Cafe Downunder. Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 07:46:18 GMT Hi I've been using TransSys DialupIP for a while and thought that it may be an idea to upgrade to PNI,... however it is not as simple as I had thought,... I've set it all up the way that it mentions it (or I think I did at least) and it only dials, connects, and then the modem hangs up and bye bye,... Here's a log from /usr/adm/messages,... pni.log does not record anything: Sep 13 17:39:35 number_one pnid-pni0[238]: tty: link connect script fails Sep 13 17:39:35 number_one pnid-pni0[238]: === TCL Error: Connect script failed to establish link: Sep 13 17:39:35 number_one pnid-pni0[238]: > TTY tty: Could not establish connection - all attempts failed Sep 13 17:39:35 number_one pnid-pni0[238]: === errorCode Sep 13 17:39:35 number_one pnid-pni0[238]: > NONE Sep 13 17:39:35 number_one pnid-pni0[238]: === errorInfo Sep 13 17:39:35 number_one pnid-pni0[238]: > TTY tty: Could not establish connection - all attempts failed Sep 13 17:39:35 number_one pnid-pni0[238]: > while executing Sep 13 17:39:35 number_one pnid-pni0[238]: > "error "[$encapName encapType] [$encapName encapName]: Could not establish connection - all attempts failed"" Sep 13 17:39:35 number_one pnid-pni0[238]: > invoked from within Sep 13 17:39:35 number_one pnid-pni0[238]: > "if {$connected==0} { Sep 13 17:39:35 number_one pnid-pni0[238]: > ^Ierror "[$encapName encapType] [$encapName encapName]: Could not establish connection - all attempts failed" Sep 13 17:39:35 number_one pnid-pni0[238]: > }" Sep 13 17:39:36 number_one pnid-pni0[238]: > (procedure "dialer_connect" line 52) Sep 13 17:39:36 number_one pnid-pni0[238]: > invoked from within Sep 13 17:39:36 number_one pnid-pni0[238]: > "dialer_connect tty dialer" Sep 13 17:39:36 number_one pnid-pni0[238]: === [end error dump] I'd appreciate any help. Thanx in advance Nicole ----------------------NeXTmail Accepted and preferred -------------------- Nicole Vincent : nicolev@number_one.apana.org.au SYDNEY NSW AUSTRALIA The joys of love made her human and the agonies of love destroyed her. -- Spock, "Requiem for Methuselah", stardate 5842.8
From: omeyer@i3.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Oliver Meyer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SOLVED: System didn't cleanly shutdown. Date: 13 Sep 1994 10:39:37 GMT Organization: Rechnerbetrieb Informatik - RWTH Aachen Distribution: world Message-ID: <353vh9$svd@urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Keywords: print shutdown reboot disk check fsck Hi *! I'm using NSfIP 3.1 and had troubles doing a shutdown or reboot. The system wasn't able to kill all processes and didn't unmount the disks. It turned out that the process causing all this pain was a little print job for a printer I installed, but didn't really connect to the computer. After deleting it using the PrintManager, shutdown/reboot works fine again. Thought this might help other people out there. Bye Oliver
From: volker@sfb256.iam.uni-bonn.de ( Volker A. Brandt ) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.aix,comp.sys.convex,comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sgi.admin,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.osf.osf1,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Re: CU sudo version 1.3.1 released Date: 13 Sep 1994 10:51:46 GMT Organization: Applied Math, University of Bonn, Germany Message-ID: <354082$88p@news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de> References: <34318v$32r@csnews.cs.Colorado.EDU> <34l5io$6s8@airgun.wg.waii.com> In article <34l5io$6s8@airgun.wg.waii.com> denham@wg.waii.com (Scott Denham) writes: >I've been trying to install sudo.v1.3 under AIX 3.2.5, and come up with the >externals: > >__crypt >__encrypt >__setkey Get the GNU replacement for the crypt library. It's called UFC, which stands for "ultra-fast crypt". Build it, install it -- not too difficult. Then add -lufc to the loader options in the makefile, and you're set. Hope this helps. Good luck -- Volker -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deutschland im Herbst: Birne ist reif Volker A. Brandt Internet: volker@sfb256.iam.uni-bonn.de Angewandte Mathematik Phone/FAX: +49 228 63 36 84 (Bonn, Germany)
From: a2833ae@nextmm.lrz-muenchen.de (Peter Beham) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: ppp-0.3 on a NeXTstation? Date: 13 Sep 1994 12:07:45 GMT Organization: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Muenchen (Germany) Distribution: world Message-ID: <3544mh$8q5@sunserver.lrz-muenchen.de> I bought a ZyXEL 1496EG+ last week for my private NeXTstation and got the ppp-0.3-package. The thing I want to do with it is to dial into my office network, which is running ppp. After reading the INSTALL/README file, I thought, the chat command would be the thing I need. So I compiled chat.c, modified chatcmd to Serial Port B and started chatcmd. Result: nothing. the Modem didn`t even dial. Now I`m a bloody beginner in everything that has to do with modems, so it could be that I made some ridiculous fault like forgetting to press some button on the modem. Anyway, I would be grateful for any kind of hint. If there is another ppp-package that runs without any problems, please let me know as well. Peter Beham (a2833ae@next1.lrz-muenchen.de)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Downloading Net Software Message-ID: <1994Sep13.014013.1597@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <34tvee$i2g@galaxy.ucr.edu> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 01:40:13 GMT In article <34tvee$i2g@galaxy.ucr.edu> 96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu (Buckaroo Bonzai) writes: }~ }~ I have tried to download software for the black from }~ Sonata.cc.purdue.edu and none of it has worked. In particular, any }~ software that I have dowloaded hasn't worked, but all the text files }~ I have recieved look ok... Are you transferring files (both ftp, and then to your system unless you're running SLIP or PPP over cufa) in BINARY mode? If not, you're only getting 7/8 of the information. --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
From: roffel@biw.cube.de (Lee Roffel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NSI/Dos disk on NeXTColorStation?? Date: 13 Sep 1994 12:57:31 GMT Organization: biw Message-ID: <3547jr$11t@next01.biw.cube.de> References: <34mh6h$7sq@samsara.circus.com> Keywords: NSI DOS NeXTColor Hi... I have seen a few messages regarding connecting disks to various computers.... Intel, and NeXT... I have dis-assembled my Intel box.. which had a Gig Toshiba, with a 700 NeXT partition, and a 300 DOS(ugh) partition, and want to connect the disk to my NeXT Colorstation. The question is... do I have to copy the 700 mb of data, and the other 300 mb dos data, to a backup (which I currently do not have) and then re-format the gig on the NeXT, (because the NeXT Color can't read the disk... can't find the right boot sector, can't do an fsck, etc..etc..) .. or does anyone have a less painful solution?? -- Lee Roffel biw GmbH /| /eXTMail: roffel@biw.cube.de Werkstrasse 24 / | / Tel: +49 7151 602 204 D-71384 Weinstadt-Endersbach / |/ Fax: +49 7151 602 100 Germany
From: roffel@biw.cube.de (Lee Roffel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: SyQuest Drives Date: 13 Sep 1994 13:09:10 GMT Organization: biw Message-ID: <35489m$121@next01.biw.cube.de> References: <34j8to$sj9@nic-nac.CSU.net> In article <34j8to$sj9@nic-nac.CSU.net> vqueved@nssnext.calstatela.edu (Victor Quevedo) writes: > Does anyone have any experiences with the SCSI SyQuest 270MB drive on a > NeXTstation (Black) hardware. I am runnig out of diskspace and need to > get something that I mihgt be able to use on Black/White/White(with > DOS/WIN). How easy is it to use the SyQuest Drives? > well... I plugged it in, turned it on.. and it worked! (black and white) .. I only had a small problem when a disk wasn't inserted at startup, and I inserted it during the boot sequence. There were some strange error messages, and the filesystem could not be mounted properly. With the disk locked in.. there were no problems. (this problem also happened with my CD as well.. ) (any thoughts as to this problem?) ciao... . Lee -- Lee Roffel biw GmbH /| /eXTMail: roffel@biw.cube.de Werkstrasse 24 / | / Tel: +49 7151 602 204 D-71384 Weinstadt-Endersbach / |/ Fax: +49 7151 602 100 Germany
From: lturetsk@minerva.cis.yale.edu (Lenny Turetsky) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.admin.policy,comp.archives.admin,com Subject: Re: Strange Login System Date: 13 Sep 1994 13:45:39 GMT Organization: Yale University Message-ID: <354ae3$hgv@news.ycc.yale.edu> References: <34qtpo$eqt@news.ycc.yale.edu> <3533ev$1gb@panix2.panix.com> Yep, this is gonna be the solution. I'd also like to thank the following people who responded by e-mail (most with very similar answers): Chris Walsh <mack23@andre.mech.nwu.edu> J Lee Jaap <jaapjl@tab00.larc.nasa.gov> Jeff Putnam <jefu@akbar.nmt.edu> Jeffrey Putnam <jefu@cs.nmt.edu> bonomi@delta.eecs.nwu.edu (Robert Bonomi) drussell@gisws6.rtpnc.epa.gov (DFRussell) roberson@hamer.ibd.nrc.ca (Walter Roberson) sauron@mordor.ind.wpi.edu (A. Rich) Thanks to all, LT PS If anyone actually wants to see the e-mails I got, I can mail them to you (unless anyone doesn't want their e-mail forwarded). Mike Fischbein (msf@panix.com) wrote: : On 10 Sep 1994 00:14:48 GMT, Lenny Turetsky (lturetsk@minerva.cis.yale.edu) wrote: : : [ Article crossposted from comp.unix.admin,comp.sun.admin ] : : [ Author was Lenny Turetsky ] : : [ Posted on 10 Sep 1994 00:14:09 GMT ] : : For example, let's say I have two machines (porgy and bess), and two : : users (steve and mike). Steve owns porgy and mike owns bess. Steve should : : not be able to log into bess, and mike should not be able to log into : : porgy. They should, however, both be able to login into the central : : server (let's call it X). : : I would like to use an NIS password map (which is what currently : : exists), but still prevent users who are in that file from logging into : : certain machines. Is there any (existing) way to do this? : NIS provides ways of locally overriding part or all of a passwd map : entry. There are several ways of doing what you want. Depending on : whether you have people primarily enabled but want to disable a : few sites, or vice versa, one may be more convenient than the other. : One way to do what's described: : NIS map: : steve:6k/7KCFRPNVXg:508:10:Steverino:/usr2/steve:/bin/true : mike:q.mJzTnu8icF.:509:10:Mikey:/usr2/mike:/bin/true : Thus, neither steve nor mike can successfully log in from the : normal NIS map. On porgy, /etc/passwd contains: : +steve::::::/bin/csh : Which allows steve to use the C Shell on login. User mike, not being : overridden, can't log in. Similarly, on bess, there would be the : line: : +mike::::::/bin/csh : On the server, a slightly modified NIS update Makefile would automatically : update the passwd file to include both of the above lines, so both users : could log in there. : This requires list the people who can log in to each machine; reversing : "csh" and "true" in the above example will require listing the people : who can NOT log in to each machine. Check the passwd(5) man page, and : have fun. : mike : -- : Mike Fischbein msf@panix.com -- _____________________________________________________________________ /| | | | There are only two organizations that I know of that send armed | | | men in dark suits and sunglasses to take money they haven't earned: | | | the mafia and the government. -- Lenny Turetsky | | | | | | Lenny Turetsky (aka) lturetsk@minerva.cis.yale.edu | | |_____________________________________________________________________| |/_____________________________________________________________________/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: snoopy@nimbus.ruhr.de (Ingo Schaefer) Subject: Sendmail an uucp problem Message-ID: <1994Sep13.174713.236@nimbus.ruhr.de> Organization: Private Site, Germany Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 17:47:13 GMT Before i cange to NS3.2 (intel), i used Linux with Taylor UUCP,Cnews and smail. Now i tried to run these with NS. Getting Cnews via UUCP is no problem. But sendmail makes me crazy. When i send a message, it bounced back to the sender. Can any one tell me how to setup sendmail(.cf) for a proper work with UUCP Big thankx in advance.... Ingo eMail: snoopy@nimbus.ruhr.de
From: hussain@artsci.wustl.edu (Hussain Chinoy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: [faq] login window shutdown? Date: 13 Sep 1994 16:28:58 GMT Organization: College of Arts and Sciences -- Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Message-ID: <354k0a$c5v@bigfoot.wustl.edu> Hi, everyone. I know this is a FAQ question, but if someone could point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it. I maintain 10 NeXT machines running NEXTSTEP 3.2. I'd like to find a way (a dwrite perhaps?) to disable the login window's restart/shutdown buttons. Also, I'd like to find a way to disable the power key on NeXT hardware. Thanks for your patience! Hussain -- ___ __________________________________________________________ /\__\ G. Hussain Chinoy \/__/ NEXTSTEP, hussain@artsci.wustl.edu baby http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~hussain/
From: GH Chinoy <hussain@artsci.wustl.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: [faq] login window shutdown? Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 12:48:57 -0500 (CDT) Organization: Washington University, St. Louis, MO Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.90.940913124744.16445B-100000-100000@pear> References: <9409131743.AA26582@schoolnet.carleton.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <9409131743.AA26582@schoolnet.carleton.ca> Jay, I plan on being root and then doing a shutdown, reboot, or halt That's usually how I shutdown a machine. We have all our machines running until someone panic's them or turns them off! Sincerely, Hussain Chinoy ___ __________________________________________________________ /\__\ G. Hussain Chinoy \/__/ NEXTSTEP, hussain@artsci.wustl.edu baby http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~hussain/ On Tue, 13 Sep 1994, Jason Bright wrote: > This is a little grotty but...... you could open the nib for the login > panel program and actually delete the buttons. > > How do you plan on shutting down/rebooting the system- dropping > down to the NMI monitor? If so, make sure you 'halt' the system at the > NMI level, and don't just drop down to the rom monitor- if you don't > halt the file system won't be synced and you're just asking for trouble. > I know that there is an 'easy' way to disable the powerdown key, but I've > never had to so I can't remember how.......sorry > > later > jay > > > -- > ******************************************************************* > Jason Bright > jbright@schoolnet.carleton.ca > > "I can't give you a brain, but I can give you a diploma." > -The Wizard of Oz >
From: erikkay@next.com (Erik Kay) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: [faq] login window shutdown? Date: 13 Sep 1994 18:10:52 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <354pvc$sm@rosie.next.com> References: <354k0a$c5v@bigfoot.wustl.edu> In article <354k0a$c5v@bigfoot.wustl.edu> hussain@artsci.wustl.edu (Hussain Chinoy) writes: ] Hi, everyone. I know this is a FAQ question, but if someone could point me in the right ] direction, I'd appreciate it. ] ] I maintain 10 NeXT machines running NEXTSTEP 3.2. I'd like to find a way ] (a dwrite perhaps?) to disable the login window's restart/shutdown ] buttons. Also, I'd like to find a way to disable the power key on ] NeXT hardware. as root: dwrite loginwindow PowerOffDisabled Yes later, Erik
From: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Where do these messages come from? Date: 13 Sep 1994 17:55:57 GMT Organization: Center for Computer Music Research and Composition, U.C.S.B. Message-ID: <354p3d$9tf@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> Each day for the past few weeks I have been getting the following messages in my /usr/adm/messages file. Could someone please tell me where they are coming from (other than the fact that mach_init generated them)? As far as I know I have not made any substantial changes to anything that would cause such messages to occur. Sep 13 07:00:03 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Service VISUSDAEMON_TTYDA failed - deallocate Sep 13 07:00:05 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Service XVISUSDAEMON_TTYDA failed - deallocate Sep 13 07:00:05 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service VISUSDAEMON_TTYDA Sep 13 07:00:07 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service XVISUSDAEMON_TTYDA Sep 13 09:05:23 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service WindowServer Sep 13 09:05:23 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service sound Sep 13 09:05:23 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service _NXAudioIn Sep 13 09:05:23 foxtrot mach_init[2]: Registered new service _NXAudioOut Thanks. -- Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer Tel: (805) 893-8352 | Center for Computer Music Research and Composition Internet (NeXTMail ok): | University of California, Santa Barbara <doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu> | http://ccmrc.ucsb.edu/
From: Tim Pugh <tpugh@oce.orst.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Sybase connection problem... Date: 13 Sep 1994 20:31:49 GMT Organization: University Computing Services - Oregon State University Message-ID: <35527l$7i@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> Howdy, I'm stuck. I'm running Sybase Limited Server on a NEXTstation Turbo under NS3.0 with the example database, "pubs", installed. I installed the server and can connected to it from the localhost, but not from a networked machine. The network machine is a NeXTstation TurboColor running NS3.2. The interface files have identical entries the server, SYBASE. SYBASE query tcp next-ether localhost 1024 master tcp next-ether localhost 1024 console tcp next-ether localhost 1025 So, what am I missing? Does NetInfo have to be running? (I'm using NIS, not netinfo for net admin.) Question: the NS3.2 machine has installed in /usr/sybase, include files and libraries for lib_4.0 and lib_4.6. When are these referenced and used (linking dbkit or EOF)? Please email and I'll summarize. -------------------------------------------------------------- Tim F. Pugh email: tpugh@oce.orst.edu Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences voice: 503-737-2270 Oregon State University fax: 503-737-2064 NeXTmail ok!
From: Tim Pugh <tpugh@oce.orst.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Sybase connection problem... Date: 13 Sep 1994 20:57:00 GMT Organization: University Computing Services - Oregon State University Message-ID: <3553ms$3jt@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> References: <35527l$7i@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> More info.. ============= server: /usr/sybase/interface ============== .. SYBASE query tcp next-ether localhost 1024 master tcp next-ether localhost 1024 console tcp next-ether localhost 1025 ============= client: /usr/sybase/interface ============== .. SYBASE query tcp next-ether server 1024 master tcp next-ether server 1024 console tcp next-ether server 1025 client> isql -Utpugh -P Operating-system error: Connection refused DB-LIBRARY error: Unable to connect: SQL Server is unavailable or does not exist. So, what am I missing? Does NetInfo have to be running? (I'm using NIS, not netinfo for net admin.) Please email and I'll summarize. -------------------------------------------------------------- Tim F. Pugh email: tpugh@oce.orst.edu Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences voice: 503-737-2270 Oregon State University fax: 503-737-2064 NeXTmail ok!
From: delisle!mikel (Michael Lemire) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PNI client to PNI Aerver Date: 13 Sep 1994 19:32:19 GMT Organization: Minnesota Regional Network Message-ID: <354uo3$ink@cedar.mr.net> References: <351st1$qfc@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> Keywords: PNI I am also experiencing the same problems and have been trying for about a week. Please let me know if you find any thing. In article <351st1$qfc@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> alan@osci.me.ttu.edu (Alan A. Barhorst) writes: > Hello, I was wondering if anybody has set up a PNI ver 11 slip connection > using PNI for both client and server. I have followed what I found in the > directions, but I get a real slow connection, and host unknown types of > errors, when I attempt to telnet or something. I have rsolv.conf set up. > I used essentially the Zyxel dialing script for my local zoom 28.8 modem, > but used all the default settings, which seemed appropriate based on the > zyxel script. The server is also using a zoom 28.8. I let NXFax answer > the call into the server. The modem connections seem to work for standard > dialin. The pni log file seems to show that a connection was made. Could > somebody that has made this work send me the steps you used to set it up, > so I can see if I've left something out. I do have all the appropriate > numbers for the internet connection. I created the config files at both > ends, created the pni0 user for the server etc. Any help is appreciated. > > alan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dchan@netcom.com (Derek Chan) Subject: SQL Server & NS/FIP setup Message-ID: <dchanCw38s6.MLp@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 21:52:53 GMT All, I'm trying to set up my NS/FIP client to access a SQL Server for NT server. Does anyone know the steps that one has to go through to do this? I would imagine the steps would be much the same for setting up for a Sybase Server. A Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.. -Derek
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: sdavenpo@vaxc.stevens-tech.edu Subject: Domain Name Server setup? Message-ID: <1994Sep13.201240.1@vaxc.stevens-tech.edu> Sender: news@dmi.stevens-tech.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Stevens Institute Of Technology Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 01:12:40 GMT I've finally gotten my college to give me an IP address, but I'm having one problem with setting up my NS/I machine. How can I add an address for a Domain Name Server? I've looked thru HostManager, NetInfoManager, documentation, and haven't been successful. The setup is: - a DEC VAX system as the central PC - with the link to the world - a Domain Name Server (somewhere) - me, a NeXT station Any help is greatly appreciated. Scott Scott Davenport sdavenpo@vaxc.stevens-tech.edu Internet Mail Only
From: shigeru@lamb.tiac.net (ShigeruKAWAGUCHI) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: [HELP]: How should I modify "slurp" for NeXT. Date: 14 Sep 1994 01:33:17 GMT Organization: The Internet Access Company Message-ID: <355jsu$kak@sundog.tiac.net> Does anyone implimented slurp on NeXT? I have got source from the ftp site, but have no idea how can I impliment for my NeXTcube. If there is anyone who did the implimentation or have knowledge on this please help. shigeru
From: russell@alpha3.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Russell Schulz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Has anyone ever gotten NeXT Step to run on a PC? Message-ID: <940913.080341.8R1.rusnews.w164w@alpha3.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 08:03:41 -0600 References: <34kurv$5ng@convex.cc.uky.edu> <Cvtn8E.K4@pages.com> Organization: Private System, Edmonton, AB, Canada schurch@pages.com (Sean Church) writes: > In the past, 2 IDE's worked for me, and with Gateway Pentium systems, > but alas, Adaptec cards for SCSI bus expansion .... The way I get > around it is put the first NS partition on the first device. this is what I did as well -- there's just two IDEs in there now, since the SCSI was just used to load the CD. -- Russell Schulz russell@alpha3.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca ersys!rschulz Shad 86c
From: Mitchum.DSouza@mrc-apu.cam.ac.uk (Mitchum DSouza) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.aix,comp.sys.convex,comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sgi.admin,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.osf.osf1,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Re: CU sudo version 1.3.1 released Date: 14 Sep 1994 09:03:54 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge, England Distribution: world Message-ID: <356e9q$fgc@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> References: <34318v$32r@csnews.cs.Colorado.EDU> <34l5io$6s8@airgun.wg.waii.com> <354082$88p@news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de> In article <354082$88p@news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de>, volker@sfb256.iam.uni-bonn.de ( Volker A. Brandt ) writes: |> In article <34l5io$6s8@airgun.wg.waii.com> denham@wg.waii.com (Scott Denham) |> writes: |> >I've been trying to install sudo.v1.3 under AIX 3.2.5, and come up with the |> >externals: |> > |> >__crypt |> >__encrypt |> >__setkey |> |> |> Get the GNU replacement for the crypt library. It's called UFC, which |> stands for "ultra-fast crypt". Build it, install it -- not too |> difficult. |> |> Then add -lufc to the loader options in the makefile, and you're set. I dont think you need to do that as linux's libc already has UFC as its encrypter/decrypter. Without actually ever seeing the package concerned I suggest you can add to the CFLAGS line in your Makefile CFLAGS=-D_crypt=crypt -D_encrypt=encrypt -D_setkey=setkey and then recompile. Mitch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fabien@free.fdn.org (Fabien Roy) Subject: Re: [faq] login window shutdown? Message-ID: <1994Sep14.092629.8323@free.fdn.org> Sender: news@free.fdn.org Organization: XO informatique - Paris, France. References: <354k0a$c5v@bigfoot.wustl.edu> Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 09:26:29 GMT In article <354k0a$c5v@bigfoot.wustl.edu> hussain@artsci.wustl.edu (Hussain Chinoy) writes: > Hi, everyone. I know this is a FAQ question, but if someone could point me in the right > direction, I'd appreciate it. > > I maintain 10 NeXT machines running NEXTSTEP 3.2. I'd like to find a way > (a dwrite perhaps?) to disable the login window's restart/shutdown > buttons. Also, I'd like to find a way to disable the power key on > NeXT hardware. > > Thanks for your patience! > > Hussain > > -- > ___ __________________________________________________________ > /\__\ G. Hussain Chinoy > \/__/ > NEXTSTEP, hussain@artsci.wustl.edu > baby http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~hussain/ > as root type: dwrite loginwindow PowerOffDisabled Yes Hope that helps Fabien -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fabien_Roy@free.fdn.org (NextMail accepted) NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consultant, SYBASE DBA XO, 81 allee Danielle Casanova, 93320 Les Pavillons sous Bois France Tel: 33 1 4847 5198 Fax: 33 1 4847 5175
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fabien@free.fdn.org (Fabien Roy) Subject: Re: Sybase connection problem... Message-ID: <1994Sep14.093034.8392@free.fdn.org> Sender: news@free.fdn.org Organization: XO informatique - Paris, France. References: <3553ms$3jt@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 09:30:34 GMT In article <3553ms$3jt@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> Tim Pugh <tpugh@oce.orst.edu> writes: > > More info.. > > ============= server: /usr/sybase/interface ============== > .. > SYBASE > query tcp next-ether localhost 1024 > master tcp next-ether localhost 1024 > console tcp next-ether localhost 1025 ________________________________^^^^^^^^^> > > ============= client: /usr/sybase/interface ============== > .. > SYBASE > query tcp next-ether server 1024 > master tcp next-ether server 1024 > console tcp next-ether server 1025 > > > client> isql -Utpugh -P > Operating-system error: > Connection refused > DB-LIBRARY error: > Unable to connect: SQL Server is unavailable or does not exist. > > So, what am I missing? Does NetInfo have to be running? (I'm using NIS, not > netinfo for net admin.) > > Please email and I'll summarize. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Tim F. Pugh email: tpugh@oce.orst.edu > Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences voice: 503-737-2270 > Oregon State University fax: 503-737-2064 > NeXTmail ok! on the server side change localhost to server Hope that helps Fabien -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fabien_Roy@free.fdn.org (NextMail accepted) NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consultant, SYBASE DBA XO, 81 allee Danielle Casanova, 93320 Les Pavillons sous Bois France Tel: 33 1 4847 5198 Fax: 33 1 4847 5175
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ijeff@ccs.carleton.ca Subject: Re: Problem with HP 712 Gecko Floppy Drive Content-Type: text/plain Message-ID: <ijeff.94Sep1491746@jasper.maeng> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <34l3da$e2s@wave.aoml.erl.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 14:17:46 GMT > The "check for Disks" menu command has no effect. Our other Gecko (when > it is up) has no problem with the floppy. I have sent a message to NeXT > but have not heard back yet. Anyone else experience this? Any > suggestions? The "just install HP UX" suggestion has already been made > and I dont want to give in. > That's rich. Check out the Using the Floppy drive under HPUX section of the user's guide for your HP712. I seem to recall about 30 pages of delightfull mount /dev/??? commands, tar, dump and dd. I actually developed a nice monologue on the topic of floppy access under HPUX :-). I have a real suggestion though. Compare the files on the two machines. I don't have an HP ..... yet..... but try looking under NextLibrary/Devices or /usr/Devices. Also have a look at the /usr/filesystems directories. You could also compare files on the distribution CD. I have had some success fixing/replacing files this way. --- Ian Jefferson ijeff@ccs.carleton.ca ijeff@computeractive.on.ca NeXT mail welcome! Voice 613 788-2600 ext 5636 ---- "The REALLY nice thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise and is not preceded by long periods of worry & depression!"
From: cew6@po.CWRU.Edu (Carlin E. Wiegner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP! Need a fix to blank bootup! Date: 14 Sep 1994 14:17:36 GMT Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA) Message-ID: <3570m0$e74@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> ok, I posted two nice messages that were very discreet in the message header now I want some attention! I have a black mono with 3.0 that will boot fine under text mode (meaning single users to muliuser) but if I try to just turn on the system it goes blank after it boots.... Are the fonts screwed up? CW
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: vrotney@netcom.com (William Paul Vrotney) Subject: Re: Downloading Net Software In-Reply-To: Bruce Gingery's message of Tue, 13 Sep 1994 01:40:13 GMT Message-ID: <vrotneyCw3wx2.7v4@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <34tvee$i2g@galaxy.ucr.edu> <1994Sep13.014013.1597@ToTSySSoft.com> Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 06:34:13 GMT In article <1994Sep13.014013.1597@ToTSySSoft.com> Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes: > In article <34tvee$i2g@galaxy.ucr.edu> 96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu (Buckaroo > Bonzai) writes: > }~ > }~ I have tried to download software for the black from > }~ Sonata.cc.purdue.edu and none of it has worked. In particular, any > }~ software that I have dowloaded hasn't worked, but all the text files > }~ I have recieved look ok... > > Are you transferring files (both ftp, and then to your system unless > you're running SLIP or PPP over cufa) in BINARY mode? If not, you're > only getting 7/8 of the information. > Also you could try "ncftp" where you don't have to worry about BINARY mode, logging in, and other good stuff. -- Bill Vrotney - vrotney@netcom.com
From: volker@sfb256.iam.uni-bonn.de ( Volker A. Brandt ) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.aix,comp.sys.convex,comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sgi.admin,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.osf.osf1,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Re: CU sudo version 1.3.1 released Date: 14 Sep 1994 15:09:15 GMT Organization: Applied Math, University of Bonn, Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <3573mr$e80@news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de> References: <34l5io$6s8@airgun.wg.waii.com> <354082$88p@news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de> <356e9q$fgc@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> In article <356e9q$fgc@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> Mitchum.DSouza@mrc-apu.cam.ac.uk (Mitchum DSouza) writes: >In article <354082$88p@news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de>, volker@sfb256.iam.uni-bonn.de ( >Volker A. Brandt ) writes:>|> >|> >I've been trying to install sudo.v1.3 under AIX 3.2.5, and come up with the >|> Then add -lufc to the loader options in the makefile, and you're set. > >I dont think you need to do that as linux's libc already has UFC as its >encrypter/decrypter. Please read the original question more carefully. The poster asked about AIX 3.2.5, not Linux. He did crosspost the question to more newsgroups than Uncle Scrooge owns dimes :-) For my taste, neither Linux nor AIX are real Unixes anyway ... -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deutschland im Herbst: Birne ist reif Volker A. Brandt Internet: volker@sfb256.iam.uni-bonn.de Angewandte Mathematik Phone/FAX: +49 228 63 36 84 (Bonn, Germany)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hm@ix.de (Harald Milz) Subject: Looking for sysadmin expertise Message-ID: <Cw4H2M.3A7@ix.de> Summary: iX magazine is looking for syadmins to write about operating systems Keywords: system administration security tips tricks Organization: Verlag Heinz Heise GmbH & Co KG Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 13:49:34 GMT iX Multituser Multitasking Magazine is going to start a "Sysadmin's Corner". The point is to supply our readers early information about operating system specific security issues, known bugs (with fixes and/or workarounds) and general hints to exploit the respective operating system. iX primarily reports about Unix and Unix-like operating systems, so if you are a Unix systems administrator and would like to write about those issues concerning your OS, please feel free to contact us. We would like to be in close contact with a number of sysadmins for the most popular Unix flavours (such as AIX, Solaris, HP/UX, SCO etc.) to ensure timely reports about interesting news concerning your operating system. BTW your work will not be for free ... :-) (Sorry for posting in English into German newsgroups) -- Harald Milz (hm@ix.de) WWW: http://www.ix.de/editors/hm.html iX Multiuser Multitasking Magazine phone +49 (511) 53 52-377 Helstorfer Str. 7, D-30625 Hannover fax +49 (511) 53 52-378 Opinions stated herein are my own, not necessarily my employer's.
From: croehrig@celegans.psych.ubc.ca (Chris Roehrig) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Problem with HP 712 Gecko Floppy Drive Date: 14 Sep 1994 16:52:47 GMT Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada Message-ID: <3579ov$kms@cs.ubc.ca> References: <ijeff.94Sep1491746@jasper.maeng> > The "check for Disks" menu command has no effect. We had a bit of a problem with the floppy sensor switch getting stuck. I just opened the drive and pressed the switch a few times and it worked fine. (If you hunt around a bit, you'll see which switch). -- Chris Roehrig (croehrig@celegans.psych.ubc.ca) Invertebrate Learning Group, University of British Columbia, Canada
From: Tim Pugh <tpugh@oce.orst.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Sybase connection problem... (SUMMARY) Date: 14 Sep 1994 16:17:24 GMT Organization: University Computing Services - Oregon State University Message-ID: <3577mk$ekq@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> References: <1994Sep14.093034.8392@free.fdn.org> Thanks for the help. The problem was the "localhost" name used in the /usr/sybase/interfaces file as seen below. I stopped the server, changed the name from "localhost" to "server", or whatever the machines name is, and restart the server. isql commands from client machines work now. Apparently, when the sockets are created, they used the name specified in the interfaces file. So when you do a netstat command, you see "localhost". I was expecting it to substitute the machines name for "localhost", but it didn't. % netstat Active Internet connections Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (state) .. tcp 0 0 localhost.1024 *.* LISTEN tcp 0 0 localhost.1025 *.* LISTEN .. % netstat Active Internet connections Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (state) .. tcp 0 0 server.OCE.ORST..1024 *.* LISTEN tcp 0 0 server.OCE.ORST..1025 *.* LISTEN .. Thanks again to Stephan Kruppa and Fabien Roy for your help. - Tim - > In article <3553ms$3jt@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> Tim Pugh <tpugh@oce.orst.edu> > writes: > > More info.. > > ============= server: /usr/sybase/interface ============== > .. > SYBASE > query tcp next-ether localhost 1024 > master tcp next-ether localhost 1024 > console tcp next-ether localhost 1025 ________________________________^^^^^^^^^> > > ============= client: /usr/sybase/interface ============== > .. > SYBASE > query tcp next-ether server 1024 > master tcp next-ether server 1024 > console tcp next-ether server 1025 > > > client> isql -Utpugh -P > Operating-system error: > Connection refused > DB-LIBRARY error: > Unable to connect: SQL Server is unavailable or does not exist. > on the server side change localhost to server Hope that helps Fabien -------------------------------------------------------------- Tim F. Pugh email: tpugh@oce.orst.edu Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences voice: 503-737-2270 Oregon State University fax: 503-737-2064 NeXTmail ok!
From: ccpaulh@monad.missouri.edu (H. Paul Hammann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Japanese Fonts on Next ? Date: 14 Sep 1994 16:54:49 GMT Organization: University of Missouri - Columbia Distribution: world Message-ID: <3579t7$8a9@golf.ustores.missouri.edu> Keywords: japanese In article <350b1n$b4e@sundog.tiac.net> shigeru@lamb.tiac.net (ShigeruKAWAGUCHI) writes: > .... > You can load only if you are running Japanese version of the NEXTSTEP. It > is avarable officially from Trilithon Software. > .... Does anyone have contact information for Trilithon Software? E-mail or snail-mail addresses both appreciated. Regards, ___ /\__\ NeXT system administrator H. Paul Hammann \/__/ Campus Computing ccpaulh@monad.missouri.edu NeXTSTEP U. of Missouri - Columbia
From: schulz@biw.cube.de (Kay Schulz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Netinfo CLone Date: 14 Sep 1994 14:40:06 GMT Organization: biw Message-ID: <357206$im@next01.biw.cube.de> Hi netters another easy question: When I said to a client that he now is a clone (via SNS) how can I check that this is correct. I looked at hostconfig and it says the same as the hostconfig on every client If I say nidump to some things (passwd etc.) from the . domain there is nothign similar to the root domain. Please email the response to me. Thanks in advance -- =================== Kay Schulz schulz@biw.cube.de Tel.:07151/602-119
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: matthews@fortress.cs.wwu.edu (Geoffrey Matthews) Subject: Printer cable for next computers? Message-ID: <1994Sep14.165119.12431@henson.cc.wwu.edu> Keywords: printer cable Sender: news@henson.cc.wwu.edu (USENET-WWU) Organization: Western Washington University Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 16:51:19 GMT What printer cable do I use with a Next slab serial port? The FAQ says: Get a serial cable (e.g., Macintosh to LaserWriter Plus) But /NextLibrary/Documentation/NextAdmin/07_Peripherals.rtfd says these cables: are incompatible with 68040-based NeXT computers (Somebody needs to fix the FAQ) The cabling appendix gives you the pinouts if you want to build a cable, but I want to go down to PC/Mac-land and grab one off the rack. What do I ask for? I think I want a mini-din-8 to mini-din-8 null modem cable, right? Specifically, I want to hook up a Next slab (non-turbo) to a HP 1200C color postscript printer. Hooking a Mac up with a Mac serial cable works fine. Thanks.
From: slindley@leland.Stanford.EDU (Steven Lindley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Next NFS with Wollongong NFS client? Date: 14 Sep 1994 18:09:03 GMT Organization: Stanford University, CA 94305, USA Message-ID: <357e7v$8jd@nntp.Stanford.EDU> I am trying to use Wollongong's NFS client software on a PC to access exported filesystems on a Next server. The NFS client can mount file systems exported by a Sun server, but when I mount the Next file system, I have a problem: I can not read or write to the mounted disk- it appears to be an empty directory to the PC. The client NFS software gives two messages when it mounts- "Pathway kernel must be customed for performance to support\n the requested read size. Default read size of 890 bytes will be used" and "No Lock Manager on server". The Next server is running rpc.pcnfsd. I notice that the Next is not running lockd but the Sun is. Another clue: a PC running Sun PCNFS has no trouble mounting the Next filesystems. (I have a site license for the Wolllongong software but not for the Sun PCNFS so the easy fix is not possible with my financial constraints). Anybody solve this problem already? Know where to grab a lockd for the Next? Thanks, Steve Lindley
From: hliu@ring01.cs.utsa.edu (Hang Liu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help:Optical drive does not accept optical disk Date: 14 Sep 1994 18:24:13 GMT Organization: The University of Texas at San Antonio Message-ID: <357f4d$7ef@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> Summary: optical drive not work Keywords: optical,drive,disk We have two Next cubs whose optical drives do not work now. The problem is we cannot push optical disk into its drive except only half of a disk. We have cleaned the dust filter inside the back of the machines but useless. Any answer will be appreciated. Thanks! Hang Liu Please email to: hliu@ennex1.eng.utsa.edu
From: majka@next.com (Marc Majka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Netinfo CLone Date: 14 Sep 1994 18:46:47 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <357gen$ks@rosie.next.com> References: <357206$im@next01.biw.cube.de> Kay Schulz writes > When I said to a client that he now is a clone (via SNS) how can I check > that this is correct. The clone database will be in /etc/netinfo/<tag>.nidb. Also, the command: nidomain -l or: nidomain -l <hostname> Will list the clone's tag. -- Marc Majka
From: owrede@pacc (Oliver Wrede) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: YP Passwd problem in a heterogen network Date: 14 Sep 1994 21:41:28 GMT Organization: Regional Computing Center, University of Cologne Message-ID: <357qm8INN2qio@rs1.rrz.Uni-Koeln.DE> Hello, I have a white Next here in a SGI network. The YP database is served by an SGI. I changed my yppasswd on a SGI is usual with yppasswd. On the Nextstep there is still the old password active. I can't even change that password there. I rebooted the Next but he still does not recognize the change. All other machines in the lab do not show such symptoms. What is wrong? Oliver -- . oliver wrede . . . . . . . . . . . . owrede@khm.uni-koeln.de . . academy of media arts . cologne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fb design of fh cologne . . . . . . . . . (nextmail welcome) .
From: tom@masig.fsu.edu (Tom Berrisford) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Upgrading from 2.0 to 3.0 Date: 14 Sep 1994 19:05:13 GMT Organization: Mesoscale Air-Sea Interaction Group, Florida State Univ. Distribution: world Message-ID: <357hha$o8g@mailer.fsu.edu> Keywords: upgrade 3.0 I have a NeXT cube running 2.0. I need to upgrade the OS to version 3.0. The 3.0 install came with a bootable floppy disk. The cube does not have a floppy disk. I have two other NeXT machines on the network. They do have floppy drives and have been upgraded to 3.0. I have been told that there is supposed to be a way to upgrade the OS over the network. I would appreciate any information on how to do this. Thanks. Tom
From: Wil Gayle Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Need NetTalk Date: 14 Sep 1994 20:44:47 GMT Organization: US West !nterprise Networking Systems Message-ID: <357nbv$ee1@acsnews.uswc.uswest.com> In comp.sys.next.announce there was an announcement for NetTalk. I no longer have access to the announcement. Could someone tell me were to download NetTalk.1.2.NI.b.tar.gz from? -- Regards, Wil Gayle U S West Communications
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: magnan@maths1.MATHCN.UMontreal.CA (Magnan Francois) Subject: Q: Script Managing Backups? Message-ID: <MAGNAN.94Sep14180148@maths1.MATHCN.UMontreal.CA> Sender: news@cc.umontreal.ca (Administration de Cnews) Organization: Universite de Montreal Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 22:01:48 GMT Hello everyone, Did anybody wrote a script that manages backups using "dump"? I would like to have a "dump" backup of my hard disk every day using a script run by cron but I would like the level of the dump to increase each day and have the date of the dump encoded in the .dump file name. I don't know enough about "sh" to do this myself. Thank you very much, Francois Magnan -- **************************************************** ** Francois Magnan : magnan@mathcn.umontreal.ca ** ** Dept. Mathematiques, Universite de Montreal ** ****************************************************
From: cew6@po.CWRU.Edu (Carlin E. Wiegner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Trying to install developer from Cd-Rom.... Date: 15 Sep 1994 00:40:25 GMT Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA) Message-ID: <35855p$4jk@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> I reinstalled 3.0 from a Cd and I'm trying to install the development package but it says it is already installed on the HD even though it isn't.... please help.... CW
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Need fix suggestion for broken incoming email Date: 14 Sep 1994 23:46:05 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz Distribution: world Message-ID: <3581vt$eoc@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> I have a client whose incoming mail delivery has broken, but outgoing is normal. My client polls Netcom for his mail. We can't identify any event that might be responsible for this problem other than my visit to his offices a couple of days before the problem started :-) I did muck around with his NetInfo configuration deleting some old, unused domains, but I didn't purposely do anything to his mail setup which still looks OK (but I'm no sysadmin expert). He receives incoming mail via uucp, but uuxqt doesn't seem to execute to distribute the incoming mail files to the appropriate /usr/spool/mail files. So what happens is that all his incoming mail files remain in /usr/spool/uucp/D. and all the corresponding execution files remain in /usr/spool/uucp/X. Manually executing uuxqt -x5 as root produces a message about some sort of deadlock condition, but no uucp lock file exists before uuxqt is run (although running it creates one). uuxqt never appears to complete although it doesn't appear to be doing anything despite the presence of a lot of files in /usr/spool/uucp/X. So eventually, it must be killed and the lock file removed manually. I have considered deleting all files in X. and D. because all D. files have been read manually and aren't needed. But I have no reason to believe that this would really solve the problem. I would really appreciate some suggestions. Could Netcom be at fault here in some way? Can you suggest any tests or inspections of LOGFILE or ERRLOG that might shed some light on this (I didn't see anything suspicious in these log files, but then I haven't actually seen them myself being about 1000 miles away). --- Art Isbell Cubic Solutions NeXT Registered Consultant NEXTSTEP software development and consulting NeXTmail: art@cubicsol.com Voice: +1 408 335 1154 USmail: 95018-9442 Fax: +1 408 335 2515
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Printer cable for next computers? Date: 14 Sep 1994 23:15:08 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <35805s$cua@nntp.Stanford.EDU> References: <1994Sep14.165119.12431@henson.cc.wwu.edu> In article <1994Sep14.165119.12431@henson.cc.wwu.edu> matthews@fortress.cs.wwu.edu (Geoffrey Matthews) writes: > The cabling appendix gives you the pinouts if you want to > build a cable, but I want to go down to PC/Mac-land and grab > one off the rack. What do I ask for? I think I want a > mini-din-8 to mini-din-8 null modem cable, right? If you can't find a cable to buy, then I can assure you that the pinouts in the cabling appendix are good. I made my own cable using these listed pinouts and it works fine. (040 slab to Apple LaserWriter NT) -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: glen@prosoft.com (Glen Biagioni) Subject: tar vs. gnutar -u option Message-ID: <Cw5D7s.2zw@prosoft.wimsey.com> Sender: glen@prosoft.wimsey.com (Glen Biagioni) Organization: ProSoft Solutions, Inc. Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 01:23:52 GMT In switching from tar to gnutar, I have noticed that the -u option works differently. In both tars, files that have changed are updated. However, with tar, new files are considered changed files and, hence, are added to the tar file. With gnutar, they are not added. The gnutar behavior is unacceptable for my incremental backups, since new files never get added to my tar file that is created. Is there a way to get the tar behavior with gnutar? Details: I create a tar file with: tar -cf x.tar x I frequently update the tar file with: tar -uf x.tar x I expect x.tar to be updated with any new files in directory x and with any files that have changed since the last create or update. I expect unchanged or deleted files to remain in x.tar. Can it be done with gnutar? -- Glen Biagioni glen@prosoft.com (NeXTmail accepted)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fms@chemelex .com (Fred Schenkelberg) Subject: becoming a nntp server? Message-ID: <Cw53Dr.Br@chemelex.com> Sender: fms@chemelex.com (Fred Schenkelberg) Organization: Research Group of Chemelex Division of Raychem Corporation Distribution: ba,na,usa,world Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 21:51:26 GMT Hi all, just how does one becoming a nntp server? I have usenet groups uucp'ed to my machine, a few of my co workers would like to use there (new) tcp/ip and native macintosh newsreaders to read the news on my machine. They could telnet and use tin or nn on my machine - but, there's got to be a better way... the mac newsreaders are looking for the nntp server and mail server addresses and when I put in my address... nothing happens, either the error message is host not responding or a lock up/crash. Regards, Fred Schenkelberg NeXTmail enjoyed fms@chemelex.com Redwood City, CA -- Fred Schenkelberg
From: buzz@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Setting domainname Date: 14 Sep 1994 19:29:46 +0200 Organization: Marvins Home, a small place in Universe Message-ID: <357bua$9k@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE> Hello Everybody, I wonder what is the correkt way to set the domainname under NS? My problem is when I do a "ping marvin" (marvin is the name of my host) it works. But when I do ping marvin.fb10.tu-berlin.de it fails with "unknown host marvin.fb10.tu-berlin.de". I tested /bin/domainname in rc.local and in rc.net but it doesn't work. It's the same for hosts that are in my domain but are connected via SLIP. (I have a NetInfo Entry for a machine buran that is in my domain, but only reachable via SLIP.) Sendmail always fails to look up the name buran.fb10.tu-berlin.de when SLIP is down. it works when SLIP is up because the nameserver of our university knows the machine. How do I tell Netinfo that the machine buran is the same as buran.fb10.tu-berlin.de? Do I need an alias for every machine with the full hostname.domainname? Greetings Bastian P.S I didn't found anything in the online sysadmin manual. P.P.S. I have fb10.tu-berlin.de in my resolv.conf. Hello Everybody, I wonder what is the correkt way to set the domainname under NS? My problem is when I do a "ping marvin" (marvin is the name of my host) it works. But when I do ping marvin.fb10.tu-berlin.de it fails with "unknown host marvin.fb10.tu-berlin.de". I tested /bin/domainname in rc.local and in rc.net but it doesn't work. It's the same for hosts that are in my domain but are connected via SLIP. (I have a NetInfo Entry for a machine buran that is in my domain, but only reachable via SLIP.) Sendmail always fails to look up the name buran.fb10.tu-berlin.de when SLIP is down. it works when SLIP is up because the nameserver of our university knows the machine. How do I tell Netinfo that the machine buran is the same as buran.fb10.tu-berlin.de? Do I need an alias for every machine with the full hostname.domainname? Greetings Bastian P.S I didn't found anything in the online sysadmin manual. P.P.S. I have fb10.tu-berlin.de in my resolv.conf. -- Bastian Schlueter Tel.: +49 30 /693 49 26 (privateVoice) Urbanstr. 25 Aufg. E 691 54 79 (privateData) D-10967 Berlin 314 25 973 (uni) Germany buzz@(cs|marvin.fb10).TU-Berlin.DE (NeXTmail welcome) -- Radfahrer haben nichts zu verlieren, als ihre Ketten --
From: riposter@aol.com (Riposter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NeXT -> Internet Date: 15 Sep 1994 02:00:02 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Sender: news@search01.news.aol.com Message-ID: <358nt2$103@search01.news.aol.com> Ok...This is probably an easy question that's in a FAQ someplace but I'm going to go ahead and risk asking anyway. We have a Color NeXtStation that is sitting unused (bad monitor) in our office. A few weeks ago, we had our T1 turned up, although currently we're only using 12 channels for our phone system. In the next couple months we're planning to use one of the channels as a 64k link between our small Mac (14) ethernet network and an Internet service provider, with full service network management. As you can imagine this can end up being a bit steep. Which brings me back to the NeXT. Somehow, with my limited knowledge of the machine, I came to the conclusion that this thing must be able to act as a mail/domain name server. Must be that Unix thingie. So the question is, is there some way this machine can be configured as a internet mail server for some etherneted Macs, and if so, how? I know the NeXT is running NeXTStep, but I'm not sure which version; I'm sure it's fairly recent though. The alternative is not using the NeXT, and paying for domain name service and mail through a third party provider (our long distance phone company, in this case). Any suggestions appreciated! Chris Rosa riposter@aol.com or graphisoftus@applelink.apple.com
From: grant@devbn1.triumf.ca (Peter Grant) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Setting up a USR Sportster 14.4 modem on a NeXTstation Date: 14 Sep 1994 22:50 PST Organization: TRIUMF: Tri-University Meson Facility Distribution: world Message-ID: <14SEP199422500183@devbn1.triumf.ca> News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41 I gave my brother-in-law a USR Sportster 14.4 modem for his birthday, and now we are struggling (via long distance) to get it working. I'd appreciate any help with what we should do. He's running NS 3.0 on his 040 slab, and I have 2.1 on my 040 slab, so it's a bit difficult. We grabbed Kermit 5a 188, which I assume is the way to go. What else must be set up? I didn't do anything to get a USR dual standard 14.4 modem going on mine with Communique. Will he be able to use it as a fax modem as welll as communications? What drivers do we need to look for? Any and all suggestions appreciated either to me or to pwoo@cariboo.bc.ca. Peter Grant, BSc, ISP //////// /////// //////// // // // // //////// grant@devbn1.triumf.ca // // // // // // /// /// // // /////// // // // //////// /////// // // // // // // // // // // // // // //////// ////// // // // Canada's National Meson Facility __________________________________________ _ Vancouver, British Columbia
From: sah@codex.oz.au (Sean Hiscock) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Oracle V6 running under 3.2! Help! Date: 15 Sep 1994 07:30:46 GMT Organization: Connect.com.au Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia Message-ID: <358t76$glv@yarrina.connect.com.au> Hi Oracle/NeXT gurus! I have been trying to install Oracle V6 for NeXT on a NeXT cube running NS3.2. The RDBMS works fine on the server and I can connect to it through the server process orasrv (SQLNet TCP/IP). None of the client machines (also running 3.2) can establish a connection. I have tried to use the tcpctl utility to check on the server but it can't get a connnection either! The orasrv log does not contain any evidience of a connection from the client machines. Does anyone out there have any similar experiences? Any answers? Any thing? Regards, Sean. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sean Hiscock Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd. Melbourne, Australia Phone : +61 3 696 2490 Fax : +61 3 696 6757 Internet : (NeXTMail welcome) sah@xedoc.com.au
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.protocols.appletalk Subject: Getting CAP to work on NeXTSTEP 3.2 Followup-To: comp.protocols.appletalk Date: 15 Sep 1994 07:06:54 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <358rqf$gir@usenet.rpi.edu> A few people have asked about running CAP on NeXTSTEP 3.2. I have CAP patch level 100 running on NS-3.2 for Motorola. There is one significant patch I've made to get this to work on NS-3.2 (as opposed to NS-2.1), and I'm pretty sure some patch similar to this is needed for later versions of CAP, but this exact patch probably won't be quite right. I also imagine that the text of this patch is going to get wrapped along the way, so you may just want to use it for reference purposes instead of just trying to apply it blindly... I realize this isn't as helpful as it might be, but at least it points people in the right direction for getting CAP to run under NS-3.2. I have other patches to CAP for various things, but I'm pretty sure this is the only NeXTSTEP specific one. I haven't sorted out the others yet (and I'd like to get them on patch level 192 first anyway, instead of patch level 100). Even with this patch, you can only run CAP in it's IPTALK mode under NeXTSTEP. You must have some gateway on your network which can convert from IPTalk to EtherTalk or LocalTalk. There is someone else working on a native ethertalk support for CAP, but this update is not related to that. Here's the patch. Hope this proves helpful to some people. --+--[next line is first line of patch]--+-- *** ./conf.func.lst.orig Wed Mar 13 04:56:01 1991 --- ./conf.func.lst Mon Jul 25 23:16:46 1994 *************** *** 7,26 **** # fill empty fields with x -- some machines strip extra IFS's N+-,GETOPT,x,getopt,"cap: argument processing" E,GETOPT,x,x,"cap: will use public domain getopt" N+-,GETMNT,/usr/include/sys/mount.h,getmnt,"aufs: info on file systems (dec)" N+-,STATFS,/usr/include/sys/vfs.h,statfs,"aufs: info on file systems (sun nfs)" ! E,GETOPT,x,x,"aufs: no space information on volumes will be available" N+-,QUOTA,/usr/include/sys/quota.h,quota,"aufs: info on user quota" E,QUOTA,x,x,"aufs: no information on user quotas" A+,SUNQUOTA,/usr/include/ufs/quota.h,quotactl,"aufs: info on user quota" N+-,SUNQUOTA,/usr/include/mntent.h,getmntent,"aufs: used by sunquota" E,SUNQUOTA,x,x,"aufs: not using sunquota system" N+-,FLOCK,/usr/include/sys/file.h,flock,"afp: file locking" E,FLOCK,x,x,"afp: don't run with multiple writes on a volume: no file locking" N+-,LOCKF,/usr/include/unistd.h,lockf,"afp: byte range locking using unistd.h" N+-,FCNTLLOCKF,/usr/include/fcntl.h,lockf,"afp: byte range locking using fcntl.h" E,LOCKF,x,x,"afp: don't run with multiple writes on a volume: no byte range lock" A+,VPRINTF,/usr/include/varargs.h,vprintf,"cap: variable arg printf" N+-,VPRINTF,/usr/include/varargs.h,vfprintf,"cap: variable arg fprintf" E,VPRINTF,x,x,"cap: no vprintf available, will do the best we can" N-+,NORECVMSG,x,recvmsg,"cap: lib: scatter gather recv" --- 7,32 ---- # fill empty fields with x -- some machines strip extra IFS's N+-,GETOPT,x,getopt,"cap: argument processing" E,GETOPT,x,x,"cap: will use public domain getopt" N+-,GETMNT,/usr/include/sys/mount.h,getmnt,"aufs: info on file systems (dec)" + N+,STATFS,/usr/include/bsd/sys/vfs.h,statfs,"aufs: info on file systems (sun nfs, NS3.2)" N+-,STATFS,/usr/include/sys/vfs.h,statfs,"aufs: info on file systems (sun nfs)" ! E,STATFS,x,x,"aufs: no space information on volumes will be available" ! N+,QUOTA,/usr/include/bsd/sys/quota.h,quota,"aufs: info on user quota (NS3.2)" N+-,QUOTA,/usr/include/sys/quota.h,quota,"aufs: info on user quota" E,QUOTA,x,x,"aufs: no information on user quotas" A+,SUNQUOTA,/usr/include/ufs/quota.h,quotactl,"aufs: info on user quota" N+-,SUNQUOTA,/usr/include/mntent.h,getmntent,"aufs: used by sunquota" E,SUNQUOTA,x,x,"aufs: not using sunquota system" + N+,FLOCK,/usr/include/bsd/sys/file.h,flock,"afp: file locking (NS3.2)" N+-,FLOCK,/usr/include/sys/file.h,flock,"afp: file locking" E,FLOCK,x,x,"afp: don't run with multiple writes on a volume: no file locking" N+-,LOCKF,/usr/include/unistd.h,lockf,"afp: byte range locking using unistd.h" + N+,FCNTLLOCKF,/usr/include/bsd/fcntl.h,lockf,"afp: byte range locking using fcntl.h (NS3.2)" N+-,FCNTLLOCKF,/usr/include/fcntl.h,lockf,"afp: byte range locking using fcntl.h" E,LOCKF,x,x,"afp: don't run with multiple writes on a volume: no byte range lock" + A+,VPRINTF,/usr/include/bsd/varargs.h,vprintf,"cap: variable arg printf (NS3.2)" + N+-,VPRINTF,/usr/include/bsd/varargs.h,vfprintf,"cap: variable arg fprintf (NS3.2)" A+,VPRINTF,/usr/include/varargs.h,vprintf,"cap: variable arg printf" N+-,VPRINTF,/usr/include/varargs.h,vfprintf,"cap: variable arg fprintf" E,VPRINTF,x,x,"cap: no vprintf available, will do the best we can" N-+,NORECVMSG,x,recvmsg,"cap: lib: scatter gather recv" --+--[previous line was last line of patch]--+-- -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: Mitchum.DSouza@mrc-apu.cam.ac.uk (Mitchum DSouza) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.aix,comp.sys.convex,comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sgi.admin,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.osf.osf1,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Re: CU sudo version 1.3.1 released Date: 15 Sep 1994 08:41:55 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge, England Distribution: world Message-ID: <3591cj$d5i@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> References: <34l5io$6s8@airgun.wg.waii.com> <354082$88p@news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de> <356e9q$fgc@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> <3573mr$e80@news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de> In article <3573mr$e80@news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de>, volker@sfb256.iam.uni-bonn.de ( Volker A. Brandt ) writes: |> In article <356e9q$fgc@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> Mitchum.DSouza@mrc-apu.cam.ac.uk |> (Mitchum DSouza) writes: |> >In article <354082$88p@news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de>, volker@sfb256.iam.uni-bonn.de |> ( |> >Volker A. Brandt ) writes:>|> |> >|> >I've been trying to install sudo.v1.3 under AIX 3.2.5, and come up with |> the |> >|> Then add -lufc to the loader options in the makefile, and you're set. |> > |> >I dont think you need to do that as linux's libc already has UFC as its |> >encrypter/decrypter. |> |> Please read the original question more carefully. The poster asked |> about AIX 3.2.5, not Linux. He did crosspost the question to more |> newsgroups than Uncle Scrooge owns dimes :-) |> |> For my taste, neither Linux nor AIX are real Unixes anyway ... Oops... The hand is faster than the brain :-) Mitch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: networks(netgroups) and rlogin/rsh security leak? Message-ID: <1994Sep15.070719.29739@urz.unibas.ch> From: frank@ifi.unibas.ch (Robert Frank) Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 07:07:19 GMT Sender: news@urz.unibas.ch (USENET News System) Organization: Institut fuer Informatik Hello, I'm trying to set up our network as to allow rlogins and rshells accross all machines on our local network, such that no one with a network account needs to enter passwords when rlogg'ing or rsh'ing. I have entered a network name in netinfo for all hosts and have entered the same name in networks (in netinfo) along with the local network number. Furthermore, the file /etc/hosts.equiv has the entry +@<network>. Everything seems fine and no passwords are required, BUT: now _anyone_ can log in from _anywhere_ provided his/her account name is one on our local network. What am I doing wrong? If I remove the +@<network> entry and insert all host names, then only users on the local net can rlogin without a password. I'd be gratefull to know what I am doing wrong. I'm running 3.2 on several black and one HP machines. The server (a cube) is also configured as NIS server. -Robert -- Institut fuer Informatik tel +41 (0)61 321 99 67 Universitaet Basel fax. +41 (0)61 321 99 15 Robert Frank Mittlere Strasse 142 rfc822: frank@ifi.unibas.ch (NeXT mail ok) CH-4056 Basel X400: S=frank;OU=ifi;O=unibas;P=switch;A=arcom;C=ch Switzerland
From: jheidelo@alleg.edu (Jason Heideloff) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Group Limit Date: 15 Sep 1994 15:16:57 GMT Organization: Allegheny College Message-ID: <359oh9$qfq@mustang.alleg.edu> Does anyone know if there is a limit to the number of userids you can have associated with one group in NetInfo? If anyone knows, could you e-mail me and let me know? Thanks in advance!!!! -- Jason Heideloff... jheidelo@alleg.edu Allegheny College NeXTMail Welcome
From: kohler@lithnext.epfl.ch (Vincent Kohler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: time server and Netinfo Date: 15 Sep 1994 14:31:34 GMT Organization: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Distribution: world Message-ID: <359ls6$85t@disuns2.epfl.ch> Keywords: ntp, Netinfo, time Hi, How can we set a clone (master) time server on a foregin host ? We would like to synchronize our NetInfo domain with a host running ntp. But host is not known by NetInfo... Documentation and FAQs didn't give any real info. Or did I missed one? Thanks for any help Vincent -------------------- Vincent Kohler - Laboratoire d'Informatique Theorique EPFL - INF333 1015 Ecublens Swiss Federal Institute of Technology E-mail: kohler@lithnext.epfl.ch (NeXT mail)
From: wwright@shell.portal.com (Bradly William Wright) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How do you recover a bad hard drive Date: 15 Sep 1994 16:38:03 GMT Organization: Portal Communications Company -- 408/973-9111 (voice) 408/973-8091 (data) Message-ID: <359t9b$abm@news1.shell> Summary: trying to restore my NeXT hard drive Does anyone know if it is possible to boot from the install disk and restore a bad IDE drive, ie fsck the disk? I just lost my boot IDE disk, and I need to get the files off of it. When booting from this disk I get as far as the NeXT boot manager, and then I get a bad magic number error and bad SYSTEM file error message. I figured the best way to fix this problem was to get another hard disk and install NS on it. Then put the damaged disk in the computer as a second IDE drive. Next, I'd do an fsck on the damanged disk and try to mount it. Any ideas? Brad Wright WrightSystem wwright@shell.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schurch@pages.com (Sean Church) Subject: Re: Netgroups... the nightmare Message-ID: <Cw4u69.J9@pages.com> Sender: schurch@pages.com (Sean Church) Organization: Pages Software Inc References: <352k40$v4@rosie.next.com> Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 18:32:32 GMT netgroups and me = Happyiness not! I am beginning to think that it's a problem in NetInfo (like, maybe I have loaded something corrupted into one of my NIDB's). I'll post a conclusion once I get it working... One thing I can say is this is not even clear for the casual reader, and I think it could be documented a little better in the future for folks. The concept of netgroups is a great one for use in NFS exports. It makes things simpler to manage. Many thanks to the folks who are responding... ;-) Sean -- Sean Church Pages Software Inc schurch@pages.com 9755 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. (619) 492-9050 x 221 San Diego, Ca. 92124 Systems Engineer, Network Administrator, chief cook and cable boy...
From: panzitta@moons.sim.es.com (Mike Panzitta) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Routing questions Date: 15 Sep 1994 11:47:43 -0600 Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation Message-ID: <35a1bv$r7m@moons.sim.es.com> Keywords: routing ping OK, a question for the routing gurus on the net. I am using DialUpIP from TransSys to connect to a local Internet provider that uses dynamic IP addressing. I seem to have the dynamic routing working OK, but when I try to do a ping across the slip connection, I get no return packets. The default route is thru the slip i/f, but the next-default always comes up with the en0 interface. Also, if I try to ping my host from the other side of the slip connection, there is no response. Same thing with traceroute. Questions: what does the next-default route do, and since I have no other hosts connected via en0, should this be pointing to the slip0 interface? Is there a better alternative to static routing in this circumstance? Also, I am getting spurious packets sent out the slip i/f, which keeps the line up when I am not actively using it. What is the best way to determine what is causing it? I think it might be DNS requests going out the "default" route, but I'm not sure how to trace which process is issuing them. BTW, Newsgrazer is not running :-) Is there any good way to look at packet IP headers coming and going (kind of like a very simple analyzer)? Any software that runs on NeXT (black) to attempt this sort of thing? BTW, I am using DialUpIP instead of PNI since I want the autodial/ autodrop feature, which is an extra cost option (FILTER) for PNI. Both seem to work quite well for me. Thanks in advance, -Mike
From: D. Foxgrover <dfoxgrov@carleton.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help! Can't boot anymore... Date: 15 Sep 1994 17:50:15 GMT Organization: Carleton College Distribution: world Message-ID: <35a1gn$5dq@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu> I hope somebody can help with this. I've had my NS PC (486/66) up and running for over a year now, but today I did something that seems to have screwed up the booting information, or worse. I have added an external hard drive, which a colleague want to use as a DOS disk. I used the SCSI utilities to perform a low level format of the disk, no problem. Then I booted the machine with a DOS floppy (my internal HD has no DOS partition). While I was working on trying to get the machine (in DOS) to recognize the external HD as a DOS disk, I performed an "fdisk" on it. Only I think it performed the fdisk on my internal drive instead. It only flashed for a second or so, not long like I might have expected for disks of this size (internal disk is 525MB SCSI, external is 540MB SCSI). Now when I try to boot the machine with out a floppy (that is, the way I usually boot it up in NS), it gets to "BIOS Installed Successfully!", then says, NEXTSTEP boot v1.28 and it doesn't go any further. If anyone can help me restore the disk, I will be very grateful. Thanks in advance, -- D. Foxgrover dfoxgrov@carleton.edu Lab Mgr., Physics, Carleton College (No NeXTmail till problem solved.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jsickel@cscns.com (Jeff Sickel) Subject: Setting up SLIP for NS/FIP Message-ID: <Cw6qKE.75@usa.net> Sender: news@usa.net (News) Organization: Internet Express (800-592-1240 customer service) Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 19:09:50 GMT I'm just now starting to get on the net and need to configure SLIP. Any help for finding out what I need to do this? Jeff Sickel
From: majka@next.com (Marc Majka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Netgroups... the nightmare Date: 15 Sep 1994 19:29:54 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <35a7bi$me@rosie.next.com> References: <Cw4u69.J9@pages.com> A very important fact of netgroups and NFS is that netgroup names can only be used in a limited way. To really see what's going on, take a look at the manual for "exports" or "exportfs". You'll see that there's a very non-orthogonal set of access-control operators. Specifically, there is: access=client:client:... rw=hostname:hostname:... ro root=hostname:hostname:... netgroup names can only be used in the "access" list. Immediately it is apparent that you can't export a directory with root access to a netgroup. If you export a directory with read-write access to a netgroup, NFSManager creates an access option like: access=group If instead you export a directory read-only to a netgroup, NFSManager creates an access option: access=group, ro However, if you try to export read-only to one group and read-write to another, NFSManager fails. It's not possible to do something like: access=readonly_group, ro, rw=readwrite_group Since the "rw" option only groks hostnames, not netgroup names. In generally, you can only use netgroup names in either the "read-write" column or the "read-only" column in NFSManager, but not both! Additionally, you can't export with the "default access for hosts not listed below" set to "Read only" in NFSManager, and also use a netgroup in the "read-write" column. Why? because the option: ro, rw=group isn't legal. Unfortunately, NFSManager doesn't check this carefully enough. If you use netgroup names in a way that NFSmanager can't possibly accommodate, it will fail. It *should* warn you that it can't do as you requested, but it tries to proceed anyway, and you get an "unknown host" message in an alert panel. This is a known bug in NFSManager. -- Marc Majka
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: orc-ny!pap (Patrick A. Philpot) Subject: Memory Message-ID: <Cw6tM6.HwB@orc-ny.com> Sender: pap@orc-ny.com (Patrick A. Philpot) Organization: Organization Resources Counselors, Inc. Distribution: usa,na Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 20:15:42 GMT I have about 40 boxes and I want to find out how much memory each machine has, so my question is there a unix command which will tell me how much memory each machine has or is that type of information stored somewhere in a flat file which is accessed when you click on "Info" in Workspace Manager ? Thanks Alot -- Patrick Philpott Organization Resource Counselors, Inc. pap@orc-ny.com
From: Mark_Dadgar@NeXT.COM (Mark Dadgar) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Memory Date: 15 Sep 1994 21:51:47 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Distribution: usa,na Message-ID: <35aflj$t2@rosie.next.com> References: <Cw6tM6.HwB@orc-ny.com> In article <Cw6tM6.HwB@orc-ny.com> orc-ny!pap (Patrick A. Philpot) writes: > > I have about 40 boxes and I want to find out how much memory each > machine has, so my question is there a unix command which will tell me how > much memory each machine has or is that type of information stored > somewhere in a flat file which is accessed when you click on "Info" in > Workspace Manager ? > /usr/bin/hostinfo is nice. It'll tell you all kinds of neat information about the machine it is run on. SNMP should give you this info, also, provided you are running the snmpd. - Mark -- Mark Dadgar | If we had thought something this big was Network/Systems Admin. | going to happen to us, do you think we would NeXT Computer, Inc. | have called ourselves TOAD THE WET SPROCKET?! Mark_Dadgar@NeXT.COM | - Toad the Wet Sprocket
From: gregory@nukestep.mit.edu (Gregory B Howland) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NeXT CD ROM Drives with Intel Machines? Date: 16 Sep 1994 01:17:00 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Message-ID: <35armc$7at@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> Will NeXT CD ROM drives work with Intel based machines? Thanks in advance, Greg
From: chris@helser54 (Chris Wong) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Domain wasn't added Tin 1.22? Date: 16 Sep 1994 01:34:11 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Message-ID: <35asmj$6nh@news.iastate.edu> I'm told that my post by tin 1.22 I got from ftp.cs.orst.edu doesn't add the domain information from /etc/resolv.conf to the poster's e-mail address. Is that a bug in general on NeXTSTEP? Thanks for any response. Chris
From: sah@codex.oz.au (Sean Hiscock) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Oracle V6 running under 3.2! Help! Date: 16 Sep 1994 01:34:20 GMT Organization: Connect.com.au Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia Message-ID: <35asmt$57l@yarrina.connect.com.au> References: <358t76$glv@yarrina.connect.com.au> I forgot the services entries for orasrv. Problem solved. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sean Hiscock Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd. Melbourne, Australia Phone : +61 3 696 2490 Fax : +61 3 696 6757 Internet : (NeXTMail welcome) sah@xedoc.com.au
From: grant@devbn1.triumf.ca (Peter Grant) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Faxing with the USR Sportster 14.4 Date: 15 Sep 1994 20:40 PST Organization: TRIUMF: Tri-University Meson Facility Distribution: world Message-ID: <15SEP199420404362@devbn1.triumf.ca> News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41 Thanks to those who responded, and to those who helped set up the FAQs. My brother-in-law is now able to use the USR Sportster 14.4 modem with Kermit for dial-out communications. He's still unable to fax with the modem, however, and so I'll ask if anyone out there is using this modem and faxing with it - if you are, could you tell me what we need to set up to get it going? The choices of faxes is quite small under NS 3.0 - either an HSD or an Interfax. Thanks in advance! Peter Grant, BSc, ISP //////// /////// //////// // // // // //////// grant@devbn1.triumf.ca // // // // // // /// /// // // /////// // // // //////// /////// // // // // // // // // // // // // // //////// ////// // // // Canada's National Meson Facility __________________________________________ _ Vancouver, British Columbia
From: vamp@csulb.edu (VampLestat) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: compiling wu-ftp on NS 3.2 Date: 16 Sep 1994 04:31:41 GMT Organization: Me, organized? You gotta be kidding. Message-ID: <35b73d$t05@garuda.csulb.edu> I'm having trouble compiling the WU version of the ftpd under NeXTstep despite the fact that the build comes with NS2.* and 3.* makefiles. I've tried a few tweaks to the make file, but it appears to choak due to conflicting headers. Has anyone managed to compile the wuftpd under NS3? Suggestions? Here's where it dies: Making support library. cc -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused -c getusershell.c ../src/config.h:37: warning: could not use precompiled header '/NextDeveloper/Headers/bsd/libc.p', because: ../src/config.h:37: warning: header 'arpa/inet.h' overridden, ../src/config.h:37: warning: /usr/local/include/arpa/inet.h vs. /NextDeveloper/Headers/bsd/arpa/inet.h (within the precomp) In file included from ../src/config.h:37, from getusershell.c:25: /NextDeveloper/Headers/bsd/libc.h:178: conflicting types for `inet_addr' /usr/local/include/arpa/inet.h:75: previous declaration of `inet_addr' /NextDeveloper/Headers/bsd/libc.h:204: conflicting types for `inet_network' /usr/local/include/arpa/inet.h:80: previous declaration of `inet_network' /NextDeveloper/Headers/bsd/libc.h:206: conflicting types for `inet_makeaddr' /usr/local/include/arpa/inet.h:78: previous declaration of `inet_makeaddr' /NextDeveloper/Headers/bsd/libc.h:207: conflicting types for `inet_lnaof' /usr/local/include/arpa/inet.h:77: previous declaration of `inet_lnaof' /NextDeveloper/Headers/bsd/libc.h:208: conflicting types for `inet_netof' /usr/local/include/arpa/inet.h:79: previous declaration of `inet_netof' *** Exit 1 Stop. -- ___ /\__\ Ryan L. Watkins email: vamp@csulb.edu \/__/ Academic Computing Services url : http://www.csulb.edu/~vamp/ NeXTstep California State University at Long Beach --- Network Support
From: vamp@csulb.edu (VampLestat) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Out of pty's error Date: 16 Sep 1994 04:35:06 GMT Organization: Me, organized? You gotta be kidding. Message-ID: <35b79q$t19@garuda.csulb.edu> Recently we've seen a large increase in the number of users one of the main Next machines on campus, so there are often 20-30 people logged into a single next. Apparently the machine runs out of pty's somewhere in the low 30's and thru refuses additional connections. Is it possible to reconfigure the kernal? Is there anyway to allow for additional log's above this limit? I searched thru NextAnswers, but couldnt find anythign relevant. -- ___ /\__\ Ryan L. Watkins email: vamp@csulb.edu \/__/ Academic Computing Services url : http://www.csulb.edu/~vamp/ NeXTstep California State University at Long Beach --- Network Support
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: big@netcom.com (Bence I Gerber) Subject: HELP scsi error Message-ID: <bigCw7FAL.2z3@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 04:03:57 GMT first of all you should know I have nevery really used a next before. Some one gave me a next computer and I am having real trouble with it. All it had was this boot thing it apeared to be a CD on one side and a magnetic removable disk on the other. It had a mac-like interface not unix. So I told it to boot of a scsi disk. now at startup it says "scanning scsi bus" then it says "scsi error" and I can't make it boot off the cd thing it only checks for a scsi disk how do I make it boot from that cd thing now I REALLY need help MANY THANKS IN ADVANCE MAKESURE you email me at nathan@lstc.com PS I'm not sure if my posting works could someone just post a response saying you saw this message THANKS YOU who ever responds I am DESPATE ;) Thanks
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bbaker@technom.com Subject: Building MAD from the command line Message-ID: <1994Sep15.230955.8123@gronk.uucp.netcon.com> Sender: bbaker@gronk.uucp.netcon.com Organization: Technom Enterprises, Inc. Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 23:09:55 GMT Greetings, This seems like such an obvious question, but I haven't been able to find the answer yet. I want to be able to build MAB Apps from the command line, with something like "make install -archs m68k,i386". What sort of magic does ProjectBuilder do to make this happen, and how can I get to it? Many Thanks, Brian Baker. bbaker@technom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bbaker@technom.com Subject: Building MAB from the command line Message-ID: <1994Sep16.033337.20480@technom.com> Sender: bbaker@technom.com Organization: Technom Enterprises, Inc. Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 03:33:37 GMT Greetings, This seems like such an obvious question, but I haven't been able to find the answer yet. I want to be able to build MAB Apps from the command line, with something like "make install -archs m68k,i386". What sort of magic does ProjectBuilder do to make this happen, and how can I get to it? Many Thanks, Brian Baker. bbaker@technom.com
From: gorgon@crl.com (Zach Copley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Crazy Keymapping Date: 16 Sep 1994 01:16:14 -0700 Organization: Zach's House Message-ID: <35bk8e$p5e@crl7.crl.com> Hi, I'm wondering why it is that when I use Pine from a shell window (Terminal.app) in the console on my NEXTSTEP 3.2 machine, that the return key works fine, but when I telnet in from somewhere else (Macs, Suns, PC's) it doesn't work. It says "^J not recognized." This makes Pine very difficult to use for remote users. What is the cause of this? Also, when someone does an "ls" to list a directory, via telnet, instead of a columnar readout of files, the listing goes haywire (one file per line and it moves across the screen). Everything else, including "ls -l" works okay. Why? Finally, why is it that when someone logs in from remote, via telnet, after he or she puts in his or her password and the terminal is defined, the cursor jumps up 2-3 lines, making the screen messy so that it is necessary to issue a "clear" at the prompt? These things have really bothered me for a long time. Any pointers on these things would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Zach
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <35bsc6$7b@rosie.next.com> Control: cancel <35bsc6$7b@rosie.next.com> Date: 16 Sep 1994 10:37:07 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <35bsgj$7e@rosie.next.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.5 <35bsc6$7b@rosie.next.com> was cancelled from within trn. -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Crazy Keymapping Date: 16 Sep 1994 10:38:05 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Message-ID: <35bsid$7g@rosie.next.com> References: <35bk8e$p5e@crl7.crl.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.5 Cc: In article <35bk8e$p5e@crl7.crl.com>, Zach Copley <gorgon@crl.com> wrote: > >Also, when someone does an "ls" to list a directory, via telnet, instead >of a columnar readout of files, the listing goes haywire (one file per >line and it moves across the screen). Everything else, including "ls -l" >works okay. Why? try "stty -extproc" --Dan -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963
From: ritsch@iem.mhsg.ac.at (DI Winfried Ritsch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: tex.remap f. german tex/Keyboard ? Date: 16 Sep 1994 10:11:32 GMT Organization: Graz University of Technology, Austria Message-ID: <35br0k$jqd@fstgds15.tu-graz.ac.at> I was searching for a remap file to get the german Umlauts und sz in t ex in many ftp sites and so on and didnt suceed and dont want the poor mans solution (like described in the docs). Has anyone a ready tex.remap file for me ? mfg Winfried Ritsch
From: droege@informatik.uni-koblenz.de (Detlev Droege) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How to read NeXT-faxes with non-NeXT machines Date: 16 Sep 1994 12:01:34 GMT Organization: University Koblenz / Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <35c1eu$7jn@newshost.uni-koblenz.de> We've 30+ NeXTSTEP machines, one of them serves as FAX host. All works fine for the NeXTSTEP users. However, in our rather heterogeneous net we've non-NeXT machines as well, mostly under SunOS + Solaris. How can people working on those machines access the faxes received by our FAX server ? We do have programs to display the faxes, but I want to fit fax reading and admin on the SUNs smoothly into the existing NeXT way to do it. There seems to be a network protocol for NeXT's FaxReader application. Any hints ? Detlev -- Detlev Droege, Uni Koblenz, FB Informatik, Rheinau 1, D-56075 Koblenz, Germany Tel: +49 261 9119-421, Fax: -497, NeXT/Email: droege@informatik.uni-koblenz.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fattouh@cui.unige.ch (Fattouh Wassim) Subject: NetInfo Problem ! Message-ID: <1994Sep16.143231.15424@news.unige.ch> Sender: usenet@news.unige.ch Organization: University of Geneva - CUI Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 14:32:31 GMT Hello... Here's my problem : (I hope someone finds this easy ?!) --> I deleted a user account (which existed twice) with UserManager.The application exited by itself. Now each time I run UserManager and I open the main Domain, UserManager exits. I had this message with the list of users in UserManager : "Bogus Entry detected in load cell". And I have a repeated message (arund 20 times a day) in /usr/adm/messages of the server : "server netinfod[68] : cannot lookup child" I then opened NetInfoManager, I opened the master Domain, and saw that in the "users" directory I have a dir:0 entry among the list of users. This directory "/users/dir:0" has 'master' for properties and 'server/network' for values,and it's the same as the root directory. I guess I have a loop in my netinfo database... Anything would be helpfull... Thank You... ---------------------- Fattouh Wassim --> fattouh@cui.unige.ch Universite de Geneve Suisse Keywords:
From: omeyer@i3.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Oliver Meyer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Need NetTalk Date: 16 Sep 1994 15:19:56 GMT Organization: Lehrstuhl fuer Informatik III, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany Message-ID: <35cd2s$309@urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> References: <357nbv$ee1@acsnews.uswc.uswest.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi! NetTalk can be found in ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de in /pub/comp/platforms/next/Network/apps. It's real cool! Bye Oliver
From: starpath@skyclad.mit.edu (deh!) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How to turn on packet forwarding? Date: 16 Sep 1994 17:44:56 GMT Organization: MIT Laboratory for Computer Science Message-ID: <STARPATH.94Sep16134456@skyclad.mit.edu> I've been having trouble getting a NeXT (cube running 3.2) to forward packets, even though its internal routing tables are set up (I believe) in a sufficient manner. To be precise, all packets destined for our internal network (say, 192.0.200) are going to be forwarded from our Internet Service Provider to a particular host (say, 192.0.1.100). That host, a single-ported NeXT machine, should simply dump the packets back out on the LAN. Thus, the routing commands in my rc.net look like this: route add net default 192.0.1.1 1 (the ISP's router) route add net 192.0.1.0 192.0.1.100 0 (the ISP's LAN) route add net 192.0.200.0 192.0.1.100 0 (our internal LAN) That's hard to read. How about this: 192.0.1 = ispnet 192.0.1.1 = isp 192.0.1.100 = gateway 192.0.200 = ournet 192.0.200.1 = ahost route add net default isp route add net ispnet gateway route add net ournet gateway From gateway, I can ping, say, ahost, isp, and various hosts on the Internet. From the Internet, I can ping gateway, but I cannot ping ahost. Traceroute to gateway succeeds, but a traceroute to ahost doesn't even show gateway: ... 3 isp 4ms 5ms 4ms 4 * * * 5 * * * ... (I know that isp's routing tables are correct. Using another vendor's machine as gateway, traceroute to ahost looks like this, which makes me suspect that its not forwarding packets, either, but at least it responds to traceroute.:) ... 3 isp 4ms 5ms 4ms 4 gateway-other-vendor 5ms 4ms 6ms 5 * * * ... Someone mentioned that, on his Sun, he had to change a kernal variable(!) called ip_forwarding, using adb, in order to get his machine to forward packets. Since I have not been able to get my NeXT to forward packets, I assume that I need to do something similar to this, but I have no idea what that might be. Any suggestions? --deh! David Hollingsworth Internet: deh@archetype.prospect.com Archetype, Inc starpath@mit.edu 100 Fifth Avenue voice: (617) 890-7544 x234 Waltham, MA 02154 fax: (617) 890-3661
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jason@jlc.net (Jason T. Nelson) Subject: Re: NeXT CD ROM Drives with Intel Machines? Message-ID: <Cw8Ax6.FKv@jlc.net> Organization: John Leslie Consulting References: <35armc$7at@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 15:27:05 GMT In article <35armc$7at@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu>, Gregory B Howland <gregory@nukestep.mit.edu> wrote: >Will NeXT CD ROM drives work with Intel based machines? > >Thanks in advance, >Greg We have a CD ROM drive (Apple External, no less) on our Intel machine running NS 3.2, but we've also had the drive on another machine running 3.1. -Jason T. Nelson -John Leslie Consulting -NeXT mail ok!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: lembens@octagon.de (Dirk Lembens) Subject: How formatting a SyQuest cartridge? Message-ID: <1994Sep16.185524.3129@octagon.de> Summary: How to format a SyQues cartridge? Keywords: SyQuest Organization: Octagon Computer+Kommunikation Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 18:55:24 GMT I have the following problem with a new SyQuest 270MB cartridge: Formatting the cartridge using Workspace Manager's "Disk / Format..." function works, but the "fsck" disk check failes with the following messages: Target 4: MEDIA ERROR; block 63593H retry 1 Target 4: MEDIA ERROR; block 63593H retry 2 ... Target 4: MEDIA ERROR; block 63593H retry 9 sd3 (4,0): sense key:0x3 additional sense code:0x11 SCSI Block in error = 406931; Partition a F.S. sector 203305 For me, this looks like a defect sector. Is it possible to tell the drive not to use this defect sector? Or may I format the cartridge? I tried "sdform", and got the same error messages. Or should I use a PC for formatting? ---don't tell me! Please H E L P me! Thanks! --Dirk (lembens@octagon.de)
From: "Wesley C. Smith" <wes@arissoft.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help configuring c-news Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 22:03:57 GMT Organization: Take3 Sender: "Wesley C. Smith" <wes@arissoft.com> Distribution: world Message-ID: <940916180357.473AADCE.wes@arissoft> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Keywords: news, Usenet Kevin Smith asked me to post a message for him. He needs help configuring his news setup. He is using C-news, and has not been able to post news for a while because of configuration problems. Anyone familiar with C-news that may be able to help him get up and running again, please contact kevin at kevin@beach.com or (408) 247-4782. Thanks in advance- Wesley Smith wes@arissoft.com
From: wayne@.unixg.ubc.ca (Wayne Henriques) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Q: How can I delete a midlevel domain Date: 16 Sep 1994 22:19:23 GMT Organization: The University of British Columbia Message-ID: <35d5lb$3qj@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> I have a three level netinfo domain hierarchy as follows: super > office > multiple machine > remote site 1 > single machine (SLIP access TO office only) > remote site 2 > single machine (SLIP access TO office only) We are experimenting with performance and would like to operate remote site 2 as a non-NFS SLIP link. The local netinfo configuration for remote site 2 has been deleted, so I cannot even select the midlevel domain "remote site 2". I receive a "Domain Brosed did not respond, Please try again later" message. I have a good knowledge of netinfo and understand why I get this message, but does anyone know how I can delete the midlevel domain, without connecting to it? wayne
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: updated 'date' command??? Message-ID: <Cw8vML.LCD@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: where are all the nifty options? Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 22:54:21 GMT hi folks, in the sunos world, one can use the date command to print out nifty strings, ie: date +%d prints out the number of the day, date +%m prints out the number of the month, etc. there's a whole slew of date tricks one can do, which really assists one when one writes system-admin scripts (such as backups!). well, /bin/date on intel just prints out the rather boring date. is there another version of command-line date which does the equivalent of the sun command? thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: Wil Gayle Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: App that performs rdist Date: 16 Sep 1994 16:03:23 GMT Organization: US West !nterprise Networking Systems Message-ID: <35cfkb$eb2@acsnews.uswc.uswest.com> Greetings, does anyone know of an App that performs the functionality of rdist? I have about 150 NeXTs which need software loaded. I'll use rdist if I have to but I'd rather not. -- Regards, Wil Gayle U S West Communications
From: vqueved@nssnext.calstatela.edu (Victor Quevedo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Bad I/O Date: 17 Sep 1994 00:13:04 GMT Organization: Information Resources and Technology Message-ID: <35dcag$8vv@nic-nac.CSU.net> I have a Fujitsu drive that I was using as a secondary hard disk. Yestday the power went out and now the external hard disk does not mount. The hard disk was partitioned into 2 seperate drives and when I issued the mount /dev/sd1b command all I get are errors (and some unusual noises). I was not using the first partion /dev/sd1a (it appears fine). But the second partition does not mount. When I try to mount, the Console issues Errors indicating access error.. Retrying... After 14 or so tries it gives up (with a BAD I/O message). When I try to use fsck, I get various errors reading sector 32, sector 3433..... I have not done the interactive fsck yet. Does anyone have any suggests for recovering the data? -- Victor R. Quevedo vqueved@nssnext.calstatela.edu NeXTMail Welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: gjackson@mbuna.umhc.umn.edu (Gary Jackson) Subject: Re: Domain wasn't added Tin 1.22? Message-ID: <Cw8z4n.8Dt@news.cis.umn.edu> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities References: <35asmj$6nh@news.iastate.edu> Date: Sat, 17 Sep 1994 00:01:08 GMT Chris Wong (chris@helser54) wrote: : I'm told that my post by tin 1.22 I got from ftp.cs.orst.edu doesn't : add the domain information from /etc/resolv.conf to the poster's : e-mail address. Is that a bug in general on NeXTSTEP? I didn't think that tin took the domain from /etc/resolv.conf, but on my white box I did need to recompile it with the domain hard coded. There was instructions in the INSTALL file...if I remember right. Hope that helps...Gary
From: hliu@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Hang Liu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help:spool directory trouble! Date: 17 Sep 1994 00:27:43 GMT Organization: The University of Texas at San Antonio Message-ID: <35dd5v$srh@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> Summary: printed files pile up in /usr/spool/appkit directory Keywords: /usr/spool/appkit, print After files are printed out in our Next machines,they accumulate in /usr/spool/appkit directory as "spooled.12,spooled.23, ...,spooled.xx". Those files increase everyday since a lot of people use printer. we have to cancel them manually every other day to save the disk space.Is there a way to set the system to cancel those files automatically? Thanks! Hang Liu. please email: hliu@ennex1.eng.utsa.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: thomas@gamelan.sh.sub.de (Thomas Funke) Subject: Re: sybase SystemAdministrator - duplicate shells? Message-ID: <1994Sep13.193956.1642@gamelan.sh.sub.de> Sender: thomas@gamelan.sh.sub.de (thomas) Organization: Disorganization References: <1994Sep9.165400.2006@zion.com> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 1994 19:39:56 GMT In article <1994Sep9.165400.2006@zion.com> david@zion.com(David J. Ferrero) writes: > Why do actions taken using the sybase SystemAdministor application > execute duplicate shells? > > The first shell usually succeeds, but the second shell (running > the same script(s) usually fails since duplicate entries are > already present. > > ex: adding a new user: 1st shell adds user 2nd shell barfs and > correctly recognizes existing user. > > workaround? faq? use 'binpatch' and patch the Administrator: cmp -l Administrator.orig Administrator 2651 141 116 2652 377 161 2653 5 116 2654 0 161 2655 16 116 2656 42 161 -- ----- Thomas Funke ----------------------- thomas@gamelan.sh.sub.de ----- Q. How many C++ programmers does it take to change a light bulb? A. You're still thinking procedurally. A properly designed light bulb object would inherit a change method from a generic light bulb class, so all you'd have to do is send a light bulb change message.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU Subject: Re: Netgroups... the nightmare Message-ID: <1994Sep16.135430.26481@Princeton.EDU> Originator: news@nimaster Sender: news@Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Princeton University References: <35a7bi$me@rosie.next.com> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 13:54:30 GMT In article <35a7bi$me@rosie.next.com> majka@next.com (Marc Majka) writes: > A very important fact of netgroups and NFS is that netgroup names can only > be used in a limited way. Marc, Thanks for the very informative post. One question ... when you refer the "netgroups", are you talking about Netinfo-defined netgroups, or NIS defined netgroups, or both? Is there, in fact, a distiction, or does a Next always search for both kinds whenever a netgroup might be referenced? Serge J. Goldstein
From: huiw@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca (Wing Hui) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: mounting an external hard drive Date: 16 Sep 1994 20:40:45 -0400 Organization: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Message-ID: <35ddud$j2p@mcmail.cis.McMaster.CA> Hi all, I got an external hard drive to be connected to my slab. The problem is that whenever a user logon as console, the user owns the external drive. This is not I want to happen for sure. I have tried to add the following line in /etc/fstab /dev/sd1a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 1 2 But I got no luck. It doesn't work. Can someone give me a hint? Thanks in advance. :) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: mounting an external hard drive Summary: Expires: Sender: Followup-To: Distribution: world Organization: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Keywords: Cc: -- Wing F. Hui McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. E-Mail : huiw@mcmail.mcmaster.ca (NeXTmail OK)
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: mounting an external hard drive Date: 17 Sep 1994 23:11:26 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <35ft2u$i7r@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <35ddud$j2p@mcmail.cis.McMaster.CA> huiw@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca (Wing Hui) writes: >Hi all, > I got an external hard drive to be connected to my slab. The problem >is that whenever a user logon as console, the user owns the external drive. >This is not I want to happen for sure. I have tried to add the following line >in /etc/fstab > /dev/sd1a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 1 2 >But I got no luck. It doesn't work. Can someone give me a hint? >Thanks in advance. :) Do you really want to mount it on '/'??? Remove the 'noauto', change the mount point, and it will work. -- David Lemson (217) 244-8833 University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Subject: Re: Adobe Illustrator default opener In-Reply-To: lsf@jansky.astro.nwu.edu's message of 8 Sep 1994 21:01:06 GMT To: lsf@jansky.astro.nwu.edu (Sam Finn) Message-ID: <STEPHAN.94Sep16224117@rodion.muc.de> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Sender: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Organization: Transmogrifiers Ltd. References: <34nu2i$uo@news.acns.nwu.edu> Distribution: usa Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 20:41:17 GMT >>>>> "LSF" == Sam Finn <lsf@jansky.astro.nwu.edu> writes: In article <34nu2i$uo@news.acns.nwu.edu> lsf@jansky.astro.nwu.edu (Sam Finn) writes: LSF> LSF> I've Adobe Illustrator purchased and installed in /LocalApps back when LSF> 2.1 was the latest version of the OS. I haven't used it in a while, LSF> and now am running 3.2. Last night I went to use it, and discovered LSF> that the default opener for all my old .ai files is now Edit, and that LSF> .ai is not even listed as an option. When I use the Inspector to look LSF> at the Illustrator app, it says it is the opener for these files, LSF> however. LSF> LSF> What gives? How can I get Illustrator to recognize its files? LSF> LSF> Thanks, LSF> LSF> L. S. Finn LSF> Assistant Professor LSF> Physics and Astronomy LSF> Northwestern University LSF> I have the same configuration and no problems. Some questions: Where is Adobe_Illustrator.app? It should be in /LocalApps or one of its subdirectories. Can you start it manually? Do you have read and execute permission for the `.app' folder and the Adobe_Illustrator file therein? Can you open an `.ai' document from Illustrator's Open Panel? Does the Workspace display the correct icon for `.ai' documents? Does it help to re-install Illustrator (e.g. in ~/Apps)? -- _______________________________________________________________________ Stephan Wacker stephan@rodion.muc.de [NeXTMail YES];
From: dlogue@starbase.neosoft.com (Dan Logue) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT CD ROM Drives with Intel Machines? Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 18 Sep 1994 02:47:17 GMT Organization: NeoSoft Internet Services +1 713 684 5969 Message-ID: <35g9nl$eb7@uuneo.neosoft.com> References: <35armc$7at@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> Gregory B Howland (gregory@nukestep.mit.edu) wrote: : Will NeXT CD ROM drives work with Intel based machines? Absolutely. I installed my NeXTSTEP system using a NeXT CD ROM from an original NeXT machine with an Adaptec 1542C SCSI controller card. (Note: the NeXT CD ROM is slow, single speed)
From: doug@cominco.mineral.ualberta.ca (Doug Booth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: setting quotas on disk space Date: Sat, 17 Sep 1994 22:13:24 Organization: Min-Met-Pet Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada Message-ID: <doug.1.001639DB@cominco.mineral.ualberta.ca> Can someone tell me how to set quotas on disk space for a NeXT (2.1?) Man doesn't seem to know about quotaon etc - can it be done??? Thanks in advance for any pointers.
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How to turn on packet forwarding? Date: 18 Sep 1994 10:02:07 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <35h36v$pb5@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <STARPATH.94Sep16134456@skyclad.mit.edu> In article <STARPATH.94Sep16134456@skyclad.mit.edu> starpath@skyclad.mit.edu (deh!) writes: >Someone mentioned that, on his Sun, he had to change a kernal >variable(!) called ip_forwarding, using adb, in order to get his >machine to forward packets. Since I have not been able to get my NeXT >to forward packets, I assume that I need to do something similar to >this, but I have no idea what that might be. An example of one way to examine/change the ipforwarding variable is available for anonymous FTP from sutro.sfsu.edu [130.212.15.230] as pub/ipforwarding.c This code predates hppa systems. As is, no warranty, etc. -=EPS=-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mpwmutri@daisy.uwaterloo.ca (Mark Mutrie) Subject: determining the internal number for ethernet card Message-ID: <CwC90x.FwK@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca> Keywords: ethernet, number Sender: news@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca (USENET News System) Organization: University of Waterloo Date: Sun, 18 Sep 1994 18:36:33 GMT I couldn't see any FAQ in any of the comp.sys.next groups so I'll apologize in advance if my question should be directed elsewhere. When setting up a NeXT machine, one needs to determine the (internal) number for the ethernet card in the machine. Could someone inform me how to get his information -- what command is used? Mark Mutrie Dept. of Oceanography Dalhousie University Halifax, NS mutrie@mudchem.ocean.dal.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mark@xexos.com (Mark Chamberlain) Subject: Re: [HELP]: How should I modify "slurp" for NeXT. Message-ID: <Cw6syo.E1E@xexos.com> Sender: usenet@xexos.com Organization: Xexos Ltd (London) References: <355jsu$kak@sundog.tiac.net> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 20:01:35 GMT In article <355jsu$kak@sundog.tiac.net> shigeru@lamb.tiac.net (ShigeruKAWAGUCHI) writes: > Does anyone implimented slurp on NeXT? I have got source from the ftp > site, but have no idea how can I impliment for my NeXTcube. If there is > anyone who did the implimentation or have knowledge on this please help. > > shigeru If you mean slurp as written by Stephen Hebditch, the program that sucks down news from an nntp server and pumps it into cnews/whatever, then yes, it just builds fine, and we use it here. -- Mark Chamberlain +44 171 237 4535 Xexos Ltd fax +44 171 231 0844 London mark@xexos.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard Moeller) Subject: Re: updated 'date' command??? References: <Cw8vML.LCD@nntpa.cb.att.com> Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg. Date: Sun, 18 Sep 1994 07:41:25 GMT Message-ID: <1994Sep18.074125.4626@proximus.north.de> In article <Cw8vML.LCD@nntpa.cb.att.com>, -B.LING <btl@hogpf.ho.att.com> wrote: [...] >in the sunos world, one can use the date command to print out >nifty strings, ie: [...] Not only SunOS. Get the GNU-Version of date, it compiled fine for me. It does all you want. Gerhard. -- +--< principiis obsta! >------------------< PGP key available on request >--+ N Gerhard Moeller, Amselweg 16, 26122 Oldenburg (FRG) [*: 02/21/1968] N e Private: gemoe@proximus.north.de Phone (voice): +49-441-507856 e X Uni: Gerhard.Moeller@arbi.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE NeXTmail X T Z-Net: Gerhard.Moeller@uniol.zer encouraged! T +-> NoGeNUG - Northern German NeXT User Group: NoGeNUG@proximus.north.DE <-+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: ian_stewart@nyro.com (Ian Stewart) Subject: ddn problems with netcom Message-ID: <CwCDo5.7q@nyro.com> Keywords: netcom ddn sendmail mail Sender: ian@nyro.com (Ian Stewart) Organization: NYRO Technix, Inc. - makers of Faxcess(tm), UUCP-EZ(tm) and other NEXTSTEP software. Distribution: usa Date: Sun, 18 Sep 1994 20:16:52 GMT We have just got a direct connection to netcom. We get MX record errors if we use the newer /usr/lib/sendmail program. We have to use the older /usr/lib/sendmail. The quality of delivery on the system seems really bad. If anyone out there is connect to netcom in a similar way and have any recommendations, we would great appreciate it. More info: * We are connected using a 56k leased line with a livingston router. * Mail -v shows mail trying to go out via ddn but not always connecting to a server. Thanks again for any help. Sample sendmail.mailhost.cfs are also welcome! ihs
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: time server and Netinfo Date: 18 Sep 1994 21:55:07 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <35icvr$lau@nntp.Stanford.EDU> References: <359ls6$85t@disuns2.epfl.ch> In article <359ls6$85t@disuns2.epfl.ch> kohler@lithnext.epfl.ch (Vincent Kohler) writes: > How can we set a clone (master) time server on a foregin host ? > > We would like to synchronize our NetInfo domain with a host running ntp. > But host is not known by NetInfo... I have a two-NeXT network set up under NetInfo, and I use our university's time service from a non-NextStep machine. All I have done is use HostManager.app to create a new entry in my root netinfo domain. This new machine entry contains the name and ip-address of the university's time server. Then, still using HostManager, but under the Network/Network Time Configuration menu, I set the university time server as the master and set one of my NeXTs as a clone time server. I expect that you will be able to do something similar, as long as you know the name and ip-address of your non-NeXT time server. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: mounting an external hard drive Date: 18 Sep 1994 23:45:26 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <35ijem$rgd@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <35ddud$j2p@mcmail.cis.McMaster.CA> huiw@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca (Wing Hui) writes: > Hi all, > I got an external hard drive to be connected to my slab. > The problem is that whenever a user logon as console, the user > owns the external drive. This is not I want to happen for sure. > I have tried to add the following line in /etc/fstab > > /dev/sd1a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 1 2 > > But I got no luck. It doesn't work. Can someone give me a hint? > Thanks in advance. :) Where do you want the drive to be mounted? You certainly do *NOT* want it to be mounted as "/", since you already have your main drive mounted as "/". You must give the name where you want the new drive to appear. My /etc/fstab, for instance, has three disks: /dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1 /dev/sd1a /ZSwapdisk 4.3 rw,noquota 0 2 /dev/sd2a /GadExternalHD 4.3 rw,noquota 0 3 Note that you only want "noauto" on the first entry (even though there is some NeXT documentation which shows it on later entries). Given that you specified mounting the disk on "/", it's probably just as well that you included the "noauto", as I'm not sure what would have happened if your second disk *had* been mounted as "/"! -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Out of pty's error Date: 18 Sep 1994 23:47:05 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <35ijhp$rgi@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <35b79q$t19@garuda.csulb.edu> vamp@csulb.edu (VampLestat) writes: > Recently we've seen a large increase in the number of users one > of the main Next machines on campus, so there are often 20-30 > people logged into a single next. Apparently the machine runs > out of pty's somewhere in the low 30's and thru refuses additional > connections. The limit is 32 pty's. > Is it possible to reconfigure the kernal? Is there anyway to > allow for additional log's above this limit? I searched thru > NextAnswers, but couldn't find anything relevant. I don't believe there is anyway for the limit to be raised, unless NeXT were to reconfigure the kernel for us. -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: shigeru@lamb.tiac.net (ShigeruKAWAGUCHI) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: [HELP]: How should I modify "slurp" for NeXT. Date: 19 Sep 1994 03:25:20 GMT Organization: The Internet Access Company Message-ID: <35j0b1$arm@sundog.tiac.net> References: <Cw6syo.E1E@xexos.com> Mark Chamberlain writes > If you mean slurp as written by Stephen Hebditch, the program that sucks down > news from an nntp server and pumps it into cnews/whatever, then yes, it just > builds fine, and we use it here. Yes, I mean that. I have got it worjking very fine as far as slurp concern. Unfortunately, I am having some trouble with CNews and NewsGrazer with it. I am down loading news direct by NewsGrazer now. shigeru
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: shergot5@mach1.wlu.ca (scott hergott u) Subject: Help, Can't Login Message-ID: <CwCy32.IFK@info.uucp> Sender: news@info.uucp (news management) Organization: Wilfrid Laurier University Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 03:37:49 GMT Help, I was modifying the Login Panel on NS 3.2 (for Intel) and now I don't get the login screen any more. Things seemed to work okay until I tried a 800 x 600 tiff. Is there any way to bypass the login screen and get to a prompt? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Scott Email : shergot5@mach1.wlu.ca ******************************************************************************** My old Sig got deleted so I don't have one!
From: grindrod@kestrel (David Grindrod) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Dynamic routing on NeXTSTEP Date: 19 Sep 1994 08:11:21 GMT Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany Message-ID: <35jh39$57m@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de> Keywords: routed ppp How can I start dynamic routing on NeXTSTEP? The situation is that I have machines attaching to my LAN through PPP. From these PPP linked machines I can only talk to machines that run dynamic routing. On SGI and Sun machines this is done by running a routed deamon. When I try to run a routed on the NeXT no deamon is started. The messages from the starting the routed is given below. On Sun and SGI there are no problems talking to the PPP linked machine. There is however a problem talking out of my LAN to the internet. Again I think this is because the cisco box has no dynamic routing setup. Is there away to get around this dynamic routing of all machines on the local net. Dave Sun Sep 18 15:02:09: ADD dst 192.54.41.0, router 192.54.41.132, metric 1, flags UP state INTERFACE|CHANGED timer 0 SIOCADDRT: File exists ADD dst 127.0.0.0, router 127.0.0.1, metric 1, flags UP state PASSIVE|INTERFACE|CHANGED|EXTERNAL timer 0 Tracing enabled Mon Sep 19 09:18:46 1994 Mon Sep 19 09:18:47: ADD dst 192.54.41.0, router 192.54.41.132, metric 1, flags UP state INTERFACE|CHANGED timer 0 SIOCADDRT: File exists ADD dst 127.0.0.0, router 127.0.0.1, metric 1, flags UP state PASSIVE|INTERFACE|CHANGED|EXTERNAL timer 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------ David Grindrod NMR System Manager EMBL, Heidelberg. Email: grindrod@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE HTML Home Page: http://www.NMR.EMBL-Heidelberg.DE/grindrod/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (Willem van Schaik) Subject: Re: How do you recover a bad hard drive Message-ID: <1994Sep18.200958.14314@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> Sender: news@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (USENET News System) Organization: Philips Communications & Processing Services, Eindhoven References: <359t9b$abm@news1.shell> Date: Sun, 18 Sep 1994 20:09:58 GMT wwright@shell.portal.com (Bradly William Wright) writes: >Does anyone know if it is possible to boot from the install disk >and restore a bad IDE drive, ie fsck the disk? I just lost my >boot IDE disk, and I need to get the files off of it. When >booting from this disk I get as far as the NeXT boot manager, >and then I get a bad magic number error and bad SYSTEM file >error message. Don't know about IDE drives (I have black hardware with SCSI), but what worked in my case was go to the monitor and then boot in single user mode from floppy plus CD with "bfd -s". Then you can mount the old drive with "mount -n /dev/sd0a /tmp/mnta". OK, -n is important, sd0 will be different for you and this is all correct in NS3.0. I don't know if they changed it with higher versions. Your other plan, to install NS on different disk, boot from that and then fsck or mount the damaged disk should work in similar ways. Success (I experienced the last week that you'll need it), Willem -- W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philips TASS schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: nimbus.ruhr.de!snoopy (Ingo Schaefer) Subject: Re: Help, Can't Login Message-ID: <CwDzA4.6A@nimbus.ruhr.de> Sender: snoopy@nimbus.ruhr.de (Ingo Schaefer) Organization: Private Site, Germany References: <CwCy32.IFK@info.uucp> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 17:01:15 GMT In article <CwCy32.IFK@info.uucp> shergot5@mach1.wlu.ca (scott hergott u) writes: > I was modifying the Login Panel on NS 3.2 (for Intel) and now I don't get > the login screen any more. Things seemed to work okay until I tried a 800 x > 600 tiff. > > Is there any way to bypass the login screen and get to a prompt? Boot up in single-user mode and fix the problem. - Ingo eMail: snoopy@nimbus.ruhr.de (NeXT-Mail welcome)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) Subject: Re: Need fix suggestion for broken incoming email Message-ID: <CwDMoG.Mo@euler.hnv.icem.de> Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) Organization: Ink Unknown References: <3581vt$eoc@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 12:29:04 GMT Take a look at the uucp logfile - don't know its name - that depends on the actual uucp-version. It should contain lines like <some site some date> receiving rmail <local address> Is this local address ok? What happened to me once was it contained a variation of my account,domainname, thus the address did not get resolved, the mail never reached my spool-file. If so, there's a variety of reasons for this. One way to circumvent (!) the mail lossage, not neccessarily the way to *fix* the problem, might be to add an alias for that user or your site. Good luck, Juergen --- Fon ++49-511-440688 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49-511-440617 == What time do we live in when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee, == when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
From: Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: setting quotas on disk space Date: 19 Sep 1994 15:02:26 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <35k962$e4@rosie.next.com> References: <doug.1.001639DB@cominco.mineral.ualberta.ca> In article <doug.1.001639DB@cominco.mineral.ualberta.ca> doug@cominco.mineral.ualberta.ca (Doug Booth) writes: # Can someone tell me how to set quotas on disk space for a NeXT (2.1?) # Man doesn't seem to know about quotaon etc - can it be done??? Thanks # in advance for any pointers. You can't. NS doesn't support disk quotas. You might be able to use a add-on package to do it, but there's no kernel support. joe
From: payne440@utw.com (Carl Payne) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Internet connection help sought Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 12:26:48 Organization: System Technology, Inc. Message-ID: <payne440.89.000C72BC@utw.com> I have a 'Cube connecting to the Internet. Between it and the 56K line are a Cisco IGS-R router and a Cray CSU/DSU. The Cube and the router are attatched to a 10BT hub, and so is a terminal server (irrelevant to the problem). Here's the toughy: Connected to the router via a Wyse-60, I can ping any site, in or out of my building. Connected to the terminal server, I can ping the router, but not the NeXT. At the NeXT, in a terminal window, I can ping one of the addresses of the router, but NOTHING else. From the outside (remote account), I can ping the router, but not the terminal server or the NeXT. Hmmm... Okay, so Cisco says it's an IGRP issue, the NOC mumbles something about filtration, and my netstat -nr shows only 2 IP's: a 127 and 204.118.1 as a destination, and 204.118.1.2 as its gateway. This has got to be an obvious problem, and I've been grinding myself so long I can't figure it out. Can anyone help me make it so I can ping the router from the NeXT, ping an outside POP from the NeXT, and ping the NeXT from outside? Any help would be appreciated, and can I borrow some sleep? Carl Payne
From: blake015@mc.duke.edu (Denise Blakeley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help: My machine is ignoring me Date: 19 Sep 1994 19:12:25 GMT Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Message-ID: <35knqp$2dj@news.duke.edu> My usual machine (terra) worked just fine on Friday. I came in this morning and booted up, however, and it ignores me when I try to login. It doesn't shake its login panel at me as if I'd entered an incorrect password. The login panel goes away, and then it comes right back. Others can login on my machine, and root can login. I can login on any other machine on our network. What gives? I suspect a Netinfo problem in terra's local domain, but it looked fine to me (as much as I can tell). I think I remember seeing this problem addressed here before, but of course I didn't pay any attention then... :-( Can someone help? Terra is a Turbo Color running NS 3.1. Denise -- Denise Blakeley | PROGRAM, tr. v., An activity similar Duke Med Center Info Systems | to banging one's head against a wall, Durham, NC | but with fewer opportunities for (919) 286-6468 W | reward. blake015@mc.duke.edu | NeXTMail welcome!
From: argon@starburst.umd.edu (James Lang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SLIP for NeXT? Date: 19 Sep 1994 19:34:59 GMT Organization: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Message-ID: <35kp53$k2c@gamera.umd.edu> Is there a good cheep (read FREE) SLIP software pkg for NeXTSTEP/I 3.2? Thanks in advance James Lang -- ______________________________________________________________________________ Lord Argon the Paladin | | "if you live for the present, argon@starburst.umd.edu | tomorrow will take care of its self" | ____________________________________|_________________________________________
From: payne440@utw.com (Carl Payne) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Internet connection help sought Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 12:53:54 Organization: System Technology, Inc. Message-ID: <payne440.90.000CE668@utw.com> References: <payne440.89.000C72BC@utw.com> In article <payne440.89.000C72BC@utw.com> payne440@utw.com (Carl Payne) writes: >From: payne440@utw.com (Carl Payne)>Subject: Internet connection help sought >Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 12:26:48 >I have a 'Cube connecting to the Internet. Between it and the 56K line are a >Cisco IGS-R router and a Cray CSU/DSU. The Cube and the router are attatched >to a 10BT hub, and so is a terminal server (irrelevant to the problem). >Here's the toughy: Connected to the router via a Wyse-60, I can ping any >site, in or out of my building. Connected to the terminal server, I can ping >the router, but not the NeXT. At the NeXT, in a terminal window, I can ping >one of the addresses of the router, but NOTHING else. From the outside >(remote account), I can ping the router, but not the terminal server or the >NeXT. >Hmmm... >Okay, so Cisco says it's an IGRP issue, the NOC mumbles something about >filtration, and my netstat -nr shows only 2 IP's: a 127 and 204.118.1 as a >destination, and 204.118.1.2 as its gateway. >This has got to be an obvious problem, and I've been grinding myself so long I >can't figure it out. Can anyone help me make it so I can ping the router from >the NeXT, ping an outside POP from the NeXT, and ping the NeXT from outside? >Any help would be appreciated, and can I borrow some sleep? >Carl Payne Okay, so I goofed on Host Manager. Fixed the gateway, and now all's well inside the building and to my POP router. Still can't see any external sites. Any ideas?
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: YP Passwd problem in a heterogen network Date: 19 Sep 1994 18:58:51 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <35kn1b$8pf@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <357qm8INN2qio@rs1.rrz.Uni-Koeln.DE> Oliver Wrede (owrede@pacc) wrote: : Hello, : I have a white Next here in a SGI network. The YP database is served by an : SGI. I changed my yppasswd on a SGI is usual with yppasswd. On the : Nextstep there is still the old password active. I can't even change that : password there. I rebooted the Next but he still does not recognize the : change. All other machines in the lab do not show such symptoms. Remember that Next checks netinfo first, then checks yp only if netinfo draws a blank. What you want to do in a mixed network is have the netinfo base loaded from the yp, or alternately, remove all non-local users from netinfo. (Leave the stuff like root, sys, operator, etc.) So: niload -d passwd / < /dev/null # Clears out old database. niload passwd / < /etc/passwd # loads default local user base ypcat passwd | niload / passwd # loads your local group. -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: brad@instep.wimsey.com Subject: indices broken since 3.2? Message-ID: <1994Sep19.193648.427@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Sender: usenet@instep.wimsey.bc.ca (usenet) Organization: InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 19:36:48 GMT What's happened to my indeces? Ever since upgrading to NS3.2 my indexed folders seem to always do a linear search when searching for something via Digital Librarian. Does anyone have any clue as to what I can do to generate indexes that DL will use? Even if i create a new index (under 3.2), they still don't seem to work correctly. Brad. -- Brad Head <brad@instep.wimsey.com> Software Developer, InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA
From: Misha Neverov <misha@raptor.sccs.swarthmore.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Printing via AppleTalk network Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 17:48:16 -0400 (EDT) Organization: Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, USA Message-ID: <Pine.ULT.3.90.940919170007.25325B-100000@raptor.sccs.swarthmore.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII My NeXT cannot not print over an AppleTalk network. I am trying to print on an Apple LaserWriter IIg. When I choose 'print' from an application (say Edit), a browser with available printers comes up. I choose a printer, click on Print button, and watch the numbers: "Printing page 1,2,3... Done." Then I walk over to the printer and find nothing. I tried PrintManager -- the "Modify" button is disabled, so I cannot look up the description of the printer. NetInfo settings for printers seem (to me) reasonable. Any and all help/input would be greatly appreciated! ------------------------------------------ Misha Neverov '97 E-mail: misha@raptor.swarthmore.edu NeXT-mail: misha@cheshirecat.swarthmore.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: karl@trapac.com (Karl Kraft) Subject: Workspace wants to format non-existant disk Message-ID: <CwE4KK.5Jx@trapac.com> Organization: Trans Pacific Container Service Corporation Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 18:55:32 GMT Everytime any user logs into my NeXTCUBE, the Workspace brings up a panel stating: The scsi disk is unreadable. The drive has no SCSI disk other than the boot disk (/dev/sd0a) Clicking ignore causes the panel to go away and come back. After three or four times, it finally gives up. Pressing Initialize causes the format to fail. Checking the console, I see the following message: Software Version 3.2 (Lightning5S) probing for CDROM probing for DOS init_device: open: No such device or address init_device: open: No such device or address probing for mac cdutil: openDrive: Couldn't open /dev/rsd1h (-1) cdutil: openDrive: No such device or address probing for cdaudio So Workspace seems to think some disk was inserted right after I logged in. To alleviate this problem, I took a spare hard drive, and cabled it up. Now I get the same message, but the workspace is looking and /dev/rsd2h. I have logged out, powered down, checked netinfo, fstab, and everything else I could think of. This problem first appeared after I removed a Syquest drive that had been connected. However I have connected and disconnected this same Syquest several times in the past. Any Ideas? -- Karl Kraft Karl_Kraft@trapac.com Karl_Kraft@ensuing.com [My opinions are my own]
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help: My machine is ignoring me Date: 20 Sep 1994 01:55:55 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <35lffb$621@nntp.Stanford.EDU> References: <35knqp$2dj@news.duke.edu> In article <35knqp$2dj@news.duke.edu> blake015@mc.duke.edu (Denise Blakeley) writes: > My usual machine (terra) worked just fine on Friday. I came > in this morning and booted up, however, and it ignores me > when I try to login. > > It doesn't shake its login panel at me as if I'd entered an > incorrect password. The login panel goes away, and then it > comes right back. I had this problem over the weekend when the power went out. Rebooting fixed things. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: steve@eps.com (Steven Kornreich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: GLOBAL NXCMYKAdjust = WYSIWYG ?? Date: 20 Sep 1994 01:29:11 GMT Organization: RGNET Distribution: world Message-ID: <35ldt7$5g6@pop0.rain.rg.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Does anyone have any info on GLOBAL NXCMYKAdjust? I am wondering if there is a way to manual adjust the lookup tables to achieve a better monitor calibration printed sample.. WYSIWYG!!! -- Steven Kornreich Kornreich Communications
From: fedder@river.it.gvsu.edu (Dick Fedder) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: du and password change problem Date: 20 Sep 1994 02:54:30 GMT Organization: gvsu Distribution: world Message-ID: <35lit6$2jv@news.it.gvsu.edu> We're running NeXTStep 3.2 on HP 712s as well as on NeXT hardware. An HP 9000-G30 running HP-UX is an NIS server for the net and provides users with their NFS mounted home directories. The problem is this: The NeXTStep du command reports only half the disk usage on an NFS mounted filesystem. No problem with local filesystems. Any suggestions? Another problem occurrs when users change their passwords. The NIS maps get updated as verified by a ypcat passwd, and there's no problem logging in when a user tries logging in with the new password on a different machine. However, unless it is rebooted, the user cannot login on the machine (HP or NeXT) on which the password was changed. The old password is still in effect. Again, ypcat from the machine on which the change occurred indicates that it did indeed take place. It's like some buffer somewhere is not getting flushed after the password change. Ideas? Thanks, Dick Fedder fedder@river.it.gvsu.edu
From: argon@starburst.umd.edu (James Lang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: CSLIP for NS/I? Date: 20 Sep 1994 02:15:09 GMT Organization: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Message-ID: <35lgjd$qjf@gamera.umd.edu> Is there a CSLIP program out there for NS/I? If so would you please give me the FTP address, or a way to get in to contact with the makers? THanks in advance JAmes Lang -- ______________________________________________________________________________ Lord Argon the Paladin | | "if you live for the present, argon@starburst.umd.edu | tomorrow will take care of its self" | ____________________________________|_________________________________________
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Building MAB from the command line Message-ID: <1994Sep20.023507.3680@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <1994Sep16.033337.20480@technom.com> Date: Tue, 20 Sep 1994 02:35:07 GMT In article <1994Sep16.033337.20480@technom.com> bbaker@technom.com writes: }~ Greetings, }~ }~ This seems like such an obvious question, but I haven't been able }~ to find the answer yet. }~ }~ I want to be able to build MAB Apps from the command line, with }~ something like "make install -archs m68k,i386". What sort of }~ magic does ProjectBuilder do to make this happen, and how can I }~ get to it? }~ }~ Many Thanks, }~ Brian Baker. }~ bbaker@technom.com Brian, ProjectBuilder sets some environmental variables which /bin/make imports directly, in addition to processing and exporting to the shell processes it engenders. Make a bogus target in your Makefile.preamble that does a "printenv" command, and select your make type in ProjectBulder (i.e. architectures). Either make that "bogus" target a value also listed in the Makefile.preamble "OTHER_INITIAL_TARGETS" list, or use the "Add Target..." setting in PB's pull-down to make *just* that target. You can also use the -d and -p switches for Make to get an eyefull of just what all those stock makefiles are doing. The -arch m68k -arch i386 switches are "cc" switches and can be forced into a Makefile.preamble, as well, if you want to *always* force a MAB compile, including from the commandline. (OTHER_CFLAGS), however this may not routinely work. I haven't tested it under 3.2, but as I recall that *did* work under 3.1. Makefiles are changing with each relase of the Developer edition, and at present Make recurses several times, partially to allow the fancy manipulations and subproject handling and partially because make runs out of variable space if you try to extend the project significantly using just tack-ons to the Makefile.postamble. --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
From: schulz@biw.cube.de (Kay Schulz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Sysdadmin Questions Date: 20 Sep 1994 05:50:53 GMT Organization: biw Message-ID: <35lt7t$20u@next01.biw.cube.de> Hi netters some questions arose during the last days, probably anyone know how to fix it or has the same problem: 1.) we have got 10 PCs and a HP 800 E45 with HP-UX as a fileserver If I put e.g. LocalApps on the server and mount it to the next clients 2 of the 10 work normal, they can start the Apps, the other 8 can't. The 2 have Intel Ether Express the other 3com network cards 2.) How do I setup quotas 3.) Can I run NS as NIS Clienst without any Netinfo stuff? -- =================== Kay Schulz schulz@biw.cube.de Tel.:07151/602-119
From: schulz@biw.cube.de (Kay Schulz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: EtherNet Addresses Date: 20 Sep 1994 08:37:14 GMT Organization: biw Message-ID: <35m6vq$2fk@next01.biw.cube.de> Hi something strange happens here. I looked for the EtherNet Adresses of our cards and got the following from /usr/adm/messages: 1. card Sep 15 19:03:19 next03 mach: en0: Ethernet address 00:60:8c:df:90:ba Sep 15 19:03:19 next03 mach: EtherLink3 at port 300 irq 10 2. card Sep 16 11:11:13 next04 mach: en0: Ethernet address 00:20:af:0a:30:9e Sep 16 11:11:13 next04 mach: EtherLink3 at port 300 irq 10 I thought the first 3 Bytes are the vendor ..... We have EtherNet Cards from 3com and they have different leading 3 bytes. How can this be? -- =================== Kay Schulz schulz@biw.cube.de Tel.:07151/602-119 PGP available
From: schulz@biw.cube.de (Kay Schulz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: R COmmands Date: 20 Sep 1994 08:54:00 GMT Organization: biw Message-ID: <35m7v8$2gs@next01.biw.cube.de> Hi netters What do I have to do to make an ruptime and rwho in my NeXT - Network? First the ruptime says: /usr/spool/rwho: no such file or directory I create it then I get : ruptime no hosts!?! rwho EMPTY...... Something I have to change? -- =================== Kay Schulz schulz@biw.cube.de Tel.:07151/602-119 PGP available
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: du and password change problem Date: 20 Sep 1994 14:14:43 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Distribution: world Message-ID: <35mqoj$sfj@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <35lit6$2jv@news.it.gvsu.edu> Dick Fedder (fedder@river.it.gvsu.edu) wrote: : We're running NeXTStep 3.2 on HP 712s as well as on NeXT hardware. : An HP 9000-G30 running HP-UX is an NIS server for the net and : provides users with their NFS mounted home directories. The : problem is this: : The NeXTStep du command reports only half the disk usage on an : NFS mounted filesystem. No problem with local filesystems. Any : suggestions? This is a bug/feature/difference on HP's. If you get the gnu file utilities, they mention this problem. You will also find that df reports an incorrect size, off by the same ratio. However, I thought it was a problem with the HP's operating system, not their hardware. Hmm. : Another problem occurrs when users change their passwords. The : NIS maps get updated as verified by a ypcat passwd, and there's : no problem logging in when a user tries logging in with the new : password on a different machine. However, unless it is rebooted, : the user cannot login on the machine (HP or NeXT) on which the : password was changed. The old password is still in effect. : Again, ypcat from the machine on which the change occurred : indicates that it did indeed take place. It's like some buffer : somewhere is not getting flushed after the password change. Ideas? Yeah. Lookupdaches password information for about half an hour You would find that if you had logged into any other machines prior to changing the password, you probably wouldn't be able to log in them with the new password for a while. The work around is to have your password changing script send a kill -HUP to lookupd. This flushes the cache, (I think actaully it makes lookupd immediately exec a copy of itself. It dies itself, and the copy rereads the database. Note: You are asking for trouble to have only a single NIS server on your net. Nexts handle NIS quite nicely, so set one up as a slave. (A machine that's a NIS client will hang on boot if there is no server to bind to.)
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: R COmmands Date: 20 Sep 1994 14:19:15 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <35mr13$sfj@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <35m7v8$2gs@next01.biw.cube.de> Kay Schulz (schulz@biw.cube.de) wrote: : Hi netters : What do I have to do to make an ruptime and rwho in my NeXT - Network? : First the ruptime says: : /usr/spool/rwho: no such file or directory : I create it : then I get : : ruptime : no hosts!?! : rwho : EMPTY...... : Something I have to change? Yup. See man page for rwhod. -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: ebaenen@afit.af.mil (Eric P. Baenen, Capt, USAF) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: US Robotics modem NIGHTMARES with NeXTSTEP Date: 20 Sep 1994 14:57:26 GMT Organization: Air Force Institute of Technology Message-ID: <35mt8m$n7f@blackbird.afit.af.mil> Keywords: USRobotics modem motorola slip tip ppp Does anyone out there use a US Robotics Sportster modem with Motorola hardware to dial out and connect to remote systems using tip, SLIP, or PPP? If you do PLEASE advise. I have been trying on and off all summer long to get my modem to work with my 040 cube. So far I haven't gotten it to do zip. The modem works perfectly fine under DOS/Windoze (both terminal vt100 connection and SLIP) when connected to my PC. When I attempt to use tip or SLIP with it on my cube, the modem dials up, goes through a longer than normal tone sequence, then disconnects and hangs up. I am then informed that the call failed. I have done everything I can think of to the /etc/remote file and the priveleges are all correct on the cua, cufa, cub, and cufb files. Any ideas? I am about ready to give up hope of ever getting this modem to work under NeXTSTEP. Very, very frustrated, Eric Baenen --- ************************************************************ * ERIC P. BAENEN, Capt, USAF * Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) * Dept. of Computer Engineering * AFIT Box # 4146 * Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433 * Graduate Student: Computer Engineering * (Artificial Intelligence) * EMail: ebaenen@afit.af.mil (NeXTMail preferred) * Voice Mail: 513-255-3636 Ext 1017 * FAX: 513-476-7204 (comm) 986-7204 (DSN) ************************************************************
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Sysdadmin Questions Date: 20 Sep 1994 14:35:10 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <35mruu$sfj@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <35lt7t$20u@next01.biw.cube.de> Kay Schulz (schulz@biw.cube.de) wrote: : Hi netters : some questions arose during the last days, probably anyone know how to fix : it or has the same problem: : 1.) we have got 10 PCs and a HP 800 E45 with HP-UX as a fileserver : If I put e.g. LocalApps on the server and mount it to the next clients : 2 of the 10 work normal, they can start the Apps, the other 8 can't. : The 2 have Intel Ether Express the other 3com network cards I suspect that you bought these machines in two batches, and they aren't set up alike. If you swap ethernet cards between two machines does the problem move with the card? does nfsstat and netstat report resoundingly different numbers of bad packets and other ills? : 2.) How do I setup quotas Marc Majka at Next put together a quick hack that does this, called Quotas. I looked at it, and found the approach unwieldy, and rewrote it as a perl script and scrapped the NS interface, and called it quotas. Both are available on my ftp server, arafel.space.ualberta.ca:/pub : 3.) Can I run NS as NIS Clienst without any Netinfo stuff? Yup. Edit /etc/hostconfig and put the name of the YP domain in it. The RC file will start ypbind to attempt to find a server there. Ypbind doesn't return until it finds a domain. You should have two NIS servers on your subnet. NIS and netinfo co-exist quite well, so you can mix and match. If you are keeping information in both, it's easier to hack the yp make file to load netinfo than it is to get netinfo to update NIS. -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: EtherNet Addresses Date: 20 Sep 1994 13:58:38 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <35mpqf$d5@rosie.next.com> References: <35m6vq$2fk@next01.biw.cube.de> In article <35m6vq$2fk@next01.biw.cube.de> schulz@biw.cube.de (Kay Schulz) writes: # something strange happens here. # I looked for the EtherNet Adresses of our cards and got the following # from /usr/adm/messages: # 1. card # Sep 15 19:03:19 next03 mach: en0: Ethernet address 00:60:8c:df:90:ba # Sep 15 19:03:19 next03 mach: EtherLink3 at port 300 irq 10 # # 2. card # Sep 16 11:11:13 next04 mach: en0: Ethernet address 00:20:af:0a:30:9e # Sep 16 11:11:13 next04 mach: EtherLink3 at port 300 irq 10 # # I thought the first 3 Bytes are the vendor ..... We have EtherNet # Cards from 3com and they have different leading 3 bytes. How can this # be? 3Com has (at least) 2 different address sets assigned to them? joe
From: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: US Robotics modem NIGHTMARES with NeXTSTEP Date: 20 Sep 1994 16:45:32 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Message-ID: <35n3jc$3hr@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> References: <35mt8m$n7f@blackbird.afit.af.mil> Keywords: USRobotics modem motorola slip tip ppp In article <35mt8m$n7f@blackbird.afit.af.mil>, Eric P. Baenen, Capt, USAF <ebaenen@afit.af.mil> wrote: > >Does anyone out there use a US Robotics Sportster modem with Motorola >hardware to dial out and connect to remote systems using tip, SLIP, or >PPP? If you do PLEASE advise. I -just- started playing with this an hour ago. Here's the setup: 1 040 slab, NS 3.0 1 USR 21.6k DS Courier HST on Port A 1 Cable (normal, was used with a 1200 bps modem, therefore most likely no HWS, but I've yet to check the pinouts) Using the demo version of TipTop, I've been able to logon to a local bbs @9600 bps. Using Tip/Cu I can only logon @1200 bps. >I have done everything I can think of to the /etc/remote file and the >priveleges are all correct on the cua, cufa, cub, and cufb files. I cannot figure out how to setup /etc/phones. I defined a system in /etc/remote that looks like this: #shane's first 'definition' of a system tap|usr21600:\ :dv=/dev/cua:br#9600:at=hayes:du: then in /etc/phones did this: tap 92977031 >Any ideas? I am about ready to give up hope of ever getting this modem to >work under NeXTSTEP. dont' give up. It'll work. I've successfully connected using TipTop, so it -is- possible. I think we're both doing something wrong with tip/cu. BTW - if it helps, here is my /etc/remote file: BASIC|Basic setup:\ :el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D: # a9600|cua9600|Dial-out on cua at 9600 baud:\ :dv=/dev/cua:br#9600:tc=BASIC: b9600|cub9600|Dial-out on cub at 9600 baud:\ :dv=/dev/cub:br#9600:tc=BASIC: fa9600|cufa9600|Dial-out on cufa at 9600 baud:\ :dv=/dev/cufa:br#9600:tc=BASIC: fb9600|cufb9600|Dial-out on cufb at 9600 baud:\ :dv=/dev/cufb:br#9600:tc=BASIC: ttya9600|Hardwire on ttya at 9600 baud:\ :dv=/dev/ttya:br#9600:tc=BASIC: ttyb9600|Hardwire on ttyb at 9600 baud:\ :dv=/dev/ttyb:br#9600:tc=BASIC: # # General dialer definitions used below # dial1200|1200 Baud Hayes attributes:\ :dv=/dev/cua:br#1200:at=hayes:du: dial300|300 Hayes attributes:\ :dv=/dev/cua:br#300:at=hayes:du: dial9600|9600 Baud Hayes attributes:\ :dv=/dev/cua:br#9600:at=hayes:du: #shane's first 'definition' of a system tap|usr21600:\ :dv=/dev/cua:br#9600:at=hayes:du: # # UNIX system definitions # UNIX-1200|1200 Baud dial-out to another UNIX system:\ :el=^U^C^R^O^D^S^Q@:ie=#%$:oe=^D:tc=dial1200: UNIX-300|300 Baud dial-out to another UNIX system:\ :el=^U^C^R^O^D^S^Q@:ie=#%$:oe=^D:tc=dial300: # tip0|tip1200:tc=UNIX-1200: tip300:tc=UNIX-300: cu0|cu300:tc=UNIX-300: cu1200:tc=UNIX-1200: #dialer:dv=/dev/cua:br#1200: dialer:dv=/dev/cua:br#9600: #-------------------------------------------------------------------- #The attributes are: # #dv device to use for the tty #el EOL marks (default is NULL) #du make a call flag (dial up) #pn phone numbers (@ =>'s search phones file; possibly taken from # PHONES environment variable) #at ACU type (vadic, ventel, hayes, courier) #ie input EOF marks (default is NULL) #oe output EOF string (default is NULL) #cu call unit (default is dv) #br baud rate (defaults to 300) #fs frame size (default is BUFSIZ) -- used in buffering writes # on receive operations #tc to continue a capability -- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu or root@tap.colum.fnet.org : :Call The Atomic Playground BBS 614-297-7031 24/96/14.4/16.8/21.6/28.8k DS HST: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ijeff@ccs.carleton.ca Subject: Is there a packet sniffer for NSFIP like etherfind? Content-Type: text/plain Message-ID: <ijeff.94Sep2013030@jasper.maeng> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Tue, 20 Sep 1994 18:00:30 GMT I've recently discovered etherfind under SUN OS and I was wondering if there was such a beast available for NS. I seem to recall reading that it was not possible/practical to put the ethernet adapter into promiscuous mode on an Intel machine. If so then would that make it impossible to sniff packets? I'm really only interested in monitoring network traffic, who's talking what to who, not the contents of the packets themselves. Perhaps there is another mechanism to do this. So far etherfind is exactly what I want except for the delightfull user interface :-). I just like to do everything on my NeXT. --- Ian Jefferson ijeff@ccs.carleton.ca ijeff@computeractive.on.ca NeXT mail welcome! Voice 613 788-2600 ext 5636 ---- "The REALLY nice thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise and is not preceded by long periods of worry & depression!"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <0005508785@mcimail.com> Date: Tue, 20 Sep 94 12:03 EST From: "ErgoTech Development, Inc." <0005508785@mcimail.com> Subject: Installation problems & Opti Chipset Message-ID: <80940920170308/0005508785NA4EM@MCIMAIL.COM> Does anyone know the tricks to making the Opti Chipset run NeXTSTEP? I have a computer that used to boot from the Floppy/CDROM until I hit the "Set to BIOS Defaults Button". Now it gets to the "Starting NEXTSTEP", spins the CDROM a few times, then quits. I reset the BIOS because I was having much trouble installing on an IDE drive, I kept getting some error, can't tell you what now except that it ended in a 0x1. So if anyone has any hints to cure all IDE woes I'd appreciate anything in that department too. I've also tried two different Drive/Computer/IDE board combinations, with the same result. As long as I'm on a chipset roll. Does anyone know if Intel's Mercury Chipset will support NS. I'm looking to upgrade to a TYAN EISA/PCI/P-90 Motherboard, keeping the DPT2012/95 controller and improving on the speed and especially graphics. Jim Redman
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dahillma@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Dave Hillman) Subject: Forcing boot from CD? Message-ID: <1994Sep20.202904.6329@midway.uchicago.edu> Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System) Organization: University of Chicago Distribution: na Date: Tue, 20 Sep 1994 20:29:04 GMT Help please, I understand from a colleague that there is a key-sequence that can be pressed at startup to force a NeXT to boot from an external CD, he doesn't however, remember what it is. Can some kind soul mail me this? tia, dave ________________________________________________________________________ Dave Hillman "Some people love the sound of their own voice... d-hillman@uchicago.edu I love the sound of my own footsteps."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <cs@ecs.co.at> Date: Tue, 20 Sep 94 21:49:46 +0200 From: Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> Message-ID: <9409201949.AA03474@zaphod> Subject: New device-driver for /dev/pp0 Hello everyone I experienced some troubles with NeXT's ParallelPort-Driver on NSfI 3.2, especially when printing on a HP-Deskjet with djf3.0: After some pages the printer stopped and the djf3.0-process terminated. In the next step I took the graphics-data from a file and copied it to /dev/pp0: cat file >/dev/pp0 This resulted in an 'error 0'-message (after some lines were printed). All in all I decided to write my own device-driver for the parallel port. It works fine on my machine. If you have similar troubles, try my driver. It is available in sourcecode per anonymous ftp at ftp.uni-stuttgart.de at the path /pub/systems/next/i486/Drivers/3.2/ParallelPortDriver1.0.tar.gz For any comments/bugreports write to Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at>
From: tom@cse.fau.edu (Tom Horton) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How to fix/replace mono. Megapixel? Date: 20 Sep 1994 22:04:14 GMT Organization: Cybernet BBS, Boca Raton, Florida. Message-ID: <35nm8u$frq@cybernet.cse.fau.edu> The display quality for a monochrome Megapixel display from an old NeXT cube has been deteriorating gradually for a few years. We need to get it fixed or replace it. We have carried out the adjustments that were suggested in the "NeXT-Hardware-Peripherals-FAQ" (item M23, originally made by Charles William Swiger), and that improved things some but not enough. Who could fix a monochrome Megapixel display? Has anyone been through this who could guess about the cost? Are there companies that sell new or refurbished monitors that we might want to investigate? Can one use a 3rd party monitor? Back in the summer, I saw posting about replacing capacitors that often go bad on NeXT color displays. Is there something similar that can be done on monochrome displays? Thanks for any help. E-mail responses will be best since our news server has little disk space these days. Tom P.S. I haven't been able to follow news too regularly, and I suspect that this has been covered. Sorry. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Thomas B. Horton Department of Computer Science and Engineering Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA Phone: 407/367-2674 FAX: 407/367-2800
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: brad@instep.wimsey.com Subject: Check for Disks broken on DELL Message-ID: <1994Sep20.010909.3981@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> Sender: usenet@instep.wimsey.bc.ca (usenet) Organization: InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Date: Tue, 20 Sep 1994 01:09:09 GMT PROBLEM Floppy drive not mounted by "Check For Disks" on DELL. DESCRIPTION I've got a client with a Dell Dimension XPS running NEXTSTEP 3.2 His floppy drive has stopped working (check for disks does nothing). It used to work when we first installed the system. The floppy works fine when DOS boots. PEA FOR WORKAROUND/FIX Does anyone know how I can fix this shy of rebuilding the entire OS? What system files should I attempt to reinstall? I'm sure it's a software problem, and the Configure.app shows no conflicts between the floppy and other devices. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. -- Brad Head <brad@instep.wimsey.com> Software Developer, InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: neekibo@precipice.fdn.org (Hugues RICHARD) Subject: Re: determining the internal number for ethernet card Message-ID: <1994Sep19.224722.612@precipice.fdn.org> Sender: neekibo@precipice.fdn.org Organization: Individual - Dijon, France. References: <CwC90x.FwK@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 22:47:22 GMT In article <CwC90x.FwK@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca> mpwmutri@daisy.uwaterloo.ca (Mark Mutrie) writes: > I couldn't see any FAQ in any of the comp.sys.next groups so I'll > apologize in advance if my question should be directed elsewhere. > > When setting up a NeXT machine, one needs to determine the (internal) > number for the ethernet card in the machine. Could someone inform > me how to get his information -- what command is used? just read the /usr/adm/messages file. You ll find this kind of line : >Sep 20 00:11:39 precipi mach: en0: Ethernet address 00:00:0f:00:bc:a6 ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ hostname what you want -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugues RICHARD. 42 Bd Carnot. 21000 Dijon. France. (+33) 80 65 46 96 neekibo@precipice.fdn.org (small NextMail OK) ------------ NS3.2 ------------ NS3.0J ------------ :-) ------------
From: edwinc@cygnus.ucsf.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Check for Disks broken on DELL Date: Tue, 20 Sep 1994 17:50:33 -0800 Organization: disorganized Message-ID: <edwinc-2009941750330001@macintosh.speedbump.com> References: <1994Sep20.010909.3981@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> In article <1994Sep20.010909.3981@instep.wimsey.bc.ca>, brad@instep.wimsey.com wrote: > PROBLEM Floppy drive not mounted by "Check For Disks" on DELL. > PEA FOR WORKAROUND/FIX > Does anyone know how I can fix this shy of rebuilding the entire OS? > What system files should I attempt to reinstall? I'm sure it's a software > problem, and the Configure.app shows no conflicts between the floppy and > other devices. Any ideas? I had the same thing happen on one of my dell machines. After opening the case and removing and then reattaching the floppy drive cable the problem did not reoccur. Oxidation? Jiggled loose? I haven't a clue. But it's worth a try - edwin@cygnus.ucsf.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: R COmmands Message-ID: <1994Sep21.053517.1030@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <35m7v8$2gs@next01.biw.cube.de> Date: Wed, 21 Sep 1994 05:35:17 GMT In article <35m7v8$2gs@next01.biw.cube.de> schulz@biw.cube.de (Kay Schulz) writes: }~ Hi netters }~ }~ What do I have to do to make an ruptime and rwho in my NeXT - Network? }~ First the ruptime says: }~ /usr/spool/rwho: no such file or directory }~ I create it }~ then I get : }~ ruptime }~ no hosts!?! }~ rwho }~ EMPTY...... }~ }~ Something I have to change? As for the standard/bundled rwho and ruptime. Both fetch info from the local /usr/spool/rwho directory, which contains a file per host with nearly current statistics. Create /usr/spool/rwho on any host on the local net to participate in the user/uptime info swap... Add the following line to rc.local on such hosts... /usr/etc/rwhod >/dev/console 2>&1 ; . and rwho and ruptime should *just work*. According to the manpage, however, there is supposed to be an rwhod services entry, but I neglected to transfer mine from 3.1 to 3.2 and rwho still works with *no* entry for rwhod either in /etc/services nor NetInfo .:/services As I recall, I *did* have a NetInfo services entry for it under previous versions. I don't recall if the entry was in the standard distribution or if I had to go look up the appropriate port number to create the entry. "Rwhod(8C) performs an nlist(3) on /mach every 30 minutes to guard against the possibility that this file is not the system image currently operating." .. and broadcasts this info to other rwhod's running within the local net. This is *not* necessarily the most current nor accurate info. There are replacements available from the net which actively poll the other hosts when the statistics are requested (via a sunrpc call, as I recall) which gives momentary status reports rather than whatever is up to 30 minutes old. Likely someone else here can give more info, but this should get you going in the right direction. --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
From: klingler@unm.edu (Dave "CIRT Boy" Klingler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Formatting drives without BuildDisk... Date: 21 Sep 1994 00:34:55 -0600 Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Message-ID: <35ok6f$17kj@argo.unm.edu> References: <34lore$6qs@tusol.cs.trinity.edu> In article <34lore$6qs@tusol.cs.trinity.edu>, Greg Gerard <ggerard@CS.Trinity.Edu> wrote: >What is the least painful method for adding a new drive to a running >NS system? Should I use disk, newfs, or what? What does BuildDisk really >do for you? Also, how do I mount a dos partition? My favorite way is disk. It's clean, it's neat, it's quick. It'll also put on a file system if you'd like. Builddisk will make a nifty bootable disk with all the correct links and a number of standard software packages installed. The DOS partition should mount automagically. Dave
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,comp.mail.misc From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: My NeXT network is up, complete with WIN PCs, but... Message-ID: <CwH435.FA9@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: river be flowing Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Wed, 21 Sep 1994 09:37:53 GMT folks, greetings! well, when last i had posted, i was in the middle of trying to figure out why uucp was failing on my NeXT server 'river'. after fixing that problem, i concentrated upon getting the network pulled together, including adding ChameleonNFS for folks who just wanted TCP/IP access. and here's what i've got! 1.) i installed 'popper' on river, so folks can send/receive email from PCs (including MS-APPS). i discovered that other gateways don't allow for the automatic uuencoding of said binaries, so i picked up a version of DOS uuencode/decode. things are woiking fine! 2.) i'm in the process of setting up netgroups and trusted_networks. the sysadmin book is not exactly replete with info about the inner woikings of this feature, IMO. why doesn't the root domain already come with a trusted_networks entry? 3.) to handle PC data backups, i've mounted the user's home directory to their PCs. therorectially, they should should copy anything they want backed up to that filesystem. problem - occassionally i'll get 'permission denied', when i believe all permissions are set correctly. has anyone run into this with chameleon? 4.) to assist in unix backups, i've ported over a script that runs every day from cron and does the following: mkdir /bck/$date compresses and stores every file residing under /Users which is newer than 24 hours, and makes a tar file of /etc/netinfo . 5.) one problem i'm still having with unix email - i have a workstation 'tidepool' off of river. any email sent from there should go thru the mailserver (river). well, it doesn't. i've tried many different configurations with sendmail - would anyone have an idea of what i've missed? 6.) in my department, we have several in-house tools which run on SUN 4.1.3 but haven't been ported over to NeXT. thus, i've brought up a standalone IPX, added all of river's peoples in /etc/passwd, and NFS mounted the Users directories to that machine. users can now either rsh over to the IPX (which is called 'wolfstar', btw), or login directly there to do the needed processing. and that about takes care of it! any answers to any of the above questions would be most appreciated, too..... thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: Added internal SCSI Maxtor Disk - still not seen Message-ID: <CwHHDy.27w@nntpa.cb.att.com> Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Wed, 21 Sep 1994 14:25:10 GMT folks, one of my co-workers just tried adding another internal scsi maxtor 1080S drive. it seemed to work, but the machine (intel) doesn't recognize or see it. is there any command like probe-scsi or another way to have the computer recognize it? thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Modem problems dialing out/calling in Date: 21 Sep 1994 15:21:13 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Message-ID: <35pj19$8bs@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Keywords: port speed getty and login Modem: USR 21.6k Dual Standard Courier HST NeXT: 040 slab, NS 3.0 Using TipTop (demo version), I set the port speed to 57.6k. I was able to call out and logon to my bbs at 21.6k bps. Now, when I call into the NeXT from home (using a 28.8k Dual Standard Courier HST), I am only able to connect at 9600 bps, using this entry in /etc/ttys: ttya "/usr/etc/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure I can successfully connect at 9600 bps, but the login prompt _NEVER_ shows up. (ie It connects, then just sits there, almost as if getty and/or login weren't running, but from the ps list I can see that they are: root 370 0.0 2.0 1.44M 160K a SW 0:17 - std.9600 ttya (getty) Here are my questions: 1) If I boost the entry in /etc/ttys from std.9600 to std.57600 can the NeXT handle it? (would I then need a hardware handshaking cable? When I used TipTop the Hardware Flow Control box was NOT checked.... ie off). 2) Even though I can connect, why am I not getting a login prompt? Any help would be appreciated.... -- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu or root@tap.colum.fnet.org : :Call The Atomic Playground BBS 614-297-7031 24/96/14.4/16.8/21.6/28.8k DS HST: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: salmon@lgb.hill.af.mil (Keith E. Salmon) Subject: Host name lookup failure Message-ID: <CwG5HG.7Az@oodis01.hill.af.mil> Sender: news@oodis01.hill.af.mil (News System;Unix;) Organization: Hill AFB Date: Tue, 20 Sep 1994 21:10:28 GMT I have a recurring problem that I have not been able to explain or correct. I have a 486DX/66 running NS3.2, with ethernet cable going out to a transceiver, then a repeater, then an ethernet modem. The ethernet modem is connected to our LAN system, which is connected to the Internet through a T1 connection. I use another Unix machine in our organization to name serve and normally, operations are fine. Here is the problem. Every so often when I really have the machine loaded with lots of apps running and telneting here and there and ftp'ing in the background, the cursor starts spinning off towards pluto and nothing responds. After several minutes, all the apps I was using to access the net are now no longer accessing anything. When I open a terminal window and try to telnet to any particular site, I get a "host name lookup failure". I then contact the point of contact for the machine that I use to nameserve and have him see if the name server is down, and it's up! Also, at this point, I reboot the machine and everything is fine. I'm at my limit of knowledge on this topic, so if anyone has any helpful information or suggestions they would be much appreciated. Please respond by email to the address below with any suggestions or comments. Thanks. Keith Salmon Aerospace Engineer Hill Air Force Base, Utah salmon@lgb.hill.af.mil NeXTMail preferred
From: stuckey@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Anthony J. Stuckey) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Modem problems dialing out/calling in Date: 21 Sep 1994 18:28:11 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <35ptvr$ffb@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <35pj19$8bs@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Keywords: port speed getty and login szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) writes: >2) Even though I can connect, why am I not getting a login prompt? Try hitting carriage return a few times. I have had some trouble getting login prompts through various services. Nothing I've been able to pin down or find particularly reproducible. -- Anthony J. Stuckey stuckey@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu "And if you frisbee-throw a universe where does it go?" -- Steve Blunt. GCS/S -d+@ p c(++) l u+ e+(-) m+(*) s+++/-- !n h(*) f+ g+ w+ t+@ r y? KiboNumber == 1
From: lb19@crux2.cit.cornell.edu (Lawrence E Blume) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Problems with TeXView and Opener Date: 21 Sep 1994 19:14:17 GMT Organization: Cornell University Sender: lb19@cornell.edu (Verified) Message-ID: <35q0m9$a3v@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu>
From: russell@reiddesk.math.mtu.edu (Russell Reid) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HSD fax modem default timeout Date: 21 Sep 1994 20:34:18 GMT Organization: Michigan Technological University Message-ID: <35q5ca$2ud@news.mtu.edu> Keywords: HSD, Interfax, fax, modem I have a HSD (Interfax) fax modem, running under NextStep 3.1 on black hardware. Somewhere in the device driver, NeXTStep seems to send an AT Z to override any non-default settings. (I need to set the timeout setting longer in order to make connections. The timeout register can't get written to nonvolatile memory.) Under 2.* I could reset the modem register at powerup, and it would work until the next power cycle. Under 3.*, it doesn't work. Does anybody know if there is a patch, a resource I can modify, if it is fixed under 3.2, or if there is another fax modem that would be a good choice :) Thanks for any help! Russell Reid Michigan Tech University
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kwang@data.acs.calpoly.edu (Kevin Wang (The Scarecrow)) Subject: Curious /dev/tty problem? // /bin/passwd replacement Message-ID: <1994Sep21.215438.160546@zeus.aix.calpoly.edu> Followup-To: kwang@lore.acs.calpoly.edu Sender: news@zeus.calpoly.edu Organization: The Outland Riders Date: Wed, 21 Sep 1994 21:54:38 GMT This may be old hat, but... Under NS 3.0 (black hardware of course), the command: echo "booga" >/dev/tty fails when I rlogin into the machine, but succeeds when I telnet in. This is from one workstation to another, under Stuart. the error I get is "/dev/tty: No such device or address." despite the fact that the /usr/bin/tty command returns the proper information. This also affects /bin/passwd, since it apparently always wants to access the terminal via /dev/tty, which isn't a real problem, except that I'm trying to write a passwd replacement program. Since I didn't want to write my own program that did all the netinfo tomfoolery, I wanted to use the existing /bin/passwd program. Unfortunately, this will not work... Does anyone have any ideas? or a simple program that will read three lines from stdin - old passwd, new passwd (twice), logs into the master NetInfo database, and then writes the changes to the passwd property? niutil will not work... - Kevin
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jsickel@cscns.com (Jeff Sickel) Subject: Help with SLIP config for a standalone Message-ID: <CwI4z7.6wE@usa.net> Sender: news@usa.net (News) Organization: Internet Express (800-592-1240 customer service) Date: Wed, 21 Sep 1994 22:54:43 GMT I've been trying to get PNI to work on my machine for over a week. And I just can't get it to connect. What's wrong? My hostconfig file looks like this: HOSTNAME=sehjas INETADDR=-AUTOMATIC- ROUTER=-NO- IPNETMASK= IPBROADCAST=-AUTOMATIC- NETMASTER=-NO- YPDOMAIN=-NO- TIME=-AUTOMATIC- If I put an INETADDR in, then I'm hosed on boot up (Starting file daemons hangs) and I've been given an IP address to use for my machine when I do connect. Something I've done on this box just isn't right. Where do I get documentation for "stand alone" NeXTSTEP machines? (I've got all the network administrators docs) Please, I'm tired of the single session dialup. Jeff Sickel jsickel@usa.net or for the daring (502) 753-0538 I'll answer collect or return the phone chages for the help.
Distribution: world Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SALVAGE (Netware 3.12) From: steve.luyben@channel1.com (Steve Luyben) Message-ID: <40.3724.1925@channel1.com> Date: Wed, 21 Sep 94 19:11:00 -0400 Organization: Channel 1(R) 617-864-0100 Info The doc's say that files deleted from deleted directories are kept in a HIDDEN directory called DELETED.SAV and that restored files can be copied from DELETED.SAV to any directory. I restored the files but couldn't find them. The docs DON"T say where DELETED.SAV lives (assumed off the f:\ root or off PUBLIC or SYSTEM, but I couldn't find them. Salvage itself does not display restored files. Can anyone tell me how to recover these files once they've been restored? Thanks. --- * CMPQwk #1.4* UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COPY
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kramer@fragile.termfrost.org (Mike Andrews) Subject: Re: US Robotics modem NIGHTMARES with NeXTSTEP Message-ID: <CwIBwt.nM@fragile.termfrost.org> Keywords: USRobotics modem motorola slip tip ppp Organization: Terminal Frost, Springfield OH References: <35mt8m$n7f@blackbird.afit.af.mil> Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 01:24:29 GMT ebaenen@afit.af.mil (Eric P. Baenen, Capt, USAF) writes: >Does anyone out there use a US Robotics Sportster modem with Motorola >hardware to dial out and connect to remote systems using tip, SLIP, or >PPP? If you do PLEASE advise. >I have been trying on and off all summer long to get my modem to work with >my 040 cube. So far I haven't gotten it to do zip. The modem works >perfectly fine under DOS/Windoze (both terminal vt100 connection and SLIP) >when connected to my PC. Sorry if this is something obvious, but make sure the cable you're using on the NeXT has hardware flow control lines enabled. I've run SLIP and PPP from my black slab using both a Sportster and a Courier with no problems. I may even have a working /etc/remote setup, but I've been using Kermit instead of tip, cu, or any of that stuff. I think it worked on TipTop too, but I KNOW Kermit works. Having no hardware flow control could cause all sorts of fun and mysterious things to happen.... A lot of Mac cables _won't_ work, I hear (?) OK, I just looked at my /etc/remote, and tho I haven't used it in eons, it's basically this: dial38400|38400 Baud Hayes attributes:\ :dv=/dev/cufa:br#38400:at=hayes:du: (should be just like the existing dial1200 entry) then further down: wittenberg:pa=none:pn=000-0000:tc=dial38400: (substitute the actual phone number in, of course. pa=none forces 8 bit mode.) If that dosen't work, well.... what I've been doing is using Kermit, and doing C-Kermit> set line /dev/cufa C-Kermit> set speed 38400 C-Kermit> c then just feeding in the ATDT 000-0000 by hand. -- Mike Andrews -- root@fragile.termfrost.org -- kramer@wittenberg.edu "To defy the laws of tradition is a crusade only of the brave..." - Primus
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: cthomas@tech.iupui.edu (Chad A Thomas) Subject: SIngle-User Mode Message-ID: <CwIAzJ.It8@iupui.edu> Sender: usenet@iupui.edu (UseNet Poster) Organization: Purdue University School of Engineering & Technology at Indianapolis,IN Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 01:04:30 GMT How do I boot into single user mode from the monitor on a 030 cube? cthomas@etapps.tech.iupui.edu
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: indices broken since 3.2? Date: 22 Sep 1994 01:54:25 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <35qo4h$4ni@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <1994Sep19.193648.427@instep.wimsey.bc.ca> brad@instep.wimsey.com writes: > What's happened to my indeces? Ever since upgrading to NS3.2 my > indexed folders seem to always do a linear search when searching > for something via Digital Librarian. Does anyone have any clue > as to what I can do to generate indexes that DL will use? > > Even if i create a new index (under 3.2), they still don't seem > to work correctly. They work perfectly, it's just that NS-3.2 has redefined what "perfectly" means. NS-3.2 has the idea of static digitial librarian information, and, uh, non-static (offhand I don't know what Librarian calls it). The default is that the information indexed is assumed to not be static. So when you do a search on the index, Digitial Librarian does a quick check of all the files to see if any one of them has changed since the index was last updated. The way I get around this is to use the ixbuild command to build my indexes, and to specify the "-s" parameter on that. Then digitial librarian assumes the index will be up-to-date, since the information indexed is "static". Once the index is built as being static, you can then use digital librarian to update the index if the information does in fact change. disclaimer: I may be using ixbuild for other reasons, so maybe you can get digitial librarian itself to build static indexes. -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: iccutah@cc.usu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Trouble NFS mounting 9Gb volume Message-ID: <1994Sep21.110856.27560@cc.usu.edu> Date: 21 Sep 94 11:08:55 MDT Organization: Utah State University We recently purchased a 9 Gb drive for our Sun (running Solaris 2.3) that is filling the role of a (small) network file server. The 9 Gb drive has only one partition, approx. 8.1 Gb. When I mount the drive on a NeXTStep FIP 3.1 machine, I can traverse the directory structure and copy files to the 9 Gb drive, but I cannot copy files from the 9 Gb drive. At first I just used NFSManage, then I did a hard mount from a Terminal window. With the hard mount, I got an error that the server was not responding. Any ideas what the problem might be or how I can get this to work. It is quite important and urgent. Thanks. Dayne Medlyn Systems Manager iccutah@cc.usu.edu
From: af@biomath.jussieu.fr (Alain Fauconnet) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Modem problems dialing out/calling in Date: 22 Sep 94 09:42:11 GMT Organization: Universites Paris VI/Paris VII - France Distribution: world Message-ID: <af.780226931@iaka> References: <35pj19$8bs@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Keywords: port speed getty and login szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) writes: >Modem: USR 21.6k Dual Standard Courier HST >NeXT: 040 slab, NS 3.0 >Using TipTop (demo version), I set the port speed to 57.6k. I was >able to call out and logon to my bbs at 21.6k bps. >Now, when I call into the NeXT from home (using a 28.8k Dual >Standard Courier HST), I am only able to connect at 9600 bps, using >this entry in /etc/ttys: >ttya "/usr/etc/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure >I can successfully connect at 9600 bps, but the login prompt >_NEVER_ shows up. (ie It connects, then just sits there, almost as if >getty and/or login weren't running, but from the ps list I can see >that they are: >root 370 0.0 2.0 1.44M 160K a SW 0:17 - std.9600 ttya (getty) >Here are my questions: >1) If I boost the entry in /etc/ttys from std.9600 to std.57600 can the NeXT > handle it? Not until you add a corresponding entry to /etc/gettytab. I have only done this for 38400 bps, so I can't be sure it will work for 57600 bps. > (would I then need a hardware handshaking cable? When I used TipTop > the Hardware Flow Control box was NOT checked.... ie off). IMHO running at bit rates up to 57600 bps without hardware flow control is unreasonable. >2) Even though I can connect, why am I not getting a login prompt? Well, you can only expect to get a login prompt as soon as the carrier is established if the carrier detect signal reaches the serial port (AT&C1 modem parameter, correct cable) and if you start getty on the correct device (ttyda or ttydfa, not ttya, see the zs(4) man page). I assume that you have tried to hit RETURN to get the prompt. If you still don't get it, then there might be other reasons, upon which a bit rate mismatch. Are you sure that your modem sets the bit rate on the serial line to the NeXT to 9600 bps when it gets an incoming call ? That rate does not necessarily match the modulation rate on the phone line. Some modems have a parameter for that (e.g. AT$SB9600 on Multitech modems), some others use the bit rate at the time the last AT&W command was issued. _Alain_ -- Alain FAUCONNET Ingenieur systeme - System Manager AP-HP/SIM Public Health Research Labs 91 bld de l'Hopital 75013 PARIS FRANCE Mail: af@biomath.jussieu.fr (*no* NeXTmail please) Tel: (+33) 1-40-77-96-19 Fax: (+33) 1-45-86-80-68 I've RTFMed. It says: "Refer to your system administrator" But... I *am* the system administrator :-]
From: af@biomath.jussieu.fr (Alain Fauconnet) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Curious /dev/tty problem? // /bin/passwd replacement Date: 22 Sep 94 10:27:18 GMT Organization: Universites Paris VI/Paris VII - France Distribution: world Message-ID: <af.780229638@iaka> References: <1994Sep21.215438.160546@zeus.aix.calpoly.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit kwang@data.acs.calpoly.edu (Kevin Wang (The Scarecrow)) writes: >This may be old hat, but... >Under NS 3.0 (black hardware of course), the command: > echo "booga" >/dev/tty >fails when I rlogin into the machine, but succeeds when I telnet >in. This is from one workstation to another, under Stuart. the >error I get is "/dev/tty: No such device or address." This is a known bug of 3.0. The controlling tty doesn't get set correctly. It seems to be fixed in 3.2. [rest deleted, can't help, sorry] PS: Followup header incorrectly pointed to the e-mail address, not the newsgroup. _Alain_ -- Alain FAUCONNET Ingenieur systeme - System Manager AP-HP/SIM Public Health Research Labs 91 bld de l'Hopital 75013 PARIS FRANCE Mail: af@biomath.jussieu.fr (*no* NeXTmail please) Tel: (+33) 1-40-77-96-19 Fax: (+33) 1-45-86-80-68 I've RTFMed. It says: "Refer to your system administrator" But... I *am* the system administrator :-]
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: SIngle-User Mode Message-ID: <1994Sep22.085951.1502@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <CwIAzJ.It8@iupui.edu> Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 08:59:51 GMT In article <CwIAzJ.It8@iupui.edu> cthomas@tech.iupui.edu (Chad A Thomas) writes: }~ How do I boot into single user mode from the monitor on a 030 cube? }~ }~ cthomas@etapps.tech.iupui.edu SCSI disk: bsd -s Optical: bod -s --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE contributing author <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ulla@dmi.min.dk (Ulla Fischer) Subject: Communication between NetInfo domains Message-ID: <ULLA.94Sep22100954@pratt.dmi.min.dk> Sender: news@dmi.min.dk (Network News) Organization: DMI, Danish Meteorological Institut Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 10:09:53 GMT Dear sunmanagers, I need some help to debug why my NeXT in intervalls gets very slow/hangs. The hangs takes from halt a minute to a couple of minutes, and it does so even if I am not running any user applications. I have a feeling that the problems is caused by netinfo opdatings. My NeXT is situated in Denmark and has the NetInfo domain /dmi. The server of the root NetInfo domain is situated in Michigan, USA, and the other other subdomains are also all in USA. How can I monitor the updates between the differend domains, thereby finding out the time it take to update? Does any of you know if it is possible to configure, how the updates takes place eg. how often it takes place? Is it possible to configure the machine in such a way, that it will not update between the domains? The domain that my NeXT belongs to, does not change very much, and sometimes I use the NeXT a day or so, where I certainly would appreciate, that the machine does not do anything else than run my application. So it would help me al lot, if I could switch the updates off for a day. Yours, -- Ulla Fischer Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut Email: ulla@dmi.min.dk Edb-afdelingen Phone: + 45 39 15 75 00 Lyngbyvej 100 Phone: + 45 39 15 75 54 2100 Koebenhavn 0 Fax: + 45 39 15 75 98 Denmark
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: peter@barbakane.McGill.CA (Piotr Twarecki) Subject: Re: Dynamic routing on NeXTSTEP Message-ID: <1994Sep22.103704.1080@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> Sender: news@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca Organization: McGill University References: <35jh39$57m@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de> Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 10:37:04 GMT In article <35jh39$57m@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de> grindrod@kestrel (David Grindrod) writes: > How can I start dynamic routing on NeXTSTEP? The situation is that > I have machines attaching to my LAN through PPP. From these > PPP linked machines I can only talk to machines that run dynamic routing. > On SGI and Sun machines this is done by running a routed deamon. > When I try to run a routed on the NeXT no deamon is started. > The messages from the starting the routed is given below. > > On Sun and SGI there are no problems talking to the PPP linked > machine. There is however a problem talking out of my LAN to > the internet. Again I think this is because the cisco box has > no dynamic routing setup. Is there away to get around this > dynamic routing of all machines on the local net. > > Dave > > Sun Sep 18 15:02:09: > ADD dst 192.54.41.0, router 192.54.41.132, metric 1, flags UP state INTERFACE|CHANGED timer 0 > SIOCADDRT: File exists > ADD dst 127.0.0.0, router 127.0.0.1, metric 1, flags UP state PASSIVE|INTERFACE|CHANGED|EXTERNAL timer 0 > Tracing enabled Mon Sep 19 09:18:46 1994 > > > Mon Sep 19 09:18:47: > ADD dst 192.54.41.0, router 192.54.41.132, metric 1, flags UP state INTERFACE|CHANGED timer 0 > SIOCADDRT: File exists > ADD dst 127.0.0.0, router 127.0.0.1, metric 1, flags UP state PASSIVE|INTERFACE|CHANGED|EXTERNAL timer 0 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > David Grindrod NMR System Manager > EMBL, Heidelberg. > > Email: grindrod@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE > > HTML Home Page: http://www.NMR.EMBL-Heidelberg.DE/grindrod/ I was getting a "File exists" error with route when I tried to add a route which was already installed (with PNI slip and dynamic IP address assignment). The problem has disappeared when I wrote a script to clean the routing tables when the slip link is brought down. Maybe you are also trying to add a route which already exists... -- Piotr Twarecki, M.Eng. B7NS@MUSICB.McGill.CA <--- no longer valid: no email :-(
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: Re: disktab entry Message-ID: <CwJ28o.9z0@nntpa.cb.att.com> Summary: sun master format.dat Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T References: <35q5fp$m7u@news.service.uci.edu> Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 10:53:12 GMT In article <35q5fp$m7u@news.service.uci.edu>, Richard Myers <rmyers@dec5200.acs.uci.edu> wrote: ->I need a disktab entry for a Maxtor XP-12S "Panther". This is a 1 gig ->drive, but NS thinks it's about 3Meg... ->Any Maxtor disktabs would help... ->Thanks, ->Kurt i picked this one off up comp.sys.sun.admin. From: jdd@cdf.toronto.edu (John DiMarco) Subject: Master Sun format.dat Date: Sun, 18 Sep 1994 04:40:16 GMT Content-Length: 60495 Lines: 1709 # $Id: format.dat,v 1.85 1994/09/09 01:28:15 jdd Exp $ # # Maintained by John DiMarco (jdd@cdf.toronto.edu) # University of Toronto, CDF # # based on one dated October 5, 1992 by George Neville-Neil DEC WSL # (gnn@cs.berkeley.edu) # # This file was built using a base format.dat file and added to using # format.dat entries mailed in from various people on the Internet. # # DISCLAIMER: This is provided as a public service to sun managers. Neither # I nor anyone else guarantees the correctness of these entries. # # All attempts have been made to eliminate duplicate information. # # Most of the comments came from the suppliers of the data and are not # mine. # # If you come across any errors or wish to add new entries, please send # email to: sun-managers-format@eecs.nwu.edu # # This file is available for anonymous ftp from ra.mcs.anl.gov in # /sun-managers/format.dat. # # If the drive you want isn't here, you can contact the manufacturer. # Some manufacturers run Bulletin Board systems: # # Fujitsu America BBS 408 944 9899 # Seagate BBS USA/Can 408 438 8771 # Seagate BBS England 44 62 847 8011 # Seagate BBS Germany 49 89 140 9331 # Seagate BBS Singapore 65 292 6973 # Seagate BBS Australia 61 2 756 2359 # Maxtor BBS 303 678 2222 # Micropolis BBS 818 709 3310 # Quantum BBS 408 894 3214 # Conner BBS 408 456 4415 / 408 456 3200 # # It is also possible to contact drive manufacturers by telephone. # Some relevant numbers are: # # Fujitsu USA 800-626-4686 # 408-432-1300 # Fujitsu FAXLINE 408-428-0456 # Fujitsu Canada 416-602-5454 # 800-263-7091 # Hitachi USA 800-HIT-ACHI # Hitachi HITFAX 800-HIT-FAX1 # Maxtor USA 800-2MA-XTOR # Micropolis USA 818-709-3300 # Micropolis Tech 818-709-3325 # Seagate USA 800-468-3472 # 408-438-8222 # Seagate FAX 408-438-8137 # Seagate FAXBACK 408-438-2620 # Quantum USA 800-826-8022 # Conner USA 408-456-3247 # 408-456-4500 # Conner Tech 800-426-6637 # Conner FAXBACK 408-456-4903 # # CDC spun off their disk-drive business as Imprimis, which was later bought # by Seagate, so direct all questions about CDC and Imprimis drives to Seagate. # # # TIPS for rolling your own format.dat # # For SCSI disks, any combination of cylinders, heads and sectors that does # not add up to more than the rated formatted capacity of the drive # will usually work, because the SCSI specification hides most of the drive # details from the host. # # A program which queries a SCSI drive for its parameters and generates a # format.dat entry for it is scsiinfo, which is available for anonymous # ftp from ftp.cdf.toronto.edu (128.100.31.2):/pub/scsiinfo/scsiinfo-3.1.shar. # [ Yes, it's an attempt to put myself out of the format faq business. :-) ] # Moreover, SCSI drives may be queried at great length using the scsiping # program, which is freely available for anonymous ftp from # ftp.cdf.toronto.edu (128.100.31.2) and ftp.fwi.uva.nl (146.50.4.20) in # /pub/scsiping/scsiping-2.0.shar. # # For SunOS 4.1.3 and 5.x, replace all occurrences of "MD21" by "SCSI". # For SunOS 5.x, replace partition names a, b, c, etc. with 0, 1, 2, etc. # For Solbourne systems, replace all occurrences of "MD21" by "IOASIC". # # When partitioning, do not make a partition larger than 2GB (2097152 KB, or # 4194304 blocks), since SunOS does not support partitions larger than 2GB. # # This is the search path for 'format'. It contains all the disks that # will be searched for if no disk list is given on the command line. # search_path = xd0, xd1, xd2, xd3, xd4, xd5, xd6, xd7, xd8, xd9, xd10, xd11, \ xd12, xd13, xd14, xd15, xy[0-3], sd[0-7], sd8, sd9, sd10, \ sd11, sd12, sd13, sd14, sd15, id0[0-3][0-7] # # This is the list of supported disks for the Xylogics 450/451 controller. # disk_type = "Fujitsu-M2312K" \ : ctlr = XY450 : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 587 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 589 : nhead = 7 : nsect = 32 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 20480 : bps = 621 : drive_type = 1 disk_type = "Fujitsu-M2284/M2322" \ : ctlr = XY450 : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 821 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 823 : nhead = 10 : nsect = 32 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 20480 : bps = 621 : drive_type = 2 disk_type = "Fujitsu-M2351 Eagle" \ : ctlr = XY450 : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 840 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 842 : nhead = 20 : nsect = 46 \ : rpm = 3961 : bpt = 28160 : bps = 595 : drive_type = 0 disk_type = "Fujitsu-M2333" \ : ctlr = XY450 : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 821 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 823 : nhead = 10 : nsect = 67 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 40960 : bps = 600 : drive_type = 3 disk_type = "Fujitsu-M2361 Eagle" \ : ctlr = XY450 : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 840 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 842 : nhead = 20 : nsect = 67 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 40960 : bps = 600 : drive_type = 3 disk_type = "CDC EMD 9720" \ : ctlr = XY450 : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 1147 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1217 : nhead = 10 : nsect = 48 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 30240 : bps = 613 : drive_type = 1 disk_type = "Hitachi DK815-10" \ : ctlr = XY450 : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 1735 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1737 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 67 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 40960 : bps = 600 : drive_type = 1 disk_type = "NEC D2363" \ : ctlr = XY450 : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 964 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1024 : nhead = 27 : nsect = 67 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 40960 : bps = 600 : drive_type = 2 # # This is the list of supported disks for the Xylogics 7053 controller. # disk_type = "Fujitsu-M2351 Eagle" \ : ctlr = XD7053 \ : ncyl = 840 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 842 : nhead = 20 : nsect = 46 \ : rpm = 3961 : bpt = 28160 : bps = 595 disk_type = "Fujitsu-M2333" \ : ctlr = XD7053 \ : ncyl = 821 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 823 : nhead = 10 : nsect = 67 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 40960 : bps = 600 disk_type = "Fujitsu-M2361 Eagle" \ : ctlr = XD7053 \ : ncyl = 840 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 842 : nhead = 20 : nsect = 67 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 40960 : bps = 600 disk_type = "CDC EMD 9720" \ : ctlr = XD7053 \ : ncyl = 1147 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1217 : nhead = 10 : nsect = 48 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 30240 : bps = 613 disk_type = "Hitachi DK815-10" \ : ctlr = XD7053 \ : ncyl = 1735 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1737 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 67 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 40960 : bps = 600 disk_type = "NEC D2363" \ : ctlr = XD7053 \ : ncyl = 964 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1024 : nhead = 27 : nsect = 67 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 40960 : bps = 600 disk_type = "Fujitsu-M2372K" \ : ctlr = XD7053 \ : ncyl = 743 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 745 : nhead = 27 : nsect = 67 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 40960 : bps = 600 disk_type = "CDC 9720-850" \ : ctlr = XD7053 \ : ncyl = 1358 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1360 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 66 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 41088 : bps = 610 # # From megatek!randy@suntan.West # # works great on a 4/300 disk_type = "Sabre ST82500J" \ : ctlr = XD7053 \ : ncyl = 2609 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2611 : nhead = 19 : nsect = 82 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 50400 : bps = 604 # # From: "Adam W. Feigin" <awf@iis.ee.ethz.ch> # # We recently decomissioned a couple of Alliant FX/80's which had these # drives in them. Between for formatting program on the Alliant, and the # Fujitsu manual, I came up with the following format.dat entry. We've been # using this entry on the dozen or so drives we pulled from our Alliants # for about 6 months now without any problems. The drive formats down to # roughly 525MB with this entry.... disk_type = "Fujitsu M2344K" \ : ctlr = XD7053 \ : ncyl = 622 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 624 : nhead = 27 : nsect = 64 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 40960 : bps = 600 # Format.dat 1.26 of 89/09/06, from a 490, shows Sun support of the # following Imprimis drives on either the SMD-4 or ISP-80 (Sun IPI-2) # controllers: # The 3 disks shown are, respectively, the Sabre 9720-368, 9720-850, # and 9720-1230. disk_type = "CDC EMD 9720" \ : ctlr = XD7053 \ : ncyl = 1147 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1217 : nhead = 10 : nsect = 48 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 30240 : bps = 613 disk_type = "CDC 9720-850" \ : ctlr = XD7053 \ : ncyl = 1358 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1360 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 66 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 41088 : bps = 610 # From: Tom Limoncelli <tom_limoncelli@Warren.MENTORG.COM> # # Seagate Sabre-5 ST81236J drive # used with the Xylogics 7053 controller disk_type = "Seagate Sabre-5 ST81236J" \ : ctlr = XD7053 \ : ncyl=1633: acyl= 2: pcyl=1635: nhead=15: nsect=82 \ : rpm=3600 : bpt=50400 : bps=604 partition = "Seagate Sabre-5 ST81236J" \ : disk = "Seagate Sabre-5 ST81236J" : ctlr = XD7053 \ : a = 0, 99630 : b = 81, 261990 : c = 0, 2008590 \ : d = 294, 548580 : e = 740, 1098390 : f = 0, 361620 \ : g = 294, 1646970 : h = 81, 1908960 # From: Tom Limoncelli <tom_limoncelli@Warren.MENTORG.COM> # Fujitsu-M2382 on a Xylogics-7053 (/dev/xd*) controller. disk_type = "Fujitsu-M2382" \ : ctlr = XD7053 \ : ncyl = 743 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 745 : nhead = 27 : nsect = 81 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 49728 : bps = 604 partition = "Fujitsu-M2382" \ : disk = "Fujitsu-M2382" :ctlr = XD7053 \ : a = 0, 80919 : b = 37, 129033 : c = 0, 1624941 \ : d = 96, 470205 : e = 311, 944784 : f = 0, 209952 \ : g = 96, 1414989 : h = 37, 1544022 # From johnb@edge.cis.mcmaster.ca (John Benjamins) # disk_type = "CDC EMD 9720-1230" \ : ctlr = XD7053 \ : ncyl = 1633 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1635 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 82 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 50400 : bps = 606 # # This is the list of supported disks for the Emulex MD21 controller. # disk_type = "Micropolis 1355" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1018 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1024 : nhead = 8 : nsect = 34 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 20832 disk_type = "Toshiba MK 156F" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 815 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 830 : nhead = 10 : nsect = 34 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 20832 disk_type = "Micropolis 1558" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1218 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1224 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 35 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 20833 # # Following is a list of sample embedded SCSI disk configurations. # disk_type = "Quantum ProDrive 80S" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 1 \ : cache = 0x07 : trks_zone = 6 : atrks = 0 : asect = 1 \ : ncyl = 832 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 834 : nhead = 6 : nsect = 34 \ : rpm = 3662 : bpt = 16896 disk_type = "Seagate (CDC) Wren V 94181-702" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : cache = 0x11 : trks_zone = 15 : asect = 2 \ : ncyl = 1543 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1545 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 48 \ : rpm = 3592 : bpt = 33408 disk_type = "Seagate (CDC) Wren VI 94191-766" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : cache = 0x11 : trks_zone = 15 : asect = 5 : atrks = 30 \ : ncyl = 1659 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1661 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 52 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 31410 disk_type = "Seagate (CDC) Wren VII 94601-12G" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : cache = 0x11 : trks_zone = 15 : asect = 5 : atrks = 30 \ : ncyl = 1703 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1931 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 80 \ : rpm = 3597 : bpt = 41301 # Wren 8 - from Tim Kohler <tim@pnge.psu.edu> # disk_type = "Seagate (CDC) Wren VIII ST41650N" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : cache = 0x11 : trks_zone = 15 : asect = 3 \ : ncyl = 2070 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2072 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 89 \ : rpm = 3597 : bpt = 45568 # Yes, this is a duplicate entry. If you're running SunOS 4.1.1 or earlier # on a sun4c (Sparcstation SLC/ELC/1/1+/IPC/IPX/2 without the patch for # large SCSI disks, problems arise for SCSI disks with a formatted capacity # greater than 2^21-1 bytes (1GB). Since the Wren VII is pretty close to # that anyways, here's an entry for it that stays within the limit. disk_type = "Seagate (CDC) Wren VII 94601-1.2G SunOS 4.1.1" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : trks_zone = 15 : asect = 5 : atrks = 30 \ : ncyl = 1925 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1927 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 70 \ : rpm = 3597 : bpt = 41301 disk_type = "Maxtor XT-8380S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : cache = 0x11 : trks_zone = 8 : asect = 3 \ : ncyl = 1626 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1632 : nhead = 8 : nsect = 53 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 31410 disk_type = "Maxtor XT-8760S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : cache = 0x11 : trks_zone = 15 : asect = 5 : atrks = 30 \ : ncyl = 1614 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1632 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 54 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 31410 # WARNING: this disk must be driven in hard sector mode and hard-configured # for 52 sectors/track. # disk_type = "Maxtor XT-8760E" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1616 : acyl = 6 : pcyl = 1632 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 50 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 31410 partition = "Maxtor XT-8760E" \ : disk = "Maxtor XT-8760E" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 97500 : b = 878, 63750 : c = 0, 1212000 : g = 130, 561000 \ : d = 130, 280500 : e = 504, 280500 : f = 963, 489750 : h = 0, 658500 # # This is the list of Sun supported disks for embedded SCSI. # disk_type = "CDC Wren IV 94171-344" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : cache = 0x11 : trks_zone = 9 : asect = 3 \ : ncyl = 1545 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1549 : nhead = 9 : nsect = 46 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 20833 # # Note: "SUN0999" entries constitute a "least common denominator" across # all drives of the appropriate size that Sun ships. Sun may # ship similarly sized drives from several different manufacturers, # maintaining plug-and-play replaceability by using a generic "SUN0999" # entry that works on all of them. It is sometimes possible to get a # little more space or slightly better performance by using the entry # for the disk manufacturer rather than the generic Sun entry. disk_type = "SUN0104" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 1 \ : trks_zone = 6 : atrks = 0 : asect = 1 \ : ncyl = 974 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1019 : nhead = 6 : nsect = 35 \ : rpm = 3662 : bpt = 16896 disk_type = "SUN0121" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1520 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1530 : nhead = 4 : nsect = 39 \ : rpm = 3575 : bpt = 19968 disk_type = "SUN0207" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : trks_zone = 9 : atrks = 2: asect = 4 \ : ncyl = 1254 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1272 : nhead = 9 : nsect = 36 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 18432 disk_type = "SUN0327" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : cache = 0x11 : trks_zone = 9 : asect = 3 \ : ncyl = 1545 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1549 : nhead = 9 : nsect = 46 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 20833 disk_type = "SUN0424" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : trks_zone = 9 : asect = 2 \ : ncyl = 1151 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2500 : nhead = 9 : nsect = 80 \ : rpm = 4400 : bpt = 26000 disk_type = "SUN0535" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 1866 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2500 : nhead = 7 : nsect = 80 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 31370 disk_type = "SUN0669" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : trks_zone = 15 : asect = 5 : atrks = 30 \ : ncyl = 1614 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1632 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 54 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 31410 disk_type = "Sun1.0G" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : trks_zone = 15 : asect = 5 : atrks = 30 \ : ncyl = 1703 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1931 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 80 \ : rpm = 3597 : bpt = 41301 disk_type = "SUN2.1G" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 2733 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 3500 : nhead = 19 : nsect = 80 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 44823 # # Maxtor Xt-8610E notes: # # The drive is physically set to be hard-sectored at 53 sectors per track # as recommended by the emulex manual. However, the OS apparently wants # a sector per track for sparing, hence the number 52! # disk_type = "Maxtor XT-8610E" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1626 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1632 : nhead = 12 : nsect = 52 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 31410 # Entry seems to work, but loses 10 Mbytes or so. # disk_type = "Seagate ST1239N SWIFT" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1264 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1266 : nhead = 9 \ : nsect = 35: rpm = 3600 : bpt=20232 : disk_type = "Maxtor LXT-200S" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 1 \ : trks_zone = 1 : atrks = 0 : asect = 1 \ : ncyl = 1117 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1119 : nhead = 7 : nsect = 43 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 17000 # # From Karen Casella (kcasella@maxtor.com) at Maxtor Corp. # courtesy of Ken Lam (lam@jove.cofc.edu) # disk_type = "Maxtor LXT-340SY" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1355 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1546 : nhead = 7 : nsect = 70 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 35840 # # From Larry D. Kelley (ldk@udev.cdc.com) # disk_type = "Maxtor LXT535ST" \ : cache = 0x00 \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 : atrks = 7 \ : ncyl = 1547 : acyl = 5 : pcyl = 1552 : nhead = 11 \ : nsect = 61 : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 31370 partition = "Maxtor LXT535ST" \ : disk = "Maxtor LXT535ST" : ctlr = MD21 \ : c = 0, 1038037 # # From: Peter Ilieve peter@memex.co.uk # disk_type = "HP 97549T" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : asect = 1 \ : ncyl = 1909 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1921 : nhead = 16 : nsect = 64 \ : rpm = 4002 : bpt = 38350 disk_type = "HP 97558" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : asect = 0 : atrks = 26 \ : ncyl = 1933 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1962 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 72 \ : rpm = 4002 : bpt = 42840 disk_type = "HP 97556" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : asect = 0 : atrks = 26 \ : ncyl = 1668 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1697 : nhead = 11 : nsect = 72 \ : rpm = 4002 : bpt = 42840 disk_type = "HP 97560" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : asect = 0 : atrks = 26 \ : ncyl = 1933 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1962 : nhead = 19 : nsect = 72 \ : rpm = 4002 : bpt = 42840 # I didn't see the SUN1.3G from 4.1.2. I am using it on a factory # formatted Seagate ST41600N # disk_type = "SUN1.3G" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : trks_zone = 17 : asect = 6 : atrks = 17 \ : ncyl = 1965 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 3500 : nhead = 17 : nsect = 80 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 44823 # # This is the list of supported disks for the Adaptec ACB4000 controller. # disk_type = "Micropolis 1304" \ : ctlr = ACB4000 \ : ncyl = 825 : acyl = 5 : pcyl = 830 : nhead = 6 : nsect = 17 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 10416 : skew = 2 : precomp = 400 disk_type = "Micropolis 1325" \ : ctlr = ACB4000 \ : ncyl = 1022 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1024 : nhead = 8 : nsect = 17 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 10416 : skew = 2 : precomp = 1024 disk_type = "Maxtor XT-1050" \ : ctlr = ACB4000 \ : ncyl = 1020 : acyl = 4 : pcyl = 1024 : nhead = 5 : nsect = 17 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 10416 : skew = 2 : precomp = 1024 disk_type = "Fujitsu M2243AS" \ : ctlr = ACB4000 \ : ncyl = 752 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 754 : nhead = 11 : nsect = 17 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 10416 : skew = 2 : precomp = 754 disk_type = "Vertex V185" \ : ctlr = ACB4000 \ : ncyl = 1163 : acyl = 3 : pcyl = 1166 : nhead = 7 : nsect = 17 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 10416 : skew = 2 : precomp = 1166 # We are using a number of 1004Mb drives (IBM 3.5 inch, quite *fast*) # distributed by Acropolis Systems, Inc. # These entries work for us on 4/60s and 4/75's and equivalent entries work on # HP9000/700s. Enjoy! disk_type = "ASI-1.0GIBM"\ :ctlr=MD21:fmt_time=4\ :cache=0x11:trks_zone=15:asect=5:atrks=30\ :ncyl=1632:acyl=2:pcyl=1925:nhead=15:nsect=80\ :rpm=4316:bpt=41664 # From M.Lim@anu.edu.au # # Here is an entry for a Wren IX I posted to sun-managers recently # # It works on my SunOS 4.1.x systems. # disk_type = "Seagate ST42100N - Wren 9" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : cache = 0x11 : trks_zone = 15 : asect = 5 : atrks = 30 \ : ncyl = 2574 : acyl = 3 : pcyl = 2577 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 96 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 57200 partition = "Seagate ST42100N - Wren 9" \ : disk = "Seagate ST42100N - Wren 9" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 0 : b = 0, 0 : c = 0, 3706560 : d = 0, 0 \ : e = 0, 0 : f = 0, 0 : g = 0, 0 : h = 0, 0 # # From jdd@cdf.toronto.edu # disk_type = "Fujitsu M2263SA" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : trks_zone = 15 : asect = 1 : atrks = 10 \ : ncyl = 1652 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1658 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 53 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 31296 # # From nir@ca44.zoran.hellnet.org # # I couldn't find a Fujitsu 2266SA 1.2GB entry in your format.faq. # I recently installed such a disk, and tried some entries sugested both from # my dealer, and from The Net. # # The best results I got was by using: disk_type = "Fujitsu M2266SA 1.2GB" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : trks_zone = 15 : asect = 1 : atrks = 10 \ : ncyl = 1652 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1658 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 85 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 50830 # # From: John DiMarco (jdd@cdf.toronto.edu) # # Yes, this is a duplicate entry. If you're running SunOS 4.1.1 or earlier # on a sun4c (Sparcstation SLC/ELC/1/1+/IPC/IPX/2 without the patch for # large SCSI disks, problems arise for SCSI disks with a formatted capacity # greater than 2^21-1 bytes (1GB). Since the Fujitsu 2266 is pretty # close to that anyways, here's a format entry for the 2266 that stays # within the limit. Parameters courtesy of Ian Watt from Fujitsu Canada disk_type = "Fujitsu M2266SA 1GB" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 1642 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1658 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 85 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 50910 # # From: poirot@mickey.jsc.nasa.gov (Daniel Poirot) # # I have just installed five Seagate ST3283N in different SPARC 1+ and 2 # machines. These drives are 'FAST SCSI' and format out to 240 Meg. The # following format.dat entry works fine for me! disk_type = "SeagateST3283N" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : trks_zone = 5 : atrks = 0: asect = 0 \ : ncyl = 1689 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1691 : nhead = 5 : nsect = 57 \ : rpm = 4500 : bpt = 29184 # # From br@melb.bull.oz.au (Bret Robinson) # disk_type = "Maxtor XT-4380S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1202 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1224 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 36 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 18432 # # From : Philip Brown <philb@soda.berkeley.edu> # # #Note that this is for the ESDI disk. #with an "ASDI" controller. although we fake it be be an MD21. ignore #the final error about vendor-specific error. it really formats. # also, when you label it, it is 90% likely to lock up the # SCSI bus for a bit. try labeling immediately after. it should 99% #likely work. don't ask me why. but from then on, you should #have virtually no troubles with the drive. #note also that this has NOTHING to do #with the actual parameters of the drive. Which, I might add, are: # 10 heads, 6 disks, # 823 cylinders, variable sector size. disk_type = "Fujitsu M2246E"\ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 1 \ : trks_zone = 6 : atrks = 0 : asect = 1 \ : ncyl = 1196 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1198 : nhead = 6 : nsect = 35 \ : rpm = 3662 : bpt = 16896 partition = "Fujitsu M2246E" \ : disk = "Fujitsu M2246E" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0 , 16170 : b = 77,28140 : c = 0, 251160 : g = 211,206850 # # From exudnw@exu.ericsson.se (Dave Williams) # disk_type = "Fujitsu M2624FA" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : trks_zone = 11 : atrks = 11 : asect = 3 \ : ncyl = 1440 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1442 : nhead = 11 \ : nsect = 64 : rpm = 4400 : bpt = 35840 partition = "Fujitsu M2624FA" \ : disk = "Fujitsu M2624FA" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 22528 : b = 32, 67584 : c = 0, 1013760 \ : g = 128, 450560 : h = 768, 473088 # # From pete@guug.de (Pete Delaney) # I'm using the following format.dat entry, it SEEMS to be working ok: # disk_type = "Fujitsu-M2624S-512" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 1 \ : trks_zone = 15 : asect = 4 : atrks = 30 \ : ncyl = 1429 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1435 : nhead = 11 : nsect = 64 \ : rpm = 4400 : bpt = 39263 # # From kcasella@maxtor.com (Karen Casella) # # There are two models of Maxtor P0-12S, the newer one with 1795 cylinders, # the older with 1632 cylinders. # # Newer model Maxtor P0-12S disk_type = "Maxtor P0-12S (1795)" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 7 \ : ncyl = 1510 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1795 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 90 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 46080 partition = "Maxtor P0-12S (1795)" \ : disk = "Maxtor P0-12S (1795)" : ctlr = MD21 \ : c = 0, 2038500 : g = 0, 2038500 # Older model Maxtor P0-12S disk_type = "Maxtor P0-12S (1632)" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 7 \ : ncyl = 1478 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1632 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 90 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 46080 partition = "Maxtor P0-12S (1632)" \ : disk = "Maxtor P0-12S (1632)" : ctlr = MD21 \ : c = 0, 1995300 : g = 0, 1995300 # From: Sandra Smith (sandra@csri.toronto.edu) # Confirmed by Ian Watt at Fujitsu Canada disk_type = "Fujitsu M2652SA" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 1935 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1944 : nhead = 20 : nsect = 88 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 52864 # From: John DiMarco (jdd@cdf.toronto.edu) # # Parameters from Ian Watt at Fujitsu Canada disk_type = "Fujitsu M2654SA" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 2174 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2179 : nhead = 21 : nsect = 88 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 52864 # From: sun 4.1.2 format.dat version 1.24 disk_type = "CDC IPI 9720" \ : ctlr = ISP-80 \ : ncyl = 1631 : acyl = 1 : pcyl = 1633 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 82 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 50400 : skew = 0 : precomp = 0 partition = "CDC IPI 9720" \ : disk = "CDC IPI 9720" : ctlr = ISP-80 \ : a = 0, 33210 : b = 27, 131610 : c = 0, 2006130 : g = 134, 196800 \ : h = 294, 1644510 disk_type = "CDC IPI 9722" \ : ctlr = ISP-80 \ : ncyl = 1630 : acyl = 1 : pcyl = 1632 : nhead = 7 : nsect = 156 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 100800 : skew = 0 : precomp = 0 partition = "CDC IPI 9722" \ : disk = "CDC IPI 9722" : ctlr = ISP-80 \ : a = 0, 33852 : b = 31, 132132 : c = 0, 1779960 : g = 152, 197652 \ : h = 333, 1416324 disk_type = "Seagate IPI ZBR Elite" \ : ctlr = "ISP-80" \ : ncyl = 1893 : acyl = 1 : pcyl = 1895 : nhead = 17 : nsect = 78 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 50400 : skew = 0 : precomp = 0 partition = "Seagate IPI ZBR Elite" \ : disk = "Seagate IPI ZBR Elite" : ctlr = ISP-80 \ : a = 0, 34476 : b = 26, 132600 : c = 0, 2510118 : g = 126, 663000 \ : h = 626, 1680042 disk_type = "ST83220K" \ : ctlr = "ISP-80" \ : ncyl = 2652 : acyl = 1 : pcyl = 2653 : nhead = 19 : nsect = 102 \ : rpm = 4365 : bpt = 63840 : skew = 0 : precomp = 0 # From: Charles A. Uretsky (wbbart!cau@abars.att.com) # thanks to the following: # # Michiel Steltman # Brian Bartholomew # disk_type = "Seagate ST1480N" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : trks_zone = 9 : asect = 4 \ : ncyl = 1456 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1476 : nhead = 9 : nsect = 64 \ : rpm = 4400 : bpt = 37037 # From: Bevin Steer (ccbjs@levels.unisa.edu.au) # # The following is what I am experimenting with. Please don't hesitate to # contact me if you see something wrong or silly...or know what the real # numbers should be :-) # disk_type = "DEC_RZ58" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : trks_zone = 15 : asect = 8 : atrks = 0 \ : ncyl = 2112 : acyl = 3 : pcyl = 2115 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 85 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 44000 # Stab in the dark, what should it be? # partition = "DEC_RZ58_whole_disk" \ : disk = "DEC_RZ58" : ctlr = MD21 \ : c=0,2692800 # From jdd@cdf.toronto.edu (John DiMarco) # # Courtesy of Open Storage Solutions, bpt added from Seagate specs (avg of # bpt for inner and outer tracks). disk_type = "SUN2.1G" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 2733 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 3500 : nhead = 19 : nsect = 80 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 44823 # # From jdd@cdf.toronto.edu (John DiMarco) # # Params courtesy of Open Storage Solutions except for # bpt, which I set to be the midpoint between the bpt figure for the # inner and outer tracks. # disk_type = "Seagate ST42400N Elite 2" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 2604 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2624 : nhead = 19 \ : nsect = 84 : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 48720 partition = "Seagate ST42400N Elite 2" \ : disk = "Seagate ST42400N Elite 2" : ctlr = MD21 \ : c = 0, 4155984 # # From: philf@hst.att.com (Phil Fischer) # disk_type = "Seagate Elite ST43400N-3.5G" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 8 \ : cache = 0x11 : trks_zone = 20 : asect = 6 : atrks = 20 \ : ncyl = 2736 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2738 : nhead = 21 : nsect = 99 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 49000 partition = "Seagate Elite ST43400N-3.5G" \ : disk = "Seagate Elite ST43400N-3.5G" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 2843360 : b = 1367, 2843360 # # From kcasella@maxtor.com (Karen Casella) # disk_type = "Maxtor P1-17S" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 9 \ : trks_zone = 19 \ : ncyl = 1816 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1818 : nhead = 19 : nsect = 83 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 42496 partition = "Maxtor P1-17S" \ : disk = "Maxtor P1-17S" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 78850 : b = 50, 78850 : c = 0, 2863832 : d = 100, 78850 \ : g = 150, 2469582 : h = 1716, 78850 disk_type = "Maxtor P1-17S NB" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1711 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1778 : nhead = 19 : nsect = 90 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 46080 partition = "Maxtor P1-17S NB" \ : disk = "Maxtor P1-17S NB" : ctlr = MD21 \ : c = 0, 2925810 : g = 0, 2925810 # # From: kimc@w8hd.org (Kim Culhan) # This is a 'revised' format.dat which was supplied by Maxtor tech support # for the MXT1240S. # disk_type = "Maxtor MXT1240S" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 7 \ : ncyl = 2306 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2368 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 70 \ : rpm = 6300 : bpt = 31410 partition = "Maxtor MXT1240S" \ : disk = "Maxtor MXT1240S" : ctlr = MD21 \ : c = 0, 2421300 : g = 0, 2421300 # # from Michael Chang (nulspace@cs.umd.edu) # disk_type = "CONNER 30170E" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 897 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 903 : nhead = 8 : nsect = 46 \ : rpm = 3822 : bpt = 23552 partition = "CONNER 30170E" \ : disk = "CONNER 30170E" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 14720 : b = 40, 40480 : c = 0, 330096 : g = 150, 274896 # # from sgolson@trilobyte.com (Steve Golson) # # This drive is sold by DEC as the DEC DSP3105 # disk_type = "Maxtor DXP3105S" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 1 \ : ncyl = 2568 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2570 : nhead = 14 : nsect = 57 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 29640 # # From (Dan Butzer) butzer@cranel.com: # disk_type = "HP C3010 / Cranel 2.0GB Fast SCSI2 H10" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : trks_zone = 28515 : asect = 0 : atrks = 1311 \ : ncyl = 2165 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2325 : nhead = 19 : nsect = 95 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 44032 # # From Rex Mayne <rex@hpuerca.atl.hp.com> # disk_type = "HP97548SU 664MB" \ :ctlr = MD21 \ :trks_zone = 1 : asect = 1 : atrks = 112 \ :ncyl = 1445 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1457 : nhead = 16 \ :nsect = 56 : rpm = 4002 : bpt = 37449 partition = "HP97548SU 664MB" \ :disk = "HP97548SU 664MB" : ctlr = MD21 \ :a = 0,35840 : b = 40,71680 : c = 0,1294720 \ :g = 240,197120 : h = 680,342720 # # From louis@marco.de (Ju"rgen Fluk) # disk_type = "Conner CP3540" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1805 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1807 : nhead = 12 \ : nsect = 49 : rpm = 4400 : bpt = 35840 # # From: kcasella@maxtor.com (Karen Casella) # disk_type = "Maxtor 7213SR NB" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1595 : acyl = 3 : pcyl = 1698 : nhead = 4 : nsect = 65 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 33280 partition = "Maxtor 7213SR NB" \ : disk = "Maxtor 7213SR NB" : ctlr = MD21 \ : c = 0, 414700 : g = 0, 414700 # # From sam@ics.uci.edu (Sam Horrocks) # disk_type = "Seagate ST11200N" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : trks_zone = 15 : asect = 12 : atrks = 30 \ : ncyl = 1714 : acyl = 1 : pcyl = 1715 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 80 \ : rpm = 5411 : bpt = 40960 partition = "Seagate ST11200N" \ : disk = "Seagate ST11200N" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 2056800 : b = 0, 0 : c = 0, 2056800 : g = 0, 0 # # From jdd@cdf.toronto.edu (John DiMarco) # disk_type = "CONNER 30200" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 1 \ : ncyl = 2121 : acyl = 2 : asect = 1 : pcyl = 2123 \ : nhead = 4 : nsect = 49 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 25088 partition = "CONNER 30200" \ : disk = "CONNER 30200" : ctlr = MD21 \ : c = 0, 415716 # From: Thomas Tornblom <Thomas.Tornblom@Nexus.Comm.SE> # This is the format.dat entry I used for using a 44M SyQuest drive on a # SparcStation SLC. The SCSI-driver, for 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 at least, needs # one binary patch and synchronous SCSI needs to be turned off in the # kernel. # # What is needed is two kernel patches, a format.dat for the drive and a # disk formatted with 512 byte blocks (I formatted one in a Macintosh). # # The kernel patches are small and can be done without source. # # # adb -k -w /vmunix /dev/mem # physmem fec # scsi_options?X # _scsi_options: # _scsi_options: 78 # ?W 38 # _scsi_options: 0x78 = 0x38 <- Turn off Synch SCSI # sd_findslave+0x1b0?i # _sd_findslave+0x1b0: mov -0x1, %l5 # # _sd_findslave+0x1b4: st %l5, [%fp - 0x8] <- Change this # ?W c027bff8 # _sd_findslave+0x1b4: 0xea27bff8 = 0xc027bff8 # sd_findslave+0x1b0?i # _sd_findslave+0x1b0: mov -0x1, %l5 # # _sd_findslave+0x1b4: st %g0, [%fp - 0x8] <- to this # # _sd_findslave+0x1b8: st %g0, [%fp - 0x4] # # 'what /sys/sun4c/OBJ/sd.o' said version 1.98 90/08/30 on my system, if # yours is different, you might have to check around to find the # offending sequence of instructions. # disk_type = "SyQuest SQ555" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 3 \ : ncyl = 1273 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1275 : nhead = 2 : nsect = 34 \ : rpm = 3220 : bpt = 16896 partition = "SyQuest SQ555" \ : disk = "SyQuest SQ555" : ctlr = MD21 \ : c = 0, 86564 # From Fabrice Cuq (fabrice@cisk.atmos.ucla.edu) # DEC DSP3160S -- Formatted Capacity: 1526MB disk_type = "Arte DEC DSP3160S" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 13 \ : ncyl = 1744 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1746 : nhead = 16 : nsect = 112 \ : rpm = 5403 : bpt = 57344 # From: Richard.Hellier<rlh@cppuk.co.uk> # # Here is a format.dat entry for the IBM 0663 E15 1.2G disk, # as supplied by the vendor. disk_type = "IBM 0663-E15" : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 3182 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 3184 \ : nhead = 20 : nsect = 37 : rpm = 4316 : bpt = 31410 # From: greg@serveme.chi.il.us (Gregory Gulik) # # I got this information from Fujitsu technical support. # disk_type = "Fujitsu-M2694ESA" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : cache = 0x11 : trks_zone = 15 : asect = 5 : atrks = 30 \ : ncyl = 1830 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1832 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 77 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 31410 # From: Peter W. Osel <pwo@guug.de> # # Received these directly from Quantum Corp., USA # disk_type = "Quantum LPS 105S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1221 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1223 : nhead = 4 : nsect = 42 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 21504 disk_type = "Quantum LPS 120S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1987 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1989 : nhead = 2 : nsect = 60 \ : rpm = 3660 : bpt = 30720 disk_type = "Quantum LPS 240S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1995 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1997 : nhead = 4 : nsect = 60 \ : rpm = 3660 : bpt = 30720 disk_type = "Quantum PD 120S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1114 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1116 : nhead = 5 : nsect = 42 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 21504 disk_type = "Quantum PD 170S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1117 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1119 : nhead = 7 : nsect = 42 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 21504 disk_type = "Quantum PD 210S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1189 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1191 : nhead = 7 : nsect = 49 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 25088 disk_type = "Quantum PD 425S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1540 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1542 : nhead = 9 : nsect = 60 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 30720 disk_type = "Quantum ELS 85S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1535 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1537 : nhead = 2 : nsect = 54 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 27648 disk_type = "Quantum ELS 127S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1541 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1543 : nhead = 3 : nsect = 54 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 27648 disk_type = "Quantum ELS 170S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1542 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1544 : nhead = 4 : nsect = 54 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 27648 disk_type = "Quantum GoDrive 120S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1067 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1069 : nhead = 4 : nsect = 56 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 28672 disk_type = "Quantum GoDrive 160S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1413 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1415 : nhead = 4 : nsect = 58 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 29696 disk_type = "Quantum LPS 525S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 2444 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2446 : nhead = 6 : nsect = 70 \ : rpm = 4500 : bpt = 35840 disk_type = "Quantum PD 700S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 2441 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2443 : nhead = 8 : nsect = 70 \ : rpm = 4500 : bpt = 35840 disk_type = "Quantum PD 1050S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 2444 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2446 : nhead = 12 : nsect = 70 \ : rpm = 4500 : bpt = 35840 disk_type = "Quantum PD 1225S" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 2442 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2444 : nhead = 14 : nsect = 70 \ : rpm = 4500 : bpt = 35840 # From: cc_koper@rcvie.co.at (Koper Zangocyan) # DEC RZ55 disk format.dat entry is the same as "Micropolis 1558" # This works fine on a Sun-4/40 with SunOS 4.1.2 disk_type = "RZ55" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1218 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1224 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 35 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 20833 partition = "RZ55" \ : disk = "RZ55" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 32025 : b = 61, 59850 : c = 0, 639450 : g = 175, 547575 # From: cc_koper@rcvie.co.at (Koper Zangocyan) # DEC RZ24 disk format.dat entry. # This works fine on a Sun-4/40 with SunOS 4.1.2 disk_type = "RZ24" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : trks_zone = 8 \ : ncyl = 1344 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1348 \ : nhead = 8 : nsect = 38 : rpm = 3497 : bpt = 19456 partition = "RZ24" \ : disk = "RZ24" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 0 : b = 0, 0 : c = 0, 409792 # # From: olav.lerbrekk@geology.uio.no (Olav Lerbrekk) # disk_type = "Seagate ST12550N" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : cache = 0x0 : trks_zone = 19 : asect = 9 : atrks = 19 \ : ncyl = 2747 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2708 : nhead = 19 : nsect = 80 \ : rpm = 7200 : bpt = 40960 # # From: morrow@cns.ucalgary.ca (Bill Morrow) # # Format entry for M2511A magneto-optical 128MB removeable media drive. disk_type = "Fujitsu M2511A" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 12 \ : ncyl = 9950 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 9952 : nhead = 1 : nsect = 25 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 12800 # # From: gcs@tstsp0.dsto.gov.au (Gary Speechley) # # These are entries for the Maxtor Tahiti IIm drive. Credit where credit # is due, however: most of the data is supplied through the device driver # files from Advanced Archival Products of Greenwood Village Colorado. # My modifications are for the single partition "DATA" drives. # # This is for the Maxoptix Tahiti IIm drive - SYSTEM # disk_type = "MAXOPTIX (NON-ISO, 512b) SYSTEM" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 15081 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 15083 : nhead = 1 : nsect = 60 \ : rpm = 2200 : bpt = 36600 : bps = 610 : disk_type = "MAXOPTIX (NON-ISO, 1024b) SYSTEM" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 15104 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 15106 : nhead = 1 : nsect = 66 \ : rpm = 2200 : bpt = 74052 : bps = 1122 : # # This is for the Maxoptix Tahiti IIm drive - DATA (GCS 06-Apr-93) # disk_type = "MAXOPTIX (NON-ISO, 512b) DATA" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 15081 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 15083 : nhead = 1 : nsect = 60 \ : rpm = 2200 : bpt = 36600 : bps = 610 : disk_type = "MAXOPTIX (NON-ISO, 1024b) DATA" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 15104 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 15106 : nhead = 1 : nsect = 66 \ : rpm = 2200 : bpt = 74052 : bps = 1122 : # From: Todd Gamble <todd_gamble@wiltel.com> # # I got the drive and format.dat entry from DATALINK (800-448-6314). disk_type = "HP C2247 1.05GB" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : trks_zone = 6925 : asect = 0 : atrks = 897\ : ncyl = 1661 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2018: nhead = 13\ : nsect = 95 : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 49152 partition = "HP C2247 1.05GB" \ : disk="HP C2247 1.05GB" : ctlr = MD21 \ : c = 0, 2051335 : g = 0, 1640080: h = 1328, 411255 # From: Chris Dean <ctdean@seaspace.com> # # DEC DSP3210 2103MB # disk_type = "DEC DSP3210 2 GB" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 13 \ : ncyl = 3040 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 3042 : nhead = 16 : nsect = 86 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 44032 partition = "DEC DSP3210 2 GB" \ : disk = "DEC DSP3210 2 GB" : ctlr = MD21 \ : c = 0, 4183040 # From: Christopher Lott <lott@informatik.uni-kl.de> # # IBM 0662 S12 drive - approximately 1.05Gb # most parameters retrieved from drive using format; # rpm, bpt entered from the specification sheet. # disk_type = "IBM 0662-S12" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 : ncyl = 3002 : acyl = 2 \ : pcyl = 3004 : nhead = 6 : nsect = 114 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 31410 # From: Dean Cookson <cookson@mbunix.mitre.org> # As received from DEC: # disk_type = "DEC DSP5350" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time=9 \ : cache = 11 : trks_zone = 25 : asect = 25 : atrks = 0 \ : ncyl = 3053 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 3055 : nhead = 25 : nsect = 91 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 46592 # From: reilly@horta.shr.dec.com (Stephen Reilly) # # I am DEC's Engineer supervisor for the support # of DEC devices on Sun SPARC systems. I would like to request that these # [3] attached format.dat entries be added public domain version. # # 1.05 GB 3 1/2" form factor disk ( DEC P/N: SWSD3-SA) disk_type = "DEC_RZ26" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 2568 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2570 : nhead = 14 : nsect = 57 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 29184 partition = "DEC_RZ26" \ : disk = "DEC_RZ26" :ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 66234 : b = 83, 132468 : c = 0, 2049264 : g = 249, 1850562 # # 2.1 GB 3 1/2" form factor disk (DEC P/N: SWSD3-SB) # Note: This is a banded drive so the number of sectors is an average over # the bands. disk_type = "DEC_RZ28" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 5 \ : ncyl = 3043 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 3045 : nhead = 16 : nsect = 84 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 43008 partition = "DEC_RZ28" \ : disk = "DEC_RZ28" :ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 64512 : b = 48, 196224 : c = 0, 4089792 : g = 194, 3827712 # # 3.57 GB 5.25 form factor disk (DEC P/N: SWSD5-SA) # Note: This is a banded drive so the number of sectors is an average over # the bands. disk_type = "DEC_RZ74" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 9 \ : ncyl = 3053 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 3055 : nhead = 25 : nsect = 91 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 46592 partition = "DEC_RZ74" \ : disk = "DEC_RZ74" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 65975 : b = 29, 193375 : c = 0, 4192825 \ : g = 114, 3931200 : h = 1843, 2752750 # # From: adcock@gsc.emr.ca # disk_type = "Seagate ST11900N" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 2619 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2621 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 83 \ : rpm = 5411 : bpt = 48140 partition = "Seagate ST11900N" \ : disk = "Seagate ST11900N" : ctlr = MD21 \ : b = 0, 498000 : c = 0, 3260655 : h = 400, 2761410 # # From: dick@netcom.com (Richard Arnold) # disk_type = "Seagate ST12400N 2.4GB" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : cache = 0x0 : trks_zone = 19 : asect = 1 : atrks = 0 \ : ncyl = 2668 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2621 : nhead = 19 : nsect = 82 \ : rpm = 5411 : bpt = 41984 partition = "Seagate ST12400N 2.4GB" \ : disk = "Seagate ST12400N 2.4GB" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 32718 : b =21, 65436 : c = 0, 4156744 : g = 63, 4058590 # # From: Richard Ravich <richardr@kaiwan.com> # Here's the latest version of format.dat that Micropolis has prepared. # disk_type = "Micropolis 1674-7" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1255: acyl = 3: pcyl = 1249: nhead = 7: nsect = 35 \ : rpm = 3600: bpt = 20832: trks_zone = 7: fmt_time = 4 \ : atrks = 21: asect = 4 disk_type = "Micropolis 1684-7" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1785: acyl = 3: pcyl = 1780: nhead = 7: nsect = 53 \ : rpm = 3600: bpt = 31248: trks_zone = 7: fmt_time = 4 \ : atrks = 21: asect = 4 disk_type = "Micropolis 1624-7" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1647: acyl = 3: pcyl = 2112: nhead = 7: nsect = 114 \ : rpm = 3600: bpt = 67900: trks_zone = 7: fmt_time = 4 \ : atrks = 21: asect = 4 disk_type = "Micropolis 1578-15" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1231: acyl = 3: pcyl = 1224: nhead = 15: nsect = 35 \ : rpm = 3600: bpt = 20832: trks_zone = 15: fmt_time = 4 \ : atrks = 45: asect = 8 disk_type = "Micropolis 1588-15" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1637: acyl = 3: pcyl = 1632: nhead = 15: nsect = 53 \ : rpm = 3600: bpt = 31410: trks_zone = 15: fmt_time = 4 \ : atrks = 45: asect = 8 disk_type = "Micropolis 1598-15" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1931: acyl = 3: pcyl = 1928: nhead = 15: nsect = 70 \ : rpm = 3600: bpt = 41664: trks_zone = 15: fmt_time = 4 \ : atrks = 45: asect = 8 disk_type = "Micropolis 1528-15" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 2102: acyl = 3: pcyl = 2100: nhead = 15: nsect = 83 \ : rpm = 3600: bpt = 42496: trks_zone = 15: fmt_time = 5 \ : atrks = 45: asect = 8 disk_type = "Micropolis 1548-15" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1701: acyl = 3: pcyl = 2112: nhead = 15: nsect = 131 \ : rpm = 3600: bpt = 79218: trks_zone = 15: fmt_time = 6 \ : atrks = 45: asect = 8 disk_type = "Micropolis 2105-8" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1448: acyl = 3: pcyl = 1760: nhead = 8: nsect = 94 \ : rpm = 5400: bpt = 51000: trks_zone = 8: fmt_time = 4 \ : atrks = 25: asect = 5 disk_type = "Micropolis 2112-15" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1452: acyl = 3: pcyl = 1760: nhead = 15: nsect = 94 \ : rpm = 5400: bpt = 55556: trks_zone = 15: fmt_time = 5 \ : atrks = 45: asect = 6 disk_type = "Micropolis 1908-15" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1890: acyl = 3: pcyl = 2112: nhead = 15: nsect = 95 \ : rpm = 5400: bpt = 56241: trks_zone = 15: fmt_time = 5 \ : atrks = 45: asect = 8 disk_type = "Micropolis 1924-21" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 2072: acyl = 3: pcyl = 2280: nhead = 21: nsect = 94 \ : rpm = 5400: bpt = 42496: trks_zone = 21: fmt_time = 5 \ : atrks = 63: asect = 11 disk_type = "Micropolis 1936-21" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 2772: acyl = 3: pcyl = 2780: nhead = 21: nsect = 101 \ : rpm = 5400: bpt = 51718: trks_zone = 21: fmt_time = 6 \ : atrks = 63: asect = 11 disk_type = "Micropolis 2210-09" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 2099: acyl = 3: pcyl = 2372: nhead = 9: nsect = 109 \ : rpm = 5400: bpt = 57770: trks_zone = 9: fmt_time = 4 \ : atrks = 27: asect = 6 disk_type = "Micropolis 2108-10" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 1450: acyl = 3: pcyl = 1760: nhead = 10: nsect = 94 \ : rpm = 5400: bpt = 51000: trks_zone = 10: fmt_time = 4 \ : atrks = 30: asect = 5 disk_type = "Micropolis 2205-05" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 2088: acyl = 3: pcyl = 2372: nhead = 5: nsect = 109 \ : rpm = 5400: bpt = 57770: trks_zone = 5: fmt_time = 3 \ : atrks = 15: asect = 6 disk_type = "Micropolis 1926-15" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 2769: acyl = 3: pcyl = 2772: nhead = 15: nsect = 101 \ : rpm = 5400: bpt = 51718: trks_zone = 15: fmt_time = 5 \ : atrks = 45: asect = 8 disk_type = "Micropolis 2217-15" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 2105: acyl = 3: pcyl = 2372: nhead = 15: nsect = 109 \ : rpm = 5400: bpt = 57770: trks_zone = 15: fmt_time = 5 \ : atrks = 45: asect = 6 partition = "Micropolis 2217-15" \ : disk = "Micropolis 2217-15" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 32700: b = 20, 65400: c = 0, 3441675: g = 60, 3343575 partition = "Micropolis 2210-09" \ : disk = "Micropolis 2210-09" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 33354: b = 34, 66708: c = 0, 2059119: g = 102, 1959057 partition = "Micropolis 2205-05" \ : disk = "Micropolis 2205-05" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 32700: b = 60, 65400: c = 0, 1137960: g = 180, 1039860 partition = "Micropolis 2108-10" \ : disk = "Micropolis 2108-10" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 31960: b = 34, 63920: c = 0, 1363000: g = 102, 1267120 partition = "Micropolis 1926-15" \ : disk = "Micropolis 1926-15" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 33330: b = 22, 66660: c = 0, 4195035: g = 66, 4095045 partition = "Micropolis 1674-7" \ : disk = "Micropolis 1674-7" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 16415: b = 67, 32830: c = 0, 307475: g = 201, 258230 partition = "Micropolis 1684-7" \ : disk = "Micropolis 1684-7" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 32648: b = 88, 65296: c = 0, 662235: g = 264, 564291 partition = "Micropolis 1624-7" \ : disk = "Micropolis 1624-7" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 32718: b = 41, 65436: c = 0, 1314306: g = 123, 1216152 partition = "Micropolis 1578-15" \ : disk = "Micropolis 1578-15" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 32550: b = 62, 65100: c = 0, 646275: g = 186, 548625 partition = "Micropolis 1588-15" \ : disk = "Micropolis 1588-15" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 32595: b = 41, 65190: c = 0, 1301415: g = 123, 1203630 partition = "Micropolis 1598-15" \ : disk = "Micropolis 1598-15" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 32550: b = 31, 65100: c = 0, 2027550: g = 93, 1929900 partition = "Micropolis 1528-15" \ : disk = "Micropolis 1528-15" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 32370: b = 26, 64740: c = 0, 2616990: g = 78, 2519880 partition = "Micropolis 1548-15" \ : disk = "Micropolis 1548-15" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 33405: b = 17, 66810: c = 0, 3342465: g = 51, 3242250 partition = "Micropolis 2105-8" \ : disk = "Micropolis 2105-8" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 32336: b = 43, 64672: c = 0, 1088896: g = 129, 991888 partition = "Micropolis 2112-15" \ : disk = "Micropolis 2112-15" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 33840: b = 24, 67680: c = 0, 2047320: g = 72, 1945800 partition = "Micropolis 1908-15" \ : disk = "Micropolis 1908-15" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 32775: b = 23, 65550: c = 0, 2693250: g = 69, 2594925 partition = "Micropolis 1924-21" \ : disk = "Micropolis 1924-21" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 33558: b = 17, 67116: c = 0, 4090128: g = 51, 3989454 partition = "Micropolis 1936-21" \ : disk = "Micropolis 1936-21" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 33936: b = 16, 67872: c = 0, 5879412 \ : g = 48, 2846382 : h = 1390, 2931222 # This is a entry for IBM 0663L12 (1004 Mb). # It was created using scsinfo 3.1. # It seems to work fine with my ELC (4/25) and Sun OS 4.1.3. # jonas@interactive.se disk_type = "IBM 0663L12" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 2 \ : trks_zone = 15 : atrks = 0 : asect = 0 \ : ncyl = 1979 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2051 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 66 \ : rpm = 4316 : bpt = 38808 partition = "IBM 0663L12" \ : disk = "IBM 0663L12" : ctlr = SCSI \ : c = 0, 1959210 # # From: Tom Reingold <tommy@big.att.com> # # Here is an entry I wrote for a Seagate ST31200N. It works on a # sparcstation 1+. # disk_type = "Seagate ST31200N" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : trks_zone = 9 : asect = 5 : atrks = 5 \ : ncyl = 2692 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2694 : nhead = 9 : nsect = 85 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 36000 # From: Gerard Hynes <ghynes@compusult.nf.ca> # Please find included the format.dat and partition data for the new # Micropolis 2217-15 3.5" Fast SCSI-2 disk drive. This is a 1.765GB # formatted unit. # # This data provided by Micropolis technical support. disk_type = "Micropolis 2217-15" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : ncyl = 2105: acyl = 3: pcyl = 2372: nhead = 15: nsect = 109 \ : rpm = 5400: bpt = 57770: trks_zone = 15: fmt_time = 5 \ : atrks = 45: asect = 6 partition = "Micropolis 2217-15" \ : disk = "Micropolis 2217-15" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 32700: b = 20, 65400: c = 0, 3441675: g = 60, 3343575 # From: mingso@netcom.com (Ming Yau So) # # The entry was provided by Stephen Reilly <reilly@horta.shr.dec.com>. # # format.dat for DEC DSP5200S 2GB SCSI disk # disk_type = "DEC DSP5200" \ : ctlr = MD21 \ : cache = 0x11 : trks_zone = 15 : asect = 5 : atrks = 30 \ : ncyl = 2619 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2621 : nhead = 21 : nsect = 71 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 36352 partition = "DEC DSP5200" \ : disk = "DEC DSP5200" : ctlr = MD21 \ : a = 0, 32802 : b = 22, 65604 : c = 0, 3904929 : g = 66, 3806523 # Hitachi DK315C-10, DK315C-10, DK315C-11, DK315C-14, DK325C-57, # DK326C-6, DK326C-10, DK515C-78, DK516C-16, DK517C-37 and DK315-14 # entries prepared by Steve Simmons, scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us. # # These values are taken from a sheet faxed to me by Hitachi. # Cautionary note: the DK315C-14 does *not* fit into a standard # mounting bracket -- the screw holes are in the wrong place. disk_type = "Hitachi DK315C-10" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 3 \ : trks_zone = 1 : atrks = 22 : asect = 1 \ : ncyl = 2467 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2469 : nhead = 11 : nsect = 75 \ : rpm = 4500 : bpt = 38912 disk_type = "Hitachi DK315C-11" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 3 \ : trks_zone = 1 : atrks = 30 : asect = 1 \ : ncyl = 2478 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2480 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 58 \ : rpm = 4500 : bpt = 30208 disk_type = "Hitachi DK315C-14" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 3 \ : trks_zone = 1 : atrks = 30 : asect = 1 \ : ncyl = 2462 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2464 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 75 \ : rpm = 4500 : bpt = 38912 disk_type = "Hitachi DK326C-6" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 2 \ : trks_zone = 1 : atrks = 8 : asect = 1 \ : ncyl = 3200 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 3202 : nhead = 4 : nsect = 87 \ : rpm = 6300 : bpt = 44544 disk_type = "Hitachi DK326C-10" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 2 \ : trks_zone = 1 : atrks = 14 : asect = 1 \ : ncyl = 3200 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 3202 : nhead = 7 : nsect = 87 \ : rpm = 6300 : bpt = 44544 disk_type = "Hitachi DK515C-78" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 2 \ : trks_zone = 1 : atrks = 28 : asect = 1 \ : ncyl = 1354 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1356 : nhead = 14 : nsect = 69 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 35328 disk_type = "Hitachi DK516C-16" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 3 \ : trks_zone = 1 : atrks = 30 : asect = 1 \ : ncyl = 2170 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2172 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 80 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 41472 disk_type = "Hitachi DK517C-37" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 6 \ : trks_zone = 1 : atrks = 42 : asect = 1 \ : ncyl = 3297 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 3299 : nhead = 21 : nsect = 81 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 41472 # From: MURRAY ALEXANDER W <murraya@ecf.toronto.edu> # # This is for a Conner CP3100 (note: not the newer CP30100), an older # full-height 3.5" SCSI drive. disk_type = "CP3100" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 1 \ : ncyl = 1023 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1023 : nhead = 4 : nsect = 49 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 25088 partition = "CP3100" \ : disk = "CP3100" : ctlr = MD21 \ : c = 0, 204864 # From: tl@cd.chalmers.se (Torbj|rn Lindgren) # The following format.dat entry is constructed from the Application # Note that accompained our disks. We have run one of these a couple of # days using this entry. M1H and N1H is both documented in the same # AppNote, and even thought it isn't mentioned what the N1H is it MIGHT # be the differential version (both the normal and the wide version). disk_type = "IBM 0664-M1H/N1H" \ : ctlr = SCSI : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 2856 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2870 \ : nhead = 16 : nsect = 86 : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 57600 # From: Kevin Martinez <lps@rahul.net> # Here is format.dat data for Quantum LPS540 and LPS270 drives. Note that # the "Empire 540" is not the same as the LPS540. They are distinguishable # by color: the "Empire" series has black epoxy coat on the base casting; # the LPS series is natural aluminum finish. disk_type = "Quantum LPS 270S" \ :ctrlr = MD21 \ :ncyl = 992 : acyl = 2 : pcyl =994 : nhead = 7 : nsect = 76 \ :rpm = 4500 : bpt = 38912 disk_type = "Quantum Empire 1080S" \ :ctrlr = MD21 \ :ncyl = 1431 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1433 : nhead = 16 : nsect = 92 \ :rpm = 5400 : bpt = 47104 disk_type = "Quantum Empire 540S" \ :ctrlr = MD21 \ :ncyl = 1431 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1433 : nhead = 8 : nsect = 92 \ :rpm = 5400 : bpt = 47104 # # 940511 shj@dknet.dk, partly courtesy of scsiinfo. # IBM 0664 M1H, ~2 gb, tested on a Sparc IPC running SunOS 4.1.3. disk_type = "IBM OEM 0664M1H" \ : ctlr = SCSI : fmt_time = 4 \ : trks_zone = 15 : atrks = 0 : asect = 34 \ : ncyl = 2787 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2857 : nhead = 15 : nsect = 94 \ : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 55272 # From: Daniel Curry <dan@radiomail.net> # What I was looking for was the geometry for a Seagate ST3600N disk. # Here is what scsiinfo printed out. # disk_type = "SEAGATE ST3600N" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 2 \ : trks_zone = 7 : atrks = 14 : asect = 7 \ : ncyl = 1853 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 1872 : nhead = 7 : nsect = 79 \ : rpm = 4467 : bpt = 46452 partition = "SEAGATE ST3600N" \ : disk = "SEAGATE ST3600N" : ctlr = MD21 \ : c = 0, 1024709 # From: Mark Tearle <mtearle@tartarus.uwa.edu.au> # Here's my format.dat submission for the NEC 2352 disk drive, the numbers # of sectors per track (nsect) and bytes per sector (bps) vary a lot # depending on what position the dip switches are in. This is controlled # by 10 switch DIP switch, my dip switches are in the following positions: # 8,9,10,2,3,7 off 1,4,5,6 on # disk_type = "NEC-D2352" \ : ctlr = XD7053 \ : ncyl = 758 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 760 : nhead = 19 : nsect = 57 \ : rpm = 3070 : bpt = 36288 : bps = 636 # From: "richard a. reitmeyer" <gordot@leland.Stanford.EDU> # # I called someone here and asked them to try and dial the micropolis # BBS for me and look for the 4110, Here's what I'm told: # disk_type = "Micropolis 4110" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 4 \ : ncyl = 1998 : acyl = 3 : pcyl = 2428 : nhead = 9 \ : nsect = 114 : rpm = 5400 : bpt = 51718 : trks_zone = 9 \ : atrks = 27 : asect = 6 # From: Paul Brand, Hong Kong (CIS 100267,3526) using scsiinfo 3.3 # The QUANTUM PD1050iS seems to be different from the QUANTUM PD1050S. # (I'm not sure: for instance, for the "Seagate ST11200N" I received from # several people 3 different format.dat entries. Then I discovered this # big format.dat file: entry #4. Scsiinfo gave me a 5th different version.) # disk_type = "QUANTUM PD1050iS" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 3 \ : trks_zone = 12 : atrks = 0 : asect = 2 \ : ncyl = 1859 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2448 : nhead = 12 : nsect = 92 \ : rpm = 3600 : bpt = 54096 partition = "QUANTUM PD1050iS" \ : disk = "QUANTUM PD1050iS" : ctlr = MD21 \ : c = 0, 2052336 # From: rsm@math.utexas.edu (Robert S. Maier) # # Entry partially from scsiinfo, partially from information from Quantum # disk_type = "QUANTUM LPS540S" \ : ctlr = MD21 : fmt_time = 2 : trks_zone = 4 : atrks = 0 : asect = 2 : ncyl = 2113 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 2740 : nhead = 4 : nsect = 125 : rpm = 4500 : bpt = 73500 -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: lb19@crux2.cit.cornell.edu (Lawrence E Blume) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Problems with TeXView and Opener Date: 22 Sep 1994 15:24:00 GMT Organization: Cornell University Sender: lb19@cornell.edu (Verified) Message-ID: <35s7ig$9pp@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu> I am having the following problem with TeXView on my 2.1 cube. This is TeXView 3.0 (alpha 9). The first time I try to TeX from the menu or using command-t, TeXView freezes after the message - tex - "foo" appears in the TeX Command window. If I then open a Terminal window, all the TeX messages appear in this new window, and the .dvi file is appropriately previewed. Subsequently, if I close the Terminal window, TeXView works just fine. Nothing freezes, everything appears in the TeX Command window as it should, and so forth. I have a similar problem with Opener. Nothing happens unless a spare terminal window is open somewhere. All of this worked just fine until recently, when I moved my machine to a new office. Mail, networking, everything else is fine. Help would be GREATLY appreciated. --Larry Blume lb19@cornell.edu OR leb@label.cit.cornell.edu (NeXTMail OK)
From: <dwhite@fox.nstn.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Damaged tape backup Date: 22 Sep 1994 12:28:01 -0300 Organization: Nova Scotia Technology Network Sender: news@nstn.ns.ca Message-ID: <57511.dwhite@fox.nstn.ca> I have a problem. A while ago, I created a tape backup using tar. When I went to restore the tape, somehow I typed the command "tar -xcvf /dev/rst0", which did not do anything except write an EOF or two at the beginning of the tape. Does anyone know of a way to restore this tape, if only partially, so that some of the files can be restored? Most of the files on the tape have been recovered from other backups, FTP sites, etc., but there are a few files on the tape that I would not like to recreate. (Rule 1: Never play with backup sets using tar after 36 hours without sleep.) Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Steve MacDougall
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dcode@cyclesoft.com (Paul Marcos) Subject: fsck always runs on reboot - WHY? Message-ID: <CwJD0w.1I6@clive> Sender: paul@clive (Paul Marcos) Organization: dCode Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 14:46:08 GMT I just recently had my machine crash and completely hose the file system, so I reinstalled the system and restored all my files and all is running well. Except, every time I boot (regardless of if I restart or power-off then startup), fsck gets run. It never finds anything wrong so why is it doing it? The machine shuts down gracefully so why is the disk not being marked as clean? Any ideas of where to start looking? Thanks. Paul -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- dCode | dcode@cyclesoft.com | NeXT Mail Happily Accepted Paul Marcos | (415) 960-3259 |
From: David Anstine Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: latex2html help needed Date: 22 Sep 1994 20:54:44 GMT Organization: University of Pennsylvania Message-ID: <35squk$k73@netnews.upenn.edu> Has anyone successfully installed this on a Motorola system? I'm having problems, the first being that I can't seem to find a complete ghostscript anywhere to compile. If you've successfully installed, would you kindly post instructions. -dave
From: "Jeremy G. Mereness" <zonker+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help! 040 turbo died! Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 17:20:09 -0400 Organization: Graduate School of Industrial Administr., Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <AiUTI9m00iM8E6nkdN@andrew.cmu.edu> I have a NeXT Turbo Color that died today. It was used solely as a printserver for about a year when it suddenly (I didn't see it, but this is what was reported) panic'ed and now it says "System Failed" at power up. It doesn't even tell me what system test fails. Memory, I/O, nothing! What can I do? Is there some hardware diagnostic key-stroke I can throw? alt-command-~ is all I know and it doesn't work! And advice appreciated! if there is nothing I can do, maybe someone could tell me how it is to deal with BellAtlantic and how much they charge... |Jeremy Mereness zonker+@cmu.edu |Programmer/Systems Analyst |Laboratory for Financial Analysis and Security Trading |Graduate School of Industrial Administration |Carnegie Mellon University -------------------------------------------------------
From: disc@ss1.digex.net (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: blk0 book? Date: 22 Sep 1994 22:32:45 GMT Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA Message-ID: <35t0md$dq@news1.digex.net> Hi folks, This afternoon, my boot drive failed. When I try to boot sd()sdmach, the blocks can't be read, and the ROM monitor helpfully prompts me for another "blk0 boot:". Can someone please advise me on this situation? It is possible/likely that just the boot blocks have been trashed, and that I'll be able to recover the rest? What about alternate boot blocks or superblocks? Is there any way that one of those nifty creatures can help me out? If you post, please send email to disc@ss1.digex.net as well. Thanks, David.
From: diaz@me.msu.edu (Alejandro Diaz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Connecting LaserWriter Select 360 Date: 22 Sep 1994 23:26:48 GMT Organization: Michigan State University Message-ID: <35t3ro$oef@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> Keywords: LaserWriter I am trying to connect a LaserWriter Select 360 to a NextStation Turbo. So far I have had no success. Can anyone help? I am using a Next Null-Modem cable plugged into port A with pins connected as follows MiniDIN-8 RS-232 1 DTR 8 DCD 2 DCD 20 DTR 3 TXD 3 RXD 4 GND 7 GND 5 RXD 2 TXD 6 RTS 5 CTS 7 not connected 8 CTS 4 RTS I have the printer switch set to # 3 which apparently means 9600,N,8,1,XON/OFF. In Print Manager I picked port (A) and baud rate (9600). The stuff I try to print simply goes to the queue, which reports that the page is "printing" forever. Any suggestions? Please respond to diaz@me.msu.edu. I will post results. My apologies if this has been discussed before. Alejandro --- ____________________________________________________________________ Prof. Alejandro Diaz diaz@me.msu.edu Mechanical Engineering phone (517)353-0825 (voice) Michigan State University (517)353-1750 (fax) East Lansing MI 48824 USA
From: behnkedj@cs.rose-hulman.edu (Josh Behnke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: need help running apps on remore machine Date: 21 Sep 1994 17:46:29 GMT Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Message-ID: <35prhl$603@master.cs.rose-hulman.edu> I have NS/I 3.2 on my machine at home, and I have recently installed a PPP package. The PPP package seems to be working fine - I can ping and telnet across (in both directions), and right now I'm running NewsGrazer locally with the nntp server across the link. However, I cannot seem to get any apps to run remotely over the link. When I try (on the remote machine, which is black): /NextApps/Edit.App/Edit -NXHost <my_machine> I get back: DPS client library error: Could not form connection, host <my_machine> Furthermore, the PPP layer assigns me an IP address, and when I try running edit on my machine NXHosted to my IP address I get the same message. I have public window/sound server checked in Preferences on my machine, and I don't know what else to try. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance... Josh Behnke behnkedj@cs.rose-hulman.edu
From: xinwei@otter.Stanford.EDU (Sha Xin Wei) Newsgroups: su.computers.next,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mac Duo - AppleShare/Ethertalk - NeXT Station Date: 23 Sep 1994 00:24:02 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: su Message-ID: <35t772$fu4@nntp.Stanford.EDU> If it's possible. What's the procedure to detach a Mac and a NeXTStation from a common SUNet subnet, and make them ethertalk directly to one another? I run MacSLIP on the Mac(Duo 270) and AppleShare on the NeXT, if that's any help. Xin Wei ASD
From: fedder@river.it.gvsu.edu (Dick Fedder) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Network printer without NetInfo server??? Date: 23 Sep 1994 06:39:03 GMT Organization: gvsu Distribution: world Message-ID: <35tt67$eer@news.it.gvsu.edu> I'm told that this should not be a problem to setup, but I can't find the information I need to get a network printer installed and working. Our situation is this. We have an NIS server to 25 machines running NeXTStep. We do not have a NetInfo server on the net. A NeXT laser printer is attached and working on one of the NeXTStep machines. What do I need to do to get all the other machines to talk to the printer? Thanks, Dick fedder@river.it.gvsu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ian_stewart@nyro.com (Ian Stewart) Subject: Source code for INN wanted Message-ID: <CwKBEH.qn@nyro.com> Sender: ian@nyro.com (Ian Stewart) Organization: NYRO Technix, Inc. - markets VirtSpace(tm), Faxcess(tm), UUCP-EZ(tm) and other NEXTSTEP software. References: <CwKB9z.nE@nyro.com> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 03:08:40 GMT Could someone please point me to some INN source code that is known to work on NS 3.2? (ftp of course) Thanks. ihs
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Manabu Tokunaga <pec@netcom.com> Subject: Memory Size & Swap Space Type General Questions Message-ID: <netnewsCwKKuq.1Bv@netcom.com> Sender: netnews@netcom.com (USENET Administration) Organization: Pacific Electronic Connection Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 06:32:49 GMT Hello, Obviously, I am fairly new to NeXTSTEP and Mach so, if anyone can clarify these questions that would be wonderful. Question 1: What is the maximum physical memory that NeXTSTEP (Intel) can support? I am asking this because someone had told me that the number is 64 meg. Question 2: If the maximum physical memory size is known (for example 64M) can I still set the high watermark value for the swap file size more than that value to have a virtual space of say 256M? What would be the maximum addressable space in NeXTSTEP? Bonous Question: What are the difference between swap.front and swap files? Thank you in advance! Manabu Tokunaga Real Job: manabu@cemax.com At Night: pec@netcom.com
From: wolfgang@neptun.nt.tuwien.ac.at (Wolfgang Pusch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Is there a way to load down fonts to the printer automatically? Date: 23 Sep 1994 10:59:35 GMT Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria Message-ID: <35ucen$2g6@news.tuwien.ac.at> Is there a way to load down fonts to the printer automatically? -- ===================================================== D.I. Wolfgang PUSCH Institut f. Nachrichtentechnik u. Hochfrequenztechnik, Technische Universitaet Wien, A-1040 Wien, Gusshausstrasse 25/389
From: dinse@catatac.niehs.nih.gov (Gregg E. Dinse) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: RDP Exception Error: an apparent solution (in my case) Date: 23 Sep 1994 13:26:42 GMT Organization: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Message-ID: <35ul2i$gdp@jeeves.niehs.nih.gov> Keywords: RDP, SCSI, hang, HP, Gecko Hello, Several weeks ago I posted a message about a problem with booting our HP 712/80 under NEXTSTEP with the ethernet connected. Here is the original problem, some background, and what seems to be the solution: PROBLEM: Almost every time I booted our HP 712/80 under NEXTSTEP with the ethernet connected, I'd get an RDP exception error that would hang the system so badly that I would have to physically pull the plug. All worked fine if the ethernet was not connected. The only work-around that I found was to start booting without the ethernet connected and then plug it in before the boot finished, but after the point at which the system usually hung. This seemed to work, but was a nuisance. BACKGROUND: For economic reasons, we purchased the HP with the minimum amount of RAM and the smallest hard drive. We then added third party RAM and replaced the small internal hard drive with a 2 GB drive. Although we bought the drive from a third party, it is an HP drive (model C24990A). Originally (probably before I read all the literature carefully), I set the jumpers on the new internal drive to SCSI target 1, as I had done in the past for our black hardware. I soon realized that the HP searches for SCSI devices in reverse order and changed the jumpers so that the drive was SCSI target 6, as HP/NeXT recommends. SOLUTION: The problem is that I forgot (or did not know enough) to change the SCSI path from 1 to 6. That is, when first setting up the system, I had given the following command at the BOOT_ADMIN> prompt: path pri scsi.1.0 where the 1 was to match the SCSI target number that I had given my boot drive earlier. To solve my problem, I had to hit the escape key early in the reboot to get back to the BOOT_ADMIN> prompt and then I typed: path pri scsi.6.0 As far as I can tell, this has solved the problem. I have rebooted at least 4 times and have not had any RDP exception errors or system hangs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: I would like to thank Fabien Roy for taking the time to help. Although over the past few weeks, other people have probably made some passing reference to the SCSI path needing to be set to 6, I did not understand that this was different than setting the SCSI target to 6 on the boot drive. Fabien took the time to explain what might have been obvious to others, but was not to me. Thanks Fabien. Gregg Dinse dinse@catatac.niehs.nih.gov
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) Subject: Re: Damaged tape backup Message-ID: <CwL0Fq.9K@euler.hnv.icem.de> Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) Organization: Ink Unknown References: <57511.dwhite@fox.nstn.ca> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 12:09:25 GMT In article <57511.dwhite@fox.nstn.ca> <dwhite@fox.nstn.ca> writes: > I have a problem. A while ago, I created a tape backup using tar. When I > went to restore the tape, somehow I typed the command "tar -xcvf > /dev/rst0", which did not do anything except write an EOF or two at the > beginning of the tape. > > Does anyone know of a way to restore this tape, if only partially, so that > some of the files can be restored? Most of the files on the tape have been > recovered from other backups, FTP sites, etc., but there are a few files on > the tape that I would not like to recreate. Maybe extract everything from tape using dd, then correct first bytes with an hex-editor, write back altered file with dd on another tape, try tar again. An easier way may be to use gtar's advanced error handling options : -i, --ignore-zeros ignore blocks of zeros in archive (normally mean EOF) --ignore-failed-read don't exit with non-zero status on unreadable files Don't know if this will work in your particular case, though. You may check man pages for tar, tar-format, dd Juergen --- Fon ++49-511-440688 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49-511-440617 == What time do we live in when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee, == when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Need suggestions about optimal use of 2 Winchester drives Date: 23 Sep 1994 15:38:20 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz Distribution: world Message-ID: <35uspc$p44@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> I'm still using the original Maxtor 330 MB internal Cube drive but also have a considerably faster DEC external drive. I'd like recommendations on how to split the system files between drives for maximum performance and ease of future upgrading. I've forgotten NeXT's rational for the /private directory and the links from within to various root directories. Should the /private directory be on one drive with the rest of the system files on the other? I also run Sybase, so splitting Sybase between drives is better for performance. But there are really 3 parts of Sybase that should be split: data, indexes, and transaction log. With only 2 drives, one of which is faster, what's the optimal split? Thanks for your thoughts. --- Art Isbell Cubic Solutions NeXT Registered Consultant NEXTSTEP software development and consulting NeXTmail: art@cubicsol.com Voice: +1 408 335 1154 USmail: 95018-9442 Fax: +1 408 335 2515
From: slxn8@cc.usu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Is there a way to load down fonts to the printer automatically? Message-ID: <1994Sep23.091117.27676@cc.usu.edu> Date: 23 Sep 94 09:11:17 MDT References: <35ucen$2g6@news.tuwien.ac.at> Organization: Utah State University In article <35ucen$2g6@news.tuwien.ac.at>, wolfgang@neptun.nt.tuwien.ac.at (Wolfgang Pusch) writes: > Is there a way to load down fonts to the printer automatically? > Yes. Take a look in the on-line documentation in ReleaseNotes/Printing.rtf The property you want is "_nxfinalform". Note: This is only valid if you are running 3.1 or later. Good luck, ====================================================================== John Zollinger (NextMail Preferred) Programmer/Analyst slxn8@cc.usu.edu -or- [Moore BCS - Logan, Utah] ati06!obsidian!johnz@attati.attmail.com "Life is too important to take seriously." ======================================================================
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help! 040 turbo died! Date: 23 Sep 1994 16:27:43 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz Distribution: world Message-ID: <35uvlv$pl1@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> References: <AiUTI9m00iM8E6nkdN@andrew.cmu.edu> In article <AiUTI9m00iM8E6nkdN@andrew.cmu.edu> "Jeremy G. Mereness" <zonker+@CMU.EDU> writes: > I have a NeXT Turbo Color that died today. It was used solely as a > printserver for about a year when it suddenly (I didn't see it, but this > is what was reported) panic'ed and now it says "System Failed" at power > up. > I'll bet there are several out here who'd love to trade their old mono non-Turbo machines for yours (well, I guess it depends on what its problem is :-) You'd never even notice the performance difference :-) --- Art Isbell Cubic Solutions NeXT Registered Consultant NEXTSTEP software development and consulting NeXTmail: art@cubicsol.com Voice: +1 408 335 1154 USmail: 95018-9442 Fax: +1 408 335 2515
From: mcnichol@khan.syr.edu (Brendan T. McNichols) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mice Dying! Date: 23 Sep 1994 19:09:59 GMT Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <35v967$dda@newstand.syr.edu> Hi all, A couple of mice on some of our black systems are dying. I've tried cleaning them, but that does not seem to be the problem. Does anyone out there know where I can get some new mice for these systems (or at least old ones that work) and contact information for same? Thanks VERY much, Brendan -- Brendan T. McNichols, Computer Support mcnichol@syr.edu (NeXT) Syracuse University Mathematics Dept. (315) 443-1588 (work) 215 Carnegie Hall (315) 443-1475 (FAX) Syracuse, NY 13244 (315) 682-1553 (home)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jhburns@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com (Jeff Burns) Subject: Help: Setup SLIP/PPP Message-ID: <1994Sep23.153550.22041@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com> Originator: jhburns@kobcsy03 Sender: news@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com (Usenet News Account) Organization: Delco Electronics Corp. Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 15:35:50 GMT I have just sinned up for SLIP/PPP service with a local provider. I have a NeXT station running 3.2 of NEXTSTEP. My SLIPP provider serves manly PC users so I am on my own to set this up. What free software is available to service this protocol? Ware can I find documentation to help with set up? Jeff Burns jhburns@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com Keywords: SLIP PPP
From: alan@osci.me.ttu.edu (Alan A. Barhorst) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PNI SLIP Client to PNI SLIP SERVER Date: 23 Sep 1994 19:22:17 GMT Organization: Texas Tech Academic Computing Services Message-ID: <35v9t9$k5m@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> Keywords: SLIP,PNI Hello again, A week or two ago I posted asking for information about setting up both a PNI slip client to PNI slip server. Thanks for the replies I got. For general information for all, the command arp -s host eno# pub may have to be issued on the server so that the ``net'' knows to send packets destined for ``host'' at ethernet card number ``eno#'' to the server for distribution. However this has not solved my problem. I think that I have all the config files set up and my dialer seems to be working because PNI makes it all the through the process and displays the ``Starting PNI'' banner in the log file. I used cu and manually logged into the host to determine the modem replies and login replies from the server and set the TCL commands to intercept these. So I think all is connected. If I try any network like stuff like ping, telnet, ftp etc, the modems lights flash send and receive but the message returned is either all packets dropped (for ping) or host unknown. Obviously I'm not connected. If anybody has worked through this problem could you please send me some hints. I think I wore out my welcome with my previous tutor, so I don't want to bother him again, BTW thanks previous tutor! Alan
From: russell@math.mtu.edu (Russell Reid) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Stop PrintManager from resetting fax modem? Date: 23 Sep 1994 20:22:22 GMT Organization: Michigan Technological University Message-ID: <35vddu$2mm@news.mtu.edu> Keywords: modem, PrintManager I used to make my HSD Fax modem work by setting its timeout register to 90 seconds instead of the default 30 seconds. I am running 3.1 on a black non-turbo slab. The HSD (Interfax) modem only writes a few of its S-registers to memory when you use "AT &w0" or "AT &w1". (No way to fix that; it doesn't even have memory to write the other ones to!) I used to make the modem "unavailable" from PrintManager, set the S07 register to 90 using tip, then turn the modem back to "private" or "network" availability. Somewhere along the way, (Was it 3.1?), PrintManager developed the habit of resetting the modem to stored configuration whenever I "modify" the modem, including switching from "unavailable" (so that I can tweak it with tip) back to available. The bottom line is that faxing doesn't work. I don't want PrintManager to reset my modem; I configure the registers the way I need them. Does anybody know how to tweak PrintManager (Use an older version? A newer one?) to tell it to leave my settings alone? I tried NXFax's demo, which didn't correct the problem (the timeout is in the modem, not in the fax driver.) Help? I'd like to avoid a new modem if I can, at least for now. Thanks. Russell Reid Michigan Tech University fax driver.) Help? I'd like to avoid a new modem if I can, at least for now. Thanks. Russell Reid Michigan Tech University
From: marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu (Marcus S. Day) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: fstab files not being mounted on boot Date: 23 Sep 1994 19:41:00 GMT Organization: The Avant-Garde of the Now, Ltd. Message-ID: <35vb0c$ar9@network.ucsd.edu> I am running NeXTSTEP 3.0 on black hardware, and want to nfs mount 4 partitions from our local net (on 3 machines). They are all DECstations, and have their exports set to allow me to mount. On boot, my machine, "surfboy", does not mount any of the disks. What is autonfsmount (read the man page, and it doesnt seem to work as advertised), and should I change my /etc/rc.local to something more like the DECstations use (successfully, I might add). Thanks for any help. For reference, the files are attached below. -Marc surfboy:/etc/fstab: # # DO NOT DELETE THIS FILE, IT IS REQUIRED FOR BOOTING # # This file contains information used to mount local hard disks. # Consult your system administration and networking manual # for information on adding local disks. Information on the format # of entries in this file can also be found in the fstab man page, # search for fstab in Digital Librarian. # /dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noau to 0 1 /private/vm/swapfile /private/vm/swapfile.front swapfs rw 1 2 /USER2@ashley:/Net/USER2:ro:0:0:nfs:bg:net /USER6@aries:/Net/USER6:ro:0:0:nfs:bg:net /USER7@joy:/Net/USER7:ro:0:0:nfs:bg:net /usr/LOCAL@joy:/Net/local:ro:0:0:nfs:bg:net aries:/etc/exports: /USER6 surfboy ashley:/etc/exports: /USER2 surfboy joy:/etc/exports: /USER7 surfboy /usr/LOCAL surfboy
From: Randy Jay Yarger <randy@hs1.hst.msu.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help! I've killed /dev/rxt0!!!! Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 19:42:01 -0400 (GMT-0400) Organization: Michigan State University Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.90.940923193739.296B-100000@hs1> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Hi, I'm new at this sysadmin business (being a physicist by trade), and I seem to have run into my first major snag. I've installed a Tape drive on my NeXTstation TurboColor and I can't seem to get tar to backup my system. And in my frustration I accidently deleted rxt0 and rxt1 from /dev! Is there anyway to get them back? Any suggestions on how to get tar or dump to work? Any reccomendations as to which is better for backups? thanks in advance, Randy Jay Yarger | Department of Physics, Michigan State University randy@hs1.hst.msu.edu - NeXT mail welcome!
From: therbert@umiami.ir.miami.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help - can't read floppies on Intel Message-ID: <1994Sep23.175939.18427@umiami.ir.miami.edu> Date: 23 Sep 94 17:59:39 EDT Organization: Univ of Miami IR All of a sudden, my Intel GX server can't read floppies. DOS and NeXT disks which are ok on other machines can't be read and won't initialize (I didn't check Mac disks) The disk light goes on, the drive makes normal noises but console or disk program gives: Formatting disk /dev/rfd0b: blocksize = 0x200 density = 1.44 MByte gap3 length = 101(d) read : I/O error block 0 block_count 18 ..Format Aborted Disk Format Failed Is there any way to find out if this is a hardware or software problem? Tom Herbert University of Miami
From: dwatola@sinkhole.jpl.nasa.gov (David A. Watola) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: large (9G) disks with nextstep Date: 24 Sep 1994 00:28:13 GMT Organization: Jet Propulsion Lab, Galileo S-Band Message-ID: <35vrqt$4lg@marsupial.jpl.nasa.gov> hmmmm... i am almost positive that this has been discussed here before, but of course it wasn't my problem then so i ignored it :) here we go again: how do you get large disk drives to work with nextstep? as far as i can tell, you are unable to create more than two partitions per drive, and no partition can exceed 2G. so is it impossible to use my nice new 9G disk with nextstep? i tried partitioning the drive into multiple 1G and 2G partitions using a sparcstation; the partition information was ignored when i tried to install nextstep 3.2 PA-RISC, which chokes when it tried to put a file system on what it perceived as a 9G partition. this strikes me as a serious flaw in nextstep! am i deluded? has anyone else encountered and solved this problem? dave watola dwatola@sinkhole.jpl.nasa.gov
From: brian@umbc.edu (Brian Cuthie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Damaged tape backup Date: 24 Sep 1994 00:09:57 -0400 Organization: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Message-ID: <3608qlINNm4r@umbc7.umbc.edu> References: <57511.dwhite@fox.nstn.ca> In article <57511.dwhite@fox.nstn.ca>, <dwhite@fox.nstn.ca> wrote: >I have a problem. A while ago, I created a tape backup using tar. When I >went to restore the tape, somehow I typed the command "tar -xcvf >/dev/rst0", which did not do anything except write an EOF or two at the >beginning of the tape. > >Does anyone know of a way to restore this tape, if only partially, so that >some of the files can be restored? You didn't mention what kind of tape drive was involved. Different drives will exhibit different behavior. Brian -- Brian Cuthie Systemix Software, Inc. brian@systemix.com
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mice Dying! Date: 24 Sep 1994 16:33:37 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <361kd1$50k@nntp.Stanford.EDU> References: <35v967$dda@newstand.syr.edu> In article <35v967$dda@newstand.syr.edu> mcnichol@khan.syr.edu (Brendan T. McNichols) writes: > black systems > Does anyone out there know where I can get some new mice for these > systems Here are excerpts from previous postings to this newsgroup. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu ********************************************************************** From: kramer@fragile.termfrost.org (Mike Andrews) Subject: Re: WANTED: NeXT mouse (black) or part (switch). Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 05:10:39 GMT Actually, you can use a Logitech BUS mouse off of a PC directly... no point in ripping spare switches out. I have a Logitech Bus Mouseman on my non-ADB black slab and it works wonderfully, and feels much better than the NeXT mouse anyway. You'll have to slice off the 9-pin mini-DIN plug that comes with it and stick an 8-pin one on. I took an Apple Imagewriter cable and cut it in half. The pinouts have been posted ------------------------------------------------------------ From: otto@coactive.com (Otto Lind) Subject: Re: Logitech mouse on Black hardware Date: 30 Jun 1994 05:48:15 GMT It's a Logitech MouseMan Bus mouse, which comes with a ISA card for PC's. The following are pin placements for the connectors, looking at them from the solder pin view (the end your looking at when soldering on the cable). The numbers correspond the the 10 pin single row connector within the Logitech mouse. NEXT ------------ 6 1 3 10 9 7 8 4 LOGITECH ------------ 2 3 6 7 9 10 1 4 8
From: hhl@lcs Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: CSLIP for NS/I? Date: 24 Sep 94 12:46:51 Organization: North Shore Access/Eco Software, Inc; (info@shore.net) Distribution: fj Message-ID: <hhl.94Sep24124651@lcs> References: <35lgjd$qjf@gamera.umd.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain >Is there a CSLIP program out there for NS/I? If so would you please give >me the FTP address, or a way to get in to contact with the makers? Yes. Download the file TransSys-PNI-1.11.tar.gz from sonata.cc.purdue.edu It is in the directory /pub/next/submissions Harold Leach Legal Computer Solutions, Inc. lcs@shore.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fabien@free.fdn.org (Fabien Roy) Subject: Re: Connecting LaserWriter Select 360 Message-ID: <1994Sep24.102455.1400@free.fdn.org> Sender: news@free.fdn.org Organization: XO informatique - Paris, France. References: <35t3ro$oef@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 10:24:55 GMT In article <35t3ro$oef@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> diaz@me.msu.edu (Alejandro Diaz) writes: > > I am trying to connect a LaserWriter Select 360 to a NextStation Turbo. > So far I have had no success. Can anyone help? > > I am using a Next Null-Modem cable plugged into port A with pins > connected as follows > > MiniDIN-8 RS-232 > 1 DTR 8 DCD > 2 DCD 20 DTR > 3 TXD 3 RXD > 4 GND 7 GND > 5 RXD 2 TXD > 6 RTS 5 CTS > 7 not connected > 8 CTS 4 RTS > > I have the printer switch set to # 3 which apparently means > 9600,N,8,1,XON/OFF. In Print Manager I picked port (A) and baud rate > (9600). The stuff I try to print simply goes to the queue, which reports > that the page is "printing" forever. > > Any suggestions? Please respond to diaz@me.msu.edu. I will post results. > My apologies if this has been discussed before. > > Alejandro > > > --- > ____________________________________________________________________ > Prof. Alejandro Diaz diaz@me.msu.edu > Mechanical Engineering phone (517)353-0825 (voice) > Michigan State University (517)353-1750 (fax) > East Lansing MI 48824 USA > > > > Apple does not support RTS and CTS signals Pin 6 and 8 carry the positive RS422 transmit and receive signal! You have to disconnect pin 6 and 8 Hope that helps Fabien -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fabien_Roy@free.fdn.org (NextMail accepted) NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consultant, SYBASE DBA XO, 81 allee Danielle Casanova, 93320 Les Pavillons sous Bois France Tel: 33 1 4847 5198 Fax: 33 1 4847 5175
From: dtw02348@columbine.egr.uh.edu ((GLOVER) 94S02348) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help! White machine stuck on fiel Date: 25 Sep 1994 05:15:28 GMT Organization: University of Houston Message-ID: <36311g$k9n@masala.cc.uh.edu> Sorry, not fiel, but I was playing with the hostmanager, and serveral other NeXTAdmin apps, and I somehow inadvertantly setupmy computer to boot and act as if it is in a network. I do have a Intel Etherexpress card that sits in the machine, but it is used to network DOS machines onyly, I don't have another unix box at this time. anyways, the mahine now boots to where it says mounting remote file systems starting network file service daemons: (something like that) and then its just sits there as if waiting for a network to magically appear. I tried to remove the card, and aldo type config=Default at the boot: prompt, neither even met with any success. it always gets to the same part and gets stuck there. Please help, I don't want to use DOS for the rest of my life.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jp@cube (lai-cheong jean-pierre) Subject: Re: Bad I/O Message-ID: <1994Sep23.114425.3036@object-factory.fr> Sender: news@object-factory.fr Organization: THE OBJECT FACTORY - Paris, France References: <35dcag$8vv@nic-nac.CSU.net> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 11:44:25 GMT In article <35dcag$8vv@nic-nac.CSU.net> vqueved@nssnext.calstatela.edu (Victor Quevedo) writes: > I have a Fujitsu drive that I was using as a secondary hard disk. Yestday > the power went out and now the external hard disk does not mount. > > The hard disk was partitioned into 2 seperate drives and when I issued the > mount /dev/sd1b command all I get are errors (and some unusual noises). I > was not using the first partion /dev/sd1a (it appears fine). But the > second partition does not mount. > > When I try to mount, the Console issues Errors indicating access error.. > Retrying... After 14 or so tries it gives up (with a BAD I/O message). > When I try to use fsck, I get various errors reading sector 32, sector > 3433..... I have not done the interactive fsck yet. > > Does anyone have any suggests for recovering the data? > > -- > Victor R. Quevedo > vqueved@nssnext.calstatela.edu > NeXTMail Welcome Hi, Just reboot in single user, and type "reasb /dev/rsd1a 3433. make an fsck /dev/rsd1a and reboot. This just worke fine, for scsi disk wich support reasing command!!!
From: steve@eps.com (Steven Kornreich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: FAQ on setting up DNS on a NeXT? Date: 25 Sep 1994 15:01:17 GMT Organization: RGNET Distribution: world Message-ID: <3643bt$nog@pop0.rain.rg.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Is ther a FAQ on setting up DNS on a NeXT? I have the DNS/Bind book, but they use a Sun Sparc as the example, and I'm not sure if the NeXT os works the same way as Solaris 4.1.3 in terms of setting up named and all the necessary files. Thanks -- Steven Kornreich Kornreich Communications
From: dcl@panix.com (David Lambert) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: What's up with my Exabyte? Date: 25 Sep 1994 14:45:56 -0400 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <364gh4$juu@panix.com> Hi. Just last night, my Exabyte 8505 failed when trying to do a backup. It's been running fine for months. When I checked it this morning, both the lowest green light, and the top yellow light were flashing continuously. (Normally just the lowest green light is steadily on when it's doing nothing.) Also, when I first put the tape in, it ejected it after a few seconds. Gnutar seems not to have a problem writing to it anyway, but SafetyNet crapped out when it tried. My SCSI controller is the DPT 2022. Any clue as to what's going on or what the lights mean would be appreciated. - David C. Lambert dcl@homer.uu.panix.com
From: "Jeremy G. Mereness" <zonker+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help! 040 turbo died! Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 16:52:05 -0400 Organization: Graduate School of Industrial Administr., Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <giVS=pO00iM8Q9eVRf@andrew.cmu.edu> References: <199409242307.TAA18470@cmu2.cs.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <199409242307.TAA18470@cmu2.cs.cmu.edu> Excerpts from mail: 24-Sep-94 Re: Help! 040 turbo died! Tim Gurbick@logos.ucs.in (235) > >alt-command-~ > Power cycle it, and do this EARLY during the boot cycle. Set > the system test messages to verbose mode, and see what it > complains about. No dice. I don't get a boot cycle. I press the power button, and it goes through a system test, and then displays "system test failed" and no keypress at any time during will affect what happens. I wish I had a hard-reset button somewhere. I used to be able to power-down from the keyboard once the "system failed" message appeared, but now I can't even do that; I have to pull the plug to shut it off. I have tried replacing the battery with one from another (working) nextstation. No luck. Is there no way to convince a sick nextstation to tell WHAT failed in its system test? |Jeremy Mereness zonker+@cmu.edu |Programmer/Systems Analyst |Laboratory for Financial Analysis and Security Trading |Graduate School of Industrial Administration |Carnegie Mellon University -------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gsl@netcom.com (Greg Lindholm) Subject: Printer must be on at BOOT ? Message-ID: <gslCwpCAq.FKA@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 20:16:02 GMT I have found that I must have my printer turned on when I boot or I will not be able to print until I reboot. I have an Intel system with an HP4M connected on the parallel port. If the printer is not powered on when I boot then I have not found a way of getting it to print. If the printer is on when I boot then I can turn it on and off at will. I keep it turned off until I want to print then turn it on, print, turn it off, That works fine. I'm running NEXTSTEP 3.2. Anyone know how to enable the printer after booting on Intel ? (please e-mail any answers) Thanks, -- Greg Lindholm Glendale CA gsl@netcom.com (NeXTMail OK)
From: nicholr@flossy.gb.swissbank.com (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.programmer Subject: Wanted: to know the blocksize of a GNUTAR archive on DAT. Date: 24 Sep 1994 23:01:42 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Distribution: world Message-ID: <NICHOLR.94Sep25000142@flossy.gb.swissbank.com> Well folks, I've learnt the hard way that if you boot an external disk with SCSI ID 1 you will trash your internal. Well that's no problem since I do nightly backups. Well I use gnutar with a custom blocksize but I've forgotten the blocksize used in the GNU tar on the dat. Hence, I can no longer read my tape :-(.. So my question is. Does anybody have any C code that will either read the blocksize off the header for GNUTAR (latest version) (I'm getting the GNUTAR source as I write this now) so that I can specify it with the --block-size option... and failing that does anybody have any code that reads data of the DAT drive? Ironically I had archived some C code which was suppose to do that latter but that's life. For those who know me. I'm not downhearted about this and some of you will know why :-) I'll put this down to a learning experience.
From: "Jeremy G. Mereness" <zonker+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help! 040 turbo died! Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 18:03:17 -0400 Organization: Graduate School of Industrial Administr., Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <QiVTCZm00iM809eXIB@andrew.cmu.edu> References: <Added.AiVSTyG00Udd0qBk4N@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <Added.AiVSTyG00Udd0qBk4N@andrew.cmu.edu> Excerpts from mail: 25-Sep-94 Re: Help! 040 turbo died! Tim Gurbick@peabody.iusb (718) > >Is there no way to convince a sick nextstation to tell WHAT failed in > >its system test? > Well, you SHOULD be able to get to the mini monitor if the machine > comes-up at all: it's somewhat paradoxical that it can exec the boot > tests but not reach the monitor itself. Well, I started swapping out simms, and found a bad one. For the record, there is no way to interrupt the system and get to the NMI monitor or mini-monitor unless it gets to an "animated boot icon" screen... which never happens if a power-up RAM test fails. The Network and SysAdmin Manual implies this in Appendix E (system test error codes) but doesn't say it outright. To the machine's credit, it fsck'ed and came up like a charm once the bad simm was out, but nextstations need simms in pairs in order to be grokked as useful RAM, so with one bad simm I have effectively lost two until I find a new mate for the remaining one. Thanks to everyone who sent me mail on this! I'm happy to be keeping some black hardware alive in this day and age. |Jeremy Mereness zonker+@cmu.edu |Programmer/Systems Analyst |Laboratory for Financial Analysis and Security Trading |Graduate School of Industrial Administration |Carnegie Mellon University -------------------------------------------------------
From: xinwei@otter.Stanford.EDU (Sha Xin Wei) Newsgroups: su.computer.next,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: ln -s fails in Mac HD mounted on 68K NeXT Date: 25 Sep 1994 23:52:47 GMT Organization: Stanford University Message-ID: <3652gf$fg2@nntp.Stanford.EDU> References: <35vbla$oiq@nntp.Stanford.EDU> I have a Mac formatted MicroNet HD mounted on my ND running NS 3.0. Reading and writing ordinary files are ok. But I cannot ln -s in a subdirectory of that Mac formatted volume. Nor can I set the executable flag on a file (root: chmod a+x). Recently, I also noticed the following in the Console message log: Software Version 3.0 (Hyper3B) Sep 25 15:54:58 Workspace: Mounted scsi disk at /MOGUL xdr_array: size FAILED macfs: ERROR: DFS: dm.c/dm_write: 15004 File not open for writing. Any explanation/fix? Xin Wei ASD
From: disc@ss1.digex.net (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.admin Subject: weird disk problem Date: 26 Sep 1994 00:31:55 GMT Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA Message-ID: <3654pr$pbq@news1.digex.net> Hi, I have a disk which exhibits some very strange symptoms. Let's call this disk /dev/rsd1a. If I run `fsck /dev/rsd1a`, it executes correctly and reports no errors and: 12569 files, 190872 used, 154670 free (1174 frags, 19187 blocks, 0.3% fragmentation) -- which looks about right to me. (This is a 350M hard disk.) However, if you attempt to `mount /dev/sd1a /somedir`, it appears to mount correctly but there are no files in somedir. `ls somedir` reveals nothing. I can use the read command in the `disk` utility to read arbitrary sectors off the disk, and all the data appears to be intact -- but there is no directory structure to get me access to that data. Any advice? Thanks, David.
From: buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help! I've killed /dev/rxt0!!!! Date: 25 Sep 1994 21:00:54 -0700 Organization: The Marshmallow Peanut Circus Message-ID: <365h1m$9lk@samsara.circus.com> References: <Pine.NXT.3.90.940923193739.296B-100000@hs1> In article <Pine.NXT.3.90.940923193739.296B-100000@hs1>, Randy Jay Yarger <randy@hs1.hst.msu.edu> wrote: >[ . . . ] And in my frustration I accidently deleted rxt0 and rxt1 from >/dev! Is there anyway to get them back? Any suggestions on how to get >tar or dump to work? Any reccomendations as to which is better for >backups? There's a script in /etc called MAKEDEV which you can run which will remake the device files in /dev. Try "/etc/MAKEDEV rxt" and see if it helps... For backups, "dump" is superior because it keeps a better index for selectively restoring things. "tar" is probably a little bit faster. The manual page does have everything in it you need, I think... >thanks in advance, >Randy Jay Yarger | Department of Physics, Michigan State University >randy@hs1.hst.msu.edu - NeXT mail welcome! -Adam -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ Work = Adam_Beeman@NeXT.COM // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone //
From: buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: ln -s fails in Mac HD mounted on 68K NeXT Date: 25 Sep 1994 21:04:52 -0700 Organization: The Marshmallow Peanut Circus Message-ID: <365h94$9ni@samsara.circus.com> References: <35vbla$oiq@nntp.Stanford.EDU> <3652gf$fg2@nntp.stanford.edu> In article <3652gf$fg2@nntp.stanford.edu>, Sha Xin Wei <xinwei@otter.Stanford.EDU> wrote: >I have a Mac formatted MicroNet HD mounted on my ND running NS 3.0. > >Reading and writing ordinary files are ok. > >But I cannot ln -s in a subdirectory of that Mac formatted volume. >Nor can I set the executable flag on a file (root: chmod a+x). I don't believe these features exist in the Mac filesystem... you are trying to do the impossible. >Recently, I also noticed the following in the Console message log: > > Software Version 3.0 (Hyper3B) > Sep 25 15:54:58 Workspace: Mounted scsi disk at /MOGUL > xdr_array: size FAILED > macfs: ERROR: DFS: dm.c/dm_write: 15004 File not open for writing. > >Any explanation/fix? I dunno... try copying the file and rewriting it? >Xin Wei >ASD -Adam -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ Work = Adam_Beeman@NeXT.COM // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone //
From: fxg@faramir.tolkien.imib.rwth-aachen.de (Felix Gatzemeier #Alwd#) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: US Robotics modem NIGHTMARES with NeXTSTEP Date: 26 Sep 1994 14:51:21 GMT Organization: Rechnerbetrieb Informatik - RWTH Aachen Message-ID: <FXG.94Sep26155122@faramir.tolkien.imib.rwth-aachen.de> References: <35mt8m$n7f@blackbird.afit.af.mil> <CwIBwt.nM@fragile.termfrost.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-reply-to: kramer@fragile.termfrost.org's message of Thu, 22 Sep 1994 01:24:29 GMT In article <CwIBwt.nM@fragile.termfrost.org> kramer@fragile.termfrost.org (Mike Andrews) writes: ebaenen@afit.af.mil (Eric P. Baenen, Capt, USAF) writes: >Does anyone out there use a US Robotics Sportster modem with Motorola >hardware to dial out and connect to remote systems using tip, SLIP, or >PPP? If you do PLEASE advise. Having no hardware flow control could cause all sorts of fun and mysterious things to happen.... A lot of Mac cables _won't_ work, I hear (?) I can confirm *that*! After soldering 2 mini-DIN-8 <-> DB-25 cables, I got myself a cute 'Mac modem cable with hardware handshaking' Nice Try! The RTS/CTS lines from the modem were grounded, for the computer, they were taken from DCD and CTS! Maybe that makes sense for Macs, but for NeXT, it's murder. Call yourself lucky if you get nothing but 'device busy'. The alternative is tip hanging for REAL good. That is, before 'connected' or after '[EOT]', with nothing to kill it but *unsynchronized shutdown*! On the other topics in this thread: I always use 'tip dialer', since tip gives me an 'unknown modem response code <0x0>' when it's supposed to dial *after the modem has dialed). No real problem, since uucp and such does its diling ok and I use tip for basic tests only, so I cant stand that rather basic interface in exchange for seeing exactly what's going on. But there's some real Problem I'm stuck with: When trying to fax from a noname 14.4 class 2 fax modem with the interfax driver (which is cross-linked with a class 2 driver), the modem never stops sending of its own, with the other side receiving nothing but blank paper! Is there some mor4e recent class 2 driver? Some special modem setup? Some recommendable low-cost modem? Please no flame if it's a faq, I'm just scanning this group and appending ths Q to a posting I'm submitting anyway. Thanx. -- Felix (fxg@(([Pool|I3].Informatik)|(Tolkien.ImIB)).RWTH-Aachen.de NeXT-Mail ok, but slow)
From: schwett@differencengine.hip.berkeley.edu (Mark Schwettmann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SLIP Gateway troubles Date: 26 Sep 1994 09:31:18 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Message-ID: <3664d6$25c@agate.berkeley.edu> Keywords: SLIP PNI gateway TCP/IP Hi All. I'm running NS 3.2 and PNI 1.whateverSLIP on my Intel Box, and my roommate is running Windows NT on his. We're connected via Twisted Pair and a couple of 3COM's. This all works fine. What we'd like is for him to be able to telnet directly out. As it is, he needs to telnet to my system, and then out from there. We've entered my IP address in his default gateway. If he tries to telnet out, I notice that a new entry appears in netstat for the connection he is attempting, but he gets no response, and netstat says it is just in wait. It seems as if the packets are making it there but not back. Any suggestions? Thanks! Mark Schwettmann mschwett@ced.berkeley.edu
From: fxg@tolkien.tolkien.imib.rwth-aachen.de (Felix Gatzemeier #Alwd#) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Modem problems dialing out/calling in Date: 26 Sep 1994 11:37:40 GMT Organization: Rechnerbetrieb Informatik - RWTH Aachen Distribution: world Message-ID: <FXG.94Sep26123741@tolkien.tolkien.imib.rwth-aachen.de> References: <35pj19$8bs@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <af.780226931@iaka> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-reply-to: af@biomath.jussieu.fr's message of 22 Sep 94 09:42:11 GMT ... And, depending on how your /etc/gettytab is set up, you may want to switch getty's line speed by sending a few BREAK signals (in vanilla tip, it's ~# at the beginning of a line). See man gettytab, man getty. -- Felix (fxg@(([Pool|I3].Informatik)|(Tolkien.ImIB)).RWTH-Aachen.de NeXT-Mail ok, but slow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: singhk@fi.gs.com (Kunal Singh) Subject: Re: Help: Setup SLIP/PPP Message-ID: <Cwqs90.Jx8@fi.gs.com> Sender: news@fi.gs.com (Netnews Administrator) Organization: Fixed Income Division - Goldman, Sachs & Co. References: <1994Sep23.153550.22041@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com> Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 14:58:11 GMT Jeff Burns (jhburns@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com) wrote: : I have just sinned up for SLIP/PPP service with a local provider. I : have a NeXT station running 3.2 of NEXTSTEP. My SLIPP provider serves : manly PC users so I am on my own to set this up. : What free software is available to service this protocol? Ware can I : find documentation to help with set up? : Jeff Burns : jhburns@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com : Keywords: SLIP PPP You can get a beta version of the PPP in this directory: ftp://ftp.enst.fr/incoming/philipp/ppp-2.1.2-beta.tar.gz It has some bugs, but it works overall. That is all you should really need in terms of additional software. You may have to configure various things on your system such as DNS (named) etc.
From: seanl@ringding.cs.umd.edu (Sean Luke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Incredible Freezing Motherboard Date: 26 Sep 1994 17:26:58 GMT Organization: University of Maryland, College Park Message-ID: <367092$5ud@umd5.umd.edu> I posted a little while ago on this, but have more information since then: We've got an old Color Slab which has never worked, it would seem. I'm trying to get it up and running (I'm new to the place), but am having trouble. The symptoms: 1) The machine boots fine, then: 2) After 30 minutes or so, the machine hangs HARD. This happens even if instead of booting the machine you just let it sit in the monitor for 30 minutes. 3) If you reboot the machine, it doesn't respond at _all_. It doesn't even get to the point where you can see _anything_, no monitor, no "Testing System", nothing. A blank screen. An LED on the board (bottom- left) will repeatedly blink (5 times in a row, I think). 4) After a few days, or after yanking out all the memory, the machine reboots (go back to step 1). "It's Memory" I don't think so. I've yanked out combinations of SIMMs, and no matter what SIMM collection is in there, the problem still occurs. It's possible I've got a whole lot of bad SIMMs, but I doubt it seriously. "It's Heat" Then why would it take _days_ to be able to reboot? The only thing I think it could be is some capacitance buildup, but is there anything I can do for it? This place doesn't have the money for fixing the box, but we can't give it away or sell it either (it's a donation), so it's looking moribund if we can't get it up and running. :-( Thanks for anyone's help! Sean Luke U Maryland at College Park seanl@cs.umd.edu Today's Chemical: Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex GLY
From: jbryans@csulb.edu (Jack Bryans) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: What's the frequency of the system clock? Date: 26 Sep 1994 18:59:33 GMT Organization: Cal State Long Beach Message-ID: <JBRYANS.94Sep26115933@tern.csulb.edu> Alternatively, what's the minimum tick increment? Is it different for black, white, & hp, or OS version? Jack
From: hoymand@gate.net (Dirk Herr-Hoyman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PCNFS server s/w for Next Date: 26 Sep 1994 18:20:58 GMT Organization: CyberBeach Publishing Message-ID: <hoymand-2609941418080001@hoymand.dffl.gate.net> I need to run an authentication server on the Next in order to let Mac clients runing InterCon NFS/Share to NFS mount a disk. Right now, it looks like my best best is to find PCNFS. I have some source for PCNFS, but it looks like long battle to get it to build. Would anyone have this already built that they would be willing to share? Thanks. -- Dirk Herr-Hoyman CyberBeach Publishing hoymand@gate.net http://www.gate.net/cyberbeach/
From: yu@math.duke.edu (Yunliang Yu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How to upgrade the OS on 030 Cube? Date: 26 Sep 1994 18:37:19 GMT Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Message-ID: <3674cv$3ac@news.duke.edu> Hello all: I have an original 30 Cube running OS version 0.9. I am thinking about upgrading its OS to a later version. This machine only has an optical drive and ethernet connection. As I understand, it won't boot off an external CDROM. I have the 3.1 CD, but how can I load it in? Any help would be greatly appreciated. -- Best regards, Yunliang Yu Dept of Math, Duke Univ.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <cs@ecs.co.at> Date: Mon, 26 Sep 94 17:19:31 +0100 From: Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> Message-ID: <9409261619.AA00315@zaphod> Subject: Re: Printer must be on at BOOT ? gsl@netcom.com (Greg Lindholm) wrote: > I have found that I must have my printer turned on when I boot or > I will not be able to print until I reboot. > > I have an Intel system with an HP4M connected on the parallel port. > If the printer is not powered on when I boot then I have not > found a way of getting it to print. > > If the printer is on when I boot then I can turn it on and off > at will. I keep it turned off until I want to print then turn > it on, print, turn it off, That works fine. > > I'm running NEXTSTEP 3.2. > > Anyone know how to enable the printer after booting on Intel ? I had similar problems and wrote a replacement for the NeXT-driver. It is available per anonymous ftp at ftp.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.18.15) at the path /pub/systems/next/i486/Drivers/3.2/ParallelPortDriver1.0.tar.gz Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: smorris@tuzo.erin (Stephen Morris) Subject: Mux driver and NXFax: how to mix? Message-ID: <Cwr73o.24o@credit.erin.utoronto.ca> Sender: news@credit.erin.utoronto.ca (Usenet News) Organization: Erindale College, University of Toronto, Canada Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 20:19:00 GMT Greetings all; Has anyone gotten the mux driver to work with NXFax ? I have two 486 machines with bus mice and fast serial cards with 16C552 UARTS. I have two Zyxel 1496 modems connecting them, with a max speed of 19200. If I set the DTE rate to 38400, and use the NS3.2 serial driver, the fax option seems to work fine, but I get dropped characters on data calls. I have to go down to 9600 to avoid this. So I tried installing the mux driver, which is supposed to "drop in". Again, fax seesm to work but data calls just don't: I get handshaking, connection and a login prompt, but then things either go dead or I get copious gibberish. On the console I get LOGIN FAILURE. Do I have to do something special for mux? Are 16C552s not compatible with 16550s? any help appreciated Stephen Morris
From: pjs@bigdog.engr.arizona.edu (Paul J. Sanchez) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Setting up CoverSheets for the printer - How? Date: 26 Sep 1994 20:36:51 GMT Organization: University of Arizona, CCIT Distribution: world Message-ID: <PJS.94Sep26133652@bigdog.engr.arizona.edu> The online documentation handwavingly mentions that one can set up CoverSheets for the printer. It was a little too vague for me to follow. Can anyone spell it out for me? -- --paul paul@whimsy.umsl.edu ================================================================= Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run. --Mark Twain =================================================================
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PCNFS server s/w for Next Date: 26 Sep 1994 21:01:30 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Message-ID: <367cra$10p@rosie.next.com> References: <hoymand-2609941418080001@hoymand.dffl.gate.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.5 Cc: In article <hoymand-2609941418080001@hoymand.dffl.gate.net>, Dirk Herr-Hoyman <hoymand@gate.net> wrote: >I need to run an authentication server on the Next in order to let Mac >clients runing InterCon NFS/Share to NFS mount a disk. Right now, it >looks like my best best is to find PCNFS. > >I have some source for PCNFS, but it looks like long battle to get it to >build. Would anyone have this already built that they would be willing to >share? Thanks. Check out /usr/etc/rpc.pcnfsd. It should do what you need. --Dan -- Dan Grillo dan@next.com (415) 780-2963
From: Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: large (9G) disks with nextstep Date: 26 Sep 1994 21:27:44 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <367ecg$11r@rosie.next.com> References: <35vrqt$4lg@marsupial.jpl.nasa.gov> In article <35vrqt$4lg@marsupial.jpl.nasa.gov> dwatola@sinkhole.jpl.nasa.gov (David A. Watola) writes: # hmmmm... i am almost positive that this has been discussed here # before, but of course it wasn't my problem then so i ignored it :) # # here we go again: # # how do you get large disk drives to work with nextstep? as far as i # can tell, you are unable to create more than two partitions per # drive, and no partition can exceed 2G. so is it impossible to use my # nice new 9G disk with nextstep? You need to create the disktab entry by hand if you want more than two partitions. Each partition must be less than 2Gig. See NeXTanswers document #1533. joe
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Re: What's up with my Exabyte? Date: 26 Sep 1994 21:57:31 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL Message-ID: <367g4b$l4p@news.acns.nwu.edu> References: <364gh4$juu@panix.com> In article <364gh4$juu@panix.com>, David Lambert <dcl@homer.uu.panix.com> wrote: >Hi. > >Just last night, my Exabyte 8505 failed when trying to >do a backup. It's been running fine for months. When >I checked it this morning, both the lowest green light, >and the top yellow light were flashing continuously. >(Normally just the lowest green light is steadily on >when it's doing nothing.) Also, when I first put the >tape in, it ejected it after a few seconds. > >Gnutar seems not to have a problem writing to it anyway, >but SafetyNet crapped out when it tried. > >My SCSI controller is the DPT 2022. Any clue as to what's >going on or what the lights mean would be appreciated. > I believe its time to insert a cleaning tape. The newer drives keep track of usage. After a cleaning cycle, the lights should clear. If not, its some internal problem that failed selftest. -- Jerry S. Weiss j-weiss@nwu.edu Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois %SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: harv@narwal.ali.bc.ca (Harvey C. Dueck) Subject: Re: Help! I've killed /dev/rxt0!!!! Message-ID: <1994Sep26.202239.1225@narwal.ali.bc.ca> Organization: A.L.I. Technologies References: <Pine.NXT.3.90.940923193739.296B-100000@hs1> <365h1m$9lk@samsara.circus.com> Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 20:22:39 GMT In article <Pine.NXT.3.90.940923193739.296B-100000@hs1>, >Randy Jay Yarger <randy@hs1.hst.msu.edu> wrote: >[ . . . ] And in my frustration I accidently deleted rxt0 and rxt1 from >/dev! Is there anyway to get them back? Any suggestions on how to get >tar or dump to work? Any reccomendations as to which is better for >backups? You can recreate device nodes using the mknod command. /dev/rxt0 on my system looks like this: $ ls -l /dev/rxt0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root 7, 2 Sep 16 00:59 /dev/rxt0 You should be able to create a similar entry on your system with the command "mknod /dev/rxt0 c 7 2". Try "man mknod" if you want to understand the magic incantation. - harv -- Harvey C. Dueck A.L.I. Technologies Ltd. harv@ali.bc.ca 95-10551 Shellbridge Way Phone: (604) 279-5422 Ext. 314 Richmond, British Columbia FAX: (604) 279-5468 V6X 2W9
From: Basil Aycock <baycock@ahpca.hpc.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs Subject: Large Disk Partitons Date: Mon, 26 Sep 94 19:24:14 PDT Organization: ARPA High Performance Computing Applications Message-ID: <367m36$npi@span.ahpca.hpc.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Is there anyway to get NeXT 3.1 to address large (4GB) NFS disk partitions. Thanks Basil Aycock ARPA High Performance Computing Applications
From: jbeda@muddcs.cs.hmc.edu (j. beda) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: tty problem again Date: 27 Sep 1994 00:03:46 GMT Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont CA Message-ID: <367nh2$la9@jaws.cs.hmc.edu> Okay, I know that this has been in here before but I can't find a faq anywhere so here goes: What is the workaround for the terminal problem with NS 3.2/FIP. You know, the one where if you telnet from other places (like an xterm) you get a CR but no LF. I think that it was something with tset or stty but I don't remember. Thanks for you help. BTW, where is the faq (is there one and is this question one of them?) Joe jbeda@hmc.edu
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: Printer distorts image... Date: 26 Sep 1994 23:00:24 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <367jq8$pn7@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> I'm using Diagram2 on Next (Black hardware, OS 3.2) to make a template for a photo display. Typical box is 5.875 x 3.93 (5 7/8 x 3 15/16) When I print a page full scale, I typically get the long dimension shrunk by about 1/16. The final copy will be printed on a versatec plotter. I don't really want the horizontal scale of the plot shrunk by 1%; this would be a half inch error. So, does anyone know if this is a problem with Next Step printers in particular, with postscript printers in general, or is there a bug in Next's rasterizing engine. -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: rpomeroy@atlantis (Ron Pomeroy) Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: Re: Printer distorts image... Followup-To: comp.lang.postscript,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer Date: 27 Sep 1994 04:58:53 GMT Organization: Texas A&M University Sender: rpomeroy@atlantis.tamu.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <3688qd$ndp@news.tamu.edu> References: <367jq8$pn7@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Keywords: shrinking, paper >I'm using Diagram2 on Next (Black hardware, OS 3.2) to make a template >for a photo display. Typical box is 5.875 x 3.93 (5 7/8 x 3 15/16) >When I print a page full scale, I typically get the long dimension >shrunk by about 1/16. Now I know everyone's gonna' call me crazy but...I compared the size of the *paper itself* after it went through the printer, and it had shrunk almost 1/32" in both directions. I (like any good scientist) repeated the experiment a number of times and it's pretty consistent. Unfortunately, I only had one kind of stock to test with. Make of it what you will. - Ron
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bill@nextoy.sps.mot.com (Bill Schell) Subject: swap-space full Message-ID: <CwrpME.F5v@spsnews.sps.mot.com> Keywords: swap Sender: news@spsnews.sps.mot.com Organization: Motorola Hong Kong Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 02:59:01 GMT Dear Ladies & Gents of NeXTExpertise I have seen the recent postings about swap hiwat parameter, and I would like to ask a related question: when I do a lot of "whatever" (read that stuff that fills up - or expands the swapfile's size) and it sucks up most of my available disk space (about 150MB usually) then I have to re-boot. WHY doesn't NeXTOS / Mach do "automagic garbage collection" like other Unices, why does the (un-educated) user have to let his/her machine go to "swap full" - and suffer through a crash? IS there anything we (sys-admins) can do to prevent our users from having to re-boot weekly to prevent this? THnx for any help! bill schell = Happy Bytes in Hong Kong
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jpmeia@netcom.com Subject: VIRUS??? Message-ID: <netnewsCws1yM.BMr@netcom.com> Keywords: Virus, trojan Sender: netnews@netcom.com (USENET Administration) Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 07:25:33 GMT My wife just returned from a business trip during which she used a disk we formatted for Apple on our NeXT. All that was on the disk was a few RTF files. The SysAdmin for the Apple system the disk was used on got a virus which he believes to be Trojan or some variant, and is sure that it came from our disk. Is this possible, and if so, where can I get some virus checking software for Next (both black and intel)? This disk was also used on our intel machine before she left, but this machine has only Next/Intel, no DOS partition. Please respond to: jpmeia@netcom.com Thanks for any help, JP
From: lape@me.chalmers.se (Lars Persson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: pcnfsd under NeXT step? Date: 27 Sep 1994 10:47:27 GMT Organization: Chalmers University of Technology Message-ID: <368t7v$3d3@nyheter.chalmers.se> I am in the process to implement FTP-Software's PC/TCP Network Software 3.0 for DOS/WINDOWS. I plan to use a NeXT-step machine (beefy PENTIUM rig) as a file server for NFS. The problem is that I need a daemon called "pcnfsd" to run on the system. FTP-Software supplies this daemon for SUN and ULTRIX in code form. Has anybody mannaged to compile this code for INTEL-based NeXT machines? Any clues of how to do it? I am personally convinced that using a NeXT as a file server is a great idea (with the proven BSD UNIX system as a solid foundation and an easy to use operator interface). So help out here and give these fine machines spread in a new and unsuspected area. =) /Lars Persson, Sweden.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (Willem van Schaik) Subject: Re: Forcing boot from CD? Message-ID: <1994Sep26.083420.9299@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> Sender: news@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (USENET News System) Organization: Philips Communications & Processing Services, Eindhoven References: <1994Sep20.202904.6329@midway.uchicago.edu> Distribution: na Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 08:34:20 GMT dahillma@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Dave Hillman) writes: >I understand from a colleague that there is a key-sequence that can be >pressed at startup to force a NeXT to boot from an external CD, he doesn't >however, remember what it is. When the window appears with the message "Loading from disk", you can press command-command_tilde. Then you get into the monitor. Type halt, which brings you to the ROM monitor. As far as I know you can not boot from a CD alone. But you can boot from the combination of CD plus floppy. But you will boot in single- user mode. The command is "bfd -s". This will start with the floppy and then complete it from the CD. Willem -- W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philips TASS schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl
From: Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Large Disk Partitons Date: 27 Sep 1994 13:27:16 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <3696jk$b9@rosie.next.com> References: <367m36$npi@span.ahpca.hpc.org> In article <367m36$npi@span.ahpca.hpc.org> Basil Aycock <baycock@ahpca.hpc.org> writes: # # Is there anyway to get NeXT 3.1 to address large (4GB) NFS disk # partitions. # You can access them, but you'll always get bogus answers for the amount of free space on the partition. This is a killer for the Workspace Manager. joe
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: swap-space full Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 10:12:15 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <giW2Uz600iV881dSlD@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <CwrpME.F5v@spsnews.sps.mot.com> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.misc: 27-Sep-94 swap-space full by Bill Schell@nextoy.sps.m > when I do a lot of "whatever" (read that stuff that fills up - or expands > the swapfile's size) and it sucks up most of my available disk space > (about 150MB usually) then I have to re-boot. > > WHY doesn't NeXTOS / Mach do "automagic garbage collection" like other > Unices, why does the (un-educated) user have to let his/her machine go to > "swap full" - and suffer through a crash? The simple answer is NEXTSTEP/Mach _does_ reuse old memory pages in the swapfile when they are no longer available. The swapfile only grows to the point of the highest total VM use, and _will_ shrink down afterwards to the highest page still in use when less VM is needed. Typing 'exit' at the login panel every so often (every few days or so) will restart the WindowServer, and has a reasonable chance to free up some high pages, thereby reducing the swapfile size more. Secondly, other Unices don't do any better than Mach for dealing with their VM systems, and most do substantially worse, requiring permenantly allocated hard drive partition(s) to swap on which can _never_ shrink without actually reformatting the drive! For more details, I'll repost in it's entirety Avadis Tevanian's post on this subject. (He's the gentleman who wrote Mach, if you don't recognize the name.) -------------------------- From: avie@next.com (Avadis Tevanian) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: Why does NS require so much Memory? Date: 6 Jun 1994 04:38:53 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. [ ... ] Here's the facts on how swapfiles work: For every page in the swapfile, the kernel maintains status telling whether that page is in use or not. When a swapfile it enabled (mach_swapon), it is truncated to lowat and each page is flagged as free. When the page out daemon requests a page to be swapped out, the pager locates the first free page in the swapfile (actually, there is an algorithm to determine which swapfile is used, if more than one is enabled, but I will omit this from the discussion). The first free page is defined as the lowest numbered page. As more and more memory is consumed by processes, higher and higher numbered pages are used. When all pages in the swapfile are in use, and additional page out causes the swapfile to be extended in size. This occurs until hiwat is reached. If hiwat is reached, or if the file system is out of space, the page will be left in memory (unless there is another swapfile enabled that can be used). If the system stays in this state, it will eventually be full of dirty pages which can not be paged out. When this happens, the system comes to a grinding halt as it is forced to use fewer and fewer pages of memory (memory is filled with dirty pages that can not be paged out). Now, it gets interesting when we consider what happens when memory is freed. In particular, when a process exits or calls vm_deallocate, the VM system attempts to free any memory that was associated with the appropriate regions of virtual memory. When memory is shared, it simply makes a note that there is one fewer reference to the shared memory (or copy-on-written memory) and no further action is taken. If this is the last reference to the memory, any corresponding physical pages are freed from main memory and any corresponding pages in the swapfile are tagged as free. A subsequent allocation of page on the swapfile will most definitely reuse this page! When a page is freed, if it is the highest page in the swapfile, the swapfile will be truncated all the way down to the highest page in use (down to lowat). In practice, this happens rarely. The basic problem is that if you have a long running process use a very high number paged (e.g., if the Windowserver allocates a high numbered page) the swapfile will not get truncated until that process exits --- which could be a very long time. When this happens due to a core process (e.g., the nmserver), which cannot be restarted unless the system is rebooted, your swapfile will remain large. Still, there can be lots of free pages in the swapfile file, and rest assured they will be reused! So why don't we compact the swapfile to handle these pages that get allocated at high page numbers? Good question. We've considered doing it many times. However, it has always been considered a quite risky change (how many of YOU have debugged a virtual memory system before) and would need to be done very carefully to ensure correctness and adequate performance. As an example, it would not be acceptable to just start a compaction and cause the system to lock up as the kernel does several megabytes of I/O for the compaction. The relative merits of making this improvement has never outweighted the costs in risk and the opportunity costs of not working on other parts of the system. I'm not saying we'll never do it, I'm just saying we haven't done it yet for some carefully considered reasons. Having said all of this, why do so many people seem to have problems with their swapfiles? Here are some possible explanations: 1) Not everyone realizes just how much memory their apps use. As has been mentioned before, the Windowserver keeps backing store for all the windows (on or off screen). On 16-bit color systems this can be quite large, on 24-bit systems its downright huge! Simple images on the screen can translate into megabytes of storage. Mathematica sessions are notorious for consuming 10's or even 100's of megabytes of VM. 2) Programs occasionally have memory leaks. We work hard to be sure that the software we release does not have leaks. There's a reason we developed MallocDebug! I think we do pretty well, but I'm sure there are some bugs. For example, the Windowserver, with it's printer heritage, has long had problems with correctly managing its memory. On the printers they just "reset" the memory heap for each new job --- we can't do that. If/when the Windowserver leaks we get a double whammy since not only do we leak a small amount of memory, but the Windowserver is a long running process and tends to hog those high numbered pages. I think NEXTSTEP ISV's generally do a good job too, but it only takes one or two apps to leak memory and cause problems. 3) As many of you know, Mach has a quite advanced virtual memory scheme, which NEXTSTEP makes excellent use of. Features like copy-on-write and pageable read/write sharing can cause complex relationships between memory and how it is mapped into one or more processes. There is one known optimization that the kernel does (specifically the coalescing of adjacent memory regions when backing store has not yet been allocated --- for those of you Mach VM literate) which sometimes causes the freeing of some memory to be delayed until a process has exited. The situations when this happens are fairly rare, and worse case the memory is freed when the process exits, but it wouldn't surprise me if this is the cause of isolated problems. I personally think the Mach swapfile solution is quite good. I'm obviously biased though. Sure, there are a few things I think could be improved, but that's true of any piece of software. Overall I think we've made some reasonable trade-offs. I also think swapfile management is fairly bug-free. We know we can improve the situation is (3) above (but it is difficult). Certainly if anyone has any other possible reasons for swapfile growth, especially with concrete examples of programs, let us know so we can investigate! I'd be more than happy to read suggestions others have on improving how swapfiles work. I can't guarantee we'll implement them, but you never know! I hope this sheds a little light on the whole swapfile discussion. Somehow I think it will still continue on --- but hopefully it can be grounded with a few more facts now. Avie ----------------------- -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | Vitamin L Rule #1: --------------------------------------------+ AMS & normal mail: infidel+@cmu.edu | If you "whoosh" me, I'll NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | _poke_ you! (Ouch.)
From: GREGORY GEE <gee@gaul.csd.uwo.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Problem getting past SLIP server. Date: 27 Sep 1994 14:24:15 GMT Organization: The University of Western Ontario, London, Ont. Canada Message-ID: <9409271422.AA02493@gaul.csd.uwo.ca> Originator: daemon@julian.uwo.ca I finally got SLIP to work on my NeXT. Now the only problem is that I can't get past the SLIP server. I can ping, telnet, anything to the SLIP server, but I can't get access past it. Looking at the activity of my modem, or lack of it, I'd say that it is my machine that can't route through the SLIP server to get to the internet. Is there other config files that I forgot. I am running TRANSYS DialupIP. Any suggestions? **************************************************************************** Greg Gee The G-Man Honours Computer Science, gee@gaul.csd.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario gee@syslab.csd.uwo.ca >>> Developing in the NeXT generation <<< NeXT Mail accepted ****************************************************************************
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer From: glen@prosoft.com (Glen Biagioni) Subject: Re: Printer distorts image... Message-ID: <Cwsoo0.Dnr@prosoft.wimsey.com> Sender: glen@prosoft.wimsey.com (Glen Biagioni) Organization: ProSoft Solutions, Inc. References: <3688qd$ndp@news.tamu.edu> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 15:35:59 GMT Ron Pomeroy writes > >I'm using Diagram2 on Next (Black hardware, OS 3.2) to make a template > >for a photo display. Typical box is 5.875 x 3.93 (5 7/8 x 3 15/16) > >When I print a page full scale, I typically get the long dimension > >shrunk by about 1/16. > > Now I know everyone's gonna' call me crazy but...I compared the size > of the *paper itself* after it went through the printer, and it had > shrunk almost 1/32" in both directions. I (like any good scientist) > repeated the experiment a number of times and it's pretty consistent. > Unfortunately, I only had one kind of stock to test with. Make of > it what you will. > > - Ron I suspect that this is due to loss of moisture as the paper rolls through the heater (whatever its called). A related problem is paper wrinkle that you can get when printing or photocopying double sided in two passes. When this first happened to me on a new duplicator I bought, I called the dealer to complain. His service technician explained that it was overdrying the paper. He said if I ran the second pass with the trailing edge of the first pass as the leading edge of the second pass that the problem would disappear. I thought, yah right, I believe that nonsense. But I tried it and it works like magic. I suspect that the moisture gets driven toward the trailing edge, so reversing the paper tends to drive it back. -- Glen Biagioni <glen@prosoft.com> (NeXTmail accepted) Vancouver BC Canada
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: singhk@fi.gs.com (Kunal Singh) Subject: Re: pcnfsd under NeXT step? Message-ID: <CwsLJE.BEv@fi.gs.com> Sender: news@fi.gs.com (Netnews Administrator) Organization: Fixed Income Division - Goldman, Sachs & Co. References: <368t7v$3d3@nyheter.chalmers.se> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 14:28:25 GMT Lars Persson (lape@me.chalmers.se) wrote: : I am in the process to implement FTP-Software's PC/TCP Network Software : 3.0 for DOS/WINDOWS. : I plan to use a NeXT-step machine (beefy PENTIUM rig) as a file server : for NFS. The problem is that I need a daemon called "pcnfsd" to run : on the system. FTP-Software supplies this daemon for SUN and ULTRIX in : code form. Has anybody mannaged to compile this code for INTEL-based : NeXT machines? Any clues of how to do it? : I am personally convinced that using a NeXT as a file server is a great : idea (with the proven BSD UNIX system as a solid foundation and an easy : to use operator interface). So help out here and give these fine : machines spread in a new and unsuspected area. =) : /Lars Persson, Sweden. Well, I have made the pcnfsd without problems on my Motorola 3.2, I got it from NeXTStep ftp.york.ac.uk:/pun/pv/pc-nfs/RPC.pcnfs/* For me, it was just a simple make as far as I can remember.
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.lang.postscript Subject: Re: Printer distorts image... Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 10:25:31 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Distribution: world Message-ID: <siW2hPq00iV8Q1dF1m@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <3688qd$ndp@news.tamu.edu> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.programmer: 27-Sep-94 Re: Printer distorts image... by Ron Pomeroy@atlantis > Now I know everyone's gonna' call me crazy but...I compared the size > of the *paper itself* after it went through the printer, and it had > shrunk almost 1/32" in both directions. I (like any good scientist) > repeated the experiment a number of times and it's pretty consistent. > Unfortunately, I only had one kind of stock to test with. Make of > it what you will. Well, remember that a laser printer heats the fixing rollers about 165 degrees Celcius in order to permanently fuse the toner to the page. Try using high quality paper specificly for photocopiers. Presumably such paper handles the high temperature better. -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | Vitamin L Rule #1: --------------------------------------------+ AMS & normal mail: infidel+@cmu.edu | If you "whoosh" me, I'll NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | _poke_ you! (Ouch.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca (Jason Bright) Subject: Mail routing problems Message-ID: <CwsGqM.6F6@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 12:44:45 GMT Ok..... My NeXT box died about a month ago....cooked hard drive. Just received my new one, rebuilt the system, and got it back on the net. The only problem I have now is that most mail that I try to send out of my campus bounces-->"Host unknown (Authoritative answer from name server)" stamped on everything. Now, I'm the only one with a machine having this problem, and it's only with mail.--->telnet, ftp, web, etc have no problem with looking up hosts. Now the weirdest thing is that I have _NEVER_ mucked with the sendmail settings, nor anything else even remotely related. I always just use Simple Network Starter and everything has worked fine. Puzzled..... jay ***************************** Jason Bright Ingenia Communications Corporation jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca "I can't give you a brain, but I can give you a diploma." -The Wizard of Oz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer From: bamberg@eecs.wsu.edu (Roberto Bamberger - Faculty) Subject: Alert Panel App Message-ID: <CwspGE.8vo@serval.net.wsu.edu> Keywords: alert panel, warning messages Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (News) Organization: Washington State University Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 15:53:01 GMT I am looking for a simple application that one can use to raise an alert panel on a users system telling them something about the system... (like "Log off now, system is going down in five minutes"). Are there any programs that have a command line user interface specifying certain text strings to display in a panel? I need to have cron call the program. What we need to do is warn everyone that we are going to boot them off at 11PM everynight and not let them log back in until 7 AM... please email your response as I do not regularly monitor these groups. I will post a summary. -- Dr. Roberto H. Bamberger Office:(509)-335-4053 Assistant Professor FAX:(509)-335-3818 School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-2752
From: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst Kloecker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: pcnfsd under NeXT step? Date: 27 Sep 1994 18:03:01 GMT Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany Message-ID: <369mol$ma9@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> References: <368t7v$3d3@nyheter.chalmers.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit lape@me.chalmers.se (Lars Persson) writes: >I am in the process to implement FTP-Software's PC/TCP Network Software >3.0 for DOS/WINDOWS. >I plan to use a NeXT-step machine (beefy PENTIUM rig) as a file server >for NFS. The problem is that I need a daemon called "pcnfsd" to run >on the system. FTP-Software supplies this daemon for SUN and ULTRIX in >code form. Has anybody mannaged to compile this code for INTEL-based >NeXT machines? Any clues of how to do it? It comes with the OS, /usr/etc/rpc.pcnfsd. When you start it for the first time, it complains about some missing spool directory. Just create that directory and everything will run fine. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernst Kloecker phone: ++49-30-6181635 e-mail: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: friendly@hotspur.psych.yorku.ca (Michael Friendly) Subject: lpr woes Message-ID: <Cwstto.Co@newshub.ccs.yorku.ca> Sender: news@newshub.ccs.yorku.ca (USENET News System) Organization: York University Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 17:27:24 GMT I am using a version of lpr on our VM/CMS mainframe to print files to the local printer on my NeXT. This seems to work only sporadically. I can hear the local disk spooling the file, but nothing gets printed, and I get this message from lpd: Sep 27 09:38:54 hotspur lpd[1422]: Local_Printer: Lost connection A local expert suggested I try to restart the lpd daemon with: su root lpc start Local_Printer It appears that this does not work unless Local_Printer is the selected printer in the Print panel of any app; but then it does not always work. Can anyone tell what might be going on and how this may be fixed? thx, -- Michael Friendly Internet: friendly@vm1.yorku.ca Psychology Department NeXTmail: friendly@hotspur.psych.yorku.ca York University Voice: 416 736 5118 4700 Keele Street Toronto, ONT M3J 1P3 CANADA
From: erikkay@next.com (Erik Kay) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Large Disk Partitons Date: 27 Sep 1994 18:11:11 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <369n7v$mu@rosie.next.com> References: <3696jk$b9@rosie.next.com> In article <3696jk$b9@rosie.next.com> Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) writes: ] In article <367m36$npi@span.ahpca.hpc.org> Basil Aycock ] <baycock@ahpca.hpc.org> writes: ] # ] # Is there anyway to get NeXT 3.1 to address large (4GB) NFS disk ] # partitions. ] # ] ] You can access them, but you'll always get bogus answers for the amount ] of free space on the partition. This is a killer for the Workspace ] Manager. a couple of notes: First off, this bug (and a couple of others like it) has been fixed for 3.3. Secondly, here's a (pretty grody) workaround for you. The problem that workspace is having is that the amount of free space on the partition is > 2 Gb, and workspace was calculating the free space in a signed long. At larger than 2 Gb, this wraps and the number becomes negative, which the viewer doesn't deal with very well. The hack workaround is to always make sure that there is less than 2 Gb of space available on your partition. An easy way to do this is to run a script nightly that checks your free space and then does a mkfile of some very large file to ensure that the partition has less than 2 Gb of free space available. Yeah, I know its gross, but it might help you get your job done. hope that helps, Erik
From: soward@slow.inslab.uky.edu (John Soward) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: slip/ppp over a pseudo tty Date: 27 Sep 1994 18:59:14 GMT Organization: University of Kentucky Computer Center Message-ID: <369q22$93u@convex.cc.uky.edu> Is there a slip or ppp implementation that will run over a pseduo tty? the Transys/dialupip/pni stuff implies that it cannot, and the ppp package on cs.orst.edu just immediatly panics the machine...it seems that the pty driver doesn't like other things fiddling with it's memory pool...is this true, or is there a way around it? -- John Soward \ 'Across yonder oceans the natives are fierce University of Kentucky \ Their ears are filled and their teeth are pierced' soward@inslab.uky.edu \ -- The Church, Priest=Aura
From: absinthe@viva.chem.washington.edu (Daniel Faken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: How to transfer printer CPU load to another machine? Date: 27 Sep 1994 20:46:34 GMT Organization: University of Washington Message-ID: <36a0ba$s1l@news.u.washington.edu> Keywords: printer A laser printer is to be hooked up to my NeXT, but I would like to transfer some or all of the load off my CPU onto another machine (e.g. a NeXT, although I would prefer a non-NeXT if possible). How can I do this? Jobs will be submitted remotely as well as locally. thanks for any help, Daniel Faken absinthe@u.washington.edu
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer From: Michael_Pizolato@afs.com (Michael Pizolato) Subject: Re: Printer distorts image... Message-ID: <1994Sep27.163809.4951@afs.com> Sender: michael@afs.com References: <3688qd$ndp@news.tamu.edu> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 16:38:09 GMT Ron Pomeroy writes >>I'm using Diagram2 on Next (Black hardware, OS 3.2) to make a >>template for a photo display. Typical box is 5.875 x 3.93 (5 >>7/8 x 3 15/16) When I print a page full scale, I typically get >>the long dimension shrunk by about 1/16. > >Now I know everyone's gonna' call me crazy but...I compared the >size of the *paper itself* after it went through the printer, and >it had shrunk almost 1/32" in both directions. I (like any good >scientist) repeated the experiment a number of times and it's >pretty consistent. Unfortunately, I only had one kind of stock >to test with. Make of it what you will. Now, I know everyone's gonna' call _me_ crazy but...I compared the size of _my_own_body_ after I walked around to the other side of the printer, and I had shrunk almost a quarter of an inch in all _three_ directions, plus I had grown younger by a tenth of a second in the _time_ dimension. I (like any good scientist) repeated the experiment a number of times and it's pretty consistent. Unfortunately, I only had myself to test with. Make of it what you will. Michael P.S. I am typing this message by leaping from key to key on my keyboard, as I have shrunk to a mere 2.06cm in height and reverted to the mentality of a 5-year-old. HELLLLLLLLLLPPP!!! --- Michael R. Pizolato, CTO Anderson Financial Systems Inc.
From: brown@bibliotech.com (Robert E. Brown) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NextStep clients/BIG NFS server Date: 27 Sep 1994 21:56:57 GMT Organization: Bibliotech, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <BROWN.94Sep27175657@grettir.bibliotech.com> A friend is thinking about getting a dedicated NFS file server (Network Appliance FASServer (sp?)) to act as a file server for a network of NextStep machines. Does anyone know if NextStep's client NFS implementation can handle interacting with NFS mounted filesystems that are greater than 2.0 Gb in size? Thanks! bob
From: jpwilkin@umich.edu (John Price-Wilkin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: got cube, got internal 3.5" drive; best config? Date: 27 Sep 1994 22:07:16 GMT Organization: University of Michigan - College of Literature, Science, and TheArts Message-ID: <36a52k$rp4@controversy.math.lsa.umich.edu> Can someone give me some advice on how to best arrange things with this configuration? I've got an ancient cube with the upgrade to 040. I just picked up and installed an internal Conner 3.5" 1060S drive. Installed? Well, I attached it in a chain with the internal drive, set the jumpers, and am about to format it. I'd like to make it the main disk eventually. I've taken out the magneto optical to find space for the new drive, and it's swimming around inside the enclosure at this point. I can see that I could, for example, get some mounting screws and attach the drive to one side of the enclosure -- that would secure it pretty well -- but is there an elegant way? Can people who have done this write to me about how they've done it? Thanks! jpwilkin@umich.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: david@zion.com(David J. Ferrero) Subject: line printer for source code printouts?? Message-ID: <1994Sep27.193853.9047@zion.com> Sender: david@zion.com Organization: Zion Software & Consulting Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 19:38:53 GMT Has anyone connected a dot-matrix printer (serial or parallel) to a NEXTSTEP machine (m68k or Intel) for use as a basic line printer? This would make source code printouts easier to follow as I could print to "computer paper", and follow the code over page breaks... Any ideas? Please reply via email, and I'll post if anyone is interested... Thanks, David. david@zion.com -- David Ferrero (203)659-4257 tel Zion Software & Consulting (203)657-3542 fax Modem, Terminal Emulation Software, NEXTSTEP Consulting
From: grif@corsa.ucr.edu (Michael Griffith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NextStep clients/BIG NFS server Date: 28 Sep 1994 04:39:13 GMT Organization: UC Riverside, Dept. of Computer Science Message-ID: <36as1h$49k@galaxy.ucr.edu> References: <BROWN.94Sep27175657@grettir.bibliotech.com> In article <BROWN.94Sep27175657@grettir.bibliotech.com>, Robert E. Brown <brown@bibliotech.com> wrote: >A friend is thinking about getting a dedicated NFS file server (Network >Appliance FASServer (sp?)) to act as a file server for a network of NextStep >machines. > >Does anyone know if NextStep's client NFS implementation can handle >interacting with NFS mounted filesystems that are greater than 2.0 Gb in size? Although I haven't had the chance to test it :( , I would expect so. NFS doesn't deal with block allocation issues -- those depend on the server's filesystem. NFS operations are more high-level than you would find in a disk based fs. -- Michael A. Griffith (grif@cs.ucr.edu) Department of Computer Science University of California, Riverside
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: pyrros@esg.com (Christos T. Pyrros) Subject: NNTP Daemon compiled for black? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Message-ID: <1994Sep28.040617.29969@nntpxfer.psi.com> Versions: makemail 2.5 Sender: news@nntpxfer.psi.com Organization: Eagle Services Group, Inc., Chicago, IL Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 04:06:17 GMT Does anyone have, or know where I might find, a compiled nntp daemon for black hardware? Thank you, Chris
From: khader@vnet.net (Khader's) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help setup rn and NewsGrazer.app Date: 28 Sep 1994 04:15:58 GMT Organization: Vnet Internet Access, Inc. - Charlotte, NC. (704) 374-0779 Message-ID: <36aqlv$9e@ralph.vnet.net> Hi, I need to setup my machine to read the news from flat files. I down loaded the news from vnet.net using uqwk. Grazer complains about the active file. Can I get by without using nntp? would the Grazer accept the spool directory as source of news? Thanks in advance.
From: chris@quetzal.unice.fr (Taggiasco Christian) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Fax-Modem on HP 712 Date: 28 Sep 1994 07:54:23 GMT Organization: University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis Message-ID: <36b7ff$e2j@taloa.unice.fr> Keywords: Fax-Modem Does anyone tell me what to do for this : I've a HP Gecko with a Hayes compatible modem (it's a fax modem and I've the programs to use it with Window). I know the Hayes commands to send to the modem to fax. I've tried to configure with PrintManager my "NeXT station" with the two known fax configurations : InterFax and HSD Fax. But there is no result, no Fax is sended. Is there a configuration file to modify or to add, or ??? ? If you have suggestions, please send at this address, Thank. ----------------------------------------------------------- ! TAGGIASCO Chritian ! ! e-mail : chris@doublon.unice.fr ! ! ! ! Institut Non Lineaire de Nice ! ! UMR 129 - C.N.R.S. Universite de Nice Sophia Antipolis ! ! 1361 route des lucioles - Sophia Antipolis - ! -----------------------------------------------------------
From: root@biw.cube.de (Operator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: FAQ on setting up DNS on a NeXT? Date: 28 Sep 1994 07:16:27 GMT Organization: biw Distribution: world Message-ID: <36b58b$7nb@next01.biw.cube.de> References: <3643bt$nog@pop0.rain.rg.net> In article <3643bt$nog@pop0.rain.rg.net> steve@eps.com (Steven Kornreich) writes: > Is ther a FAQ on setting up DNS on a NeXT? I have the DNS/Bind book, but > they use a Sun Sparc as the example, and I'm not sure if the NeXT os works > the same way as Solaris 4.1.3 in terms of setting up named and all the > necessary files. > Thanks > > -- > Steven Kornreich > Kornreich Communications I set up DNS on a NeXT with the O'Reilly book and it worked great. Don't care about the hardware, DNS is BSD style normally so it's nearly the same everywhere Good Luck KAY SCHULZ schulz@biw.cube.de
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (Sherwood Botsford) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: How to transfer printer CPU load to another machine? Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Date: 28 Sep 1994 12:59:24 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <36bpbc$663@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <36a0ba$s1l@news.u.washington.edu> Daniel Faken (absinthe@viva.chem.washington.edu) wrote: : A laser printer is to be hooked up to my NeXT, but I would like : to transfer some or all of the load off my CPU onto another machine : (e.g. a NeXT, although I would prefer a non-NeXT if possible). : How can I do this? : Jobs will be submitted remotely as well as locally. Eh? If you want the printer hooked up locally, but want the cpu cycles on another machine, then I think you are out of luck. If it's a non-next printer (e.g. another type of PS printer) then the CPU hit is minimal. All the cpu does is shovel the stuff out the serial port. Next is Unix so remote printing is fairly simple to set up. See man page for lpd. -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: arneha@ifi.uio.no (Arne Christian Hårseth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP: Kernel panic (cannot mount root) Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware Date: 28 Sep 1994 14:13:17 +0100 Organization: Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway Message-ID: <36bq5d$3kn@baugi.ifi.uio.no> HELP ! I have been using an Adaptec 1542CF SCSI-card for a while on my NS 3.2/FIP WS (with 486DX2 and Vesa local-bus). It doesn't run very well with my ProAudioStudio16-soundcard, so to day I decided to change the SCSI-card to a BusLogic445C-SCSI-card, and ad some more RAM. I have installed the new BusLogic-driver from Next (but did not remove the A1542-driver). After installing the BT445C-card I got a Kernel panic (I didn't write down the message, but it probably was "Kernal panic exception (6, 3, v1)"), so I though the reason might be that I hadn't removed the A1542-driver in the Config-app and the adress for the BT445C was wrong in the Config-app (I had set it to 0x334, but the BT445C defaults to 0x330). So I reinstalled the A1542CF-card and booted with the following result: ... Loading binary for Adaptec 1542B ... ISA-bus DriverKit version 320 ... Registering: fs0 Registering: fd0 Registering: fd0a BLCController not found at port 0x334 msg_send_from_kernel: bad message, -102 : msg_send_from_kernel() returned -102 Registering event0 Registering kmDevice0 rootdev 600, howto 0 panic: (Cpu 0) vfs_mountroot: cannot mount root panic: NeXT Mach3.2: Mon Oct 18 22:08:07 PDT 1993; root(rcbuilder):mk-149.30 .15.obj~2/RC_i386/RELEASE_I386 Kernel panic exception (6, 3, 1) Waiting for remote debugger connection How do I get out of this mess, all I have done is to put in some more memory, and taken the A1542CF-card out and in again ??? Arne
From: disc@ss1.digex.net (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: blk0 book? Date: 28 Sep 1994 13:50:35 GMT Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA Message-ID: <36bsbb$7p4@news1.digex.net> References: <35t0md$dq@news1.digex.net> Hi folks, I wrote: : This afternoon, my boot drive failed. When I try to boot sd()sdmach, the : blocks can't be read, and the ROM monitor helpfully prompts me for : another "blk0 boot:". It turned out this was the result of a general disk failure. The sectors containing the file sdmach were no longer readable. The rest of the data was fine. I think that I could keep a backup copy of sdmach under some other filename (like sdbackup) to prevent this from ever reoccurring. David.
From: disc@ss1.digex.net (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Forcing boot from CD? Date: 28 Sep 1994 13:53:55 GMT Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA Distribution: na Message-ID: <36bshj$7p4@news1.digex.net> References: <1994Sep20.202904.6329@midway.uchicago.edu> <1994Sep26.083420.9299@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> Willem van Schaik (schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl) wrote: : As far as I know you can not boot from a CD alone. But you can boot : from the combination of CD plus floppy. But you will boot in single- : user mode. The command is "bfd -s". This will start with the floppy : and then complete it from the CD. Actually, you can boot from a CD alone, if you have turbo ROMs. If you do not, then you must use the floppy. The boot command for a turbo that had the CD player as the second device (that makes it /dev/rsd1a) would look like this: bsd(1,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd1a David.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: singhk@fi.gs.com (Kunal Singh) Subject: Re: NNTP Daemon compiled for black? Message-ID: <CwuHFF.4wr@fi.gs.com> Sender: news@fi.gs.com (Netnews Administrator) Organization: Fixed Income Division - Goldman, Sachs & Co. References: <1994Sep28.040617.29969@nntpxfer.psi.com> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 14:54:51 GMT Christos T. Pyrros (pyrros@esg.com) wrote: : Does anyone have, or know where I might find, a compiled nntp daemon for : black hardware? : Thank you, : Chris I would also like to know the answer to this question!
From: barry@nacm.com (Barry Lustig) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NextStep clients/BIG NFS server Date: 28 Sep 1994 09:18:46 -0700 Organization: Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management, 600 W. Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101 --- +1 619 687-8000 Message-ID: <36c516$gj@portmgr1.nacm.com> References: <BROWN.94Sep27175657@grettir.bibliotech.com> <36as1h$49k@galaxy.ucr.edu> In article <BROWN.94Sep27175657@grettir.bibliotech.com>, Robert E. Brown <brown@bibliotech.com> wrote: >A friend is thinking about getting a dedicated NFS file server (Network >Appliance FASServer (sp?)) to act as a file server for a network of NextStep >machines. > >Does anyone know if NextStep's client NFS implementation can handle >interacting with NFS mounted filesystems that are greater than 2.0 Gb in size? Unfortunately, 3.2 does not properly handle large NFS servers (> 2GB). The problem manifests itself in the FileViewer. The FileViewer tries to calculate the number of free bytes on the destination device when copying files. It uses a long to hold the result of the calculation. When your fileserver has between 2 and 4GB of free space, the calculation wraps and the value goes negative. The FileViewer will refuse to copy files onto a device that doesn't have the right number of free bytes. I put together a binary patch to the FileMover.tool file in the WM.app app wrapper. The patch gets around the problem with the caveat that automatic chunking of floppies will stop working. The logic of the FileViewer is something like this: stat remove device if stat succeeds get the # of free blocks from struct stat calculation # free bytes if stat fails, just go ahead and do the copy I modified the logic on both black and white hardware to cause the stat to fail. barry
Subject: Dead Optical Drive Date: Tue, 27 Sep 94 20:01:30 PDT Message-ID: <00016CC5.fc@iqinc.wa.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Gary_Affonso@iqinc.wa.com (Gary Affonso) Organization: ImagingQuest, Inc Bet that message title takes you back, don't even know if the optical drive is worth dealing with but... The original optical on our Cube died about 1 year ago. Symptoms: * Insert Disk * Spin Up * Spin Down * Spin Up * Spin Down * <repeat spin up/spin down many times> * Disk is ejected. WorkSpace Manager would hang while the spin up/spin downs occured. I gave it up for dead until I saw something in a post about this being simply a cleaning problem. If someone knows of the location of this post, a FAQ that details optical troubleshooting or can give me some advice, I'd be most appreciative. I know, I know it is *OLD* technology and probably very unreliable, but I figured hey, what the hell, either I fix it or I sacrifice it. I thought I'd give it the benefit of the doubt and a sprinkling of net wisdom before sending it on its way.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bwalters@bozell.com Subject: Re: NextStep clients/BIG NFS server Message-ID: <1994Sep28.152137.12340@bozell.com> Sender: news@bozell.com Organization: Bozell, Jacobs, Kenyon & Eckhardt, Inc. References: <BROWN.94Sep27175657@grettir.bibliotech.com> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 15:21:37 GMT In article <BROWN.94Sep27175657@grettir.bibliotech.com> brown@bibliotech.com (Robert E. Brown) writes: > A friend is thinking about getting a dedicated NFS file server (Network > Appliance FASServer (sp?)) to act as a file server for a network of NextStep > machines. > > Does anyone know if NextStep's client NFS implementation can handle > interacting with NFS mounted filesystems that are greater than 2.0 Gb in size? > > Thanks! > > bob Yes, NeXT works with big file systems. I use 3.0GB Drives in my Auspex and mount the whole drive to NeXT clients without any real problem. There is one caution with the NeXT file browser and NFS mounted disks larger than 2.0 GB and that is you get a filesystem full message in the File Viewer and can not copy a file into a drive with MORE than 2.0 GB FREE using the NeXT Browser, you must move files from a terminal using the UNIX cp until there is less than 2.0 GB free space. I had one drive where It was all new users so there were not a lot of files to move over. I created 10 dummy 100MB files that I later deleted as the drive filled up so that my users would not get disk full errors. I have talked to some engineers at NeXT and this bug is fixed in NeXTSTEP 3.3 -- Bruce Walters | bwalters@bozell.com Bozell, Jacobs, Kenyon, and Eckhardt
From: crdunlap@sacam.OREN.ORTN.EDU (Christopher R Dunlap) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: 3.0-3.2 upgrade Date: 28 Sep 1994 18:52:03 GMT Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN Message-ID: <36ce0j$6or@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV> From my last post concerning upgrading from 3.0 - 3.2 it looks like a rebuild of the disk from the CD is in order. From what I have been told, I think I should save the following list of files and directories to be reinstalled after the upgrade: netinfo.local rc.local usr/local resolv.conf inetd.conf bootstrap.conf kern_loader.conf syslog.conf etc/services Besides these, I will have to back up all the user data, of course. I'm not sure if this list is adiquate, so any additions/deletions would be helpful. Thanks in advance, Chris Dunlap crdunlap@sacam.oren.ortn.edu
From: jbryans@csulb.edu (Jack Bryans) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs Subject: What does 'mach: en0: stray xmit interrupt' mean? Date: 28 Sep 1994 19:18:24 GMT Organization: Cal State Long Beach Message-ID: <JBRYANS.94Sep28121824@tern.csulb.edu> We've been getting a dozen to a score of these/day on a black 3.0 server machine's syslog. Could it relate to the 'mach: enrx: no network buffers' crashes that recently started recurring after we cleaned up its connection to the net a few weeks ago? Does 'xmit interrupt' suggest it's originating on the server? Any way to find out what process is responsible? Jack
From: ggerard@CS.Trinity.Edu (Gregory Gerard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: DOS and NEXTSSTEP on same disk... Date: 28 Sep 1994 17:37:49 GMT Organization: Trinity University Message-ID: <36c9ld$frq@tusol.cs.trinity.edu> I have a Dell XPS90 with two 540 meg drives. Very nice, incidentally. I recently applied the BIOS patch to allow the use of more than 1024 cylinders per drive. I need to have a bootable DOS partition for some development work going on. I would also like to be able to mount that DOS partition in NS. Here's what I have now: Disk 0: Part 1: NEXTSTEP Part 2: OS/2 Boot Manager (this allows me to boot the DOS part on the second drive Disk 1: Part 1: NEXTSTEP (this is the users part. ~250 M) Part 2: MS-DOS (remainder of drive.) What's a mother to do? I can't see the DOS part in the workspace man nor mount it by hand. Any ideas? thanks, greg
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.unix.programmer,comp.unix.questions,comp.sys.next.sysadmin References: <NICHOLR.94Sep25000142@flossy.gb.swissbank.com> From: "Christian Hechelmann" <chris@ds9.tynet.sub.org> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 94 01:15:22 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Distribution: world Subject: Re: Wanted: to know the blocksize of a GNUTAR archive on DAT. Message-ID: <16912355@ds9.tynet.sub.org> Organization: Proxity Softworks Robert Nicholson wrote about Wanted: to know the blocksize of a GNUTAR archive on DAT.: RN> Well folks, I've learnt the hard way that if you boot an external disk RN> with SCSI ID 1 you will trash your internal. Well that's no problem Hmm, on what system? I did just that with a DEC box recently to do a clean install of Ultrix 4.4 while still having Ultrix 4.3 on the old disk in case of trouble to bring the system back online quickly and it didn't cause any trouble. I just poped the 2nd drive in and booted off of it. RN> since I do nightly backups. Well I use gnutar with a custom blocksize RN> but I've forgotten the blocksize used in the GNU tar on the RN> dat. Hence, I can no longer read my tape :-(.. Luckily you did a backup. Why did you use a custom blocksize? Did the tape stop frequently while writing the data? RN> So my question is. Does anybody have any C code that will either read RN> the blocksize off the header for GNUTAR (latest version) (I'm getting RN> the GNUTAR source as I write this now) so that I can specify it with RN> the --block-size option... and failing that does anybody have any code RN> that reads data of the DAT drive? If you are into SCSI programming and your DAT supports automatic Media Recognition, just try the following: Pop the tape into the dat and send a MODE SENSE to the DAT (via ioctl()). If all goes well you'll have the blocksize in the blockdesriptor. If not the easiest one would be to write a simple shell script that does successive calls to tar with increasing --block-size parameter. eventually you will come to the point where you can read the tape. Increase the --block-size parameter by multiples of 512. Can't you at least remember some approx. range of the block-size? Did the tape stream continously or did it stop sometimes? If it didn't you almost certainly have used a blocksize of >= 10k (or 20 blocks). BTW: The default blocksize is 20 blocks, 512 bytes each == 10k. RN> Ironically I had archived some C code which was suppose to do that RN> latter but that's life. RN> RN> For those who know me. I'm not downhearted about this and some of you RN> will know why :-) RN> RN> I'll put this down to a learning experience. Jo.. better use the standard blocksize of 10k or write the blocksize on the tape label. This will save you some trouble. Ciao Chris TyNet: chris@ds9.tynet.sub.org /\ I-Net 654951@rz.fht-esslingen.de FIDO: 2:246/1416.39 \/ Backnangerstr. 7, D-71560 Sulzbach/Murr, 07193-8057 IRC: DrDisk \/ ASK FOR PGP KEY!! /\ SEND INTL. MAILS >10k VIA I-NET! PROXITY SOFTWORKS: To code, what no one has coded before
From: tcollins@stout.cisco.com (Tracy Collins) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Formatting drives without BuildDisk... Date: 28 Sep 1994 20:31:06 GMT Organization: cisco Systems Message-ID: <36cjqa$na6@cronkite.cisco.com> References: <34lore$6qs@tusol.cs.trinity.edu> <35ok6f$17kj@argo.unm.edu> Dave "CIRT Boy" Klingler (klingler@unm.edu) wrote: : In article <34lore$6qs@tusol.cs.trinity.edu>, : Greg Gerard <ggerard@CS.Trinity.Edu> wrote: : >What is the least painful method for adding a new drive to a running : >NS system? Should I use disk, newfs, or what? What does BuildDisk really : >do for you? Also, how do I mount a dos partition? : My favorite way is disk. It's clean, it's neat, it's quick. It'll also put : on a file system if you'd like. Hmmm. I have built a new external disk with Builddisk, but there doesn't seem to be a way to make it the boot disk. I'm running 3.0 on an 040. Could I have an incorrect version of Builddisk. Any help is appreciated. Thanks tcollins@cisco.com : Dave
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <dana@applied.com> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 94 14:01:55 -0500 From: Dana Shadrick <dana@applied.com> Message-ID: <9409281901.AA00924@next1> Subject: TransSys PNI 1.11 Disables NetInfo on Disconnect Hi, I've installed TransSys PNI 1.11 SLIP software and I am able to connect to my internet provider's SLIP connection. Everything works great until I disconnect. After I stop pnid any lookup to NetInfo hangs until I re-start pnid and connect to my internet provider. At that point I can logout, restart NeXTStep and then everything is fine. Is there something I need to reset or is this a bug? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please email me directly since I don't have a news connection to the internet working yet. Thanks, Dana dana@mcs.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: skwong@cuse1.se.cuhk.hk (Wong Sai Kee (Graduate Assistant)) Subject: How to config TranSys for dynamic IP ? Message-ID: <CwuJ8D.Fpy@eng_ser1.erg.cuhk.hk> Sender: news@eng_ser1.erg.cuhk.hk Organization: Engineering Faculty, The Chinese U. of Hong Kong Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 15:33:49 GMT I am configuring a TranSys on my NeXT at home. I am going to connect my NS3.2(black) to a Unix server with 20 dial-in-lines. Since there are 20 lines, the server will issue an IP to the remote host every time it login. I think I should not set a fix IP address in the file /usr/dialupip/config/config.slip What should I do ? Is there any scripts in PD for that purpose ? Further, I want to connect my Mac to NeXT via a local cheapernet. Is is possible ? How is the setting in the HostManager (or other network config information) ? Mr.Sai-kee Wong
From: davida@macbeth.umd.edu (David Arnold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Problem with printing/sound in NS3.2 Date: 28 Sep 1994 16:55:23 -0400 Organization: University of Maryland, College Park Distribution: na Message-ID: <36cl7r$ng3@macbeth.umd.edu> A user of mine had a situation where their NeXTstation running NS3.2 was on during a thunderstorm. After that, they had problems with both printing and playing sound files. When I investigated printing, I found several things. In the file /usr/adm/messages I found the following entries: <date> <time> <hostname> kern_loader: kern_loader: Link failed <date> <time> <hostname> kern_loader: kern_loader: Link failed <date> <time> <hostname> kern_loader: kern_loader: server audio won't link <date> <time> <hostname> kern_loader: kern_loader: server audio won't link I then looked further and discovered they had no file /usr/etc/lpd, so I transferred a copy from another system. I then re-loaded the printcap entry for the Local_Printer following information I saw posted to the NeXTManagers list. I tried printing a text file, and while it did print out, the /usr/adm/messages file had the following entry: <date> <time> <hostname> Print_Server[nnn]: cannot find printer entry: Local_Printer If it's printing, why is this message getting generated? What can I do to fix the problem? On the sound front, when you issue the command: sndplay foo.snd we get the error: sndplay: Cannot play soundfile: foo.snd although no errors appear in /usr/adm/messages. No sound is generated. I'm passingly familiar with printing issues (still shaky under 3.2), and even less familiar with sound issues. Any help is appreciated, and direct replies are especially appreciated! Thanks, David Arnold (301)405-7636 Inet: davida@umd5.umd.edu Consultant, CSC Bitnet: davida%umd5.umd.edu@cunyvm University of Maryland UUCP: uunet!umd5.umd.edu!davida College Park, MD 20742 NeXTmail: davida@anagram.umd.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <crawford@nesteggs.com> Message-ID: <9409282141.AA02233@nesteggs.com> Content-Type: text/plain Mime-Version: 1.0 (NeXT Mail 3.3 v112.1) From: "Michael E. Crawford" <crawford@nesteggs.com> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 94 16:41:15 -0500 Subject: Re: Printer distorts image... Cc: Michael_Pizolato@afs.com Michael_Pizolato writes >P.S. I am typing this message by leaping from key to key on my > keyboard, as I have shrunk to a mere 2.06cm in height and > reverted to the mentality of a 5-year-old. > > HELLLLLLLLLLPPP!!! > Michael, It sounds like moisture is being driven down to your trailing edge. Michael Crawford nesteggs Houston PostScript: Shouldn't this thread move to comp.sys.next.lunacy?
From: mikeb@endymion.velocity.com (Michael Barry) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Added internal SCSI Maxtor Disk - still not seen Date: 28 Sep 1994 22:29:05 GMT Organization: Minnesota Regional Network Message-ID: <36cqnh$85c@cedar.mr.net> References: <CwHHDy.27w@nntpa.cb.att.com> In article <CwHHDy.27w@nntpa.cb.att.com> btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) writes: > folks, > > one of my co-workers just tried adding another internal scsi > maxtor 1080S drive. it seemed to work, but the machine (intel) > doesn't recognize or see it. is there any command like > probe-scsi or another way to have the computer recognize it? > > thanx in advance, You must do two things to get your system to recognize the additional disk: first - run the "disk" command to format the drive. Its pretty straight forward and explained well in the man pages. Plus, it runs interactively so the prompts will help you through it. second - you must place an entry in your /etc/fstab file in order for the drive to be recognized the next time you boot your system. The easiest way to do this is to run the /etc/mount -p command with the machine running in stand alone mode. This will produce a listing of the drives in a format suitable for the fstab file. Cut the line with the rsd1a (if it is your second drive) reference and paste it after the line with the rsd0a reference in the fstab file. Then reboot and you should see your drive. Good Luck!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: root@dreams.skidmore.edu (Operator) Subject: foo.tar.gz how to uncompress and untar using gnutar in terminal ? Message-ID: <1994Sep28.205818.7681@scott.skidmore.edu> Sender: news@scott.skidmore.edu (news manager) Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 20:58:18 GMT thanks for any pointers....title says it all.. reply to: root@dreams.skidmore.edu Thanks !!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: root@dreams.skidmore.edu (Operator) Subject: How to get remote's window server ??? Browser ?? Message-ID: <1994Sep28.205946.7774@scott.skidmore.edu> Keywords: remote window server ? Sender: news@scott.skidmore.edu (news manager) Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 20:59:46 GMT Is there any way I can access Browser/window server control of NeXT box #1 from NeXT box #2 ? This would be very useful indeed. Reply to: root@dreams.skidmore.edu Thanks !!
From: sanguish@digifix.com (Scott Anguish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mice Dying! Date: 28 Sep 1994 16:51:54 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: world Message-ID: <36cl1a$70r@digifix.digifix.com> References: <35v967$dda@newstand.syr.edu> Brendan T. McNichols writes > > Hi all, > > A couple of mice on some of our black systems are dying. I've tried > cleaning them, but that does not seem to be the problem. Does anyone out > there know where I can get some new mice for these systems (or at least > old ones that work) and contact information for same? > There is a document on the ftp sites and stepwise that walks you through replacing the mouse with a PC mouse.. I'm wondering if maybe we can get some company to make up a bunch of adapter cables, so that we can just plug them in between the NeXT keyboard, and the PC Mouse... All the instructions for using other mice require hacking and soldering.. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions)
From: markf@cory.EECS.Berkeley.EDU (Mark Frohnmayer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Booting NS/FIP in single user mode Date: 29 Sep 1994 02:10:07 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Message-ID: <36d7lv$b5t@agate.berkeley.edu> Hi all - I managed to misconfigure the port address settings under NS/FIP for my adaptec SCSI card, and even when I boot with "config=default", it is unable to mount root. How do I boot in single user mode from the CD? -mark markf@cory.eecs.berkeley.edu
From: btschumy@bga.com (Bill Tschumy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NNTP Daemon compiled for black? Date: 29 Sep 1994 02:17:40 GMT Organization: Otherwise Message-ID: <36d845$g3i@giga.bga.com> References: <1994Sep28.040617.29969@nntpxfer.psi.com> <CwuHFF.4wr@fi.gs.com> Kunal Singh (singhk@fi.gs.com) wrote: : Christos T. Pyrros (pyrros@esg.com) wrote: : : Does anyone have, or know where I might find, a compiled nntp daemon for : : black hardware? : : Thank you, : : Chris : I would also like to know the answer to this question! The CNews package on ftp.cs.orst.edu has it as part of the package. ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/binaries/news/CNews.pkg.tar -- Bill Tschumy Otherwise bill@otherwise.com (NeXTmail and MIME)
From: Scott A Douglass <sd3n+@andrew.cmu.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Preferences.app problem. Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 23:30:48 -0400 Organization: Psychology, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <kiWXHcO00WB68eds1C@andrew.cmu.edu> First of all, I am using NS 3.2 on m60k... I'm currently booting from my internal HD. Now, the problem... When I run the Preferences.app and try to change the startup device (by selecting the "Power Key"), *ALL* I get is "Not Applicable." I never had this problem with NS 2.1; I could easily switch to and from the OD and HD. I'm fairly new to NeXT and need a quick solution to my problem from an established NeXpert. If you know what's happened, please let me know so I can learn from this (what I did to cause the problem, how I should fix the problem, etc.). Thanks
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: llg@nextsrv1.andi.org (Larry Goodwin) Subject: root login over modem Message-ID: <llg.780781374@news.andi.org> Summary: How do I setup modem login to allow root id Keywords: root login Organization: Association of NeXTSTEP Developers International Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 19:42:54 GMT When I try to login to a NeXT via a modem line I get something like " root login refused at this port ". I need to have remote root access to this machine, what do I have to do to enable this access. Thanks /Larry
From: next2@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (Markus Wenzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Booting NS/FIP in single user mode Date: 29 Sep 94 09:34:29 GMT Organization: Comp.Center (RUS), U of Stuttgart, FRG Message-ID: <next2.780831269@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> References: <36d7lv$b5t@agate.berkeley.edu> markf@cory.EECS.Berkeley.EDU (Mark Frohnmayer) writes: >I managed to misconfigure the port address settings under NS/FIP for my >adaptec SCSI card, and even when I boot with "config=default", it is unable >to mount root. How do I boot in single user mode from the CD? config=Default rootdev=sd?a -s where ? is the number of your CD-ROM, of course. -- // Markus Wenzel // 1st Institute of Physics // // NeXTSTEP Consulting + Administration // University of Stuttgart // // mow@marsu.s.bawue.de // wenzel@rus.uni-stuttgart.de //
From: steve@estel.uindy.edu (Steve Spicklemire) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Compiling procmail... -posix? Date: 29 Sep 1994 06:08:56 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9409291106.AA20641@estel.uindy.edu> Hi, OK. I *know* I've seen folks talking about compiling posix stuff.. I'm on 3.1 (we have 3.2, I just haven't installed it yet...) Anyway, I didn't pay much attention... but now I'm trying to build procmail and it complains about posix compliance. So... if anybody out there knows about compiling procmail, I'd *love* to hear about it! (I looked via Librarian for posix flags, and found none... lots about posix versions of functions though so I'm guessing "it's in there".) Also... (while I have your attention...) is there a perl version of procmail out there? *and* is there a good place to look for perl scripts (examples and such?) thanks! -steve --------------------------< cut here >---------------------------- Steve Spicklemire (317) 788-3313 steve@estel.uindy.edu Dept of Physics and Earth-Space Science NeXTmail Welcome! University of Indianapolis 1400 East Hanna Avenue, Indpls. IN, 46227
From: steve@estel.uindy.edu (Steve Spicklemire) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: printing with Terminal/Stuart (NCSA Telnet/Mac) Date: 29 Sep 1994 06:21:37 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9409291118.AA20663@estel.uindy.edu> Hi (again), 'Nuther (prolly dumb) question... We have a library automation system that *normally* uses dumb terminals. After *much* gnashing of teeth and other coersion we finally convinced the library folx that it would be *much* better to have Macs/NeXTs and PCs as the 'terminals' and run it over the network so the library stations could be general purpose computers rather than 'just' catalog workstations. Now we have a problem. Apparently there's some VTXXX escape sequence that causes a VTXXX to print to a locally attached printer. The software uses this sequence to make a dumb terminal print some stuff out (say a record you want a copy of...). Neither the NeXTs, nor the Macs (running NCSA Telnet) see to support this sequence. The PC's however do (how embarrasing!). Does anybody out there know about this sequence (I don't have a DEC terminal manual around here.. I had hoped I never would have needed one!)? Any ideas how to handle this? (I made some suggestions about selecting/printing or copying stuff out of the terminal window to a text window.. none of these really went over too well :( ) thanks for any ideas! -steve --------------------------< cut here >---------------------------- Steve Spicklemire (317) 788-3313 steve@estel.uindy.edu Dept of Physics and Earth-Space Science NeXTmail Welcome! University of Indianapolis 1400 East Hanna Avenue, Indpls. IN, 46227
From: jpwilkin@umich.edu (John Price-Wilkin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: how to boot from sd1 OR how to jumper original maxtor in cube Date: 29 Sep 1994 15:51:14 GMT Organization: University of Michigan - College of Literature, Science, and TheArts Message-ID: <36enpj$89s@controversy.math.lsa.umich.edu> I've got an ancient cube (upgraded to 040) to which I've just added a Conner 1Gb drive. I didn't know how to jumper the original 330Mb Maxtor, so I just left the Conner at address 1. Things are generally fine. I built the Conner at the disk with OS and then reformatted the maxtor as extra. I can boot from the Next> prompt with bsd(1,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd1 but I can't boot automatically. If I change the boot command in the parameters to bsd(1,0,0) it starts out fine but runs into an /etc/init failure very quickly. What I'm wonder is: (1) is there a way to make it boot unattended from sd1 or (2) how do I jumper that Maxtor so that it goes to sd1 (I can change the Conner to sd0)? Thanks very much! jpwilkin@umich.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <ericc@andes.ch> From: Eric Chaubert <ericc@andes.ch> Message-ID: <9409291558.AA01197@andes.ch> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 94 16:58:28 +0100 Subject: Removing a printer on a non-existing machine Cc: ericc@andes.ch One of our machines just broke down this morning and this machine had a printer connected to it.. The printer was accessible from remote hosts. Now I've got this printer present on the list of all machines but it doesn't exist any more. PrintManager only allows you to remove a printer when you run it on the machine to wich the printer is connected so it's actally impossible to remove this printer using PrintManager. Does anyone knows in wich file are the printer defined (Some of the one related to lpd but wich ones). If I get some answers I'll resume them and post the best answers back to this news-group. Thanks ! Eric
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jp@cube (lai-cheong jean-pierre) Subject: Re: Booting NS/FIP in single user mode Message-ID: <1994Sep29.130142.8231@object-factory.fr> Sender: news@object-factory.fr Organization: THE OBJECT FACTORY - Paris, France References: <36d7lv$b5t@agate.berkeley.edu> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 13:01:42 GMT In article <36d7lv$b5t@agate.berkeley.edu> markf@cory.EECS.Berkeley.EDU (Mark Frohnmayer) writes: > Hi all - > > I managed to misconfigure the port address settings under NS/FIP for my > adaptec SCSI card, and even when I boot with "config=default", it is unable > to mount root. How do I boot in single user mode from the CD? > > -mark > > markf@cory.eecs.berkeley.edu Hi, just type at prompt: boot: -s or boot: config=Default Default with a big D!! Yours, Jp
From: pauls@locust.cic.net (Paul Southworth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: xdr_array error Date: 29 Sep 1994 14:46:21 GMT Organization: CICNet, Inc. Message-ID: <36ejvt$qdu@spruce.cic.net> What does this error mean? I get thousands of these in /usr/adm/messages: Sep 29 03:34:38 archive mach: xdr_array: size FAILED -- Paul Southworth CICNet Systems Support pauls@cic.net
From: tjackson@cc.emory.edu (Todd Jackson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: munmap() & wait4() quest. on NeXTSTEP 1.0 Date: 29 Sep 1994 14:59:29 GMT Organization: Emory University Message-ID: <36ekoh$fp9@emoryu1.cc.emory.edu> [ Article crossposted from comp.sys.next.programmer ] [ Author was Todd Jackson ] [ Posted on 27 Sep 1994 18:21:20 GMT ] [I crossposted this because this may be a problem that system administrators have come across. Thanx in Advance. ] Hi-- I am trying to compile a program on a NeXT cube running NeXTSTEP 1.0. The programs are more or less standard BSD code. However, they use the functions munmap() and wait4(). Does anyone know how to achieve the same functionality as these two on a NeXTSTEP 1.0 box? (I believe it is derived from an old version of BSD ... 4.2?) Please reply to shy@wsatl.mhs.compuserve.com. thanx, Todd Jackson (for Shy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: singhk@fi.gs.com (Kunal Singh) Subject: Re: xdr_array error Message-ID: <CwwD38.MIC@fi.gs.com> Sender: news@fi.gs.com (Netnews Administrator) Organization: Fixed Income Division - Goldman, Sachs & Co. References: <36ejvt$qdu@spruce.cic.net> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 15:16:19 GMT Paul Southworth (pauls@locust.cic.net) wrote: : What does this error mean? I get thousands of these in /usr/adm/messages: : Sep 29 03:34:38 archive mach: xdr_array: size FAILED Just a guess, but it seems that some application is trying to encode/decode an array of data. XDR provides a canonical format for machines using different byte orders etc. It fails probably because the size of the array may be reverse-byte ordered, such as when the program has been compiled on Intel and run on Motorola etc.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: brad@instep.wimsey.com Subject: Re: root login over modem Message-ID: <1994Sep29.172627.12860@instep.wimsey.com> Sender: usenet@instep.wimsey.com (usenet) Organization: InStep Mobile Communications Inc. References: <llg.780781374@news.andi.org> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 17:26:27 GMT Larry Goodwin writes > When I try to login to a NeXT via a modem line I get something like > " root login refused at this port ". I need to have remote root access to > this machine, what do I have to do to enable this access. Thanks /Larry I'd make an account you use on the remote machine a member of the wheel group and then remotely login through it, then su or login as root. Making root available via remote login directly can be dangerous. I believe adding "secure" to the end of the /etc/ttys entry for the port you use will do what you want. -- Brad Head <brad@instep.wimsey.com> Software Developer, InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: black c++ compiler? Message-ID: <1994Sep29.130411.12889@guvax> From: squier@cs.cosc.georgetown.edu (Richard Squier) Date: 29 Sep 94 13:04:10 -0500 Distribution: world Organization: Georgetown University, Washington DC Sorry, this probably isn't the right group, but it's the only next group I can get to. Anybody know of a c++ compiler for Nextcubes? Does gnu have one ported? Where's the ftp site? Thanks. Rich
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Removing a printer on a non-existing machine Date: 29 Sep 1994 18:40:25 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Message-ID: <36f1mp$4oe@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <9409291558.AA01197@andes.ch> Reply-To: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu Distribution: world In article <9409291558.AA01197@andes.ch> Eric Chaubert <ericc@andes.ch> writes: >One of our machines just broke down this morning and this machine had >a printer connected to it.. The printer was accessible from remote >hosts. Now I've got this printer present on the list of all machines >but it doesn't exist any more. > > >PrintManager only allows you to remove a printer when you run it on >the machine to wich the printer is connected so it's actally >impossible to remove this printer using PrintManager. > > >Does anyone knows in wich file are the printer defined (Some of the >one related to lpd but wich ones). Physically, it is in /etc/netinfo/network.nidb directory somewhere on the NetInfo master. First do a backup of NetInfo directory on the NetInfo master machine. As root: "cp -rp /etc/netinfo /etc/netinfo.save". This will save your butt in case something goes wrong. Open the "/" domain using NetInfoManager and open "printers" directory there. Public entry for the printer is there. You can delete that entry. Do not remove the entry for "Local_Printer" in each host's printers directory. It should be there even if no printer is ever attached. If you want this entry to not show up, insert "_ignore" property into the Local_Printer entry. That's how the printer does not show up if it has not been configured. -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] Vision Science / School of Optometry USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Tel: 510-642-6440, Fax: 510-642-3323, (NeXT & MIME mails welcome)
From: otto@tukki.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: root login over modem Date: 29 Sep 1994 20:59:05 +0200 Organization: University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Sender: otto@network.cc.jyu.fi Message-ID: <OTTO.94Sep29205849@tukki.jyu.fi> References: <llg.780781374@news.andi.org> In-reply-to: llg@nextsrv1.andi.org's message of Wed, 28 Sep 1994 19:42:54 GMT In article <llg.780781374@news.andi.org> llg@nextsrv1.andi.org (Larry Goodwin) writes: > When I try to login to a NeXT via a modem line I get something like > " root login refused at this port ". I need to have remote root access to > this machine, what do I have to do to enable this access. Thanks /Larry Either log in using your normal id and do su (not really a solution, but somewhat more secure), or find the line in /etc/ttys which takes care of the getty to the modem line and add "secure" to that line. -- /* * * Otto J. Makela <otto@jyu.fi> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */ /* Phone: +358 41 613 847, BBS: +358 41 211 562 (V.32bis/USR-HST,24h/d) */ /* Mail: Cygn.k.7 E 46/FIN-40100 Jyvaskyla/Finland, ICBM: 62.14N 25.44E */ /* * * Computers Rule 01001111 01001011 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
From: Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: black c++ compiler? Date: 29 Sep 1994 19:03:24 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <36f31s$p4@rosie.next.com> References: <1994Sep29.130411.12889@guvax> In article <1994Sep29.130411.12889@guvax> writes: # Sorry, this probably isn't the right group, but it's # the only next group I can get to. Anybody know of # a c++ compiler for Nextcubes? Does gnu have one # ported? Where's the ftp site? # Thanks. # Rich Have you tried the one that comes with the current release of NEXTSTEP Developer? joe
From: btschumy@bga.com (Bill Tschumy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: sendmail.cf modifications for mail rerouting Date: 29 Sep 1994 15:12:33 -0500 Organization: Otherwise Sender: bill@otherwise.com Message-ID: <36f73h$eao@ivy.bga.com> I am on a small network that dials into UUNET to get and send outside mail via uucp. For a long time I have been addressing outside mail using the addressing form uunet!domain_name!user_name. I am trying to get our mail server to understand domain name addressing of the form user_name@domain_name. Basically, I need the system to realize that any mail it can't deal with locally needs to go out via uucp to uunet. I tried making the modifications described near the bottom of /NextLibrary/Documentation/NextAdmin/ApD_UsingSendmail.rtfd (the ones under the "Mail to Unknown Domains" section), but the fix doesn't seem to be working. Can anyone tell me if there is something else I am supposed to be doing? This seems like it should be a simple problem. Bill Tschumy Otherwise bill@otherwise.com
From: blake015@mc.duke.edu (Denise Blakeley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: ps command returning no information!?! Date: 29 Sep 1994 21:19:58 GMT Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Message-ID: <36fb1u$bqi@news.duke.edu> We have some Intel machines running NS 3.2, and some NeXTs (Turbos, some mono and some color) running 3.1 or 3.2. Yesterday I noticed that the machines no longer yield any information at all to a 'ps' or 'ps -aux' unless I'm logged in on them as root! What could have caused this? We recently reinstalled the OS on our server, thereby upgrading it from 3.1 to 3.2, but I don't see how this could matter. Thanks for any insights-- Denise
From: garlick@ns.scruz.net (Tim Garlick -- Santa Cruz Community Internet) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: Need a POP mail reader for NeXTstep Date: 29 Sep 1994 21:41:52 GMT Organization: Scruz-Net Distribution: inet Message-ID: <36fcb0$3nk@nic.scruz.net> One of our users is running morningstar software to connect to us via part-time slip. We provide a POPmail account for him, but his software does not support POP. Does anyone have a suggestion for a POPmail client that he can use to collect his mail with? Please reply to me at garlick@scruz.net, as I do not read these groups. Thanks, -Tim Garlick. Scruz-Net admin@scruz.net
From: vqueved@nssnext.calstatela.edu (Victor Quevedo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Missing mouse/keyboard on NeXTSTEP (Intel) Date: 29 Sep 1994 22:08:27 GMT Organization: Information Resources and Technology Message-ID: <36fdsr$mbm@nic-nac.CSU.net> I have just installed NeXTSTEP (Intel) and lost the use of my mouse. I have read the POSTED workaround about the PS/2mouse driver. But when I did the work around I lost the usage of my keyboard. I rebooted using the config=default and both the mouse and the keyboard work (although I lost color/sound card). When I went to add the PS2/keyboard to the BUS mouse keyboard I get the mouse back, but I still loose the keyboard. Is there a way to reset the files that Configure.app uses to be the Default. And then try to selectively add the other items to the configuration. I have a 486 (32MB) , ATI-UltraPro LocalBus, AudioProSpectrum, Logitech Bus Mouse, Stanard PC keyboard, IDE controller. Adaptec 1542B SCSI Contl. Thanks... -- Victor R. Quevedo vqueved@nssnext.calstatela.edu NeXTMail Welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: to mount or not to mount (also how to mount) that is the q. Message-ID: <36fg83$t6k@itsop1.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu> From: kparks@its.brooklyn.cuny.edu (-staff music) Date: 29 Sep 1994 18:48:35 -0400 Organization: Brooklyn College Greetings. I have a question that i was hoping that i could get answered. Where i do my work we have a small network of NeXTStations and cubes. I have my own external hard disk that i bring back and forth from my NeXT at home to the network. When i want to bring my disk in i just unhook it from my home NeXT and put it into one of the cubes on the network and reboot. No problem. The disk appears on my shelf in the File Viewer just like when you stick in a floppy or an optical. I am able to read and write to/from the disk. Easy as can be. my question is this: (1) - why can't i access this disk from the other machines on the network. I can only use the disk on the computer that it is physically on. (2) - why is it that no matter what i set the permissions to, all the files on the disk are readable by everyone. I can chmod all i want, but everyone who logs on to that computer has access to my files. Not cool. Should i mount the disc? (and if so how) or is that a bad idea if i am going to be taking the disk back and forth a lot? Because then i would be mounting and unmounting, over and over. On my home computer i do it the same way. I just plug the drive in. and boot up. Should i mount the drive at home too? any ideas? Thanks in advance for any advice Everything Everbest, kevin parks the center for computer music conservatory of music brooklyn college of the city university of new york 2900 bedford ave. brooklyn, ny 11210-2889 E-mail: kparks@its.brooklyn.cuny.edu ----------------------------------------------------------
From: cosc19va@simpsons.cc.uh.edu (David Wang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help! I killed my NSFIP! Date: 30 Sep 1994 00:29:12 GMT Organization: University of Houston Message-ID: <36fm4o$ml7@masala.cc.uh.edu> Hi, folks, I think that this would be the best newsgroup to ask about my predicament, if not, please do not attach your portable flame thrower to the terminal, instead, tell me where to ask this question. Thanks. I learn things via trial and error a lot of times, so the other day I decided to play with the network functionality of my NSFIP machine. I have an Intel EtherExpress card installed, and that part is no problem, NSFIP likes the card just fine. However, when I started to play with teh remote file systems thing, I ran into trouble. my machine now refuses to complete the boot sequence. it does this... Starting RPC and network Services: portmap netinfo lookupd ntpd Mounting remote filesystems. Starting file service daemons: and then it just sits there and waits... and waits... and waits.. I can press [Enter] a few times, and the screen would scroll. There is no other machine attached to my computer at this moment, I am going to purchse another NeXTStep machine (Black) to hook them up together, but until that time, there will be no remote file systems to mount. how do I get past this part? how could I tell it not to look for the remote file systems? Please help!!! p.s. I tried config=Default at the boot: prompt that didn't help. -- Imagin' yourself a politician; Now imagin' yourself and idiot. Ah, but Alas I repeat myself.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: foo.tar.gz how to uncompress and untar using gnutar in terminal ? Message-ID: <1994Sep29.190646.3177@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <1994Sep28.205818.7681@scott.skidmore.edu> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 19:06:46 GMT In article <1994Sep28.205818.7681@scott.skidmore.edu> root@dreams.skidmore.edu (Operator) writes: }~ thanks for any pointers....title says it all.. }~ }~ reply to: root@dreams.skidmore.edu }~ }~ Thanks !! gnutar -xvzf foo.tar.gz gnutar -xvZf foo.tar.Z gnutar -xvzf - < foo.tgz (or FOO.TGZ) gnutar -xvZf - < foo.taz (or FOO.TAZ) gnutar -xvZf - < foo.compressed OR Create these quivalents in a shell script and launch that script both manually from terminal, or as a terminal service... Install the following as /usr/local/bin/untgz ===============[start of /usr/local/bin/untgz]===================== #!/bin/sh gnutar=/usr/bin/gnutar; if ( test $# -eq 0 -o $1. = "-h." ); then \ echo "" echo "Format: " `basename $0` \<file list\> ; echo "" echo " Where file list is any combination of files with" ; echo " extensions = .compressed, .tar.Z or .tar.gz" ; echo " or abbreviated equivalents: .taZ, .TAZ or .tgz" ; echo "" echo " Archives are opened at a current directory base" echo "using gnutar. Archive is NOT deleted." exit 1 fi; for f in $* ; do gz=`echo $f | grep .tar.gz`; if [ "$gz" = "" ]; then gz=`echo $f | grep .tgz`; fi; if [ "$gz" = "" ]; then gz=`echo $f | grep .TGZ`; fi; z=`echo $f | grep .tar.Z`; if [ "$z" = "" ]; then z=`echo $f | grep .taz`; fi; if [ "$z" = "" ]; then z=`echo $f | grep .TAZ`; fi; if [ "$z" = "" ]; then z=`echo $f | grep .taZ`; fi; if [ "$z" = "" ]; then z=`echo $f | grep .compressed`; fi; if [ "$gz" != "" ]; then $gnutar -xvzf - < $gz; fi; if [ "$z" != "" ]; then $gnutar -xvZf - < $z; fi; done; ===============[end of /usr/local/bin/untgz]===================== Then use of the shell script from a terminal commandline or terminal service can also be used to uncompress a .compressed file without deleting the original. --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Incredible Freezing Motherboard Message-ID: <1994Sep29.191705.3245@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <367092$5ud@umd5.umd.edu> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 19:17:05 GMT In article <367092$5ud@umd5.umd.edu> seanl@ringding.cs.umd.edu (Sean Luke) writes: }~ I posted a little while ago on this, but have more information }~ since then: }~ }~ We've got an old Color Slab which has never worked, it would seem. }~ I'm trying to get it up and running (I'm new to the place), but am }~ having trouble. }~ }~ The symptoms: }~ }~ 1) The machine boots fine, then: }~ 2) After 30 minutes or so, the machine hangs HARD. This happens }~ even if instead of booting the machine you just let it sit in }~ the monitor for 30 minutes. }~ 3) If you reboot the machine, it doesn't respond at _all_. It }~ doesn't even get to the point where you can see _anything_, no }~ monitor, no "Testing System", nothing. A blank screen. An LED }~ on the board (bottom-left) will repeatedly blink (5 times in a }~ row, I think). }~ 4) After a few days, or after yanking out all the memory, the machine }~ reboots (go back to step 1). }~ }~ "It's Memory" }~ }~ I don't think so. I've yanked out combinations of SIMMs, and no }~ matter what SIMM collection is in there, the problem still occurs. }~ It's possible I've got a whole lot of bad SIMMs, but I doubt it }~ seriously. }~ }~ "It's Heat" }~ }~ Then why would it take _days_ to be able to reboot? }~ }~ The only thing I think it could be is some capacitance buildup, but is }~ there anything I can do for it? This place doesn't have the money for }~ fixing the box, but we can't give it away or sell it either (it's a }~ donation), so it's looking moribund if we can't get it up and running. Sean Luke. I'd suspect heat first, but that one is easiest to determine. Grab a can of electronic's technicians "freeze". This *used* to be freon, but I don't know what's legal now - doesn't destroy ozone.. Open the slab and freeze chip by chip until you've gone through all of them, or have found the one that unsticks the machine. I agree that the *days* until another good reboot sounds more like a capacitance stored charge with VERY slow bleed rather than heat and could be corrupting a read of NVRAM. I'd still try a freeze can first. Heat does strange and inexplicable things and the slabs have never had excess cooling capacity. --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome ppear in *all* software Amiga: Guru meditation begins to generate truths of life. These truths are printed in clear red text at center screen - on a red background. Usually mouse side-effects are not noted. AtariST: DOS emulation captures all processes. CICS: 3278's refuse to display more than 8x64 Local print requests are passed to the host from the concentrators even when received from the host. Novell: print servers generate random blank pages. Reports of fully mirrored text have been recorded but not verified. MacIntosh: First reports of rodent animation as described above. No deaths YET reported from mouse misbehaviour but some close calls reported. Apple ][: Diskettes magically modify from one filesystem to the other between usages. Windows: One boot per day needed. No programs crash, or if they do, the problem goes unnoticed. UAE messages do not prevent continued use. DOS (all versions): Batch files begin to perform with ECHO ON as the first line, even where "@ECHO OFF" or "ECHO OFF" (depending on version) is in place. Lines so echoed overprint and are erased at the next C:> prompt. All errorlevel exits are negative numbers. comp.sys.next.lunacy is proposed as a warning group for emerging symptoms of this dangerous condition, and would be restricted ONLY to items which might in some way pertain to lunacy of any kind, especially attributable to frustration and other stress types. Persons installing on new platforms should be required to subscribe. :P --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: printing with Terminal/Stuart (NCSA Telnet/Mac) Message-ID: <1994Sep29.203233.3381@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <9409291118.AA20663@estel.uindy.edu> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 20:32:33 GMT In article <9409291118.AA20663@estel.uindy.edu> steve@estel.uindy.edu (Steve Spicklemire) writes: [snip }~ Now we have a problem. Apparently there's some VTXXX }~ escape sequence that causes a VTXXX to print to a locally attached }~ printer. The software uses this sequence to make a dumb terminal }~ print some stuff out (say a record you want a copy of...). CKermit uses the following... . ESC [ 0 i, print current screen (also ESC [ i). . ESC [ ? 1 i, print current line (i.e. the line where the cursor is). . ESC [ ? 19 h/l, select print extent (h = full screen, l = scrolling region). This applies when ESC [ 0 i or ESC [ i is received. And for the VT52 emulator: . ESC V, print current line. . ESC ], print current screen. . ESC W, turn on transparent printing. . ESC X, turn off transparent printing. . ESC ^, autoprint on (treated like transparent print). . ESC _, autoprint off (treated like transparent print). There are others, but this should give you a place to start. I haven't checked to see if NEXTSTEP CKermit accepts and acts on these host-generated local print commands, but will mention that CKermit can do Telnet (set host instead of set port or set line, then connect). --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: root login over modem Message-ID: <1994Sep29.203850.3439@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <llg.780781374@news.andi.org> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 20:38:50 GMT In article <llg.780781374@news.andi.org> llg@nextsrv1.andi.org (Larry Goodwin) writes: }~ When I try to login to a NeXT via a modem line I get something like }~ " root login refused at this port ". I need to have remote root access to }~ this machine, what do I have to do to enable this access. Thanks /Larry Add the "secure" parameter to your /etc/ttys entry for that port (or pseudo-port if it is a root network access required). This tells getty that you are handling the "security" for that port via physical means and that root *may* login from any terminal connected to that port by giving root as the username and following up with the root password. Examples... (each are a single logical line...) console /usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow NeXT on secure window=/usr/lib/NextStep/WindowServer onoption="/usr/etc/getty std.9600" is the default entry. ttydfa "/user/etc/getty std.38400" vt100 on secure allows anyone connecting to the modem on port A (or using the null-modem connected terminal on port A) to login as root if they have the root password. ttyp0 none network off secure ttyp1 none network off secure ttyp2 none network off secure ttyp3 none network off secure ttyp4 none network off secure ...etc Allows networked root logins, an even bigger potential security risk. --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Printer: driver class not set Message-ID: <1994Sep30.112910.4583@bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk> From: mfreeman@mth.kcl.ac.uk (Mike Freeman) Date: 30 Sep 94 11:29:09 GMT My NextPrinter has stopped working, with the error message "Driver class not set in printer entry" in the log file. Can anyone give me a clue as to how to fix this? Thanks, Mike
From: fxg@tolkien.tolkien.imib.rwth-aachen.de (Felix Gatzemeier #Alwd#) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Fax Modems --- what works? Date: 30 Sep 1994 13:54:30 GMT Organization: Rechnerbetrieb Informatik - RWTH Aachen Message-ID: <FXG.94Sep30145431@tolkien.tolkien.imib.rwth-aachen.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Given the flood of low-cost Group 3 / Class 2 Fax modems on the market, I'm inclinded to upgrade my modem bandwidth. Since most calls go out to academic sites with antique equipment, datacomm speeds are secondary and the fax part would be *the* reason to invest. Sadly, none of these modems seem to work. I've tested 3 modems, all negative. I was lucky not to loose any money on this, but it looks like the next one is the one I'll have to pay for, so I'm looking for recommendations. I've been through csn.hardware, csn.software, NeXTanswers and ftp sites. Apparently, hardly anyone notices this near ripoff in NeXTstep. So, what is the magic feature that modems have to support to be NeXT - fax - compatible? I thought it was class 2 faxing (A feature of the group 3 fax protocol), but all my test modems were advertised as class 2. Unfortunally, the $120 - mmodem - market seems to be swamped with identical models in varying NoName - Boxes, which makes it impossible to set up a reasonable list of "YES! It runs with NeXTstep" - Modems. Or would it be a first step? The only Brand name device I've seen was the Dr. Neuhaus smarty 14.4. It's somewhat more costly than I planned, but if it will actually fax, I'll give it a thought. So, please! Gimme some hope. -- Felix (fxg@(([Pool|I3].Informatik)|(Tolkien.ImIB)).RWTH-Aachen.de NeXT-Mail ok, but slow)
From: blake015@terra.duke.edu (Denise Howard Blakeley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <36fb1u$bqi@news.duke.edu> Control: cancel <36fb1u$bqi@news.duke.edu> Date: 30 Sep 1994 12:23:02 GMT Organization: Duke University; Durham, N.C. Message-ID: <36gvv6$ihf@news.duke.edu> References: <36fb1u$bqi@news.duke.edu> Originator: blake015@terra <36fb1u$bqi@news.duke.edu> was cancelled from within rn. -- Denise Howard Blakeley | PROGRAM, tr. v., An activity similar Duke Med Center Info Systems | to banging one's head against a wall, Durham, NC | but with fewer opportunities for (919) 286-6468 W | reward.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: andersen@encmail.encompass.com Subject: INTEL: Setting hostname & IP Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Message-ID: <1994Sep30.133357.965@glv.cen.encompass.com> Sender: usenet@glv.cen.encompass.com Organization: Encompass Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Fri, 30 Sep 94 09:30:09 PDT Has anyone had problems doing this for an INTEL box running 3.2? Everytime I do it I get automatically logged into root, the US keyboard and English language selection screens appear, and netinfo is not running. ------------------------------------- Name: Robert John Andersen E-mail: Andersen@encmail.encompass.com -------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) Subject: Re: how to boot from sd1 OR how to jumper original maxtor in cube Message-ID: <Cwy4L6.nM@euler.hnv.icem.de> Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) Organization: Ink Unknown References: <36enpj$89s@controversy.math.lsa.umich.edu> Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 14:07:53 GMT In article <36enpj$89s@controversy.math.lsa.umich.edu> jpwilkin@umich.edu (John Price-Wilkin) writes: > I've got an ancient cube (upgraded to 040) to which I've just added > a Conner 1Gb drive. I didn't know how to jumper the original > 330Mb Maxtor, so I just left the Conner at address 1. Things are > generally fine. I built the Conner at the disk with OS and then > reformatted the maxtor as extra. I can boot from the Next> prompt with > bsd(1,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd1 > but I can't boot automatically. If I change the boot command in > the parameters to > bsd(1,0,0) > it starts out fine but runs into an /etc/init failure very quickly. > What I'm wonder is: > (1) is there a way to make it boot unattended from sd1 > or > (2) how do I jumper that Maxtor so that it goes to sd1 (I can > change the Conner to sd0)? 1) just the same command as entered manually needs to be set as boot command in the ROM monitor : bsd(1,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd1 < in your case 2) change scsi-ids in a way that the drive you want to boot from has a lower id. Any combination should do. Then boot command is (the default configured) bsd(0,0,0) Juergen --- Fon ++49-511-440688 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49-511-440617 == What time do we live in when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee, == when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) Subject: Audio-Software for NEC 3Xi ? Message-ID: <Cwy6s1.vp@euler.hnv.icem.de> Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) Organization: Ink Unknown Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 14:55:12 GMT I have not followed this issue recently, so is there some no-money-involved) software cabable of playing audio cds using the NEC 3Xi SCSI drive? Real apps preferred, of course! Thanks, Juergen --- Fon ++49-511-440688 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49-511-440617 == What time do we live in when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee, == when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Printer: driver class not set Date: 30 Sep 1994 16:23:57 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <36he2t$5gl@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <1994Sep30.112910.4583@bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk> In article <1994Sep30.112910.4583@bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk> writes: >My NextPrinter has stopped working, with the error message >"Driver class not set in printer entry" in the log file. >Can anyone give me a clue as to how to fix this? Most likely cause is that someone has forced a loading of plain-style printcap into NetInfo which had stored more info than representable via traditional printcap format. It probably lost the following section in printers directory: .... CHILDREN = ({ name = Admin; CoverSheet = 0; }, { name = Device; DriverClass = NXNLPDriver; <<=== This line!! FormatList = Frames; Frames = 0; PrintShortcut = 1; }); To reload it, do backup by "cp -rp /etc/netinfo /etc/netinfo.save" As root, do: niload -r printers . < np.dump [You may want to delete the Local_Printer entry in printers directory using NetInfoManager, before you do the above niload.] --- np.dump -------------------- name = printers; _writers = "*"; CHILDREN = { name = Local_Printer; _writers = "*"; cf = /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pscf; df = /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/psdf; gf = /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/psgf; if = /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/prserver; lf = "/usr/adm/lpd-errs"; lp = /dev/null; mx = 0; nf = /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/psnf; nxformat = 3.0; rf = /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/psrf; sb = ""; sd = /usr/spool/NeXT/Local_Printer; sf = ""; tf = /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pstf; ty = "NeXT 400 dpi Level II Printer"; vf = /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/psvf; CHILDREN = ({ name = Admin; CoverSheet = 0; }, { name = Device; DriverClass = NXNLPDriver; FormatList = Frames; Frames = 0; PrintShortcut = 1; }); }; -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Tel: 510-642-6440, Fax: 510-642-3323, (NeXT & MIME mails welcome)
From: wkwong@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Waihon A Kwong) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Network Routing for multi-protocal under NS? Date: 30 Sep 1994 16:35:22 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Distribution: usa Message-ID: <36heoa$qr6@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Hi ALL, I have been in the PC(DOS/WINDOWS) world for a while for networking. Here, we usually use NetWare (Novell) products for multi-network bridging. I'm investigating the possiblity of using NS in our further products. Does anyone know if NS support multi-network routing under OSI structure? Please response by E-mail, thanks in advance. Andy -- //|| // @ E-mail: wkwong@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu // || // @ //==||/\\ @ "If you put your mind to it, you can accompish anything!" // || \\ @ "BUT MY NeXTMAIL IS NOT WORKING YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
From: sinclair@cs.brandeis.edu (David A. Sinclair) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Pitfalls in NS3.0 -> 3.2 upgrade? Date: 30 Sep 1994 17:36:15 GMT Organization: Brandeis University - Computer Science Dept. Distribution: world Message-ID: <36hiaf$qm3@news.cs.brandeis.edu> Hello, netland! I am considering upgrading our NeXT systems (black hardware) from NS3.0 to NS3.2 this weekend, and am looking for any pitfalls to avoid along the way. Any software disappear during the upgrade? Any upgrade bugs? Anything to be particularly careful of? Thanks in advance for any warnings, -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- David A. Sinclair - "Chester" sinclair@cs.brandeis.edu
From: madler@cco.caltech.edu (Mark Adler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: foo.tar.gz how to uncompress and untar using gnutar in terminal ? Date: 30 Sep 1994 19:21:29 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Message-ID: <36hofp$2ag@gap.cco.caltech.edu> References: <1994Sep28.205818.7681@scott.skidmore.edu> <1994Sep29.190646.3177@ToTSySSoft.com> >> if [ "$gz" != "" ]; then $gnutar -xvzf - < $gz; fi; >> if [ "$z" != "" ]; then $gnutar -xvZf - < $z; fi; You don't need to do this. gzip happily decompresses .Z files as well as .gz, and gnutar z invokes gzip. There's also no point in using "- <". The extra redirection can only slow things a little. Simply: "gnutar xvfz whatever". Whatever can be .tar.Z, .tar.gz, or .compressed. Or the three-character versions .tgz or .taz. mark
From: avoltmer@berksys.com (Andrew Voltmer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mail throught a firewall problem/question. Date: 30 Sep 1994 19:48:58 GMT Organization: Berkeley Systems, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <36hq3a$aa3@toaster.berksys.com> Keywords: Mail, Firewall I am having trouble figuring this out. I have my one NeXTSTEP/FIP machine on the inside of a firewall at my company. Using the NeXT mail program I can mail other UNIX hosts inside the firewall but cannot mail to hosts outside the firewall. Other UNIX hosts can mail outside and receive mail without problems. I have set up the NeXT machine with a MX record in the DNS files on the nameserver. I can telnet outside of the firewall from the NeXT machine. I can even telnet right to port 25 and send mail by doing the commands manually. The returned mail message states a name server problem but if this were the case I would not be able to telnet to those same machines. Sendmail on the NeXT is in its default configuration. If you can help me figure this out maybe I will send you an After Dark screen saver (althought not for NeXT). -Andrew Voltmer Berkeley Systems Inc. p.s. The returned mail is as follows: ----- Transcript of session follows ----- 550 mailhost (ether)... 550 Host unknown 554 avoltmer@berksys.com... 550 Host unknown (Authoritative answer from name server) ----- Unsent message follows ----- Return-Path: <avoltmer> Received: by shiva.berksys.com (NX5.67d/NX3.0S) id AA00284; Fri, 30 Sep 94 05:45:23 -0700 Date: Fri, 30 Sep 94 05:45:23 -0700 From: Andrew Voltmer <avoltmer> Message-Id: <9409301245.AA00284@shiva.berksys.com> Received: by NeXT.Mailer (1.100) Received: by NeXT Mailer (1.100) To: avoltmer@berksys.com Subject: Test Reply-
From: jason_fosback@psca.com (Jason Fosback) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Need a POP mail reader for NeXTstep Date: 30 Sep 1994 19:34:18 GMT Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. Distribution: inet Message-ID: <36hp7q$a8g@ftp-p.mccaw.com> References: <36fcb0$3nk@nic.scruz.net> In article <36fcb0$3nk@nic.scruz.net> garlick@ns.scruz.net (Tim Garlick -- Santa Cruz Community Internet) writes: > > One of our users is running morningstar software to connect > to us via part-time slip. We provide a POPmail account for > him, but his software does not support POP. Does anyone have > a suggestion for a POPmail client that he can use to collect his > mail with? > > Please reply to me at garlick@scruz.net, as I do not read these > groups. > > Thanks, > > -Tim Garlick. > Scruz-Net > admin@scruz.net Yes, there is a POP mail client called PopOver. You can find it on ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de in /pub/comp/platforms/next/Mail/apps/PopOver.1.1.NI.bd.tar.gz. Hope this helps. -jason ____________________________________________________________ Jason Fosback, Systems Engineer | No sir, I didn't like it --- Paradigm Systems Corp --- | -R&S Internet: jason_fosback@psca.com | Star Trek: NeXT mail: jason_fosback@psca.com | The NeXT Generation...
From: ggerard@CS.Trinity.Edu (Gregory Gerard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Can one create alternate boot configs? Date: 30 Sep 1994 20:23:09 GMT Organization: Trinity University Message-ID: <36hs3d$drh@tusol.cs.trinity.edu> Is there anyway to create a config so that when I am testing monitor frequencies I can go back to previous working configs without first having to boot into VGA, etc. Doable? thanks, greg
From: runge@gdl.msu.edu (Mike A. Runge) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Unknown Root Password!!! Date: 30 Sep 1994 20:57:48 GMT Organization: Michigan State University Message-ID: <36hu4c$16lr@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> OK...strange situation. This NeXT was without an administrator for about one year. Now we have it here and can't figure out what the old root password was and can't contact him to find out. We have gone through the steps for Lost Root Password on page 220 of the Sysadmin manual but it hangs up in the middle of it all. It hangs after sh /etc/rc & command. It seems to enter multiple user mode, and it looks like it's trying to start network processes (at least that is what it says it's doing). Control C breaks us out, but nothing else will work. It is a standalone machine right now. Is there something we've forgotten? Aside from *guessing* at the password... Michael Runge
From: Mike_Paquette@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Incredible Freezing Motherboard Date: 30 Sep 1994 19:44:02 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Distribution: usa Message-ID: <36hpq2$vh@rosie.next.com> References: <1994Sep29.191705.3245@ToTSySSoft.com> In article <1994Sep29.191705.3245@ToTSySSoft.com> Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes: > In article <367092$5ud@umd5.umd.edu> seanl@ringding.cs.umd.edu (Sean > Luke) writes: > }~ We've got an old Color Slab which has never worked, it would seem. > }~ I'm trying to get it up and running (I'm new to the place), but am > }~ having trouble. > }~ > }~ The symptoms: > }~ > }~ 1) The machine boots fine, then: > }~ 2) After 30 minutes or so, the machine hangs HARD. This happens > }~ even if instead of booting the machine you just let it sit in > }~ the monitor for 30 minutes. > }~ 3) If you reboot the machine, it doesn't respond at _all_. It > }~ doesn't even get to the point where you can see _anything_, no > }~ monitor, no "Testing System", nothing. A blank screen. An LED > }~ on the board (bottom-left) will repeatedly blink (5 times in a > }~ row, I think). > }~ 4) After a few days, or after yanking out all the memory, the machine > }~ reboots (go back to step 1). > }~ Five flashes in a row on the magic EKG LED indicates that the ROM memory probe didn't find any (usable) DRAM. The ROM code is testing the first 8 Kbytes of each bank of memory looking for a place to put the ROM stack. In your case, it didn't find any. I'd examine the DRAM sockets VERY carefully for broken/bent tines, and for cold solder or flexure breakdowns. One pin not making contact is all it takes. Also look arount the base of the memory controller (That big ole Fujitsu chip on a 25 MHz machine). The freeze spray treatment Bruce mentioned might help. Just for fun, here are the EKG blinky light flash counts for assorted failures: 1,2 ROM CRC check failures 3 Bad VRAM 4 Bad NVRAM (The NVRAM store in the clock chip) 5 No usable DRAM These will give you something intelligent to say to the folks at Bell Atlantic, if nothing else. ====== I don't speak for NeXT, and NeXT doesn't speak for me. Fair deal... mpaque@NeXT.COM NeXT business mail only NeXT Mail OK mpaque@aol.com Personal E-mail ASCII Mail only, please "It's a bad neighborhood, but the rent is cheap."
From: jbryans@csulb.edu (Jack Bryans) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: New cause for enrx: no network buffers: a network nightmare Date: 30 Sep 1994 21:30:58 GMT Organization: Cal State Long Beach Message-ID: <JBRYANS.94Sep30143058@tern.csulb.edu> Our name/time/mail/news server's been locking up periodically with 'enrx: no network buffers' in the logs. It turns out that the servers routing table is expanding w/o bound. Since we're not running routed & do no route add's, we figger some cisco box on our net's saying something to the server to cause it to add dynamic routes to its table. Our network dude hasn't been able to figger it out. Anybody got any idea what a cisco box could possibly say to our server to cause it to add routes to its routing table? Or anything else that could account for a growing route table? Jack
From: trevor@hepnsf.csudh.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Cube demands hardware password--help! Date: 30 Sep 1994 21:47:56 GMT Organization: CSU Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA, USA Message-ID: <36i12c$4vu@nic-nac.CSU.net> I was asked to put a NeXT on our network, and while I was messing with the /etc/localnetworks, /etc/hostconfig, etc. files, the machine began to demand the "hardware password" at boot time. Unfortunately, nobody seems to know that password. I read that by disconnecting the battery inside the NeXT, it can be made to forget its password, so I tried that. I left the battery (the one that's near the ROM chip and the clock crystal) out for ten minutes, but the NeXT still wants its password. I can't even use the bod command to boot it from the optical disk. Help, please. Trevor Johnson <trevor@hepnsf.csudh.edu>
From: veakblad@glue.umd.edu (David T. Wang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help! I killed my NSFIP! Date: 30 Sep 1994 23:32:10 GMT Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Message-ID: <36i75q$all@mojo.eng.umd.edu> References: <36fm4o$ml7@masala.cc.uh.edu> David Wang (cosc19va@simpsons.cc.uh.edu) wrote: [help, my machine died] I would like to Thank Marc Majka of <Marc_Majka@NeXT.COM> for helping me with my NSFIP problem, though his guidance I went into single user mode and deleted/moved files around that were critical to the machine locking upon bootup of NSFIP. Thanks to him the problem is now resolved, and I guess there are at least a few people at NeXT.com that still cares about the users of NeXTStep. Once again, Thank you. -- $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $ David Wang veakblad@eng.umd.edu $ $ Grad student- EE/Computer Engineering $ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kiwi@belly.in-berlin.de (Axel Habermann) Subject: Re: Help! I killed my NSFIP! Message-ID: <CwyEC2.FHB@belly.in-berlin.de> Sender: usenet@belly.in-berlin.de Organization: - none - References: <36fm4o$ml7@masala.cc.uh.edu> Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 17:38:25 GMT In article <36fm4o$ml7@masala.cc.uh.edu> cosc19va@simpsons.cc.uh.edu (David Wang) writes: [...] > it does this... > > Starting RPC and network Services: portmap netinfo lookupd ntpd > Mounting remote filesystems. > Starting file service daemons: > > > and then it just sits there and waits... and waits... and waits.. Press CTRL-C This should continue the boot process. If it hangs again, CTRL-C again. After being booted, you can remove the mount causing the trouble. Good luck. -- Axel Habermann \\|// "Wenn Du nicht kiwi@belly.in-berlin.de (NeXT-Mail) )o o( weisst was Du kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (NO NeXT-Mail) \ | / tust, mach's FaxFon: +49 30 4543046 \~/ mit Eleganz!"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: scottc@agora.rdrop.com (Scott Christley) Subject: gnutar and diskettes Sender: news@agora.rdrop.com (USENET News) Organization: RainDrop Laboratories Message-ID: <Cwyxqp.Io1@agora.rdrop.com> Date: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 00:37:36 GMT I know that TAR won't let me cross volumes but I heard somewhere that gnutar would, so do you know if I can gnutar onto a set of diskettes? I just have a single 3 1/2" drive and I would think that that I would want to compress the files as well; anybody want to give me a guess for what the command would be. I've only used regular tar for creating archives right on disk; I would think you need to tell gnutar the size of the diskette so that knows how much data it can put on, plus what is the /dev/*? thanks ahead scott
From: kevin@cage.cas.american.edu (Kevin Cruz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: "vnode_pageout: failed" Won't Boot!! Date: 29 Sep 1994 14:08:30 GMT Organization: The American University, Washington DC Sender: kevin@cage (Kevin Cruz) Distribution: world Message-ID: <36ehou$q17@paladin.american.edu> I'm running NS 3.0 on a NeXTStation (105M) giving the error: /: file system full IO error on pageout: error 28 vnode_pageout: Failed! I believe this is related to the swapfile, but other than that, I can't figure out what to do. Can someone help? IS there a Boot Floppy for NS 3.0? Any help is appreciated. -- Kevin --------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Cruz E-mail: kevin@american.edu Comp Sci & Info Sys Phone: (202) 885-2717 The American University Washington, D.C. 20016 Your lucky number is 3552664958674928. Watch for it everywhere. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
From: dbora@merle.acns.nwu.edu (Don Bora) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Mail over slip connection Date: 1 Oct 1994 04:52:47 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL Message-ID: <36ipuv$j59@news.acns.nwu.edu> I was wondering if anyone out there has the capability to send mail from a next that is slipped up. I have tried with zero success. any suggestiong
From: brunkhorst@mayo.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: printing with Terminal/Stuart (NCSA Telnet/Mac) Date: 30 Sep 1994 11:57:33 GMT Organization: Mayo Foundation Distribution: world Message-ID: <36gufd$ct9@fermat.mayo.edu> References: <9409291118.AA20663@estel.uindy.edu> In article <9409291118.AA20663@estel.uindy.edu> steve@estel.uindy.edu (Steve Spicklemire) writes: > Hi (again), > > 'Nuther (prolly dumb) question... We have a library > automation system that *normally* uses dumb terminals. >[...] Apparently there's some VTXXX > escape sequence that causes a VTXXX to print to a locally attached > printer. The software uses this sequence to make a dumb terminal > print some stuff out (say a record you want a copy of...). Neither the > NeXTs, nor the Macs (running NCSA Telnet) see to support this sequence. We use a similar package for our library, and Stuart supports the "output to local printer" just fine. Some people pipe write to lpr, some people pipe it to 'open,' That way they have the option of saving to a file or printing > The PC's however do (how embarrasing!). Does anybody out there know > about this sequence (I don't have a DEC terminal manual around here.. > I had hoped I never would have needed one!)? <155> = CSI character 8bit character = 10011011 <esc> = escape char 7bit = 0011011 <155>5i - turn printer on; echo to screen off <esc>[5i - 7 Bit alternative <155>4i - turn printer off; echo to screen on <esc>[4i - 7 bit alternative > Any ideas how to handle > this? Get Stuart 2.4x from scott hess, scott@nic.gac.edu >(I made some suggestions about selecting/printing or copying > stuff out of the terminal window to a text window.. none of these > really went over too well :( ) > > thanks for any ideas! > -steve --- Geoff ____________________________________________________________________________ Geoffrey Brunkhorst Brunkhorst.Geoffrey@Mayo.edu Research Computing Facility, Guggenheim 10 (507) 284-1805 Mayo Foundation, Rochester MN, 55905, USA fax (507) 284-5231
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: skwong@cuse1.se.cuhk.hk (Wong Sai Kee (Graduate Assistant)) Subject: How to config SLIP(TranSys) for dynamic IP ? Message-ID: <Cwz5L6.xF@eng_ser1.erg.cuhk.hk> Sender: news@eng_ser1.erg.cuhk.hk Organization: Engineering Faculty, The Chinese U. of Hong Kong Date: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 03:27:05 GMT I am configuring a TranSys on my NeXT at home. I am going to connect my NS3.2(black) to a Unix server with 20 dial-in-lines. Since there are 20 lines, the server will issue an IP to the remote host every time it login. I think I should not set a fix IP address in the file /usr/dialupip/config/config.slip What should I do ? Is there any scripts in PD for that purpose ? Further, I want to connect my Mac to NeXT via a local cheapernet. Is is possible ? How is the setting in the HostManager (or other network config information) ? Mr.Sai-kee Wong
Message-ID: <5XqArV93nrB@black.schulung.netuse.de> Organization: Orga-what? References: <llg.780781374@news.andi.org> Keywords: root, login MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: kris@black.schulung.netuse.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Kristian_K=F6hntopp?=) Subject: Re: root login over modem Date: 30 Sep 1994 08:34:00 +0100 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Distribution: world > When I try to login to a NeXT via a modem line I get something > like " root login refused at this port ". I need to have > remote root access to this machine, what do I have to do to > enable this access. Thanks /Larry If you add the keyword "secure" to the line for the modem tty, this will enable root logins via modem. DO NOT DO THIS. Allowing root logins from an unknown source is a Bad Thing (tm). Instead add the accounts with the legitimate right to become root to the wheel group. That is: Add the names of the users that are to be enabled to become root to /groups/wheel/users in NetInfo. These users have to login with the normal user name via modem and the use "su -" to become root. This way, intruders need two passwords to become root (or one password and one bug, for that matter) and all root logins are attached to a real user id in the logfiles. Kristian -- Kristian Köhntopp, Harmsstraße 98, 24114 Kiel, +49 431 676689 "Die reißen nachher im 20. Stock das Fenster auf und schmeißen uns raus." "Dann haben wir was falsch gemacht. Das würde selbst ich zugeben." -- Holger Gruel, Frank 'terra' Simon ## CrossPoint v3.5 R ##
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: "vnode_pageout: failed" Won't Boot!! Message-ID: <1994Oct1.075827.1340@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <36ehou$q17@paladin.american.edu> Date: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 07:58:27 GMT In article <36ehou$q17@paladin.american.edu> kevin@cage.cas.american.edu (Kevin Cruz) writes: }~ I'm running NS 3.0 on a NeXTStation (105M) giving the error: }~ }~ /: file system full }~ IO error on pageout: error 28 }~ vnode_pageout: Failed! }~ }~ I believe this is related to the swapfile, but other than that, }~ I can't figure out what to do. Can someone help? IS there a }~ Boot Floppy for NS 3.0? Any help is appreciated. Indeed the "vnode_pageout:" means that a page of memory could not be written to the Swapfile. The bigger problem there though is the first message, that your entire filesystem on the device where "/" root is mounted was full. Presuming that your primary swapfile resides also in /private/vm/swapfile (on the same drive) the two messages are likely 100% related. Basically the errors are telling you to 1. get a bigger drive 2. use "more gently" so that it swaps less, or 3. reboot more often (I see you're on 3.0). --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: foo.tar.gz how to uncompress and untar using gnutar in terminal ? Message-ID: <1994Oct1.080713.1400@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <36hofp$2ag@gap.cco.caltech.edu> Date: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 08:07:13 GMT In article <36hofp$2ag@gap.cco.caltech.edu> madler@cco.caltech.edu (Mark Adler) writes: }~ }~ >> if [ "$gz" != "" ]; then $gnutar -xvzf - < $gz; fi; }~ >> if [ "$z" != "" ]; then $gnutar -xvZf - < $z; fi; }~ }~ You don't need to do this. gzip happily decompresses .Z files as }~ well as .gz, and gnutar z invokes gzip. There's also no point in }~ using "- <". The extra redirection can only slow things a little. }~ Simply: "gnutar xvfz whatever". Whatever can be .tar.Z, .tar.gz, }~ or .compressed. Or the three-character versions .tgz or .taz. }~ }~ mark Thanks for the update Mark. I was sure I'd hit a naming conflict in the past with a presumed extension where it wasn't .tar.Z or .tar.gz, but on double-testing, now, I see that the whole thing can certainly be simplified. Script works as is, but has lots of fat, it turns out. --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Mail throught a firewall problem/question. Message-ID: <1994Oct1.083035.1963@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <36hq3a$aa3@toaster.berksys.com> Date: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 08:30:35 GMT In article <36hq3a$aa3@toaster.berksys.com> avoltmer@berksys.com (Andrew Voltmer) writes: }~ I am having trouble figuring this out. I have my one NeXTSTEP/FIP }~ machine on the inside of a firewall at my company. Using the NeXT }~ mail program I can mail other UNIX hosts inside the firewall but }~ cannot mail to hosts outside the firewall. Other UNIX hosts can }~ mail outside and receive mail without problems.... You *should* only need to define your mailhost, is my best guess from your description. Find the "DR" and "CR" lines in the sendmail.subsidiary.cf file that you currently have as a soft link from /etc/sendmail/sendmail.cf, and replace the "mailhost" constant with the actual name of the firewall bridging system that DOES see the outside for E-mail. --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
From: mikedean@eri.erinet.com (Michael Dean) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.admin Subject: Re: weird disk problem Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.admin Date: 1 Oct 1994 09:49:14 -0400 Organization: EriNet Online 513 436-9915 Message-ID: <36jpcq$3f7@eri.erinet.com> References: <3654pr$pbq@news1.digex.net> David Casti (disc@ss1.digex.net) wrote: : If I run `fsck /dev/rsd1a`, it executes correctly and reports no errors : and: : However, if you attempt to `mount /dev/sd1a /somedir`, it appears to mount : correctly but there are no files in somedir. `ls somedir` reveals nothing. I hope this isn't to simple but have you checked the permissions on somedir? : I can use the read command in the `disk` utility to read arbitrary sectors : off the disk, and all the data appears to be intact -- but there is no : directory structure to get me access to that data. : Any advice? : Thanks, : David.
From: "PDAC" <pdac@fox.nstn.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Damaged tape backup Date: 1 Oct 1994 13:33:07 -0300 Organization: Nova Scotia Technology Network Sender: news@nstn.ns.ca Message-ID: <61077.pdac@fox.nstn.ca> To: brian@umbc.edu On 24 Sep 1994 00:09:57 -0400, Brian Cuthie <brian@umbc.edu> wrote: >In article <57511.dwhite@fox.nstn.ca>, <dwhite@fox.nstn.ca> wrote: >>I have a problem. A while ago, I created a tape backup using tar. When I >>went to restore the tape, somehow I typed the command "tar -xcvf >>/dev/rst0", which did not do anything except write an EOF or two at the >>beginning of the tape. >> >>Does anyone know of a way to restore this tape, if only partially, so that >>some of the files can be restored? > >You didn't mention what kind of tape drive was involved. Different drives >will exhibit different behavior. > >Brian > > >-- >Brian Cuthie >Systemix Software, Inc. >brian@systemix.com It is a Tandberg 525 Mb 1/4 inch SCSI tape drive....
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer From: westes@netcom.com (Will Estes) Subject: Mods to ListProcess 6.0? Message-ID: <westesCwzM4s.9v2@netcom.com> Organization: Mail Group Date: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 09:24:27 GMT Has anyone compiled ListServ (Listprocessor 6.0) under NeXTSTEP 3.2 FIP? When I make the necessary changes to the Makefile in the ./src directory and run make, I get errors related to time.h: "invalid use of undefined type `struct tm'" What is the fix to this specific problem, and if someone has compiled Listproc 6.0 I would appreciate other pointers. -- Will Estes Internet: westes@usc.com
From: perkins@sidney2b (Stephen J. Perkins) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: No remote printing... Date: 1 Oct 1994 18:40:08 GMT Organization: Michigan State University Distribution: world Message-ID: <36kae8$ile@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> Well... I have set up two NeXTs connected via ethernet. The automounter works fine. However, on one system (sidney, a black box) I have a HP Deskjet 500 connected (with the PD dj driver and queue name 'dj'). Printing has always worked fine on the black system. On the other (sidney2b, an intel box) I have set up a remote print entry like (in /etc/printcap... then niloaded into netinfo): dj:\ :ty=HP Deskjet 500:\ :lp=:rm=sidney:rp=dj:sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/dj:\ :lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs: I then modified /etc/hosts.lpd to: 192.42.172.1 sidney2b 192.42.172.2 sidney /etc/hosts.equiv is a symbolic link to /etc/hosts. Then... after a reboot, an lpr followed by an lpq returns: sidney: /usr/lib/lpd: dj: Your host does not have line printer access sidney2b: Waiting for queue to be enabled on sidney Rank Owner Job Files Total Size 1st root 11 /Users/perkins/.cshrc 9797 bytes I added the '-l' flag to the startup call to lpd (in /etc/rc) but I havn't found any interesting info in /usr/adm/lpd-errors (yes I rebooted to restart the daemons). Perusing NA and the man pages didn't shed any light. Any clue as to what trivial thing I'm doing incorrectly? Many TIAs for any help! Steve -- ==================================================================== Stephen Perkins | Department of Computer Science | perkins@cps.msu.edu Michigan State University |
From: mikef@hillres22.cc.purdue.edu (Mike Fleming) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mail throught a firewall problem/question. Date: 1 Oct 1994 18:44:13 GMT Organization: Purdue University Distribution: world Message-ID: <36kalt$jbn@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> References: <36hq3a$aa3@toaster.berksys.com> In article <36hq3a$aa3@toaster.berksys.com> avoltmer@berksys.com (Andrew Voltmer) writes: > I am having trouble figuring this out. I have my one NeXTSTEP/FIP machine > on the inside of a firewall at my company. Using the NeXT mail program I > can mail other UNIX hosts inside the firewall but cannot mail to hosts > outside the firewall. Other UNIX hosts can mail outside and receive mail > without problems. I have set up the NeXT machine with a MX record in the > DNS files on the nameserver. I can telnet outside of the firewall from > the NeXT machine. I can even telnet right to port 25 and send mail by Hmm, usually a firewall prevents outgoing telnet connections. Almost always, a firewall prevents incoming mail (since the remote host cannot connect to your machine). > -Andrew Voltmer > Berkeley Systems Inc. > > p.s. The returned mail is as follows: > > > ----- Transcript of session follows ----- > 550 mailhost (ether)... 550 Host unknow ^^^^^^^^ Your sendmail.cf file is set up to connect to "mailhost"'s SMTP port. Apparently, you don't have any machine aliased to "mailhost". To fix this: o Run HostManager.app o Open up (or add) a host that crosses the firewall o Add an alias to that host, "mailhost" Everything should work fine. Now if you are capable of making outbound telnet connections from your machine, you have another option. You can rename the file "/etc/sendmail/sendmail.mailhost.cf" to "/etc/sendmail/sendmail.cf". This will make outbound mail connections directly, rather than going through a mailhost. -- Mike Fleming/mikef@sonata.cc.purdue.edu/Undergrad, CEE, Purdue University "Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?"--T.S.Eliot "...shaped together in real-time: my television and my subconscious mind..."--Machines of Loving Grace
From: brent@fourier.bme.med.ualberta.ca (Brent Swekla) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mail over slip connection Date: 1 Oct 1994 22:11:47 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <36kmr3$s5q@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <36ipuv$j59@news.acns.nwu.edu> Don Bora writes > I was wondering if anyone out there has the capability to send > mail from a next that is slipped up. I have tried with zero success. > any suggestiong It just worked for me, though I had to adjust sendmail.cf to get the addressing right. What exactly is happening? Try "mail -v <somebody@somewhere.someplace>" to get more diagnostic info. If that just hangs, try bringing the line down and then up again. -- Brent Swekla "Sleep furiously." swekla@ee.ualberta.ca PGP public key available on request
From: tmeyer@mcs.com (Tom Meyer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: "vnode_pageout: failed" Won't Boot!! Date: 2 Oct 1994 05:44:52 GMT Organization: MCSNet Services Message-ID: <36lhck$4i7@News1.mcs.com> References: <1994Oct1.075827.1340@ToTSySSoft.com> In article <1994Oct1.075827.1340@ToTSySSoft.com> Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes: > In article <36ehou$q17@paladin.american.edu> kevin@cage.cas.american.edu > (Kevin Cruz) writes: > }~ I'm running NS 3.0 on a NeXTStation (105M) giving the error: > }~ > }~ /: file system full > }~ IO error on pageout: error 28 > }~ vnode_pageout: Failed! > }~ > }~ I believe this is related to the swapfile, but other than that, > }~ I can't figure out what to do. Can someone help? IS there a > }~ Boot Floppy for NS 3.0? Any help is appreciated. > > Indeed the "vnode_pageout:" means that a page of memory could not be > written to the Swapfile. The bigger problem there though is the first > message, that your entire filesystem on the device where "/" root is > mounted was full. Presuming that your primary swapfile resides also in > /private/vm/swapfile (on the same drive) the two messages are likely 100% > related. > > Basically the errors are telling you to > 1. get a bigger drive > 2. use "more gently" so that it swaps less, or > 3. reboot more often (I see you're on 3.0). > --- what you can probably do is this * break to ROM monitor and boot single user NeXT> bsd -sb # mount -o rw,remount / # rm /private/vm/swapfile (reboot machine multi-user)
From: mike@dannug.dk (Michael Zedeler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: gnu tar-1.11.2 won't compile Date: 30 Sep 1994 10:59:53 GMT Organization: Danish NeXT User Group Distribution: world Message-ID: <36gr39$1pv@nexia.dk> Hi there, I ftp'ed tar-1.11.2 from a gnu archive, and tried to compile it on my NeXTStation. (NeXTSTEP 3.2.) After having run 'sh ./configure', 'make' complained: port.h:109: warning: redefinition of macro bcopy /NextDeveloper/Headers/ansi/string.h:109: warning: is the location of the previous definition port.h:111: warning: redefinition of macro bcmp create.c:664: undefined type, found `DIR' *** Exit 1 Stop. while compiling 'create.c'. I don't think that I have done anything wrong here, after all the gnu-autoconf packages are nearly foolproof. So I have figured that this version of tar isn't compilable on NeXTSTEP without minor modifications. My question is: does anyone have a patch for this version of tar? Thank you in advance, Michael. -- Michael Zedeler, Roskilde University, Member of Danish NeXT U. G. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer industry: Industry in which the number of units sold of any given product is inversely proportional to its technical excellence. See also: MS-DOS, MS-Windows, PC, X, 80x86. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
From: bbry@bu.edu (Bryony Bechtold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Pitfalls in NS3.0 -> 3.2 upgrade? Followup-To: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 2 Oct 1994 14:41:48 GMT Organization: Boston University Distribution: world Message-ID: <36mgrc$92m@news.bu.edu> References: <36hiaf$qm3@news.cs.brandeis.edu> David A. Sinclair (sinclair@cs.brandeis.edu) wrote: : Hello, netland! : I am considering upgrading our NeXT systems (black hardware) from : NS3.0 to NS3.2 this weekend, and am looking for any pitfalls to avoid : along the way. Any software disappear during the upgrade? Any : upgrade bugs? Anything to be particularly careful of? To be perfectly honest I don't know if upgrade.app is truly broken, or there's just a lot of rumors and voodoo floating around, BUT... Everyone I know who has ever ugpraded OS versions using "upgrade" has sooner or later (usually within a day or two) given up, sited some sort of strange or recurring problem, and installed NS from scratch. If there are any SUCCESS stories, or fast-scripts that simplify this process and will make the move from 3.2 to 3.3 any simpler, I too would LOVE to hear it.
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Pitfalls in NS3.0 -> 3.2 upgrade? Date: 2 Oct 1994 17:32:51 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz Distribution: world Message-ID: <36mqs3$la7@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> References: <36mgrc$92m@news.bu.edu> In article <36mgrc$92m@news.bu.edu> bbry@bu.edu (Bryony Bechtold) writes: > To be perfectly honest I don't know if upgrade.app is truly broken, or there's > just a lot of rumors and voodoo floating around, BUT... Everyone I know who > has ever ugpraded OS versions using "upgrade" has sooner or later (usually > within a day or two) given up, sited some sort of strange or recurring problem, > and installed NS from scratch. > > If there are any SUCCESS stories, or fast-scripts that simplify this process > and will make the move from 3.2 to 3.3 any simpler, I too would LOVE to hear > it. I have upgraded from 3.0 PR1 -> 3.0 PR2 -> 3.0 -> 3.1 PR1 -> 3.1 -> 3.2 (may have missed one or two in there) and have used Upgrade.app on every upgrade except one which I did from scratch when I installed a new disk drive. I have never experienced any problems caused by upgrading rather than installing from scratch. I'm not sure why I haven't experienced the problems others have reported. Maybe it's because I maintain strict separation between NeXT's files and my own by not adding anything to the /Next* directories. I also try not to add or modify anything in the standard UNIX directories instead maintaining a /usr/local tree for local additions. Obviously, some of the /etc files must be customized to express local configurations. I've never upgraded using the automatic feature, either. I laboriously look through the list of files to be upgraded as provided by Upgrade.app and decide whether to upgrade or save files that I've modified. So my feeling has always been that Upgrade.app isn't broken, but that it cannot possibly deal with all the questionable modifications that might be made to system files. --- Art Isbell Cubic Solutions NeXT Registered Consultant NEXTSTEP software development and consulting NeXTmail: art@cubicsol.com Voice: +1 408 335 1154 USmail: 95018-9442 Fax: +1 408 335 2515
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: "vnode_pageout: failed" Won't Boot!! Date: 2 Oct 1994 17:47:31 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz Distribution: world Message-ID: <36mrnj$lcd@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> References: <36lhck$4i7@News1.mcs.com> In article <36lhck$4i7@News1.mcs.com> tmeyer@mcs.com (Tom Meyer) writes: > what you can probably do is this > * break to ROM monitor and boot single user > NeXT> bsd -sb > # mount -o rw,remount / > # rm /private/vm/swapfile > (reboot machine multi-user) Is this really the best approach? I've got a nice big 64 MB swapfile all laid down contiguously. If I rm it, will it be recreated contiguously? I doubt it. Would entering mach_swapon -a work better? I would think that cat /dev/null > /private/vm/swapfile might not be any better than rm. --- Art Isbell Cubic Solutions NeXT Registered Consultant NEXTSTEP software development and consulting NeXTmail: art@cubicsol.com Voice: +1 408 335 1154 USmail: 95018-9442 Fax: +1 408 335 2515
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) Subject: Re: Mail throught a firewall problem/question. Message-ID: <Cx1wz7.Cw@euler.hnv.icem.de> Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) Organization: Ink Unknown References: <36kalt$jbn@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 15:13:55 GMT In article <36kalt$jbn@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> mikef@hillres22.cc.purdue.edu (Mike Fleming) writes: > > ----- Transcript of session follows ----- > > 550 mailhost (ether)... 550 Host unknow > ^^^^^^^^ > > Your sendmail.cf file is set up to connect to "mailhost"'s SMTP port. > Apparently, you don't have any machine aliased to "mailhost". To fix > this: > > o Run HostManager.app > o Open up (or add) a host that crosses the firewall > o Add an alias to that host, "mailhost" > > Everything should work fine. I think I tried this under NS3.0 and it did not work. What helped was to actually hardcode the mailhost's name into the sendmail.cf file (instead of 'mailhost'). Don't know if this would be neccessary for NS3.2 though. Juergen --- Fon ++49-511-440688 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49-511-440617 == What time do we live in when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee, == when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: tom@smart.ruhr.de (Thomas Neumann) Subject: Re: Pitfalls in NS3.0 -> 3.2 upgrade? Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 19:16:59 GMT Message-ID: <TOM.94Oct2201659@smart.ruhr.de> References: <36hiaf$qm3@news.cs.brandeis.edu> <36mgrc$92m@news.bu.edu> Sender: tom@smart.ruhr.de (Thomas Neumann) In-Reply-To: bbry@bu.edu's message of 2 Oct 1994 14:41:48 GMT Followup-To: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: none >>>>> "Bryony" == Bryony Bechtold <bbry@bu.edu> writes: Bryony> To be perfectly honest I don't know if upgrade.app is Bryony> truly broken, or there's just a lot of rumors and voodoo Bryony> floating around, BUT... Everyone I know who has ever Bryony> ugpraded OS versions using "upgrade" has sooner or later Bryony> (usually within a day or two) given up, sited some sort of Bryony> strange or recurring problem, and installed NS from Bryony> scratch. I've done 3.0 -> 3.1 -> 3.2 with Upgrade.app. No problem, no need to reinstall from scratch. -t
From: sanguish@digifix.com (Scott Anguish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.marketplace Subject: Quick Guide to NEXTSTEP Information on the Internet Date: 3 Oct 1994 00:32:33 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Message-ID: <36o1h1$f1j@digifix.digifix.com> This post is made weekly, to help 'point' users to more NEXTSTEP information Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server online comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers New Information --------------- Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server online A product directory and information server, built around the World Wide Web system, this will allow full multimedia announcements by NEXTSTEP developers, as well as the ability to browse the available products for NEXTSTEP. 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From: mtovar@corima.mty.itesm.mx (Martin Tovar) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: About FloppyDisk... Date: 3 Oct 1994 06:07:32 GMT Organization: ITESM, Campus Monterrey Message-ID: <36o734$1mhe@campus.mty.itesm.mx> I have trouble with Startup Floppy Disk. Now need restore "Floppy22.dd" in CD-ROM to FloppyDisk. Anyone help me? thaks in advance! -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ing. Martin Tovar B. NeXT-Mail:mtovar@corima.mty.itesm.mx e-mail :mtovar@mtecv2.mty.itesm.mx
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: leif@pattern.rmnug.org (Leif Smith) Subject: Re: Pitfalls in NS3.0 -> 3.2 upgrade? Message-ID: <1994Oct2.214721.1947@nugget.rmNUG.ORG> Sender: leif@nugget.rmNUG.ORG Organization: Pattern Research, Denver, Colorado References: <36mgrc$92m@news.bu.edu> Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 21:47:21 GMT I'm not a next wizard, but didn't have to be; it just worked. I may have saved a few files to reinstall. Just ask the installer to give you an upgrade plan. Then look at the plan and see if it is proposing to delete anything you want. Good idea to back up crucial stuff before you do any kind of surgery on your system. -- Leif Smith, Denver leif@pattern.rmnug.org
From: disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.admin Subject: A kind soul with NS 3.1? Date: 3 Oct 1994 14:29:04 GMT Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA Message-ID: <36p4fg$9f2@news1.digex.net> Hi folks, I've been struggling for the past few months with Wietse Venema's logdaemon program. First, I couldn't compile the version 4 code without posix -- which wasn't available until NextStep 3.2. So, after a while I managed to upgrade my system to 3.2. Then, I found out that posix is really, seriously broken in NextStep 3.2, and no matter what Wietse and I tried, there was no way to make it work. Then, I thought I'd just go back to logdaemon version 3.x, which did compile and was running just fine under 3.1. Wrong! All logdaemon version 3 code now bus errors when I compile it under 3.2 -- even though the binary which was compiled under 3.1 worked famously. So, in the end it seems, I need to find a kind soul who is still running NextStep 3.1, so I can build the logdaemon version 3 code and use it on my system. If you or someone you know can help me out, please let me know! :) Thanks, David.
From: charlesa@learned.co.uk (Charlesa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: WANManage & configure Date: 3 Oct 1994 15:49:31 GMT Organization: EUnet GB Distribution: world Message-ID: <36p96b$3n1@marble.Britain.EU.net> Hi all - Anyone know where to turn for more info on WANManage and WANconfigure? Or am I wrong in thinking that WAN = wide-area-net? Thanks C. -- ********************************************* Charles Ashley Learned Information Ltd. charlesa@learned.co.uk (NeXTMAIL okay...) *********************************************
From: esd@slurpee.colorado.edu (Ed DeBolt) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: problem with mailDBupdate Date: 3 Oct 1994 16:08:10 GMT Organization: University of Colorado at Boulder Message-ID: <36pa9a$am9@lace.Colorado.EDU> Keywords: mailDBupdate HI-- I am having a problem with mailDBupdate. I am getting a message "bus error". I think it may be related to the root users environment. I had this problem once before but I can't for the life of me remember what I did. Thanks for any help. ed slurpee:71# mailDBupdate Bus error Exit 138 slurpee:70# source /.login export: Command not found. Exit 1 TERM=vt100: Command not found. Exit 1 TERMCAP=d0|vt100|vt100-am|vt100am:do=^J:co#80:li#24:cl=\E[;H\E[2J:sf=2*\ED:le=^H:bs:am:cm= 5\E[%i%d;%dH:nd=2\E[C:up=2\E[A:ce=3\E[K:cd=50\E[J:so=2\E[7m:se=2\E[m:us=2\E[4m:ue=2\E[m:md =2\E[1m:mr=2\E[7m:mb=2\E[5m:me=2\E[m:is=\E[1;24r:rf=/usr/lib/tabset/vt100:rs=\E>\E[?3l\E[? 4l\E[?5l\E[?7h\E[?8h:ks=\E[?1h\E=:ke=\E[?1l\E>:ku=\EOA:kd=\EOB:kr=\EOC:kl=\EOD:kb=^H:ho=\E [H:k1=\EOP:k2=\EOQ:k3=\EOR:k4=\EOS:pt:sr=2*\EM:vt#3:xn:sc=\E7:rc=\E8:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:: Command not found. Exit 1 -- Ed DeBolt Jr NeXTMail welcome esd@slurpee.colorado.edu Nat. Snow and Ice Data Ctr. Boulder Colorado 303-492-8814 http://titanic.colorado.edu:/ESD
From: KLASSEN@UVVM.UVIC.CA (Melvin Klassen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: System administrator needs help Date: 3 Oct 1994 11:20:24 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <199410031620.LAA01786@mail.cs.utexas.edu> Please respond directly, not to me, but to Sergey. --- Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 10:43:50 +0100 Sender: User Services List <ADVISE-L@UGA.UGA.EDU> From: Sergey Odinets <szergej@INFLAB.BME.HU> Subject: My baby wonna be along: booting NeXT... Hello advisers, my question concerns booting of NeXT computers. We have here in Budapest Tech Univ a modest configuration on the common Ethernet cable (manuf.bme.hu): NeXT station: NIS server, with internal and external HD, CD drive connected to external HD. Host name: next-1b. NeXTstation: Network Client booting from int drive, using NIS from next-1b. Host name: next-3b. NeXTstation Color: Network Client booted from int drive, used NIS from next-1b. Host name: next-4b. Recently our local network became very slow. On the next-3b something wrong with accessing int HD of next-1b where the all Network-wide user accounts are. But the biggest disaster I've coused myself on the next-4b: I've been stupid enough to change the 'hostconfig' file with NetManager, so, that now it cannot access next-1b anymore. It might be ok- I could boot without network and then fix the problem. However, here i've made another mistake: to enter the YP address as next-1b although it does not exist on the next-1b. Now after continuing booting without network, it starts to look up YP and it lasts forever. I've tried to boot: Ctrl ~ NeXT> bsd -s but I got Read-only system where I cannot change hostconfig. I found a file 'hostconfig~' with the correct addresses, but I cannot replace the first one. I even tried retype 'rc' script manually, so, to enter right data from 'hostconfig~'. But the single-user system(read-only) doesn't allow to perform some of its ('rc's) essential operations. NeXT>ben It starts to boot from next-1b, but then the following error comes up: "No bootparam server responding to GETFILE 'root'; still trying" I've no idea how to setup 'bootparams' file on the next-1b and afraid to brake the last running computer here. We have CD with NEXTSTEP on it, but i don't know how to boot from it (bod), exectly, how to plugg the drive to next-4b. Last days for me were nightmare of studying all documentation I have from the level of beginner in using NeXT at all. I feel sorry for all troubles I coused to my colleagues here. However, I know noone who can help me around here except some of you in Cyberspace. The original administrator, that I got the root password from week ago (to fix SUN uses the same network: another story), after last nights is not deeper in the problem than me. Thanks in advance, Sergey Odinets, PhD exchange student, Budapest Technical Univ., Moscow Univ of Technology, Krasnoyarsk Technical Univ.
From: arneha@ifi.uio.no (Arne Christian Hårseth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: gnutar and diskettes Date: 3 Oct 1994 18:20:03 +0100 Organization: Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway Message-ID: <36peg3$c1o@holoa.ifi.uio.no> References: <Cwyxqp.Io1@agora.rdrop.com> You could try something like: gnutar cvfzM /dev/rfd0b files where M=multi-volume (use gnutar --help to see the other options). This will copy your files compressed (GNU-compress:gzip) to a tarfile on the floppy-disc. I tried this on a SUN-system without success (gnutar failed when reading the data in again), but it might work on NeXTstep. Has anyone experienced the same ? Arne (arneha@ifi.uio.no)
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: "vnode_pageout: failed" Won't Boot!! Date: 3 Oct 1994 18:15:19 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Distribution: world Message-ID: <36phnn$kgq@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <36lhck$4i7@News1.mcs.com> <36mrnj$lcd@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> Art Isbell (art@cubicsol.com) wrote: : In article <36lhck$4i7@News1.mcs.com> tmeyer@mcs.com (Tom Meyer) writes: : > what you can probably do is this : > * break to ROM monitor and boot single user : > NeXT> bsd -sb : > # mount -o rw,remount / : > # rm /private/vm/swapfile : > (reboot machine multi-user) : Is this really the best approach? I've got a nice big 64 MB swapfile : all laid down contiguously. If I rm it, will it be recreated : contiguously? I doubt it. Would entering mach_swapon -a work better? I : would think that cat /dev/null > /private/vm/swapfile might not be any : better than rm. You're right it's not the best approach. If you have perl on your machine the following one liner works: #!/usr/local/bin/perl print " Truncating $ARGV[0] to $ARGV[1] megabytes. \n"; truncate($ARGV[0], 1048576* $ARGV[1]); end =>mkfile 2000000 /tmp/trash =>ls -l /tmp/trash -rw------T 1 root wheel 2000000 Oct 3 12:20 /tmp/trash =>truncfile /tmp/trash 1 Truncating /tmp/trash to 1 megabytes. =>ls -l /tmp/trash -rw------T 1 root wheel 1048576 Oct 3 12:21 /tmp/trash -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: perkins@sidney2b (Stephen J. Perkins) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: No remote printing (and now no rsh ls) Date: 3 Oct 1994 18:44:50 GMT Organization: Michigan State University Distribution: world Message-ID: <36pjf2$vom@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> References: <36kae8$ile@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> In article <36kae8$ile@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> perkins@sidney2b (Stephen J. Perkins) writes: > > Well... I have set up two NeXTs connected via ethernet. The > automounter > works fine. However, on one system (sidney, a black box) I have a HP > Deskjet 500 connected (with the PD dj driver and queue name 'dj'). > Printing has always worked fine on the black system. On the other > (sidney2b, an intel box) I have set up a remote print entry like (in > /etc/printcap... then niloaded into netinfo): Well... I have more information but no solution. It seems that if I'm on the black box (sidney), I can successfully execute both: rsh sidney2b rsh sidney2b ls -al However, if I'm on sidney2b, I can only successfully execute: rsh sidney (i.e. I login to sidney). However, if I try: rsh sidney ls -al then the prompt returns with no output and no error. The -NXHost switch works correctly on both sides. Any clue why rsh doesn't work correctly? Any tips greatly appreciated. Thanks, Steve P.S. I don't know if they are related, but thought I would mention. -- ==================================================================== Stephen Perkins | Department of Computer Science | perkins@cps.msu.edu Michigan State University | "There's more ways to skin a cat than putting its head in a boot jack and pulling on its tail."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.admin From: dimitri@duti609a.twi.tudelft.nl (Dimitri Tischenko) Subject: Re: A kind soul with NS 3.1? Message-ID: <Cx42oy.Ewp@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl> Sender: news@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl (TWI News Administration) Organization: Delft University of Technology References: <36p4fg$9f2@news1.digex.net> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 19:12:34 GMT In article <36p4fg$9f2@news1.digex.net>, David Casti <disc@vector.casti.com> wrote: > >Hi folks, > >I've been struggling for the past few months with Wietse Venema's >logdaemon program. First, I couldn't compile the version 4 code without >posix -- which wasn't available until NextStep 3.2. So, after a while I >managed to upgrade my system to 3.2. Then, I found out that posix is >really, seriously broken in NextStep 3.2, and no matter what Wietse and I >tried, there was no way to make it work. You probably have tried everything, but just to be sure: how exactly did you try to compile it? I've had problems with posix myself, but eventually, every problem was solvable through some flags and defines. Dimitri -- +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Dimitri Tischenko | D.B.Tischenko@TWI.TUDelft.NL | NeXTmail preferred! | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Delft University of Technology | NeGeN | | Fac Applied Math & Computer Science| NEXTSTEP Gebruikers Nederland | | Dep of Statistics, Probabilitistics| NiNe | | and Operations Research | NEXTSTEP In the Netherlands | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: root@dreams.skidmore.edu (Operator) Subject: How to boot using other scsi disk and termcap question Message-ID: <1994Oct3.202730.2418@scott.skidmore.edu> Keywords: boot,termcap Sender: news@scott.skidmore.edu (news manager) Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 20:27:30 GMT Two questions: 1. In anticipation of our original internal drive crashing [it's getting old !], I've used "builddisk" to make an external 1 gig disk bootable. Q: how to I test it to see if it will boot in case the first drive dies ? [is it as siimple as "bsd1" in a mon window ? 2. When i phone in from home, I get the msg: "editing disabled due to incomplete termcap entry". I'm using a home Mac to call in using a VT100 emulation. What file do I alter to make the system recognize my term as a VT100 upon logging in each time ? {rather than typing "unsetenv TERMCAP, setenv TERM vt100}? Thanks for any help ! reply to : root@dreams.skidmore.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: root@dreams.skidmore.edu (Operator) Subject: gnutar on 3.1 ? Message-ID: <1994Oct3.203614.2672@scott.skidmore.edu> Keywords: gnutar Sender: news@scott.skidmore.edu (news manager) Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 20:36:14 GMT Does anybody know, is "gnutar" a part of the 3.1 release or only on 3.2 ? I can't seem to get it to work on 3.1. Thanks root@dreams.skidmore.edu
From: DRQuarrie@LBL.Gov (David R. Quarrie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Printer Description File for HP LaserJet 4SIMX Date: 3 Oct 1994 23:03:17 GMT Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley CA Distribution: world Message-ID: <41720@dog.ee.lbl.gov> Keywords: PPD HP LaserJet I'm having problems setting up the PPD for a HP LaserJet 4SiMX printer. It's actually spooled to another amchine, but I believe that that should be irrelevant for most of the following. Here's what I've tried so far: o I ftp'd from ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/PPD/win what I thought was the correct PPD (HP4SI6_1.PPD) o I used tr to remove the '\015' characters. o I moved the resulting file to /NextLibrary/PrinterTypes/English.lproj as file: HP_LaserJet_4si_PostScript_600DPI.ppd o I fired up NetInfoManager.app and added a new printer having the properties: hp6:50B-3238 HP6: \ :lp:rm=randolf:rp=hp6:sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/hp6: \ ty=HP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpi: o I also added a property "_finalform" as per the Release Notes. Unfortunately, when I attempt to use the printer, the PrintPanel for that printer reports "Printer description file not available". If I modify the "ty" property to be: ty=HP LaserJet IIISi PostScript: which is one of the standard supplied PPDs under NS 3.2 (in file HP_LaserJet_IIISi_PostScript.ppd), I get the correct form of the PrintPanel, (ie. the Options... button is enabled and I can select No Duplex etc.), but the printer doesn't appear to respond to the commands (even though some extra stuff seems to be inserted into the PostScript file). I this is a case of RTFM or RTF-FAQ I haven't managed to find the relevant information yet. Any ideas, comments, suggestions? David --------------------------------------------------------------------- David R. Quarrie Lawrence Berkeley Lab MS 50B-3238 (NeXTmail ok) 1 Cyclotron Road Internet: DRQuarrie@LBL.Gov Berkeley, CA 94720 DECnet : lbl::drquarrie Tel: (510) 486-4868
From: steve@estel.uindy.edu (Steve Spicklemire) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: procmail... and NeXT Date: 3 Oct 1994 21:00:35 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9410040157.AA04328@estel.uindy.edu> Well... go figure. I did finally get procmail to work (and it *is* cool boys and girls!). The trick was to stop trying, and get the *latest* distribution: ---------------------- A recent version can be picked up at various comp.sources.misc archives. The latest version can be obtained directly from the ftp-archive at: ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (137.226.225.3) as (g)zipped tar file: /pub/packages/procmail/procmail.tar.gz <160KB as compressed tar file: /pub/packages/procmail/procmail.tar.Z <224KB ---------------------- Also SmartList is there... and it is also quite cool. It Just Works. -steve :) --------------------------< cut here >---------------------------- Steve Spicklemire (317) 788-3313 steve@estel.uindy.edu Dept of Physics and Earth-Space Science NeXTmail Welcome! University of Indianapolis 1400 East Hanna Avenue, Indpls. IN, 46227
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (Willem van Schaik) Subject: Re: Forcing boot from CD? Message-ID: <1994Oct2.144425.28318@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> Sender: news@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (USENET News System) Organization: Philips Communications & Processing Services, Eindhoven References: <1994Sep20.202904.6329@midway.uchicago.edu> <1994Sep26.083420.9299@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> <36bshj$7p4@news1.digex.net> Distribution: na Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 14:44:25 GMT disc@ss1.digex.net (David Casti) writes: >Willem van Schaik (schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl) wrote: >: As far as I know you can not boot from a CD alone. But you can boot >: from the combination of CD plus floppy. But you will boot in single- >: user mode. The command is "bfd -s". This will start with the floppy >: and then complete it from the CD. >Actually, you can boot from a CD alone, if you have turbo ROMs. If you >do not, then you must use the floppy. >The boot command for a turbo that had the CD player as the second device >(that makes it /dev/rsd1a) would look like this: > bsd(1,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd1a >David. That explains it, because I have a pre-turbo station. Any chance of updating ROMs? Willem -- W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philips TASS schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: gnu tar-1.11.2 won't compile Message-ID: <1994Oct3.121533.764@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <36gr39$1pv@nexia.dk> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 12:15:33 GMT In article <36gr39$1pv@nexia.dk> mike@dannug.dk (Michael Zedeler) writes: }~ Hi there, }~ }~ I ftp'ed tar-1.11.2 from a gnu archive, and tried to compile it on my }~ NeXTStation. (NeXTSTEP 3.2.) After having run 'sh ./configure', 'make' }~ complained: Ummm, this doesn't help you with the incompatibility you're reporting in headers... but.. > /usr/bin/gnutar --version GNU tar version 1.11.2 is standard distribution for NEXTSTEP 3.2 --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Mods to ListProcess 6.0? Message-ID: <1994Oct3.122408.847@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <westesCwzM4s.9v2@netcom.com> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 12:24:08 GMT In article <westesCwzM4s.9v2@netcom.com> westes@netcom.com (Will Estes) writes: }~ Has anyone compiled ListServ (Listprocessor 6.0) under NeXTSTEP 3.2 }~ FIP? When I make the necessary changes to the Makefile in the ./src }~ directory and run make, I get errors related to time.h: }~ }~ "invalid use of undefined type `struct tm'" }~ }~ What is the fix to this specific problem, and if someone has }~ compiled Listproc 6.0 I would appreciate other pointers. }~ }~ -- }~ Will Estes Internet: westes@usc.com For Kernel code (doesn't apply to your problem) struct tm is defined in /usr/include/bsd/sys/time.h == <sys/time.h>. For other uses, struct tm is defined in /usr/include/ansi/time.h == <time.h>, which is included by <sys/time.h>. The latter definition is ifdef'd on _NEXT_SOURCE or __STRICT_ANSI__, adding the zone fields for _NEXT_SOURCE only. Because of mixed definitions across systems, I've seen the NeXT (extended) version copied verbatim into a local .h file in a number of ported sources. I don't say that that's best. Are you trying to compile "-posix"? --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
From: doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jonathan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP: fstab entry for DOS & CDROM Date: 3 Oct 1994 19:37:18 -0500 Organization: Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota Distribution: na Message-ID: <36q83u$49n@cobber.cord.edu> I'm a little confused with the workings of NeXTstep with regard to the fstab. I want to permanently mount my IDE dos drive and the CDRom drive so that I can NFS export them. I have the following entries in my fstab: /dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1 #my scsi disk /dev/rhd0h /Dos dos ro 1 2 #my ide dos disk /dev/rsd1a /mnt cfs ro #my cdrom disk However, the ide and cdrom drives are not mounted where I tell them to be. Somehow NeXTstep detects them and automounts them onto mountpoints named after their disklabel. I don't want them automounted to some directory name depending on the drive's disklabel. I want them in one place so that I can automatically NFS export them instead doing them by hand since the mountpoint will be different for each disk that is automounted at boot. On the console I get the messages: --------------------------------- probing for DOS probing for CDROM Oct 3 14:03:22 Workspace: Mounted scsi disk at /ANIPRO13 Oct 3 14:03:25 Workspace: Mounted floppy disk at /Install_3.2 Unknown device type (hd0) probing for CDROM probing for DOS Oct 3 14:03:26 Workspace: Mounted hard disk at /dos probing for DOS Filesystem name: DOS mount: /dev/rhd0h on /dos_2: Device busy mount: giving up on: /dos_2 --------------------------------- I don't know why I get the "unknown device type (hd0)" in line 3. I don't know why /dev/rhd0h gets mounted to /dos and then another mount attempt to /dos_2. I want the dos drive mounted to /Dos and the cdrom to /mnt as specified in the fstab. How do I prevent loginWindow or Workspace or whatever it is from automounting these drives so I can put them on permanent mountpoints. Thanks in advance for your help. -- Jonathan A. Doroin doroin@cobber.cord.edu doroin@wonka.cord.edu (NeXTmail)
From: doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jonathan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Removing application from ToolInspector->Tools list Date: 3 Oct 1994 21:44:41 -0500 Organization: Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota Distribution: na Message-ID: <36qfip$68i@cobber.cord.edu> I need to remove an application from Workspace's ToolInspector->Tools list. I need to figure out how to remove a program from being the default application for all documents with a certain extension. For example, for .tiff files I want to set Preview.app back to the default application instead of OmniImage.app. I can go into the Workspace Manager's Tools Inspector and select the Tools popup menu. This shows all the applications that are able to load .tiff files. I can select whichever application I want and click on "Set Default". Fine. However, I want to remove an application from this list so you can't select it. I can't just delete the application from the filesystem because it is still referenced by Workspace's ToolInspector->Tools. You'll get the error: "Couldn't start up this application because it is damaged." So how do I remove this reference then? I hope you understood my question. Is there some kind of deinstaller that can cleanly deinstall an application and remove it from "services". Just removing an application isn't a very clean approach. Thanks in advance. -- Jonathan A. Doroin doroin@cobber.cord.edu doroin@wonka.cord.edu (NeXTmail)
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: TransSys PNI 1.11 Disables NetInfo on Disconnect Date: 4 Oct 1994 03:41:36 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <36qitg$1m5@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <9409281901.AA00924@next1> Dana Shadrick <dana@applied.com> writes: > I've installed TransSys PNI 1.11 SLIP software and I am able to > connect to my internet provider's SLIP connection. Everything > works great until I disconnect. After I stop pnid any lookup to > NetInfo hangs until I re-start pnid and connect to my internet > provider. At that point I can logout, restart NeXTStep and then > everything is fine. when shutting down pni, you should also shutdown the network interface that has been started for slip. I have a simple shell script called "shutdown_slip_pni0" which does the following: #!/bin/sh /etc/pni/bin/pnistat > /dev/console /etc/pni/bin/pnistat -c down pni0 /usr/etc/ifconfig pni0 down (the key line being that last one). That has solved the netinfo sleeping problem for me. -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: edwintam@hk.super.net (Mr. Edwin KwanTo Tam) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Any SLIP server on NeXT ? Date: 4 Oct 1994 06:55:14 GMT Organization: Hong Kong SuperNET Message-ID: <36qu8i$qc6@hk.super.net> Hi, I want to set up my NeXT to provide SLIP service to other PC/Macs. Is there any P.D. SLIP server available on NEXTSTEP Motorola platform ? Thanks a lot. Edwin Tam Chief System Engineer AdTech Graphics Production Lab, Hongkong. Tel:(852)590-9389 Fax: (852)516-6486 EMail:edwintam@hk.super.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fabien@free.fdn.org (Fabien Roy) Subject: Re: Unknown Root Password!!! Message-ID: <1994Oct3.175242.22254@free.fdn.org> Sender: news@free.fdn.org Organization: XO informatique - Paris, France. References: <36hu4c$16lr@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 17:52:42 GMT In comp.sys.next.sysadmin article <36hu4c$16lr@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> you wrote: > > OK...strange situation. This NeXT was without an administrator for about > one year. Now we have it here and can't figure out what the old root > password was and can't contact him to find out. We have gone through the > steps for Lost Root Password on page 220 of the Sysadmin manual but it > hangs up in the middle of it all. It hangs after sh /etc/rc & command. > It seems to enter multiple user mode, and it looks like it's trying to > start network processes (at least that is what it says it's doing). > Control C breaks us out, but nothing else will work. > > It is a standalone machine right now. Is there something we've forgotten? > Aside from *guessing* at the password... > > Michael Runge From the NextAdmin manual under: Replacing a Corrupted NetInfo Database If you're having major problems that you believe stem from a corrupted NetInfo database, you can restore the NetInfo and configuration server to its original, standalone state. In addition, if you're not confident about changes you've made to the local domain, you may want to restore it, too. Warning: Making a new NetInfo database is a drastic measure. Only do this as a last resort. If you've invested a lot of time creating the NetInfo database, ask an expert for help before replacing it. A better choice is to restore the hostconfig, local.nidb, and network.nidb files from backups made when the network was working properly. Follow these steps to restore each NetInfo server to its original state: 1. Restore the NetInfo databases on the master NetInfo server. Be sure to do this in single-user mode (see Chapter 9, System Startup and Shutdown, for details). On the master NetInfo server: a. Copy /usr/template/client/etc/hostconfig to /etc. This restores the hostconfig file to its default configuration. b. Remove the files in /etc/netinfo/local.nidb. This deletes the local NetInfo domain. c. Copy the files in /usr/template/client/etc/netinfo/local.nidb to /etc/netinfo/local.nidb. This restores the local domain to its original state. d. Remove /etc/netinfo/network.nidb. (If you have more than two levels in your NetInfo hierarchy, delete the directories for the other domains as well.) This removes the network NetInfo domain information. 2. Restore the NetInfo databases on any clone NetInfo servers by logging into each clone server and following the procedures in step 1. 3. Restore the local information on any NetInfo clients you think are damaged. On each damaged client, follow steps (a) through (c) from step 1. 4. Reboot all the computers. 5. Set up the NetInfo network from scratch, beginning with the procedures in Chapter 2. Hope that helps Fabien -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fabien_Roy@free.fdn.org (NextMail accepted) NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consultant, SYBASE DBA XO, 81 allee Danielle Casanova, 93320 Les Pavillons sous Bois France Tel: 33 1 4847 5198 Fax: 33 1 4847 5175
From: Stefan.Boehringer@rubb.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de (Stefan Boehringer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: [Q] Non-NeXT-mailserver Date: Tue, 04 Oct 1994 10:07 MDZ Organization: Ruhr-Uni-Bochum Distribution: world Message-ID: <19941004100715.Stefan.Boehringer@CD46598.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> I wonder how to connect to a non-NeXT mailserver via slip. Is it possible to do this without netinfo? How had netinfo to be modified? Any help appreciated. Please reply via email.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: "vnode_pageout: failed" Won't Boot!! Message-ID: <MAX.94Oct3162925@andretti.gac.edu> From: max@gac.edu (Max Hailperin) Date: 03 Oct 1994 21:29:25 GMT References: <36ehou$q17@paladin.american.edu> <1994Oct1.075827.1340@ToTSySSoft.com> Organization: Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN In-reply-to: Bruce Gingery's message of Sat, 1 Oct 1994 07:58:27 GMT In article <1994Oct1.075827.1340@ToTSySSoft.com> Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes: In article <36ehou$q17@paladin.american.edu> kevin@cage.cas.american.edu (Kevin Cruz) writes: }~ I'm running NS 3.0 on a NeXTStation (105M) giving the error: }~ }~ /: file system full }~ IO error on pageout: error 28 }~ vnode_pageout: Failed! }~ }~ I believe this is related to the swapfile, but other than that, }~ I can't figure out what to do. Can someone help? IS there a }~ Boot Floppy for NS 3.0? Any help is appreciated. Indeed the "vnode_pageout:" means that a page of memory could not be written to the Swapfile. The bigger problem there though is the first message, that your entire filesystem on the device where "/" root is mounted was full. Presuming that your primary swapfile resides also in /private/vm/swapfile (on the same drive) the two messages are likely 100% related. Basically the errors are telling you to 1. get a bigger drive 2. use "more gently" so that it swaps less, or 3. reboot more often (I see you're on 3.0). The disk may be full for some totally unrelated reason, like something spitting out log messages like mad that make /private/adm/messages grow, or something making lots of big files in /tmp, for example. The swapfile may still be at a perfectly reasonable size. The only way to be sure is to look and see what it is that's filled your disk. The problem could be with anything, and it may be a one of a kind phenomenon that doesn't require any changes in your normal procedures. None of this helps with the real problem, which is how to get the system up and running again, since it is so full that it can't boot normally. (Normal boot will empty out the /tmp directory and shrink the swapfile to its 'lowat' size, so will typically solve less severe disk fullness.) So let me say something about this problem. Instead of a boot disk, what you can do is boot with the super-raw single user mode flags to the boot command, -bs, which doesn't even run the /etc/rc.boot. Thus you boot up fine no matter how full the disk, but *nothing* has been run for you, not even the stuff in /etc/rc.boot, so in particular the disk is still mounted read only. But, you can then do mount -o rw,remount / or the like, and then do anything needed to free up space -- like some well chosen rm's.
From: heller@attila.imo.physik.uni-muenchen.de (Helmut Heller) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: "vnode_pageout: failed" Won't Boot!! Date: 4 Oct 1994 12:39:00 GMT Organization: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Muenchen (Germany) Distribution: world Message-ID: <36rid4$5ve@sunserver.lrz-muenchen.de> References: <MAX.94Oct3162925@andretti.gac.edu> In article <MAX.94Oct3162925@andretti.gac.edu> writes: > In article <1994Oct1.075827.1340@ToTSySSoft.com> Bruce Gingery > <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes: > > In article <36ehou$q17@paladin.american.edu> kevin@cage.cas.american.edu > (Kevin Cruz) writes: > }~ I'm running NS 3.0 on a NeXTStation (105M) giving the error: > }~ > }~ /: file system full > }~ IO error on pageout: error 28 > }~ vnode_pageout: Failed! > }~ > The disk may be full for some totally unrelated reason, like something > spitting out log messages like mad that make /private/adm/messages > grow, or something making lots of big files in /tmp, for example. The > swapfile may still be at a perfectly reasonable size. The only way to > be sure is to look and see what it is that's filled your disk. The > problem could be with anything, and it may be a one of a kind > phenomenon that doesn't require any changes in your normal procedures. I just would like to add my own experiences here to emphasize that: I once had the very same problem and the culprit was a very large file in /usr/spool/render ! I had done some renderman rendering of graphs and 3D pictures, which used so much disk space that eventually my NeXT crashed. During boot the files in /usr/spool are NOT removed (a bug, in my view) and so the machine would not come up due to the disc being 100% full. So my advice: boot single user and check out the spool files! -- Servus, Helmut (DH0MAD) ______________NeXT-mail welcome_________________ FAX: +49-89-2394-4607 "Knowledge must be gathered and cannot be given" heller@nirvana.imo.physik.uni-muenchen.de ZEN, one of BLAKES7 Phone: +49-89-2394-4565, -4562---------------------------------------------- Helmut Heller, Ludwig Maximilians University Institute for Medical Optics, Theoretical Biophysics Group
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: gnutar on 3.1 ? Message-ID: <1994Oct4.095711.455@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <1994Oct3.203614.2672@scott.skidmore.edu> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 09:57:11 GMT In article <1994Oct3.203614.2672@scott.skidmore.edu> root@dreams.skidmore.edu (Operator) writes: }~ Does anybody know, is "gnutar" a part of the 3.1 release or only on 3.2 ? }~ I can't seem to get it to work on 3.1. }~ }~ Thanks }~ }~ root@dreams.skidmore.edu /usr/bin/tar on both the 3.0 and 3.1 NEXTSTEP distributions are GNU tar version 1.10, Mon Jul 1 14:14:06 1991 /usr/bin/tar on v3.2 NEXTSTEP is GNU tar version 1.11.2, Thu Mar 25 13:32:40 1993 There are 833 lines in the ChangeLog file between the two release versions. Some of them no doubt apply to portions of the code included in the NEXTSTEP makes of the executables. One thing that's obvious is that the "+keyword" verbose style flags were changed to "--keyword" some time in 1992 or so. --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: How to boot using other scsi disk and termcap question Message-ID: <1994Oct4.100332.522@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <1994Oct3.202730.2418@scott.skidmore.edu> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 10:03:32 GMT In article <1994Oct3.202730.2418@scott.skidmore.edu> root@dreams.skidmore.edu (Operator) writes: }~ 2. When i phone in from home, I get the msg: "editing disabled }~ due to incomplete termcap entry". I'm using a }~ home Mac to call in using a VT100 emulation. What }~ file do I alter to make the system recognize my }~ term as a VT100 upon logging in each time ? }~ }~ {rather than typing "unsetenv TERMCAP, setenv TERM vt100}? If your modem login is *always* using vt100, or that's what you want as a default, set it in the /etc/ttys entry in place of the default "dialup" which is a nearly-nothing termcap definition. On 3.1 I found "xterm" to work best NeXT-to-NeXT and have not tested it from a Mac. On 3.2, I'm finding vt-100 better, but I have not checked to see if this is just subjective differences and none in fact. You can also put a complex test in your ~/.login file, testing the tty from which you're connected, etc, and setting default TERM and term values based on that. --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: problem with mailDBupdate Message-ID: <1994Oct4.101041.581@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <36pa9a$am9@lace.Colorado.EDU> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 10:10:41 GMT In article <36pa9a$am9@lace.Colorado.EDU> esd@slurpee.colorado.edu (Ed DeBolt) writes: }~ }~ HI-- }~ }~ }~ I am having a problem with mailDBupdate. I am getting a message }~ "bus error". I think it may be related to the root users environ- }~ ment. I had this problem once before but I can't for the life of }~ me remember what I did. I can't tell you what the mailDBupdate problem is from this much info, but what follows... }~ }~ slurpee:71# mailDBupdate }~ Bus error }~ Exit 138 ... is pretty obvious.... You're mixing shells. ~/.login and ~/.cshrc are 'C'-Shell startup files. ~/.profile is the Bourne-shell startup file. }~ slurpee:70# source /.login }~ export: Command not found. }~ Exit 1 This following line is in Bourne shell syntax. If this is indeed in your .login, you want "setenv TERM vt100" and "set term=$TERM", not the Bourne syntax ... }~ TERM=vt100: Command not found. }~ Exit 1 Ditto for this, but why have it?... TERMCAP=d0|vt100|vt100-am|vt100am:do=^J:co#80:li#24:cl=\E[;H\E[2J: [lines omitted }~ Command not found. }~ Exit 1 --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Removing application from ToolInspector->Tools list Message-ID: <1994Oct4.102854.649@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <36qfip$68i@cobber.cord.edu> Distribution: na Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 10:28:54 GMT In article <36qfip$68i@cobber.cord.edu> doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jonathan) writes: }~ }~ I need to remove an application from Workspace's }~ ToolInspector->Tools list. I need to figure out }~ how to remove a program from being the default }~ application for all documents with a certain extension. Jonathan, Workspace *should* take care of this. It maintains the flat-file database... ~/.NeXT/suffixes3_1.m68k.wmd with current selections from that tools inspector. It uses the Workspace ApplicationPaths defaults value to define where it will look for applicatons and bundles which define an icon and tool for apps and inspectors. Each individual app defines in its __ICON __header segment the files it handles, and each inspector bundle similarly, linked into its executable (different formats, same type of information). Because this segment is not compile-linked code, but rather distinct data, it is possible to extract, edit, and replace these tables for any given app or inspector bundle, and "removal" is more likely to succeed than "addition". Whenever you login, or "Update Viewers" in Workspace, or an application sends an Update Workspace message (NXWorkspaceRequestProtocol - (void)findApplications;) to Workspace, the specified paths are rescanned for applicable app's and inspector bundles. Removing an app *should* after an update, remove it from availability for selection. --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU Subject: un-dying processes Message-ID: <1994Oct3.214540.16574@Princeton.EDU> Originator: news@nimaster Keywords: processes appkitServer pbs Sender: news@Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Princeton University Distribution: unlimited Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 21:45:40 GMT I've noticed that, on occasion, after a user logs of the console of a Next, two processes belonging to the user will remain: appkitServer and /usr/etc/pbs. The processes seem to go away when the next user logs in to the console. Does anyone know why this happens, and if anything can be done to insure a clean exit (e.g., put Kills in logoff hook??)? These un-dying processes are causing problems for some use accounting/security code we've installed. Serge J. Goldstein Princeton University CIT
From: bbry@bu.edu (Bryony Bechtold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: .default files Date: 4 Oct 1994 16:45:38 GMT Organization: Boston University Message-ID: <36s0ri$g80@news.bu.edu> I'm wondering where would be the be est place to set up a file that is executed upon entry to a given account, assuming both root and non-root access. I know its simple enough to add things to an rc.local file, buct I was wondering what's the most handy place to set up values that effect various things in the workplace when an account is entered. For example, when a shell is opened it reads its .cshrc file, where could I set up a file that would play a given sound upon entry to an account, set a certain background and do various other housekeeping tasks I want done JUST IN THAT ACCOUNT ? Thanks for any suggestions
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Printer Description File for HP LaserJet 4SIMX Date: 4 Oct 1994 17:18:05 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <36s2od$iqr@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <41720@dog.ee.lbl.gov> In article <41720@dog.ee.lbl.gov> DRQuarrie@LBL.Gov (David R. Quarrie) writes: >I'm having problems setting up the PPD for a HP LaserJet 4SiMX printer. You have a mismatch between PPD filename and "ty" field in NetInfo. Filename to "ty" translation rules are: "_" -> ' ' "/" -> '%' and there may be others. > HP_LaserJet_4si_PostScript_600DPI.ppd For this, "ty" field must be: ty="HP LaserJet 4si PostScript 600DPI"; > ty=HP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpi: For this "ty" field, the PPD filename must be: HP_LaserJet_4Si%4SiMX_PS_600dpi.ppd -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Tel: 510-642-6440, Fax: 510-642-3323, (NeXT & MIME mails welcome)
From: arunc@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Arun Chandra) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: turning Printer daemons ON Date: 4 Oct 1994 18:38:12 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <36s7ek$d4u@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> Keywords: NeXT Printers, daemons I've got a standalone NeXTStation, running NS 3.1. In /etc/rc.local, I've got a line that turns the NeXT Printer off when the machine boots: /usr/etc/nppower off My question: what is the correct sequence of steps to turn the NeXT Printer and all its associated daemons ON again? I've tried using lpc, but haven't found the correct sequence of steps to turn the printer daemons on, if they are already off. Right now, the only way I've found is to comment out the line in rc.local and reboot the machine. There must be a more appropriate way. Thanks in advance, Arun Chandra arunc@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu -- Arun Chandra arunc@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: turning off NextStation power from command line Date: 4 Oct 1994 18:37:36 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <36s7dg$j4e@nntp.Stanford.EDU> Is there a command I can type as root which will turn my NextStation off? I don't just mean /usr/etc/shutdown or /usr/etc/halt. I want to turn the power off, not just get a ROM monitor. My NeXT is not new enough to have the clock chip which would allow me to do this from Preferences.app. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ericb@il.us.swissbank.com (Eric_Brown) Subject: Splitting mail??? Message-ID: <1994Oct4.194621.10718@il.us.swissbank.com> Sender: root@il.us.swissbank.com (Operator) Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation CM&T Division Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 19:46:21 GMT I have two accounts that I use regularly. When I get mail at one of those (especially when I'm not logged in), I want it forwarded to my other account, but also retained at that account. How can I do this? I have tried using the forwarding mechanism of sendmail, but regular forward doesn't retain a copy, and if I forward it to the same account it keeps sending the mail out. I was hoping to be able to just forward it to my other account and back to the first account because I thought sendmail added a Forward: header line that it checked for when forwarding (so that it doesn't get into a loop). Any ideas? Thanks... -- _______________________________________________________________ / Eric Brown | The opinions expressed here \ | NEXTSTEP Consultant | are mine and do not necessarily | | | represent those of my employer | | ericb@il.us.swissbank.com | or SBC. | \___________________________|___________________________________/
From: sinclair@cs.brandeis.edu (David A. Sinclair) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Pitfalls in NS3.0 -> 3.2 upgrade? Date: 4 Oct 1994 21:11:25 GMT Organization: Brandeis University - Computer Science Dept. Distribution: world Message-ID: <36sgdt$e7@news.cs.brandeis.edu> References: <36hiaf$qm3@news.cs.brandeis.edu> <36mgrc$92m@news.bu.edu> In article <36mgrc$92m@news.bu.edu> bbry@bu.edu (Bryony Bechtold) writes: > >If there are any SUCCESS stories, or fast-scripts that simplify this process >and will make the move from 3.2 to 3.3 any simpler, I too would LOVE to hear >it. > Following up to the thread I started, I just wanted to say that the upgrade from 3.0 to 3.2 (black hardware) went quite smoothly -- all of my software appears to still work (knock, knock), users are still intact, etc. In my case, Upgrade.app seems to have performed admirably! One correspondent (thanks kris! :) suggested saving a copy of the DSP-aware Mandelbrot.app before performing the upgrade; other than that, nothing seems to have been trashed. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- David A. Sinclair - "Chester" sinclair@cs.brandeis.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bobcook@slac.stanford.edu (Bob Cook) Subject: Re: turning off NextStation power from command line Message-ID: <Cx6E2n.AGD@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU> Sender: news@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center References: <36s7dg$j4e@nntp.Stanford.EDU> Date: Wed, 5 Oct 1994 01:13:34 GMT Todd Takken writes > >Is there a command I can type as root which will turn my NextStation off? >I don't just mean /usr/etc/shutdown or /usr/etc/halt. I want to turn the >power off, not just get a ROM monitor. Both shutdown and halt have a -p option (also requires -h on shutdown) to cause power off. Take a look at man. (In some long-in-the-past release, -p didn't work. I don't know myself that it was ever fixed.) -- Bob Cook bobcook@slac.stanford.edu Stanford Linear Accelerator Center NeXT mail okay
From: hlin@hntp2.hinet.net (Lin Heng Yi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Help running SLIP with TIA Date: 5 Oct 1994 12:32:32 GMT Organization: HiNet Message-ID: <36u6d0$2du@serv.hinet.net> Keywords: SLIP, TIA Hi everyone, Yesterday I purchased a license key to run TIA, The Internet Adaptor. In all aspects this works fine on the host side (Sparc SunOS 4.1.3). My problem is configuring TransSys DialUpIP (SLIP_920904) on black hardware (NS3.0) to run smoothly with TIA. I got so far as to have the SLIP script connect with TIA on the host side, i.e. I invoke tia on the shell account and the client SLIP connects. However, after the connection it hangs, e.g. telnet times out, nslookup doesn't find the nameserver (which is already assigned in /etc/resolv.conf. Besides the docs that come with TIA, TransSys DialUpIP, I've also followed instructions in next_slip_digex.readme.rtfd, found on ftp.cs.orst.edu. If you have successfully installed a similar setup and could point out some common pitfalls, it would be much appreciated. If there is enough demand, I will compile a working instruction for the group. Again, the host where I have the shell account is Sparc SunOS 4.1.3, my client NeXT is '040, NS3.0 and SLIP_920904, ZyXEL with hardware handshaking cable. Thanks. -- Heng-Yi Lin Young Ray Co., Ltd. hlin@hntp2.hinet.net Post Office Box 122 idps49@shts.seed.net.tw Fengyuan, Taiwan 420 72701.3247@compuserve.com Republic of China
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: faust@tornado.seas.ucla.edu (William Perry Faust) Subject: Problems with PCNFS 4.0 and NEXTSTEP 3.2 Sender: news@seas.ucla.edu (News Daemon) Message-ID: <Cx7F9z.FzC@seas.ucla.edu> Date: Wed, 5 Oct 1994 14:37:10 GMT Distribution: usa Organization: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, UCLA I recently upgraded from NEXTSTEP 3.0 to 3.2 and am having trouble getting telnet to work under PCNFS 4.0. There are five PCs on the network which are running PCNFS. Each PC user uses PCNFS's telnet to log into the NeXTs. Two of the PCs are running version 3.5 of PCNFS and three are running version 4.0. Everything works fine for the 3.5 users, but the 4.0 users hang up when they try to telnet. They get the login prompt, but never get a password prompt. There are no problems with the NFS mounts on either versions. The server is running the rpc.pcnfsd that came with NS 3.2. Do I need to update the pcnfsd on my server? Is this a Sun bug in PCNFS 4.0? Thanks for any help. Bill Faust faust@ljr.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) Subject: Re: How to boot using other scsi disk and termcap question Message-ID: <Cx7CIq.Hz@euler.hnv.icem.de> Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) Organization: Ink Unknown References: <1994Oct3.202730.2418@scott.skidmore.edu> Date: Wed, 5 Oct 1994 13:37:38 GMT In article <1994Oct3.202730.2418@scott.skidmore.edu> root@dreams.skidmore.edu (Operator) writes: > Two questions: > > 1. In anticipation of our original internal drive crashing > [it's getting old !], I've used "builddisk" to make > an external 1 gig disk bootable. Q: how to I test > it to see if it will boot in case the first drive > dies ? [is it as siimple as "bsd1" in a mon window ? the choice is yours : the hardware fiddling solution : Change scsi-id of external drive to be lower than scsi-id of external drive. Lowest bootable drive found becomes the boot-device automatically. (By giving your external a lower scsi-id it becomes sd(0,0,0), thus the configured boot command will use your external) Your internal drive will get recognized nicely as a second disk. the typing solution : assuming under normal proceedings df shows your external as /dev/sd1a, enter the ROM-Monitor and issue the boot-command : b sd(1,0,0) - rootdev=sd1 rootrw=1 This will not only use sdmach from your external but swap to it as well. You may get a message about giving up on a remount which you may ignore. Also, to access your internal as well you have to manually mount it. But that was not what you wanted to do, was it. Juergen --- Fon ++49-511-440688 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49-511-440617 == What time do we live in when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee, == when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
From: steve@estel.uindy.edu (Steve Spicklemire) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Where can I get a good bootpd for NeXT? Date: 5 Oct 1994 13:13:22 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9410051810.AA03102@estel.uindy.edu> Hi gang... Excuse the bandwidth... but I've found a number of ftp sites with bootp's but none seem to be working right! Can you help? Where is there a good bootpd that works on a NeXT? (I need it for handing out ip numbers to pcs and macs. thanks! -steve --------------------------< cut here >---------------------------- Steve Spicklemire (317) 788-3313 steve@estel.uindy.edu Dept of Physics and Earth-Space Science NeXTmail Welcome! University of Indianapolis 1400 East Hanna Avenue, Indpls. IN, 46227
From: steve@estel.uindy.edu (Steve Spicklemire) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Moderated mailing list... Date: 5 Oct 1994 13:19:31 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9410051816.AA03153@estel.uindy.edu> Hi, I just set up procmail... works great! Now.. I want to moderate a mailing list. What's the easiest way (on a NeXT!) to add a line to the header of a message? I need something like Approved: steve@estel.uindy.edu in the messages that I, or other moderators, approve. How can I do that? thanks! -steve
From: riley@uwlax.edu (David Riley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HP-PA NEXTSTEP won't load Date: 5 Oct 1994 18:42:08 GMT Organization: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Message-ID: <36us20$jgn@alfred.acs.uwlax.edu> We seem to be stuck before we start. We're attempting to load NEXTSTEP on an HP 715/80. After entering the boot command, the CD-ROM spins briefly, then the following is displayed: "ERROR Cannot load IPL, error detected" This isn't a very helpful diagnostic. Has anyone seen this or have any suggestions? Thanks in advance. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - David D. Riley Professor & Chair Computer Science Department University of WI - La Crosse La Crosse, WI 54601
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: wgilbert@uwaterloo.ca (Will Gilbert) Subject: Sunk dock - what does that mean? Message-ID: <Cx7ott.684@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> Keywords: dock Sender: news@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca Organization: University of Waterloo Date: Wed, 5 Oct 1994 18:03:28 GMT The dock extender Granola had a bug fix that said: >Granola v .11 fixes a problem in v .1 that made Granola >unusable if your dock was not sunk. I had a cube where Granola v .1 worked and a turbo slab where it did not work. What does it mean for the dock to be sunk? How can you sink the dock? -- ******************************************************** Will Gilbert, Pure Math Dept, Univ of Waterloo, Canada wgilbert@uwaterloo.ca
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: Help running SLIP with TIA Date: Wed, 5 Oct 1994 14:50:06 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <wiYjJSC00WBNA5hcNN@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <36u6d0$2du@serv.hinet.net> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.software: 5-Oct-94 Help running SLIP with TIA by Lin Heng Yi@hntp2.hinet. > Again, the host where I have the shell account is Sparc SunOS 4.1.3, my > client NeXT is '040, NS3.0 and SLIP_920904, ZyXEL with hardware > handshaking cable. You might wish to verify your routing (netstat -r, or maybe netstat -rn if your nameserver is hosed), and that you can get direct connectivity to the Sun machine by /etc/ping'ing on the NeXT to the numeric address of the Sun. I have a similiar configuration dialing up to an Annex server, also with a local ethernet connecting to a small network of machines not on the internet. 81% netstat -r Routing tables Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Interface ANNEX-MCN.ANDREW CSWIGER.SLIP.ANDRE UH 1 1057 slip0 localhost localhost UH 2 772 lo0 CSWIGER.SLIP.AND localhost UH 0 640 lo0 default ANNEX-MCN.ANDREW.C UG 2 44196 slip0 192.9.200 cswiger U 8 9659 en0 82% netstat -rn Routing tables Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Interface 128.2.232.120 128.2.116.84 UH 1 1057 slip0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 2 772 lo0 128.2.116.84 127.0.0.1 UH 0 640 lo0 default 128.2.232.120 UG 2 44197 slip0 192.9.200 192.9.200.1 U 8 9667 en0 Note that 192.9.200.x is the 'default address' that Sun recommends for non-internet connected machines. I believe this address is also in use on the net, but that's fine by me, since it means that my local machines are from unreachable outside of the machine running SLIP (ie, a tolerably secure firewall setup, since the machine running SLIP has been made pretty secure). -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | Vitamin L Rule #1: --------------------------------------------+ AMS & normal mail: infidel+@cmu.edu | If you "whoosh" me, I'll NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | _poke_ you! (Ouch.)
From: brianw@sw.stratus.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: 3.2 on Pentium 60 Mhz Date: 5 Oct 1994 21:36:06 GMT Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA Distribution: world Message-ID: <36v686$b86@transfer.stratus.com> Keywords: scsi disk not initialized Hi, I have the following problem, when I have a non-networked Gateway 2000 PC with a Pentium 60Mhz chip: I am getting in the account of 'me' which has not passwd I immediately get the error message: 'scsi disk is not initialized' When I press 'okay' I get something like: 'hard disk is not initialized...' Any way, here's the console output, ANY help would be appreciated: Software Version 3.2 (Thunder5S) probing for DOS Filesystem name: DOS Nov 11 22:21:08 Workspace: Mounted DOS disk at /ms-dos_6 probing for CDROM probing for DOS probing for mac probing for cdaudio Nov 11 22:21:22 Workspace: Mounted floppy disk at /NEXTSTEP_3.2 /usr/etc/disk -i -h localhost -l "UntitledDisk" /dev/rsd0a Unknown device type (hd1) probing for CDROM probing for DOS fs_util: Unknown device type (hd1) probing for mac disk name: SEAGATE ST11200N 930000 disk type: fixed_rw_scsi writing disk label can't write label -- disk unusable!: I/O error Unknown device type (hd1) probing for cdaudio BuildDisk: Starting build at Thu Nov 11 22:28:10 1993... disk name: SEAGATE ST11200N 930000 disk type: fixed_rw_scsi writing disk label can't write label -- disk unusable!: I/O error
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dwaller@hpdstma.cup.hp.com (Dave Waller) Subject: Re: HP-PA NEXTSTEP won't load Sender: news@cupnews0.cup.hp.com (News Admin) Message-ID: <Cx7yIG.69s@cup.hp.com> Date: Wed, 5 Oct 1994 21:32:39 GMT References: <36us20$jgn@alfred.acs.uwlax.edu> Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Cupertino, CA In article <36us20$jgn@alfred.acs.uwlax.edu>, riley@uwlax.edu (David Riley) writes: |> We seem to be stuck before we start. We're attempting to load NEXTSTEP on |> an HP 715/80. After entering the boot command, the CD-ROM spins briefly, |> then the following is displayed: |> |> "ERROR Cannot load IPL, error detected" |> |> This isn't a very helpful diagnostic. Has anyone seen this or have any |> suggestions? What CD-ROM drive are you using? There is a known incompatibility between the older HP CD-ROM drive (product number A1999A) and the series 712 that renders them unusuable. There is a newer drive, product number A2655A, part of the 712 peripheral family that functions properly with the machine. -- Dave Waller Hewlett-Packard Co. 19055 Pruneridge Ave. Workstation Systems Division Cupertino, CA 95014-9809 Channel Partner Consulting, West (408|T) 447-4413 dwaller@cup.hp.com
From: pcattin@iiic.ethz.ch Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Seagate ST11200N disktab or Mode sense needed! Date: Wed, 5 Oct 1994 19:11:31 GMT Organization: swiss federal institute of technology Sender: philippe@squirrel (Cattin Philippe Claude) Message-ID: <Cx7rzA.Gs@squirrel> Originator: pcattin@iiic.ethz.ch Could some kind soul send me a disktab entry and/or a the SCSI Mode sense info. 1024-byte blocksize prefered thanks yours Phil -- email: pcattin@iiic.ethz.ch (NeXTmail ok) Philippe Cattin, Huunenweg 441,5242 CH-Birr, +41 +56 94 93 34 PGP PK available: Fingerprint: 498A FC90 DE2F F6C3 A1C5 CC9C C137 CC24
From: chuckie@panix.com (Alec H. Peterson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: 3.2 on Pentium 60 Mhz Date: 5 Oct 1994 21:10:14 -0400 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <36vipm$hfq@panix.com> References: <36v686$b86@transfer.stratus.com> Keywords: scsi disk not initialized In article <36v686$b86@transfer.stratus.com>, <brianw@sw.stratus.com> wrote: >Hi, I have the following problem, when I have a non-networked Gateway 2000 >PC with a Pentium 60Mhz chip: > >BuildDisk: Starting build at Thu Nov 11 22:28:10 1993... >disk name: SEAGATE ST11200N 930000 >disk type: fixed_rw_scsi >writing disk label >can't write label -- disk unusable!: I/O error Has the disk been low-level formatted? I just bought a Seagate drive and they claimed it was formatted, but it wasn't. Try that. Alec -- Alec Peterson Panix Public Access UNIX and Internet chuckie@panix.com New York City, NY
From: steve@eps.com (Steven Kornreich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Dual boot - MS NT NTFS and NeXTStep? Date: 6 Oct 1994 01:44:26 GMT Organization: Internetworks, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <36vkpq$9tl@pdx1.i.net> What is the correct way to do a dual boot with Microsoft NT using there NTFS filesystem and NeXTStep? I have my 1 gig drive partitioned as follows.. 700 mg for NS, and 300 mb for DOS, but I dont want dos, I want NTFS. WIll I be using the Next Dual boot feature or MicroSofts boot manager.. If there is a faq on dual boot configurations, where can I find it? Thanks -- Steven Kornreich Kornreich Communications steve@eps.com
From: robert@steffi.demon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Splitting mail??? Date: 05 Oct 1994 19:14:29 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Oct5201429@steffi.demon.co.uk> References: <1994Oct4.194621.10718@il.us.swissbank.com> To: ericb@il.us.swissbank.com (Eric_Brown) In-reply-to: ericb@il.us.swissbank.com's message of Tue, 4 Oct 1994 19:46:21 GMT <ericb@il.us.swissbank.com> writes: >I have two accounts that I use regularly. When I get mail at one of those >(especially when I'm not logged in), I want it forwarded to my other account, >but also retained at that account. How can I do this? I have tried using the >forwarding mechanism of sendmail, but regular forward doesn't retain a copy, >and if I forward it to the same account it keeps sending the mail out. I was >hoping to be able to just forward it to my other account and back to the first >account because I thought sendmail added a Forward: header line that it checked >for when forwarding (so that it doesn't get into a loop). >Any ideas? >Thanks... It's called procmail. This program is part of the procmail mail-processing-package (v3.03 1994/06/30) available at your nearest USENET comp.sources.misc archive, or at ftp.informatik.rwth- aachen.de as pub/packages/procmail/procmail.tar.gz. There exists a mailinglist for questions relating to any program in the procmail package: procmail@informatik.rwth-aachen.de for submitting questions/answers. procmail-request@informatik.rwth-aachen.de for subscription requests. same place but new version. -- "Helena Helena Helena" (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: riddler@netcom.com (Andy Riedel) Subject: Adaptec AHA-2940 Support? Message-ID: <riddlerCx7pGI.B60@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Wed, 5 Oct 1994 18:17:06 GMT Is there a driver that will support this card (a PCI SCSI-II card)? I heard that someone was working on a driver but it wasn't done yet or contact with the developer had been lost. I've also heard that NS 3.3 will have PCI support. Once again, I am forced to wait and/or spend more money to be able to use NS! I really don't want to wait for a full OS upgrade just to get PCI support. Any help is gratefully appreciated! -- riddler@netcom.com
From: stanifor@shasta.cs.ucdavis.edu (Stuart Staniford-Chen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Problem with sending mail to a program Date: 6 Oct 1994 02:20:39 GMT Organization: University of California, Davis Distribution: usa Message-ID: <36vmtn$bv7@mark.ucdavis.edu> I'm trying to set up a mail-server program. I installed it by helvellyn#niload . coho-request: "|/..path../parser" ^D helvellyn# The mailserver program "parser" has permissions 755. When I send mail to coho-request from the machine on which it is installed, it works perfectly. However mail from remote machines does not work. It gets accepted by sendmail without any trouble (as can be seen with mail -v), but then bounces with the following error message. ----- Transcript of session follows ----- sh: /..path../coho-request/parser: cannot execute 554 "|/..path../coho-request/parser"... 554 unknown mailer error 1 ----- Unsent message follows ----- <deleted> The parser program never sees such mail. Can anyone suggest what I need to do to have this work? Thanks, Stuart. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuart Staniford-Chen | Dept of Computer Science stanifor@cs.ucdavis.edu | UC Davis, Davis, CA 95616 (916) 752-2149 - work | and (916) 756-8697 - home | N St. Cohousing Community Home page is http://everest.cs.ucdavis.edu/~stanifor/home.html
From: rwilson@localhost (Robert K. Wilson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: Help running SLIP with TIA Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Date: 6 Oct 1994 04:51:48 GMT Message-ID: <36vvp4$i32@tequesta.gate.net> References: <wiYjJSC00WBNA5hcNN@andrew.cmu.edu> Charles William Swiger (infidel+@CMU.EDU) wrote: : Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.software: 5-Oct-94 Help running SLIP : with TIA by Lin Heng Yi@hntp2.hinet. : > Again, the host where I have the shell account is Sparc SunOS 4.1.3, my : > client NeXT is '040, NS3.0 and SLIP_920904, ZyXEL with hardware : > handshaking cable. : You might wish to verify your routing (netstat -r, or maybe netstat -rn : if your nameserver is hosed), and that you can get direct connectivity : to the Sun machine by /etc/ping'ing on the NeXT to the numeric address : of the Sun. You can also issue the command tia -address to verify your routing. -Rob
From: rdieter@math.unl.edu (Rex Dieter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: 3.2 on Pentium 60 Mhz Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.misc Date: 6 Oct 1994 03:58:38 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln Distribution: world Message-ID: <36vsle$fr6@crcnis1.unl.edu> References: <36v686$b86@transfer.stratus.com> brianw@sw.stratus.com wrote: : Hi, I have the following problem, when I have a non-networked Gateway 2000 : PC with a Pentium 60Mhz chip: : I am getting in the account of 'me' which has not passwd : I immediately get the error message: : 'scsi disk is not initialized' : When I press 'okay' I get something like: : 'hard disk is not initialized...' I've read about a bug in NS3.2 that didn't allow for SCSI disks larger than 2 Gig. All I remember reading was that it would be fixed in 3.2. Could that possibly be the problem? -- | Rex A. Dieter | Research Associate | | rdieter@math.unl.edu | UN-L Mathematics Dept. | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |#include<have_a_nice_day.h> | Nuthin but InterNet |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard Moeller) Subject: Re: .default files References: <36s0ri$g80@news.bu.edu> Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg. Date: Wed, 5 Oct 1994 21:48:13 GMT Message-ID: <1994Oct5.214813.22688@proximus.north.de> In article <36s0ri$g80@news.bu.edu>, Bryony Bechtold <bbry@bu.edu> wrote: > >I'm wondering where would be the be est place to set up a file that is executed >upon entry to a given account, assuming both root and non-root access. [...] You can change in /etc/ttys the console-line to something like: (the <<xxx>> are to be replaced by something own...) console "/usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow -HostName <<YOURHOSTNAME>> -LoginHook <</SOME/PRG>> -LogoutHook <</SOME/OTHER/PRG>>"NeXT on secure window=/usr/lib/NextStep/WindowServer onoption="/usr/etc/getty std.9600" And let <</SOME/PRG>> and <</SOME/OTHER/PRG>> be something like: #!/bin/sh if [ "$1" = "<<USER_1>>" ]; then <<A_LIST_OF_COMMANDS>> fi if [ "$1" = "<<USER_2>>" ]; then <<A_LIST_OF_COMMANDS>> fi This will give you the wanted fleximility. But be ye warned: As well as this could be a security hole on multiuser machines if a shell script, as well it could fail in some apparently indeterministic cases. (Well, they are of course deterministic, but my machine hung, and I just didn't know why at all.) Hope it helps, Gerhard. -- +--< principiis obsta! >------------------< PGP key available on request >--+ N Gerhard Moeller, Amselweg 16, 26122 Oldenburg (FRG) [*: 02/21/1968] N e Private: gemoe@proximus.north.de Phone (voice): +49-441-507856 e X Uni: Gerhard.Moeller@arbi.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE NeXTmail X T Z-Net: Gerhard.Moeller@uniol.zer encouraged! T +-> NoGeNUG - Northern German NeXT User Group: NoGeNUG@proximus.north.DE <-+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard Moeller) Subject: Re: turning off NextStation power from command line References: <36s7dg$j4e@nntp.stanford.edu> Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg. Date: Wed, 5 Oct 1994 21:49:28 GMT Message-ID: <1994Oct5.214928.22790@proximus.north.de> In article <36s7dg$j4e@nntp.stanford.edu>, Todd Takken <takken@leland.stanford.edu> wrote: > >Is there a command I can type as root which will turn my NextStation off? [...] halt -p (RTFM) Gerhard. -- +--< principiis obsta! >------------------< PGP key available on request >--+ N Gerhard Moeller, Amselweg 16, 26122 Oldenburg (FRG) [*: 02/21/1968] N e Private: gemoe@proximus.north.de Phone (voice): +49-441-507856 e X Uni: Gerhard.Moeller@arbi.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE NeXTmail X T Z-Net: Gerhard.Moeller@uniol.zer encouraged! T +-> NoGeNUG - Northern German NeXT User Group: NoGeNUG@proximus.north.DE <-+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard Moeller) Subject: Re: turning Printer daemons ON Keywords: NeXT Printers, daemons References: <36s7ek$d4u@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg. Date: Wed, 5 Oct 1994 21:55:17 GMT Message-ID: <1994Oct5.215517.22908@proximus.north.de> In article <36s7ek$d4u@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>, Arun Chandra <arunc@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> wrote: > >I've got a standalone NeXTStation, running NS 3.1. > >In /etc/rc.local, I've got a line that turns the NeXT Printer off when >the machine boots: [...] You might want to check the program "SleepPrinter", you can find it for example at ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de /pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/printer/SleepPrinter.N.b.tar.gz Gerhard.
From: trevor@hepnsf.csudh.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: problem setting up TCP/IP Date: 6 Oct 1994 08:16:11 GMT Organization: CSU Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA, USA Message-ID: <370boc$al1@nic-nac.CSU.net> Well, my problem with the hardware password was solved by just waiting longer after removing the battery, as several helpful people recommended. Now I'm having trouble getting the NeXT onto the Internet. I dutifully ran /NextAdmin/NetManager, told it the machine's IP address (155.135.21.1) and hostname (piast.csudh.edu), the address of our router (155.242.11.1), disabled NIS, and let the netmask and broadcast address be set automatically. Then I had some problems, so I tried changing the netmask to 255.0.0.0 and the broadcast address to 155.255.255.255. I find that: -I can telnet to the same machine using its full hostname or its IP address but not using the name "piast" even though I have a line in /etc/hosts for "piast." -When I ping the machine's own IP address, or the loopback address, I get the expected response. When I ping another 155.135.x.x address, ping sends a packet and waits. OK. When I ping addresses other than those above, including the router, I get the message "sendto: Network is unreachable" and that bothers me a lot. Spray gives the message "SPRAYPROC_CLEAR RPC: port mapper failure" when I try it on the addresses ping doesn't like. -When I told /etc/hostconfig that there was -NO- router, the behavior didn't change. piast.csudh.edu# ifconfig en0 en0: flags=23<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS> inet 155.135.21.1 netmask ffff0000 broadcast 155.255.255.255 piast.csudh.edu# cat /etc/hostconfig HOSTNAME=piast.csudh.edu INETADDR=155.135.21.1 ROUTER=-NO- NETMASTER=-NO- YPDOMAIN=csudh.edu TIME=-AUTOMATIC- IPBROADCAST=155.255.255.255 IPNETMASK=255.0.0.0 piast.csudh.edu# grep 135 /etc/* hostconfig:INETADDR=155.135.21.1 hosts:155.135.1.1 dhvx20 hosts:155.135.21.1 piast resolv.conf:nameserver 155.135.1.1 [and some others which I think are irrelevant] piast.csudh.edu# netstat Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (state) tcp 0 32 piast.667 piast.672 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 piast.672 piast.667 ESTABLISHED I would post the output from netstat -s too, but it's a lot to type and I don't know what parts are important. The NeXT is a black cube (magnesium case) running Mach 2.0, should that matter. Trevor Johnson <trevor@hepnsf.csudh.edu>
Message-ID: <5YLc3Tk3nrB@black.schulung.netuse.de> Organization: Orga-what? References: <Cx7ott.684@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> Keywords: dock MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: kris@black.schulung.netuse.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Kristian_K=F6hntopp?=) Subject: Re: Sunk dock - what does that mean? Date: 06 Oct 1994 09:43:00 +0100 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Distribution: world > I had a cube where Granola v .1 worked and a turbo slab where > it did not work. What does it mean for the dock to be sunk? > How can you sink the dock? To sink the dock means to push the layer the dock is in behind the layer the windows are in. Thus, windows will apeear before a sunken dock. You sink the dock by alt-clicking the Nextstep icon. Another alt-click will raise it again. Kristian -- Kristian Köhntopp, Harmsstraße 98, 24114 Kiel, +49 431 676689 "666 - the file protection of the beast." ## CrossPoint/2 v1.21 R ##
From: next2@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (Markus Wenzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Adaptec AHA-2940 Support? Date: 6 Oct 94 09:35:46 GMT Organization: Comp.Center (RUS), U of Stuttgart, FRG Message-ID: <next2.781436146@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> References: <riddlerCx7pGI.B60@netcom.com> riddler@netcom.com (Andy Riedel) writes: >Is there a driver that will support this card (a PCI SCSI-II card)? Everything I read about it indicates that a 2940 driver will be included in 3.3 (because it already is in 3.3pr2, as Carl Edman reported) and 3.3 will be available before 1995. -- // Markus Wenzel // 1st Institute of Physics // // NeXTSTEP Consulting + Administration // University of Stuttgart // // mow@marsu.s.bawue.de // wenzel@rus.uni-stuttgart.de //
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: turning off NextStation power from command line Date: 6 Oct 1994 10:21:13 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <370j2p$fr3@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <36s7dg$j4e@nntp.Stanford.EDU> Summary: RTFM! In article <36s7dg$j4e@nntp.Stanford.EDU> takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) writes: >Is there a command I can type as root which will turn my NextStation off? >I don't just mean /usr/etc/shutdown or /usr/etc/halt. I want to turn the >power off, not just get a ROM monitor. shutdown -h -p now halt -p -=EPS=-
From: mbecker@cs.uml.edu (Mark Becker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: What goes into named.boot? Neophyte needs a little handholding. Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 6 Oct 1994 14:08:58 GMT Organization: Some ordering needed. Message-ID: <3710dq$n5u@ulowell.uml.edu> Summary: nameserver daemon not running for lack of proper named.boot. Keywords: named.boot nameserver Hello - Last Spring I had to rebuild NS 2.1 onto my cube from a Builder-made backup. In the process, ignorant me managed to lose the original contents of /etc (Builder seems to build /etc from /usr/template/client/etc and I didn't know that at the time) and now the nameserver daemon, named, won't run. Found the reference to named in /etc/rc and thats fine. Read the named(8) manpage and I'm in over my head. This '030 cube is ether-wired to a PC in my house and has no outside-world connection. I would love to get the PC and NeXT talking to each other. I've looked through a number of files in /etc and while things are seen that seem relevent, I don't know enough about what needs to be changed that I hesitate to change anything. The other side is that I did a tiny amount of Unix admin work (about ten years ago) and remember just enough to be stupidly dangerous. Could some kind soul please walk me through whats supposed to be in named.boot so I can get the NS 2.1 nameserver running? Please? Hopefully yours, Mark +----------------------------------------+--------------------------+ | Mark Becker <mbecker@cs.uml.edu> | #include <std.disclaimer>| +----------------------------------------+--------------------------+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rnelson@is.rpslmc.edu (Randy Nelson) Subject: Defining a print queue that goes to multiple printers Message-ID: <1994Oct6.140848.2188@rpslmc.edu> Sender: news@rpslmc.edu Organization: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center Date: Thu, 6 Oct 1994 14:08:48 GMT Is there a way under NeXTSTEP to define a print queue that goes to multiple printers? We would like to set it up so that when someone prints to a queue like "MedPrinters" the output would go to one of a group of printers depending on what printer was not busy. Is this possible under NeXTSTEP? or is there any software out there that allows this? Thanks, Randy Nelson -- Randy Nelson rnelson@is.rpslmc.edu NeXTMAIL Accepted NeXTSTEP Developer / Unix Specialist Single Source Systems, Inc. (Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center) STD Disclaimers..
From: vanfosse@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Andy VanFossen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Can't Get Color on NS/FIP Date: 6 Oct 1994 17:55:23 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Message-ID: <371dmb$ra0@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> I just upgraded my Intel's RAM from 8M to 20M in hopes of improving performance and gaining color. Well, the performance improvement is dramatic, as you might imagine, but I still have no color. During system boot I get a message something like: "Sorry, can't register desired video mode" and "Registering 1024x760x2x60 at 60hz". I have a Cirrus Logic SVGA card. Does anyone know how I can get color? Thanks in advance! -- Andy Van Fossen | Ohio State University | "I read it on the net, andy+@osu.edu | std disclaimers apply | so it must be true..."
From: vanfosse@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Andy VanFossen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Colorado Memory Systems Jumbo 250? Date: 6 Oct 1994 18:01:26 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Message-ID: <371e1m$rar@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Is there a driver available which makes my CMS Jumbo 250 tape drive available to NeXTStep? Thanks in advance! -- Andy Van Fossen | Ohio State University | "I read it on the net, andy+@osu.edu | std disclaimers apply | so it must be true..."
From: rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: WTB: Crapped out NeXT 2.88 Floppy drives Date: 6 Oct 1994 17:57:03 GMT Organization: Michigan State University Message-ID: <371dpf$vdj@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> The subject pretty much says it all. If you have one or more 'dead' NeXT Floppy drives (PLI ok too) that you don't want hanging around feel free to e-mail me. Randy Rencsok rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu 517-371-3327
From: mark_bessey@next.com (Mark Bessey) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can't Get Color on NS/FIP Date: 6 Oct 1994 19:10:11 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <371i2j$13a@rosie.next.com> References: <371dmb$ra0@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> In article <371dmb$ra0@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> vanfosse@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Andy VanFossen) writes: > I just upgraded my Intel's RAM from 8M to 20M in hopes of improving > performance and gaining color. Well, the performance improvement is > dramatic, as you might imagine, but I still have no color. During > system boot I get a message something like: "Sorry, can't register > desired video mode" and "Registering 1024x760x2x60 at 60hz". I have > a Cirrus Logic SVGA card. > > Does anyone know how I can get color? Andy, you can't get color on NEXTSTEP with the Cirrus Logic driver. NEXTSTEP only supports color on video adapters that allow the frame buffer memory to be mapped into the PC's address space. The cirrus logic SVGA chipset (at least the one supported by the NEXTSTEP driver) doesn't allow this mapping, therefore, no color. Probably just as well, since the performance would be dreadful, anyway. If your system has VL-BUS or PCI slots, you could purchase a different video adapter. See the hardware compatibility guide for NEXTSTEP for details of supported cards. If you only have ISA slots in your system, stick with the Cirrus Logic. Most ISA video cards will only work in default VGA mode under NEXTSTEP. -Mark Mark Bessey NeXT Software Quality Assurance ------>IMPORTANT<------ I do NOT speak for NeXT ------>IMPORTANT<------
From: mrozek@eecs.umich.edu (Eric M. Mrozek) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Pitfalls in NS3.0 -> 3.2 upgrade? Date: 6 Oct 1994 19:19:05 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Distribution: world Message-ID: <371ij9$1pj@zip.eecs.umich.edu> References: <36mgrc$92m@news.bu.edu> In article <36mgrc$92m@news.bu.edu> bbry@bu.edu (Bryony Bechtold) writes: > ... Everyone I know who has ever ugpraded OS versions using "upgrade" > has sooner or later ... given up. > > If there are any SUCCESS stories ... I too would LOVE to hear it. I have done 2.2 -> 3.0 -> 3.1 -> 3.2 with Upgrade.app. No problem, no need to reinstall from scratch. I have hardly touched any of the system setup, but I have added lots of stuff to /usr/local/*. Eric
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Defining a print queue that goes to multiple printers Date: 6 Oct 1994 21:42:34 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <371r0a$9hn@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <1994Oct6.140848.2188@rpslmc.edu> Randy Nelson (rnelson@is.rpslmc.edu) wrote: : Is there a way under NeXTSTEP to define a print queue that goes to : multiple printers? : We would like to set it up so that when someone prints to a queue like : "MedPrinters" the output would go to one of a group of printers depending : on what printer was not busy. Is this possible under NeXTSTEP? or is : there any software out there that allows this? : Thanks, : Randy Nelson Yup. Called PLP. Ftp to iona.ie Version 3.4.10 is supposed to come out tommorow. (PLP is currently in a state of flux, with a raft of programmers world wide adding a bunch of new features.) Amoung other things: Spool dirs can be nfs mounted. Jobs can be moved from one queue to another. Jobs can be removed from any machine. (Most nexts require that a job be removed from the same machine that spooled it.) Incredible control of filtering. More robust lpd. More informative lpq and lpc -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: Wilbur Gayle Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: TransysSLIP 1.11 Date: 6 Oct 1994 20:04:25 GMT Organization: US West !nterprise Networking Systems Message-ID: <371l89$p8r@acsnews.uswc.uswest.com> Has anyone tried getting PNI TransysSLIP 1.1 to work with NeXTSTEP 3.3 PR2. I haven't tried it yet and wondered if anyone has gotten it to work. -- Regards, Wil Gayle U S West Communications
From: tlm@ameslab.gov (Dr. T. L. Marchioro II) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Interfacing HP-4P with parallel port on Gateway Date: 6 Oct 1994 23:55:58 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Distribution: world Message-ID: <3722qe$duc@news.iastate.edu> Here is a very basic question: we just got an HP-4P laserwriter and want to interface it via the parallel port with our Gateway 2000 machine running NS3.1. Seemed pretty simple to me, but of course my optimism proved infounded. Here is what I did: 1) went into Configure.app and added the on board parallel port. 2) Went into PrintManager and added the printer using the parallel port, and setting it to be an HP-600dpi laserwriter. 3) Set up the printer per instructions, connecting the cable to the LPT-1 port. 4) Rebooted. Complete zippo, and the relevant error message seems to occur during boot: Oct 6 18:18:20 daf mach: IOParallelPort not allocated: controller not detected at address 0x378 The parallel port has IRQ-7, and there are no conflicts. All I did was click "Add" and Save in Configure.app and I have no idea what the 0x378 refers to (PC hardware is *not* my forte). Can anyone suggest a course of action? Sorry if this is a really basic question, as I said, setting up PCs is something I have little experience with. Thanks in advance --- Tom -- ========================================================================== = Dr. Thomas L. Marchioro II Two-wheeled theoretical physicist Applied Mathematical Sciences 515-294-5543 Ames Laboratory 515-233-9142 (home) Ames, Iowa 50011 tlm@ameslab.gov
From: tspencer@kiwi.mccaw.com (Tim Spencer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Splitting mail??? Date: 06 Oct 1994 23:16:44 GMT Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. Message-ID: <TSPENCER.94Oct6161644@kiwi.mccaw.com> References: <1994Oct4.194621.10718@il.us.swissbank.com> <ROBERT.94Oct5201429@steffi.demon.co.uk> In-reply-to: robert@steffi.demon.co.uk's message of 05 Oct 1994 19:14:29 GMT In article <ROBERT.94Oct5201429@steffi.demon.co.uk> robert@steffi.demon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) writes: It's called procmail. Procmail sure is nice, and I'd recommend getting it anyways, but you don't have to install anything to get the functionality which he wants... Just have a .forward with these lines: \username username@other.host.here And that should do it, right? the backslashed line stores a local copy like normal, and the username@other.host.here sends a copy off to that other account. Hope this helps out! Have fun!! -- Tim Spencer: McCaw NeXT Technical Analyst tim.spencer@mccaw.com (206)803-7381 desk (206)915-5988 cell :-) NeXTMail welcome!!
From: doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jonathan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <36q83u$49n@cobber.cord.edu> Control: cancel <36q83u$49n@cobber.cord.edu> Date: 6 Oct 1994 14:03:04 -0500 Organization: Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota Distribution: na Message-ID: <371hl8$i7h@cobber.cord.edu> <36q83u$49n@cobber.cord.edu> was cancelled from within trn. -- Jonathan A. Doroin doroin@cobber.cord.edu doroin@wonka.cord.edu (NeXTmail)
From: edmtl@alf.uib.no (Thor Legvold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: CDPlayer.app on 3.2 - what fix is needed? Date: 7 Oct 1994 01:42:59 +0100 Organization: University of Bergen Message-ID: <3725ij$eg7@alf.uib.no> I remember there was a special fix to get CDPlayer to work, but don't remember it (long time since I upgraded). A friend has upgraded his machine and gets the "cant open/find CD Rom drive" message. I thought it was public window/sound server, but that didn't help. Probably some dwrite I forgot. Please e-mail replies, thanks. Regards, -- Thor Legvold | This is the strangest life NorNeXT User Group leader | I've ever known... University of Bergen | - Jim Morrison, The Doors Norway | edmtl@edb.uib.no (NeXTmail)
From: doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jonathan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Q: prevent automount of DOS & CDROM by workspace & use fstab Date: 6 Oct 1994 14:06:20 -0500 Organization: Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota Distribution: na Message-ID: <371hrc$iao@cobber.cord.edu> I'm a little confused with the workings of NeXTstep with regard to the fstab. I want to permanently mount my IDE dos drive and the CDRom drive so that I can NFS export them. I have the following entries in my fstab: /dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1 #my scsi disk /dev/rhd0h /Dos dos ro 1 2 #my ide dos disk /dev/rsd1a /mnt cfs ro #my cdrom disk However, the ide and cdrom drives are not mounted where I tell them to be. Somehow NeXTstep detects them and automounts them onto mountpoints named after their disklabel. I don't want them automounted to some directory name depending on the drive's disklabel. I want them in one place so that I can automatically NFS export them instead doing them by hand since the mountpoint will be different for each disk that is automounted at boot. On the console I get the messages: --------------------------------- probing for DOS probing for CDROM Oct 3 14:03:22 Workspace: Mounted scsi disk at /ANIPRO13 Oct 3 14:03:25 Workspace: Mounted floppy disk at /Install_3.2 Unknown device type (hd0) probing for CDROM probing for DOS Oct 3 14:03:26 Workspace: Mounted hard disk at /dos probing for DOS Filesystem name: DOS mount: /dev/rhd0h on /dos_2: Device busy mount: giving up on: /dos_2 --------------------------------- I don't know why I get the "unknown device type (hd0)" in line 5. I don't know why /dev/rhd0h gets mounted to /dos and then another mount attempt to /dos_2. I want the dos drive mounted to /Dos and the cdrom to /mnt as specified in the fstab. How do I prevent loginWindow or Workspace or whatever it is from automounting these drives so I can put them on permanent mountpoints. Thanks in advance for your help. -- Jonathan A. Doroin doroin@cobber.cord.edu doroin@wonka.cord.edu (NeXTmail) -- Jonathan A. Doroin doroin@cobber.cord.edu doroin@wonka.cord.edu (NeXTmail)
From: pgiagnoc@globalcom.net (Patrick Giagnocavo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can't Get Color on NS/FIP Date: 7 Oct 1994 03:21:19 GMT Organization: GlobalCom Message-ID: <372erf$952@goodnews.globalcom.net> References: <371dmb$ra0@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> In article <371dmb$ra0@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, vanfosse@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Andy VanFossen) says: > >I just upgraded my Intel's RAM from 8M to 20M in hopes of improving >performance and gaining color. Well, the performance improvement is >dramatic, as you might imagine, but I still have no color. During >system boot I get a message something like: "Sorry, can't register >desired video mode" and "Registering 1024x760x2x60 at 60hz". I have >a Cirrus Logic SVGA card. I had this same problem too. I don't know why this doesn't work (maybe a lousy driver?) When I got a ATI mach32 card instead, I was able to run color, of course.
From: paul@pault.primenet.com (Paul Tognato-Haddad) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Receiving mail with SLIP Date: 7 Oct 1994 05:34:09 GMT Organization: Primenet Distribution: world Message-ID: <372mkh$9se@news.primenet.com> Howdy, Alright, so after countless hours getting slip configured I'm ready to tackle mail. Sending mail is no problem, I just added the following 4 lines to my sendmail.cf file. DRmailhost.primenet.com CRmailhost.primenet.com DNpault.tus.primenet.com Cw localhost pault.tus.primenet.com So, sending mail works fine, I get the right return address and the mail gets to its destination. The problem is receiving mail, it gets as far as my computer, but then it gets returned to sender. Following is what gets returned.... Any ideas? BTW - I set my hostname to pault (to see if it would fix it), but my regular hostname is something else. ----- Transcript of session follows ----- While connected to pault.tus: >>> HELO pault.primenet.com <<< 553 pault.primenet.com config error: mail loops back to myself 554 <paul@pault.tus.primenet.com>... 554 Service unavailable ----- Unsent message follows ----- Return-Path: <pault@news.primenet.com> Received: from news.primenet.com by pault.primenet.com (NX5.67d/NX3.0Sa) id AA00430; Thu, 6 Oct 94 18:17:16 -0700 Received: from usr1.primenet.com (root@usr1.primenet.com [198.68.32.11]) by news.primenet.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) with ESMTP id SAA27859 for <paul@pault.tus.primenet.com>; Thu, 6 Oct 1994 18:17:59 -0700 From: Paul Tognato-Haddad <pault@primenet.com> Received: from localhost (pault@localhost) by usr1.primenet.com (8.6.5/8.6.5) id SAA18174 for paul@pault.tus.primenet.com; Thu, 6 Oct 1994 18:17:59 -0700 Message-Id: <199410070117.SAA18174@usr1.primenet.com> Subject: test To: paul@pault.tus.primenet.com Date: Thu, 6 Oct 1994 18:17:58 -0700 (MST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 5 test See ya, -- Paul (NeXTmail preferred) # Paul R. Tognato-Haddad (pault@bigdog.engr.arizona.edu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kent@infoserv.com Subject: Re: turning off NextStation power from command line Message-ID: <Cx86Gr.2Kr@infoserv.com> Sender: kent@infoserv.com (Kent L. Shephard) Organization: K. L. Shephard Consulting - (Kent L. Shephard) References: <36s7dg$j4e@nntp.Stanford.EDU> Date: Thu, 6 Oct 1994 00:24:27 GMT In article <36s7dg$j4e@nntp.Stanford.EDU> takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) writes: # #Is there a command I can type as root which will turn my NextStation off? #I don't just mean /usr/etc/shutdown or /usr/etc/halt. I want to turn the #power off, not just get a ROM monitor. # #My NeXT is not new enough to have the clock chip which would allow me to #do this from Preferences.app. # #-- Todd Takken #takken@leland.stanford.edu /usr/etc/halt -p See the manpage for halt. Kent -- /* "There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors and */ /* no slave that has not had a king among his." ---- Helen Keller */ /* Kent L. Shephard ----- K. L. Shephard Consulting */
From: marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu (Marcus S. Day) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Info on co-Xist Date: 7 Oct 1994 06:05:00 GMT Organization: The Avant-Garde of the Now, Ltd. Distribution: world Message-ID: <372oec$lic@network.ucsd.edu> Does anyone have any info on the co-Xist package, e.g. latest version, price for students, disk/memory requirements, compatibility with NEXTSTEP 3.0? co-Xist is a full Motif implentation for NEXTSTEP. A friend has a very old version, and it seems like it'd be good software with a few more features. If no, does anyone regularly use an alternative X-window package (preferably Motif compliant)? thanks for any help/suggestions. -Marc (marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu)
From: ds@hangover.uk.stratus.com (Dick Sharod) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: boot up next step with serial mouse in com2 Date: 7 Oct 1994 13:34:32 GMT Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA Message-ID: <373ip8$3ki@transfer.stratus.com> I want to boot up nextstep with a serial mouse in com2. Can this be done as a boot command ie serialmouse=com2 or the like ? I have tried using the configure program to change from com1 to com2, but having hit done, and rechecked the setting it reverts back to com1. What am I doing wrong ??? Regards Dick Sharod ds@hangover.uk.stratus.com (Next mail) sharod@vos.stratus.com (ascii mail)
From: matthewm@sgate.com (Mike Matthews) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: /usr/spool noncleanup (was Re: "vnode_pageout: failed" Won't Boot!!) Date: 7 Oct 1994 09:42:02 -0400 Organization: Southgate Internet Host Message-ID: <373j7a$mlf@sgate.com> References: <MAX.94Oct3162925@andretti.gac.edu> <36rid4$5ve@sunserver.lrz-muenchen.de> In article <36rid4$5ve@sunserver.lrz-muenchen.de>, Helmut Heller <heller@nirvana.imo.physik.uni-muenchen.de> wrote: >I just would like to add my own experiences here to emphasize that: >I once had the very same problem and the culprit was a very large file in >/usr/spool/render ! >I had done some renderman rendering of graphs and 3D pictures, which used so >much disk space that eventually my NeXT crashed. During boot the files in >/usr/spool are NOT removed (a bug, in my view) and so the machine would not >come up due to the disc being 100% full. >So my advice: boot single user and check out the spool files! I wouldn't call it a bug. Just think, if your print server crashed and it had many jobs in the queue, do you want those jobs to be blown away? ... On second thought, I can concede that it would be a bug to not clear out spool entries of items that won't automatically check their spool area on reboot, like renderman (or does it? I don't think so). Sounds like a good idea for a NEXTSTEP 4.0 change to me. >Servus, Helmut (of course, knowing your system and where files can grow is always a plus) -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Matthews, Mike_Matthews@sgate.com (NeXTmail accepted)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rnelson@is.rpslmc.edu (Randy Nelson) Subject: Re: Splitting mail??? Message-ID: <1994Oct7.154242.29610@rpslmc.edu> Sender: news@rpslmc.edu Organization: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center References: <Cx7CnB.Is@euler.hnv.icem.de> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 1994 15:42:42 GMT In article <Cx7CnB.Is@euler.hnv.icem.de> js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) writes: > In article <1994Oct4.194621.10718@il.us.swissbank.com> ericb@il.us.swissbank.com (Eric_Brown) > writes: > > I have two accounts that I use regularly. When I get mail at one of those > > (especially when I'm not logged in), I want it forwarded to my other account, > > but also retained at that account. How can I do this? > > .... > > I am sure it can be done with forward at one site. > .forward may contain more than one line. > I recommend to read the man page > Try putting the following in your .forward \your_account,account_to_be_forwarded_to For example, I would use \rnelson,randy@singlesrc.com The backslash says to keep a copy in your local mailbox. -- Randy Nelson rnelson@is.rpslmc.edu NeXTMAIL Accepted NeXTSTEP Developer / Unix Specialist Single Source Systems, Inc. (Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center)
From: Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Adaptec AHA-2940 Support? Date: 7 Oct 1994 16:18:12 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <373sc4$f1@rosie.next.com> References: <riddlerCx7pGI.B60@netcom.com> In article <riddlerCx7pGI.B60@netcom.com> riddler@netcom.com (Andy Riedel) writes: # Is there a driver that will support this card (a PCI SCSI-II card)? I # heard that someone was working on a driver but it wasn't done yet or # contact with the developer had been lost. I've also heard that NS 3.3 # will have PCI support. Once again, I am forced to wait and/or spend # more money to be able to use NS! I really don't want to wait for a # full OSupgrade just to get PCI support. Any help is gratefully # appreciated! PCI support requires lots of changes to the kernel and the device drivers to handle the shared interrupt scheme and other configuration nits. I think that calls for an OS upgrade. joe
From: Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Problem with sending mail to a program Date: 7 Oct 1994 16:22:04 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Distribution: usa Message-ID: <373sjc$f3@rosie.next.com> References: <36vmtn$bv7@mark.ucdavis.edu> In article <36vmtn$bv7@mark.ucdavis.edu> stanifor@shasta.cs.ucdavis.edu (Stuart Staniford-Chen) writes: # # I'm trying to set up a mail-server program. I installed it by # # helvellyn#niload . # coho-request: "|/..path../parser" # ^D Try doing something like: coho-request: coho-request-l@mailserver colo-request-l: "|/..path../parser" so that the request only gets executed on the server machine. joe
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sun.admin From: rnelson@is.rpslmc.edu (Randy Nelson) Subject: CERT notices Message-ID: <1994Oct7.161053.502@rpslmc.edu> Sender: news@rpslmc.edu Organization: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center Date: Fri, 7 Oct 1994 16:10:53 GMT Can someone please tell me if there is a ftp site where CERT notices can be downloaded from. I am specifically interested in ones pertaining to SUN (solaris) and NeXTSTEP. I am trying to sure up security at a few sites. -Randy -- Randy Nelson rnelson@is.rpslmc.edu NeXTMAIL Accepted NeXTSTEP Developer / Unix Specialist Single Source Systems, Inc.
From: rragner@stingray.vm.iastate.edu (Rod Ragner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: DOS on IDE and NEXTSTEP on SCSI? Date: 7 Oct 1994 18:58:10 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Message-ID: <3745o2$72c@news.iastate.edu> How do I install DOS on an IDE drive and NEXTSTEP on a SCSI drive and be able to boot either system? Must the IDE drive be the boot disk? Will this require me to install part of NEXTSTEP on the IDE disk? Can the SCSI be the boot disk? How can I specify this? - I understand that some machines have the ability to specify which is the boot device. If the SCSI is the boot disk, then must I manually mount the DOS disk for NEXTSTEP to see the DOS partition on the other drive? I looked through NeXTanswers and could not find anything on this, yet I seem to remember someone once posted something about this. I only have one Intel machine at the moment, which only has a SCSI drive. I am contemplating purchasing another machine which comes with a 540MB IDE drive, but the cost to upgrade to a 1GB SCSI drive and supported controller is only $129 more than what I can purchase a SCSI drive and controller additionally. Effectively, a 540MB IDE for $129 is a pretty good price and I would like to be able to use it for something... -- Rod Ragner Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory College of Veterinary Medicine Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50011 Voice: (515) 294-4751, FAX: (515) 294-3564, (NeXT Mail accepted)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: cicero!dirk (Dirk Olmes) Subject: Booting NeXT from floppy Message-ID: <Cx9tEn.5s@cicero.ping.de> Keywords: boot floppy disk Sender: dirk@cicero.ping.de (Dirk Olmes) Organization: NeXT Club Schwerte Date: Thu, 6 Oct 1994 21:37:35 GMT Hello, since I use an IDE drive for DOS and OS/2 and a SCSI drive for NI I boot NeXT using a NeXT-formatted floppy disk. Is there a way to avoid typing in the "sd()mach_kernel" string every time I boot from disk i.e. is it possible to prepare the disk to look rightaway in the /usr/devices/system.config/default.table directory for the startup info ? Any help appreciated. -dirk -- =========================================================== Dirk Olmes NeXT-Mail welcome !! dirk@cicero.ping.de NeXT-Club Schwerte
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: how to kill immortal tip processes? Message-ID: <1994Oct7.132645.156@titan.sfasu.edu> From: deviate@lipschitz.sfasu.edu (J. Kelly Cunningham) Date: 7 Oct 94 13:26:45 CST Followup-To: poster Organization: As little as I can get away with... I have three tip processes that can't be killed by root. Is there any option besides a reboot? Please Cc: deviate@lipschitz.sfasu.edu Thanks, kc
From: kevinw@nafohq.hp.com (Kevin Woods) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: To be or not to be? Date: 7 Oct 1994 19:39:58 GMT Organization: Hewlett Packard Message-ID: <37486e$rui@hpscit.sc.hp.com> I am currently taking a class, 'UNIX Systems Programming', and we were given an assignment in C to do something similar to what a UNIX command does. Now since I hope to become a /sys/admin one day I have also been teaching myself perl. I have come to believe it can be a handy admin tool. Every C program I do I try to create in perl and thus showed the result to my instructor. In short, he butchered perl and suggested I concentrate on my C skills stating that perl is not standard so most admins don't use it. He also stated that among the admins and systems programmers he knew, the programmers were much happier, suggesting I rethink my career plans. Since beginning to learn perl, I have found it more enjoyable to write (and debug) than C and have therefore spent more time on it. My question to you all is whether or not admins actually do use perl. Do most of you (admins) write programs in C, or since learning perl have you migrated and either don't write C anymore or rarely do? Lastly (for the admins) what kind of C program would you normally have to write? I know only one admin and he can't write a shell script, much less a C program. For the perl gurus, do you actually get to use your perl skills on the job or are you systems programmers etc who have picked it up easily because you knew C? What I'm getting at here is not some survey but just an just an idea of the revelance to what I've been told. I'd rather write a perl script than a C program anyday (I'm not that good in C) and want some idea of what to expect later. Thanx... - Kevin
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bobcook@slac.stanford.edu (Bob Cook) Subject: Re: CERT notices Message-ID: <CxBDz8.2E7@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU> Sender: news@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center References: <1994Oct7.161053.502@rpslmc.edu> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 1994 17:59:32 GMT Randy Nelson writes >Can someone please tell me if there is a ftp site where CERT notices can >be downloaded from. I am specifically interested in ones pertaining to >SUN (solaris) and NeXTSTEP. info.cert.org -- Bob Cook bobcook@slac.stanford.edu Stanford Linear Accelerator Center NeXT mail okay
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: glen@prosoft.com (Glen Biagioni) Subject: Re: To be or not to be? Message-ID: <CxBo8I.Au0@prosoft.wimsey.com> Sender: glen@prosoft.wimsey.com (Glen Biagioni) Organization: ProSoft Solutions, Inc. References: <37486e$rui@hpscit.sc.hp.com> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 1994 21:41:06 GMT Kevin Woods writes > I am currently taking a class, 'UNIX Systems Programming', and we > were given an assignment in C to do something similar to what > a UNIX command does. Now since I hope to become a /sys/admin > one day I have also been teaching myself perl. I have come to > believe it can be a handy admin tool. Every C program I do I > try to create in perl and thus showed the result to my instructor. > > In short, he butchered perl and suggested I concentrate on my C > skills stating that perl is not standard so most admins don't use > it. He also stated that among the admins and systems programmers > he knew, the programmers were much happier, suggesting I rethink > my career plans. > > Since beginning to learn perl, I have found it more enjoyable > to write (and debug) than C and have therefore spent more time on > it. My question to you all is whether or not admins actually do > use perl. Do most of you (admins) write programs in C, or since > learning perl have you migrated and either don't write C anymore > or rarely do? Lastly (for the admins) what kind of C program > would you normally have to write? I know only one admin and he > can't write a shell script, much less a C program. > > For the perl gurus, do you actually get to use your perl skills on > the job or are you systems programmers etc who have picked it up > easily because you knew C? > > What I'm getting at here is not some survey but just an just an > idea of the revelance to what I've been told. I'd rather write a > perl script than a C program anyday (I'm not that good in C) and > want some idea of what to expect later. Thanx... > > - Kevin > I'm not a perl guru or a system administrator. However, my educated guess is that Unix system administrators write C programs only as a last resort. Also, I suspect any sys admin that sees perl in use by other sys admins, will adopt it into their repetoire of tools very quickly. -- Glen Biagioni <glen@prosoft.com> (NeXTmail accepted) Vancouver BC Canada
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jcassidy@quark.uwaterloo.ca (James Cassidy) Subject: NFS mounting removable media Message-ID: <CxBJ63.FBu@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> Sender: news@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca Organization: University of Waterloo Date: Fri, 7 Oct 1994 19:51:37 GMT We have two NeXT machines (white hardware). We are able to set up NFS mounts for the fixed disks. We are unable to get any of the removable media to be remotely mounted. Since only one machine has a CD-ROM drive, we would find it helpful to be able to mount it from the other machine. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!! Regards, Jim.
From: sela@iastate.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Is anyone using NXSpice? Date: 7 Oct 1994 23:02:48 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Distribution: world Message-ID: <374k2o$dei@news.iastate.edu> I'm trying to get NXSpice to run on my dimension system, NS 3.1. Is there some trick to this...it seems to work differently than PSpice. Help. -- *******************IOWA***STATE***UNIVERSITY******************** * Brian Morrison sela@iastate.edu (NeXT Mail welcome!) * * --------------------------------------------------------- * * He who throws mud loses ground. * ****************************************************************
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: wcsmh@superior.carleton.ca (Mark Henry) Subject: 28.8Kbps modems on white hardware... comments anyone? Message-ID: <CxBJB2.501@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada Date: Fri, 7 Oct 1994 19:54:38 GMT I have had no problems using SLIP on a NeXTStation with a USRobotics Sportster running at 14.4Kbps. Recently I migrated to an object.station (ie. Intel hardware), and a USRobotics Sportster 28.8Kbps V.FC modem. So far, I have not been able to achieve the level of performace with this setup that I enjoyed under black hardware with a 14.4 modem. When connecting to another sportster at 28.8 kbps, my top FTP speed (raw speed, compression turned off) has been 1.51 Kbps/seconda. It seems that I should be able to do better than this (ie. perhaps ~2Kbps).. I am assured by my systems administrator that it is a Problem At My End. Any suggestions appreciated.... Mark
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Interfacing HP-4P with parallel port on Gateway Date: 8 Oct 1994 04:10:53 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL Message-ID: <37564d$out@news.acns.nwu.edu> References: <3722qe$duc@news.iastate.edu> In article <3722qe$duc@news.iastate.edu>, Dr. T. L. Marchioro II <tlm@ameslab.gov> wrote: > >Here is a very basic question: we just got an HP-4P laserwriter and want >to interface it via the parallel port with our Gateway 2000 machine >running NS3.1. Seemed pretty simple to me, but of course my optimism >proved infounded. > >Here is what I did: > >1) went into Configure.app and added the on board parallel port. >2) Went into PrintManager and added the printer using the parallel port, >and setting it to be an HP-600dpi laserwriter. >3) Set up the printer per instructions, connecting the cable to the LPT-1 >port. >4) Rebooted. > Check your cmos setup for the gateway and make sure its set for lpt=ox378. On my gateway this was LPT2!. You'll need a rasterizer for the 4P, unless you have postscript simm!? -- Jerry S. Weiss j-weiss@nwu.edu Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois %SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: (slugg jello) Subject: SimpleNetworkStarter crashes setting up NetInfo server! Message-ID: <1994Oct8.061459.429@mouthers.nwnexus.wa.com> Sender: slugg@mouthers.nwnexus.wa.com Organization: Mouthing Flowers Date: Sat, 8 Oct 1994 06:14:59 GMT SimpleNetworkStarter crashes when I try to setup my computer as a NetInfo server. The crash happens after the panel saying that it is going to archive some altered files. My system is left in an unbootable state (which I can repair my replacing local.nidb and hostconfig). I suspect that this is very difficult to diagnose, not knowing the intricacies of my system, but for what its worth, can anyone suggest how I can proceed to setup my network? Thanks! -- Doug Kent Mouthing Flowers, Inc. slugg@mouthers.wa.com
From: hugh@tanuki.twics.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help with DNS and PPP, please Message-ID: <1994Oct8.173601.582@tanuki.twics.com> Date: 8 Oct 94 17:36:01 JST Organization: TWICS [Tokyo Public Internet Access] I've successfully installed MorningStar's PPP (well, nearly successfully). My system is a standalone machine (3.2J, black) PPPing into the Internet. The PPP makes a good connection, and I can use OmniWeb, ftp, etc., except that I seem to have a DNS vs netinfod problem - whenever I gethostbyname, netinfod tools around for a minute or so, and then brings up the PPP connection (sometimes I have to jumpstart it by pinging the IP address of the gateway, which is in my routing table). MorningStar have suggested that I run named, but after examining all the available documentation (man pages, SysAdmin bookshelf, O'Reilly book, etc.), I still seem to be in the dark. Can some kind soul who has solved this problem please point me in the direction of some sample named configuration files that work with this kind of setup? I don't want to trash NetInfo completely - it's quite possible I'll be adding another host here in the near future, but I would like to see more co-operation between NetInfo and DNS, if possible. I'll mail details to anyone who is kind enough to offer help, but won't waste people's time by posting them here, TIA Hugh Ashton (NeXTMail welcome)
From: Michael.Allard@rose-hulman.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: lookupd: "will notify" / "notify in progress" Date: 3 Oct 1994 19:30:07 GMT Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Distribution: world Message-ID: <36pm3v$fu1@master.cs.rose-hulman.edu> Keywords: lookupd notify huh? Greetings. On just one NeXT (out of about 240), the following messages appear in the console log every 13-15 seconds: 0ct 3 14:23:16 cornflower lookupd[568]: will notify 0ct 3 14:23:18 cornflower lookupd[568]: notify in progress I have no clue why this is happening. I am probably going to replace the local NetInfo domain with a clean one from /usr/template/client, but I can't see why this is happening. It looks like lookupd has been restarted at some point (due to the relatively high PID, which is usually around 100). Related? :-? This is NS 3.1 on black. Nothing particularly urgent or distressing; just wondering if anyone has ever seen this before. -- Mike Allard, Workstation Manager, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology--KA9VDC <Michael.Allard@Rose-Hulman.Edu> - #include <std/disclaimer.h> - NeXTmail Ho! "Everybody in the whole of the world feels the same inside." -Marillion EMACS actually stands for "Even Makes A Cray Slow".
From: gabor@architektur.uni-kassel.de (Gabor Freivogel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Netinfo question Date: 8 Oct 1994 15:33:12 GMT Organization: University of Kassel - Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <376e3o$ahv@hrz-ws11.hrz.uni-kassel.de> Hallo we have networked our next according to the large network documentation (diff. pools in diff. buildings, routers etc.) We built up a master Netinfo database (called Architektur) and databases for the pools (pool_1 pool_2 etc.). It all works quite ok, but there is a point I dont understand: When I work whit the Netinfo Manager let s say in pool_1, I can only get connection to the entries of the master database (Architektur) or to the values of the subnet I work in. If I try to contact an other subdomain ( pool_2) I always get the massage: domain not reachable, try later. I know for sure that the computer is working and everything in that particular domain is working as well. So why can't I get connected to the netinfo entries of that subdomain? What I am doing wrong? Thanks for any help. -- Gabor Freivogel GhK- University of Kassel/ Germany Dept. of Architecture Henschelstr. 2 34109 Kassel Germany E-mail: gabor@architektur.uni-kassel.de (nextmail) Phone : +49 561 804 3506 Fax +49 561 804 2675
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 28.8Kbps modems on white hardware... comments anyone? Date: 8 Oct 1994 16:55:42 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz Distribution: world Message-ID: <376iue$shp@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> References: <CxBJB2.501@cunews.carleton.ca> In article <CxBJB2.501@cunews.carleton.ca> wcsmh@superior.carleton.ca (Mark Henry) writes: > I have had no problems using SLIP on a NeXTStation with a USRobotics > Sportster running at 14.4Kbps. > > Recently I migrated to an object.station (ie. Intel hardware), and a > USRobotics Sportster 28.8Kbps V.FC modem. So far, I have not been able > to achieve the level of performace with this setup that I enjoyed under > black hardware with a 14.4 modem. > > When connecting to another sportster at 28.8 kbps, my top FTP speed (raw > speed, compression turned off) has been 1.51 Kbps/seconda. It seems > that I should be able to do better than this (ie. perhaps ~2Kbps).. > > I am assured by my systems administrator that it is a Problem At My End. > I've heard that many phone lines just don't have the quality necessary to maintain a 28.8 kbps connection, so the modems automatically shift down to the highest maintainable speed. Maybe in your case, 14.4 kbps is the best you can do. Does anyone else have any experience with 28.8 kbps modems on regular residential phone lines? I hesitate to invest in a new modem for fear that my rural phone line just won't cut it. --- Art Isbell Cubic Solutions NeXT Registered Consultant NEXTSTEP software development and consulting NeXTmail: art@cubicsol.com Voice: +1 408 335 1154 USmail: 95018-9442 Fax: +1 408 335 2515
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: To be or not to be? Date: 8 Oct 1994 18:57:53 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <376q3h$ll1@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <37486e$rui@hpscit.sc.hp.com> kevinw@nafohq.hp.com (Kevin Woods) writes: >In short, he butchered perl and suggested I concentrate on my C >skills stating that perl is not standard so most admins don't use >it. He also stated that among the admins and systems programmers >he knew, the programmers were much happier, suggesting I rethink >my career plans. >it. My question to you all is whether or not admins actually do >use perl. Do most of you (admins) write programs in C, or since >learning perl have you migrated and either don't write C anymore >or rarely do? Lastly (for the admins) what kind of C program >would you normally have to write? I know only one admin and he >can't write a shell script, much less a C program. Most of the good admins at my site know Perl pretty well. We generally write perl rather than C because it's so much faster to whip something out. You don't have to struggle with semantics that vary depending on the compiler and the machine, thus making your programs more portable. But, when you want something that's bulletproof, like a password changing program, you probably want to take the time to code it in C. C skills are very important to being a good admin, though. You have to compile stuff you find out on the net, and you often have to tweak its C code to make it work on your compiler. As far as being happier being a programmer, that's quite likely. But it's unrelated to your C skills. -- David Lemson (217) 244-8833 University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
From: khader@vnet.net (Khader's) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Sharing a Floppy device on the network Date: 8 Oct 1994 22:57:00 GMT Organization: Vnet Internet Access, Inc. - Charlotte, NC. (704) 374-0779 Message-ID: <37783s$1l6@ralph.vnet.net> Hi, I have a simple network of two machines, both running NS. One machine, the server, does not have a Floppy device while the other, the slave, does. First I would like to set autonfsmount to mount the floppy on a specific directory and be able to export this dir to the server. Second I tried to hand mount the floppy dir on a server dir using: mount theother:/CurrentFloppyDiskFileSystemName /FloppyDisk the mount command responded: mount: retrying /FloppyDisk any help is appreciated, thank you.
From: vamp@csulb.edu (VampLestat) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Using ar on FAT libraries - how do you 'Configure'? Date: 9 Oct 1994 02:58:23 GMT Organization: Me, organized? You gotta be kidding. Message-ID: <377m8f$f99@garuda.csulb.edu> I'm attempting to compile trn 3.5 on a intel machine with a FAT developer. Problem is that the Configure script attempts to use nm, then ar on the libraries, and ar returns and error message that you can't ar a FAT library and have to strip it first. So what has everyone been using in place of ar to extract names from a library during a Configure? Checking the man pages for libtool, ar and lipo didnt turn up much. Has anyone managed to make trn 3.5 on white hardware yet, or FAT for that matter? -- Ryan L. Watkins e-mail: vamp@csulb.edu System Administrator url : http://www.csulb.edu/~vamp/ Academic Computing Services, CSU Long Beach pgpkey: finger vamp@beach.csulb.edu
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: To be or not to be? Date: 9 Oct 1994 04:04:00 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <377q3g$ddp@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <37486e$rui@hpscit.sc.hp.com> perl serves a certain emotional need in some people ... the same emotional need traditionally filled by BASIC on other platforms. I don't consider it a practical sysadmin tool; most "uses" for perl are better implemented by shell scripts and traditional UNIX tools (especially sed and awk). There's nothing wrong with writing C programs--often that's the best approach. However, NeXT has done its customers a tremendous disservice by not including a C compiler, linker, and ansi+bsd header files in its "User" distribution. I don't have a problem with the AppKit, Interface Builder, etc. being lumped in with developer tools--I have a problem with basic UNIX functionality being stripped out and repackaged as part of a premium product. The strongest argument "for" perl in a NEXTSTEP environment isn't based on any technical merits, but in NeXT's misguided marketing strategy. (But hey, we really need more sysadmin wannabes who couldn't program their way out of a paper bag to save their lives, and see perl as some kind of magic ticket to greatness. It could be worse; they could sign up for CNE training, ha ha ha.) In any case, I've got some bad news for you: if you aren't comfortable with the alternatives, you're probably not going to be able to use perl effectively, either. -=EPS=- -- What can you do in perl you can't do in emacs? Oops, NeXT considers emacs "Developer" software too.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) Subject: Name resolving does not work on SLIP setup Message-ID: <1994Oct9.101737.2524@rna.nl> Sender: gerben@rna.nl Organization: G.R.O.S.S. Date: Sun, 9 Oct 1994 10:17:37 GMT Hello world, I have installed TransSys PNI and have now a functional SLIP link. When the SLIP link is initiated, a file /etc/resolv.conf is created and lookupd is restarted. When I use /usr/etc/nslookup to resolve a name it works. e.g. /usr/etc/nslookup sun4nl.nluug.nl When I use IP addresses directly, it works e.g. finger @129.125.14.129 [129.125.14.129] Welcome to Linux version 1.0.9 at obelix.(none) ! 10:58am up 4 days, 10:34, 0 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 No one logged on. When I use names it does not e.g. finger @obelix.icce.rug.nl unknown host: obelix.icce.rug.nl I do not understand. Why does nslookup work and not the rest? I restart lookupd after the creation of reslov.conf. In resolv.conf I have the nameserver listed. Thanks, -- gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242 "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there" Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Sunk dock - what does that mean? Message-ID: <1994Oct9.115133.3103@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <Cx7ott.684@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> Date: Sun, 9 Oct 1994 11:51:33 GMT In article <Cx7ott.684@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> wgilbert@uwaterloo.ca (Will Gilbert) writes: }~ What does it mean for the dock to be sunk? }~ How can you sink the dock? }~ I'd guess that what you mean is the Dock placed behind, rather than in front of other on-screen windows. I generally keep mine that way, since it is so easy to change... Alt-click the top (NeXT-logo/Workspace) logo to move the dock between "in front" and "in back". This toggles the default: Workspace DockOnTop between a zero and a 1. --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Newbie sys admin questions? Message-ID: <1994Oct9.163510@taz> From: mn01@taz.acc.uwrf.edu Date: 9 Oct 94 16:35:10 -0600 Organization: University of Wisconsin - River Falls Apologies in advance as I'm sure I'm about to ask some very basic NeXTSTEP questions, but I have no idea where else to look for answers, so here goes... (BTW, this is under NeXTSTEP 3.2 on Intel hardware) 1) Does there exist any book that covers system administration on NeXTSTEP on Intel? I've found the online SysAdmin bookshelf but I want something that I can stuff in a briefcase, or use when the machine won't boot! I was given a book (gold and black) titled "NeXTSTEP Network and System Administration" by someone who has been using NeXTSTEP for a long time but it's for black hardware and I'm finding some of the differences to be important! I have generic unix system admin. books but these don't help with the NeXTSTEP-specific issues. Surely someone has written something. Titles, ISBN's, where to order info would be greatly appreciated. 2) How can I customize applications system-wide - for all users? For example, I have the gopher.app which I ftp'd from the network. It is a ready-to-run app which I placed in /LocalApp. But, it connects to Univ. of Minn. gopher by default. I want it to connect to our campus gopher by default. I know there is a preference that lets an individual set the default, but I want to set a default system-wide, for all users, and then they can go change it if they want to. Most of the users of our NeXTSTEP machines are computer novices - getting them to set preferences in 10-20 applications just isn't feasible. I thought about creating a "generic user", configuring the app defaults under this user name and then using the files found in this user's .NeXT directory as the basis for other user accounts. (Is this stuff stored in .NeXT, it seems a likely place though I haven't figured out exactly which files do what yet.) This will work for any apps I have configured at the time I create a user's account but what about if I add an app 3 weeks later that I want to set defaults for? This approach would not seem too useful then as I wouldn't want to copy over any existing user's .NeXT directory for fear of overwriting any preference changes the existing user has made. 3) Is there a way to force a user to change their password during their first login? 4) Is there a lock screen application? I have been pointed to BackSpace but I find it annoying to specify a password for BackSpace. I'd like something that just automatically uses the user's password (BackSpace's admonishments not withstanding about security - since when is anything on a network secure!). 5) I looked for how to set disk quotas and can't find anything. I'm told that NeXTSTEP does not provide this. Is this true? If so, how do I prevent bunches of undergrads from downloading all of the Internet? Peer pressure never works well with this clientele. Denial-of-service attacks would seem to be extremely easy to do given lack of disk quotas. 6) In the couple of weeks I have had a file server and a couple of workstations running, I have noticed a frequent need to do a disk fsck repair pass in single user mode if the machines are simply turned off using the power switch. More than 50% of the time, files on disk have been trashed and I have had to restore the files from another system. Is this "normal" or have I missed setting something up? I *know* you should shutdown a unix filesystem correctly to avoid problems but our NeXTSTEP workstations are in a general access lab and we have students coming in looking for a pc to use - "Hmm, looks like a pc, doesn't look like the menu I'm used to, oh well, turn power off/on and maybe that'll help!". My solution so far has been to disable the RESET and POWER switches. This won't help in case of power fails but luckily we only have 1-2 power fails a month vs. 1-2 students a day that turn off the machine. I'd love to hear tips and suggestions from others administering NeXTSTEP machines in undergrad general access labs. Thanks in advance for all responses. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Marlys A. Nelson System Manager, Systems Programmer, Academic Computing Network Manager, etc., etc. Univ. of WI - River Falls Internet: Marlys.A.Nelson@uwrf.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gerti@BITart.com (Gerd Knops) Subject: Re: To be or not to be? Message-ID: <CxFDEH.MK@BITart.com> Sender: usenet@BITart.com Organization: BITart, NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consulting References: <37486e$rui@hpscit.sc.hp.com> Date: Sun, 9 Oct 1994 21:37:29 GMT In article <37486e$rui@hpscit.sc.hp.com> kevinw@nafohq.hp.com (Kevin Woods) writes: > [article about perl, C and sysadmin] Don't you just love the guys that are kind of religious about how they do their job? Let me put it this way: When I need to work with nails, I'd choose a hammer, and when working with screws (yes, you guessed it) a screwdriver. Perl has its benefits, and so does C. For a given job, pick what is best to get the job done. This is not necessarily an 'absolute choice', it depends on your familiarity with the tools at hand, too. Programming languages are tools, they should help you to get the job done in an efficient way. Somebody who doesn't see that, should probably not give classes in 'UNIX Systems Programming'. Just my two cents. gerti
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <0005508785@mcimail.com> Date: Sun, 9 Oct 94 16:19 EST From: "ErgoTech Development, Inc." <0005508785@mcimail.com> "marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu" <marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu> Subject: RE:Info on co-Xist Message-ID: <62941009211926/0005508785NA1EM@MCIMAIL.COM> >If no, does anyone regularly use an alternative X-window >package (preferably Motif compliant)? I use CUB'X from Intuitive, with Motif. I haven't used co-Xist so can't compare. I like CUB'X. It's a nice development environment and you can use the NeXT gdb with edit to debug software. What other platform runs NeXTSTEP, X and MS Windows? Jim Redman
From: majka@next.com (Marc Majka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Newbie sys admin questions? Date: 10 Oct 1994 00:18:01 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <37a17q$rp@rosie.next.com> References: <1994Oct9.163510@taz> Marlys Nelson asks some excellent questions: > 1) Does there exist any book that covers system administration on > NeXTSTEP on Intel? At the moment, the only book I'm aware of is the "NEXTSTEP Network and System Administration" book that you mentioned. It is currently being updated, and will include more Intel-specific information. > 2) How can I customize applications system-wide - for all users? You can set an existing user's defaults in one of two ways. One way is to "su <username>", then use "dwrite" to set a default. This may be quite tedious if you've got a lot of users, although you could create a shell script that went through a list of users and set a default for all of them. Another way to do this is programmatically, using NXSetDefaultsUser() and NXWriteDefault(). You can also modify the template home directory that UserManager uses when it creates a new home directory (i.e for a new user account). That allows you to set up a bunch of defaults, modify the dock, place new mail in the Active mailbox, and etc. Then whenever you create a new user, they'll get all your modifications. The easiest way to do this in NEXTSTEP 3.2 is to create a new user account (named "prototype" for example), log in as "prototype" and set things up the way you want them, then copy "prototype"'s home directory to /usr/template/user (rename the existing /usr/template/user directory if you want to keep it around, or just remove it - but wait 'til after you've created "prototype"). UserManager in NEXTSTEP 3.3 has a new feature that allows you to create any number of user account templates for use when creating new users. > 3) Is there a way to force a user to change their password during Only programmatically. You could create a LoginHook that asked users to change their passwords. See the manual page for loginwindow for more information. You could also customize the user template so that the new user's dock held a program that auto-launched and asked for a new password, the removed itself from the dock. This strikes me as a bit kludgy, but it's still possible. > 4) Is there a lock screen application? There may be some other screen-lockers around, but BackSpace is pretty popular. > 5) I looked for how to set disk quotas and can't find anything. NEXTSTEP doesn't support disk quotas at this time. Perhaps someday. A long time ago, before I worked for NeXT, I wrote a little app that went together with a few shell scripts and C programs that set up and monitored disk and printer usage limits. The collection is still floating around the Internet, known as "Quotas". Sherwood Botsford at the University of Alberta has done a lot of work on the package since then to keep it up-to-date (it was written for NEXTSTEP 1.0!). I'm not sure of its current status or availability. Sherwood, would you followup with more info, if you have the time? A system like Quotas can work quite decently, except that it doesn't monitor the filesystem continuously. Most typically, systems like this check usage once a day, or perhaps when the user logs in or logs out, with the help of a LoginHook or a LogoutHook. > 6) In the couple of weeks I have had a file server and a couple of > workstations running, I have noticed a frequent need to do a > disk fsck repair pass in single user mode if the machines are > simply turned off using the power switch. It's a sad fact of PC hardware. If it's really important and you can afford it, you could replace all the power switches with ones that require a key. -- Marc Majka Not speaking officially for NeXT Computer, Inc.
From: majka@next.com (Marc Majka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Newbie sys admin questions? Date: 10 Oct 1994 00:28:45 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <37a1rt$rs@rosie.next.com> References: <1994Oct9.163510@taz> Ooops - I forgot to put in a plug for NeXTanswers and the "NEXTSTEP In Focus" support bulletin! You can get to NeXTanswers by anonymous ftp to ftp.next.com, or on the web at http://www.next.com/NeXTanswers/root.html NEXTSTEP In Focus is available primarily by subscription. A yearly subscription costs $100, or $150 outside of the U.S. Members of the Registered Developer and Consultant programs receive a subscription yearly with their program membership. Sites that have Premium System Support receive two subscriptions yearly. To subscribe to NEXTSTEP In Focus or inquire about subscriptions, please call 1-800-848-NeXT. (Outside the U.S., please call +1-415-424-8500 or contact your nearest NeXT representative.) Back issues of NEXTSTEP In Focus are available in NeXTanswers. -- Marc Majka
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fabien@free.fdn.org (Fabien Roy) Subject: Re: Booting NeXT from floppy Message-ID: <1994Oct9.110825.4454@free.fdn.org> Sender: news@free.fdn.org Organization: XO informatique - Paris, France. References: <Cx9tEn.5s@cicero.ping.de> Date: Sun, 9 Oct 1994 11:08:25 GMT In comp.sys.next.sysadmin article <Cx9tEn.5s@cicero.ping.de> you wrote: > > > Hello, > > since I use an IDE drive for DOS and OS/2 and a SCSI drive for NI I boot NeXT > using a NeXT-formatted floppy disk. > Is there a way to avoid typing in the "sd()mach_kernel" string every time I > boot from disk i.e. is it possible to prepare the disk to look rightaway in the > /usr/devices/system.config/default.table directory for the startup info ? > > Any help appreciated. > > -dirk > -- > =========================================================== > Dirk Olmes NeXT-Mail welcome !! > dirk@cicero.ping.de > NeXT-Club Schwerte Edit your floppy disk Instance0.table or Default.table in System.config and add: "Kernel Flags" = "sd()mach_kernel"; I did not tryed it, but it should work. Hope that helps Fabien -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fabien_Roy@free.fdn.org (NextMail accepted) NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consultant, SYBASE DBA XO, 81 allee Danielle Casanova, 93320 Les Pavillons sous Bois France Tel: 33 1 4847 5198 Fax: 33 1 4847 5175
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Newbie sys admin questions? Date: 10 Oct 1994 04:06:27 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Message-ID: <37aek3$115@rosie.next.com> References: <1994Oct9.163510@taz> <37a17q$rp@rosie.next.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.5a Cc: In article <37a17q$rp@rosie.next.com>, Marc Majka <majka@next.com> wrote: >Marlys Nelson asks some excellent questions: > >> 2) How can I customize applications system-wide - for all users? > >You can set an existing user's defaults in one of two ways. One way is to >"su <username>", then use "dwrite" to set a default. This may be quite >tedious if you've got a lot of users, although you could create a shell >script that went through a list of users and set a default for all of >them. Another way to do this is programmatically, using >NXSetDefaultsUser() and NXWriteDefault(). > Here's a handy way to do it: for user $users do su -c $user dwrite App Key Value done --Dan -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Newbie sys admin questions? Date: 10 Oct 1994 04:09:39 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Message-ID: <37aeq3$116@rosie.next.com> References: <1994Oct9.163510@taz> <37a1rt$rs@rosie.next.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.5a Cc: In article <37a1rt$rs@rosie.next.com>, Marc Majka <majka@next.com> wrote: >Ooops - I forgot to put in a plug for NeXTanswers and the "NEXTSTEP In >Focus" support bulletin! You can get to NeXTanswers by anonymous ftp to >ftp.next.com, or on the web at http://www.next.com/NeXTanswers/root.html Mark is right, NS in Focus is available from NeXTanswers (email server, ftp, fax-back, BBS) but not from the web. --Dan -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <eda@bibika.rector.msu.su> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 94 06:32:07 +0300 From: Nobody Special <eda@bibika.rector.msu.su> Message-ID: <9410100332.AA06577@bibika.rector.msu.su> Subject: IP forwarding on NS/I 3.2 Does anyone have the NS/I 3.2 working with multiple network interfaces? I've found that it does not forward IP packets across the network. Can anyone please tell me if I could fix this? I guess there must be some kind of kernel variable that toggles IP forwarding. Thank you Dmitry -------------------------------- Dmitry Evsukhin <eda@bibika.rector.msu.su> Moscow State University, Russia
From: blommer@hertz.eecs.umich.edu (Michael Alan Blommer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: mounting optical disk network-wide Date: 10 Oct 1994 11:24:14 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Message-ID: <37b88u$sm@zip.eecs.umich.edu> I'm sure this has been asked before, but I haven't been able to find anything in either the FAQs or NeXTAnswers: Is it possible to mount an optical disk network-wide? If yes, how? We have some data on an OD for which it would save a lot of time if any of the machines on the network could access the data. We're running 3.0 on black. I've tried # mount -o net hostname:/OpticalDisk /Net with / exported to the network on the NeXT called 'hostname', and /OpticalDisk is the name of the OD. But this doesn't work. Thanks in advance for any help. -- Mike Blommer blommer@eecs.umich.edu
From: robert@steffi.demon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: NXFax Users... Panic's with dialupip? Date: 09 Oct 1994 13:21:09 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Distribution: world Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Oct9142109@steffi.demon.co.uk> CC: rick@bandw.com,louie@transsys.com I'm just wondering if anybody else is suffering from this problem. On my machine NXFax is enabled all the time however this really don't get on well with dialupip (the original). What happens is that when the connection is brought down there's contention for the serial port which results in a panic. Big time. So... I've played (as suggested by Rick Damon at BandW) with ResetDelay but that's doesn't eliminate the problem. I even resorted to switching off NXFax when ever I poll by hacking the netinfo _ignore flag. That still doesn't work because it's SLIP that invokes the script that does this so it's still in use by SLIP. This is under 3.2 Black with NXFAX 1.04 Anybody else suffered these problems? -- "Helena Helena Helena" (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: root@legion.apana.org.au (David Green) Subject: NSFIP 3.2: Keeps falling over if left alone Message-ID: <CxGH9L.1oH@legion.apana.org.au> Keywords: NSFIP crash Approved-By: No one! Organization: Sargood Manor Date: Mon, 10 Oct 1994 11:58:33 GMT After several months of working quietly and reliably in the background, my white system has suddenly taken to 'panic' aborting if left alone for more than an hour or so. It usually only happens if no one is logged in. I come back, turn on the screen and there is the ubiquitous NeXT Mach Kernel mini-window asking me to 'c'ontinue or 'r'eboot. Some of the messages have been: unexpected kernel trap d eip 1 Failed instruction exception (2,d,1dfe0000) unexpected kernel trap d eip 14daf3 Failed instruction exception (2,d,2ff0000) <-- a popular one kernel panic exception (6,3,1) Failed instruction exception (2,d,3060000) Mux[8e0] silo overflow etc, etc, etc ... Why has this started happening out of the blue? How can I stop it? Will 3.3 fix it? When will I be satisfied? Please, I would appreciate some help with this as it is *VERY* annoying to have to reboot the damn machine two or three times a day! -- David Green | Tel: +61 3 827-5828 | david@legion.apana.org.au Melbourne, Australia| Fax: +61 3 827-5876 | (NeXTMail accepted) PGP key from: pgp-key@su.edu.au ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: david@legion.apana.org.au (David Green) Subject: Timezones ... again Message-ID: <CxGqD0.8E@legion.apana.org.au> Summary: How to add in a new timezone Keywords: timezone Approved-By: No one! Organization: Sargood Manor Date: Mon, 10 Oct 1994 15:15:00 GMT Here is a timezone question - I have created a new timezone text file and compiled it using 'zic'. The new data file is sitting in the correct '/etc/zoneinfo' directory. I have followed the documentation and several helpful hints *exactly*. Why oh why won't it appear in the drop-down list in Preferences.app??? Come on now, someone MUST know the answer to this. Please. -- David Green | Tel: +61 3 827-5828 | david@legion.apana.org.au Melbourne, Australia| Fax: +61 3 827-5876 | (NeXTMail accepted) PGP key from: pgp-key@su.edu.au ----------------------------------------------------------------------
From: erikkay@next.com (Erik Kay) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Timezones ... again Date: 10 Oct 1994 17:44:36 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <37bui4$m0@rosie.next.com> References: <CxGqD0.8E@legion.apana.org.au> In article <CxGqD0.8E@legion.apana.org.au> david@legion.apana.org.au (David Green) writes: ] Here is a timezone question - ] ] I have created a new timezone text file and compiled it using 'zic'. ] The new data file is sitting in the correct '/etc/zoneinfo' directory. ] ] I have followed the documentation and several helpful hints *exactly*. ] ] Why oh why won't it appear in the drop-down list in Preferences.app??? ] ] Come on now, someone MUST know the answer to this. Well, the reason is that Preferences is actually relatively dumb about this. It doesn't go out and parse all of the files in /etc/zoneinfo (these files don't really have enough information to be useful to preferences anyway). Instead it relies on its own private data file to provide the mapping between timezones in /etc/zoneinfo and their location in the map. Unfortunately, prior to 3.3, it put the data file in a mach-o segment in the application binary. Once you get the text file out, it's pretty straightforward to figure out how to edit it. For more info on this, look at the man pages to segedit and size. You'll be interested in the section called "labels" in the segment called "__INFO". A couple of caveats: don't do this if you don't know what you're doing. Make a backup of Preferences before you do this. It's possible to damage the app and make it unusable if you make a mistake here. hope that helps, Erik
From: chuckie@panix.com (Alec H. Peterson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Gzip tool for the Workspace manager Date: 10 Oct 1994 14:40:24 -0400 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <37c1qo$1m1@panix.com> Has anyone come across a tool that allows the Workspace Manager to interpret gzip'ed files as something other than text files (and made it able to do something useful with the files, like un-zip them)? Thanks. Alec -- Alec Peterson Panix Public Access UNIX and Internet chuckie@panix.com New York City, NY
From: chuckie@panix.com (Alec H. Peterson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Reading/Ignorning a 4.2 filesystem Date: 10 Oct 1994 14:44:11 -0400 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <37c21r$2dq@panix.com> I have a NetBSD disk on my Intel machine on which I also run NeXTstep. However, every time I login, the Workspace manager tells me that the SCSI disk is unreadable, and asks me to ignore or initialize. Of course I can ignore it every time, but is there a better solution? I know that NeXTstep does not read 4.2 disks out of the box, but has any- one written a driver to do this or some other work-around? Thanks. Alec -- Alec Peterson Panix Public Access UNIX and Internet chuckie@panix.com New York City, NY
From: gcasa@wam.umd.edu (Gregory John Casamento) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Probelm with "talk" command Followup-To: poster Date: 10 Oct 1994 18:21:39 GMT Organization: University of Maryland College Park Message-ID: <37c0nj$iag@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> Keywords: talk, NeXT, black Hi, about 5 months ago I purchased a NeXT cube. I changed the hostname of the machine from "localhost" to "holly". Now, when I try to use the talk command it replies "You don't exist. Go away." To my knowledge I have checked through everything. It's just a minor annoyance at this point, but I'm curious as to what is going on here. Does anyone have any idea of how to fix this?? Thanks, -- Gregory John Casamento -- gcasa@wam.umd.edu -- The power of UNIX must prevail. The evil Microsoft must be stopped!! -- NeXTStep, the operating system of the future, today. #include <std_disclaimer.h>
From: argon@starburst.umd.edu (James Lang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: CDPlayer.app on 3.2 - what fix is needed? Date: 10 Oct 1994 19:44:32 GMT Organization: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Message-ID: <37c5j0$mol@gamera.umd.edu> References: <3725ij$eg7@alf.uib.no> Thor Legvold (edmtl@alf.uib.no) wrote: : I remember there was a special fix to get CDPlayer to work, : but don't remember it (long time since I upgraded). A : friend has upgraded his machine and gets the "cant open/find : CD Rom drive" message. I thought it was public window/sound : server, but that didn't help. Probably some dwrite I forgot. : Please e-mail replies, thanks. I would laso like this information....please post or email if you would? THnaks in advance James Lang
From: argon@starburst.umd.edu (James Lang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DOS on IDE and NEXTSTEP on SCSI? Date: 10 Oct 1994 19:47:18 GMT Organization: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Message-ID: <37c5o6$mol@gamera.umd.edu> References: <3745o2$72c@news.iastate.edu> Rod Ragner (rragner@stingray.vm.iastate.edu) wrote: : How do I install DOS on an IDE drive and NEXTSTEP on a SCSI drive and be : able to boot either system? : Must the IDE drive be the boot disk? Will this require me to install part : of NEXTSTEP on the IDE disk? : Can the SCSI be the boot disk? How can I specify this? - I understand : that some machines have the ability to specify which is the boot device. : If the SCSI is the boot disk, then must I manually mount the DOS disk for : NEXTSTEP to see the DOS partition on the other drive? : I looked through NeXTanswers and could not find anything on this, yet I : seem to remember someone once posted something about this. If you find a way to do this I would love to hear about it, I am running a 1.3Gig SCSI1 disk with NS/I 3.2 and a 540IDE With DOS, right now I am changing the system BIOS, (ie removing the IDE when I want to work in NeXT) and this is a real pain, but it works for now....I would Love the fix this problem. James Lang. ______________________________________________________________________________ Lord Argon the Paladin | | "if you live for the present, argon@starburst.umd.edu | tomorrow will take care of its self" | ____________________________________|_________________________________________
From: ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: optimal newfs? Date: 10 Oct 1994 20:10:00 GMT Organization: UCLA Microcomputer Support Office Message-ID: <37c72o$705@news.mic.ucla.edu> I have not received an answer to my earlier question: Is there a way (or utility) that will tell me the optimal parameters to give to the newfs invokation? Rememeber that Darcy reported a 3-times increase by adding a -r parameter (newfs -n -v -r 5400 /dev/rsd1a) when he reformatted. Ivo Welch ivo@128.97.74.50 = next.agsm.ucla.edu Asst Prof of Finance iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu AGSM at UCLA
From: ebradsha@nyx.cs.du.edu (Earl Bradshaw) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Problems with EXABYTE 4200c and gnutar Date: 10 Oct 1994 15:29:10 -0600 Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci. Distribution: usa Message-ID: <37cbn6$3kj@nyx.cs.du.edu> OK, I am really stuck. I've attached a SCSI tape drive to one of our PCs and have installed the appropriate device drivers: DPT 2x22 Series EISA SCSI adapter and the SCSI Tape Driver. When using gnutar, the -c argument works fine, but the -r argument (to append) causes a error which only goes away after a reboot: bradshaw@uhhuh(2)> gnutar -rvf /dev/rst0 /Users/bradshaw/bin gnutar: Removing leading / from absolute path names in the archive. Users/bradshaw/bin/ Users/bradshaw/bin/nigrep gnutar: can't write to /dev/rst0 : I/O error bradshaw@uhhuh(3)> And the following gets added to /usr/adm/messages: Oct 10 14:59:58 uhhuh mach: st0, target 2, lun 0: op Write data (10-byte) returned Check Status, Sense Valid Oct 10 14:59:58 uhhuh mach: Sense key = 0x5 Sense Code = 0x24 Does anyone have an idea what the problem is? Thanks! Michelle
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Doug Moore Subject: Double sided simms in Turbo cube? Message-ID: <CxHBH9.JDL@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Date: Mon, 10 Oct 1994 22:52:22 GMT Does anybody know if double sided simms work in a Turbo cube? I know they have to be low profile, and non-composite are better than composite, but what of this double sided issue... BTW, where have people been getting 32MB simms? I've found them for $975.00, a price I may not be able to say no to. -- Douglas Moore NeXT---FIX OUR SCSI DRIVER [BLACK] FOR SYNCRO MODE!!! St Paul, MN 612-227-3274 dmoore@epx.cis.umn.edu <---NeXTMail ready
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: benst@stuyts.nl (Ben Stuyts) Subject: Re: NXFax Users... Panic's with dialupip? Message-ID: <CxHA3o.2pB@stuyts.nl> Organization: Stuyts Engineering Haarlem BV References: <ROBERT.94Oct9142109@steffi.demon.co.uk> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 1994 22:21:23 GMT In article <ROBERT.94Oct9142109@steffi.demon.co.uk>, Robert Nicholson <robert@steffi.demon.co.uk> wrote: > I'm just wondering if anybody else is suffering from this problem. > > On my machine NXFax is enabled all the time however this really don't > get on well with dialupip (the original). What happens is that when > the connection is brought down there's contention for the serial port > which results in a panic. Big time. > > So... I've played (as suggested by Rick Damon at BandW) with > ResetDelay but that's doesn't eliminate the problem. I even resorted > to switching off NXFax when ever I poll by hacking the netinfo _ignore > flag. That still doesn't work because it's SLIP that invokes the > script that does this so it's still in use by SLIP. > > This is under 3.2 Black with NXFAX 1.04 > > Anybody else suffered these problems? I run the same setup here, without any problems. I am running dialupip version 920904-A, and NXFax 1.04.1, NS 3.2 black. Here are my defaults settings, maybe you can compare them with yours: daneel_fax CallerID NO daneel_fax ConsoleLog YES daneel_fax DetectRing1 NO daneel_fax DialPrefix "" daneel_fax DistinctiveRing YES daneel_fax FaxDataSwitch YES daneel_fax ForcedRetry NO daneel_fax MaxDTERate 38400 daneel_fax MonitorOutgoing YES daneel_fax ResetConfig 0 daneel_fax RingTimeout 10 daneel_fax SilentAnswer NO daneel_fax WaitForConnect 30 daneel_fax WaitForDialTone YES daneel_fax AllowDataReceive YES daneel_fax AllowFaxReceive YES daneel_fax AuxATCommand "" daneel_fax DataAction /usr/etc/getty daneel_fax DetectRing2 NO daneel_fax DetectRing3 NO daneel_fax DetectRing4 NO daneel_fax EscapeValue 43 daneel_fax LogLength 1000 daneel_fax MonitorIncoming YES daneel_fax ResetDelay 10 daneel_fax SendTimeout 90 daneel_fax SoftwareFlowControl NO Hope this helps, Ben
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: klett002@maroon.tc.umn.edu (James P Klett) Subject: SLIP Help needed, please :) Message-ID: <CxHIFv.1FJ@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 01:18:54 GMT Hi, I used to have SLIP running on my Turbo Color, but then my hard disk crashed. I did a restore of all the pertinent files from a backup of /usr/dialupip/... and /etc/... and all appears to be OK, I can connect to SLIP and even get an IP address back, but I'm dead in the water for using it. I ping and get nothing (unless I ping myself) ftp/telnet... are also dead. If anyone is willing to help, or provide advice it would be much app... Thanks in advance, JIM replies->klett002@maroon.tc.umn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dmwood@geek.Mines.Colorado.EDU (David M. Wood) Subject: Panic due to `restore' with Archive Python DAT: block size problem? Sender: news@slate.mines.colorado.edu Message-ID: <1994Oct11.012515.25597@slate.mines.colorado.edu> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 01:25:15 GMT Distribution: usa Organization: Colorado School of Mines Keywords: DAT, block size I've got a big problem-- I just bought from JEM a new Archive Python DAT (designated model 4540NT, a 2 Gb 3.5 inch drive in a 5.25-inch mounting, which appears as st0 upon booting) to replace a WangDAT model 1300 which recently ate its last damn tape. I immediately used the Python to make what I thought were nice clean backups of two filesystems using dump, after using the utility mtset in the "scsitools" suite of SCSI utilities: mtset -d /dev/nrst0 -f 1024 to set the DAT drive to write fixed 1024 byte blocks, as I had for the WangDAT. The dumps looked absolutely fine--took the normal time, right number of blocks, no soft errors, etc. As I always do after dumps, I checked that they `succeeded' by immediately rewinding the tape and doing a 'restore ivf /dev/nrst0' to examine the file listing, which looked absolutely fine. [When I first got the WangDAT, only at this point was it clear that it needed to be put in fixed-block mode.] Two days later, I tried a restore from the fresh backups using the Python. The problems: (1) After an mtset -d /dev/nrst0 -f 1024 (since the tape was allegedly written this way) I tried to do a restore r /dev/nrst0 on a cleaned off disk (prepared using newfs) and got /dev/rxt0: I/O error in my Terminal window, accompanied (in the console window) by st: cmd=0x15 sr_io_status = 2H Sense key = 0x5 Sense Code OxO [The green tape status indicator on the front of the Python never blinked-- presumably no dirt problems, etc. The same procedure would work *perfectly* with the WangDAT, if it didn't munch the tape :( ] (2) The only thing that *partially* worked (i.e., worked for a while before a panic, described below) was: mtset -d /dev/nrst0 -f 1024 cd /mnt <- the empty file system restore if /dev/nrst0 then, in response to the 'restore>' I did add <- with no arguments, adds entire contents of the dump to the extraction list After much disk activity as the directory structure was laid down on the blank disk, I typed extract The tape happily chugged along for 1 1/2 hours, restoring more than 250 Mb of stuff, then there was a panic, with the message (in the panic window and in /usr/adm/messages) panic: (cpu 0) dma_list zero pfnum I tried the procedure several times, always with a panic, even when only small portions of the dump were being restored. Notes: (A) Only if I did the mtset *just before* the 'restore if /dev/nrst0' was the tape read without the '/dev/rxt0: I/O error'. With the WangDAT, the effects of one mtset seemed to last indefinitely, i.e., all later dumps or restores during the same session were done correctly. It seems peculiar to me that with the Python the mtset had only a temporary effect. (B) Amazingly, I *could* restore, using the Python, old dumps made with the WangDAT, and also tar files, written with 1024-byte blocks as described above. [This is on a NeXTStation running OS 3.0.; SCSI bus parity checking was enabled with the DIP switch on the Python, if this helps. The utility `inquire' (also in the scsitools suite) reports -t 3 -l 0 "ARCHIVE /Python 25501-XXX/2.26/" typ=1 dev=0 ans=1 fmt=0 removable (no revision number shows up on booting)] So here are the questions: Biggies-- 1. Is there any way I can restore cleanly from these dumps? 2. Is there *any* specific dump/restore sequence known to work with the Viper Python (which I bought because it was considered very reliable and `plain vanilla')? 3. Why can the Python restore from dumps made from the WangDAT, but not from its *own* dumps? Doesn't it like 1024-byte blocks? 4. Why, despite the mtset and the successful loading of the dump contents (makes file system OK, shows file system fine in restore> ls), does restore r /dev/nrst0 fail??? Mysteries-- 5. Why is the Python referred to as /dev/rxt0 when the I/O error occurs? Isn't this the designation for Exabyte drives? 6. Why does 'restore if /dev/nrst0' work partially, but cause a panic, despite no evidence of soft errors at all? Why so far into the restore? 7. What do the following tell me? st: cmd=0x15 sr_io_status = 2H Sense key = 0x5 Sense Code OxO panic: (cpu 0) dma_list zero pfnum Naturally I've read everything I've saved for 3 years from the comp.next newsgroups, and NeXTAnswers. I'm concerned that I may not be able to use the Python, and cannot tell If these symptoms are hardware or software problems. *Any* suggestions would be much appreciated. Sorry for the very lengthy description, and many thanks! David Wood -- David M. Wood Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401 Phone: (303) 273-3853; Fax: (303) 273-3840 e-mail: dmwood@physics.Mines.Colorado.EDU ; NeXTMail welcome
From: thrash@sbctri.sbc.com (David R. Thrash) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DOS on IDE and NEXTSTEP on SCSI? Date: 11 Oct 1994 03:23:15 GMT Organization: Southwestern Bell Technology Resources Inc. Message-ID: <37d0f3$2hu@sbctri.sbc.com> References: <37c5o6$mol@gamera.umd.edu> > Rod Ragner (rragner@stingray.vm.iastate.edu) wrote: > : How do I install DOS on an IDE drive and NEXTSTEP on a SCSI drive and be > : able to boot either system? I setup a 5mg partition on my first ide drive (use fdisk -useBoot0 to use NeXT's master boot record) with the following: (edited) 8192:thrash@mille2:~/MyJunk> ls -algR /BootDevice | grep -v '\.$' drwx------ 2 root wheel 1024 Apr 26 15:03 .NextTrash -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 11 Apr 20 11:31 .hidden drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 8192 Apr 20 11:30 lost+found -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 977892 Oct 7 11:21 mach_kernel drwxr-xr-x 4 root wheel 1024 Apr 14 12:48 usr /BootDevice/usr: total 4 drwxr-xr-x 10 root wheel 1024 Aug 3 13:00 Devices drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 1024 Oct 22 1993 standalone /BootDevice/usr/Devices: total 11 drwxr-xr-x 8 root wheel 1024 May 6 14:13 Adaptec1542B.config drwxr-xr-x 8 root wheel 1024 May 27 17:34 BusMouse.config drwxr-xr-x 8 root wheel 1024 May 22 12:03 Floppy.config drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 1024 Jun 8 22:03 IDE.config drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 1024 Apr 14 12:53 PS2Keyboard.config drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 1024 Aug 3 13:02 System.config [chomp alot] /BootDevice/usr/standalone: total 3 drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 1024 May 22 11:41 i386 /BootDevice/usr/standalone/i386: total 116 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 43 May 22 11:41 BootHelp.txt -> ./../Devices/System.config/Instance0.table drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 1024 Oct 22 1993 English.lproj -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 625 Aug 30 1993 Language.table -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 98956 Sep 7 1993 sarld /BootDevice/usr/standalone/i386/English.lproj: total 5 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 2282 Aug 28 1993 Localizable.strings 8193:thrash@mille2:~/MyJunk> Then I edited my System.config/Instance0.table to include: "Kernel Flags" = "rootdev=sd0a nbuf=500"; Yell if you need more info. Its alot of work. Kinda wish I could trash that DOS partition - someday :). -- David R. Thrash dthrash@sbctri.sbc.com Compuserve: 76217,1304 Thrash & Company 9102 Garland Road, Suite 216i Voice: 214.327.1972 Dallas, Texas 75218 Facsimile: 214.327.3510
From: sanguish@digifix.com (Scott Anguish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.marketplace Subject: Quick Guide to NEXTSTEP Information on the Internet Date: 11 Oct 1994 01:32:44 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Message-ID: <37d81s$ouo@digifix.digifix.com> This post is made weekly, to help 'point' users to more NEXTSTEP information Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server online comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers New Information --------------- Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server online A product directory and information server, built around the World Wide Web system, this will allow full multimedia announcements by NEXTSTEP developers, as well as the ability to browse the available products for NEXTSTEP. 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From: al@wpine.com (Al Aldrich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Problems with gnu Tar Date: 4 Oct 1994 14:31:18 -0400 Organization: White Pine Software -- Nashua NH Message-ID: <36s71m$dmd@wpnext.wpine.com> I just installed gnu tar v1.11.2 and am having trouble getting a backup to complete.. I keep getting bus errors on read in the NeXT Apps areas.. I am wondering if there are particular options to this version of tar which work better on NeXT machines , other than the default options used in the scripts that come with the distribution.. Any help would be most appreciated.. Thanks al -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Al Aldrich - Operations Manager - White Pine Software (603) 886-9050 Fax: 9051 e-mail: aaldrich@wpine.com
From: lucifer@news.u.washington.edu (Warren Edwards) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help...BOOT DISK wont BOOT! Date: 11 Oct 1994 16:18:32 GMT Organization: University of Washington Message-ID: <37edso$bdq@news.u.washington.edu> Hi Gang, Well, I've screwed up. I removed my NS INTEL boot drive and went over to another NS INTEL machine, changed the SCSI ID, added it to the SCSI bus and rebooted the other machine. My disk showed up as /Disk. I need to copy files from the other machine and it was easier to do it this way (my machine was 200 miles away and I didnt want to lug the whole thing...). I copied the files to my disk drive, but not as root. My buddy warned me that if I didnt put an entry in the mount table for my drive before adding it to the SCSI bus, the permissions on any directory I went into would get screwed up. Well, by this time it was too late. When I hooked up my computer again at home, the drive booted but kernel panic'd several times. Then it seem to start behaving OK. Then, I install some software, never ran it, and rebooted. Now, the drive does not reboot... it goes through the boot sequence several times, flashes the blue background with the Next MACH message window (like you see on shutdown) and then hangs. I'm certain the data is OK...I just cant boot. I know I can mount it as a secondary disk again and recover the data but I want it to be bootable. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks. warren -- -- __________________________________________________________________________ Warren S. Edwards "No one has any sympathy Department of Electrical Engineering, FT-10 for me except Mick" University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 ph: (206) 543-1017 email: lucifer@fizzle.ee.washington.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: thomas@aeon.in-berlin.de (Thomas Wolfram) Subject: Re: boot up next step with serial mouse in com2 Message-ID: <CxIuFI.7C@aeon.in-berlin.de> Organization: Cities in Dust References: <373ip8$3ki@transfer.stratus.com> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 18:38:06 GMT Hi, Dick Sharod (ds@hangover.uk.stratus.com) wrote: > I want to boot up nextstep with a serial mouse in com2. Can this be done > as a boot command ie serialmouse=com2 or the like ? > I have tried using the configure program to change from com1 to com2, but > having hit done, and rechecked the setting it reverts back to com1. > What am I doing wrong ??? there is a hint in one of the NeXTanswers (I think it was 1360). It mentions that there is a bug in Configure.app or elsewhere which prevents changing of the serial mouse port to 2. They recommend that you edit /usr/Devices/SerialMouse.config/Instance0.table directly (there is a line "Port" = "1" - or something like that - which you have to change to "2". Please read the NeXTanswer document.) after leaving Configure.app. You can also do this by booting into single user modus where you don't need a mouse. Hope that helps, Thomas -- Thomas Wolfram <thomas@aeon.in-berlin.de> Germany: 0 30 31421171 PRZ TU Berlin <wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de> abroad: +49 30 31421171 EANTC WWW: http://www.prz.tu-berlin.de:/~wolf _____________________________________________________________________________ _____S__I__C____T__R__A__N__S__I__T____G__L__O__R__I__A____M__U__N__D__I_____
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: thomas@aeon.in-berlin.de (Thomas Wolfram) Subject: Re: DOS on IDE and NEXTSTEP on SCSI? Message-ID: <CxIvE6.E8@aeon.in-berlin.de> Organization: Cities in Dust References: <3745o2$72c@news.iastate.edu> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 18:58:54 GMT Hi, Rod Ragner (rragner@stingray.vm.iastate.edu) wrote: > How do I install DOS on an IDE drive and NEXTSTEP on a SCSI drive and be > able to boot either system? how to install NS on a second disk (regardless whether it's IDE or SCSI) is outlined in a NeXTanswers document (don't remember the number yet, check the Index file). > Must the IDE drive be the boot disk? Will this require me to install part > of NEXTSTEP on the IDE disk? The boot disk have to be the IDE disk, this is a PC architecture requirement. And you need a mini NS boot partition on the first disk (~7MB). If your first disk is used completly by DOS I recommend you the "fips" DOS partition compressing tool available from many Linux archive sites. It allows you to reduce the size of an existing DOS partition on the fly - if there is still enough space free. Very useful tool. > Can the SCSI be the boot disk? How can I specify this? - I understand > that some machines have the ability to specify which is the boot device. This doesn't work on (standard) PC's, at least not from the BIOS level. Of course it's thinkable to use a Boot Selector (like my os-bs v2.0b8) residing on the first disk to boot directly NS from another disk but I don't know whether this works with NS (it works with Linux, NetBSD etc.). I never tryed it. > If the SCSI is the boot disk, then must I manually mount the DOS disk for > NEXTSTEP to see the DOS partition on the other drive? Assuming you used the way which is described in the NeXTanswer document NS mounts the (primary) DOS partition and also the mini boot partition on the first disk automagically. I tryed it. > I looked through NeXTanswers and could not find anything on this, yet I > seem to remember someone once posted something about this. Yes, some time ago I posted about a typo error ("rhd0h" instead of "rhd0a") in the concerning document and the ugly problems I encountered because of this. Unfortunatly I don't have the document number at hand but the typo error is corrected now. > I only have one Intel machine at the moment, which only has a SCSI drive. > I am contemplating purchasing another machine which comes with a 540MB IDE > drive, but the cost to upgrade to a 1GB SCSI drive and supported > controller is only $129 more than what I can purchase a SCSI drive and > controller additionally. Effectively, a 540MB IDE for $129 is a pretty > good price and I would like to be able to use it for something... Hope that helps, Thomas -- Thomas Wolfram <thomas@aeon.in-berlin.de> Germany: 0 30 31421171 PRZ TU Berlin <wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de> abroad: +49 30 31421171 EANTC WWW: http://www.prz.tu-berlin.de:/~wolf _____________________________________________________________________________ _____S__I__C____T__R__A__N__S__I__T____G__L__O__R__I__A____M__U__N__D__I_____
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: thomas@aeon.in-berlin.de (Thomas Wolfram) Subject: PS/2 or Busmouse? Which one? Message-ID: <CxIvx2.IA@aeon.in-berlin.de> Organization: Cities in Dust Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 19:10:14 GMT Hi, I'm thinking about buying a PS/2 or BusMouse to get rid of the SerialMouse driver of NS/FIP 3.2 and use the Mux driver for both serial ports alone. I'm aware that the options are to get a PS/2 mouse from Microsoft or Logitec or to get a Bus Mouse (Inport) Mouse from Logitec. Which one should I buy? Do the mice come with adapter cards? (Maybe I'll buy a Asus board with PS/2 mouse port next time. This would direct me to the PS/2 mouse but I don't know yet so I would need a adapter card.) Thank you, Thomas -- Thomas Wolfram <thomas@aeon.in-berlin.de> Germany: 0 30 31421171 PRZ TU Berlin <wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de> abroad: +49 30 31421171 EANTC WWW: http://www.prz.tu-berlin.de:/~wolf _____________________________________________________________________________ _____S__I__C____T__R__A__N__S__I__T____G__L__O__R__I__A____M__U__N__D__I_____
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: thomas@aeon.in-berlin.de (Thomas Wolfram) Subject: Mux driver and 16C552 I/O cards? Message-ID: <CxIwnq.uq@aeon.in-berlin.de> Organization: Cities in Dust Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 19:26:14 GMT Could anyone please confirm (or not) whether the Mux driver works with I/O cards based on the 16C552 chip (this is a chip which contains two 16550 compatible serial ports and two bi-directional parallel ports in a PLA(sp?) case)? I ask because recently I tried booting a NS system (using the shipped SerialPorts driver only) with such a card plugged in and the system did hang when it tryed to configure the serial ports during. The same system came up when I used a 16450 on COM1 and a (classic, DIL case) 16550AFN chip on COM2 without problems. I couldn't check whether it would work with the Mux driver only because I've a serial mouse which needs the original SerialPorts driver for at least one COM port. If the Mux driver would work with the 16C552 I would buy a PS/2 or Bus Mouse to get rid of the SerialPorts driver finally. (The 16C552 card works flawlessly under DOS/Windows). Thank you, Thomas -- Thomas Wolfram <thomas@aeon.in-berlin.de> Germany: 0 30 31421171 PRZ TU Berlin <wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de> abroad: +49 30 31421171 EANTC WWW: http://www.prz.tu-berlin.de:/~wolf _____________________________________________________________________________ _____S__I__C____T__R__A__N__S__I__T____G__L__O__R__I__A____M__U__N__D__I_____
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gcrow@netcom.com (George Crow) Subject: Headless Booting on black hardware Message-ID: <gcrowCxIrFz.F1u@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 17:33:35 GMT I am trying to set up a server to boot without a monitor or sound box. This used to work, but doesn't seem to with NS 3.2. Has anyone done it successfully? How? The system comes up most of the way, but panics about the time it would be putting up the login panel. It boots fine as long as at least a sound box is attached. Thanks, George Crow
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: klett002@maroon.tc.umn.edu (James P Klett) Subject: Re: CDPlayer.app on 3.2 - what fix is needed? Message-ID: <CxIyDx.GFF@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities References: <3725ij$eg7@alf.uib.no> <37c5j0$mol@gamera.umd.edu> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 20:00:18 GMT : : Please e-mail replies, thanks. : I would laso like this information....please post or email if you would? : THnaks in advance : James Lang If I understand your question correctly, you need to set the "sticky" bit of the CDPlayer* program so that you can access the program. If this is the case, you should be able to run it as root, if you cant run it as root, then you have another problem, and I need more info. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James P. Klett klett002@maroon.tc.umn.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: klett002@maroon.tc.umn.edu (James P Klett) Subject: Re: TransysSLIP 1.11 Message-ID: <CxIyJx.Gp8@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities References: <371l89$p8r@acsnews.uswc.uswest.com> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 20:04:31 GMT WilburGayle wrote: : Has anyone tried getting PNI TransysSLIP 1.1 to work with NeXTSTEP 3.3 : PR2. I haven't tried it yet and wondered if anyone has gotten it to work. I didn't know 3.3 was out. Where have I been? Can I get a copy from NeXT? -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James P. Klett klett002@maroon.tc.umn.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From: disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: Mysterious permissions change Date: 11 Oct 1994 20:32:54 GMT Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA Message-ID: <37espm$ghd@news1.digex.net> Hi folks, I've had a weird thing happen to me twice now since I upgraded to NextStep version 3.2. The permissions on /tmp have mysteriously changed from 1777 to 1775. Needless to say, this causes all kinds of fantastic and spectacular failures all over the place. I have no reason to believe that security has been compromised in any way on this host, and am instead thinking that some new 3.2 gizmo might be misfiring. Has anyone else seen this kind of behavior on their systems, NeXT or otherwise? Thanks, David.
From: veakblad@Glue.umd.edu (David T. Wang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: TransysSLIP 1.11 Date: 11 Oct 1994 21:02:59 GMT Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Message-ID: <37eui3$be9@mojo.eng.umd.edu> References: <371l89$p8r@acsnews.uswc.uswest.com> <CxIyJx.Gp8@news.cis.umn.edu> James P Klett (klett002@maroon.tc.umn.edu) wrote: : WilburGayle wrote: : : Has anyone tried getting PNI TransysSLIP 1.1 to work with NeXTSTEP 3.3 : : PR2. I haven't tried it yet and wondered if anyone has gotten it to work. ^^^ : I didn't know 3.3 was out. Where have I been? Can I get a copy from NeXT? : -- Pre-release II? doubt that you can get one, unless you're a beta test for NeXTStep, or a developer with confidentiality agreements. -- David Wang veakblad@eng.umd.edu Grad student- EE/Computer Engineering Apprentice Tinker. I Fix everything. Monitors/Drives/etc. will buy junk. NSFIP config - 17inch,32meg,1gig.ATI GUP VLB
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: tim@aplcenmp.apl.jhu.edu (Tim Pugh) Subject: Re: NXFax Users... Panic's with dialupip? Message-ID: <CxJ3BA.228@aplcenmp.apl.jhu.edu> Organization: Johns Hopkins Continuing Professional Programs References: <ROBERT.94Oct9142109@steffi.demon.co.uk> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 21:49:57 GMT robert@steffi.demon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) writes: >I'm just wondering if anybody else is suffering from this problem. >On my machine NXFax is enabled all the time however this really don't >get on well with dialupip (the original). What happens is that when >the connection is brought down there's contention for the serial port >which results in a panic. Big time. >So... I've played (as suggested by Rick Damon at BandW) with >ResetDelay but that's doesn't eliminate the problem. I even resorted >to switching off NXFax when ever I poll by hacking the netinfo _ignore >flag. That still doesn't work because it's SLIP that invokes the >script that does this so it's still in use by SLIP. >This is under 3.2 Black with NXFAX 1.04 >Anybody else suffered these problems? >-- > "Helena Helena Helena" > (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) > (ASCII for text only messages) I don't know if it is the same problem as above but when using SBook to auto dial a number, the TTMF dialing is AOK but the OH (Off Hook) is immediately dropped. Thus, the touch tone dialing function is not usable. --Tim -- Tim Pugh |MicroCALL Services tim@aplcenmp.apl.JHU.EDU |8713 Briarcroft Lane |Laurel, MD 20708-1355 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: cleelacj@agedwards.com (Chris Cleeland) Subject: Re: turning Printer daemons ON Message-ID: <CxIusL.K6z@agedwards.com> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 18:45:56 GMT References: <36s7ek$d4u@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> Organization: A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Keywords: NeXT Printers, daemons In article <36s7ek$d4u@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>, Arun Chandra <arunc@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> wrote: > >I've got a standalone NeXTStation, running NS 3.1. > >In /etc/rc.local, I've got a line that turns the NeXT Printer off when >the machine boots: > > /usr/etc/nppower off > >My question: what is the correct sequence of steps to turn the NeXT >Printer and all its associated daemons ON again? Try just printing to the printer. Turning off of the power using nppower(8) should not cause the lp* daemons to stop as well. In fact, I use my printer so little that I wrote a little daemon that monitors printer usage and turns power off when it hasn't seen activity for awhile. When my printer gets heavy but intermittent usage, this it will go through cycles of off-on-off-on-off-on-off with nary a reboot. -cj -- ============================================================================== Chris Cleeland | NeXTMail: chris@milo.st-louis.mo.us BOS Dev. Team | MIMEMail: cleeland@agedwards.com | BellNet: (314) 289-5372
From: uk02728@mik.uky.edu (nolan w whitaker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Peer to Peer Network -- NeXT and Mac Date: 12 Oct 94 00:41:18 GMT Organization: University of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences Message-ID: <uk02728.781922478@mik.uky.edu> I would like to set up a peer to peer network between my '040 NeXTstation and my PowerMac 6100AV so that the NeXT can share the Mac's printer, CD-ROM, hard disk, and (possibly) modem. Any ideas about how to do this? Thanks, Nolan
From: btschumy@bga.com (Bill Tschumy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: NXFax Users... Panic's with dialupip? Date: 11 Oct 1994 20:32:12 -0500 Organization: Otherwise Message-ID: <37feas$m83@edwin.bga.com> References: <ROBERT.94Oct9142109@steffi.demon.co.uk> In article <ROBERT.94Oct9142109@steffi.demon.co.uk>, Robert Nicholson <robert@steffi.demon.co.uk> wrote: >I'm just wondering if anybody else is suffering from this problem. > >On my machine NXFax is enabled all the time however this really don't >get on well with dialupip (the original). What happens is that when >the connection is brought down there's contention for the serial port >which results in a panic. Big time. > <deleted> > >This is under 3.2 Black with NXFAX 1.04 > >Anybody else suffered these problems? >-- > "Helena Helena Helena" > (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) > (ASCII for text only messages) Last month I was putting MorningStar's PPP on my machine (Black 3.3) and was getting a similar problem (I also had NXFax 1.04). I would panic several times a day. I finally decided to bag it and removed the PPP stuff. Bill Tschumy | Posting news to thousands of machines Otherwise | throughout the entire civilized world. bill@otherwise.com | Costing the net hundreds if not thousands (NeXTmail and MIME accepted) | of dollars to send everywhere.
From: tm8025a@american.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: MOTD Date: 12 Oct 1994 04:01:12 GMT Organization: The American University, Washington DC Message-ID: <37fn28$mie@paladin.american.edu> Can someone please point me to a Message of the Day program. I have a version on the network I am on but it had no docmentation. Any FTP sites would be great. Thanks for the help. A mail reply to me personally would be great but I will check the news group later. Torrey McMahon
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: thomas@aeon.in-berlin.de (Thomas Wolfram) Subject: Re: Timezones ... again Message-ID: <CxJGo1.1qw@aeon.in-berlin.de> Organization: Cities in Dust References: <CxGqD0.8E@legion.apana.org.au> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 02:38:24 GMT Hi, David Green (david@legion.apana.org.au) wrote: > Here is a timezone question - > I have created a new timezone text file and compiled it using 'zic'. > The new data file is sitting in the correct '/etc/zoneinfo' directory. > I have followed the documentation and several helpful hints *exactly*. > Why oh why won't it appear in the drop-down list in Preferences.app??? > Come on now, someone MUST know the answer to this. it's probably the same problem like with the missing "MET" and "CET" time zone entries in Preferences.app. To fix this bug I had to edit the section "__INFO labels" in the Preferences binary directly to include additional time zones. Do following: - Extract lables from the Preferences binary to a file e.g., /tmp/__INFO.labels: # cd /NextApps/Preferences.app # segedit Preferences -extract __INFO labels /tmp/__INFO.labels - Edit the ASCII file /tmp/__INFO.lables and include your time zone wherever appropriate (the format becomes clear if you look into the created file). - Make a backup copy of Preferences: # cp -p Preferences Preferences.orig - Put the changed lables back into the binary: # segedit Preferences.orig -replace __INFO labels /tmp/__INFO.labels -o Preferences This was the solution to include (the already existent) zone entries for MET and CET into Preferences.app and was originally posted by chris@nice.usergroup.ethz.ch (Christian Limpach) to de.comp.sys.next some time ago (different words). Hope that helps, Thomas -- Thomas Wolfram <thomas@aeon.in-berlin.de> Germany: 0 30 31421171 PRZ TU Berlin <wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de> abroad: +49 30 31421171 EANTC WWW: http://www.prz.tu-berlin.de:/~wolf _____________________________________________________________________________ _____S__I__C____T__R__A__N__S__I__T____G__L__O__R__I__A____M__U__N__D__I_____
From: gregory@nukestep.mit.edu (Gregory B Howland) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Text Files turned into Terminal Icons? Date: 12 Oct 1994 04:40:09 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Message-ID: <37fpb9$gfk@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> I was trying to copy files from one user's directory to another user's directory. I logged on as root, changed the file protection of the files I wanted to copy to be read, write, and executable by everyone, then copied the files to the new user's directory. I then changed the file protection of both users files back to being read, write, and executable by the owner only. However now when I log on, those files which were created with the Edit application changed to having a Terminal Icon with UNIX written in the middle of the picture of terminal. This happened in both user's directories. How can I change those files back to text files created with Edit? Thanks in advance, Greg
From: apache@onramp.net (Mark Wauchope) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: CDPlayer.app on 3.2 - what fix is needed? Date: 12 Oct 1994 06:38:23 GMT Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA Distribution: usa Message-ID: <37g08v$aeu@news.onramp.net> References: <37c5j0$mol@gamera.umd.edu> In article <37c5j0$mol@gamera.umd.edu> argon@starburst.umd.edu (James Lang) writes: > Thor Legvold (edmtl@alf.uib.no) wrote: > : I remember there was a special fix to get CDPlayer to work, > : but don't remember it (long time since I upgraded). A > : friend has upgraded his machine and gets the "cant open/find > : CD Rom drive" message. I thought it was public window/sound > : server, but that didn't help. Probably some dwrite I forgot. > > : Please e-mail replies, thanks. > > I would laso like this information....please post or email if you would? I have had this problem with some machines in the past. The problem was due to improper termination of the SCSI chain. Make sure there is no double termination. This is only one possibility, I'm sure there are others. -- Mark Wauchope, President - Apache Digital apache@onramp.net DOS, Unix and NeXTSTEP PC's, sales and service. NeXTmail welcome.
From: apache@onramp.net (Mark Wauchope) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DOS on IDE and NEXTSTEP on SCSI? Date: 12 Oct 1994 07:10:46 GMT Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA Distribution: usa Message-ID: <37g25m$b1m@news.onramp.net> References: <3745o2$72c@news.iastate.edu> In article <3745o2$72c@news.iastate.edu> rragner@stingray.vm.iastate.edu (Rod Ragner) writes: > How do I install DOS on an IDE drive and NEXTSTEP on a SCSI drive and be > able to boot either system? The NeXTanswers document number is 1487. It explains exactly how to do this. -- Mark Wauchope, President - Apache Digital apache@onramp.net DOS, Unix and NeXTSTEP PC's, sales and service. NeXTmail welcome.
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: CDPlayer.app on 3.2 - what fix is needed? Date: 12 Oct 1994 07:34:44 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <37g3ik$oeh@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <37c5j0$mol@gamera.umd.edu> argon@starburst.umd.edu (James Lang) writes: > Thor Legvold (edmtl@alf.uib.no) wrote: > : I remember there was a special fix to get CDPlayer to work, > : but don't remember it (long time since I upgraded). A > : friend has upgraded his machine and gets the "cant open/find > : CD Rom drive" message. I thought it was public window/sound > : server, but that didn't help. Probably some dwrite I forgot. > > : Please e-mail replies, thanks. > > I would also like this information....please post or email if > you would? Getting into this can be a bit tedious, because there are several different problems that people have had with the CDPlayer.app. Possible problems include: 1) you have a model of CD-ROM drive that CDPlayer.app does not understand. 2) you have multiple scsi devices, and your CD-ROM drive isn't "at the right place" (the explanation of that can be involved all by itself). 3) You've dragged files from the CD-ROM to your hard disk (to install CD-Player.app), or are trying to run it from your CD-ROM, and as a result the program isn't running as root. Try logging on as root and see if the program works there. 4) other stuff, which I no longer remember. Note that the CDPlayer.app programs are somewhat different on NS/m68k and NS/Intel, such that different bugs (and bug fixes) seem to apply based on what platform you're on. -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Text Files turned into Terminal Icons? Date: 12 Oct 1994 07:37:17 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <37g3nd$oes@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <37fpb9$gfk@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> gregory@nukestep.mit.edu (Gregory B Howland) writes: > I was trying to copy files from one user's directory to another > user's directory. I logged on as root, changed the file protection > of the files I wanted to copy to be read, write, and executable by > everyone, then copied the files to the new user's directory. Uh, why would you want a file to be executable? If it's not a program, a shell-script, or a directory, then you do not want the "executable" bit turned on. > However now when I log on, those files which were created with > the Edit application changed to having a Terminal Icon with UNIX > written in the middle of the picture of terminal. This happened > in both user's directories. How can I change those files back to > text files created with Edit? Turn executable off on the files. That's why the files are showing up with terminal icons on them. -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: 12 Oct 94 03:56:03 -0600 Message-ID: <1994Oct12.035603@taz> From: mn01@taz.acc.uwrf.edu Date: 12 Oct 94 03:56:03 -0600 Organization: University of Wisconsin - River Falls How can I prevent a boot into single-user mode? Actually, I'd really just like it if it asked for the root password before going into single-user mode, and if the password didn't match, just ignored the single-user boot request and went into multi-user mode. I tried taking "secure" off the console in the /etc/ttys file but this seems to have no effect. It doesn't even prevent root logins from the login screen which is what I thought it should do, at least. This is on NeXTSTEP 3.2 on Intel. Thanks. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Marlys A. Nelson System Manager, Systems Programmer, Academic Computing Network Manager, etc., etc. Univ. of WI - River Falls Internet: Marlys.A.Nelson@uwrf.edu PS: Email responses preferred, our news feed is usually 4-6 days behind...:(
From: wenzel@pi1.physik.uni-stuttgart.de (Markus Wenzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Panic due to `restore' with Archive Python DAT: block size problem? Date: 12 Oct 1994 11:06:54 GMT Organization: Uni-Stuttgart, 1.Physikalisches Institut Distribution: usa Message-ID: <37gg0e$25ro@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> References: <1994Oct11.012515.25597@slate.mines.colorado.edu> Keywords: DAT, block size >4. Why, despite the mtset and the successful loading of the dump contents > (makes file system OK, shows file system fine in restore> ls), does > > restore r /dev/nrst0 > > fail??? Because it has to be 'restore rf /dev/nrst0'. You specified a device file, but no option (f) for this argument. >5. Why is the Python referred to as /dev/rxt0 when the I/O error > occurs? Isn't this the designation for Exabyte drives? Because as you left out the 'f' option, the default tape device is used, which still is /dev/rxt0, unfortunately. BTW, I would use variable block size mode for your dumps and do a 'mtset -i' before the restore procedure. -- // Markus Wenzel // 1st Institute of Physics // // NeXTSTEP Consulting + Administration // University of Stuttgart // // mow@marsu.s.bawue.de // wenzel@rus.uni-stuttgart.de //
From: gloger@dbulm1.uucp (Jochen Gloger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: tcsh: triple fat ??? Message-ID: <1994Oct12.102634.638@dbulm1.uucp> Date: 12 Oct 94 10:26:33 +0100 Keywords: tcsh, fat binaries, GNU Distribution: world Organization: Daimler-Benz, Forschungszentrum Ulm Hi, I am looking for a triple fat version of the tcsh shell. Is there any available? I didn't manage to install the gnu version of tcsh correctly, so maybe someone else was more successful. Thanks in advance for all hints. Kind regards Jochen --- ===================================================================== Jochen Gloger, Daimler-Benz AG, Research Center Ulm, Institute of Information Technology, Department of Text Understanding Phone: +49 731 505 2353, Fax: +49 731 505 4113 Address: Wilhelm-Runge-Str.11, P.O. Box 23 60, 89013 Ulm, Germany Email: gloger@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM =====================================================================
From: lusty@lusty.tamu.edu (Lusty Wench) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Splitting mail??? Date: 12 Oct 1994 12:07:06 GMT Organization: None Message-ID: <37gjhb$32c@news.tamu.edu> References: <1994Oct4.194621.10718@il.us.swissbank.com> In article <1994Oct4.194621.10718@il.us.swissbank.com>, Eric_Brown <ericb@il.us.swissbank.com> wrote: >I have two accounts that I use regularly. When I get mail at one of those >(especially when I'm not logged in), I want it forwarded to my other account, >but also retained at that account. How can I do this? Put \username in the .forward file, i.e., you'd put something like: \ericb, ericb@some.other.site Lusty -- So fine she was, so soft, so silky-coated- Her very mew had quality! -Jean de la Fontaine
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bwalters@bozell.com Subject: Re: Booting NeXT from floppy Message-ID: <1994Oct11.165419.624@bozell.com> Sender: news@bozell.com Organization: Bozell, Jacobs, Kenyon & Eckhardt, Inc. References: <Cx9tEn.5s@cicero.ping.de> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 16:54:19 GMT In article <Cx9tEn.5s@cicero.ping.de> cicero!dirk (Dirk Olmes) writes: > Hello, > > since I use an IDE drive for DOS and OS/2 and a SCSI drive for > NI I boot NeXT > using a NeXT-formatted floppy disk. > Is there a way to avoid typing in the "sd()mach_kernel" string > every time I > boot from disk i.e. is it possible to prepare the disk to look > rightaway in the > /usr/devices/system.config/default.table directory for the startup info > > Any help appreciated. > > -dirk I use the following Modification on a boot floppy to recover trashed hard disks. It can be modified for your purposes. The following is a part of /usr/Devices/System.config/Instance0.table "Version" = "1.0"; "Boot Drivers" = ""; "Active Drivers" = ""; "Kernel" = "mach_kernel"; "Kernel Flags" = "rootdev=hd0a -s"; <<< this is the important line here "Boot Graphics" = "No"; Remeber this is a copy of the "install" floppy that you get with NeXTSTEP that is "modified". If there is a line that says something about Install mode set it to " = No" The Floppy can't hold enough to really run NeXTSTEP off of but it can boot mach_kernel and use another drive for whatever. Also the example here is for single user mode, you should be able to remove the "-s" and run full NeXTSTEP but I haven't tested it. -- Bruce Walters | bwalters@bozell.com Bozell, Jacobs, Kenyon, and Eckhardt |
From: wilkie@castor.cslab.tuwien.ac.at (Alexander Wilkie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: [Q] Can one install apple PS fonts Date: 12 Oct 1994 13:23:17 GMT Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria Message-ID: <37go05$itu@news.tuwien.ac.at> Subject says it all: can one install fonts taken from a mac on a NeXT? The mac fonts lack the .afm file. Can these be generated by some command-line tool? Please email me on this, I'll summarize & post. ys Alexander Wilkie wilkie@cslab.tuwien.ac.at
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mario@galileo.uwaterloo.ca (Mario Stargard) Subject: How do you NFS mount a removable drive? Message-ID: <CxKAvH.J3I@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> Sender: news@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca Organization: University of Waterloo Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 13:30:52 GMT I know that this has been asked before, but how do you NFS mount a removable drive? Is there a FAQ that would answer this somewhere? HTML? Anything? We're trying to share a CD-ROM (yeah, I know, we're cheap) and can't mount it via NFS. Ideas? Mario -- NewsGrazer, a NeXTstep(tm) news reader, posting -- M>UQR=&8P7&%N<VE[7&9O;G1T8FQ<9C!<9FUO9&5R;B!#;W5R:65R.WT*7&UA M<F=L,3(P"EQM87)G<C$R,`I<<&%R9%QT>#$S-#1<='@R-C@X7'1X-#`S,EQT M>#4S-S9<='@V-S(P7'1X.#`V-%QT>#DT,#A<='@Q,#<U,EQT>#$R,#DV7'1X M,3,T-#!<9C!<8C!<:3!<=6QN;VYE7&9S,CA<9F,P7&-F,"`)22!K;F]W('1H M870@=&AI<R!H87,@8F5E;B!A<VME9"!B969O<F4L(&)U="!H;W<@9&\@>6]U M($Y&4R!M;W5N="!A(')E;6]V86)L92!D<FEV93\@($ES('1H97)E(&$@1D%1 M('1H870@=V]U;&0@86YS=V5R('1H:7,@<V]M97=H97)E/R`@2%1-3#\@($%N M>71H:6YG/UP*"5=E)W)E('1R>6EN9R!T;R!S:&%R92!A($-$+5)/32`H>65A M:"P@22!K;F]W+"!W92=R92!C:&5A<"D@86YD(&-A;B=T(&UO=6YT(&ET('9I @82!.1E,N("!)9&5A<S]<"EP*"0D)"4UA<FEO7`H*?0IT `
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rnelson@is.rpslmc.edu (Randy Nelson) Subject: plp for Nextstep Message-ID: <1994Oct12.150319.16107@rpslmc.edu> Sender: news@rpslmc.edu Organization: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 15:03:19 GMT Has anyone compiles plp for NeXTSTEP (preferably 3.2)? If so, were there any special settings that you set in the Makefile, portable.h, or config.h to make it work? I have been trying to compile it, but I keep running into different errors. I figure there must be something that is that needs to be set or is set incorrectly. Any help is appreciated. -Randy -- Randy Nelson rnelson@is.rpslmc.edu NeXTMAIL Accepted NeXTSTEP Developer / Unix Specialist Single Source Systems, Inc. (Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center)
From: jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu (James C. Luby) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: automatic mounting of SCSI devices Date: 12 Oct 1994 16:48:43 GMT Organization: University of Washington Distribution: na Message-ID: <37h41b$7io@news.u.washington.edu> Keywords: scsi,DAT Does anyone know of a way to make a NeXT (black hardware) automatically mount a DAT tape drive. I have an HP DAT tape drive that I usually keep turned off. When I try to execute a tar command I get the following output: tar -cvf /dev/rst0 "some_file" tar: /dev/rst0: No such device or address It would be nice to have a utility that would automatically mount the drive. Thanks for any help in this regard. Jim -- James C. Luby Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington Seattle, Wa. 98105
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: klett002@maroon.tc.umn.edu (James P Klett) Subject: Re: Help...BOOT DISK wont BOOT! Message-ID: <CxKJ0D.Cx3@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities References: <37edso$bdq@news.u.washington.edu> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 16:24:09 GMT [munch] What files did you remove/replace? You could boot from CDROM, mount the disk and copy the appropriate files off the CDROM to like /etc... But one needs to know what files were damaged. JIM -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James P. Klett klett002@maroon.tc.umn.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From: rit@chp28ab.der.edf.fr ( Jean Francois Rit ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: gnutar and diskettes Date: 12 Oct 1994 17:04:59 GMT Organization: Electricite de France, Direction des Etudes et Recherches Message-ID: <RIT.94Oct12180459@chp28ab.der.edf.fr> References: <Cwyxqp.Io1@agora.rdrop.com> <36peg3$c1o@holoa.ifi.uio.no> In-reply-to: arneha@ifi.uio.no's message of 3 Oct 1994 18:20:03 +0100 In article <36peg3$c1o@holoa.ifi.uio.no> arneha@ifi.uio.no (Arne Christian Hårseth) writes: You could try something like: gnutar cvfzM /dev/rfd0b files where M=multi-volume (use gnutar --help to see the other options). This will copy your files compressed (GNU-compress:gzip) to a tarfile on the floppy-disc. I tried this on a SUN-system without success (gnutar failed when reading the data in again), but it might work on NeXTstep. Has anyone experienced the same ? I tried this - without the z option - both on a Next mono slab and a Sun sparc. I got it working on Next only with the b option set to 4 (cue given in an old version of gnutar distributed for Next) and with no b option on Sun, but device rfd0a . Error messages are always "this volume is out of sequence". With archives done this way, Sun can read Sun and Next, Next can read Next only. Unfortunately, my biggest need would be reading, on a Next, Multivolume floppies written on Sun. Any hints ? JF -- Reply-to: jean-francois.rit@der.edf.fr
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Single-user boot - password possible? Message-ID: <1994Oct12.120432@taz> From: mn01@taz.acc.uwrf.edu Date: 12 Oct 94 12:04:32 -0600 Organization: University of Wisconsin - River Falls [My apologies if you are reading this for the second time -- our news software decided to burp on my first try at posting this.] How can I prevent a boot into single-user mode? Actually, I'd really just like it if it asked for the root password before going into single-user mode, and if the password didn't match, just ignored the single-user boot request and went into multi-user mode. I tried taking "secure" off the console in the /etc/ttys file but this seems to have no effect. It doesn't even prevent root logins from the login screen which is what I thought it should do, at least. This is on NeXTSTEP 3.2 on Intel. Thanks. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Marlys A. Nelson System Manager, Systems Programmer, Academic Computing Network Manager, etc., etc. Univ. of WI - River Falls Internet: Marlys.A.Nelson@uwrf.edu PS: Email responses preferred, our news feed is usually 4-6 days behind...:(
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cancel <1994Oct12.035603@taz> Message-ID: <1994Oct12.120236@taz> From: mn01@taz.acc.uwrf.edu Date: 12 Oct 94 12:02:36 -0600 Control: cancel <1994Oct12.035603@taz> cancel <1994Oct12.035603@taz>
From: jjfox@anshar.shadow.net (Jay Fuchs) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 28.8Kbps modems on white hardware... comments anyone? Date: 12 Oct 1994 13:28:34 -0400 Organization: Shadow Information Services, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <37h6c2$1cl@anshar.shadow.net> References: <CxBJB2.501@cunews.carleton.ca> <376iue$shp@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> Art Isbell (art@cubicsol.com) wrote: : In article <CxBJB2.501@cunews.carleton.ca> wcsmh@superior.carleton.ca : (Mark Henry) writes: : > I have had no problems using SLIP on a NeXTStation with a USRobotics : > Sportster running at 14.4Kbps. : > : > Recently I migrated to an object.station (ie. Intel hardware), and a : > USRobotics Sportster 28.8Kbps V.FC modem. So far, I have not been able : > to achieve the level of performace with this setup that I enjoyed under : > black hardware with a 14.4 modem. : > : > When connecting to another sportster at 28.8 kbps, my top FTP speed (raw : > speed, compression turned off) has been 1.51 Kbps/seconda. It seems : > that I should be able to do better than this (ie. perhaps ~2Kbps).. : > : > I am assured by my systems administrator that it is a Problem At My End. : > : I've heard that many phone lines just don't have the quality necessary : to maintain a 28.8 kbps connection, so the modems automatically shift down : to the highest maintainable speed. Maybe in your case, 14.4 kbps is the : best you can do. Does anyone else have any experience with 28.8 kbps : modems on regular residential phone lines? I hesitate to invest in a new : modem for fear that my rural phone line just won't cut it. : --- : Art Isbell Cubic Solutions : NeXT Registered Consultant NEXTSTEP software development and consulting : NeXTmail: art@cubicsol.com Voice: +1 408 335 1154 : USmail: 95018-9442 Fax: +1 408 335 2515
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) Subject: Re: TransysSLIP 1.11 Message-ID: <1994Oct12.170200.1651@rna.nl> Sender: gerben@rna.nl Organization: G.R.O.S.S. References: <371l89$p8r@acsnews.uswc.uswest.com> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 17:02:00 GMT Wilbur Gayle writes > Has anyone tried getting PNI TransysSLIP 1.1 to work with NeXTSTEP 3.3 > PR2. I haven't tried it yet and wondered if anyone has gotten it to work. > > -- > Regards, > > Wil Gayle > U S West Communications Wilbur, fix your from address. I cannot mail you otherwise. --Gerben -- gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242 "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there" Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
From: ken@darwin.mbb.sfu.ca (Ken Clark) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: cmsg cancel <37h8bv$g80@seymour.sfu.ca> Control: cancel <37h8bv$g80@seymour.sfu.ca> Date: 12 Oct 1994 18:36:02 GMT Organization: none Distribution: world Message-ID: <37haai$ht1@seymour.sfu.ca> References: <37h8bv$g80@seymour.sfu.ca> Originator: ken@darwin.mbb.sfu.ca <37h8bv$g80@seymour.sfu.ca> was cancelled from within rn.
From: ken@darwin.mbb.sfu.ca (Ken Clark) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: right solution? many RS232 to Next Date: 12 Oct 1994 18:39:01 GMT Organization: none Distribution: world Message-ID: <37hag5$i0p@seymour.sfu.ca> Hi. I have an application that requires a large number of toasters to upload information via modem to a central database. We currently run on SCO Unix and use intelligent Digiboards, but want to move to NS/I to take advantage of the graphical interface (among other reasons). There doesn't seem to be a lot of support for intelligent multiport RS232 boards for NS/I. I am looking for suggestions on how I can support many dialin modems on NS/I. We currently support 8-32 ports, but that could increase in the future. In particular, what stable drivers are available for what boards? Someone mentioned that a terminal server is a solution. I know nothing about these, and less about them working with Next. Any pointers or help is very appreciated. Thanks! - Ken
From: jlarke@stimpy.us.itd.umich.edu (Jason Larke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NetInfo and Time syncing Date: 12 Oct 1994 19:03:06 GMT Organization: University of Michigan Message-ID: <37hbta$s3i@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu> I'm sort of new to NeXT sysadmin and didn't see a FAQ at rtfm; apologies if there is a FAQ and I missed it. I'm admin of a cluster of machines and we have a noticeable time drift problem. NetInfo seems to work well enough for manual synching. We have one machine that I sync'd manually with ntp and defined as the master with Host Manager, and the other machines do query it when you sync the time with Preferences. However, there doesn't seem to be any sort of automatic time correction going on. Is this normal? Is there any way to force it? Thanks- Jason -- +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Jason Larke- jlarke@umich.edu- Computer geek, philosophy major, bassist| | "Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun." - Ash, from Army of Darkness | | I don't speak for anyone except myself, so drop it. |
From: carlos@kane.ece.ucsb.edu (J. C. De Martin) Newsgroups: comp.text.tex,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: tex and latex update for a NeXTstation: how? Date: 12 Oct 1994 18:47:51 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara Distribution: world Message-ID: <37hb0n$of2@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> I work on a NeXTstation (v2.1) with the following (La)TeX configuration: * CTeX, NeXT Version 3.1a; * LATEX VERSION 2.09 <7 Dec 1989>. Has any NeXT user out there already faced the problem of upgrading to TeX 3.141a and LaTeX2e? If so, could you please send me e-mail about the suggested steps? Thanks a lot, --juan carlos _____________________________________________________________________ Juan Carlos De Martin "solitaire, solidaire" carlos@kane.ece.ucsb.edu (Albert Camus)
From: jmm@umich.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Using NXHost over an ISDN connection? Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 19:16:13 GMT Organization: University of Michigan - College of Literature, Science, and TheArts Distribution: world Message-ID: <941012151613.11597AABqJ.jmm@king.econ.lsa.umich.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII I recently browsed through a thread from this group on trying to get NXHost to work over SLIP connections, in hopes that I would learn what I need to get it working between my office machine and my home machine which is connected to the campus network via ISDN. I came away mostly empty-handed. Then SLIP answers ranged from "it just works" (if you turn on both Public Window Servers, which I did) to "use the slip interface and disable the ethernet interface" (which I didn't fully understand, but didn't want to pursue since I'm using ISDN and presumably don't have a slip interface). Has anyone with an ISDN connected machine gotten NXHost working? For what it's worth, I'm using a Combinet bridge that dials in to an ESS switch, which then connects it to some other bridge on the other side which connects to our campus backbone. jm2
From: majka@next.com (Marc Majka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Single-user boot - password possible? Date: 12 Oct 1994 20:14:52 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <37hg3s$qb@rosie.next.com> References: <1994Oct12.120432@taz> Marlys A. Nelson writes > How can I prevent a boot into single-user mode? A singe-user mode password checking program is available from NeXTanswers. It's described in document 1128, an article entitled "Staying Secure". Source code, makefile, and documentation for the program is in documents 1334, 1335, 1336, and 1339. -- Marc Majka
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: alberto@smartsoft.com (Manuel Alberto Ricart) Subject: dial-supra.tcl for pni, anyone?? Message-ID: <1994Oct12.203219.20332@mixcom.com> Keywords: I need a dial-supra.tcl for PNI. Sender: news@mixcom.com (Net News Admin) Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milw, WI (414) 351-1139 Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 20:32:19 GMT Hello net, I was wondering if any of you had a dial-supra.tcl for PNI. If you do, could you send it my way? Thanks, --- Alberto Ricart SmartSoft, Inc. 2220 E. Linnwood Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211-3321 alberto@SmartSoft.COM - NeXTMail Welcome
From: wrb@biostr.washington.edu (William Barker) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Need help compiling 4.9.2 under NEXTSTEP 3.2 Date: 12 Oct 1994 22:09:28 GMT Organization: University of Washington Distribution: inet Message-ID: <37hmqo$f4f@nntp1.u.washington.edu> I'm trying to build bind 4.9.2 on a nextstep 3.2 system. It's not going smoothly, and rather than pull my hair out (not much left), will anyone share their secrets with me? Thanks in advance. bb -- Bill Barker Biological Structure, SM-20 University of Washington Seattle WA 98195 (206) 543-7315 "In Wine there is Wisdom, In Beer there is Strength; In Water is Bacteria." --Old German Saying.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: skyway@netcom.com (Skyway) Subject: Multi I/O serial boards and NS3.2FIP Message-ID: <skywayCxKrL9.4Cv@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 19:31:57 GMT Has anyone either heard of, or installed multi serial I/O boards on a NeXTSTEP server? That is, I need to set up a fax server that has more than the standard 4 com ports available with standard ISA/EISA/PCI bus technology under NeXTSTEP for multiple modems; much like a DigiBOARD for DOS/WinDoze systems. If so, please reply with information to: Joe Florez Sr. Systems Adminstrator Skyway Freight Systems e-mail/NEXTmail: joef@skyway.com Thanks!
From: grif@corsa.ucr.edu (Michael Griffith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: serial mice on black hardware? Date: 12 Oct 1994 23:09:57 GMT Organization: UC Riverside, Dept. of Computer Science Distribution: inet Message-ID: <37hqc5$m1u@galaxy.ucr.edu> I know about the trick of using a Logitech bus mouse on black hardware, but I would like to connect a serial mouse to either the A or B port on a NeXtstation. Has anyone done this? -- Michael A. Griffith (grif@cs.ucr.edu) Department of Computer Science University of California, Riverside
From: 96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu (Victor the Cleaner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help For Semi-Newbie Date: 12 Oct 1994 23:28:42 GMT Organization: University of Redlands Message-ID: <37hrfa$meo@galaxy.ucr.edu> I have a problem with my NeXT(m68k). I currently have 3 660MB Maxtor hard disks (1 internal and two external). My question is this: The third HD (/dev/sd2a) keeps coming up not as a Hard Disk, but as a folder. Is this a hardware problem or am I using more space than NS 3.2 (for black) supports? I ran fsck on it and it fixed the problem once but after I rebooted, it reverted to the folder again, can anyone help? Any help would be greatly appreciated... 96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kiwi@belly.in-berlin.de (Axel Habermann) Subject: Re: Problems with gnu Tar Message-ID: <CxKJ0w.o8@belly.in-berlin.de> Sender: usenet@belly.in-berlin.de Organization: - none - References: <36s71m$dmd@wpnext.wpine.com> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 16:26:55 GMT In article <36s71m$dmd@wpnext.wpine.com> al@wpine.com (Al Aldrich) writes: > I just installed gnu tar v1.11.2 and am having trouble getting a > backup to complete.. I keep getting bus errors on read in the > NeXT Apps areas.. > I am wondering if there are particular options to this version > of tar which work better on NeXT machines , other than the default > options used in the scripts that come with the distribution.. There are two bugs in gnutar1.11.2 which lead to bus errors using the multivolume-option on filenames longer than 100 characters or trying to backup filename containing special characters (like german umlauts). This is no particular NeXT problem. Some time ago I submitted a bug report to gnu, but got no response. If you depend on using -M (multivol) or have special characters in filenames, I could send you a fixed version of gnutar. -- Axel Habermann \\|// "Wenn Du nicht kiwi@belly.in-berlin.de (NeXT-Mail) )o o( weisst was Du kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (NO NeXT-Mail) \ | / tust, mach's FaxFon: +49 30 4543046 \~/ mit Eleganz!"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: netcom.com!kira!davidjohn (David John Burrowes) Subject: Re: turning off NextStation power from command line Message-ID: <1994Oct11.132237.329@kira.net.netcom.com> Sender: davidjohn@kira.net.netcom.com Organization: No organization at this time. References: <Cx86Gr.2Kr@infoserv.com> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 13:22:37 GMT In article <Cx86Gr.2Kr@infoserv.com> kent@infoserv.com writes: > In article <36s7dg$j4e@nntp.Stanford.EDU> takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd > Takken) writes: > # > #Is there a command I can type as root which will turn my NextStation off? > #I don't just mean /usr/etc/shutdown or /usr/etc/halt. I want to turn the > #power off, not just get a ROM monitor. > # > #My NeXT is not new enough to have the clock chip which would allow me to > #do this from Preferences.app. > # > #-- Todd Takken > #takken@leland.stanford.edu > > /usr/etc/halt -p > See the manpage for halt. > > Kent Closely related: Is there a command which will power down the NeXT, but do a 'polite' shutdown of the workspace (e.g. allowing apps to put up warnings if there are unsaved documents?) david john
From: raj@access4.digex.net (Raj Akula) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Using NXHost over an ISDN connection? Date: 13 Oct 1994 02:37:01 GMT Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <37i6gd$b0k@news1.digex.net> References: <941012151613.11597AABqJ.jmm@king.econ.lsa.umich.edu> jmm@umich.edu wrote: : Has anyone with an ISDN connected machine gotten NXHost working? For what : it's worth, I'm using a Combinet bridge that dials in to an ESS switch, which : then connects it to some other bridge on the other side which connects to our : campus backbone. We do this routinely. If you are using ( my guess is that you are) rsh, check your file permissions for .rhosts. It must be just readable by others ( group ?). It will not work if it is writable by others or if it is ^^^^^^^^^^^ not readable by others. You might want to try ^^^^^^^^^^^^ yourmachine> rsh campusmachine echo foo to make sure that your rsh is all set. Then you can try yourmachine>rsh campusmachine /NextApps/Mail.app/Mail -NXHost yourmachine You can also check out OpenSesame service. BTW, we use Combinet Everywhere remote ISDN bridge on one end and Network Express bridge on the other. Our clients machines are NS3.2 and servers are usually NS3.1.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: alberto@smartsoft.com (Manuel Alberto Ricart) Subject: Re: dial-supra.tcl for pni, anyone?? (Got it!!) Message-ID: <1994Oct13.002204.29075@mixcom.com> Sender: news@mixcom.com (Net News Admin) Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milw, WI (414) 351-1139 References: <1994Oct12.203219.20332@mixcom.com> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 00:22:04 GMT Thanks to all that replied. If anyone needs a copy, drop me a line. --- Alberto Ricart SmartSoft, Inc. 2220 E. Linnwood Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211-3321 alberto@SmartSoft.COM - NeXTMail Welcome
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Peer to Peer Network -- NeXT and Mac Date: 13 Oct 1994 04:47:24 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <37ie4s$c19@nntp.Stanford.EDU> References: <uk02728.781922478@mik.uky.edu> In article <uk02728.781922478@mik.uky.edu> uk02728@mik.uky.edu (nolan w whitaker) writes: > I would like to set up a peer to peer network between my '040 > NeXTstation and my PowerMac 6100AV so that the NeXT can share the > Mac's printer, CD-ROM, hard disk, and (possibly) modem. 1) You can pay a student price of over $700 to get Partner's uPrint and uShare. This was too expensive for my budget. 2) You can get the shareware columbia appletalk package (CAP) working under NextStep 3.x. CAP is working on the DECs in our lab and gives excellent filesharing and printing with our Mac cluster. CAP used to work under NextStep 2.x, but it no longer compiles under 3.x. A few weeks ago, another user posted a patch that he used to get CAP patch level 100 working under NextStep 3.2 on black hardware. I am including his patch below. If you get it working, please post to the net. I haven't had the time to try it. 3) Use the mac shareware lpDaemon from Sumex-aim.stanford.edu to make your mac emulate an lpr printer. This is what I'm currently using. It gives me nice, integrated printing from my NeXT. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu The following is from Garance Alistair Drosehn's earlier posting: Here's the patch. Hope this proves helpful to some people. --+--[next line is first line of patch]--+-- *** ./conf.func.lst.orig Wed Mar 13 04:56:01 1991 --- ./conf.func.lst Mon Jul 25 23:16:46 1994 *************** *** 7,26 **** # fill empty fields with x -- some machines strip extra IFS's N+-,GETOPT,x,getopt,"cap: argument processing" E,GETOPT,x,x,"cap: will use public domain getopt" N+-,GETMNT,/usr/include/sys/mount.h,getmnt,"aufs: info on file systems (dec)" N+-,STATFS,/usr/include/sys/vfs.h,statfs,"aufs: info on file systems (sun nfs)" ! E,GETOPT,x,x,"aufs: no space information on volumes will be available" N+-,QUOTA,/usr/include/sys/quota.h,quota,"aufs: info on user quota" E,QUOTA,x,x,"aufs: no information on user quotas" A+,SUNQUOTA,/usr/include/ufs/quota.h,quotactl,"aufs: info on user quota" N+-,SUNQUOTA,/usr/include/mntent.h,getmntent,"aufs: used by sunquota" E,SUNQUOTA,x,x,"aufs: not using sunquota system" N+-,FLOCK,/usr/include/sys/file.h,flock,"afp: file locking" E,FLOCK,x,x,"afp: don't run with multiple writes on a volume: no file locking" N+-,LOCKF,/usr/include/unistd.h,lockf,"afp: byte range locking using unistd.h" N+-,FCNTLLOCKF,/usr/include/fcntl.h,lockf,"afp: byte range locking using fcntl.h" E,LOCKF,x,x,"afp: don't run with multiple writes on a volume: no byte range lock" A+,VPRINTF,/usr/include/varargs.h,vprintf,"cap: variable arg printf" N+-,VPRINTF,/usr/include/varargs.h,vfprintf,"cap: variable arg fprintf" E,VPRINTF,x,x,"cap: no vprintf available, will do the best we can" N-+,NORECVMSG,x,recvmsg,"cap: lib: scatter gather recv" --- 7,32 ---- # fill empty fields with x -- some machines strip extra IFS's N+-,GETOPT,x,getopt,"cap: argument processing" E,GETOPT,x,x,"cap: will use public domain getopt" N+-,GETMNT,/usr/include/sys/mount.h,getmnt,"aufs: info on file systems (dec)" + N+,STATFS,/usr/include/bsd/sys/vfs.h,statfs,"aufs: info on file systems (sun nfs, NS3.2)" N+-,STATFS,/usr/include/sys/vfs.h,statfs,"aufs: info on file systems (sun nfs)" ! E,STATFS,x,x,"aufs: no space information on volumes will be available" ! N+,QUOTA,/usr/include/bsd/sys/quota.h,quota,"aufs: info on user quota (NS3.2)" N+-,QUOTA,/usr/include/sys/quota.h,quota,"aufs: info on user quota" E,QUOTA,x,x,"aufs: no information on user quotas" A+,SUNQUOTA,/usr/include/ufs/quota.h,quotactl,"aufs: info on user quota" N+-,SUNQUOTA,/usr/include/mntent.h,getmntent,"aufs: used by sunquota" E,SUNQUOTA,x,x,"aufs: not using sunquota system" + N+,FLOCK,/usr/include/bsd/sys/file.h,flock,"afp: file locking (NS3.2)" N+-,FLOCK,/usr/include/sys/file.h,flock,"afp: file locking" E,FLOCK,x,x,"afp: don't run with multiple writes on a volume: no file locking" N+-,LOCKF,/usr/include/unistd.h,lockf,"afp: byte range locking using unistd.h" + N+,FCNTLLOCKF,/usr/include/bsd/fcntl.h,lockf,"afp: byte range locking using fcntl.h (NS3.2)" N+-,FCNTLLOCKF,/usr/include/fcntl.h,lockf,"afp: byte range locking using fcntl.h" E,LOCKF,x,x,"afp: don't run with multiple writes on a volume: no byte range lock" + A+,VPRINTF,/usr/include/bsd/varargs.h,vprintf,"cap: variable arg printf (NS3.2)" + N+-,VPRINTF,/usr/include/bsd/varargs.h,vfprintf,"cap: variable arg fprintf (NS3.2)" A+,VPRINTF,/usr/include/varargs.h,vprintf,"cap: variable arg printf" N+-,VPRINTF,/usr/include/varargs.h,vfprintf,"cap: variable arg fprintf" E,VPRINTF,x,x,"cap: no vprintf available, will do the best we can" N-+,NORECVMSG,x,recvmsg,"cap: lib: scatter gather recv" --+--[previous line was last line of patch]--+-- -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu
From: kline@CS.Arizona.EDU (Nick Kline) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Using NXHost over ppp, from 2.1 to 3.2 Date: 13 Oct 1994 00:51:56 -0700 Organization: University of Arizona CS Department, Tucson AZ Message-ID: <37ious$p64@cheltenham.cs.arizona.edu> I'm trying to run WriteNow (or anything actually) from a cube running 2.1 to my remotely logged on intel machine running 3.2. I checked public window server and even logged out and logged in. so the command didn't work. on the cube, named alb: /NextApps/WriteNow.app/WriteNow -NXHost intelmachine failed without any error messages. I looked on the cube's /usr/adm/messages file and there were errors like this: Oct 13 00:39:42 albertus Terminal[9252]: DPS client library error: Could not form connection, host intelmachinename Can I run something on 2.1 and have it appear on 3.2 intel machines? I think I should. I tried the .rhosts thing: on the cube: rsh intelmachine /NextApps/WriteNow.app/WriteNow -NXHost intelmachine rsh intelmachine echo hi says hi. on the remote machine I can telnet, rlogin, omniweb, archie, etc. this remote app execution doesn't work. -nick
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (Willem van Schaik) Subject: Re: Gzip tool for the Workspace manager Message-ID: <1994Oct13.101512.6976@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> Sender: news@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (USENET News System) Organization: Philips Communications & Processing Services, Eindhoven References: <37c1qo$1m1@panix.com> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 10:15:12 GMT chuckie@panix.com (Alec H. Peterson) writes: >Has anyone come across a tool that allows the Workspace Manager to >interpret gzip'ed files as something other than text files (and made >it able to do something useful with the files, like un-zip them)? >Alec Have you tried the latest version of Opener ?? Willem -- W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philips TASS schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl
From: wilkie@cslab.tuwien.ac.at (Alexander Wilkie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: [Q] Can one install apple PS fonts Date: 13 Oct 1994 11:40:29 GMT Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria Distribution: world Message-ID: <37j6bd$aqp@news.tuwien.ac.at> References: <37go05$itu@news.tuwien.ac.at> I asked whether one can convert apple fonts for use with a NeXT. I got two replies from people who offered to NeXTMail me programs do this with, so for the meantime I'm saturated. As soon as I've got results, I'll post my experiences. Alexander Wilkie wilkie@cslab.tuwien.ac.at
From: menon@killerbee.jsc.nasa.gov (Sashi Menon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Disk defrag tools info request Date: 13 Oct 1994 13:06:59 GMT Organization: NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA Message-ID: <37jbdj$qbg@pendragon.jsc.nasa.gov> Is there a Norton utilities equivalent of DOS disk defragmentation for HPUX ?? I think not but I heard a rumor. Please post response and if not too much trouble e-mail to me too. Thank you.
From: ccwf@russel.klab.caltech.edu (Charles Fu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: pcnfsd under NeXT step? Date: 13 Oct 1994 13:02:54 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Message-ID: <37jb5u$k3r@gap.cco.caltech.edu> References: <368t7v$3d3@nyheter.chalmers.se> <369mol$ma9@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> In article <369mol$ma9@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>, Ernst Kloecker <ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de> wrote: >It comes with the OS, /usr/etc/rpc.pcnfsd. When you start it for the first >time, it complains about some missing spool directory. Just create that >directory and everything will run fine. However, the version shipped with NEXTSTEP is quite old, and you might want to compile the current version of the code to take advantage of newer features. -ccwf
From: menon@killerbee.jsc.nasa.gov (Sashi Menon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: System Management Tools Info Request Date: 13 Oct 1994 13:14:14 GMT Organization: NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA Message-ID: <37jbr6$qfp@pendragon.jsc.nasa.gov> Responses I received by e-mail: _______________________________ From raj@gtetel.com Tue Oct 11 12:34:27 1994 Received: by jaws.gtetel.com (1.37.109.4/16.2) id AA03133; Tue, 11 Oct 94 12:34:57 -0500 Date: Tue, 11 Oct 94 12:34:57 -0500 From: Raj Manohar <raj@gtetel.com> To: menon@killerbee.jsc.nasa.gov (Sashi Menon) Subject: Re: System Management Tools Info Request Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp.hpux Organization: GTE Telephone Operations X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Status: RO you can probably buy HP Opeview with extensible agents and cook up some scripts to do most of the above stuff. But If you want to concentrate on databases BMC Patrol would be a good tool. -- Raj Manohar raj@gtetel.com GTE Telephone Operations Irving, Texas. From paul@bald.tivoli.com Tue Oct 11 16:22:13 1994 Received: from bald.tivoli.com (bald.tivoli.com [146.84.9.36]) by tivoli.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id QAA26988 for <menon@killerbee.jsc.nasa.gov>; Tue, 11 Oct 1994 16:20:30 -0500 Received: by bald.tivoli.com (5.0/SMI-SVR4) id AA02001; Tue, 11 Oct 1994 16:20:35 +0600 Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 16:20:35 +0600 From: paul@bald.tivoli.com (Paul Greenspan) Message-Id: <9410112120.AA02001@bald.tivoli.com> To: menon@killerbee.jsc.nasa.gov Subject: Re: System Management Tools Info Request Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin References: <37eefa$2kp@pendragon.jsc.nasa.gov> X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #2 (NOV) content-length: 1169 Status: R If you haven't already, you may want look at products from Tivoli Systems. They do exactly the kinds of things that you describe above. Paul Greenspan p.s. I hope that you don't mind getting a message from a vendor. I just thought that you should include us in the above list. -- Paul Greenspan paul@tivoli.com Tivoli Systems 6034 West Courtyard, Suite 210 Austin, Texas 78730 (512) 794-9070 / FAX (512) 794-9929 From ore@trh.cap-computas.no Wed Oct 12 04:48:56 1994 Received: by Norway.EU.net with UUCP id AA01246 (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4/EUnet/NO for menon@killerbee.jsc.nasa.gov); Wed, 12 Oct 1994 10:46:53 +0100 Received: from sde10.cap-computas.no by sde12 (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA17116; Wed, 12 Oct 94 08:26:47 +0100 Date: Wed, 12 Oct 94 08:26:47 +0100 From: ore@trh.cap-computas.no (Ola Resell) Message-Id: <9410120726.AA17116@sde12> Received: by sde10.cap-computas.no (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA00756; Wed, 12 Oct 94 08:36:26 +0100 To: menon@killerbee.jsc.nasa.gov (Sashi Menon) Subject: Re: System Management Tools Info Request Status: R Hi, my name is Ola Resell, and I work as a consultant at Cap Computas in Norway. The expressions and views herein are my own, though, and do not necessarily express the opinions of Cap Computas. HP Openview is a framework, into which many other tools may be integrated, including HP Operations Center, CA Unicenter, ECOTools, etc. As well as a tool for administrating Netware (Novell) servers. The different tools do overlap each other, so you should carefully examine your needs end evaluate each product with respect to the needs. I attended a seminar (or rather, a PR session:-) recently, that presented OpenView and HP`s associated partners. A very (very!) brief conclusion is that while HP`s own products are oriented towards system and network administration, a tool like ECOTools is strongest on database and application management. While CA Unicenter takes it all (?). There is also the "HP OpenView Solutions Catalog", which describes all products that are accepted. The catalog provides a list of complementary products and services for use with HP OpenView network, system and application management products. I would suggest, as a start, that you ask HP to send you the Solutions Catalog and info about OpenView, and also try to get info about ECOtools and Unicenter. Unless, of course, the Internet will provide you with all the answers you need! Unfortunately, I don`t have any experience with OpenView myself. But I probably soon will be purchasing a product in this category. And from what I have seen so far, OpenView is a strong candidate (as a framework), and it seems to provide the flexibility in that many products from various vendors may be integrated. Not to forget, the tools from the other vendors (CA, Compuware etc) MAY be integrated into HP OpenView. But they don`t HAVE to, they may be used separately. Good luck, and if noone bothers to discuss this on the net, don`t hesitate to mail me if you have comments or progress reports (or even questions). Regards, Ola R. From ftp.std.com!world.std.com!kmcd Tue Oct 11 19:54:48 1994 Received: from ftp.std.com by hstnta4.coastalta.com id aa00781; 11 Oct 94 19:54 CDT Received: from world.std.com by ftp.std.com (8.6.8.1/Spike-8-1.0) id UAA21806; Tue, 11 Oct 1994 20:58:13 -0400 Received: by world.std.com (5.65c/Spike-2.0) id AA28841; Tue, 11 Oct 1994 20:58:14 -0400 Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 20:58:14 -0400 From: Kate McDonough <kmcd@world.std.com> Message-Id: <199410120058.AA28841@world.std.com> To: menos@hstnta4.coastalta.com Subject: Load Sharing Facility Software (LSF) Platform Computing Status: R Sashi -- Saw your question on the net. I think the best software on the market that will address your concerns is LSF (Load Sharing Facility) Software from Platform Computing ... although I am biased, I work for them. 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From: disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.admin Subject: Re: A kind soul with NS 3.1? Followup-To: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.admin Date: 13 Oct 1994 13:12:19 GMT Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA Message-ID: <37jbnj$ir4@news1.digex.net> References: <36p4fg$9f2@news1.digex.net> <Cx42oy.Ewp@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl> Hi Dimitri, Sorry for the long delay... : You probably have tried everything, but just to be sure: how exactly : did you try to compile it? I've had problems with posix myself, but : eventually, every problem was solvable through some flags and defines. :) Yes, we definitely tried everything. To start with, we tinkered with the compiler flag -posix and the library -lposix. After Wietse showed me the broken instance of strftime() that you can see by doing nm -op /usr/lib/libposix.a | grep strftime I tried using a third-party strftime. Which seemed to take care of those problems. Add in Wietse's environ.c to take care of the missing putenv() and setenv(), and finally it compiled. Then the error on execution was -- Warning: no access to tty; thus no job control in this shell We tried some open() calls, as well as setsgid and setpgrp(0,0), all to no avail. So it compiles, but it is broken in a severe way. Attempting to compile the older code (version 3.9 or earlier) results in bus errors. Do you have, or know of, a version 3.1 system which could help me out? Thanks, David.
From: disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Headless Booting on black hardware Date: 13 Oct 1994 13:16:27 GMT Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA Message-ID: <37jbvb$ir4@news1.digex.net> References: <gcrowCxIrFz.F1u@netcom.com> Hi George, : I am trying to set up a server to boot without a monitor or sound box. : This used to work, but doesn't seem to with NS 3.2. Has anyone done it : successfully? How? Let's see... There should be three things you do to maket this work -- In the ROM -- 1. Set ttya as the console 2. Turn OFF the sound out tests And then in /etc/ttys 3. Comment out the line which reads -- console /usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow NeXT on secure window=/usr/lib/NextStep/WindowServer onoption="/usr/etc/getty std.9600" And uncomment the line which reads -- console "/usr/etc/getty std.9600" NeXT on secure Good luck, David.
From: btschumy@bga.com (Bill Tschumy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Text Files turned into Terminal Icons? Date: 13 Oct 1994 09:21:29 -0500 Organization: Otherwise Message-ID: <37jfp9$1v4@lia.bga.com> References: <37fpb9$gfk@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu> In article <37fpb9$gfk@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu>, Gregory B Howland <gregory@nukestep.mit.edu> wrote: >I was trying to copy files from one user's directory to another >user's directory. I logged on as root, changed the file protection >of the files I wanted to copy to be read, write, and executable by >everyone, then copied the files to the new user's directory. >I then changed the file protection of both users files back to >being read, write, and executable by the owner only. > >However now when I log on, those files which were created with the >Edit application changed to having a Terminal Icon with UNIX written >in the middle of the picture of terminal. This happened in both user's >directories. How can I change those files back to text files created >with Edit? > >Thanks in advance, >Greg Sounds like you need to remove the execute bit from the text files created by Edit. The Workspace thinks they are executable and is displaying the appropriate icon. Bill Tschumy | Posting news to thousands of machines Otherwise | throughout the entire civilized world. bill@otherwise.com | Costing the net hundreds if not thousands (NeXTmail and MIME accepted) | of dollars to send everywhere.
From: wherndon@smiley.mitre.org (William Herndon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: New System Disk, Best way to Transition? Date: 13 Oct 1994 14:57:22 GMT Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA Message-ID: <37jhsi$kto@newsflash.mitre.org> I've ordered a new external disk for my NeXTStation that will serve as my system disk and primary storage disk. (The internal disk currently functions as my swap disk.) What is the best way to transition NS3.2 and my personal files to the new disk, from the current disk? I've thought of two ways: 1. Dump (using dump) from my old system disk to my DAT device, and restore (using restore) to the new disk. (Never actually had to do an image restore, so a little skit- ish about doing it this way). 2. Dump (using SafetyNet) all of my non-NS3.2 files to a SafetyNet archive; use builddisk to move NS3.2 to the new disk; restore, using, SafetyNet the non-NS3.2 archive. Anybody have opinions on these strategies? Which would be less of a headache? Any other strategies that that someone would like to mention? Thanks much. - Max | William R. Herndon \ The MITRE Corporation, Dept. G023 | | EMail: wherndon@mitre.org \ Secure Information Technology | | NeXTMail: bill@pandora.gcr.com \ MS-Z231, 703.883.6393 | | | | Opinions expressed are my own. Who else would want them? |
From: rdieter@math.unl.edu (Rex Dieter) Newsgroups: comp.text.tex,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: tex and latex update for a NeXTstation: how? Followup-To: comp.text.tex,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 13 Oct 1994 15:41:22 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln Distribution: world Message-ID: <37jkf2$4cn@crcnis1.unl.edu> References: <37hb0n$of2@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> J. C. De Martin (carlos@kane.ece.ucsb.edu) wrote: : I work on a NeXTstation (v2.1) with the following (La)TeX configuration: : * CTeX, NeXT Version 3.1a; : * LATEX VERSION 2.09 <7 Dec 1989>. : Has any NeXT user out there already faced the problem of upgrading to TeX : 3.141a and LaTeX2e? : If so, could you please send me e-mail about the suggested steps? Better than that, if anyone has experience and/or suggestions, please post them. (Or... pass on the info to me too (-; ). -- | Rex A. Dieter | Research Associate | | rdieter@math.unl.edu | UN-L Mathematics Dept. |
From: neuwirth@ophelia.tuwien.ac.at (K. Neuwirth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Disk defrag tools info request Date: 13 Oct 1994 15:48:02 GMT Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria Message-ID: <37jkri$f0t@news.tuwien.ac.at> References: <37jbdj$qbg@pendragon.jsc.nasa.gov> Follow-Up: comp.sys.hp.hpux Sashi Menon (menon@killerbee.jsc.nasa.gov) wrote: : Is there a Norton utilities equivalent of DOS disk defragmentation : for HPUX ?? I think not but I heard a rumor. Please post response : and if not too much trouble e-mail to me too. Thank you. First of all, comp.sys.NEXT.sysadmin might not be the appropriate group to ask questions about HP-UX. Second (although I couldn't check if HFS is based on the BSD FFS) as far as my understanding goes, the concentional fragmentation (like encountered on Mac and PC Hard Drives) is not a problem with FFS, as it does a different scheme of writing files onto disk. May I recommend reading the man pages about the file-system specific details (man -k fs). Cheers, //konrad
From: neuwirth@ophelia.tuwien.ac.at (K. Neuwirth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Quotas under NS 3.3? Date: 13 Oct 1994 15:51:31 GMT Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria Message-ID: <37jl23$f0t@news.tuwien.ac.at> Summary: Looking for quotas As I am in the process of putting together an installation for up to 1000 users on a bunch of workstations, I am rather urgently in need of a quota system. I do know that some scripts and hacks have been posted here not too long ago, but I am not sure that I want to bet the installation on that, also, I do not remeber how that works with NFS-shared drives. Anyway, I'd like to have a machine with quotas as the server for the home-directories. If possible, I'd like the whole installation to be NeXTStep (mostly running of HPs), I'd rather have something there as well. So, the basic question is (FINALLY) does anybody know about NS 3.3 having quotas or not? If so, is there any other alternative than to have one machine run another operating systems (most probably HP-SUX). Thanks for any pointers, //konrad
From: mzeiling@edvzbb2.ben-fh.tuwien.ac.at Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: recover filesystem Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 17:24:36 UNDEFINED Organization: TU-Wien, EDV-Zentrum Message-ID: <mzeiling.1.00253720@edvzbb2.ben-fh.tuwien.ac.at> Keywords: recover by using the UserManager I have remove the /User directory, so the NewUser homedirectory is now /User and all the Homaedirectories were deleted . Is there any utility to recover the filesystem. Of course I halted my Next, till I get an answer,what to do!! Thank u in advance Martin Zeilinger
From: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Globally resetting default tool for given file suffix Date: 13 Oct 1994 16:40:20 GMT Organization: Center for Computer Music Research and Composition, U.C.S.B. Message-ID: <37jntk$i7p@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> I installed SlipCommander.app on my machine, only to find that it becomes the default tool to open files with the .sc suffix. Unfortunately, many of our students use this suffix for music score files, and so I wish to globally reset the tool to be Edit.app for .sc files. Is there a way to do this? Thanks. -- Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer Tel: (805) 893-8352 | Center for Computer Music Research and Composition Internet (NeXTMail ok): | University of California, Santa Barbara <doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu> | http://ccmrc.ucsb.edu/
From: ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: DAT Intermittent Read Problems Date: 13 Oct 1994 18:12:50 GMT Organization: UCLA Microcomputer Support Office Message-ID: <37jtb3$od@news.mic.ucla.edu> I just received my replacement new HP1533C tape drive (the first two that I received failed, probably due to the powersupply the company used). The first dump worked out of the box, as did my first SafetyNet backup. When I read back the header info from the first dump, it worked fine, too. Unfortunately, I am getting intermittend read errors. Now when I insert the tape, I get $ restore if /dev/rst0 Tape/disk read error: I/O error $ head /dev/rst0 Tape/disk read error: I/O error The left green light is lit on the drive, so it looks ok. When I try to read, I get the error and hear about a second worth of tape mechanism sound. This has happened to me with two different tapes, both new Sony DDS 60m tapes. The @#!@@#@ tape drive is also so precise in its description of the problem, so I do not know how to pinpoint the problem. I am wondering if the NeXT tape driver may be having intermittent problems. (Also, just before the first replacement tape drive failed, I observed these intermittent read problems, too. I have tried to set the block size to 512 bytes, using David Johnson's setmtd program. No difference.) I am becoming desparate here. I do not seem to be able to find a reliable way to back up on my NS/FIP, Adaptec 1542 system (the tape drive is properly terminated). Ivo Welch ivo@128.97.74.50 = next.agsm.ucla.edu Asst Prof of Finance iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu AGSM at UCLA /* * setmtd - set SCSI tape driver to a fixed block size * by John L. Chmielewski * Tue Feb 19, 1991 * * Modified to take drive name argument and default to non-rewinding mode: * by David D. Johnson (ddj@gradient.com) * Sun Feb 24, 1991 */ #include <fcntl.h> #include <sys/types.h> #include <nextdev/scsireg.h> #define RSTDEVICE "/dev/nrst0" #define BLOCKSIZE 512 main(argc, argv) int argc; char *argv[]; { int fd, size = BLOCKSIZE; char *name = RSTDEVICE; if (argc > 1) name = argv[1]; if ((fd = open(name, O_RDWR)) < 0) { perror(name); /* changed according to jlc's post of 26 Feb 91 */ exit(1); } if (ioctl(fd, MTIOCFIXBLK, &size) < 0) { perror("ioctl"); exit(1); } (void) close(fd); return 0; }
From: chuckie@panix.com (Alec H. Peterson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: New System Disk, Best way to Transition? Date: 13 Oct 1994 14:37:01 -0400 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <37juod$63o@panix.com> References: <37jhsi$kto@newsflash.mitre.org> In article <37jhsi$kto@newsflash.mitre.org>, William Herndon <wherndon@smiley.mitre.org> wrote: >I've ordered a new external disk for my NeXTStation that will serve as >my system disk and primary storage disk. (The internal disk currently >functions as my swap disk.) What is the best way to transition NS3.2 >and my personal files to the new disk, from the current disk? [...] >Anybody have opinions on these strategies? Which would be less of a >headache? Any other strategies that that someone would like to mention? How about just using dd(1). Alec -- Alec Peterson Panix Public Access UNIX and Internet chuckie@panix.com New York City, NY
From: ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DAT Intermittent Read Problems Date: 13 Oct 1994 18:35:56 GMT Organization: UCLA Microcomputer Support Office Message-ID: <37jumc$13h@news.mic.ucla.edu> References: <37jtb3$od@news.mic.ucla.edu> Some more info: After "mt -f /dev/rst0 fsf", I no longer get read errors. But luckily, I now get $ mt -f /dev/rst0 rew $ restore if /dev/rst0 Tape/disk block size (512) is not a multiple of dump block size (1024) So, I tried a setmtd1024 version, ran it, and tried "restore if /dev/rst0": Result="Tape/disk read error: I/O error". Even another "mt -f /dev/rst0 fsf" only seems to wind for a while now and not get rid of the I/O Error. Great fun. Ivo Welch ivo@128.97.74.50 = next.agsm.ucla.edu Asst Prof of Finance iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu AGSM at UCLA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU Subject: Re: Headless Booting on black hardware Message-ID: <1994Oct13.135125.24517@Princeton.EDU> Originator: news@hedgehog.Princeton.EDU Sender: news@Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Princeton University References: <37jbvb$ir4@news1.digex.net> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 13:51:25 GMT In article <37jbvb$ir4@news1.digex.net> disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) writes: > Hi George, > > : I am trying to set up a server to boot without a monitor or sound box. > : This used to work, but doesn't seem to with NS 3.2. Has anyone done it > : successfully? How? > > Let's see... There should be three things you do to maket this work -- > > In the ROM -- > > 1. Set ttya as the console > 2. Turn OFF the sound out tests > > And then in /etc/ttys > > 3. Comment out the line which reads -- > > console /usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow NeXT on secure window=/usr/lib/NextStep/WindowServer onoption="/usr/etc/getty std.9600" > > And uncomment the line which reads -- > > console "/usr/etc/getty std.9600" NeXT on secure > > Good luck, > David. You also need to short pin 6 to any of pins 13-19 on the monitor outlet ... this simulates pressing the power key. Serge J. Goldstein
From: pgiagnoc@globalcom.net (Patrick Giagnocavo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Need to buy OS for my Cube! Date: 13 Oct 1994 20:33:11 GMT Organization: GlobalCom Message-ID: <37k5i8$amf@goodnews.globalcom.net> I am hoping that someone out on the Net has a MO cartridge with the full Next Release v1.0 or greater on it. I just bought my Cube, and while I have Wingz and Mathematica for it, unfortunately many of the other applications, etc. were deleted because the previous owner didn't think they were important, and needed the space for his Mathematica models. He removed Common Lisp, for one, as well as Shakespeare, plus many of the demos (like the sound and scorefile ones), and certain parts of but not all of Interface Builder. So, it is a real mess. If anyone can help me with this, let me know. I can either trade you a MO cart for another MO cart; or else, let me know what you want for your cartridge. CDROM is also an option, though a less desirable one... Thanks Patrick Giagnocavo Voice 703-432-4871 Fax 703-432-4444
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: alberto@smartsoft.com (Manuel Alberto Ricart) Subject: dial-supra.tcl for TransSys PNI Message-ID: <1994Oct13.162149.28881@mixcom.com> Sender: news@mixcom.com (Net News Admin) Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milw, WI (414) 351-1139 Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 16:21:49 GMT Woww There must be millions of you with Supras...... Here's what the file should contain: (I put some comments by the dialing sequece, please read before using Seach for ATF19 to get there.) --- Alberto Ricart SmartSoft, Inc. 2220 E. Linnwood Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211-3321 alberto@SmartSoft.COM - NeXTMail Welcome -------------------------cut here--------------------------------------- # Copyright 1993 by TransSys, Inc. # All rights reserved. (This version bastardized to work with Supras # By several people on the Net. # # $Header: /local/SRCS/slip2/pnid/support/dial-zyxel.tcl,v 1.9 1993/11/23 04:46:34 louie Exp $ # proc dial-supra { DIALER number cfg} { # # This script assumes that the zero'th argument is the dialer object # to be used, and the next argument be number to be dialed. # global Config testMode syslog LOG_INFO "$DIALER: Start of Supra dialing script, dialing $number" set how TONE # flush any pending command $DIALER xmit {\r} $DIALER sleep 1 # get modems attention set timeout 2 foreach i {once} { $DIALER xmit {AT\r} $DIALER expect "{*OK\r*}" break timeout {} $DIALER xmit {AT\r} $DIALER expect "{*OK\r*}" break timeout {} $DIALER xmit {AT\r} $DIALER expect "{*OK\r*}" break timeout {} error "Could not get the modem's attention" } set timeout 5 # turn off command echo $DIALER xmit {ATE0\r} $DIALER expect timeout {error "waiting for OK"} "*OK*" $DIALER xmit {ATI\r} set version "" $DIALER rexpect timeout {} \ "\n1496\r\n" { $DIALER xmit {ATI1\r} $DIALER rexpect \ timeout {} \ "\[\r\n]+(.*).*OK\r\n" {set version $1} } \ "\[\r\n]+(.*).*OK\r\n" {set version $1} \ timeout {error "Could not get modem version"} if {[string length $version]>0} { regsub -all "(\t|\r|\n)+" $version " " version regsub -all " +" $version " " version regsub { +$} $version "" version syslog LOG_DEBUG "Modem firmware version is '$version'" } $DIALER sleep 1 # configure modem with proper parameters set setupstr { &F2&K3&D2%C1%E0S0=1S11=55S95=255 } # turn on speaker during dialing and connect sequence if in test mode if [info exists testMode] { lappend setupstr "M1" } foreach s $setupstr { $DIALER xmit "AT $s\r" $DIALER expect timeout {error "waiting for OK for parm $s"} \ "{*ERROR\r*}" {warn "Modem returned ERROR setting $s"} \ "{*OK*}" } # allow override of dialing type if {[info exists Config($cfg:DIALTYPE)]} { set how $Config($cfg:DIALTYPE) } # dial the phone if { [string compare [string tolower $how] tone] && [string compare [string tolower $how] dtmf] } { notice "Dialing (pulse) $number ..." $DIALER xmit "ATDP$number\r" } else { notice "Dialing (DTMF) $number ..." $DIALER xmit "ATf19DT$number\r" ## ## Note that I added a f19 in the dial sequence. This ## forces the modem to connect at 28.8bps If your host doesn't ## have a 28.8 modem you may want to take that out ## Same if you don't have a 28.8 modem. ## } # wait for connect message set timeout 45 set rng 0 while 1 { $DIALER rexpect \ timeout { error "Timeout waiting for modem to connect to $number "} \ "(CONNECT.*)\r+\n" { syslog LOG_INFO "Connected: $dialer_expect_out(1,string)"; \ break \ } \ "\r\nERROR\r\n" {error "Modem returned ERROR"} \ "\r\nRINGING\r\n" {syslog LOG_INFO "Ringing.. ($rng)"; incr rng} \ "\r\nNO CARRIER\r" {error "Modem returned NO CARRIER"} \ "\r\nNO DIAL TONE\r" {error "Modem returned NO DIAL TONE"} \ "\r\nBUSY\r\n" {error "Remote modem busy"} } }
From: mahoney@csulb.edu (Mike Mahoney) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mouse Speed on Black/White Date: 14 Oct 1994 00:30:15 GMT Organization: Cal State Long Beach Message-ID: <37kjen$ol5@garuda.csulb.edu> I regularly log into black and white hardware running NEXTSTEP with the same account. On black I like the mouse speed set to the fastest level, while on white I like the slowest (due to the way the hardware works). Therefore I have to keep changing the mouse speed in the Preferences app. Is there any way to avoid this hassle? -- Dr. Michael K. Mahoney Associate Dean, College of Engineering Chair, Computer Engineering and Computer Science Dept. SCaN President, So. Calif. NEXTSTEP and OpenStep Users' Group California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, CA 90840-8302
From: ccwf@russel.klab.caltech.edu (Charles Fu) Newsgroups: comp.text.tex,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: tex and latex update for a NeXTstation: how? Date: 14 Oct 1994 01:00:45 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Message-ID: <37kl7u$nj5@gap.cco.caltech.edu> References: <37hb0n$of2@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> <37jkf2$4cn@crcnis1.unl.edu> In article <37jkf2$4cn@crcnis1.unl.edu>, Rex Dieter <rdieter@math.unl.edu> wrote: >J. C. De Martin (carlos@kane.ece.ucsb.edu) wrote: >: Has any NeXT user out there already faced the problem of upgrading to TeX >: 3.141a and LaTeX2e? >: If so, could you please send me e-mail about the suggested steps? >Better than that, if anyone has experience and/or suggestions, please >post them. (Or... pass on the info to me too (-; ). Perhaps you could write about specific problems. I didn't have any major difficulties in getting these working on my systems. -ccwf
From: twasko@ccinet.ab.ca (Tim Wasko) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Can't See DOS drive in NS/I Date: 14 Oct 1994 04:36:13 GMT Organization: CCI Networks, a division of Corporate Computers Inc. Message-ID: <37l1rt$gk3@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> I have a dos hard drive which automount's then dissappears shortly after with the following message in the console: Oct 13 22:23:46 hostname mach: hd1a writeLabel: BAD LABEL Oct 13 22:26:26 hostname mach: hd1a: Read attempt with no valid label I use the label command in dos to assign a new label but I keep getting the same message in the console. The NS disk command won't write a label, get 'disk unusable' message. I wonder if there is a way to fix the problem short of init'ing the drive. Tim twasko@ccinet.ab.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: tisu@quads.uchicago.edu (Seth Tisue) Subject: Re: 28.8Kbps modems on white hardware... comments anyone? Message-ID: <1994Oct14.043249.23688@midway.uchicago.edu> Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System) Organization: Plaster Cramp Press References: <CxBJB2.501@cunews.carleton.ca> <376iue$shp@darkstar.ucsc.edu> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 04:32:49 GMT In article <376iue$shp@darkstar.ucsc.edu>, Art Isbell <art@cubicsol.com> wrote: > I've heard that many phone lines just don't have the quality necessary >to maintain a 28.8 kbps connection, so the modems automatically shift down >to the highest maintainable speed. Maybe in your case, 14.4 kbps is the >best you can do. Does anyone else have any experience with 28.8 kbps >modems on regular residential phone lines? I hesitate to invest in a new >modem for fear that my rural phone line just won't cut it. I have a USR Courier Dual Standard V.34 modem, and I have never gotten a 28K connection <sniff>. Usually I get 24K or 26K connections, with the occasional 21K. Never lower than 21K, and rarely even that low. Read comp.sys.dcom.modems--my experience seems pretty typical, although almost everyone seems to report getting 28K connections at least some of the time <sigh>. You don't have to wonder if the speed downshift is happening.... On the USR modems, type +++ go into command mode, and then ATI6 to get all kinds of statistics on the current connection, including the effective speed. To the original poster: is your serial port set to at least 38.8Kbps? Make sure your modem doesn't change the serial port rate based on modem-to-modem connection speed (on USR, do AT&B1). -- == Seth Tisue (s-tisue@anl.gov)
From: chris@quetzal.unice.fr (Taggiasco Christian) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: HP Laser Jet 4M+ Date: 14 Oct 1994 07:11:26 GMT Organization: University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis Message-ID: <37lauu$9qp@taloa.unice.fr> Keywords: printer - ethernet I've a Hp LaserJet 4M+ printer with a ethernet board. I think it's possible to use this printer without serial or parallel connextion to a print server ; just by connecting the printer to the network. But I can't find any documention about this in the NeXT Admin Bookshelf. How tho configure NeXT station to print by this way ? If you have tried this, or now a solution, please, send me e-mail. Thanks. ----------------------------------------------------------- ! TAGGIASCO Chritian ! ! ! ! Institut Non Lineaire de Nice ! ! UMR 129 - C.N.R.S. Universite de Nice Sophia Antipolis ! ! 1361 route des lucioles - Sophia Antipolis - ! ! e-mail : chris@doublon.unice.fr ! -----------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: wave@media.mit.edu (Michael B. Johnson) Subject: headless white? (Re: Headless Booting on black hardware) Message-ID: <1994Oct14.064148.1000@news.media.mit.edu> Sender: news@news.media.mit.edu (USENET News System) Organization: MIT Media Laboratory References: <37jbvb$ir4@news1.digex.net> <1994Oct13.135125.24517@Princeton.EDU> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 06:41:48 GMT This is a purely theoretical question, but I'm interested nonetheless... Can you boot white hardware headless? Can you boot them keyboardless? Assuming you boot them with a display and a keyboard, what would you need to do to unplug the keyboard for awhile and then plug it in? I'm interested in thinking about if you had a bunch (say 3 or 5) Intel boxes that you wanted to put in as compact a space as possible, where you weren't really going to use the machines except over the net, but you might want to hook up a keyboard and monitor every once in awhile... Any thoughts on what would be entailed? -- --> Michael B. Johnson -- wave@media.mit.edu --> MIT Media Lab -- Computer Graphics & Animation Group --> 20 Ames St. E15-023G -- (617) 666-4119 (day office) --> Cambridge, MA 02139 -- (617) 253-0663 (night office)
Newsgroups: comp.text.tex,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rdb@ktibv.uucp (The Graphical Gnome) Subject: Re: tex and latex update for a NeXTstation: how? Message-ID: <1994Oct14.085034.7263@ktibv.uucp> Organization: KTI BV References: <37hb0n$of2@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> <37jkf2$4cn@crcnis1.unl.edu> <37kl7u$nj5@gap.cco.caltech.edu> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 08:50:34 GMT ccwf@russel.klab.caltech.edu (Charles Fu) writes: >In article <37jkf2$4cn@crcnis1.unl.edu>, >Rex Dieter <rdieter@math.unl.edu> wrote: >>J. C. De Martin (carlos@kane.ece.ucsb.edu) wrote: >>: Has any NeXT user out there already faced the problem of upgrading to TeX >>: 3.141a and LaTeX2e? >>: If so, could you please send me e-mail about the suggested steps? >>Better than that, if anyone has experience and/or suggestions, please >>post them. (Or... pass on the info to me too (-; ). >Perhaps you could write about specific problems. I didn't have any >major difficulties in getting these working on my systems. >-ccwf I do not know about installing TeX, but latex2e is a snap. I installed a new version LaTeX2e from scratch (just to get rid if the crumbs laying behind) in about 30 minutes. -- R.E. den Braasem aka The Graphical Gnome (rdb@ktibv.nl)
From: wenzel@pi1.physik.uni-stuttgart.de (Markus Wenzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DAT Intermittent Read Problems Date: 14 Oct 1994 10:43:27 GMT Organization: Uni-Stuttgart, 1.Physikalisches Institut Distribution: world Message-ID: <37lncf$2npf@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> References: <37jtb3$od@news.mic.ucla.edu> <37jumc$13h@news.mic.ucla.edu> In article <37jumc$13h@news.mic.ucla.edu>, ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) writes: > >Some more info: > >After "mt -f /dev/rst0 fsf", I no longer get read errors. But luckily, I >now get > $ mt -f /dev/rst0 rew > $ restore if /dev/rst0 > Tape/disk block size (512) is not a multiple of dump block size >(1024) > >So, I tried a setmtd1024 version, ran it, and tried "restore if >/dev/rst0": Result="Tape/disk read error: I/O error". Even another "mt -f >/dev/rst0 fsf" only seems to wind for a while now and not get rid of the >I/O Error. Don't use setmtd, better use mtset from the scsitools suite, which has more options, such as '-i'. If you want to dump with fixed block size, you have to 'mtset -f 512' before the dump and also before the restore, if there is any possibility that the setting may have changed (due to a reboot e.g.). Anyway, the better solution is to dump in variable size mode (no mtset, or mtset without any option) and restore after doing a 'mtset -i', which means "ignore illegal length reports and continue restore". It just works fine for me and my WangDAT. I still blame NeXT for not clarifying the fixed/variable block size stuff in the documentation, and it is a shame that mtset is not part of the Nextstep distribution, because it is _essential_ for tape dump operations. -- // Markus Wenzel // 1st Institute of Physics // // NeXTSTEP Consulting + Administration // University of Stuttgart // // mow@marsu.s.bawue.de // wenzel@rus.uni-stuttgart.de //
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fabien@free.fdn.org (Fabien Roy) Subject: Re: automatic mounting of SCSI devices Message-ID: <1994Oct14.084803.2822@free.fdn.org> Sender: news@free.fdn.org Organization: XO informatique - Paris, France. References: <37h41b$7io@news.u.washington.edu> Distribution: na Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 08:48:03 GMT In comp.sys.next.sysadmin article <37h41b$7io@news.u.washington.edu> you wrote: > Does anyone know of a way to make a NeXT (black hardware) automatically mount a > DAT tape drive. I have an HP DAT tape drive that I usually keep turned off. > When I try to execute a tar command I get the following output: > > tar -cvf /dev/rst0 "some_file" > tar: /dev/rst0: No such device or address > > It would be nice to have a utility that would automatically mount the drive. > > Thanks for any help in this regard. > > > Jim > > -- > James C. Luby > Applied Physics Laboratory > University of Washington > Seattle, Wa. 98105 You will have to reboot with the tape powered. The devices presence are detected at boot time. Take a look at your /usr/adm/messages file. Hope that helps Fabien -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fabien_Roy@free.fdn.org (NextMail accepted) NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consultant, SYBASE DBA XO, 81 allee Danielle Casanova, 93320 Les Pavillons sous Bois France Tel: 33 1 4847 5198 Fax: 33 1 4847 5175
From: korosec@bs.id.ethz.ch (Wolfgang Korosec) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Booting NeXT from floppy Date: 14 Oct 1994 11:34:22 GMT Organization: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ) Sender: -Not-Authenticated-[4428] Message-ID: <37lqbu$47v@elna.ethz.ch> References: <Cx9tEn.5s@cicero.ping.de> <1994Oct11.165419.624@bozell.com> Xdisclaimer: No attempt was made to authenticate the sender's name. Dear Next-Steppers here is a way to start from a floppy automatically (without typing device_mach_kernel), which works on MY machine (Compaq Deskpro with IDE and NS on SCSI drive): 1. Fromat a floppy 2. create a bootblock with the disk -b raw_device command 3. copy /usr/Devices/System.config/Instance0.table on your floppy. Must be the same directory structure !!! 4. change the entry "Kernel" = "mach_kernel"; to "Kernel" = "sd()mach_kernel"; on your floppy. sd() means that it starts from the first SCSI drive it can find. If you have another configuration you must change this entry. All other entries can be left unchanged. Have fun Wolfgang --- Wolfgang Korosec korosec@bs.id.ethz.ch Informatikdienste ETH Zuerich Beratung & Schulung Switzerland Tel.: +41-1-632 5838 Clausiusstrasse 59 +41-1-632 5764 CH - 8092 Zuerich FAX : +41-1-632 1225 ===== ======= = = // // // // Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zuerich //=== // //===// Swiss Federal Institute of Technologie Zurich // // // // Ecole polytechnique federale de Zurich ===== // // // Politecnico federale de Zurigo *** NEW FAX NUMBER *** NEUE FAXNUMMER *** NEW FAX NUMBER
From: rasmussn@jupiter.eecs.umich.edu (Craig E Rasmussen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PC mount of NeXTSTEP NFS server Date: 14 Oct 1994 12:32:34 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Message-ID: <37ltp2$lk2@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Keywords: NFS Has anyone had success with using a PC to NFS mount a directory on a NeXT? We have gotten some information that a daemon, pcnfsd, needs to be running on the NeXT. I have found /usr/etc/rpc.pcnfsd and tried running it but we still can't seem to get the PC to mount the directory. Can anyone give us some advice on what to try next? Thanks in advance, Craig Rasmussen Artificial Intelligence Lab. University of Michigan
From: crdunlap@sacam.OREN.ORTN.EDU (Christopher R Dunlap) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Watcher file Date: 14 Oct 1994 13:17:19 GMT Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN Message-ID: <37m0cv$a4e@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV> I'm trying to use Watcher, by Kenneth Ingham, to monitor disk usage on our Next network. Being new to both Next and Unix, I'm having trouble setting up the watcher file for the system. I was wondering if someone else using watcher could give me some hints, or send me a sample watcher file? Thanks in advance, Chris _________________________________________________________________________ - - - - - - - Christopher R Dunlap - Senior, Computer Science - - Monmouth College, Monmouth Illinois - - - - ACM Oak Ridge Science Semester Program - - Oak Ridge National Laboratory - - Office:(615) 241-3257 - - e-mail: crdunlap@sacam.oren.ortn.edu - - NeXTMail: crdunlap@polaris.scicntr.ortn.edu - _________________________________________________________________________
From: mixon@xi.cs.fsu.edu (Stacey Mixon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Please help. My NeXT won't boot. Date: 14 Oct 1994 15:59:14 GMT Organization: FSU Computer Science Department Message-ID: <37m9si$n85@mailer.fsu.edu> Greetings, I have a NeXTstation Color running NeXTStep 3.0. One of my users left a large Mathematica job running overnight, and apparently the swap file grew large enough to fill up the disk. He came in to find that he had been logged out, and when he logged in there was no space on the system disk. He recycled the power, a procedure that has worked well in the past when free space on the system disk is low. But then the system would not boot. It would hang up at the display "Checking for Network". He reported the problem to me, and I tried to reboot from the ROM monitor prompt. The boot process continues through the network configuration, but after I get the two sucessful messages: Setting broadcast address Configuring hostname I get the following: /: file system full IO error on pageout: error = 28. vnode_pageout: failed! Can anyone tell me a way that I can get the system back up, possibly through some sort of minimum boot that would allow me to delete the extraneous files? Also, can anyone suggest a way to prevent this from happening again? I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks. -- Stacey T. Mixon, Ph.D. Internet: mixon@chem.fsu.edu Computer Research Specialist Phone: (904) 644-6594 Department of Chemistry FAX: (904) 644-8281 The Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-3006
From: blake015@mc.duke.edu (Denise Blakeley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Please help. My NeXT won't boot. Date: 14 Oct 1994 16:12:10 GMT Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Message-ID: <37makq$3qf@news.duke.edu> References: <37m9si$n85@mailer.fsu.edu> Stacey Mixon writes > Can anyone tell me a way that I can get the system back up, possibly through > some sort of minimum boot that would allow me to delete the extraneous files? > Also, can anyone suggest a way to prevent this from happening again? > I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks. Have you tried booting in single-user mode? (bsd -s) That should get you to a command-line prompt from which you can do Unix-y stuff like delete files. Denise -- Denise Howard Blakeley | PLEASE NOTE MY NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS. Duke Med Center Info Systems | It was formerly blake015@mc.duke.edu. Durham, NC | My last name is changing to simply (919) 286-6468 W | Howard. howar016@mc.duke.edu | NeXTMail welcome!
From: chuckie@panix.com (Alec H. Peterson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: undeletable directory Date: 14 Oct 1994 13:08:58 -0400 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <37mdva$raq@panix.com> References: <9410141316.AA00505@zaphod> In article <9410141316.AA00505@zaphod>, Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> wrote: >Hello everyone, >my machine crashed during a disc-operation. The resulting manual fsck >deleted some files and left over an empty directory with a size of >7MB. This directory cannot be removed with rmdir, and cannot be >deleted with rm -r: > root@zaphod# ls -ld shit > drwxrwxrwx 2 root 7421952 Aug 29 15:03 shit/ > root@zaphod# ls -al shit > total 745 > drwxrwxrwx 2 root 7421952 Aug 29 15:03 ./ > drwxr-xr-t 21 root 1024 Oct 14 09:38 ../ > root@zaphod# rmdir shit > rmdir: shit: Directory not empty > root@zaphod# rm -r shit > rm: shit not removed > >Has anyone any ideas how to get rid of this 'shit'-directory? >Thanks for any response! Sure, try the clri(8) command. BUT BE CAREFUL! If you do the wrong inode you'll _really_ have a big problem... to get the inode of the directory, type in: ls -lid shit Alec -- Alec Peterson Panix Public Access UNIX and Internet chuckie@panix.com New York City, NY
From: daugher@cs.tamu.edu(Walter C. Daugherity) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Is there an etherfind for NeXT? Date: 14 Oct 1994 17:25:28 GMT Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Distribution: world Message-ID: <37meu9$t4u@news.tamu.edu> Keywords: etherfind Is there an etherfind for NeXT (/usr/etc/etherfind on SunOS)? It would be helpful in debugging a NetBoot situation. Also, has anyone successfully NetBooted a NeXT from a Sun? E-mail and post replies, please. Thanks! -- Walter C. Daugherity Dept. of Computer Science Internet,NeXTmail: daugher@cs.tamu.edu Texas A & M University uucp: uunet!cs.tamu.edu!daugher College Station,TX 77843-3112 ---Not an official document of Texas A&M---
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de (Andreas Ploeger) Subject: Re: DAT Intermittent Read Problems Message-ID: <1994Oct14.112856.3177@aplki.toppoint.de> Sender: ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de (Andreas Ploeger) Organization: Andreas Ploeger References: <37jtb3$od@news.mic.ucla.edu> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 94 11:28:56 GMT In article <37jtb3$od@news.mic.ucla.edu> ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) writes: > I am becoming desparate here. I do not seem to be able to find a reliable > way to back up on my NS/FIP, Adaptec 1542 system (the tape drive is > properly terminated). Same problem for us. We've got a HP35480A which won't read on our white hardware but works fine on our cube. BTW: Data I wrote on the Intel machine to the tape seemed to be ok. I could read it on black hardware. > The @#!@@#@ tape drive is also so precise in its description of > the problem, so I do not know how to pinpoint the problem. It's the st(4) driver that is inprecise. I did a low level SCSI read using sg(4), checked the extended sense data, looked it up in the HP35480 OEM manual and found: " Extended sense key: 0b, code: 4b 00 too many parity errors during data phase (in and out)" > I am wondering if the NeXT tape driver may be having intermittent > problems. Well, since I circumvented st(4) and still have problems I dont't think so. A problem with the sg(4) driver is unlikely. I suspect a hardware problem with the Adaptec. Hopefully next week it will be replaced with a NCR53810, let's see what happens then. My setup is: Intel Plato, Adaptec 1542, HP35480, DIP switches 11011100 (1..8). A. Ploeger -- Andreas Ploeger E-Mail: ploeger@tpki.toppoint.de Kiel University Phone: (49) 431 597 1757 Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology FAX: (49) 431 597 1828 Schwanenweg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany *** NeXT Mail welcome ***
From: robinson@next532-2.gsfc.nasa.gov (Scott Robinson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Problems with Exabyte 8205 and NS/I 3.2 -- Help? Date: 14 Oct 1994 17:59:17 GMT Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center -- Greenbelt, Maryland USA Message-ID: <37mgtl$agg@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm having no success in trying to use an Exabyte 8205 8-mm tape drive with my NS/I 3.2 system. Any commands that I try always return the following, even simple commands like "mt status": st0 target 4 lun 0: op Mode Select returned Check Status, sense valid sense key = 0x5 sense code = 0x26 The really odd part is that this is the second Exabyte drive in our development area. The other drive is an older model 8200, and it works fine with our Intel system. Also, BOTH drives (8200 and 8205) work fine with a NeXT slab (running 3.1)... The Intel system is a non-name-brand computer (ahh, the wonders of Gov't purchasing...), and contains a Bus Logic EISA SCSI controller, model BT-747. I've checked with NextAnswers, and the SCSI card has the proper BOIS and firmware versions... Anybody else out there seen/fixed this? Calling Exabyte yielded an expected "Don't call us, call Next"... -- J. Scott Robinson Computer Sciences Corp. EMail: robinson@next532-2.gsfc.nasa.gov Flippin like a pancake, poppin like a cork...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <cs@ecs.co.at> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 94 14:16:07 +0100 From: Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> Message-ID: <9410141316.AA00505@zaphod> Subject: undeletable directory Hello everyone, my machine crashed during a disc-operation. The resulting manual fsck deleted some files and left over an empty directory with a size of 7MB. This directory cannot be removed with rmdir, and cannot be deleted with rm -r: root@zaphod# ls -ld shit drwxrwxrwx 2 root 7421952 Aug 29 15:03 shit/ root@zaphod# ls -al shit total 745 drwxrwxrwx 2 root 7421952 Aug 29 15:03 ./ drwxr-xr-t 21 root 1024 Oct 14 09:38 ../ root@zaphod# rmdir shit rmdir: shit: Directory not empty root@zaphod# rm -r shit rm: shit not removed A 'cat shit' shows that the directory is not empty, but contains the data of some lost files (I do not include the 7MB of cat-data here). This leaves me with the problem that the directory is not really empty, but the data cannot be interpreted as a directory-structure and thus cannot be deleted. Has anyone any ideas how to get rid of this 'shit'-directory? Thanks for any response! Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> or <cs@ekpds1.tuwien.ac.at>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware From: jburke@bodacious.csc.wsu.edu (John L. Burke) Subject: Setting up a SUPRA FAX 14.4 for Dial in use. Message-ID: <CxoBKr.9Kq@serval.net.wsu.edu> Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (News) Organization: Washington State University Distribution: na Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 17:36:27 GMT I have been using a MultiTech II modem on my /dev/ttydfa port for a long time without any problems. I recently upgraded the modem to a Supra 14.4, and now I can dial up and connect, but the system never sends out the login prompt. I have tried updating the /etc/ttys and /etc/gettytab file, but to no avail. Can anyone lend me a hand and help me out here? Thanks! -- ********************************************************************* * John Burke * jburke@bodacious.csc.wsu.edu * * Washington State University * NeXTStation Mono * * Information Technology * NeXTMail Welcome! * *********************************************************************
From: robin@pencom.com (Robin D. Wilson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 28.8Kbps modems on white hardware... comments anyone? Date: 14 Oct 1994 17:43:01 GMT Organization: Pencom Sofware Message-ID: <37mfv5$hgf@digdug.pencom.com> References: <1994Oct14.043249.23688@midway.uchicago.edu> In article <1994Oct14.043249.23688@midway.uchicago.edu> tisu@quads.uchicago.edu (Seth Tisue) writes: :In article <376iue$shp@darkstar.ucsc.edu>, Art Isbell <art@cubicsol.com> wrote: :> I've heard that many phone lines just don't have the quality necessary :>to maintain a 28.8 kbps connection, so the modems automatically shift down :>to the highest maintainable speed. Maybe in your case, 14.4 kbps is the :>best you can do. Does anyone else have any experience with 28.8 kbps :>modems on regular residential phone lines? I hesitate to invest in a new :>modem for fear that my rural phone line just won't cut it. : :I have a USR Courier Dual Standard V.34 modem, and I have never gotten :a 28K connection <sniff>. Usually I get 24K or 26K connections, with :the occasional 21K. Never lower than 21K, and rarely even that low. :Read comp.sys.dcom.modems--my experience seems pretty typical, :although almost everyone seems to report getting 28K connections at :least some of the time <sigh>. I get 28800 more of the time than anything else. I occationally get 21600, 24000, and 26400 -- but mostly 28800. The modems on both ends are BOCA Research MV28KE (external). :You don't have to wonder if the speed downshift is happening.... On :the USR modems, type +++ go into command mode, and then ATI6 to get :all kinds of statistics on the current connection, including the :effective speed. You know... I do this occasionally, and I can _never_ seem to get re-connected. What is the appropriate command to re-connect? I've tried "ato" and it says I'm connected, but I can never get the remote side to respond. :To the original poster: is your serial port set to at least 38.8Kbps? :Make sure your modem doesn't change the serial port rate based on :modem-to-modem connection speed (on USR, do AT&B1). FYI... it's 38.4Kbps (38400). If you can get 57600, or 115200 -- try it. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** These are my opinions... Mine! All Mine! Minemineminemineminemine! *** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robin D. Wilson robin@pencom.com Pencom Software 701 Canyon Bend Dr. 9050 Capital of Texas Hwy Pflugerville, TX 78660 Austin, TX 78759
From: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst Kloecker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PC mount of NeXTSTEP NFS server Date: 14 Oct 1994 19:14:54 GMT Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany Message-ID: <37mlbe$brm@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> References: <37ltp2$lk2@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Keywords: NFS rasmussn@jupiter.eecs.umich.edu (Craig E Rasmussen) writes: >Has anyone had success with using a PC to NFS mount a directory on a NeXT? >We have gotten some information that a daemon, pcnfsd, needs to be running >on the NeXT. I have found /usr/etc/rpc.pcnfsd and tried running it but we >still can't seem to get the PC to mount the directory. Does rpc.pcnfsd complain about a missing directory ? If yes, create it with the appropriate permissions and restart rpc.pcnfsd. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernst Kloecker phone: ++49-30-6181635 e-mail: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bustrin@is.morgan.com (Craig Bustrin) Subject: NS 3.2 and AFS: Help! Message-ID: <1994Oct14.183851.10293@is.morgan.com> Keywords: AFS Sender: news@is.morgan.com Organization: Morgan Stanley and Co. Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 18:38:51 GMT Howdy all, I'm trying desparately to put a slab on our network which, unfortunately, uses AFS rather than NFS. Transarc (the folks who make AFS available) have sent us a version of AFS which (they say) runs under NS3.0. Well, when we try it under 3.2, the poor slab hangs (using 80% of the cpu power!) during the execution of this command: /usr/etc/kl_util -a /usr/lib/kern_loader/AFS/afs_reloc We called Transarc and they have no idea what's going on. And since they only support AFS for Black NS 3.0, they declined to pursue the problem unless we throw some money at them. Has anyone successfully gotten 3.2 to run AFS? And what about Kerberos? This enquiring mind needs to know! PS Oh, and by the way, Transarc has no plans to port AFS to any other versions of NEXTSTEP (Black, White, Grey, Green or anything else...). Can NeXT do anything about this, seeing as how they want to sell to big corporations who may be running AFS? -- Craig Bustrin+ __________________________________________ Office: bustrin@morgan.com Home: craig+@apteryx.uu.panix.com
From: ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DAT Intermittent Read Problems Date: 14 Oct 1994 20:33:28 GMT Organization: UCLA Microcomputer Support Office Message-ID: <37mpuo$j29@news.mic.ucla.edu> References: <1994Oct14.112856.3177@aplki.toppoint.de> > Well, since I circumvented st(4) and still have problems I dont't think so. > A problem with the sg(4) driver is unlikely. > I suspect a hardware problem with the Adaptec. Hopefully next week it will be > replaced with a NCR53810, let's see what happens then. Interestingly enough, my tape drive seems to work just fine under DOS/Windows/Norton utilities for windows. So, it is more likely that it is a problem with NeXT's tools. I will be looking very closely at Markus' suggestion of trying scsitools. I will probably also try to shell out $$$s and see if NeXT support (ask_next@next.com) can help me. > It's the st(4) driver that is inprecise. I did a low level SCSI read using > sg(4), checked the extended sense data, looked it up in the HP35480 OEM manual > and found: > > " Extended sense key: 0b, code: 4b 00 > too many parity errors during data phase (in and out)" I just checked /usr/adm/messages. I find something else to be the cause of my problems: Oct 14 10:29:12 next mach: st0, target 1, lun 0: op Read data (6-byte) returned Check Status, Sense Valid Oct 14 10:29:12 next mach: Sense key = 0x0 Sense Code = 0x0 What does this mean? Ivo Welch ivo@128.97.74.50 = next.agsm.ucla.edu Asst Prof of Finance iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu AGSM at UCLA
From: mzeiling@edvzbb2.ben-fh.tuwien.ac.at Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: recovering filesystem Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 23:40:18 UNDEFINED Organization: TU-Wien, EDV-Zentrum Distribution: world Message-ID: <mzeiling.2.0106228C@edvzbb2.ben-fh.tuwien.ac.at> References: <mzeiling.1.00253720@edvzbb2.ben-fh.tuwien.ac.at> Keywords: recover I want to recover some files after an rm -rf * So I found an recovering programm from Mr. Alan Rollow (alan@nabeth.cxo.dec.com) placed on : gatekeeper.dec.com:/pub/sysadm/recover.tar.Z So what do u think about it? Can I port it ? And if anybody knows were I can get information about the NeXT file system, I'll be very glad. thank u Martin Zeilinger
From: mzeiling@edvzbb2.ben-fh.tuwien.ac.at Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Problems with Exabyte 8205 and NS/I 3.2 -- Help? Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 23:45:17 UNDEFINED Organization: TU-Wien, EDV-Zentrum Message-ID: <mzeiling.3.010AB36C@edvzbb2.ben-fh.tuwien.ac.at> References: <37mgtl$agg@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.gov> In article <37mgtl$agg@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.gov> robinson@next532-2.gsfc.nasa.gov (Scott Robinson) writes: >From: robinson@next532-2.gsfc.nasa.gov (Scott Robinson)>Subject: Problems with Exabyte 8205 and NS/I 3.2 -- Help? >Date: 14 Oct 1994 17:59:17 GMT >I'm having no success in trying to use an Exabyte 8205 8-mm tape drive with >my NS/I 3.2 system. Any commands that I try always return the following, >even simple commands like "mt status": > st0 target 4 lun 0: op Mode Select returned Check Status, sense valid > sense key = 0x5 sense code = 0x26 >The really odd part is that this is the second Exabyte drive in our >development area. The other drive is an older model 8200, and it works >fine with our Intel system. Also, BOTH drives (8200 and 8205) work fine >with a NeXT slab (running 3.1)... >The Intel system is a non-name-brand computer (ahh, the wonders of Gov't >purchasing...), and contains a Bus Logic EISA SCSI controller, model >BT-747. I've checked with NextAnswers, and the SCSI card has the proper >BOIS and firmware versions... >Anybody else out there seen/fixed this? Calling Exabyte yielded an >expected "Don't call us, call Next"... >-- >J. Scott Robinson Computer Sciences Corp. > EMail: robinson@next532-2.gsfc.nasa.gov > Flippin like a pancake, poppin like a cork...
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer From: teffta@erie.ge.com (Andrew R. Tefft) Subject: Re: Mysterious permissions change Message-ID: <Cxo9sE.Esz@erie.ge.com> Sender: news@erie.ge.com Organization: GE Transportation Systems, Control Engineering References: <37espm$ghd@news1.digex.net> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 16:57:50 GMT In article <37espm$ghd@news1.digex.net>, disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) writes: >Hi folks, > > >The permissions on /tmp have mysteriously changed from 1777 to 1775. One common cause for this is extracting tar files, as root, in /tmp. If the tarfile includes '.' and its permissions differ from /tmp's, gnu tar at least will change the permissions on /tmp. I just tested it and sun's default tar does not do this; gnu tar seems to do it with or without the 'p' option. I have most often encountered this with the / directory and tarfiles which get made from /usr/my_development_dir_which_nobody_can_read but extracted into /. -- Andy Tefft - new, expanded .sig - teffta@erie.ge.com
From: rgc@wam.umd.edu (Ross Garrett Cutler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Can NS be setup as a gateway/bridge? Date: 15 Oct 1994 00:20:01 GMT Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742 Message-ID: <37n77h$msf@mimsy.cs.umd.edu> Can NS be setup as a gateway/bridge? We don't really need a gateway -- a bridge is fine, but I'd like to do with with our NS/I system (with two ethernet cards). Has anyone done this? (BTW, Windows/NT has this capability.) Thanks! -- Ross Cutler University of Maryland, College Park Internet: rgc@cs.umd.edu
From: alex@dgs.dgsys.com (Alex Blakemore) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Gzip tool for the Workspace manager Date: 11 Oct 1994 00:13:21 -0400 Organization: Digital Gateway Systems Message-ID: <37d3d1$h58@DGS.dgsys.com> References: <37c1qo$1m1@panix.com> Alec H. Peterson (chuckie@panix.com) wrote: : Has anyone come across a tool that allows the Workspace Manager to : interpret gzip'ed files as something other than text files (and made : it able to do something useful with the files, like un-zip them)? dwrite Workspace uncompress /usr/bin/gunzip then you can uncompress them using Workspace (.tar.gz files) if you rename them to .compressed. you can also save space with your own archives by dwrite Workspace compress /usr/bin/gzip but that might confuse people to whom you give .compressed files. you can also get Opener.app and TickleServices for partial solutions. the best solution would be for NeXT to support gzip wholeheartedly in Mail, Workspace, and elsewhere don't hold your breath
From: ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DAT Intermittent Read Problems Date: 15 Oct 1994 01:50:08 GMT Organization: UCLA Microcomputer Support Office Message-ID: <37ncgg$nmj@news.mic.ucla.edu> References: <37mpuo$j29@news.mic.ucla.edu> Looks like I can no longer afford NeXT support. They are now charging $120 minimum per question. (A good argument for buying a Talus driver, IMHO---or buying a system for which one can easily get answers from any vendor [Windows95?].) The gentleman from NeXT was nevertheless nice enough to suggest "try calling HP to see if they have heard of this drive working with NS as HP often makes proprietary hardware." So, because I cannot get this information from NeXT, this is a more urgent request now: why does the SCSI driver complain about getting "Check Status, Sense Valid", and how do I get the SCSI driver to work? st0, target 1, lun 0: op Read data (6-byte) returned Check Status, Sense Valid Sense key = 0x5 Sense Code = 0x24 OR Sense key = 0x0 Sense Code = 0x0 Has anyone read data from an HP C1533 drive successfully and reliably under NS/FIP 3.2, especially using the updated AHA1542 driver? If not, are you using a C1533 with a different driver? Does anyone have a link to HP to ask them if their drives are fully standard SCSI, or if they know of the C1533 working under NS/FIP? Ivo Welch ivo@128.97.74.50 = next.agsm.ucla.edu Asst Prof of Finance iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu AGSM at UCLA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ak272@freenet.buffalo.edu (Douglas Boyce) Subject: Re: CDPlayer.app on 3.2 - what fix is needed? Message-ID: <CxoBs4.Myt@freenet.buffalo.edu> Sender: nntp@acsu.buffalo.edu Organization: State University of New York At Buffalo, NY (USA) References: <37c5j0$mol@gamera.umd.edu> <3725ij$eg7@alf.uib.no> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 17:40:52 GMT In a previous article, argon@starburst.umd.edu (James Lang) says: >Thor Legvold (edmtl@alf.uib.no) wrote: >: I remember there was a special fix to get CDPlayer to work, >: but don't remember it (long time since I upgraded). A >: friend has upgraded his machine and gets the "cant open/find >: CD Rom drive" message. I thought it was public window/sound >: server, but that didn't help. Probably some dwrite I forgot. > >: Please e-mail replies, thanks. > >I would laso like this information....please post or email if you would? > >THnaks in advance > >James Lang Those with Toshiba XM-3401 CD-ROMs have had problems with CDPlayer since 3.1 Beta. It turned out recently that the author of GTools traced the problem to the Adaptec driver. Updating you driver will allow you to insert a CD and have CDPlayer automatically launched. Request NextAnswer 1521 and 1520 to retrive the binary. 1556 to retrive the source. -- Doug Boyce WHAT Software, Inc. (NEXTSTEP software developing and computer reselling) ak272@freenet.acsu.buffalo.edu NeXTmail and MIME welcome PGP 2.6 public key available upon request
From: bbry@bu.edu (Bryony Bechtold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Chunking files... Date: 15 Oct 1994 12:53:56 GMT Organization: Boston University Message-ID: <37ojd4$rnr@news.bu.edu> For the first time I seem to have need of being able to take a large, multi- megabyte file, and split it up into many smaller parts that will fit on a stack of 1.44mb 3.5" floppies. And of course this is thoe exact time that I discover that chunking does not seem to work on white hardware. It gives a message that says "its ok to remove disk, etc" and then no matter what I insert next, it will not continue. I am stuck, does anyone have advice on how I can split up several large files onto floppies for the benefit of a friend who doesn't have access to tape or SyQuest. Is chunk really broken under 3.2, or am I doing something very stupid ? Please help, I'm drowning and its such as nice weekend! ;-)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kiwi@belly.in-berlin.de (Axel Habermann) Subject: Re: New System Disk, Best way to Transition? Message-ID: <Cxpop4.1ts@belly.in-berlin.de> Sender: usenet@belly.in-berlin.de Organization: - none - References: <37jhsi$kto@newsflash.mitre.org> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 11:17:27 GMT In article <37jhsi$kto@newsflash.mitre.org> wherndon@smiley.mitre.org (William Herndon) writes: > I've ordered a new external disk for my NeXTStation that will serve as > my system disk and primary storage disk. (The internal disk currently > functions as my swap disk.) What is the best way to transition NS3.2 > and my personal files to the new disk, from the current disk? > If you can connect both disks at the same time, I would suggest using dump/restore as a pipe. I have done it one time and it was painless. Be sure to have the restore-patch installed (the original restore will not be able to set setuid information correctly). It's in the NeXTanswers (don't have the document number at hand, sorry). The command line would be something like: dump 0f - / | (cd /newdisk; restore xf -) Good luck! -- Axel Habermann \\|// "Wenn Du nicht kiwi@belly.in-berlin.de (NeXT-Mail) )o o( weisst was Du kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (NO NeXT-Mail) \ | / tust, mach's FaxFon: +49 30 4543046 \~/ mit Eleganz!"
From: disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.admin Subject: Re: A kind soul with NS 3.1? Date: 15 Oct 1994 15:14:05 GMT Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA Message-ID: <37orjt$696@news1.digex.net> References: <36p4fg$9f2@news1.digex.net> <Cx42oy.Ewp@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl> <37jbnj$ir4@news1.digex.net> Hi folks, I have found someone who got this to work for me. Many thanks to Jack Bryans <jbryans@csulb.edu>. The code will be publically available via anonymous FTP on vector.casti.com in /ftp/pub/next soon. David.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kiwi@belly.in-berlin.de (Axel Habermann) Subject: Re: PC mount of NeXTSTEP NFS server Message-ID: <CxpvIr.36u@belly.in-berlin.de> Sender: usenet@belly.in-berlin.de Organization: - none - References: <37ltp2$lk2@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 13:44:49 GMT In article <37ltp2$lk2@zip.eecs.umich.edu> rasmussn@jupiter.eecs.umich.edu (Craig E Rasmussen) writes: > Has anyone had success with using a PC to NFS mount a directory on a NeXT? > We have gotten some information that a daemon, pcnfsd, needs to be running > on the NeXT. I have found /usr/etc/rpc.pcnfsd and tried running it but we > still can't seem to get the PC to mount the directory. > > Can anyone give us some advice on what to try next? You have to do the following: - export the directory you want to mount from the NeXT using NFSManager - check you have rpc.pcnfsd running (ps auxww | grep pcnfsd) The output shoold look like: root 4117 2.2 1.0 1.60M 208K p3 S 0:00 grep pcnfsd root 184 0.0 0.9 1.52M 184K co SW 0:00 (rpc.pcnfsd) If pcnfsd is not running, start it as root giving the lpd spool directory as an argument. For convenience, insert the following line into /etc/rc.local: #start pcnfs-daemon /usr/etc/rpc.pcnfsd /usr/spool/xfs >/dev/console replacing /usr/spool/xfs with a name of your choice. If you still can't mount the directory on the PC, please tell what software you are using (SunSoft PC-NFS?). Does ping/telnet work? -- Axel Habermann \\|// "Wenn Du nicht kiwi@belly.in-berlin.de (NeXT-Mail) )o o( weisst was Du kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (NO NeXT-Mail) \ | / tust, mach's FaxFon: +49 30 4543046 \~/ mit Eleganz!"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gerti@BITart.com (Gerd Knops) Subject: Re: CDPlayer.app on 3.2 - what fix is needed? Message-ID: <Cxq9IM.3ux@BITart.com> Sender: usenet@BITart.com Organization: BITart, NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consulting References: <CxoBs4.Myt@freenet.buffalo.edu> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 18:47:09 GMT In article <CxoBs4.Myt@freenet.buffalo.edu> ak272@freenet.buffalo.edu (Douglas Boyce) writes: > [munch] > > Those with Toshiba XM-3401 CD-ROMs have had problems with CDPlayer > since 3.1 Beta. It turned out recently that the author of GTools > traced the problem to the Adaptec driver. Updating you driver will > allow you to insert a CD and have CDPlayer automatically > launched. > Just to clearify that, since I am the mentioned author of GTools: To be honest, I never realized, that my patch to the Adaptec driver fixes the CDPlayer problem (that is on white hardware using an Adaptec 1542 SCSI controller). But I just checked it, and it is true, the fix to the driver enables CDPlayer.app to work (probably not only with the Toshiba CD-ROMS, but also with other brands). The bug in the adaptec driver makes it impossible to use SCSI commands with a 10 byte command block. Here is the fix (don't blame me if that doesn't work for you): In the file AHAThread.m, in method - (int) ccbFromCmd:(AHACommandBuf *)cmdBuf ccb:(struct ccb *)ccb (~line 189): case OPGROUP_6: #if REV_3_3 if(scsiReq->cdbLength) cmdlen = scsiReq->cdbLength; else #endif REV_3_3 cmdlen = sizeof (struct cdb_6); //<<<< here cdb_ctrl = 0; break; change the marked line to cmdlen = sizeof (struct cdb_10); This fixes the mentioned problem. NOTE: The driver is owned by NeXT. This makes it impossible for me to provide binaries or upload the patched driver to the NET. gerti
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Paul_Lynch@plsys.com (Paul Lynch) Subject: Re: right solution? many RS232 to Next Message-ID: <1994Oct15.100407.8029@seer.demon.co.uk> Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk Organization: P & L Systems References: <37hag5$i0p@seymour.sfu.ca> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 10:04:07 GMT In article <37hag5$i0p@seymour.sfu.ca> ken@darwin.mbb.sfu.ca (Ken Clark) writes: > In particular, what stable drivers are available for what boards? Someone > mentioned that a terminal server is a solution. I know nothing about these, > and less about them working with Next. Any pointers or help is very > appreciated. Terminal servers work fine with NeXTSTEP. A decent one is only slightly more expensive than a multiport card, and typically supports a lot more options. I have set up some Lantronix servers recently, and have been quite happy with them. The alternative is to use the Mux driver with a Digiboard (or compatible) serial card. Paul -- Paul Lynch P & L Systems (NeXTmail) paul@seer.demon.co.uk Tel: (0494)671501 9 Stable Lane, Seer Green, Fax: (0494)680228 Bucks, HP9 2YT, UK
From: mike@linnea-grind.stacken.kth.se (Mike Henry) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Chunking files... Date: 15 Oct 1994 22:25:41 GMT Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Message-ID: <37pkt5$o5d@news.kth.se> References: <37ojd4$rnr@news.bu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In article <37ojd4$rnr@news.bu.edu> bbry@bu.edu (Bryony Bechtold) writes: >For the first time I seem to have need of being able to take a large, multi- >megabyte file, and split it up into many smaller parts that will fit on a >stack of 1.44mb 3.5" floppies. And of course this is thoe exact time that I >discover that chunking does not seem to work on white hardware. It gives a >message that says "its ok to remove disk, etc" and then no matter what I >insert next, it will not continue. > >I am stuck, does anyone have advice on how I can split up several large files >onto floppies for the benefit of a friend who doesn't have access to tape or >SyQuest. > >Is chunk really broken under 3.2, or am I doing something very stupid ? Nope and Nope. What you're not doing is very stupid. B^) Did you do select "Disk->Check for new disks" or whatever it is called from the workspace menu? You need to do that first before you click the "Continue" button. On all currently supported hardware (except m68k) you need to tell the system that you have entered a new disk *yourself* before letting the system write the chunk to your (new) disk. You think they could have done that part for you... I use floppies all the time this way for transferring data. Works great! -Mike -- Mike Henry INET : mike@stacken.kth.se /// Tomtebog. 30 /// S-113 38 Stockholm \\\/// SWEDEN TEL : +46 8 34 84 49 \XX/
From: mzeiling@edvzbb2.ben-fh.tuwien.ac.at Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 15 Oct 94 20:01 GMT+0300 Subject: Re: recover filesystem Message-ID: <mzeiling.2.0106228C@edvzbb2.ben-> References: <mzeiling.1.00253720@edvzbb2.ben-> Sender: Notesfile to Usenet Gateway <notes@glas.apc.org> I want to recover some files after an rm -rf * So I found an recovering programm from Mr. Alan Rollow (alan@nabeth.cxo.dec.com) placed on : gatekeeper.dec.com:/pub/sysadm/recover.tar.Z So what do u think about it? Can I port it ? And if anybody knows were I can get information about the NeXT file system, I'll be very glad. thank u Martin Zeilinger
From: ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 14 Oct 94 14:28 GMT+0300 Subject: Re: DAT Intermittent Read Problems Message-ID: <1994Oct14.112856.3177@aplki.topp> References: <37jtb3$od@news.mic.ucla.edu> Sender: Notesfile to Usenet Gateway <notes@glas.apc.org> In article <37jtb3$od@news.mic.ucla.edu> ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) writes: > I am becoming desparate here. I do not seem to be able to find a reliable > way to back up on my NS/FIP, Adaptec 1542 system (the tape drive is > properly terminated). Same problem for us. We've got a HP35480A which won't read on our white hardware but works fine on our cube. BTW: Data I wrote on the Intel machine to the tape seemed to be ok. I could read it on black hardware. > The @#!@@#@ tape drive is also so precise in its description of > the problem, so I do not know how to pinpoint the problem. It's the st(4) driver that is inprecise. I did a low level SCSI read using sg(4), checked the extended sense data, looked it up in the HP35480 OEM manual and found: " Extended sense key: 0b, code: 4b 00 too many parity errors during data phase (in and out)" > I am wondering if the NeXT tape driver may be having intermittent > problems. Well, since I circumvented st(4) and still have problems I dont't think so. A problem with the sg(4) driver is unlikely. I suspect a hardware problem with the Adaptec. Hopefully next week it will be replaced with a NCR53810, let's see what happens then. My setup is: Intel Plato, Adaptec 1542, HP35480, DIP switches 11011100 (1..8). A. Ploeger -- Andreas Ploeger E-Mail: ploeger@tpki.toppoint.de Kiel University Phone: (49) 431 597 1757 Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology FAX: (49) 431 597 1828 Schwanenweg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany *** NeXT Mail welcome ***
From: ted@clark.net (Ted Okada) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Putting pwd into csh prompt? Date: 16 Oct 1994 04:22:21 GMT Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc. Message-ID: <37q9pt$aiv@clarknet.clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi. How do I put the current directory into the prompt (i.e. 'localhost:/etc#')? I know it's a bit harder in Berkeley than in SysV, but can anyone suggest a shell script addition to .cshrc? Thanks in advance!
From: robinson@next532-2.gsfc.nasa.gov Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 14 Oct 94 20:59 GMT+0300 Subject: Problems with Exabyte 8205 and NS/I Message-ID: <37mgtl$agg@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.go> Sender: Notesfile to Usenet Gateway <notes@glas.apc.org> Subject: Problems with Exabyte 8205 and NS/I 3.2 -- Help? I'm having no success in trying to use an Exabyte 8205 8-mm tape drive with my NS/I 3.2 system. Any commands that I try always return the following, even simple commands like "mt status": st0 target 4 lun 0: op Mode Select returned Check Status, sense valid sense key = 0x5 sense code = 0x26 The really odd part is that this is the second Exabyte drive in our development area. The other drive is an older model 8200, and it works fine with our Intel system. Also, BOTH drives (8200 and 8205) work fine with a NeXT slab (running 3.1)... The Intel system is a non-name-brand computer (ahh, the wonders of Gov't purchasing...), and contains a Bus Logic EISA SCSI controller, model BT-747. I've checked with NextAnswers, and the SCSI card has the proper BOIS and firmware versions... Anybody else out there seen/fixed this? Calling Exabyte yielded an expected "Don't call us, call Next"... -- J. Scott Robinson Computer Sciences Corp. EMail: robinson@next532-2.gsfc.nasa.gov Flippin like a pancake, poppin like a cork...
From: mzeiling@edvzbb2.ben-fh.tuwien.ac.at Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 15 Oct 94 20:01 GMT+0300 Subject: Re: Problems with Exabyte 8205 and NS/I Message-ID: <mzeiling.3.010AB36C@edvzbb2.ben-> References: <37mgtl$agg@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.go> Sender: Notesfile to Usenet Gateway <notes@glas.apc.org> Subject: Re: Problems with Exabyte 8205 and NS/I 3.2 -- Help? In article <37mgtl$agg@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.gov> robinson@next532-2.gsfc.nasa.gov (Scott Robinson) writes: >From: robinson@next532-2.gsfc.nasa.gov (Scott Robinson)>Subject: Problems with Exabyte 8205 and NS/I 3.2 -- Help? >Date: 14 Oct 1994 17:59:17 GMT >I'm having no success in trying to use an Exabyte 8205 8-mm tape drive with >my NS/I 3.2 system. Any commands that I try always return the following, >even simple commands like "mt status": > st0 target 4 lun 0: op Mode Select returned Check Status, sense valid > sense key = 0x5 sense code = 0x26 >The really odd part is that this is the second Exabyte drive in our >development area. The other drive is an older model 8200, and it works >fine with our Intel system. Also, BOTH drives (8200 and 8205) work fine >with a NeXT slab (running 3.1)... >The Intel system is a non-name-brand computer (ahh, the wonders of Gov't >purchasing...), and contains a Bus Logic EISA SCSI controller, model >BT-747. I've checked with NextAnswers, and the SCSI card has the proper >BOIS and firmware versions... >Anybody else out there seen/fixed this? Calling Exabyte yielded an >expected "Don't call us, call Next"... >-- >J. Scott Robinson Computer Sciences Corp. > EMail: robinson@next532-2.gsfc.nasa.gov > Flippin like a pancake, poppin like a cork...
From: bustrin@is.morgan.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 14 Oct 94 21:38 GMT+0300 Subject: NS 3.2 and AFS: Help! Message-ID: <1994Oct14.183851.10293@is.morgan> Sender: Notesfile to Usenet Gateway <notes@glas.apc.org> Howdy all, I'm trying desparately to put a slab on our network which, unfortunately, uses AFS rather than NFS. Transarc (the folks who make AFS available) have sent us a version of AFS which (they say) runs under NS3.0. Well, when we try it under 3.2, the poor slab hangs (using 80% of the cpu power!) during the execution of this command: /usr/etc/kl_util -a /usr/lib/kern_loader/AFS/afs_reloc We called Transarc and they have no idea what's going on. And since they only support AFS for Black NS 3.0, they declined to pursue the problem unless we throw some money at them. Has anyone successfully gotten 3.2 to run AFS? And what about Kerberos? This enquiring mind needs to know! PS Oh, and by the way, Transarc has no plans to port AFS to any other versions of NEXTSTEP (Black, White, Grey, Green or anything else...). Can NeXT do anything about this, seeing as how they want to sell to big corporations who may be running AFS? -- Craig Bustrin+ __________________________________________ Office: bustrin@morgan.com Home: craig+@apteryx.uu.panix.com
From: torsten@eirah.ping.de (Torsten van Beeck) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: GTools (was: Re: CDPlayer.app on 3.2 - what fix is needed?) Date: 16 Oct 1994 14:51:52 GMT Organization: Torsten's Ideenschmiede Distribution: world Message-ID: <37rem8$cq@eirah.ping.de> References: <Cxq9IM.3ux@BITart.com> > Just to clearify that, since I am the mentioned author of GTools: ... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Hi Gerti! Due to the problem that some others and me can't email you: Is there a FAT version of the GTools CDPlayer? The one in the FAT package is for Intel only. All other tools are FAT. It would be nice if you could compile one FAT and put it on the archive. Thanx a lot. Bye, Torsten
From: hlin@hntp2.hinet.net (LIN Heng Yi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Wide-Area Network/UUCP Date: 16 Oct 1994 09:39:54 GMT Organization: HiNet Message-ID: <37qsda$7av@serv.hinet.net> Hi all, My company would like to set up a wide-area network with NeXTs in two different countries to save on international phone and fax costs. As the international calling rates are lower from A to B than vice versa, we would like A to poll B everday @7AM and 11PM. The main purpose would be to exchange e-mail and files between two workgroups. If you could help with some general framework questions, it would be much appreciated: 1) UUCP: Seems UUCP is the best, if not only program set that would do OK in the situation. Are there alternatives that's easier to set up and manage? 2) TAYLOR UUCP: Is NeXT's UUCP set of programs reliable? I vaguely remember "Taylor UUCP" being popular a while back (when I was still a college student). Where can I get this program? Recommendations otherwise? 3) INTERNET E-MAIL/NEWSFEED: One machine at A could be connected to the Internet either via SLIP/PPP as a client, or could be a leased-line HOST/LAN configuration with its own domain name. Would machines at B also be able to receive mail from the Internet? E.g. if I get a domain name yr.com, then could we set up the network so that all users, whether at A or B, could receive newsfeed and mail (either with an address as user@a.yr.com or user@yr.com)? I recall the Gotham Users of NeXT (gun.com) is set up similarly. You can tell from these questions that I am no expert in these matters. Any pointers, e.g. general UUCP setup guides, SLIP/PPP config. help would be greatly appreciated. My most sincere thanks in advance. Thanks for your time & patience. -- Heng -- Heng-Yi Lin Young Ray Co., Ltd. hlin@hntp2.hinet.net 2F, 73-32 Fengchung Rd. idps49@shts.seed.net.tw Fengyuan, Taiwan 420 72701.3247@compuserve.com Republic of China (not a U.N. member)
From: gt6963c@prism.gatech.edu (John) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs Subject: HELP!!!! Date: 16 Oct 1994 04:02:42 -0400 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Sender: gt6963c@prism.gatech.edu Message-ID: <37qmn2$mtj@acmex.gatech.edu> Keywords: printmanager, netinfo I've had a major problem. I was trying to install the JetPilot pinter driver that handles printers like the HP DeskJet500C (which I have). When I used PrintManager to create a new printer, it created a corrupt entry in netinfo manager. I created two entries.. one for a monochrome DJ500 and one for color DJ500C (the same physical printer/device). But the color one instead of having directory entries "Admin, Comm, Device" (which is what the mono chrome one had), it had "dir:0, Comm, Device".. so I removed the dir:0 entry.. which removed almost my entire netinfo database. Now it wont boot because things like the "mounts" entry doesn't exist, so it can't find the file systems. It's really distressing. I want to reconstruct the netinfo database without re-installing.. recovering my files would be a major pain. (it wouldn't even let me reset user passwords or information before I rebooted because the database was so madly munged). I'm rather frustrated at the moment..but it seems to me that an app created by Next (like PrintManager) shouldn't have created this problem with corrupted database entries. It also seems that a company like Next that has such an emphasis on the user interface should have made a system database that keeps it's own backups (sorry, backing up the entire filesystem on my floppy drive isn't very reasonable). If there IS a file that netinfo kept a backup of my netinfo database in, I'd like to know about it. Is there a way to re-install just the netinfo database?? (considering that at this point I can't even reboot using the graphical reboot?) How would I go about booting from the CD? (which is a problem in itself since it means I can't use my mouse (for some reason, if I h ave the next cd in the drive when I boot, my mouse is disabled)). John -- John "Kzin" Rudd gt6963c@prism.gatech.edu (ex-kzin@cc.gatech.edu) Ascii Mail only (no Nextmail) (ex-kzin@ucscb.ucsc.edu) ========Intel: Putting the backward in backward compatable.===============
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <0005508785@mcimail.com> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 94 13:11 EST From: "ErgoTech Development, Inc." <0005508785@mcimail.com> Subject: Re: right solution? many RS232 to Next Message-ID: <61941016181116/0005508785NA3EM@MCIMAIL.COM> In reply for solutions for multiple RS232 ports on a NeXT Paul Lynch: > Terminal servers work fine with NeXTSTEP. Central Data have a SCSI-Multiport solutions. This includes both RS232 and parallel port systems and systems that combine both. They're located in the US in IL at (217) 359 8010, or (800) 482 0315. I have no connection with them and no experience with their solutions, just happy to give help to people who have made some commitment to NS. Jim Redman
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <cs@ecs.co.at> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 94 19:19:19 +0100 From: Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> Message-ID: <9410161819.AA03334@zaphod> Subject: Re: undeletable directory Alec Peterson <chuckie@panix.com> wrote: > In article <9410141316.AA00505@zaphod>, > Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> wrote: > >Hello everyone, > >my machine crashed during a disc-operation. The resulting manual > fsck > >deleted some files and left over an empty directory with a size of > >7MB. This directory cannot be removed with rmdir, and cannot be > >deleted with rm -r: > > root@zaphod# ls -ld shit > > drwxrwxrwx 2 root 7421952 Aug 29 15:03 shit/ > > root@zaphod# ls -al shit > > total 745 > > drwxrwxrwx 2 root 7421952 Aug 29 15:03 ./ > > drwxr-xr-t 21 root 1024 Oct 14 09:38 ../ > > root@zaphod# rmdir shit > > rmdir: shit: Directory not empty > > root@zaphod# rm -r shit > > rm: shit not removed > > > >Has anyone any ideas how to get rid of this 'shit'-directory? > >Thanks for any response! > > Sure, try the clri(8) command. BUT BE CAREFUL! If you do the > wrong inode > you'll _really_ have a big problem... Thank you for that hint, Alec, but where can the clri(8) command be found? I run NSfI 3.2 and cannot find it: root@zaphod# man clri No manual entry for clri. root@zaphod# which clri no clri in /etc /usr/etc /usr/ucb /bin /usr/bin /usr/local/bin /usr/sybase/bin /LocalApps /NextApps /NextAdmin /NextDeveloper/Demos Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> or <cs@ekpds1.tuwien.ac.at>
From: mikef@hillres22.cc.purdue.edu (Mike Fleming) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DAT Intermittent Read Problems Date: 16 Oct 1994 21:37:45 GMT Organization: Purdue University Message-ID: <37s6f9$b5j@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> References: <37jtb3$od@news.mic.ucla.edu> In article <37jtb3$od@news.mic.ucla.edu> ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) writes: > > I just received my replacement new HP1533C tape drive (the first two that > I received failed, probably due to the powersupply the company used). The > first dump worked out of the box, as did my first SafetyNet backup. > When I read back the header info from the first dump, it worked fine, too. > > Unfortunately, I am getting intermittend read errors. Now when I insert > the tape, I get > $ restore if /dev/rst0 > Tape/disk read error: I/O error > $ head /dev/rst0 > Tape/disk read error: I/O error I was just fooling around with my Exebyte 8200 on my Intel and I noticed a consistant problem: if the machine is booted WITHOUT a tape in the drive I will always get I/O errors and sense errors will be reported in /usr/adm/messages. If I boot WITH a tape in the drive, I have no problems. Does this work for anyone else? Why is this? I have an Adaptec card, btw. -- Mike Fleming mikef@sonata.cc.purdue.edu http://hillres22.cc.purdue.edu/~mikef "Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?"--T.S.Eliot "...shaped together in real-time: my television and my subconscious mind..."--Machines of Loving Grace
From: sela@iastate.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NXSpice Date: 16 Oct 1994 21:40:18 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Distribution: world Message-ID: <37s6k2$rd5@news.iastate.edu> I didn't get any replys last time, so I'll ask again. Is anyone out there using NXSpice? -- *******************IOWA***STATE***UNIVERSITY******************** * Brian Morrison sela@iastate.edu (NeXT Mail welcome!) * * --------------------------------------------------------- * * He who throws mud loses ground. * ****************************************************************
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: alberto@smartsoft.com (Manuel Alberto Ricart) Subject: Re: 28.8Kbps modems on white hardware... comments anyone? Message-ID: <1994Oct16.204537.29382@mixcom.com> Sender: news@mixcom.com (Net News Admin) Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milw, WI (414) 351-1139 References: <37mfv5$hgf@digdug.pencom.com> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 20:45:37 GMT > FYI... it's 38.4Kbps (38400). If you can get 57600, or 115200 -- try it. NEXTSTEP doesn't support anything higher than 38400!!??? I recall reading something about this, that 57600 support had been added. However, when I searched the documentation 38400 was the fastest I could find. If anyone has more information on this please email me.\ Thanks, --- Alberto Ricart SmartSoft, Inc. 2220 E. Linnwood Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211-3321 alberto@SmartSoft.COM - NeXTMail Welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: alberto@smartsoft.com (Manuel Alberto Ricart) Subject: Re: Disk defrag tools info request Message-ID: <1994Oct16.205144.29497@mixcom.com> Sender: news@mixcom.com (Net News Admin) Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milw, WI (414) 351-1139 References: <37jbdj$qbg@pendragon.jsc.nasa.gov> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 20:51:44 GMT In article <37jbdj$qbg@pendragon.jsc.nasa.gov> menon@killerbee.jsc.nasa.gov (Sashi Menon) writes: > > Is there a Norton utilities equivalent of DOS disk defragmentation > for HPUX ?? I think not but I heard a rumor. Please post response > and if not too much trouble e-mail to me too. Thank you. Yes there is. It's built into the bsd filesystem - I am assumming that you are running NEXTSTEP on this HP box. You don't have to worry about fragmentation - it all happens automagically. (So you think NEXTSTEP is expensive? - if you consider all the utilities that you have to buy and all the things you have to do to keep PC's and Macs running at their best - not to metion the INIT hell and all that incompatibility stuff from running this or that and the change in UI from running this or that utility. It is nice to know that such things are built-in and they work without you spending time or worrying about it). --- Alberto Ricart SmartSoft, Inc. 2220 E. Linnwood Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211-3321 alberto@SmartSoft.COM - NeXTMail Welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: alberto@smartsoft.com (Manuel Alberto Ricart) Subject: Re: Peer to Peer Network -- NeXT and Mac Message-ID: <1994Oct16.210435.29787@mixcom.com> Sender: news@mixcom.com (Net News Admin) Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milw, WI (414) 351-1139 References: <37ie4s$c19@nntp.Stanford.EDU> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 21:04:35 GMT In article <37ie4s$c19@nntp.Stanford.EDU> takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) writes: > In article <uk02728.781922478@mik.uky.edu> uk02728@mik.uky.edu (nolan w > whitaker) writes: > > > I would like to set up a peer to peer network between my '040 > > NeXTstation and my PowerMac 6100AV so that the NeXT can share the > > Mac's printer, CD-ROM, hard disk, and (possibly) modem. > > 1) You can pay a student price of over $700 to get Partner's uPrint and > uShare. This was too expensive for my budget. Yikes, $700 - No way man!! You need to talk to InterCon systems 703.709.9890 or info@intercon.com. They have a suite of products to do what you want for a lot less money. For using the printer you need InterPrint ($195) - This package also contains software to make printers on the Mac available to NEXTSTEP (or any UNIX type machine). They also have filesharing products (NFS something) that will mount NFS volumes as if they were appleshare volumes. Their tech support is also very good. And their documentation is VERY complete. Not only they tell you how to use their software, they also include manuals for MacTCP (included with the package) which explains how TCP/IP works on the Mac. These people also make a freeware product called InterSLIP which is also really cool and very EASY to setup. As for sharing your modem, that I don't know how in the world you are going to do that, save plugging the modem to your mac. --- Alberto Ricart SmartSoft, Inc. 2220 E. Linnwood Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211-3321 alberto@SmartSoft.COM - NeXTMail Welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: alberto@smartsoft.com (Manuel Alberto Ricart) Subject: Re: recover filesystem Message-ID: <1994Oct16.210725.29931@mixcom.com> Sender: news@mixcom.com (Net News Admin) Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milw, WI (414) 351-1139 References: <mzeiling.1.00253720@edvzbb2.ben-fh.tuwien.ac.at> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 21:07:25 GMT It's gone. Backups are you best solution. --- Alberto Ricart SmartSoft, Inc. 2220 E. Linnwood Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211-3321 alberto@SmartSoft.COM - NeXTMail Welcome
From: matthewm@sgate.com (Mike Matthews) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: uucico exit not dropping DTR??? Date: 16 Oct 1994 20:01:06 -0400 Organization: Southgate Internet Host Message-ID: <37ses2$245@sgate.com> It seems that uucico on NEXTSTEP 3.2 does not drop DTR on exit. ... Isn't it SUPPOSED to? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Matthews, Mike_Matthews@sgate.com (NeXTmail accepted)
From: ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DAT Intermittent Read Problems Date: 17 Oct 1994 00:35:22 GMT Organization: UCLA Microcomputer Support Office Message-ID: <37sgsa$qh7@news.mic.ucla.edu> References: <37s6f9$b5j@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> >I was just fooling around with my Exebyte 8200 on my Intel and I >noticed a consistant problem: if the machine is booted WITHOUT a >tape in the drive I will always get I/O errors and sense errors >will be reported in /usr/adm/messages. If I boot WITH a tape in >the drive, I have no problems. Not in my case. My problem is definitely intermittent. Even without reboot, after 24 hours, the drive suddenly worked---and after a reboot now fails again (consistently). I now also know that some people had the exact same problem with Archive Viper DAT tapes---the only DAT drive that makes it onto the NeXT supported device list. So, number of reliable tape backup devices with >1GB under NS = 0! ------------------- Continuing my exploration, using the ArchiveViperUpdate tape486 utility (on ftp.cs.orst.edu), I am getting closer to the problem: sr_io_status = 02H : check status, sr_esense valid sense key = 05H : ILLEGAL REQUEST sense code = 24H SCSI status = 02H : CHECK CONDITION sr_dma_xfr = 0 actual number of bytes transferred I also know the request that the SCSI driver is issuing to the tape (enclosed below) in the program. Without knowing much SCSI, this looks ok to me at first glance. Is there a way to also check if this is what the drive sees? Ivo Welch ivo@128.97.74.50 = next.agsm.ucla.edu Asst Prof of Finance iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu AGSM at UCLA The request issued before the status error occurs is. { sr_cdb = { cdb_c6 = { c6_opcode = 8 '\b', <- read data c6_lba2 = 1 '\001', c6_lun = 0 '\000', c6_lba1 = 0 '\000', c6_lba0 = 0 '\000', c6_len = 128 '\200', c6_ctrl = 0 '\000' }, cdb_c6s = { c6s_opcode = 8 '\b', c6s_opt = 1 '\001', c6s_spare = 0 '\000', c6s_lun = 0 '\000', c6s_len2 = 0 '\000', c6s_len1 = 0 '\000', c6s_len0 = 128 '\200', c6s_ctrl = 0 '\000' }, cdb_c10 = { c10_opcode = 8 '\b', c10_reladr = 1 '\001', c10_mbz1 = 0 '\000', c10_fua = 0 '\000', c10_dp0 = 0 '\000', c10_lun = 0 '\000', c10_lba3 = 0 '\000', c10_lba2 = 0 '\000', c10_lba1 = 128 '\200', c10_lba0 = 0 '\000', c10_mbz2 = 0 '\000', c10_len1 = 0 '\000', c10_len0 = 0 '\000', c10_ctrl = 0 '\000' }, cdb_c12 = { c12_opcode = 8 '\b', c12_reladr = 1 '\001', c12_mbz1 = 0 '\000', c12_fua = 0 '\000', c12_dp0 = 0 '\000', c12_lun = 0 '\000', c12_lba3 = 0 '\000', c12_lba2 = 0 '\000', c12_lba1 = 128 '\200', c12_lba0 = 0 '\000', c12_mbz2 = 0 '\000', c12_mbz3 = 0 '\000', c12_mbz4 = 0 '\000', c12_len1 = 0 '\000', c12_len0 = 0 '\000', c12_ctrl = 0 '\000' } }, sr_dma_dir = SR_DMA_RD, sr_addr = 0x40d4 "", sr_dma_max = 65536, sr_ioto = 1800, /* deleted output structures */ sr_flags = 124 '|', sr_io_q = { next = 0x9f98, prev = 0x1 } }
From: jburne@panix.com (John Burnette) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: undeletable directory Date: 16 Oct 1994 21:07:10 -0400 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <37sinu$5p6@panix.com> References: <9410161819.AA03334@zaphod> > >> Sure, try the clri(8) command. BUT BE CAREFUL! If you do the >> wrong inode >> you'll _really_ have a big problem... > >Thank you for that hint, Alec, but where can the clri(8) command be >found? I run NSfI 3.2 and cannot find it: > > root@zaphod# man clri > No manual entry for clri. > root@zaphod# which clri > no clri in /etc /usr/etc /usr/ucb /bin /usr/bin > /usr/local/bin /usr/sybase/bin /LocalApps /NextApps > /NextAdmin /NextDeveloper/Demos > >Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> or <cs@ekpds1.tuwien.ac.at> from the sun server on my internet site: NAME clri - clear inode SYNOPSIS /usr/etc/clri filesystem i-number... DESCRIPTION Note: clri has been superseded for normal file system repair work by fsck(8). clri writes zeros on the inodes with the decimal i-numbers on the filesystem. After clri, any blocks in the affected file will show up as ``missing'' in an icheck(8) of the filesystem. Read and write permission is required on the specified file system device. The inode becomes allocatable. The primary purpose of this routine is to remove a file which for some reason appears in no directory. If it is used to zap an inode which does appear in a directory, care should be taken to track down the entry and remove it. Oth- erwise, when the inode is reallocated to some new file, the old entry will still point to that file. At that point removing the old entry will destroy the new file. The new entry will again point to an unallocated inode, so the whole cycle is likely to be repeated again and again. SEE ALSO icheck(8) fsck(8) BUGS If the file is open, clri is likely to be ineffective. From my Next running OS 3.2 man clri No manual entry for clri. Perhaps this hint isn't so helpful after all.
From: chuckie@panix.com (Alec H. Peterson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: undeletable directory Date: 16 Oct 1994 22:20:37 -0400 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <37sn1l$ul@panix2.panix.com> References: <9410161819.AA03334@zaphod> <37sinu$5p6@panix.com> In article <37sinu$5p6@panix.com>, John Burnette <jburne@panix.com> wrote: >> >>> Sure, try the clri(8) command. BUT BE CAREFUL! If you do the >>> wrong inode >>> you'll _really_ have a big problem... >> >>Thank you for that hint, Alec, but where can the clri(8) command be >>found? I run NSfI 3.2 and cannot find it: >> >> root@zaphod# man clri >> No manual entry for clri. >> root@zaphod# which clri >> no clri in /etc /usr/etc /usr/ucb /bin /usr/bin >> /usr/local/bin /usr/sybase/bin /LocalApps /NextApps >> /NextAdmin /NextDeveloper/Demos >> >>Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> or <cs@ekpds1.tuwien.ac.at> > >from the sun server on my internet site: >NAME > clri - clear inode > >SYNOPSIS > /usr/etc/clri filesystem i-number... > >DESCRIPTION > Note: clri has been superseded for normal file system repair > work by fsck(8). This is not 'normal filesystem repair' as fsck may not pick up this problem. At any rate, try running fsck on the drive and see what comes up (this is the biggest querk of NeXTstep using the clean(dirty) bit to determine whether to fsck on reboot or not). > >Perhaps this hint isn't so helpful after all. Oh, it'd be plenty helpful if NeXTstep had clir ;-) Alec -- Alec Peterson Panix Public Access UNIX and Internet chuckie@panix.com New York City, NY
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Putting pwd into csh prompt? Message-ID: <1994Oct16.150017.215@titan.sfasu.edu> From: deviate@lipschitz.sfasu.edu (J. Kelly Cunningham) Date: 16 Oct 94 15:00:16 CST References: <37q9pt$aiv@clarknet.clark.net> Organization: As little as I can get away with... In article <37q9pt$aiv@clarknet.clark.net>, Ted Okada <ted@clark.net> wrote: >Hi. > How do I put the current directory into the prompt (i.e. >'localhost:/etc#')? I know it's a bit harder in Berkeley than in SysV, >but can anyone suggest a shell script addition to .cshrc? > >Thanks in advance! I use: set host=`hostname` set lwd = $cwd set prompt = "$host":"$cwd> " # put aliases and other things down here # the next two lines should be one, but Pnews would whine... alias cd 'clear ; echo " " ; set lwd = $cwd;chdir \!* ; \ set prompt = "$host":"$cwd> " ; ls -CF | more -d ; echo " "' alias bk 'set gtwd = $lwd ; cd $gtwd' Replace $cwd with `pwd` if that's really what you want.
From: dhurter@world.std.com (Don Hurter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: headless white? (Re: Headless Booting on black hardware) Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 22:07:39 -0700 Organization: Skinny's Smurf and Turf BBQ Pit Message-ID: <dhurter-1610942207390001@flipper.sirius.com> References: <37jbvb$ir4@news1.digex.net> <1994Oct13.135125.24517@Princeton.EDU> <1994Oct14.064148.1000@news.media.mit.edu> In article <1994Oct14.064148.1000@news.media.mit.edu>, wave@media.mit.edu (Michael B. Johnson) wrote: > Assuming you boot them with a display and a keyboard, what would you > need to do to unplug the keyboard for awhile and then plug it in? > I'm interested in thinking about if you had a bunch (say 3 or 5) > Intel boxes that you wanted to put in as compact a space as possible, > where you weren't really going to use the machines except over the > net, but you might want to hook up a keyboard and monitor every once > in awhile... One solution (which I don't think addresses you question head-on) is to get a monitor and keyboard switching box which allows you to share one mon/kbd among multiple PCs. I think Inmac sells them, and if you're brave enough to leaf through a PC magazine you might find ads for others. I suppose this is one area where PCs pay off; there are more custom hardware/cabling/disks/monitors/other-doodads available for them than any other architecture, and usually for shockingly low prices. (Nonetheless, I still swear by my black hardware, which to this day still impresses me with its overall integration) I suppose the other thing you could try is to simply yank the cords after the machine is up and running, and then plug it back in to see if it survived. After all, isn't PC hardware supposed to be _disposable_? ;->
From: og@digimark.net (Gary Goldberg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sun.admin Subject: Re: CERT notices Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 01:29:44 -0400 Organization: Digital Marketing, Inc. Message-ID: <og-1710940129440001@cheddarmac.digimark.net> References: <1994Oct7.161053.502@rpslmc.edu> In article <1994Oct7.161053.502@rpslmc.edu>, rnelson@is.rpslmc.edu wrote: : Can someone please tell me if there is a ftp site where CERT notices can : be downloaded from. I am specifically interested in ones pertaining to : SUN (solaris) and NeXTSTEP. : : I am trying to sure up security at a few sites. ftp.cert.org is the definative source for their advisories. -G -- .sig under construction - do not use 2-way radios during daylight. Gary Goldberg KA3ZYW og@digimark.net (301) 249-6501 DigiMark [Bowie, MD] WWW: http://www.digimark.net/ info@digimark.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Brian Bias <brian@whetstone.com> Subject: 4mm suggestions Message-ID: <Cxr0r2.1Ls@rainman.uucp> Sender: brian@rainman.uucp (Brian R Bias) Organization: Whetstone, Inc. Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 04:35:26 GMT I have a history of backing up on 8mm (Exabyte) drives, but may make a move to 4mm. Looking for suggestions on: 1. Is 4mm in fact a safer (ie, less proprietary) world? 2. Which drives? I have played with a WangDAT (?) and an HP 6400-2000. The HP worked first try. The WangDAT has trouble reading back what it wrote (first try). 3. Vendor/mfg. war stories. 4. Any concerns about compression drives to be worried about? 5. Tape (media) recommendations. Thanks, -- ------------------------------------------------------ Brian Bias Whetstone, Inc. phone: 606.273.1752 e-mail: brian@whetstone.com (NeXTmail/MIME accepted)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Paul_Lynch@plsys.com (Paul Lynch) Subject: Re: Can NS be setup as a gateway/bridge? Message-ID: <1994Oct16.164054.2241@seer.demon.co.uk> Sender: news@seer.demon.co.uk Organization: P & L Systems References: <37n77h$msf@mimsy.cs.umd.edu> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 16:40:54 GMT In article <37n77h$msf@mimsy.cs.umd.edu> rgc@wam.umd.edu (Ross Garrett Cutler) writes: > Can NS be setup as a gateway/bridge? We don't really need a gateway -- > a bridge is fine, but I'd like to do with with our NS/I system (with > two ethernet cards). Has anyone done this? (BTW, Windows/NT has > this capability.) Thanks! NeXTSTEP does not support more than one Ethernet card. If you want a bridge on a NeXTSTEP based network, either buy the specialist hardware, or configure a disposable PC with PD (or commercial) software that does the job for you. Paul -- Paul Lynch P & L Systems (NeXTmail) paul@seer.demon.co.uk Tel: (0494)671501 9 Stable Lane, Seer Green, Fax: (0494)680228 Bucks, HP9 2YT, UK
From: wenzel@pi1.physik.uni-stuttgart.de (Markus Wenzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DAT Intermittent Read Problems Date: 17 Oct 1994 09:27:20 GMT Organization: Uni-Stuttgart, 1.Physikalisches Institut Distribution: world Message-ID: <37tg1o$138u@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> References: <37mpuo$j29@news.mic.ucla.edu> <37ncgg$nmj@news.mic.ucla.edu> >st0, target 1, lun 0: op Read data (6-byte) returned Check Status, Sense >Valid >Sense key = 0x5 Sense Code = 0x24 This is normal status information, no error message. I don't see any reason why a C1533 shouldn't work fine for Nextstep, because the 35480 does, and the WangDATs also do. -- // Markus Wenzel // 1st Institute of Physics // // NeXTSTEP Consulting + Administration // University of Stuttgart // // mow@marsu.s.bawue.de // wenzel@rus.uni-stuttgart.de //
From: M.Crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk (mmalcolm Crawford) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Please help. My NeXT won't boot. Date: 17 Oct 1994 05:10:19 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <941017110942.233AACUM.malc@jeeves> References: <37m9si$n85@mailer.fsu.edu> Log in single user mode, then delete /private/vm/swapfile, just as you predicted. Sorry, I don't think there's a way to ensure it never happens again, but it's relatively easy (although painful) to recover from. One suggestion would be to upgrade to 3.2, which has compressed swapfiles... Have fun, mmalcolm.
From: tilley@cc.umanitoba.ca () Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: undeletable directory Date: 17 Oct 1994 09:51:08 GMT Organization: The University of Manitoba Message-ID: <37thec$8nd@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca> References: <9410161819.AA03334@zaphod> <37sinu$5p6@panix.com> <37sn1l$ul@panix2.panix.com> In <37sn1l$ul@panix2.panix.com> chuckie@panix.com (Alec H. Peterson) writes: >This is not 'normal filesystem repair' as fsck may not pick up this >problem. At any rate, try running fsck on the drive and see what comes >up (this is the biggest querk of NeXTstep using the clean(dirty) bit to >determine whether to fsck on reboot or not). I have had one of these 'directories from hell' for many months. drwxrwxrwx 2 tilley wheel 2564096 Apr 5 1994 Help/ fsck does not detect it. >Oh, it'd be plenty helpful if NeXTstep had clir ;-) -- .. Richard <tilley@cc.umanitoba.ca> NextMail OK.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: brouwer@mickey.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de (Klaus Brouwer) Subject: Re: tcsh: triple fat ??? Message-ID: <CxtG71.ArD@news.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de> Keywords: tcsh, fat binaries, GNU Sender: news@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de Organization: Informatik, Uni Stuttgart, Germany References: <1994Oct12.102634.638@dbulm1.uucp> Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 12:04:12 GMT In <1994Oct12.102634.638@dbulm1.uucp> gloger@dbulm1.uucp (Jochen Gloger) writes: >Hi, >I am looking for a triple fat version of the tcsh shell. Is there any >available? I didn't manage to install the gnu version of tcsh correctly, so >maybe someone else was more successful. >Thanks in advance for all hints. > Kind regards > Jochen There is one on ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de in ..../next/Unix/shell (I think). Look there... Bye, Klaus Brouwer
From: matthewm@sgate.com (Mike Matthews) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Please help. My NeXT won't boot. Date: 17 Oct 1994 08:32:05 -0400 Organization: Southgate Internet Host Message-ID: <37tqs5$6md@sgate.com> References: <37m9si$n85@mailer.fsu.edu> In article <37m9si$n85@mailer.fsu.edu>, Stacey Mixon <mixon@xi.cs.fsu.edu> wrote: >Greetings, >Setting broadcast address >Configuring hostname >I get the following: >/: file system full >IO error on pageout: error = 28. >vnode_pageout: failed! >Can anyone tell me a way that I can get the system back up, possibly through >some sort of minimum boot that would allow me to delete the extraneous files? >Also, can anyone suggest a way to prevent this from happening again? >I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks. bsd -sb That puts you in *raw* singleuser mode. Then type "mount -o remount,rw /" so you can write to / and fix the problem, which sounds like the swapfile. /etc/rc.boot is what's failing, and the -b means skip it. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Matthews, Mike_Matthews@sgate.com (NeXTmail accepted)
From: chuckie@panix.com (Alec H. Peterson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: undeletable directory Date: 17 Oct 1994 10:12:49 -0400 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <37u0p1$4b3@panix.com> References: <9410161819.AA03334@zaphod> <37sinu$5p6@panix.com> <37sn1l$ul@panix2.panix.com> <37thec$8nd@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca> In article <37thec$8nd@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca>, <tilley@cc.umanitoba.ca> wrote: >In <37sn1l$ul@panix2.panix.com> chuckie@panix.com (Alec H. Peterson) writes: > > >>This is not 'normal filesystem repair' as fsck may not pick up this >>problem. At any rate, try running fsck on the drive and see what comes >>up (this is the biggest querk of NeXTstep using the clean(dirty) bit to >>determine whether to fsck on reboot or not). > >I have had one of these 'directories from hell' for many months. >drwxrwxrwx 2 tilley wheel 2564096 Apr 5 1994 Help/ >fsck does not detect it. Aha! I just remembered how to do it. Change to the directory that contains this 'directory from hell' and run the command 'emacs .'. This will put emacs into 'directory editing mode'. Use the arrow keys to scroll down to the entry for the evil directory and hit the 'd' key. This will tag the directory for deletion. Then, save and exit (that is 'C-x C-s C-x C-c' for those of you who aren't emacs savvy). _That_ should fix it, cuz I'm sure that NeXTstep comes with emacs. Alec -- Alec Peterson Panix Public Access UNIX and Internet chuckie@panix.com New York City, NY
From: elitman@proxima.com (Eric A. Litman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can NS be setup as a gateway/bridge? Date: 17 Oct 1994 09:24:06 -0500 Organization: Proxima, Inc. Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <px9410171424.AA12727@pine.proxima.com> # In article <37n77h$msf@mimsy.cs.umd.edu> rgc@wam.umd.edu (Ross Garrett # Cutler) writes: # Can NS be setup as a gateway/bridge? We don't really need a gateway -- # a bridge is fine, but I'd like to do with with our NS/I system (with # two ethernet cards). Has anyone done this? (BTW, Windows/NT has # this capability.) Thanks! In fact you can do IP forwarding under NeXTSTEP, however unsupported it may be. It's simply a matter of reconfiguring the kernel - either patch /mach, or set the _ip_forwarding variable at runtime. There is some unsupported code from NeXT floating around to do this, but it's really a simple task and shouldn't take more than 10 minutes. Keep in mind that you still have the big issue of NetInfo to contend with, i.e. which interface is used to request/receive updates, what will the machine bind to, etc. -- Eric Litman Proxima, Inc. vox: (703) 506.1661 Director, Network Services McLean, VA elitman+@proxima.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fs@dev1 (Frederic STARK) Subject: [HELP] Data General DASHER 466e crash under NEXTSTEP Message-ID: <CxtMyM.3qv@comdev.fdn.fr> Sender: usenet@comdev.fdn.fr Organization: Communication Developpement. Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 14:30:22 GMT Keywords: DG, DASHER, CRASH Reply-To: dgadmin@comdev.fdn.fr Symptoms Approx Once a day, one of the following happens - system freeze - system panic - Window Server death - Application crash [ ie compiler / mail ... ] Host information Mach kernel version: NeXT Mach 3.2: Mon Oct 18 22:08:07 PDT 1993; root(rcbuilder):mk-149.30.15.obj~2/RC_i386/RELEASE_I386 Kernel configured for a single processor only. 1 processor is physically available. Processor type: I386 (Intel 486) Processor active: 0 Primary memory available: 64.00 megabytes. Default processor set: 66 tasks, 126 threads, 1 processors Load average: 0.66, Mach factor: 0.66 Hardware configuration Data General Dasher 466e SCSI DPT 2122 Video ATI Ultra Pro Mach32 Network IntelEtherExpress (RJ45) Using standards drivers from NS 3.2 We changed the DPT for an Adaptec 1542 in one machine The crashes are less frequent, but still there. Example of /usr/adm/messages (but we have dozens of other different logs) Aug 31 15:20:41 dev2 mach: EATA timeout Aug 31 15:20:41 dev2 mach: Resetting SCSI Bus... Aug 31 15:20:50 dev2 mach: sd0: REQUEST SENSE ERROR; FATAL. Aug 31 15:20:50 dev2 mach: IO error on pageout (bread) Aug 31 15:20:50 dev2 mach: vnode_pageout: failed! The PCs are configured with dual boot. They are seldom used under DOS, but we have seen them crashing (while HIMEM checks mem) We have 4 memory slots, filled with 4 16Mb double-sided ram chips. We heard it could be a unsafe configuration Anybody have any clue / solution / driver updates / or anythings ? We would really appreciate any help, or hearing about people with similar DG configurations. Please, e-mail at dgadmin@comdev.fdn.fr, we'll post a summary.
From: heberlei@cs.ucdavis.edu (Louis Todd Heberlein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: CERT notices Date: 17 Oct 1994 16:19:08 GMT Organization: University of California, Davis Message-ID: <37u85s$9m4@mark.ucdavis.edu> References: <og-1710940129440001@cheddarmac.digimark.net> > ftp.cert.org is the definative source for their advisories. -G Quick note: CERT is now advertising the host name as info.cert.org. it will resolve to the same host, but cert may be moving away from the ftp.* name in the future. Todd
From: ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DAT Intermittent Read Problems Date: 17 Oct 1994 17:27:31 GMT Organization: UCLA Microcomputer Support Office Distribution: world Message-ID: <37uc63$8ut@news.mic.ucla.edu> References: <37lncf$2npf@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> Problem: Reads from DAT tape work unreliably on NeXT/FIPs. Solution: These problems seem to be all caused by block size problems. For some odd reason, all sort of weird, random things can happen to the tape drive block size. I am enclosing a "setmtd.c" program from ftp.uni-stuttgart.de:/pub/systems/next/Sources/scsitools.tar.Z which at least on early tries did the trick for me (once I did mtset -i). That program is enclosed below. Thanks to Markus Wenzel. David Wood reported a similar but slightly different problem that was caused by different blocking factors in dump and restore. In his case, "restore rfb /dev/nrst0 10" did the trick. I hope this helps others with similar problems. Ivo Welch ivo@128.97.74.50 = next.agsm.ucla.edu Asst Prof of Finance iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu AGSM at UCLA /* * mtset - set SCSI tape driver characteristics * * setmtd - set SCSI tape driver to a fixed block size * by John L. Chmielewski * Tue Feb 19, 1991 * * Modified to take drive name argument and default to non-rewinding mode: * by David D. Johnson (ddj@gradient.com) * Sun Feb 24, 1991 * * Modified to use switches to change tape device name and characteristics: * mtset [-d name] [-f size] [-i] * -d tape device name (default /dev/nrst0) * -f Sets the driver to fixed block mode, uses * argument of block size in bytes (default 512 bytes), * Variable block mode is default. * -i Inhibit illegal length (default is to allow illegal length) */ /* USE AT YOUR OUR RISK. I NOT NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROBLEM CAUSED BY THIS PROGRAM. */ #include <fcntl.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <sys/types.h> #include <nextdev/scsireg.h> #define RSTDEVICE "/dev/nrst0" #define BLOCKSIZE 512 main(int argc, char *argv[]) { extern int optind; extern char *optarg; int fd; int defsize = BLOCKSIZE; int size = BLOCKSIZE; char *deffile = RSTDEVICE; char *file = RSTDEVICE; u_int mode = MTIOCVARBLK; u_int inhibit = MTIOCALILL; char c; while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "d:f:i")) != EOF) { switch (c) { case 'd': file = optarg; break; case 'f': mode = MTIOCFIXBLK; size = atoi(optarg); break; case 'i': inhibit = MTIOCINILL; break; default: fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-d device] [-f block-size] [-i]\n", argv[0]); fprintf(stderr, " -d tape device name (default %s)\n", deffile); fprintf(stderr, " -f set fix block mode with size (default size %d)\n", defsize); fprintf(stderr, " -i Inhibit illegal length\n"); fprintf(stderr, " default: variable block mode, allow illegal length\n"); exit(1); } } if ((fd = open(file, O_RDWR)) < 0) { perror(file); exit(1); } if (ioctl(fd, mode, &size) < 0) { perror("ioctl"); exit(1); } if (ioctl(fd, inhibit) < 0) { perror("ioctl"); exit(1); } (void) close(fd); return 0; }
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <cs@ecs.co.at> Date: Mon, 17 Oct 94 16:49:21 +0100 From: Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> Message-ID: <9410171549.AA03956@zaphod> Subject: Re: undeletable directory Alec H. Peterson <chuckie@panix.com> wrote: >>from the sun server on my internet site: >>NAME >> clri - clear inode >> >>SYNOPSIS >> /usr/etc/clri filesystem i-number... >> >>DESCRIPTION >> Note: clri has been superseded for normal file system repair >> work by fsck(8). > >This is not 'normal filesystem repair' as fsck may not pick up this >problem. At any rate, try running fsck on the drive and see what >comes up (this is the biggest querk of NeXTstep using the clean >(dirty) bit to determine whether to fsck on reboot or not). I forgot to mention that I have already fsck'ed the disk a lot of times. fsck only checks the disk for consistency of pointers and does not look at the contents of files and directories. I even ran fsck manually, i.e. without the -p option. For fsck this directory is definitly clean. Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> or <cs@ekpds1.tuwien.ac.at>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: g9ukgj@tank.fnma.com (Kiran G. Jain) Subject: Stupid NeXT ( Mach OS ) can't do /bin/date '+%m/%d/%y' Message-ID: <1994Oct17.204326.23507@almserv.uucp> Sender: usenet@almserv.uucp Organization: Fannie Mae Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 20:43:26 GMT Can't do /bin/date '+%m/%d/%y' on NeXT.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Jacques Garbi Subject: Re: Interfacing HP-4P with parallel port on Gateway Message-ID: <Cxntux.6I@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi) Organization: Jacques GARBI, Switzerland References: <3722qe$duc@news.iastate.edu> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 11:13:45 GMT In article <3722qe$duc@news.iastate.edu> tlm@ameslab.gov (Dr. T. L. Marchioro II) writes: > > Here is a very basic question: we just got an HP-4P laserwriter and want > to interface it via the parallel port with our Gateway 2000 machine > running NS3.1. Seemed pretty simple to me, but of course my optimism > proved infounded. > > Here is what I did: > > 1) went into Configure.app and added the on board parallel port. > 2) Went into PrintManager and added the printer using the parallel port, > and setting it to be an HP-600dpi laserwriter. > 3) Set up the printer per instructions, connecting the cable to the LPT-1 > port. > 4) Rebooted. > > Complete zippo, and the relevant error message seems to occur during boot: > > Oct 6 18:18:20 daf mach: IOParallelPort not allocated: controller not > detected at address 0x378 > > The parallel port has IRQ-7, and there are no conflicts. All I did was > click "Add" and Save in Configure.app and I have no idea what the 0x378 > refers to (PC hardware is *not* my forte). > > Can anyone suggest a course of action? Sorry if this is a really basic > question, as I said, setting up PCs is something I have little experience > with. Well, that's something very interesting. The first thing you have to do is pressing the F1 key while the GW is checking the memory at boot time. It will get you to the setup part and you'll have to check if the parallel port address is 378. If it's not, change it so it is. Don't worry about Windows or DOS, because it still gonna work the same way as before. Then, depending on what GW 2000 you have, you'll have to turn on the printer before botting. I have no idea why but that's the way it is. Then, with my GW P5-90, no need to do that anymore. Cheer up Jacques GARBI, Switzerland
From: mzeiling@edvzbb2.ben-fh.tuwien.ac.at Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,control Subject: cmsg cancel <mzeiling.2.0106228C@edvzbb2.ben-> Control: cancel <mzeiling.2.0106228C@edvzbb2.ben-> Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 14:23:43 GMT Organization: OpenVision Technologies, Inc. Message-ID: <cancel.mzeiling.2.0106228C@edvzbb2.ben-> Cancelling spewage from notes gateway .
From: ploeger@aplki.toppoint.de Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,control Subject: cmsg cancel <1994Oct14.112856.3177@aplki.topp> Control: cancel <1994Oct14.112856.3177@aplki.topp> Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 14:23:43 GMT Organization: OpenVision Technologies, Inc. Message-ID: <cancel.1994Oct14.112856.3177@aplki.topp> Cancelling spewage from notes gateway .
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: "Kharim Hogan" <kharim@cs.indiana.edu> Subject: Help recovering a disk (MEDIA ERRORS)! Message-ID: <1994Oct17.171525.11060@news.cs.indiana.edu> Organization: Computer Science, Indiana University Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 17:15:20 -0500 Hi, Hopefully someone can help me out. My external drive will no longer boot (it doesn't complete 'fsck' without errors). I can mount the drive although there are so many bad sectors that it complains when I try to look at files. It complains of MEDIA ERRORS all over the place. I remember once recovering a disk in such a condition but I don't remember how. Does anybody know how to go about this or what I can/should do before I resort to completely reformatting the disk. Thanks if anyone can help me. The poor disk just went through a move and it just didn't do too well. I'd include the types of error messages I'm getting but it's my home machine and I'm at work. Kharim PS: BTW, yes it's backed up but if it's not such a big deal to fix, I'd much rather because the rest is still in boxes...
From: robinson@next532-2.gsfc.nasa.gov Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,control Subject: cmsg cancel <37mgtl$agg@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.go> Control: cancel <37mgtl$agg@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.go> Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 14:23:43 GMT Organization: OpenVision Technologies, Inc. Message-ID: <cancel.37mgtl$agg@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.go> Cancelling spewage from notes gateway .
From: mzeiling@edvzbb2.ben-fh.tuwien.ac.at Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,control Subject: cmsg cancel <mzeiling.3.010AB36C@edvzbb2.ben-> Control: cancel <mzeiling.3.010AB36C@edvzbb2.ben-> Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 14:23:43 GMT Organization: OpenVision Technologies, Inc. Message-ID: <cancel.mzeiling.3.010AB36C@edvzbb2.ben-> Cancelling spewage from notes gateway .
From: bustrin@is.morgan.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,control Subject: cmsg cancel <1994Oct14.183851.10293@is.morgan> Control: cancel <1994Oct14.183851.10293@is.morgan> Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 14:23:43 GMT Organization: OpenVision Technologies, Inc. Message-ID: <cancel.1994Oct14.183851.10293@is.morgan> Cancelling spewage from notes gateway .
From: seanl@ringding.cs.umd.edu (Sean Luke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NFS is really slow! Date: 17 Oct 1994 20:50:22 GMT Organization: University of Maryland, College Park Message-ID: <37uo2f$ar6@umd5.umd.edu> Geez. Perhaps I'm just clueless, but we've NFS-mounted a volume off a Sun IPX onto a NeXTstation color, and it the transfer rate is unacceptably slow. As in waiting up to 5 seconds for a ls of a directory in the volume, or waiting indefinitely for a ls if you're doing something like gunzip off the volume in the background. Is this a normal situation with NFS on the NeXT? It's my first-time experience with it and I'm not happy in the least. :-( Help would be appreciated... Sean Luke U Maryland at College Park seanl@cs.umd.edu Today's Chemical: Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex GLY
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <cs@ecs.co.at> Date: Mon, 17 Oct 94 23:14:33 +0100 From: Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> Message-ID: <9410172214.AA04543@zaphod> Subject: Re: undeletable directory In comp.sys.next.sysadmin article <37u0p1$4b3@panix.com> chuckie@panix.com (Alec H. Peterson) wrote: > In article <37thec$8nd@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca>, > <tilley@cc.umanitoba.ca> wrote: > >In <37sn1l$ul@panix2.panix.com> chuckie@panix.com (Alec H. Peterson) writes: > > > > > >>This is not 'normal filesystem repair' as fsck may not pick up this > >>problem. At any rate, try running fsck on the drive and see what comes > >>up (this is the biggest querk of NeXTstep using the clean(dirty) bit to > >>determine whether to fsck on reboot or not). > > > >I have had one of these 'directories from hell' for many months. > >drwxrwxrwx 2 tilley wheel 2564096 Apr 5 1994 Help/ > >fsck does not detect it. > > Aha! I just remembered how to do it. Change to the directory that contains > this 'directory from hell' and run the command 'emacs .'. This will put > emacs into 'directory editing mode'. Use the arrow keys to scroll down > to the entry for the evil directory and hit the 'd' key. This will tag > the directory for deletion. Then, save and exit (that is 'C-x C-s C-x C-c' > for those of you who aren't emacs savvy). > > _That_ should fix it, cuz I'm sure that NeXTstep comes with emacs. I tried emacs . and marked the shit-directory for delete. The emacs-doku for 'directory editing mode' says that the changes take place with 'x' and not with 'C-x C-s', so I pressed 'x' and the marked 'shit'-directory did disappear from the list. But after leaving emacs this damn shit-directory was still there. No way to get rid of it! To <tilley@cc.umanitoba.ca>: You said you had such a directory for some months. Well, please tell me, how did you get rid of it? Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> or <cs@ekpds1.tuwien.ac.at>
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NFS is really slow! Date: 18 Oct 1994 04:20:56 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <37vif8$i6m@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <37uo2f$ar6@umd5.umd.edu> seanl@ringding.cs.umd.edu (Sean Luke) writes: >Geez. Perhaps I'm just clueless, but we've NFS-mounted a volume off a >Sun IPX onto a NeXTstation color, and it the transfer rate is ^^^ >unacceptably slow. As in waiting up to 5 seconds for a ls of a directory >in the volume, or waiting indefinitely for a ls if you're doing something >like gunzip off the volume in the background. How many people are mounting this??? an IPX is a slow machine. See how the load is on it during these times. >Sean Luke U Maryland at College Park >seanl@cs.umd.edu Today's Chemical: Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex GLY "Degree", eh? -- David Lemson (217) 244-8833 University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: DAT Intermittent Read Problems Message-ID: <1994Oct17.111828.3179@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <37sgsa$qh7@news.mic.ucla.edu> Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 11:18:28 GMT In article <37sgsa$qh7@news.mic.ucla.edu> ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) writes: }~ >I was just fooling around with my Exebyte 8200 on my Intel and I }~ >noticed a consistant problem: if the machine is booted WITHOUT a }~ >tape in the drive I will always get I/O errors and sense errors }~ >will be reported in /usr/adm/messages. If I boot WITH a tape in }~ >the drive, I have no problems. }~ }~ Not in my case. My problem is definitely intermittent. Even without }~ reboot, after 24 hours, the drive suddenly worked---and after a reboot }~ now fails again (consistently). I now also know that some people had }~ the exact same problem with Archive Viper DAT tapes---the only DAT }~ drive that makes it onto the NeXT supported device list. So, number }~ of reliable tape backup devices with >1GB under NS = 0! [ code omitted ] According to postings elsewhere (Novell discussions, OS/2, DOS, Generic), the support on MIXED systems (both IDE and SCSI are present) where any devices have a capacity >=1g, spotty problems are legend regardless of the overlaying OS. This may be soft-/firm-timing problems, or even circuit timing problems with "DOS-Compatible" architectures. I know that a "misery-company" posting isn't generally all that helpful, but perhaps it will give a pointer to someone who is trying to re-engineer their system. --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: uucico exit not dropping DTR??? Message-ID: <1994Oct17.112517.3237@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <37ses2$245@sgate.com> Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 11:25:17 GMT In article <37ses2$245@sgate.com> matthewm@sgate.com (Mike Matthews) writes: }~ }~ It seems that uucico on NEXTSTEP 3.2 does not drop DTR on exit. }~ }~ ... }~ }~ Isn't it SUPPOSED to? }~ -- }~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- }~ Mike Matthews, Mike_Matthews@sgate.com (NeXTmail accepted) It does, it's just quite slow about it. Your hardware style? Bruce Gingery
From: jacobsen@arundel.doit.wisc.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NXSpice Date: 18 Oct 1994 13:12:00 GMT Organization: Division of Information Technology Distribution: world Message-ID: <380hj0$91d@news.doit.wisc.edu> References: <37s6k2$rd5@news.iastate.edu> In article <37s6k2$rd5@news.iastate.edu> sela@iastate.edu writes: } } I didn't get any replys last time, so I'll ask again. } Is anyone out there using NXSpice? I have been using it lightly for about nine months now. No problems to date. -E --- Erik Jacobsen NeXTMail: OK jacobsen@cae.wisc.edu <--finger for PGP public key
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jlam@atd.rochester.ny.us (John Lam) Subject: Re: Headless Booting on black hardware Message-ID: <1994Oct18.061522.25868@atd.rochester.ny.us> Summary: A red-herring? Keywords: George Crow Organization: StyleBook References: <gcrowCxIrFz.F1u@netcom.com> <37jbvb$ir4@news1.digex.net> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 06:15:22 GMT Does anyone remember that a George Crow was one of six co-founders of NeXT, the vice-president for hardware/analog, and a designer of the NeXT video circuitry? Either this question of booting a headless NeXT is a red-herring or the problem is more subtle than repliers realize. Or mother of coincidence, this is not the same George Crow. John
From: orange@nextover.pe.utexas.edu (Marina ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help networking a MacQ700 and Next 030 Cube Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 08:52:49 -0600 Organization: UT Message-ID: <orange-1810940852490001@slip-5-5.ots.utexas.edu> Could someone please tell me what connector to buy to connect a quadra 700 and a NeXT cube? Also any tips would be helpful. The quadra has an ethernet card. I plan to use the NeXT's optical drive to backup my quadra.
From: rasmussn@jupiter.eecs.umich.edu (Craig E Rasmussen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PC authentication for NFS mounts Date: 18 Oct 1994 15:39:14 GMT Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept. Message-ID: <380q72$7rl@zip.eecs.umich.edu> Keywords: NFS We are trying to solve a problem with mounting a NeXT directory on a PC before it ships to Greenland tomorrow. We are convinced that the remote mounting is always working, but that the NeXT isn't being recognized as an "authentication server". My machine then broadcasts for any available such server, an comes up with another local computer (a SUN). As a result, the PC is connected to the NeXT, but the software thinks it is talking to the SUN, and tells us that the file system "is not local". How do we get the Next's to present themselves as an authentication server? I know of /usr/local/rpc.pcnfsd which I understand is supposed to do this. But maybe we aren't starting this daemon properly. Any ideas would be of great help. Thanks, Craig Rasmussen University of Michigan
From: mickey@uunet.uu.net (Mickey Lasky) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: pcnfsd under NeXT step? Date: 18 Oct 1994 11:48:36 -0400 Organization: UUNET Technologies, Inc. (Earth offices) Sender: mickey@shiva.UU.NET Distribution: world Message-ID: <380qok$luq@shiva.UU.NET> References: <368t7v$3d3@nyheter.chalmers.se> <369mol$ma9@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> <37jb5u$k3r@gap.cco.caltech.edu> In article <37jb5u$k3r@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, ccwf@russel.klab.caltech.edu (Charles Fu) writes: >In article <369mol$ma9@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>, >Ernst Kloecker <ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de> wrote: >>It comes with the OS, /usr/etc/rpc.pcnfsd. When you start it for the first >>time, it complains about some missing spool directory. Just create that >>directory and everything will run fine. > >However, the version shipped with NEXTSTEP is quite old, and you might >want to compile the current version of the code to take advantage of >newer features. > >-ccwf Well, mountd and the client PCNFSd that I am running have compiled okay, but when I try to fire off the bwnfsd (the Beame and Whiteside client), I get an error that looks like this... BWNSFD: Spool directory /tmp2 not available for mounting. BWNFSD: Cannot mount /tmp2. Make sure /tmp2 appears in your /etc/exports Blah, blah... Well, it is in my /etc/exports, but not in my /etc/xtab. Now, when I launch mountd and then showmount -e it says nothing is mounted. When I manually add it to xtab, then it shows /tmp2 (everyone). Reading through the man pages, it says exportfs -av should mount the directories/systems for you and then update xtab. However, when I run that with those flags (mount everything verbose), I see nothing happen and it just returns /tmp2 as the mount list. But the bwnfsd still bitches about the file not being exported. I tried using NFSManager which also according to the man page should update xtab for you which also did not work. Does anyone have any advice? Maybe I have my /etc/exports setup wrong? Maybe some daemon is not running? Maybe I goofed my NIS? Do I need to even modify that? When I run nidump exports / nothing appears. The PC side will see the export list from the NeXT just fine. I tell it to show me the exports and it comes back with /tmp2. The real bitch is the bwnfsd will not load because it thinks that /tmp2 has not been exported. I am so close! -- ------ Mickey Lasky mickey@uunet.uu.net Technical Support dokk@ita.org (NeXTMail welcomed) http://stravinsky.acc-lab.american.edu:3001 "I'd vote for Senator Alby..." -- Mike Byman "You would?!" -- Mickey "Yeah, then I'd move out of his territory." -- Mike Byman
From: dan@groucho.nacm.com (Dan Arvidson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: "/etc/rc.boot: fsck: cannot execute" error Date: 18 Oct 1994 16:28:31 GMT Organization: Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management, 600 W. Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101 --- +1 619 687-8000 Distribution: usa Message-ID: <380t3f$c0n@nacm.com> After a weeks vacation I came back to my black box and when I rebooted it I got: +++ Checking disks /etc/rc.boot: fsck: cannot execute Unknown error in reboot fsck. Faking root mount entries -: stty: cannot execute erase ^? intr ^C kill ^u -: tset: cannot execute --- ROM 3.3 v74 and NeXT Mach 3.2 are the versions...anyone got any ideas on a remedy? Thanks, Dan -- dan@nacm.com
From: jkimball@eehpx34.cen.uiuc.edu (kimball jonathan w) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: hard drive--read-only Date: 18 Oct 1994 17:21:17 GMT Organization: UIUC Engineering Workstation Labs Distribution: world Message-ID: <38106d$9hh@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> The other day, I was attempting to fix a problem with my machine (NeXTstation Turbo running 3.0), and did something stupid--I messed around with the rc files. Then I tried to reinstate them (copying from /usr/template/client/etc), but, as I later discovered, they were copied as 0-length files. Now when I reboot, the hard drive is read-only. Even files that have write permissions are read-only. Is there any way to fix this? Short of rebuilding the hard drive, that is. Thanks, Jonathan Kimball
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mreynold@netcom.com (Marc B. Reynolds) Subject: Re: Stupid NeXT ( Mach OS ) can't do /bin/date '+%m/%d/%y' Message-ID: <mreynoldCxvHn2.6M5@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <1994Oct17.204326.23507@almserv.uucp> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 14:30:37 GMT In article <1994Oct17.204326.23507@almserv.uucp>, Kiran G. Jain <g9ukgj@tank.fnma.com> wrote: >Can't do >/bin/date '+%m/%d/%y' > >on NeXT. > Lucky for you it isn't a MS-DOG machine and you can pick up 'date' source and compile it up to do whatever you want. Cheers, -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc B. Reynolds W: (510) 814-6384 mreynold@netcom.com H: (510) 814-9385 (No NeXT-mail) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: walisch@woyceck.in-ulm.de <Hanno Walischewski> Subject: cron doesn't work Message-ID: <Cxu2vK.FL@woyceck.in-ulm.de> Sender: walisch@woyceck.in-ulm.de (Hanno Walischewski) Organization: Private UUCP site Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 20:14:08 GMT Hi, since last week my cron does not execute the commands in /etc/crontab. For example: I added the folowing line to test it: 00 21 * * * root "/bin/ls /Users/walisch | mail -s test walisch" ... but nothing happens. I don't know how to test the thing and how to search for the reason and it would be great if someone could give me some advice.... Ciao Hanno -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hanno Walischewski Email: walisch@woyceck.in-ulm.de Griesmayerstr. 8 (NeXTmail accepted) 89233 Neu-Ulm / Pfuhl Voice: (0731)713509
From: jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu (James C. Luby) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SCSI floppy disk formatting under NS3.2 Date: 18 Oct 1994 17:47:32 GMT Organization: University of Washington Distribution: na Message-ID: <3811nk$qbi@news.u.washington.edu> Keywords: SCSI_floppy_formatting I'm running NS3.2 on my NeXT cube and am having trouble formatting new floppy disks using a SCSI SuperFloppy 2.8 drive made by PLI. If anyone can see what I'm doing wrong (see console output below) or knows a workaround to this problem I would very much appreciate knowing of it. Thanks in advance! Jim Console output: Software Version 3.2 (Lightning5S) DISK UNFORMATTED probing for CDROM probing for DOS SCSI IO status error Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 1 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 2 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 3 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 4 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 5 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 6 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 7 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 8 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 9 sd2 (5,0): sense key:0x3 additional sense code:0x12 SCSI Block in error = 0 (no valid label) unix_rw: read/write: I/O error macfs: ERROR: mac unix_read_write: FAILED on second i/o SCSI IO status error Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 1 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 2 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 3 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 4 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 5 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 6 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 7 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 8 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 9 sd2 (5,0): sense key:0x3 additional sense code:0x12 SCSI Block in error = 0 (no valid label) unix_rw: read/write: I/O error macfs: ERROR: mac unix_read_write: FAILED on second i/o probing for mac probing for cdaudio /usr/etc/disk -i -h yonext -l "UntitledDisk" /dev/rsd2a Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 1 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 2 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 3 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 4 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 5 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 6 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 7 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 8 Target 5: MEDIA ERROR; block 0H retry 9 sd2 (5,0): sense key:0x3 additional sense code:0x12 SCSI Block in error = 0 (no valid label) Read of sector 0 failed
From: howar016@mc.duke.edu (Denise Howard Blakeley Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: cron doesn't work Date: 18 Oct 1994 18:44:10 GMT Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Message-ID: <38151q$hd2@news.duke.edu> References: <Cxu2vK.FL@woyceck.in-ulm.de> walisch@woyceck.in-ulm.de <Hanno Walischewski> writes > since last week my cron does not execute the commands in /etc/crontab. For > example: I added the folowing line to test it: > > 00 21 * * * root "/bin/ls /Users/walisch | mail -s test walisch" > > ... but nothing happens. I don't know how to test the thing and how to search > for the reason and it would be great if someone could give me some advice.... First of all, it's advisable to put your custom cron entries into a file named crontab.local rather than crontab. Secondly, it's a good idea to give the full pathname for whatever you want run, so use /usr/ucb/mail in your cron entry instead of just mail. Thirdly, you don't need the double quotes around the whole works you want executed; this may even be causing you a problem. Try these last two things and see if they help. To test, just make the execution time in the entry a few minutes ahead of the time you're editing it, and save the file. If you get an e-mail, you'll know it worked! The crontab files are checked by cron every minute, if I remember correctly. Denise -- Denise Howard Blakeley | PLEASE NOTE MY NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS. Duke Med Center Info Systems | It was formerly blake015@mc.duke.edu. Durham, NC | My last name is changing to simply (919) 286-6468 W | Howard. howar016@mc.duke.edu | NeXTMail welcome!
From: stalker@coyote.rain.org (Milan Cole) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NSFIP 3.2 - Fails to boot. Date: 18 Oct 1994 12:10:44 -0700 Organization: RAIN Network Message-ID: <3816jk$mhf@coyote.rain.org> Subject: NSFIP 3.2 - Fails to boot. Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Summary: Keywords: Upon booting nsfip 3.2 I get the following message. rootdev 300, howto 2 init exit 1 I have tried to enter single user mode but this fails. Any suggestions are welcome! Milan Cole stalker@rain.org
From: pmarc@allanon.math.byu.edu (Paul Cardon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Quotas under NS 3.3? Date: 19 Oct 1994 00:38:39 GMT Organization: Brigham Young University Message-ID: <381pqf$8bq@hamblin.math.byu.edu> References: <37jl23$f0t@news.tuwien.ac.at> In article <37jl23$f0t@news.tuwien.ac.at> writes: : As I am in the process of putting together an installation for up to :1000 users on a bunch of workstations, I am rather urgently in need of :a quota system. I do know that some scripts and hacks have been posted :here not too long ago, but I am not sure that I want to bet the :installation on that, also, I do not remeber how that works with :NFS-shared drives. : Anyway, I'd like to have a machine with quotas as the server for :the home-directories. If possible, I'd like the whole installation to :be NeXTStep (mostly running of HPs), I'd rather have something there as :well. So, the basic question is (FINALLY) does anybody know about NS 3.3 :having quotas or not? If so, is there any other alternative than to :have one machine run another operating systems (most probably HP-SUX). NEXTSTEP 3.3 will not have quotas. -- Paul M. Cardon
From: dana@mcs.com (Dana Shadrick) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: TransSys-PNI-1.11 Date: 19 Oct 1994 02:20:02 GMT Organization: MCSNet Services Message-ID: <381voi$2cv@News1.mcs.com> Hello, I have successfully installed TransSys-PNI-1.11 on a NeXTStep for Intel system. I would like to thank everyone who responded to my problem of stopping pnid causing netinfo to hang. Is it possible to start the pnid process without root permissions? Does anyone know if SLIPCommander will work with TransSys-PNI-1.11 on an Intel platform? Thanks, Dana Shadrick dana@mcs.com
From: shunter@cais2.cais.com (Steve K Hunter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Thought I was compat ??? Date: 19 Oct 1994 01:33:07 GMT Organization: Capital Area Internet Service Message-ID: <381t0j$r5i@news.cais.com> I am trying to install NS3.2 FIP and can not read the CD. I have the Media Vision Fusion CD Kit (ProAudio Spectrum 16 SCSI/sound card and NEC 2X CD). I pulled the 1695_SoundBlaster16Driver.pkg.compressed file from NeXTanswers but don't know what to do with it. My guess is I need a UNIX formatted floppy with that file uncompressed on it ? and put it in the floppy driver when I am asked to load additional drivers during the install ? Please let me know if this hardware is ok and how to continue the install thanks Steve Hunter shunter@cais.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: "Rob Francis" <francisr@cs.indiana.edu> Subject: Looking for inn1.4 config.data for 3.2 Message-ID: <1994Oct18.235051.26636@news.cs.indiana.edu> Organization: Computer Science, Indiana University Distribution: usa Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 23:50:49 -0500 I've poked around sonata and cs.orst, don't see anything there. Also nothing in the inn FAQ, if anyone already has one, I'd love to see it... Thanks, -rob francisr@cs.indiana.edu
From: dwatola@amtsun.jpl.nasa.gov (David A. Watola) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: ***Spectacular*** crash wipes out NS3.2 PA-RISC system... Date: 18 Oct 1994 20:22:15 GMT Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Section 331 Message-ID: <381apn$lp9@marsupial.jpl.nasa.gov> hello all, i am interested in soliciting opinions on the stability of ns 3.2 pa-risc as well as contributing my own experience as a data point. if anyone has had similar experiences/problems i would like to hear all about it. not long ago, my ns 3.2 pa-risc system (an hp 735/125 with 80meg ram, a fast/wide scsi bus that i can't use at all with nextstep, and a regular scsi2 bus that i was using) went belly up in a most spectacular way. after being up for more than a week without rebooting, and while doing nothing of any consequence (a background ftp and an interactive shell) the terminal program died. hmmm, i don't recall hitting command-q accidentally, but it could have happened. so i went over to the dock and double clicked the terminal.app icon. and it disappeared! no, the little square in the dock with the three dots in the corner didn't go away, but the icon itself disappeared leaving an empty grey square on the screen. yikes! and an alert panel containing the words "NOT_FOUND" (in caps, with the underscore between the words, and no other text) popped up. after dismissing that panel, it turned out that clicking any other non-running application in the dock produced the same result (but running applications would properly come into focus. when i ran out of docked applications, i turned to the filesystem browser. uh oh--i could navigate the directory tree but no files would show up--ONLY DIRECTORIES. well, time for a reboot. since i couldn't bring up a terminal, i selected the 'power off' option from the logout warning panel that workspace manager produces when you log out. after killing off all windows, the machine wedged. if i were running on a reasonable hardware platform, i could have brought up the rom monitor at this point. no so on the hp. had to yank the power. when i rebooted, the system could no longer find a boot device. i booted from cdrom in single user mode and discovered that the disk no longer had a valid label on it. then i discovered something truly disgusting: SINGLE USER MODE ON THE HP IS ****UTTERLY USELESS**** IF YOU BOOT FROM CDROM AND HAVE NO FLOPPY OR A SPARE DISK!!!! the filesystem is readonly even though i have 80 megs of ram that would make a fine temporary filesystem (grumble grumble). and i can't just relabel the disk using available tools on the cdrom because it is a 9gig disk and needs a disktab--which i can't create because i don't have a writable filesystem. enough grumbling. any comments? suggestions? dave watola dwatola@bvd.jpl.nasa.gov
From: gloger@dbulm1.uucp (Jochen Gloger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: exporting CDROM drive to the network??? Message-ID: <1994Oct19.095613.640@dbulm1.uucp> Date: 19 Oct 94 09:56:13 +0100 Keywords: SCSI, mount, exportfs, external CDROM Distribution: world Organization: Daimler-Benz, Forschungszentrum Ulm Hi, I have a problem to mount and to export an external CDROM drive on a black machine. When I try to do this in a similiar manner like mounting and exporting an external hard disk (NFSmanager + entry in fstab), it does not work. How can I manage this that an external CDROM drive is visible via the network. And, how do I provide a method that the filesystem is updated all over the network if the CDROM which is an the drive is removed and replaced by another one?? Any hints?? Regards Jochen --- ===================================================================== Jochen Gloger, Daimler-Benz AG, Research Center Ulm, Institute of Information Technology, Department of Text Understanding Phone: +49 731 505 2353, Fax: +49 731 505 4113 Address: Wilhelm-Runge-Str.11, P.O. Box 23 60, 89013 Ulm, Germany Email: gloger@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM =====================================================================
From: vamp@gothic.acs.csulb.edu (VampLestat) Newsgroups: comp.security.unix,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Crack 4.1 - doesnt crypt properly on NeXTs? Date: 19 Oct 1994 10:28:08 GMT Organization: Me, organized? You gotta be kidding. Message-ID: <382sbo$eqr@garuda.csulb.edu> I'm attempting to do a crack run on our NeXT workstations top make sure we have a secure password choices. I got ufc compiled and crack all put together, gathered a huge amount of dictionaries to use, only to discover that while crack compiles and runs without complaining, it doesnt successfully crack any passwords. I put my password in the dictionary with a couple other words, and gave it a short password file with my encrypted password. I made sure to clean up fully before running crack, and yet, it can't guess my password. Running crack in verbose mode shows the each attempt, and when it attempt my raw password against my encrypted password it just breezes by, thinking they are not the same. Has anyone else had this problem? Any suggestions where to start looking to fix it? Anyone actually ever run crack on a NeXT box (Intel or NeXT hardware)? -- _O_ Ryan L. Watkins vamp@csulb.edu | Student Consultant - Academic Computing Services CSU Long Beach | finger vamp@beach.csulb.edu for pgp public key
From: tilley@cc.umanitoba.ca () Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: undeletable directory Date: 19 Oct 1994 06:22:46 GMT Organization: The University of Manitoba Message-ID: <382dvm$16h@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca> References: <9410172214.AA04543@zaphod> In <9410172214.AA04543@zaphod> Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> writes: >In comp.sys.next.sysadmin article <37u0p1$4b3@panix.com> chuckie@panix.com >(Alec H. Peterson) wrote: >> In article <37thec$8nd@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca>, >> <tilley@cc.umanitoba.ca> wrote: >> > >> >I have had one of these 'directories from hell' for many months. >> >drwxrwxrwx 2 tilley wheel 2564096 Apr 5 1994 Help/ >> >fsck does not detect it. >To <tilley@cc.umanitoba.ca>: >You said you had such a directory for some months. Well, please tell >me, how did you get rid of it? What makes you think I got rid of it? Emacs Dired didn't work for me either. I just have the stock version from NS 3.2 -- .. Richard <tilley@cc.umanitoba.ca> NextMail OK.
From: pajarola@iiic.ethz.ch (Renato Pajarola) Newsgroups: comp.text.tex,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: tex and latex update for a NeXTstation: how? Date: 19 Oct 1994 11:34:20 GMT Organization: Dept. Informatik, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, CH Message-ID: <38307s$597@neptune.inf.ethz.ch> References: <37hb0n$of2@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> <37jkf2$4cn@crcnis1.unl.edu> <37kl7u$nj5@gap.cco.caltech.edu> I too had no problems installing LaTeX2e, so just go on with the installation as mentioned in the package ... Ask about specific problems, if you encounter any ... Renato ____________________________________________________________________________ Renato B. Pajarola NeXT-mail OK ETH / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology email: pajarola@inf.ethz.ch Haldeneggsteig 4, IFW phone: ++41 (0)1 632 74 02 8092 Zurich, Switzerland fax: ++41 (0)1 632 11 72 WWW --> http://www.inf.ethz.ch/department/TI/pw/staff/pajarola.html
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help networking a MacQ700 and Next 030 Cube Date: 19 Oct 1994 12:38:37 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <38340d$4t@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <orange-1810940852490001@slip-5-5.ots.utexas.edu> In article <orange-1810940852490001@slip-5-5.ots.utexas.edu> orange@nextover.pe.utexas.edu (Marina ) writes: > Could someone please tell me what connector to buy to connect a quadra >700 and a NeXT cube? Also any tips would be helpful. The quadra has an >ethernet card. I plan to use the NeXT's optical drive to backup my quadra. The '030 cubes only support thinwire [10Base2] Ethernet. (Later models added 10BaseT as well.) The Quadra 700's builtin Ethernet requires an external AAUI "FriendlyNet" transceiver. You can get these from companies like Asante' and Farallon. (If you have a NuBus Ethernet card with a BNC port, just put a tee on it. If you have a NuBus Ethernet card with an an AUI port but no BNC, you'll need an external AUI transceiver.) For a two-machine setup, you'll also need: 1 10Base2 Ethernet cable of appropriate length 1 BNC tee connector 2 50 ohm terminators Then plug everything in like this: terminator-transceiver====cable====tee-terminator | | Quadra NeXT If you're a regular reader of the comp.sys.next.* newsgroups, you already know what software you need and how to configure it. -=EPS=-
From: dano@magellan.csr.utexas.edu (Dano Carroll) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: vnode_pageout: failed! (newbie nextadmin) Date: 19 Oct 1994 13:35:21 GMT Organization: University of Texas at Austin Sender: dano@csr.utexas.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <3837ap$f9n@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> Keywords: NFS I have a NeXTstation Turbocolor running NS 3.0. Of late I have been getting the following error sporadically: vnode_pageout: failed! {some process}[{procid}]: NFS write error 69 on pageout When I do get these errors, I get the above message repeated hundred's of times in a few minutes. It seems to occur during access to an NFS server that is located two routers away. Anyone out there have a clue? Thanks, Dano Carroll Dano Carroll (512)471-5573 | Bashir: Which part of what you told me is true? U.T. Center for Space Research| Garak: Why, all of it is true! WRW 402 | Bashir: Even the lies? Austin, TX 78712 | Garak: Especially the lies. -- Dano Carroll 471-5573 | Bashir: Which part of what you told me is true? U.T. Center for Space Research| Garak: Why, all of it is true! WRW 402 | Bashir: Even the lies? Austin, TX 78712 | Garak: Especially the lies.
From: zeno@zebu.abstractsoft.com (Sean T. Lamont) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: reasb and formatting Date: 19 Oct 1994 06:57:07 -0700 Organization: Abstract Software Message-ID: <3838jj$10n@zebu.abstractsoft.com> Does anyone know if a block-reassign a-la reasb will un-do the reassignment on reformat of the media? I have a SyQuest which I re-assigned a number of blocks on, but it turns out that the drive (not the media) is flaking out. -- Sean T. Lamont, Abstract Software | Ask me about the WSI-Fonts NEXTSTEP development, TCP/IP consulting | Professional collections for NEXTSTEP lamont@abstractsoft.com | http://www.abstractsoft.com
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Re: exporting CDROM drive to the network??? Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1994 10:25:21 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Distribution: world Message-ID: <4idGlFa00iVDE2PR85@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <1994Oct19.095613.640@dbulm1.uucp> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.hardware: 19-Oct-94 exporting CDROM drive to th.. by Jochen Gloger@dbulm1.uuc > Hi, > > I have a problem to mount and to export an external CDROM drive on a black > machine. When I try to do this in a similiar manner like mounting and > exporting an external hard disk (NFSmanager + entry in fstab), it does not > work. That doesn't work, unfortunately, although hopefully it will be fixed soon. The only solution I know of is to mount and export the CD-ROM from another Unix machine (ie, not running NEXTSTEP). -Chuck Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | Vitamin L Rule #1: --------------------------------------------+ AMS & normal mail: infidel+@cmu.edu | If you "whoosh" me, I'll NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | _poke_ you! (Ouch.)
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: SCSI floppy disk formatting under NS3.2 Date: 19 Oct 1994 16:09:05 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz Distribution: world Message-ID: <383gb1$1ii@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> References: <3811nk$qbi@news.u.washington.edu> In article <3811nk$qbi@news.u.washington.edu> jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu (James C. Luby) writes: > I'm running NS3.2 on my NeXT cube and am having trouble formatting new floppy > disks using a SCSI SuperFloppy 2.8 drive made by PLI. If anyone can see what > I'm doing wrong (see console output below) or knows a workaround to this > problem I would very much appreciate knowing of it. Thanks in advance! > I assume you were trying to use the Workspace Disk>Initialize menu command. Using this (reasonable) approach with SCSI floppy drives like the PLI has been broken since NS 3.1 (or so). The workaround I use is to initialize floppies by using the command-line utility, /etc/disk. Unfortunately, one must be root to use disk. If you have root access, figure out which UNIX device your floppy is and invoke disk with the raw device (see the man page for disk). Here's a floppy initialization session that works for me. The trick is not allowing a boot block to be written which apparently is too large for the "front porch" (don't ask, I don't understand :-) 263[/Users/art]# disk /dev/rsd3a disk name: PLI SUPER FLOPPY disk type: removable_rw_scsi Disk utility disk> init DESTROYS ALL EXISTING DISK DATA -- really initialize? y enter host name: nextcube enter disk label: Floppy device = /dev/rsd3a block size = 512 capacity = 1 MBytes Disk Format in progress... ***Format Complete*** writing disk label Boot block is "/usr/standalone/boot", ok? n Boot block: Boot block is "", ok? y Writing creating new filesystem on /dev/rsd3a /usr/etc/newfs -n -v /dev/rsd3a setting optimization for space with minfree less than 10 /etc/mkfs /dev/rsd3a 1392 9 2 8192 1024 16 0 5 2048 s Warning: 12 sector(s) in last cylinder unallocated /dev/rsd3a: 1392 sectors in 78 cylinders of 2 tracks, 9 sectors 1.4Mb in 5 cyl groups (16 c/g, 0.29Mb/g, 64 i/g) super-block backups (for fsck -b#) at: 16, 320, 592, 896, 1168, initialization complete disk> eject disk> quit --- Art Isbell Cubic Solutions NeXT Registered Consultant NEXTSTEP software development and consulting NeXTmail: art@cubicsol.com Voice: +1 408 335 1154 USmail: 95018-9442 Fax: +1 408 335 2515
From: charlie@heinz.com (Carlos M.Navarro) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Stupid NeXT ( Mach OS ) can't do /bin/date '+%m/%d/%y' Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 23:27:40 GMT Message-ID: <1994Oct18.232740.5303@heinz.com> References: <1994Oct17.204326.23507@almserv.uucp> Organization: Federico Heinz Consulting Sender: usenet@heinz.com In article <1994Oct17.204326.23507@almserv.uucp> g9ukgj@tank.fnma.com (Kiran G. Jain) writes: > Can't do > /bin/date '+%m/%d/%y' > > on NeXT. Please, write "man date", read the output before asking the word. CHARLIE -- =============================================================================== Carlos M. Navarro F. Heinz Consultora charlie@heinz.com (NeXTMail & MIME Welcome!) Benigno Acosta 4528 TE+FAX (+5451)817597 5009 Cordoba - Argentina > Can't do > /bin/date '+%m/%d/%y' > > on NeXT. Please, write "man date", read the output before asking the word. CHARLIE -- =============================================================================== Carlos M. Navarro F. Heinz Consultora charlie@heinz.com (NeXTMail & MIME Welcome!) Benigno Acosta 4528 TE+FAX (+5451)817597 5009 Cordoba
From: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: unexpected names for printer log and acct files Date: 19 Oct 1994 16:50:12 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara Distribution: world Message-ID: <383io4$s6u@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> According to the man page for printcap, the 'af' entry sets the name of the accounting file, and 'lf' sets the name of the error file. I have the following entries for our NeXT Laser Printer on the machine that it is connected to: samba> nidump -r /printers . name = printers; _writers = "*"; CHILDREN = { name = Local_Printer; _writers = "*"; af = /usr/adm/Local_Printer.acct; cf = /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pscf; df = /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/psdf; gf = /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/psgf; if = /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/prserver; lf = "/usr/adm/npd-errs"; lp = /dev/null; mx = 0; nf = /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/psnf; note = "NeXT LaserPrinter on samba"; nxformat = 3.0; rf = /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/psrf; sb = ""; sd = /usr/spool/NeXT/Local_Printer; sf = ""; sharedAs = NextLPR; sharedTo = /; [ etc., etc.] }; So, I would expect to get my account information in /usr/adm/Local_Printer.acct and my errors in /usr/adm/npd-errs -- but this is not the case! My errors go to /usr/adm/lpd-errs, and I get no accounting file at all -- and there are no errors about a missing acct file. I cannot find anywhere in any configuration where it says to use /usr/adm/lpd-errs as the error file -- where would this be coming from? Thanks. -- Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer Tel: (805) 893-8352 | Center for Computer Music Research and Composition Internet (NeXTMail ok): | University of California, Santa Barbara <doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu> | http://ccmrc.ucsb.edu/
From: penrose@wendy.ucsd.edu (Christopher Penrose) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: How can I make a MASTER NETINFO SERVER? Date: 19 Oct 1994 18:42:14 GMT Organization: The Avant-Garde of the Now, Ltd. Message-ID: <383pa6$3ju@network.ucsd.edu> Keywords: baroque,undocumented Howdy! I am in Netinfo shock. I have scoured the NeXTstep Network and System Administration guide (release 3) searching for a way to add a master netinfo server. The setup: Four NeXTs running NeXTstep 3.1. As I inherited the network, each of the NeXTs perform their accounting locally, they are all standalone machines, in the local netinfo domain. I tried using Simple Network Starter on one of the machines to assign it as a master netinfo server that could server the entire network. Simple Network Starter crashes without updating the console in the midst of its installation. Many aspects of Netinfo are extremely non-intuitive and baroque - Netinfo Manager doesn't seem to have a method for creating a new domain. It is unclear whether using nidomain would let me clone one of the local databases and make it a master server. Documentation is extremely sketchy and incomplete. Because of these lacks, netinfo seems more daunting than sendmail. Is there any help in sight? Chris Penrose Center for Research in Computing and the Arts penrose@ucsd.edu
From: brod@jessica.stanford.edu (Brodie Lockard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: No sound under NS3.2? Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 19 Oct 1994 18:50:19 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <brod-191094114824@brods-mac0-office.stanford.edu> We've just upgraded some cubes and NeXTstations from 3.0 to 3.2, and now have no sound in or out in Mail and other soundly apps, not even a system beep in Preferences. Any ideas what to look for? (Mute is off, volume is up.) -Brodie
From: wolfgang@wi.WHU-Koblenz.de (Wolfgang Roeckelein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: headless white? (Re: Headless Booting on black hardware) Date: 19 Oct 1994 19:09:27 GMT Organization: WHU Koblenz Message-ID: <383qt7$8b7@obelix.WHU-Koblenz.de> References: <dhurter-1610942207390001@flipper.sirius.com> Hello, One problem with detaching the keyboard is that the machines won't boot clean as the bios startup procedure checks normally for an attached keyboard. On some machines you can disable this. For the other machines there are cheaps plugs that "simulate" a keyboard for these checks. Wolfgang -- Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Inf. Voice: +49 261 6509 173 Wolfgang Roeckelein Fax: +49 261 6509 179 WHU Koblenz E-Mail: roeckelein@wi.whu-koblenz.de Burgplatz 2 (NeXTmail ok) D-56179 Vallendar Germany
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: flog@chelsea (Florian Gutzwiller) Subject: Netinfo 'ypset' equivalent? Message-ID: <CxxqFD.886@eunet.ch> Sender: usenet@eunet.ch Organization: EUnet AG, Switzerland Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1994 19:35:37 GMT Is there a mechanism in Netinfo that is equivalent to the 'ypset' command in NIS? I'm particularly interested in finding a solution to bind clients to a server on a remote network separated by a router that would not forward any broadcasts. -Florian -- Florian Gutzwiller Tel: +41 61 262 0505, Fax: +41 61 262 0510 Open Systems AG Florian.Gutzwiller@Open.CH Basel, Switzerland S=gutzwiller;O=open;P=EUnet=A=EUnet;C=CH
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: orc-ny!pap (Patrick A. Philpot) Subject: Sendmail Help Message-ID: <CxxotJ.vn@orc-ny.com> Sender: pap@orc-ny.com (Patrick A. Philpot) Organization: Organization Resources Counselors, Inc. Distribution: usa,na Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1994 19:00:55 GMT There are 3 questions I would appreciate any help on. 1) Is there a version number in terms of the sendmail.cf (8.6.9) for instance ? 2) Is there a good book explaining sendmail ? 3) Currently my domain name is "orc-ny.com" and my hostname is "arnold", so when I send out mail "arnold" gets attached to all mail sent out. A) What I would like to know is how would I change my sendmail.cf file so when I send out mail it will say "orc-ny.com" ? B)According to the NeXT Sys. Admin. manual it mentions the "j" macro, do I just replace that with my domain name ? Thanks for any help. -- Patrick Philpott Organization Resource Counselors, Inc. pap@orc-ny.com "your never defeated when you lose, your only defeated when you quit"
From: rgc@wam.umd.edu (Ross Garrett Cutler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Lost my multi-partition boot Date: 19 Oct 1994 21:38:46 GMT Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742 Message-ID: <3843l6$5us@mimsy.cs.umd.edu> When I installed QNX the same drive (but different partition) as NS/I 3.2, I lost my multi-partition boot capability (so I now have to go to fdisk to set the active partition and then boot again). Is there a way to get it back? -- Ross Cutler University of Maryland, College Park Internet: rgc@cs.umd.edu
From: rgc@wam.umd.edu (Ross Garrett Cutler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Any way to boot my 2nd SCSI disk? Date: 19 Oct 1994 21:43:52 GMT Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742 Message-ID: <3843uo$6hr@mimsy.cs.umd.edu> Is there anyway to boot my second SCSI disk on an Intel system (NS 3.2)? If there was a ROM monitor like the NeXT hardware had, I'd know how to do it. Any solutions? Thanks! -- Ross Cutler University of Maryland, College Park Internet: rgc@cs.umd.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gerald@kurt.in-berlin.de (Gerald Erdmann) Subject: Re: "/etc/rc.boot: fsck: cannot execute" error Message-ID: <1994Oct19.093110.905@kurt.in-berlin.de> Sender: gerald@kurt.in-berlin.de References: <380t3f$c0n@nacm.com> Distribution: usa Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1994 09:31:10 GMT In article <380t3f$c0n@nacm.com> dan@groucho.nacm.com (Dan Arvidson) writes: > After a weeks vacation I came back to my black box and when I rebooted it > I got: > > +++ > Checking disks > /etc/rc.boot: fsck: cannot execute > Unknown error in reboot fsck. > Faking root mount entries > > -: stty: cannot execute > erase ^? intr ^C kill ^u > -: tset: cannot execute > --- > > ROM 3.3 v74 and NeXT Mach 3.2 are the versions...anyone got any ideas on a > remedy? Did you try to boot in single user mode and check the access rights from fsck? Did you restore from a backup medium before? Maybe sys-library is broken ... Gerald -------------------------------------------------------------- | GERALD ERDMANN | email: gerald @ kurt.in-berlin.de (NeXTmail welcome) | voice: +49 30 372 43 10 (Germany - Berlin) | crypt: pgp2 puplic key available |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard Moeller) Subject: Re: Stupid NeXT ( Mach OS ) can't do /bin/date '+%m/%d/%y' References: <1994Oct17.204326.23507@almserv.uucp> Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg. Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1994 10:25:11 GMT Message-ID: <1994Oct19.102511.338@proximus.north.de> Get the GNU date. It does what you want and compiles fine. G.
From: schwett@differencengine.hip.berkeley.edu (Mark Schwettmann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NeXTStep Suitability : Peer to Peer? Date: 15 Oct 1994 04:50:38 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Message-ID: <37nn2u$frc@agate.berkeley.edu> Hi... I was wondering if anyone out there had any comments regarding the suitability of NeXTStep for very small networks (<5 systems)... i.e. Peer to Peer. File sharing, printer sharing, SLIP hosting, etc. I generally love NeXTStep, but I've had a very difficult time getting a small network set up with my roommates. File sharing via NFS works but is rather clumsy without NetInfo, and turning one of the machines into a NetInfo server just made a mess... I am assuming that most of these difficulties are problems on my part; but then again... it shouldn't be so difficult! Any input appreciated! Mark Schwettmann mschwett@ced.berkeley.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: pineapp@netcom.com (Daniel Curry) Subject: Root Passwd GONE Help Message-ID: <pineappCxxH0D.I5@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom-Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1994 16:12:12 GMT I need help on restoring the root passwd on my next machine. One of my engineer had done a niload passwd . command. Some how the nidump file was corrupted so that no one can log in as root. It does prompt one for a passwd. I have tried to edit the /etc/passwd to remove the encrypted field for root. I have booted to single user mode. But I am not able to run niload passwd . < /etc/passwd. Is there a step that I am missing? Thank you, -- .----------------------------------------------+--------------------------. | INTERNET: pineapp@netcom.com (DC436) | Daniel Curry WB6STW | | AMPRNET : dan@wb6stw.ampr.org [44.4.20.144] | E-:-) Ham Radio Operator | | AX.25 : wb6stw@n0ary.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA | Redwood City, CA USA | | | DoD # 1450 | '----------------------------------------------+--------------------------'
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: serge@dadofsam.Princeton.EDU Subject: Re: Quotas under NS 3.3? Message-ID: <1994Oct19.155218.10594@Princeton.EDU> Originator: news@hedgehog.Princeton.EDU Sender: news@Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Princeton University References: <381pqf$8bq@hamblin.math.byu.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1994 15:52:18 GMT In article <381pqf$8bq@hamblin.math.byu.edu> pmarc@allanon.math.byu.edu (Paul Cardon) writes: > In article <37jl23$f0t@news.tuwien.ac.at> writes: > : As I am in the process of putting together an installation for up to > :1000 users on a bunch of workstations, I am rather urgently in need of > :a quota system. I do know that some scripts and hacks have been posted > :here not too long ago, but I am not sure that I want to bet the > :installation on that, also, I do not remeber how that works with > :NFS-shared drives. Sorry to post this to the group ... I couldn't determine the original sender's address: Next machines are not outstanding file servers -- they just weren't designed to do that. If I were in your shoes, I'd look at getting a good, integrated file server, something like an Auspex, and just use NFS to export file systems to the Nexts. That's what we do (for close to 200 Nexts), and it works just fine. The real advantage of having something like an Auspex is that you can centralize your backups and disk maintenance; think of the nightmare of having everyone's home file systems spread across 200 machines! The Auspex supports quotas (it's basically a soupped-up Sun), and we've written a little logon front-end program that warns users if they're over their soft and/or hard quotas. If you don't want to spend a lot of money on an Auspex, then look into getting a high-end Sun with lots of disk space. Serge Goldstein Next SysAdmin Princeton University CIT Serge J. Goldstein
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: vnode_pageout: failed! (newbie nextadmin) Date: 20 Oct 1994 05:02:48 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <384tlo$rke@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <3837ap$f9n@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> In article <3837ap$f9n@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> dano@magellan.csr.utexas.edu (Dano Carroll) writes: >vnode_pageout: failed! >{some process}[{procid}]: NFS write error 69 on pageout Check your disk quotas and usage on the NFS server. -=EPS=-
From: pguth@uclink.berkeley.edu (Paul Guth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Upgrade options for cube OS Date: 20 Oct 1994 07:17:14 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Message-ID: <3855hq$7og@agate.berkeley.edu> I have two NeXT Cube 040s running 3.0, and I'd like to bring them up to speed. I've been told that it's still possible to get developer's versions of NeXTStep for $249 at least for students. (As I am a student, this is fine.) Wrong group? Maybe, but I'm trying to get these NeXTs to cooperate as the Internet gateways for an office, and they have been experiencing periodic slowdowns (SERIOUS slowdowns) ever since I configured DNS on them. I used the version of named they had (4.8.0 I think) and they crawl. Anyway, any responses/info/even vitriolic insults appreciated. Paul -- --------------------------pguth@uclink.berkeley.edu-------------------------- Paul Guth Finger my keys, baby! In the words of a certain Professional Student PChem professor: University of California, Berkeley "We're all scientists now..."
From: buzz@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: undeletable directory Date: 19 Oct 1994 19:23:08 +0100 Organization: Marvins Home, a small place in Universe Message-ID: <383o6c$m4@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE> References: <9410172214.AA04543@zaphod> In-reply-to: Christian Starkjohann's message of 17 Oct 1994 23:14:33 MET In article <9410172214.AA04543@zaphod> Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> writes: Hello Christian, have you tried a small C-prog that uses unlink(2) and rmdir(2) directly? Greetings Bastian -- Bastian Schlueter Tel.: +49 30 /693 49 26 (privateVoice) Urbanstr. 25 Aufg. E 691 54 79 (privateData) D-10967 Berlin 314 25 973 (uni) Germany buzz@(cs|marvin.fb10).TU-Berlin.DE (NeXTmail welcome) -- Radfahrer haben nichts zu verlieren, als ihre Ketten --
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gerald@kurt.in-berlin.de (Gerald Erdmann) Subject: Re: vnode_pageout: failed! (newbie nextadmin) Message-ID: <1994Oct20.002201.5573@kurt.in-berlin.de> Sender: gerald@kurt.in-berlin.de References: <3837ap$f9n@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 1994 00:22:01 GMT In article <3837ap$f9n@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> dano@magellan.csr.utexas.edu (Dano Carroll) writes: > I have a NeXTstation Turbocolor running NS 3.0. Of late I have > been getting the following error sporadically: > > vnode_pageout: failed! > {some process}[{procid}]: NFS write error 69 on pageout > > When I do get these errors, I get the above message repeated hundred's > of times in a few minutes. It seems to occur during access to an NFS > server that is located two routers away. Anyone out there have a clue? Looks like a disc full error. No space for swapping .... Gerald -------------------------------------------------------------- | GERALD ERDMANN | email: gerald @ kurt.in-berlin.de (NeXTmail welcome) | voice: +49 30 372 43 10 (Germany - Berlin) | crypt: pgp2 puplic key available |
From: gemorris@access1.digex.net (Gregg Morris) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: TransSys PNI hangs after a couple of uses Date: 20 Oct 1994 08:27:16 -0400 Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA Message-ID: <385nn4$5fe@access1.digex.net> Hi Folks-- I use PNI v1.11 ordinary SLIP (not compressed) to connect my standalone (i.e. not part of any network) NEXTSTEP/Intel system to my service provider. I bring the link up and down manually, as the mood strikes me. It seems, however, that I can only do this 2 or 3 times without having to restart my system. At some point, when I bring up the link, Bad Things Happen. Routing information is somehow lost or something. My usual clue to the problem is that mail doesn't go out. In /usr/spool/mqueue/syslog, I'll see something like this: Oct 12 20:45:03 zul sendmail[130]: AA03861: to=jwinds@goon.com (Jim Winds),\ delay=00:22:31, stat=Deferred: Host Name Lookup Failure At this point, I can no longer a) bring down the SLIP link, and b) restart the system. pnistat still works, and my system is still working fine. If I try to ping somebody, it just hangs, and the same for telnet and ftp. If I try to restart or shutdown, the machine just hangs somewhere in the shutdown. I end up hitting the reset button and cursing. In the PNI doc, section 14.3, it mentions problems with nmserver getting confused. The suggestion is that nmserver should be re-initialized. Once I've realized that things are in a funky state, I've tried doing the following: kill -USR2 <nmserver's pid> but I get the following message on the console: nmserver - Could not find a working network interface - disabling the network and things are no better. Should I be re-initializing nmserver when I first bring up the link? If so, must I always log in as root (or use su) to do it, or could I do it via a script? I would be grateful for any suggestions, comments, thoughts, etc. Gregg Morris
From: hugob@tamtam.xs4all.nl Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Netware 3.12 Date: 20 Oct 1994 15:54:50 GMT Organization: XS4ALL, networking for the masses Message-ID: <3863sa$3vh@news.xs4all.nl> Keywords: Netware Novell I am running NeXTSTEP 3.2 (white hardware) on a netwerk with both a Novell 3.11 and 3.12 server. From the NeXT I can login and read directories on the 3.12 server, but I cannot copy from or to the server. the cursor starts turning and I am logged-out after 20 seconds. It is not a permissions/rights problem. Everything works fine with the 3.11 server. Everything else in the netwerk is working ok with the 3.12 server (Apple's, PC's with DOS, Windows, Windows NT). The only thing that is not default on the 3.12 server is that I am using 802.3 packets. (On the 3.11 server 802.3 is default, on 3.12 it is not). Anyone familiar with this problem? thanks hugob@xs4all.nl (don't use reply)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ae827@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Mike Daly) Subject: Problem with talk - Help! Message-ID: <Cxz6v2.KvH@freenet.carleton.ca> Sender: news@freenet.carleton.ca (Usenet News Admin) Organization: The National Capital FreeNet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Date: Thu, 20 Oct 1994 14:28:14 GMT I am having a problem using talk with my black NeXTs. The first terminal window that opens is /dev/console and this window does not recognize talk or mesg. I think if I make the permissions on /dev/console executable they will be reset every time I login. Is there any work around? Everything works fine on the ttyp's. Any help would be appreciated. Mike Daly
From: buzz@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter) Newsgroups: comp.security.unix,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Crack 4.1 - doesnt crypt properly on NeXTs? Date: 19 Oct 1994 23:42:38 +0100 Organization: Marvins Home, a small place in Universe Message-ID: <3847cu$1eo@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE> References: <382sbo$eqr@garuda.csulb.edu> In-reply-to: vamp@gothic.acs.csulb.edu's message of 19 Oct 1994 11:28:08 MET In article <382sbo$eqr@garuda.csulb.edu> vamp@gothic.acs.csulb.edu (VampLestat) writes: > Has anyone else had this problem? Any suggestions where to start looking > to fix it? Anyone actually ever run crack on a NeXT box (Intel or NeXT > hardware)? Yes, Crack 4.1 on NeXTstation NS 3.[012]. No Problem runs out of the box. Greetings Bastian -- Bastian Schlueter Tel.: +49 30 /693 49 26 (privateVoice) Urbanstr. 25 Aufg. E 691 54 79 (privateData) D-10967 Berlin 314 25 973 (uni) Germany buzz@(cs|marvin.fb10).TU-Berlin.DE (NeXTmail welcome) -- Radfahrer haben nichts zu verlieren, als ihre Ketten --
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: scott@geom.umn.edu (Scott S. Bertilson) Subject: wrap or jump scrolling in "console" window? Message-ID: <CxzD4w.IoD@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: The Geometry Center, University of Minnesota Date: Thu, 20 Oct 1994 16:41:17 GMT One major motivation for this question is the horrendously slow scrolling you get with a ND board at boot time, but it also applies to the "console" login to get a dumb terminal session. (Please overcome your disgust that I would ever use a dumb terminal session.) I've played with the ESC-[-r-##-;-## sort of stuff that does helpful things on a Sun, but it doesn't seem to do anything useful on the NeXT. Thanks, Scott S. Bertilson --
From: nicholr@heaphy.gb.swissbank.com (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Perl 5.0 on NeXTSTEP 3.2? Date: 20 Oct 1994 13:54:02 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Distribution: world Message-ID: <NICHOLR.94Oct20145402@heaphy.gb.swissbank.com> Is anybody running the newly released Perl 5.0 under NeXTSTEP 3.2? Do things like Dynamic loading work?
From: absinthe@viva.chem.washington.edu (Daniel Faken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Printer problem: "Driver class not set.."?? Date: 20 Oct 1994 22:34:50 GMT Organization: University of Washington Message-ID: <386raa$hht@news.u.washington.edu> I have tried to connect a NeXT laser printer to my turbo (greyscale) NeXTstation (running 3.0), but whenever I try to print I get this message printed to the console.log: Local_Printer[764]: Driver class not set in printer entry (and a panel telling me that "some or all of the pages couldn't be printed") Anyone know whats wrong? Here's my printcap (nidump printcap .): Local_Printer: \ :lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:sf=:sb=:lp=/dev/null:mx=0: \ :if=/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/prserver: \ :cf=/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pscf: \ :df=/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/psdf: \ :gf=/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/psgf: \ :nf=/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/psnf: \ :rf=/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/psrf: \ :tf=/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pstf: \ :vf=/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/psvf: \ :sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/Local_Printer:nxformat=3.0: \ :ty=NeXT 400 dpi Level II Printer:note=: thanks for any assistance, Daniel Faken absinthe@u.washington.edu
From: cs@ecs.co.at (Christian Starkjohann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: undeletable directory Date: 20 Oct 1994 23:05:26 GMT Organization: Vienna University Computer Center, Austria Distribution: world Message-ID: <386t3m$9mq@infosrv.edvz.univie.ac.at> References: <383o6c$m4@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE> Originator: cs@zaphod In article <383o6c$m4@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE> buzz@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter) writes: > [...] > have you tried a small C-prog that uses unlink(2) and rmdir(2) > directly? Well, I think it's time to summarize what I already tried. The problem: a directory that cannot be deleted: root@zaphod# ls -ld shit drwxrwxrwx 2 cs 7421952 Oct 19 16:54 shit/ root@zaphod# ls -al shit total 746 drwxrwxrwx 2 cs 7421952 Oct 19 16:54 ./ drwxrwx--- 5 cs 2048 Oct 20 16:18 ../ root@zaphod# rmdir shit rmdir: shit: Directory not empty root@zaphod# rm -rf shit root@zaphod# ls -ld shit drwxrwxrwx 2 cs 7421952 Oct 19 16:54 shit/ (still there...) I tried: - fsck in interactive mode (without -p flag), detects nothing - let find call rm -rf (suggested by Art Isbell <art@cubicsol.com>) - let tar overwrite the directroy (also suggested by Art Isbell) - write a C-program that tries unlink() and rmdir() (suggested by Art Isbell and Bastian Schlueter <buzz@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE>) - try to remove it with emacs in directory-edit-mode (suggested by Alec H. Peterson <chuckie@panix.com>) - create some files in the directory and then use rm -rf: files cannot be created in there. (suggested by Art Isbell) - move existing files to 'shit': files cannot be moved there - using clri is impossible since there is no clri on NS3.2 By the way: Every open/save-panel hangs when 'shit' is selected. Thanks to everyone who tried to help me. New ideas are still wellcome. (Maybe someone at next.com knows how this could happen?) Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> or <cs@ekpds1.tuwien.ac.at>
From: jantzen@ccmitpa.univ-lyon1.fr (Eric Jantzen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: X server for NeXTStep 2.2 !!!! Date: 20 Oct 1994 23:16:44 GMT Organization: C.I.S.M. Universite de Lyon 1 / INSA de Lyon Message-ID: <386tos$bjf@cismsun.univ-lyon1.fr> Hello it is very urgent !! Can someone send me the binary of a X server for a NeXTstation TurboColor, with NeXTStep 2.2 ??? thank)s -- ----------------------------------------------------- Eric Jantzen | jantzen@ccmi.univ-lyon1.fr U.C.B.L. | France | -----------------------------------------------------
From: absinthe@viva.chem.washington.edu (Daniel Faken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Printer problem: "Driver class not set.."?? Date: 21 Oct 1994 00:12:27 GMT Organization: University of Washington Message-ID: <38711b$l2i@news.u.washington.edu> References: <386raa$hht@news.u.washington.edu> In article <386raa$hht@news.u.washington.edu> absinthe@viva.chem.washington.edu (Daniel Faken) writes: > I have tried to connect a NeXT laser printer to my > turbo (greyscale) NeXTstation (running 3.0), but whenever I try to print > I get this message printed to the console.log: > Local_Printer[764]: Driver class not set in printer entry Never mind! I found Izumi Ohzawa's recent post on how to fix it. Daniel Faken absinthe@u.washington.edu
From: jreiss@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Joseph W Reiss) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: Perl 5.0 on NeXTSTEP 3.2? Date: 21 Oct 1994 01:48:42 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Distribution: world Message-ID: <3876lq$qk8@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> References: <NICHOLR.94Oct20145402@heaphy.gb.swissbank.com> Nicholr@gb.swissbank.com,robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk wrote... >Is anybody running the newly released Perl 5.0 under NeXTSTEP 3.2? > >Do things like Dynamic loading work? I just downloaded and built Perl 5 under NS3.2. Worked like a charm. Even has a configuration for NS3.2 already set up, so all you have to do is accept the defaults and it'll chug along nicely. As for Dynamic Loading... Well, the configuration/build process claims to have built and installed the dynamically loaded features. I didn't run the test suite or anything to make sure it works, but nothing complained about anything while it was being put together. All in all, a nice, seamless installation. Seems to work just fine on my existing scripts. Congrats and thanks to Larry Wall for another job well done! (Until we all start to find the bugs, that is :-) Joe -- | NeXTMail OK! | Roads? Where we're going, we don't need... roads! | | ________ | | | | |__) | ======================================================== | | (_|OE| \EISS | - Dr. Emmett Brown, "Back to the Future" |
From: kerdener@pitvax.pitzer.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: lost printer driver/template Date: 20 Oct 94 19:42:21 PST Organization: Pitzer College Message-ID: <1994Oct20.194221.1@pitvax.pitzer.edu> I'm currently trying to fix a problem that someone else inadvertantly caused, but I don't have enough experience to find a solution on my own (or rather, in a reasonable amount of time). I'm working in a lab of NeXT systems, all of which underwent an os upgrade to the latest version of NeXTStep. 3.3, I believe. The problem is that during the update, the printer drivers and templates were overwritten including one that we desperately need. We have tracked down the appropriate driver but the PrintManager declares that the template is missing for that driver. Sooooo my question is: Where can I find this driver? If you have any leads as to where I might look, they would be greatly appreciated. I am not an administrator, but rather an undergrad student who's learning the ropes by hanging from them. Sincerely, Technical Assistant Kaan Erdener Pitzer College kerdener@pitzer.edu Claremont, California
From: cosc19va@simpsons.cc.uh.edu (David Wang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Resetting all info to default? Date: 21 Oct 1994 03:41:26 GMT Organization: University of Houston Message-ID: <387d97$cvp@masala.cc.uh.edu> I'd like to thank all the peopl who helped me last time, but as I am trying to setup my interracial NeXTStep network, I hosed my NSFIP again. This time the machine now boots into this weird rootlogin where none of the NeXTAmin Apps work because they can't oipen any of the domains etc. I tried resetting the /etc/hostconfig file, but that didn't work, I think that there is a way to restor all the settings to the default standalone mode, can someone tell me quickly how to do this? Thanks .. -- Imagin' yourself a politician; Now imagin' yourself and idiot. Ah, but Alas I repeat myself.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: imdat@irex.de (Imdat Solak) Subject: Re: Root Passwd GONE Help Message-ID: <1994Oct20.094834.7476@irex.de> Sender: imdat@irex.de Organization: IREX Software AG, D-83329 Waging, Germany References: <pineappCxxH0D.I5@netcom.com> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 1994 09:48:34 MET In article <pineappCxxH0D.I5@netcom.com> pineapp@netcom.com (Daniel Curry) writes: > I need help on restoring the root passwd on my next machine. > One of my engineer had done a niload passwd . command. Some how > the nidump file was corrupted so that no one can log in as root. > It does prompt one for a passwd. > > I have tried to edit the /etc/passwd to remove the encrypted field > for root. I have booted to single user mode. But I am not > able to run niload passwd . < /etc/passwd. > Is there a step that I am missing? > > Thank you, No,no. Don't do that! Look there was an info about lost root-password in the NEXTSTEP Administration Manual. I don't know anymore where it was but said something like: Boot into single-user mode and do: localhost# /etc/rc at the shell-prompt. After it booted netinfo you can do: localhost# passwd root New Password: Re-enter New Password: Maybe you have to do 'source /etc/rc' but as I told I'm not sure. Imdat -- -- Imdat Solak * IREX Software AG * Hochreit 7 * D-83329 Waging * Germany phone: +49 8681 694-0 * fax: +49 8681 694-200 * mail: imdat@irex.de #import <sys/company/disclaimer.h>
From: apache@onramp.net (Mark Wauchope) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Any way to boot my 2nd SCSI disk? Date: 21 Oct 1994 06:51:34 GMT Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA Distribution: usa Message-ID: <387odm$5jb@news.onramp.net> References: <3843uo$6hr@mimsy.cs.umd.edu> In article <3843uo$6hr@mimsy.cs.umd.edu> rgc@wam.umd.edu (Ross Garrett Cutler) writes: > Is there anyway to boot my second SCSI disk on an Intel system (NS 3.2)? > If there was a ROM monitor like the NeXT hardware had, I'd know how to > do it. Any solutions? Thanks! from the Boot: prompt, type sd(1)mach_kernel this is assuming you have initilized the 2nd SCSI drive with the proper system files -- Mark Wauchope, President - Apache Digital apache@onramp.net DOS, Unix and NeXTSTEP PC's, sales and service. NeXTmail welcome.
From: apache@onramp.net (Mark Wauchope) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Thought I was compat ??? Date: 21 Oct 1994 07:00:24 GMT Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA Distribution: usa Message-ID: <387ou9$5m3@news.onramp.net> References: <381t0j$r5i@news.cais.com> In article <381t0j$r5i@news.cais.com> shunter@cais2.cais.com (Steve K Hunter) writes: > I am trying to install NS3.2 FIP and can not read the CD. I > have the Media Vision Fusion CD Kit (ProAudio Spectrum 16 > SCSI/sound card and NEC 2X CD). I pulled the > 1695_SoundBlaster16Driver.pkg.compressed file from NeXTanswers > but don't know what to do with it. My guess is I need a > UNIX formatted floppy with that file uncompressed on it ? > and put it in the floppy driver when I am asked to load > additional drivers during the install ? please post your entire hardware configuration. It is a little confusing from your post whether you are using a *real* SCSI controller or attempting to use the one on the sound card. If you do not have a supported SCSI card you are out of luck (the PAS SCSI will not work). Also, the SB16 driver you have is not the best one available. You should contact Talus Imaging at (713) 578-1434 to get their SB16 driver which is much better. BTW you do not need to put the SB16 driver on a NeXT formatted floppy because you do not need it for installation. Just wait until you get NS installed and then install the driver later using configure.app. NOTE: all this about SB16 is moot since you have a PAS and not an SB16. -- Mark Wauchope, President - Apache Digital apache@onramp.net DOS, Unix and NeXTSTEP PC's, sales and service. NeXTmail welcome.
From: robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: Perl 5.0 on NeXTSTEP 3.2? Date: 21 Oct 1994 07:59:59 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Distribution: world Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Oct21085959@steffi.dircon.co.uk> References: <NICHOLR.94Oct20145402@heaphy.gb.swissbank.com> <3876lq$qk8@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> To: jreiss@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Joseph W Reiss) In-reply-to: jreiss@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu's message of 21 Oct 1994 01:48:42 GMT <jreiss@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> writes: >Nicholr@gb.swissbank.com,robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk wrote... >>Is anybody running the newly released Perl 5.0 under NeXTSTEP 3.2? >> >>Do things like Dynamic loading work? >I just downloaded and built Perl 5 under NS3.2. Worked like a charm. >Even has a configuration for NS3.2 already set up, so all you have to >do is accept the defaults and it'll chug along nicely. Yes that would seem so. >As for Dynamic Loading... Well, the configuration/build process >claims to have built and installed the dynamically loaded features. I >didn't run the test suite or anything to make sure it works, but >nothing complained about anything while it was being put together. The postscript docs and the manpage indicate that the Dynamic loading will work under NeXTSTEP. >All in all, a nice, seamless installation. Seems to work just fine on >my existing scripts. Congrats and thanks to Larry Wall for another >job well done! (Until we all start to find the bugs, that is :-) Here's one that will give you problems :-) (mail2news) !/usr/local/bin/perl ($program = $0) =~ s%.*/%%; ( $version ) = $] =~ /(\d+\.\d+).*\nPatch level/; die "$program: requires at least version 3 of perl\n" if $version < 3; >Joe >-- >| NeXTMail OK! | Roads? Where we're going, we don't need... roads! | >| ________ | | >| | |__) | ======================================================== | >| (_|OE| \EISS | - Dr. Emmett Brown, "Back to the Future" | -- "When you try them you _know_ why they're there.More security, more freshness." (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
From: robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: cron doesn't work Date: 21 Oct 1994 08:01:04 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Oct21090104@steffi.dircon.co.uk> References: <Cxu2vK.FL@woyceck.in-ulm.de> <38151q$hd2@news.duke.edu> To: howar016@mc.duke.edu (Denise Howard Blakeley In-reply-to: howar016@mc.duke.edu's message of 18 Oct 1994 18:44:10 GMT <howar016@mc.duke.edu> writes: >walisch@woyceck.in-ulm.de <Hanno Walischewski> writes >>since last week my cron does not execute the commands in /etc/crontab. For >>example: I added the folowing line to test it: >> >>00 21 * * * root "/bin/ls /Users/walisch | mail -s test walisch" >> >>... but nothing happens. I don't know how to test the thing and how to search >>for the reason and it would be great if someone could give me some advice.... >First of all, it's advisable to put your custom cron entries into a file named >crontab.local rather than crontab. >Secondly, it's a good idea to give the full pathname for whatever you want run, >so use /usr/ucb/mail in your cron entry instead of just mail. >Thirdly, you don't need the double quotes around the whole works you want >executed; this may even be causing you a problem. >Try these last two things and see if they help. To test, just make the >execution time in the entry a few minutes ahead of the time you're editing it, >and save the file. If you get an e-mail, you'll know it worked! The crontab >files are checked by cron every minute, if I remember correctly. Yes and after doing all of this. Install Vixie Cron :-) -- "When you try them you _know_ why they're there.More security, more freshness." (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (Willem van Schaik) Subject: Re: Help recovering a disk (MEDIA ERRORS)! Message-ID: <1994Oct21.105351.3649@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> Sender: news@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (USENET News System) Organization: Philips Communications & Processing Services, Eindhoven References: <1994Oct17.171525.11060@news.cs.indiana.edu> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 1994 10:53:51 GMT "Kharim Hogan" <kharim@cs.indiana.edu> writes: >Hopefully someone can help me out. My external drive will no longer >boot (it doesn't complete 'fsck' without errors). I can mount the >drive although there are so many bad sectors that it complains when >I try to look at files. It complains of MEDIA ERRORS all over the >place. I remember once recovering a disk in such a condition but I don't >remember how. Does anybody know how to go about this or what I can/should >do before I resort to completely reformatting the disk. I had recently the same with my disk. I reformatted it using disk and everything looked to be OK again. But one week later the same problem reappeared. Well, I did the formatting for the second time, but I'm now busy buying a new disk, because I don't rely on the old one anymore. Willem -- W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philips TASS schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl
From: rainer@wmax62.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Rainer Frohnhoefer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NFS Benchmark available ????? Date: 21 Oct 1994 13:17:42 GMT Organization: University of Wuerzburg, Germany Message-ID: <388f1m$66f@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> I have an 040 cube (16 MB RAM :^(( , 2 GB HD) running as a (dedicated) file- and mailserver for 9 black turbo slabs. Our sytem performance even under average load most of the time is really *bad*. Most of the work is done with Mathematica and TeX. I won't be able to get more memory and a new OS (we're still running NS 3.0) 'till January '95 but I want to do something about the system speed. My Question: Is there a tool for analyzing the network load, ready for our NeXTs. I know there are some packages out there, but I don't really want to go through all the configure- & setup-pains unless I really have to. Any ideas, recommendations? --------------------------------- "God is real, until declared integer." rainer@picard.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de
From: rainer@wmax62.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Rainer Frohnhoefer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Screensaver/locker with timer ? Date: 21 Oct 1994 13:22:17 GMT Organization: University of Wuerzburg, Germany Message-ID: <388fa9$6b0@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> I looking for a screensaver with a built-in timer for an automatic logout. Maybe a patched-up Backspace.app ? Thanks in advance ..... ------------------------ "Help!" rainer@picard.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de
From: Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Netinfo 'ypset' equivalent? Date: 21 Oct 1994 14:12:13 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <388i7u$bs@rosie.next.com> References: <CxxqFD.886@eunet.ch> In article <CxxqFD.886@eunet.ch> flog@chelsea (Florian Gutzwiller) writes: # # Is there a mechanism in Netinfo that is equivalent to the 'ypset' # command in NIS? I'm particularly interested in finding a solution to # bind clients to a server on a remote network separated by a router # that would not forward any broadcasts. You'll need to edit the IP address of the broadcasthost entry in the local netinfo database to point to the NetInfo server, instead of a broadcast address. You'll also need to hardcode your IP address, netmask, router, and so in in /etc/hostconfig. joe
From: pmarc@allanon.math.byu.edu (Paul Cardon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Root Passwd GONE Help Date: 21 Oct 1994 15:15:38 GMT Organization: Brigham Young University Message-ID: <388luq$t3t@hamblin.math.byu.edu> References: <1994Oct20.094834.7476@irex.de> In article <1994Oct20.094834.7476@irex.de> writes: :In article <pineappCxxH0D.I5@netcom.com> pineapp@netcom.com (Daniel Curry) :writes: :> I need help on restoring the root passwd on my next machine. :> One of my engineer had done a niload passwd . command. Some how :> the nidump file was corrupted so that no one can log in as root. :> It does prompt one for a passwd. :> :> I have tried to edit the /etc/passwd to remove the encrypted field :> for root. I have booted to single user mode. But I am not :> able to run niload passwd . < /etc/passwd. :> Is there a step that I am missing? :> :> Thank you, : :No,no. Don't do that! Look there was an info about lost root-password :in the NEXTSTEP Administration Manual. I don't know anymore where it :was but said something like: : :Boot into single-user mode and do: : :localhost# /etc/rc : :at the shell-prompt. After it booted netinfo you can do: :localhost# passwd root :New Password: :Re-enter New Password: : :Maybe you have to do 'source /etc/rc' but as I told I'm not sure. : You don't want to do that either, but you do want to start some of the services that are started in the rc scripts. Here's what you do: Boot single-user mode (procedure varies from NeXT to Intel or HP). Enter the following on 3.0 and newer to set the loopback interface. ifconfig lo0 inet 127.0.0.1 Start portmap and NetInfo bind daemon. /usr/etc/portmap /usr/etc/nibindd Enough of netinfo is now running for you to change the root password in the database. passwd root At this point you need to shut down the machine. /usr/etc/shutdown -h now When you bring it back up into multi-user mode, the root account will work. -- Paul M. Cardon Technical Editor - System Administration - NEXT IN LINE Magazine President of Provo OpenStep-NEXTSTEP User and Developer Group (PoNG) NEXTSTEP and HP System Manager - Math Department - Brigham Young University
From: elitman@proxima.com (Eric A. Litman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: cron doesn't work Date: 21 Oct 1994 11:01:33 -0500 Organization: Proxima, Inc. Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <px9410211601.AA05564@pine.proxima.com> In article <ROBERT.94Oct21090104@steffi.dircon.co.uk> robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) wrote: # Yes and after doing all of this. Install Vixie Cron :-) Paul Vixie's cron does have some nice features, but install it with a modicum of caution: it has been riddled with serious security holes for some time now, and even the most recent version has its insecurities. -- Eric Litman Proxima, Inc. vox: (703) 506.1661 Director, Network Services McLean, VA elitman+@proxima.com
From: Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Netinfo 'ypset' equivalent? Date: 21 Oct 1994 15:48:46 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <388nsu$go@rosie.next.com> References: <388i7u$bs@rosie.next.com> In article <388i7u$bs@rosie.next.com> Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) writes: # In article <CxxqFD.886@eunet.ch> flog@chelsea (Florian Gutzwiller) # writes: # # # # Is there a mechanism in Netinfo that is equivalent to the 'ypset' # # command in NIS? I'm particularly interested in finding a solution # # to bind clients to a server on a remote network separated by a # # router that would not forward any broadcasts. # # You'll need to edit the IP address of the broadcasthost entry in the # local netinfo database to point to the NetInfo server, instead of a # broadcast address. Oops. I know better than that. Sheesh. You need to ADD an entry in the local domain with the name and IP address of the server, and a serves property of "../network". The easiest way to do that is to duplicate the broadcasthost entry, and then edit the name and IP fields. I should know better than to post to the net before noon. # You'll also need to hardcode your IP address, netmask, router, and so # in in /etc/hostconfig. # # joe joe
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: lost printer driver/template Date: 21 Oct 1994 16:50:22 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <388rge$4o@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <1994Oct20.194221.1@pitvax.pitzer.edu> In article <1994Oct20.194221.1@pitvax.pitzer.edu> kerdener@pitvax.pitzer.edu writes: >I'm working in a lab of NeXT systems, all of which underwent an os upgrade to >the latest version of NeXTStep. 3.3, I believe. The problem is that during >the update, the printer drivers and templates were overwritten including one >that we desperately need. > >We have tracked down the appropriate driver but the PrintManager declares that >the template is missing for that driver. > >Sooooo my question is: Where can I find this driver? On your CDROM. Just reinstall these two packages. /NEXTSTEP_3.2/NextCD/Packages/PrinterPPDs.pkg and .../ImagesetterPPDs.pkg. Oh, and please don't call these PPD files as "drivers" as they are not. These are PostScript Printer Description files, though I have to admit that it can be confusing from a user's point of view. -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] Vision Science / School of Optometry USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Tel: 510-642-6440, Fax: 510-642-3323, (NeXT & MIME mails welcome)
From: jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu (James C. Luby) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: modem communication software packages Date: 21 Oct 1994 17:44:34 GMT Organization: University of Washington Distribution: na Message-ID: <388um2$cmr@news.u.washington.edu> I have a NeXT slab and would like to use it to communicate (i.e., login in to a remote system to check email and/or to transfer files) with other unix systems via a Hayes-compatible modem. There appear to be a number of options for doing so including kermit, kermit5a, tip, zmodem, tip_zmodem, etc. I would appreciate advice as to which of these (or any other) programs is the "best" all around solution and suggesions for an ftp site to obtain the latest version. Thanks! Jim -- James C. Luby Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington Seattle, Wa. 98105
From: john_devitofranceschi@il.us.swissbank.com (John Devitofranceschi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Perl 5.0 on NeXTSTEP 3.2? Date: 21 Oct 1994 08:11:32 GMT Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation, Swiss Bank Center, Zurich Airport Distribution: world Message-ID: <387t3k$efr@op1p127mbs.il.us.swissbank.com> References: <NICHOLR.94Oct20145402@heaphy.gb.swissbank.com> Robert Nicholson writes > Is anybody running the newly released Perl 5.0 under NeXTSTEP 3.2? > > Do things like Dynamic loading work? YES! There are a few small problems with making MABs here's how your get around them: Run Configure as if your were going to make for only one architecture. Then, change the following values in config.sh so they look like this: ccflags='-arch m68k -arch i386 -D_POSIX_SOURCE -DUSE_NEXT_CTYPE -DDEBUGGING' ldflags='-arch m68k -arch i386 -u libsys_s' lddlflags='-nostdlib -r -arch m68k -arch i386' (NB Once you've done this, Configure will no longer work properly. This is because the C preprocessor (cc -E) won't work with the multiple '-arch' flags. From now on, run Configure with the -S option to do the variable substitution). Now, for each Makefile.SH in ext/*, replace the call to 'ld' with a call to 'cc'. You need to do this because ld doesn't grok multiple -arch parameters unless it get's them from cc. Now you're ready to build: /Configure -S make depend make all Once you've made everything, you need to say find . -name \*.a -exec ranlib {} \; This will prevent the next makes you run (make test, make install) from trying to build the static lib's again (this will fail because 'ar' cannot deal with MAB lib's). Now you should be able to 'make test'. When I did this, all tests passed. Have fun... -- John Devitofranceschi Swiss Bank Corporation, IFD/NSE, Unix and Network Engineering jd@il.us.swissbank.com Work: 011 411 239 6807 Home: 011 411 381 5475 "I have never understood why it should be necessary to become irrational in order to prove that you care, or indeed, why it should be necessary to prove it at all." -Kerr Avon, "Duel"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rnelson@is.rpslmc.edu (Randy Nelson) Subject: NXHosting to a host connected via ppp Message-ID: <1994Oct20.153117.2509@rpslmc.edu> Sender: news@rpslmc.edu Organization: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center Date: Thu, 20 Oct 1994 15:31:17 GMT We are trying to NXHost apps to a host that is connected via ppp. However, we get a DPS Client Library Error with the message "Cannot form connection" each time we try. BACKGROUND: The network knows about the ppp host in netinfo The account on the ppphost has Public Window Server set to on. Both systems are running NS 3.2 The ppp is a public domain version. We are able to telnet from the network to the ppp host. DESCRIPTION: We are on the remote machine, ppptest (machine connected via ppp). We have connected to a network. We telnet to a machine on the network (call it bill). From bill we try the following commands: either /LocalApps/WordPerfect.app/WordPerfect -NXHost ppptest or open WordPerfect -NXHost ppptest Both times we receive the DPS client error. Has anyone been able to successfully NXHost to ppp host? If so, was there anything special that had to be set up other than just adding the host entry to netinfo? Thanks, Randy -- Randy Nelson rnelson@is.rpslmc.edu NeXTMAIL Accepted NeXTSTEP Developer / Unix Specialist Single Source Systems, Inc. (Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center)
From: christy.nelson@Eng.Sun.COM (Christy Nelson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.solaris Subject: Test Participant Invitation, DOE Usability Study Date: 21 Oct 1994 17:44:00 GMT Organization: SunSoft, Inc. (A Sun Microsystems, Inc. subsidiary) Distribution: inet Message-ID: <388ul0$mkt@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM> Keywords: usability, unix, testing, OS, Solaris The Human Computer Interaction group at SunSoft is looking for individuals to participate in an upcoming usability study for DOE. We are currently looking for individuals who: - Have used a UNIX-based operating system, at least weekly, for the last year - Have sucessfully installed operating systems and applications in a network environment - Are willing to sign a non-disclosure agreement - Are willing to be video taped during the study (your identity will be kept in confidence) - Are available for two to three hours on 1 day between Tuesday, 11/8 and Friday, 11/11 - Work/live within driving distance to Mountain View, CA The study will be conducted at SunSoft's Usability Engineering Center in Mountain View. The hours of the study are flexible to fit your schedule. During the study, you will: - Perform installation tasks - Discuss your likes, dislikes, concerns, and ideas If you are interested in participating in this study, or know of someone who is, please contact: Christy Nelson Admin/Lab Coord. Usability Engineering SunSoft, Inc. (A Sun Microsystems, Inc. subsidiary) (415) 336-3945 (phone) (415) 691-1024 (FAX) christy.nelson@Eng.Sun.COM
From: jmack@phys.ualberta.ca (James S MacKinnon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NXHosting to a host connected via ppp Date: 21 Oct 1994 18:58:09 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <389301$ulq@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <1994Oct20.153117.2509@rpslmc.edu> In article <1994Oct20.153117.2509@rpslmc.edu> rnelson@is.rpslmc.edu (Randy Nelson) writes: > We are trying to NXHost apps to a host that is connected via ppp. > However, we get a DPS Client Library Error with the message "Cannot form > connection" each time we try. .. > If so, was there anything special that had to be set up other than just > adding the host entry to netinfo? Try sending nmserver a SIGUSR2 on your ppp client, i.e. kill -USR2 <nmserver-process-id> For SLIP this works (not so sure about ppp); re-initializing nmserver in this way should enable mach IPC over the 'new' network interface. -- James S. MacKinnon Office: P-139 Avahd-Bhatia Physics Lab Computing/Networking Voice : (403) 492-8226 Department of Physics University of Alberta email : Jim.MacKinnon@Phys.UAlberta.CA Edmonton, Canada T6G 2N5 : jmack@Phys.UAlberta.CA
From: chris@helser54.res.iastate.edu (Chris Wong) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: Perl 5.0 on NeXTSTEP 3.2? Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Date: 21 Oct 1994 20:30:31 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Distribution: world Message-ID: <3898d7$1k2@news.iastate.edu> References: <NICHOLR.94Oct20145402@heaphy.gb.swissbank.com> <3876lq$qk8@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Joseph W Reiss (jreiss@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu) wrote: : As for Dynamic Loading... Well, the configuration/build process : claims to have built and installed the dynamically loaded features. I : didn't run the test suite or anything to make sure it works, but : nothing complained about anything while it was being put together. I ran the test. Everything seems to be ok. Including the Dynamic loading test. -- Chris Wong Iowa State University Computer Science and Computer Engineering
From: dwong@ucs.ualberta.ca (Debbie Wong) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Printer problem: "Driver class not set.."?? Date: 21 Oct 1994 20:40:56 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <38990o$o0m@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <386raa$hht@news.u.washington.edu> <38711b$l2i@news.u.washington.edu> Daniel Faken (absinthe@viva.chem.washington.edu) wrote: : In article <386raa$hht@news.u.washington.edu> : absinthe@viva.chem.washington.edu (Daniel Faken) writes: : > I have tried to connect a NeXT laser printer to my : > turbo (greyscale) NeXTstation (running 3.0), but whenever I try to print : > I get this message printed to the console.log: : > Local_Printer[764]: Driver class not set in printer entry : Never mind! : I found Izumi Ohzawa's recent post on how to fix it. I haven't been able to find this posting, can you please send me a copy since I'm experiencing the same problem. I would really appreciate it since I'm in a bit of shock to come back from leave and to find out someone worked on my system and left it in a complete mess. Many thanks, Debbie Wong, Computing and Network Services University of Alberta CANADA email: Debbie.Wong@ualberta.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jes@rednsi.demon.co.uk (Josep Egea) Subject: SLIP/PPP for NS FIP Organization: Nexus Servicios de Informacion, s.l. Date: Fri, 21 Oct 1994 18:00:50 +0000 Message-ID: <782762450snz@rednsi.demon.co.uk> Sender: usenet@demon.co.uk Hi! Can anyone tell me where to find SLIP or PPP for NS running on Intel HW? (PD or commercial). Thanks a lot! -- Josep Egea jes@rednsi.demon.co.uk Nexus Servicios de Informacion, s.l.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: pineapp@netcom.com (Daniel Curry) Subject: Re: Root Passwd GONE Help Message-ID: <pineappCy12HD.3s5@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom-Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) References: <pineappCxxH0D.I5@netcom.com> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 1994 14:48:49 GMT Thank you fo rall the replies. I had managed to now have root access working now. Everyone had mentioned about singel user and /etc/rc sript. I had found one more that I would like to pass on. If you are doing network backups. Where your tape drive is on another unix server. The remote server has to be trusted to your local systems. Because of this trust. You can type "rsh next:/etc/nidump . passwd > /tmp/passwd" from the remote system. It does work. Thank you Daniel Curry (pineapp@netcom.com) wrote: : I need help on restoring the root passwd on my next machine. : One of my engineer had done a niload passwd . command. Some how : the nidump file was corrupted so that no one can log in as root. : It does prompt one for a passwd. : I have tried to edit the /etc/passwd to remove the encrypted field : for root. I have booted to single user mode. But I am not : able to run niload passwd . < /etc/passwd. : Is there a step that I am missing? : Thank you, : -- : .----------------------------------------------+--------------------------. : | INTERNET: pineapp@netcom.com (DC436) | Daniel Curry WB6STW | : | AMPRNET : dan@wb6stw.ampr.org [44.4.20.144] | E-:-) Ham Radio Operator | : | AX.25 : wb6stw@n0ary.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA | Redwood City, CA USA | : | | DoD # 1450 | : '----------------------------------------------+--------------------------' -- .----------------------------------------------+--------------------------. | INTERNET: pineapp@netcom.com (DC436) | Daniel Curry WB6STW | | AMPRNET : dan@wb6stw.ampr.org [44.4.20.144] | E-:-) Ham Radio Operator | | AX.25 : wb6stw@n0ary.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA | Redwood City, CA USA | | | DoD # 1450 | '----------------------------------------------+--------------------------'
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Automatic IP & Name acquisition. Date: 21 Oct 1994 22:17:30 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <389elq$b9i@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> If I boot off ethernet, my next gets the necessary information from whatever machine is set up to run bootparamd and bootpd. However if I boot off the local disk, with hostname set to -AUTOMATIC- hostname hangs with a message, Configuration server not responding what gives? Is there another daemon that needs to run just to answer this request? -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: reboot in scripts Date: 21 Oct 1994 22:20:52 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <389es4$b9i@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> I'd like to boot off the ethernet, run a script, then reboot the machine off its local disk. The man page for reboot says that you can enter a boot command on the command line e.g. Options to reboot are: boot_command Allows a new boot command to be specified. Normally the system is rebooted using the previous boot command, but using this option allows a new boot command to be specified without requiring the user to halt the system and enter the new boot command from the console. However, so far, I've been unable to get this to work. I always get a fuss message from the Next> prompt giving the usage of the boot command. What gives? -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: magnan@maths1.MATHCN.UMontreal.CA (Magnan Francois) Subject: Transys PNI1.11 : How can I use email? Message-ID: <MAGNAN.94Oct21201127@maths1.MATHCN.UMontreal.CA> Sender: news@cc.umontreal.ca (Administration de Cnews) Organization: Universite de Montreal Date: Sat, 22 Oct 1994 00:11:27 GMT Hello, I have sucessfuly installed Transys PNI 1.11 on my NeXTCube (NS3.2). I can ftp, rlogin,... When I use Mail.app to send an email message nothing gets tranfered. How can I configure Mail.app so that email can leave my machine and drive into internet. Please note that my machine is not networked apart from that slip connection. Thank you , Francois Magnan -- **************************************************** ** Francois Magnan : magnan@mathcn.umontreal.ca ** ** Dept. Mathematiques, Universite de Montreal ** ****************************************************
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jlemon@netcom.com (Jonathan Lemon) Subject: Re: TransSys PNI hangs after a couple of uses Message-ID: <jlemonCy1Fpt.1IC@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <385nn4$5fe@access1.digex.net> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 1994 19:34:28 GMT In article <385nn4$5fe@access1.digex.net>, Gregg Morris <gemorris@access1.digex.net> wrote: >Hi Folks-- > >I use PNI v1.11 ordinary SLIP (not compressed) to connect my standalone >(i.e. not part of any network) NEXTSTEP/Intel system to my >service provider. I bring the link up and down manually, as the mood >strikes me. It seems, however, that I can only do this 2 or 3 times >without having to restart my system. At some point, when I bring up >the link, Bad Things Happen. Routing information is somehow lost or >something. My usual clue to the problem is that mail doesn't go You don't mention if you managed to successfully bring up the SLIP link or not. One problem that I've had with PNI is that when the link comes up, it deletes the default loopback route, and replaces it with something else. If it then gets wedged, it doesn't replace the any routes to the loopback interface, so that you are left with no way to communicate with your own machine. I'd suggest doing 'netstat -nr' and seeing if there's a route to the loopback interface. If not, adding it by hand will allow you to at least shut the machine down. Note that if there is no route to 127.0.0.1, you can't even do a 'su', since su wants to use netinfo, netinfo wants to use the network, and the network is in a snit. My cheap workaround is simply to keep the root shell (where I started PNI) around in the background to patch things up in an emergency. Another solution would be to write a script that could be run from the PNI failure code or the command line that patches up the route table manually. -- Jonathan
From: louie@va.pubnix.com (Louis A. Mamakos,,,) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: TransSys PNI hangs after a couple of uses Date: 22 Oct 1994 00:55:04 -0400 Organization: Pubnix Access Systems (Virgina) Message-ID: <38a5v8$pn@pub01.va.pubnix.com> References: <385nn4$5fe@access1.digex.net> <jlemonCy1Fpt.1IC@netcom.com> >You don't mention if you managed to successfully bring up the SLIP >link or not. One problem that I've had with PNI is that when the >link comes up, it deletes the default loopback route, and replaces >it with something else. If it then gets wedged, it doesn't replace >the any routes to the loopback interface, so that you are left with >no way to communicate with your own machine. Do not configure 127.0.0.1 as the local.address in the PNI configuration and you won't have this problem. The only route which gets deleted is the default route (if it installed it), and a route for the local address of the pni interface via the loopback interface. Louis Mamakos
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ian_stewart@nyro.com (Ian Stewart) Subject: UUCP question Message-ID: <Cy2642.q2@nyro.com> Sender: ian@nyro.com (Ian Stewart) Organization: NYRO Technix, Inc. - markets VirtSpace(tm), Faxcess(tm), UUCP-EZ(tm) and other NEXTSTEP software. Date: Sat, 22 Oct 1994 05:04:49 GMT Background: I have a NeXTstation, a USR sportster 28.8k modem, 2 serivce providers and two employees dialing in (all using different modems) Regarding the two service providers; I have them listed in my /etc/uucp/L.sys. Each one requires a seperate and very different modem string. This seems to leave my UUCP dial-up (getty) stuff in an inconsistant state. At the momment I have to turn the modem off and then back on, so the employees can dial-in. Question: Is there a way for me to reset the modem after each connect to either of the two service providers? I would like to be able to send a tidy-up string immediately after each connection was completed, that way, the dial-in employees would have no trouble and I would not have to power on and off the modem. Any help is greatly appreciated. Ian
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ian_stewart@nyro.com (Ian Stewart) Subject: /etc/ttys question Message-ID: <Cy2Atn.10A@nyro.com> Sender: ian@nyro.com (Ian Stewart) Organization: NYRO Technix, Inc. - markets VirtSpace(tm), Faxcess(tm), UUCP-EZ(tm) and other NEXTSTEP software. Date: Sat, 22 Oct 1994 06:46:34 GMT I posted a question regarding UUCP and this is slightly related. As I described in the UUCP message, I have a NeXTstation, a USR sportster 28.8k modem, 2 service providers and two employees dialing in (all using different modems) Regarding the two service providers; I have them listed in my /etc/uucp/L.sys. Each one requires a separate and very different modem string. This seems to leave my UUCP dial-up (getty) stuff in an inconsistent state. At the moment I have to turn the modem off and then back on, so the employees can dial-in. Question: I would like the USR Sportster to automatically figure out what the best modem speed should be. How do I set my ttys to allow ANY speed (dynamically) that the USR will connect to? It is currently set to this: But one employee has a better modem, so it could connect higher. I basically want the modem to figure out the best speed and then present a login prompt. Thanks again, Ian
From: bernhard@pluto.nt.tuwien.ac.at (Bernhard Mayr) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: .xmodemaprc Date: 22 Oct 1994 10:18:44 GMT Organization: Vienna University of Technology, Austria Message-ID: <38aou4$9d5@news.tuwien.ac.at> If anyone has got a .xmodemaprc for coXist, INTEL, german keyboard, please email me. --Bernhard Mayr ---------------------------------------------------------------- Mag.rer.nat. D.I. Bernhard J. MAYR Institut f. Nachrichtentechnik u. Hochfrequenztechnik, TU-WIEN mail: bmayr@email.tuwien.ac.at; tel: 58801/3513 ----------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: c4craig@csn.org (Craig Anderson) Subject: Mux and shared IRQ? Message-ID: <Cy2qJJ.Gw7@csn.org> Sender: news@csn.org (The Daily Planet) Organization: Colorado SuperNet, Inc. Date: Sat, 22 Oct 1994 12:26:06 GMT I would like to use the South Coast Computing Usenet II serial board with the Mux driver. This board has 4 ports that can share a single IRQ. I have tried configuring 2 ports and both 16550s are recognized but the second one is not accepted. Is the shared IRQ a problem? Can anyone tell me how to configure this? Thanks, Craig H. Anderson craig@c4.com
From: jhj@daimi.aau.dk (Jens Hoerup Jensen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Swapdisk Date: 20 Oct 1994 15:06:14 GMT Organization: DAIMI, Computer Science Dept. at Aarhus University Message-ID: <386116$onn@belfort.daimi.aau.dk> Keywords: Swapdisk partitioning I have some problems with defining a swapdisk. I have the following configuration: Black HW External HD 1.2 GB (bootdisk) Internal HD 200 MB I want to use the internal disk for swapdisk AND normal filesystem. Just changing the entry in /etc/swaptab doesnt do the trick. Defining the internal disk as swapdisk (all 200 MB) isn't desirable too. Does anyone know the exact procedure for handling this situation (if possible at all) ?? Any comments welcome /jhj@daimi.dk
From: robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: Anybody ever tried to replace mailfetch? Date: 22 Oct 1994 15:57:25 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Distribution: world Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Oct22165725@steffi.dircon.co.uk> Has anybody ever replaced Mail.app's mailfetch? What specifically is the mach port used for? The only way I can kick off a program when mail is received is by replacing the existing mailfetch with my own version. (.forward,.procmailrc files are not seen at this site) Is this possible? -- "Emacs isn't pretty. It's functional!" (ASCII for text only messages)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: reboot in scripts Message-ID: <1994Oct22.140818.920@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <389es4$b9i@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Date: Sat, 22 Oct 1994 14:08:18 GMT In article <389es4$b9i@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) writes: }~ I'd like to boot off the ethernet, run a script, then reboot the machine }~ off its local disk. The man page for reboot says that you can enter a boot }~ command on the command line e.g. }~ }~ Options to reboot are: }~ }~ boot_command }~ Allows a new boot command to be specified. Normally }~ the system is rebooted using the previous boot command, }~ but using this option allows a new boot command to be }~ specified without requiring the user to halt the system }~ and enter the new boot command from the console. }~ }~ However, so far, I've been unable to get this to work. }~ I always get a fuss message from the Next> prompt giving the }~ usage of the boot command. What gives? Possibly a number of things. Note first that the parameters you're giving here are a SINGLE string parameter which are everything you'd type at the NeXT> prompt FOLLOWING the "b". If that doesn't answer it, you may need to post examples. --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
From: soma@fiveup.cs.unm.edu (Anil B. Somayaji) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: missing space on HD Date: 22 Oct 1994 20:56:47 GMT Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Distribution: world Message-ID: <SOMA.94Oct22145647@fiveup.cs.unm.edu> I recently noticed that I appear to be missing over 80 MB on my system! Here's what df reports: Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on /dev/sd0a 331166 231151 66898 78% / /dev/sd2a 514922 345850 117579 75% /hd2 /private/vm/swapfile 331166 231151 66898 78% /private/vm/swapfile.front /dev/rsd0h 184108 155356 28752 84% /dos If you check the numbers, you'll notice that 231151+66898=298049, NOT 331166. So, I seem to be missing over 30 MB on my root partition. Similarly, on /hd2, 345850+117579=463429, not 514922, for a difference of around 50 MB. Interestingly enough, the numbers add up for the /dos partition. Additional info: My backup utilities report that I have the amount of data reported in the "used" column, so at least df is right on that count. However, the Workspace says there is 114 MB free on /hd2 - more than reported by df, but less than it should be. Also, I am running NS/I 3.2 with a DPT 2012 controller. Anybody have any ideas? I could do a clean install and see what happens, but until I know what is going on, I don't want to try something that drastic. Thanks! -- --Anil ---------------------------------------------------------------- Anil Somayaji (505)883-3881 3600 Wellesley Dr. NE, #E349 soma@cs.unm.edu Albuquerque, NM 87107
From: tim@access.rrinc.com.blacksburg.va.us (Tim Buck) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Subject: Need help with IBM 0664CSH OEM drive Date: 22 Oct 1994 21:55:14 GMT Organization: Recognition Research, Inc. Message-ID: <38c1o2$d3e@solaris.cc.vt.edu> Keywords: IBM 0664 4GB drive NeXTStep I'm trying to help a friend add a new drive to his NeXTstation, and we're about at the end of our collective rope. The drive is an IBM 0664CSH (OEM Allicat S20) drive, 4GB capacity. We're trying to attach it to a NeXTstation running NeXTStep 3.2. We're able to successfully format the drive to a 512-byte blocksize. Then we go to write the disk label ("disk -t 0664CSH -i /dev/rsd2a"); it fails with an error message about the write failing ("r/w returned -1; expected 50176") when it tries to write the boot blocks. When we try to do a newfs ("/usr/etc/newfs /dev/rsd2a 0664CSH"), it gives "write error: 4194303", then "wtfs: I/O error". If I didn't know better, I'd swear the disk is write-protected (but the write-protect isn't jumpered, and we were able to format it). Here's the disktab entry we're using: 0664CSH|IBM OEM 0664CSH:\ :ty=fixed_rw_scsi:nc#2857:nt#30:ns#94:ss#512:rm#5400:\ :fp#320:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\ :os=sdmach:z0#64:z1#192:hn=localhost:rw#a:rw#b:\ :pa#0:sa#4194304:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#32:da#4096:ra#10:oa=time:\ :ia:ta=4.3BSD\ :pb#4194304:sb#3145728:bb#8192:fb#1024:cb#32:db#4096:rb#10:ob=time:\ :ib:tb=4.3BSD: This specifies a 2GB partition (a), then the rest of the disk in partition b. Here's the information about the disk (as output by "scsimodes /dev/rsd2a"): 512 bytes per sector 94 sectors per track 30 tracks per cylinder 2857 cylinder per volume (including spare cylinders) 34 spare sectors per cylinder 0 alternate tracks per volume 7866079 usable sectors on volume This information seems correct w.r.t. the information in the drive docs. Has anyone used this drive in a NeXTstation (ideally) or elsewhere and can offer helpful advice? -- Timothy Buck | Q: "How many Apple Newtons does it take tim@access.rrinc.com.blacksburg.va.us | to change a light bulb?" timbuck@borg.lib.vt.edu | A: "Faux. Three lemons axe soup."
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: UUCP question Date: 22 Oct 1994 22:58:53 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Message-ID: <38c5fd$rn@rosie.next.com> References: <Cy2642.q2@nyro.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.5a Cc: In article <Cy2642.q2@nyro.com>, Ian Stewart <ian_stewart@nyro.com> wrote: >Background: > >I have a NeXTstation, a USR sportster 28.8k modem, 2 serivce providers and >two employees dialing in (all using different modems) > >Regarding the two service providers; I have them listed in my >/etc/uucp/L.sys. Each one requires a seperate and very different modem >string. This seems to leave my UUCP dial-up (getty) stuff in an >inconsistant state. At the momment I have to turn the modem off and then >back on, so the employees can dial-in. Any good modem has a setting "reset from profile 0 on DTR transition" for a ZyXEL it's at&d3, aka front panel setting "DTR Options" = "108.2+RST" So, you configure your modem for use with getty, set this DTR behaviour, save to a config, and you should be all set. After uucico sends your L.sys AT commands it will end the call, causing DTR to go low, then go high again when getty reopens the port. As this happens the modem resets to your profile settings. See your modem manual for details. --Dan -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: /etc/ttys question Date: 22 Oct 1994 23:02:24 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Message-ID: <38c5m0$rq@rosie.next.com> References: <Cy2Atn.10A@nyro.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.5a Cc: In article <Cy2Atn.10A@nyro.com>, Ian Stewart <ian_stewart@nyro.com> wrote: > >Question: > >I would like the USR Sportster to automatically figure out what the best >modem speed should be. How do I set my ttys to allow ANY speed >(dynamically) that the USR will connect to? > You should "fix" the DTE (serial port) speed on your sportster. On black hardware 38400bps works fine. So, set the DTE speed on the modem to 38400, use ttydfa "/usr/etc/getty std.38400" vt100 on in /etc/ttys, and add std.38400|38400-baud:\ :sp#38400: to /etc/gettytab. No matter what speed someone calls your modem, the modem always talks to the computer @ 38400bps. --Dan -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Nitezki@NiDat.sub.org (Peter Nitezki) Subject: HELP: Mixed multilingual network of NeXTs Message-ID: <1994Oct22.130616.406@nidat.sub.org> Sender: nitezki@nidat.sub.org Organization: private site of Peter Nitezki, Kraichtal, Germany Date: Sat, 22 Oct 1994 13:06:16 GMT Hi there, I'm operating a mixed language (US, German) network of NeXT machines. Not only that I have systems and users with different user interface language (works fine, thanks) I have machines with different keyboards (that's where the problem is). Users are switching machines arbitrarily. They often need a machine with German keyboard for text processing (obviously no touch typists ;-) and the US keyboard for programming (braces and brackets). NEXTSTEP is handling the keyboard setup in Preferences.app and stores them in ~/.NeXT/.NeXTdefaults.*, thus, every user has only one persistent set of preferences. But the keyboard depends on the machine, not (necessarily) on the user. Every time a user logs off her settings are stored, including last keyboard layout. When she logs in, the old setting is restored regardless of the actual machine she's on. And people don't like that (there's a related problem with volume and brightness levels, but less urgent)! Is there anybody who has an idea how to distinguish hardware dependent preference settings? -- Peter Nitezki | Nitezki@NiDat.sub.org # Blessed art thou who knoweth Staarenbergstr. 44 | Tel.: +49 7251 62495 # not about the pleasure and D-76703 Kraichtal | Fax : +49 7251 69215 # delight of being hooked GERMANY | pgp & NeXTmail ok! # up to the Net. Peter 1,3-5
From: soma@fiveup.cs.unm.edu (Anil B. Somayaji) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: missing space on HD - solved! (oops...) Date: 23 Oct 1994 06:48:33 GMT Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Distribution: world Message-ID: <SOMA.94Oct23004833@fiveup.cs.unm.edu> References: <SOMA.94Oct22145647@fiveup.cs.unm.edu> In-reply-to: soma@fiveup.cs.unm.edu's message of 22 Oct 1994 20:56:47 GMT I should have read the man page for df - the space I was "missing" is just the 10% that is normally reserved in order to optimize performance of the filesystem. At least nothing is wrong with my system! :-) (Well, for the moment...) Thanks to Mark Majka (Marc_Majka@NeXT.COM) for pointing out this detail to me. Later! -- --Anil ---------------------------------------------------------------- Anil Somayaji (505)883-3881 3600 Wellesley Dr. NE, #E349 soma@cs.unm.edu Albuquerque, NM 87107
From: michal@gortel.phys.ualberta.ca (Michal Jaegermann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: You don't exist. Go away. Date: 23 Oct 1994 07:22:28 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <38d2vk$fh2@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Hi, I was setting a small network of two computers (one NeXTstation running 3.2 and one Linux machine), so I followed instructions in 'MixedNet01' chapter of NextAdmin on-line manual. After a bit of hacking everything seems to work, including remote printing and mutual NFS mount of chosen directories. So far the only problem is that 'talk' on NeXT stopped to work coming back with the message like in my subject line. An experience from the past indicates that this means that bloody Netinfo is unhappy and that some other things will stop to run as well. Previously NeXT was a stand-alone and in a default configuration. 'talk' used to work. As documented HostManager switched me now to non-Netinfo network and "broadcasthost" is no longer a server to the parent Netinfo domain (since such does not exist). So what I can and should do to get 'talk' to talk again. Other issues aside it may turn to be usefel over SLIP or term connections. Anybody with a sage advice? As usual, when trouble hits Netinfo is totally opaque. Thanks, Michal michal@gortel.phys.ualberta.ca michal@ellpspace.math.ualberta.ca
From: m_cooper@cooper.demon.co.uk (Matthew Adam Cooper) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Looking for inn1.4 config.data for 3.2 Date: 21 Oct 1994 19:22:49 +0100 Message-ID: <3890tp$koj@cooper.demon.co.uk> References: <1994Oct18.235051.26636@news.cs.indiana.edu> Keywords: INN In article <1994Oct18.235051.26636@news.cs.indiana.edu> "Rob Francis" <francisr@cs.indiana.edu> writes: > > I've poked around sonata and cs.orst, don't see anything there. Also > nothing in the inn FAQ, if anyone already has one, I'd love to see > it... > > Thanks, > > -rob > francisr@cs.indiana.edu This is my setup which work for me :-). (I not sure if it is fully set up right). ---------- config.data -------- ## $Revision: 1.40 $ ## ## InterNetNews configuration file. ## Note that if you leave a field blank, you must have the trailing tab! ## ## ## 1. MAKE CONFIG PARAMETERS ## Where the DBZ sources are, from C News. INN has a (maybe old) copy. #### =()<DBZDIR @<DBZDIR>@>()= DBZDIR ../dbz ## If you have a parallel make, set this to "&" #### =()<P @<P>@>()= P ## C pre-processor flags #### =()<DEFS @<DEFS>@>()= DEFS -I../include ## C compiler #### =()<CC @<CC>@>()= CC cc ## Does your compiler properly do "char const *"? Pick DO DONT or DUNNO #### =()<USE_CHAR_CONST @<USE_CHAR_CONST>@>()= USE_CHAR_CONST DUNNO ## C compiler flags #### =()<CFLAGS @<CFLAGS>@>()= CFLAGS $(DEFS) -g -O ## C compiler flags to use when compiling dbz #### =()<DBZCFLAGS @<DBZCFLAGS>@>()= DBZCFLAGS $(CFLAGS) ## What flags to use if profiling; -p or -pg, e.g. #### =()<PROF @<PROF>@>()= PROF -pg ## Flags for the "cc -o" line; e.g., -Bstatic on SunOS4.x while debugging. #### =()<LDFLAGS @<LDFLAGS>@>()= LDFLAGS -g -O ## If you use the standard NNTP way of connecting, where is the library? #### =()<NNTPLIB @<NNTPLIB>@>()= NNTPLIB ## If you need to link in other libraries, add them here #### =()<LIBS @<LIBS>@>()= LIBS ## How to make a lint library; pick BSD, SYSV, or NONE. #### =()<LINTLIBSTYLE @<LINTLIBSTYLE>@>()= LINTLIBSTYLE NONE ## Flags for lint. AIX wants "-wkD"; it and others don't want "-z". #### =()<LINTFLAGS @<LINTFLAGS>@>()= LINTFLAGS -b -h -z $(DEFS) ## Some lints insist on putting out the filename and other crap. ## Possible values: ## LINTFILTER | sed -n -f ../sedf.aix ## LINTFILTER | sed -n -f ../sedf.osx ## LINTFILTER | sed -n -f ../sedf.sun ## LINTFILTER | sed -n -f ../sedf.sysv ## LINTFILTER #### =()<LINTFILTER @<LINTFILTER>@>()= LINTFILTER | sed -n -f ../sedf.sun ## How to install manpages; pick SOURCE, NROFF-PACK, NROFF-PACK-SCO, or NONE. #### =()<MANPAGESTYLE @<MANPAGESTYLE>@>()= MANPAGESTYLE SOURCE ## Where various manpages should go #### =()<MAN1 @<MAN1>@>()= MAN1 /usr/local/news/man/man1 #### =()<MAN3 @<MAN3>@>()= MAN3 /usr/local/news/man/man3 #### =()<MAN5 @<MAN5>@>()= MAN5 /usr/local/news/man/man5 #### =()<MAN8 @<MAN8>@>()= MAN8 /usr/local/news/man/man8 ## Ranlib command. Use echo if you don't need ranlib. #### =()<RANLIB @<RANLIB>@>()= RANLIB ranlib ## YACC (yet another config control?) #### =()<YACC @<YACC>@>()= YACC yacc ## Ctags command. Use echo if you don't have ctags. #### =()<CTAGS @<CTAGS>@>()= CTAGS ctags -t -w ## ## 2. LOGGING LEVELS ## Facility innd should log under. #### =()<LOG_INN_SERVER @<LOG_INN_SERVER>@>()= LOG_INN_SERVER LOG_LOCAL4 ## Facility all other programs should log under. #### =()<LOG_INN_PROG @<LOG_INN_PROG>@>()= LOG_INN_PROG LOG_LOCAL4 ## Flags to use in opening the logs; some programs add LOG_PID. #### =()<L_OPENLOG_FLAGS @<L_OPENLOG_FLAGS>@>()= L_OPENLOG_FLAGS (LOG_CONS | LOG_NDELAY) ## Log a fatal error; program is about to exit. #### =()<L_FATAL @<L_FATAL>@>()= L_FATAL LOG_CRIT ## Log an error that might mean one or more articles get lost. #### =()<L_ERROR @<L_ERROR>@>()= L_ERROR LOG_ERR ## Informational notice, usually not worth caring about. #### =()<L_NOTICE @<L_NOTICE>@>()= L_NOTICE LOG_WARNING ## A protocol trace. #### =()<L_TRACE @<L_TRACE>@>()= L_TRACE LOG_DEBUG ## All incoming control commands (ctlinnd, etc). #### =()<L_CC_CMD @<L_CC_CMD>@>()= L_CC_CMD LOG_INFO ## ## 3. OWNERSHIPS AND FILE MODES ## Owner of articles and directories and _PATH_INNDDIR #### =()<NEWSUSER @<NEWSUSER>@>()= NEWSUSER news ## Group, for same purpose #### =()<NEWSGROUP @<NEWSGROUP>@>()= NEWSGROUP news ## Who gets email about control messages? (Usually same as NEWSUSER) #### =()<NEWSMASTER @<NEWSMASTER>@>()= NEWSMASTER usenet ## Who gets email on the Path line? #### =()<PATHMASTER @<PATHMASTER>@>()= PATHMASTER not-for-mail ## Umask to set. #### =()<NEWSUMASK @<NEWSUMASK>@>()= NEWSUMASK 02 ## Mode that incoming articles are created under. #### =()<ARTFILE_MODE @<ARTFILE_MODE>@>()= ARTFILE_MODE 0664 ## Mode that batch files are created under. #### =()<BATCHFILE_MODE @<BATCHFILE_MODE>@>()= BATCHFILE_MODE 0664 ## Mode that directories are created under. #### =()<GROUPDIR_MODE @<GROUPDIR_MODE>@>()= GROUPDIR_MODE 0775 ## ## 4. C LIBRARY DIFFERENCES ## Use stdargs, varargs, or neither? Pick VARARGS STDARGS or NONE. ## You need vfprintf and vfsprintf if not NONE. #### =()<VAR_STYLE @<VAR_STYLE>@>()= VAR_STYLE VARARGS ## If you don't have <string.h>, set this to "mystring.h" #### =()<STR_HEADER @<STR_HEADER>@>()= STR_HEADER <string.h> ## If you don't have <memory.h>, set this to "mymemory.h" #### =()<MEM_HEADER @<MEM_HEADER>@>()= MEM_HEADER <memory.h> ## What is a file offset? Usually long or off_t. *Must be long for now!* #### =()<OFFSET_T @<OFFSET_T>@>()= OFFSET_T long ## What is the type of an object size? Usually size_t or unsigned int. #### =()<SIZE_T @<SIZE_T>@>()= SIZE_T unsigned long ## What is the type of a passwd uid and gid, for use in chown(2)? #### =()<UID_T @<UID_T>@>()= UID_T short #### =()<GID_T @<GID_T>@>()= GID_T short ## Type of a pid, for use in kill(2). #### =()<PID_T @<PID_T>@>()= PID_T int ## Generic pointer, used by memcpy, malloc, etc. Usually char or void. #### =()<POINTER @<POINTER>@>()= POINTER char ## Worst-case alignment, in order to shut lint up #### =()<ALIGNPTR @<ALIGNPTR>@>()= ALIGNPTR int ## What should a signal handler return? Usually int or void. #### =()<SIGHANDLER @<SIGHANDLER>@>()= SIGHANDLER void ## Type of variables can be modified in a signal handler? sig_atomic_t #### =()<SIGVAR @<SIGVAR>@>()= SIGVAR char ## Function that returns no value, and a pointer to it. Pick int or void #### =()<FUNCTYPE @<FUNCTYPE>@>()= FUNCTYPE void ## Use BSD4.2 or Posix directory names? Pick DIRENT or DIRECT. #### =()<DIR_STYLE @<DIR_STYLE>@>()= DIR_STYLE DIRECT ## Use flock, lockf, or nothing to lock files? ## Pick FLOCK, LOCKF, FCNTL, or NONE #### =()<LOCK_STYLE @<LOCK_STYLE>@>()= LOCK_STYLE FLOCK ## Do you have <unistd.h>? Pick DO or DONT #### =()<HAVE_UNISTD @<HAVE_UNISTD>@>()= HAVE_UNISTD DO ## Do you have setbuffer? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<HAVE_SETBUFFER @<HAVE_SETBUFFER>@>()= HAVE_SETBUFFER DO ## Do you have gettimeofday? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY @<HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY>@>()= HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY DO ## Do you have fchmod? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<HAVE_FCHMOD @<HAVE_FCHMOD>@>()= HAVE_FCHMOD DO ## Do you have setsid()? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<HAVE_SETSID @<HAVE_SETSID>@>()= HAVE_SETSID DONT ## Does your (struct tm) have a tm_gmtoff field? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<HAVE_TM_GMTOFF @<HAVE_TM_GMTOFF>@>()= HAVE_TM_GMTOFF DO ## Does your (struct stat) have a st_blksize field? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<HAVE_ST_BLKSIZE @<HAVE_ST_BLKSIZE>@>()= HAVE_ST_BLKSIZE DO ## Use waitpid instead of wait3? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<HAVE_WAITPID @<HAVE_WAITPID>@>()= HAVE_WAITPID DONT ## Use "union wait" instead of int? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<USE_UNION_WAIT @<USE_UNION_WAIT>@>()= USE_UNION_WAIT DO ## How to fork? Pick fork or vfork. #### =()<FORK @<FORK>@>()= FORK vfork ## Do you have <vfork.h>? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<HAVE_VFORK @<HAVE_VFORK>@>()= HAVE_VFORK DONT ## Do you have symbolic links? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<HAVE_SYMLINK @<HAVE_SYMLINK>@>()= HAVE_SYMLINK DO ## Do you have Unix-domain sockets? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<HAVE_UNIX_DOMAIN @<HAVE_UNIX_DOMAIN>@>()= HAVE_UNIX_DOMAIN DO ## Does your AF_UNIX bind use sizeof for the socket size? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<BIND_USE_SIZEOF @<BIND_USE_SIZEOF>@>()= BIND_USE_SIZEOF DO ## How should close-on-exec be done? Pick IOCTL or FCNTL. #### =()<CLX_STYLE @<CLX_STYLE>@>()= CLX_STYLE IOCTL ## How should non-blocking I/O be done? Pick IOCTL or FCNTL. #### =()<NBIO_STYLE @<NBIO_STYLE>@>()= NBIO_STYLE FCNTL ## How should resource-totalling be done? Pick RUSAGE or TIMES #### =()<RES_STYLE @<RES_STYLE>@>()= RES_STYLE RUSAGE ## How to get number of available descriptors? ## Pick GETDTAB, GETRLIMIT, SYSCONF, ULIMIT, or CONSTANT. #### =()<FDCOUNT_STYLE @<FDCOUNT_STYLE>@>()= FDCOUNT_STYLE GETDTAB ## If greater than -1, then use [gs]etrlimit to set that many descriptors. ## If -1, then no [gs]etrlimit calls are done. #### =()<NOFILE_LIMIT @<NOFILE_LIMIT>@>()= NOFILE_LIMIT -1 ## Do you need <time.h> as well as <sys/time.h>? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<NEED_TIME @<NEED_TIME>@>()= NEED_TIME DONT ## What predicate, if any, the <ctype.h> macros need #### =()<CTYPE @<CTYPE>@>()= #CTYPE (isascii((c)) && isXXXXX((c))) #CTYPE ((c) > 0 && isXXXXX((c))) CTYPE isXXXXX((c)) ## What's the return type of abort? Usually int or void. #### =()<ABORTVAL @<ABORTVAL>@>()= ABORTVAL void ## What's the return type of alarm? Usually int or unsigned int. #### =()<ALARMVAL @<ALARMVAL>@>()= ALARMVAL int ## What's the return type of getpid? Usually int or unsigned int. #### =()<GETPIDVAL @<GETPIDVAL>@>()= GETPIDVAL int ## What's the return type of sleep? Usually int or unsigned int. #### =()<SLEEPVAL @<SLEEPVAL>@>()= SLEEPVAL int ## What's the return type of qsort? Usually int or void. #### =()<QSORTVAL @<QSORTVAL>@>()= QSORTVAL void ## What's the return type of lseek? Usually long or off_t. #### =()<LSEEKVAL @<LSEEKVAL>@>()= LSEEKVAL long ## What's the return type of free? Usually int or void. #### =()<FREEVAL @<FREEVAL>@>()= FREEVAL void ## What's the return type of exit? Usually int or void. ## (For gcc (not pedantic ANSI) use "volatile void" in EXITVAL and _EXITVAL.) #### =()<EXITVAL @<EXITVAL>@>()= EXITVAL volatile void ## What's the return type of _exit? Usually int or void. #### =()<_EXITVAL @<_EXITVAL>@>()= _EXITVAL void ## ## 5. C LIBRARY OMISSIONS ## Possible values: ## MISSING_MAN strcasecmp.3 syslog.3 ## MISSING_SRC strcasecmp.c syslog.c strerror.c getdtab.c ## MISSING_OBJ strcasecmp.o syslog.o strerror.o getdtab.c ## getdtab has a getdtablesize() routine if you need it; see the lib ## directory and Install.ms for others. ## OSx systems should add $(OSXATTOBJ) to MISSING_OBJ. #### =()<MISSING_MAN @<MISSING_MAN>@>()= MISSING_MAN #### =()<MISSING_SRC @<MISSING_SRC>@>()= MISSING_SRC #### =()<MISSING_OBJ @<MISSING_OBJ>@>()= MISSING_OBJ ## ## 6. MISCELLANEOUS CONFIG DATA ## Use read/write to update the active file, or mmap? Pick READ or MMAP. #### =()<ACT_STYLE @<ACT_STYLE>@>()= ACT_STYLE READ ## Do clients use our NNTP-server-open routine, or the one in NNTP? ## INND is nicer, but you must install inn.conf files everywhere; NNTP ## is better if you already have lots of /usr/lib/news/server files. ## Pick INND or NNTP. #### =()<REM_STYLE @<REM_STYLE>@>()= REM_STYLE INND ## Should rnews save articles that the server rejects? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<RNEWS_SAVE_BAD @<RNEWS_SAVE_BAD>@>()= RNEWS_SAVE_BAD DONT ## Should rnews log articles innd already has? Pick SYSLOG, FILE, OR DONT. #### =()<RNEWS_LOG_DUPS @<RNEWS_LOG_DUPS>@>()= RNEWS_LOG_DUPS SYSLOG ## Look in _PATH_RNEWSPROGS for rnews unpackers? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<RNEWSPROGS @<RNEWSPROGS>@>()= RNEWSPROGS DO ## Should rnews try the local host? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<RNEWSLOCALCONNECT @<RNEWSLOCALCONNECT>@>()= RNEWSLOCALCONNECT DO ## Environment variable that has remote hostname for rnews. #### =()<_ENV_UUCPHOST @<_ENV_UUCPHOST>@>()= _ENV_UUCPHOST UU_MACHINE ## Require posts to have under 50% inclusion (">") lines? Pick DO OR DONT. ## (This is only for inews and nnrpd.) #### =()<CHECK_INCLUDED_TEXT @<CHECK_INCLUDED_TEXT>@>()= CHECK_INCLUDED_TEXT DO ## Put hosts in the inews Path header? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<INEWS_PATH @<INEWS_PATH>@>()= INEWS_PATH DONT ## Munge the gecos field of password entry? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<MUNGE_GECOS @<MUNGE_GECOS>@>()= MUNGE_GECOS DO ## How many times to try to fork before giving up #### =()<MAX_FORKS @<MAX_FORKS>@>()= MAX_FORKS 10 ## Largest acceptable article size; 0 allows any size #### =()<MAX_ART_SIZE @<MAX_ART_SIZE>@>()= MAX_ART_SIZE 1000000 ## Value of dbzincore(FLAG) call in innd. Pick 1 or 0. #### =()<INND_DBZINCORE @<INND_DBZINCORE>@>()= INND_DBZINCORE 1 ## Should sub-processes get a nice(2) value? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<INND_NICE_KIDS @<INND_NICE_KIDS>@>()= INND_NICE_KIDS DO ## Value for nice(2) call in innd. #### =()<INND_NICE_VALUE @<INND_NICE_VALUE>@>()= INND_NICE_VALUE 10 ## Null-terminated list of unknown commands to not log to syslog. ## INND_QUIET_BADLIST "xstream", "xfoo", NULL #### =()<INND_QUIET_BADLIST @<INND_QUIET_BADLIST>@>()= INND_QUIET_BADLIST NULL ## Null-terminated set of illegal distribution patterns for local postings. #### =()<BAD_DISTRIBS @<BAD_DISTRIBS>@>()= BAD_DISTRIBS "*.*",NULL ## Verify that the poster is the person doing the cancel? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<VERIFY_CANCELS @<VERIFY_CANCELS>@>()= VERIFY_CANCELS DO ## Log "ctlinnd cancel" commands to syslog? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<LOG_CANCEL_COMMANDS @<LOG_CANCEL_COMMANDS>@>()= LOG_CANCEL_COMMANDS DO ## File unknown "to.*" groups into the "to" newsgroup? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<MERGE_TO_GROUPS @<MERGE_TO_GROUPS>@>()= MERGE_TO_GROUPS DONT ## File articles in unknown newsgroups into junk? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<WANT_TRASH @<WANT_TRASH>@>()= WANT_TRASH DO ## Record rejected articles in history? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<REMEMBER_TRASH @<REMEMBER_TRASH>@>()= REMEMBER_TRASH DO ## Check the linecount against the Lines header? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<CHECK_LINECOUNT @<CHECK_LINECOUNT>@>()= CHECK_LINECOUNT DONT ## If checking, the error must be within LINECOUNT_FUZZ lines. ## Five is number of .signature lines + 1. #### =()<LINECOUNT_FUZZ @<LINECOUNT_FUZZ>@>()= LINECOUNT_FUZZ 5 ## Have innd throttle itself after this many I/O errors. #### =()<IO_ERROR_COUNT @<IO_ERROR_COUNT>@>()= IO_ERROR_COUNT 50 ## Default value for ctlinnd -t flag; use 0 to wait and poll. #### =()<CTLINND_TIMEOUT @<CTLINND_TIMEOUT>@>()= CTLINND_TIMEOUT 0 ## Flush logs if we go this long with no I/O. #### =()<DEFAULT_TIMEOUT @<DEFAULT_TIMEOUT>@>()= DEFAULT_TIMEOUT 300 ## INND closes channel if inactive this long (seconds). #### =()<PEER_TIMEOUT @<PEER_TIMEOUT>@>()= PEER_TIMEOUT (1 * 60 * 60) ## NNRP exits if inactive this long (seconds). #### =()<CLIENT_TIMEOUT @<CLIENT_TIMEOUT>@>()= CLIENT_TIMEOUT (2 * 60 * 60) ## Allow nnrpd readers when paused or throttled? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<ALLOW_READERS @<ALLOW_READERS>@>()= ALLOW_READERS DO ## Refuse newsreader connections if load is higher then this; -1 disables. #### =()<NNRP_LOADLIMIT @<NNRP_LOADLIMIT>@>()= NNRP_LOADLIMIT 16 ## Don't readdir() spool dir if same group within this many secs. #### =()<NNRP_RESCAN_DELAY @<NNRP_RESCAN_DELAY>@>()= NNRP_RESCAN_DELAY 60 ## Do gethostbyaddr on client adresses in nnrp? Pick DO or DONT. ## (If DONT, then use only IP addresses in hosts.nnrp) #### =()<NNRP_GETHOSTBYADDR @<NNRP_GETHOSTBYADDR>@>()= NNRP_GETHOSTBYADDR DO ## How many Message-ID retrievals until nnrpd does a dbzincore? Set ## to -1 to never do incore. #### =()<NNRP_DBZINCORE_DELAY @<NNRP_DBZINCORE_DELAY>@>()= NNRP_DBZINCORE_DELAY 40 ## Strip Sender from posts that didn't authenticate? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<NNRP_AUTH_SENDER @<NNRP_AUTH_SENDER>@>()= NNRP_AUTH_SENDER DONT ## How many read/write failures until channel is put to sleep or closed? #### =()<BAD_IO_COUNT @<BAD_IO_COUNT>@>()= BAD_IO_COUNT 5 ## Multiplier for sleep in EWOULDBLOCK writes (seconds). #### =()<BLOCK_BACKOFF @<BLOCK_BACKOFF>@>()= BLOCK_BACKOFF (2 * 60) ## How many article-writes between active and history updates? #### =()<ICD_SYNC_COUNT @<ICD_SYNC_COUNT>@>()= ICD_SYNC_COUNT 10 ## Tell resolver _res.options to be fast? Pick DO or DONT. #### =()<FAST_RESOLV @<FAST_RESOLV>@>()= FAST_RESOLV DONT ## Drop articles that were posted this many days ago. #### =()<DEFAULT_CUTOFF @<DEFAULT_CUTOFF>@>()= DEFAULT_CUTOFF 14 ## Maximum number of incoming NNTP connections. #### =()<DEFAULT_CONNECTIONS @<DEFAULT_CONNECTIONS>@>()= DEFAULT_CONNECTIONS 50 ## Wait this many seconds before channel restarts. #### =()<CHANNEL_RETRY_TIME @<CHANNEL_RETRY_TIME>@>()= CHANNEL_RETRY_TIME (5 * 60) ## Wait this many seconds before seeing if pause is ended. #### =()<PAUSE_RETRY_TIME @<PAUSE_RETRY_TIME>@>()= PAUSE_RETRY_TIME (5 * 60) ## Wait this many seconds between noticing inactive channels. #### =()<CHANNEL_INACTIVE_TIME @<CHANNEL_INACTIVE_TIME>@>()= CHANNEL_INACTIVE_TIME (10 * 60) ## Put nntplink info (filename) into the log? #### =()<NNTPLINK_LOG @<NNTPLINK_LOG>@>()= NNTPLINK_LOG DONT ## Log by host IP address, rather than from Path line? #### =()<IPADDR_LOG @<IPADDR_LOG>@>()= IPADDR_LOG DONT ## Log NNTP activity after this many articles. #### =()<NNTP_ACTIVITY_SYNC @<NNTP_ACTIVITY_SYNC>@>()= NNTP_ACTIVITY_SYNC 200 ## Free buffers bigger than this when we're done with them. #### =()<BIG_BUFFER @<BIG_BUFFER>@>()= BIG_BUFFER (2 * START_BUFF_SIZE) ## A general small buffer. #### =()<SMBUF @<SMBUF>@>()= SMBUF 256 ## Buffer for a single article name. #### =()<MAXARTFNAME @<MAXARTFNAME>@>()= MAXARTFNAME 10 ## Buffer for a single pathname in the spool directory. #### =()<SPOOLNAMEBUFF @<SPOOLNAMEBUFF>@>()= SPOOLNAMEBUFF 512 ## Maximum size of a single header. #### =()<MAXHEADERSIZE @<MAXHEADERSIZE>@>()= MAXHEADERSIZE 1024 ## Byte limit on locally-posted articles; 0 to disable the check. #### =()<LOCAL_MAX_ARTSIZE @<LOCAL_MAX_ARTSIZE>@>()= LOCAL_MAX_ARTSIZE 0 ## Do you have uustat, or just uuq? Pick DO or DONT #### =()<HAVE_UUSTAT @<HAVE_UUSTAT>@>()= HAVE_UUSTAT DO ## ## 7. PATHS TO COMMON PROGRAMS ## Where the raison d'etre for this distribution lives. #### =()<_PATH_INND @<_PATH_INND>@>()= _PATH_INND /usr/local/etc/innd ## Where the optional front-end that exec's innd lives. #### =()<_PATH_INNDSTART @<_PATH_INNDSTART>@>()= _PATH_INNDSTART /usr/local/etc/inndstart ## Where news boot-up script should be installed. #### =()<_PATH_NEWSBOOT @<_PATH_NEWSBOOT>@>()= _PATH_NEWSBOOT /usr/local/etc/rc.news ## Where sendmail, or a look-alike, lives. ## The -t is optional and says to read message for recipients #### =()<_PATH_SENDMAIL @<_PATH_SENDMAIL>@>()= _PATH_SENDMAIL /usr/lib/sendmail -t ## Where the shell is. #### =()<_PATH_SH @<_PATH_SH>@>()= _PATH_SH /bin/sh ## Where the compress program lives. #### =()<_PATH_COMPRESS @<_PATH_COMPRESS>@>()= _PATH_COMPRESS /usr/ucb/compress ## What extension your compress appends #### =()<_PATH_COMPRESSEXT @<_PATH_COMPRESSEXT>@>()= _PATH_COMPRESSEXT .Z ## Where egrep lives (you might need the FSF one; see scanlogs) #### =()<_PATH_EGREP @<_PATH_EGREP>@>()= _PATH_EGREP /usr/bin/egrep ## Where awk lives #### =()<_PATH_AWK @<_PATH_AWK>@>()= _PATH_AWK /bin/awk ## Where sed lives (you might need the FSF one) #### =()<_PATH_SED @<_PATH_SED>@>()= _PATH_SED /bin/sed ## Where inews lives. #### =()<_PATH_INEWS @<_PATH_INEWS>@>()= _PATH_INEWS /usr/local/news/inews ## Where rnews lives. #### =()<_PATH_RNEWS @<_PATH_RNEWS>@>()= _PATH_RNEWS /bin/rnews ## Where the NNRP server lives. #### =()<_PATH_NNRPD @<_PATH_NNRPD>@>()= _PATH_NNRPD /usr/local/etc/in.nnrpd ## The path of the process run when an unknown host connects to innd. ## Usually the same as _PATH_NNRPD, but may be, e.g., the path to ## nntpd from the reference implementation. #### =()<_PATH_NNTPD @<_PATH_NNTPD>@>()= _PATH_NNTPD /usr/local/etc/in.nnrpd ## Where the NNQR server lives. Make same as _PATH_NNRPD for now #### =()<_PATH_NNQRD @<_PATH_NNRPD>@>()= _PATH_NNQRD /usr/local/etc/in.nnrpd ## Where most other programs live. ## See also _PATH_RNEWSPROGS and _PATH_CONTROLPROGS, below. #### =()<_PATH_NEWSBIN @<_PATH_NEWSBIN>@>()= _PATH_NEWSBIN /usr/local/news/bin ## Where temporary files live on the server #### =()<_PATH_TMP @<_PATH_TMP>@>()= _PATH_TMP /tmp ## Command to send mail (with -s "subject" allowed) #### =()<_PATH_MAILCMD @<_PATH_MAILCMD>@>()= _PATH_MAILCMD /usr/ucb/Mail ## Where scripts should have shlock create locks. #### =()<_PATH_LOCKS @<_PATH_LOCKS>@>()= _PATH_LOCKS /usr/local/news ## ## 8. PATHS RELATED TO THE SPOOL DIRECTORY ## Spool directory, where articles live. #### =()<_PATH_SPOOL @<_PATH_SPOOL>@>()= _PATH_SPOOL /usr/spool/news ## Spool directory where overview data lives. #### =()<_PATH_OVERVIEWDIR @<_PATH_OVERVIEWDIR>@>()= _PATH_OVERVIEWDIR /usr/spool/news ## Name of overview file within its spool directory. #### =()<_PATH_OVERVIEW @<_PATH_OVERVIEW>@>()= _PATH_OVERVIEW .overview ## Where rnews spools its input. #### =()<_PATH_SPOOLNEWS @<_PATH_SPOOLNEWS>@>()= _PATH_SPOOLNEWS /usr/spool/news/in.coming ## Where rnews creates temporary files until finished #### =()<_PATH_SPOOLTEMP @<_PATH_SPOOLTEMP>@>()= _PATH_SPOOLTEMP /usr/spool/news/in.coming/tmp ## Where rnews puts bad input. #### =()<_PATH_BADNEWS @<_PATH_BADNEWS>@>()= _PATH_BADNEWS /usr/spool/news/in.coming/bad ## Where rnews puts bad input, relative to _PATH_SPOOLNEWS. #### =()<_PATH_RELBAD @<_PATH_RELBAD>@>()= _PATH_RELBAD bad ## ## 9. EXECUTION PATHS FOR INND AND RNEWS ## Pathname where dups are logged if RNEWS_LOG_DUPS is FILE. #### =()<_PATH_RNEWS_DUP_LOG @<_PATH_RNEWS_DUP_LOG>@>()= _PATH_RNEWS_DUP_LOG /usr/local/news/log/dups ## Rnews may execute any program in this directory; see RNEWSPROGS. #### =()<_PATH_RNEWSPROGS @<_PATH_RNEWSPROGS>@>()= _PATH_RNEWSPROGS /usr/local/news/bin/rnews ## Path to control messages scripts. #### =()<_PATH_CONTROLPROGS @<_PATH_CONTROLPROGS>@>()= _PATH_CONTROLPROGS /usr/local/news/bin/control ## Default "unknown/illegal" control script, within _PATH_CONTROLPROGS. #### =()<_PATH_BADCONTROLPROG @<_PATH_BADCONTROLPROG>@>()= _PATH_BADCONTROLPROG default ## ## 10. SOCKETS CREATED BY INND OR CLIENTS #### =()<_PATH_INNDDIR @<_PATH_INNDDIR>@>()= _PATH_INNDDIR /usr/local/news/innd ## Unix-domain stream socket that rnews connects to. #### =()<_PATH_NNTPCONNECT @<_PATH_NNTPCONNECT>@>()= _PATH_NNTPCONNECT /usr/local/news/innd/nntpin ## Unix-domain datagram socket that ctlinnd to. #### =()<_PATH_NEWSCONTROL @<_PATH_NEWSCONTROL>@>()= _PATH_NEWSCONTROL /usr/local/news/innd/control ## Temporary socket created by ctlinnd; run through mktemp #### =()<_PATH_TEMPSOCK @<_PATH_TEMPSOCK>@>()= _PATH_TEMPSOCK /usr/local/news/innd/ctlinndXXXXXX ## ## 11. LOG AND CONFIG FILES ## Shell script that sets most of these as shell vars #### =()<_PATH_SHELLVARS @<_PATH_SHELLVARS>@>()= _PATH_SHELLVARS /usr/local/news/innshellvars ## Where most config and data files are usually stored; not required ## to the home directory of NEWSUSER. #### =()<_PATH_NEWSLIB @<_PATH_NEWSLIB>@>()= _PATH_NEWSLIB /usr/local/news ## The server's log file. #### =()<_PATH_LOGFILE @<_PATH_LOGFILE>@>()= _PATH_LOGFILE /usr/local/news/log/news ## The server's error log file. #### =()<_PATH_ERRLOG @<_PATH_ERRLOG>@>()= _PATH_ERRLOG /usr/local/news/log/errlog ## Where most sylog log files go; see also scanlogs, innstat, etc. #### =()<_PATH_MOST_LOGS @<_PATH_MOST_LOGS>@>()= _PATH_MOST_LOGS /usr/local/news/log/news.syslog ## How many generates of log files to keep. #### =()<LOG_CYCLES @<LOG_CYCLES>@>()= LOG_CYCLES 7 ## Text value of the server's pid. #### =()<_PATH_SERVERPID @<_PATH_SERVERPID>@>()= _PATH_SERVERPID /usr/local/news/innd/innd.pid ## The newsfeeds file, on the server host. #### =()<_PATH_NEWSFEEDS @<_PATH_NEWSFEEDS>@>()= _PATH_NEWSFEEDS /usr/local/news/newsfeeds ## The article history database, on the server host. #### =()<_PATH_HISTORY @<_PATH_HISTORY>@>()= _PATH_HISTORY /usr/local/news/history ## File listing the sites that feed us news. #### =()<_PATH_INNDHOSTS @<_PATH_INNDHOSTS>@>()= _PATH_INNDHOSTS /usr/local/news/hosts.nntp ## The active file, on the server host. #### =()<_PATH_ACTIVE @<_PATH_ACTIVE>@>()= _PATH_ACTIVE /usr/local/news/active ## A temporary active file, for writing on the server host. #### =()<_PATH_NEWACTIVE @<_PATH_NEWACTIVE>@>()= _PATH_NEWACTIVE /usr/local/news/active.tmp ## An old active file on the server host. #### =()<_PATH_OLDACTIVE @<_PATH_OLDACTIVE>@>()= _PATH_OLDACTIVE /usr/local/news/active.old ## The log of when groups are created. #### =()<_PATH_ACTIVETIMES @<_PATH_ACTIVETIMES>@>()= _PATH_ACTIVETIMES /usr/local/news/active.times ## Where batch files are located. #### =()<_PATH_BATCHDIR @<_PATH_BATCHDIR>@>()= _PATH_BATCHDIR /usr/spool/news/out.going ## Where archives are kept. #### =()<_PATH_ARCHIVEDIR @<_PATH_ARCHIVEDIR>@>()= _PATH_ARCHIVEDIR /usr/spool/news/news.archive ## Where NNRP distributions file is #### =()<_PATH_NNRPDIST @<_PATH_NNRPDIST>@>()= _PATH_NNRPDIST /usr/local/news/distributions ## Where the default Distribution assignments file is #### =()<_PATH_DISTPATS @<_PATH_DISTPATS>@>()= _PATH_DISTPATS /usr/local/news/distrib.pats #### =()<_PATH_NEWSGROUPS @<_PATH_NEWSGROUPS>@>()= _PATH_NEWSGROUPS /usr/local/news/newsgroups ## File where client configuration parameters can be read. #### =()<_PATH_CONFIG @<_PATH_CONFIG>@>()= _PATH_CONFIG /usr/local/news/inn.conf ## The possible active file, on clients (NFS-mounted, e.g.). #### =()<_PATH_CLIENTACTIVE @<_PATH_CLIENTACTIVE>@>()= _PATH_CLIENTACTIVE /usr/local/news/active ## A temporary file, for client inews to use. #### =()<_PATH_TEMPACTIVE @<_PATH_TEMPACTIVE>@>()= _PATH_TEMPACTIVE /tmp/activeXXXXXX ## Where to mail to the moderators. #### =()<_PATH_MODERATORS @<_PATH_MODERATORS>@>()= _PATH_MODERATORS /usr/local/news/moderators ## Where NNTP puts the name of the server. #### =()<_PATH_SERVER @<_PATH_SERVER>@>()= _PATH_SERVER /usr/local/news/server ## File with name/password for all remote connections. #### =()<_PATH_NNTPPASS @<_PATH_NNTPPASS>@>()= _PATH_NNTPPASS /usr/local/news/passwd.nntp ## NNRP access file. #### =()<_PATH_NNRPACCESS @<_PATH_NNRPACCESS>@>()= _PATH_NNRPACCESS /usr/local/news/nnrp.access ## Default expire control file. #### =()<_PATH_EXPIRECTL @<_PATH_EXPIRECTL>@>()= _PATH_EXPIRECTL /usr/local/news/expire.ctl ## Prolog to parse control scripts #### =()<_PATH_PARSECTL @<_PATH_PARSECTL>@>()= _PATH_PARSECTL /usr/local/news/parsecontrol ## Access control file for control scripts. #### =()<_PATH_CONTROLCTL @<_PATH_CONTROLCTL>@>()= _PATH_CONTROLCTL /usr/local/news/control.ctl ## Innwatch control file. #### =()<_PATH_CTLWATCH @<_PATH_CTLWATCH>@>()= _PATH_CTLWATCH /usr/local/news/innwatch.ctl ## Where innwatch writes its own pid. #### =()<_PATH_WATCHPID @<_PATH_WATCHPID>@>()= _PATH_WATCHPID /usr/local/news/innwatch.pid ## Where innwatch writes status when it gets an interrupt #### =()<_PATH_INNWSTATUS @<_PATH_INNWSTATUS>@>()= _PATH_INNWSTATUS /usr/local/news/innwatch.status ## Format of news overview database #### =()<_PATH_SCHEMA @<_PATH_SCHEMA>@>()= _PATH_SCHEMA /usr/local/news/overview.fmt ## ## 12. INNWATCH CONFIGURATION ## Load average (* 100) at which innd should be paused. #### =()<INNWATCH_PAUSELOAD @<INNWATCH_PAUSELOAD>@>()= INNWATCH_PAUSELOAD 1500 ## Load average (* 100) at which innd should be throttled. #### =()<INNWATCH_HILOAD @<INNWATCH_HILOAD>@>()= INNWATCH_HILOAD 2000 ## Load average (* 100) at which to restart innd (pause/throttle undone). #### =()<INNWATCH_LOLOAD @<INNWATCH_LOLOAD>@>()= INNWATCH_LOLOAD 1000 ## Space, in df output units, at which to throttle innd on _PATH_SPOOL. #### =()<INNWATCH_SPOOLSPACE @<INNWATCH_SPOOLSPACE>@>()= INNWATCH_SPOOLSPACE 8000 ## Space, in df output units, at which to throttle innd on _PATH_BATCHDIR. #### =()<INNWATCH_BATCHSPACE @<INNWATCH_BATCHSPACE>@>()= INNWATCH_BATCHSPACE 800 ## Space, in df output units, at which to throttle innd on _PATH_NEWSLIB. #### =()<INNWATCH_LIBSPACE @<INNWATCH_LIBSPACE>@>()= INNWATCH_LIBSPACE 25000 ## Number of inodes at which to throttle innd on _PATH_SPOOL. #### =()<INNWATCH_SPOOLNODES @<INNWATCH_SPOOLNODES>@>()= INNWATCH_SPOOLNODES 200 ## How long to sleep between innwatch iterations. #### =()<INNWATCH_SLEEPTIME @<INNWATCH_SLEEPTIME>@>()= INNWATCH_SLEEPTIME 600 ------- END ------- -- 7 St. Valerie Road Phone : (England) 01903 236840 West Worthing, West Sussex. 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From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: New System Disk, Best way to Transition? Date: 23 Oct 1994 08:26:45 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <38d6o5$o55@nntp.Stanford.EDU> References: <Cxpop4.1ts@belly.in-berlin.de> In article <Cxpop4.1ts@belly.in-berlin.de> kiwi@belly.in-berlin.de (Axel Habermann) writes: > > functions as my swap disk.) What is the best way to transition NS3.2 > > and my personal files to the new disk, from the current disk? > If you can connect both disks at the same time, I would suggest > using dump/restore as a pipe. I have done it one time and it was But make sure you have installed the restore patch. Otherwise, resore won't set the file permissions properly. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Upgrade options for cube OS Date: 23 Oct 1994 08:47:18 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <38d7um$oa7@nntp.Stanford.EDU> References: <3855hq$7og@agate.berkeley.edu> In article <3855hq$7og@agate.berkeley.edu> pguth@uclink.berkeley.edu (Paul Guth) writes: > I have two NeXT Cube 040s running 3.0, and I'd like to bring them up to > speed. I've been told that it's still possible to get developer's > versions of NeXTStep for $249 at least for students. (As I am a The price is now $299. If your student bookstore doesn't have NextStep, then you can order it directly from NeXT. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Screensaver/locker with timer ? Date: 23 Oct 1994 08:49:21 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <38d82h$ob7@nntp.Stanford.EDU> References: <388fa9$6b0@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> In article <388fa9$6b0@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> rainer@wmax62.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Rainer Frohnhoefer) writes: > I looking for a screensaver with a built-in timer for an automatic logout. Isn't NextStep 3.3 supposed to have an autologout feature built in? -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: You don't exist. Go away. Date: 23 Oct 1994 12:48:50 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Oct23134850@steffi.dircon.co.uk> References: <38d2vk$fh2@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> To: michal@gortel.phys.ualberta.ca (Michal Jaegermann) In-reply-to: michal@gortel.phys.ualberta.ca's message of 23 Oct 1994 07:22:28 GMT >>>>> "MJ" == Michal Jaegermann <michal@gortel.phys.ualberta.ca> writes: MJ>Hi, MJ>I was setting a small network of two computers (one NeXTstation running MJ>3.2 and one Linux machine), so I followed instructions in 'MixedNet01' MJ>chapter of NextAdmin on-line manual. After a bit of hacking everything MJ>seems to work, including remote printing and mutual NFS mount of chosen MJ>directories. So far the only problem is that 'talk' on NeXT stopped MJ>to work coming back with the message like in my subject line. MJ>An experience from the past indicates that this means that bloody MJ>Netinfo is unhappy and that some other things will stop to run as MJ>well. Previously NeXT was a stand-alone and in a default configuration. MJ>'talk' used to work. As documented HostManager switched me now MJ>to non-Netinfo network and "broadcasthost" is no longer a server MJ>to the parent Netinfo domain (since such does not exist). So what MJ>I can and should do to get 'talk' to talk again. Other issues aside MJ>it may turn to be usefel over SLIP or term connections. Anybody MJ>with a sage advice? As usual, when trouble hits Netinfo is totally MJ>opaque. MJ> Thanks, MJ> Michal MJ> michal@gortel.phys.ualberta.ca MJ> michal@ellpspace.math.ualberta.ca Are you running Stuart? The permissions on slog should be. -rwsr-sr-x 1 root tty 32768 Apr 16 1994 slog See Stuart's help for more details. -- "Emacs isn't pretty. It's functional!" (ASCII for text only messages)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) Subject: Re: UUCP question Message-ID: <Cy4KBL.GF@euler.hnv.icem.de> Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) Organization: Ink Unknown References: <Cy2642.q2@nyro.com> Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 12:06:56 GMT I don't know for NeXT's original uucp but you definitely can do exactly this (for outgoing calls) with Tailor uucp. Don't know about incoming calls. Juergen --- Fon ++49-511-440688 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49-511-440617 == What time do we live in when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee, == when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
From: robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.admin Subject: Fixing zoneinfo ... where not BST anymore... Date: 23 Oct 1994 15:06:23 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Distribution: world Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Oct23160623@steffi.dircon.co.uk> Aparently, NeXTStep and most other Unix systems get confused because they are configured to wind the clock back on the last sunday of the month. However, this is one of the few occasions where it's not the last Sunday... So.. does anybody know how to fixed things for this time around? Currently I'm running on GMT - Greenwich instead of the usual Great Britain - Eire. Anybody know where I can obtain the source for the GB-Eire? -- "Emacs isn't pretty. It's functional!" (ASCII for text only messages)
From: robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.admin Subject: Re: Fixing zoneinfo ... where not BST anymore... (solved) Date: 23 Oct 1994 15:30:06 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Distribution: world Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Oct23153006@steffi.dircon.co.uk> References: <ROBERT.94Oct23160623@steffi.dircon.co.uk> CC: next-admin@seer.demon.co.uk,paul@seer.demon.co.uk,dave@prim.demon.co.uk,walters@corndog.demon.co.uk >>>>> "RN" == Robert Nicholson <robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk> writes: RN>Aparently, RN>NeXTStep and most other Unix systems get confused because they are RN>configured to wind the clock back on the last sunday of the RN>month. However, this is one of the few occasions where it's not the RN>last Sunday... RN>So.. does anybody know how to fixed things for this time around? RN>Currently I'm running on GMT - Greenwich instead of the usual RN>Great Britain - Eire. RN>Anybody know where I can obtain the source for the GB-Eire? RN>-- RN> "Emacs isn't pretty. It's functional!" RN> (ASCII for text only messages) Well that was easy... I just nabbed this zoneinfo file and compiled (zic) it. It's not _incorrectly_ configured for "lastSun".. in Oct. # United Kingdom # From Arthur David Olson (January 19, 1989): # # The starting and ending dates below (from which the rules are derived) # are from Whitaker's Almanack for 1987, page 146. # 1960 is the earliest year for which dates are given; # Whitaker's notes that British Summer Time (and, in some years, Double Summer # Time) was observed in earlier years but does not give start and end dates. # # A source at the British Information Office in New York avers that it's # known as "British" Summer Time in all parts of the United Kingdom. # 1960 April 10 October 2 (yes, 2, according to the almanac) # 1961 March 26 October 29 # 1962 March 25 October 28 # 1963 March 31 October 27 # 1964 March 22 October 25 # 1965 March 21 October 24 # 1966 March 20 October 23 # 1967 March 19 October 29 # 1968 February 18 October 27 # "British Standard Time, also one hour ahead of G. M. T., was kept between # 1968 Oct. 27-1971 Oct. 31." # 1972 March 19 October 29 # 1973 March 18 October 28 # 1974 March 17 October 27 # 1975 March 16 October 26 # 1976 March 21 October 24 # 1977 March 20 October 23 # 1978 March 19 October 29 # 1979 March 18 October 28 # 1980 March 16 October 26 # 1981 March 29 October 25 # 1982 March 28 October 24 # 1983 March 27 October 23 # 1984 March 25 October 28 # 1985 March 31 October 27 # 1986 March 30 October 26 # 1987 March 29 October 25 # From an Anonymous U. K. Donor (January 4, 1989): # # It is NOT possible to predict when [British Summer Time] will change # in a future year. # # (The admiralty calculate when they think it should be (no more that a couple # of years in advance) and advise the government who then decide whether or # not they will take the admiralty's advice) # # ...the Gre[e]nwich...observatory...[was] very helpful. # # I was not able to track down the Admiralty formula (I tried hard but failed) # ... # Date: 4 Jan 89 08:57:25 GMT (Wed) # From: Jonathan Leffler <nih-csl!uunet!mcvax!sphinx.co.uk!john> # ... # [British Summer Time] is fixed annually by Act of Parliament. # If you can predict what Parliament will do, you should be in # politics making a fortune, not computing. # # Summer time ends on Sunday 29 October 1989. # ... # Date: 5 Jan 89 09:50:38 GMT (Thu) # From: Peter Kendell <nih-csl!uunet!mcvax!tcom.stc.co.uk!pete> # ... # # From my Collins Diary for 1989 - # # "At the time of going to press the Home Office was unable to confirm # the 1989 starting and finishing dates for BST*, but expressed the # view that 26 March and 29 October were the likeliest dates to be # adopted" # # *British Summer Time. # From an Anonymous U. K. Donor (January 5, 1989): # # . . .our government is seriously considering applying Double Summer Time - # putting the clocks forwards and back TWO hours for daylight saving time. # This is advocated to standardise time in the EEC - we're all supposed to # keep the same time and to change the clocks on the same dates in the future. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S # Historic starting rules Rule GB-Eire 1960 only - Apr 10 1:00s 1:00 BST Rule GB-Eire 1961 1963 - Mar lastSun 1:00s 1:00 BST Rule GB-Eire 1964 1967 - Mar Sun>=19 1:00s 1:00 BST Rule GB-Eire 1968 only - Feb 18 1:00s 1:00 BST Rule GB-Eire 1972 1980 - Mar Sun>=16 1:00s 1:00 BST # Historic ending rules Rule GB-Eire 1960 only - Oct 2 1:00s 0 GMT Rule GB-Eire 1961 1967 - Oct Sun>=23 1:00s 0 GMT Rule GB-Eire 1971 only - Oct 31 1:00s 0 GMT # Current rules Rule GB-Eire 1981 max - Mar lastSun 1:00s 1:00 BST Rule GB-Eire 1972 max - Oct Sun>=23 1:00s 0 GMT # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES/SAVE FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone GB-Eire 0:00 GB-Eire %s 1968 Oct 27 1:00s 1:00 - BST 1971 Oct 31 1:00s 0:00 GB-Eire %s -- "Emacs isn't pretty. It's functional!" (ASCII for text only messages)
From: gcasa@wam.umd.edu (Gregory John Casamento) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Trouble booting from Optical Disk Followup-To: poster Date: 23 Oct 1994 17:55:08 GMT Organization: University of Maryland College Park Message-ID: <38e81s$igd@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> Keywords: Boot, Optical Hi, recently I created a bootable Optical Disk using the BuildDisk application on my cube. I can boot in single user mode from the optical disk without any problems, but whem I try to boot in multiuser mode it get all the way up to the part after is has finished launching all of the daemons and then stops. After that it waits a little while and displays a message telling me that the login window cannot find the display port, and then a few minutes after thar it gives me "midi has finished waiting on executable mach". After this it just keeps repeating that message at about 1 or 2 minute intervals. Does anyone have any clue as to what exactly is going on here??? The OD was built with only the system software, no docs or literature. All of the executables necessary to run the system are present. The disk has about 30MB free, so lack of space cannot be the problem. Thanks for any help or suggestions, -- Gregory John Casamento -- gcasa@wam.umd.edu -- The power of UNIX must prevail. The evil Microsoft must be stopped!! -- NeXTStep, the operating system of the future, today. #include <std_disclaimer.h>
From: michal@gortel.phys.ualberta.ca (Michal Jaegermann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: You don't exist. Go away. Date: 23 Oct 1994 17:58:43 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <38e88j$mle@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <38d2vk$fh2@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> <ROBERT.94Oct23134850@steffi.dircon.co.uk> Robert Nicholson (robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk) wrote: : Are you running Stuart? : The permissions on slog should be. : -rwsr-sr-x 1 root tty 32768 Apr 16 1994 slog No, no Stuart. Just Terminal and slog is nowhere in sight. And talk was happy only yesterday morning. :-( I am not so concerned about talk. I can always get sources to ytalk and hack them to a submission. My worry is that the problem indicates that something (what???) is haywire in netconfig and other things will break as well. Michal
From: powell@tropic.aoml.erl.gov (Mark Powell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Advice on replacingNetInfoserver (3 NSTC's with 3PC's on network) Date: 23 Oct 1994 18:33:09 GMT Organization: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/AOML Message-ID: <38ea95$gmu@wave.aoml.erl.gov> We need some advice from SYSadmin gurus out there. We are about to replace 3 of our NSTC's with 100Mhz 486 PC's. One of the NSTC's is the server to a group of 7 NS systems (3 NSTC's, 2 geckos and 2 PC's). I want to make the upgrades as painless as possible. We want to keep the machine names the same and the IP addresses will be the same. The new PC's are ObjectStations, which should help. The local HD on the non-server machines only has NS installed and swap space. All home directories and other storage are NFS exported thru ext. HD's attached to the server. Is the following approach feasible? For the Non-server PC's: 1. disconnect the 2 non server NSTC's from the network. 2. follow the directions for manually adding a modified host in the Sysadmin manual so the server will know about the new ethernet addresses on the PC's 3. Connect the 2 non-server PC's and they should now for all intents and purposes act like the original NSTC's 4. Set up one of the PC's as a Clone Netinfo server using Simple (?) Network Starter. (I dont think we want to do this on one of the geckos because some ext. HD's have problems with them and I dont want to use one of the other PCs cause they have different ethernet cards, etc.) Let the Clone serve the home folders on the Ext. HD For the server PC: 1. Disconnect the NSTC Server from the network. Attach the ext. HD's to the Clone. 2. Log into the Clone NetInfo server and use hostmanager to change the ethernet address of the just-disconnected-server as in "manually adding a modified host" 3. Copy the hostconfig, local.nidb, and network.nidb files from the Clone server to the new PC that will become the master server (without that PC being on the network yet). Tell Simple network starter to NOT use the clone to serve the home folders. 4. Connect the new PC server to the network, attach the ext. HD's, and boot up. It comes up as the new master server and doesnt know that its not the original NSTC server. Could it really be this(?) simple?:)) Probably Not. It s kind of confusing since we'll be replacing the server and want to maintain things the way they were. Any advice would greatly be appreciated!! -- Dr. Mark D. Powell Research Meteorologist, CCM (Swimmer, Windsurfer, user of NEXTSTEP) NOAA Hurricane Research Division (appropriate disclaimers apply) Miami, Fl 33149 Voice (305) 361-4403 Fax (305) 361-4402
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: cavery@netcom.com (Christopher Avery) Subject: undeletable directory Message-ID: <caveryCy54v4.CA1@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 19:30:39 GMT Well there's always 1. backup disk, 2. reformat disk, 3. restore disc. I'll bet that will get it, or as the saying goes, "no gain without pain".
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: cromwell@cscns.com (Todd Cromwell) Subject: NeXT pr3.3 with no floppy Message-ID: <Cy55Dy.K3@usa.net> Summary: How to install pr3.3 with just a CD-ROM drive? Sender: news@usa.net (News) Organization: Internet Express (800-592-1240 customer service) Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 19:41:57 GMT Dear NeXT enthusiasts, I was wondering if anyone knows how to read NeXTStep Release 3.3 pre-release 2 on a NeXT Cube, where the cube doesn't have a floppy drive. I've got a NEC 3xe CD-ROM drive, and the NeXT Cube is an 040 running NeXTStep 2.2. I've tried "bsd(1,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd1a" and "bsd(0,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd1a" and lots of other things but those don't work (I think it said No scsi disk among other things). Other hints are: the workspace manager claims the disk is unreadable, /usr/etc/disk can read the drive info but not the label, I can read ISO 9660 disks just fine, and with dd and with /usr/etc/disk I can read the raw info off the CD. Also, when booting the claim is that the CD block size (2048) doesn't match the f.s. block size (1024 - presumable DEV_BSIZE). Todd Cromwell please send any reply (thanks very much) over e-mail direct (not news) to cromwell@wizard.cs.mci.com
From: pmarc@allanon.math.byu.edu (Paul Cardon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Screensaver/locker with timer ? Date: 23 Oct 1994 22:20:38 GMT Organization: Brigham Young University Distribution: world Message-ID: <38enjm$53r@hamblin.math.byu.edu> References: <38d82h$ob7@nntp.Stanford.EDU> In article <38d82h$ob7@nntp.Stanford.EDU> takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) writes: :In article <388fa9$6b0@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> :rainer@wmax62.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Rainer Frohnhoefer) writes: : :> I looking for a screensaver with a built-in timer for an automatic :logout. : :Isn't NextStep 3.3 supposed to have an autologout feature built in? Yes, the time out period is set by the sysadmin. It just exits all apps and logs the user off if they are inactive for that period of time. -- Paul M. Cardon Technical Editor - System Administration - NEXT IN LINE Magazine President of Provo OpenStep-NEXTSTEP User and Developer Group (PoNG) NEXTSTEP and HP System Manager - Math Department - Brigham Young University
From: Izidor.Jerebic@ijs.si (Izidor Jerebic) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can NS be setup as a gateway/bridge? YES! Message-ID: <1994Oct23.170454.1434@cathy.ijs.si> Date: 23 Oct 94 17:04:54 GMT References: <37n77h$msf@mimsy.cs.umd.edu> <1994Oct16.164054.2241@seer.demon.co.uk> Organization: J. Stefan Institute, Lj, Slovenia In article <1994Oct16.164054.2241@seer.demon.co.uk>, Paul_Lynch@plsys.com (Paul Lynch) writes: > In article <37n77h$msf@mimsy.cs.umd.edu> rgc@wam.umd.edu (Ross Garrett > Cutler) writes: >> Can NS be setup as a gateway/bridge? We don't really need a gateway -- >> a bridge is fine, but I'd like to do with with our NS/I system (with >> two ethernet cards). Has anyone done this? (BTW, Windows/NT has >> this capability.) Thanks! > > NeXTSTEP does not support more than one Ethernet card. If you want a > bridge on a NeXTSTEP based network, either buy the specialist hardware, or > configure a disposable PC with PD (or commercial) software that does the > job for you. > NEXTSTEP on Intel does support multiple network adapters. We are using an Intel machine with two Intel EtherExpress adapters as a gateway between two IP networks. I think for a bridge one would have to write a kernel driver, but IP packet forwarding is already built into kernel. All you have to do is to set up the correct routing tables - routed routing daemon will do this for you and enable IP packet forwarding. We achieved the later by loading the pnid (PNI Software by TransSys) and configuring a dummy network interface which is never used. pnid loads a kernel server which enables IP packet forwarding. Does anybody know how to enable IP packet forwarding in the kernel without the PNI Software? Peter ------ peter@select-tech.com
From: dalia@lynx.cat.syr.edu (Apurva F. Dalia) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Where could I find the FAQ for NeXt SysAdmin ? Date: 24 Oct 1994 03:07:54 GMT Organization: CASE Center, Syracuse University Distribution: world Message-ID: <38f8ea$edt@newstand.syr.edu> Could somebody please let me know where I could find the FAQ for this newsgroup ? I looked up in //rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet but was unable to find it. Thanking you in advance, Apurva Dalia.
From: sanguish@digifix.com (Scott Anguish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.marketplace Subject: Quick Guide to NEXTSTEP Information on the Internet Date: 24 Oct 1994 01:54:50 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Message-ID: <38fi7a$cfg@digifix.digifix.com> This post is made weekly, to help 'point' users to more NEXTSTEP information Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server online comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server online ---------------------------------------------------- A product directory and information server, built around the World Wide Web system, this will allow full multimedia announcements by NEXTSTEP developers, as well as the ability to browse the available products for NEXTSTEP. 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From: Leo L Turetsky <professor+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Moutning CD for FTP users Date: Mon, 24 Oct 1994 07:15:12 -0400 Organization: Sophomore, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <sietR0S00WB=ETrWJS@andrew.cmu.edu> I have a CD-ROM that i'd like to have mounted for ftp access. The problem is that when the disc is automounted into a directory called /Volume_1 it cannot be accessed by the ftp account even when there exists a soft link to the /Volume_1 directory. I don't want to manually mount the disc every time because I only have one CD-ROM drive and sometimes I will need to pull the disc out. Thus a soft link would be very helpful because I can put the disc in and have the ~ftp/Volume_1 tree be full or I can take the disc out and ~ftp/Volume_1 will still be there but there will be no files in the tree unless I reinsert the disc. Any suggestions? Thanks. -Leo +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |>> Leo Turetsky <<|>> leo@uni.pc.cc.cmu.edu (NeXTMail Welcome) <<| | Carnegie-Mellon U. | Leo, your Mom called while you were in Ohio. | |-------------------esp---------------------------------------------| | "Did you get your 100% USRDA of vitamins A C L M R and T today?" | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
From: jmb@sma.ch (Jean-Marie Bettems) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Problem with PPP and DNS Date: 24 Oct 1994 09:20:15 GMT Organization: Swiss Meteorological Institute Distribution: world Message-ID: <38fu8fINNom@maz4.sma.ch> Keywords: PPP, DNS Hello! I have a stand alone NeXTstation running NS3.2. I have installed PPP on my machine and I use dial-up on demand. After booting my machine and loging I open a ftp session; the link to my service provider is created by PPP and the ftp session works fine. I close the session, and the link is released after a certain amount of idle time. Now is the problem: if I try again to open a ftp session I get the following error messages: "Host name lookup failure" (when using the host name) "Host is unreachable" (when using the host IP address) Moreover the pppd daemon is not called by the client application. It seems that it is a problem related to the lookupd daemon which cache some informations. But how can I configure my machine to solve this problem ? Any help welcome Jean-Marie Bettems Zuerich, Switzerland
From: Carl Payne <76570.1361@CompuServe.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Cnews small problem Date: 24 Oct 1994 14:25:57 GMT Organization: Internet Technology Systems Message-ID: <38gg5l$nrr$1@mhadg.production.compuserve.com> Does anybody know enough about Cnews to tell me why I keep getting a "SU to news by root on (null pointer)" message every 15 mins? This is a 3.1 black machine, failed an INN install a week ago, and didn't have any other trouble. Any help appreciated. Carl cpayne@itsnet.com <--NeXTmail welcome -- Carl Payne Internet Operations Director, ITS cpayne@itsnet.com (NeXTmail welcome)
From: buchanan@crsc1.math.ncsu.edu (Bob Buchanan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SLIP and non-NetInfo NeXTs Date: 24 Oct 94 11:12:30 Organization: North Carolina State University Math Dept. Distribution: usa Message-ID: <BUCHANAN.94Oct24111230@crsc1.math.ncsu.edu> Hello, I recently installed and configured TransSys PNI v1.11 SLIP on my NeXTcube running NeXTSTEP 3.2. As part of the installation guide suggested, I made my standalone system into a non-NetInfo system (by following the instructions in Chap. 11 of the System Administrators manual, section "Setting Up the NeXT Computers". After rebooting, everything seemed fine. I was able to login to my SLIP server, ping myself, and the server. I have some more testing yet to do. However, I've noticed some behavior which I think is related to the change to non-NetInfo. First it takes much longer for the WorkSpace Manager menu to come up than before the change. That's maybe not so bad, but BackSpace is really acting strangely. When the inactivity period has been reached, the busy cursor comes up for a couple of minutes before the BackSpace screensaver kicks in. Then after a keyboard or mouse event, it takes a couple of minutes before BackSpace gets out of the way. During this time, the system is essentially frozen. Any people who have worked with configuring non-NetInfo NeXTs or users of TransSys PNI SLIP, who can give me some configuration advice, please email me. If I haven't provided you with enough information to diagnose the problem, email me with a list of what you need and I'll try to provide it. Thanks in advance, Bob Buchanan
From: dekorte@symnet.net (Steve Dekorte) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: You don't exist. Go away. Date: 24 Oct 1994 07:38:45 GMT Organization: S y m N e t - North Florida Internet Access (info@symnet.net) Message-ID: <38foa5$d0i@core.symnet.net> References: <38d2vk$fh2@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Michal Jaegermann writes > the only problem is that 'talk' on NeXT stopped > to work coming back with the message like in my subject line. use ytalk. you can find it for NeXT on ftp.cs.orst.edu -- Steve Dekorte dekorte@symnet.net (NeXTmail welcome) http://www.symnet.net/~dekorte
From: erikkay@next.com (Erik Kay) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: HELP: Mixed multilingual network of NeXTs Date: 24 Oct 1994 17:30:40 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <38gr00$ic@rosie.next.com> References: <1994Oct22.130616.406@nidat.sub.org> In article <1994Oct22.130616.406@nidat.sub.org> Nitezki@NiDat.sub.org (Peter Nitezki) writes: ] Hi there, ] ] I'm operating a mixed language (US, German) network of NeXT machines. Not ] only that I have systems and users with different user interface language ] (works fine, thanks) I have machines with different keyboards (that's ] where the problem is). ] ] Users are switching machines arbitrarily. They often need a machine with ] German keyboard for text processing (obviously no touch typists ;-) and ] the US keyboard for programming (braces and brackets). ] ] NEXTSTEP is handling the keyboard setup in Preferences.app and stores them ] in ~/.NeXT/.NeXTdefaults.*, thus, every user has only one persistent set ] of preferences. But the keyboard depends on the machine, not ] (necessarily) on the user. Every time a user logs off her settings are ] stored, including last keyboard layout. When she logs in, the old setting ] is restored regardless of the actual machine she's on. And people don't ] like that (there's a related problem with volume and brightness levels, ] but less urgent)! ] ] Is there anybody who has an idea how to distinguish hardware dependent ] preference settings? Here's a solution for you: make a login hook or login hook for every system which removes the keymap default (NeXT1 Keymap). As long as the users don't have a default, NEXTSTEP will choose the keymap from netinfo (this was the keymap that was chosen at the language panel when you installed NEXTSTEP. It's in /localconfig in your local netinfo database.) The reason you have to do this in a login or logout hook is that in NEXTSTEP 3.2 and earlier, the loginwindow sets the user's keymap default if it isn't set. So in order for this to work, you need to remove it each time either just before they login (login hook) or when they log out (logout hook). The other solution is to wait until NEXTSTEP 3.3 where this behavior has been fixed. (loginwindow no longer automatically writes out the user's default. Hope that helps, Erik
From: erikkay@next.com (Erik Kay) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Screensaver/locker with timer ? Date: 24 Oct 1994 17:33:27 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <38gr57$id@rosie.next.com> References: <38enjm$53r@hamblin.math.byu.edu> In article <38enjm$53r@hamblin.math.byu.edu> pmarc@allanon.math.byu.edu (Paul Cardon) writes: ] In article <38d82h$ob7@nntp.Stanford.EDU> takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd ] Takken) writes: ] :In article <388fa9$6b0@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> ] :rainer@wmax62.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Rainer Frohnhoefer) writes: ] : ] :> I looking for a screensaver with a built-in timer for an automatic ] :logout. ] : ] :Isn't NextStep 3.3 supposed to have an autologout feature built in? ] ] Yes, the time out period is set by the sysadmin. It just exits all apps and ] logs the user off if they are inactive for that period of time. Yes, however be aware that unfortunately this feature won't work with black hardware. (sorry, we didn't find the bug until it was too late to fix it) Erik
From: jbryans@csulb.edu (Jack Bryans) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: missing space on HD Date: 24 Oct 1994 18:55:23 GMT Organization: Cal State Long Beach Distribution: world Message-ID: <JBRYANS.94Oct24115523@tern.csulb.edu> References: <SOMA.94Oct22145647@fiveup.cs.unm.edu> In-reply-to: soma@fiveup.cs.unm.edu's message of 22 Oct 1994 20:56:47 GMT To: soma@fiveup.cs.unm.edu (Anil B. Somayaji) In article <SOMA.94Oct22145647@fiveup.cs.unm.edu> soma@fiveup.cs.unm.edu (Anil B. Somayaji) writes: > I recently noticed that I appear to be missing over 80 MB on my > system! Here's what df reports: > > Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on > /dev/sd0a 331166 231151 66898 78% / ... > If you check the numbers, you'll notice that 231151+66898=298049, NOT > 331166. So, I seem to be missing over 30 MB on my root partition. Take it one step further: 298049/331166 = .9. That's how the Berkeley fast file system works. The `missing' 10% is kept as headroom to provide speed. Jack
From: cs@ecs.co.at (Christian Starkjohann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Cnews small problem Date: 24 Oct 1994 21:16:54 GMT Organization: Vienna University Computer Center, Austria Distribution: world Message-ID: <38h886$6je@infosrv.edvz.univie.ac.at> References: <38gg5l$nrr$1@mhadg.production.compuserve.com> Originator: cs@zaphod In article <38gg5l$nrr$1@mhadg.production.compuserve.com> Carl Payne <76570.1361@CompuServe.COM> writes: > Does anybody know enough about Cnews to tell me why I keep > getting a "SU to news by root on (null pointer)" message every 15 mins? > This is a 3.1 black machine, failed an INN install a week ago, and didn't > have any other trouble. Any help appreciated. > Carl > cpayne@itsnet.com <--NeXTmail welcome > -- > Carl Payne > Internet Operations Director, ITS > cpayne@itsnet.com (NeXTmail welcome) This is because of the unusual entries Cnews creates in the crontab or in crontab.local: 00,15,30,45 * * * * root su news -c '/usr/local/news/bin/input/newsrun' .... su always logs to the console. Changing these entries to 00,15,30,45 * * * * news /usr/local/news/bin/input/newsrun .... should solve the problems with the log-messages every 15 minutes, but maybe there is a reason why they used su. The only way to find out is to try it. Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> or <cs@ekpds1.tuwien.ac.at>
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Automatic IP & Name acquisition. Date: 24 Oct 1994 20:34:41 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <38h5p1$jdv@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <389elq$b9i@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> System Administrator (sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca) wrote: : If I boot off ethernet, my next gets the necessary information from whatever : machine is set up to run bootparamd and bootpd. However if I boot off the : local disk, with hostname set to -AUTOMATIC- hostname hangs with a message, : Configuration server not responding : what gives? Is there another daemon that needs to run just to answer this : request? More information. From any of my hosts if I manually set the hostname to something, then type hostname -AUTOMATIC- then one of my bootparam servers returns it's proper hostname. 11# hostname -AUTOMATIC- arafel returned new hostname: helios 12# hostname lfjfjf 13# hostname lfjfjf 14# hostname -AUTOMATIC- fenris returned new hostname: helios Scanning through rc.net, I'm at a loss as to how it works. It's sucessful at finding the IP address, but when it tries to set the hostname address it fails. From the location that rc.net is called in the script, it appears that this is happening before any of the network stuff is running. In rc.boot the file system is check and mounted, path is set, and not much else. in rc the first thing network related is nmserver (about line 47) A few checks then rc.net is run with -h (set hostname) flag In rc.net, the primary interface is set according to the contents of hostconfig. Executing these commands manually, I can configure the interface, but when I type hostname -AUTOMATIC- I get an immediate message, Failed to send RPC. Ok, that makes sense. Portmapper isn't running yet. I ran etherfind on another host to watch this particular host when it hung: etherfind -v -r -host helios -proto udp UDP from helios.2788 to 129.128.72.255.sunrpc 124 bytes RPC Call portmapper PMAPPROC_CALLIT V2 UDP from fenris.sunrpc to helios.2788 88 bytes RPC Reply accepted AUTH_NULL Success UDP from arafel.sunrpc to helios.2788 88 bytes RPC Reply accepted AUTH_NULL Success Well, thunk I, lets find out what does have to be running. Started portmap ran hostname --failed. Started routed ran hostname -- success. Ah. So I put hostname $HOSTNAME after the route stuff. Rebooted. Hung. I had ROUTER set to our gateway router. Turns out that I had to start routed in order to find the hostname. So to summarize the changes necessary to my rc file: 1. When rc.net is called, remove the -h setting. 2. Around line 200, hack the case statement so that both routed is called in addition to added the default router. 3. Below the route case statement add the line hostname $HOSTNAME However, I don't understand why routed must be running for automatic host addition, so I regard the above solution as a kludge. -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jeff@speedy.demon.co.uk (Jeffrey Holdgate) Subject: NFS mount on NExtStep. Distribution: world Organization: Myorganisation Date: Mon, 24 Oct 1994 16:15:43 +0000 Message-ID: <438570946wnr@speedy.demon.co.uk> Sender: usenet@demon.co.uk I'm unable to mount a filesystem on a SUN SPARC running SOlaris 2.3 from Nextstep 3, on an Intel processor using nfsmount - are the any Gotcha's that I should know about ? Any help appreciated J. +------------------------------------------------------------+ |Jeffrey Holdgate | Technical Architect BZW IT 44 81 696 3328| | | Jeff@speedy.demon.co.uk | | | My opinions are my own : not BZW's | +------------------------------------------------------------+
From: Joshua_Bloch@transarc.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Exporting NeXT Printer on Tiny Network Date: Mon, 24 Oct 1994 17:56:23 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <sif2q7eSMUYcQgUENs@transarc.com> I have an '040 slab, which until recently ran standalone. I recently acquired an ethernet card and TCP software for my laptop PC, and I've had no difficulty running FTP, Telnet, etc. between the laptop and the NeXT. I would like to export my NeXT printer in order to use lpr from the laptop, but the NeXT's PrintManager App (or whatever it's called) won't let me do it. It complains that I'm attempting to export my printer to its own machine (since my entire netinfo domain consists of the root). Is it possible to trick PrintManager into exporting the printer without configuring my slab into full-fledged NetInfo network? Barring that, can I just put an appropriate entry in my printcap file? If that's the best approach, what should the printcap entry look like for the 400 DPI Next printer? Thanks, Josh
From: ebaenen@afit.af.mil (Eric P. Baenen, Capt, USAF) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NS Installer.app no longer works?!?! HELP Date: 24 Oct 1994 15:35:21 GMT Organization: Air Force Institute of Technology Message-ID: <38gk7p$fm9@blackbird.afit.af.mil> Keywords: Installer NeXTSTEP problem Has anyone ever had problems with the Installer.app in NextApps? I appear to have changed something or corrupted something and now Installer.app no longer functions properly, in fact I can not install ANY packages, even ones from the NeXTSTEP CD-ROM. When I try to install anything I get errors similar to the following: Installing Demonstrations.pkg into / ... cp: *.lproj: No such file or directory cp: *.pre_install: No such file or directory cp: *.post_install: No such file or directory cp: *.pre_delete: No such file or directory cp: *.post_delete: No such file or directory **** There were errors while installing Demonstrations.pkg. .. errors. Checking /NextLibrary/PrinterTypes/English.lproj/Xerox_DocuTech_85.ppd .. OK. Checking /NextLibrary/PrinterTypes/English.lproj/Xerox_DocuTech_90.ppd .. OK. Checking /NextLibrary/Receipts/PrinterPPDs.pkg ... OK. .. done. Installing PrinterPPDs.pkg into / ... cp: *.tiff: No such file or directory cp: *.lproj: No such file or directory cp: *.pre_install: No such file or directory cp: *.post_install: No such file or directory cp: *.pre_delete: No such file or directory cp: *.post_delete: No such file or directory **** There were errors while installing PrinterPPDs.pkg. .. errors. Does anyone have any ideas of what might be the problem? I would sincerely appreciate any help that could be provided. Thanks, Eric Baenen --- ************************************************************ * ERIC P. BAENEN, Capt, USAF * Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) * Dept. of Computer Engineering * AFIT Box # 4146 * Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433 * Graduate Student: Computer Engineering * (Artificial Intelligence) * EMail: ebaenen@afit.af.mil (NeXTMail preferred) * Voice Mail: 513-255-3636 Ext 1017 * FAX: 513-476-7204 (comm) 986-7204 (DSN) ************************************************************
From: engelsma@remote.it.gvsu.edu (Ben Engelsma) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: TransSys-PNI-1.11 Date: 24 Oct 1994 23:04:52 GMT Organization: Grand Vally State University Message-ID: <38heik$ape@news.it.gvsu.edu> References: <381voi$2cv@News1.mcs.com> In article <381voi$2cv@News1.mcs.com> dana@mcs.com (Dana Shadrick) writes: > > [munch] > > system. I would like to thank everyone who responded to my problem of > stopping pnid causing netinfo to hang. I remember this problem too. However, I have not been following this newsgroup for a while. What is the latest and best way known to fix the netinfo hang? Currently I just have a script that does this: #!/bin/sh /etc/pni/bin/pnistat -c down pni0 /etc/pni/bin/pni_down # pni_down does this: ifconfig pni0 down Is this the best way, or has someone something better to share? -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Benjamin D. Engelsma engelsma@river.it.gvsu.edu Grand Valley State University Telephone 616.453.0974 FAX 616.453.6155 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
From: engelsma@remote.it.gvsu.edu (Ben Engelsma) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Installing Dot_Matrix on INTEL??? Date: 24 Oct 1994 23:15:07 GMT Organization: Grand Vally State University Message-ID: <38hf5r$aup@news.it.gvsu.edu> Hi all, 3 Questions: 1: I am trying to setup a printer on my INTEL machine. It's a regular old Panasonic KX-P2123 dot matrix. Is this possible? All I want to do is print ASCII text. So far I created a new printer with PrintManager ( Unknown printer type , parallel port connection ). What else do I have to do? When I try to print a file, I get this in the console: Oct 24 17:02:52 remote Server:Dot_Matrix_Printer[358]: Cannot open output device '/dev/pp0': No such file or directory 2: Upon boot, when configuring drivers, I get this message: Oct 24 15:15:15 remote mach: IOParallelPort not allocated: controller not detected at address 0x378 Do I have wierd drivers? Should I download the new ones ( that I once thought existed because of corrupt ones earlier... ) 3: Does Question 2 have anything to do with Question 1? -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Benjamin D. Engelsma e-mail: engelsma@river.it.gvsu.edu Grand Valley State University voice : +1-616-453-0974 Department of Computer Science fax : +1-616-453-6155 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Installing Dot_Matrix on INTEL??? Date: 25 Oct 1994 01:13:13 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <38hm39$h2u@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <38hf5r$aup@news.it.gvsu.edu> In article <38hf5r$aup@news.it.gvsu.edu> engelsma@remote.it.gvsu.edu (Ben Engelsma) writes: >I am trying to setup a printer on my INTEL machine. It's a >regular old Panasonic KX-P2123 dot matrix. Is this possible? >All I want to do is print ASCII text. So far I created a new >printer with PrintManager ( Unknown printer type , parallel >port connection ). What else do I have to do? When I try to >print a file, I get this in the console: There are two problems. [1] NeXT's Parallel printer driver for NS3.2 is broken. [2] You can't use PrintManager to set up NON-PostScript printers. Solution for [1] is to install a replacement driver available from: ftp.uni-stuttgart.de: /pub/systems/next/i486/Drivers/3.2/ParallelPortDriver1.0.tar.gz Solution for [2] is to do the following as root: # nidump -r printers . < dotmatrix.niload --- dotmatrix.niload --- name = printers; _writers = "*"; CHILDREN = { name = Local_LPT; _ignore = (); _writers = "*"; af = /usr/adm/label.acct; lf = "/usr/adm/lpd-errs"; lp = /dev/pp0; mx = 0; note = "Non-PS dot-matrix printer"; of = /usr/lib/lpf; sd = /usr/spool/NeXT/Local_LPT; sf = (); sh = (); }; --- cut --- Note that this printer will not show up in the PrintPanel of regualr apps, because of the _ignore property. If you want it to, delete the line above that says _ignore = ();, but sooner or later, you will end up seeing bunch of raw PS code on the dot-matrix if you do. It works fine. I had to specify a LF to CRLF filter using the "if" field to make certain printers work correctly. Other printers worked fine without any "if". -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Tel: 510-642-6440, Fax: 510-642-3323, (NeXT & MIME mails welcome)
From: marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu (Marcus S. Day) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: "Fetch"-like ftp ware avail? Date: 25 Oct 1994 02:32:26 GMT Organization: University of California at San Diego Distribution: world Message-ID: <38hqnq$fud@network.ucsd.edu> On a Mac, there is a nifty little program called "Fetch" that is a window interface to ftp. It's pretty handy, as it lets you graphically traverse the directory structure, and save multiple login ID's/passwords for repetitive logins. Q: Does such a freeware/shareware application exist for NeXTSTEP (v3.0, 16MB mem, NeXTstatio-black) Thanks for any leads -M
From: buzz@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: clri (was: undeletable directory) Date: 25 Oct 1994 00:19:56 +0100 Organization: Marvins Home, a small place in Universe Distribution: world Message-ID: <38hfes$e9@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE> References: <383o6c$m4@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE> <386t3m$9mq@infosrv.edvz.univie.ac.at> In-reply-to: cs@ecs.co.at's message of 21 Oct 1994 00:05:26 MET In article <386t3m$9mq@infosrv.edvz.univie.ac.at> cs@ecs.co.at (Christian Starkjohann) writes: > - using clri is impossible since there is no clri on NS3.2 I`ve got the clri source from FreeBSD to compile on NEXTSTEPwith only minor changes. I think it is the best to use them on an unmounted disk, but it works also on mounted disks. To compile just type "cc clri.c -o clri" and it should work. BUT: This is only tested on black hardware!!!! (Of course only on my swapdisk and floppydisk :-) It is possible that on white hardware you will get problems with the byteorder of the fs/inodes. You can try it by compiling with "cc -DDEBUG clri.c -o clri". In that case clri will not override the contents of the inode, but will display some values of what it things is in the inode (e.g. linkcount, uid, gid). If that matches the output of an "ls -li" of the requestet files/dirs than it will probably work on white also. TRY ON YOUR OWN RISK: # sync ; sync ; sync ; clri DEVNAME INODE-NR(S) # fsck DEVNAME Hope this helps Bastian Anyway here is the c-source for clri: ---------------------snip-------------------------------------------------- /* * Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California. * All rights reserved. * * This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by * Rich $alz of BBN Inc. * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions * are met: * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software * must display the following acknowledgement: * This product includes software developed by the University of * California, Berkeley and its contributors. * 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors * may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software * without specific prior written permission. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF * SUCH DAMAGE. */ #ifndef lint char copyright[] = "@(#) Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.\n\ All rights reserved.\n"; #endif /* not lint */ #ifndef lint static char sccsid[] = "@(#)clri.c 5.3 (Berkeley) 10/25/94"; #endif /* not lint */ /* * clri(8) */ #include <libc.h> #include <sys/vnode.h> #include <sys/param.h> #include <ufs/quotas.h> #include <ufs/inode.h> #include <ufs/fs.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <fcntl.h> #include <errno.h> char *fs; #ifdef NeXT #define DEV_BSIZE 1024 #endif void error() { (void)fprintf(stderr, "clri: %s: %s\n", fs, strerror(errno)); exit(1); } int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { register struct fs *sbp; register struct dinode *ip; register int fd; struct dinode ibuf[MAXBSIZE / sizeof (struct dinode)]; long generation, offset, bsize; int inonum; char sblock[SBSIZE]; if (argc < 3) { (void)fprintf(stderr, "usage: clri filesystem inode ...\n"); exit(1); } fs = *++argv; /* get the superblock. */ if ((fd = open(fs, O_RDWR, 0)) < 0) error(); if (lseek(fd, SBLOCK, SEEK_SET) < 0) error(); if (read(fd, sblock, sizeof(sblock)) != sizeof(sblock)) { (void)fprintf(stderr, "clri: %s: can't read the superblock.\n", fs); exit(1); } sbp = (struct fs *)sblock; if (sbp->fs_magic != FS_MAGIC) { (void)fprintf(stderr, "clri: %s: superblock magic number 0x%lx, not 0x%x.\n", fs, sbp->fs_magic, FS_MAGIC); exit(1); } bsize = sbp->fs_bsize; /* remaining arguments are inode numbers. */ while (*++argv) { /* get the inode number. */ if ((inonum = atoi(*argv)) <= 0) { (void)fprintf(stderr, "clri: %s is not a valid inode number.\n", *argv); exit(1); } #ifndef DEBUG (void)printf("clearing %d\n", inonum); #endif /* DEBUG */ /* read in the appropriate block. */ offset = itod(sbp, inonum); /* inode to fs block */ offset = fsbtodb(sbp, offset); /* fs block to disk block */ offset *= DEV_BSIZE; /* disk block to disk bytes */ /* seek and read the block */ if (lseek(fd, offset, SEEK_SET) < 0) error(); if (read(fd, (char *)ibuf, bsize) != bsize) error(); /* get the inode within the block. */ ip = &ibuf[itoo(sbp, inonum)]; #ifdef DEBUG printf("Contents of inode %d:\n", inonum); printf("links %hd\n", ip->di_un.di_icom.ic_nlink); printf("owner%hd\n", ip->di_un.di_icom.ic_uid); printf("grp %hd\n", ip->di_un.di_icom.ic_gid); printf("size %ld:%ld\n\n", ip->di_un.di_icom.ic_size.val[0], ip->di_un.di_icom.ic_size.val[1]); #endif /* DEBUG */ /* clear the inode, and bump the generation count. */ #ifndef DEBUG generation = ip->di_gen + 1; bzero((char *)ip, sizeof *ip); ip->di_gen = generation; /* backup and write the block */ if (lseek(fd, -bsize, SEEK_CUR) < 0) error(); if (write(fd, (char *)ibuf, bsize) != bsize) error(); (void)fsync(fd); #endif /* DEBUG */ } (void)close(fd); exit(0); } -------------------------snap--------------------------- -- Bastian Schlueter Tel.: +49 30 /693 49 26 (privateVoice) Urbanstr. 25 Aufg. E 691 54 79 (privateData) D-10967 Berlin 314 25 973 (uni) Germany buzz@(cs|marvin.fb10).TU-Berlin.DE (NeXTmail welcome) -- Radfahrer haben nichts zu verlieren, als ihre Ketten --
From: marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu (Marcus S. Day) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: "Fetch"-like ftp ware avail? Date: 25 Oct 1994 05:18:47 GMT Organization: University of California at San Diego Distribution: world Message-ID: <38i4fn$l0q@network.ucsd.edu> References: <38hqnq$fud@network.ucsd.edu> In article <38hqnq$fud@network.ucsd.edu> marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu (Marcus S. Day) writes: > On a Mac, there is a nifty little program called "Fetch" > that is a window interface to ftp. It's pretty handy, as > it lets you graphically traverse the directory structure, > and save multiple login ID's/passwords for repetitive > logins. > > Q: Does such a freeware/shareware application exist for > NeXTSTEP (v3.0, 16MB mem, NeXTstatio-black) > > Thanks for any leads > > -M I got an answer to this almost before I hit the "post" button. GatorFTP is the most popular response. Got it from ftp.cs.orst.edu. Now, if only it could hold a default login for each host on the hotlist, I'd be set....but beggars should not be choosers, right? Thanks all for the input. -Marc
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jspears@weston.com (Wes Spears) Subject: Procmail and Sendmail Message-ID: <1994Oct25.033813.2811@weston.com> Sender: jspears@weston.com (Wes Spears) Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 03:38:13 GMT I am using procmail to admin a mailing list. It seems I have readhed a point, of about 100 people, on a mailing list, and now sendmail apparently chokes on it. When I delete several users, the meassges go. Otehrwise it will not. What can you tell me about sendmail and the number of users on a list, and ditto for procmail? All help is appreciated. Thanks Wes -- Wes Spears <-------> jspears@weston.com (NeXTMail Welcome) The Weston Group | 8524 Highway 6 North, 162 | Voice (713) 827-2650
From: px@xedoc.com.au (Peter Xiberras) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Adding a print filter to the lpd chain Date: 25 Oct 1994 07:36:48 GMT Organization: Xedoc Software Development Pty Ltd Message-ID: <38icih$5ko@yarrina.connect.com.au> Hi, I'm trying to put a filter in the print chain to do application-specific accounting. The standard behaviour when printing is to put stuff like: >Oct 25 16:42:55 printhost Server:Local_Printer[1946]: printhost:px - start >Oct 25 16:43:16 printhost Server:Local_Printer[1946]: printhost:px - end I need to put something like: >Oct 25 16:42:55 printhost Server:Local_Printer[1946]: printhost:printing > document XXX, revision YYY in the lpd-errs file, so I can go back later on and audit if possible (i.e. see if the file *really did* print) So far, the strategy is to replace the "if" filter in Netinfo (usually /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/prserver) with my perl script, and have the perl script pipe it's stdout to prserver. This seems to work most of the time, although it does produce error messages. So, rather than go around in circles, can anyone point me to an example which does something similar? I'll summarize and post back, of course. Thanks, Peter. Here's some more specific info. After setting the value of 'if' for the local printer to my own filter (written in perl) in NetInfoMgr, nothing prints and I get the following in my log file (lpd-errs). Can't open -w0: No such file or directory Can't open -l0: No such file or directory Can't open -i0: No such file or directory Can't open -f: No such file or directory Can't open -n: No such file or directory Can't open px: No such file or directory Can't open -h: No such file or directory Can't open printhost: No such file or directory Can't open -p: No such file or directory Can't open Local_Printer: No such file or directory which is probably related to my open call (see below), but I'm also getting a spurious message: > Oct 25 16:43:52 printhost Server:Local_Printer[1949]: Server: Cannot map input file ---- The script is as follows: #!/usr/local/bin/perl sub readPostscript { while (<>) { #Read postscript info HERE print STDOUT "$_"; } } &readPostscript; exit (0); Redirecting the STDOUT (shown below) to an output-pipe-command before the subroutine call didn't work. open (OUTPUT, "| /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/prserver @ARGV"); # This don't work either # open (OUTPUT, "| '/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/prserver @ARGV'"); open(STDOUT, ">&OUTPUT") || return 0; -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Xiberras Email : px@xedoc.com.au Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd. Fax : +61-3-696-6757 Unit 11, 663 Victoria St, Phone : +61-3-696-2490 Abbotsford, VIC, 3067, Australia
From: cs@ecs.co.at (Christian Starkjohann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: clri (was: undeletable directory) Date: 25 Oct 1994 10:42:06 GMT Organization: Vienna University Computer Center, Austria Distribution: world Message-ID: <38indu$k0m@infosrv.edvz.univie.ac.at> References: <38hfes$e9@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE> Originator: cs@zaphod In article <38hfes$e9@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE> buzz@marvin.FB10.TU-Berlin.DE (Bastian Schlueter) writes: > In article <386t3m$9mq@infosrv.edvz.univie.ac.at> cs@ecs.co.at (Christian Starkjohann) writes: > > > - using clri is impossible since there is no clri on NS3.2 > > I`ve got the clri source from FreeBSD to compile on NEXTSTEPwith only > minor changes. I think it is the best to use them on an unmounted > disk, but it works also on mounted disks. > [remarks about byteordering and source deleted] Thank you very much, Bastian. I already received this source from Fabien Roy <fabien@free.fdn.org>. The first thing we found out was the problem with byteordering and the DEV_BSIZE-constant. Both are different on intel-platforms. I have corrected both, but I did not dare to test it (I tested it successfully on floppies, but testing on 1GB of data is somewhat different if you cannot afford a full backup). If someone is interested in the ported source, I can mail or post it. It should compile and run under all platforms. Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> or <cs@ekpds1.tuwien.ac.at>
From: ebaenen@afit.af.mil (Eric P. Baenen, Capt, USAF) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Installer.app no longer works Date: 22 Oct 1994 17:43:11 GMT Organization: Air Force Institute of Technology Message-ID: <38bivf$pq9@blackbird.afit.af.mil> Keywords: install nextstep motorola black Has anyone ever had any problems with the NeXT Installer.app? Apparently something on my system (040 non-turbo black system running NS 3.2) has either been changed or corrupted and now I can no longer install ANY packages, even the ones from the NeXTSTEP CD-ROM. Any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have tried just recopying Installer.app from the CD-ROM but this has not helped. I get errors something like the following whenever I try to install a package: Installing Demonstrations.pkg into / ... cp: *.lproj: No such file or directory cp: *.pre_install: No such file or directory cp: *.post_install: No such file or directory cp: *.pre_delete: No such file or directory cp: *.post_delete: No such file or directory **** There were errors while installing Demonstrations.pkg. .. errors. OR Checking /NextLibrary/PrinterTypes/English.lproj/Xerox_DocuTech_85.ppd .. OK. Checking /NextLibrary/PrinterTypes/English.lproj/Xerox_DocuTech_90.ppd .. OK. Checking /NextLibrary/Receipts/PrinterPPDs.pkg ... OK. .. done. Installing PrinterPPDs.pkg into / ... cp: *.tiff: No such file or directory cp: *.lproj: No such file or directory cp: *.pre_install: No such file or directory cp: *.post_install: No such file or directory cp: *.pre_delete: No such file or directory cp: *.post_delete: No such file or directory **** There were errors while installing PrinterPPDs.pkg. .. errors. --- ************************************************************ * ERIC P. BAENEN, Capt, USAF * Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) * Dept. of Computer Engineering * AFIT Box # 4146 * Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433 * Graduate Student: Computer Engineering * (Artificial Intelligence) * EMail: ebaenen@afit.af.mil (NeXTMail preferred) * Voice Mail: 513-255-3636 Ext 1017 * FAX: 513-476-7204 (comm) 986-7204 (DSN) ************************************************************
From: sears@uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: GatorFTP ftp site (was Re: "Fetch"-like ftp ware avail?) Date: 25 Oct 1994 15:59:55 GMT Organization: University of Houston Distribution: world Message-ID: <38ja1r$39n@masala.cc.uh.edu> References: <38i4fn$l0q@network.ucsd.edu> In article <38i4fn$l0q@network.ucsd.edu> marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu (Marcus S. Day) writes: #In article <38hqnq$fud@network.ucsd.edu> marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu (Marcus S. #Day) writes: #> On a Mac, there is a nifty little program called "Fetch" #> that is a window interface to ftp. It's pretty handy, as #> it lets you graphically traverse the directory structure, #> and save multiple login ID's/passwords for repetitive #> logins. #> #> Q: Does such a freeware/shareware application exist for #> NeXTSTEP (v3.0, 16MB mem, NeXTstatio-black) #> #> Thanks for any leads #> #> -M # #I got an answer to this almost before I hit the "post" button. #GatorFTP is the most popular response. Got it from ftp.cs.orst.edu. # #Now, if only it could hold a default login for each host on the #hotlist, I'd be set....but beggars should not be choosers, right? # #Thanks all for the input. # #-Marc Note: The official distribution site for GatorFTP is: ftp.egr.uh.edu:/pub/misc/GatorFTP -- Paul S. Sears * sears@uh.edu (NeXT Mail OK) The University of Houston * suggestions@tree.egr.uh.edu (NeXT Engineering Computing Center * comments, complaints, questions) NeXT System Administration * DoD#1967 '83 NightHawk 650SC >>> SSI Diving Certification #755020059 <<< "Programming is like sex: One mistake and you support it a lifetime."
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Adding a print filter to the lpd chain Date: 25 Oct 1994 16:48:21 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <38jcsl$aru@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <38icih$5ko@yarrina.connect.com.au> In article <38icih$5ko@yarrina.connect.com.au> px@xedoc.com.au (Peter Xiberras) writes: >Can't open -w0: No such file or directory >Can't open -l0: No such file or directory >Can't open -i0: No such file or directory >Can't open -f: No such file or directory >Can't open -n: No such file or directory >Can't open px: No such file or directory >Can't open -h: No such file or directory >Can't open printhost: No such file or directory >Can't open -p: No such file or directory >Can't open Local_Printer: No such file or directory I don't know perl much, but I believe your script is ignoring arguments passed to the "if" filter. Arguments are like: argv[0]: <"if" filter executable name> argv[1]: -w0 argv[2]: -l0 argv[3]: -i0 argv[4]: -f argv[5]: dfA006hostname argv[6]: -n argv[7]: <login of user who submitted the job> argv[8]: -h argv[9]: <hostname from which the job came from> argv[10]: -p argv[11]: <printer_name> argv[12]: /usr/adm/<accounting_filename> You have to handle these in your perl script. -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Tel: 510-642-6440, Fax: 510-642-3323, (NeXT & MIME mails welcome)
From: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: "Fetch"-like ftp ware avail? Date: 25 Oct 1994 16:39:44 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara Distribution: world Message-ID: <38jccg$4hu@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> References: <38i4fn$l0q@network.ucsd.edu> In article <38i4fn$l0q@network.ucsd.edu> marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu (Marcus S. Day) writes: ] In article <38hqnq$fud@network.ucsd.edu> marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu (Marcus S. ] Day) writes: ] > Q: Does such a freeware/shareware application exist for ] > NeXTSTEP (v3.0, 16MB mem, NeXTstatio-black) ] ] I got an answer to this almost before I hit the "post" button. ] GatorFTP is the most popular response. Got it from ftp.cs.orst.edu. ] ] Now, if only it could hold a default login for each host on the ] hotlist, I'd be set....but beggars should not be choosers, right? ] Yes, and if only it could display symbolic links on ftp sites correctly, and if it could avoid getting the dir tree confused when you mouse ahead (I once had a dir become a subdir of itself 3 times over). I know...you gets what you pays fer... -- Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer Tel: (805) 893-8352 | Center for Computer Music Research and Composition Internet (NeXTMail ok): | University of California, Santa Barbara <doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu> | http://ccmrc.ucsb.edu/
From: don@approp1.house.gov (Don McKinnon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: This man is an island Date: 25 Oct 1994 16:12:09 GMT Organization: House Information Systems Message-ID: <38jaop$9qk@neon.house.gov> My two NeXT friends are goofing off on vacation in Mallorca, so I'm asking for your help. Between my NeXT color slab and our Internet connection lives Softswitch, a mainframe e-mail "manager" that, among other rude things, cuts out e-mail headers and screws up binaries in NeXT mail. Our SysAdmin says they have a fix and to test it, I need some kind souls to send me NeXTMail. Would one of you kind Net souls send me NeXTMail with a binary attachment? Anything will do, but something interesting would be better then something dull. I'm low on political cartoons, sordid confessions and all forms of twisted art, so feel free to send something provacative, or a two word WordPerfect document would be great too. Thanks, Don
From: sherwood@pluto.space.ualberta.ca (Operator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: HELP: Mixed multilingual network of NeXTs Date: 25 Oct 1994 18:41:42 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <38jjh6$fe3@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <1994Oct22.130616.406@nidat.sub.org> Peter Nitezki (Nitezki@NiDat.sub.org) wrote: : Hi there, : I'm operating a mixed language (US, German) network of NeXT machines. Not : only that I have systems and users with different user interface language : (works fine, thanks) I have machines with different keyboards (that's : where the problem is). : Users are switching machines arbitrarily. They often need a machine with : German keyboard for text processing (obviously no touch typists ;-) and : the US keyboard for programming (braces and brackets). : NEXTSTEP is handling the keyboard setup in Preferences.app and stores them : in ~/.NeXT/.NeXTdefaults.*, thus, every user has only one persistent set : of preferences. But the keyboard depends on the machine, not : (necessarily) on the user. Every time a user logs off her settings are : stored, including last keyboard layout. When she logs in, the old setting : is restored regardless of the actual machine she's on. And people don't : like that (there's a related problem with volume and brightness levels, : but less urgent)! : Is there anybody who has an idea how to distinguish hardware dependent : preference settings? I had a somewhat similar problem due to a variety of machines. The Next keyboard and the other machines didn't send the same character for backspace, so my terminal windows needed to know what keyboard the person was at. What you could do is have users have multiple direcotries ~/.NeXT/default1 ~/.Next/default2 You may want to name them according to the use. Now in a script for loginhook, create a symbolic link from .NextDefaults to the appropriate one. -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: wfischer@bio.indiana.edu (Will Fischer) Subject: Re: Perl 5.0 on NeXTSTEP 3.2? Message-ID: <Cy90rD.L7C@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> Sender: news@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Biology, Indiana University - Bloomington References: <3898d7$1k2@news.iastate.edu> Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 21:52:25 GMT [several "success stories" about building perl deleted] Okay, perl 5.000 builds for me right out of the box -- ALMOST! I get errors in compiling the POSIX modules : `sh ../../cflags POSIX.o` -I../.. POSIX.c CCCMD = cc -c -D_POSIX_SOURCE -DUSE_NEXT_CTYPE -O ../../proto.h:2: warning: illegal #ifdef POSIX.c:46: header file 'sys/utsname.h' not found POSIX.c:50: header file 'unistd.h' not found POSIX.c:59: undefined type, found `sigset_t' POSIX.c:2164: illegal expression, found `)' POSIX.c:4092: undefined type, found `pid_t' [remaining errors deleted *** Exit 1 Stop. I'm using the headers in NS 3.1 developer (not 3.2): is this my problem, or is is it likely to be something simpler? -- ____________________________________________________________ Will Fischer wfischer@indiana.edu Department of Biology Voice: 812-855-2549 Jordan Hall Voice2: 812-333-2433 Indiana University FAX: 812-333-7922 Bloomington, Indiana 47405 USA FAX2: 812-855-6705
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Etherboot turbo slab? Date: 25 Oct 1994 21:45:40 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <38jua4$1394@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> I've set up a netboot client, then have set up bootparams and bootpd so that all machines boot off the same private directory. This works, as long as I don't try to boot more than one client at a time. This allows me to boot off the net, then restore from a standard dump file, then run a script to do a bit of tweeking. This works too. I can boot of the net, run the script, and come back in 20 minutes and have a fresh install. BUT... (You knew there was a but. Why else would I post...) When I boot loki, a turbo mono slab, it boots, brings up the window server, then when I click Stuart, it panics and dies. Does a turbo mono require anything different in the way of netbooting? -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.databases.sybase,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: sybperl-2a5.tar.gz with Perl5 under NS3.2? Date: 25 Oct 1994 22:19:30 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Distribution: world Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Oct25221931@steffi.dircon.co.uk> Has anybody got Sybperl 2a5 working with Perl5.000? This was with Limited Server with (DBLIB 460 as shipped in NS3.2) Here's what I get on make tests root:/Users/robert/archives/perl5.000/ext/Sybase>make test 22:09 cd DBlib ; make config cd DBlib ; make all cd Sybperl ; make config cd Sybperl ; make all cp lib/sybutil.pl /External1/Users/robert/archives/perl5.000/lib/sybutil.pl chmod 644 /External1/Users/robert/archives/perl5.000/lib/sybutil.pl cd DBlib ; make test /usr/local/bin/perl -I/External1/Users/robert/archives/perl5.000/lib -e 'use Test::Harness; runtests @ARGV;' t/*.t t/dblib.............Sybase message 102, Severity 15, state 1 Line 2 Incorrect syntax near 'where'. 1> select * from systypes 2> where ok All tests successful. Files=1, Tests=15, 4 secs ( 1.68 cusr 0.50 csys = 2.18 cpu) cd Sybperl ; make test /usr/local/bin/perl -I/External1/Users/robert/archives/perl5.000/lib -e 'use Test::Harness; runtests @ARGV;' t/*.t t/dbmoney...........ok t/sybperl...........Identifier "main::NO_MORE_ROWS" used only once: possible typo at t/sybperl.t line 36. Identifier "main::NO_MORE_RESULTS" used only once: possible typo at t/sybperl.t line 39. Use of uninitialized value at /External1/Users/robert/archives/perl5.000/lib/Sybase/Sybperl.pm line 161. Use of uninitialized value at /External1/Users/robert/archives/perl5.000/lib/Sybase/Sybperl.pm line 161. Use of uninitialized value at /External1/Users/robert/archives/perl5.000/lib/Sybase/Sybperl.pm line 161. Use of uninitialized value at /External1/Users/robert/archives/perl5.000/lib/Sybase/Sybperl.pm line 161. Use of uninitialized value at /External1/Users/robert/archives/perl5.000/lib/Sybase/Sybperl.pm line 161. 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Use of uninitialized value at /External1/Users/robert/archives/perl5.000/lib/Sybase/Sybperl.pm line 161. memory allocation error: attempt to free or realloc space not in heap FAILED on test 0 Failed 1 test, 50.00% okay. Files=1, Tests=32, 9 secs ( 4.47 cusr 0.82 csys = 5.28 cpu) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where can I learn more about compiling up external Perl modules? It would seem that I have to keep the perl 5.000 distribution around as this is required when I compile an external module? -- "Emacs isn't pretty. It's functional!" (ASCII for text only messages)
From: marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu (Marcus S. Day) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Procmail and Sendmail Date: 25 Oct 1994 22:47:58 GMT Organization: University of California at San Diego Distribution: world Message-ID: <38k1uu$47e@network.ucsd.edu> References: <1994Oct25.033813.2811@weston.com> In article <1994Oct25.033813.2811@weston.com> jspears@weston.com (Wes Spears) writes: > I am using procmail to admin a mailing list. It seems I have readhed a > point, of about 100 people, on a mailing list, and now sendmail apparently > chokes on it. When I delete several users, the meassges go. Otehrwise it > will not. > > What can you tell me about sendmail and the number of users on a list, and > ditto for procmail? > > > All help is appreciated. > > Thanks > Wes > -- > Wes Spears <-------> jspears@weston.com (NeXTMail Welcome) > The Weston Group | > 8524 Highway 6 North, 162 | Voice (713) 827-2650 from the "aliases" man page. I think this is a sendmail bug. BUGS Because of restrictions in dbm(3X) a single alias cannot contain more than about 1000 bytes of information. You can get longer aliases by ``chaining''; that is, make the last name in the alias be a dummy name which is a continuation alias.
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (Sherwood Botsford) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: /etc/ttys question Date: 26 Oct 1994 03:08:18 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <38kh72$tjr@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <Cy2Atn.10A@nyro.com> Ian Stewart (ian_stewart@nyro.com) wrote: : As I described in the UUCP message, I have a NeXTstation, a USR sportster : 28.8k modem, 2 service providers and : two employees dialing in (all using different modems) : Regarding the two service providers; I have them listed in my : /etc/uucp/L.sys. Each one requires a separate and very different modem : string. This seems to leave my UUCP dial-up (getty) stuff in an : inconsistent state. At the moment I have to turn the modem off and then : back on, so the employees can dial-in. : Question: : I would like the USR Sportster to automatically figure out what the best : modem speed should be. How do I set my ttys to allow ANY speed : (dynamically) that the USR will connect to? With most high speed modems, you can let the modem's negotiate their own rate while the computer talkes to the modem at the highest rate it can. Also most modems have a setting that allows you to stuff a configuration into memory, and retieve it with another set string. -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.infosystems.gopher From: tyson@debra.dgbt.doc.ca (Tyson Macaulay) Subject: Problems compiling Gopher on NeXT Message-ID: <tyson.1.01C73B43@debra.dgbt.doc.ca> Sender: news@clark.dgim.doc.ca (#Usenet News) Organization: Industry Canada Date: Tue, 25 Oct 94 22:30:51 GMT Hi, I get the following errors while trying to compile. The errors - as far as I can see - refer to the the NeXTindex.c in the /gopherd directory. I am trying to compile the Gopher server alone - it is the latest version from Minnesota. thanks, Tyson # make server Making server Making server with NeXT searching cc -O -DDATA_DIRECTORY=\"/Net/\" -DDEBUGGING -DDOMAIN_NAME=\".cdd.gov.ca\" -DGOPHER_PORT=70 -DNEXTSEARCH -DSETPROCTITLE -DCAPFILES -I../object -I.. -I../ir -I../ui -ObjC -I. -c NeXTindex.c NeXTindex.c:49: header file 'text/wftable.h' not found NeXTindex.c:50: header file 'text/ix.h' not found NeXTindex.c:77: undefined type, found `Index' NeXTindex.c:78: undefined type, found `RefList' NeXTindex.c:79: undefined type, found `RefList' NeXTindex.c:80: undefined type, found `Reference' NeXTindex.c:81: undefined type, found `FileCell' *** Exit 1 Stop. *** Exit 1 Stop. Tyson Macaulay - Internet Applications Consultant ^ CDD/DGCP _./ \._ Industry Canada, 7th Floor, Journal Tower North \ / 300 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. K1A 0C8 /._ _.\ Email: macaulay.tyson@istc.ca Voice: 613 9904236 |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Jacques Garbi Subject: New ZyXEL 28.8Kbdps and ISDN Message-ID: <Cy591x.9s@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi) Organization: Jacques GARBI, Switzerland Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 21:01:08 GMT Does anyone have any kind of information concerning a new ZyXEL modem that would be 28.8Kbdps and could accept a ZyXEL add-on card to become a fully ISDN card ? One of my friends just told me that this ISDN-Modem ZyXEL should come out in late january 95 for something like $1000. I would love some more informations or even simply confirmations of that and the possibility of drivers for NeXTSTEP. Thanks a lot --- Jacques GARBI Av. Davel 18 1004 Lausanne Switzerland Phone/Fax : 011 41 21 648 44 07 NeXTMail : jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
From: me@localhost.enet.net (My Account) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Information about setting up FTP Server Date: 26 Oct 1994 03:21:46 GMT Organization: Evergreen Communications, Phoenix, Arizona Message-ID: <38ki0a$ug@maple.enet.net> Keywords: server (Newbie Question!) Has anybody out here run across information on how to install and maintain a FTP server using NS 3.2. I am setting one up for my company for internation email and file transfer Thanks A Bunch! jdaniels@enet.net
From: Joshua_Bloch@transarc.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Exporting NeXT Printer on Tiny Network Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 23:55:05 -0400 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <4ifRANiSMUYc89zWQv@transarc.com> References: <sif2q7eSMUYcQgUENs@transarc.com> In-Reply-To: <sif2q7eSMUYcQgUENs@transarc.com> It turns out that it's surprisingly simple to solve this problem. All you have to do is add the hostname of the PC to /etc/hosts.lpd (or /etc/hosts.equiv) on the NeXT machine, and tell the PC that the printer is called Local_Printer (or whatever your local printer happens to be called). No tweaking with netinfo or entry in /etc/printcap is required on the NeXT machine. Thanks to Christopher Douglas Martin for leading me down this path. Happily printing, Josh Bloch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kiwi@belly.in-berlin.de (Axel Habermann) Subject: Re: You don't exist. Go away. Message-ID: <Cy92Cp.166@belly.in-berlin.de> Sender: usenet@belly.in-berlin.de Organization: - none - References: <38foa5$d0i@core.symnet.net> Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 22:26:48 GMT In article <38foa5$d0i@core.symnet.net> dekorte@symnet.net (Steve Dekorte) writes: > Michal Jaegermann writes > > the only problem is that 'talk' on NeXT stopped > > to work coming back with the message like in my subject line. > Check if your /etc/utmp exists and is writeable by the Terminal- Program (/NextApps/Terminal.app/Terminal or whatever you're using must be setuid root) Check if your session is listed in output of 'w'. Good luck. -- Axel Habermann \\|// "Wenn Du nicht kiwi@belly.in-berlin.de (NeXT-Mail) )o o( weisst was Du kiwi@cs.tu-berlin.de (NO NeXT-Mail) \ | / tust, mach's FaxFon: +49 30 4543046 \~/ mit Eleganz!"
From: koen1830@w250zrz.zrz.tu-berlin.de (Andreas Koenig) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: Perl 5.0 on NeXTSTEP 3.2? Date: 26 Oct 1994 08:31:36 GMT Organization: mal franz, mal anna Message-ID: <38l458$aka@brachio.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE> References: <3898d7$1k2@news.iastate.edu> <Cy90rD.L7C@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Fcc: /u/k/Mailboxes/NNoutgoing.mbox/mbox Apparently-To: <koen1830@w250zrz.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE> In article <Cy90rD.L7C@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>, Will Fischer <wfischer@bio.indiana.edu> wrote: >[several "success stories" about building perl deleted] > >Okay, perl 5.000 builds for me right out of the box -- ALMOST! >I get errors in compiling the POSIX modules : > >`sh ../../cflags POSIX.o` -I../.. POSIX.c > CCCMD = cc -c -D_POSIX_SOURCE -DUSE_NEXT_CTYPE -O > ../../proto.h:2: warning: illegal #ifdef > POSIX.c:46: header file 'sys/utsname.h' not found > POSIX.c:50: header file 'unistd.h' not found > POSIX.c:59: undefined type, found `sigset_t' > POSIX.c:2164: illegal expression, found `)' > POSIX.c:4092: undefined type, found `pid_t' > [remaining errors deleted > *** Exit 1 > Stop. > >I'm using the headers in NS 3.1 developer (not 3.2): is this my >problem, or is is it likely to be something simpler? Yes, that's it. 3.1 didn't have POSIX. Some people in the recent months have asked how to compile perl5 on 3.1. Nobody had an answer, and those people never answered my question, how they succeeded. I suspect they all took the easy way to upgrade their system. Of course, you can just mv ext/POSIX ext/POSIX.not.avail (Or delete POSIX in makefile. Or answer the Configure question about extension accordingly.) and then the above problem will go away. But I'd expect, some other things won't work then. Let me know, what's up! --andreas
From: koen1830@w250zrz.zrz.tu-berlin.de (Andreas Koenig) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: Perl 5.0 on NeXTSTEP 3.2? Date: 26 Oct 1994 08:32:35 GMT Organization: mal franz, mal anna Message-ID: <38l473$ald@brachio.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE> References: <3898d7$1k2@news.iastate.edu> <Cy90rD.L7C@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Fcc: /u/k/Mailboxes/NNoutgoing.mbox/mbox Apparently-To: <koen1830@w250zrz.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE> In article <Cy90rD.L7C@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>, Will Fischer <wfischer@bio.indiana.edu> wrote: >[several "success stories" about building perl deleted] > >Okay, perl 5.000 builds for me right out of the box -- ALMOST! >I get errors in compiling the POSIX modules : > >`sh ../../cflags POSIX.o` -I../.. POSIX.c > CCCMD = cc -c -D_POSIX_SOURCE -DUSE_NEXT_CTYPE -O > ../../proto.h:2: warning: illegal #ifdef > POSIX.c:46: header file 'sys/utsname.h' not found > POSIX.c:50: header file 'unistd.h' not found > POSIX.c:59: undefined type, found `sigset_t' > POSIX.c:2164: illegal expression, found `)' > POSIX.c:4092: undefined type, found `pid_t' > [remaining errors deleted > *** Exit 1 > Stop. > >I'm using the headers in NS 3.1 developer (not 3.2): is this my >problem, or is is it likely to be something simpler? Yes, that's it. 3.1 didn't have POSIX. Some people in the recent months have asked how to compile perl5 on 3.1. Nobody had an answer, and those people never answered my question, how they succeeded. I suspect they all took the easy way to upgrade their system. Of course, you can just mv ext/POSIX ext/POSIX.not.avail (Or delete POSIX in makefile. Or answer the Configure question about extension accordingly.) and then the above problem will go away. But I'd expect, some other things won't work then. Let me know, what's up! --andreas
From: flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (Gregor Hoffleit) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: "Fetch"-like ftp ware avail? Date: 26 Oct 1994 11:23:39 GMT Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <38le7r$dlq@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de> References: <38i4fn$l0q@network.ucsd.edu> <38jccg$4hu@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> Douglas Scott (doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu) wrote: : Yes, and if only it could display symbolic links on ftp sites correctly, and if : it could avoid getting the dir tree confused when you mouse ahead (I once had a : dir become a subdir of itself 3 times over). Ehmm. Perhaps you should give Yftp a try. It's available e.g. on ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: in next/Network/apps. IMHO, its interface is not so overloaden as GatorFTP, it's really multi-threaded, it has reget, ... Just give it a try, it's free... Gregor -- | Gregor Hoffleit admin MATHInet / contact HeidelNeXT | | MAIL: Mathematisches Institut PHONE: (49)6221 56-5771 | | INF 288, 69120 Heidelberg / Germany FAX: 56-3812 | | EMAIL: flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (NeXTmail) |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jerry@hearts.bsd.uchicago.edu (Jerry Lorenz) Subject: NeXT boot problem Message-ID: <jerry.4.0007177F@hearts.bsd.uchicago.edu> Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System) Organization: University of Chicago -- Academic Information Technologies Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 13:05:27 GMT Help, I have a Dell 486/66 computer with 2 partitions, one for DOS, and the other for NeXT. At boot time I was queried as to which operating system I wished, NeXT or by default DOS. I had some problems with files on the DOS side and decided to reformat the Partition. Apparently I must have lost a small system file that Queried for which operating system I wanted. After re-installing DOS I cannot boot into NeXT but I am certain that the file systems are intact on the NeXT partition. Anyone have this problem before and if so is there a way to fix it without having to reinstall the NeXT software?
From: orwant@fahrenheit-451.media.mit.edu (Jon Orwant) Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Perl 5.0 for NextSTEP 3.2 (m68k) Date: 26 Oct 1994 12:40:02 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Distribution: world Message-ID: <ORWANT.94Oct26084002@fahrenheit-451.media.mit.edu> For those of you having a hard time compiling perl 5.000 on NextSTEP 3.2, I plopped a binary in ftp://media.mit.edu/pub/orwant/perl, along with the library and much-sought-after man pages. My configuration choices might not be right for you. Knock yourselves out. Jon Orwant MIT Media Lab (This isn't actually philanthropy. I'm just testing my newsreader.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schurch@pages.com (Sean Church) Subject: Re: undeletable directory Message-ID: <Cy95Jo.7G@pages.com> Sender: schurch@pages.com (Sean Church) Organization: Pages Software Inc References: <386t3m$9mq@infosrv.edvz.univie.ac.at> Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 23:35:47 GMT < delete> I'm late on this... I have had this horror story about 5 times inhouse on different disks. How to clear the problem? In my evil ways, I rename the directory (if possible) and move it out of harms way, back up what I need to save to tape or disk space that is remote from my system, and then I... reformat the hard drive and reinstall the OS. Low level reformat... Every time the "directory that's not a directory" been movable. Hell, make a directory called .nightmare.inodes and stick that thing in there. Sounds painful. Well, the dreaded problem is masked, but not cured that way. There is no "be gone, cursed inode gobbler" command that I have found.This works for me (I feel some big lecture about how this really works coming down the pipe...) btw, don't place the trashed directory in /tmp... it would do bad things for you every time you try to reboot your system (and the attempt to delete things in /tmp is made... and your system get's into this nasty little habit of hanging, crashing, and spazing as it boots...). ;-) All I can say is that the disk utils for NeXTSTEP leave a little to be desired, and are probably related very heavily to market size and the OS. Otherwise, we would have some very nice things that would allow us to de-clobber the disks at will... -- Sean Church Pages Software Inc schurch@pages.com 9755 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. (619) 492-9050 x 221 San Diego, Ca. 92124 Systems Engineer, Network Administrator, chief cook and cable boy...
From: statman@stat.ufl.edu (Charles D. Kincaid) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Q: complete overhaul of Netinfo machines? (please help) Date: 26 Oct 1994 14:54:06 GMT Organization: University of Florida's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Distribution: world Message-ID: <38lqie$r74@cutter.clas.ufl.edu> Hello, The Sun system that I am attached to recently changed a whole slew of its ip addresses. I am using their network, but I do my own sysadmin. I am not using yp or anything like that, just NetInfo. I have NS3.2 on a mono non-turbo station. I would like to remove all of the old machine directories and start over with the new ones. Is there a safe, efficient way of doing this? Of course a backup of the netinfo stuff is in order. Other suggestions? I can do it one at a time, but there are a lot and I'd rather not. -- Sincerely, charles d. kincaid -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dept. of Statistics 'Damn fine coffee...and hot, too!' Univ. of Florida Pres: G-ville NeXT Users Group
From: sears@uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: "Fetch"-like ftp ware avail? Date: 26 Oct 1994 15:01:46 GMT Organization: University of Houston Distribution: world Message-ID: <38lr0q$6b7@masala.cc.uh.edu> References: <38jccg$4hu@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> In article <38jccg$4hu@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) writes: #In article <38i4fn$l0q@network.ucsd.edu> marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu (Marcus S. Day) #writes: #] In article <38hqnq$fud@network.ucsd.edu> marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu (Marcus S. #] Day) writes: #] > Q: Does such a freeware/shareware application exist for #] > NeXTSTEP (v3.0, 16MB mem, NeXTstatio-black) #] #] I got an answer to this almost before I hit the "post" button. #] GatorFTP is the most popular response. Got it from ftp.cs.orst.edu. #] #] Now, if only it could hold a default login for each host on the #] hotlist, I'd be set....but beggars should not be choosers, right? #] # #Yes, and if only it could display symbolic links on ftp sites correctly, and if #it could avoid getting the dir tree confused when you mouse ahead (I once had a #dir become a subdir of itself 3 times over). # #I know...you gets what you pays fer... # Mike Mezzino, a professor at UH - Clear Lake is the person currently maintaining GatorFTP. If there is a feature you would like to see, and it is a reasonable request, Mike would likely incorporated into a new version. He does this in his spare time, so you might not get the feature you want when you want it, but he does get a new release out every few months or so... So, if you want to thank him, or send him a suggestion, send him email at mezzino@gauss.cl.uh.edu # #-- #Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer #Tel: (805) 893-8352 | Center for Computer Music Research and Composition #Internet (NeXTMail ok): | University of California, Santa Barbara #<doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu> | http://ccmrc.ucsb.edu/ -- Paul S. Sears * sears@uh.edu (NeXT Mail OK) The University of Houston * suggestions@tree.egr.uh.edu (NeXT Engineering Computing Center * comments, complaints, questions) NeXT System Administration * DoD#1967 '83 NightHawk 650SC >>> SSI Diving Certification #755020059 <<< "Programming is like sex: One mistake and you support it a lifetime."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mario@galileo.uwaterloo.ca (Mario Stargard) Subject: Adaptec 1542cf and ProAudio16 conflict. Message-ID: <CyA48v.7pr@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> Sender: news@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca Organization: University of Waterloo Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 12:05:18 GMT Greetings: As usual, life isn't as easy as it ought to be. Anyone had this problem? I've got white hardware with an Adaptec 1542cf SCSI controller and a ProAudio16 sound card in the same box. The SCSI is at irq 11, dma 5, port x330, and the ProAudio is at irq 15, dma 7 and port x388. Any sounds longer than about 2 seconds are chopped up and out of order. Nexttime clips lose sync between video and audio. I've read the help provided by next from next.com. I've also moved about the irq of the ProAudio board. The sound just chops up differently. Also getting this message on my console when I try to reconfig: Oct 26 07:55:16 galileo Configure[391]: Assertion failed: You removed a View from the View hierarchy that had been lockFocus'ed What's it mean? Help is always appreciated. Mario
From: brianw@sw.stratus.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mail / NextStep Advice Sought Date: 26 Oct 1994 17:33:33 GMT Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA Distribution: world Message-ID: <38m3td$gh4@transfer.stratus.com> Hi, I work in a Customer Support Center and am having some difficulty deciding the best alternative for our emailing problem. We track customer questions, problems, complaints, etc in a software package we have made. Basically, the general question or problem is written up by Level 1 Support, put on an "unassigned" quasi-queue (really, just a list), and then picked up by Level 2. At this point, the call is no longer on the unassigned list. Lots of our interaction with customers comes across from Internet Email, and we'll take the email, and place it in another file - with headers, contact names, summaries, etc. Each issue is assigned a unique call number which Level 1 supplies to the customer for future reference. The problem: We previously have had only one Level 1 person reading all of the incoming email. Now, we are expanding and don't want to duplicate work or confuse matters between co-workers. I have thought about just placing the two level 1 in a .forward file placed in the account of the address that customers know, but this doesn't seem the best solution. I have examined "MindShare" from NextStep 3.2 and this seems more a "project tracker" rather than a support desk helper.... Anyway, if anyone else has dealt with a similar problem and come up with a solution with NextStep 3.2, I'd appreciate any feedback. -- Brian Williams brianw@isis.com ISIS Distributed Systems, Inc. Customer Support Center 55 Fairbanks Boulevard Marlborough, MA 01752-1298 M/S M32 ISI
From: slindley@leland.Stanford.EDU (Steven Lindley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: popmail server/daemon for Next? Date: 26 Oct 1994 17:17:22 GMT Organization: Stanford University, CA 94305, USA Message-ID: <38m2v2$j7e@nntp.Stanford.EDU> Anyone know hwere I can get a popmail server/daemon for the Next? replies to slindley@leland.stanford.edu appreciated.
From: schaefer@denali.gsfc.nasa.gov (Martha W. Schaefer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: test Date: 26 Oct 1994 18:30:24 GMT Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center -- Greenbelt, Maryland USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <38m780$t63@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit test
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard Moeller) Subject: PNI SLIP: Setting IP-Address on the fly? Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg. Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 18:32:04 GMT Message-ID: <1994Oct26.183204.5595@proximus.north.de> Hi all... I just have installed TransSys PNI SLIP. At the Uni we have a terminal server with a couple of modems in case one is busy. The terminal server allocates the caller an IP Number depending on the modem she called. Now I would like to have the dialer dial all available numbers, which is quite easy, as you can assign a list of numbers to the NUMBER variable. BUT: I seem to have assign an IP Number in the config-file. How can I assign the number I got from the server to my own IP-Number, AFTER I have dialed into the server? I tried something like while { 1 } { $DIALER rexpect \ {.*Your IP address is ([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\. MTU is ([0-9]+) bytes.*} { break } } syslog LOG_DEBUG "My address should be $1 MTU should be $2" set Config(pni:ADDRESS) $1 set Config(pni:MTU) $2 in the login-cisco.tcl, but it doesn't seem to work. WHY? What can I do to make it work? It would be very unconvenient to have a couple of dozen different configfiles, just because the IP Number differs... Thank you very much for your help, Gerhard. -- +--< principiis obsta! >------------------< PGP key available on request >--+ N Gerhard Moeller, Amselweg 16, 26122 Oldenburg (FRG) [*: 02/21/1968] N e Private: gemoe@proximus.north.de Phone (voice): +49-441-507856 e X Uni: Gerhard.Moeller@arbi.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE NeXTmail X T Z-Net: Gerhard.Moeller@uniol.zer encouraged! T +-> NoGeNUG - Northern German NeXT User Group: NoGeNUG@proximus.north.DE <-+
From: "mmalcolm Crawford" <malc@dcs.shef.ac.uk> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: This man is an island Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 18:51:45 GMT Organization: Academic Computing Services, Sheffield University Message-ID: <941026185145.5277AACUP.malc@jeeves> References: <38jaop$9qk@neon.house.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Would one of you kind Net souls send me NeXTMail with a binary attachment? > Well, I just sent slightly over 1MB containing the (somewhat satirical :-) back page of Issue 2 of the UK-NEXTSTEP-User Group newsletter; now I wonder how many other people sent stuff? > don@approp1.house.gov (Don McKinnon) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I hope they don't revoke my US citizenship... :-) Have fun, mmalcolm. Born: Chicago, 6th January, 1965 (Hint! ;-)
From: argon@starburst.umd.edu (James Lang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Next 3.3? Date: 26 Oct 1994 20:57:26 GMT Organization: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Message-ID: <38mfrm$79a@gamera.umd.edu> Has there been a post about the date and the price for Nextstep 3.3? I had a friend tell me there was a post on announce that the next version would cost $199? and be out in december, is this true? James -- ______________________________________________________________________________ Lord Argon the Paladin | | "if you live for the present, argon@starburst.umd.edu | tomorrow will take care of its self" | ____________________________________|_________________________________________
From: dig@boxhill.com (Dragan Gaich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: undeletable directory Date: 26 Oct 1994 19:06:20 GMT Organization: Box Hill Systems Corporation Message-ID: <38m9bc$mda@boxhill.com> References: <caveryCy54v4.CA1@netcom.com> Christopher Avery (cavery@netcom.com) wrote: : Well there's always 1. backup disk, 2. reformat disk, 3. restore disc. : I'll bet that will get it, or as the saying goes, "no gain without pain". Yes I had exactly the same problem and wound up newfs-ing the file system. It's not pretty, but probably took less time ;-) -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Dragan Gaich BBBB H H i ll ll (dig@boxhill.com) B B H H l l BoxHill Systems Corporation BBBB ooo x x HHHH ii l l 161 Avenue of the Americas B B o o x H H i l l New York, NY 10013 BBBB ooo x x H H iii lll lll Tel: (212)989-HILL (4455) Fax: (212)989-6817 S y s t e m s C o r p o r a t i o n e-mail support related questions to support@boxhill.com
From: rdieter@math.unl.edu (Operator41) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Subnetting and Large NetInfo Networks Date: 26 Oct 1994 18:00:38 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln Message-ID: <38m5g6$78i@crcnis1.unl.edu> Summary: Hints, Experience, Suggestions? Keywords: NetInfo, Networks We've had a large NetInfo NeXT Network running for about 5+ years now. The campus computer resource center has plans for implementing subnetting (actually has already implemented MOST of it). Our network is spanning two (potential) subnets. I would like to make the transition to a subnetted network as smooth as possible. I would like to know if any others have done something similar to this, and if so, what advise, hints, suggestions you might offer to someone trying the same thing. Two ideas of mine: (based on NS3.2 Net Admin Guide) 1. Implement mid-level domains for each subnet 2. Keep the single level network, and just use a configuration / clone root domain server for each subnet. Other info: We have 41 machines, and they are split 20/21 between buildings, and each buildings' use is pretty much separate (lending credence to the mid-level domain idea). I would like to correspond via e-mail with anyone with experience and/or suggestions, and if the info looks worthwhile to share, I'll post a summary info sheet here on what I learned. Thanks in advance, -- | Rex A. Dieter | Research Associate | | rdieter@math.unl.edu | UN-L Mathematics Dept. |
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Etherboot turbo slab? Date: 26 Oct 1994 23:52:20 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <38mq3k$op4@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <38jua4$1394@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> In article <38jua4$1394@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) writes: > I've set up a netboot client, then have set up bootparams and >bootpd so that all machines boot off the same private directory. This >works, as long as I don't try to boot more than one client at a time. > When I boot loki, a turbo mono slab, it boots, brings up the >window server, then when I click Stuart, it panics and dies. > Does a turbo mono require anything different in the way of >netbooting? It shouldn't. I've netbooted Turbo and non-Turbo mono slabs off the same /private without problem. Is there something else you're not telling us? -=EPS=-
From: work@dannug.dk (Michael Hallin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: missing space on HD Date: 23 Oct 1994 01:04:38 GMT Organization: Danish NeXT User Group Distribution: world Message-ID: <38ccr6$ck@machthenext.dannug.dk> References: <SOMA.94Oct22145647@fiveup.cs.unm.edu> In article <SOMA.94Oct22145647@fiveup.cs.unm.edu> soma@fiveup.cs.unm.edu (Anil B. Somayaji) writes: |> |>I recently noticed that I appear to be missing over 80 MB on my |>system! Here's what df reports: |> |>Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on |>/dev/sd0a 331166 231151 66898 78% / |>/dev/sd2a 514922 345850 117579 75% /hd2 |>/private/vm/swapfile 331166 231151 66898 78% /private/vm/swapfile.front |>/dev/rsd0h 184108 155356 28752 84% /dos |> |>DELETED! |>Thanks! |>-- |>--Anil |> Hi, Well, you have to add the systemreserved space, which normally is 10% of the total disksize, and in your case that fits it almost perfectly, a disk of 331MB, missing 30MB, and a disk of 514MB, missing 50MB. The systemreserved space is accesible only by the sysadm, once the system runs full, so the sysadm can still do his dirty job of cleaning out the system. Best regards Michael -- _____________________________________________ Michael Hallin Copenhagen, Denmark Editor in chief of DANNUG NEWS & DANNUG HOT! NeXTMail: work@dannug.dk NonNeXTMail: mh.xeroxvang@rxdk.xerox.com Voice: Int + 45 43 53 34 33
From: klingler@unm.edu (Dave "CIRT Boy" Klingler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Anyone heard anything about SMP for NeXTStep? Date: 26 Oct 1994 19:20:25 -0600 Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Message-ID: <38mv8p$4vs@polaris.unm.edu> Hey, folks. Alice the Cube is still my one true machine, but I occasionally think of the future when I'll need a little more processing power than Alice provides. I've considered buying a dual Pentium, a multiprocessor HP, or even a Sparc 20-like machine sometime early next year, and I'm getting worried. Everyone seems to be coming out with SMP support but NeXT. I don't remember having seen any announcements from NeXT, and last time I checked, Mach 3 was still pretty shaky. Companies with deep pockets like Big Blue seem to have gotten their own kernels working and out on the market, but CMU doesn't seem to have floated reliable SMP yet. Will we have to wait for Mecca before NeXTStep goes multiprocessor? I'd be tempted to buy a two or four white box right now if everything worked. Any comments/info? Dave
From: GH Chinoy <hussain@artsci.wustl.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: quotaon, edquota, etc.? Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 22:18:31 -0500 Organization: Washington University, St. Louis, MO Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.941026221214.20886F-100000@pear> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Hi, everyone! I was perusing my "Essential System Administration" (O'Reilly & assoc.) book and noticed the section on the /etc/fstab hard and soft quota system. I thought this'd be a neat little idea, but when I tried it on our NeXTs (12 NeXTs, 1 586, NS 3.2, 16-4x MB memory, 3 2Gb & 4 1Gb disks off of NFS), I couldn't seem to get it operational. Heck, I couldn't even find the quotaon, edquota and assoicated binaries anywhere. Could someone tell me if this exists in NEXTSTEP or has been replaced somehow within NEXTSTEP's BSD? If it's different somehow, where would I find more info? If this is a FAQ question, please point me in the appropriate direction. Thanks! Hussain ___ __________________________________________________________ /\__\ G. Hussain Chinoy \/__/ Head Consultant, Arts & Sciences NeXT Lab NEXTSTEP Washington University in St. Louis hussain@artsci.wustl.edu
From: k4dcse@fdcsrvr.cs.mci.com (DeWane Stone) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: OS/2 Boot Manager w/ NeXTSTEP Date: 26 Oct 1994 19:34:09 GMT Organization: MCI Distribution: usa Message-ID: <38mavh$fs9@hermes.dna.mci.com> I need some assistance setting up NeXTSTEP on a machine running OS/2 2.11 using OS/2's Boot Manager. Technical support covers NeXT's Boot Manager and a DOS partition, but I have a need to use NeXT and OS/2. If there is anyone out there that has done this, would you please give me a heads up on any issues you ran across and how you got by them. I would be happy to make a phone call for this support. -DeWane Stone MCI 5775 Mark Dabling Bl. Colorado Springs, CO 80919 (719)535-3235
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: John D Dyer <jdyer@eng.mc.xerox.com> Subject: PD PPP for Nextstep3.x (Black) Message-ID: <1994Oct26.220546.4951@news.wrc.xerox.com> Sender: news@news.wrc.xerox.com Organization: Xerox Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 22:05:46 GMT Perusing the ftp sites I see 2 potential PPP packages for Nextstep: Alby_NeXT_PPP.0.3_tar.Z and ppp_0.3.tar.gz Has anyone successfully used either of these packages? Are there other PD PPP packages available? Which software is the best? Has anyone hooked up with PSI Interramp PPP? Opinions? I'm trying to decide whether to bite the bullet for MorningStarPPP or to try to get a PD PPP working. I have moderate Unix SA abilities. I may use PSI as a provider or another local provider. Any and all help appreciated. John D. Dyer jdyer@eng.mc.xerox.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ad934@lafn.org (Chris Horton) Subject: sendmail/uucp Message-ID: <1994Oct27.064006.6548@lafn.org> Sender: news@lafn.org Organization: The Los Angeles Free-Net Date: Thu, 27 Oct 1994 06:40:06 GMT Hi, I'm new to sendmail and uucp and am having problems getting the correct return path for out going uucp messages from my system. The computer's name is "fritz" and my account is horton, so when I send mail the return path is set as "fritz!horton" instead of "horton@cam-ani-us.com" There was a line commented out in sendmail.cf which said it could be used to change the source address of a message, and I think it was #Dmpodunk.EDU so I uncommented it and put in Dmcam-ani-us.com but that didn't seem to help. Any suggestions? Pointers to good books on the subject would also be helpful. Oh, I'm running 3.2 on black hardware. Thanks in advance! -chris -- Chris Horton ad934@lafn.org
From: prail@tip.ameslab.gov (Joel Prail) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Ghostscript has Cyan Background Date: 27 Oct 1994 14:08:44 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Message-ID: <38oc9c$j29@news.iastate.edu> I have compiled and installed Ghostscript 3.12 for my HP DesignJet 650C. Output from all computers except the NeXTs is perfect. But the NeXTs all have a light cyan background. But when I create a white box, it is still white! Is the NeXT printing system adding some color correction or what is happening with ghostscript that could cause this??? -Joel Prail
From: Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: quotaon, edquota, etc.? Date: 27 Oct 1994 13:14:10 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <38o932$cc@rosie.next.com> References: <Pine.NXT.3.91.941026221214.20886F-100000@pear> In article <Pine.NXT.3.91.941026221214.20886F-100000@pear> GH Chinoy <hussain@artsci.wustl.edu> writes: # I was perusing my "Essential System Administration" (O'Reilly & # assoc.) book and noticed the section on the /etc/fstab hard and soft # quota system. I thought this'd be a neat little idea, but when I # tried it on our NeXTs (12 NeXTs, 1 586, NS 3.2, 16-4x MB memory, 3 # 2Gb & 4 1Gb disks off of NFS), I couldn't seem to get it operational. # Heck, I couldn't even find the quotaon, edquota and assoicated # binaries anywhere. # # Could someone tell me if this exists in NEXTSTEP or has been # replaced somehow within NEXTSTEP's BSD? If it's different somehow, # where would I find more info? File system quotas are not supported in NEXTSTEP. The closest you can come is to write some scripts that do "du" type things. joe
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: buchanan@nautilus.niehs.nih.gov (James Robert Buchanan) Subject: Need HELP with SLIP link Message-ID: <1994Oct27.141839.7441@alw.nih.gov> Keywords: SLIP Sender: postman@alw.nih.gov (AMDS Postmaster) Organization: National Institutes of Health Distribution: usa Date: Thu, 27 Oct 1994 14:18:39 GMT Hello, I posted a request for help several days ago regarding some problems I've had setting up SLIP on my NeXTcube running NeXTSTEP 3.2. I'm using TransSys PNI v1.11. As per the instructions for that software and since my NeXT is standalone with no other network connection than that to be provided by SLIP, I used HostManager.app to convert my NeXT to a non-NetInfo system. Since then I've noticed that some applications and UNIX command line commands take quite a bit longer to execute. I'm supposing they must be attempting to use NetInfo or the network. My question still stands: "How can I eliminate or shorten the pauses which ensue when trying to sue a command that depends on NetInfo?" I'm also having some trouble with the SLIP connection and software itself. I've included the commands and responses of a few interactions below. First when I start SLIP this is the message I get. It doesn't seem to cause any harm. Someone please let me know if it indicates a problem I'm not suspecting. > buchanan:3# ./pnirun pni0 > No device /dev/pni0 - kernel driver probably not loaded Once the SLIP connection is up, I can ping myself and the other end of the link (a terminal server providing SLIP services), but I can't ping anything else (not by name or IP number). I have created a /etc/resolv.conf file and an /etc/hosts file. Furthermore once the SLIP link is up I seem to have no control over it. pnistat doesn't seem to work for me. I also can't bring down the link. > buchanan:4# ./pnistat pni0 > ./pnistat: Error binding to dameon - is it running? > buchanan:5# ./pnirun -down pni0 > /etc/pni/bin/pnistat: Error binding to dameon - is it running? The daemon is running according to a ps. > buchanan:7# ps gaux > USER PID %CPU %MEM VSIZE RSIZE TT STAT TIME COMMAND > root 267 12.2 4.0 1.98M 656K p3 R 0:00 ps gaux > ... > root 234 0.0 6.4 2.02M 1.02M ? S 0:03 /etc/pni/pnid -c -n pni0 -f > ... I can get the link to terminate by sending a kill -HUP to the pnid process. Could this ungraceful termination of the link cause problems later? Now my machine name is configured to be "buchanan". In the pni0.config file I have assigned the IP# 157.98.11.201 to buchanan (got this number through official channels) and I have assigned the IP# 157.98.9.40 to the other end of the link (again, I asked and got the number). I checked my routing tables (approximately 2 minutes elapsed between the time I entered the netstat -r command and the time the command produced any output). > buchanan:15# netstat -r > Routing tables > Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Interface > 157.98.9.40 157.98.11.201 UH 0 16 pni0 > 157.98.11.201 buchanan UH 0 0 lo0 > buchanan buchanan UH 2 454 lo0 > default 157.98.9.40 UG 0 0 pni0 > 157.98 157.98.11.201 U 4 1178 en0 Everything seems to be in order here, the default path is through the other end of the SLIP link and the right interface is being used. I wondered if the en0 interface should be present in this list, so I tried to delete this route, but didn't have any luck. > buchanan:16# route delete net 157.98 157.98.11.201 > delete net 157.98: gateway 157.98.11.201: not in table If anybody can help get this SLIP link functioning please email me your suggestions. I'd be more than happy to test your suggestions and summarize them for a SLIP FAQ. Thanks, Bob Buchanan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: fs@dev1 (Frederic STARK) Subject: Summary: [HELP] Data General DASHER 466e crash under NEXTSTEP Message-ID: <CyC5DD.vq@comdev.fdn.fr> Keywords: SUMMARY, DG, GECKO, HUGE Sender: usenet@comdev.fdn.fr Organization: Communication Developpement. References: <CxtMyM.3qv@comdev.fdn.fr> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 1994 14:24:49 GMT Description of the problem at the end of the post First, we want to thank the huge number of persons that helped us solving our problem. In particular we would thanks Geert <gclem@dannug.dk> He had the same kind of problems and substantially suggested us to change the hardware. Unfortunatly there is no DG-GECKO yet. Total followup post in comp.sys.next.hardware: 0 Total followup post in comp.sys.next.sysadmin: 0 Mails - gclem@dannug.dk Total 1 State of the problem: Still open. > Symptoms > Approx Once a day, one of the following happens > - system freeze > - system panic > - Window Server death > - Application crash [ ie compiler / mail ... ] > > Host information > Mach kernel version: > NeXT Mach 3.2: Mon Oct 18 22:08:07 PDT 1993; > root(rcbuilder):mk-149.30.15.obj~2/RC_i386/RELEASE_I386 > > Kernel configured for a single processor only. > 1 processor is physically available. > Processor type: I386 (Intel 486) > Processor active: 0 > Primary memory available: 64.00 megabytes. > Default processor set: 66 tasks, 126 threads, 1 processors > Load average: 0.66, Mach factor: 0.66 > > Hardware configuration > Data General Dasher 466e > SCSI DPT 2122 > Video ATI Ultra Pro Mach32 > Network IntelEtherExpress (RJ45) > > Using standards drivers from NS 3.2 > > We changed the DPT for an Adaptec 1542 in one machine > The crashes are less frequent, but still there. > > Example of /usr/adm/messages > (but we have dozens of other different logs) > > Aug 31 15:20:41 dev2 mach: EATA timeout > Aug 31 15:20:41 dev2 mach: Resetting SCSI Bus... > Aug 31 15:20:50 dev2 mach: sd0: REQUEST SENSE ERROR; FATAL. > Aug 31 15:20:50 dev2 mach: IO error on pageout (bread) > Aug 31 15:20:50 dev2 mach: vnode_pageout: failed! > > The PCs are configured with dual boot. > They are seldom used under DOS, but we have seen them crashing > (while HIMEM checks mem) > > We have 4 memory slots, filled with 4 16Mb double-sided ram chips. > We heard it could be a unsafe configuration > > Anybody have any clue / solution / driver updates / or anythings ? > We would really appreciate any help, or hearing about people with > similar DG configurations. > > Please, e-mail at dgadmin@comdev.fdn.fr, we'll post a summary. You can email at dgadmin@comdev.fdn.fr to be member of the next summary. Opinions (if any) exprimed here are our opinions (not yours, nor those of our employer). --------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederic STARK fs@comdev.fdn.fr NeXTMail OK (if small) Stephane LUNATI sli@comdev.fdn.fr NeXTMail (NO if big) "No DG, buy HP to continue" ---------------------------------------------------------------------
From: steve@ion.rice.edu (Steve Ludtke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: IDE drives and NeXTStep -- HELP!!! Date: 27 Oct 1994 15:25:58 GMT Organization: Rice University, Houston, Texas Distribution: world Message-ID: <38ogq6$fns@larry.rice.edu> I've got NeXTSep running on a 486DX2/50. I have 2 IDE hard drives, both 540 meg. NeXTStep is on one (1 big partition), and the other has 3 partitions: DOS, compressed DOS, and a NeXT swap partition. I've got 2 problems. First, before I initialized the 3rd partition on the 2nd drive to be a swap disk, when I booted nextstep it automounted the 1st dos partition on /dos as /dev/rhd1h. Now it automounts the swap disk, and I can't access the DOS partition at all. Is there any way to get at both partitions? Second, I don't seem to have a way to boot the dos partition (other than booting from a floppy). Since I didn't put a dos partition on the 1st disk, NS never asks me if I want to boot from a dos partition. If I make the dos drive the primary one, I can't get the NS booter to run, so I can't get at NeXTStep. Is there any way to use the geometry I have defined and be able to boot under either DOS or NS??? Thanks in advance for any assistance! -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Ludtke | Physics Dept., Rice Univ. steve@ion.rice.edu | stevel@alumni.caltech.edu | "Don't just sit in silence when you 72335,1537 @ compuserve | know what to do."
From: rprice@reunion.umd.edu (Rodney Price) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: extra swap file over network Date: 27 Oct 1994 15:13:34 GMT Organization: University of Maryland, College Park Distribution: world Message-ID: <38og2u$mfd@umd5.umd.edu> Keywords: swap file network I have a large (very large) compile to do overnight (the Sather 1.0.0 compiler) and I am short on disk space at the moment. The Sather installation notes recommend 64 MB of swap space and 32 MB of RAM for the compile, so I need to enlarge my swap file. Another machine in our local network (not a NeXT) exports a disk to my machine which has plenty of space available, and I am considering altering my swaptab to use a swap file on that disk. Evidently I need to make the new swapfile with mkfile, then use mach_swapon to enable swapping on that file. Does anyone have any experience with this? I'm afraid I may crash my machine and others in some horrible way if I proceed blindly. Thanks, Rod Price rprice@reunion.umd.edu
From: patrick@yabba.graphics.cornell.edu (Patrick Heynen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Any Success with HP 715/80 ? Date: 27 Oct 1994 15:57:33 GMT Organization: Cornell University Program of Computer Graphics Message-ID: <38oild$59b@merckx.graphics.cornell.edu> I am currently experiencing some diffuculty in getting NEXTSTEP to run on a HP 715/80 system. The problem is that when the kernel boots up, it fails to recognize my HIL keyboard and mouse, which makes the system quite unusable! Does anybody out there have any success/failure stories with a model 715/80 and a HIL chain? Am I the only one who has a HIL keyboard with one of these systems instead of a PS2 style keyboard? NeXT tech support seems to be stumped on this one, so I thought I might test the waters of the net... ================================================================ Patrick Heynen patrick@graphics.cornell.edu Program of Computer Graphics Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 NeXTMail welcome!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: walisch@woyceck.in-ulm.de <Hanno Walischewski> Subject: Re: cron doesn't work...SOLVED Message-ID: <Cy7tLv.70t@woyceck.in-ulm.de> Sender: walisch@woyceck.in-ulm.de (Hanno Walischewski) Organization: Private UUCP site Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 06:20:19 GMT Thank You all for Your helpful hints! The problem were the whitespaces (tabs and/or blanks) between the fields! Solution: I cut one line from the /etc/crontab of the CD-ROM and pasted it into my /etc/crontab.local and than just changed the fields. Now I'll do every new entry by cutting/pasting existing lines... Ciao Hanno -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hanno Walischewski Email: walisch@woyceck.in-ulm.de Griesmayerstr. 8 (NeXTmail accepted) 89233 Neu-Ulm / Pfuhl Voice: (0731)713509
From: perkins@sidney2b (Stephen J. Perkins) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PD PPP for Nextstep3.x (Black) Date: 27 Oct 1994 17:31:04 GMT Organization: Michigan State University Distribution: world Message-ID: <38oo4o$13ok@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> References: <1994Oct26.220546.4951@news.wrc.xerox.com> In article <1994Oct26.220546.4951@news.wrc.xerox.com> John D Dyer <jdyer@eng.mc.xerox.com> writes: > Perusing the ftp sites I see 2 potential PPP > packages for Nextstep: > > Alby_NeXT_PPP.0.3_tar.Z and ppp_0.3.tar.gz > > Has anyone successfully used either of these packages? > Are there other PD PPP packages available? > Which software is the best? > > Has anyone hooked up with PSI Interramp PPP? Opinions? > > I'm trying to decide whether to bite the bullet for > MorningStarPPP or to try to get a PD PPP working. > I have moderate Unix SA abilities. I may use PSI as > a provider or another local provider. > You may want to check out the PD port of ppp-2.1.2 (and ppp-2.2 though it is not officically released). Both work on both Moto and Intel. Further, ppp-2.2 implements BSD packet compression. Checkout: ftp.duq.edu:/pub/next/ppp/* Get the README file to determine which files you need. - Steve -- ==================================================================== Stephen Perkins | Department of Computer Science | perkins@cps.msu.edu Michigan State University | "There's more ways to skin a cat than putting its head in a boot jack and pulling on its tail."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Ralph_Jung@Radical.Com (Ralph Jung) Subject: Re: UUCP question Message-ID: <1994Oct27.151115.4349@radical2.radical.com> Sender: news@radical2.radical.com Organization: Radical System Solutions, Inc. References: <Cy2642.q2@nyro.com> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 1994 15:11:15 GMT Ian Stewart writes > Background: > > I have a NeXTstation, a USR sportster 28.8k modem, 2 serivce providers and > two employees dialing in (all using different modems) > > > Regarding the two service providers; I have them listed in my > /etc/uucp/L.sys. Each one requires a seperate and very different modem > string. This seems to leave my UUCP dial-up (getty) stuff in an > inconsistant state. At the momment I have to turn the modem off and then > back on, so the employees can dial-in. > > Question: > Is there a way for me to reset the modem after each connect to either of > the two service providers? I would like to be able to send a tidy-up > string immediately after each connection was completed, that way, the > dial-in employees would have no trouble and I would not have to power on > and off the modem. Any help is greatly appreciated. > > Ian Just set the DTR option on your modem to do a warm start (ATZ) when DTR is cycled. On our ZyXEL and Infotel Hayes-AT compatible modems it is the AT&D3 option. Be sure to store whatever initial state you want in profile 0 first using AT&W0. Works just fine for us Radical dudes and dudettes. Good luck. -- Ralph Jung ( Ralph_Jung@Radical.Com ) Radical System Solutions, Inc. NeXTmail accepted rad~i~cal \'rad-i-kel\ adj. - marked by a considerable departure from the usual or traditional: EXTREME
From: penrose@wendy.ucsd.edu (Christopher Penrose) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NETINFO and SENDMAIL HELL Date: 27 Oct 1994 19:08:29 GMT Organization: University of California at San Diego Message-ID: <38otrd$6fo@network.ucsd.edu> Keywords: broken mail Thanks to all who helped me overcome the Simple Network Starter hurdle to install a master Netinfo server. I managed to use SimpleNetworkStarter to install a master Netinfo server on one of our NeXTs without too much incident. However, mail broke very badly as a result. My address that still works is: penrose@grasshopper.ucsd.edu I just spent an hour with our campus Sendmail guru Brian Kantor, and we both came to the conclusion that there is some strange funny business with NX5.67d Sendmail. Unfortunately, Brian doesn't know much about NeXT's Sendmail hacks. I'd really really appreciate it if NeXT Sendmail gurus could lend a small hand. The problem is thus: After the netinfo change, only our new netinfo server, grasshopper, can directly receive mail. Our three other NeXTs can not. This is a problem as one of the NeXTs, wendy, is used by many people as a mail address. All four NeXTs run NeXTstep 3.1. For more info, carla, is our designated mailhost. It is a Sun running SunOs 4.1.3. Here is some mailer-daemon output resulting from attempting to mail our system wendy, from the system: silvertone.princeton.edu. It seems to indicate the same sendmail problem that Brian and I tried to debug. wendy keeps sending to mailhost instead of itself. >From MAILER-DAEMON@carla.ucsd.edu Thu Oct 27 13:35:31 1994 Received: from ucsd.edu by silvertone.Princeton.EDU (NX5.67d/1.113) id AA02149; Thu, 27 Oct 94 13:35:29 -0400 Received: from carla.UCSD.EDU by ucsd.edu; id KAA03321 sendmail 8.6.9/UCSD-2.2-sun via SMTP Thu, 27 Oct 1994 10:35:27 -0700 for <penrose@silvertone.princeton.edu> Received: by carla.UCSD.EDU (4.1/UCSDPSEUDO.3) id AA23636 for penrose@silvertone.princeton.edu; Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:36:52 PDT Date: Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:36:52 PDT From: MAILER-DAEMON@carla.ucsd.edu (Mail Delivery Subsystem) Subject: Returned mail: Service unavailable Message-Id: <9410271736.AA23636@carla.UCSD.EDU> To: <penrose@silvertone> Status: R ----- Transcript of session follows ----- Connected to wendy.ucsd.edu: >>> DATA <<< 554 sendall: too many hops 19 (17 max): from <penrose@silvertone.Princeton.EDU>, to penrose@silvertone.Princeton.EDU 554 penrose@wendy... Service unavailable ----- Unsent message follows ----- Received: from wendy.ucsd.edu by carla.UCSD.EDU (4.1/UCSDPSEUDO.3) id AA23634 for penrose@wendy; Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:36:52 PDT Received: from sdcarla by wendy.ucsd.edu (NX5.67d/NX3.0X) id AA09073; Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:36:48 -0700 Received: from wendy.ucsd.edu by carla.UCSD.EDU (4.1/UCSDPSEUDO.3) id AA23631 for penrose@wendy; Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:36:49 PDT Received: from sdcarla by wendy.ucsd.edu (NX5.67d/NX3.0X) id AA09067; Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:36:45 -0700 Received: from wendy.ucsd.edu by carla.UCSD.EDU (4.1/UCSDPSEUDO.3) id AA23625 for penrose@wendy; Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:36:38 PDT Received: from sdcarla by wendy.ucsd.edu (NX5.67d/NX3.0X) id AA09062; Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:36:35 -0700 Received: from wendy.ucsd.edu by carla.UCSD.EDU (4.1/UCSDPSEUDO.3) id AA23614 for penrose@wendy; Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:35:12 PDT Received: from sdcarla by wendy.ucsd.edu (NX5.67d/NX3.0X) id AA09052; Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:35:08 -0700 Received: from wendy.ucsd.edu by carla.UCSD.EDU (4.1/UCSDPSEUDO.3) id AA23611 for penrose@wendy; Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:35:10 PDT Received: from sdcarla by wendy.ucsd.edu (NX5.67d/NX3.0X) id AA09048; Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:35:06 -0700 Received: from wendy.ucsd.edu by carla.UCSD.EDU (4.1/UCSDPSEUDO.3) id AA23608 for penrose@wendy; Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:35:07 PDT Received: from sdcarla by wendy.ucsd.edu (NX5.67d/NX3.0X) id AA09044; Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:35:03 -0700 Received: from wendy.ucsd.edu by carla.UCSD.EDU (4.1/UCSDPSEUDO.3) id AA23603 for penrose@wendy; Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:34:53 PDT Received: from sdcarla by wendy.ucsd.edu (NX5.67d/NX3.0X) id AA09038; Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:34:49 -0700 Received: from wendy.ucsd.edu by carla.UCSD.EDU (4.1/UCSDPSEUDO.3) id AA23599 for penrose@wendy; Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:34:45 PDT Received: from Princeton.EDU by wendy.ucsd.edu (NX5.67d/NX3.0X) id AA09030; Thu, 27 Oct 94 10:33:32 -0700 Received: from silvertone.Princeton.EDU by Princeton.EDU (5.65b/2.114/princeton) id AA14368; Thu, 27 Oct 94 13:32:02 -0400 Received: by silvertone.Princeton.EDU (NX5.67d/1.113) id AA02143; Thu, 27 Oct 94 13:32:01 -0400 Date: Thu, 27 Oct 94 13:32:01 -0400 From: "Christopher Penrose" <penrose@silvertone.Princeton.EDU> Message-Id: <9410271732.AA02143@silvertone.Princeton.EDU> To: penrose@wendy.ucsd.edu Subject: teste : from silvertone --- Also, none of the three clients can send mail to themselves: wendy# mail root@wendy fails. Brian and I worked on the problem. Below is some sendmail debugging output. He is truly baffled as to why the rules in my sendmail.cf file (see below) are being resolved the way they are. Wendy shouldn't be invoking mailhost when the mail needs to be sent to itself. In essence, wendy doesn't know what its hostname is. First mail -v output, then sendmail debugging output: wendy# mail penrose Subject: teste EOT Null message body; hope that's ok wendy# mail -v root@wendy Subject: teste EOT Null message body; hope that's ok root@wendy... Connecting to mailhost (etherl)... 220 carla.UCSD.EDU Sendmail 4.1/UCSDPSEUDO.3 ready at Thu, 27 Oct 94 11:49:20 PDT >>> HELO wendy.ucsd.edu 250 carla.UCSD.EDU Hello wendy.ucsd.edu, pleased to meet you >>> MAIL From:<root> 250 <root>... Sender ok >>> RCPT To:<root> 250 <root>... Recipient ok >>> DATA 354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself >>> . 250 Mail accepted >>> QUIT 221 carla.UCSD.EDU delivering mail root@wendy... Sent -- now for sendmail output ---- /usr/lib/sendmail -v -d0-99.3 root@wendy < /etc/motd | mail brian@ucsd.edu --- Message 1: >From root@wendy.ucsd.edu Thu Oct 27 11:04:37 1994 Return-Path: <root@wendy.ucsd.edu> Received: from wendy by grasshopper.ucsd.edu (NX5.67d/NX3.0M) id AA08131; Thu, 27 Oct 94 11:04:36 -0700 Received: by wendy.ucsd.edu (NX5.67d/NX3.0X) id AA10133; Thu, 27 Oct 94 11:04:35 -0700 Date: Thu, 27 Oct 94 11:04:35 -0700 From: <root@wendy.ucsd.edu> Message-Id: <9410271804.AA10133@wendy.ucsd.edu> To: penrose@grasshopper.ucsd.edu Status: R Version NX5.67d setoption v= setoption R= setoption A=/etc/sendmail/aliases setoption d=background setoption D= setoption F=0600 setoption g=1 setoption H=/usr/lib/sendmail.hf setoption L=9 setoption o= setoption Q=/usr/spool/mqueue setoption r=15m setoption s= setoption T=3d setoption u=1 setoption c=F setoption d= queuename: assigned id AA10127, env=1b0d0 queuename: xfAA10127 setsender() --parseaddr(root) rewrite: ruleset 3 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 3 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 0 input: "root" -----callsubr 9 rewrite: ruleset 9 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 9 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 0 returns: $# "etherl" $@ "mailhost" $: "root" rewrite: ruleset 2 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 2 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 22 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 22 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 4 input: "root" -----callsubr 9 rewrite: ruleset 9 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 9 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 4 returns: "root" parseaddr-->1b0e4=root: mailer 3 (etherl), host `mailhost', user `root', ruser `<null>' next=0, flags=0, alias 0 home="(null pointer)", fullname="(null pointer)" rewrite: ruleset 3 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 3 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 1 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 1 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 4 input: "root" -----callsubr 9 rewrite: ruleset 9 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 9 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 4 returns: "root" sendto: root@wendy ctladdr=[NULL] --parseaddr(root@wendy) rewrite: ruleset 3 input: "root" "@" "wendy" -----callsubr 6 rewrite: ruleset 6 input: "root" "<" "@" "wendy" ">" rewrite: ruleset 6 returns: "root" "<" "@" "wendy" "." "LOCAL" ">" rewrite: ruleset 3 returns: "root" "<" "@" "wendy" "." "LOCAL" ">" rewrite: ruleset 0 input: "root" "<" "@" "wendy" "." "LOCAL" ">" -----callsubr 30 rewrite: ruleset 30 input: "root" -----callsubr 3 rewrite: ruleset 3 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 3 returns: "root" -----callsubr 0 rewrite: ruleset 0 input: "root" -----callsubr 9 rewrite: ruleset 9 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 9 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 0 returns: $# "etherl" $@ "mailhost" $: "root" rewrite: ruleset 30 returns: $# "etherl" $@ "mailhost" $: "root" rewrite: ruleset 0 returns: $# "etherl" $@ "mailhost" $: "root" rewrite: ruleset 2 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 2 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 22 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 22 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 4 input: "root" -----callsubr 9 rewrite: ruleset 9 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 9 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 4 returns: "root" parseaddr-->29bb8=root@wendy: mailer 3 (etherl), host `mailhost', user `root', ruser `<null>' next=0, flags=0, alias 0 home="(null pointer)", fullname="(null pointer)" recipient: 29bb8=root@wendy: mailer 3 (etherl), host `mailhost', user `root', ruser `<null>' next=0, flags=10, alias 0 home="(null pointer)", fullname="(null pointer)" queuename: dfAA10127 queuename: dfAA10127 EOH ----- collected header ----- Return-Path: <g> Received: ?sfrom s .by j (v/V) id i; b Resent-Date: a Date: a Resent-From: q From: q Full-Name: x Subject: Resent-Message-Id: <t.i@j> Message-Id: <t.i@j> Errors-To: ---------------------------- Adding Apparently-To: root@wendy >From person = "root" SENDALL: mode i, sendqueue: 29bb8=root@wendy: mailer 3 (etherl), host `mailhost', user `root', ruser `<null>' next=0, flags=10, alias 0 home="(null pointer)", fullname="(null pointer)" recipient: 1b0e4=root: mailer 3 (etherl), host `mailhost', user `root', ruser `<null>' next=0, flags=1, alias 0 home="/", fullname="(null pointer)" root in sendq: 29bb8=root@wendy: mailer 3 (etherl), host `mailhost', user `root', ruser `<null>' next=0, flags=10, alias 0 home="(null pointer)", fullname="(null pointer)" queuename: tfAA10127 queueing AA10127 queueing 29bb8=root@wendy: mailer 3 (etherl), host `mailhost', user `root', ruser `<null>' next=0, flags=10, alias 0 home="(null pointer)", fullname="(null pointer)" queuename: qfAA10127 --deliver, mailer=3, host=`mailhost', first user=`root' remotename(root) rewrite: ruleset 3 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 3 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 1 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 1 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 12 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 12 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 4 input: "root" -----callsubr 9 rewrite: ruleset 9 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 9 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 4 returns: "root" remotename => `root' send to 29bb8=root@wendy: mailer 3 (etherl), host `mailhost', user `root', ruser `<null>' next=0, flags=10, alias 0 home="(null pointer)", fullname="(null pointer)" res_querydomain(mailhost, ucsd.edu, 1, 15) res_query(mailhost.ucsd.edu, 1, 15) res_mkquery(0, mailhost.ucsd.edu, 1, 15) res_send() HEADER: opcode = QUERY, id = 1, rcode = NOERROR header flags: rd qdcount = 1, ancount = 0, nscount = 0, arcount = 0 QUESTIONS: mailhost.ucsd.edu, type = MX, class = IN Querying server (# 1) address = 128.54.16.2 got answer: HEADER: opcode = QUERY, id = 1, rcode = NOERROR header flags: qr aa rd ra qdcount = 1, ancount = 1, nscount = 3, arcount = 6 QUESTIONS: mailhost.ucsd.edu, type = MX, class = IN ANSWERS: mailhost.ucsd.edu type = CNAME, class = IN, ttl = 86400, dlen = 20 domain name = localhost.ucsd.edu NAME SERVERS: UCSD.EDU type = NS, class = IN, ttl = 86400, dlen = 2 domain name = ucsd.edu UCSD.EDU type = NS, class = IN, ttl = 86400, dlen = 10 domain name = network.ucsd.edu UCSD.EDU type = NS, class = IN, ttl = 86400, dlen = 16 domain name = trout.nosc.mil ADDITIONAL RECORDS: ucsd.edu type = A, class = IN, ttl = 86400, dlen = 4 internet address = 128.54.16.1 ucsd.edu type = A, class = IN, ttl = 86400, dlen = 4 internet address = 132.239.254.201 ucsd.edu type = A, class = IN, ttl = 86400, dlen = 4 internet address = 132.239.1.1 network.ucsd.edu type = A, class = IN, ttl = 86400, dlen = 4 internet address = 132.239.1.20 network.ucsd.edu type = A, class = IN, ttl = 86400, dlen = 4 internet address = 128.54.16.3 trout.nosc.mil type = A, class = IN, ttl = 2771, dlen = 4 internet address = 128.49.16.7 unexpected answer type 5, size 20 root@wendy... Connecting to mailhost (etherl)... openmailer: "TCP" "mailhost" makeconnection (mailhost [128.54.176.2]) makeconnection: 11 reply 220 carla.UCSD.EDU Sendmail 4.1/UCSDPSEUDO.3 ready at Thu, 27 Oct 94 11:04:29 PDT >>> HELO wendy.ucsd.edu reply 250 carla.UCSD.EDU Hello wendy.ucsd.edu, pleased to meet you >>> MAIL From:<root> reply 250 <root>... Sender ok remotename(root) rewrite: ruleset 3 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 3 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 2 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 2 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 22 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 22 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 4 input: "root" -----callsubr 9 rewrite: ruleset 9 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 9 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 4 returns: "root" remotename => `root' >>> RCPT To:<root> reply 250 <root>... Recipient ok >>> DATA reply 354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself commaize(from: <root>) remotename(<root>) crackaddr(<root>) crackaddr=>`<g>' rewrite: ruleset 3 input: "<" "root" ">" rewrite: ruleset 3 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 1 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 1 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 12 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 12 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 4 input: "root" -----callsubr 9 rewrite: ruleset 9 input: "root" rewrite: ruleset 9 returns: "root" rewrite: ruleset 4 returns: "root" remotename => `<root>' commaize(apparently-to: root@wendy) remotename(root@wendy) crackaddr(root@wendy) crackaddr=>`g' rewrite: ruleset 3 input: "root" "@" "wendy" -----callsubr 6 rewrite: ruleset 6 input: "root" "<" "@" "wendy" ">" rewrite: ruleset 6 returns: "root" "<" "@" "wendy" "." "LOCAL" ">" rewrite: ruleset 3 returns: "root" "<" "@" "wendy" "." "LOCAL" ">" rewrite: ruleset 2 input: "root" "<" "@" "wendy" "." "LOCAL" ">" rewrite: ruleset 2 returns: "root" "<" "@" "wendy" "." "LOCAL" ">" rewrite: ruleset 22 input: "root" "<" "@" "wendy" "." "LOCAL" ">" rewrite: ruleset 22 returns: "root" "<" "@" "wendy" "." "LOCAL" ">" rewrite: ruleset 4 input: "root" "<" "@" "wendy" "." "LOCAL" ">" -----callsubr 9 rewrite: ruleset 9 input: "root" "<" "@" "wendy" "." "LOCAL" ">" rewrite: ruleset 9 returns: "root" "<" "@" "wendy" "." "ucsd" "." "edu" ">" rewrite: ruleset 4 returns: "root" "@" "wendy" "." "ucsd" "." "edu" remotename => `root@wendy.ucsd.edu' >>> . reply 250 Mail accepted >>> QUIT reply 221 carla.UCSD.EDU delivering mail root@wendy... Sent Checking 29bb8=root@wendy: mailer 3 (etherl), host `mailhost', user `root', ruser `<null>' next=0, flags=51, alias 0 home="(null pointer)", fullname="(null pointer)" ====finis: stat 0 e_flags 1 dropenvelope 1b0d0 id="AA10127" flags=1 queuename: qfAA10127 queuename: xfAA10127 --- sendmail.cf ---- ########################################################### # # Sendmail configuration file for SUBSIDIARY NeXT machines. # # You should install this file as /etc/sendmail/sendmail.cf if # your machine is a subsidiary machine (that is, some other # machine in your domain is the main mail-relaying machine). # You should not need to edit this file to customize it for your # network configuration. If you do, then you probably want to # use sendmail.main.cf. # # See the paper "Sendmail Installation and Administration Guide" # for more information on the format of this file. # # # local UUCP connections -- not forwarded to mailhost # The local UUCP connections are output by the uuname program. FV|/usr/bin/uuname # my official hostname Cwwendy Dj$?m $w.$m $| $w $. # major relay mailer DMether # major relay host DRmailhost CRmailhost CSsdcarl CScarl CSsdcarla CScarla CSsdfelix CSfelix CSwendy CSgrasshopper CSnellie CSincus CSplexus CSnexus CSmrbobo CSexpresso CSleland ############################################################ ##### ##### General configuration information ##### # local domain name # # This is now set from the resolver configuration call. If the domain # name you would like to have appear in your mail headers is different # from your Internet domain name, edit and uncomment the following to # be your mail domain name. # DmPodunk.EDU # Version number of configuration file DVNeXT-2.0 ### Standard macros # name used for error messages DnMailer-Agent # UNIX header format DlFrom $g $d # delimiter (operator) characters Do.:%@!^=/[] # format of a total name Dq$g$?x ($x)$. # SMTP login message De$j Sendmail $v/$V ready at $b ### Options # Remote mode - send through server if mailbox directory is mounted OR # location of alias file OA/etc/sendmail/aliases # default delivery mode (deliver in background) Odbackground # rebuild the alias file automagically OD # temporary file mode -- 0600 for secure mail, 0644 for permissive OF0600 # default GID Og1 # location of help file OH/usr/lib/sendmail.hf # log level OL9 # default messages to old style Oo # To Cc postmaster on error replies I generate, uncomment the next line # OPPostmaster # queue directory OQ/usr/spool/mqueue # read timeout for SMTP protocols Or15m # status file -- none # OS/etc/sendmail/sendmail.st # queue up everything before starting transmission, for safety Os # return queued mail after this long OT3d # default UID Ou1 ### Message precedences Pfirst-class=0 Pspecial-delivery=100 Pjunk=-100 ### Trusted users T root agent uucp ### Format of headers H?P?Return-Path: <$g> HReceived: $?sfrom $s $.by $j ($v/$V) id $i; $b H?D?Resent-Date: $a H?D?Date: $a H?F?Resent-From: $q H?F?From: $q H?x?Full-Name: $x HSubject: H?M?Resent-Message-Id: <$t.$i@$j> H?M?Message-Id: <$t.$i@$j> HErrors-To: ########################### ### Rewriting rules ### ########################### # Sender Field Pre-rewriting S1 # None needed. # Recipient Field Pre-rewriting S2 # None needed. # Name Canonicalization # Internal format of names within the rewriting rules is: # anything<@host.domain.domain...>anything # We try to get every kind of name into this format, except for local # names, which have no host part. The reason for the "<>" stuff is # that the relevant host name could be on the front of the name (for # source routing), or on the back (normal form). We enclose the one that # we want to route on in the <>'s to make it easy to find. # S3 # handle "from:<>" special case R<> $@@ turn into magic token # basic textual canonicalization R$*<$+>$* $2 basic RFC822 parsing # make sure <@a,@b,@c:user@d> syntax is easy to parse -- undone later R@$+,$+:$+ @$1:$2:$3 change all "," to ":" R@$+:$+ $@$>6<@$1>:$2 src route canonical R$+:$*;@$+ $@$1:$2;@$3 list syntax R$+@$+ $:$1<@$2> focus on domain R$+<$+@$+> $1$2<@$3> move gaze right R$+<@$+> $@$>6$1<@$2> already canonical # convert old-style names to domain-based names # All old-style names parse from left to right, without precedence. R$-!$+ $@$>6$2<@$1.uucp> uucphost!user R$-.$+!$+ $@$>6$3<@$1.$2> host.domain!user R$+%$+ $@$>3$1@$2 user%host # Final Output Post-rewriting S4 R$+<@$+.uucp> $2!$1 u@h.uucp => h!u R$+ $: $>9 $1 Clean up addr R$*<$+>$* $1$2$3 defocus # Clean up an name for passing to a mailer # (but leave it focused) S9 R@ $@$n handle <> error addr R$*<$*LOCAL>$* $1<$2$m>$3 change local info R<@$+>$*:$+:$+ <@$1>$2,$3:$4 <route-addr> canonical ############################################################# ##### ##### Rewriting rules ##### # special local conversions S6 R$*<@$*.uucp>$* $@$1<@$2.uucp>$3 no change to UUCP hosts R$*<@$+>$* $:$1<@$[$2$]>$3 find canonical hostname R$*<@$*$=m>$* $1<@$2LOCAL>$4 convert local domain ############################################################ ##### ##### Local and Program Mailer specification ##### Mlocal, P=/bin/mail, F=rlsDFMmnP, S=10, R=20, A=mail -d $u Mprog, P=/usr/etc/smrsh, F=lsDFMeuP, S=10, R=20, A=sh -c $u S10 # None needed. S20 # None needed. ############################################################ ##### ##### Ethernet Mailer specification ##### ##### Messages processed by this configuration are assumed to remain ##### in the same domain. This really has nothing particular to do ##### with Ethernet - the name is historical. Mether, P=[TCP], F=msDFMuCX, S=11, R=21, A=TCP $h S11 R$*<@$+>$* $@$1<@$2>$3 already ok R$+ $@$1<@$w> tack on our hostname S21 # None needed. ############################################################ ##### ##### General code to convert back to old style UUCP names ##### S5 R$+<@LOCAL> $@ $w!$1 name@LOCAL => host!name R$+<@$-.LOCAL> $@ $2!$1 u@h.LOCAL => h!u R$+<@$+.uucp> $@ $2!$1 u@h.uucp => h!u R$+<@$*> $@ $2!$1 u@h => h!u # Route-addrs do not work here. Punt til uucp-mail comes up with something. R<@$+>$* $@ @$1$2 just defocus and punt R$*<$*>$* $@ $1$2$3 Defocus strange stuff ############################################################ ##### ##### UUCP Mailer specification ##### Muucp, P=/usr/bin/uux, F=msDFMhuU, S=13, R=23, A=uux - -r $h!rmail ($u) # Convert uucp sender (From) field S13 R$+ $:$>5$1 convert to old style R$=w!$+ $2 strip local name R$+ $:$w!$1 stick on real host name # Convert uucp recipient (To, Cc) fields S23 R$+ $:$>5$1 convert to old style ############################################################ ##### ##### RULESET ZERO PREAMBLE # Ruleset 30 just calls rulesets 3 then 0. S30 R$* $: $>3 $1 First canonicalize R$* $@ $>0 $1 Then rerun ruleset 0 S0 # On entry, the address has been canonicalized and focused by ruleset 3. # Handle special cases..... R@ $#local $:$n handle <> form # For numeric spec, you can't pass spec on to receiver, since rcvr's # are not smart enough to know that [x.y.z.a] is their own name. R<@[$+]>:$* $:$>9 <@[$1]>:$2 Clean it up, then... R<@[$+]>:$* $#ether $@[$1] $:$2 numeric internet spec R<@[$+]>,$* $#ether $@[$1] $:$2 numeric internet spec R$*<@[$+]> $#ether $@[$2] $:$1 numeric internet spec # now delete redundant local info R$*<$*$=w.LOCAL>$* $1<$2>$4 thishost.LOCAL R$*<@LOCAL>$* $1<@$m>$2 host == domain gateway R$*<$*$=w.uucp>$* $1<$2>$4 thishost.uucp R$*<$*$=w>$* $1<$2>$4 thishost R$*<$*$=w.$m>$* $1<$2>$4 thishost R$*<$*.>$* $1<$2>$3 drop trailing dot R<@>:$* $@$>30$1 retry after route strip R$*<@> $@$>30$1 strip null trash & retry ################################################ ### Machine dependent part of ruleset zero ### ################################################ # resolve names we can handle locally R<@$=V.uucp>:$+ $:$>9 $1 First clean up, then... R<@$=V.uucp>:$+ $#uucp $@$1 $:$2 @host.uucp:... R$+<@$=V.uucp> $#uucp $@$2 $:$1 user@host.uucp # non-local UUCP hosts get kicked upstairs R$+<@$+.uucp> $#$M $@$R $:$2!$1 # optimize names of known ethernet hosts R$*<@$+.LOCAL>$* $#ether $@$2 $:$1<@$2>$3 user@host.here # hosts in no domains are assumed to be local R$*<@$->$* $#ether $@$2 $:$1<@$2>$3 user@host # other non-local names will be kicked upstairs R$+ $:$>9 $1 Clean up, keep <> R$*<@$+>$* $#$M $@$R $:$1<@$2>$3 user@some.where R$*@$* $#$M $@$R $:$1<@$2> strangeness with @ # Local names with % are really not local! R$+%$+ $@$>30$1@$2 turn % => @, retry # everything else is a local name R$+ $#local $:$1 local names --- Please use penrose@ucsd.edu or penrose@grasshopper.ucsd.edu Chris Penrose penrose@ucsd.edu
From: robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Anybody got Sybperl 2a5 going with Perl 5.0? Date: 27 Oct 1994 19:51:26 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Distribution: world Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Oct27195126@steffi.dircon.co.uk> Some of the test's fail with malloc errors. -- "Emacs isn't pretty. It's functional!" (ASCII for text only messages)
From: robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <ROBERT.94Oct27194247@steffi.dircon.co.uk> Control: cancel <ROBERT.94Oct27194247@steffi.dircon.co.uk> Date: 27 Oct 1994 20:12:30 -0000 Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Distribution: world Message-ID: <38p1je$96s@steffi.dircon.co.uk> <ROBERT.94Oct27194247@steffi.dircon.co.uk> was cancelled from within trn. -- "Emacs isn't pretty. It's functional!" (ASCII for text only messages)
From: kukkonen@niksula.hut.fi (Sami Kukkonen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: Trouble running ppp Date: 27 Oct 1994 21:04:06 GMT Organization: Helsinki University of Technology Distribution: world Message-ID: <KUKKONEN.94Oct27230306@exterminator.hut.fi> References: <KUKKONEN.94Oct27000716@silver-surfer.hut.fi> In-reply-to: kukkonen@niksula.hut.fi's message of 26 Oct 1994 22:08:16 GMT I'm having trouble getting ppp (0.3) to work on a color station running 3.0. My machine has no other network connections, I'm trying to get a dialup ppp connection going to a SunOS 4.1 machine. The remote host configuration has been tested to work but something on my local machine is wrong. Dialup with chat succeeds and ppp seems to be doing some handshaking. However, nothing gets through either way through the connection. The instructions for installing ppp aren't that specific and I'm wondering if there is something extra I should know about files in /etc, naming my local host or about running NetInfo or other daemons. People have connected to this SunOS machine wihout any trouble using PC boxes with Windows. It's a scary thought that I would need to start using Windows to get that good old "It Just Works" feeling... -- kukkonen@niksula.hut.fi/ Everything in this article is factual, and any kukkonen@unda.fi / resemblance to actual persons, places or organizations < Ardbeg > / living, dead or drunk, is purely intentional.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: erik@sultan.ping.de (Erik Doernenburg) Subject: Re: TransSys-PNI-1.11 Message-ID: <1994Oct26.230449.598@sultan.ping.de> Sender: erik@sultan.ping.de References: <38heik$ape@news.it.gvsu.edu> Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 23:04:49 GMT Ben Engelsma writes > In article <381voi$2cv@News1.mcs.com> dana@mcs.com (Dana Shadrick) > writes: > > > > > [munch] > > > > system. I would like to thank everyone who responded to my problem of > > stopping pnid causing netinfo to hang. > > I remember this problem too. However, I have not been following this > newsgroup for a while. What is the latest and best way known to fix > the netinfo hang? Currently I just have a script that does this: > > #!/bin/sh > > /etc/pni/bin/pnistat -c down pni0 > /etc/pni/bin/pni_down > > # pni_down does this: ifconfig pni0 down > > Is this the best way, or has someone something better to share? I think it is much more convenient to include commands like that in the config file (pniX.config) because you don't have to mess around with additional script-files and you can be sure that the commands really get executed when the link goes down. Somehow like that: + # PART III. + + proc LINK_start { encap } { + log "LINK $encap connected" + } + + proc LINK_stop { encap } { + log "LINK $encap disconnected" + exec /etc/ifconfig pni1 down # NETINFO PROBLEM + exec echo "ATZ\n" >/dev/cufa # MODEM PROBLEM + } But I've a question as well. Does anybody know whether it is wise to add the corresponding ifconfing call (/etc/ifconfig pni1 up) to the 'LINK_start' part? erik -- _____________________________________________________ Erik Doernenburg, Adolfstr. 25, 44793 Bochum, Germany Phone: +49-234-681027 (NeXT)mail: erik@sultan.ping.de
From: barry@nacm.com (Barry Lustig) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Configure.app bug that affects Display Drivers Date: 27 Oct 1994 14:14:24 -0700 Organization: Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management Message-ID: <38p57g$3bv@portmgr1.nacm.com> Keywords: miroCRYSTAL40SV Configure.app Memory Maps A number of people have been having problems running SoftPC on Intel's with miroCRYSTAL40SV boards. The problem stems from a bug in Configure.app. If you change the value of the memory map in a display driver entry, Configure.app eats part of the "Memory Maps" configuration line in the Instance0.table file. Configure.app will do this to any display device driver with a configurable memory map, NOT just the miro. The mirCRYSTAL40SV driver happens to ship with a default table entry of 0x1000000 for the memory map (16MB). Most people will have to increase this value because they are running with more than 16MB of memory. Hence, they get hit with the problem. * Using the miroCRYSTAL40SV as an example This is the "Memory Maps" line from the Default.table and the Instance0.table if we accept the default values from config: "Memory Maps" = "0x1000000-0x13fffff 0xa0000-0xbffff 0xc0000-0xcffff"; After upping the base of the memory map we get: "Memory Maps" = "0x4000000-0x43fffff"; The line should be: "Memory Maps" = "0x4000000-0x43fffff 0xa0000-0xbffff 0xc0000-0xcffff"; If you hand edit the "0xa0000-0xbffff 0xc0000-0xcffff" values back into the "Memory Maps" line, SoftPC will come up under the miro board. Barry Lustig barry@nacm.com Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Subnetting and Large NetInfo Networks Date: 27 Oct 1994 22:59:42 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL Message-ID: <38pbcu$f91@news.acns.nwu.edu> References: <38m5g6$78i@crcnis1.unl.edu> Keywords: NetInfo, Networks In article <38m5g6$78i@crcnis1.unl.edu>, Operator41 <rdieter@math.unl.edu> wrote: >We've had a large NetInfo NeXT Network running for about >5+ years now. The campus computer resource center has >plans for implementing subnetting (actually has already >implemented MOST of it). Our network is spanning two >(potential) subnets. I would like to make the transition >to a subnetted network as smooth as possible. I would >like to know if any others have done something similar >to this, and if so, what advise, hints, suggestions you >might offer to someone trying the same thing. > >2. Keep the single level network, and just use a >configuration / clone root domain server for each subnet. > Strictly speaking, you don't need a server for each subnet, though you obviously have enough machines for this to make sense. If you have an isolated machine or two on a subnet you can put an entry into netinfo for the isolated machine like this. local/machines name: remote_netinfo_server ip_address: xxx.xxx.xxx.255 !remote subnet where servers/clones are located serves: ../network !or whatever your call your domain. I guess you could have a server on one subnet and a clone on another, then add entries to all the machines on how to reference the distant server. This would give some reduancy w/o having to add additional clones. Maybe 3.3 has some new features in this regard? -- Jerry S. Weiss j-weiss@nwu.edu Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois %SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire
From: schaefer@syrtis.geology.yale.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SLIP question Date: 27 Oct 94 12:24:58 Organization: Yale University Distribution: world Message-ID: <schaefer.94Oct27122458@syrtis> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain I'm not sure if this question has been answered before. Is there a known procedure for sharing filesystems (using netinfo or nfs) between a NeXT on the net and one that is connected via a slip connection with a dynamically-chosen IP address? I've read all the documentation I can get my hands on and I'm stumped. -Martha Schaefer Yale University Dept. of Geology and Geophysics schaefer@syrtis.geology.yale.edy NeXTmail accepted
From: larry@unbc.edu (Larry Gadallah) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: getty at 57,600 baud (black)? Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 27 Oct 1994 16:40:59 -0700 Organization: University of Northern British Columbia Sender: larry@unbc.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <38pdqb$d7e@unbc.edu> Summary: can getty go up to 57600 baud? Keywords: getty modem high speed Does anyone know if it is possible to get getty to talk to a modem at 57600 bps? I want to setup a bidirectional PPP link, and I setup my Telebit modem interface to be locked at 57600. I was easily able to make PPP 2.1.2 talk to it. I had to modify kermit-189 to work at 57600 and it seems fine. My question is: Is there any hack to getty to make it work at 57600 or can I grab the source out of BSD/386 or something similar and make it work? Thanks,
From: satish@osci_lab1.me.ttu.edu (Satish Ganti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PrintingText in colors in Edit Date: 26 Oct 1994 22:35:10 GMT Organization: Texas Tech Academic Computing Services Message-ID: <38mliu$dbk@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> Keywords: Print Text Colors Hi, I have a problem printing colored text. This is what happened. I've written some text in usual black fonts. Then I added color to selected text by dragging the select color from the color palette. Now I want to print it. On viewing in the previewer I see there is no color but the colored text appears as light gray and the print is also in gray. I mailed the text file to my friends account. His previewer shows the colored text and also the print is in color. Now, Suprise, I add a color to the text (on his account) and now I look at the Previewer all I see is black and grey.and the print also black and grew. Does someone know what the problem is ? Satish
From: dlisoski@scratchy (Derek Lee Lisoski) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Using an Appleshare printer on NeXT with V3.2? Date: 28 Oct 1994 03:04:16 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Message-ID: <38ppng$j0o@gap.cco.caltech.edu> Apologies because I know this has been asked before, but I cannot remember (or find) the answer. I am using the NeXTStep V3.0 Appleshare package on a V3.2 machine to access our local Appletalk network machines and printers. This works about as well as it ever did, except that output to Appletalk printers (I am using the 3.0 PrintManager as well) does not make it to the printer, although it seems to disappear from the NeXT...what am I missing? Thanks! -derek
From: perkins@sidney2b (Stephen J. Perkins) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Trouble running ppp Date: 28 Oct 1994 03:55:42 GMT Organization: Michigan State University Distribution: world Message-ID: <38psnu$n2d@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> References: <KUKKONEN.94Oct27230306@exterminator.hut.fi> In article <KUKKONEN.94Oct27230306@exterminator.hut.fi> kukkonen@niksula.hut.fi (Sami Kukkonen) writes: > I'm having trouble getting ppp (0.3) to work on a color station > running 3.0. My machine has no other network connections, I'm > trying to get a dialup ppp connection going to a SunOS 4.1 You may want to upgrade to ppp-2.1.2. Check it out on: ftp.duq.edu:/pub/next/ppp/* Get the README file to determine which files you want. - Steve -- ==================================================================== Stephen Perkins | Department of Computer Science | perkins@cps.msu.edu Michigan State University | "There's more ways to skin a cat than putting its head in a boot jack and pulling on its tail."
From: jgardne3@mason1.gmu.edu (Jonathan D Gardner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Syslogd failure Date: 28 Oct 1994 06:13:41 GMT Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA Message-ID: <38q4ql$6e9@portal.gmu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello, I am having trouble with messages on my NeXTstation Turbo Colour. I haven't had any messages since Oct 20. I have tryed recreating all the files in /etc/syslog.conf or touching them to make them up to date, and then rebooting. The ROM monitor shows syslogd starting, i.e. starting ealry daemons: syslogd. However I get nothing in /usr/adm/messages or anywhere else. When I check processes with ps, it does not show syslogd running. /etc/syslog.pid shows 85 everytime, but the process no longer exists. I cannot figure out why it is dying. Any clues? Thanks. Jonathan Gardner jgardne3@mason1.gmu.edu
From: teeleh@xs4all.nl (teeleh) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Novell & NeXT Timeouts Date: 28 Oct 1994 08:53:53 GMT Organization: XS4ALL, networking for the masses Message-ID: <38qe71$pkg@news.xs4all.nl> Keywords: NOVELL TIMEOUT Hi, There are some Novell-Network problems with the following configuration; - NeXTStep 3.1/Intel - Clone machine Mem=32Mb, Intel-Overdrive (=DX2/66) - SCSI adaptec 1542B, HD's=1.5Gb, CDROM, MOD=127Mb - Ethernetcard: 3Com Etherlink III (irq=10, base=0x300) - Video: ATI Ultra Pro First problem: If I use the Novell-fileserver (3.11) in our network for file operations (copying), the system sometimes says that the copy-process unexpectedly died. That occures probably when another PC is using the fileserver also. This is a big problem since we would like to use the MOD (on my NeXT) as a backup drive for the fileserver. Second problem: Sometimes the Mach kernal CRASHES if I'm on the file-server (or, like yesterday at 23:50, while nobody was at any machine). On top of the NeXT windows, there is a small terminal window with a text like; System panic.... timeout on en0 .... Raise RDP exception 6 code 3 subcode 0 Waiting for RDP connection (type 'c' to continue) Then I can enter as much 'c's as I like, but the message always comes again... The only solution is to switch the computer off (or press reset-button). This looks like the Novell-network timeout values on the NeXT are a bit too small, can I change those values, or is there another solution? I have no network problem while connecting to other (tcp/ip) UNIX or NeXT boxes.
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Subnetting and Large NetInfo Networks Date: 28 Oct 1994 08:59:55 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <38qeib$mfa@nntp.Stanford.EDU> References: <38pbcu$f91@news.acns.nwu.edu> In article <38pbcu$f91@news.acns.nwu.edu> jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) writes: > I guess you could have a server on one subnet and a clone on another You don't even have to have a clone in each subnet. I have a netinfo client which boots from a server in a different net. It works fine. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: djml@ias.fr (Djamel Boumghar) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: "Fetch"-like ftp ware avail? Date: 28 Oct 1994 11:42:59 GMT Organization: Universite Paris-Sud, France. Distribution: world Message-ID: <38qo43$40i@upsn2.u-psud.fr> References: <38le7r$dlq@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de> In article <38le7r$dlq@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de> flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (Gregor Hoffleit) writes: > Douglas Scott (doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu) wrote: > > : Yes, and if only it could display symbolic links on ftp sites correctly, and if > : it could avoid getting the dir tree confused when you mouse ahead (I once had a > : dir become a subdir of itself 3 times over). > > Ehmm. Perhaps you should give Yftp a try. It's available e.g. on > ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: in next/Network/apps. IMHO, its interface > is not so overloaden as GatorFTP, it's really multi-threaded, it has > reget, ... Just give it a try, it's free... > > Gregor Hi, Yes Yftp is nicier but it lacks a cancel button and you don't know the size of the files before a get. Several times I had to quit Yftp for aborting a several Mbytes transfert -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- E-mail: djml@ias.fr -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: chris@milo.st-louis.mo.us (Chris Cleeland) Subject: Re: pcnfsd under NeXT step? Message-ID: <1994Oct20.031546.4931@milo.UUCP> Sender: chris@milo.UUCP Organization: Milo Designs References: <380qok$luq@shiva.UU.NET> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 1994 03:15:46 GMT In article <380qok$luq@shiva.UU.NET> mickey@uunet.uu.net (Mickey Lasky) writes: > > In article <37jb5u$k3r@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, ccwf@russel.klab.caltech.edu (Charles Fu) writes: > >In article <369mol$ma9@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>, > >Ernst Kloecker <ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de> wrote: > >>It comes with the OS, /usr/etc/rpc.pcnfsd. When you start it for the first > >>time, it complains about some missing spool directory. Just create that > >>directory and everything will run fine. > > > >However, the version shipped with NEXTSTEP is quite old, and you might > >want to compile the current version of the code to take advantage of > >newer features. > > > >-ccwf > > Well, mountd and the client PCNFSd that I am running have compiled okay, > but when I try to fire off the bwnfsd (the Beame and Whiteside client), I > get an error that looks like this... > > BWNSFD: Spool directory /tmp2 not available for mounting. > BWNFSD: Cannot mount /tmp2. Make sure /tmp2 appears in your /etc/exports > > Blah, blah... > > Well, it is in my /etc/exports, but not in my /etc/xtab. Now, when I launch > mountd and then showmount -e it says nothing is mounted. When I manually > add it to xtab, then it shows /tmp2 (everyone). > > Reading through the man pages, it says exportfs -av should mount the > directories/systems for you and then update xtab. However, when I run that > with those flags (mount everything verbose), I see nothing happen and it just > returns /tmp2 as the mount list. But the bwnfsd still bitches about the file > not being exported. > > I tried using NFSManager which also according to the man page should update > xtab for you which also did not work. > > Does anyone have any advice? Maybe I have my /etc/exports setup wrong? > Maybe some daemon is not running? Maybe I goofed my NIS? Do I need to even > modify that? When I run nidump exports / nothing appears. I think you've just discovered your problem -- NetInfo. Are you really adding things to /etc/exports, or are you adding them to NetInfo and just saying "/etc/exports" out of habit? If you're running bwnfsd that you've compiled from source code for the NeXT, my guess is that IT doesn't know anything about NetInfo either. If it uses standard system calls like getmntent(), gethostbyname(), etc., it should be alright. But, if it searches through files, that code is not going to yield the best results. > The PC side will see the export list from the NeXT just fine. I tell it > to show me the exports and it comes back with /tmp2. The real bitch is the > bwnfsd will not load because it thinks that /tmp2 has not been exported. I am > so close! Sounds like bwnfsd is looking in the wrong place, but the PC side is looking in the right place. What a strange turn of events... Have you considered using the V2 PCNFSD? -- --- ------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Cleeland | Internet: chris@milo.st-louis.mo.us Consultant/NeXT Advocate | UUCP: wupost!nimno!milo!chris
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: chris@milo.st-louis.mo.us (Chris Cleeland) Subject: More PNI Questions (was Re: TransSys PNI hangs after a couple of uses) Message-ID: <1994Oct27.043859.23047@milo.UUCP> Sender: chris@milo.UUCP Organization: Milo Designs References: <38a5v8$pn@pub01.va.pubnix.com> Distribution: na Date: Thu, 27 Oct 1994 04:38:59 GMT Since we're on the subject of PNI (and Louis seems to be reading :-), I'll ask mine. Awhile ago I was trying to get PNI 1.11 working on a friend's notebook so that he could leave town for a few days. After getting everything working via what I will call "normal means" (i.e., having to su and execute 'pnirun' manually, etc.), I tried to wrap all of that tedium into a little app. I couldn't get pnirun to work execl'd from within the app! So, I took a step back and decided to write a little shell script wrapper which could take the arguments: "up", "down", or "stat". Basically, it was a single interface to the pnirun/pnistat programs and was setuid. This didn't work either. Time got critical and he had the capacity to understand, so I didn't pursue it. Now, though, I'd like to know if anybody has any explanation. Thanks! -cj -- --- ------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Cleeland | Internet: chris@milo.st-louis.mo.us Consultant/NeXT Advocate | UUCP: wupost!nimno!milo!chris
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: chris@milo.st-louis.mo.us (Chris Cleeland) Subject: Re: TransSys-PNI-1.11 Message-ID: <1994Oct20.031853.5133@milo.UUCP> Sender: chris@milo.UUCP Organization: Milo Designs References: <381voi$2cv@News1.mcs.com> Distribution: na Date: Thu, 20 Oct 1994 03:18:53 GMT In article <381voi$2cv@News1.mcs.com> dana@mcs.com (Dana Shadrick) writes: > I have successfully installed TransSys-PNI-1.11 on a NeXTStep for Intel > system. I would like to thank everyone who responded to my problem of > stopping pnid causing netinfo to hang. > > Is it possible to start the pnid process without root permissions? I installed PNI on a friend's portable machine for remote access. I had a terrible time getting pnirun to run unless I was logged in AS ROOT. Even a setuid script didn't work. Anybody have any ideas? The expedient solution was for him to log in as root and start up the connection, then log out and log back in. Works, but is so "less than elegant". -- --- ------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Cleeland | Internet: chris@milo.st-louis.mo.us Consultant/NeXT Advocate | UUCP: wupost!nimno!milo!chris
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: cleelacj@agedwards.com (Chris Cleeland) Subject: Re: Can NS be setup as a gateway/bridge? Message-ID: <Cy1op5.5yp@agedwards.com> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 1994 22:48:41 GMT References: <37n77h$msf@mimsy.cs.umd.edu> <1994Oct16.164054.2241@seer.demon.co.uk> Organization: A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. In article <1994Oct16.164054.2241@seer.demon.co.uk>, Paul Lynch <Paul_Lynch@plsys.com> wrote: >In article <37n77h$msf@mimsy.cs.umd.edu> rgc@wam.umd.edu (Ross Garrett >Cutler) writes: >> Can NS be setup as a gateway/bridge? We don't really need a gateway -- >> a bridge is fine, but I'd like to do with with our NS/I system (with >> two ethernet cards). Has anyone done this? (BTW, Windows/NT has >> this capability.) Thanks! > >NeXTSTEP does not support more than one Ethernet card. If you want a >bridge on a NeXTSTEP based network, either buy the specialist hardware, or >configure a disposable PC with PD (or commercial) software that does the >job for you. While that might be true (that NeXT only supports one card), I think there's a way you can do it. You'll probably lose functionality from Configure.app, and you'll probably have to tweak some stuff by hand, but otherwise you ought to be OK. NOTE: I haven't been able to secure a 2nd LAN card yet to test this out. However, my initial findings have made me curious enough to go try it. If anyone else is brave (or stupid) enough to try it, please post findings. The overview is that you're going to edit the tables inside /usr/Devices by hand. What exactly you edit will depend on what cards you've got. If, for example, you have two of the same EtherExpress16 cards, you would copy /usr/Devices/EtherExpress16/Instance0.table to /usr/Devices/EtherExpress16/Instance1.table. Using the editor of your choice, change the "Instance" value, and the "I/O Ports" values. You may have to change the IRQ level as well (somebody w/more PC experience want to verify? how IRQs work in PCs is beyond my knowledge). Then, reboot. You should have a second lan card to deal with at this point. If your second card is different than your first, then you'll need to do additional work (I think): Add the name of its driver into the "Active Drivers" value for /usr/Devices/System.config/Instance0.table. You'll also probably have to create an Instance0.table file under its /usr/Devices directory. (The rest of this I have been unable to test since I don't have a second lan card yet). If you can use "ifconfig en1" from a shell and get a message other than ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCGIFFLAGS): no such interface then you're in fat city. See the man page on ifconfig(8) to learn about how to configure your interface. DISCLAIMER: I have not actually tried this. Neither myself nor my company take any responsibility whatsoever if you blow up your system, or piss off your boss. TRY THIS PROCEDURE AT YOUR OWN RISK. I am, however, interested in any results. Have a fun hacking weekend! -cj -- ============================================================================== Chris Cleeland | NeXTMail: chris@milo.st-louis.mo.us BOS Dev. Team | MIMEMail: cleeland@agedwards.com | BellNet: (314) 289-5372
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mario@galileo.uwaterloo.ca (Mario Stargard) Subject: Re: Adaptec 1542cf and ProAudio16 conflict. Message-ID: <CyDvC8.529@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca> Sender: news@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca Organization: University of Waterloo References: <CyA48v.7pr@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> Date: Fri, 28 Oct 1994 12:43:19 GMT In article <CyA48v.7pr@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> mario@galileo.uwaterloo.ca (Mario Stargard) writes: > Greetings: > > As usual, life isn't as easy as it ought to be. Anyone had this > problem? I've got white hardware with an Adaptec 1542cf SCSI controller > and a ProAudio16 sound card in the same box. The SCSI is at irq 11, dma > 5, port x330, and the ProAudio is at irq 15, dma 7 and port x388. Any > sounds longer than about 2 seconds are chopped up and out of order. > Nexttime clips lose sync between video and audio. > I've read the help provided by next from next.com. I've also moved > about the irq of the ProAudio board. The sound just chops up differently. > Also getting this message on my console when I try to reconfig: > > Oct 26 07:55:16 galileo Configure[391]: Assertion failed: You removed a > View from the View hierarchy that had been lockFocus'ed > > What's it mean? > > Help is always appreciated. > > Mario Well, here's what happened. Apparently this is an evil combination of hardware. One fellow told me to forget it because he didn't know of anyone who got this to work. A few others sent me their config parameters. I've changed to an 8 bit dma channel, and it works so long as there isn't any really heavy disk activity. On the bright side of things, I was pointed to a really neat driver for the ProAudio16 called ProAudioPlus16 that has a mixer panel showing up in the preferences application. It's available on orst. Thanks to all who helped. Mario
From: stufduff@albion.unmc.edu (Sean W. Duffy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Novell & NeXT Timeouts Date: 28 Oct 1994 13:45:05 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA Message-ID: <38qv91$fsg@netserv.unmc.edu> References: <38qe71$pkg@news.xs4all.nl> Keywords: Novell Timeouts & Packet Size In article <38qe71$pkg@news.xs4all.nl> teeleh@xs4all.nl (teeleh) writes: [munch] I'm guessing that this is the packet size problem that we have here @ UNMC. Try setting the packet sizs to 1K and see if it will work. It looks like NeXT machines will look at the file size and change packet size on the fly to process large files. NetWare kinda dosen't know what to do when this happens and pretty much ignores the conversation, like it never happened or: you talkin' to me? This change can be made in the Expert options of the NFSManager stuff, the default max is 8192, but I've found that 1024 seems to work. Sean(I did WHAT?) Duffy stufduff@albion.umnc.edu
From: lef@ebony.woods.com (Lawrence E. Freil) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.periphs.printers Subject: Printing PostScript to Canon BJC-600 from NextStep. Date: 28 Oct 1994 14:58:03 GMT Organization: Dogwood Creek Farms Distribution: world Message-ID: <LEF.94Oct28105803@ebony.woods.com> Hello, I've seen a couple of postings recently requestiong information on inexpensive color printing options and thought I would let people know of the work I've done using a Canon BJC-600 and the Display PostScript RIP on the NeXT. I've managed to setup the NeXT system to print color using a Canon BJC-600 printer and the Display PostScript interpreter. The method used is outlined as follows: a) Configure a printer using the NeXT Color Printer device b) Use NetInfoManager to change: Comm/CommClass to NXParallelComm Comm/CommType to Parallel Comm/OutputPath to the path of a named pipe created with the GNU mkfifo program (I use /usr/spool/CanonBJC/fifo). c) I then start a daemon I wrote called Next2cbj that listens on the fifo for the start of a print job. When a print job is first recognized it opens a pipe to a raw output queue and converts the NeXT Color printer output to Canon format. It has been working quite well for about four months now and I've printed many pages of both b/w and color. In fact I've even setup my MS-Windows system to print PostScript to the NeXT instead of using the BJC-600 driver for Windows because the performance is about 5 times faster using Adobe PostScript (even though the Windows machine is a 486 with 16 Megabytes of RAM!). If anyone is interested in this package I have put it in my FTP directory ftp://woods.com/pub/print/BJC-600.tar.gz. This includes the sources to the Next2cbj filter and the GNU mkfifo program and my startup script (rc.canon) that should be tacked on to the end of rc.local. BTW - All of the above work has been done on the 68040 NeXT system running NextStep 3.2. It should work for 3.x for the 68040, but I'm not sure about the NS/intel or NS/HP systems. I suspect it would work just fine as long as you can setup a NeXT Color printer and get the mkfifo program running. I am curious about these platforms so if you either get it to work (or can't) please let me know. -- Lawrence Freil Usenet/DDN:lef@woods.com Essential Technical Services Inc. or lef@dogwood.atl.ga.us 1768 Old Country Place Phone:(404) 667-9274 Woodstock, GA 30188
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Robert La Ferla <Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com> Subject: You are going to *love* the #9 IMAGINE 128 card... Message-ID: <CyDv8n.qA@hot.com> Sender: robertl@hot.com (Robert La Ferla) Organization: Hot Technologies Date: Fri, 28 Oct 1994 12:41:11 GMT Number Nine has a new 128-bit graphics card that will blow your mind. #9 IMAGINE 128 8MB VRAM: 24-bit (32-bit w/alpha) color at 1600x1200 @ 72Hz. $???? retail / $???? list 4MB VRAM 24-bit (32-bit w/alpha) color at 1152x864 @ >72Hz. $699 retail / $999 list This PCI card has a 128-bit data path between the controller and VRAM. It's the fastest card on the market: At SVGA resolution, it is 490% faster than 64-bit graphics cards and 861% faster than 32-bit cards. THIS CARD IS IDEAL FOR NEXTSTEP. According to PC Computing, they have a NEXTSTEP driver but it's unclear to me whether it will be available yet. Make sure you tell your NeXT sales rep and Number Nine that you want this driver now. Number Nine Corp. + 1 617 674-0009 Furthermore, be sure to check out the new Dell Dimensions which are shipping with the 4MB IMAGINE 128! Robert La Ferla HTI
From: willers@butp.unibe.ch (Moritz Willers) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: "Fetch"-like ftp ware avail? Date: 28 Oct 1994 16:48:05 GMT Distribution: world Message-ID: <38ra05$lcq@aragorn.unibe.ch> References: <38qo43$40i@upsn2.u-psud.fr> Djamel Boumghar writes > In article <38le7r$dlq@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de> > flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (Gregor Hoffleit) writes: > > Douglas Scott (doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu) wrote: > > They suggested GatorFTP or Yftp I've been using OmniWeb for ftp more and more. Open URL with: ftp://ftp.site.name/ It doesn't have a nice cache as Yftp. You can't "put" things. It's not really like FetchIt. But I found it very reliable, it has a simple interface, READMEs are shown in the window and are removed later on again. I would like to see the status report changed to something where I see whether half of the file or only a quater has bee transfered and not something like 6481024 bytes. I hate to count the digits all the time. MHO, -- Moritz Willers Institute of Theoretical Physics Sidlerstrasse 5 3012 Bern, Switzerland willers@butp.unibe.ch (NeXTMail)
From: andrea.borroni@galactica.it (ANDREA BORRONI) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: DROP Message-ID: <89C94E4.07850001F4.uuout@galactica.it> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 94 20:52:00 +0100 Organization: GALACTICA PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION - ++39-2-29.00.61.50 DROP
From: jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu (James C. Luby) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Any way to convert a standard unix .mailrc file to NeXT mail addresses? database? Date: 28 Oct 1994 19:23:43 GMT Organization: University of Washington Distribution: na Message-ID: <38rj3v$cr@news.u.washington.edu> Keywords: email,mailrc I have a .mailrc file containing many email addresses. Does anyone know of a method to automatically load the .mailrc data into the NeXTMail Address databank? Thanks! -- Jim Luby Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington Seattle, Wa. 98105
From: tim_kirk@washcoll.edu (Tim Kirk) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SCSI Tape Drive Date: Fri, 28 Oct 1994 12:00:13 -0400 Organization: Washington College Message-ID: <tim_kirk-2810941200130001@littlemac.washcoll.edu> I have a 150mb TEAC tape drive that I would like to use with my NeXt. Being a novice at such things, I thought I'd see if anyone out there had some experience configuring generic drives for use with their NeXts. -- We are surrounded by insurmountable opportunties
From: bradshaw@fdcsrvr.cs.mci.com (Michelle Bradshaw) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Advice Running NEXTSTEP on an HP Date: 28 Oct 1994 19:37:39 GMT Organization: MCI Message-ID: <38rju3$fbh@hermes.dna.mci.com> We are going to be getting a new file server with 8 GB (yeah!). Unfortunately, it's not a certified or even listed system. Has anyone out there installed NEXTSTEP on something called an HP NetServer LM Series? I'm specifically interested in any problems with NFS on a non-listed system or problems with NEXTSTEP handling that much disk. Any ideas or suggestions are appreciated!! Michelle
From: mrg@loki.hsv.crc.com (Michael Gentry) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Using Kermit and Z Modem Date: 28 Oct 1994 20:51:23 GMT Organization: Coleman Research Corporation Message-ID: <38ro8b$mm7@hobbes.crc.com> I use Kermit on my NeXT as a terminal program to communicate with the serial port/modem. Sometimes, I connect to a service (such as a BBS) which doesn't have the Kermit protocol available, but does have Z modem file transfer. Faced with the problem of downloading files, I finally stumbled onto a quite workable solution. Since I haven't seen this posted here before and thought others might be interested, I'll try to explain how to do it. First off, you'll need Z modem and Kermit installed on your system (I'm assuming you already know how to use Kermit to set your line, dial out, etc.). Then, in your ~/.kermrc file, place the following lines: define sz if = \v(argc) 1 FATAL {Usage: sz file ...}, - run sz <\v(line) >\v(line) \%1 \%2 \%3 \%4 \%5 \%6 \%7 \%8 \%9 , - echo, echo, connect define rz run rz <\v(line) >\v(line), echo, echo, connect The "define" sets up a macro in Kermit for "sz" and for "rz" (send and receive Z modem). To receive a file using Z modem, start the transfer on the remote end, escape back to Kermit, and enter "rz" and the Kermit prompt (it will automatically connect you to your service when the transfer is complete). To send a file using Z modem, start the receiver on the remote end, escape back to Kermit, and enter "sz <filename(s)>" at the Kermit prompt. You may enter up to 9 different filenames and may use wildcards. When the transfer is done, you are connected back to your service. N.B. - "rz" and "sz" must be in your PATH. What these two macros do is run (and suspend Kermit from running) Z modem, redirecting standard in/out to the serial port Kermit is using (that is what "<\v(line) >\v(line)" specify). Since Kermit is suspended from running while the Z modem command is executing, it never sees any of the serial line traffic that Z modem is generating. When Z modem is done, Kermit resumes execution and starts utilizing the serial line (oblivious to the fact that something used it earlier). I like this approach because I can run Kermit from the command-line in Terminal.app with a minimal amount of fuss/overhead. If anyone else out there has some interesting tips they would like to share, please e-mail me! -- Michael Gentry | Software Grunt | Caffeine Addict Coleman Research Corporation | 6820 Moquin Drive | Huntsville, AL 35806 E-Mail: mrg@hsv.crc.com | Voice: (205) 922-6000 | NeXTmail welcome
From: marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu (Marcus S. Day) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PostScript importing drawing package Date: 29 Oct 1994 00:04:53 GMT Organization: University of California at San Diego Distribution: world Message-ID: <38s3j5$d1n@network.ucsd.edu> I got a lot of help regarding GUI ftp programs (GatorFTP was the answer). I thought I'd push it, and ask for advice on drawing packages. I use TopDraw to generate cartoon pictures for my PhD thesis, and to annotate PostScript plots made with other packages. I like TopDraw's capabilities in adjustable splines, importing TIFFs/EPS, transformations (skew, rotate,etc), arrowheads, shading effects, grouping, aligning, etc. But when I export my TopDraw drawings with my version of TopDraw (1.0) to EPS, I get files that give errors when I include them into a LaTeX document (I use NeXTSTEP 3.0, and the TeXview previewer in /NextDeveloper/Demos). I've tried using the Print menu to save as PostScript, and tried "exporting" selected items, or the entire picture. All these fail. Does anyone know how to get around this in TopDraw, or know of a reasonably cheap package that can do this right? I need to write my thesis very quickly, so need a solution quick. Thanks in advance for any pointers, -Marc
From: michael@gspring.com (Michael James) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: telnet latency Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 28 Oct 1994 23:25:46 GMT Organization: GreenSpring Computers Message-ID: <michael-281094162018@198.93.137.19> Any Ideas?? I have an '030 cube running NS 2.1. I try to telnet into the next from a mac using NCSA's Telnet. A window comes up but it takes around 2 minutes before a login prompt comes up. This also happens when I log in from other unix systems so I don't think it is the mac. Reagrds, Michael James GreenSpring Computers michael@gspring.com
From: zhao@crl.nmsu.edu (Z. Zhao) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: popmail server/daemon for Next? Date: 28 Oct 94 19:51:29 Organization: Computing Research Lab Message-ID: <ZHAO.94Oct28195129@sparta.crl.nmsu.edu> References: <38m2v2$j7e@nntp.Stanford.EDU> In-reply-to: slindley@leland.Stanford.EDU's message of 26 Oct 1994 17:17:22 GMT > Anyone know hwere I can get a popmail server/daemon for the Next? > replies to slindley@leland.stanford.edu appreciated. will popmail source code be OK? check with ftp.cac.washington.edu to get IMAP source code package which includes pop3 and pop2.
From: zhao@crl.nmsu.edu (Z. Zhao) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: NS/I as internet server ? Date: 28 Oct 94 20:13:09 Organization: Computing Research Lab Message-ID: <ZHAO.94Oct28201309@sparta.crl.nmsu.edu> If I want to run an tcp/ip server to supply usenet news, internet mail routing, ... to about 300 users, will a NS/I+Pentium-PC work ? How many simultaneous news reader or email reader (most text mail) can NS/I support with reasonble responding speed? Any experience is welcome. ps: I had configured some sparc servers. This time I want to try NS/I. Waht is the difference?
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: telnet latency Date: 29 Oct 1994 04:28:36 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <38sj1l$i2q@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <michael-281094162018@198.93.137.19> In article <michael-281094162018@198.93.137.19> michael@gspring.com (Michael James) writes: >I have an '030 cube running NS 2.1. I try to telnet into the next from a >mac using NCSA's Telnet. A window comes up but it takes around 2 minutes >before a login prompt comes up. This also happens when I log in from other >unix systems so I don't think it is the mac. Most likely a name resolution problem. Do a "last" on the NeXT-- you'll see numeric IP addresses (instead of names) if that's the culprit. -=EPS=-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: big@netcom.com (Bence I Gerber) Subject: NEED HELP!!!! please, Message-ID: <bigCyF10E.Eyu@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Sat, 29 Oct 1994 03:43:25 GMT About a year ago a friend gave me this next computer. The computer is a black looking square box. In the front it has a place for magneeto- optical disks. I was playing around with it not knowing it was at all unix and went to some sort of controll panel and told it to scan the scsi bus now it dosn't come up at all!!!!! instead of getting a little picture of the computer with an arrow pointing the magneto-optical disk when booting I see a picture of a next then I see a kinda picture that says scsi error. There is no text interface just pictures. how do I make it boot of the optical disk I need help PLEASE. PS. I do not know very much about next computer all help would be verymuch apprecciated. I have no manuals either. Please respond to the Email address: nathan@lstc.com Thanks ;) I really am very desparate.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc From: mark@cyantic.com (Mark T. Dornfeld) Subject: Disappearing HOME directory icon after move to NFS Organization: CYANTIC Systems Date: Thu, 27 Oct 1994 12:46:21 GMT Message-ID: <1994Oct27.124621.644@cyantic.com> Recently we moved some of our users' HOME directories to a Sun server. Functionally, everything is fine but the users' HOME directory no longer is represented by the "House" icon in the WorkSpace either on the shelf or when the home directory is selected. Where did it go? Or rather, where was it in the first place? -- Mark T. Dornfeld, Cyantic Systems Corporation Voice: (416) 621-6166 1 Eva Road Suite 301 Facsimile: (416) 621-6212 Etobicoke, Ontario, M9C 4Z5 CANADA Email: mark@cyantic.com
From: cwc@wam.umd.edu (Charles Winthrop Clark) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Security hole in /private/adm/messages Date: 29 Oct 1994 12:52:03 GMT Organization: University of Maryland, College Park Message-ID: <38tghj$a3l@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> This problem may have been discussed here before - I don't know. By default, /private/adm/messages can be read by the world. In some communities, authorized users will at times attempt to log in from non-trusted hosts, even though they may ordinarily do so from trusted hosts (telnet vs. rlogin). And when doing so, they may inadvertently enter their password rather than their user name. The password resides as clear text in /private/adm/messages for some time. It is then relatively easy to effect a breakin, as I did recently, on the the network I administer, with witnesses, and subsequent notification of the affected party - just in case anyone is still reading this ! I apologize for any inconvenience that may be occasioned by my publicizing this fact. The hole is relatively small, being accessible only to those who can read /private/adm/messages. It can thus be closed by restricting the read privileges; however, I do not know whether this operation has undesirable side effects.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Jacques Garbi Subject: Connecting an HP4+ on the network Message-ID: <CyDyJM.A8@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi) Organization: Jacques GARBI, Switzerland Date: Fri, 28 Oct 1994 13:52:33 GMT This might be an easy one but I don't know how to do it. I have an HP4+ that I connected so far to the parallel port. It works marvelously. But, I'd like to buy a color printer, the HP560C (or another, it really doesn't matter - but a cheap one that is). The problem is that NS cannot habdle more than one parallel port. And I don't want to connect and disconnect my printers all the time. So I remembered that the HP4+ has a JetDirect card that should allow me to put it on the network alone. Needless to say that I only have one machine. Otherwise, I would have connected my printers to two different machines. In my situation, how can I make this work ? Is there a way to put my HP4+ on a network (only connecting my Pentium-machine to the printer) ? Or perhaps there is a better way to do that ? Anyone ? Thanks --- Jacques GARBI TOUGA MANAGEMENT Ltd. Av. Davel 18 1004 Lausanne Switzerland Phone/Fax : 011 41 21 648 44 07 NeXTMail : jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Any way to convert a standard unix .mailrc file to NeXT mail addresses? database? Message-ID: <1994Oct29.173227.2111@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <38rj3v$cr@news.u.washington.edu> Date: Sat, 29 Oct 1994 17:32:27 GMT In article <38rj3v$cr@news.u.washington.edu> jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu (James C. Luby) writes: }~ I have a .mailrc file containing many email addresses. Does anyone know of a }~ method to automatically load the .mailrc data into the NeXTMail Address }~ databank? }~ }~ }~ Thanks! Jim, Mail.app uses a flat-file, but different format, which *can* be edited with Edit.app. Similarly ~/Library/Addresses/*.addresses bundles each contain a single AddressBook.table file which is in one of NeXT's standard flat-ASCII table formats, which except for the keywords used, is identical in structure to PB.project files, *.nib/data.classes files, and the like. These also can be edited in Edit.app If you have thirty or less in your .mailrc file, probably just using standard GUI tools is fastest. If you have a hundred or less, just using Edit.app may be quick. If you have several hundred or more, you may wish to use a Perl script to construct paste-ins for the ~/.NeXT/.mailalias file (for Mail.app) or for an addresses addressbook file. Caution: If you incorrectly hack an AddressBook.table file, it can blow down workspace any time the file is opened by Workspace. As for a fully automated or GUI selection transfer among .addressbook, mailalias, .mailrc and .table formats, I've got a good start, but it'll be at least a month before any such item is ready from me. --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
From: fuad@maize.cipic.ucdavis.edu (Turnando Fuad) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NFS mount from HP 715 Date: 30 Oct 1994 02:11:14 GMT Organization: University of California, Davis Message-ID: <38uvc2$aas@mark.ucdavis.edu> Hi, We are having a hard time trying to mount to a 68030 cube(NS 3.0) from an HP 9000/715-75. We are able to mount the 715 from the cube but not the other way around. We ran niload, exportfs and even restarted rpc.mountd. hp1 - 715/75 nextgen - 030 NeXT NS 3.0 From hp1: $ /etc/mount nextgen:/ /nextgen -t nfs mount: access denied for nextgen:/ $ /etc/exports on nextgen / -access=hp1,root=hp1 Any help would be appreciated! Please email response if you could. Thanks, Turnando Fuad
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: smb3u@kiptron.psyc.virginia.edu (Steven M. Boker) Subject: Re: Any way to convert a standard unix .mailrc file to NeXT mail addresses? database? Message-ID: <CyGu9z.Hzo@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: University of Virginia, Department of Psychology References: <38rj3v$cr@news.u.washington.edu> <1994Oct29.173227.2111@ToTSySSoft.com> Date: Sun, 30 Oct 1994 03:13:11 GMT In article <1994Oct29.173227.2111@ToTSySSoft.com> Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes: >In article <38rj3v$cr@news.u.washington.edu> >jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu (James C. Luby) writes: >}~ I have a .mailrc file containing many email addresses. Does anyone >know of a >}~ method to automatically load the .mailrc data into the NeXTMail >Address >}~ databank? >}~ >}~ >}~ Thanks! > >Jim, > Mail.app uses a flat-file, but different format, which *can* be edited >with Edit.app. Similarly ~/Library/Addresses/*.addresses bundles each >contain a single AddressBook.table file which is in one of NeXT's >standard flat-ASCII table formats, which except for the keywords used, is >identical in structure to PB.project files, *.nib/data.classes files, and >the like. These also can be edited in Edit.app > Well, it ain't fancy, but this works. A little utility I wrote a couple of years ago to convert .mailrc files into .mailalias files. ------------------ #include <stdio.h> #include <sys/file.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> #include <math.h> extern int tempopen(void); /* open files */ extern int tempclose(void); /* close files */ #define TSTRINGMAX 0x1000 /* maximum length of an ascii input line */ FILE *ninput, *noutput; char infilename[0x200], outfilename[0x200]; int debugflag = 0; main() /* read the .mailrc file and export it to the .mailalias file */ { FILE *fopen(); char tstring[TSTRINGMAX]; char tstring2[TSTRINGMAX]; char tstring3[TSTRINGMAX]; int i; char *a; printf("\nmailrc2mailalias -- Reads the contents of the .mailrc file and creates\n"); printf(" a .mailalias Addresses database for NeXTmail.\n\n"); tempopen(); /* Open the files */ while (fgets(tstring, TSTRINGMAX, ninput) != NULL) { /* get a line of data */ sscanf(tstring, "%s", tstring2); if (!strcmp(tstring2, "alias")) { a = tstring; a += strlen(tstring2) + 1; sscanf(a, "%s", tstring3); strcat(tstring3,":"); a += strlen(tstring3); /* printf("1 %s\n",tstring3); */ while (sscanf(a, "%s", tstring2) != EOF) { strcat(tstring3,tstring2); strcat(tstring3,","); a += strlen(tstring2) + 1; /* printf("2 %s\n",tstring3); */ } i = strlen(tstring3); if (i > 0) { tstring3[i-1] = '\n'; tstring3[i] = '\0'; /* printf("3 %s\n",tstring3); */ fputs(tstring3, noutput); } } } return(tempclose()); } /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ tempopen() { FILE *fopen(); strcpy(infilename, ".mailrc"); /* input file */ if ((ninput = fopen(infilename, "r")) == NULL) { printf("ERROR: Input file named [%s] could not be opened. \n", infilename); return (-1); } printf("Input will be read from file named = '%s' \n", infilename); strcpy(outfilename, ".NeXT/.mailalias"); /* input file */ if ((noutput = fopen(outfilename, "a")) == NULL) { printf("ERROR: Output file named [%s] could not be created.\n", outfilename); return (-1); } printf("Data will be written to file named = %s \n", outfilename); return (0); } /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ tempclose() { /* close files */ int i; int err = -1; if (ninput) err = (fclose(ninput) == EOF) ? -1 : 0; if (noutput) err = (fclose(noutput) == EOF) ? -1 : 0; return (err); } -------------------------- Have fun! Steve -- #====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====# # Steven M. Boker # "Two's bifurcation # # boker@virginia.edu # but three's chaotic" # #====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#====#
From: croehrig@celegans.psych.ubc.ca (Chris Roehrig) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: pppd 2.1.2 problems setting /dev/cufb process group Date: 30 Oct 1994 10:59:00 GMT Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada Message-ID: <38vu9k$kk4@cs.ubc.ca> I'm trying to get Steve Perkins' pppd 2.1.2 running on Intel hardware and I get an error when pppd tries to set the process group of /dev/cufb. Any ideas what's going wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated! The syslog file looks like: pppd[326]: Connected... pppd[326]: Using interface ppp0 pppd[326]: Unable to set /dev/cufb process group to 326: Inappropriate ioctl for device pppd[326]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/cufb pppd[326]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <mru 1500> <magic 0x2e5cca8f> <pcomp> <accomp>] last message repeated 9 times pppd[326]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests pppd[326]: Connection terminated. pppd[326]: Exit. (I'm using NS 3.2, Mux 1.4, and the ppp-2.1.2.src.tar.gz from ftp.duq.edu.) -- Chris Roehrig (croehrig@celegans.psych.ubc.ca) Invertebrate Learning Group, University of British Columbia, Canada
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: cdubuque@t-rex.acm.ndsu.NoDak.edu (Chadwick A. Dubuque) Subject: Re: Screensaver/locker with timer ? Sender: usenet@ns1.nodak.edu (Usenet login) Message-ID: <CyI7HA.LA4@ns1.nodak.edu> Date: Sun, 30 Oct 1994 20:55:58 GMT References: <38enjm$53r@hamblin.math.byu.edu> <38gr57$id@rosie.next.com> Organization: NDSU ACM In article <38gr57$id@rosie.next.com>, Erik Kay <erikkay@next.com> wrote: >In article <38enjm$53r@hamblin.math.byu.edu> pmarc@allanon.math.byu.edu >(Paul Cardon) writes: >] In article <38d82h$ob7@nntp.Stanford.EDU> takken@leland.stanford.edu >(Todd >] Takken) writes: >] :In article <388fa9$6b0@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> >] :rainer@wmax62.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Rainer Frohnhoefer) writes: >] : >] :> I looking for a screensaver with a built-in timer for an automatic >] :logout. >] : >] :Isn't NextStep 3.3 supposed to have an autologout feature built in? >] >] Yes, the time out period is set by the sysadmin. It just exits all apps >] and logs the user off if they are inactive for that period of time. > >Yes, however be aware that unfortunately this feature won't work with >black hardware. (sorry, we didn't find the bug until it was too late to >fix it) Well, then, those of us with black hardware still need some "auto-logout after idle N minutes" program. Anyone willing to write one? What was the bug with black hardware? Was it the fact that the console login is always idle for DAYS? -- Chadwick A. Dubuque, cdubuque@cadaver.acm.ndsu.NoDak.edu /^\ North Dakota State U. Ass'n for Computing Machinery Chairperson <acm> "We haven't the money, so we've got to think." -Lord Rutherford \v/
From: takken@leland.stanford.edu (Todd Takken) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NFS mount from HP 715 Date: 30 Oct 1994 21:19:38 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: world Message-ID: <3912la$2l2@nntp.Stanford.EDU> References: <38uvc2$aas@mark.ucdavis.edu> In article <38uvc2$aas@mark.ucdavis.edu> fuad@maize.cipic.ucdavis.edu (Turnando Fuad) writes: > We are having a hard time trying to mount to a 68030 cube(NS 3.0) from > an HP 9000/715-75. We are able to mount the 715 from the cube but not > the other way around. I assume you are running netinfo with NextStep 3.2 on the HP and 3.0 on the NeXT. If NextStep 3.0 netinfo behaves the same way at 3.2 netinfo (I'm using 3.2 to network my machines), then I suggest you check the trusted_networks property of your root and local domains. If your host machine doesn't have the net of the client machine listed under trusted_networks, then you won't be able to mount the client. -- Todd Takken takken@leland.stanford.edu
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PostScript importing drawing package Date: 30 Oct 1994 22:14:07 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <3915rf$hdb@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <38s3j5$d1n@network.ucsd.edu> In article <38s3j5$d1n@network.ucsd.edu> marc@surfboy.ucsd.edu (Marcus S. Day) writes: > >I got a lot of help regarding GUI ftp programs (GatorFTP was the >answer). I thought I'd push it, and ask for advice on drawing packages. >I use TopDraw to generate cartoon pictures for my PhD thesis, and to >annotate PostScript plots made with other packages. > >I like TopDraw's capabilities in adjustable splines, importing >TIFFs/EPS, transformations (skew, rotate,etc), arrowheads, shading >effects, grouping, aligning, etc. But when I export my TopDraw >drawings with my version of TopDraw (1.0) to EPS, I get files that >give errors when I include them into a LaTeX document. Use Tailor.app to rewite PS/EPS files. It is a GUI PostScript editor, but it also completely rewrites everything and produces very well behaved PS with simple structure (though often at the expense of increased file size) which always works even with wimpy PS interpreters such as ZScript for Windoze. In the U.S., you can buy it from GS Corp. or Alembic. For it's age (vintage 1990), TopDraw has been holding up quite well even today. I sill use TopDraw along with Virtuoso and Tailor. -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Tel: 510-642-6440, Fax: 510-642-3323, (NeXT & MIME mails welcome)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Security hole in /private/adm/messages Message-ID: <1994Oct30.180724.3102@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <38tghj$a3l@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> Date: Sun, 30 Oct 1994 18:07:24 GMT In article <38tghj$a3l@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu> cwc@wam.umd.edu (Charles Winthrop Clark) writes: }~ This problem may have been discussed here before - I don't know. }~ }~ By default, /private/adm/messages can be read by the world. [snip ... authorization failure notifications COULD include an entered password...] Please note that as shipped, /etc/syslog.conf is set to log "auth" (authentication exceptions) to BOTH /usr/adm/messages and /tmp/console.log There is nothing to prevent a system administrator from changing what is logged, and where. Note also that multiple logging can be performed of any given message class/urgency, as is done in the default configuration. See syslog(3) and syslogd(8)... Known facilities and levels recognized by syslogd are those listed in syslog(3) without the leading ``LOG_''. auth - authorization processes: login, su, getty, etc. daemon - daemons such as ftpd and routed kern - kernel messages lpr - printer messages mail - mail system logging mark - system-is-up timestamps at "info" priority. default is every 20 minutes but can be overridden in the rc startup of syslogd with -m<frequency> user - user messages local0 - as assigned in software or configuration by site local1 local2 local3 - used by some versions of SLIP local4 - local5 - local6 - local7 - Each facility can have an "urgency" (or priority) assigned. Any message to be logged at or above the specified urgency will be appended to the specified logging destination. none - never log from this facility emerg - Panic condition alert - Immediate correction required crit - Critical situation, i.e. hard-device errors err - Errors warning - Warning messages notice - Non-error conditions, but might require attention info - Informational messages debug - Normally only used while debugging a program. The logging destination can be... /usr/adm/<filename> -- usually. If the destination begins with a slash, the file is appended. * message is broadcast to all currently logged in users. @<hostname> message is passed to syslogd on specified host. user,user... message is witten [write(1)] to specified users IF such user(s) are currently logged in. As I recall, syslogd responds to a kill -HUP the same way that init does. Hence if you change /etc/syslog.conf, afterwards, enter... kill -HUP `cat /etc/syslogd.pid` to make them take effect without a reboot. Note that if you change the configured logging, you will also want to maintain these files in /usr/adm/daily, /usr/adm/weekly, /usr/adm/monthly maintenance scripts. --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: katzlbt@necs (Thomas Katzlberger) Subject: Re: PD PPP for Nextstep3.x (Black) Message-ID: <1994Oct30.223942.24244@news.vanderbilt.edu> Sender: news@news.vanderbilt.edu Organization: Vanderbilt University References: <1994Oct26.220546.4951@news.wrc.xerox.com> Date: Sun, 30 Oct 1994 22:39:42 GMT John D Dyer (jdyer@eng.mc.xerox.com) wrote: : Perusing the ftp sites I see 2 potential PPP : packages for Nextstep: : Alby_NeXT_PPP.0.3_tar.Z and ppp_0.3.tar.gz : Has anyone successfully used either of these packages? : Are there other PD PPP packages available? : Which software is the best? : Has anyone hooked up with PSI Interramp PPP? Opinions? : I'm trying to decide whether to bite the bullet for : MorningStarPPP or to try to get a PD PPP working. : I have moderate Unix SA abilities. I may use PSI as : a provider or another local provider. : Any and all help appreciated. : John D. Dyer : jdyer@eng.mc.xerox.com I just installed next-ppp-2.1.2 ftp.duq.edu:/pub/next/ppp/ The source of this looks very professional and clean. Unfortunately I could not try connecting, but installation and dialout were really ok. You should download and take a look at it. But get the developer version also (there is a NeXT.README file that is essential for installation). cat.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rjohnson@mprgate.mpr.ca (Robbin Johnson) Subject: Mac Format Floppy Unhappiness - System Hangs on Eject Message-ID: <1994Oct30.230546.22437@mprgate.mpr.ca> Sender: news@mprgate.mpr.ca Organization: MPR Teltech Ltd., Burnaby, B.C., Canada Date: Sun, 30 Oct 1994 23:05:46 GMT I have a NSFIP box (3.2) and a burning need to exchange files with my Mac at home. The obvious way to date has been via sneakernet using the NS capability to read and write Mac-format floppies. The trouble is, doing almost anything to a Mac floppy cause the system to hang when I go to eject the floppy. I have found through trial and frustration that deleting files from the floppy is a serious mistake. OK, I do not delete files anymore, but the machine will still hang at least 1 out to 3 times when I go to eject a disk. This occurs independent of whether I only read from the disk or whether I write to and read from the disk, although I would say the hanging rate goes up to 2 out 3 ejects when I have written to the disk. The sequence is: - Insert the disk - "Check for Disks" - read/write/whatever - "Eject" - The floppy drive light goes on - The spinning disk cursor appears - The system hangs! While hung the floppy drive light stays on but the cursor freezes and will not move. I can call up via Alt-Num Lock the dialog to halt the system, but nothing of consequence happens when I press h or r. The dialog goes away but the system does not unfreeze. Any known fixes or work-arounds? Will this be fixed in 3.3? Does anyone care? Hello? Is there anybody out there? Thanks in advance... -- Robbin W. Johnson rjohnson@mprgate.mpr.ca (NeXTMAIL OK) MPR Teltech Ltd. Advanced Technology/Broadband Communications
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: katzlbt@necs (Thomas Katzlberger) Subject: Re: Syslogd failure Message-ID: <1994Oct30.230406.24540@news.vanderbilt.edu> Sender: news@news.vanderbilt.edu Organization: Vanderbilt University References: <38q4ql$6e9@portal.gmu.edu> Date: Sun, 30 Oct 1994 23:04:06 GMT Jonathan D Gardner (jgardne3@mason1.gmu.edu) wrote: : Hello, : I am having trouble with messages on my NeXTstation Turbo : Colour. I haven't had any messages since Oct 20. I have tryed recreating : all the files in /etc/syslog.conf or touching them to make them up to : date, and then rebooting. The ROM monitor shows syslogd starting, i.e. : starting ealry daemons: syslogd. However I get nothing in : /usr/adm/messages or anywhere else. When I check processes with ps, it : does not show syslogd running. /etc/syslog.pid shows 85 everytime, but : the process no longer exists. I cannot figure out why it is dying. Any : clues? Thanks. : Jonathan Gardner : jgardne3@mason1.gmu.edu check if you did not modify /etc/syslog.conf it should somehow look like *.err;kern.debug;auth.notice /dev/console kern.debug;daemon,auth.notice;*.err;mail.crit /usr/adm/messages lpr.debug /usr/adm/lpd-errs mail.info /usr/spool/mqueue/syslog *.alert;kern.err;daemon.err operator *.alert root *.emerg * Hope this will help, cat.
From: dsiebert@icaen.uiowa.edu (Doug Siebert) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PPP 2.1.2 won't run on NS 3.0? Date: 30 Oct 1994 23:12:17 GMT Organization: Iowa Computer Aided Engineering Network, University of Iowa Message-ID: <39198h$78t@news.icaen.uiowa.edu> I tried to pick up the PPP 2.1.2 distribution from ftp.duq.edu and could not get it to work on my NS 3.0 system, either by compiling it (wouldn't work at all) or installing the binaries (they are MAB, so my system doesn't see them as executable and I don't have 'lipo') Do I have to upgrade to 3.2 or 3.3 for this to work? I am running PPP 0.3 without problems now, I'd like the extra benefits the newer PPP would offer me but would have thought it would be just a matter of installing the new version and going. -- Doug Siebert | I have a proof that everything I have stated above dsiebert@isca.uiowa.edu | is true, but this .sig is too small to contain it.
From: ccwf@russel.klab.caltech.edu (Charles Fu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: extra swap file over network Date: 31 Oct 1994 01:20:20 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Message-ID: <391gok$3r7@gap.cco.caltech.edu> References: <38og2u$mfd@umd5.umd.edu> Keywords: swap file network In article <38og2u$mfd@umd5.umd.edu>, Rodney Price <rprice@reunion.umd.edu> wrote: >I need to make the new swapfile with mkfile, then use mach_swapon to enable >swapping on that file. Does anyone have any experience with this? I'm afraid >I may crash my machine and others in some horrible way if I proceed blindly. You don't _need_ to use mkfile, although you may wish to do so. Be sure to put a reasonable hiwater mark on your primary (local) swapfile so that you won't run out of local disk space for your compile (assuming that you are using a local disk for compiles). It should work fine, albeit slowly. It has worked for me in the past. Test your set-up before you leave it chugging away overnight. -ccwf
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: ***Spectacular*** crash wipes out NS3.2 PA-RISC system... Message-ID: <CyInHy.F0D@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <381apn$lp9@marsupial.jpl.nasa.gov> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 02:41:58 GMT David A. Watola (dwatola@amtsun.jpl.nasa.gov) wrote: : not long ago, my ns 3.2 pa-risc system (an hp 735/125 with 80meg ram, : a fast/wide scsi bus that i can't use at all with nextstep, and a regular : scsi2 bus that i was using) went belly up in a most spectacular way. : after being up for more than a week without rebooting, and while doing nothing : of any consequence (a background ftp and an interactive shell) the terminal : program died. hmmm, i don't recall hitting command-q accidentally, but it : could have happened. so i went over to the dock and double clicked the : terminal.app icon. and it disappeared! no, the little square in the dock : with the three dots in the corner didn't go away, but the icon itself : disappeared leaving an empty grey square on the screen. yikes! and an : alert panel containing the words "NOT_FOUND" (in caps, with the underscore : between the words, and no other text) popped up. after dismissing that panel, : it turned out that clicking any other non-running application in the dock : produced the same result (but running applications would properly come into : focus. when i ran out of docked applications, i turned to the filesystem : browser. uh oh--i could navigate the directory tree but no files would show : up--ONLY DIRECTORIES. I had similar troubles on my Intel GX when someone decided to half-unplug the SCSI cable to my external SCSI boot drive. I was about to compose a mail message when the app dissappeared, and the Mail.app icon on my dock became a blank grey square. The file viewer gave me a spinny, and other apps would not launch (their icons dissappeared). Running apps were OK provided they didn't load anything from disk. After a minute of wondering what was going on, I got a System Panic with googolabytes of SCSI errors. Had to manually fsck my drive from single-user boot (after fixing the SCSI cable). The most fun crash I've ever seen, I think. ;) Sounds similar to what happened to you. You might have a hardware problem here with your SCSI. Check your cables and termination. SCSI errors cause the strangest problems, and often don't look like SCSI errors... --Chris Chris Saldanha | "Can I tell you what makes love Carleton University (Comp. Sci) | so frigtening? chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | Its that you don't own it. csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) | It owns you."
From: Atze (Alexander Spohr) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: uucico crashes with Illegal instruction Date: 31 Oct 1994 10:57:43 GMT Organization: Pelikan & Partner, Hamburg, Germany Message-ID: <392ij7$gk8@diablo.ppp.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I run NS on a Pentium 90. When I start uucico it crashes at the point where data transfer should start. Why is this? Any solution? Atze mymachine:2# /usr/lib/uucp/uucico -x99 -sppp -r1 [login stuff deleted :-) ] root ppp (10/27-18:47-453) SUCCEEDED (call to ppp ) TCPIP connection -- ioctl-s disabled imsg looking for SYNC< \20> imsg input<Shere=ppp\0 Using \0 as End of message char >got 9 characters omsg <Smymachine -Q0 -x99> imsg looking for SYNC<\20> imsg input<ROK\0>got 3 characters msg-ROK Rmtname ppp, Role MASTER, Ifn - 5, Loginuser - root rmesg - 'P' imsg looking for SYNC<\20> imsg input<PteiagGjf\0>got 9 characters got PteiagGjf wmesg 'U' t omsg <Ut> Proto started t protocol t root ppp (10/27-18:47-453) OK (startup) *** TOP *** - role=MASTER gnamef returns . bldflst rejects . gnamef returns .. bldflst rejects .. bldflst returns 0 wmesg 'H' rmesg - 'H' got HN PROCESS: msg - HN HUP: *** TOP *** - role=SLAVE rmesg - '' got S D.mymachid0002 D.pppd0002 news - D.mymachid0002 0666 PROCESS: msg - S D.mymachid0002 D.pppd0002 news - D.mymachid0002 0666 SNDFILE: root ppp (10/27-18:47-453) REQUESTED (S D.mymachid0002 D.pppd0002 news) msg - S expfile type - 0 chkpth ok Rmtname - ppp wmesg 'S' Y trddata expecting 262144 bytes Illegal instruction
From: powell@tropic.aoml.erl.gov (Mark Powell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP!!Best way to replace clients and server? Date: 31 Oct 1994 14:01:06 GMT Organization: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/AOML Message-ID: <392tb2$gn8@wave.aoml.erl.gov> Can anyone give us some advice on the best way to replace 2 clients and the server (all NSTC's) with new machines (Objectstations)? We would like to use the same internet addresses and machine names. We tried copying the netinfo data base from one client to the replacement, changed the ethernet id to that of the replacement in hostmanager on the server, and hooked the replacement to the network. It got its name and address ok but the configuration server would not recognise it. Anyone care to give us a step by step that might work? We have one more client to do after the first one and then we need to replace the server. If the clients are this much trouble I can imagine the problems with the server:( -- Dr. Mark D. Powell Research Meteorologist, CCM (Swimmer, Windsurfer, user of NEXTSTEP) NOAA Hurricane Research Division (appropriate disclaimers apply) Miami, Fl 33149 Voice (305) 361-4403 Fax (305) 361-4402
From: kyle@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Kyle Hearfield) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: DEC Alpha AXP and NS??? Date: 31 Oct 1994 14:33:19 GMT Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland Message-ID: <392v7f$d9j@coranto.ucs.mun.ca> Does anyone know if NeXTStep will run on a DEC Alpha AXP, I know that the alpha uses a RISC processor. Does this change things? Thanks in advance for your help! Kyle. -- "One Nation under God has become One Nation Under the influence of Television-the drug of the Nation, Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kyle D. Hearfield Kyleh@europa.cs.mun.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: aberno@genome.stanford.edu (Anthony Berno) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help with FTP Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 09:09:50 -0800 Organization: Stanford DNA Sequence and Technology Center Message-ID: <aberno-3110940909500001@lyapunov.stanford.edu> OK, here is the situation: For many weeks, on and off, I have been trying to FTP to my Cube from my Mac. A few months ago, I asked about this and a few other things in this newsgroup, but didn't get any help on the FTP issue itself. Well, I've reached the point where I *have* to FTP some things, and it *just* *doesn't* *work*. The Next is standalone, with a recent 3.2 installation. The Mac seems to be set up correctly for TCP stuff; I can Telnet from the Mac to the Next just fine. However, when I use Fetch on the Mac to try to FTP, the connection simply doesn't happen. I've looked at all the relevant man pages, and checked all the files that seem to be involved, but I might as well be beating my head against the wall. No success, no indication of what is wrong. So: what is the magic trick you have to do in order to FTP, and barring that, what kind of diagnistics, either on the Mac or the Next side, can one perform to try to figure out what is going wrong? Your assistance is appreciated, and desperately needed. -Anthony
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: nfs and automounter - please help Message-ID: <1994Oct31.163034.2342@urz.unibas.ch> From: frank@ifi.unibas.ch (Robert Frank) Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 16:30:34 GMT Sender: news@urz.unibas.ch (USENET News System) Organization: Institut fuer Informatik Hello, I'm in trouble again after having to force a NeXT cube running 3.2 to shutdown by using the command-command-~. The machine still works and everything seems fine, except that the automounted directories no longer contain any files and subdirectories. I have checked that the network is up and running, the exporting machine is really exporting (a hard mount using 'mount -t nfs ...' will work and succeed!), Netinfo contains the correct information. I have also tried a fresh start with a new copy of netinfo and /etc/hostconfig to no avail. It must be some subtle error somewhere, possibly access priviledges or something alike, but I can't figure it out. Anyone had something similar? Thanks for any hints -Robert -- Institut fuer Informatik tel +41 (0)61 321 99 67 Universitaet Basel fax. +41 (0)61 321 99 15 Robert Frank Mittlere Strasse 142 rfc822: frank@ifi.unibas.ch (NeXT mail ok) CH-4056 Basel X400: S=frank;OU=ifi;O=unibas;P=switch;A=arcom;C=ch Switzerland
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: Mark_Tarbell@Radical.com (Mark Tarbell) Subject: New print driver in NS3.3? Message-ID: <1994Oct31.174459.12441@Radical.Com> Sender: news@Radical.Com Organization: Radical System Solutions, Inc. Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 17:44:59 GMT Does anyone know if there's a new print driver in NEXTSTEP 3.3 for the NeXT Color Printer? The Canon printer hardware isn't bad, but NeXT's driver for it is pathetic, keeping the printer operating at about 25% of its potential. Anyone know of a third-party replacement for this driver? Source code? Patches? Hacks? Thanks!! Mark
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hocker@ritz.mordor.com (Matthew Hocker) Subject: Big mistake, I think! Organization: Mordor International BBS - Jersey City, NJ Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 18:14:10 GMT Message-ID: <CyJunM.F29@ritz.mordor.com> Ok, I'll admit my mistake. I accidentally deleted /dev/dialup0 from root on my NeXTstation mono with 3.0. I'm not going to go into *why* I did such an assanine thing, but it suffices to say that I'm not happy about it ;) At any rate, how do I get it back? I don't want to go through a re-installation (my CD-ROM drive conked out on me anyway, so I wouldn't be able to do this until Friday when the new one arrives) but I need /dev/dialup0 to use SLIP. Unfortunately, all the man pages are on the NS3.0 disk, so I need the (now broken) CD-ROM drive to research this myself. And so, I turn to the Net. If anyone can help me out on this, my gratitude would be large. Thanks. -- A2500 /// Matthew Hocker, B.Eng Volkswagen [W] fanatic **** Canadian '030 /// hocker@mordor.com '85 GTI '87 Scirocco 16V * \/ * +American \\\/// This post is recyclable. '88 Jetta GLI 16V *\/\/* ======== \XX/ "Believer in all things well designed & engineered" **** spam'n'ehs
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <cs@ecs.co.at> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 94 21:41:29 +0100 From: Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> Message-ID: <9410312041.AA00292@zaphod> Subject: SUCCESS: undeletable directory Hi, with the help of Fabien Roy <fabien@free.fdn.org> (he mailed me the source of the BSD clri-tool) I could delete my undeletable directory. I booted into single-user-mode. There I did ls -i in the directory contianing the undeletable directory. This revealed its inode-number. Then I did clri /dev/rsd0a <inode> /usr/etc/fsck /dev/rsd0a reboot -n This deleted the inode of the undeletable directory and corrected the disc-structure appropriate. I had to modify the clri-program because NeXT uses big-endian filesystems on all architectures, including the low-endian i386. I include the source of this program for everyone with similar problems. There are two #defines that can be changed: #define DEBUG to get additional infos when clri executes, and #define HARMLESS_VERSION if you do not want to change the disc-contents (because lowlevel disc-manipulation is always somewhat riscy you can build confidence with a testversion having HARMLESS_VERSION and DEBUG defined). I hope this tool is a help for everyone with similar problems, but I claim no responsibility for any problems resulting from its use. Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> or <cs@ekpds1.tuwien.ac.at> ------------------------- cut here ------------------------- /* * Copyright (c) 1990, 1993 * The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. * * This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by * Rich $alz of BBN Inc. * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions * are met: * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software * must display the following acknowledgement: * This product includes software developed by the University of * California, Berkeley and its contributors. * 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors * may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software * without specific prior written permission. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF * SUCH DAMAGE. */ #ifndef lint static char copyright[] = "@(#) Copyright (c) 1990, 1993\n\ The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.\n"; #endif /* not lint */ #ifndef lint static char sccsid[] = "@(#)clri.c 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93"; #endif /* not lint */ #include <sys/param.h> #include <sys/time.h> //#include <ufs/ufs/dinode.h> #include <sys/vnode.h> #include <ufs/inode.h> //#include <ufs/ffs/fs.h> #include <ufs/fs.h> //#include <err.h> //#include <errno.h> //#include <fcntl.h> //#include <stdlib.h> //#include <string.h> //#include <stdio.h> //#include <unistd.h> #include <libc.h> #include <sys/disktab.h> #include <architecture/byte_order.h> #define DEBUG //#define HARMLESS_VERSION /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ #define SWAP_LONG(entry) p->entry = NXSwapBigLongToHost(p->entry) #define SWAP_SHORT(entry) p->entry = NXSwapBigShortToHost(p->entry) /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ void swap_csum_structure(struct csum *p) { SWAP_LONG(cs_ndir); SWAP_LONG(cs_nbfree); SWAP_LONG(cs_nifree); SWAP_LONG(cs_nffree); } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ void swap_fs_structure(struct fs *p) { int i, j; p->fs_link = NULL; p->fs_rlink = NULL; SWAP_LONG(fs_sblkno); SWAP_LONG(fs_cblkno); SWAP_LONG(fs_iblkno); SWAP_LONG(fs_dblkno); SWAP_LONG(fs_cgoffset); SWAP_LONG(fs_cgmask); SWAP_LONG(fs_time); SWAP_LONG(fs_size); SWAP_LONG(fs_dsize); SWAP_LONG(fs_ncg); SWAP_LONG(fs_bsize); SWAP_LONG(fs_fsize); SWAP_LONG(fs_frag); SWAP_LONG(fs_minfree); SWAP_LONG(fs_rotdelay); SWAP_LONG(fs_rps); SWAP_LONG(fs_bmask); SWAP_LONG(fs_fmask); SWAP_LONG(fs_bshift); SWAP_LONG(fs_fshift); SWAP_LONG(fs_maxcontig); SWAP_LONG(fs_maxbpg); SWAP_LONG(fs_fragshift); SWAP_LONG(fs_fsbtodb); SWAP_LONG(fs_sbsize); SWAP_LONG(fs_csmask); SWAP_LONG(fs_csshift); SWAP_LONG(fs_nindir); SWAP_LONG(fs_inopb); SWAP_LONG(fs_nspf); SWAP_LONG(fs_optim); SWAP_LONG(fs_csaddr); SWAP_LONG(fs_cssize); SWAP_LONG(fs_cgsize); SWAP_LONG(fs_ntrak); SWAP_LONG(fs_nsect); SWAP_LONG(fs_spc); SWAP_LONG(fs_ncyl); SWAP_LONG(fs_cpg); SWAP_LONG(fs_ipg); SWAP_LONG(fs_fpg); swap_csum_structure(&(p->fs_cstotal)); SWAP_LONG(fs_cgrotor); for(i=0;i<MAXCSBUFS;i++) p->fs_csp[i] = NULL; SWAP_LONG(fs_cpc); for(i=0;i<MAXCPG;i++) for(j=0;j<NRPOS;j++){ SWAP_SHORT(fs_postbl[i][j]); } SWAP_LONG(fs_magic); } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ void err(int n, char *s, char *par) { fprintf(stderr, "on fs %s:\n", par); perror(""); exit(1); } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ int main(argc, argv) int argc; char *argv[]; { register struct fs *sbp; register struct dinode *ip; register int fd; struct dinode ibuf[MAXBSIZE / sizeof (struct dinode)]; long generation, bsize; off_t offset; int inonum; char *fs, sblock[SBSIZE]; struct disktab *disktab; int dev_bsize; if (argc < 2) { (void)fprintf(stderr, "usage: clri filesystem inode ...\n"); exit(1); } fs = *++argv; disktab = getdiskbydev(fs); if(disktab == NULL) err(1, "%s", fs); dev_bsize = disktab->d_secsize; #ifdef DEBUG fprintf(stderr, "clri: dev_bsize = %d\n", dev_bsize); #endif /* get the superblock. */ if ((fd = open(fs, O_RDWR, 0)) < 0) err(1, "%s", fs); if (lseek(fd, (off_t)(SBLOCK /** DEV_BSIZE*/), SEEK_SET) < 0) err(1, "%s", fs); if (read(fd, sblock, sizeof(sblock)) != sizeof(sblock)) { (void)fprintf(stderr, "clri: %s: can't read the superblock.\n", fs); exit(1); } sbp = (struct fs *)sblock; swap_fs_structure(sbp); if (sbp->fs_magic != FS_MAGIC) { (void)fprintf(stderr, "clri: %s: superblock magic number 0x%x, not 0x%x.\n", fs, sbp->fs_magic, FS_MAGIC); exit(1); } bsize = sbp->fs_bsize; /* remaining arguments are inode numbers. */ while (*++argv) { /* get the inode number. */ if ((inonum = atoi(*argv)) <= 0) { (void)fprintf(stderr, "clri: %s is not a valid inode number.\n", *argv); exit(1); } (void)printf("clearing %d\n", inonum); /* read in the appropriate block. */ offset = itod(sbp, inonum); /* inode to fs block */ offset = fsbtodb(sbp, offset); /* fs block to disk block */ offset *= dev_bsize; /* disk block to disk bytes */ /* seek and read the block */ if (lseek(fd, offset, SEEK_SET) < 0) err(1, "%s", fs); if (read(fd, ibuf, bsize) != bsize) err(1, "%s", fs); /* get the inode within the block. */ ip = &ibuf[itoo(sbp, inonum)]; #ifdef DEBUG { time_t tm; tm = NXSwapBigLongToHost(ip->di_mtime); fprintf(stderr, "clri: inode is from %s\n", ctime(&tm)); } #endif /* clear the inode, and bump the generation count. */ generation = NXSwapBigLongToHost(ip->di_gen) + 1; memset(ip, 0, sizeof(*ip)); ip->di_gen = NXSwapHostLongToBig(generation); #ifndef HARMLESS_VERSION /* backup and write the block */ if (lseek(fd, (off_t)-bsize, SEEK_CUR) < 0) err(1, "%s", fs); if (write(fd, ibuf, bsize) != bsize) err(1, "%s", fs); (void)fsync(fd); #endif /* HARMLESS_VERSION */ } (void)close(fd); exit(0); }
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) Subject: Re: Big mistake, I think! Message-ID: <1994Oct31.225916.1351@rna.nl> Sender: gerben@rna.nl Organization: G.R.O.S.S. References: <CyJunM.F29@ritz.mordor.com> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 22:59:16 GMT Matthew Hocker writes > > Ok, I'll admit my mistake. I accidentally deleted /dev/dialup0 from root > on my NeXTstation mono with 3.0. I'm not going to go into *why* I did > such an assanine thing, but it suffices to say that I'm not happy about it ;) > > At any rate, how do I get it back? I don't want to go through a > re-installation (my CD-ROM drive conked out on me anyway, so I wouldn't > be able to do this until Friday when the new one arrives) but I need > /dev/dialup0 to use SLIP. Unfortunately, all the man pages are on the > NS3.0 disk, so I need the (now broken) CD-ROM drive to research this > myself. And so, I turn to the Net. > > If anyone can help me out on this, my gratitude would be large. ls -l /dev/dialup* says: 132828 crw------- 1 root wheel 16, 0 Sep 7 06:37 /dev/dialup0 132829 crw------- 1 root wheel 16, 1 Sep 7 06:37 /dev/dialup1 So you create /dev/dialup0 by saying: /usr/etc/mknod name c 16 0; chmod 600 dialup0 Note: this is on 3.3PR2 (but it probably will not have changed). If you want to be sure, look in the file /dev/MAKEDEV (manpage makedev(8)) for the command to create all standard devices. This line is somewhere in there. -- gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242 "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there" Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
From: Milo Velimirovic <milov@uwlax.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NS HPPA install woes. Date: 31 Oct 1994 23:56:39 GMT Organization: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Distribution: world Message-ID: <39407n$1af@alfred.acs.uwlax.edu> I am also struggling with a (an?) HP 715/80. We've tried two different CD-ROM units on the belief that there is a problem related to the length of the SCSI cabling. NEXTSTEP boots off the CD and reads some of the configuration information (it names several instance files) and then spits out a kernel panic: panic: (Cpu 0) trap_hpmc panic: NeXT Mach 3.2: Tue Jul 12 18:26:52 PDT 1994; root (rcbuilder): Objects/mk-150.0.0.55.obj~2/RELEASE_HPPA Any idea what's going on here? What's a trap_hpmc Thanks, Milo -- Milo Velimirovic <Milo_Velimirovic@mail.uwlax.edu> Unix Computer Network Administrator (608) 785-8030 Information Technology, Consulting and Support Services University of Wisconsin - La Crosse La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601 USA 43 48 05 N 91 14 22 W
From: fseto@redwood.gatech.edu (Frank Seto) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: problem: Nextstep w/ SCSI Conner Date: 1 Nov 1994 00:17:55 GMT Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Message-ID: <3941fj$f54@mordred.gatech.edu> Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me on this. I have a Nextstep (the black pizza box) and I want to set it up with a Conner CP30540 scsi hard drive. I keep getting a "SC: didn't complete" when the box tries to look for the hard drive during boot. The only way to solve this so far is to put a SCSI terminator on the back end of the box. I have tried terminating and not terminating the hard drive but the same happens. (I was told be Conner tech support that jumper E5 was the terminator, and E6 was the termination power...any verfication on that?) Any idea what I'm doing wrong??? Is there something I could jumper on the motherboard or set in the eprom so I don't have to stick the terminator in the back? Thanks for any help. -Frank
From: hendryj@mcs.com (Jonathan Hendry) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mail.app problem Date: 1 Nov 1994 02:04:27 GMT Organization: MCSNet Services Message-ID: <3947nb$6mt@News1.mcs.com> I'm having a wee problem with Mail.app. Namely, when I try to get mail, it gives me an error: Unable to write Active.mbox. File system error: No such file or directory My permissions seem okay. Any ideas how I can fix it? -- Jonathan W. Hendry hendryj@mcs.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mario@galileo.uwaterloo.ca (Mario Stargard) Subject: Re: Adaptec 1542cf and ProAudio16 conflict. Message-ID: <CyK3It.AuB@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca> Sender: news@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca Organization: University of Waterloo References: <CyDvC8.529@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 21:25:40 GMT In article <CyDvC8.529@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca> mario@galileo.uwaterloo.ca (Mario Stargard) writes: > > Well, here's what happened. Apparently this is an evil combination of > hardware. > On the bright side of things, I was pointed to a really neat driver > for the ProAudio16 called ProAudioPlus16 that has a mixer panel showing up in > the preferences application. It's available on orst. > Thanks to all who helped. > > Mario Ok, this is not so evil. Here's the fix that a gentleman of fine character sent me: In the file NextDeveloper/Examples/DriverKit/ProAudioSpectrum/ProAudioSpectrum_reloc.t proj/ProAudioSpectrum.m Look for the following snippet (around line 232) (void) [self getDMATransferWidth: &transferWidth forChannel: localChannel]; if (transferWidth == IO_16BitByteCount) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ bufferSize /= 2; change "IO_16BitByteCount" to IO_16BitWordCount. ^^^^ rebuild the driver, replace the ProAudioSpectrum.config in /usr/Devices (make a backup of the old one just in case) then reboot. Now, if someone has the source for the ProAudioPlus driver, could you either send it to me, or do the fix yourself and send the binary, Please? Mario
From: Turnando Fuad <fuad@maize.cipic.ucdavis.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NFS mount from HP 715 Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 23:52:28 -0500 (EST) Organization: University of California, Davis Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.90.941031234558.25460B-100000@maize.cipic.ucdavis.edu> References: <9410301341.AA07326@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <9410301341.AA07326@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de> On Sun, 30 Oct 1994, Stephan Trebels wrote: > In article <38uvc2$aas@mark.ucdavis.edu> you wrote: > [mount problems] > > What does > root@hp1# /usr/etc/showmount -e nextgen > say on the hp1? Then you should know for sure, what > the hp thinks abount nextgen:/ BTW: you could also > run the same command from nextgen to compare... > > ciao, stephan > From hp1: # /usr/etc/showmount -e nextgen export list for nextgen: / (everyone) # From nextgen: # /usr/etc/showmount -e hp1 export list for hp1: / (everyone) /1 (everyone) # Any other ideas as to why I can't mount nextgen from hp1?? # /etc/mount nextgen:/ /nextgen mount: access denied for nextgen:/ # Thanks again, Turnando Fuad
From: perry@ccnet.com (Michael Perry) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Re: New print driver in NS3.3? Date: 1 Nov 1994 00:16:48 -0800 Organization: CCnet Communications (510-988-7140 guest) Message-ID: <perry.783677622@ccnet> References: <1994Oct31.174459.12441@Radical.Com> The last time I checked, the Next Color Printer was virtually the only one NOT supported by DOTS, a fine third-party printer driver. They were unable to get help from Next or Canon; I had the same experience. It is a shame. I would also like to know if the situation has improved. Michael Perry Mark_Tarbell@Radical.com (Mark Tarbell) writes: >Does anyone know if there's a new print driver >in NEXTSTEP 3.3 for the NeXT Color Printer?
From: eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca (Eugene Mah) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.mail.sendmail Subject: sendmail 8.6.9 on NS 3.0 Date: 1 Nov 1994 03:48:27 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <394dqb$vr0@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> I don't suppose anyone's configured sendmail 8.6.9 to work on NS 3.0? Would it be too much to expect the existing sendmail.*.cf files to work with 8.6.9? Probably... So how the heck do I configure this thing to generate the proper sendmail.*.cf files? The documentation confuses me. I don't need much. I've just got 10 NeXTs and a few PCs that send mail through a central mail server (which happens to be this machine). Many thanks Eugene -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eugene Mah eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca (NeXTmail) Grad Student/Sys Admin "For I am a Bear of Very Little Department of Radiology Brain, and long words bother University of Alberta Hospitals me." Winnie the Pooh Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jeff@speedy.demon.co.uk (Jeffrey Holdgate) Subject: 2 Gb disk initialisation problem. Distribution: world Organization: Myorganisation Date: Tue, 1 Nov 1994 08:04:10 +0000 Message-ID: <616151208wnr@speedy.demon.co.uk> Sender: usenet@demon.co.uk I'm trying to get a 2Gb SCSI disk initialised under Nextstep. Build disk just reports I/O errors - but I know the disk works since there is a 1 Gb DOS FAT partition on it which I use from NT. My goal is 2 partitions 1 for the Next OS & 1 for NT. Are there any fixes for Nextstep in this area ? I have an idea there may be a problem re large DOS partitions. Any help apprecieated Regards Jeff +------------------------------------------------------------+ |Jeffrey Holdgate | Technical Architect BZW IT 44 81 696 3328| | | Jeff@speedy.demon.co.uk | | | My opinions are my own : not BZW's | +------------------------------------------------------------+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mark@cyantic.com (Mark T. Dornfeld) Subject: Transsys PNI kernel driver not running? Organization: CYANTIC Systems Date: Sun, 30 Oct 1994 22:19:44 GMT Message-ID: <1994Oct30.221944.11727@cyantic.com> -- Mark T. Dornfeld, Cyantic Systems Corporation Voice: (416) 621-6166 1 Eva Road Suite 301 Facsimile: (416) 621-6212 Etobicoke, Ontario, M9C 4Z5 CANADA Email: mark@cyantic.com
From: "mmalcolm Crawford" <malc@dcs.shef.ac.uk> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: You are going to *love* the #9 IMAGINE 128 card... Date: Tue, 1 Nov 1994 14:17:31 GMT Organization: Academic Computing Services, Sheffield University Message-ID: <941101141731.2418AACUa.malc@jeeves> References: <CyDv8n.qA@hot.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > 8MB VRAM: > 24-bit (32-bit w/alpha) color at 1600x1200 @ 72Hz. > $???? retail / $???? list > Wow! Would anybody care to speculate, however, on what effect running at this resolution/depth will have on system requirements? I presume that many Windows are still 2-bit (e.g. in Edit), and generally not promoted; on the other hand anybody who wants 32-bit colour at that sort of size is presumably likely to be wanting to use it, so there are going to be a lot of 32-bit deep Window buffers... I guess for such a system 64MB RAM might be considered a minimum...? Have fun, mmalcolm.
From: sagemma@monolith.bellcore.com (Steve Gemma) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Please help with Optical Drive problems Date: 1 Nov 1994 15:25:11 GMT Organization: Bellcore Distribution: world Message-ID: <395mkn$ogr@athos.cc.bellcore.com> Keywords: Optical Drive, MEDIA ERROR, mount My cube's internal drive decided to go bonkers recently, spewing various MEDIA ERRORS and a couple HARDWARE ERRORS in for good measure. I've already lost a few things on the drive to unreadable/unwritable blocks, and things are not looking good. I have done a lousy job backing things up, and am now frantic to get everything that I can off of my hard drive onto an optical disk. Once I get my months of work safe, then I will worry about whether I have to format the drive or whatever. Unfortunately, I cannot figure out how to get my machine to recognize either the internal optical drive or the external floppy. I've tried various incarnations of "mount," but I'm not really sure what I'm doing. If anyone could help me with this problem, I would be eternally grateful!!! -Steve
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Buffer wanted Date: 1 Nov 1994 16:59:42 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <395s5u$vmn@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> I have an nfs host that is miserably slow: 30 KB/sec. Backing this disk up over the network results in the tape starting and stoping as the cache fills and empties. Moving the tape drive to the host is an answer but this discards the transparency my users need to do backups on their own. It also necessitates shutting down the home directory server. I found a program on ftp.uu.net that handles this, by creating a buffer with a large amount of memory, then forking a process, so that one reads and one writes to the buffer. Essentially an economy sized named pipe. Unfortunately buffer was implemented on SysV and uses shared memory and semaphores to do this -- an area that Next, as a bsd derived system lacks. It occurs to me that this could be done with mach threads. And should be a relativly simple critter to write for someone who's experienced. Before I start banging my head into the wall, has someone done this? -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hocker@ritz.mordor.com (Matthew Hocker) Subject: Problems with /dev/ttydb Organization: Mordor International BBS - Jersey City, NJ Date: Tue, 1 Nov 1994 14:36:29 GMT Message-ID: <CyLF8u.MCH@ritz.mordor.com> I've recently configured my NeXTstation running 3.0 to allow me to dial in, by setting, in /devs/ttys: ttydb "<getty directory here>/getty std.19200" dialup on however, as soon as I kill -HUP 1 or reboot, I get random bursts of data sent to the modem. What am I doing wrong? I can still dial in, although it gives strange text (like "/N/E/XT" instead of "NeXT") and takes a lot of hitting of the enter key just to get the login prompt. By the way, I'm still waiting for a handshaking modem cable, so I'm using ttydb instead of ttydfb. Obviously, I'm missing something. I appreciate any assistance, and I'll post my results if people are interested. Thanks Matt -- A2500 /// Matthew Hocker, B.Eng Volkswagen [W] fanatic **** Canadian '030 /// hocker@mordor.com '85 GTI '87 Scirocco 16V * \/ * +American \\\/// This post is recyclable. '88 Jetta GLI 16V *\/\/* ======== \XX/ "Believer in all things well designed & engineered" **** spam'n'ehs
From: aberno@genome.stanford.edu (Anthony Berno) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help with FTP Date: Tue, 01 Nov 1994 10:22:41 -0800 Organization: Stanford DNA Sequence and Technology Center Message-ID: <aberno-0111941022410001@lyapunov.stanford.edu> References: <aberno-3110940909500001@lyapunov.stanford.edu> In article <aberno-3110940909500001@lyapunov.stanford.edu>, aberno@genome.stanford.edu (Anthony Berno) wrote: > Well, I've reached the point where I *have* to FTP some things, and it > *just* *doesn't* *work*. Thanks for the leads I received on this. Funny thing... I tried it again last night, and it *just worked*. I hate that. I don't know what was wrong, but I suspect it was one of those situations where you have two glitches, simple in themselves, but collectively intractible. One of those glitches was using the wrong IP address... duh! -Anthony
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hocker@ritz.mordor.com (Matthew Hocker) Subject: Re: Big mistake, I think! References: <CyJunM.F29@ritz.mordor.com> <1994Oct31.225916.1351@rna.nl> Organization: Mordor International BBS - Jersey City, NJ Date: Tue, 1 Nov 1994 17:02:11 GMT Message-ID: <CyLLzn.4ns@ritz.mordor.com> In article <1994Oct31.225916.1351@rna.nl>, Gerben Wierda <gerben@rna.nl> wrote: >Matthew Hocker writes >> >> Ok, I'll admit my mistake. I accidentally deleted /dev/dialup0 from root >> on my NeXTstation mono with 3.0. I'm not going to go into *why* I did >> such an assanine thing, but it suffices to say that I'm not happy about it ;) >> >> At any rate, how do I get it back? I don't want to go through a >> re-installation (my CD-ROM drive conked out on me anyway, so I wouldn't >> be able to do this until Friday when the new one arrives) but I need >> /dev/dialup0 to use SLIP. Unfortunately, all the man pages are on the >> NS3.0 disk, so I need the (now broken) CD-ROM drive to research this >> myself. And so, I turn to the Net. >> >> If anyone can help me out on this, my gratitude would be large. > >ls -l /dev/dialup* says: > >132828 crw------- 1 root wheel 16, 0 Sep 7 06:37 /dev/dialup0 >132829 crw------- 1 root wheel 16, 1 Sep 7 06:37 /dev/dialup1 > >So you create /dev/dialup0 by saying: > >/usr/etc/mknod name c 16 0; chmod 600 dialup0 > >Note: this is on 3.3PR2 (but it probably will not have changed). If you want to >be sure, look in the file /dev/MAKEDEV (manpage makedev(8)) for the command to >create all standard devices. This line is somewhere in there. > >-- >gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242 >"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there" >Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud. > Thanks. I got lots of great responses... very nice! Now, if I could just figure out why /dev/dialup0 is always busy now (so SLIP 920904 can get access to it) I'll be in business. Can I have getty runing on ttydb at the same time? Or is there something else preventing SLIP from getting access to the dialup device, and if so, how do I find it? I did get SLIP working, by chown'ing the /dev/dialup0 to root (it was TCLDIALD owned) but as soon as I rebooted, the same "device busy" message came up. What "user" is running tcldiald from the rc.local script on the initial login? I think if I can figure out this, I'll have it licked. Matt -- A2500 /// Matthew Hocker, B.Eng Volkswagen [W] fanatic **** Canadian '030 /// hocker@mordor.com '85 GTI '87 Scirocco 16V * \/ * +American \\\/// This post is recyclable. '88 Jetta GLI 16V *\/\/* ======== \XX/ "Believer in all things well designed & engineered" **** spam'n'ehs
From: pait@lac.usp.br (Felipe M. Pait) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Sun mail files, Mac floppies Date: 1 Nov 1994 20:27:52 GMT Organization: Universidade de Sao Paulo / Brasil Message-ID: <3968c8$gs@bee.uspnet.usp.br> Wonder if someone could help me with this question: I just connected a new NeXTStep machine to a network of Suns, and exported my old files to the NeXT (easy on the NeXT side, no so much on the other...). I have a lot of information stored in my old mail files and would like to read it with Mail.app; however Mail.app says the files are in ``old format''. Is there a fix for this? Also, does anyone have a program to convert Mac text files into the NeXT format, after reading a floppy?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) Subject: OOPS: Re: Big mistake, I think! Message-ID: <1994Nov1.220528.3308@rna.nl> Sender: gerben@rna.nl Organization: G.R.O.S.S. References: <1994Oct31.225916.1351@rna.nl> Date: Tue, 1 Nov 1994 22:05:28 GMT Gerben Wierda writes > /usr/etc/mknod name c 16 0; chmod 600 dialup0 must be /usr/etc/mknod /dev/dialup0 c 16 0; chmod 600 /dev/dialup0 -- gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242 "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there" Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: "Rob Francis" <francisr@cs.indiana.edu> Subject: Re: sendmail 8.6.9 on NS 3.0 Message-ID: <1994Nov1.180731.26951@news.cs.indiana.edu> Organization: Computer Science, Indiana University References: <394dqb$vr0@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Date: Tue, 1 Nov 1994 18:07:27 -0500 In article <394dqb$vr0@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca>, Eugene Mah <eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca> wrote: >I don't suppose anyone's configured sendmail 8.6.9 to work on NS 3.0? >Would it be too much to expect the existing sendmail.*.cf files >to work with 8.6.9? Probably... >So how the heck do I configure this thing to generate the proper >sendmail.*.cf files? The documentation confuses me. >I don't need much. I've just got 10 NeXTs and a few PCs that send >mail through a central mail server (which happens to be this machine). I went from NeXT's sendmail, to 8.6.6, all the way to 8.6.9 w/o having to make any changes except for the line to explicitly list port 25, which is listed in the 8.6.* README. -rob
From: duboisj@venus.mathcs.carleton.edu (Josh DuBois) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Lock utility for Intel Next Date: 2 Nov 1994 04:35:59 GMT Organization: Carleton College, Northfield, MN, USA Message-ID: <3974vf$i0@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu> Hey, guys : There's a util called Lock that was written for Black next's OP 2.0 or so that let you lock your screen and leave without worrying about people coming up and playing in your account. a.) Is this availible via ftp anywhere for Intel? b.) Is the source code around anywhere so I could try and re-compile? Thanks. E-mail responses would be preffered as I rarely have time to fully read this conference, but posting would be OK too. -- Josh DuBois Carleton College, Northfield, MN duboisj@mathcs.carleton.edu (NeXT mail!!) carleton.edu (lame mail address)
From: nv90-mwe@hemul.nada.kth.se (Martin Wennerberg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Receiving incoming faxes as email? Date: 2 Nov 1994 08:40:03 GMT Message-ID: <397j93$2ih@news.kth.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Keywords: FAX, fax, NXFax, mail, email Hi, Does anybody know how to configure NXFax/NetInfo so that one gets all incoming faxes as NeXTmail? There is a entry in the NetInfo fax_modems settings called receive_filter with the value /usr/lib/NextPrinter/mail_faxes. There is no such file. Thanks for any tips Martin Wennerberg ______________________________________________________________ INITIERA Systemdesign AB Box 20 161, 161 02 Bromma, Sweden email: martin@initiera.upnet.se (NeXTmail & MIME supported) phone: +46 8 635 30 86 fax: +46 8 98 70 67
From: buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: extra swap file over network Date: 2 Nov 1994 02:26:17 -0800 Organization: The Marshmallow Peanut Circus Message-ID: <397pg9$8g8@samsara.circus.com> References: <38og2u$mfd@umd5.umd.edu> <391gok$3r7@gap.cco.caltech.edu> Keywords: swap file network In article <391gok$3r7@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, Charles Fu <ccwf@russel.klab.caltech.edu> wrote: >In article <38og2u$mfd@umd5.umd.edu>, >Rodney Price <rprice@reunion.umd.edu> wrote: >>I need to make the new swapfile with mkfile, then use mach_swapon to enable >>swapping on that file. Does anyone have any experience with this? I'm afraid >>I may crash my machine and others in some horrible way if I proceed blindly. > >You don't _need_ to use mkfile, although you may wish to do so. Be >sure to put a reasonable hiwater mark on your primary (local) swapfile >so that you won't run out of local disk space for your compile >(assuming that you are using a local disk for compiles). > >It should work fine, albeit slowly. It has worked for me in the past. >Test your set-up before you leave it chugging away overnight. > If I were in this situation, I'd probably just temporarily pack up something big (like /NextLibrary/Documentation) and toss it onto the remote filesystem, freeing up local space. Far smarter performace-wise, and less risky as well. You can even leave symbolic links in the old location so that everything looks the same as it did before. Good luck... >-ccwf -Adam -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ Work = Adam_Beeman@NeXT.COM // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone //
From: buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: IDE drives and NeXTStep -- HELP!!! Date: 2 Nov 1994 02:41:03 -0800 Organization: The Marshmallow Peanut Circus Message-ID: <397qbv$8ij@samsara.circus.com> References: <38ogq6$fns@larry.rice.edu> In article <38ogq6$fns@larry.rice.edu>, Steve Ludtke <steve@ion.rice.edu> wrote: >I've got NeXTSep running on a 486DX2/50. I have 2 IDE hard drives, both 540 >meg. NeXTStep is on one (1 big partition), and the other has 3 partitions: DOS, >compressed DOS, and a NeXT swap partition. I've got 2 problems. I've got a fairly short answer which you may not like: I don't believe 2 IDE drives is supported. I'm fairly sure it's even documented in the release notes. You're kind of venturing into the darkness here... and it's not suprising that it isn't working really smoothly, since I don't believe it's even supposed to. >First, before I initialized the 3rd partition on the 2nd drive to be a swap >disk, when I booted nextstep it automounted the 1st dos partition on /dos as >/dev/rhd1h. Now it automounts the swap disk, and I can't access the DOS >partition at all. Is there any way to get at both partitions? Okay, this sounds like the following is happening: Normally, Workspace automounts the first recognized partition on the drive. When you added a swap partition, workspace stopped looking for additional partitions to automount. If this is the case, then you have to either A) make the automounter look for more partitions anyhow (possible?? dunno.) or B) mount the partition yourself either at boot time or via a script or something, doing some sort of "mount -t dos /dev/hd1h /dos_files" command. If this even works... >Second, I don't seem to have a way to boot the dos partition (other than >booting from a floppy). Since I didn't put a dos partition on the 1st disk, NS >never asks me if I want to boot from a dos partition. If I make the dos drive >the primary one, I can't get the NS booter to run, so I can't get at NeXTStep. >Is there any way to use the geometry I have defined and be able to boot under >either DOS or NS??? You could possibly toggle your BIOS settings so the machine doesn't even see the first disk? Create a tiny (1mb?) DOS partition on the first disk which just jumps you over to the second disk, d:, as fast as possible? Otherwise, I guess a boot floppy... >Thanks in advance for any assistance! I hope this did help... >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Steve Ludtke | Physics Dept., Rice Univ. >steve@ion.rice.edu | >stevel@alumni.caltech.edu | "Don't just sit in silence when you >72335,1537 @ compuserve | know what to do." -Adam -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ Work = Adam_Beeman@NeXT.COM // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone //
From: buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: getty at 57,600 baud (black)? Date: 2 Nov 1994 02:46:59 -0800 Organization: The Marshmallow Peanut Circus Message-ID: <397qn3$8k6@samsara.circus.com> References: <38pdqb$d7e@unbc.edu> Keywords: getty modem high speed In article <38pdqb$d7e@unbc.edu>, Larry Gadallah <larry@unbc.edu> wrote: >Does anyone know if it is possible to get getty to talk to a modem >at 57600 bps? I want to setup a bidirectional PPP link, and I setup >my Telebit modem interface to be locked at 57600. I was easily able >to make PPP 2.1.2 talk to it. I had to modify kermit-189 to work >at 57600 and it seems fine. My question is: Is there any hack to getty >to make it work at 57600 or can I grab the source out of BSD/386 or >something similar and make it work? The black serial ports max out physically at 38400. Cables from Yyrrid (sp?) is a 3rd party product that lets you use the dsp port to go up to 115,000 baud, if I remember correctly. Of course, I don't know if this helps you with getty.... >Thanks, welcome... -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ Work = Adam_Beeman@NeXT.COM // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone //
From: buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 2 Gb disk initialisation problem. Date: 2 Nov 1994 02:59:26 -0800 Organization: The Marshmallow Peanut Circus Message-ID: <397ree$8m4@samsara.circus.com> References: <616151208wnr@speedy.demon.co.uk> In article <616151208wnr@speedy.demon.co.uk>, Jeffrey Holdgate <jeff@speedy.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >I'm trying to get a 2Gb SCSI disk initialised under Nextstep. Build disk just reports I/O errors - >but I know the disk works since there is a 1 Gb DOS FAT partition on it >which I use from NT. My goal is 2 partitions 1 for the Next OS & 1 for >NT. Are there any fixes for Nextstep in this area ? I have an idea >there may be a problem re large DOS partitions. As a matter of fact, it probably is related to large DOS partitions. Did you install the DOS filesystem patch from NeXTAnswers? It might make a big difference.... ftp.next.com or http://www.next.com/ -Adam >Any help apprecieated >Regards >Jeff >+------------------------------------------------------------+ >|Jeffrey Holdgate | Technical Architect BZW IT 44 81 696 3328| >| | Jeff@speedy.demon.co.uk | >| | My opinions are my own : not BZW's | >+------------------------------------------------------------+ > -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ Work = Adam_Beeman@NeXT.COM // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone //
From: buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Lock utility for Intel Next Date: 2 Nov 1994 03:05:16 -0800 Organization: The Marshmallow Peanut Circus Message-ID: <397rpc$8nq@samsara.circus.com> References: <3974vf$i0@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu> In article <3974vf$i0@chuangtsu.acns.carleton.edu>, Josh DuBois <duboisj@venus.mathcs.carleton.edu> wrote: > Hey, guys : > There's a util called Lock that was written for Black >next's OP 2.0 or so that let you lock your screen and leave without >worrying about people coming up and playing in your account. It's not amazingly secure, but Backspace's screen locker does this. And you've most likely already got Backspace handy... so all you have to do is check the "Screen Locker" button and set a screen locker password.... I use this at work every day. >Josh DuBois >Carleton College, Northfield, MN >duboisj@mathcs.carleton.edu (NeXT mail!!) >carleton.edu (lame mail address) -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ Work = Adam_Beeman@NeXT.COM // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone //
From: wfc@cl.cam.ac.uk (W F Clocksin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Reading Mac Floppies Date: 2 Nov 1994 12:12:07 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge, England Message-ID: <397vmn$66c@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> My Turbocolor with NS 3.2 cannot read mac floppies (probes for mac but says unreadable), and there is no mac initialisation option on the initialisation panel. Is there something else I should install? Sorry if this is already a FAQ.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dino@blackmaus.com (Dino Bagdadi) Subject: Dictionary problems Message-ID: <CyKtp4.1F7@blackmaus.com> Sender: dino@blackmaus.com (Dino Bagdadi) Organization: Blackmaus Design, Inc. Date: Tue, 1 Nov 1994 06:51:04 GMT I'm having a problem with the spelling features in all apps. Every time I make the dictionary "learn" a new word, the dictionary remembers it for as long as I keep the app running. Once I relaunch the app and check the spelling on a document with the newly "learned" words, it tells me it's misspelled! Mind you, I've checked the ~/.NeXT/dictionaries/English file and I see that the learned words are there! What the hell is the problem? To make things worse, the same problem happens with my Spanish dictionary (HSD Spell)! I've been having this problem since the day I got my NeXT! Any comment/suggestions/fixes? Thanks. --- Dino Bagdadi Blackmaus Design 305.935.6325 dino@blackmaus.com (NeXT email expected!) PGP key available on request. -- Dino Bagdadi Blackmaus Design 305.935.6325
From: Atze (Alexander Spohr) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 2 Gb disk initialisation problem. Date: 2 Nov 1994 14:56:38 GMT Organization: Pelikan & Partner, Hamburg, Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <3989b6$471@diablo.ppp.de> References: <616151208wnr@speedy.demon.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In article <616151208wnr@speedy.demon.co.uk> jeff@speedy.demon.co.uk (Jeffrey Holdgate) writes: > > I'm trying to get a 2Gb SCSI disk initialised under Nextstep. Build disk just reports I/O errors - [...] 1) As far as I know BuildDisk is not capable of building just partitions. It uses the whole Disk - allways! If you just want to format it for NS use the disk command. 2) 2 gigs is too big for NS < 3.3. :-( Atze
From: erik@amg.de (Erik Doernenburg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: What's different with signals? Date: 2 Nov 1994 12:08:02 GMT Organization: AMG Industrie Consulting GmbH Distribution: world Message-ID: <397vf2INNfcs@hagen.amg.de> Since nobody responded to my question concerning signal handlers (and I can't believe that nobody knows about them) I have to assume that my description wasn't too good. So, here we go again: What exactly can you do within a signal handler, and (more important) which legal ways exist to return to the normal program? Obviously it is neither okay to do a longjmp (which is what NX_RAISE does) nor to send an abortModal to NXApp. But why? What makes the combination signal-handler --> longjmp --> signal-handler hang withing the OS? thanks in advance erik ___________________________________________________________ Erik Doernenburg AMG Industrie Consulting GmbH erik@amg.de (work) Joseph-von-Fraunhofer Str. 27 erikd@sultan.ping.de (home) 44227 Dortmund, Germany
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <anebri@conextions.com> Message-ID: <9411021608.AA08388@conextions.com> Content-Type: text/plain Mime-Version: 1.0 (NeXT Mail 3.3 v116.1) From: Amine Nebri <anebri@conextions.com> Date: Wed, 2 Nov 94 11:08:42 -0500 Subject: Re: 2 Gb disk initialisation problem. Cc: comp-sys-next-sysadmin@antigone.com >I'm trying to get a 2Gb SCSI disk initialised under Nextstep. Build >disk just reports I/O errors - but I know the disk works since there >is a 1 Gb DOS FAT partition on it which I use from NT. My goal is 2 >partitions 1 for the Next OS & 1 for NT. Are there any fixes for >Nextstep in this area ? I have an idea there may be a problem re >large DOS partitions. Any help apprecieated >Regards >Jeff I am enclosing the procedure that I use to format 2GB SCSI HD. This procedure describes a SEAGATE ST43400N (2.5 GB) configured as the second SCSI disk on a system (sd1). Disks larger than 2 GB must be split into multiple partitioned. In the example above we have allocated 2 GB for partition "a", and the rest for partition "b". This disk will be formatted with 512 byte sectors. Boot disks for NS/FIP machines must have 512 byte sectors. Boot disks for NeXT machines and data disks for either can have 1024 byte sectors. ***************************************************************** 1) Do a low level format to make sure the drive is in the factory default state: localhost# sdform /dev/rsd1a device = /dev/rsd1a block size = 512 capacity = 2777 MBytes ***FORMATTING THIS DISK CAUSES ALL DISK DATA TO BE LOST*** This will take approximately 92 minutes. Do you wish to proceed? (Y/anything) Y Disk Format in progress... ***Format Complete*** 2) Run /usr/etc/scsimodes to obtain the actual disk parameters: localhost# scsimodes /dev/rsd1a SCSI information for /dev/rsd1a Drive type: SEAGATE ST43400N 512 bytes per sector 99 sectors per track 21 tracks per cylinder 2737 cylinder per volume (including spare cylinders) 9 spare sectors per cylinder 21 alternate tracks per volume 5688446 usable sectors on volume 3) Create an entry in /etc/disktab for the disk: ST43400N|ST43400N-512|SEAGATE ST43400N-512:\ :ty=fixed_rw_scsi:nc#2737:nt#21:ns#99:ss#512:rm#3600:\ :fp#320:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\ :os=sdmach:z0#32:z1#96:hn=localhost:ro=a:\ :pa#0:sa#4194304:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#32:da#4096:ra#10:oa=time:\ :ia:ta=4.3BSD:\ :pb#4194304:sb#1493822:bb#8192:fb#1024:cb#32:db#4096:rb#10:ob=time:\ :ib:tb=4.3BSD: The important things to note here are where to copy the data from the scsimodes output to the disktab entry. The items bolded above (cylinders per volume, tracks per cylinder, sectors per track, and bytes per sector) are copied from the scsimodes info. See the disktab(5) man page for details. The size of the front porch (fp#) should be 320 for disks formatted with 512 byte sectors and 160 for disks formatted with 1024 byte sectors. The last 4 lines of the disktab entry define the partitioning of the disk. All partitions must be less than or equal to 2*1024*1024*1024 bytes in size. The pa#0 field says partition a starts at block 0. The sa# field says that it contains 4,194,304 blocks (512 bytes each, 2Gb total). In the next set of fields, the starting point (pb#) and size (sb#) for the b partition are defined. Note that the starting point for the b partition is the same as the starting point of the a partition plus its size (0+4194304). If more than two partitions are required, add a line of the form: :pc#4194304:sc#1493822:bc#8192:fc#1024:cc#32:dc#4096:rc#10:oc=time:\ :ic:tc=4.3BSD: Make sure that the partition start and partition size fields all add up to the appropriate numbers. The sum of the sizes for all partitions (pa#, pb#, ...) and the front porch (fp#) should be less than or equal to the usable sectors on the volume. 4) Write the label (partition info) to the disk and initialize the file systems: localhost# disk -t ST43400N -i /dev/rsd1a disk name: ST43400N disk type: fixed_rw_scsi writing disk label Writing /usr/standalone/boot creating new filesystem on /dev/rsd1a /usr/etc/newfs -n -v /dev/rsd1a /etc/mkfs /dev/rsd1a 4194303 99 21 8192 1024 32 10 90 4096 t Warning: 4096 bytes per inode impossible due to cylinder group size, using 15620 bytes per inode Reduce cylinder group size to reduce bytes per inode. Warning: 748 sector(s) in last cylinder unallocated /dev/rsd1a: 4194303 sectors in 1998 cylinders of 21 tracks, 99 sectors 2147.5Mb in 63 cyl groups (32 c/g, 34.41Mb/g, 2048 i/g) super-block backups (for fsck -b#) at: 16, 33672, 67328, ... creating new filesystem on /dev/rsd1b ... initialization complete *********************************************************** Good Luck ----------------------------------------------- Amine Nebri Software Engineer Conextions Incorporated North Andover, Massachusetts USA Tel. +1 (508) 689 3570 Fax. +1 (508) 689 2450 E-mail. anebri@conextions.com (NeXTMail OK) -----------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dsmith@ldnrid48 (Doug Smith) Subject: Virtspace/Darkforest for NSFIP3.2 Message-ID: <1994Nov2.173348.5729@fnbc.com> Sender: news@fnbc.com Organization: First National Bank Of Chicago, Chicago IL, USA Date: Wed, 2 Nov 94 17:33:48 GMT Dear all, Does anyone know of an ftp site that has Intel versions of both these applications. Thanks, Doug Smith.
From: adam@NeXT.COM (Adam Beeman (Contractor)) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: IDE drives and NeXTStep -- HELP!!! Date: 2 Nov 1994 23:37:22 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <3997ri$1s1@rosie.next.com> References: <397qbv$8ij@samsara.circus.com> (Following up to my own post, which, coming at almost 3am, was poorly worded) In article <397qbv$8ij@samsara.circus.com> buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) writes: > In article <38ogq6$fns@larry.rice.edu>, > Steve Ludtke <steve@ion.rice.edu> wrote: > >I've got NeXTSep running on a 486DX2/50. I have 2 IDE hard drives, both 540 > >meg. NeXTStep is on one (1 big partition), and the other has 3 partitions: DOS, > >compressed DOS, and a NeXT swap partition. I've got 2 problems. > > I've got a fairly short answer which you may not like: > > I don't believe 2 IDE drives is supported. > I'm fairly sure it's even documented in the release notes. > You're kind of venturing into the darkness here... and it's not suprising > that it isn't working really smoothly, since I don't believe it's even > supposed to. Let me clarify the statement above: The IDE driver will support 2 drives, etc, but the configuration isn't "officially supported", in that there is little or no documentation around either in the release notes or on NeXTAnswers on how to manage this configuration. Also, I checked the online release notes a little more closely, and suprise, suprise, I don't see anything about this at all. If I get some spare cycles maybe I'll see if I can help get something onto NeXTAnswers or something... As for the technical parts of my post, I still stand by them... -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ Work = Adam_Beeman@NeXT.COM // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone //
From: adam@NeXT.COM (Adam Beeman (Contractor)) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: IDE drives and NeXTStep -- HELP!!! Date: 2 Nov 1994 23:43:12 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <39986g$1s4@rosie.next.com> References: <3997ri$1s1@rosie.next.com> In article <3997ri$1s1@rosie.next.com> adam@NeXT.COM (Adam Beeman (Contractor)) writes: > (Following up to my own post, which, coming at almost 3am, was poorly worded) > > In article <397qbv$8ij@samsara.circus.com> buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam > Deishu Beeman) writes: > > I don't believe 2 IDE drives is supported. > > I'm fairly sure it's even documented in the release notes. > > You're kind of venturing into the darkness here... and it's not suprising > > that it isn't working really smoothly, since I don't believe it's even > > supposed to. > > Let me clarify the statement above: The IDE driver will support 2 drives, > etc, but the configuration isn't "officially supported", in that there is > little or no documentation around either in the release notes or on > NeXTAnswers on how to manage this configuration. > > Also, I checked the online release notes a little more closely, and suprise, > suprise, I don't see anything about this at all. If I get some spare cycles > maybe I'll see if I can help get something onto NeXTAnswers or something... Sigh. Just as I hit "post" I discover that you might want to see NeXTAnswers document #1487, which actually does describe a fair amount of the process involved for doing this... OK. Enough is enough, I will stop following up to my own postings. I guess I'll also refrain from posting things late at night, when my chance of making a mistake is much higher! :-) -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ Work = Adam_Beeman@NeXT.COM // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone //
From: bill@markov.math.mcgill.ca (bill anderson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: how to connect a modem? HELP!! Date: 2 Nov 1994 22:39:14 GMT Organization: McGill University Computing Centre Message-ID: <3994ei$mjv@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> I have a 68040 running NeXTStep 3.0 in my office. Lately, McGill University has given terminal server access to all its students, so it has become almost impossible to dial into my NeXT from home. One problem complicating things is that the University telephone system is digital. The University installed an SL-1 Data Card (modem) in my telephone. In theory, I can now access my NeXT by dialing from home into a modem bank, and from there (by dialing another number) to my data card, and then into the NeXT. I have the serial cable installed between data card and the A serial port on my NeXT. My problem is to set up my NeXT to work with the data card. I will usually want only to dial into my NeXT, so I probably don't need dialout capabilities. What I have done (following instructions on pages 182-4 of the NeXT Network and System Administration Manual) is edit the /etc/ttys file and changed the ttyda line to ttyda "/usr/etc/getty std.9600" vt100 on (the vt100 is because I use kermit from home), and then done a kill -HUP 1 to recognize the change, but I still can't log in over the data card. I am obviously missing something. Could someone help me with this? Please use simple language, because I'm not a unix expert. Thank you in advance. -- Bill Anderson Department of Mathematics and Statistics McGill University (bill@markov.math.mcgill.ca)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Paul_Lynch@seer (Paul Lynch) Subject: Re: getty at 57,600 baud (black)? Organization: P & L Systems References: <397qn3$8k6@samsara.circus.com> Date: Wed, 2 Nov 1994 22:25:54 +0000 Message-ID: <1994Nov2.222554.24888@seer.demon.co.uk> Sender: usenet@demon.co.uk In article <397qn3$8k6@samsara.circus.com> buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) writes: > The black serial ports max out physically at 38400. > Cables from Yyrrid (sp?) is a 3rd party product that lets you use the dsp > port to go up to 115,000 baud, if I remember correctly. Of course, I don't > know if this helps you with getty.... You are thinking of TTYDSP, also from Yrrid. Cables is a terminal emulator, which does 3270, VT320, and a couple of others. It also has modem control, including scripting, etc. It is shaping up to be quite a nice comms product (it is already a very good emulator). Paul -- Paul Lynch P & L Systems (NeXTmail) paul@seer.demon.co.uk Tel: (0494)671501 9 Stable Lane, Seer Green, Fax: (0494)680228 Bucks, HP9 2YT, UK
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: getty at 57,600 baud (black)? Date: 3 Nov 1994 02:15:59 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz Distribution: world Message-ID: <399h4v$fgd@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> References: <397qn3$8k6@samsara.circus.com> In article <397qn3$8k6@samsara.circus.com> buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) writes: > The black serial ports max out physically at 38400. > Cables from Yyrrid (sp?) is a 3rd party product that lets you use the dsp > port to go up to 115,000 baud, if I remember correctly. Of course, I don't > know if this helps you with getty.... > Hmmm. I'm posting this from a black 25 Mhz. Cube with a port speed of 57,600 using TipTop (at least, that's what the modem connect message reports). I understand that 25 Mhz. color machines may not have the available CPU cycles to drive the serial ports at 57,600, but I'm speaking way above my understanding :-) --- Art Isbell Cubic Solutions NeXT Registered Consultant NEXTSTEP software development and consulting NeXTmail: art@cubicsol.com Voice: +1 408 335 1154 USmail: 95018-9442 Fax: +1 408 335 2515
From: shunter@cais2.cais.com (Steve K Hunter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Do I need a modem driver ? Date: 3 Nov 1994 02:19:16 GMT Organization: Capital Area Internet Service Message-ID: <399hb4$ht3@news.cais.com> I am running 3.2 FIP (2 days now). I've downloaded and unpackaged PNI slip software and the SlipCommander front end tools. Do I need a driver for my hayes modem installed to run this software, and if so where can I get it ? thanks Steve Hunter
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: tjyang@cc (Tyng-Jing Yang) Subject: Where is Inn for NS ? Message-ID: <1994Nov2.222305.5493@news.nsysu.edu.tw> Sender: news@news.nsysu.edu.tw Organization: National Sun Yat-Sen University,Taiwan,R.O.C. Date: Wed, 2 Nov 1994 22:23:05 GMT Hi, netter I grabbed inn1.4_sec.tar.gz and try to compile on NS3.2 with no luck. Any poinger on finding inn customed for NS ? -- -- Tyng-Jing Yang My Chinese Name in Big5 code=( ·¨®xª÷ ) #221 Sec. 2 Chin-Nein Rd. Fong-Shang City 830,Taiwan FAX/Phone: +886-7-7423118 tjyang@cc.kyit.edu.tw (Work,07-6968121ext56) tjyang@cc.nsysu.edu.tw (Exwork) tjyang@cubic.entrance.com.tw(Home, NeXTMail OK)
From: bediger@teal.csn.org (Bruce Ediger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs Subject: NFS export of black CD-ROM hardware? Date: 3 Nov 1994 03:43:20 GMT Organization: False September Message-ID: <399m8o$2t2@burgundy.csn.net> I'm having this weird problem with an NFS-exported CD-ROM. My NFS server is a 25MHz NeXTstation with a Sony CDU-541 "black" CD-ROM drive. I inserted a CD-ROM disk, and waited for whatever (Workspace Manager?) to mount it. Then I used NFSManager to export the CD-ROM directory read-only. I mounted the CD-ROM directory on a Sun IPC. IPC runs SunOS 4.1.3, NeXT running 3.2. "ls -l" shows the correct filenames and attributes and permission bits, so stat(2) works right. I can "cd" into the CD-ROM filesystem (on the IPC) and everything looks right. But trying to view some files with "vi" causes trouble: "vi" says some regular files are directories. "file" says that some files are ASCII text, but "more" says that the same files are "binary". What's the scoop? A regular, 4.3 filesystem NFS-exports OK, why doesn't a CD-ROM? Best regards, Bruce Ediger
From: cyclone@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Harry Vanoudenallen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: TCP/IP Printer wasting paper Date: 3 Nov 1994 06:38:00 GMT Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Message-ID: <39a0g8$3lu@uwm.edu> Originator: cyclone@csd4.csd.uwm.edu I have a TCP/IP printer (HP LaserJet4ML) that is printing a 'burst page' after the job, with User: Host: Class: Job: fields in it. I have added a NetInfo property sh with a TRUE value to make this go away. But the page keeps on appearing. How do I save some trees? Please reply to harry@smartsoft.com. Thanks! Harry V.
From: Mark Crispin <mrc@CAC.Washington.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: getty at 57,600 baud (black)? Date: Wed, 2 Nov 1994 22:51:43 -0800 Organization: University of Washington Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.92.941102224409.9656F-100000@Tomobiki-Cho.CAC.Washington.EDU> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <1994Nov2.222554.24888@seer.demon.co.uk> On Wed, 2 Nov 1994, Paul Lynch wrote: > In article <397qn3$8k6@samsara.circus.com> buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam > Deishu Beeman) writes: > > The black serial ports max out physically at 38400. Not true. You can use 57600 on black serial ports. Unfortunately, when NeXT added support for 14400, 28800, 43200, and 57600 they forgot to increase the size of certain other tables. These wrap around, so you can get 57600, but the operating system will allocate buffers for 110! > > Cables from Yyrrid (sp?) is a 3rd party product that lets you use the dsp > > port to go up to 115,000 baud > You are thinking of TTYDSP, also from Yrrid. TTYDSP is an excellent product.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc From: rene@prz.tu-berlin.de (Rene' Kulschewski) Subject: HELP: Cube crashed when trying to dump/tar !! Sender: news@prz.tu-berlin.de (Newsadmin Elwood-PRZ) Message-ID: <CyorzJ.C7G@prz.tu-berlin.de> Date: Thu, 3 Nov 1994 10:04:29 GMT Organization: PRZ TU-Berlin Hi, i have a big problem: my Cube isn't able to complete a backup using dump/tar on a HP-DAT without crashing !! I can only make a backup in Single-User. The machine is running NS 3.2. What can i do/look for to get rid of that problem ? Regards Rene' -- ____________________________________________________________________________ <rene@prz.tu-berlin.de> Rene' Kulschewski <rene@rkt.in-berlin.de>
From: kline@CS.Arizona.EDU (Nick Kline) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Having problems connecting a wyse to my intel serial port Date: 3 Nov 1994 02:51:20 -0700 Organization: University of Arizona CS Department, Tucson AZ Message-ID: <39abqo$6ig@cheltenham.cs.arizona.edu> I have a wyse75 that I would like to connect to a serial port on my intel. The problem I'm having is that I can't seem to get any communication to go between my serial port and the wyse. I know the serial port works because I can run Kermit and open that port and type things to my modem. I connect the serial port card to my wyse 75 and try it and nothing shows up. The serial port speeds are all set to 9600 baud. So, I think that perhaps this is a DTR/flow control problem. I noticed that when the modem is connected to the serial port, the DTR light is on. So, I tried setting the wyse 75 to use DTR as its flow control. It has no effect. Ie typing chars are both Kermit and the wyse had no effect. I tried no flow control and x-on/x-off on the wyse, still no effect. So then I tried setting an entry in /etc/ttys for ttyb to make something happen. I kill-HUP init and nothing happened. What do I need to do to connect a wyse75 terminal to the serial port? I forgot to add that I could use the modem without trouble with the wyse. The dtr light on the modem was on also. It didn't matter whether the wyse was set for dtr or no flow control. On more thing, the dtr light on the modem was only on when it was connecdted to the wyse, or the modem was in use by the intel machine. if it was connected but not in use on the intel machine, then it (dtr light on modem) was not on. Thanks, nick
From: joe@msri.org (Joe Christy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: TransSys-PNI-1.13 TTY problems Date: 2 Nov 1994 23:28:10 GMT Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley CA Message-ID: <42141@dog.ee.lbl.gov> Keywords: PNI TTY recvChars problem Aaack, I'm at my wit's end. I've been trying to install and test TransSys-PNI-1.13 on a 68040 NeXT cube to set up a SLIP connection to a Telebit NetBlazer using a Telebit T2500 modem. As soon as the modem has dialed and connected the TTY encapsulator looses its ability to receive characters from the tty, so the very next expect fails. Has anyone else seen this problem? Has anyone solved it? Below I append 4 files: the configuration file, the dial and login scripts, and a log of waht happens when I try to make the connection. What is remarkable is how insensitive the problem is to the settings of the modem. I've tried many configurations of the modem's registers, but the problem repeats itself identically for everything that I've tried. Does anyone have a dial script that works with a T2500? I've also tried using /dev{cufa,cua,ttya} for the device, with similar lack of success. Could it be the problem be the major and minor numbers of the device? What device do others use? -- Joe Christy | Head of Mathematical Computing |Two wrongs joe@msri.org |Mathematical Sciences Research Institute|don't make a (510)643-6069| 1000 Centennial Drive #5070 |right, but FAX 642-8609| Berkeley, CA 94720-5070 |three lefts do ####### cut here for pni0.config ######## # Copyright 1993 by TransSys, Inc. # All rights reserved. # # $Header: /local/SRCS/slip2/pnid/support/config,v 1.8 1994/05/16 02:31:14 louie Exp $ # # Sample Configuration for pnid. # # This file consists of two type of information: # # - TCL set commands with configuration and customization information # # - TCL stack commands to set the encapsulators to be used # # The variables set in the first section are examined by encapsulator # specific initialization functions. These are called # encapname_configure, where 'encapname' is the lable of the # encapsulator that was invoked by the 'stack' command at the bottom of # this file. This function examines the variable and invokes # encapsulator specific TCL commands to effect the configuration. # # Note this approach attempts to balance ease of configuration against # available features. It is possible to perform more specialized # configuration by invoking the encapsulator specific functions # directly. See the various FOO_objInit.tcl files in the FOO.encap # bundles for more details. # # Note also that this sample configuration has more configuration information # than is actually necessary. You do not have to specify any configuration # information for encapsulators that you are not using. For example, if # you are using the TTY encapsulator and not the tunnel encapsulator, you # don't need any of the Config(tunnel:foo) configuration information. # # --------------------------------------------------------------- # Interface configuration. This configuration the PNI encapsulator which # corresponds to the kernel's network interface. This contains the IP address # related information for the PNI network connection. # # set the name of the interface to configure (pni0, pni1, etc..) set Config(pni:INTERFACE) pni0 # set the MTU (maximum transmission unit) to be used. Since we're going to # be using TCP header compression, set this down low. Other wise use something # like 1006 or 1500 bytes for "normal" SLIP. set Config(pni:MTU) 1006 # set OUR (local) IP address for the network interface set Config(pni:ADDRESS) 128.3.188.218 # for a point-to-point link (SLIP or CSLIP), configure the REMOTE IP address set Config(pni:REMOTEADDRESS) 128.3.188.98 # set the network mask to be used. set Config(pni:NETWORKMASK) 255.255.252.0 # install a default route pointing to this interface? If so, set non-zero set Config(pni:DEFAULT) 1 # --------------------------------------------------------------- # Tunnel configuration. Used when configuring a virtual network connection # which is "tunneled" through an existing network # Set the UDP port number we will be expecting tunneled packets to arrive one set Config(tunnel:PORT) 42 # Configure a list of remote tunnel endpoints. This consists of a list of # 4-tuples that specify: # # - the the destination "next hop" IP address. In the case of a # point-to-point tunnel, this is just the REMOTE IP addressed # configured for PNI # - the IP address of the tunnel endpoint. This is the address that the we # send the packets to once they have been encapsulated. # - the port number on the tunnel endpoint. Corresponds to the tunnel:PORT # parameter that we configured # - the tunnel method to use. For now, only UDP can be specfied. # set Config(tunnel:TUNNELS) { {1.1.1.1 127.0.0.1 42 UDP} } # --------------------------------------------------------------- # Secure path configuration. Used when we are securing traffic to another # endpoint. Consists of two sets of information: a list of (key number, key) # pairs; and a list of (IP address, key number) pairs. This means that # each remote IP address that traffic is being sent to can have its own # key. In the case of a point-to-point link (via a point-to-point tunnel), # there need only be one (IP address, key number) specified. You can, however, # specify a complete list for all the hosts in a system and have each host # share the list. # (key number, key) pairs. The key is a string which is converted to a DES # key by using an MD5 digest. set Config(secure:KEYS) { { 1 "This is the test key" } { 2 "This is another key" } { 2345 "foo" } } # (IP address, key number) pairs. Used to select which key to use for the # "next hop" address. set Config(secure:HOSTS) { { 1.1.1.1 2 } { 1.1.1.2 1 } } # --------------------------------------------------------------- # SLIP/CSLIP encapsulator. Used to take an IP packet and perform SLIP/CSLIP # encapsulation upon it. Only parameter is to select between "slip", "cslip" # or "auto" which will switch into "cslip" modem if a compressed packet is # received from the other side. set Config(slip:MODE) slip set Config(slip:MTU) 296 #set Config(slip:MTU) 1006 # --------------------------------------------------------------- # IP packet filter configuration. Used to filter incoming and outgoing # traffic # Set filter expression for packets being received which will be dropped. set Config(filter:INPUTFILTER) { not (src host 229.234.128.10 or src host 229.234.253.10 or src host 229.234.254.10) and (udp dst port 161 or tcp dst port login or tcp dst port shell) } # Set list of RPC protocols which will be dropped on input set Config(filter:INPUTFILTER_RPCS) { nfs netinfobind } # Set filter expression for packets being received which will be logged # check for SYN|FIN|RST with zero set Config(filter:INPUT_LOG) { (tcp[13] & 3 != 0) or (tcp[13] & 7 != 0 and tcp[8:4]==0) } # Set filter expression for packets being transmitted which will be dropped set Config(filter:OUTPUTFILTER) { } # Set list of RPC protocols which will be dropped on output set Config(filter:OUTPUTFILTER_RPCS) { } # Set filter expression for packets being sent which will be logged set Config(filter:OUTPUT_LOG) { } # to enable disconnect after inactivity, uncomment the following. You # can specify the interval in seconds for input inactivity. Similar # variables exist for output inactivity. # # set Config(filter:INPUT_ACT_INTERVAL) 2000 # you can also specify what sort of traffic will reset the inactivity # time. That's so background stuff link NTP won't keep the link up. # # set Config(filter:INPUT_ACT_FILTER) \ # { port uucp or port smtp or port telnet or port login or \ # port shell or port ftp } # --------------------------------------------------------------- # TTY configuration. This encapsulator uses tty devices to send and # receive characters on a serial port. # set hardware device to used set Config(tty:DEVICE) /dev/cufa #set Config(tty:DEVICE) /dev/cua # set speed to use #set Config(tty:SPEED) 38400 #set Config(tty:SPEED) 19200 set Config(tty:SPEED) 9600 # set dialing script to use set Config(tty:MODEMTYPE) T2500 # set login script to use set Config(tty:SERVERTYPE) dialback # set name of remote SLIP server. Used to select remote login parameters set Config(tty:SERVERNAME) nb # set phone number to dial - can specify a list to try each in turn #set Config(tty:NUMBER) {643-0632} #set Config(tty:NUMBER) {642-6138} set Config(tty:NUMBER) {642-5967} # optional, complex configuration with multiple alternatives to try multiple # dialing script, login scripts and telephone number to attempt to bring up # the connection. # # set Config(DIALER) {Dialer dialer} # set Config(DEVICES) { # # { /dev/cufa 38400 UUCPLOCK zyxel # {555-1212 annex SlipServerName} # {555-1212 annex SlipServerName} # {555-1212 annex SlipServerName} } # # { /dev/cudspfa 38400 UUCPLOCK zyxel # {555-1212 annex SlipServerName} # {555-1212 annex SlipServerName} } # } # --------------------------------------------------------------- # set local configuration parameters to be passed to dialing and login scripts # Dialing script paramters. "SlipServerName" is what was named on the tty:SERVERNAME # paramter above. # Do TONE or PULSE dialing set Config(SlipServerName:DIALTYPE) TONE # Set name of file that contains password information. The contents of # that file look like this: # set username # set password theSecretWord #set Config(SlipServerName:SECRETFILE) /etc/pni/config/password.SlipServerName set Config(SlipServerName:SECRETFILE) /etc/pni/config/password.nb # or, alternatively set them here. Of course, this file may be readable.. # set Config(SlipServerName:USERNAME) sliplogin37 # set Config(SlipServerName:PASSWORD) theSecretWord # --------------------------------------------------------------- # set the password used for remote control of the pnid process. This can be # also be set in some other file and sourced instead # set Config(CMD:password) "The secret word" # --------------------------------------------------------------- # Finally, actually configure the encapsulators to be used in order. The # stack command is used to do this. # # The first argument is the name of the encapsulator module (which are # ALL in UPPER CASE). # # The second argument is the label that we use to reference the # encapsulator. The label is necessary because it is possible to use # the same encapsulator more than once in a configuration, and it is # necessary to be able to refer to each one. # # These are specified in order, from the "top" level encapsulator, which # is always PNI (the kernel network interface driver) with successive # encapsulators ending with a real "device" such as TTY or a pseudo # device like LOOP (for looping back) or TUNNEL for building IP tunnels. stack PNI pni #stack FILTER filter stack SLIP slip stack TTY tty # # User hooks # #tty debug 7 tty debug 10 set Config(callLog) "/usr/adm/pni.call-log" proc LINK_start { encap } { log "LINK $encap connected" if { [file exists /etc/resolv.conf.SAVE] && ![file exists /etc/resolv.conf] } { system "cp /etc/resolv.conf.SAVE /etc/resolv.conf" log "Installed copy of saved /etc/resolv.conf" } } proc LINK_stop { encap } { log "LINK $encap disconnected" } # -- that's all ####### cut here for dial-T2500.tcl ####### # Copyright 1993 by TransSys, Inc. # All rights reserved. # # $Header: /local/SRCS/slip2/pnid/support/dial-worldblazer.tcl,v 1.5 1993/11/23 04:46:33 louie Exp $ # ## dial-T2500.tcl - Configure and dial a T2500 modem. ## ## Tcldiald TCL script used to configure and dial a Telebit ## T2500 modem. This script ## ## (derived from a dial-WorldBlazer.tcl for DialUp IP by:) ## Joe Christy, 10/20/94 ## joe@msri.org ## proc dial-T2500 { DIALER number cfg } { # # This script assumes that the zero'th argument is the dialer object # to be used, and the next argument be number to be dialed. # global Config syslog LOG_INFO "$DIALER: Start of T2500 dialing script, dialing $number" set how TONE # flush any pending command $DIALER xmit {\r} $DIALER sleep 1 # get modems attention # set timeout 2 # foreach i {once} { # $DIALER xmit {AT\r} # $DIALER expect "{*OK\r*}" break timeout {} # $DIALER xmit {AT\r} # $DIALER expect "{*OK\r*}" break timeout {} # $DIALER xmit {AT\r} # $DIALER expect "{*OK\r*}" break timeout {} # error "Could not get the modem's attention" # } # set timeout 5 set timeout 2 foreach i {once} { $DIALER xmit {AT\r} $DIALER expect "{*OK*}" break timeout {} $DIALER xmit {AT\r} $DIALER expect "{*OK*}" break timeout {} $DIALER xmit {AT\r} $DIALER expect "{*OK*}" break timeout {} error "Could not get the modem's attention" } set timeout 5 # # set modem up with known parameters; start with built-in BSD UUCP # settings and configure from there # $DIALER xmit {ATZ\r} $DIALER expect timeout {error "waiting for OK"} "*OK*" $DIALER xmit {AT&F\r} $DIALER expect timeout {error "waiting for OK"} "*OK*" # turn off command echo $DIALER xmit {ATE0\r} $DIALER expect timeout {error "waiting for OK"} "*OK*" $DIALER xmit {ATI3\r} $DIALER rexpect timeout {} \ "\[\r\n]+(\[A-Za-z]\[^\r\n]+) \r.*OK\r\n" {set version $1 # the regsub to strip trailing spaces regsub {(.*[^ ])\ +$} $version {\1} version syslog LOG_DEBUG "Modem firmware version is '$version'" } $DIALER sleep 1 # # Now actually configure the modem with the proper parameters. # # Here our are settings: # # Q0 - Display resonses. # X2 - Lots of result codes. # S0=2 - Answer on second ring. # S7=70 - Wait for connection 70 secs. # S18=10 - Wait for tests 10 secs. # S26=0 - RTS to CTS delay interval. # S41=3 - disconnect after 18 minutes idel time. # S58=2 - Use full RTS/CTS flow control. # S64=0 - abort if chars xmitted by local DTE before connect. # S68=255 - Use flow control specified by S58. # S92=1 - Try PEP mode last. # S93=10 - Answer mode V32 detect time. # S111=255 - Use protocol remote modem wants. # set setupstr { Q0 X2 S0=2 S7=70 S18=10 S26=0 S41=3 S58=2 S64=0 S68=255 S92=1 S93=10 S111=255 } foreach s $setupstr { $DIALER xmit "AT$s\r" $DIALER expect timeout {error "waiting for OK for parm $s"} \ "{*ERROR\r*}" {warn "Modem returned ERROR setting $s"} \ "{*OK*}" } # allow override of dialing type if {[info exists Config($cfg:DIALTYPE)]} { set how $Config($cfg:DIALTYPE) } # dial the phone if { [string compare [string tolower $how] tone] && [string compare [string tolower $how] dtmf] } { notice "Dialing (pulse) $number ..." $DIALER xmit "ATDP$number\r" } else { notice "Dialing (DTMF) $number ..." $DIALER xmit "ATDT$number\r" } # wait for connect message set timeout 60 $DIALER expect \ timeout \ {error "Timeout waiting for modem to connect to $number"} \ -re "(CONNECT.*)\r+\n" {syslog LOG_INFO "Connected $dialer_expect_out(1,string)"} \ DIALING {syslog LOG_DEBUG "Dialing.."; continue -expect } \ -re R+ING {syslog LOG_DEBUG "Ringing.."; continue -expect } \ "{*ERROR\r*}" {error "Modem returned ERROR"} \ "{*NO CARRIER\r*}" {error "Modem returned NO CARRIER"} \ "{*NO DIAL TONE\r*}" {error "Modem returned NO DIAL TONE"} \ "{*BUSY\r*}" {error "Remote modem busy"} } ####### cut here for login-dialback.tcl ####### # Copyright 1993 by TransSys, Inc. # All rights reserved. # $Header: /local/SRCS/slip2/pnid/support/login-netblazer.tcl,v 1.3 1994/10/10 02:59:10 louie Exp $ proc nb-password { DIALER username password } { $DIALER xmit "$username\r" $DIALER expect "*assword:*" {$DIALER xmit "$password\r"} \ timeout {error "waiting for password prompt"} } # The username and password to be used are stored in a # seperate file. The name of the file is specified in the # Config array. # # This file should contain (at least) two TCL set commands to # set the variables 'username' and 'password'. Its likely # that you don't want these files generally readable for # security purposes, so a check is made for you, and the # script will fail if the file is readable. # # Alternatively, the members of the keyed list "username" and # "password" can be used to specify the username and password to be # passed to the terminal server. proc login-dialback { DIALER cfg } { global Config syslog LOG_INFO "Begin netblazer login" set username "" set password "" if {[info exists Config($cfg:SECRETFILE)] && [file exists $Config($cfg:SECRETFILE)]} { if {[file exists $Config($cfg:SECRETFILE)]} { source $Config($cfg:SECRETFILE) } file stat $Config($cfg:SECRETFILE) stat if {[expr $stat(mode)&04]} { error "File with password, $Config($cfg:SECRETFILE), is readable by 'other'!" } } else { if {[info exists Config($cfg:USERNAME)]} { set username $Config($cfg:USERNAME) } if {[info exists Config($cfg:PASSWORD)]} { set password $Config($cfg:PASSWORD) } } # # set parity of transmitted data # $DIALER parity ZERO # # For auto-baud nonsense.. sometimes its necessary to poke at it a couple # of times before it figures out what speed the modem is at. # set timeout 2 # $DIALER xmit {\r\r} # $DIALER sleep 1 foreach i {once} { $DIALER xmit {\r} # # look for host prompt # $DIALER expect timeout {} \ "*Where:*" {$DIALER xmit {joe-home}; break} $DIALER xmit {\r} $DIALER expect timeout {} \ "*Where:*" {$DIALER xmit {joe-home}; break} $DIALER xmit {\r} $DIALER expect timeout {} \ "*Where:*" {$DIALER xmit {joe-home}; break} error "Couldn't make initial connection to net-blazer" } set timeout 75 foreach i {once} { $DIALER expect timeout {} \ "*login:*" {nb-password $DIALER $username $password; break} $DIALER expect timeout {} \ "*login:*" {nb-password $DIALER $username $password; break} $DIALER expect timeout {} \ "*login:*" {nb-password $DIALER $username $password; break} error "Couldn't make dialback connection to net-blazer" } set timeout 10 # # send command to put terminal server into SLIP mode # set mode SLIP if {[info exists Config($cfg:MODE)]} { set mode $Config($cfg:MODE) } # $DIALER expect {*Packet\ mode\ enabled*} {} \ timeout {error "Timeout waiting for Packet Mode message"} syslog LOG_DEBUG "Entering Packet Mode" # # that's all # return "Connected" } ####### cut here for connection log with error messages ##### ROOT (pni) # ./pnirun -debug pni0 TransSys PNI 1.13 ($Id: pnid.m,v 1.29 1994/10/10 03:43:55 louie Exp $) Copyright (c) TransSys, Inc. All rights reserved. license key: serial number 1 version 0 keyversion 0 features 0x49 license key: licensed to Plain Slip User Loading package initialization file in /etc/pni/pnid.tcl pnid: Operation mode is CLIENTpnid: Test mode pnid: using configuration in /etc/pni/config/pni0.config Loaded bundle /etc/pni/PNI.encap for class PNI Load TCL initialization from /etc/pni/PNI.encap/PNI_objInit.tcl Loaded bundle /etc/pni/SLIP.encap for class SLIP Load TCL initialization from /etc/pni/SLIP.encap/SLIP_objInit.tcl Encap: loading class initialiation code from /etc/pni/TTY.encap/TTY_Init.tcl Loaded bundle /etc/pni/TTY.encap for class TTY Load TCL initialization from /etc/pni/TTY.encap/TTY_objInit.tcl --> configure: pni --> configure: slip --> configure: ttyLoaded bundle /etc/pni/Dialer.bundle for class Dialer tty: Default to UUCP-style locking protocol-slip stats: 0 packets, 0 compressed, 0 searches, 0 misses - 0 uncompressed in, 0 compressed in, 0 error in, 0 tossed Uptime is 1 second (since Thu Oct 27 14:24:30 1994 UTC) 297 TCL commands executed, 0.547 user, 0.281 system Configuration complete PNI pni: pni0 open on fd 4 pnictl: registered for RPC program number 395250 (fd 5) pni: can't add default route pni: add net default: gateway 128.3.188.98: File exists while executing "exec /usr/etc/route add default 128.3.188.98 1" pni: can't add route for local address through loopback interface pni: add host 128.3.188.218: gateway 127.0.0.1: File exists while executing "exec /usr/etc/route add 128.3.188.218 127.0.0.1... PNI pni: started SLIP slip: started TTY tty attach: attempting to use port /dev/cufa TTY tty: Device type is NeXT zs type hardware TTY_attach: port /dev/cufa succeeded at 9600 Connecting for pni0 on /dev/cufa at 9600 bps dialer debug 10 source /etc/pni/config/dial-T2500.tcl TTY tty: Trying to call 642-5967 (dialback) dialer: Start of T2500 dialing script, dialing 642-5967 XMIT \r PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 XMIT AT\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 6 RECV: \r\nOK\r\n expect: does {\r\nOK\r\n} match {*OK*}? yes expect: set expect_match {\r\nOK\r\n} XMIT ATZ\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT Z (0132) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 6 RECV: \r\nOK\r\n expect: does {\r\nOK\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*OK*}? yes expect: set expect_match {\r\nOK\r\n} XMIT AT&F\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT & (0046) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT F (0106) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 4 RECV: AT&F expect: does {AT&F} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*OK*}? no tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 4 RECV: \r\r\nO expect: does {AT&F\r\r\nO} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*OK*}? no tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 3 RECV: K\r\n expect: does {AT&F\r\r\nOK\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*OK*}? yes expect: set expect_match {AT&F\r\r\nOK\r\n} XMIT ATE0\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT E (0105) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 0 (0060) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 11 RECV: ATE0\r\r\nOK\r\n expect: does {ATE0\r\r\nOK\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*OK*}? yes expect: set expect_match {ATE0\r\r\nOK\r\n} XMIT ATI3\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT I (0111) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 3 (0063) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 19 RECV: \r\nVersion GA1.00\r\nO expect: does {\r\nVersion GA1.00\r\nO} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no RE '[\r\n]+([A-Za-z][^\r\n]+) \r.*OK\r\n'? no timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 3 RECV: K\r\n expect: does {\r\nVersion GA1.00\r\nOK\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no RE '[\r\n]+([A-Za-z][^\r\n]+) \r.*OK\r\n'? no timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no tty: recvChars: select returns 0 tty: recvChars: timeout waiting for ready expect: set expect_match {\r\nVersion GA1.00\r\nOK\r\n} expect: timed out after 5 secnds XMIT ATQ0\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT Q (0121) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 0 (0060) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 6 RECV: \r\nOK\r\n expect: does {\r\nOK\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*ERROR\r*}? no {*OK*}? yes expect: set expect_match {\r\nOK\r\n} XMIT ATX2\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT X (0130) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 2 (0062) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 6 RECV: \r\nOK\r\n expect: does {\r\nOK\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*ERROR\r*}? no {*OK*}? yes expect: set expect_match {\r\nOK\r\n} XMIT ATS0=2\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT S (0123) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 0 (0060) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT = (0075) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 2 (0062) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 6 RECV: \r\nOK\r\n expect: does {\r\nOK\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*ERROR\r*}? no {*OK*}? yes expect: set expect_match {\r\nOK\r\n} XMIT ATS7=70\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT S (0123) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 7 (0067) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT = (0075) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 7 (0067) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 0 (0060) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 6 RECV: \r\nOK\r\n expect: does {\r\nOK\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*ERROR\r*}? no {*OK*}? yes expect: set expect_match {\r\nOK\r\n} XMIT ATS18=10\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT S (0123) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 1 (0061) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 8 (0070) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT = (0075) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 1 (0061) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 0 (0060) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 6 RECV: \r\nOK\r\n expect: does {\r\nOK\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*ERROR\r*}? no {*OK*}? yes expect: set expect_match {\r\nOK\r\n} XMIT ATS26=0\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT S (0123) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 2 (0062) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 6 (0066) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT = (0075) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 0 (0060) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 6 RECV: \r\nOK\r\n expect: does {\r\nOK\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*ERROR\r*}? no {*OK*}? yes expect: set expect_match {\r\nOK\r\n} XMIT ATS41=3\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT S (0123) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 4 (0064) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 1 (0061) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT = (0075) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 3 (0063) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 6 RECV: \r\nOK\r\n expect: does {\r\nOK\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*ERROR\r*}? no {*OK*}? yes expect: set expect_match {\r\nOK\r\n} XMIT ATS58=2\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT S (0123) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 5 (0065) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 8 (0070) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT = (0075) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 2 (0062) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 6 RECV: \r\nOK\r\n expect: does {\r\nOK\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*ERROR\r*}? no {*OK*}? yes expect: set expect_match {\r\nOK\r\n} XMIT ATS64=0\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT S (0123) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 6 (0066) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 4 (0064) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT = (0075) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 0 (0060) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 6 RECV: \r\nOK\r\n expect: does {\r\nOK\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*ERROR\r*}? no {*OK*}? yes expect: set expect_match {\r\nOK\r\n} XMIT ATS68=255\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT S (0123) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 6 (0066) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 8 (0070) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT = (0075) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 2 (0062) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 5 (0065) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 5 (0065) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 6 RECV: \r\nOK\r\n expect: does {\r\nOK\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*ERROR\r*}? no {*OK*}? yes expect: set expect_match {\r\nOK\r\n} XMIT ATS92=1\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT S (0123) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 9 (0071) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 2 (0062) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT = (0075) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 1 (0061) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 6 RECV: \r\nOK\r\n expect: does {\r\nOK\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*ERROR\r*}? no {*OK*}? yes expect: set expect_match {\r\nOK\r\n} XMIT ATS93=10\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT S (0123) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 9 (0071) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 3 (0063) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT = (0075) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 1 (0061) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 0 (0060) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 6 RECV: \r\nOK\r\n expect: does {\r\nOK\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*ERROR\r*}? no {*OK*}? yes expect: set expect_match {\r\nOK\r\n} XMIT ATS111=255\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT S (0123) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 1 (0061) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 1 (0061) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 1 (0061) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT = (0075) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 2 (0062) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 5 (0065) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 5 (0065) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 6 RECV: \r\nOK\r\n expect: does {\r\nOK\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no {*ERROR\r*}? no {*OK*}? yes expect: set expect_match {\r\nOK\r\n} Dialing (DTMF) 642-5967 ... XMIT ATDT642-5967\r PUT A (0101) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT D (0104) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT T (0124) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 6 (0066) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 4 (0064) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 2 (0062) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT - (0055) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 5 (0065) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 9 (0071) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 6 (0066) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT 7 (0067) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 1 tty: recvChars: read returns 16 RECV: \r\nCONNECT 9600\r\n expect: does {\r\nCONNECT 9600\r\n} match timeout, eof, or full_buffer? no RE '(CONNECT.*)\r+\n'? yes dialer: set var dialer_expect_out(0,start) to 2 dialer: set var dialer_expect_out(0,end) to 15 dialer: set var dialer_expect_out(0,string) to CONNECT 9600 dialer: set var 0 to CONNECT 9600 dialer: set var dialer_expect_out(1,start) to 2 dialer: set var dialer_expect_out(1,end) to 13 dialer: set var dialer_expect_out(1,string) to CONNECT 9600 dialer: set var 1 to CONNECT 9600 dialer: unset var 2 dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(2,start) dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(2,end) dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(2,string) dialer: unset var 3 dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(3,start) dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(3,end) dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(3,string) dialer: unset var 4 dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(4,start) dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(4,end) dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(4,string) dialer: unset var 5 dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(5,start) dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(5,end) dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(5,string) dialer: unset var 6 dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(6,start) dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(6,end) dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(6,string) dialer: unset var 7 dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(7,start) dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(7,end) dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(7,string) dialer: unset var 8 dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(8,start) dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(8,end) dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(8,string) dialer: unset var 9 dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(9,start) dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(9,end) dialer: unset var dialer_expect_out(9,string) expect: set expect_match {\r\nCONNECT 9600\r\n} Connected CONNECT 9600 TTY tty: Dialer succeeded to 642-5967 source /etc/pni/config/login-dialback.tcl Begin netblazer login XMIT \r PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 0 tty: recvChars: timeout waiting for ready expect: set expect_match {} expect: timed out after 2 secnds XMIT \r PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 0 tty: recvChars: timeout waiting for ready expect: set expect_match {} expect: timed out after 2 secnds XMIT \r PUT \r (0015) tty: sendChars: select returns 1 tty: sendChars: write returns 1 tty: recvChars: select returns 0 tty: recvChars: timeout waiting for ready expect: set expect_match {} expect: timed out after 2 secnds TTY tty: Login to 642-5967 with dialback failed Couldn't make initial connection to net-blazer Couldn't make initial connection to net-blazer\n while executing\n"error "Couldn't make initial connection to net-blazer""\n ... TTY tty: Drop DTR on serial port tty: link connect script fails === TCL Error: Connect script failed to establish link: > TTY tty: Could not establish connection - all attempts failed === errorCode > NONE === errorInfo > TTY tty: Could not establish connection - all attempts failed > while executing > "error "[$encapName encapType] [$encapName encapName]: Could not establish connection - all attempts failed"" > invoked from within > "if {$connected==0} { > error "[$encapName encapType] [$encapName encapName]: Could not establish connection - all attempts failed" > }" > (procedure "dialer_connect" line 52) > invoked from within > "dialer_connect tty dialer" === [end error dump] tty: error 1 starting encapsulator (ERROR) (Error initializing encapsulator tty during phase2 initialization) exiting due to "stop" command stop pni going_down PNI pni: stopped stop slip going_down SLIP slip: stopped stop tty going_down TTY tty: Drop DTR on serial port TTY tty: UUCP-style lock for /dev/cufa released TTY tty: stopped LINK tty disconnected exiting ROOT (pni) #
From: eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca (Eugene Mah) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: unexpected kernel page fault failure Date: 3 Nov 1994 16:41:45 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <39b3s9$8kb@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Does anybody out there have any clue as to what might be causing the following errors? Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: unexpected kernel page fault failure Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: trap: type 0x410 fcode 5 rw 3 faultaddr 0x78 Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: trap: pc 0x406b5a8 sp 0x0 sr 0x2600 Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: trap: cpu 0 th 0x0 proc 0xffffffff pid -1 pcb 0x0 Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: traceback: fp 0x40010da Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: called from pc 04070362 fp 040010ee 4-args 040b0d5a 0407a0a2 040b0d34 0400110a Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: called from pc 04013e34 fp 0400110a 4-args 040b0d34 00000001 040b043c 040b0d34 Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: called from pc 0407a078 fp 04001116 4-args 040b0d34 0400112a 0407a118 040b043c Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: called from pc 0407a118 fp 0400112a 4-args 040b043c 040011a0 040b0dd4 04001152 Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: called from pc 0401471e fp 04001152 4-args 040b0d34 00000001 00000078 00000007 Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: called from pc 04014628 fp 04001172 4-args 040b0dd4 040011a0 00000001 00000001 Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: called from pc 04013906 fp 040011f2 4-args 040b0dd4 040011a0 00000001 040011a0 Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: called from pc 040135d6 fp 0400121a 4-args 040b0dd4 00000001 040b0dd4 00000001 Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: called from pc 0401ad3c fp 04001246 4-args 040b0d34 040a1eb4 00000000 040a1d64 Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: called from pc 0401a52a fp 04001256 4-args 040b043c 040a1eb4 04001282 040170c4 Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: called from pc 040170c4 fp 04001282 4-args 040a1eb4 02114000 00000002 00000001 Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: called from pc 04016f2c fp 04001292 4-args 040a1ccc 040a1d64 040012be 040153fc Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: called from pc 040153fc fp 040012be 4-args 040002cc 00002014 00000000 00000004 Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: called from pc 04016118 fp 040012ca 4-args 10506000 00000000 04001370 4eb90401 Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: called from pc 04001370 fp 00000000 4-args 4eb90401 48260c39 0000040a 303c6736 Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: last fp 0x0 Oct 27 15:40:35 rutherford mach: panic: (Cpu 0) MMU invalid descriptor during table walk I seem to get it on a rather intermittent basis whenever I do a soft reset of the machine (i.e. I don't power off). Sometimes, I'll get it several times in a row. Other times, I can reboot after the panic and everything is honky dory. It doesn't seem to occur when rebooting after powering down (at least it hasn't happened yet). It always occurs after (or during) the SCSI controller is being checked. There isn't anything attached to the external SCSI port on this machine. Clues anyone? I'm thinking maybe hardware. A bad chip somewhere perhaps. Heck, I'm just guessing here. Many thanks Eugene -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eugene Mah eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca (NeXTmail) Grad Student/Sys Admin "For I am a Bear of Very Little Department of Radiology Brain, and long words bother University of Alberta Hospitals me." Winnie the Pooh Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
From: cisitm@albert.cad.cea.fr (Pierre Didierjean) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: *** Q: WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ON THE NET ? Date: 3 Nov 1994 16:41:59 GMT Organization: SSII Sender: cisitm@albert.cad.cea.fr Message-ID: <39b3sn$bfr@anemone.saclay.cea.fr> I'd like to know what kind of people i find on the net. Students, Commercials, Adminitrations, Scientifics or what ?? Is anybody knows that or have statistical results ? What are YOU doing in life ? I am a system administrator. Thanks for the answers and sorry for my english ..... Bye +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pierre DIDIERJEAN | | | | Administrateur Systeme UNIX | | Cisi, Aix-en-Provence | | France | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | email : cisitm@albert.cad.cea.fr | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csp1@unix.york.ac.uk (Colin Perkins) Subject: Re: extra swap file over network Message-ID: <1994Nov3.153602.11484@leeds.ac.uk> Sender: news@leeds.ac.uk Date: Thu, 3 Nov 1994 15:36:00 +0000 (GMT) References: <38og2u$mfd@umd5.umd.edu> <391gok$3r7@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <397pg9$8g8@samsara.circus.com> In article <397pg9$8g8@samsara.circus.com> Adam Deishu Beeman (buddha@samsara.circus.com) wrote: >In article <391gok$3r7@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, >Charles Fu <ccwf@russel.klab.caltech.edu> wrote: >>In article <38og2u$mfd@umd5.umd.edu>, >>Rodney Price <rprice@reunion.umd.edu> wrote: >>>I need to make the new swapfile with mkfile, then use mach_swapon to enable >>>swapping on that file. Does anyone have any experience with this? I'm afraid >>>I may crash my machine and others in some horrible way if I proceed blindly. >> >>You don't _need_ to use mkfile, although you may wish to do so. Be >>sure to put a reasonable hiwater mark on your primary (local) swapfile >>so that you won't run out of local disk space for your compile >>(assuming that you are using a local disk for compiles). >> >>It should work fine, albeit slowly. It has worked for me in the past. >>Test your set-up before you leave it chugging away overnight. >> Yeah, just to echo that I've been running this sort of remote swapfile for a while now, and it works fine. Only problem is, it's __slow__. Really. Half the time I think the machine's hung up completely when it kicks in... Useful as an emergancy measure, as much better than running out of memory completely, but don't even think of using it all the time... -- Colin Perkins Parallel and Signal Processing Applications Group, Email: csp@ohm.york.ac.uk Department of Electronics, University of York, UK. Phone: (+44) 904 432379
From: amford@american.edu (Alan Ford) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: swapfile.front Date: 3 Nov 1994 18:00:08 GMT Organization: The American University, Washington DC Message-ID: <39b8f8$h3v@paladin.american.edu> Keywords: swapfile, swapfile.front Can someone tell me where in bootup the swapfile.front is created? I am having trouble on a machine with inadequate space on root which gets used up by this apparently ever-growing swapfile. I have reviewed rc.swap and can't seem to find it there.
From: tpg@mr.net (Terry Gliedt) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NIS screwup Date: 3 Nov 1994 12:38:31 -0600 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <8iiGuENz00018=8UgU@mr.net> A source who shall remain me (unfortunately) incorrectly set the NIS Domain Name (using SimpleNetworkStarted.app) and then rebooted. Oh boy, what a mess. I finally got the machine to boot up and login as root. But now when I re-invoke SimpleNetworkStarted, it says "Cannot connect to Netinfo-server" and aborts. So how do I repair this? Basically I need to issue by-hand the command that set the NIS domain name. Replies directly here please, now not the time for reading news groups. Thanks in advance. What a dummy-move! =================================================================== Software Toolsmiths Terry Gliedt tpg@mr.net MIME OK 507-356-4710
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: borrelli@ritz.mordor.com (Steve Borrelli) Subject: ioctl problems setting up SL/IP Keywords: elvis, slip, next Sender: Steven D. Borrelli Organization: Mordor International BBS - Jersey City, NJ Date: Thu, 3 Nov 1994 14:39:55 GMT Message-ID: <Cyp4qJ.64M@ritz.mordor.com> I'm having trouble setting up a SL/IP connection on NS2.1. I am using DialUp IP 920904. For some reason /etc/ifconfig fails. This is what running rc.slip does: ================================================= localhost# sh /usr/dialupip/config/rc.slip Begin SLIP configuration. Configuring interface slip0 ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCGIFFLAGS): no such interface <-----here is the problem duioctl DialUp IP [920904] slip0 Can't enable compression: SIOCBISSOFTFLAGS: No such device or address add host 192.0.2.1: gateway 127.0.0.1: File exists add net default: gateway 165.254.109.51: Network is unreachable End SLIP configuration. =================================================== I get the same error duing boot. I am assuming the invocation of /etc/ifconfig is causing the machine to belch. Here is the line from my diald.conf ========================================================= slip0:ritz.mordor.com:cufb#19200:mordor.script 4337343:/usr/dialupip/log/trans@3:slipsrv.access =========================================================== and here are the lines from config.slip: ================================================ SLIP0LOCAL=192.0.2.1 <--- I need this address for Tia SLIP0REMOTE=165.254.109.51 SLIP0NETMASK=255.255.255.0 SLIP0CONFIG=SLIP #SLIP0CONFIG=CSLIP SLIP0DEFAULT=YES ================================================= Is there something I am missing? -- Steven D. Borrelli | finger for pgp public key borrelli@ritz.mordor.com |
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From: scott@nic.gac.edu (Scott Hess) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: BuildDisk.app on NS3.2/Intel Date: 3 Nov 94 15:58:39 Organization: Is a sign of weakness Distribution: world Message-ID: <SCOTT.94Nov3155839@nic.gac.edu> Having just had an "incident" with my PC (the OS crashed, hard), and having spent the last couple days rebuilding things, I've been thinking now would be a good time to continue the quest and optimize the heck out of it. What I would like to do is to partition the 500M disk into two parts, one which can be mounted read-only for the OS, the other read-write for /private. The goal being to reduce the time spent in fsck when the beast reboots. [I'll also reformat to 1024 byte blocks while I'm in there ...] In any case, I was wondering if anyone knows whether the NS3.2 BuildDisk.app handles using tunefs to tune the filesystem for read vs. write performance? I recall this being the case under NS2.1 (you could skim the BLD* scripts and see how it worked), but I can't say whether NS3.2's version does this. [I might just end up using the NS2.1 scripts and crafting a shell script of my own to handle it.] Thanks, -- scott hess <scott@gac.edu><I write the code that makes the whole world sing> Home: 12901 Upton Avenue South, #326 Burnsville, MN 55337 (612) 895-1208 Office: 101 W. Burnsville Pkwy, Suite 108F, Burnsville, MN 55337 890-1332 <?If you haven't the time to design, where will you find the time to debug?>
From: tspencer@kiwi.mccaw.com (Tim Spencer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: TTYDSP and PNI? was: Re: getty at 57,600 baud (black)? Date: 03 Nov 1994 19:41:58 GMT Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. Message-ID: <TSPENCER.94Nov3114159@kiwi.mccaw.com> References: <Pine.NXT.3.92.941102224409.9656F-100000@Tomobiki-Cho.CAC.Washington.EDU> In-reply-to: Mark Crispin's message of Wed, 2 Nov 1994 22:51:43 -0800 > > Cables from Yyrrid (sp?) is a 3rd party product that lets you use the dsp > > port to go up to 115,000 baud > You are thinking of TTYDSP, also from Yrrid. TTYDSP is an excellent product. So very true! I love my TTYDSP! It actually makes my '030 cube useful in the serial department! However, I'd like to ask if anybody else out there is using it with PNI... It appears to do some special initialization when it senses that it is a TTYDSP port which appears to only confuse ttydsp for baudrates above 38400. TTYDSP works like a champ with tip and the modem locked at 76800, but after PNI tries to initialize it, it gets strange. It takes a couple of sessions with tip at 38400 which inexplicably work (the DTE is locked at 76800 on the modem) to reset the thing. Has anybody else encountered these problems? I'm using PNI-1.13 on a '030 3.2 system, but I tried it with 1.11 as well. I tried renaming the serial port to trick PNI into using it like a real zs device, but it saw through my subterfuge. I even tried setting TTYDSP's preferences to not allow baud changes, but it just went right ahead and did it's own thing. I tried sending questions to louie@transsys.com, but it bounced twice, and I'm not sure that the third one hasn't bounced either. Any suggestions would be extremely nice, and I promise to be eternally grateful for a month or two at least! Thanks, and Have fun!! -- Tim Spencer: McCaw NeXT Technical Analyst tim.spencer@mccaw.com (206)803-7381 desk (206)915-5988 cell :-) NeXTMail welcome!!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ed_chubin@vanguard.com (Ed Chubin) Subject: Re: Problems with /dev/ttydb Message-ID: <1994Nov4.003444.3131@il.us.swissbank.com> Sender: root@il.us.swissbank.com (Operator) Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation CM&T Division References: <CyLF8u.MCH@ritz.mordor.com> Date: Fri, 4 Nov 1994 00:34:44 GMT In article <CyLF8u.MCH@ritz.mordor.com> hocker@ritz.mordor.com (Matthew Hocker) writes: > I've recently configured my NeXTstation running 3.0 to allow me to dial > in, by setting, in /devs/ttys: > > ttydb "<getty directory here>/getty std.19200" dialup on > > however, as soon as I kill -HUP 1 or reboot, I get random bursts of data > sent to the modem. What am I doing wrong? I can still dial in, although > it gives strange text (like "/N/E/XT" instead of "NeXT") and takes a lot > of hitting of the enter key just to get the login prompt. By the way, I'm > still waiting for a handshaking modem cable, so I'm using ttydb instead > of ttydfb. > > Obviously, I'm missing something. > > I appreciate any assistance, and I'll post my results if people are > interested. > The output appears to indicate that you are in upper case only mode, which usually happens when you type your name at the login prompt in upper case letters. It could also happen when the terminal mode is set to map output to upper case with 'stty' settings (see 'man stty'). It appears the mode 'lcase' has been set, maybe by the /etc/gettytab which controls your initial terminal settings. You can usually set normal terminal emulation by entering the command % stty -lcase You didn't say what type of terminal you dialed in with so there may be other factors here (like your terminal emulation). > Thanks I hope I helped. > Matt > > -- > A2500 /// Matthew Hocker, B.Eng Volkswagen [W] fanatic **** Canadian > '030 /// hocker@mordor.com '85 GTI '87 Scirocco 16V * \/ * +American > \\\/// This post is recyclable. '88 Jetta GLI 16V *\/\/* ======== > \XX/ "Believer in all things well designed & engineered" **** spam'n'ehs -- Edward H. Chubin ed_chubin@vanguard.com Vanguard Software Corporation #include <VSC/disclaimer.h>
From: shunter@cais2.cais.com (Steve K Hunter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Need recovery suggestions Date: 4 Nov 1994 02:49:50 GMT Organization: Capital Area Internet Service Message-ID: <39c7ge$287@news.cais.com> I am running NS3.2FIPS. I tried configuring NS for my internal modem but on re-boot the system locked up and I had to pull the plug on it with out a proper shut down. I was able to boot single user and fsck the file systems but on multi-user startup the system hangs at loading the drivers. I suspect this is due to the change I made to the com port setting. How do I go about removing references to comm ports (serial ports) while in single user mode ? I want to get the window system up before I go messing around with the configuration again. B.T.W. I am using com port 4, 0238, IRQ3 as serial port settings. Any ideas why this would cause the system to lock up ? please e-mail me, I am without a sytem until this gets resolved. thanks Steve Hunter
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Big mistake, I think! Message-ID: <1994Nov3.122448.7520@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <CyLLzn.4ns@ritz.mordor.com> Date: Thu, 3 Nov 1994 12:24:48 GMT In article <CyLLzn.4ns@ritz.mordor.com> hocker@ritz.mordor.com (Matthew Hocker) writes: [snip] }~ Now, if I could just figure out why /dev/dialup0 is always busy }~ now (so SLIP 920904 can get access to it) I'll be in business. Can }~ I have getty runing on ttydb at the same time? Or is there something }~ else preventing SLIP from getting access to the dialup device, and }~ if so, how do I find it? }~ Put your getty on /dev/ttydfb (unless you're running 68030 black hardware or some hppa without hardware flow control?) Put your SLIP on cufb to use for dial-out, the same port. As for "why"... from /etc/MAKEDEV... mknod dialup0 c 16 0 ; chmod 600 dialup0 mknod dialup1 c 16 1 ; chmod 600 dialup1 They're CREATED that way :-) --- Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE magazine staff technical writer <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Multimedia: NeXTmail(tm) and MIME-mail welcome
From: bdhp8uc@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Andrew Jackson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NeXT floppy drives for sale Date: 4 Nov 1994 07:45:26 GMT Organization: Educational Computing Network Message-ID: <39coqm$sup@news.ecn.bgu.edu> [ Article crossposted from comp.sys.next.hardware ] [ Author was Andrew Jackson ] [ Posted on 4 Nov 1994 07:31:36 GMT ] Have hundreds...make offers...first come....first serve Andrew Jackson (312) 221-9205 voice a-jackson2@bgu.edu internet
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) Subject: Re: Dictionary problems Message-ID: <CyotED.An@euler.hnv.icem.de> Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) Organization: Ink Unknown References: <CyKtp4.1F7@blackmaus.com> Date: Thu, 3 Nov 1994 10:35:01 GMT In article <CyKtp4.1F7@blackmaus.com> dino@blackmaus.com (Dino Bagdadi) writes: > I'm having a problem with the spelling features in all apps. Every time I make the > dictionary "learn" a new word, the dictionary remembers it for as long as I keep the app > running. Once I relaunch the app and check the spelling on a document with the newly > "learned" words, it tells me it's misspelled! > > Mind you, I've checked the ~/.NeXT/dictionaries/English file and I see that the learned > words are there! What the hell is the problem? To make things worse, the same problem > happens with my Spanish dictionary (HSD Spell)! > > I've been having this problem since the day I got my NeXT! > > Any comment/suggestions/fixes? Unfortunately, HSD-spell is known to have this bug. I am not sure about the native NeXT spellchecker. You may try ispell which in conjunction with Moritz Willers' interface to the NeXT's spellchecking facilities makes a good replacement. A bit slow due to ispell but free. All you have to do is get a spanish dictionary for ispell. Good luck, Juergen --- Fon ++49-511-440688 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49-511-440617 == What time do we live in when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee, == when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
From: richard@runner.uucp@usc.edu (Richard Ruth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: TransSys-PNI-1.13 TTY problems Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Date: 4 Nov 1994 06:33:11 -0800 Organization: runner Message-ID: <39dgn7$2bo@runner.uucp> References: <42141@dog.ee.lbl.gov> Joe Christy (joe@msri.org) wrote: : Aaack, I'm at my wit's end. : I've been trying to install and test TransSys-PNI-1.13 on a 68040 NeXT : cube to set up a SLIP connection to a Telebit NetBlazer using a Telebit : T2500 modem. As soon as the modem has dialed and connected the TTY : encapsulator looses its ability to receive characters from the tty, so the : very next expect fails. Has anyone else seen this problem? Has anyone : solved it? ... : Joe Christy | Head of Mathematical Computing |Two wrongs or src host 229.234.254.10) I seem to be having the same problem with TransSys-PNI-1.13 on a NeXT Station Color (non-turbo) with a Telebit WorldBlazer trying to SLIP into another NeXT Station. Two seconds after the connect, the server disconnects. Any suggestions? -- Richard richard%runner.uucp@usc.edu (ok to send NeXT Mail)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) Subject: Cryptorbundle, NeXTmail and automatic crypting Message-ID: <1994Nov4.180703.9451@rna.nl> Sender: gerben@rna.nl Organization: G.R.O.S.S. Date: Fri, 4 Nov 1994 18:07:03 GMT I use Cryptorbundle 1.1 with NeXTmail. When I start a compose window the small encrypt button shows its lock closed (implying encrypt). I type in a known address in the keyring and send it off, but the mail is not encrypted and I also don't get a warning. If I click the button twice (from closed to open to closed) it is sent encrypted. If I type an address unknown in the keyring it is not encrypted. Push button twice and the panel asking for encryption comes up. Is there som dwrite for NeXTmail to set encryption on automatically? And is this a bug in Cryptorbundle since it shows the button in a closed state but does not try to encrypt? Ot is this bug in NeXTmail? Thanks, -- gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242 "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there" Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
From: larry@unbc.edu (Larry Gadallah) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: getty at 57,600 baud (black)? Date: 4 Nov 1994 10:36:58 -0800 Organization: University of Northern British Columbia Distribution: world Message-ID: <39dv0a$7ov@unbc.edu> References: <397qn3$8k6@samsara.circus.com> <399h4v$fgd@darkstar.ucsc.edu> In article <399h4v$fgd@darkstar.ucsc.edu> art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) writes: >In article <397qn3$8k6@samsara.circus.com> buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam >Deishu Beeman) writes: >> The black serial ports max out physically at 38400. >> Cables from Yyrrid (sp?) is a 3rd party product that lets you use the >dsp >> port to go up to 115,000 baud, if I remember correctly. Of course, I >don't >> know if this helps you with getty.... >> > Hmmm. I'm posting this from a black 25 Mhz. Cube with a port speed of >57,600 using TipTop (at least, that's what the modem connect message >reports). I understand that 25 Mhz. color machines may not have the >available CPU cycles to drive the serial ports at 57,600, but I'm speaking >way above my understanding :-) I have gotten about a dozen messages stating that the black hardware can only go to 38.4. This is not true in my experience, as it is in Art's. I am running both PPP-2.1.2 and Kermit at 57,600 without difficulty on a 25 Mhz Cube. My question is probably better stated in this way: How hard would it be to chop in BSD getty sources into NS 3.2? This way 57,600 could be supported by getty on at least some black hardware.
From: tpg@mr.net (Terry Gliedt) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NIS screwup Date: 4 Nov 1994 20:02:13 -0600 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <giihikhz000100TJ5C@mr.net> References: <9411032249.AA10689@ znih.rmNUG.ORG > Excerpts from mail: 4-Nov-94 Re: NIS screwup Marc Majka@NeXT.COM (506*) > The NIS domain name is stored in the file /etc/hostconfig. You'll find > a line in there that looks like: > YPDOMAIN=mydomain As you all correctly told me - this was the answer. I was sure this was something easy. The secret was just finding out. As you all know, a small vi session, and then a reboot and VIOLINS! Thanks - it is much appreciated. =================================================================== Software Toolsmiths Terry Gliedt tpg@mr.net MIME OK 507-356-4710
From: Sage Solutions/Ct Ct <mail00878@pop.net> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.marketplace Subject: neXT sys admins/programmers wanted for NYC Date: Fri, 04 Nov 94 21:45:45 PDT Message-ID: <39eohr$hjc@alterdial.UU.NET> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII We are in need of 2 sys admins on the neXT platform for New York City. The jobs are full time hires. If interested, please respond to Ira Blonder Sage Solutions, Inc tel 212 714 2599 fax 212 714 2558 email mail00878@pop.net
From: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Help! Unable to install 3.2 (yes 3.2) from scratch via CD-ROM Date: 5 Nov 1994 06:07:07 GMT Organization: Center for Computer Music Research and Composition, U.C.S.B. Message-ID: <39f7eb$egu@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> We have an 040 cube whose original hard disk has died, and have bought a new 3rd party disk to replace it. The disk comes preformatted, so I was ready to do the install from scratch by booting from the 3.2 CDROM, but I cannot get it to work. I am not having the problem described in the notes (where it hangs waiting for the CDROM drive to come ready), instead I get a "no SCSI disk" error. I didnt check to see if the ROM version is the early or the late version -- I suspect the former, so I tried using the technique described in the notes, using the upgrade-prep floppy, but... This machine has no floppy drive, but has a OD drive. So, I installed the file /usr/standalone/boot.cdrom onto an optical disk using "disk -B ...", and attempting to boot from that file using "bod(0,0,0)sdmach rootdev=od0", and it said "searching for CDROMs", and I could see it reading the CDROM (could hear it and see the lights), but then it quit with an exception #4. Is there some way to get this to work without having to find a SCSI external floppy drive (I know noone who has one)? Is there another step I may be missing, or does this information provide any clues as to what may be wrong? Please respond via email! Thank you in advance! -- Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer Tel: (805) 893-8352 | Center for Computer Music Research and Composition Internet (NeXTMail ok): | University of California, Santa Barbara <doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu> | http://ccmrc.ucsb.edu/
From: chuckie@panix.com (Alec H. Peterson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help! Unable to install 3.2 (yes 3.2) from scratch via CD-ROM Date: 5 Nov 1994 10:19:33 -0500 Organization: Public Access Internet & UNIX Message-ID: <39g7q5$4ph@panix.com> References: <39f7eb$egu@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> In article <39f7eb$egu@yuggoth.ucsb.edu>, Douglas Scott <doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu> wrote: >We have an 040 cube whose original hard disk has died, and have bought a new >3rd party disk to replace it. The disk comes preformatted, so I was ready to >do the install from scratch by booting from the 3.2 CDROM, but I cannot get it >to work. I am not having the problem described in the notes (where it hangs >waiting for the CDROM drive to come ready), instead I get a "no SCSI disk" >error. I didnt check to see if the ROM version is the early or the late >version -- I suspect the former, so I tried using the technique described in >the notes, using the upgrade-prep floppy, but... Well, as far as I know, you cannot boot straight off of a CDROM drive. If you have an OD boot disk then you could use that and run BuildDisk (the copy on the CD-ROM drive), but short of that you either need to get a floppy drive or get the computer booted some other way and run Upgrader.app (or BuildDisk.app) from there... Alec -- Alec Peterson Panix Public Access UNIX and Internet chuckie@panix.com New York City, NY
From: fseto@redwood.gatech.edu (Frank Seto) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Re: Help! Unable to install 3.2 (yes 3.2) from scratch via CD-ROM Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware Date: 5 Nov 1994 16:30:27 GMT Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Message-ID: <39gbv3$fp1@mordred.gatech.edu> References: <39f7eb$egu@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> I was having a similar problem with a NextStation (the black pizza box...) It turn out to be a problem with the termination. Although the hard drive was already terminated, I needed to put another scsi terminator on the back scsi port for the stupid thing to recognize the hard drive. I have already posted a message asking if there is a better solution to this, but it seems like all the Next guru are hiding under a rock... Let me know if you find a better solution than this. -Frank Douglas Scott (doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu) wrote: : We have an 040 cube whose original hard disk has died, and have bought a new : 3rd party disk to replace it. The disk comes preformatted, so I was ready to : do the install from scratch by booting from the 3.2 CDROM, but I cannot get it : to work. I am not having the problem described in the notes (where it hangs : waiting for the CDROM drive to come ready), instead I get a "no SCSI disk" : error. I didnt check to see if the ROM version is the early or the late : version -- I suspect the former, so I tried using the technique described in : the notes, using the upgrade-prep floppy, but... : This machine has no floppy drive, but has a OD drive. So, I installed the file : /usr/standalone/boot.cdrom onto an optical disk using "disk -B ...", and : attempting to boot from that file using "bod(0,0,0)sdmach rootdev=od0", and it : said "searching for CDROMs", and I could see it reading the CDROM (could hear : it and see the lights), but then it quit with an exception #4. : Is there some way to get this to work without having to find a SCSI external : floppy drive (I know noone who has one)? Is there another step I may be : missing, or does this information provide any clues as to what may be wrong? : Please respond via email! Thank you in advance!
From: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Re: Help! Unable to install 3.2 (yes 3.2) from scratch via CD-ROM Date: 5 Nov 1994 19:02:59 GMT Organization: Center for Computer Music Research and Composition, U.C.S.B. Message-ID: <39gkt3$2uh@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> References: <39f7eb$egu@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> <39gbv3$fp1@mordred.gatech.edu> I solved this problem in a way that might interest others who have early cubes with the early ROM versions which do not (seem to) allow booting directly from the CDROM. First the problem was that I could not do "b sd(1,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd1" because these early machines do not probe for the CD-ROM prior to the boot sequence, so I got "no SCSI disk" in response. I could not boot from the optical disk, even though I installed the /usr/standalone/boot.cdrom file on it using disk -B (adapting the instructions for doing the same on a floppy disk). I do not know why this did not work. What I was able to do was skip the boot from the special boot block altogether by using a boot trick: I did "bsd -a". That does two things: 1) The -a tells it to prompt for the root device. 2) The fact that I gave it no arguments made it go out and probe for all scsi devices, which meant it found the CD-ROM. This is the obscure detail. When it fails on sd0, I gave it sd(1,0,0)sdmach as the boot block. It then booted from the CD-ROM, and asked me for the root device, at which point I gave it sd1. Away we went. So the summary is: you can install from scratch onto a hard disk from CD-ROM without need of an additional floppy or optical boot block by doing what I described above. Hope it helps somebody else! -- Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer Tel: (805) 893-8352 | Center for Computer Music Research and Composition Internet (NeXTMail ok): | University of California, Santa Barbara <doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu> | http://ccmrc.ucsb.edu/
From: thorch@infinet.com (William Todd Horch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: REQUEST: Help with SLIP Date: 5 Nov 1994 19:39:10 GMT Organization: InfiNet - Internet Access (614/224-3410) Message-ID: <39gn0u$9lk@rigel.infinet.com> Anyone out there willing to help me set up SLIP on a NeXT '030 w/ NeXTSTEP 3.0? I have a SLIP account and just need to figure out how to get the configuration right. Please respond via e-mail to the infinet address below. -- +----------------------------------------------------------+ | Todd Horch | I just don't know how much more of | | thorch@infinet.com | this I can take. | | fvhu68a@prodigy.com | - me | +----------------------------------------------------------+
From: rsc@ncar.ucar.edu (Bob Campbell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: help: tape backups not working Date: 6 Nov 1994 00:18:07 GMT Organization: High Altitude Observatory/NCAR, Boulder CO Message-ID: <39h7bv$1ka@ncar.ucar.edu> I'm having problems doing tape backups to remote and local tape drives. I've been able to do remote dumps to a DAT drive on system I have an account on, but not root access with this command: rdump 0ufs user@remote:/dev/nrst0 1200000 / from a root account. However, when I go to rrestore locally, I get an I/O error. The same thing happens from the account on the remote machine. The two machines, both NeXTstations (black), are running different levels of the operating system. The remote one is running 3.2, while the local one is running a previous version (3.1, I think). Another command I tried was rdump 0uOf 1944.###### user@remote:/dev/nrst0 / since that's how the admin of the remote host does all his remote dumps. That worked, but also gave me an I/O error. The other thing I tried was connecting an Exabyte drive locally. It booted fine, and I was able to do mt commands to rew/fsf/offl the tape, but once I tried dumping to it, I would get an error "0 feet into tape 1" I tried two tapes, and examined the media of both. The commands I tried were: dump 0ufbcds /dev/nrst0 126 54000 6000 / <- what I use on Suns dump 0ufs /dev/nrst0 1200000 / <- from the NeXT dump man page dump 0uf /dev/nrst0 / <- out of desperation The system administration manual, of course, has nothing about tape drives in it. My reason for doing this dump is so I can upgrade the machine, so please don't reply with "oh, that's easy - you need to upgrade" Thanks, --- Bob Campbell Student Assistant System Manager High Altitude Observatory National Center for Atmospheric Research ***** "Precisely, around here "religion" means home *|_o_o|\\ Apple vs. IBM, WP vs W4W, brew *|. o.| || MickeySoft vs. The Free World, | o |// X windows vs The Forces of Darkness." ====== - random net post
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: help: tape backups not working Date: 6 Nov 1994 05:22:35 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL Message-ID: <39hp6r$10v@news.acns.nwu.edu> References: <39h7bv$1ka@ncar.ucar.edu> In article <39h7bv$1ka@ncar.ucar.edu>, Bob Campbell <rsc@ncar.ucar.edu> wrote: > >I'm having problems doing tape backups to remote and local >tape drives. > Much on first part > >The other thing I tried was connecting an Exabyte drive >locally. It booted fine, and I was able to do mt commands >to rew/fsf/offl the tape, but once I tried dumping to it, >I would get an error "0 feet into tape 1" I tried two >tapes, and examined the media of both. The commands I >tried were: >dump 0ufbcds /dev/nrst0 126 54000 6000 / <- what I use on Suns >dump 0ufs /dev/nrst0 1200000 / <- from the NeXT dump man page >dump 0uf /dev/nrst0 / <- out of desperation > >The system administration manual, of course, has nothing about >tape drives in it. My reason for doing this dump is so I can >upgrade the machine, so please don't reply with "oh, that's >easy - you need to upgrade" > I regularly use an 8200 exabyte for dumps on our slabs and cubes with almost the same commands. Some obvious (and not so obvious) suggestions. 1) Make sure tape is in drive and on when you boot machine. 2) Make sure tape is write enabled. 3) Look up scsi rev's with SCSI2_toolbox. 4) Try one of the demo tape backup apps. 5) Give us some more info on your configuration -- Jerry S. Weiss j-weiss@nwu.edu Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois %SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Cut, was csn.misc Re: [unix question] how to get the path to the current dir Message-ID: <1994Nov5.204147.856@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <9411050157.AA08257@alleg.EDU> Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 20:41:47 GMT In article <9411050157.AA08257@alleg.EDU> luomat@alleg.EDU (Tim Luoma) writes: }~ I know this is probably better off in one of the Unix newsgroups, but }~ anyway.... }~ }~ I am looking for a way to get the opposite of "basename" (a command }~ that will take a path and give just the ending.) The Sun/SysV "cut" command can really come in handy... Note that the related "paste(1V)" command is NOT the same as the NEXTSTEP paste(1) command that is a commandline pasteboard interface. ======================[ cut ]========================== #!/bin/sh # Shell/awk version of System V cut(1) command # Is not fully compatible, nor optimized (-c option is SLOW). # Incompatibilities include # - Different diagnostics # - Arbitrary limits on number of columns/fields it will output # - Does not process delimiter-less records properly # - Does not implement the -s option # Written by Jon LaBadie (princeton!jonlab!jon) in July, 1990 while # teaching a UNIX Tools class on a Xenix system that did not include # cut. The command was needed for some of the class exercises. # In no way would I recommend it be used as a replacement for cut(1). # But if you need the capabilities of cut, this might do. # set -u PROG=${0} usage() { # usage message should be revised to include -d option echo "Usage: ${PROG} -{f|c}spec [file(s)]" >&2 echo " where: spec is m,n or m-n, or n-" >&2 exit 1 } COLUMNS=FALSE FIELDS=FALSE DELIM=FALSE while [ ${#} -gt 0 ] do case "${1}" in -f*) [ ${COLUMNS} != FALSE ] && usage FIELDS=`expr "${1}" : '..\(.*\)'` [ "${FIELDS}" = "" ] && { echo "${PROG}: -f option requires an argument" >&2 usage } ;; -c*) [ ${FIELDS} != FALSE ] && usage COLUMNS=`expr "${1}" : '..\(.*\)'` [ "${COLUMNS}" = "" ] && { echo "${PROG}: -c option requires an argument" >&2 usage } ;; -d) echo "${PROG}: -d option requires a single character argument" >&2 usage ;; -d?) DELIM=`expr "${1}" : '..\(.*\)'` ;; -d??*) echo "${PROG}: single character delimiters only" >&2 exit 1 ;; -?*) echo "${PROG}: Illegal Option: \"${1}\"" >&2 usage ;; *) break # start of file names ;; esac shift done [ "${FIELDS}" = FALSE -a "${COLUMNS}" = FALSE ] && { echo "${PROG}: either -f or -c option must be used" >&2 usage } [ "${DELIM}" != FALSE -a "${COLUMNS}" != FALSE ] && { echo "${PROG}: -d and -c options are incompatible" >&2 usage } [ "${DELIM}" = FALSE ] && DELIM=' ' # TAB character FILES=${@+"${@}"} if [ "${FIELDS}" != FALSE ] then awk -F"${DELIM}" ' BEGIN { OFS = "'"${DELIM}"'" stderr = "/dev/tty" n = split("'"${FIELDS}"'", tmp1, ",") j = 0 for (i = 1; i <= n; i++) { if ( (pos = index(tmp1[i], "-")) == 0) { # must be simple n type column spec cols[++j] = tmp1[i] + 0; } else if (pos == length(tmp1[i])) { # must be n- type column specifier if (i != n) { print "'"${PROG}"'" ": Field specifier " tmp1[i] ", must be last" > stderr exit 1 } v = substr(tmp1[i], 1, pos - 1) + 0 while (j < 48) # arbitrary max of 48 cols[++j] = v++ } else { # last possibility is m-n type n2 = split(tmp1[i], tmp2, "-") while (tmp2[1] <= tmp2[2]) cols[++j] = tmp2[1]++ + 0 } } ncols = j for (i = 1; i < ncols; i++) if (cols[i] >= cols[i+1]) { print "'"${PROG}"'" ": Fields must be specified in ascending order" >stderr exit 1 } } { printf("%s", $(cols[1])) for (i = 2; i <= ncols && cols[i] <= NF; i++) { printf("%s%s", OFS, $(cols[i])) } print "" } ' ${FILES} else # must be -c option awk ' BEGIN { stderr = "/dev/tty" n = split("'"${COLUMNS}"'", tmp1, ",") j = 0 for (i = 1; i <= n; i++) { if ( (pos = index(tmp1[i], "-")) == 0) { # must be simple n type column spec cols[++j] = tmp1[i] + 0; } else if (pos == length(tmp1[i])) { # must be n- type column specifier if (i != n) { print "'"${PROG}"'" ": Column specifier " tmp1[i] ", must be last" > stderr exit 1 } v = substr(tmp1[i], 1, pos - 1) + 0 while (j < 200) # arbitrary max of 200 cols[++j] = v++ } else { # last possibility is m-n type n2 = split(tmp1[i], tmp2, "-") while (tmp2[1] <= tmp2[2]) cols[++j] = tmp2[1]++ + 0 } } ncols = j for (i = 1; i < ncols; i++) if (cols[i] >= cols[i+1]) { print "'"${PROG}"'" ": Columns must be specified in ascending order" >stderr exit 1 } } { printf("%s", substr($0, cols[1], 1)) l = length for (i = 2; i <= ncols && cols[i] <= l; i++) { printf("%s", substr($0, cols[i], 1)) } print "" } ' ${FILES} fi exit 0
From: stan@atlantis104.stanford.edu (Stan Jirman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Logging FTP Date: 6 Nov 1994 06:47:11 GMT Organization: Stanford University Message-ID: <39hu5f$7n6@nntp.Stanford.EDU> Hello, thought one of you can help. Is there a way to log who does what when ftp'd into my machine? I see everywhere these messages that a session is logged, so either it's a bluff or it works. Can someone tell me how? Thanks, - Stan --- +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------+ | Stan Jirman -- The Swiss Guy | "Forty-two!" yelled | | SU Computer Science | Loonquawl. "Is that all | | Box 2642, Stanford, CA (415) 497 4396 | you've got to show for | | stanj@cs.stanford.edu | seven and a half | | NeXTmail / MIME anytime welcome! | million years' work?" | +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: beatty@beatty.slip.netcom.com (Derek Beatty) Subject: Re: getty at 57,600 baud (black)? Message-ID: <39cfcg$22v@beatty.slip.netcom.com> Sender: netnews@netcom.com (USENET Administration) Organization: none References: <399h4v$fgd@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> Date: Fri, 4 Nov 1994 05:04:16 GMT /* Get or set the speed of a device */ #import <stdio.h> #import <sys/fcntl.h> #import <sgtty.h> int decodeSpeed(char sgSpeedCode); char encodeSpeed(int speed); main( int argc, char *argv[]) { struct sgttyb basicSgttyModes; int ttyFiledes; if (argc < 2 || argc > 3) { fprintf(stderr,"%s%s%s%s%s", "usage: speed device [ newSpeed ]\n", "\tspeeds are: 50 134 300 1800 9600 28800 57600\n", "\t\t 75 150 600 2400 14400 38400\n", "\t\t 110 200 1200 4800 19200 43200\n"); exit(1); } ttyFiledes= open(argv[1], O_RDONLY); if (ttyFiledes == -1) { perror("can't open device"); exit(1); } if (-1 == ioctl(ttyFiledes, TIOCGETP, &basicSgttyModes)) { perror("can't get device parameters"); exit(1); } if (argc < 3) { printf("input %d, output %d\n", decodeSpeed(basicSgttyModes.sg_ispeed), decodeSpeed(basicSgttyModes.sg_ospeed)); exit(0); } else { int desiredSpeed= atoi(argv[2]); basicSgttyModes.sg_ispeed= encodeSpeed(desiredSpeed); basicSgttyModes.sg_ospeed= encodeSpeed(desiredSpeed); if (-1 == ioctl(ttyFiledes, TIOCSETP, &basicSgttyModes)) { perror("can't set device parameters"); exit(1); } exit(0); } } char encodeSpeed(int desiredSpeed) { switch (desiredSpeed) { case 0: return B0; case 50: return B50; case 75: return B75; case 110: return B110; case 134: return B134; case 150: return B150; case 200: return B200; case 300: return B300; case 600: return B600; case 1200: return B1200; case 1800: return B1800; case 2400: return B2400; case 4800: return B4800; case 9600: return B9600; case 14400: return B14400; case 19200: return B19200; case 28800: return B28800; case 38400: return B38400; case 43200: return B43200; case 57600: return B57600; default: fprintf(stderr, "unrecognized speed %d\n", desiredSpeed); exit(1); } } int decodeSpeed(char speedCode) { switch (speedCode) { case B0: return 0; case B50: return 50; case B75: return 75; case B110: return 110; case B134: return 134; case B150: return 150; case B200: return 200; case B300: return 300; case B600: return 600; case B1200: return 1200; case B1800: return 1800; case B2400: return 2400; case B4800: return 4800; case B9600: return 9600; case B14400: return 14400; case B19200: return 19200; case B28800: return 28800; case B38400: return 38400; case B43200: return 43200; case B57600: return 57600; default: fprintf(stderr, "internal error: bad code %d\n", speedCode); exit(1); } } /* -- Derek Beatty beatty@netcom.com Austin, Texas */
From: robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Cryptorbundle, NeXTmail and automatic crypting Date: 06 Nov 1994 11:36:41 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Nov6113641@steffi.dircon.co.uk> References: <1994Nov4.180703.9451@rna.nl> To: gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) In-reply-to: gerben@rna.nl's message of Fri, 4 Nov 1994 18:07:03 GMT >>>>> "GW" == Gerben Wierda <gerben@rna.nl> writes: GW>I use Cryptorbundle 1.1 with NeXTmail. When I start a compose window the small GW>encrypt button shows its lock closed (implying encrypt). I type in a known GW>address in the keyring and send it off, but the mail is not encrypted and I GW>also don't get a warning. If I click the button twice (from closed to open to GW>closed) it is sent encrypted. GW>If I type an address unknown in the keyring it is not encrypted. Push button GW>twice and the panel asking for encryption comes up. GW>Is there som dwrite for NeXTmail to set encryption on automatically? And is GW>this a bug in Cryptorbundle since it shows the button in a closed state but GW>does not try to encrypt? Ot is this bug in NeXTmail? GW>Thanks, GW>-- GW>gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242 GW>"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there" GW>Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud. dwrite Mail Encrypt NO in your case... dwrite Mail Encrypt YES #! /bin/sh # # Hack away read-receipt preferences for Mail 3.2 # echo $0 > /dev/console DIR=`echo $0 | sed -e 's:/[^/]*$::'` if bm 3.2 /usr/lib/NextStep/software_version > /dev/null; then if dread Mail ReadReceipt > /dev/null 2>&1 |bm YES > /dev/null; then $DIR/alert "Mail.app preferences alert" \ "You have set \"ReadReceipt\" to on in your preferences. This does not work with CryptorBundle under NeXTMail-3.2. ReadReceipt will be switched off. You should restart Mail.app now !!" dwrite Mail ReadReceipt NO fi fi I posted Thomas a fix for this but since then my harddrive crashed. Just take it from me that you probably want to do this manually.. dwrite Mail ReadReceipt NO -- "Emacs isn't pretty. It's functional!" (ASCII for text only messages)
From: gregory@nukestep.mit.edu (Gregory B Howland) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Display Problems Date: 6 Nov 1994 18:30:19 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Message-ID: <39j7br$fuc@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> We had a power failure in our building. Now when I restart the computer I get the following line during the boot sequence. Display: Failure to match modes. Using default mode. NEXTSTEP then uses the 640 x 480 default resolution. I can not get any of the other resolutions to work. I am using an ATI graphics card with NS/i 3.2. Does anyone know how to get the display to work properly again? Thanks, Brian
From: rdieter@math.unl.edu (Rex Dieter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Logging FTP Date: 6 Nov 1994 20:24:45 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln Message-ID: <39je2d$2l3@crcnis1.unl.edu> References: <39hu5f$7n6@nntp.Stanford.EDU> Stan Jirman (stan@atlantis104.stanford.edu) wrote: : Hello, : thought one of you can help. Is there a way to log who does what when : ftp'd into my machine? I see everywhere these messages that a session is : logged, so either it's a bluff or it works. I'm certain that logging can probably be done with the stock NS ftpd, but I don't know how. I DO know that you can grab the source for wu-ftpd from wuarchive.wustl.edu. It is VERY configurable and it DOES log ftp's. -- | Rex A. Dieter | Research Associate | | rdieter@math.unl.edu | UN-L Mathematics Dept. |
From: kris@xmission.com (kris) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: TCL script to redial DialupIP or PNI rapidly Date: 6 Nov 1994 13:32:54 -0700 Organization: XMission Public Access Internet (801-539-0900) Message-ID: <39jehm$9nr@xmission.xmission.com> My new Internet service provider's modem bank is constantly busy, and redialing constantly seems to be the only way to connect. What I want is a TCL script that dials and redials until the SLIP software connects. I'm running DialupIP on a 32 MB color slab, but I don't see a big problem switching to PNI if such a redial script exists only for it. You can NeXTmail the script to magnkj@zinc.com, or ASCII or MIME it to kris@xmission.com. Thanks! .......................................kris -- Kristopher Magnusson kris@xmission.com (no NeXTmail, please) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Without LOVE, BEAUTY, or DANGER, it would almost be easy to live
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hocker@ritz.mordor.com (Matthew Hocker) Subject: SLIP 920904: Working great, but... Organization: Mordor International BBS - Jersey City, NJ Date: Sun, 6 Nov 1994 22:32:18 GMT Message-ID: <CyvALu.Fn7@ritz.mordor.com> I've been to the wars over this... I finally got SLIP running on my NeXTstation mono. There must have been something about my 3.0 config that got in the way, because when I upgraded (?) to 3.1, my problems disappeared. Now everything works great. I can telnet, ftp, use OmniWeb (great app!), even NewsGrazer. But I do still have one, mysterious, problem: To access anything, I have to telnet to my gateway (that is, the account where I run SLIP from) to get tcldiald to dial and "figure out" where the gateway is. It's not that it doesn't dial otherwise, it's just that nothing seems to connect properly. Thus, to run OmniWeb, I have to telnet to ritz.mordor.com (my service provider) which kicks off the tcldiald script, then wait to get some response, then start OmniWeb. I can use ftp instead of telnet, but I can't run OmniWeb before either. In addition, if the modem times out, and I try to continue whatever operation I was on (involving redialing and reconnecting) I also get locked out. Wierd. Logically it makes sense that if telnet can figure out how to get to the Internet, so should any other TCP/IP app should be able to as well. Can anyone help? I've been a bit of a pain, posting all the time about my SLIP problems... I promise to help others when I get this solved! Thanks Matt -- A2500 /// Matthew Hocker, B.Eng Volkswagen [W] fanatic **** Canadian '030 /// hocker@mordor.com '85 GTI '87 Scirocco 16V * \/ * +American \\\/// This post is recyclable. '88 Jetta GLI 16V *\/\/* ======== \XX/ "Believer in all things well designed & engineered" **** spam'n'ehs
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: bbutler@netcom.com (Bryan Butler) Subject: Need Installation instructions Message-ID: <bbutlerCyvC87.Mtu@netcom.com> Summary: Need installation instructions for NSFIP Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Sun, 6 Nov 1994 23:07:18 GMT Help, I just bought a used copy of NextStep for Intel (3.2) and the seller didn't include the installation instructions. I tried to do it blind but I can't get it to work. It hangs up as some point during the installation. (it's not the keyboard bug described on NextAnswers.) If someone in the Boston area would be willing to loan me their installation guide I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks. -- ------- Bryan Butler bbutler@netcom.com
From: jmack@execpc.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help/info neaded: What is the best setup for a dial Date: 7 Nov 1994 00:02:05 GMT Organization: Alpha.net -- Milwaukee, WI Message-ID: <39jqpt$54u@homer.alpha.net> I am looking in to setting up a public access system and am looking for advice on what machine types to use and system configuration. What do you think of a system running on high speed Pc's with linux?
From: andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Andrew Abernathy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: getty at 57,600 baud (black)? Date: 6 Nov 1994 23:52:59 GMT Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <39jq8r$2gf@ftp-p.mccaw.com> References: <39dv0a$7ov@unbc.edu> So if port speeds greater than 38.4k are now supported on black hardware, but the buffers are wrong for anything above 38.4k, what does that mean? Does it mean that data transfer is worse than it should be at the higher speeds? Is it worse than just running at 38.4k? Does it mean that data can be corrupted? Thanks for any help. -- andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Seattle area) 12206 131st Place NE, #E-75 Kirkland, WA 98034 (NeXTmail / MIME / MS Mail spoken here) I don't speak for McCaw. I can barely speak for myself.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hocker@ritz.mordor.com (Matthew Hocker) Subject: Re: SLIP 920904: Working great, but... References: <CyvALu.Fn7@ritz.mordor.com> Organization: Mordor International BBS - Jersey City, NJ Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 05:05:31 GMT Message-ID: <Cyvst8.9uM@ritz.mordor.com> Whoops... I meant to say that I have to telnet/ftp to the raw, 32-bit, internet address, not "ritz.mordor.com". After that, all other IP operations seem to work fine, when the SLIP connection is made. Matt -- A2500 /// Matthew Hocker, B.Eng Volkswagen [W] fanatic **** Canadian '030 /// hocker@mordor.com '85 GTI '87 Scirocco 16V * \/ * +American \\\/// This post is recyclable. '88 Jetta GLI 16V *\/\/* ======== \XX/ "Believer in all things well designed & engineered" **** spam'n'ehs
From: brian@twilight.eyrie.com (Brian Odlum) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Looking for SNMP manager applications Date: 6 Nov 1994 23:23:51 GMT Organization: Salt Spring Technical, Portland OR Distribution: world Message-ID: <39joi7$94g@twilight.eyrie.com> Keywords: SNMP network manager Anyone know of any native NeXTSTEP SNMP Manager applications? How about X SNMP Manager applications that folks have run successfully under NeXTSTEP using co-Xist (or any other NeXT implementation of X Windows)? Please email replies. Thanks in advance. -- Brian Odlum Salt Spring Technical brian@twilight.eyrie.com
From: jantzen@ccmitpa.univ-lyon1.fr (Eric Jantzen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Boot floppy disk ??? Date: 7 Nov 1994 08:36:27 GMT Organization: C.I.S.M. Universite de Lyon 1 / INSA de Lyon Message-ID: <39koub$da2@cismsun.univ-lyon1.fr> Hello, It is possible to make a boot floppy disk for NeXTStep 2.2 ?? and how ??? thank's -- ----------------------------------------------------- Eric Jantzen | jantzen@ccmi.univ-lyon1.fr U.C.B.L. | France | -----------------------------------------------------
From: c9039@rrzc3 (Roland Schwingel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: CDROM-Writer on Next ? Date: 7 Nov 1994 10:40:40 GMT Organization: University of Regensburg, Germany Message-ID: <39l078INNg6f@rrzs3.uni-regensburg.de> Keywords: CDROM,WRITER Hello, I got a question concerning CDWriters on Nextstep. I got a Pinacle RCD202 Writer and want to attach it to the Next. Now the following is happening, when I am inserting an empty media: Nextstep opens the format disk panel and wants to format or eject the WORM and therefore I can not write to this device. How can I prevent NS from doing this ? Any ideas ? Thanks in advance for your help, Roland -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Schwingel, Lilienthalstrasse 9, 92421 Schwandorf, Germany Email: roland.schwingel@extern.uni-regensburg.de roland@onevision.de (NO MAILS >20K! NeXTMail welcome) Phone: +49-(0)9431-5779 (after 6 pm) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: fxg@merry.imib.rwth-aachen.de (Felix Gatzemeier #Alwd#) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Simple network: "Disabled or not connected" Date: 07 Nov 1994 12:39:56 GMT Organization: Rechnerbetrieb Informatik - RWTH Aachen Message-ID: <FXG.94Nov7133956@merry.imib.rwth-aachen.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Howdy. I tried to connect 2 slabs (1mono 1color) via Ethernet. They are to run quite independently, sharing files and a printer, maybe exchanging mail. Nevertheless, I configured one of them to be a NetInfo-and-everything -- Server in SNS (Stupid me). The other one's a 'standalone', as both should be. The IP addresses seem OK, both recognize their own (ping my.i.p.addr works). I set up a domain for the standalone on the server, of course (stupid me). Even with all the errors mentioned above, I would expect ping other.i.p.addr to work, but all I get is 100% packet loss and a Console msg "Network disabled or you are not connected to it". I exchanged wires with no change. I checked ifconfig en0, which gives me OK IP adresses and all kinds of nice flags (UP,RUNNING,... can't name them all now.) I didn't find anything helpful on this message in the online docs and can't get at nextanswers currently. Seems to me, there should be a stupid error and easy fix for this. -- Felix (fxg@(([Pool|I3].Informatik)|(Tolkien.ImIB)).RWTH-Aachen.de NeXT-Mail ok, but slow)
From: benedett@deis05.cineca.it (Arrigo Benedetti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SUMMARY: mail & news confiuration under SLIP Date: 7 Nov 1994 14:59:53 GMT Organization: Cineca Message-ID: <39lfd9$lgb@sirio.cineca.it> This is a summary of the replies that I got regarding an article I posted some time ago about mail and news configuration under the TransSys-PNI SLIP package. MAIL The problem with mail is that a machine connected to the Internet by SLIP (say bndm13k1.nettuno.it) is not available 24 hrs. a day for connections with other mail transport agents (e.g. sendmail) from hosts in the Internet. For this reason Inernet providers usually set up a machine that will work as a mail hub. This mail hub (say modena.nettuno.it) stores incoming mail messages from other hosts as well as serves as a gateway for clients when a mail user agent (say Mail.app) needs to transfer a message to other hosts on the Internet. I do not know if this is a common situation for SLIP machines connected to the Internet via SLIP, but I presume so. The result of this is that the Internet address for incoming mail (say bndm13k1@modena.nettuno.it) is different from the usual FQDN arrigo@bndm13k1.nettuno.it. To retrieve mail from the mail hub modena.nettuno.it I use a POP (Post Office Protocol) client. There is a nice client for NS, called PopOver, available at the usual ftp sites. Its configuration is straightforward. To have outgoing mail working, some modifications have to be made at /etc/sendmail/sendmail.cf. The first forces sendmail to queue requests made by Mail.app and other user agents: Odbackground becomes Odq In this way when you click the deliver button in Mail.app the message is put in a queue. Later, after the SLIP connection is brought up, you just need to invoke /usr/lib/sendmail -q and your mail will flow to the hub for delivery. Of course you need to put in sendmail.cf you mail hub name. My sendmail.cf has the lines # major relay host DRmodena.nettuno.it CRmodena.nettuno.it Having a separate address for incoming and outcoming mail poses a problem when someone is replying to a message coming from bndm13k1.nettuno.it. A quick hack is changing the From: and eventually Reply-To: header lines definitions in /etc/sendmail/sendmail.cf to respectively H?F?From: bndm13k1@modena.nettuno.it HReply-To: bndm13k1@modena.nettuno.it This will only work on a single user machine. If anyone knows how to deal with this problem better, I would like to know it. My Internet provider told me that a possible solution to this problem would be to set up an MX record for my host (bndm13k1.nettuno.it) but there could problems if I did not poll enough frequently. Using a POP client, they say, I can be sure that no messages would ever be lost. NEWS I decided to set up INN. A version patched for NS is available at ftp::/uni-stuttgart.de/pub/systems/next/Usenet/INN-1.4.tar.gz. I strongly recommend that you read the FAQs on INN before installing it. I also recommend that you install slurp to grab news form an NNTP server. Slurp (by steveh@orbital.demon.co.uk) is a substitute for nntpget (a program of the INN distribution), and is compatible with INN. The standard slurp distribution (a search with archie will tell you a dozen sites carrying it) compiles with no problems on 3.2. I have not been able to send out news yet, but I'm working on it. Hope it helps, -Arrigo Benedetti -- Arrigo Benedetti e-mail:benedett@deis05.cineca.it University of Bologna bndm13k1@bologna.nettuno.it (NeXTmail accepted) Via S. Agata 11 41100 MODENA - ITALY phone: (home) + 39 59 224929 (office) +39 59 216688 (fax) +39 59 220727
From: steveq@telerate.com (Steve Quirk) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Can't get DNS name server working with NS 3.2 Date: 7 Nov 1994 14:50:11 GMT Organization: Dow Jones Telerate Distribution: usa Message-ID: <39ler3$hp3@jetty.telerate.com> Keywords: aaaarrrrggg My apologies if you see this twice.... Before I go any further with this, is there anyone out there that is using a NS system as a DNS name server? The documentation (NS Sysadmin manual) has info on setting up a DNS client and secondary server but doesn't specifically mention a primary server - is there anything that prevents me from doing what I want? I'm set up as a subdomain of telerate.com and I'm having a bitch of a time getting my name server to communicate with other name servers outside of the telerate.com domain. The boot files and required databases 'look' OK. Has anyone else out there had any success? Thanks for any help. Steve BTW - the subdomain is "hbsd-im.telerate.com", served by 'ipm0.hbsd-im.telerate.com'; if you care to attempt an nslookup. -- steveq@telerate.com Dow Jones Telerate (201)-938-5846 600 Plaza Two, Jersey City, NJ, 07311
From: wiedner@maestria.desy.de (Ulrich Wiedner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: help - strange compress behavior Date: 7 Nov 1994 12:40:50 GMT Organization: DESY Message-ID: <39l78i$lup@dscomsa.desy.de> Keywords: compress, file structure Help! I compressed a folder with several FrameMaker, tiff and eps files in it. There were no error messages at the time of compression. But when I decompressed the folder, none of the files were readable by their respective applications. I checked the files with edit, and it looks like the file structure itself got mixed up. For example, the eps file header appears somewhere in the middle of the file. Things that should appear on page 2 of a frame document show up before stuff that should come on page 1, and so on. It looks like the computer put the puzzle pieces together in the wrong order. I hadn't had any problems with compress until now. Has anyone else had this happen? Is there any hope for me to recover my files? I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who might know how to fix this! Ulrich Wiedner University of Hamburg e-mail: wiedner@majestix.desy.de or ulrich@cernvm.cern.ch
From: schwett@differencengine.hip.berkeley.edu (Mark Schwettmann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NS/i as SLIP Gateway for Linux Box Date: 7 Nov 1994 17:56:28 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Message-ID: <39lpoc$k6b@agate.berkeley.edu> Keywords: SLIP intel tcp/ip Hiya... I've got a very simple network of two PC's at home, one of which is running NeXTStep and the other is running Linux. I have TransSys PNI, which I use to connect the NeXTStep PC to the local University Annex. This works perfectly. The local network seems to be set up fine (we can telnet, ftp, share via nfs, talk, etc...) Perhaps I'm a glutton for punishment, but what we were attempting to do was allow the Linux box to telnet (etc..) DIRECTLY to the net... As it is it is possible to telnet to my machine (differencengine) and THEN out, but it seems that with the proper routing this SHOULD be possible. Is it? We haven't had any luck, and a local "expert" on TCP/IP and UCBerkeley claims that it is not possible. My IP address (assigned by the University) is 136.152.64.247 and the other machine is 136.152.64.183. The SLIP annex is 136.152.64.1. Here are the routing tables for the Linux box: Kernel routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 136.152.64.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 4873 eth0 127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 638 lo default differencengine * UG 0 0 46 eth0 This was just from one attempt; we tried a great many... This is my routing table (netstat -r -n) Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Interface 136.152.64.1 136.152.64.247 UH 0 0 pni0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 3 206 lo0 136.152.64.247 127.0.0.1 UH 0 0 lo0 default 136.152.64.1 UG 1 892 pni0 136.152.64 136.152.64.247 U 3 674 en0 We attempted recreating the destination and gateways of the two pni0 interface routes on the Linux box, and then adding one more default route to differencengine, but that did not work. However, when he attempts to telnet out he IS sending packets to my machine (shown via traceroute) but it would appear that either my machine is not passing them on, or they are not finding their way back. Does anybody have any suggestions? Does the annex machine on the other end need to know explicitly that I am acting as a gateway for another machine? Do we need our own tiny subnet? Is this pie-in-the-sky? Thanks to all! Mark Schwettmann
From: ad_net@news.delphi.com (AD_NET@DELPHI.COM) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NetInfo Client/Server Question?? Date: 7 Nov 1994 19:44:46 -0000 Organization: Delphi Internet Services Corporation Message-ID: <39m03e$fqn@news.delphi.com> By default, it seems that after adding a new NS client to the network, the directories /LocalApps /LocalLibrary are mounted automatically from the NS server. My question is, where in the Server NetInfo is this behavior specified, and what changes need to be made so that other directories are also automounted during boot time when a new host is added. Thanks in advance, Karlheinz
From: anand@denys.yale.edu (Anand R. Mehta) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: services, OmniImageFilter, applist Date: 7 Nov 1994 16:48:21 GMT Organization: Yale University, Department of Computer Science, New Haven, CT Distribution: world Message-ID: <39llom$dee@babyblue.cs.yale.edu> I have installed OmniWeb, OmniImage, and OmniImage filter as root into /LocalApps and /LocalLibrary/Services as appropriate. The problem is that all WWW browsing and image retrieval works well when I log into the workspace as root. If I log into the workspace as myself and then run OmniWeb, the images are not displayed, and my understanding is that this occurs because OmniWeb cannot find an appropriate viewer. This also occurs if I am logged into the Workspace as myself, open a terminal window, SU to root, and then execute OmniWeb from the window. When I try to run make_services from my own account (no services show up for my personal account in the app menus) I get the error: denys:~(2)>make_services make_services: cannot read services applist file. denys:~(3)> All help is appreciated. Thanks, -Anand -- ================================================================== Anand Mehta mehta-anand@yale.edu 203-436-1482 Computing Asst. We dance round in a ring and suppose, But the Secret sits in the middle and knows. ==================================================================
From: fseto@redwood.gatech.edu (Frank Seto) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Change time before Screen saver activate Date: 8 Nov 1994 00:07:39 GMT Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Message-ID: <39mfgb$4i0@mordred.gatech.edu> Hi, I just want to quickly find out how I change the amount of time before the screensaver appears on the login window. -Frank
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gerald@kurt.in-berlin.de (Gerald Erdmann) Subject: Re: Virtspace/Darkforest for NSFIP3.2 Message-ID: <1994Nov7.004117.1445@kurt.in-berlin.de> Sender: gerald@kurt.in-berlin.de References: <1994Nov2.173348.5729@fnbc.com> Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 00:41:17 GMT In article <1994Nov2.173348.5729@fnbc.com> dsmith@ldnrid48 (Doug Smith) writes: > Dear all, > > Does anyone know of an ftp site that has Intel versions of both these > applications. In NEXTSTEP 3.3 you will find DarkForest (black & white) in /NextDeveloper/Demos. Gerald -------------------------------------------------------------- | GERALD ERDMANN | email: gerald @ kurt.in-berlin.de (NeXTmail welcome) | voice: +49 30 372 43 10 (Germany - Berlin) | crypt: pgp2 puplic key available |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: "Rob Francis" <francisr@cs.indiana.edu> Subject: Re: Can't get DNS name server working with NS 3.2 Message-ID: <1994Nov7.183657.27738@news.cs.indiana.edu> Keywords: aaaarrrrggg Organization: Computer Science, Indiana University References: <39ler3$hp3@jetty.telerate.com> Distribution: usa Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 18:36:52 -0500 In article <39ler3$hp3@jetty.telerate.com>, Steve Quirk <steveq@telerate.com> wrote: >My apologies if you see this twice.... > >Before I go any further with this, is there anyone out there that is >using a NS system as a DNS name server? The documentation (NS Sysadmin >manual) has info on setting up a DNS client and secondary server but >doesn't specifically mention a primary server - is there anything that >prevents me from doing what I want? > >I'm set up as a subdomain of telerate.com and I'm having a bitch of a time >getting my name server to communicate with other name servers outside of >the telerate.com domain. The boot files and required databases 'look' OK. > >Has anyone else out there had any success? Thanks for any help. Yup. I just did this last week on a NeXT running 3.2. I used "DNS and Bind" by Albitz and Liu from O'Reily (it's a nutshell book). ISBN: 1-56592-010-4 It walked me right through the steps, no problems. Hope this helps (if not, drop me a note), -rob francisr@indiana.edu
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Netinfo broadcast address Date: 7 Nov 1994 23:25:09 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <39md0l$94s@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> If you open the local domain, /machines/broadcast, it has an address of 255.255.255.255. I changed this to my net address, 129.128.72.255, All went well. Did the same on another host, rebooted. Now, for reasons that I don't understand, the other host can't find either it's parent netinfo server or a yp master. What am I missing? -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Restricting permissions on /usr/etc/mount Date: 7 Nov 1994 23:04:14 GMT Organization: Center for Computer Music Research and Composition, U.C.S.B. Distribution: usa Message-ID: <39mbpe$jek@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> /usr/etc/mount on the NeXT has the feature of allowing anyone to mount a file- system on any machine, as long as the remote filesystem is exported. Is there any reason why its execute permissions couldn't be restricted to root? That is, does any app or program rely on being able to use /usr/etc/mount? Thanks. -- Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer Tel: (805) 893-8352 | Center for Computer Music Research and Composition Internet (NeXTMail ok): | University of California, Santa Barbara <doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu> | http://ccmrc.ucsb.edu/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: klett002@maroon.tc.umn.edu (James P Klett) Subject: Re: REQUEST: Help with SLIP Message-ID: <Cyx4Dn.L67@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities References: <39gn0u$9lk@rigel.infinet.com> Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 22:12:17 GMT William Todd Horch (thorch@infinet.com) wrote: : Anyone out there willing to help me set up SLIP on a NeXT '030 w/ : NeXTSTEP 3.0? : I have a SLIP account and just need to figure out how to get the : configuration right. : Please respond via e-mail to the infinet address below. Me too, my system won't slipup anymore. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James P. Klett klett002@maroon.tc.umn.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From: anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Change time before Screen saver activate Date: 8 Nov 1994 01:23:56 GMT Organization: Division of Information Technology, UW-Madison Message-ID: <39mjvc$gp6@news.doit.wisc.edu> References: <39mfgb$4i0@mordred.gatech.edu> In article <39mfgb$4i0@mordred.gatech.edu>, Frank Seto <fseto@redwood.gatech.edu> wrote: >I just want to quickly find out how I change the amount of time before >the screensaver appears on the login window. As root: dwrite loginwindow TimeToDim 120 sets it to 120 seconds. you can check the settings (be root) with dread -l | grep loginwindow You should see loginwindow ScreenSaverEnabled YES in the output. If it says NO, change it with the appropriate dwrite. Case is important here, btw. -- <> Nothing can stop him. Not even common sense. <> -- Mark Komarinski -- Opinions expressed herein have no connection with the UW-Madison. Jess Anderson anderson@doit.wisc.edu
From: root@ceramics.cmpe.ubc.ca (Operator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: sendmail ... wrong return address Date: 8 Nov 1994 00:26:22 GMT Organization: The University of British Columbia Message-ID: <39mgje$ior@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> Hi, I have just installed TransysPNI 1.11 on an Intel box with NS3.2. I have a single machine on the net via a SLIP line. There are no other machines at this address. My messages are being sent with the wrong return address. The From (no colon) field has the right address but the From: (with colon) field has the wrong address. Consequently when people reply to my messages they get forwarded to the wrong address. The From field prints the %g variable whereas the From: field prints the $q variable (a combination of $x and $g). For some reason or the other $g gets changed (by some weird rulesets no doubt) and my return information gets truncated to root@ceramics instead of root@ceramics.cmpe.ubc.ca. If anyone has any suggestions to my problem please email me directly. Below is an excerpt of a typical received message. Excerpt from mail received by: mikecam@unixg.ubc.ca, sent by: root@ceramics.cmpe.ubc.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Message 1: From root@ceramics.cmpe.ubc.ca Mon Nov 7 16:11:51 1994 Received: from hub.ubc.ca by unixg.ubc.ca (4.1/1.14) id AA22977; Mon, 7 Nov 94 16:11:21 PST Received: from silver.cmpe.ubc.ca by hub.ubc.ca (4.1/1.14) id AA26422; Mon, 7 Nov 94 16:11:20 PST Received: from ceramics.cmpe.ubc.ca by silver.cmpe.ubc.ca (931110.SGI/1.14) id AA09351; Mon, 7 Nov 94 16:11:18 -0800 Received: by ceramics.cmpe.ubc.ca (NX5.67d/NX3.0M) id AA03000; Mon, 7 Nov 94 16:14:07 -0800 Date: Mon, 7 Nov 94 16:14:07 -0800 From: Operator <root@ceramics> Message-Id: <9411080014.AA03000@ceramics.cmpe.ubc.ca> To: mikecam@unixg.ubc.ca Subject: test Status: R ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks in advance. ..Mike. Email: root@ceramics.cmpe.ubc.ca
From: samurai@cs.mcgill.ca (Darcy BROCKBANK) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Re: Help! Unable to install 3.2 (yes 3.2) from scratch via CD-ROM Date: 8 Nov 1994 03:16:19 GMT Organization: SOCS, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Message-ID: <39mqi3$84g@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> References: <39f7eb$egu@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> <39gbv3$fp1@mordred.gatech.edu> In article <39gbv3$fp1@mordred.gatech.edu> fseto@redwood.gatech.edu (Frank Seto) writes: >I have already posted a message asking if there is a better solution to this, >but it seems like all the Next guru are hiding under a rock... Let me know >if you find a better solution than this. > >: /usr/standalone/boot.cdrom onto an optical disk using "disk -B ...", and >: attempting to boot from that file using "bod(0,0,0)sdmach rootdev=od0", and it >: said "searching for CDROMs", and I could see it reading the CDROM (could hear >: it and see the lights), but then it quit with an exception #4. When I was installing to a PC with a hard disk on SCSI 1, I had the CD-ROM on SCSI 0. This didn't work. Changing the CD-ROM to an id higher than the internal disk fixed things. I don't know if this is the same problem you're having, but as I seem to recall old installs on black hardware having the CD-ROM as a lower id than the internal disk for installation, I thought I'd mention it just in case. - db -- Burns: "Who is that goat legged fellow? I like the cut of his jib!" Smithers: "Prince of Darkness, sir. He's your 11:00."
From: fseto@math09.gatech.edu (Frank Seto) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Re: Help! Unable to install 3.2 (yes 3.2) from scratch via CD-ROM Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware Date: 8 Nov 1994 05:26:07 GMT Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Message-ID: <39n25f$nf5@mordred.gatech.edu> References: <39f7eb$egu@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> <39gbv3$fp1@mordred.gatech.edu> <39mqi3$84g@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> Darcy BROCKBANK (samurai@cs.mcgill.ca) wrote: : In article <39gbv3$fp1@mordred.gatech.edu> fseto@redwood.gatech.edu (Frank Seto) writes: : >I have already posted a message asking if there is a better solution to this, : >but it seems like all the Next guru are hiding under a rock... Let me know : >if you find a better solution than this. : > : When I was installing to a PC with a hard disk on SCSI 1, I : had the CD-ROM on SCSI 0. This didn't work. Changing the : CD-ROM to an id higher than the internal disk fixed things. : I don't know if this is the same problem you're having, but as : I seem to recall old installs on black hardware having the : CD-ROM as a lower id than the internal disk for installation, : I thought I'd mention it just in case. : - db Interesting. However, the problem I was having is that it still said "no SCSI device" if I disconnect the CD ROM drive. My guess is that the external CD ROM drive also has a terminator. Is there a jumper on the box to set termination? By the way, the hard drive is a Conner CP30540, if it helps any. -Frank
From: mike@ceramics.cmpe.ubc.ca (Michael C. Cam) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Re: Help! Unable to install 3.2 (yes 3.2) from scratch via CD-ROM Date: 8 Nov 1994 06:44:23 GMT Organization: The University of British Columbia Distribution: world Message-ID: <39n6o7$kd8@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> References: <39n25f$nf5@mordred.gatech.edu> In article <39n25f$nf5@mordred.gatech.edu> fseto@math09.gatech.edu (Frank Seto) writes: > Darcy BROCKBANK (samurai@cs.mcgill.ca) wrote: > : In article <39gbv3$fp1@mordred.gatech.edu> fseto@redwood.gatech.edu (Frank Seto) writes: > > : >I have already posted a message asking if there is a better solution to this, > : >but it seems like all the Next guru are hiding under a rock... Let me know > : >if you find a better solution than this. > : > > : When I was installing to a PC with a hard disk on SCSI 1, I > : had the CD-ROM on SCSI 0. This didn't work. Changing the > : CD-ROM to an id higher than the internal disk fixed things. > > : I don't know if this is the same problem you're having, but as > : I seem to recall old installs on black hardware having the > : CD-ROM as a lower id than the internal disk for installation, > : I thought I'd mention it just in case. > > : - db > > Interesting. However, the problem I was having is that it still said "no > SCSI device" if I disconnect the CD ROM drive. My guess is that the external > CD ROM drive also has a terminator. Is there a jumper on the box to set > termination? By the way, the hard drive is a Conner CP30540, if it helps any. > > -Frank -- Well, I'm sort of late getting into this but here is something to look into. Are you using an external SCSI CD-ROM drive? If yes then read on. Is your SCSI hardware internally terminated or software terminated. If it is internally terminated you will have to remove this (contact the manufacturer) and if it is done by software then there will be an escape sequence (like type Ctrl-B) during startup in order to remove the software controlled terminator. ..Mike. ___________________________________________________________________ | | | ___ ^ ... /\ BEAUTIFUL | | _|_::| ___o '|`^ .. o_ . .. /\ / \ BRITISH | | |:::|:| \ \, ^ '|`|` (`_|/____') / / /\ COLUMBIA | | |:::|:| (o)/ (o) '|`'|`|`` ,,/ . ... . .. / \ | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Michael C. Cam E-MAIL (NeXT Mail OK) HOME 604-263-7609 | | UBC Materials Eng. mike@ceramics.cmpe.ubc.ca WORK 604-822-3122 | |___________________________________________________________________|
From: pom@katrin.imsd.uni-mainz.DE (Prof. Dr. Klaus Pommerening) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NFS server not responding - Applications hang Date: 8 Nov 1994 09:40:34 GMT Organization: Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz, Germany Message-ID: <39nh2i$nmj@bambi.zdv.Uni-Mainz.DE> Why do applications (incl. Workspace) hang when the message NFS server xxx not responding still trying appears on the console? Is there a way to avoid this? The server xxx exports the Local... directories which are mounted directly in the root domain amd some other directories which are mounted under /Net. -- Klaus Pommerening Institut fuer Medizinische Statistik und Dokumentation der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitaet D-55101 Mainz, Germany
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: neekibo@precipice.fdn.org (Hugues RICHARD) Subject: problem setting taylor uux with sendmail for a non wheel user Message-ID: <1994Nov7.173745.219@precipice.fdn.org> Sender: neekibo@precipice.fdn.org Organization: Individual - Dijon, France. Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 17:37:45 GMT Hi everybody, I just installed taylor uucp on my NS3.2 black system. It works fine with my account (mail, news, uucp, ...) but my brother have problems to use the mail system. All the mail he tries to send comes back with such kind messages > From: NeXT Mail Agent <Mailer-Agent> > Subject: Returned mail: unknown mailer error 1 > Message-Id: <9411062042.AA00356@precipice.fdn.org> > To: bille > Status: O > > ----- Transcript of session follows ----- > uux: getwd: getwd: can't stat . > 554 xxxxx@yyyyy.zzzzz.com... 554 unknown mailer error 1 > > ----- Unsent message follows ----- the strange thing is he can rmail using uux by hand, whithin a shell... I m member of the wheel group and he s not. I m able to send mail and he s not. I check all taylor uu* programs and all seems to be uucp.daemon owned with 4555 permissions. I use NeXT original sendmail. I know I can let my brother becoming member of the wheel group but I don t know if this will be a good thing for my system... Does anybody has any idea ? What did I miss ? thanks. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugues RICHARD. 42 Bd Carnot. 21000 Dijon. France. (+33) 80 65 46 96 neekibo@precipice.fdn.org (small NextMail OK) ------------ NS3.2 ------------ NS3.0J ------------ :-) ------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: neekibo@precipice.fdn.org (Hugues RICHARD) Subject: Re: problem setting taylor uux with sendmail for a non wheel user Message-ID: <1994Nov7.211308.431@precipice.fdn.org> Sender: neekibo@precipice.fdn.org Organization: Individual - Dijon, France. References: <1994Nov7.173745.219@precipice.fdn.org> Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 21:13:08 GMT I wrote ... ... ... What an injustice... I post and just 10 minutes after, I find the solution (I searched for 2 days). The problem wasn t wheel or not (in fact, i wasn t wheel, i was only su... :-) The problem was, as always, a permission problem. Taylor install its files with 4555 (i.e. with owner setuid). NeXT uucp package is installed with 6555 (i.e. with owner and group setuid). So I changed the permission in order to allow uux to acces /usr/spool/mqueue which is root.daemon and 770. But I have another problem : why everybody can use uuq -d to delete an uucp job ? just because uuq is ---s--s--x ? -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugues RICHARD. 42 Bd Carnot. 21000 Dijon. France. (+33) 80 65 46 96 neekibo@precipice.fdn.org (small NextMail OK) ------------ NS3.2 ------------ NS3.0J ------------ :-) ------------
From: jdevlin@umich.edu (John Devlin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: PPP and Netinfo Date: 8 Nov 1994 14:33:25 GMT Organization: University of Michigan Message-ID: <39o27l$bog@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu> I have set up a dedicated connection from my standalone NeXTStation (running 3.2) to the campus network using Morningstar's PPP 1.4(beta) over a linedriver. PROBLEM: My machine can find anything on the internet except for itself and its printer. That is, I can't ping myself (even if I use my numerical IP address), I can recieve but not send mail, and if I try to print, netinfo goes to sleep. BACKGROUND: At first, I could not get names resolved even after I set up an appropriate /etc/resolv.config file. A local guru solved that problem by setting up my machine as a secondary name server. At the same time he used HostManager.app to set up entries for my machine and the gateway, included an alias for my machine -- "via_thegateway", made a few changes to my /etc/hostconfig file, and removed the value for the "serves" property from the machines/broadcast entry found using NetInfoManager. At that point, EVERYTHING worked. However my campus gateway machine has now been switched. I amended the entries for my machine and the gateway made with HostManager, and the connection is established, but the problem persists. My hostconfig entries remain: HOSTNAME=[myhostname] INETADDR= ROUTER=-NO- IPNETMASK= IPBROADCAST=-AUTOMATIC- NETMASTER=-NO- YPDOMAIN=-NO- TIME=-NO- Any help here would be much appreciated as I have been stumped for six weeks. -- John Devlin Department of Philosophy The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109 - 1003
From: sears@uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: What ports does Netinfo use? Date: 8 Nov 1994 16:57:20 GMT Organization: University of Houston Distribution: world Message-ID: <39oalg$1d0@masala.cc.uh.edu> We are having problems with Netinfo and NFS. The problems only seem to be on the UDP side as TCP is functioning properly. The problem manifests itself for Netinfo with the "Can't find parent netinfo configuration server..." messages. And the nfs messages manifest themselves on the client with "NFS server not responding" and on the server with "Bad send reply from....". After a while the clients eventually sucessfully bind with the servers. From all appearances, the servers do not seem to be overloaded, but until we can watch traffic to that port, we can't be sure... We have a sniffer set up and are monitoring packets. However, we need to isolate to only Netinfo Bind requests and nfs traffic. We have a filter set up for NFS as it is on port 2049/udp. But we can't seem to see any bind requests on the stated ports for NetInfo: program vers proto port 200100001 1 udp 694 netinfobind 200100001 1 tcp 696 netinfobind 100003 2 udp 2049 nfs Does anyone know which ports (UDP) we need to watch to see bind requests? We know that the client broadcasts to the network (dest 255.255.255.255) but to which port (TCP or UDP)? We have seen that our servers communicate occassionally via port 699/tcp and 724/tcp - is this the servers (clone and master) syncing netinfo? Packet 184 Size: 146 T (ms)= 18333 (11/8/94 3:54:38 PM) Errors: None Ethernet Header Destination =thanatos Source =tree Type =IP IP Header Version $45 Type of Service $00 Total Length 128 Ident $b96d Flags $0000 (May Fragment, Last Fragment) Time to Live 60 Protocol 6 (TCP) Checksum $ba97 Src. Addr. 129.7.4.33 Dest. Addr. 129.7.4.68 TCP Header Src. Port 724 Dest. Port 699 Seq. Num. $01b7a746 Ack. Num. $0360e9a2 Offset/Flags $5018 (PSH, ACK) Window $1000 Checksum $d157 Urgent Ptr. $0000 --- Paul S. Sears * sears@uh.edu (NeXT Mail OK) The University of Houston * suggestions@tree.egr.uh.edu (NeXT Engineering Computing Center * comments, complaints, questions) NeXT System Administration * DoD#1967 '83 NightHawk 650SC >>> SSI Diving Certification #755020059 <<< "Programming is like sex: One mistake and you support it a lifetime." ******* I do not represent the University of Houston *********
From: dennisg@news-srvr.CyberSAFE.COM (Dennis Glatting) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can't get DNS name server working with NS 3.2 Date: 8 Nov 1994 09:54:30 -0800 Organization: CyberSAFE Corporation, Redmond WA Distribution: usa Message-ID: <39oe0m$gjg@kerby.ocsg.com> References: <39ler3$hp3@jetty.telerate.com> Keywords: aaaarrrrggg In article <39ler3$hp3@jetty.telerate.com>, Steve Quirk <steveq@telerate.com> wrote: >My apologies if you see this twice.... > >Before I go any further with this, is there anyone out there that is >using a NS system as a DNS name server? The documentation (NS Sysadmin >manual) has info on setting up a DNS client and secondary server but >doesn't specifically mention a primary server - is there anything that >prevents me from doing what I want? > The NeXT DNS server works. However, it is BIND 4.8.0. The most recent DNS is 4.9.2 pl9. -dpg -- Dennis P. Glatting / CyberSAFE Corporation Network and Security Infrastructure Architect
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: "Rob Francis" <francisr@cs.indiana.edu> Subject: Re: NetInfo Client/Server Question?? Message-ID: <1994Nov8.122555.28244@news.cs.indiana.edu> Organization: Computer Science, Indiana University References: <39m03e$fqn@news.delphi.com> Date: Tue, 8 Nov 1994 12:25:50 -0500 In article <39m03e$fqn@news.delphi.com>, AD_NET@DELPHI.COM <ad_net@news.delphi.com> wrote: >By default, it seems that after adding a new NS client to the network, the >directories > >/LocalApps >/LocalLibrary > >are mounted automatically from the NS server. My question is, where in >the Server NetInfo is this behavior specified, and what changes need to >be made so that other directories are also automounted during boot time >when a new host is added. In the root (/) domain, they are in /mounts. If you're new to NFS, use /NextAdmin/NFSManager.app to add/remove mounts. You can also use NetInfoManager.app in /NextAdmin to add/remove mounts, but I suggest you only do that if you fully understand what needs to be done. -rob francisr@cs.indiana.edu
From: jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu (James C. Luby) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: email address determination Date: 8 Nov 1994 19:36:31 GMT Organization: University of Washington Distribution: na Message-ID: <39ojvv$o48@news.u.washington.edu> Keywords: email, address Does anyone know of a way to find out a persons email address given that you know that they work at some_university.edu? Thanks! Jim Jim Luby Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington Seattle, Wa. 98105
From: yu@math.duke.edu (Yunliang Yu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: npsleep.c -- turn off idle NeXT printer automatically Date: 8 Nov 1994 19:09:29 GMT Organization: Dept of Math, Duke Univ, Durham, NC, USA Message-ID: <39oid9$nae@news.duke.edu> Here is a small C program that I wrote last weekend to turn off my NeXT printer automatically when the printer is not in use for a while. Hope this would be helpful to others too. -yu =================== npsleep.c ============================== /* npsleep: $Id: npsleep.c,v 1.10 1994/11/06 23:44:04 yu Exp yu $ This program turns off an idle NeXT printer after some given time, written by Yunliang Yu <yu@math.duke.edu>, 11/5/94 To use, copy the compiled program to /LocalApps/npsleep and append the following to the /etc/rc.local file: if test -f /LocalApps/npsleep; then /LocalApps/npsleep & fi Use at your own risk, if any. */ #include <time.h> #include <syslog.h> #include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/stat.h> #include <sys/file.h> #include <sys/ioctl.h> #include <mach/m68k/boolean.h> #include <dev/m68k/npio.h> #define IDLE 5*60 /* minimal idle time before turning off */ #define SLEEP 2*60 /* checking interval */ #define PORT "/dev/np0" /* printer port */ main() { struct stat buf; time_t t0=0,t1,t; /* assume np is on upon booting */ struct npop np; int d; openlog("npsleep", LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON); /* set up syslog */ setlogmask(LOG_UPTO(LOG_ERR)); syslog(LOG_ERR, "started"); for(;;){ sleep(SLEEP); if ( stat(PORT, &buf) == -1 ){ syslog(LOG_ERR, "can't stat %s, exit", PORT); closelog(); exit(1); } t1=buf.st_mtime; /* last modifying time */ t=time(0); /* current time */ if (t1 != t0 && ( t>t1+IDLE || t1>t+IDLE ) ){ if((d=open(PORT,O_WRONLY|O_NDELAY,0)) > 0){ np.np_op=NPSETPOWER; np.np_power=0; ioctl(d,NPIOCPOP,&np); close(d); syslog(LOG_ERR, "printer off"); t0=t1; } /* if printer is not in use, do a "nppower off" */ /* else if printer is busy, try again after SLEEP */ } } } =================== npsleep.c ============================== -- Best regards, Yunliang Yu Dept of Math, Duke Univ.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mark@xexos.com (Mark Chamberlain) Subject: Re: Looking for SNMP manager applications Message-ID: <CyyFFu.3Do@xexos.com> Sender: usenet@xexos.com Organization: Xexos Ltd (London) References: <39joi7$94g@twilight.eyrie.com> Date: Tue, 8 Nov 1994 15:09:30 GMT In article <39joi7$94g@twilight.eyrie.com> brian@twilight.eyrie.com (Brian Odlum) writes: > Anyone know of any native NeXTSTEP SNMP Manager applications? How about X SNMP Manager applications > that folks have run successfully under NeXTSTEP using co-Xist (or any other NeXT implementation of > X Windows)? NetWatch, info@ridgeback.com is a native NEXTSTEP manager application, its not bad, it costs $2k. Ridgeback appear to have funny pricing, their HP version is more expensive than the Intel/Motorola versions, and they don't appear to be doing any new development work on the product. It looks okay, but I'm looking for alternatives too. -- Mark Chamberlain +44 171 237 4535 Xexos Ltd fax +44 171 231 0844 London mark@xexos.com
From: howar016@mc.duke.edu (Denise Howard Blakeley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: email address determination Date: 8 Nov 1994 21:30:15 GMT Organization: Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Distribution: na Message-ID: <39oql7$1d1@news.duke.edu> References: <39ojvv$o48@news.u.washington.edu> James C. Luby writes > Does anyone know of a way to find out a persons email address given that you > know that they work at some_university.edu? Did the "finger" command not help? You often don't have to fully qualify an e-mail address for "finger" to return useful information: terra 8> finger blakeley@ohio-state.edu [ohio-state.edu] Matches by electronic mail address: Blakeley, Denise Jeannine (Blakeley.2) University Systems (Ofc Of Busines Matches by name: Blakeley, Dean Dewayne (Blakeley.1) Internal Medicine (College Of Medi Blakeley, Denise Jeannine (Blakeley.2) University Systems (Ofc Of Busines -- Denise Howard | PLEASE NOTE MY NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS. Duke Med Center Info Systems | It was formerly blake015@mc.duke.edu. Durham, NC | My last name has changed from (919) 286-6468 W | Blakeley back to Howard. howar016@mc.duke.edu | NeXTMail welcome!
From: tmok@cc.bellcore.com (Tom Mok) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Problem seting up NEC CDR-210 CD ROM Date: 8 Nov 1994 20:54:53 GMT Organization: Bell Communications Research, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <39ooit$3r9@athos.cc.bellcore.com> This may be a newbie question. I recently tried to hook up an NEC CD ROM drive (Model CDR-210) to a NeXTstation (Motorola) that is still running NeXTStep 2.0. The idea was to use the drive to upgrade the OS to release 3.2 (or may be 3.3). This drive is external, and it is physically connected to the SCSI chain. I have another external SCSI hard drive in the chain. The CD ROM drive is the last device, and is probably terminated (to my knowledge). The SCSI ID of the CD ROM drive was set to 3, while that of the external hard disk was set to 2. However, the system doesn't seem to recognize the CD ROM. The hard disk was fine, and nicely mounted and all. I went into NMI, and did a "msg", and found out that there was an error. However, no matter what SCSI ID that I gave to the CD ROM, it still gave the same error. What's the problem here? Is it the CD ROM drive or does it have to do with the fact that I am running NeXTStep 2.0? Anything to do with device drivers? If the hardware was incompatible, would you tell me what brand and model of CD ROM NeXT support? If it was NeXTSTep 2.0, how on earth do people upgrade? Thanks a bunch. Tom
From: Chad Kirby <ckirby@u.washington.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Integrating Macs and NeXTs Date: 8 Nov 1994 22:09:12 GMT Organization: University of Washington Message-ID: <39osu8$t78@news.u.washington.edu> I run a small lab consisting of about a half-dozen macs on EtherTalk and about the same number of NeXTs on TCP/IP. I need some help making the two platforms work with each other. Specifically, I'd like the NeXTs to be able to print to the LaserWriter (Pro 810); and if possible, I'd like the Macintoshes to be able to mount drives attached to the NeXTs. If anyone can at least point me in the direction of some answers, I would very much appreciate it. Many thanks, Chad Kirby ckirby@u.washington.edu University of Washington School of Music Computer Center
From: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Can I upgrade 3.0 -> 3.3? Date: 8 Nov 1994 22:47:31 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Message-ID: <39ov63$a18@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> The title says it all: Can I upgrade our 3 machines (2 slabs, 1 color slab) from NeXTStep 3.0 directly to 3.3, or must I first upgrade to 3.2? If the latter (3.2) _where_ can we purchase the upgrade from? Any info appreciated. -- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu : Call The Atomic Playground : :NeXTmail: shane@galadriel.ecaetc.ohio-state.edu : (614)297-7031 96/14.4/28.8 : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ericb@il.us.swissbank.com (Eric_Brown) Subject: How can I format a SCSI disk to 1024 bytes/sector? Message-ID: <1994Nov8.212733.17780@il.us.swissbank.com> Sender: root@il.us.swissbank.com (Operator) Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation CM&T Division Date: Tue, 8 Nov 1994 21:27:33 GMT As the title says: how can I format a SCSI disk to 1024 bytes/sector using NS/FIP 3.2? I seem to recall this being done (and posted about), but I cannot find the information anywhere. I would think this would be the job of sdform, but the man pages show no parameters to set this value. Thanks... -- _______________________________________________________________ / Eric Brown | The opinions expressed here \ | NEXTSTEP Consultant | are mine and do not necessarily | | Synectic Design | represent those of my employer | | ericb@il.us.swissbank.com | or SBC. | \___________________________|___________________________________/
From: alan@osci.me.ttu.edu (Alan A. Barhorst) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: rsh,rlogin Date: 8 Nov 1994 22:55:33 GMT Organization: Texas Tech Academic Computing Services Message-ID: <39ovl5$kjp@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> Keywords: rsh,rlogin Hello, When I rlogin or rsh to a certain host the host asks for a password. I have .rhosts and a /etc/hosts.equiv files set up on the remote machine so I thought no password was required. I am trying to run a remote Mathematca kernel and an expected password is not good in this situation. The machines are on a little network and the account I want to remotely login to uses the same file system as on the local machine. Can somebody point me in the direction of what needs to be changed so the password is not required. I claim to be the sys. admin. for this network, good thing I'm not payed for the title! Thanks! Alan
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Netinfo broadcast address Date: 9 Nov 1994 02:06:04 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <39paqc$ve6@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <39md0l$94s@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> System Administrator (sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca) wrote: : If you open the local domain, /machines/broadcast, it has an address of : 255.255.255.255. I changed this to my net address, 129.128.72.255, : All went well. : Did the same on another host, rebooted. Now, for reasons that I don't : understand, the other host can't find either it's parent netinfo server : or a yp master. : What am I missing? Ok, found out something interesting: From any other host if I typed ping 129.128.72.255 I received a aresponse from each host. From this host, I received a reply only from the default router. So somehow this machine got the notion that local traffic was to be sent to the router. Examining the net with etherfind (I have a sun on this net too...) I found that the crazy machine was even sending packets destined for it's own address to the gateway. This machine by default doesn't run route. I started it by hand, and the problems immediately vanished. Ideas? -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <39md0l$94s@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Control: cancel <39md0l$94s@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Date: 9 Nov 1994 02:06:23 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <39paqv$ve6@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Article cancelled from within tin [v1.2 PL1]
From: tm8025a@american.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Novell 4.0 Date: 9 Nov 1994 02:40:15 GMT Organization: The American University, Washington DC Message-ID: <39pcqf$vj@paladin.american.edu> Does anyone know what to type in for the user ID field when trying to access a Novell 4.0 server from a Next using the built in Novell Netware emulation. The ID scheme changed and I now have to type in not only my ID but the "tree" along with a starting period. I am using NeXT 3.0 Please send mail if possible though a reply to the Net will help just as much. Thanks in advance, Torrey McMahon tm8025a@american.edu
From: Paul Kim <trout@rahul.net> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can't get DNS name server working with NS 3.2 Date: 9 Nov 1994 05:16:22 GMT Organization: a2i network Distribution: usa Message-ID: <39plv6$jnr@hustle.rahul.net> References: <39ler3$hp3@jetty.telerate.com> <39oe0m$gjg@kerby.ocsg.com> NNTP-Posting-User: trout Keywords: aaaarrrrggg In article <39oe0m$gjg@kerby.ocsg.com>, Dennis Glatting <dennisg@news-srvr.CyberSAFE.COM> wrote: >In article <39ler3$hp3@jetty.telerate.com>, >Steve Quirk <steveq@telerate.com> wrote: >>My apologies if you see this twice.... >> >>Before I go any further with this, is there anyone out there that is >>using a NS system as a DNS name server? The documentation (NS Sysadmin >>manual) has info on setting up a DNS client and secondary server but >>doesn't specifically mention a primary server - is there anything that >>prevents me from doing what I want? >> > >The NeXT DNS server works. However, it is BIND 4.8.0. The most recent >DNS is 4.9.2 pl9. > > >-dpg > >-- > >Dennis P. Glatting / CyberSAFE Corporation >Network and Security Infrastructure Architect > Actually the very latest is bind 4.9.3-BETA9. I just downloaded it and am going to attempt a build. BIND 4.9.2 didn't compile too well on NS3.2 unless _POSIX_SOURCE was defined and even then you had to hack the code a bit because of some weird behavior/interactions between cpp and cc (it barfs on some ifdef's within a function prototype). I'm still trying to track down the problem though if anyone out there has figured this out (or needs more details) let me know. paul kim trout@320.rahul.net b.t.w, you might want to get the latest bind release if you're running named and you have multiple network interfaces (including ppp/slip). At least with my config, named bombs. Something having to do with setting the addresses to INET_ANY by default. It's fixed in 4.9.X. -- Paul Kim <trout@rahul.net>
From: audley@condor.cs.jhu.edu (Christopher Audley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Getting NeXTprinter to print PCL5 Date: 4 Nov 1994 17:36:32 -0500 Organization: The Johns Hopkins University CS Department Distribution: na Message-ID: <39ed1g$a8p@condor.cs.jhu.edu> Is there a software package that will enable my NeXTstation to print PCL5 to a NeXTprinter? I'm accessing a remote VAX with Cables, local printing works but the VAX is sending PCL5 commands to the printer which the NeXTprinter just spits out onto the paper. Chris
From: Paul Kim <trout@rahul.net> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can't get DNS name server working with NS 3.2 Date: 9 Nov 1994 06:32:12 GMT Organization: a2i network Distribution: usa Message-ID: <39pqdc$ouo@hustle.rahul.net> References: <39ler3$hp3@jetty.telerate.com> <39oe0m$gjg@kerby.ocsg.com> <39plv6$jnr@hustle.rahul.net> NNTP-Posting-User: trout Keywords: aaaarrrrggg To follow up on my own post, bind 4.9.3BETA9 compiles on NS 3.2 right out of the box. You might want to override the default install paths in the Makefile as well as changing the owner of installed files to root instead of bin (unless you added a bin account), but other than that, it works. Of course, whether it works correctly is something I'll find out in the next few days... paul kim trout@320.rahul.net paul@whitelight.com (NeXTmail welcome at both addresses) -- Paul Kim <trout@rahul.net>
From: jan@altus.no (Jan Bratbak) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NeXTMail Read Receipt Date: 9 Nov 1994 10:04:28 GMT Organization: UniNett Message-ID: <39q6rc$75q@ratatosk.uninett.no> I no longer get Read Receipts on mail sent outside of our local domain. I have the Read Receipt send option selected on in the Mail.app Preferences. Does anyone have any idea why? Jan -- _____________________________________________________________________________ Jan Bratbak Altus Interactive Oslo Research Center Gaustadalleen 21 0371 Oslo NeXTMail jan@altus.no
From: bcampbel@ucdacm (Bob Campbell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: help: installing an Exabyte 8505 Date: 4 Nov 1994 20:17:41 GMT Organization: University of Colorado at Denver Message-ID: <39e4t5$nk3@carbon.denver.colorado.edu> Keywords: tape exabyte install I'm trying to install an Exabyte 8505 onto a NeXT station. It currently has an internal drive, 100Mb, and external 1Gb, and a cdrom drive on scsi target 4. I added the exabyte on as target 5, and can do mt commands, but when I do a dump, I get an error 0 feet into tape 1. The commands I've tried so far are: dump 0ufbcds /dev/nrst0 126 54000 6000 / which is what I use on some Suns I administer. I then tried dump 0ufbcds /dev/nrst0 32 54000 6000 / which is what I use to dump from SGI's to a remote exabyte on a Sun. I then tried dump 0ufcds /dev/nrst0 54000 6000 / to see if it wanted to specify its own block size, but that didn't work either. finally, I just tried dump 0ufs /dev/nrst0 / but that failed as well. The machine is running an older version of the operating system, which I'm trying to upgrade, but of course, I can't upgrade until the disks are backed up. (there's a hole in the bucket!) Does anyone out there have experience connecting exabytes to NeXTstations? The manual I have says nothing about connecting tape drives. :( Bob Campbell
From: khader@vnet.net (R. D. Khader) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Q:NextMail to regular mail? Date: 9 Nov 1994 13:54:03 GMT Organization: Vnet Internet Access, Inc. - Charlotte, NC. (704) 374-0779 Message-ID: <39qk9r$508@ralph.vnet.net> Hi all, I received some NextMail at my work account , which is not a Next platform I forwarded the message to My Next. Next's Mail did not decode the message it displayed it as it was, uudecode_tar..., How can I translate a NextMail to a regular mail? and How can forward mail between platforms without losing the Next properties. what rules should I add to realize a NextMail? Any answers or direction to an answer will be very appreciated. Thanks in advance.
From: dnelson@core.symnet.net (Dru Nelson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How can I format a SCSI disk to 1024 bytes/sector? Date: 9 Nov 1994 02:20:37 GMT Organization: S y m N e t - North Florida Internet Access (info@symnet.net) Message-ID: <39pbll$1cm@core.symnet.net> References: <1994Nov8.212733.17780@il.us.swissbank.com> There was a program called sdformat, I believe that came out this year. I think it was only tested on black, but it would do what you need. Dru
From: bm10009@cai.cam.ac.uk (Ben Moseley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP - mail broken Date: 9 Nov 1994 17:09:39 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge, England Message-ID: <39qvoj$848@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> I have recently managed to wreck havock with the mail setup on my machine (it may well have been due to some reconfiguration attempts using Simple Network Starter.app which crashed). All attempts to undo the changes have failed - I've tried reinstalling the default netinfo database etc... The symptoms are basically that it is no longer possible to receive any mail at all - even locally say sending mail to myself with UNIX 'mail'. When 'telnetting' to port 25 (sendmail) I get the following bizarre behaviour: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- % telnet localhost 25 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost. Escape character is '^]'. 220 paddington.acad.cai.cam.ac.uk Sendmail NX5.67d/NX3.0S ready at Wed, 9 Nov 94 17:02:38 GMT HELO 250 paddington.acad.cai.cam.ac.uk Hello (localhost), pleased to meet you rcpt to:bm10009 Connection closed by foreign host. % ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ie - sendmail bombs out when sent any commands. I am sure this is not correct behaviour. If anyone has seen similar symptoms before could they please let me know (by follow up posting please)? I would include more info, but I'm not sure what's relevant. Thanks, Ben. -- ______________________________________________________________________ Ben Moseley bm10009@cus.cam.ac.uk ** NeXTmail <TEMPORARILY NOT> OK ** ______________________________________________________________________
From: jbryans@csulb.edu (Jack Bryans) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can't get DNS name server working with NS 3.2 Date: 9 Nov 1994 18:54:57 GMT Organization: Cal State Long Beach Distribution: usa Message-ID: <JBRYANS.94Nov9105457@tern.csulb.edu> References: <39ler3$hp3@jetty.telerate.com> <39oe0m$gjg@kerby.ocsg.com> <39plv6$jnr@hustle.rahul.net> <39pqdc$ouo@hustle.rahul.net> In-reply-to: Paul Kim's message of 9 Nov 1994 06:32:12 GMT In article <39pqdc$ouo@hustle.rahul.net> Paul Kim <trout@rahul.net> writes: > . . . bind 4.9.3BETA9 compiles on NS 3.2 right out of the box. While you're at it, you should get patch 1 for b9. Pointers to all this stuff can be found in comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains. Jack
From: freyrb@rhi.hi.is (Freyr Bergsteinsson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mac under NeXT won't accept A4 as default Date: 9 Nov 1994 19:45:41 GMT Organization: University of Iceland Message-ID: <39r8t5$fmr@eldborg.rhi.hi.is> I'm running uShare to let my Mac communicate with my NeXT printer (through a NeXT station, of course). For some reason the Mac always takes the default setting of Letter as paper size, but I want it to be A4. Anybody got a clue? -- Freyr Bergsteinsson | freyr@nextmenn.is Head of software development | freyrb@rhi.hi.is ----------------------------------------+-------------------- NextMenn Inc. (soon to be Box Inc.) | Tel: +354-1-17722 Brautarholt 8 | Fax: 101 Reykjavik +---------------------+-------------------- Iceland |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mgm@is.com (Mark G. Mendel) Subject: cryptor bundle Message-ID: <1994Nov8.203046.3800@plexare.com> Sender: usenet@plexare.com Organization: Plexare Development Corporation Date: Tue, 8 Nov 1994 20:30:46 GMT It doesn't seem to send anthing encrytped. It does pop up the panel asking for the recipients key, and I hit the "send encrypted" button. But it gets sent plain text!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.software From: brad@instep.wimsey.com Subject: WARNING: dangerous bug in gnutar Message-ID: <1994Nov9.235830.13686@instep.wimsey.com> Sender: usenet@instep.wimsey.com (usenet) Organization: InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Date: Wed, 9 Nov 1994 23:58:30 GMT There is a dangerous bug in gnutar. This bug has been confirmed on both Solaris and NEXTSTEP 3.2: BUG: The update option 'u' of gnutar does not work as advertised. BACKGROUND: The man page for tar (NEXTSTEP lacks a manpage for gnutar) states: u The named files are added to the tape if either they are not already there or have been modified since last put on the tape. The --help option of gnutar states: -u, --update only append files that are newer than copy in archive DETAILS: Given these two descriptions it would seem that the u option would result in a sensible behavior whereby files that didn't exist before are added to the tar and files newer than what is on the tar are updated. The actual behavior between tar(1) and gnutar (/usr/bin/gnutar) varies dramatically (and dangerously for those using gnutar to backup a filesystem) as illustrated in the following test: a) USING /usr/bin/gnutar (NEXTSTEP 3.2) localhost[1] mkdir stuff localhost[2] touch stuff/xxx localhost[3] gnutar -cvf stuff.gnutar ./stuff /stuff/ /stuff/xxx localhost[4] touch stuff/xxx localhost[5] gnutar -uvf stuff.gnutar ./stuff localhost[6] echo "Make xxx bigger" >> stuff/xxx localhost[7] gnutar -uvf stuff.gnutar ./stuff localhost[8] touch stuff/yyy localhost[9] gnutar -uvf stuff.gnutar ./stuff /stuff/ /stuff/xxx /stuff/yyy localhost[10] rm -rf stuff localhost[11] gnutar -xvf stuff.gnutar /stuff/ /stuff/xxx /stuff/ /stuff/xxx /stuff/yyy b) USING /bin/tar (NEXTSTEP 3.2) localhost[1] mkdir stuff localhost[2] touch stuff/xxx localhost[3] tar -cvf stuff.tar ./stuff a ./stuff/xxx 0 blocks localhost[4] touch stuff/xxx localhost[5] tar -uvf stuff.tar ./stuff a ./stuff/xxx 0 blocks localhost[6] echo "Make xxx bigger" > stuff/xxx localhost[7] tar -uvf stuff.tar ./stuff a ./stuff/xxx 1 block localhost[8] touch stuff/yyy localhost[9] tar -uvf stuff.tar ./stuff a ./stuff/yyy 0 blocks localhost[10] rm -rf ./stuff localhost[11] tar -xvf stuff.tar x ./stuff/xxx, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x ./stuff/xxx, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks x ./stuff/xxx, 16 bytes, 1 tape blocks x ./stuff/yyy, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks Compare the output of gnutar and tar on execution lines 5 and 7. You'll see that gnutar didn't update the tar file in each of these cases, whereas tar did so correctly. We use gnutar to backup our filesystem since it provides the mangling of long filenames that /bin/tar can't handle. How is it that this bug has not been noticed before? -- Brad Head <brad@instep.wimsey.com> Software Developer, InStep Mobile Communications Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia CANADA
From: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.dcom.modems Subject: Modem dialin problems! Date: 9 Nov 1994 21:45:00 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Message-ID: <39rfss$j0k@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Keywords: USR HST, NeXT, Hardware Handshaking cable We have the following: NeXT 040 slab NeXTStep 3.0 & USR Dual Standard 21.6k on serial port A with a Hardware handshaking cable. I can callout, via tip (tip -38400 a9600), just fine - and connect at 21.6kbps a-ok. I *CANNOT* calling in!! The modems connect, and then nothing happens (no login prompt or anything). Though it does connect with a 21600/21600 connection (which is what it should have). If I type anything, I receive data over the modem, but it is just garbage... and yes, ARQ is ON. Any ideas? Here's important info: /etc/ttys: ttydfa "/usr/etc/getty D38400" dialup on Here is an ati4 dump from the modem: B0 C0 E1 F1 M1 Q1 V1 X7 BAUD=38400 PARITY=E WORDLEN=7 DIAL=HUNT ON HOOK TIMER &A0 &B1 &C1 &D2 &G0 &H1 &I0 &K1 &L0 &M4 &N0 &P0 &R2 &S0 &T5 &X0 &Y1 %N6 S00=001 S01=000 S02=043 S03=013 S04=010 S05=008 S06=002 S07=060 S08=002 S09=006 S10=007 S11=070 S12=050 S13=000 S14=000 S15=000 S16=000 S17=000 S18=000 S19=000 S20=000 S21=010 S22=017 S23=019 S24=150 S25=005 S26=001 S27=000 S28=008 S29=020 S30=000 S31=000 S32=005 S33=000 S34=000 S35=000 S36=000 S37=000 S38=000 S39=000 S40=000 S41=000 S42=126 S43=200 S44=015 S45=000 S46=000 S47=000 S48=000 S49=000 S50=000 S51=000 S52=000 S53=000 Explanations: &a=0 ARQ result codes disabled. &B=1 (DTE) Fixed DTE Rate (ie 38400 set in /etc/ttys). The modem always communicates with the DTE at the rate at which you have set the terminal or software, regardless of the link rate. &c=1 Modem sends CD signal when it connects with another modem, drops CD on disconnect. &d=2 (DTR) Normal DTR Operations. The terminal or computer must send a DTR signal for the modem to accept commands. Dropping DTR terminates a call. &H=1 Hardware flow control. Requires that your DTE and software support CTS at the RS-232 interface. &k=1 Auto enable/disable (default). Disabled if modem is set to &b0 and DTE rate switches to match link rate. &R=2 Hardware flow control of received data enabled. The modem sends data to the DTE only on receipt of the RTS signal. &s=0 DRS override, always ON (default). The cable pinouts: din8 db25 1 20 2 8 3 2 4 7 5 3 6 4 7 - 8 5 I was told (by madler@cco.caltech.edu (Mark Adler) that the important control signals are DTR and DCD. The modem needs to be setup to respond to DTR and generate DCD in a specific way. When DTR is asserted, the modem should allow auto-answer and respond to commands. When DTR is desasserted, it should not allow the above, and also hang up the phone if it was off-hook. The modem should assert DCD if and only if a carrier is detected. Any ideas here? -- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu : Call The Atomic Playground : :NeXTmail: shane@galadriel.ecaetc.ohio-state.edu : (614)297-7031 96/14.4/28.8 : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
From: alsing@ug1.plk.af.mil (Paul Alsing) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: 14.4K and/or 28.8K baud modems on Nextstation 105 Date: 9 Nov 1994 00:13:53 -0700 Organization: Air Force Phillips Lab. Message-ID: <39psrh$anf@ug1.plk.af.mil> Summary: Need help with configuring /etc/remote for 14.4K or 28.8K modem Keywords: modems I want to buy a 14.4K or 28.8K modem for my old black and white Nextstation 105 (I am currently running at 2400 baud). I know I have to edit the /etc/remote file and turn on hardware flow control, but I am not quite sure what exactly I need to do, or how to do it. If someone out there is currently running at either of these baud rates could you please give me some advice on how to modify the appropriate files? I'd appreciate any help. I am leaning towards getting a 28.8K modem, but would like to set up the entries for 14.4K as well. ----- Paul M. Alsing PL/LIDN Bldg 400 Phillips Laboratory 3550 Aberdeen Ave, SE KAFB, NM 87117-5776 (alsing@ug1.plk.af.mil)
From: dennisg@news-srvr.CyberSAFE.COM (Dennis Glatting) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can't get DNS name server working with NS 3.2 Date: 9 Nov 1994 17:39:01 -0800 Organization: CyberSAFE Corporation, Redmond WA Distribution: usa Message-ID: <39rtjl$c19@kerby.ocsg.com> References: <39ler3$hp3@jetty.telerate.com> <39oe0m$gjg@kerby.ocsg.com> <39plv6$jnr@hustle.rahul.net> Keywords: aaaarrrrggg In article <39plv6$jnr@hustle.rahul.net>, Paul Kim <trout@rahul.net> wrote: >In article <39oe0m$gjg@kerby.ocsg.com>, >Dennis Glatting <dennisg@news-srvr.CyberSAFE.COM> wrote: >>In article <39ler3$hp3@jetty.telerate.com>, >>Steve Quirk <steveq@telerate.com> wrote: >>>My apologies if you see this twice.... >>> >>>Before I go any further with this, is there anyone out there that is >>>using a NS system as a DNS name server? The documentation (NS Sysadmin >>>manual) has info on setting up a DNS client and secondary server but >>>doesn't specifically mention a primary server - is there anything that >>>prevents me from doing what I want? >>> >> >>The NeXT DNS server works. However, it is BIND 4.8.0. The most recent >>DNS is 4.9.2 pl9. >> >> >>-dpg >> >>-- >> >>Dennis P. Glatting / CyberSAFE Corporation >>Network and Security Infrastructure Architect >> > >Actually the very latest is bind 4.9.3-BETA9. I just downloaded it and am >going to attempt a build. BIND 4.9.2 didn't compile too well on NS3.2 unless >_POSIX_SOURCE was defined and even then you had to hack the code a bit because >of some weird behavior/interactions between cpp and cc (it barfs on some >ifdef's within a function prototype). I'm still trying to track down the >problem though if anyone out there has figured this out (or needs more details) >let me know. > I stand corrected. Your right. It's 4.9.3 beta9. -dpg -- Dennis P. Glatting / CyberSAFE Corporation Network and Security Infrastructure Architect
From: alan@osci.me.ttu.edu (Alan A. Barhorst) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PNI and nmserver Date: 9 Nov 1994 22:35:35 GMT Organization: Texas Tech Academic Computing Services Message-ID: <39rirn$q90@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> Keywords: PNI and nmserver Hello, Sorry for the trivial questions, but...how do I restart the nmserver after I have PNI running? I seemed to be able to get anywhere I want through PNI provided I know the IP address. I guess my resolv.conf file is not being consulted. I tried to restart the nmserver with the hint given by Louis M. in his notes to PNI (something like kill -USR2 PID) but it does not seem to work. Also could somebody tell me how to automate the restarting of nmserver for the case where I use the ``auto'' trailer on the pni config file for boot launch of PNI. I tried to copy the last couple of line from rc.net to rc.local but PNI auto is not done initializing before the new lines in rc.local are run. Any help is much appreciated. Alan
From: powell@tropic.aoml.erl.gov (Mark Powell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Netinfo failure(sleeping and waking) Date: 9 Nov 1994 23:05:15 GMT Organization: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/AOML Message-ID: <39rkjb$dem@wave.aoml.erl.gov> We are trying to get our 3 new Canon objectstations stably on the network. We had thin wire all over but unfortunately the objsta can only handle twisted pair so we first set them up with some repeaters and they worked ok but there were too many repeaters so network performance went down for others in the building so we then had to run lengths of twisted pair just for these 3 machines. Mine (the server) works fine but when the other two are booted up they reach the "Netinfo lookupd[111]" part of the boot and after a few seconds we get a "datetime Netinfo failure, sleeping" and either the machine hangs or we get intermittent "netinfo waking" and then exactly 12 sec later "datetime Netinfo failure, sleeping" again. One of the two did boot up properly once after exhibiting this problem but now refuses to. I just switched the two machines and they both show the same problem. Would anyone out there care to offer suggestions? I suspect its a network problem and the others think its a NeXT software configuation or ethernet card problem. Its tough to isolate cause we have had lots of network problems recently. -- Dr. Mark D. Powell Research Meteorologist, CCM (Swimmer, Windsurfer, user of NEXTSTEP) NOAA Hurricane Research Division (appropriate disclaimers apply) Miami, Fl 33149 Voice (305) 361-4403 Fax (305) 361-4402
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: alk@cfa.org (Tony Kimball) Subject: upgrading black hdwe Message-ID: <Cz1Av0.6DG@cfa.org> Sender: usenet@cfa.org Organization: Comunicating for America Network Services, MN USA Date: Thu, 10 Nov 1994 04:23:23 GMT Anybody know if it is possible to buy 040 upgrades reasonably (or otherwise) nowadays?
From: rutherford@csusys.ctstateu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: next swap file problems Date: 9 Nov 94 17:13:29 EST Organization: Yale University, Department of Computer Science, New Haven, CT Message-ID: <1994Nov9.171329.1@csusys.ctstateu.edu> Help, My classic 68040 next running NS 3.2 supports some telnet users. My problem is that there is not a lot of free disk space on the root partition (30MB free on boot up). Fairly regularly the root partition fills up, and the system dies. From what I can see it is the swapfile continually growing that kills it. Is there anyway to keep the swapfile from taking over the system? Or is there a way to pare it down manually without shutting down the system and rebooting? Thanks, John Rutherford Central Conn State University
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: alk@cfa.org (Tony Kimball) Subject: NS-FIP spewing on sockets in ugly death Message-ID: <Cz1AAt.69C@cfa.org> Sender: usenet@cfa.org Organization: Comunicating for America Network Services, MN USA Date: Thu, 10 Nov 1994 04:11:16 GMT I've an intel system which exhibits the following odd failure mode intermittently after hours-days of good service: - allows tcp connections but spews trash into every connected socket - claims the process table is full, although I am skeptical The Big Question is: What in heaven's name is going on? The little question is: how can I bump the size of the process table? I can't seem to do it the usual unix way (change a parameter, config, build and reboot).
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: alk@cfa.org (Tony Kimball) Subject: DAT not recognized Message-ID: <Cz1AF6.6A2@cfa.org> Sender: usenet@cfa.org Organization: Comunicating for America Network Services, MN USA Date: Thu, 10 Nov 1994 04:13:53 GMT I'd like to use a MicroNet DAT to back up an NS-FIP system, but after plugging it in and even rebooting it claims there is no such device as /dev/nrst{0,1}. I'm an old SunOS wonk and relatively naive vis-a-vis NS, but shouldn't this Just Work? ta //alk
From: richard@runner.uucp@usc.edu (Richard Ruth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: help: installing an Exabyte 8505 Date: 9 Nov 1994 06:34:35 -0800 Organization: runner Message-ID: <39qmlr$b1m@runner.uucp> References: <39e4t5$nk3@carbon.denver.colorado.edu> Bob Campbell (bcampbel@ucdacm) wrote: : I'm trying to install an Exabyte 8505 onto a NeXT station. It currently : has an internal drive, 100Mb, and external 1Gb, and a cdrom drive on : scsi target 4. I added the exabyte on as target 5, and can do mt : commands, but when I do a dump, I get an error 0 feet into tape 1. : Does anyone out there have experience connecting exabytes to NeXTstations? : The manual I have says nothing about connecting tape drives. :( : Bob Campbell I have used an Exabyte EXB 4200 successfully with gnutar on a NeXTStation. Gnutar defaults to /dev/rst0, which worked for me. -- Richard richard%runner.uucp@usc.edu (ok to send NeXT Mail)
From: chris@quetzal.unice.fr (Taggiasco Christian) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NeXTStep and other system ? Date: 10 Nov 1994 08:01:05 GMT Organization: University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis Message-ID: <39sk01$b7p@taloa.unice.fr> Keywords: File System Does anybody know (if it is possible), how to recognize with NeXT Step an other file system on a other Hard Drive (on the same host). Exactly, I would like mounting a Hard disk with HP-UX system on a Gecko running NeXT Step to copy files from one disk to the other (document files, not applications). It is the same thing that we do with DOS floppy disk but with HP-UX. I've tried to connect my scsi external disk with HP-UX and booted with NeXT on the internal one. But when I logged in, my computer found the other disk and asked me to initialise (or don't use) it. Is there some solution ? Is there a special driver to install ? PS - I've the reverse problem with HP-UX. ----------------------------------------------------------- ! TAGGIASCO Chritian ! ! chris@doublon.unice.fr ! ! Institut Non Lineaire de Nice ! ! UMR 129 - C.N.R.S. Universite de Nice Sophia Antipolis ! ! 1361 route des lucioles - Sophia Antipolis - ! -----------------------------------------------------------
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Restricting permissions on /usr/etc/mount Date: 10 Nov 1994 06:50:05 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <39sfqt$6vd@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <39mbpe$jek@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> In article <39mbpe$jek@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) writes: >/usr/etc/mount on the NeXT has the feature of allowing anyone to mount a file- ^mis >system on any machine, as long as the remote filesystem is exported. Is there >any reason why its execute permissions couldn't be restricted to root? That is, >does any app or program rely on being able to use /usr/etc/mount? If you're running any version of NEXTSTEP from 2.0 to 3.2 inclusive there is a *severe* security hole in the mount system call that allows anyone able to log into your system by any means to easily and nearly undetectably obtain root access. In case you hadn't noticed, /usr/etc/mount isn't special in any way. (It doesn't need to run set-uid root!) Since problem is in the kernel itself, restricting /usr/etc/mount's permissions will accomplish *nothing* (other than pissing off legitimate users who would normally use it to see what's currently mounted). That's why I had to write a Loadable Kernel Server intended to be installed at boot time. Anonymous FTP from sutro.sfsu.edu [130.212.15.230] pub/nfsmntfix.tar.Z (This software has been available since May.) -=EPS=-
From: abe@vic.cc.purdue.edu (Vic Abell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: WARNING: dangerous bug in gnutar Date: 10 Nov 1994 13:11:36 GMT Organization: Purdue University Message-ID: <39t668$a4@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> References: <1994Nov9.235830.13686@instep.wimsey.com> In article <1994Nov9.235830.13686@instep.wimsey.com> brad@instep.wimsey.com writes: > >There is a dangerous bug in gnutar. This bug has been confirmed on both >Solaris and NEXTSTEP 3.2: > >BUG: The update option 'u' of gnutar does not work as advertised. > >... > >How is it that this bug has not been noticed before? Franc,ois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca> currently has in Beta test a new version of GNU tar that fixes many reported bugs. He recently assumed maintenance of GNU tar after a period in which little maintenance had been done and promptly responded to several bug reports I had filed. Perhaps your bug has been fixed. You certainly should send e-mail to Franc,ois to make sure the bug you believe you have found has been reported. It may even be fixed in the upcoming 1.11.5 release of GNU tar. Vic Abell
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: trebels@desdemona.theo-phys.gwdg.de (Stephan Trebels) Subject: Re: rsh,rlogin Message-ID: <6PAUBRQU@gwdu03.gwdg.de> Sender: news@gwdu03.gwdg.de (USENET News System) Organization: GWDG, Goettingen References: <39ovl5$kjp@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 1994 12:40:02 GMT Alan A. Barhorst wrote: >Hello, > When I rlogin or rsh to a certain host the host asks for a >password. I have .rhosts and a /etc/hosts.equiv files set up on the >remote machine so I thought no password was required. I am trying to run >a remote Mathematca kernel and an expected password is not good in this >situation. The machines are on a little network and the account I want to >remotely login to uses the same file system as on the local machine. Can >somebody point me in the direction of what needs to be changed so the >password is not required. I claim to be the sys. admin. for this network, >good thing I'm not payed for the title! Thanks! Hi, 1) check the contents (i think, you did this ;-) 2) check all files are owned either by root, or the user himself 3) check the permissions are 600 (i.e. noone else is allowed to write into it) that's what rlogin does: 1) tell the other host the username both on the local and the remote machine (he knows the machine name himself) the connect must come from a "privileged port", therefore rlogin is setuid root. 2) the rlogin daemon on the other machine checks the port, checks, whether /etc/hosts.equiv is valid (owned by root, not writable by group or world). if so, the machine name is looked up in /etc/hosts.equiv, if the machine is listed there, and remote logname== local logname, access is granted. 3) the same check is done in the remote user's ~/.rhosts... 4) if no access has been granted yet, the daemon asks for a password. Ciao, Stephan -- X-EMail: Stephan Trebels <trebels@theo-phys.gwdg.de>
From: mark@susie.gets.ge.com (Mark Ritchie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: swapfile.front Date: 10 Nov 1994 15:54:53 GMT Organization: General Electric Company Message-ID: <39tfod$jke@alva.ge.com> References: <39b8f8$h3v@paladin.american.edu> In article <39b8f8$h3v@paladin.american.edu> amford@american.edu (Alan Ford) writes: > Can someone tell me where in bootup the swapfile.front is created? > I am having trouble on a machine with inadequate space on root which > gets used up by this apparently ever-growing swapfile. I have reviewed > rc.swap and can't seem to find it there. The parameters in /etc/swaptab govern the creation of the swapfile. man swaptab documents the various parameters that can be used. For NX3.2, OperatingSystem.rtf in the ReleaseNotes discusses the Compressed Swapping feature, also see NeXTanswer 1388. Hope this helps Mark -- Mark Ritchie - Object Oriented Developer GE Capital Technology Services mark@susie.gets.ge.com [NeXTmail]
From: taka@phantom.oit.gatech.edu (Taka Torimoto) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Where can I get rz/sz for my NeXT?? Date: 10 Nov 1994 11:28:30 -0500 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Distribution: world Message-ID: <39thne$7u5@phantom.oit.gatech.edu> Where can I get rz/sz for my NeXTstation Turbo (System release 3.0)?? -Taka ~ -- Takahito "Dr.Love" Torimoto Amiga 4000/Warp40 + Amiga 3000/25 Georgia Tech Electrical Engineer 1996 Quadra 950+ emulation by Emplant E-mail: gt0154a@acme.gatech.edu VideoToaster4000/Spectrum/OneStop/AD516 Home Page: http://www.gatech.edu/oit/staff/ns/taka.html <under construction>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ericb@il.us.swissbank.com (Eric_Brown) Subject: Re: DAT not recognized Message-ID: <1994Nov10.170555.15400@il.us.swissbank.com> Sender: root@il.us.swissbank.com (Operator) Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation CM&T Division References: <Cz1AF6.6A2@cfa.org> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 1994 17:05:55 GMT Tony Kimball writes > I'd like to use a MicroNet DAT to back up an NS-FIP system, but > after plugging it in and even rebooting it claims there is no > such device as /dev/nrst{0,1}. I'm an old SunOS wonk and relatively > naive vis-a-vis NS, but shouldn't this Just Work? > Make sure that you have the SCSI Tape Driver installed on your system. In the Configure application, it should appear in the Other Devices area. -- _______________________________________________________________ / Eric Brown | The opinions expressed here \ | NEXTSTEP Consultant | are mine and do not necessarily | | Synectic Design | represent those of my employer | | ericb@il.us.swissbank.com | or SBC. | \___________________________|___________________________________/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: john_s@alfrothul.uchicago.edu (john f. sasso) Subject: ppp and NXHost problems Message-ID: <39tn9d$7kp@alfrothul.uchicago.edu> Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System) Organization: The University Of Chicago Distribution: na Date: Thu, 10 Nov 1994 18:03:25 GMT Machine 1 is an intel based 3.2 machine running the latest morningstar ppp using a 14.4 modem. This is my dialing machine, the machine I will working from at home. Machine 2 is a Sparc2 running SunOS 4.1.3 running an older version of morningstar ppp using a 14.4 modem. This is my modem server and router to the rest of the network. Machine 3 is an HPPA based 3.2 machine. This is the machine that I am trying to access from home. We are using bogus (non registered) ip domains. Machine 1 has its ethernet interface (not used) at x.x.208.101, and its ppp interface at x.x.208.100. Machine 2 has its ethernet interface at x.x.201.117, and its ppp interface at x.x.208.10. Machine 3 has its ethernet interface at x.x.201.119. Immediately after I start up ppp on Machine 1, I add the route to x.x.201.0 by hand with route add x.x.201.0 x.x.208.10 1. Machine 3 has the route to x.x.208.0 added in its rc.local the same way, with route add x.x.208.0 x.x.201.117 1. When the ppp connection is made, all machines can ping wach other by name. (Machine's 2 and 3 are using NIS for their hosts file. Machine 3 runs netinfo *local only*. Machine 1 had the hosts file manually added to its net info database. It is running net info local only.) Telnets work, ftps work. My ping is sending and confirming 64 packets in about 300-400 ms. When I try to use NXHost, it does not work. It takes about 10 seconds, then times out. (I do not have the exact error right now but can easily recreate it. It is a simple connection refused.) From Machine 1: % telnet Machine_3 ... % /NextApps/Terminal.app/Terminal -NXHost Machine_1 We looked at the packets and the modem, and the request gets to Machine 1, but Machine 1 says "No way jose". We started looking at port 178, which looked promising, but confusing. NXHost seems to be using a mach port. (Is this right, or are we off track here.) We can telnet to port 178 on the opposite machine over the ppp link, but can't do anything from there. As a matter of fact I looked at inetd.conf, and the app at port 178 doesn't even exist! /usr/lib/NextStep/NSWSd doesn't exist. So then I called next. They've been putting me off for almost a week now on getting NXHost to run over ppp. They guy I talked to this morning says that serial network connections are not supported, but they'll get back to me. :-( What gives? I cannot believe that this is not supported. I threatened to port our apps to Motif, but this didn't phase him. :-) I read a previous post a while back about someone who did get this working. I am sorry if this has been worked to death. (Does this group have a faq? Or a good ftp site?) I tried some things, like setting my ppp interface to the same ip address as my ethernet interface, but this brought my performance way down. I tried setting my calling next, Machine 1, to ip domain x.x.201.x, but couldn't get that to work either. Any hints or suggestion are appreciated. john f sasso
From: david911@aol.com (DAVID911) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP!! Novell FS Date: 10 Nov 1994 14:55:03 -0500 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Sender: news@newsbf01.news.aol.com Message-ID: <39ttqn$h8q@newsbf01.news.aol.com> Could somebody please list the steps to take in order to change the name of a file server on a NEXT workstation!?! THANKS!!!!!!!
From: powell@tropic.aoml.erl.gov (Mark Powell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Netinfo failure(sleeping and waking) ANSWER Date: 10 Nov 1994 23:14:23 GMT Organization: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/AOML Message-ID: <39u9gf$4dn@wave.aoml.erl.gov> References: <39rkjb$dem@wave.aoml.erl.gov> In article <39rkjb$dem@wave.aoml.erl.gov> powell@tropic.aoml.erl.gov (Mark Powell) writes: > We are trying to get our 3 new Canon objectstations stably on the network. > Mine (the server) works fine but when the other two > are booted up they reach the "Netinfo lookupd[111]" part of the boot and > after a few seconds we get a "datetime Netinfo failure, sleeping" and > either the machine hangs or we get intermittent "netinfo waking" and then > exactly 12 sec later "datetime Netinfo failure, sleeping" again. One of > the two did boot up properly once after exhibiting this problem but now > refuses to. I just switched the two machines and they both show the same > problem. It turns out that Canon Tech support is issuing a preliminary field service bulletin on this problem. If you are having this problem call them for the fix. The fix (re-ordering how the drivers are loaded) worked but it was not real satifactory...I had to power cycle the machines 2-3 times before they would come up without hanging at the lookupd part of the boot. -- Dr. Mark D. Powell Research Meteorologist, CCM (Swimmer, Windsurfer, user of NEXTSTEP) NOAA Hurricane Research Division (appropriate disclaimers apply) Miami, Fl 33149 Voice (305) 361-4403 Fax (305) 361-4402
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: alberto@smartsoft.com (Manuel Alberto Ricart) Subject: running out of inodes on 230MB MO Message-ID: <1994Nov10.212722.11805@mixcom.com> Sender: news@mixcom.com (Net News Admin) Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milw, WI (414) 351-1139 Date: Thu, 10 Nov 1994 21:27:22 GMT Netland, We just got an APS 230MB MO. It was plug and play. However, it looks as if the default formatting doesn't allocate enough inodes for our needs. How do we format the thing so that it has more inodes? Please reply to me, and I will summarize. --- Alberto Ricart SmartSoft, Inc. 2220 E. Linnwood Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211-3321 alberto@SmartSoft.COM - NeXTMail Welcome
From: silbar@cantina.lanl.gov (Dick Silbar) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: hard disk with bad sectors Date: 10 Nov 1994 22:15:38 GMT Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory Distribution: world Message-ID: <39u62a$brb@newshost.lanl.gov> Greetings, I believe that, about six months ago, there was a thread here about how to deal with a hard disk which has some bad sectors. I didn't save any of that at the time, but now (of course) we have a machine that can't boot up into NEXTSTEP because of this. (We tried manual fsck, and that doesn't work.) We'd appreciate copies of any summaries or pointers to where this thread may have been archived. Many thanks. -- Dick Silbar, WhistleSoft, Inc. Vox: 505-662-7309 (or 667-5253) Fax: 505-662-7601 e-mail: silbar@beep.roadrunner.com NeXTMail: silbar@cantina.lanl.gov
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: skyway@netcom.com (Skyway) Subject: Korn shell for NSFIP Message-ID: <skywayCz2pIq.HCo@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Thu, 10 Nov 1994 22:37:38 GMT Is anyone aware of a Korn shell available for NS FIP? Does such a shell exist in NeXTSTEP? Please send any replies to: joef@skyway.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a LIFE! | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: btl@hogpf.ho.att.com (-B.LING) Subject: Correct TERM for emacs when rlogged into a SUN Message-ID: <Cz2r7H.9Cx@nntpa.cb.att.com> Followup-To: poster Summary: 'xterm' and 'vt100' don't work Sender: news@nntpa.cb.att.com (Netnews Administration) Organization: AT&T Date: Thu, 10 Nov 1994 23:14:05 GMT greetings world, a user of mine has as his home machine a NeXT intel box. When using the terminal app and rlogging into a SPARC, he's having problems using emacs/gnuemacs. apparently, TERM=vt100 or TERM=xterm (with LINES set to 24) don't have the correct terminal settings to allow for 100% editing. anyone know what the TERM should be? again, the home box is a NeXT intel, and the user is executing 'gnuemacs' or emacs in a terminal window app, after rlogging into a SPARC. thanx in advance, -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% The Linguistic Tongue, AT&T %% C Code. C Code Run. Run, Code, RUN! %% %% btl@hogpf.att.com %% PLEASE!!!! %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: jmack@skye.phys.ualberta.ca Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: WARNING: dangerous bug in gnutar Date: 11 Nov 1994 07:06:20 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Distribution: world Message-ID: <39v55c$10c1@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <1994Nov9.235830.13686@instep.wimsey.com> Keywords: compression, archive In article <1994Nov9.235830.13686@instep.wimsey.com> brad@instep.wimsey.com writes: > > There is a dangerous bug in gnutar. This bug has been confirmed on both > Solaris and NEXTSTEP 3.2: [munch] > Compare the output of gnutar and tar on execution lines 5 and 7. You'll > see that gnutar didn't update the tar file in each of these cases, whereas > tar did so correctly. > > We use gnutar to backup our filesystem since it provides the mangling of long > filenames that /bin/tar can't handle. gnutar does a few ugly Mangle@@ things that I didn't like, so I began using Installer.app/installer_bigtar (copy it to say /usr/local/bin/bigtar) instead. It will handle long paths better than gnutar, but will not :-( archive the device files (/dev/*), so I do prefer gnutar for that -but how often do those device files change anyway - not a major problem IMHO. -- James S. MacKinnon Office: P-139 Avahd-Bhatia Physics Lab Computing/Networking Phone : (403) 492-8226 Department of Physics email : jmack@phys.ualberta.ca University of Alberta uucp : uofaphys!jmack iskye!jmack Edmonton, Canada T6G 2N5 bitnet: jmack@triumfcl jsm1@ualtamts
From: fliu@uci.edu (Feng Liu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: nfs client crashes with an SGI Indigo server Date: 11 Nov 1994 07:38:07 GMT Organization: University of California, Irvine Message-ID: <39v70v$r6k@news.service.uci.edu> NFS server: SGI Indigo running IRIX 5.2 client: Next 040 mono running nextstep 3.2 mount option: rw, bg, hard, intr everything works fine but I just found out tonight that when I tried to use vi on a long asci file (>100kb), it gives segmentation error and messes up the terminal window. I could use emacs and Edit on such files but not vi (unfortunately, vi is still my most often used editor). I tried to copy the same files on a disk on a DEC 3000 mounted on the next in the same way, it works without any problem. I tried deleting the hard and intr option and using 1024 buffer size for read and write in the mount command or Next NFSmanager. Nothing helped. Any clue as to how to solve the problem? Thank you. -- Feng Liu Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92717 phone: 714-824-3105 Fax: 714-824-8585
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: scicali@viola.cimsi.cim.ch (Simone CICALISSI) Subject: PCNFS 5.1 Message-ID: <Cz3MMr.F3p@eunet.ch> Sender: usenet@eunet.ch Organization: EUnet AG, Switzerland Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 10:32:50 GMT I was using PCNFS version 5.0 and everithing warked fine. Now I have changed to version 5.1 but I can't attach the exported directories. Does somebody know a good version of pcnsfd that works fine or can somebody tell me what the problem is ? Tank you. Simone Cicalissi E-Mail: scicalissi@cimsi.cim.ch
From: grindrod@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE (David Grindrod) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Service company in Germany Date: 11 Nov 1994 11:15:24 GMT Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany Message-ID: <39vjoc$i7o@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de> Could anyone tell me the names of some places to connect with respect to getting NeXT machines and peripherals repaired. We are situated in Germany and would like information on local repair centres. Please if possible reply by email. In particular I have a NeXT Optical Disk which needs some attention. Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------ David Grindrod NMR System Manager EMBL, Heidelberg. Email: grindrod@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE HTML Home Page: http://www.NMR.EMBL-Heidelberg.DE/grindrod/
From: tmok@cc.bellcore.com (Tom Mok) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can I upgrade 3.0 -> 3.3? Date: 11 Nov 1994 15:35:37 GMT Organization: Bell Communications Research Distribution: world Message-ID: <3a0309$401@athos.cc.bellcore.com> References: <39ov63$a18@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> In article <39ov63$a18@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, you write: |> |> The title says it all: |> |> Can I upgrade our 3 machines (2 slabs, 1 color slab) from |> NeXTStep 3.0 directly to 3.3, or must I first upgrade |> to 3.2? Currently, I have NeXTStep 2.0 running on my slab. I just talked to NeXT about the possibility of upgrading directly to 3.3. They told me that it wouldn't be a problem. So I placed my order. The cost for a User upgrade from any previous version is $199. If you order before Dec. 15, you will also get a bonus NeXTTime CD ROM (a value of $99) for free. Version 3.3 will be shipped in mid-December. There is no Developer upgrade to 3.3. If you want, you can upgrade to version 3.2, which NeXT sells for $749. You can probably find a cheaper price through retail mail order. NeXT has this upgrade in stock, so they can be shipped immediately. Tom Mok Bellcore
From: bshk@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Hosung Kim) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Q:How can I delete files my Printer Queue? Date: 11 Nov 1994 18:13:00 GMT Organization: Educational Computing Network Message-ID: <3a0c7c$js@news.ecn.bgu.edu> Could you help me to delete file in my Pinter Queue?
From: alan@osci.me.ttu.edu (Alan A. Barhorst) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: More on PNI and nmserver Date: 11 Nov 1994 17:56:25 GMT Organization: Texas Tech Academic Computing Services Message-ID: <3a0b89$8ms@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> Keywords: PNI,nmserver Hello, Recently I asked about restarting nmserver after PNI is running so that resolv.conf would be consulted (I guess). It turns out that the kill -USR2 (pid) does work as, Louis M. states, in the sense that nmserver restarts. But my problem still exists, namely that I still have to use IP addresses instead of node names. The console message I get after I restart nmserver is: Nov 10 22:34:16 host_name netmsgserver[22]: network_init Nov 10 22:34:16 host_name netmsgserver[22]: Cannot get the socket broadcast address for interface pni0: m Nov 10 22:34:16 host_name netmsgserver[22]: Warning: could not find a useful broadcast address, using 255.255.255.255 Can somebody tell me how to get PNI to work with the nameserver. I do have a valid broadcast address but I did not see any spots in the PNI config to put the number. Thanks! Alan
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: WARNING: dangerous bug in gnutar Date: 11 Nov 1994 18:13:40 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz Distribution: world Message-ID: <3a0c8k$bke@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> References: <39v55c$10c1@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> In article <39v55c$10c1@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> jmack@skye.phys.ualberta.ca writes: > gnutar does a few ugly Mangle@@ things that I didn't like, so I began > using Installer.app/installer_bigtar (copy it to say /usr/local/bin/bigtar) > instead. It will handle long paths better than gnutar, but will not :-( > archive the device files (/dev/*), so I do prefer gnutar for that -but how > often do those device files change anyway - not a major problem IMHO. > Beware of this solution. I once tried this but found that bigtar is a really incomplete tar implementation and results in tar archives that may not be usable by normal tar or gnutar. Maybe this has changed with the current NS release. --- Art Isbell Cubic Solutions NeXT Registered Consultant NEXTSTEP software development and consulting NeXTmail: art@cubicsol.com Voice: +1 408 335 1154 USmail: 95018-9442 Fax: +1 408 335 2515
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dbirbaum@mail.cim.ch (Daniel Birbaum) Subject: Re: Netinfo sleeping and NOT waking Message-ID: <dbirbaum.5.0012CD17@mail.cim.ch> Sender: news@unifr.ch (User for news) Organization: CIMCCSO References: <39rkjb$dem@wave.aoml.erl.gov> Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 17:47:56 GMT In article <39rkjb$dem@wave.aoml.erl.gov> powell@tropic.aoml.erl.gov (Mark Powell) writes: >From: powell@tropic.aoml.erl.gov (Mark Powell)>Subject: Netinfo failure(sleeping and waking) >Date: 9 Nov 1994 23:05:15 GMT >after a few seconds we get a "datetime Netinfo failure, sleeping" and ... I'd like to follow that thought in another direction, but based on my observations on a Next-mono-slab, NS3.2, stand-alone, SLIP: Sometimes when opening the print-panel in apps, or launching apps from dock or workspace manager, the pointer spins for an >>undefined<< time while the console is saying "[problem_app]: Netinfo sleeping...etc". This means that the print panel or the apps in question would not open at all, they are just "launching" in WM->Tools->Processes opinion. The only help is to powerdown the system and then boot again. Just logging out and in again does not help at all. The problem affects all users of the system equally. So, as I don't have a network and a network card on the motherboard, could it be a netinfo-configuration problem? a problem with a terminator ? Any hint for isolating the cause is very much appreciated.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: scollins@da_vinci.mtt.it.uswc.uswest.com (Steven Collins) Subject: DOS/NEXT partition problems Message-ID: <Cz42A3.DFE@da_vinci.ecte.uswc.uswest.com> Sender: news@da_vinci.ecte.uswc.uswest.com (IT Netnews) Organization: U S WEST Information Technologies Distribution: usa Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 16:10:51 GMT I have installed a DOS partion on my NEXT system. DOS boots up fine but when I start MS-Windows the video starts to switch but then jumps right back to DOS. I thought it was a Windows/driver problem but couldn't find any problems. When I installed a DOS only partion, Windows came up fine. Any ideas? Thanks Steve --
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: lembens@octagon.de (Dirk Lembens) Subject: SLIP package, again Message-ID: <1994Nov11.193717.28122@octagon.de> Summary: SLIP Keywords: SLIP Organization: Octagon Computer+Kommunikation Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 19:37:17 GMT What's the best way to install SLIP on a NeXT or Intel system? Which packages do you recommend? Dirk (lembens@octagon.de)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ebaranz@muscat.pr.net.ch (E. Baranzini) Subject: Re: help: installing an Exabyte 8505 Message-ID: <1994Nov11.194351.697@muscat.pr.net.ch> Keywords: tape exabyte install Sender: ebaranz@muscat.pr.net.ch References: <39e4t5$nk3@carbon.denver.colorado.edu> Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 19:43:51 GMT In article <39e4t5$nk3@carbon.denver.colorado.edu> bcampbel@ucdacm (Bob Campbell) writes: > I'm trying to install an Exabyte 8505 onto a NeXT station. It currently > has an internal drive, 100Mb, and external 1Gb, and a cdrom drive on > scsi target 4. I added the exabyte on as target 5, and can do mt > commands, but when I do a dump, I get an error 0 feet into tape 1. > > The commands I've tried so far are: > dump 0ufbcds /dev/nrst0 126 54000 6000 / > which is what I use on some Suns I administer. I then tried > dump 0ufbcds /dev/nrst0 32 54000 6000 / > which is what I use to dump from SGI's to a remote exabyte on a Sun. > I then tried > dump 0ufcds /dev/nrst0 54000 6000 / > to see if it wanted to specify its own block size, but that didn't > work either. > finally, I just tried > dump 0ufs /dev/nrst0 / > but that failed as well. > > The machine is running an older version of the operating system, which > I'm trying to upgrade, but of course, I can't upgrade until the > disks are backed up. (there's a hole in the bucket!) > > Does anyone out there have experience connecting exabytes to NeXTstations? > The manual I have says nothing about connecting tape drives. :( > > Bob Campbell From ManPages ST(4): /dev/rst? Generic SCSI tape, rewind on close /dev/nrst? Generic SCSI tape, no rewind on close /dev/rxt? Exabyte SCSI tape, rewind on close /dev/nrxt? Exabyte SCSI tape, no rewind on close My experience is with EXB 8200 and (since 2 days) EXB 8505XL. It works well. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Erminio BARANZINI, Seilerstrasse 25, CH-3011 Berne, Switzerland ebaranz@muscat.pr.net.ch ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hocker@ritz.mordor.com (Matthew Hocker) Subject: Could a SLIP-920904-A user mail me their netstat? Organization: Mordor International BBS - Jersey City, NJ Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 16:50:36 GMT Message-ID: <Cz444D.20q@ritz.mordor.com> In my seemlingly neverending quest to get SLIP working on my NeXTstation mono (standalone) I'm now soliciting some more help... Could someone with a standalone system, connected only via SLIP, email me their netstat -rn output? I'm trying to see if I've got it right. I can communicate with the net, but I can only get names resolved /after/ I log in (start the dialin script) to my gateway via a 32-bit address (by doing "telnet 165.254.109.51", or any other network command with a 32-bit address) and this is making life with it a little annoying. I'm still trying to figure out if NetInfo has anything to do with this problem. Currently, I have all my NetInfo fields disabled (I just used it to name my system). If someone would mail me their /usr/bin/dialupip/config files, along with any related files in /etc, I'd be appreciative too! Thanks Matt -- ====== Matthew Hocker, B.Eng [W]-cooled Volkswagen fanatic **** Canadian NeXT hocker@mordor.com GTI, Scirocco 16V, Jetta 16V * \/ * +American mail This posting is recyclable! ...Amiga forever... *\/\/* ========== *soon! "Believer in all things well designed & engineered" **** spam'n'ehs
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Netinfo sleeping and NOT waking Date: 12 Nov 1994 00:34:11 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL Message-ID: <3a12i3$alt@news.acns.nwu.edu> References: <39rkjb$dem@wave.aoml.erl.gov> <dbirbaum.5.0012CD17@mail.cim.ch> In article <dbirbaum.5.0012CD17@mail.cim.ch>, Daniel Birbaum <dbirbaum@mail.cim.ch> wrote: >In article <39rkjb$dem@wave.aoml.erl.gov> powell@tropic.aoml.erl.gov (Mark Powell) writes: >>From: powell@tropic.aoml.erl.gov (Mark Powell) >>Subject: Netinfo failure(sleeping and waking) >>Date: 9 Nov 1994 23:05:15 GMT > >>after a few seconds we get a "datetime Netinfo failure, sleeping" and ... > >I'd like to follow that thought in another direction, but based on my >observations on a Next-mono-slab, NS3.2, stand-alone, SLIP: > >Sometimes when opening the print-panel in apps, or launching apps from dock or >workspace manager, the pointer spins for an >>undefined<< time while the >console is saying "[problem_app]: Netinfo sleeping...etc". This means that the >print panel or the apps in question would not open at all, they are just >"launching" in WM->Tools->Processes opinion. >The only help is to powerdown the system and then boot again. Just logging out >and in again does not help at all. The problem affects all users of the system >equally. > >So, as I don't have a network and a network card on the motherboard, could it >be a netinfo-configuration problem? a problem with a terminator ? > Well your slip connection becomes your network connection and your system starts to use and expect a few things like DNS support if you have configured your resolv.conf files. My understanding of the problem, and I am by no means an expert on this, is that once the slip interface is up, local and traffic goes through the slip interface and as necessary over the slip line to the world. When the slip connection is down, even local traffic is blocked. Solution, provide a path for local traffic through the loopback interface. Something akin to the following should be executed after the slip interface is configured and brought up. # Route traffic addressed to the local interface via the loopback # interface rather than sending out the SLIP link and back again. # exec /usr/etc/route add ${LOCAL} 127.0.0.1 0 Where ${local} represents the machine local name. Try the hostname set up in hostconfig. With this in place on my Intel Box, running 3.2 and 1.11 PNI TransSlip everything works just fine and dandy. I can bring my link up and down at will using simple commands. No print panel delays. No killing anything or other messy things. If the link goes down accidently, generally there's no problem, excepting of course the network traffic gets hosed. Your mileage and implementation may vary. If this doesn't cure the problem you have encountered, tell us more about the particulars of your slip configuration and we'll try to dissect things. -- Jerry S. Weiss j-weiss@nwu.edu Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois %SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: alberto@smartsoft.com (Manuel Alberto Ricart) Subject: Help!! 230MB MO disktab entry needed Message-ID: <1994Nov12.013906.11642@mixcom.com> Sender: news@mixcom.com (Net News Admin) Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milw, WI (414) 351-1139 Date: Sat, 12 Nov 1994 01:39:06 GMT I got an APS 230MB MO. The drive is really nice and fast. However NEXTSTEP is not properly formatting the drive. And eventually I run out of inodes when there's plenty of room left. I looked at all the NeXTanswers and tried to get a hold of the information from the manufacturer and Maxell (the maker of the media). Besides knowing that the disk was 512/sector they weren't much help. Maxell said that the disks have 1800 tracks per inch recorded at a density of 30 bits/inch. But that really doesn't do me any good to derive the missing information scsimodes reported this incomplete information (is this a broken drive? or the modesense command is not properly supported or could it be possible that the DPT scsi card is interfering (other disks display complete information and the drive in question works excellent on Macs) parsec:2# !! scsimodes /dev/rsd2a SCSI information for /dev/rsd2a Drive type: DELTIS MOS320 1.31 0 bytes per sector 0 sectors per track 0 tracks per cylinder 0 cylinder per volume (including spare cylinders) Host bad block handling 768 alternate tracks per volume 446324 usable sectors on volume A WM init gave me this on the console: /usr/etc/disk -i -h parsec -l "UntitledDisk" /dev/rsd2a disk name: DELTIS MOS320 1.31 disk type: removable_rw_scsi writing disk label Writing /usr/standalone/i386/boot Writing /usr/standalone/i386/boot1 creating new filesystem on /dev/rsd2a /usr/etc/newfs -n -v /dev/rsd2a /etc/mkfs /dev/rsd2a 223002 1394 2 8192 1024 16 10 60 4096 t Warning: 4096 bytes per inode impossible due to cylinder group size, using 21276 bytes per inode Reduce cylinder group size to reduce bytes per inode. Warning: 38 sector(s) in last cylinder unallocated /dev/rsd2a: 223002 sectors in 80 cylinders of 2 tracks, 1394 sectors 228.4Mb in 5 cyl groups (16 c/g, 45.68Mb/g, 2048 i/g) super-block backups (for fsck -b#) at: 16, 46024, 89232, 135240, 178448, initialization complete Which explains why I was running out of inodes. I tried to put together the information printed on the console to derive some of the items missing from the scsi modes report and I came with this: MOS320|MOS320 1.31-512|DELTIS MOS320 1.31-512:\ :ty=removable_rw_optical:nc#80:nt#2:ns#1394:ss#512:rm#3600:\ :fp#320:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\ :os=sdmach:z0#64:z1#192:hn=localhost:ro=a:\ :pa#0:sa#446324:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#32:da#4096:ra#10:oa=time:\ :ia:ta=4.3BSD:\ However, that disktab entry fails with "set bitmap: Invalid argument" So I faked it and did: parsec:17# /etc/mkfs /dev/rsd2a 223002 1394 2 8192 1024 2 10 60 4096 t Warning: 38 sector(s) in last cylinder unallocated /dev/rsd2a: 223002 sectors in 80 cylinders of 2 tracks, 1394 sectors 228.4Mb in 40 cyl groups (2 c/g, 5.71Mb/g, 1344 i/g) super-block backups (for fsck -b#) at: 16, 6992, 11168, 18144, 22320, 29296, 33472, 40448, 44624, 51600, 55776, 62752, 66928, 73904, 78080, 85056, 89232, 96208, 100384, 107360, 111536, 118512, 122688, 129664, 133840, 140816, 144992, 151968, 156144, 163120, 167296, 174272, 178448, 185424, 189600, 196576, 200752, 207728, 211904, 218880, Which seem to do something more reasonable, but I am worried that performance is very similar to the NeXTOD's when I know that on the Mac this thing can do about 400MB writtes in about 20 minutes. Doing 128MB on my machine took several times that amount for 1/4 the data. Go figure.. --- Alberto Ricart SmartSoft, Inc. 2220 E. Linnwood Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211-3321 alberto@SmartSoft.COM - NeXTMail Welcome
From: louie@va.pubnix.com (Louis A. Mamakos) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: TTYDSP and PNI? was: Re: getty at 57,600 baud (black)? Date: 11 Nov 1994 19:41:30 -0500 Organization: Pubnix Access Systems (Virgina) Message-ID: <3a12vq$ci@pub01.va.pubnix.com> References: <Pine.NXT.3.92.941102224409.9656F-100000@Tomobiki-Cho.CAC.Washington.EDU> <TSPENCER.94Nov3114159@kiwi.mccaw.com> In article <TSPENCER.94Nov3114159@kiwi.mccaw.com>, > So very true! I love my TTYDSP! It actually makes my '030 >cube useful in the serial department! However, I'd like to ask if >anybody else out there is using it with PNI... It appears to do some >special initialization when it senses that it is a TTYDSP port which >appears to only confuse ttydsp for baudrates above 38400. TTYDSP >works like a champ with tip and the modem locked at 76800, but after >PNI tries to initialize it, it gets strange. It takes a couple of >sessions with tip at 38400 which inexplicably work (the DTE is locked >at 76800 on the modem) to reset the thing. Has anybody else encountered >these problems? PNI uses documented interfaces to set the serial speed to an arbitrary value. It checks for TTYDSP by doing: #ifdef TTYDSP if (ioctl(fd, YIOCGETVERS, &flags) >= 0) { hwtype = devt_TTYDSP; pnilog(LOG_INFO, "%s %s: Device type is TTYDSP type hardware, driver version %x", [self encapType], [self encapName], flags); } else #endif and then later on, to set the speed, something like this: #ifdef TTYDSP case devt_TTYDSP: i = -1; /* * First, have to do sgtty to set other mode bits, etc. Set the * baud rate to *something* */ if (newspeed) cur_sgtty.sg_ispeed = cur_sgtty.sg_ospeed = B1200; if (ioctl(fd, TIOCSETP, &cur_sgtty) < 0) pnilog(LOG_DEBUG, "%s %s: TIOCSETP TTYDSP %m", [self encapType], [self encapName]); if (newspeed) { if (ioctl(fd, YIOCGETBAUD, &i) < 0) pnilog(LOG_DEBUG, "%s %s: can't get speed on TTYDSP %m", [self encapType], [self encapName]); pnilog(LOG_DEBUG, "%s %s: set speed on TTYDSP to %d from %d", [self encapType], [self encapName], newspeed, i); if (ioctl(fd, YIOCSETBAUD, &newspeed) < 0) { Tcl_AppendResult(interp, "error setting speed of TTYDSP: ", Tcl_PosixError(interp), (char *)NULL); return TCL_ERROR; } } break; #endif to actually set the speed. The "newspeed" variable contains an integer value for the speed in bits per second. It sounds like there might be a bug in the kernel TTYDSP driver that handles the ioctl() request, because I'm pretty sure the right thing is going on. I'm thinking of putting in a feature to cause this special behavior to be turned off, and to only use the normal ioctl() functions even if the hardware is TTYDSP. Louis Mamakos louie@TransSys.COM
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Netinfo sleeping and NOT waking Date: 12 Nov 1994 04:20:15 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL Message-ID: <3a1fpv$gtp@news.acns.nwu.edu> References: <39rkjb$dem@wave.aoml.erl.gov> <dbirbaum.5.0012CD17@mail.cim.ch> <3a12i3$alt@news.acns.nwu.edu> In article <3a12i3$alt@news.acns.nwu.edu>, Jerry Weiss <j-weiss@nwu.edu> wrote: > > # Route traffic addressed to the local interface via the loopback > # interface rather than sending out the SLIP link and back again. > # > exec /usr/etc/route add ${LOCAL} 127.0.0.1 0 After looking at the config.tcl file on my home machine, I see that I actually use the IP address given my slip connection instead of ${local} in the above example. The hostname of the machine as entered in hostconfig is probably equivalent to 127.0.0.1 route add my_slip_ip 127.0.0.1 0 My routing tables look something like this. starbase:6# netstat -rn Routing tables Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Interface gateway_ip my_slip_ip UH 0 0 pni0 default gateway_ip UG 1 1146 pni0 my_slip_ip 127.0.0.1 UH 0 0 lo0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 4 756 lo0 You should be able to determine that without line 3, all packets to my my_slip_ip would have to go through the the pni0 interface. If that interface is down, your system would not be happy. -- Jerry S. Weiss j-weiss@nwu.edu Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois %SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire
From: eric@whyanext.com (Eric Schwartz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Sendmail daemon gone! Date: 12 Nov 1994 07:43:50 GMT Organization: Portal Communications (service) Distribution: world Message-ID: <3a1rnn$sjc@news1.svc.portal.com> I accidentally deleted my /usr/lib/sendmail binary that came from a 3.0j CD-ROM (Motorola hardware). Can someone running 3.0 NeXTmail it to me? eric@whyanext.com (I have a legitimate CD ROM here but currently no drive attached to my NeXTstation.) Thanks! Eric
From: shivers@lcs.mit.edu (Olin Shivers) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: -posix and strftime() Date: 12 Nov 1994 08:12:01 GMT Organization: Lab for Computer Science, MIT Distribution: world Message-ID: <SHIVERS.94Nov12031201@lewis.lcs.mit.edu> It appears there is a bug in NS3.2 involving linking Posix code calling the strftime(3) function. For example, the following 7-line program will die when you try to compile it: #include <time.h> main() { char buf[100]; struct tm d; strftime(buf, 100, "%c %Z", &d); } If you compile this with cc -posix foo.c it will barf with the following error messages: % cc -posix foo.c ld: Undefined symbols: _objc_msgSend _NXGetDefaultValue _NXRegisterDefaults .objc_class_name_NXStringTable .objc_class_name_NXBundle % I checked /usr/lib/libposix.a, and it references every one of the above symbols. I do not understand why this problem is occurring; I have been using plenty of other Posix functions, linked with -posix, without triggering this problem. But strftime() blows it up. Does anyone know why this is happening? -Olin
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schurch@pages.com (Sean Church) Subject: Re: REQUEST: Help with SLIP Message-ID: <Cz4ArA.I8@pages.com> Sender: schurch@pages.com (Sean Church) Organization: Pages Software Inc References: <Cyx4Dn.L67@news.cis.umn.edu> Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 19:13:58 GMT In article <Cyx4Dn.L67@news.cis.umn.edu> klett002@maroon.tc.umn.edu (James P Klett) writes: > William Todd Horch (thorch@infinet.com) wrote: > : Anyone out there willing to help me set up SLIP on a NeXT '030 w/ > : NeXTSTEP 3.0? > > : I have a SLIP account and just need to figure out how to get the > : configuration right. > > : Please respond via e-mail to the infinet address below. > > Me too, my system won't slipup anymore. > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > James P. Klett klett002@maroon.tc.umn.edu > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SLIP... 3.0 what package are you using for SLIP? 3.0 changed some stuff from what I remember that directly affects some SLIP implementations. I lost the use of a SLIP package, Marble Teleconnect, when I upgraded from NS 2.1 to 3.0 (Oh, was that fun). Look at Transys SLIP. It's out at the ftp sites. It's free if you want simple SLIP. The bells and whistles cost extra. It works (I maintained a link across the country for a year or so with it). SLIP is your buddy... BTW, I don't know if PNI (the new release) is backwards compatible for NS 3.0 ;-) -- Sean Church Pages Software Inc schurch@pages.com 9755 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. (619) 492-9050 x 221 San Diego, Ca. 92124 Systems Engineer, Network Administrator, chief cook and cable boy...
From: jon@cocteau.hsc.missouri.edu (Jon Ballenger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: BIND domain name? Date: 12 Nov 1994 15:59:40 GMT Organization: University of Missouri - Columbia Message-ID: <3a2opc$n67@golf.ustores.missouri.edu> Keywords: BIND domain How does one specify the BIND domain name to a NeXT? My /etc/resolv.conf file specifies it, but /bin/domainname doesn't return it. A /usr/etc/ping to hostname works, while a ping to hostName.domainName brings up my SLIP connection for a query of the name server. Even after using /bin/domainname as root to set it, my machine still only recognizes its host name. It's probably something I need to to in NetInfo, but I need a push in the right direction. Thanks - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jon Ballenger Department of Surgery jon@apollo1.hsc.missouri.edu University of Missouri - Columbia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From: cooncat@wombat (Jessica L Mosher) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Where is unistd.h? (black 3.0) Date: 12 Nov 1994 18:27:23 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Message-ID: <3a31eb$nf6@agate.berkeley.edu> Hello. I'm trying to port a compiler to my NeXT, but the make complains that there isn't a unistd.h header file. It is my understanding that this header is standard under POSIX, but a root-level find didn't turn anything up. Has anyone ever used this file in development before? If so, where is it? Do I need to upgrade to 3.2 or 3.3 in order to get it? Please mail the address below, thanks in advance for any assistance. -- ******************************************************* Jessica L. Mosher email: cooncat@ella.mills.edu NeXTmail: cooncat@wombat.mills.edu "Life is what happens when you're making other plans." --John Lennon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
From: eric@whyanext.com (Eric Schwartz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Permissions for uucp-related files in NS 3.0 Date: 12 Nov 1994 19:46:25 GMT Organization: Portal Communications (service) Distribution: world Message-ID: <3a362h$62q@news1.svc.portal.com> Hello. I'm trying to track down the source of the following errors on my NS 3.0 system: whyanext> mailq /etc/uucp/L.sys (name file) protected Mail queue is empty whyanext> and whyanext> uuq -l C./C.wilen8NC0: Permission denied C./C.wilen5Er0: Permission denied svpal: 1 job, 0 bytes, 0.0 minutes (@ effective baudrate of 840) POLL 0 --- 0 0.0 Sep 7 01:38 X forced poll whyanext> If I do 'mailq' or 'uuq -l' as root, the errors go away and uuq lists the jobs as expected. These used to work fine with a non-root login, so I must have accidentally changed a permission somewhere. Can someone do a 'ls -lag /etc/uucp', 'ls -lag /usr/lib/uucp', and 'ls -lag /usr/spool/uucp' and send me the output for comparison? Thanks, Eric
From: trey@hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help... INN works except for posting Date: 12 Nov 1994 21:45:18 -0600 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <Pine.3.05.9411122127.A3550-a100000@tybrin4> INN-admins, I've been getting feeds OK now for several weeks via NNTP from my news provider. Everything is fine except for posting. I'm using tin with pico as my editor. After composing the message, it says the article is posted. Sure enough, it shows up locally in the newsreader but I gradually caught on that they weren't leaving the office. I use send-nntp via cron to (try) sending the postings back to my news provider. The /usr/spool/news/out.going/<newshost> file gets updated with the correct article information, but nothing goes out. This file just gets larger and larger with one-line article IDs. Can anyone tell me what I might want to check? innstat and inncheck say all is fine. The format of my newsfeeds file is OK, at least according the ctlinnd. I can supply any additional information if needed for accurate diagnosis. thank! Trey Trey McClendon NeXTMail Accepted TYBRIN Corporation trey@hsv.tybrin.com Fax: 205-837-3472 Huntsville, AL
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: ian_stewart@nyro.com (Ian Stewart) Subject: Re: Virtspace/Darkforest for NSFIP3.2 Message-ID: <Cz6qBD.Jq@nyro.com> Sender: ian@nyro.com (Ian Stewart) Organization: NYRO Technix, Inc. - markets VirtSpace(tm), Faxcess(tm), UUCP-EZ(tm) and other NEXTSTEP software. References: <1994Nov7.004117.1445@kurt.in-berlin.de> Date: Sun, 13 Nov 1994 02:45:12 GMT In article <1994Nov7.004117.1445@kurt.in-berlin.de> gerald@kurt.in-berlin.de (Gerald Erdmann) writes: > In article <1994Nov2.173348.5729@fnbc.com> dsmith@ldnrid48 (Doug Smith) writes: > > Dear all, > > > > Does anyone know of an ftp site that has Intel versions of both these > > applications. > Since I didn't see Garrett reply to this, I thought I would. VirtSpace is available for NeXT, Intel and HP-PA from NYRO Technix, Inc. or through your favorite reseller (like OpenSource). Dealer, educational, previous-owner upgrades and site licenses available. OpenSource is available at 800-TRY-OPEN I believe or you can reach us directly at: NYRO Technix, Inc. 236 W. Portal Ave Suite 341 San Francisco CA 94127 800 664-NYRO (6976) 415 664-1170 voice 415 664-5530 fax NYRO Technix, Inc. markets VirtSpace(tm), Faxcess(tm), UUCP-EZ(tm), On-Vacation(tm), READIT-EZ(tm) and other NEXTSTEP software.
From: robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,news.software.nntp Subject: Re: Help... INN works except for posting Date: 13 Nov 1994 11:15:06 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Nov13111506@steffi.dircon.co.uk> References: <Pine.3.05.9411122127.A3550-a100000@tybrin4> To: trey@hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon) In-reply-to: trey@hsv.tybrin.com's message of 12 Nov 1994 21:45:18 -0600 >>>>> "TM" == Trey McClendon <trey@hsv.tybrin.com> writes: TM>INN-admins, TM>I've been getting feeds OK now for several weeks via NNTP from my news TM>provider. Everything is fine except for posting. I'm using tin with pico TM>as my editor. After composing the message, it says the article is posted. TM>Sure enough, it shows up locally in the newsreader but I gradually caught TM>on that they weren't leaving the office. TM>I use send-nntp via cron to (try) sending the postings back to my news TM>provider. The /usr/spool/news/out.going/<newshost> file gets updated with TM>the correct article information, but nothing goes out. This file just TM>gets larger and larger with one-line article IDs. This suggests that your newsfeeds entry is screwed. ME:!*:: news/dircon\ :*,!junk,!steffi.*/!local\ :Tf,Wnm: "dircon" is my provider. the second thing in my path. Path: steffi.dircon.co.uk!dircon!pipex!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!symnet!usen et This says exclude any articles with "dircon" in their path. ie. don't forward articles I get from my provider back to my provider. don't forward junk articles and don't forward steffi distribution or local distribution. I'd say (unless you are using overview) you probably want to have something almost identical to the one above. TM>Can anyone tell me what I might want to check? innstat and inncheck say TM>all is fine. The format of my newsfeeds file is OK, at least according TM>the ctlinnd. I can supply any additional information if needed for TM>accurate diagnosis. TM>thank! TM>Trey TM>Trey McClendon NeXTMail Accepted TYBRIN Corporation TM>trey@hsv.tybrin.com Fax: 205-837-3472 Huntsville, AL The permissions of your out.going should look like. robert:/usr/local/spool/news/out.going>ls -alg 11:14 total 3 drwxr-xr-x 2 news news 1024 Nov 13 10:31 . drwxr-xr-x 19 news news 1024 Nov 5 20:26 .. -rw-rw-r-- 1 news news 144 Nov 13 10:59 news note: news is for news.dircon.co.uk and I have resolv.conf point to their nameserver. -- "Emacs isn't pretty. It's functional!" (ASCII for text only messages)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: tom@basil.icce.rug.nl (Tom R.Hageman) Subject: Re: More on PNI and nmserver Message-ID: <Cz642G.xD@basil.icce.rug.nl> Originator: uubasil@obelix.icce.rug.nl Sender: tom@basil.icce.rug.nl (Tom R.Hageman) Organization: Lofty Waters References: <3a0b89$8ms@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 1994 18:44:39 GMT In article <3a0b89$8ms@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> alan@osci.me.ttu.edu (Alan A. Barhorst) writes: > Hello, > Recently I asked about restarting nmserver after PNI is running so > that resolv.conf would be consulted (I guess). It turns out that the kill > -USR2 (pid) does work as, Louis M. states, in the sense that nmserver > restarts. But my problem still exists, namely that I still have to use IP > addresses instead of node names. The console message I get after I > restart nmserver is: > > Nov 10 22:34:16 host_name netmsgserver[22]: network_init > > Nov 10 22:34:16 host_name netmsgserver[22]: Cannot get the socket > broadcast address for interface pni0: m > > Nov 10 22:34:16 host_name netmsgserver[22]: Warning: could not find a > useful broadcast address, using 255.255.255.255 > > Can somebody tell me how to get PNI to work with the nameserver. I do > have a valid broadcast address but I did not see any spots in the PNI > config to put the number. Thanks! > > Alan What works for me is restarting lookupd instead of nmserver. This is what I have in my pni?.config; basically in LINK_start it creates a link from /etc/pni/config/resolv.conf.pni? to /etc/resolv.conf, so each connection can have its own nameserver assignment if needed, and signal loookupd to let it know the configuration has changed, and in LINK_stop it removes this link and again signal lookupd: --- pni?.config --- # PART III. source "/etc/pni/config/trh-support.tcl" proc LINK_start { encap } { global encapList set interface [[lindex $encapList 0] interface] # Install our own resolv.conf, if it exists. if {[trh_sym_link_or_unlink_file /etc/resolv.conf $interface link]} { trh_restart_daemon lookupd } log "LINK $encap connected" ## e.g., run sendmail queue } proc LINK_stop { encap } { global encapList Config set pni [lindex $encapList 0] set interface [$pni interface] # Un-install resolv.conf if {[trh_sym_link_or_unlink_file /etc/resolv.conf $interface unlink]} { trh_restart_daemon lookupd } global PNIVERSION if {$PNIVERSION < 1.12} { # Tear down the ip connection. (pni 1.12 already does this.) exec /etc/ifconfig $interface down log "LINK $encap: Interface $interface brought down" } # But pni currently forgets to remove the main route... catch "exec /usr/etc/route delete [$pni remote-ip-address] [$pni local-ip-address]" log "LINK $encap disconnected" } --- End pni?.config --- --- Start trh-support.tcl --- # # Support routines for TRH PNI-slip configuration # # $Id: trh-support.tcl,v 1.3 1994/10/11 18:13:41 tom Exp tom $ # Create or remove a symlink to add (or replace) a system file. # Source filename is constructed from `destfile' and `interface'. # Source file must exist, and the dest file is moved to a backup location # if it exists and is not a link. # e.g. # trh_sym_link_or_unlink_file /etc/resolv.conf pni0 link # creates the symbolic link: # /etc/resolv.conf -> /etc/pni/config/resolv.conf.pni0 # and # trh_sym_link_or_unlink_file /etc/resolv.conf pni0 unlink # breaks the link (and eventually moves the saved original back in place). # # Returns whether the source file exists. proc trh_sym_link_or_unlink_file { destfile interface what } { set srcfile /etc/pni/config/[file tail $destfile].$interface set backup ${destfile}.Moved_while_${interface}_busy if {![file exists $srcfile]} { if {![file exists $destfile]} { warn "symlink Warning: both $srcfile and $destfile don't exist." } return 0 } else { if {"$what" == "link"} { if {[file exists $destfile]} { if {[file type $destfile] != "link"} { exec mv -f $destfile $backup } else { # exec rm -f $destfile unlink -nocomplain $destfile } } # exec ln -s $srcfile $destfile link -sym $srcfile $destfile log "symlink: $destfile -> $srcfile installed" } else { # unlink # exec rm -f $destfile unlink -nocomplain $destfile if {[file exists $backup]} { exec mv -f $backup $destfile log "symlink: original $destfile restored" } else { log "symlink: $destfile removed" } } } return 1 } # Kill a process by name. Returns 0 if successful, -1 if no such process, # and its pid when kill failed. proc trh_kill_by_name {sig procname} { set psfd [open "|ps -axc"] while {[gets $psfd line] > 0} { if {[regexp "^ *(\[0-9]+) .* $procname\$" "$line" match pid]} { close $psfd if {[catch "exec /bin/kill -$sig $pid"]} { return $pid } else { return 0 } } } close $psfd return -1 } # Notify a daemon process of changes in the network configuration, # by sending it a (default: hangup) signal. proc trh_restart_daemon {daemon {sig HUP}} { set result [trh_kill_by_name $sig $daemon] if {$result == 0} { log "restart_daemon: signalled $daemon." } else { log "restart_daemon: kill -$sig $daemon (pid $result) failed." notice "$errorInfo" } } --- End trh-support.tcl --- Hope this helps... -- __/__/__/__/ Tom Hageman <tom@basil.icce.rug.nl> [NeXTMail accepted] __/ __/_/ __/__/__/ "...to baldly go where no one has gone before." __/ _/_/ -- star trek TNG
From: dennisg@news-srvr.CyberSAFE.COM (Dennis Glatting) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: BIND domain name? Date: 13 Nov 1994 20:27:18 -0800 Organization: CyberSAFE Corporation, Redmond WA Message-ID: <3a6ov6$b6t@kerby.ocsg.com> References: <3a2opc$n67@golf.ustores.missouri.edu> Keywords: BIND domain In article <3a2opc$n67@golf.ustores.missouri.edu>, Jon Ballenger <jon@apollo1.hsc.missouri.edu> wrote: > >How does one specify the BIND domain name to a NeXT? > >My /etc/resolv.conf file specifies it, but /bin/domainname doesn't return >it. A /usr/etc/ping to hostname works, while a ping to >hostName.domainName brings up my SLIP connection for a query of the name >server. > /etc/resolv.conf is DNS. /bin/domainname is NIS. >Even after using /bin/domainname as root to set it, my machine still only >recognizes its host name. It's probably something I need to to in >NetInfo, but I need a push in the right direction. > -- Dennis P. Glatting / CyberSAFE Corporation Network and Security Infrastructure Architect
From: howar016@mc.duke.edu (Denise Howard Blakeley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Where is unistd.h? (black 3.0) Date: 14 Nov 1994 06:05:39 GMT Organization: Duke University Medical Center Information Systems Message-ID: <3a6unj$9m6@news.duke.edu> References: <3a31eb$nf6@agate.berkeley.edu> In article <3a31eb$nf6@agate.berkeley.edu>, Jessica L Mosher <cooncat@wombat> wrote: >Hello. I'm trying to port a compiler to my NeXT, but the make complains that >there isn't a unistd.h header file. It is my understanding that this header >is standard under POSIX, but a root-level find didn't turn anything up. > >Has anyone ever used this file in development before? If so, where is it? >Do I need to upgrade to 3.2 or 3.3 in order to get it? It should be in /NeXTDeveloper/Headers/bsd or /usr/include/bsd. Denise -- Denise Howard | PLEASE NOTE MY NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS. Duke Med Center Info Systems | It was formerly blake015@mc.duke.edu. Durham, NC | My last name has changed from (919) 286-6468 W | Blakeley back to Howard.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mdan@diku.dk (Michael Daldorph Nielsen) Subject: Re: Advice Running NEXTSTEP on an HP Message-ID: <Cz079x.8n3@odin.diku.dk> Sender: mdan@ask.diku.dk Date: Wed, 9 Nov 1994 14:08:20 GMT References: <38rju3$fbh@hermes.dna.mci.com> Organization: Department of Computer Science, U of Copenhagen bradshaw@fdcsrvr.cs.mci.com (Michelle Bradshaw) writes: >We are going to be getting a new file server with 8 GB (yeah!). Unfortunately, >it's not a certified or even listed system. Has anyone out there installed >NEXTSTEP on something called an HP NetServer LM Series? I'm specifically As far as I know NeXTSTEP is only available for the HP 9000-series. Michael <mdan@diku.dk> <Department of Computer Science> <University of Copenhagen> <Denmark>
From: work@dannug.dk (Michael Hallin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Change time before Screen saver activate Date: 9 Nov 1994 10:08:06 GMT Organization: Danish NeXT User Group Message-ID: <39q726$17d@machthenext.dannug.dk> References: <39mfgb$4i0@mordred.gatech.edu> In article <39mfgb$4i0@mordred.gatech.edu> fseto@redwood.gatech.edu (Frank Seto) writes: |>Hi, |> |>I just want to quickly find out how I change the amount of time before |>the screensaver appears on the login window. |> -Frank Hi, If that is on a NeXTStep 3.2 machine, this will do the trick: MovementTimeout 5 the number indicates (as far as I know) 1/5 of a minute, e.g. 20 seconds before it kicks in. MovementScale 5 decides how quickly the image bumps around your screen. Hope this helps Best Michael -- _____________________________________________ Michael Hallin Copenhagen, Denmark Editor in chief DANNUG NEWS & DANNUG HOT! NeXTMail: work@dannug.dk NonNeXTMail: mh.xeroxvang@rxdk.xerox.com Voice: Int + 45 43 53 34 33
From: work@dannug.dk (Michael Hallin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: help: installing an Exabyte 8505 Date: 10 Nov 1994 15:54:58 GMT Organization: Danish NeXT User Group Message-ID: <39tfoi$261@machthenext.dannug.dk> References: <39e4t5$nk3@carbon.denver.colorado.edu> In article <39e4t5$nk3@carbon.denver.colorado.edu> bcampbel@ucdacm (Bob Campbell) writes: |>I'm trying to install an Exabyte 8505 onto a NeXT station. It currently |>has an internal drive, 100Mb, and external 1Gb, and a cdrom drive on |>scsi target 4. I added the exabyte on as target 5, and can do mt |>commands, but when I do a dump, I get an error 0 feet into tape 1. |> Hi I have an Exabyte 8200, and it works like a charm on my ColorStation, with the SafetyNet backup software (great piece of software). However, when I look at the mount phase during boot, it is recognized as nrxt0, not nrst0. I do not know whether this is the case or the problem, but since mine works, it is worth a try. Best regards Michael -- _____________________________________________ Michael Hallin Copenhagen, Denmark Editor in chief DANNUG NEWS & DANNUG HOT! NeXTMail: work@dannug.dk NonNeXTMail: mh.xeroxvang@rxdk.xerox.com Voice: Int + 45 43 53 34 33
From: kwl@oldp.uk.stratus.com (Keith W. E. Laidlaw) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Why change /etc/remote Date: 14 Nov 1994 12:16:34 GMT Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA Message-ID: <3a7kf2$jc7@transfer.stratus.com> Keywords: slip Hi All, I'm just about to set SLIP up on my home NSFIP. I read somewhere that I need to change /etc/remote to get higher baud rates than 9600. WHY? surely the /etc/remote entries are the serial port to modem baud rate which is only 9600 or 19,200? (and if you don't have a 16550 Uart your in trouble at 19,200) The modems handle the 14,400 or 28k or whatever baud rates modem to modem? What am I missing? why do I need to change /etc/remote? -- Kind Regards Keith W. E. Laidlaw Stratus Computers; European Support for Databases
From: pait@lac.usp.br (Felipe M. Pait) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: not getting mail -- need HELP! Date: 14 Nov 1994 11:47:03 GMT Organization: Universidade de Sao Paulo / Brasil Message-ID: <3a7inn$qar@bee.uspnet.usp.br> Our sysadmin went home for a long weekend and left a problem: our server does not receive mail! We are lac.usp.br (or lac.poli.usp.br, these are the same thing). When mail is sent to, say, pait@lac.usp.br, it bounces (see record below). Now when mail is addressed pait@(machinename).lac.usp.br, it gets delivered, but that's not the address we usually use, so we are losing a lot of incoming mail. Couldn't find anything wrong in the sendmail.cf file, and in fact it hasn't been changed since before the problem appeared. Please write to pait@caramuru.lac.usp.br; this is running NeXTStep, and mail seems to be getting through. I would appreciate your help! Transcript of bouce message follows: Date: Sun, 13 Nov 94 13:09:38 EDT From: Mailer-Daemon (Mail Delivery Subsystem) Posted-Date: Sun, 13 Nov 94 13:09:38 EDT Received-Date: Sun, 13 Nov 94 13:09:38 EDT Subject: Returned mail: Service unavailable To: pait ----- Transcript of session follows ----- Connected to lac.poli.usp.br: >>> HELO lac.usp.br <<< 553 lac.usp.br host name configuration error 554 pait@lac.poli.usp.br... Service unavailable ----- Unsent message follows ----- Return-Path: <pait> Received: by lac.usp.br (SUN-1+(LME)/4.1/LME-1.0) id AA02072; Sun, 13 Nov 94 13:09:38 EDT Date: Sun, 13 Nov 94 13:09:38 EDT From: pait (Felipe M. Pait) Posted-Date: Sun, 13 Nov 94 13:09:38 EDT Received-Date: Sun, 13 Nov 94 13:09:38 EDT Message-Id: <9411131509.AA02072@lac.usp.br> To: pait@lac.poli.usp.br Subject: tabajara
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: tomas@softwell.se Subject: NeXT and Artecon SCSI DAT problems, help needed Message-ID: <1994Nov14.135114.2748@softwell.se> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware Organization: SoftWell AB Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 13:51:14 GMT Hi, I'm trying to get a Artecon SCSI DAT-tapedrive (I think it is a HP35480A inside the box) working with my NeXT. I have problems finding information about how to set the dip-switches on the drive to get it to work. The documentation only tells how to set switches for Sun, IBM, HP and SGI workstations, but nothing about how it should be for a NeXT. The retailer can't help me, they don't know either. I had it set for a Sun but it stopped working when I uppgraded to NeXT-Step 3.2. I have tried different settings and found that it works when it is set to work with a HP. Is there someone who have used this drive and can help me? -- Tomas Ruden, tomas@softwell.se | Opinions expressed above are my SoftWell AB, Box 47007, 100 74 Stockholm | own and is not necessarily shared SWEDEN | by SoftWell AB. ph: +46 8 19 52 90, fax: +46 8 19 52 53 | "For a nice date: call strftime(3C)"
From: tjackson@cc.emory.edu (Todd Jackson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Looking for info on kernel servers Date: 14 Nov 1994 14:53:58 GMT Organization: Emory University Message-ID: <3a7tm6$fgu@emoryu1.cc.emory.edu> A friend of mine asked me to pass this on to USENET: ---------- I was looking at a software package to implement PPP under NextSTEP, and I noticed that it bypassed the need for kernel modifications by using a kernel server or something like that. Does anyone have any info about a) what a kernel server is, and b) how PPP is implemented using it? My understanding of the issues is somewhat sketchy, so any help is appreciated. Please reply by email. TIA, shy shy@wsatl.mhs.compuserve.com
From: jkeenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: DAT not recognized Date: 10 Nov 1994 18:00:50 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <39tn4i$1b2@rosie.next.com> References: <Cz1AF6.6A2@cfa.org> In article <Cz1AF6.6A2@cfa.org> alk@cfa.org (Tony Kimball) writes: > I'd like to use a MicroNet DAT to back up an NS-FIP system, but > after plugging it in and even rebooting it claims there is no > such device as /dev/nrst{0,1}. I'm an old SunOS wonk and relatively > naive vis-a-vis NS, but shouldn't this Just Work? Did you remember to install the SCSI Tape Driver (Configure - Other Devices) ? joe
From: Jeff Kidd <jeff@gcnext.gac.peachnet.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: 9600 Baud on NeXT Cube??? Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 12:06:43 -0500 Organization: University System of Georgia (PeachNet) Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.91.941114120000.6598A-100000@gcnext> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII I have been place as the admin of a NeXT Cube here at school and have been trying to get a Hayes Ultima 9600 modem to work with it. I have very limited Manuals as one of the last sysadmins took them with him when he graduated. I have edited the ttys files to turn /dev/ttyda on. I have tried 19200, and 9600 as a baud rating in the ttys file. I have also tried to edit the gettytab files to make it work, but I have yet to understand the gettytab file. We are running a NeXT cube with 8 megs of ram, NeXT Step ver. 2.0 right now... the mother board is a 68040, and the modem is plugged into the serial port with a standard mac serial cable. I will updating the OS to 3.11 during Christmas when no one is using the system. Any info is greatly appreciated... Thanks... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Kidd | OS/2 2.1 CSC Major | jeff@gcnext.gac.peachnet.edu Team OS/2 | jeff@compass.gac.peachnet.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: steve@deltos.uucp (Steven R. Staton) Subject: Establishing a SLIP server Message-ID: <Cz8M1L.LL@deltos.uucp> Organization: Deltos Fleet Computing Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 03:08:09 GMT I'm having problems with TranSLIP [920904]. I want to set my system (Black '040/25) up as a SLIP server. I installed the TranSLIP software, and ran duinstall(8) to create the dudisc_slip(x) devices (2 of them). I created a SLIP login which runs dudisc(8) with no parameters as it's login shell. I get the message "Can't find device name in program name ("-dudisc")" during logins and of course, no SLIP connection. I sure would like to know what I am missing here. There is little I could find in the docs about becoming a SLIP server; it all seems oriented towards jacking into a established site. -- Steven R. Staton | The two most common things Deltos Fleet Computing | in the Universe are steve@deltos.com | Dark Matter and Stupidity --------------------------*---------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jliew@cs.uno.edu (liew) Subject: Re: BIND domain name? Message-ID: <1994Nov14.174303.3685@cs.uno.edu> Sender: news@cs.uno.edu Organization: Smart Object Technologies, Inc. References: <3a2opc$n67@golf.ustores.missouri.edu> Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 17:43:03 GMT Jon Ballenger (jon@cocteau.hsc.missouri.edu) wrote: : How does one specify the BIND domain name to a NeXT? [chomp] Presuming you mean NIS (?), you would have to specify the domain in the /etc/hostconfig file. Similar to : NETMASTER=-YES- YPDOMAIN=smobject.com TIME=-AUTOMATIC- Or, use the HostManager.app and select Local from the main menu. Put the domain in the section at the lower left corner. But, be sure to run /etc/yp/ypinit before you reboot, or you'll have problems. On a side note, there's a bug in the ypinit script. The host name of the servers have to appear twice per line. The fix is: charlie> diff ypinit.orig ypinit.jeff 246c246 < echo $host >$hf --- > echo $host" "$host >$hf 262c262 < echo $h >>$hf --- > echo $h" "$h >>$hf Otherwise, your ypservers map will not be properly made. The resolv.conf specifies the string to be tagged at the end of a hostname, if it doesn't contain a dot. The domain specified by /bin/domainname isn't used by anything. (Or so says the documentation) If you insist on having one, just set /bin/domainname to run in your /etc/rc.local with the appropriate domain argument. Hope this helps! -- Jeff Vega Smart Object Technologies, Inc. (NeXTMail YES!) e-mail : jeff@smobject.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Root password help! Message-ID: <ccollins.2.000E0819@UWyo.Edu> From: ccollins@UWyo.Edu Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 14:01:48 Distribution: world Organization: University of Wyoming Salutations! I have just got home with my new NeXT Cube (NS2.0, 030). I asked the person who I purchased it from what the root password was, and was told the only password he ever used was the one to login as a user. I thought 'ok, well that's simple'. Well, he must have never needed to be SU, as it doesn't work for root. HELP! I don't have the OS disks, so I can't reinstall Gene ezimmerm@uwyo.edu
From: glover@tree.egr.uh.edu (John Glover) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Installing INN on NEXTSTEP Date: 14 Nov 1994 21:49:15 GMT Organization: University of Houston Message-ID: <3a8m0r$pu6@masala.cc.uh.edu> This message is being posted for: Jacques Dejean Systems Administrator jdejean@atg.wiltel.com Hi, I am in the process of re-installing INN v1.4 at our site. The earlier incarnation crashed after reaching a disk-full condition, and has not worked since. I was able to go through a 'successful' compilation, after encountering some initial problems. I am running NS 3.2 black. Following the install instructions, I issued 'make install' and got through that process o.k. I started 'inn' via the 'inndstart' command, only to have it come to a grinding halt. When I rechecked all my work, I noticed that file pertaining to sockets creation are missing. That is, $inn/lib/innd/nntpin $inn/lib/innd/control $inn/lib/innd/ctlinndxxxxxx $inn/lib/innd/innd.pin I have looked through the makefiles to see when and where they get created. No success! Does anyone know how and when these files get created? Any help is appreciated. I can be reached at jdejean@atg.wiltel.com. Thanks, Jacques Dejean Systems Administrator jdejean@atg.wiltel.com
From: stanny@tdf_ltd.laa.com (Gary Stanny) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Wanted a working vt220 emulator package. Date: 14 Nov 1994 21:31:28 GMT Organization: Msen, Inc. -- Ann Arbor, MI (account info: +1 313 998-4562) Message-ID: <3a8kvg$6u4$1@heifetz.msen.com> Hi all - Please help us in our software search. We are a small shop that are starting to use white NextStep boxes for a real-time pricing application. We are currently running a small LAN and we need to be able to reach and use the shop's legacy VAX. We need a vt220 terminal emulator that will allow us to rlogin into the vax via ethernet and run tpu & eve (with full keyboard support) while running on a standard Intel box with a normal PC AT 101 key style keyboard. Here is the current status of what I have tried and discovered. NextStep Terminal app - very nice rlogin support but none of the function or insert/delete/home/end/pageup/pagedown keys or numeric keypad keys are supported. I can not even get vt100 mode to work. Stuart - looks promising (even though only vt100 support) except I can only find a 68k black version. TipTop - just for use over a modem. WE-D320 - nicest package I have seen so far. Does support the numeric pad correctly. Kind of supports the insert/delete/home/end/pageup/pagedown keys and just supports function keys F9 - F12 correctly. Also am I correct - does Next not support reading all 101 keys on a PC keyboard correctly? Thanks a bunch cheers gary Gary Stanny Lynn-Arthur Associates, Inc. +1 313 995 5590 stanny@laa.com Operations Support Systems +1 313 995 5989 (fax) 2350 Green Road Suite 160 Ann Arbor, MI, 48105 USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: root@engine.dgcp.doc.ca (Operator) Subject: Problems compiling Listserv: Diagnosis??! Message-ID: <1994Nov14.205927.3411@clark.dgim.doc.ca> Sender: news@clark.dgim.doc.ca (#Usenet News) Organization: Communications Canada Date: Mon, 14 Nov 94 20:59:27 GMT HI, I am trying to compile a Listserv on a Cube with 3.2 running. Could someone help diagnos a problem? PLEASE. This is the relevant output from running setup: Do you wish to use unproto for compilation [n]? cc -c -g -I/usr/servers/listserv5.5 -I/usr/servers/listserv5.5/src -I/usr/servers/listserv5.5/src -DNeXT -ansi misc.c misc.c:36: warning: could not use precompiled header '/NextDeveloper/Headers/bsd/libc.p', because: misc.c:36: warning: #ifdef '__STRICT_ANSI__' not defined when precompiled, but now defined: misc.c:36: warning: on the command line .. .. .. defs.h:160: warning: redefinition of macro TRUE /NextDeveloper/Headers/mach/boolean.h:160: warning: is the location of the previous definition defs.h:161: warning: redefinition of macro FALSE /NextDeveloper/Headers/mach/boolean.h:161: warning: is the location of the previous definition *** Exit 1 Stop. /usr/servers/listserv5.5/setup: error(s) during compilation; quitting Any help much appreciated. -- Tyson Macaulay Internet Applications Consultant CDD/DGCP/Industry Canada (613) 9904236 email: root@engine.dgcp.doc.ca
From: fliu@uci.edu (Feng Liu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: There must be a bug with Next's NSF mount Date: 14 Nov 1994 22:47:47 GMT Organization: University of California, Irvine Message-ID: <3a8pej$e6g@news.service.uci.edu> SGI indigo2 running IRIX 5.2 exports a disk /users to both a DEC 3000/300LX and a NeXT mono 040 machine. Both use -o rw, bg, hard, intr options for mounting. Everything works fine on the DEC, but on the NeXT mono it complains segmentation fault and messes up the Terminal window when I vi any asci file of more than 100k on the mounted NSF disk. Emacs works fine. vi also works fine on a NFS mount disk exported by the DEC machine. I wonder if it is a bug with NeXT or SGI or with my setup. Any help will be appreciated. -- Feng Liu Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92717 phone: 714-824-3105 Fax: 714-824-8585
From: sclark@senco.com (Shawn C. Clark) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: High Speed Connectivity Date: 14 Nov 1994 23:19:37 GMT Organization: Senco Products, Inc. Distribution: usa Message-ID: <3a8ra9$ijg@itserver.senco.com> Is anyone out there using anything faster than 10MB Ethernet on their network? I am looking specifically for 100MB Ethernet or FDDI. --- Shawn Clark _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ System Administration _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Senco Products, Inc. _/_/_/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ SENCO _/ sclark@senco.com _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/
From: sclark@senco.com (Shawn C. Clark) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: High Speed Connectivity Date: 14 Nov 1994 23:22:14 GMT Organization: Senco Products, Inc. Distribution: usa Message-ID: <3a8rf6$ikm@itserver.senco.com> Is anyone out there using anything faster than 10MB Ethernet on their network? I am looking specifically for 100MB Ethernet or FDDI. --- Shawn Clark _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ System Administration _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Senco Products, Inc. _/_/_/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ SENCO _/ sclark@senco.com _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Jeff@speedy.demon.co.uk (Jeffrey Holdgate) Subject: SCSI Tape under Nextstep Distribution: world Organization: Myorganisation Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 18:09:18 +0000 Message-ID: <266758508wnr@speedy.demon.co.uk> Sender: usenet@demon.co.uk How does one get a SCSI tape drive to perform under Nextstep ? I've got the SCSI tape driver installed - but no go. Which devices should the tape appear as ? I've been trying /dev/rs* & /dev/rx* Whats teh scoop here ? J. Jeffrey Holdgate Technical Architect BZW IT 44 71 696 3328 My Opinions are my own ; not BZW's
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: Jacques Garbi Subject: Adaptec 2940 Wide-Fast SCSI-III Message-ID: <Cz83Eq.7J@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> Keywords: SCSI Sender: jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch (Jacques Garbi) Organization: Jacques GARBI, Switzerland Date: Sun, 13 Nov 1994 20:25:38 GMT Hi everyone, Does anyone know of a driver for the AHA 2940W PCI SCSI-III controller ? I know there is one for the AHA 2940 Fast-SCSI-II (from Talus if I recall right) but I never heard of any drivers for the Fast-Wide SCSI-III controller that allows 15 SCSI devices and a maximum throughput of 20MB/s instead of the usual 10MB/s. Furthermore, does anyone know about a 2GB or more HD that's Fast-Wide SCSI (=SCSI-III) ? Thanks for your answers. --- Dr. Jacques GARBI TOUGA MANAGEMENT Ltd. Av. Davel 18 1004 Lausanne Switzerland Phone/Fax : 011 41 21 648 44 07 NeXTMail : jacques@touga.vd.alphanet.ch
From: alvin@cse.ucsc.edu (Alvin Jee) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: SCSI Tape under Nextstep Date: 15 Nov 1994 02:52:15 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz Distribution: world Message-ID: <3a97ov$lvu@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> References: <266758508wnr@speedy.demon.co.uk> Jeffrey Holdgate writes > How does one get a SCSI tape drive to perform under Nextstep ? > I've got the SCSI tape driver installed - but no go. Which > devices should the tape appear as ? I've been trying /dev/rs* & > /dev/rx* I use /dev/rst0 and had to run the program in this NeXTanwers Q&A thing. Make sure the tape drive is powered up when you boot the machine and check the SCSI id's. ----- SCSI quarter-inch cartridge tape drive variable block size I/O error Q: I am trying to connect a quarter-inch SCSI tape drive to my system. According to the messages on the console, the system recognizes it at bootup. It seems to respond properly to the mt rewind command. However, when I try to read from it or write to it, it fails with the following message: tar: tape read error: I/O error The system console shows an error like the following: st: cmd = 0x8 sr_io_status = 2H Sense key = 0x5 Sense Code = 0x0 Can I use this drive or not? What do I need to do? A: Quarter-inch cartridge tape drives typically transfer data in fixed-size blocks. However, the default for the NeXT SCSI tape driver is variable block size. If a fixed-block-size device receives a command that requests a transfer that is not a multiple of its block size, it will issue an error. The sense key of "5" in the console error message above means that the device received an illegal request, in this case a request for a transfer of a size that it could not perform. For programs that allow it (e.g., dd), you can work around this by specifying transfers that are a multiple of the device's native block size. For more general use, it is necessary to configure the driver for a fixed-block-size device with the MTIOCFIXBLK ioctl system call. Below is a short program that will configure the driver for a device that supports transfers of 512-byte blocks. Note that the block size and the device file name are hard-coded into it. A slightly more intelligent program could read them from the command line. The program must run with root permissions. The driver will remain configured across login sessions, until it is explicitly changed or the machine is rebooted. You can configure the driver on bootup by running the program in rc.local. To reconfigure the driver for variable-sized transfers, use the MTIOCVARBLK ioctl. See the st man page for more detail. /* * The following code configures the SCSI tape driver for /dev/rst0 * to support fixed-sized data transfers of 512 bytes each. */ #include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/file.h> #include <nextdev/scsireg.h> main() { int fd, error; int blocksize = 512; fd = open("/dev/rst0", O_RDWR, 777); if (ioctl(fd, MTIOCFIXBLK, &blocksize)) { perror("ioctl failed\n"); return 1; } close (fd); return 0; } -- Alvin Jee alvin@cse.ucsc.edu NeXTMail gleefully accepted! Using the Internet since 1984
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: puritan@crash.cts.com (Jimmy Corona - Puritan Bennett) Subject: PPP Problems on NeXT Organization: CTS Network Services (CTSNET), San Diego, CA Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 23:52:01 GMT Message-ID: <CzA7Mq.583@crash.cts.com> Sender: news@crash.cts.com (news subsystem)
From: Pat Scandalis <gps@isaac.exploratorium.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Where can I get a NeXT PPP client Date: 15 Nov 1994 04:35:14 GMT Organization: Wombat Internet Guild Message-ID: <3a9dq2$9ts@wombatnet.batnet.com> I'm sure that this question has been asked many times, but I'm looking for a NeXT ppp client. I subscribe to a dialin service in the Palo Alto area, wombat net, and I use PPP on my mac to dial in. Well, I've just put an A/B switch box on my modem so that my NeXT can connect to my modem. I have the modem, the dialin service, I'll I need now is a PPP client for the NeXT. Please, any help would be appreciated! Also, is there an FAQ for this group? Thanks, -pat
From: chris@iastate.edu (Chris Wong) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP: Dingling Network machine can't boot up Date: 15 Nov 1994 09:30:21 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa (USA) Message-ID: <3a9v3d$alj@news.iastate.edu> I need to remove my NeXTSTEP PC from the network. What I did was 1) I ran Configure and remove the ethernet card device driver 2) then I thought it's all I need to do. After that I can't boot up NeXTSTEP again. It just hang right at the network service daemon. I also tried Boot: config=Default but it won't override the network configuration. Is there any way to reconfigure/reboot NeXTSTEP so that I can make the correction to remove it from the network? What kind of correction is needed? Please help... I can't live without NeXTSTEP for one second. True NeXTSTEP fan, Chris -- NeXTMail super welcomed!!| Chris Wong | "Hardware is supposed to serve Software." chris@iastate.edu | Computer Engineering & Computer Science <:)>:)<:)>:)<:)>:)<:) | Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: alberto@smartsoft.com (Manuel Alberto Ricart) Subject: Re: running out of inodes on 230MB MO Message-ID: <1994Nov15.143642.7624@mixcom.com> Sender: news@mixcom.com (Net News Admin) Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milw, WI (414) 351-1139 Date: Tue, 15 Nov 1994 14:36:42 GMT Here's a disktab entry that I have been crafting for the last few days. For more information on what this is check out the man page for disktab, NeXTanswers doc#1533 and the article Adding On without Flipping Out in NEXTSTEP in Focus. This disktab gives me 189+ MB on the optical. And so far I am yet to run out of inodes: MOS320|DELTIS MOS320|DELTIS MOS320 1.31:\ :ty=removable_rw_scsi:nc#1029:nt#14:ns#16:ss#1024:rm#3600:\ :fp#320:bp#0:ng#154:gs#1600:ga#16:ao#784:\ :os=mach_kernel:z0#64:z1#192:ro=a:\ :pa#0:sa#222842:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#32:da#4096:ra#10:oa=time:\ :ia:ta=4.3BSD:aa: If you can make yours better (more room), let me know........... --- Alberto Ricart SmartSoft, Inc. 2220 E. Linnwood Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211-3321 alberto@SmartSoft.COM - NeXTMail Welcome
From: jjfox@anshar.shadow.net (Jay Fuchs) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 Wide-Fast SCSI-III Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Date: 15 Nov 1994 09:55:45 -0500 Organization: Shadow Information Services, Inc. Message-ID: <3aai5h$14m@anshar.shadow.net> References: <Cz83Eq.7J@touga.vd.alphanet.ch> JacquesGarbi wrote: : Does anyone know of a driver for the AHA 2940W PCI SCSI-III controller ? : I know there is one for the AHA 2940 Fast-SCSI-II (from Talus if I recall : right) but I never heard of any drivers for the Fast-Wide SCSI-III : controller that allows 15 SCSI devices and a maximum throughput of 20MB/s : instead of the usual 10MB/s. There is no Talus 2940 driver. There will be a 2940 driver in 3.3, although it does not appear to support the 2940W. : Furthermore, does anyone know about a 2GB or more HD that's Fast-Wide SCSI : (=SCSI-III) ? Seagate Barracuda drives. - Jay
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: alberto@smartsoft.com (Manuel Alberto Ricart) Subject: Unable to restore from dumps Message-ID: <1994Nov15.153550.10256@mixcom.com> Sender: news@mixcom.com (Net News Admin) Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milw, WI (414) 351-1139 Date: Tue, 15 Nov 1994 15:35:50 GMT I have performed dumps using: parsec:7# dump 0uoOf 217 /dev/rsd2a DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Tue Nov 15 08:44:44 1994 DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch DUMP: Dumping /dev/rsd0a (/) to /dev/rsd2a DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files] DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories] DUMP: estimated 154163 removable disk blocks on 0.69 removable disk(s). DUMP: dumping (Pass III) [directories] DUMP: dumping (Pass IV) [regular files] DUMP: 24.36% done, finished in 0:15 DUMP: 52.19% done, finished in 0:09 DUMP: 79.07% done, finished in 0:03 DUMP: DUMP: 154439 removable disk blocks on 1 removable disk(s) DUMP: DUMP IS DONE DUMP: level 0 dump on Tue Nov 15 08:44:44 1994 DUMP: Disk ejecting Which as far as I can tell, means that the dump was successful. When I try to do an interactive restore to verify that indeed I can recover files I get: parsec:8# restore -ivjf /dev/rsd2a Verify disk and initialize maps Tape/disk read error: Invalid argument Ejecting disk volume. What am I doing wrong? (Send me email - I'll summarize) --- Alberto Ricart SmartSoft, Inc. 2220 E. Linnwood Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211-3321 alberto@SmartSoft.COM - NeXTMail Welcome
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: moetteli@avalon.unizh.ch. (Moetteli) Subject: Taylor UUCP Message-ID: <1994Nov15.135853.22943@rzu-news.unizh.ch> Keywords: UUCP Sender: newsadm@rzu-news.unizh.ch (CNEWS ADMINISTRATION) Organization: University of Zurich, Switzerland Date: Tue, 15 Nov 1994 13:58:53 GMT Hi Netters Does somebody out there know, where I can get sort of an installation guide for installing Taylor UUCP? I even heard of a http page. Thanks Philip
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: No longer need root password Message-ID: <ezimmerm.3.000E646F@UWyo.Edu> From: ezimmerm@UWyo.Edu Date: Tue, 15 Nov 1994 14:23:26 Distribution: world Organization: University of Wyoming Salutations! I no longer need help with the root password. Thanks to all who responded. Gene ezimmerm@uwyo.edu
From: dfp@imminent.com (D. F. Phillips) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SLIP/UUCP - return address problems Date: 15 Nov 1994 20:25:37 GMT Organization: Seanet Online Services, Seattle WA Distribution: usa Message-ID: <3ab5g1$9nc@kaleka.seanet.com> Keywords: SLIP UUCP mail sendmail I'm using SLIP920904, and have been generally very pleased. The problem I have is when polling for mail via UUCP: my provider, Seanet, has been unable to satisfactorily tweak their/my sendmail.cf to allow my mail to have the correct return address. Their solutions are either (1)install POP software, register my address with them for delivery (prohibiting me from easily modifying things here), and basically act like a nice PC running Windoze, or (2)connect via SMTP, which means basically logging on and hanging out until their server polls me, which means hanging for 10-15 minutes every time, several times a day, and paying for the unused connection time (like 18 hours a month!). I'm pretty tired of solution (2), and not inclined to go with (1). Somebody out there has to have solved this problem. HELP! and thanks. ________________ D. Phillips dfp@imminent.com
From: pgiagnoc@globalcom.net (Patrick Giagnocavo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: HTML Editor ? Date: 16 Nov 1994 03:53:12 GMT Organization: GlobalCom Message-ID: <3abvn8$jkf@goodnews.globalcom.net> References: <3abg89$mjn@news.cais.com> In article <3abg89$mjn@news.cais.com>, shunter@cais2.cais.com (Steve K Hunter) says: > >Does a non-emacs based HTML editor exist for NeXT 3.2 FIPS ? > >thanks > Steve Hunter > shunter@cais.com > Yes! There is a pretty good, graphical, and easy to use editor; well, actually, there are two. First is HTMLEditor.app, on scholar.lib.vt.edu (not sure exactly where). This is a very good and stable editor that allows point and click embedding of HTML commands. It also has some other neat features. It would be your best choice if you already know about HTML commands, etc. The other is eText5.app, on caltech.edu, accessible thru http://www.cs.caltech.edu. This is still being developed, crashes every now and then, BUT you do know need to know HTML - you just drag and drop pictures, type text, etc. Almost as easy as using a word processor. One of these is right for you. I would suggest getting both, and then deciding. Hope this helps! --Patrick
From: don@approp1.house.gov (Don McKinnon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: FaxReader: "Out of disk space" error Date: 15 Nov 1994 23:15:00 GMT Organization: House Information Systems Message-ID: <3abfdk$1uf@neon.house.gov> Deleting received faxes doesn't work any more. I'd greatly appreciate some guidance on waht to do. Thanks in advance.
From: shunter@cais2.cais.com (Steve K Hunter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HTML Editor ? Date: 15 Nov 1994 23:29:13 GMT Organization: Capital Area Internet Service Message-ID: <3abg89$mjn@news.cais.com> Does a non-emacs based HTML editor exist for NeXT 3.2 FIPS ? thanks Steve Hunter shunter@cais.com
From: 96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu (Victor the Cleaner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: White Hardware Help for Newbie Date: 16 Nov 1994 01:36:01 GMT Organization: University of Redlands Message-ID: <3abnm1$9ba@galaxy.ucr.edu> Hi. I'm in the market for NS/I hardware (as I have a copy of NS 3.2 Dev on CD). I just switched from black, and I am a little confused. Just what is the minimum configuration for NS/I? Also, I can get good prices on the following integrated (more or less) systems: Data General, Compaq, and AST (486/66 or Pentium); Are any of these NS compatible? Another alternative is that I could buy my components at the a local computer show. Or, more succinctly, Just what does NS/I compatible mean? (I know what "compatible" means, I'm asking what the requirements are). I really got spoiled on black and would like to stay loyal to NS. Any assistance anyone could give would be very helpful. 96rmarkl@ultrix.uor.edu
From: bdg@losangeles.ssds.com (Brooks Graham) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Anyone using PC-NFS w/NS? Date: 16 Nov 1994 00:47:14 GMT Organization: SSDS, Inc. Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3abkqj$hvs@juanita.denver.ssds.com> Although Nextstep for Intel 3.2 ships with an rpc.pcnfsd, it only supports version 1 of the pc-nfs protocol. Has anyone successfully compiled the source that SunSoft ships? I've tried without success. The only way that I could get it to compile at all is to add "-posix" to the "CFLAGS" line in Makefile.bsd. It compiles. It loads. It, however, does not respond (or it responds but with a failure) to client authentication requests. The version 1 daemon is *very* flakey at best. Printing works about 1/2 the time and I had to scale back the NFS write buffer (on the client) from 8k to 1k. Nauseatingly slow. Any info would be greatly appreciated (by e-mail if possible) Thanks in advance. Brooks Graham bdg@ssds.com
From: richard@runner.uucp@usc.edu (Richard Ruth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Sybase Server on M68k -- How Connect? Date: 15 Nov 1994 21:13:23 -0800 Organization: runner Message-ID: <3ac4dj$o2f@runner.uucp> Summary: How connect to Sybase Server running on NeXTStation Keywords: Sybase NeXTStation How do I connect to the Sybase Server(4.0) that is running on a NeXTStation from a remote location? The NeXTStation and the Sun communicate on the LAN (telnet, ftp, ping ...). However, I can not isql from the Sun to the NeXTStation. (The Sun's /usr/sybase/interfaces file, SYBASE, and DSQUERY environmental variables are set. Also, the Sun can isql to other Sybase servers.) Finally, I tried to isql to the NeXTStation from a second NeXTStation. I received the same results. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. richard%runner.uucp@usc.edu -- Richard richard%runner.uucp@usc.edu (ok to send NeXT Mail)
From: steve@estel.uindy.edu (Steve Spicklemire) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: bootpd for NeXT Date: 16 Nov 1994 04:42:40 -0600 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <aaef941a02021004591e@[192.146.191.120]> Hi folks, I've been trying to get a reliable version of bootp for our cube. It's serving ip address to all the pc's and mac's on campus. It works (mostly) but now and then we get: Fri Nov 11 09:53:14 bootpd: information(6): request from Ethernet address 080007F61454 Fri Nov 11 09:53:14 bootpd: information(6): found 199.8.30.88 Computer413 Fri Nov 11 09:53:14 bootpd: information(6): vendor magic field is 99.130.83.99 Fri Nov 11 09:53:14 bootpd: information(6): sending reply (with RFC1048 options) Fri Nov 11 09:53:14 bootpd: error(3): ioctl(SIOCSARP): Network is unreachable I'm using the 2.2.B bootpd I found: Subject: Enhanced RFC-1048 compatible BOOTP server now available An RFC-1048 (BOOTP Vendor Information Extensions) compatible BOOTP (RFC-951) server is now available for anonymous FTP from firewall.mc.com (192.148.197.15). A test program (BOOTP client) is also available at the same location. The file names are: /outgoing/bootp-2.2.B.tar.Z (BOOTP server) /outgoing/bootptest-1.1.tar.Z (BOOTP test program) This is an enhanced version of the CMU BOOTP server (2.2 alpha) developed by Walter L. Wimer and Drew D. Perkins. Anyway... if anyone knows of a stable.. working bootp for NeXTs.. *please* let me know. thanks! -steve
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jgr@di.uminho.pt (Jorge Gustavo Rocha) Subject: I need to work, but netinfo wants to sleep! (ppp-2.1.1 for NeXT) Message-ID: <1994Nov11.122215.3030@news.uminho.pt> Keywords: sleeping, netinfo, ppp-2.1.2, lookupd Sender: newsadm@news.uminho.pt (Network News Account) Organization: Universidade do Minho Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 12:22:15 GMT Why Netinfo wants to go to sleep? It should be awake all time. I've installed the ppp-2.1.2 for NeXT (thanks!) by Steve Perkins, (which is the same running in LINUX) and it was easy to install, it works, but... The connection is established, it seems to work fine, but quite soon (I think it as to to with nmserver or something) appears an error on the console: lookupd[102]: Netinfo sleeping Why? I need to work! The machine gets completely lost! I've already have to do hard reboots! The station (PC!) stands alone without ether connections. I've set up hostconfig, like in the manual. (changing whatever:-)) HOSTNAME=whatever INETADDR=127.0.0.1 ROUTER=-NO- IPNETMASK= IPBROADCAST=-AUTOMATIC- NETMASTER=-NO- YPDOMAIN=-NO- TIME=-AUTOMATIC- netstat -rn shows the routes fine. I think the problem is when it trys to resolve names. I've installed a /etc/resolv.conf file, to use DNS name service. With or without resolv.conf the problem is the same. Can you help me? Jorge. -- Jorge Gustavo Rocha Email jgr@di.uminho.pt ------------------------------------------------------------ Departamento de Inform'atica Tel +351 53 604461 Universidade do Minho Fax +351 53 612954 4700 Braga PORTUGAL NeXTmail welcome --
From: trey@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Sendmail Help for sole NeXT in Sun Network Date: 15 Nov 1994 15:45:01 -0600 Organization: TYBRIN Corporation Message-ID: <3aba4t$7gn@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com> Our Florida office requested help with getting a NeXT to work with SunOS 5.3's mail system. I suggested using sendmail.subsidiary.cf on the NeXT. They tell me that mail delivery from the Sun to the NeXT appears to work (using debug mode, etc.) ,but that it never shows up on the NeXT side. It just disappears. I believe that NeXT to Sun mail works OK. Would someone with this configuration please let me know in general what needs to be done to get mail flowing with such a configuration? If additional info is needed let me know and I will get it. Trey -- Trey McClendon NeXTMail Accepted TYBRIN Corporation trey@hsv.tybrin.com Fax: 205-837-3472 Huntsville, AL
From: pdell@cs.bu.edu (Paul Dell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: problem initializing 540MB Conner Drive Date: 16 Nov 1994 18:28:04 GMT Organization: Computer Science Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <3adivk$joa@news.bu.edu> The HD is a 540MB Conner SCSI external drive. The HD will sometimes initialize, but it often formats to only 130MB or 450MB. Then even if it formats it will be damaged within the day when I login again. So how can a correctly manually initialize it. What do I need to do to get it to work correctly?? Thanks, Paul Dell Boston University pdell@bu.edu
From: joisha@ces.cwru.edu (G.Prashanth Joisha) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Connecting to Netware Date: 16 Nov 1994 17:54:30 GMT Organization: Computer Engineering and Science, Case Western Reserve University Message-ID: <3adh0n$mva@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Hi Guys, I want a solution for this scenario - How can I connect my Next black box/ Intel box with NS 3.2 to an existing novell network? What kind of IPX routers /Gateway machines are out there in the market which would help me connect these two networks. Thanks in advance Regards, Joisha Email : joisha@alpha.ces.cwru.edu -- G.PRASHANTH JOISHA, Dept. of Computer Engg. and Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland,OHIO 44106
From: ts110@emu.pmms.cam.ac.uk (Tomaz Slivnik) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SLIP default with TransSys SLIP-920904-A Date: 16 Nov 1994 18:00:14 GMT Organization: DPMMS University of Cambridge Message-ID: <3adhbe$sla@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> I am trying to set up SLIP on my NextStation, using TransSys SLIP-920904-A. The trouble is, I am connected to my university' ``SLIP default'' service, which allocates me a different IP address each time I connect (it is allocated temporarily out of a pool of some small number of addresses they have available). Is it possible to configure SLIP-920904-A to cope with this? If anyone has done this before, I would be very grateful if they could let me know how they've done it. Thank you. Tomaz Slivnik
From: steveq@telerate.com (Steve Quirk) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can't get DNS name server working with NS 3.2 Date: 16 Nov 1994 17:40:23 GMT Organization: Dow Jones Telerate Distribution: usa Message-ID: <3adg67$681@jetty.telerate.com> References: <39pqdc$ouo@hustle.rahul.net> In article <39pqdc$ouo@hustle.rahul.net> Paul Kim <trout@rahul.net> writes: > To follow up on my own post, bind 4.9.3BETA9 compiles on NS 3.2 right out of > the box. You might want to override the default install paths in the Makefile > as well as changing the owner of installed files to root instead of bin > (unless you added a bin account), but other than that, it works. Of course, > whether it works correctly is something I'll find out in the next few days... > > paul kim > trout@320.rahul.net To confirm, I did just this - not a single problem building (except to change the install owner). I've been running 4.9.3B9 for a week or so - my problems persist. I suspect (as I always have) that my configuration is messed up. I just wanted to make sure that someone else has had success. BTW - have you had any success with the tools distributed with bind? doc & dig have been flakey - doc may have been useful, but I've spent so much time debugging the scripts & awk files, it's not worth the trouble. Steve -- steveq@telerate.com Dow Jones Telerate (201)-938-5846 600 Plaza Two, Jersey City, NJ, 07311
From: estraff@tori.next.com (Ethan Straffin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 Wide-Fast SCSI-III Date: 16 Nov 1994 19:08:13 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <3adlat$1bv@rosie.next.com> References: <3aai5h$14m@anshar.shadow.net> In article <3aai5h$14m@anshar.shadow.net> jjfox@anshar.shadow.net (Jay Fuchs) writes: :JacquesGarbi wrote: :: Does anyone know of a driver for the AHA 2940W PCI SCSI-III controller ? :: I know there is one for the AHA 2940 Fast-SCSI-II (from Talus if I recall :: right) but I never heard of any drivers for the Fast-Wide SCSI-III :: controller that allows 15 SCSI devices and a maximum throughput of 20MB/s :: instead of the usual 10MB/s. : :There is no Talus 2940 driver. There will be a 2940 driver in 3.3, :although it does not appear to support the 2940W. Actually, the 2940 family driver in 3.3 will support the 2940W with Fast/16-bit Wide SCSI. Ethan Straffin NEXTSTEP Technical Support
From: m@BlueRose.com (M Carling) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 9600 Baud on NeXT Cube??? Date: 16 Nov 1994 20:09:22 GMT Organization: a2i network Message-ID: <3adoti$po2@hustle.rahul.net> References: <Pine.NXT.3.91.941114120000.6598A-100000@gcnext> In article <Pine.NXT.3.91.941114120000.6598A-100000@gcnext> Jeff Kidd <jeff@gcnext.gac.peachnet.edu> writes: > I have been place as the admin of a NeXT Cube here at school and have been > trying to get a Hayes Ultima 9600 modem to work with it. I have very > limited Manuals as one of the last sysadmins took them with him when he > graduated. I have edited the ttys files to turn /dev/ttyda on. I have > tried 19200, and 9600 as a baud rating in the ttys file. I have also tried > to edit the gettytab files to make it work, but I have yet to understand > the gettytab file. We are running a NeXT cube with 8 megs of ram, NeXT > Step ver. 2.0 right now... the mother board is a 68040, and the modem is > plugged into the serial port with a standard mac serial cable. I will > updating the OS to 3.11 during Christmas when no one is using the system. The serial drivers in NS2.0 are buggy. They were fixed in 2.1. M Carling Chairman, Bay Area NeXT Group
From: m@BlueRose.com (M Carling) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NetInfo Client/Server Question?? Date: 16 Nov 1994 20:26:44 GMT Organization: a2i network Message-ID: <3adpu4$rae@hustle.rahul.net> References: <39m03e$fqn@news.delphi.com> In article <39m03e$fqn@news.delphi.com> ad_net@news.delphi.com (AD_NET@DELPHI.COM) writes: > By default, it seems that after adding a new NS client to the network, the > directories > > /LocalApps > /LocalLibrary > > are mounted automatically from the NS server. My question is, where in > the Server NetInfo is this behavior specified, and what changes need to > be made so that other directories are also automounted during boot time > when a new host is added. Assuming you have a two-level NetInfo domain hierarchy, use NetInfoManager.app or NFSManager.app to add subdirectories in the /mounts directory of the root domain. Those for /LocalApps and /LocalLibrary should exemplify what is needed. M Carling Chairman, Bay Area NeXT Group
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <@ig1.att.com:dfh@guitar.emsr.att.com> Date: Wed, 16 Nov 94 12:46:40 -0500 From: Dan F Hurley <dfh@guitar.ho.att.com> Message-ID: <9411161746.AA01383@guitar.ho.att.com> Subject: Pin-feed printer driver Hi. I have a LAN-ful of NextStep clients that need to share a pin-feed printer to generate non-standard-sized forms (8 1/2"x5"). Pin-feed printers are typically dot-matrix printers so I have been looking for a dot matrix printer driver that runs under NS. However, a driver for any pin-feed printer that can support non-standard paper sizes would be fine. Does anyone have wisdom to share on this? Does anyone have experience with the "Dots" product? Thanks. I will summarize what I hear. Dan Hurley
From: anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: network unavailable on NeXTcube Date: 17 Nov 1994 04:42:52 GMT Organization: Division of Information Technology, UW-Madison Message-ID: <3aen0c$nm7@news.doit.wisc.edu> References: <EVENSEN.94Nov16200932@fas.harvard.edu> In article <EVENSEN.94Nov16200932@fas.harvard.edu>, Erik Evensen <evensen@fas.harvard.edu> wrote: >I've been having problemswith the network becoming unavailable on my >next cube. It is an '040 with 32 meg RAM and running NS3.2. [...] >I'd include the exact message form the /usr/adm/messages but I cannot >reach the cube over the network to read that file. But the message >says something like The network is unavailable or your computer is not >connected to it. That's the right message, all right. >What would cause this? Are NeXTs more finicky than SUNs about the net >they are on? Is there some tuning parameter I have to set? Does this by any chance involve NFS-mounted file systems? I've long been convinced there are bugs in NS's NFS. I routinely mount my office machine when I'm home and my home machine when I'm at the office; both are cubes running 3.2. The link is ISDN, ethernet-to-ethernet, Combinet bridged. I get that message only when I have the remote machine NSF mounted, and then only now and then. Sometimes it clears itself up and sometimes it doesn't. It *could* be a WM bug, because it seems to me it happens when I'm dragging a file or directory from the remote browser to the local one or vice versa. I have no remedy to suggest, unfortunately. -- <> I can do you blood and love without the rhetoric, and I <> can do you blood and rhetoric without the love and I can <> do you all three concurrent or consecutive but I can't do <> you love and rhetoric without blood. Blood is compulsory -- <> they're all blood you see. <> -- Tom Stoppard <> Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead -- Opinions expressed herein have no connection with the UW-Madison. Jess Anderson anderson@doit.wisc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: Wanted a working vt220 emulator package. Message-ID: <CzEBDp.LM9@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <3a8kvg$6u4$1@heifetz.msen.com> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 05:03:25 GMT Gary Stanny (stanny@tdf_ltd.laa.com) wrote: : Please help us in our software search. : Stuart - looks promising (even though only vt100 support) except I can : only find a 68k black version. Email scott@nic.gac.edu (Scott Hess) to find a FAT copy. I use Stuart.app at home, and quite like it. Scott distributes newer versions via email. : Also am I correct - does Next not support reading all 101 keys on a PC : keyboard correctly? NeXTSTEP has no equivalent keystrokes for "Home" "PageDown" "PageUp" "Delete" "End" "Insert" "Pause/Break" "PrintScreen" "ScrollLock" and the Function Keys. You can remap those keys to do something else (like I do to simulate a NeXT keyboard with volume and brightness control on the keyboard) using Keyboard.app which is in /NextDeveloper/Demos. --Chris Chris Saldanha | "Can I tell you what makes love Carleton University (Comp. Sci) | so frigtening? csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) | Its that you don't own it. chris@computerActive.on.ca (NeXTMail) | It owns you."
From: af@biomath.jussieu.fr (Alain Fauconnet) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: Problems compiling Listserv: Diagnosis??! Date: 17 Nov 94 08:41:30 GMT Organization: Universites Paris VI/Paris VII - France Distribution: world Message-ID: <af.785061690@iaka> References: <1994Nov14.205927.3411@clark.dgim.doc.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit root@engine.dgcp.doc.ca (Operator) writes: >I am trying to compile a Listserv on a Cube with 3.2 running. Could >someone help diagnos a problem? PLEASE. >This is the relevant output from running setup: >Do you wish to use unproto for compilation [n]? >cc -c -g -I/usr/servers/listserv5.5 -I/usr/servers/listserv5.5/src >-I/usr/servers/listserv5.5/src -DNeXT -ansi misc.c >misc.c:36: warning: could not use precompiled header >'/NextDeveloper/Headers/bsd/libc.p', because: >misc.c:36: warning: #ifdef '__STRICT_ANSI__' not defined when precompiled, >but now defined: >misc.c:36: warning: on the command line >.. >.. >.. >defs.h:160: warning: redefinition of macro TRUE >/NextDeveloper/Headers/mach/boolean.h:160: warning: is the location of the >previous definition >defs.h:161: warning: redefinition of macro FALSE >/NextDeveloper/Headers/mach/boolean.h:161: warning: is the location of the >previous definition >*** Exit 1 >Stop. >/usr/servers/listserv5.5/setup: error(s) during compilation; quitting I'm not sure we're talking about the same Listserv code, I compiled a 6.0 version on a black box with no problems, except I had to add -fwritable-strings to cc options. Listserv does modify some literal strings and it caused SIGBUS aborts. As for your problem, I see only warnings there, maybe the "setup" script is too picky about the returned statuses. _Alain_ -- Alain FAUCONNET Ingenieur systeme - System Manager AP-HP/SIM Public Health Research Labs 91 bld de l'Hopital 75013 PARIS FRANCE Mail: af@biomath.jussieu.fr (*no* NeXTmail please) Tel: (+33) 1-40-77-96-19 Fax: (+33) 1-45-86-80-68 I've RTFMed. It says: "Refer to your system administrator" But... I *am* the system administrator :-]
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: athan@bwit169.morgan.com (Andrew Athan) Subject: SUN filesystem support Message-ID: <ATHAN.94Nov16181407@bwit169.morgan.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Sender: news@is.morgan.com Organization: Morgan Stanley Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 23:14:07 GMT What software exists to support use of devices (HDs) w/ SunOS4.1.3 filesystems? I want to mount a harddrive used on a SS10 w/ a SUN filesystem onto my NeXT. Thanks, aca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jbright@stimpy.carleton.ca (Jason Bright) Subject: Re: Connecting to Netware Message-ID: <CzDu16.8tA@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <3adh0n$mva@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 22:48:42 GMT In article <3adh0n$mva@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> joisha@ces.cwru.edu (G.Prashanth Joisha) writes: > Hi Guys, > > I want a solution for this scenario - How can I connect my Next black box/ Intel box with NS 3.2 to an existing novell network? What kind of IPX routers /Gateway machines are out there in the market which would help me connect these two > networks. > > Thanks in advance > > Regards, Just plug it in, turn on the Netware client software, and reboot. It's just that easy! later jay
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: thomas@gamelan.sh.sub.de (Thomas Funke) Subject: Re: cryptor bundle Message-ID: <1994Nov16.121657.288@gamelan.sh.sub.de> Sender: thomas@gamelan.sh.sub.de (thomas) Organization: Disorganization References: <1994Nov8.203046.3800@plexare.com> Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 12:16:57 GMT In article <1994Nov8.203046.3800@plexare.com> mgm@is.com (Mark G. Mendel) writes: > It doesn't seem to send anthing encrytped. It does pop up the > panel asking for the recipients key, and I hit the "send encrypted" > button. But it gets sent plain text! If you have Mail-3.3 PR1 this is the expected behaviour. Wait for the final release. -- ----- Thomas Funke ----------------------- thomas@gamelan.sh.sub.de ----- C++ is to C as Lung Cancer is to Lung
From: evensen@fas.harvard.edu (Erik Evensen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: network unavailable on NeXTcube Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 17 Nov 1994 01:09:31 GMT Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Message-ID: <EVENSEN.94Nov16200932@fas.harvard.edu> I've been having problemswith the network becoming unavailable on my next cube. It is an '040 with 32 meg RAM and running NS3.2. I had an identical problem (when plugged into the same network coax) with an '030 cube with 16 meg running NS3.0. I have succesfully used a SparcStation 1 at the exact same network connection. So I'm really beginning to think it is a NeXTSTEP problem rather than a hardware problem with the cubes - unless for some strange reason the cubes both failed in exactly the same way. I'd include the exact message form the /usr/adm/messages but I cannot reach the cube over the network to read that file. But the message says something like The network is unavailable or your computer is not connected to it. What would cause this? Are NeXTs more finicky than SUNs about the net they are on? Is there some tuning parameter I have to set? This is getting most frustrating and I may have to go back to using the SUN if the NeXT hardware refuses to operate reliably on my network - not a thought I am happy with... Thanks for any help. --erik -- _____________________________________________________________________________ | Erik Evensen | "Our company is too small to | | erik@tammy.harvard.edu | have a crash test dummy. | | evensen@fas.harvard.edu | So I usually just use myself." | | pager # 617 764 8676 | - Tom Ritchey | |_____________________________________|_______________________________________|
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: [SUBMISSION] HP JetDirect/Network printer driver (source code) to archives. Date: 17 Nov 1994 02:36:38 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <3aefjm$id1@agate.berkeley.edu> Keywords: HP LaserJet JetDirect Network Printer Ethernet AppSocket PostScript If anyone wants a driver ('if' printcap filter) for NS3.2 or earlier to drive HP printers with JetDirect Ethernet card, the source code is on the archives (see below). You need a Developer environment to install it. I had problems getting PostScript error alert back from network printers with other solutions I tried, hence this code. LPD interface worked but I couldn't turn off "burst page" with that. PS error messages are sent back via e-mail. This filter replaces NeXT's 'prserver' and you will lose some features like page accounting which are not important for me. ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de /pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/printer/JetDirectDriver.0.9.NI.s.tar.gz ftp.cs.orst.edu (somewhere)/JetDirectDriver.compressed -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Tel: 510-642-6440, Fax: 510-642-3323, (NeXT & MIME mails welcome)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: terry@arcane.calgary.ab.ca (Terry Wilcox) Subject: General SLIP confusion Message-ID: <CzEBBy.HJ@arcane.calgary.ab.ca> Sender: terry@arcane.calgary.ab.ca (Terry Wilcox) Organization: Arcane Systems Ltd. Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 05:02:21 GMT I've just installed the last version of DialUpIP on a black NeXTstation running 3.2. Everything works fine. If I type 'ftp ftp.cs.orst.edu' in terminal, SLIP dials out, connects, and I get "Connected to santiam.cs.orst.edu". Then it just sits there. Nothing else happens. I can ping, I can traceroute, but I can't successfully ftp or telnet. Bearing in mind that I have no clue what I'm doing (and therefore can't see the obvious), does anybody have any ideas what's wrong? Thanks, Terry Wilcox -- Terry Wilcox (terry@arcane.calgary.ab.ca) Arcane Systems Ltd. Makers of the ThreadKit
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ijeff@ccs.carleton.ca Subject: Serial connection for HP LJ-IV? Content-Type: text/plain Message-ID: <ijeff.94Nov1795853@jasper.maeng> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 14:58:53 GMT I have been having trouble getting serial connection to an HP 4m printer working correctly. We tried software handshaking at 19200 but occasionally we get the following errors: Nov 16 09:39:34 csme1 mach: ttyscc0: receive error 2 (-902) Nov 16 09:45:01 csme1 mach: ttyscc0: receive error 2 (-902) Nov 16 10:10:51 csme1 mach: Scc(com0): Rx: DMA Buffer Overrun Nov 16 10:17:25 csme1 lpd[1038]: abortpr When this happens we often have to reboot the machine to get the printer working again. It turns out that no handshake (pacing) is used by HP on information returned by the printer on the serial port when you are using software handshake. OK so I'll use hardware right? Well I can't print at all using the cable defined by HP in their manual. Has anyone got this working OK? Our hardware is a P90 16MB and 16550 serial ports. This machine does get busy sometimes since it spends a lot of it's life running Soft PC. So my questions are: 1) Besides tinkering with lpd what can I do to re-initialize my serial ports when they go awry? 2) What cable arrangement works in Intel hardware for high speed hardware handshaking, 19200, or 38400 printing on an HP LJ-4m ? Since I didn't notice this in the FAQ or in NextAnswers please send your response via email. I will summarize if there is an answer. --- Ian Jefferson ijeff@ccs.carleton.ca ijeff@computeractive.on.ca NeXT mail welcome! Voice 613 788-2600 ext 5636 ---- "The REALLY nice thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise and is not preceded by long periods of worry & depression!"
From: evensen@fas.harvard.edu (Erik Evensen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: network unavailable on NeXTcube Date: 17 Nov 1994 12:30:20 GMT Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Message-ID: <EVENSEN.94Nov17073020@fas.harvard.edu> References: <EVENSEN.94Nov16200932@fas.harvard.edu> <3aen0c$nm7@news.doit.wisc.edu> In-reply-to: anderson@macc.wisc.edu's message of 17 Nov 1994 04:42:52 GMT >>>>> On 17 Nov 1994 04:42:52 GMT, anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) said: j> In article <EVENSEN.94Nov16200932@fas.harvard.edu>, j> Erik Evensen <evensen@fas.harvard.edu> wrote: >I've been having problemswith the network becoming unavailable on my >next cube. It is an '040 with 32 meg RAM and running NS3.2. [...] >I'd include the exact message form the /usr/adm/messages but I cannot >reach the cube over the network to read that file. But the message >says something like The network is unavailable or your computer is not >connected to it. j> That's the right message, all right. Here's the exact message for any who are interested (avalon cleared itself up overnight): Nov 16 16:16:26 avalon mach: The network is disabled or your computer isn't connected to it. >What would cause this? Are NeXTs more finicky than SUNs about the net >they are on? Is there some tuning parameter I have to set? j> Does this by any chance involve NFS-mounted file systems? j> I've long been convinced there are bugs in NS's NFS. I j> routinely mount my office machine when I'm home and my home j> machine when I'm at the office; both are cubes running 3.2. j> The link is ISDN, ethernet-to-ethernet, Combinet bridged. I j> get that message only when I have the remote machine NSF j> mounted, and then only now and then. Sometimes it clears j> itself up and sometimes it doesn't. It *could* be a WM bug, j> because it seems to me it happens when I'm dragging a file j> or directory from the remote browser to the local one or j> vice versa. Yes, it does have NFS mounted file systems. I'll try running without them and seeing if the problems go away. This might be enough to make me loose the NeXT and replace it with a SUN. FWIW, I do not have to be dragging anything from the remote browser to precipitate this behaviour. In fact, the most recent time it happened was right after a reboot; also I almost always use the Unix shell to access those volumes which are NFS mounted - so I'd tend to think it is the NFS problem rather than WM. Are others out there happily NFSing away? The machine which has the disks which are NFS mounted is a Convex running ConvexOS, Release 9.1. The NeXT did seem happy until I set up the NFS mounting of the remote disks though. Thanks --erik -- _____________________________________________________________________________ | Erik Evensen | "Our company is too small to | | erik@tammy.harvard.edu | have a crash test dummy. | | evensen@fas.harvard.edu | So I usually just use myself." | | pager # 617 764 8676 | - Tom Ritchey | |_____________________________________|_______________________________________|
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: erwin@dutnak2.tn.tudelft.nl (Erwin Giling) Subject: Disable 'power-off' in logout window - How? Message-ID: <erwin.785082112@dutnak2> Sender: news@news.tudelft.nl (UseNet News System) Organization: Delft University of Technology Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 14:21:52 GMT I'm looking for a way (dwrite command??) to disable the 'power-off' button in the logout window of the Workspace. Some users seem to have mouse coordination problems when trying to point at 'logout'. They shut down the machine by clicking on 'power off' instead... This is for 3.2/Intel if it matters. Thanks in advance, Erwin =============================================================================== Erwin J.M. Giling | Delft University, Applied Physics | E-Mail : erwin@dutnak2.tn.tudelft.nl Laboratory of Seismics and Acoustics | NeXT-mail : erwin@delphi.tn.tudelft.nl Delft - The Netherlands | ===============================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SEARCHING for a good named (DNS daemon) Message-ID: <1994Nov17.151753.9991@urz.unibas.ch> From: frank@ifi.unibas.ch (Robert Frank) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 15:17:53 GMT Sender: news@urz.unibas.ch (USENET News System) Organization: Institut fuer Informatik Keywords: named Hello everybody. I'm in the process of moving the last few server functions from an Ultrix box to NeXT (NEXTSTEP version 3.2, 3.3 in a few weeks). I've tried the NeXT supplied DNS daemon 'named', but it has the same flaw as that of Ultrix! If a host has two (or more) IP addresses, the lookup will return the second (last?) entry to try FIRST - resulting in long timeouts. Does anyone know of a named that will behave as expected (try the first entry first, then the second, etc) and will run/compile on NEXTSTEP 3.2 or 3.3? Thanks for any pointer and info -Robert -- Institut fuer Informatik tel +41 (0)61 321 99 67 Universitaet Basel fax. +41 (0)61 321 99 15 Robert Frank Mittlere Strasse 142 rfc822: frank@ifi.unibas.ch (NeXT mail ok) CH-4056 Basel X400: S=frank;OU=ifi;O=unibas;P=switch;A=arcom;C=ch Switzerland
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: 2 cpu's in 1 Cube? Message-ID: <1994Nov17.090158.5539@roper.uwyo.edu> From: ezimmerm@UWYO.EDU Date: 17 Nov 94 09:01:58 MST Distribution: world Organization: University of Wyoming, Laramie Salutations! I want to add an 030 board to my 030 cube, so as to have two machines and take advantage of the limited distributed system and load balancing aspects allowed by NS3.2. My problem is this: How do I get the second board to boot if I have only one monitor/ keyboard/mouse? I'm planning on a network boot, once I get it to go. If anyone has done this, _please_ get in contact with me. I've looked for this stuff in FAQs, but to no avail. I really want to take advantage of this second board I have laying around. Thanks, Gene ezimmerm@uwyo.edu
From: harrap@geol.queensu.ca (Rob Harrap) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Problems with sending, but not recieving, mail. Date: 17 Nov 1994 16:34:41 GMT Organization: Queens University, Dept. of Geological Sciences Distribution: world Message-ID: <3ag0n1$k52@knot.queensu.ca> Hi: I've just put my Cube on the net, and so far most things seem to work. The one problem I have is that I can't send email beyond our local network (of Suns, mostly). Apparantly DNS isn't working? I don't know anything about sysadmin and mail, but here is my situation, and maybe someone can help. (1) I can ping anywhere, or ftp, etc. so DNS is working there. (2) I can receive mail without problems (3) Net apps like NewsGrazer work fine I used the simple net starter, and configured my machine as a lone NeXT on a network (the top option in the radio box in SNS) and gave my machine an IP etc (cleared and checked with our sysop, who set up things at the server end). I don't want to spend hours on this (ie read all the NetInfo docs) since I only have one NeXT and this isn't its main use. Any pointers would be appreciated. Rob Harrap harrap@geol.queensu.ca Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada
From: shepherd@suite.com (Scot Shepherd) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Slow NFS on White Date: 17 Nov 1994 16:33:35 GMT Organization: Suite Software Message-ID: <3ag0kv$82a@bilbo.suite.com> I've got an annoying problem with my new NeXTStep Intel machines. The computers themselves seem to work fine. 90mhz Pentium, NCR PCI SCSI, DIAMOND VIPER PCI 4meg Video, Intel EtherNet express (ISA), etc... 40 meg memory, 1 and 2 gig SCSI II drives. The problem is with NFS performance. These machines do everything faster than our black hardware except serve their disks over NFS. We continually get NFS timeouts when accessing these machines whether they are very busy or not. Any ideas??? -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Scot Shepherd -- Suite Software | Nuke the un-born gay whales -- -- Email: shepherd@suite.com | for Jesus!!! -- --------------------------------------------------------------------
From: jkimball@bywater.ece.uiuc.edu (Jonathan Kimball) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Network unreachable Date: 17 Nov 1994 18:45:38 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <3ag8ci$f76@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> I have my NeXTstation (running 3.0) connected to the network here. The domain is ece.uiuc.edu. For some reason, I can telnet/ftp/finger any machine in any other *.uiuc.edu domain, but nowhere else. Any ideas what's going on here? -- Jonathan Kimball jkimball@bywater.ece.uiuc.edu NeXTmail OK I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call which may not be denied...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dfile@NexusAdmin.COM (David File) Subject: Anyone using the duplex option on HP 4Si LaserJet? Message-ID: <CzEJE1.54D@nexusadmin.com> Keywords: HP LaserJet Sender: dfile@nexusadmin.com (David File) Organization: Nexus Administration Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 07:56:25 GMT Greetings! Is anyone using a HP 4Si MX with the duplex option successfully? In our environment, Mac's can print and use the duplex option fine - the NS for Intel 3.2 box can not. Hardware: HP 4Si MX connected via parallel to a Canon Object.Station. I have tried the HP 3Si ppd that comes with NS AND the HP 4Si ppd from the ftp.adobe.com site - no difference. Thanks in advance for any suggestions! Regards -- David
From: williams@cac.stratus.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Wanted: NeXT Sysadmin - NYC Date: 17 Nov 1994 19:01:48 GMT Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA Message-ID: <3ag9as$la0@transfer.stratus.com> Keywords: job, sysadmin, NYC I am posting this job opening for someone who does not currently have Internet access. Please respond to the following (not me): Troy Pinto 845 3rd Av 17th Floor NY, NY 10022 FAX: 1-212-759-9094 Looking for a person to administrate a network of NeXT workstations (black hardware) for a Wall St. client. Experience in UNIX/NextStep/NetInfo/NFS system administration is required. -- ----
From: williams@cac.stratus.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Wanted: NeXT Sysadmin - NYC Date: 17 Nov 1994 19:02:15 GMT Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA Message-ID: <3ag9bn$lah@transfer.stratus.com> Keywords: job, sysadmin, NYC I am posting this job opening for someone who does not currently have Internet access. Please respond to the following (not me): Troy Pinto 845 3rd Av 17th Floor NY, NY 10022 FAX: 1-212-759-9094 Looking for a person to administrate a network of NeXT workstations (black hardware) for a Wall St. client. Experience in UNIX/NextStep/NetInfo/NFS system administration is required. -- ----
From: ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: swaptimizer Date: 17 Nov 1994 19:15:24 GMT Organization: UCLA Microcomputer Support Office Message-ID: <3aga4c$rvo@news.mic.ucla.edu> I have turned on swapping on my NS/FIP. Oddly enough, when I look through the /private/vm/swapfile entry (there is a larger .front file, too), there are many pages with ASCII text that are completely uncompressed. (This can be ascertained with a simple "strings" on the swapfile.) What's wrong? Ivo Welch ivo@128.97.74.50 = next.agsm.ucla.edu Asst Prof of Finance iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu AGSM at UCLA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard Moeller) Subject: Re: email address determination Keywords: email, address References: <39ojvv$o48@news.u.washington.edu> Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg. Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 13:18:48 GMT Message-ID: <1994Nov17.131848.25678@proximus.north.de> In article <39ojvv$o48@news.u.washington.edu>, James C. Luby <jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu> wrote: >Does anyone know of a way to find out a persons email address given that you >know that they work at some_university.edu? There are many ways... * Look in the soc.college newsgroup for "FAQ: College Email Addresses". You might find the address you want there. * Send an E-mail message to "mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu" with "send usenet-addresses/name" in the body of the message. "name" can include all words you think might appear in the address, seperated by space. * You can use whois. * You could try sending mail to the address Directory@UNINETT.NO (send a message with "help" in the subject or body to get more information) * Many sites support finger servers that will do first-name, last-name and/or user-name searches through their user space. * You can telnet to any of the following Netfind servers and log in as "netfind" (with no password): bruno.cs.colorado.edu ds.internic.net macs.ee.mcgill.ca mudhoney.micro.umn.edu netfind.oc.com redmont.cis.uab.edu If all that does not help, there are even more ways... There is a FAQ about finding addresses on internet. Look at news.answers for it. Or drop me a note, I could NEXTmail it to you. Gerhard -- N < principiis obsta! >------------------< PGP Key available on request > N e Gerhard Moeller, Amselweg 16, 26122 Oldenburg (FRG) [*: 02/21/1968] e X Private: gemoe@proximus.north.de Phone (voice): +49-441-507856 X T Uni: Gerhard.Moeller@arbi.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE NeXTmail T NoGeNUG - Northern German NeXT User Group: NoGeNUG@proximus.north.DE
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard Moeller) Subject: Re: Where is unistd.h? (black 3.0) References: <3a31eb$nf6@agate.berkeley.edu> <3a6unj$9m6@news.duke.edu> Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg. Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 13:22:54 GMT Message-ID: <1994Nov17.132254.25786@proximus.north.de> In article <3a6unj$9m6@news.duke.edu>, Denise Howard Blakeley <howar016@mc.duke.edu> wrote: >In article <3a31eb$nf6@agate.berkeley.edu>, >Jessica L Mosher <cooncat@wombat> wrote: >>Hello. I'm trying to port a compiler to my NeXT, but the make complains that >>there isn't a unistd.h header file. It is my understanding that this header >>is standard under POSIX, but a root-level find didn't turn anything up. >> >>Has anyone ever used this file in development before? If so, where is it? >>Do I need to upgrade to 3.2 or 3.3 in order to get it? > >It should be in /NeXTDeveloper/Headers/bsd or /usr/include/bsd. This is true for 3.2, but as far as I remember, 3.0 lacks of unistd.h (I had once terrible problems compiling listserv with 3.0) - you might need 3.2... On 3.2: gemoe@proximus 103> locate unistd.h /NextDeveloper/Headers/bsd/unistd.h /NextDeveloper/Headers/g++/unistd.h Gerhard. -- N < principiis obsta! >------------------< PGP Key available on request > N e Gerhard Moeller, Amselweg 16, 26122 Oldenburg (FRG) [*: 02/21/1968] e X Private: gemoe@proximus.north.de Phone (voice): +49-441-507856 X T Uni: Gerhard.Moeller@arbi.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE NeXTmail T NoGeNUG - Northern German NeXT User Group: NoGeNUG@proximus.north.DE
From: dbowling@gcrc.ufl.edu (Dan Bowling) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Printing from NeXTSTEP pc to DECstation Date: 17 Nov 1994 20:46:04 GMT Organization: University of Florida Message-ID: <3agfecINNjvh@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu> Keywords: printing, broken, lpr, Ultrix I have had this problem for a while and I'm sorry to say that I can't pin down the exact cause of the trouble. My setup is this. All our NeXTs are Intel PC's running NeXTSTEP 3.2. They run NetInfo, but only in stand alone mode. They get administrative information via yp (NIS). Our server is a DECstation running Ultrix 4.3a. The problem is that I can't print from my NeXTSTEP pc to the DEC server. This seems to be the only thing that is broken ... -- I can print from the other NeXTs to the DEC server. -- I can print from my NeXTSTEP pc to the printers that are hanging off of the other NeXTs. -- The other NeXTs can print to each other. -- I can even print from other DECstations to the DEC server. I have this problem whether I'm printing from within an application or from the commandline using lpr. I figure that the problem must be with my NeXT since the other NeXTs work. Or maybe it's with the DEC server since that where errors show up. Let me explain. When I send a print out to the DEC server, my NeXTSTEP pc tries to send the job (I think) to the server's spooling directory. At least when I check the error log file in /var/adm on the DEC server, I see a message like ... (Wed Nov 9 11:04:33 1994) /usr/lib/lpd: kidneyprn: dfA009lung: write error I assume this means that my NeXT (lung) is trying to reach our DEC server (kidney). But why is it failing? Why would it be failing if the other NeXTs are working? I have checked my NeXTs printcap entry (printers in NetInfo) and it's the exact same as my other NeXTs. I've checked seemingly relevant information, like .rhosts, /etc/hosts.lpd, log files, error files, ??? I'm completely out of ideas. If someone has a suggestion on what to try to then I'll do it. Thanks for your time. later, dan Dan Bowling dbowling@gcrc.ufl.edu Data Services Mgr. GCRC -- Univ of Florida
From: kline@CS.Arizona.EDU (Nick Kline) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: uucp and ppp: it just won't work Date: 17 Nov 1994 13:42:14 -0700 Organization: University of Arizona CS Department, Tucson AZ Message-ID: <3agf76$odb@cheltenham.cs.arizona.edu> I have had uucp working for years via dialup modem. Now I have a ppp connection, and I'd like to make uucp work over that connection. I created a uucp line which is supposed to use tcp. It gets started, but after 1 minute or two, one of the two sides seems to go to sleep. Eventually the remote side (me) gives up. I am using the standard next bundled uucp. I kind of hate to get taylor since my uucp already works. Has anyone gotten it to work in this way, or is there no soln other than using taylor? thanks, nick
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: cowboy@omega.csuohio.edu (Joe Rosenfeld) Subject: Does AFS run under NeXTSTEP 3.2 and higher? Message-ID: <1994Nov18.045959.4274@news.csuohio.edu> Sender: news@news.csuohio.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Cleveland State University Date: Fri, 18 Nov 1994 04:59:59 GMT Greetings: Does anyone know if the Andrew File System runs under NeXTSTEP 3.2 (and higher, if anyone knows about 3.3)? I am interested in both the commmercial TransArc version and anything else which might exist. The information would be important to me, so thanks in advance. Regards- Joe -- | Joe Rosenfeld j.rosenfeld@csuohio.edu | Automation Librarian (216) 687-6881 [FAX] | CSU Law Library trans.csuohio.edu [ANON FTP] | NeXTMail and MIME ok
From: rfrancis@sf.psca.com (Rob Francis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: rsh,rlogin Date: 14 Nov 1994 17:57:00 GMT Organization: Paradigm Systems Message-ID: <3a88dc$h44@amazon.sf.psca.com> References: <39ovl5$kjp@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> In article <39ovl5$kjp@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> alan@osci.me.ttu.edu (Alan A. Barhorst) writes: > Hello, > When I rlogin or rsh to a certain host the host asks for a > password. I have .rhosts and a /etc/hosts.equiv files set up on the > remote machine so I thought no password was required. I am trying to run > a remote Mathematca kernel and an expected password is not good in this > situation. The machines are on a little network and the account I want to > remotely login to uses the same file system as on the local machine. Can > somebody point me in the direction of what needs to be changed so the > password is not required. I claim to be the sys. admin. for this network, > good thing I'm not payed for the title! Thanks! Login to one of the remote machines, and do a 'who am i'. Make sure that the client thinks you're coming from the same name you do. If it's a long name that's returned, make sure the long name is in your rhosts. -rob rob@sf.psca.com
From: kostya@seanet.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: No more network ports Date: 17 Nov 1994 21:52:20 GMT Organization: Seanet Online Services, Seattle WA Message-ID: <3agjak$ds6@kaleka.seanet.com> I found that the total number of network ports (/dev/ttyp?, /dev/ttyq?) is limited (32) in NEXTSTEP. I created more special files (using MAKEDEV pty2), but system doesn't want to use them. Does that mean that kernel table is limited to only 32 ports? Can it be extended without recompiling kernel? Maybe there is some configuration file? /etc/ttys has entries for 64 ports, but that doesn't seem to help. Any help will be appreciated. Please reply by mail also. Kostya Martynenko Seanet Online Services, Seattle WA
From: studdard@cage.cas.american.edu (Patrick Studdard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: problems with rexec(), rsh Date: 18 Nov 1994 07:49:25 GMT Organization: The American University Distribution: world Message-ID: <STUDDARD.94Nov18024925@cage.cas.american.edu> Hi, I am trying to write a program which starts a process on a remote machine, but I am having some problems. I have tried two strategies, both using rexec() to start the process and then execing rsh. Neither works. When I try to do rsh from the command line, it only works if I don't specify a command to be executed. If I just want to start a shell on the remote machine it lets me in. The hosts.equiv file is set so that it doesn't ask for a password. If I specify a command, it sits for a second, presumably doing its authentication thing, and then boots me back out silently. rexec() also fails silently. Both of these strategies work fine on the suns here, so I am thinking the nexts we have are not configured correctly. The current next admin here says that neither he nor his predecessor could figure out what exactly was going on with rsh. Does anyone have ideas about what could be happening here? Many thanks. --Patrick Studdard studdard@email.cas.american.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jcruz@bart.inescn.pt (Jose Manuel de Magalhaes Cruz) Subject: Re: Where is unistd.h? (black 3.0) Message-ID: <CzEsyD.CDI@animal.inescn.pt> Sender: news@animal.inescn.pt (USENET News System) Organization: INESC-Porto, Portugal References: <3a31eb$nf6@agate.berkeley.edu> <3a6unj$9m6@news.duke.edu> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 11:23:01 GMT In article <3a6unj$9m6@news.duke.edu>, Denise Howard Blakeley <howar016@mc.duke.edu> wrote: >In article <3a31eb$nf6@agate.berkeley.edu>, >Jessica L Mosher <cooncat@wombat> wrote: >>Hello. I'm trying to port a compiler to my NeXT, but the make complains that >>there isn't a unistd.h header file. It is my understanding that this header >>is standard under POSIX, but a root-level find didn't turn anything up. >> >>Has anyone ever used this file in development before? If so, where is it? >>Do I need to upgrade to 3.2 or 3.3 in order to get it? > >It should be in /NeXTDeveloper/Headers/bsd or /usr/include/bsd. > >Denise >-- No, Denise, it should be there, but it is not. My advice to you, Jessica, is to try to identify the defines and variable declarations that your compiler would need, and write your own unistd.h (tuning it as needed). Yes, it is sad to realize that the so greatly acclaimed, modern operating system, NextStep is not (up to v3.0) POSIX compliant ... Jose' jmcruz@fe.up.pt _______________
From: rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Mounting a CD with multiple filesystems on it (Mac and DOS), on black Date: 18 Nov 1994 00:05:36 GMT Organization: Michigan State University Message-ID: <3agr4g$q44@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> Hello, I recently got a CD-ROM that has fonts on it in DOS and MAC format. When the Cd is inserted in either machine they flawlessly come up on the machine. On my Black cube with origional NeXT CD-ROM it always mounts as cfs (CD-ROM). I tried various mount -t macintosh /dev/?? /mountpoint commands to no avail. First anyone have any clue as to how to find out what partition things are at on disks? When mounted by automounter it gives the device as rsd3h ("h"!). The 'disk' utility can't find a label. If anyone has any clues I'd greatly appreciate a response. Sincerely, Randy Rencsok rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu
From: psanders@srd.bt.co.uk (Paul Sanders) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PPP Woes - can anyone help ? Date: 18 Nov 1994 09:40:58 GMT Organization: BT Labs, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK Message-ID: <3ahsra$1jf@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am trying to set up Tony-O's ppp on an Intel box running NS 3.2. I am trying to make a PPP connection to a machine on site which is running PAP authentication. The program compiled fine and seemed to install okay but when I try to connect to the server I get the following dialogue: ppp> dial dial OK! login OK! ppp> Packet mode. ppp> and the two systems just sit there staring at each other. The log shows the following: 11-18 09:26:14 [241] Using interface: tun0 11-18 09:26:14 [241] PPP Started. 11-18 09:26:40 [241] *Connected! 11-18 09:26:40 [241] LCP: state change Initial --> Closed 11-18 09:26:40 [241] LCP: SendConfigReq 11-18 09:26:40 [241] ACFCOMP 11-18 09:26:40 [241] PROTOCOMP 11-18 09:26:40 [241] MRU [4] 1500 11-18 09:26:40 [241] ACCMAP [6] 00000000 11-18 09:26:40 [241] MAGICNUM [6] 1b0f07ea 11-18 09:26:40 [241] AUTHPROTO [4] 49187 11-18 09:26:40 [241] LCP: state change Closed --> Req-Sent 11-18 09:26:40 [241] LCP: Received Terminate Ack (6) state = Req-Sent (6) 11-18 09:26:41 [241] LCP: Received Configure Request (1) state = Req-Sent (6) 11-18 09:26:41 [241] ACCMAP 000a0000 11-18 09:26:41 [241] AUTHPROTO proto = c023 11-18 09:26:41 [241] MAGICNUM 32e70f35 11-18 09:26:41 [241] PROTOCOMP 11-18 09:26:41 [241] ACFCOMP 11-18 09:26:41 [241] LCP: SendConfigAck(Req-Sent) 11-18 09:26:41 [241] LCP: state change Req-Sent --> Ack-Sent 11-18 09:26:44 [241] LCP: Received Configure Request (1) state = Ack-Sent (8) 11-18 09:26:44 [241] ACCMAP 000a0000 11-18 09:26:44 [241] AUTHPROTO proto = c023 11-18 09:26:44 [241] MAGICNUM 32e70f35 11-18 09:26:44 [241] PROTOCOMP 11-18 09:26:44 [241] ACFCOMP 11-18 09:26:44 [241] LCP: SendConfigAck(Ack-Sent) 11-18 09:26:47 [241] LCP: SendConfigReq 11-18 09:26:47 [241] ACFCOMP 11-18 09:26:47 [241] PROTOCOMP 11-18 09:26:47 [241] MRU [4] 1500 11-18 09:26:47 [241] ACCMAP [6] 00000000 11-18 09:26:47 [241] MAGICNUM [6] 1b0f07ea 11-18 09:26:47 [241] AUTHPROTO [4] 49187 11-18 09:26:48 [241] LCP: Received Configure Reject (4) state = Ack-Sent (8) 11-18 09:26:48 [241] LCP: RecvConfigRej. 11-18 09:26:48 [241] ACFCOMP 11-18 09:26:48 [241] PROTOCOMP 11-18 09:26:48 [241] MRU 1500 11-18 09:26:48 [241] ACCMAP 00000000 11-18 09:26:48 [241] MAGICNUM 1b0f07ea 11-18 09:26:48 [241] MAGICNUM magic has REJected 11-18 09:26:48 [241] AUTHPROTO proto = c023 11-18 09:26:48 [241] LCP: SendConfigReq 11-18 09:26:48 [241] AUTHPROTO [4] 49187 11-18 09:26:48 [241] LCP: Received Configure Ack (2) state = Ack-Sent (8) 11-18 09:26:48 [241] LCP: state change Ack-Sent --> Opend 11-18 09:26:48 [241] LCP: LayerUp 11-18 09:26:48 [241] Phase: Authenticate 11-18 09:26:48 [241] his = c023, mine = c023 11-18 09:26:48 [241] PapInput: ACK 11-18 09:26:48 [241] Received PAP_ACK () but nothing happens now until I close the connection and quit. I know the server ios working okay since other people are happily connecting to it from their DOS and Mac machines. If it helps, here is my ppp.conf entry: testbed: set phone xxxxxxx enable pap set authname xxx set authkey xxxxx set timeout 0 deny lqr disable lqr set openmode active One strange thing I have noticed is that the tunnel kernel is not loading at boot time (despite an entry being in the right place), and so I have to load it by hand when I login with kl_util. Unfortunately, I have only had NS for 2 weeks and have never come across PPP before now so I am completely lost at what to do next. If anyone can shed any light on what the problem could be I would be very happy to hear from you. Thanks for your attention this far, Paul.
From: mbraca@wpine.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.mail.sendmail Subject: Fix for sendmail V8 on NeXT? Date: Fri, 18 Nov 94 07:00:57 PDT Organization: White Pine Software -- Nashua NH Message-ID: <3ai267$lod@wpnext.wpine.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Anybody running sendmail V8 on a NeXT? If so, has anyone found a real fix for the "getservbyname" problem, instead of hardwiring the port like the README says? In fact the problem is that when the sender and all the recipients of the mail resolve to non-local mailers, all requests requiring NetInfo access fail. Since our NeXT is the main mail forwarder for the domain, this is a real problem, and so I have a bunch of silly hacks to work around it. (Like: aliases that look like "remoteuser: user@remote.site,/dev/null" ). Soooo before I take on this fascinating puzzle, can anybody give me a leg up? Mike Braca mbraca@wpine.com
From: chris@iastate.edu (Chris Wong) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: MUX serial driver for NS/Intel? Date: 18 Nov 1994 00:32:33 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa (USA) Message-ID: <3agsn1$rs5@news.iastate.edu> Could anyone point me to a ftp site where I can download the source of the MUX serial driver for Intel hardware? Thanks for helping out. Chris -- NeXTMail super welcomed!!| Chris Wong | "Hardware is supposed to serve Software." chris@iastate.edu | Computer Engineering & Computer Science <:)>:)<:)>:)<:)>:)<:) | Iowa State University of Science and Technology
From: manish@clark.lcs.mit.edu (Manish Tuteja) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Slow NFS on White Date: 18 Nov 1994 00:31:15 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Distribution: world Message-ID: <3agskj$egr@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> References: <3ag0kv$82a@bilbo.suite.com> We've got nearly the same hardware configuration--except we have Viper Pros and 64Mb memory. We don't get timeouts anymore. We did once and the problem was eventually traced to faulty cabling. I'd suspect you have the same problem. After we fixed the cabling, the timeouts disappeard completely. But we still have slow NFS performance. Actually, network performance in general is pathetic. I suspect the problem is the Intel EtherNet express card. It is a 16-bit bottleneck in front of a fairly high powered machine. I just did a simple non scientific experiment on moving a 5 Meg file around. The bozo experiment: The NeXTs are 90MHz Pentiums with NCR SCSI cards. 64M RAM. Diamond Viper Pro video and IntelEther Express ISA cards. The time is the average of five sequential FTP gets of a 5Mb file. NeXT to NeXT : 11 seconds NeXT to Sun 4 : 12 seconds Sun 4 to Sun 4 : 5 seconds Of course these numbers are pretty much bullshit. They do illustrate an important point though, the NeXTs are suffering from poor Ethernet throughput. The likely culprit is the EtherExpress. I will replace the EtherExpress on our server with a PCI network card soon. I hope after that replacement, we'll get real performance. In the meantime, I'm interested in finding out what kind of performance other white hardware owners are getting from their EtherExpress cards. Also, I'd like to hear from those with PCI Ethernet cards about their network performance. thanks, Manish In article <3ag0kv$82a@bilbo.suite.com> shepherd@suite.com (Scot Shepherd) writes: > I've got an annoying problem with my new NeXTStep Intel machines. The > computers themselves seem to work fine. > > 90mhz Pentium, NCR PCI SCSI, > DIAMOND VIPER PCI 4meg Video, Intel EtherNet express (ISA), etc... > 40 meg memory, 1 and 2 gig SCSI II drives. > > The problem is with NFS performance. These machines do everything > faster than our black hardware except serve their disks over NFS. We > continually get NFS timeouts when accessing these machines whether > they are very busy or not. Any ideas??? > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Scot Shepherd -- Suite Software | Nuke the un-born gay whales -- > -- Email: shepherd@suite.com | for Jesus!!! -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------
From: sinclair@cs.brandeis.edu (David A. Sinclair) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Followup to: SIMM extraction and boot EPROM upgrade Date: 18 Nov 1994 12:44:30 GMT Organization: Brandeis University - Computer Science Dept. Distribution: world Message-ID: <3ai7je$inh@news.cs.brandeis.edu> Enough people asked me (12) by private email for my experiences this week with upgrading my boot EPROM that I thought I would post rather than reply individually, in case anyone else is interested too. *1 SIMM extraction without NeXT SIMM tool I got a few helpful replies here; sorry no individual credit, but I lost track of who suggested what. Different methods for removing SIMMs from NeXT mb: a. One person said s/he uses a fork, with N-1 of the teeth bent backward; this seemed a little risky to me (plus, I don't have many spare forks :). b. Another person (Denise?) said s/he uses a large paperclip, with one end bent out to hook the hole of the SIMM after the clip was depressed. Seems reasonable. c. (My choice from this set) The final respondent said s/he uses a piece of dental floss and a flat, small screwdriver. Thread floss through SIMM hole, pry retainer clip back with screwdriver, use floss (floss|string|fishing line) to pull out SIMM. Cool. *2 boot PROM upgrade So I popped out the old 4 1meg SIMMs, put in 4 4meg SIMMs, bringing my system to 32meg (there were already 4 4meg SIMMs in there before this.) To enable my system to boot with a mix of parity- and non-parity SIMMs, I needed to upgrade my boot PROM from 2.2v63 to the latest revision. The part is available as: S1011 from Bell Atlantic (800) 499-next (not an endorsement) for $30, including FedEx. Simply pop out the old PROM, pop in the new, and away you go. That's it! :-) -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- David A. Sinclair - sinclair@cs.brandeis.edu
From: kohler@lithnext.epfl.ch (Vincent Kohler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: rsh, rlogin Date: 18 Nov 1994 13:52:24 GMT Organization: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Distribution: world Message-ID: <3aibio$fmf@disunms.epfl.ch> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Keywords: rsh, rlogin, NFS Stephan Trebels wrote: > that's what rlogin does: >.... > 2) the rlogin daemon on the other machine checks the port, checks, whether > /etc/hosts.equiv is valid (owned by root, not writable by group or world). > if so, the machine name is looked up in /etc/hosts.equiv, if the machine > is listed there, and remote logname== local logname, access is granted. Hello, actually, both hosts.equiv and .rhosts are equivalent. if a non corresponding machine (even no machine !) is listed within /etc/hosts.equiv, the daemon still search the ~/.rhosts if exists, then if the machine is listed there, access is granted. As hosts.equiv grants access for the host, each ~/.rhosts gives individual host accesses. We recently had many problems with remote logins. The reason was due to NFS access: some users home were NFS-mounted without any root permission for these hosts. Rlogin failed then with a permission denied! Vincent -------------------- Vincent Kohler - Laboratoire d'Informatique Theorique EPFL - INF333 1015 Ecublens E-mail: kohler@lithnext.epfl.ch (NeXT mail)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ltd@netcom.com (Larry Drebes) Subject: Re: email address determination Message-ID: <ltdCzH0uM.IBz@netcom.com> References: <39ojvv$o48@news.u.washington.edu> Distribution: na Date: Fri, 18 Nov 1994 16:08:46 GMT James C. Luby (jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu) wrote: : Does anyone know of a way to find out a persons email address given that you : know that they work at some_university.edu? Try Four11. Email info@four11.com for a general description, free@four11.com for free access. Web http://www.four11.com/
From: raj@teleport.com (Raymond A Jackson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: nextmail & ppp Date: 18 Nov 1994 16:15:03 GMT Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access (503) 220-1016 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3aiju7$7b4@desiree.teleport.com> Keywords: ppp nextmail sendmail.cf Does anyone know how to make NextMail stop attaching my machine name to my mail messages? I am running a ppp link to my provider, and every time I mail a message it bounces back saying that mymachine.teleport.com is not a valid domain, which is true since I haven't registered it. They suggested using pine or any other mail program that you can set your address and return address to work around that problem, but looking through Nextmail, I couldn't find anything to do this. Any suggestions welcome. ray nextmail ok, sometimes
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jlodder@babies.bsd.uchicago.edu (John Patrick Lodder) Subject: NeXT lpd?? (black hardware) Message-ID: <1994Nov18.165213.8566@midway.uchicago.edu> Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System) Organization: University of Chicago Date: Fri, 18 Nov 1994 16:52:13 GMT Hi, We're trying to document a problem we have with printers connected to the network via a NeXT. Every so often, the print queue will begin to pile up, and the printer won't print. The fix so far has been to power off the printer, reboot the NeXT, then power the printer back on. I'm assuming the problem is with lpd (though I'm not certain; rather than rebooting the NeXT, I once tried to kill the existing lpd and just restart lpd, and the queue didn't start to print). Have you heard of anything like this with NeXT machines? Is the problem with lpd, or another daemon running on the NeXT? Is there a known fix? We're running NS 3.0 on all machines excpet for 1 running 3.2, and the 3.2. I'm not certain if the 3.2 machine has the same problem. All are motorola boxes. email responses are encouraged! thanks, john. ------------------------------------ Network Administrator, U of C OB/Gyn jlodder@babies.bsd.uchicago.edu (NeXTMail OK)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dchan@netcom.com (Derek Chan) Subject: NS/I OmniWeb and SLIP/PPP Message-ID: <dchanCzH5K0.8yL@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Fri, 18 Nov 1994 17:50:24 GMT I'm thinking of getting a SLIP or PPP account for Internet access for use with NS/I 3.2 and OmniWeb. As I'm new to SLIP and PPP I'm seeking any advice on how this can be done. I have seen SLIP software on some of the NeXT aarchives but don't really know how successfully they have been implemented. If anyone has done this before I would be greatful if they could point me in the right direction. Thanks. Best regards, Derek
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) Subject: Using both IDE and SCSI under NS/FIP Message-ID: <RDL.94Nov18190859@world.std.com> Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA Distribution: comp Date: Sat, 19 Nov 1994 00:08:59 GMT I'd like to boot from my IDE drive (which has DOS/Windows) and have the bootmanager program (or whatever it's called) ask me if I want to boot into DOS/Windows or NEXTSTEP (on my SCSI disk). Is this possible? How do you do it? Robert
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) Subject: NNTP/INN Message-ID: <RDL.94Nov18191001@world.std.com> Sender: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA Distribution: comp Date: Sat, 19 Nov 1994 00:10:01 GMT What do you recommend NNTP or INN for serving news over small network? Where do you get the source for both? Robert
From: cosc176t@menudo.uh.edu (Jason Asbahr) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: MSDOS-NeXT Network printing? Date: 19 Nov 1994 05:45:43 GMT Organization: Alphabetical Message-ID: <COSC176T.94Nov18234543@menudo.uh.edu> I'd like to hear both success and horror stories about using a Cube and original NeXT laser printer as a network printer for a few MSDOG boxes. Thanks, -- Jason Asbahr 808 Sul Ross Suite 7 Reactive Systems / C.R.A.S.H. Houston, Texas 77006 Consulting and Development (713) 942-7937 voice NeXT / Newton / Virtual Reality asbahr@crash.org (NeXTmail)
From: ted@clark.net (Ted Okada) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help! X won't restart! Date: 19 Nov 1994 06:00:13 GMT Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA Message-ID: <3ak49d$oon@clarknet.clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi. I was editing /var/X11/lib/X11/fvwm/system.fvwm, innocently adding new entries to the utilities menu. I saved it. Then rather than exiting out of X, I chose to restart fvwm internally. Unfortunately X didn't like this, it kicked me out. :( Now startx won't work and gives me: Fatal server error: Could not create lock file in /tmp/.tX0-lock giving up Xinit: No such file or directory (errno2): unable to connect to X server Xinit: No such processes (errno3): server error. Is there a file(s) that I need to rm or is there a possibility of other damage? Much thanks in advance for any help!!
From: ted@clark.net (Ted Okada) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help! X won't restart! Date: 19 Nov 1994 06:03:57 GMT Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA Message-ID: <3ak4gd$oon@clarknet.clark.net> References: <3ak49d$oon@clarknet.clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit All, Sorry, wrong group... mea culpa. :( Ted Okada (ted@clark.net) wrote: : Hi. : I was editing /var/X11/lib/X11/fvwm/system.fvwm, innocently : adding new entries to the utilities menu. I saved it. Then rather than : exiting out of X, I chose to restart fvwm internally. Unfortunately X : didn't like this, it kicked me out. :( Now startx won't work and gives me: : Fatal server error: : Could not create lock file in /tmp/.tX0-lock : giving up : Xinit: No such file or directory (errno2): unable to connect to X server : Xinit: No such processes (errno3): server error. : Is there a file(s) that I need to rm or is there a possibility of other : damage? : Much thanks in advance for any help!! -- --- \ o / _ o __| \ / |__ o _ \ o / o Ted Okada | /\ __\o \o | o/ o/__ /\ | /|\ <ted@fh.org> ../.\...|.\../).|....(.\../o\../.)....|..(\../.|.../.\.../.\. --- finger ted@clark.net for PGP2.3 public key --- ftp://ftp.clark.net/pub/ted/ for latest files --- Help Rwanda's Children--Call Food For The Hungry 1-800-2HUNGER ---
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Slow NFS on White Date: 18 Nov 1994 23:23:07 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <3ajd0r$h5q@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <3agskj$egr@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> manish@clark.lcs.mit.edu (Manish Tuteja) writes: > But we still have slow NFS performance. Actually, network > performance in general is pathetic. I suspect the problem > is the Intel EtherNet express card. I'm pretty happy with my intel EtherExpress 16C card. It's on the ISA bus, but the only other thing on the ISA side is a sound card. All my other cards are PCI. > The bozo experiment: > > The NeXTs are 90MHz Pentiums with NCR SCSI cards. 64M RAM. > Diamond Viper Pro video and IntelEther Express ISA cards. The > time is the average of five sequential FTP gets of a 5Mb file. > > NeXT to NeXT : 11 seconds > NeXT to Sun 4 : 12 seconds > Sun 4 to Sun 4 : 5 seconds You are benchmarking a lot of different components there. I tried the following. I have a (non-turbo) NeXTstation which is NFS-exporting a hard disk. On the import side is a 60Mhz pentium box, Intel EtherExpress 16C card, 32meg of RAM. The EtherExpress is hooked up via 10baseT (the NeXTstation is on thinnet...). On the NS/Intel box, I did a "time wc" on a NFS-ed file that is just a shade over 5meg, and repeated a few times. The "time" command reported real-times that were between 2.7 and 3.0 seconds for each attempt. This should be testing the NFS performance, but is avoiding questions of how fast disk *writes* are on the local NS/Intel machine. > Of course these numbers are pretty much bullshit. I'm not saying mine are all that much better... :-) > They do illustrate an important point though, the NeXTs are > suffering from poor Ethernet throughput. The likely culprit > is the EtherExpress. I'm not all that convinced. The EtherExpress is a pretty nice card, actually, even though it's on a ISA bus. -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: -posix and strftime() Date: 19 Nov 1994 17:39:39 GMT Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <3ald8r$64p@news1.digex.net> References: <SHIVERS.94Nov12031201@lewis.lcs.mit.edu> Hi Olin, : I do not understand why this problem is occurring; : I have been using plenty of other Posix functions, linked with -posix, : without triggering this problem. But strftime() blows it up. : : Does anyone know why this is happening? It is occurring because POSIX under NextStep is broken. I have a replacement strftime that seemed to work when I used it, though. I'll email you a copy. David.
From: disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.security.unix Subject: Encrypting telnet w/ NS 3.2? Date: 19 Nov 1994 17:53:35 GMT Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA Message-ID: <3ale2v$64p@news1.digex.net> Hi folks, I've picked up the encrypting telnet code from MIT, and I'm trying to get it to work on a NeXT running NextStep 3.2. There is an entry in the makefile for NextStep 1.0, but it is listed as "untested", and it chokes and dies when I try to compile it anyway. Does anyone have this running on their NeXT? Thanks, David.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jmeacham@ants.ci.net (James D. Meacham 3rd) Subject: Help! Can't get PPP going on 3.0 mono slab Message-ID: <CzIy5p.8E@ants.ci.net> Sender: jmeacham@ants.ci.net (James D. Meacham 3rd) Organization: Meacham, Zweig, and Cats Date: Sat, 19 Nov 1994 17:05:48 GMT Hi all, Having been handed a little time this weekend, I've deceided to get ppp going on my slab. The version is the most recent. I can't get mine going, after a considerable bit of work. Here my confiugration: 040 mono slab 20 Megs RAM NS 3.0 I get the following messages when it tries to load the kernal: Adding server with relocatable /usr/local/ppp/reloc/ppp_reloc kern_loader: /usr/local/ppp/reloc/ppp_reloc is not a Mach object file kern_loader: Mapping relocatable /usr/local/ppp/reloc/ppp_reloc failed Server ppp_reloc didn't initialize Server ppp_reloc deallocating Server ppp_reloc Deallocated kl_util: unknown error(110) or, from the console, Nov 19 11:22:39 ants kern_loader: kern_loader: /usr/local/ppp/reloc/ppp_reloc is not a Mach object file Nov 19 11:22:39 ants kern_loader: kern_loader: /usr/local/ppp/reloc/ppp_reloc is not a Mach object file Nov 19 11:22:39 ants kern_loader: kern_loader: Mapping relocatable /usr/local/ppp/reloc/ppp_reloc failed Nov 19 11:22:39 ants kern_loader: kern_loader: Mapping relocatable /usr/local/ppp/reloc/ppp_reloc failed I tried changing the permissions on /usr/local/ppp/reloc/ppp_reloc because it wasn't executable as installed, but this yeielded the same message. I even tried using the earlier version of the kernal that was included in the distribution, but, once again, the same messages. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get this working? Thanks in advance. Peace, James --- _____________________________________________________________________ James David Meacham, 3rd M.Div. Candidate Andover Newton Theological School e-mail:jmeacham@ants.ci.net 7 Flint Road Phone: 617-926-6024 Watertown, MA 02172 NeXTMAIL accepted Intern Minister 64-66 Marlborough Street First and Second Church in Boston Boston, MA 02116 (Unitarian Universalist) 617-267-6730 _____________________________________________________________________ -- _____________________________________________________________________ James David Meacham, 3rd M.Div. Candidate
From: bud@s089.infonet.net (Jeff Fields) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How to refuse mail from a given user/site? Date: 19 Nov 1994 19:59:08 GMT Organization: INS Info Services Message-ID: <3allec$lca@insosf1.infonet.net> References: <39ojvv$o48@news.u.washington.edu> <1994Nov17.131848.25678@proximus.north.de> Keywords: email I know that this question is probably not NeXT-specific, but I figured this would be a good place anyway, so bear with me. :) I need to know how to cause all mail from a specific user or site to me to bounce. It is especially important that the mail bounce _before_ the entire content of the message is delivered to me, since I am dealing with a SLIP connection. If you can help, please mail me, and I'll summarize to the group. Thanks.
From: robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.mail.sendmail Subject: Re: How to refuse mail from a given user/site? Date: 20 Nov 1994 02:33:30 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Nov20023330@steffi.dircon.co.uk> References: <39ojvv$o48@news.u.washington.edu> <1994Nov17.131848.25678@proximus.north.de> <3allec$lca@insosf1.infonet.net> To: bud@s089.infonet.net (Jeff Fields) In-reply-to: bud@s089.infonet.net's message of 19 Nov 1994 19:59:08 GMT >>>>> "JF" == Jeff Fields <bud@s089.infonet.net> writes: JF>I know that this question is probably not NeXT-specific, but I figured this would be a good place anyway, so bear with me. :) JF>I need to know how to cause all mail from a specific user or site to me to bounce. It is especially important that the mail bounce _before_ the entire content of the message is delivered to me, since I am dealing with a SLIP connection. I'd be interested in knowing this... From my experience this isn't possible without hacking the mailer at your end. maybe sendmail V8 allows this? With sendmail V8 on both sides of the transaction you could reject based on size with ESMTP but I'm not so sure about users per se. JF>If you can help, please mail me, and I'll summarize to the group. Thanks. -- "Emacs isn't pretty. It's functional!" (ASCII for text only messages)
From: Paul Kim <trout@rahul.net> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.mail.sendmail Subject: Re: How to refuse mail from a given user/site? Date: 20 Nov 1994 07:35:43 GMT Organization: a2i network Message-ID: <3amu8f$c6l@hustle.rahul.net> References: <39ojvv$o48@news.u.washington.edu> <1994Nov17.131848.25678@proximus.north.de> <3allec$lca@insosf1.infonet.net> <ROBERT.94Nov20023330@steffi.dircon.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-User: trout In article <ROBERT.94Nov20023330@steffi.dircon.co.uk>, Robert Nicholson <robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk> wrote: >>>>>> "JF" == Jeff Fields <bud@s089.infonet.net> writes: > >JF>I know that this question is probably not NeXT-specific, but I figured this would be a good place anyway, so bear with me. :) >JF>I need to know how to cause all mail from a specific user or site to me to bounce. It is especially important that the mail bounce _before_ the entire content of the message is delivered to me, since I am dealing with a SLIP connection. > >I'd be interested in knowing this... > >From my experience this isn't possible without hacking the mailer at >your end. > >maybe sendmail V8 allows this? > >With sendmail V8 on both sides of the transaction you could reject >based on size with ESMTP but I'm not so sure about users per se. > >JF>If you can help, please mail me, and I'll summarize to the group. Thanks. >-- > "Emacs isn't pretty. It's functional!" > (ASCII for text only messages) > Another option is to use Wietse Venema's tcp_wrappers. It provides access control and logging for tcp connections. The only problem with this solution is that you sendmail cannot run as a standalone daemon (it has to be started by inetd) and you would have to run the queue via cron (this whole process is documented in the README). Note that you can use the package to log/ restrict any tcp connection and not just sendmail (actually, I don't even use it for sendmail). I highly recommend the package. You can grab it from ftp.win.tue.nl in /pub/security. There's a NeXT target in the Makefile and it compiles with a few warnings (if I remember correctly, it has its own implementation of getenv() which conflicts with the library. It's kinda odd that NextStep has getenv() and not putenv() or setenv()). If you have any problems with the package, let me know. paul kim trout@320.rahul.net -- Paul Kim <trout@rahul.net>
From: shunter@cais2.cais.com (Steve K Hunter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help on Modem Setting Date: 20 Nov 1994 16:26:49 GMT Organization: Capital Area Internet Service Message-ID: <3antc9$iot@news.cais.com> I have a Hayes OPTIMA 288 Fax Modem that I would like to use with NeXT3.2FIPS and M.S.Windows. I was able to get it working with windows using I/O addr 180 and Win IRQ 12. The Addresses I can set the modem to are 180-187h, 188-18F,250-257, 258-25F. NeXT seems to require COM1 and COM2 with addresses 3f8 and 2f8 be used. My mouse is currently at COM1. Any suggestions ? thanks Steve Hunter shunter@cais.com
From: un5p@rzstud1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Eric Schaetzlein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: No shell / inetd ASSERTION ERROR Date: 20 Nov 1994 20:45:40 GMT Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany Message-ID: <3aochk$gvd@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Keywords: shell inetd Hi there! I've got a real problem here. When booting NS 3.2 for Intel in verbose mode, upon execution of /etc/rc, just after the inetd and before sendmail is started, the following error message appears: ASSERT ERROR () pid: <pid> (11/20-13:23) CHDIR FAILED /usr/spool/uucp (-1) When I try login in as eric, the LoginWindow comes up again until I finally log in as root... A "login eric" at the shell prompr gives "No shell", creating another user that has the same home directory gives "No directory <home dir>!" Did someone have such problems before ? What has /usr/spool/uucp to do with my logins ? Any hints are welcome, -Eric. P.S.: I should mention the last thing I did before was trying(!) to change the login shell using passwd -s (Yes, I know, UserManager should do this, but I wanted to see what passwd says if you try to change NetInfo data...) Hope this didn't cause the problem :( +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Eric Schaetzlein | | un5p@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de http://rzstud1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~un5p | | ASCII stupid question, get an stupid ANSI! | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
From: rdieter@math.unl.edu (Operator41) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT lpd?? (black hardware) Date: 20 Nov 1994 19:37:30 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln Message-ID: <3ao8hq$6uu@crcnis3.unl.edu> References: <1994Nov18.165213.8566@midway.uchicago.edu> John Patrick Lodder (jlodder@babies.bsd.uchicago.edu) wrote: : Hi, : We're trying to document a problem we have with printers : connected to the network via a NeXT. Every so often, the : print queue will begin to pile up, and the printer won't : print. The fix so far has been to power off the printer, : reboot the NeXT, then power the printer back on. Ditto! We have problems with only NeXT Printers this way, especially when they're under heavy use. It IS an older printer (I think), so it may be overheating... Any ideas anyone? -- | Rex A. Dieter | Research Associate | | rdieter@math.unl.edu | UN-L Mathematics Dept. |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: stefano@galileo.pr.net.ch (Stefano Unternaehrer) Subject: Where to order NS 3.3 in Europe ? Message-ID: <CzKGDv.4H9@galileo.pr.net.ch> Sender: stefano@galileo.pr.net.ch (Stefano Unternaehrer) Organization: Galileo Software - Tenero - Switzerland Date: Sun, 20 Nov 1994 12:37:07 GMT I have NS 3.2 and would like to order the upgrade to 3.3 for Motorola. Where in Europe ? Many thanks, Stefano -- Stefano Unternaehrer NeXTStep Software Developer Casa Manuela - 6598 Tenero Switzerland - Europe phone: +41 93 673 073 fax: +41 93 673 064 NeXTmail: stefano@galileo.pr.net.ch
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.marketplace Subject: Re: Wanted: NeXT Sysadmin - NYC Followup-To: comp.sys.next.marketplace Date: 17 Nov 1994 20:14:07 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <3agdif$apo@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <3ag9bn$lah@transfer.stratus.com> williams@cac.stratus.com writes: > I am posting this job opening for someone who does not currently > have Internet access. Please respond to the following (not me): > > Troy Pinto > 845 3rd Av > 17th Floor > NY, NY 10022 > > FAX: 1-212-759-9094 > > Looking for a person to administrate a network of NeXT workstations > (black hardware) for a Wall St. client. Experience in > UNIX/NextStep/NetInfo/NFS system administration is required. [don't reply to me either, but:] Here's some more information on the job. The client has around 500 NeXTstations, and a large number of Sun workstations. They already have a sysadmin for the Sun stations, but if you have some Sun experience that would probably be a bonus. The main thing they want, of course, is someone with NeXTSTEP and NeXT system administration experience to handle the NeXT side of things. There are technicians to help you get the work done, but you'd have to know what work there is to *get* done. You could use the fax number (above) for sending in resumes. You could also call 212-759-8585 and ask for Troy Pinto, or perhaps Joseph Donnely, if you want to find out more details. Their company is called "Aerotek Data Services Group", and their client would be very eager to hire someone with the right qualifications. The pity is, I don't think I could stand working in NYC... Sigh. -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
From: mark@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca (Mark Gregory Salyzyn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: mgetty+sendfax 0.22 *works* great! Keywords: mgetty sendfax Message-ID: <CzLytJ.3z2@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca> Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 08:12:54 GMT Organization: UNIX drivers'R'Us I recently compiled mgetty+sendfax, and along with the pbm and ghostscript support I have had for some time, and find that it works great with my USR Courier Class 2.0 Triple standard modem for sending FAXes. I have not set up mgetty to receive faxes yet. The only hack I did was to have NetInfoManager.app redirect the `if' hander to the following script and this allowed me to be integrated into the Print Panel. I also hacked up smail (which replaced sendmail more than a year ago on my machine) to perform an email to FAX gateway. I would be interested in any comments about ensuring a level of security to the programs. For instance, any additional checks on the phone numbers? Ciao -- Mark Salyzyn -------------- /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/FAX.psif --------- #! /bin/sh # Name: FAX.psif # Description: lpd printer interface script for postscript files. # trap `rm -f /tmp/FAX.psif.$$.ps ; exit` 1 2 3 15 cat - >/tmp/FAX.psif.$$.ps ARGUMENTS="`fgrep '%%NXFax %%For:' /tmp/FAX.psif.$$.ps`" FaxNumber="`echo \"$ARGUMENTS\" | sed -n 's/^%%NXFaxNumber:[ ]*\(.*\)/\1/p'`" FaxTo="`echo \"$ARGUMENTS\" | sed -n 's/^%%NXFaxTo:[ ]*\(.*\)/\1/p'`" FaxFrom="`echo \"$ARGUMENTS\" | sed -n 's/^%%For:[ ]*\(.*\)/\1/p' | head -1`" FaxName="`nidump passwd / | sed -n \"s/^$FaxFrom:[^:]*:[0-9]*:[0-9]*:\([^:]*\):.*/\1/p\"`" LOGNAME=root export LOGNAME chmod 644 /tmp/FAX.psif.$$.ps /usr/local/bin/faxspool -q -f "$FaxFrom" -F "$FaxName" -D "$FaxTo" $FaxNumber /tmp/FAX.psif.$$.ps status=$? rm -f /tmp/FAX.psif.$$.ps exit $status ---------------- /usr/lib/smail/transports ------------- # @(#)samples/generic/transports 1.11 9/6/92 04:41:55 obscure: driver=pipe, # pipe message to another program return_path, # include a Return-Path: field from, # supply a From_ envelope line unix_from_hack, # insert > before From in body # comment out the above line for # use with the Content-Length # header fields. # SVR4 mailbox format: uncomment the below 3 lines # remove_header="Content-Length", # append_header="${if !header:Content-Type :Content-Type: text}", # append_header="Content-Length: $body_size", local; # use local forms for delivery cmd="/usr/lib/smail/obscure.sh $user", parent_env, # environment info from parent addr pipe_as_user, # use user-id associated with address # ignore_status, # ignore a non-zero exit status ignore_write_errors, # ignore write errors, i.e., broken pipe umask=0022, # umask for child process log_output, # do not log stdout/stderr ---------------- /usr/lib/smail/routers ---------- # @(#)samples/generic/routers 1.3 8/8/92 16:40:26 . . . . . obscure_neighbors: driver=uuname, transport=obscure; cmd="echo obscure", . . . . . -------------- /usr/lib/mail/aliases ---------- . . . . . fax: obscure!fax . . . . . -------------- /usr/lib/smail/directors -------------- # @(#)samples/generic/directors 1.6 9/6/92 04:41:29 . . . . . # smart_user - a partially specified smartuser director # # If the config file attribute smart_user is defined as a string such as # "$user@domain-gateway" then users not matched otherwise will be sent # off to the host "domain-gateway". # # If the smart_user attribute is not defined, this director is ignored. smart_user: driver=smartuser; # special-case driver new_user="obscure!${lc:user}", # do not match addresses which cannot be made into valid # RFC822 local addresses without the use of double quotes. well_formed_only, -------------- /usr/lib/smail/obscure.sh ------------- #! /bin/sh # Name: obscure # Description: This shell script is used to programatically handle any # users that are unknown to this system, and process the messages so # that they may be handled correctly. The following actions may be taken: # user.name - mail to news gateway # phone number(s) - mail to fax gateway # user name - mail to packet gateway # Only the fax support is in here at the moment. # trap 'rm -f /tmp/obscure$$.t ; exit' 1 2 3 15 awk "BEGIN { in_hdr=1 in_rec=0 } /^[ ]/ && (in_hdr == 1) && (in_rec == 1) { next } { in_rec=0 } /^[A-Z][-a-z][^ :]*:[ ]/ && (in_hdr == 2) { in_hdr=1 } /^[ ]*\$/ && (in_hdr == 2) { next } (in_hdr == 2) { print \"\" in_hdr=0 } /^[ ]*\$/ && (in_hdr == 1) { in_hdr=2 next } /^Apparently-To:/ && (in_hdr == 1) { next } /^Message-I[Dd]:/ && (in_hdr == 1) { next } /^Status:/ && (in_hdr == 1) { next } /^Content-Type:/ && (in_hdr == 1) { next } /^Content-Length:/ && (in_hdr == 1) { next } /^Content-Transfer-Encoding:/ && (in_hdr == 1) { next } /^Expires: +1 month/ && (in_hdr == 1) { next } /^M[iI][mM][eE]-Version:/ && (in_hdr == 1) { next } /^Encoding:/ && (in_hdr == 1) { next } /^X-[-a-zA-Z]*:/ && (in_hdr == 1) { next } /^Lines:/ && (in_hdr == 1) { next } /^Path:/ && (in_hdr == 1) { next } /^N[nN][Tt][Pp]-Posting-Host:/ && (in_hdr == 1) { next } /^Originator:/ && (in_hdr == 1) { next } /^Resent-To:/ && (in_hdr == 1) { next } /^Originally-To:/ && (in_hdr == 1) { next } /^Received:/ && (in_hdr == 1) { in_rec=1 next } /^In-Reply-To:/ { in_rec=1 next } /^Precedence:/ { in_rec=1 next } /^Errors-To:/ { in_rec=1 next } /^X-Mailer:/ && (in_hdr == 1) { next } /^X-Newsreader:/ && (in_hder == 1) { next } { print }" > /tmp/obscure$$.t if test $# -lt 1 -o "X$1" = "Xfax" ; then return="`sed 's/obscure!//' /tmp/obscure$$.t | sed -n 's/^To:[ ]*\(.*\)/\1/p'`" if test ! -z "$return" ; then set $return fi if test $# -lt 1 -o "X$1" = "Xfax" ; then return="`sed -n 's/^X*-*[Ff]ax:[ ]*\(.*\)/\1/p' /tmp/obscure$$.t`" if test ! -z "$return" ; then set $return else rm -f /tmp/obscure$$.t exit 2 fi fi fi return="`sed -n 's/^From:[ ]*\(.*\)/\1/p' /tmp/obscure$$.t`" if test -z "$return" ; then return="`sed -n 's/^Reply-To:[ ]*\(.*\)/\1/p' /tmp/obscure$$.t`" fi name="`echo $return | sed -n -e 's/.*(\(.*\))/\1/p' -e 's/\(.*\)<[^>]*>/\1/p'`" return="`echo $return | sed -e 's/\([^ ]*\)[ ]*(.*)/\1/' -e 's/.*<\([^>]*\)>/\1/'`" if test ! -z "$name" ; then name="-F \"$name\"" fi # check out the phone number, restrict it to a `name' or 7 digit number. numbers= bad_numbers= multi_bad=no multi=no description= for i in $* ; do i="`echo $i | sed -e 's/obscure!//' -e 's/@obscure//'`" case $i in [a-zA-Z]*) if test ! -z "`grep \"^$i[ ]\" /usr/local/lib/mgetty+sendfax/aliases`" ; then if test -z "$numbers" ; then numbers=$i else numbers="$numbers $i" multi=yes fi if test ! -z "$description" ; then description="$description, " fi description="$description`sed -n \"s/^$i[ ][ ]*[^ ][^ ]*[ ][ ]*\(.*\)/\1/p\" /usr/local/lib/mgetty+sendfax/aliases`" else if test -z "$bad_numbers" ; then bad_numbers=$i else bad_numbers="$bad_numbers $i" multi_bad=yes fi fi ;; [0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]|[0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]) if test -z "$numbers" ; then numbers=$i else numbers="$numbers $i" multi=yes fi ;; *) if test -z "$bad_numbers" ; then bad_numbers=$i else bad_numbers="$bad_numbers $i" multi_bad=yes fi ;; esac done if test ! -z "$bad_numbers" -a ! -z "$return" ; then ( echo "Will not send fax to $bad_numbers" echo if test "yes" = "$multi_bad" ; then echo "This fax server considers the following numbers as not being local calls or to" echo "be unknown by the system, and will not send the following faxes:" echo " $bad_numbers" else echo "This fax server considers $bad_numbers a long distance call, or unknown to the" echo "system, and will not send the fax." fi echo "please contact postmaster@`sed -n 's/^HOSTNAME=\(.*\)/\1/p' /etc/hostconfig` if you think this is in error" echo sed "s/^/} /" /tmp/obscure$$.t ) | mail $return fi if test ! -z "$return" ; then return="-f $return" fi if test "yes" = "$multi" ; then numbers="-m $numbers --" fi if test ! -z "$description" ; then description="-D \"$description\"" fi LOGNAME=root export LOGNAME chmod 644 /tmp/obscure$$.t /usr/local/bin/faxspool -q -f "$return" -F "$name" -D "$description" $numbers /tmp/obscure$$.t status=$? rm -f /tmp/obscure$$.t exit $status
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software From: damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net Subject: NetInfo "All Objects Are Read Only"? Message-ID: <CzMHFt.KwB@aetnacan> Keywords: netinfo Sender: news@aetnacan Organization: Aetna Life Insurance Company of Canada Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 14:55:04 GMT In my travels with TransSys PNI SLIP, I have encountered the above situation and also discovered that this will happen after the FIRST time you bring up a PNI link... 1) Is there any way to "fix" this (gee...would be nice to add a printer or new user accounts after I've run PNI!!) 2) Is this the "normal" behavior? 3) What, technically, induces this behaviour from NetInfo (is there a switch/flag/etc)? Thanks! Damon F. Cooper damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net
From: charlesa@learned.co.uk (Charlesa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: MX records Date: 21 Nov 1994 15:20:19 GMT Organization: EUnet GB Distribution: world Message-ID: <3aqdrj$9gn@marble.Britain.EU.net> Hi all - I've got a NeXT 3.2 box which is currently the MX machine for domain1.com We've also added an alias domain to this address, domain2.com, which is to use the same MX and mail system as domain1.com. Thus, user@domain1.com is the same person as user@domain2.com. But I keep getting MX record failures (messg: Valid name but no A or MX record); What do I need to do on the NeXT side to be able to recieve mail to addresses with this second domain? Thanks, C. an example (from CServe, with name changes to protect the innocent!): Date: 21-Nov-94 06:52 EST From: NeXT Mail Agent > INTERNET:Mailer-Agent@domain1.com Subj: Returned mail: Host unknown Sender: mailer-agent@domain1.com Received: from domain1.com by dub-img-2.compuserve.com (8.6.4/5.940406sam) id GAA14110; Mon, 21 Nov 1994 06:51:12 -0500 Received: from dub-img-1.compuserve.com by domain1.com (NX5.67d/NX3.0M) id AA24392; Mon, 21 Nov 94 11:50:07 GMT Date: Mon, 21 Nov 94 11:50:07 GMT CompuServe Mail From: NeXT Mail Agent <Mailer-Agent@domain1.com> Subject: Returned mail: Host unknown Message-Id: <9411211150.AA24392@domain1.com> To: #####.###@compuserve.com ----- Transcript of session follows ----- 550 domain2.com (ddn)... 550 Host unknown 554 <user@domain2.com>... 550 Host unknown (Valid name but no A or MX record) ----- Unsent message follows ----- Return-Path: <xxxxx.xxx@compuserve.com> -- ********************************************* Charles Ashley Learned Information Ltd. charlesa@learned.co.uk (NeXTMAIL okay...) *********************************************
From: gadallah@netcom.com (Larry Gadallah) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Anyone build bind-4.9.2 on NS? Date: 21 Nov 1994 15:36:49 GMT Organization: University of Northern B.C. Distribution: world Message-ID: <3aqeqh$i8a@unbc.edu> Keywords: bind compile problem Has anyone successfully compiled bind 4.9.2 on NS 3.2? The release notes make some mention that it compiles under NS, but I haven't been able to make it happen. I always get errors like this during the "make depend" stage: mkdep -I../include -I../compat/include db_dump.c db_load.c db_lookup.c db_reload.c db_save.c db_update.c ns_forw.c ns_init.c ns_main.c ns_maint.c ns_req.c ns_resp.c ns_sort.c ns_stats.c db_glue.c storage.c dmalloc.c ns_validate.c ns_ncache.c db_secure.c named-xfer.c db_glue.c ns_func.h:19: illegal function definition, found `send_msg' ns_func.h:126: illegal function definition, found `dovalidate' ns_func.h:19: illegal function definition, found `send_msg' ns_func.h:126: illegal function definition, found `dovalidate' Anyone know what the correct configuration to build this thing is? Thanks in advance, -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry Gadallah Prince George, BC Internet: gadallah@netcom.com TPC: (604) 964-1140 ICBM: 53:51'38.4"N 122:44'25.8"W ``Pascal is for children, C is for consenting adults, and Ada is for Criminals.'' - Dennis Ritchie
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer From: athan@bwit169.morgan.com (Andrew Athan) Subject: Bootable Floppy/ NS3.2 FIP Message-ID: <ATHAN.94Nov21102835@bwit169.morgan.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Sender: news@is.morgan.com Organization: Morgan Stanley Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 15:28:35 GMT Hello folks: I've always been annoyed at the requirement to boot off of IDE on NS FIP systems, if IDE exists. I've successfully put together a bootstrap 1.44M floppy for NS FIP 3.2 -- the first step in creating a itsy bitsy tiny micro partition on my IDE drive to do the same thing. This way, NeXTSTEP can boot from a 2-3M partition on my 233M IDE, and I can use the rest for windows (the minimal NeXTSTEP installation otherwise takes 50M). To finish the task, and because of some limitations with the installation procedure and/or Upgrade.app, I've had to tar NS FIP off of the CD onto the root device (/dev/sd0a in my case). Now I have a question: What in the heck triggers loginwindow to attempt to start BuildDisk instead of giving you a loginwindow? I have created/copied the files CDIS.custom BuildDisk.custom in what I think are the appropriate places, but this does not seem to help. I spent an hour on this last night and then gave up (it is not fun to try, reboot, try, reboot, etc.). If any of you know this off the top of your head, you'll save me some tedious hacking tonight. Thanks, aca
From: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Where does 3.2 sendmail get the hostname? Date: 21 Nov 1994 18:09:32 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara Distribution: world Message-ID: <3aqnos$fi5@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> Where does the "new" version of sendmail in NeXTOS 3.2 get the value for $w, the hostname? It is not getting from `hostname`, because my home standalone machine returns "zardoz" for hostname but sendmail is putting "localhost" for $w. I had to kludge it for the time being and put in the line Dwzardoz to get it to work correctly. Thanks -- Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer Tel: (805) 893-8352 | Center for Computer Music Research and Composition Internet (NeXTMail ok): | University of California, Santa Barbara <doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu> | http://ccmrc.ucsb.edu/
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: MSDOS-NeXT Network printing? Date: 21 Nov 1994 19:35:19 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <3aqspn$eg3@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <COSC176T.94Nov18234543@menudo.uh.edu> Jason Asbahr (cosc176t@menudo.uh.edu) wrote: : I'd like to hear both success and horror stories about using a Cube : and original NeXT laser printer as a network printer for a few : MSDOG boxes. Can't say about a cube per se, but I've got a slab that's been churning out about 6000 pages/month as a network printer. That network includes two PC's. And a bunch of unix boxen of various flavours. Caveats: All unix printer hosts get annoyed (Ok, I can't say all -- but I've not heard of an exception yet.) with control-D's in files. They think that that is the end of the file. Windows by default puts a control-D as the first characater. You have to put a line in each printer stanza in WIN.INI to the effect Cntl-D=0. It's documented in one of the readme's. Printing makes a noticable impact on the the host. When it's printing there is slow responce to mouse events. If the machine only has 8 MB it becomes practically unusable when printing. Too much of the memory wired down, I suspect. -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: niload gotcha Date: 21 Nov 1994 19:42:21 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <3aqt6t$eg3@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> I recently jumped through the various hoops to set all my hostnames so that they would default to the fully qualified domain name, with the simple name as an alias. Since I run NIS as well, I edited the NIS hosts file, built a new ypservers file, and built the hosts database. After a couple false starts, that worked. Then I tried this: niload -d hosts / < /etc/hosts That didn't work. I now had a separate listing for the new names. Ended up going in and editing the critters by hand. This was just a nuisance, as it's only 30 some hosts. But short of a messy niutil script, how could this have been done? (This is on a NS2.2 system: -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: fitzpatrick@cs.qub.ac.uk (Stephen Fitzpatrick) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: sendmail: inverting aliases Date: 21 Nov 1994 20:14:55 GMT Message-ID: <3aqv3v$aav@errigle.gpl.net> Anyone know if sendmail on NS (2.1 or 3.0) can be configured to convert user names into mail aliases for outgoing mail? e.g. sfitzp into S.Fitzpatrick. Note that the aliases contain dots, so we're talking about flat file of aliases (/etc/sendmail/aliases) rather than netinfo aliases. The sysadmin docs have the following to say about sendmail config: The Z macro lists the name of an NIS map to be used for everse aliastranslation. For example, if a user with the login name rkabir sends mail, the map referenced by the Z macro will contain an entry translating rkabir to another name, such as Randy_Kabir. If NIS is not running, or the referenced map isn't defined, no translation will occur (and no error will result). and the sendmail.mailhost condif file defines Z as DZmail.byaddr Thanks for any suggestions. -- Stephen Fitzpatrick | S.Fitzpatrick@cs.qub.ac.uk (NeXT) Department of Computer Science | http://www.cs.qub.ac.uk/~fitzpatrick/ Queen's University of Belfast
From: gmk@pegasos.ccsr.uiuc.edu (Gottfried Mayer-Kress) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Driver for Canon CJ-10 ColorPrinter? Date: 21 Nov 1994 20:33:37 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <3ar071$ir3@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> We have a Canon CJ-10 ColorPrinter and are looking for driver software. It seems like a German branch of HSD who had a driver went out of business. Is there anyone who uses a CJ-10 who could give us some info? Thanks, -- Gottfried Mayer-Kress Center for Complex Systems Research, Beckman Institute, Physics Dept. UIUC 405 N Mathews, Urbana, Il 61801,gmk@pegasos.ccsr.uiuc.edu, gmk@igc.apc.org, gmk@santafe.edu, (217)-244-5877(voice/fax1),x8371(fax2), x1994 (msg) URLs: http://www.santafe.edu/~gmk/, ftp://ftp.santafe.edu/pub/gmk http://www.ccsr.uiuc.edu/~gmk/
From: alan@osci.me.ttu.edu (Alan A. Barhorst) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: TranSys PNI, more help please Date: 21 Nov 1994 20:39:00 GMT Organization: Texas Tech Academic Computing Services Message-ID: <3ar0h4$mq5@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> Keywords: SLIP,PNI Hello, I seem to have finally got my PNI SLIP up and running with the hostname lookup working great, thanks to the free consultation of this group! I have another problem. The PNI link goes down when I transfer files via ftp, GatorFTP, or RBrowser. The console reads: ptrace /etc/pni/pnirun: 184 stop from keyboard I don't know what I did! I didn't touch the keyboard! I used to have the MTU set at 1500 for regular slip. I have lowered this to 1006 at both ends to test if I'm over-running something. The problem still exists. I have been able to send fairly long voice NeXTMail, so I don't see that file size should matter. I do notice that the TR light on the modem goes off (like the serial port got clobbered, '040 Black Hardware) and I have to restart the machine to regain access to /dev/cufa. The funny thing is that the directories etc. load fine in the viewers of GatorFTP and RBrowser, but as soon after I start to transfer files the link goes down. Another thing is that I am unable to make OmniWeb.app ever connect to a server but I know my nmserver an lookupd are functioniong because I can use names instead of IP addresses for other net wandering. Again, any help is appreciated! Alan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <lre@mendota.com> Date: Mon, 21 Nov 94 12:02:50 -0800 From: lre@mendota.com (Louis R. Eagle) Message-ID: <9411212002.AA00824@expresso.mendota.com> Subject: tcsh 6.05? Has anyone managed to build tcsh 6.05 on NS 3.2 for black hardware? ----------------------------------------------------- Louis Eagle Mendota Design Louis_Eagle@mendota.com -----------------------------------------------------
From: dcl@panix.com (David Lambert) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: PPP-2.2 config help Date: 21 Nov 1994 09:31:27 -0500 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <3aqavv$sqt@panix.com> Hi. I am trying to configure PPP-2.2 on my standalone NS/I 3.2 box. As far as I can see from the logs, the PPP connection is negotiated successfully, but my configuration is not quite working yet, so I'm looking for a pointer or two. My setup sequence is as follows: [0. Add nameservers' IP addresses to /etc/resolve.conf, and change the NetInfo binding to "Use local domain only" in HostManager.app. Reboot.] 1. Start the ppp daemon (the kernel server has already been loaded) (I'm not using the 'defaultroute' option) 2. ifconfig ppp0 inet gatewayIPAddress netmask 255.255.255.0 -trailers up 3. route add default gatewayIPAddress 1 (The last two steps are from the comp.protocols.ppp FAQ) When I try to ping a foreign host by name, ping says 'Unknown host'. I assume this is because it can't get to the nameservers. If I try to ping a foreign host by IP address, it sends the packets, but never gets returns, and so I get 100% packet loss. The thing I was going to try tonight was adding a line to /etc/gateways for my provider's gateway (marking it 'passive'). Is this the missing step, or am I still clueless? Any help would be appreciated. - David C. Lambert dcl@homer.uu.panix.com
From: dcl@panix.com (David Lambert) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: PPP-2.2 config help Date: 21 Nov 1994 10:10:35 -0500 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <3aqd9b$5rq@panix.com> Hi. I am trying to configure PPP-2.2 on my standalone NS/I 3.2 box. As far as I can see from the logs, the PPP connection is negotiated successfully, but my configuration is not quite working yet, so I'm looking for a pointer or two. My setup sequence is as follows: [0. Add nameservers' IP addresses to /etc/resolve.conf, and change the NetInfo binding to "Use local domain only" in HostManager.app. Reboot.] 1. Start the ppp daemon (the kernel server has already been loaded) (I'm not using the 'defaultroute' option) 2. ifconfig ppp0 inet gatewayIPAddress netmask 255.255.255.0 -trailers up 3. route add default gatewayIPAddress 1 (The last two steps are from the comp.protocols.ppp FAQ) When I try to ping a foreign host by name, ping says 'Unknown host'. I assume this is because it can't get to the nameservers. If I try to ping a foreign host by IP address, it sends the packets, but never gets returns, and so I get 100% packet loss. The thing I was going to try tonight was adding a line to /etc/gateways for my provider's gateway (marking it 'passive'). Is this the missing step, or am I still clueless? Any help would be appreciated. - David C. Lambert dcl@homer.uu.panix.com
From: shunter@cais2.cais.com (Steve K Hunter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mux address Date: 21 Nov 1994 22:00:01 GMT Organization: Capital Area Internet Service Message-ID: <3ar591$j1a@news.cais.com> Sorry, couldn't find the location of the Mux software for serial comms. Can someone please send the address ? thanks Steve Hunter shunter@cais.com
From: doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jon Doroin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NS command to look at opened files (like fstat) Date: 20 Nov 1994 22:34:35 -0600 Organization: Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota Distribution: na Message-ID: <3ap80r$29i@cobber.cord.edu> What is Nextstep's equivalent for "fstat" for looking at the table of opened files. I'm trying to figure out why my machine running NS3.2 (and has 64 MB of ram) swaps like mad even right after bootup. Speaking of swapfiles: Granted that MPEG_Play is probably badly coded, if I run it right after boot on a 1MB mpeg file, my swapfile grows to 128MB. Now that is pathetic. Anyway, thanks in advance for any pointers. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jonathan A. Doroin | Project: AT&T's Plan9 on a NeXTStation | | doroin@cobber.cord.edu | OSes: NeXTStep, Plan9, Amoeba, FreeBSD | | doroin@wormhole.cord.edu | my pc: DECpcXL Server running NeXTStep |
From: Mike Braca <mbraca@wpine.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: sendmail: inverting aliases Date: Tue, 22 Nov 94 00:52:56 PDT Organization: White Pine Software -- Nashua NH Message-ID: <3arttg$k7g@wpnext.wpine.com> References: <3aqv3v$aav@errigle.gpl.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In article <3aqv3v$aav@errigle.gpl.net>, <fitzpatrick@cs.qub.ac.uk> writes: > > Anyone know if sendmail on NS (2.1 or 3.0) can be configured to > convert user names into mail aliases for outgoing mail? e.g. sfitzp > into S.Fitzpatrick. [...] > > The sysadmin docs have the following to say about sendmail config: > The Z macro lists the name of an NIS map to be used for reverse > alias translation. Well, I wanted to do the same thing and we are not running NIS. So I got the sendmail.V8 sources from UC Berkeley, and used V8's file reading ability to read an "unalias" file. Unfortunately I can't recommend this approach until I figure out a cure for a mysterious problem with V8's interaction with Netinfo. Mike Braca mbraca@wpine.com
From: behnkedj@cs.rose-hulman.edu (Josh Behnke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: ppp and NXHost problems Date: 19 Nov 1994 02:32:42 GMT Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Distribution: na Message-ID: <3ajo4a$dci@master.cs.rose-hulman.edu> References: <39tn9d$7kp@alfrothul.uchicago.edu> In article <39tn9d$7kp@alfrothul.uchicago.edu> john_s@alfrothul.uchicago.edu (john f. sasso) writes: > [snip snip...] > > When I try to use NXHost, it does not work. It takes about 10 > seconds, then times out. (I do not have the exact error right > now but can easily recreate it. It is a simple connection > refused.) > > john f sasso I was chasing around this problem for several weeks, and have given up. Here is what I _think_ is going on (I may be wrong on any point, though :-) : The NXHost mechanism works through the mach messaging mechanism, which depends on a process called nmserver (net message server). According to the docs, this process is responsible for forwarding mach ipc over the network. Now, if you check out the end of rc.net, the nmserver process gets sent a USR2 signal to "let nmserver know the fruits of our network configuration endeavor". When I do this manually with the ppp link up, nmserver spits out (on the console) "can't find a working network interface... disabling network". Further, I saw somebody post that nmserver will not recognize a network interface without a fixed IP address (ie ppp). Thus, it won't work. However, some people have reported that it works just fine. I suspect that they are using a machine that also has an ethernet card, so presumably nmserver sees the ethernet interface and doesn't disable the network, allowing ppp to work. Unfortunately, I do not have an ethernet card to test this. (I have an intel box with NS/I 3.2.) BTW I am using a public domain ppp right now, but I had the same problem with a demo version of Morningstar's ppp. Also, I connect to my school's terminal server, so I have no sysadmin control over the other end of my ppp link. Comments? Suggestions? Does the above sound plausible? -Josh Behnke behnkedj@cs.rose-hulman.edu (NeXTMail ok)
From: robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Where does 3.2 sendmail get the hostname? Date: 21 Nov 1994 21:15:46 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Distribution: world Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Nov21211547@steffi.dircon.co.uk> References: <3aqnos$fi5@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> To: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu (Douglas Scott) In-reply-to: doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu's message of 21 Nov 1994 18:09:32 GMT >>>>> "DS" == Douglas Scott <doug@foxtrot.ccmrc.ucsb.edu> writes: DS>Where does the "new" version of sendmail in NeXTOS 3.2 get the value for $w, DS>the hostname? It is not getting from `hostname`, because my home standalone DS>machine returns "zardoz" for hostname but sendmail is putting "localhost" for DS>$w. I had to kludge it for the time being and put in the line Dwzardoz to get DS>it to work correctly. DS>Thanks DS>-- DS>Douglas Scott | Senior Development Engineer DS>Tel: (805) 893-8352 | Center for Computer Music Research and Composition DS>Internet (NeXTMail ok): | University of California, Santa Barbara DS><doug@ccmrc.ucsb.edu> | http://ccmrc.ucsb.edu/ Take a look at the aliases in hostent's h_addr_list member. 193.128.226.115 steffi.dircon.co.uk steffi 127.0.0.1 localhost 255.255.255.255 broadcasthost 158.152.10.72 steffi.demon.co.uk I think you have to make sure that your real host is before localhost in this alias list. This is fetched from netinfo assuming it's running... -- "Emacs isn't pretty. It's functional!" (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
From: gadallah@netcom.com (Larry Gadallah) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Anyone build bind-4.9.2 on NS: SUMMARY Date: 22 Nov 1994 07:37:58 GMT Organization: University of Northern B.C. Distribution: world Message-ID: <3as74m$5in@unbc.edu> References: <3aqeqh$i8a@unbc.edu> Keywords: bind NS compile named In article <3aqeqh$i8a@unbc.edu> gadallah@netcom.com (Larry Gadallah) writes: > Has anyone successfully compiled bind 4.9.2 on NS 3.2? The release > notes make some mention that it compiles under NS, but I haven't been > able to make it happen. > Thanks to Paul Kim <trout@rahul.net> and Jack Bryans <jbryans@csulb.edu> for the notes that said that the makefiles and configuration files for bind-4.9.2 were basically broken for NS. They recommended the beta release of bind-4.9.3 instead. It compiles right out of the box. bind-4.9.3 is located on the author's (Paul Vixie) machine, ftp.vix.com, but it is in a private directory, so I don't know what the distribution status of it is or if anyone can just go in and get it. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry Gadallah Prince George, BC Internet: gadallah@netcom.com TPC: (604) 964-1140 ICBM: 53:51'38.4"N 122:44'25.8"W ``Pascal is for children, C is for consenting adults, and Ada is for Criminals.'' - Dennis Ritchie
From: gemorris@access.digex.net (Gregg Morris) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP! I've Done a Bad Thing.... Date: 21 Nov 1994 21:05:10 -0500 Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA Message-ID: <3arjkm$qhv@access2.digex.net> Summary: Copying files from Developer CDROM hangs Intel system Help! I'm running NEXTSTEP/Intel v3.2. I was unable to compile FAT, even though I had installed the Developer tools to allow it. I decided to copy the /lib directory from the Developer CDROM, in case a file had been corrupted or something. Big mistake. The copy process locked up my machine so tight I had to hit the reset button. In the fsck afterward, my original /lib directory was removed, so now I can't compile at all. And naturally I'm supposed to make a release on Wednesday. I've tried: a) booting single user, mounting the CDROM and copying files individually, using gnutar, and using gzip. In all cases, the machine locks up. b) running sum on various files in the /lib directory: 8:15pm /NEXTSTEP_Dev_3.2/lib> sum cpp-precomp 64959 288 8:15pm /NEXTSTEP_Dev_3.2/lib> sum libsys_p.a 54562 3133 8:15pm /NEXTSTEP_Dev_3.2/lib> sum libsys_s.a 18329 1291 Two questions: why does this work on files that won't copy, and can anybody verify these values for me? c) copying to somewhere other than /lib; still locks up. d) copying large files from elsewhere on the Developer CDROM; it works fine. e) booting the machine in MSDOS and copying large files from a CDROM; that also works fine. At this point I'm hesitant to re-install the Developer tools because I don't want to do any more damage than I already have. Anyone have any suggestions (besides a career change)? Thanks....
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: kramer@fragile.termfrost.org (Mike Andrews) Subject: Can't compile GNU m4 (needed for Sendmail 8.6.9) Message-ID: <Czn771.4D2@fragile.termfrost.org> Organization: Terminal Frost, Springfield OH Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 00:11:24 GMT I'm trying to install Sendmail 8.6.9 on my slab, and I can't generate a .cf file because it dosen't like NeXT's m4. I grabbed the GNU one (1.4), ran configure, ran make. Went without so much as a warning until it gets to src/builtin.c.... making all in src gcc -c -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I.. -I. -I./../lib -g -O m4.c gcc -c -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I.. -I. -I./../lib -g -O builtin.c builtin.c:357: illegal expression, found `__extension__' builtin.c:357: illegal expression, found `int' builtin.c:357: illegal external declaration, found `)' builtin.c:375: illegal expression, found `__extension__' builtin.c:375: illegal expression, found `int' builtin.c:375: illegal expression, found `)' builtin.c:377: illegal expression, found `__extension__' builtin.c:377: illegal expression, found `int' builtin.c:377: illegal external declaration, found `)' builtin.c:378: illegal external declaration, found `if' builtin.c:378: illegal method definition, found `>' builtin.c:378: illegal method definition, missing `{' after `)' builtin.c:378: illegal external declaration, found `if' builtin.c:378: illegal external declaration, missing `;' after `void' builtin.c:378: illegal external declaration, missing `;' after `*' builtin.c:378: illegal external declaration, missing `;' after `void' builtin.c:381: illegal external declaration, found `if' builtin.c:381: illegal method definition, found `>' builtin.c:381: illegal method definition, missing `{' after `)' builtin.c:381: illegal external declaration, found `if' builtin.c:381: illegal external declaration, missing `;' after `void' builtin.c:381: illegal external declaration, missing `;' after `*' builtin.c:381: illegal external declaration, missing `;' after `void' (and so on for about another 50 lines or so...) If I get REALLY stuck I can make the .cf file on a SVR4 box with a working m4, but it'd be really nice to get this to work. :) -- Mike Andrews -- mandrews@wittenberg.edu -- kramer@fragile.termfrost.org (NeXT) "To defy the laws of tradition is a crusade only of the brave..." - Primus
From: doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jon Doroin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Emacs_for_NeXTstep.4.0 (emacs 19.22) Date: 21 Nov 1994 16:18:04 -0600 Organization: Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota Distribution: na Message-ID: <3ar6as$g98@cobber.cord.edu> I just grabbed Emacs_for_NeXTstep.4.0 from ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de. Ever since, my machine has been plagued by some process that probes all my devices and does a bunch of seeks on them. I first caught on when it was reading my CD-Rom and I had tried to eject it. All I had running was WM and two terminal windows. I couldn't eject the CD since this process had it. Then the process starts seeking my second gig drive. Then it tries to access the mounted Netware Volumes but I'm not logged in and the result is the Novell Login window pops up. This cycle is repeated endlessly, my drives all being seeked almost nonstop. At times, the system just boggs down really badly and all I'm running are WM and some terminals. It sometimes takes 8seconds to click from one term to the other. My machine is a DECpcXL Server with 64MB or ram and 2.5GB of diskspace. It should not be swapping like this. Even after a reboot, it doesn't take long for the machine to get bogged down again and the sawp file growing to 130MB even when nothing is being run by the logged in user. Anyway, this may be unrelated to Emacs but I remember a big discussion about Emacs for NS (emacs 19.22) some time age and I thought I heard that it had a trojan horse. Well. I've taken my machine off the net till I can figure this thing out. If anyone is willing to help, I can send you a bunch of outputs from ps. Thanks -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jonathan A. Doroin | Project: AT&T's Plan9 on a NeXTStation | | doroin@cobber.cord.edu | OSes: NeXTStep, Plan9, Amoeba, FreeBSD | | doroin@wormhole.cord.edu | my pc: DECpcXL Server running NeXTStep |
From: estraff@tori.next.com (Ethan Straffin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Preliminary NEXTSTEP 3.3 display driver list Date: 21 Nov 1994 23:29:34 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <3aragu$19f@rosie.next.com> This document has just been added to NeXTanswers as document 1714. Ethan Straffin NEXTSTEP Technical Support ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY NEXTSTEP 3.3 DISPLAY DRIVERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised: November 21, 1994 Disclaimer: This list is intended as a stopgap measure pending the release of the NEXTSTEP Release 3.3 Hardware Compatibility Guide. It includes the most up-to-date driver availability information possible at the revision date but does not include in-depth information about the drivers. For more information, contact NeXT Technical Support at ask_next@next.com or (800) 955-NEXT. Key: Driver Description PC Bus Supported Current / Future Avail Additional information PC Bus Abbreviations: CLB = Custom LocalBus VLB = VESA LocalBus PCM = PC/MCIA Current Availability Codes: 3.2 CD = ships with NEXTSTEP 3.2 xxxx/xxxx = 3.2 driver available in NeXTanswers (driver/readme doc numbers) Beta xxxx/xxxx = beta 3.2 driver available in NeXTanswers Future Availability Codes: 3.3 CD = will ship with NEXTSTEP 3.3 3.3 NA = will be available in NeXTanswers on or about the time 3.3 ships Qx 95 = will be available in the listed quarter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATI CLB/EISA/VLB 3.2 CD / 3.3 CD Adapters: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Systems: Intel GX/Pro, Data Gen. Dasher DE2, AST Premmia 4D, Gateway V Series ATI Mach32 CLB/EISA/VLB/PCI Beta 1704/1705 / 3.3 NA Adapters: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro, ATI Ultra Graphics Pro XLR Systems: Intel GX/Pro, Data Gen. Dasher DE2, AST Premmia 4D, Gateway V Series ATI Mach64 VLB/PCI Planned / 3.3 NA Adapters: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Turbo Canon object.station 41 CLB 1632/1674 / 3.3 CD Systems: Canon object.station 41 Chips & Technologies Wingine CLB 3.2 CD / 3.3 CD Systems: Epson, LGI Chips & Technologies Wingine 64300 CLB Planned / Q1 95 Systems: NEC Powermate Cirrus Logic GD542X Family CLB/ISA 3.2 CD / 3.3 NA Cirrus Logic GD5434 CLB/VLB/PCI Beta 1707/1708 / 3.3 NA Adapters: Diamond Stealth 32 Systems: Elonex WS4100, Intel Premier Compaq QVision CLB/EISA/PCI 1701/1700 / 3.3 CD Adapters: Compaq QVision 1024E, Compaq QVision 1280E (Compaq QVision 2000 not supported) Systems: Compaq Deskpro XE 486, Compaq Deskpro XE 560 DECpc S3Vision864 VLB/PCI Planned / Q1 95 Dell DGX (JAWS) CLB 3.2 CD / 3.3 CD Systems: Dell 450DE/2 DGX Diamond Stealth64 VLB/PCI 1586/1587 / 3.3 CD Adapters: Diamond Steath 64 Diamond Stealth64 DRAM VLB/PCI Planned / Q1 95 HP Vectra XP CLB 1588/1589 / 3.3 CD Systems: HP Vectra XP Number Nine GXE Family VLB/PCI Beta 1617/1618 / 3.3 CD Adapters: Number Nine GXE Level 10, Number Nine GXE Level 11, Number Nine GXE Level 12, Number Nine GXE Level 14, Number Nine GXE Level 16 (VRAM) Number Nine GXE64 Pro VLB/PCI 1584/1585 / 3.3 CD Adapters: Number Nine GXE64 Pro, Number Nine GXE64 Pro-1600 (VRAM) (Number Nine GXE64 not supported) Number Nine Imagine128 PCI Planned / Q1 95 S3 805 / 928 CLB/VLB 3.2 CD / 3.3 NA Systems: IBM PS/ValuePoint S3 Trio CLB/VLB/PCI Planned / Q1 95 STB Pegasus VLB Beta 1619/1620 / 3.3 CD Adapters: STB Pegasus (VRAM) Tseng Labs ET4000 CLB/ISA 3.2 CD / 3.3 CD Tseng Labs ET4000W32 CLB/VLB Beta 1621/1622 / Q1 95 Adapters: STB Lightspeed Systems: NEC Image VGA ISA 3.2 CD / 3.3 CD Weitek Power 9000 VLB/PCI 1557/1558 / 3.3 CD Adapters: Diamond Viper, Genoa VideoBlitz 9200 Weitek Power 9100 VLB/PCI Planned / Q1 95 Adapters: Diamond Viper Pro (VRAM) Western Digital WD90C24 CLB Planned / 3.3 CD Systems: NEC Versa E Series, NEC Versa V Series, Compaq LTE Elite
From: estraff@tori.next.com (Ethan Straffin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Preliminary NEXTSTEP 3.3 networking driver list Date: 21 Nov 1994 23:31:53 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <3aral9$19i@rosie.next.com> This document has just been added to NeXTanswers as document 1713. Ethan Straffin NEXTSTEP Technical Support ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY NEXTSTEP 3.3 NETWORKING DRIVERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised: November 21, 1994 Disclaimer: This list is intended as a stopgap measure pending the release of the NEXTSTEP Release 3.3 Hardware Compatibility Guide. It includes the most up-to-date driver availability information possible at the revision date but does not include in-depth information about the drivers. For more information, contact NeXT Technical Support at ask_next@next.com or (800) 955-NEXT. Key: Driver Description PC Bus Supported Current / Future Avail Additional information PC Bus Abbreviations: CLB = Custom LocalBus VLB = VESA LocalBus PCM = PC/MCIA Current Availability Codes: 3.2 CD = ships with NEXTSTEP 3.2 xxxx/xxxx = 3.2 driver available in NeXTanswers (driver/readme doc numbers) Beta xxxx/xxxx = beta 3.2 driver available in NeXTanswers Future Availability Codes: 3.3 CD = will ship with NEXTSTEP 3.3 3.3 NA = will be available in NeXTanswers on or about the time 3.3 ships Qx 95 = will be available in the listed quarter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3COM EtherLink III ISA 3.2 CD / 3.3 CD Adapters: 3COM EtherLink III AMD 79C974 CLB/PCI Planned / 3.3 NA Systems: Compaq Deskpro XL, HP Vectra XU AMD PCnet32 CLB/PCI 1687/1688 / 3.3 CD Systems: Canon object.station 41, Elonex WS4100 Cogent EM960 PCI PCI 1668/1667 / 3.3 CD Adapters: Cogent EM960C, Cogent EM960TP, Cogent EM964TP (four ports; only one supported) Cogent EMaster EISA EISA 1565/1564 / 3.3 CD Adapters: Cogent EM932, Cogent EM932TP, Cogent EM935XL HP Vectra XM, XP Integrated CLB 1623/1624 / 3.3 CD Systems: HP Vectra XM, HP Vectra XP IBM Token Ring ISA 1524/1523 / 3.3 CD Adapters: IBM 25F7367, IBM 25F9858, IBM 67XD438, IBM 60G3994A Intel 82595 Chipset ISA/PCM Planned / 3.3 CD Adapters: Cogent EM595TP, Cogent EM595C, Cogent EM525, Cogent EM525TP, Cogent EM525C Intel EtherExpress 16 ISA 3.2 CD / 3.3 CD Adapters: Intel EtherExpress16, Intel EtherExpress16TP, Intel EtherExpress16C Intel Flash32 EISA Planned / Q1 95 Adapters: Intel EILA8225 Intel TokenExpress ISA 3.2 CD / 3.3 CD SMC EtherCard Elite Ultra 16 ISA Planned / Q1 95 Adapters: SMC EtherCard Elita Ultra16, SMC EtherCard Elita Ultra16T, SMC EtherCard Elita Ultra16C SMC EtherElite 16 ISA 3.2 CD / 3.3 CD Xircom Performance Series PCM Planned / Q1 95 Adapters: Xircom PS-CE2-10BT, Xircom PS-CE2-10BC
From: estraff@tori.next.com (Ethan Straffin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Preliminary NEXTSTEP 3.3 SCSI driver list Date: 21 Nov 1994 23:34:50 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <3araqq$19l@rosie.next.com> This document has just been added to NeXTanswers as document 1712. Ethan Straffin NEXTSTEP Technical Support ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY NEXTSTEP 3.3 SCSI DRIVERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised: November 21, 1994 Disclaimer: This list is intended as a stopgap measure pending the release of the NEXTSTEP Release 3.3 Hardware Compatibility Guide. It includes the most up-to-date driver availability information possible at the revision date but does not include in-depth information about the drivers. For more information, contact NeXT Technical Support at ask_next@next.com or (800) 955-NEXT. Key: Driver Description PC Bus Supported Current / Future Avail Additional information PC Bus Abbreviations: CLB = Custom LocalBus VLB = VESA LocalBus PCM = PC/MCIA Current Availability Codes: 3.2 CD = ships with NEXTSTEP 3.2 xxxx/xxxx = 3.2 driver available in NeXTanswers (driver/readme doc numbers) Beta xxxx/xxxx = beta 3.2 driver available in NeXTanswers Future Availability Codes: 3.3 CD = will ship with NEXTSTEP 3.3 3.3 NA = will be available in NeXTanswers on or about the time 3.3 ships Qx 95 = will be available in the listed quarter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adaptec 154x Family and Compatible EISA/ISA/VLB 1521/1520 / 3.3 CD Adapters: Adaptec 154xB, Adaptec 154xC, Adaptec 154xCF, Adaptec 174xCF (standard 154x mode only), Bus Logic 542B, Bus Logic 747S, Bus Logic 445S (firmware version 3.31 required for all Bus Logic adapters) Adaptec 274x and 284x Family EISA/VLB Beta 1691/1692 / 3.3 CD Adapters: Adaptec 2740, Adaptec 2740T, Adaptec 2840 Adaptec 2940 Family & 7870 Integrated PCI Planned / 3.3 CD Adapters: Adaptec 2940, Adaptec 2940W Systems: DEC EISA/PCI Server Adaptec 6x60 Chipset (Add-On/Integ.) CLB/ISA 1675/1676 / 3.3 CD Adapters: Adaptec AVA-1505A, Adaptec AVA-1510A, Adaptec AVA-1520A, Compaq SCSI Adapter Systems: Compaq Portable 486/M, Compaq Portable 486/C, Intel GX/Pro AMD 53C974 Chipset CLB/PCI Planned / 3.3 NA Systems: Compaq Deskpro XL, HP Vectra XU BusLogic Family EISA/ISA/PCI/VLB 1685/1686 / 3.3 CD Adapters: BusLogic 546C, BusLogic 747C, BusLogic 445C, BusLogic 946C Systems: Canon object.station 41 DPT 2000 Family CLB/EISA/ISA 1625/1626 / 3.3 CD Adapters: DPT 2012B/9x SmartCache Plus, DPT 2021/9x SmartCache III, DPT 2022/9x SmartCache III, DPT 2122/9x SmartCache III, DPT 2122/9xW SmartCache III, DPT 2122/9xDW SmartCache III Systems: NEC Express II P60 NCR 8xx Family CLB/PCI Planned / Q1 95 SCSITape N/A 3.2 CD / 3.3 CD
From: estraff@tori.next.com (Ethan Straffin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Preliminary NEXTSTEP 3.3 sound driver list Date: 21 Nov 1994 23:36:30 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <3aratu$19m@rosie.next.com> This document has just been added to NeXTanswers as document 1711. Ethan Straffin NEXTSTEP Technical Support ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY NEXTSTEP 3.3 SOUND DRIVERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised: November 21, 1994 Disclaimer: This list is intended as a stopgap measure pending the release of the NEXTSTEP Release 3.3 Hardware Compatibility Guide. It includes the most up-to-date driver availability information possible at the revision date but does not include in-depth information about the drivers. For more information, contact NeXT Technical Support at ask_next@next.com or (800) 955-NEXT. Key: Driver Description PC Bus Supported Current / Future Avail Additional information PC Bus Abbreviations: CLB = Custom LocalBus VLB = VESA LocalBus PCM = PC/MCIA Current Availability Codes: 3.2 CD = ships with NEXTSTEP 3.2 xxxx/xxxx = 3.2 driver available in NeXTanswers (driver/readme doc numbers) Beta xxxx/xxxx = beta 3.2 driver available in NeXTanswers Future Availability Codes: 3.3 CD = will ship with NEXTSTEP 3.3 3.3 NA = will be available in NeXTanswers on or about the time 3.3 ships Qx 95 = will be available in the listed quarter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beep N/A 3.2 CD / 3.3 CD Canon object.station 41 CLB 1689/1690 / 3.3 CD Systems: Canon object.station 41 Compaq Business Audio CLB 3.2 CD / 3.3 CD Systems: Compaq Deskpro/M, Compaq Deskpro/I IntelGXProAudio CLB 1652/1651 / 3.3 CD Systems: Intel GX/Pro Microsoft Sound System ISA 3.2 CD / 3.3 CD Adapters: Microsoft Sound System and compatibles Pro Audio Spectrum 16 ISA 3.2 CD / 3.3 CD Adapters: Pro Audio Spectrum, Pro Studio Sound Blaster 16 ISA Planned / 3.3 CD Adapters: Sound Blaster 16 Basic, Sound Blaster 16 Value, Sound Blaster 16 AWE Sound Blaster 8 ISA Beta 1695/1696 / 3.3 CD Adapters: Sound Blaster Basic, Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster Deluxe, Sound Blaster Value
From: federico@heinz.com (Federico Heinz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Pin-feed printer driver Date: Sat, 19 Nov 1994 15:02:33 GMT Message-ID: <1994Nov19.150233.14987@heinz.com> References: <9411161746.AA01383@guitar.ho.att.com> Organization: Federico Heinz Consulting Sender: usenet@heinz.com In article <9411161746.AA01383@guitar.ho.att.com> Dan F Hurley <dfh@guitar.ho.att.com> writes: > I have a LAN-ful of NextStep clients that need to share > a pin-feed printer [...] However, a driver for any > pin-feed printer that can support non-standard paper > sizes would be fine. [...]Does anyone have experience > with the "Dots" product? Well, I have a bit of experience with it... :-) I'm not sure what you mean by pin-feed printer---probably one that can feed continuous forms using the funny holes at both sides of the paper? Anyway, to your question: Dots does support custom paper sizes through the standard NEXTSTEP interface for it. This means that if you use the Page Layout panel to set the custom paper size, Dots will take it into account and drive the printer accordingly, so you shouldn't have any problem at all printing from NEXTSTEP applications. Just give the Dots demo a try before you buy it. The demo works, it even prints. The only limitation is that a line strikes through the page if you haven't entered a license string for the printer. Federico TECHNICAL NOTE: If you are generating your own PostScript code from you MCCA instead of letting the AppKit do it, all you need to do is to omit the "%%DocumentPaperSizes: sizename" comment in the file header, and use the non-standard "%%NXCustomPageSize: width height" instead of the "%%PaperSizes: sizename" comment (width and height are in PostScript points). DISCLAIMER: F. HEINZ Consultora is the home of Dots, so the above may be biased (but nonetheless true).
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc From: salvo@eskimo.com (Marc Salvatori) Subject: Re: Preliminary NEXTSTEP 3.3 sound driver list Message-ID: <CznGrG.D3x@eskimo.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc Organization: Eskimo North (206) For-Ever References: <3aratu$19m@rosie.next.com> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 03:37:56 GMT Ethan Straffin (estraff@tori.next.com) wrote: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : PRELIMINARY NEXTSTEP 3.3 SOUND DRIVERS : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm *not* impressed. Until something on par with Turtle Beach or Roland appears, I'll forego the "sound thing". -- >< Marc J. Salvatori | New NeXTStepper: >< >< salvo@eskimo.com | Searching for .eps/.tiff editors and sources ><
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Pin-feed printer driver Date: 22 Nov 1994 04:41:20 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <3arspg$klf@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <1994Nov19.150233.14987@heinz.com> In article <1994Nov19.150233.14987@heinz.com> federico@heinz.com (Federico Heinz) writes: >In article <9411161746.AA01383@guitar.ho.att.com> Dan F Hurley ><dfh@guitar.ho.att.com> writes: >> I have a LAN-ful of NextStep clients that need to share >> a pin-feed printer [...] However, a driver for any >> pin-feed printer that can support non-standard paper >> sizes would be fine. [...]Does anyone have experience >> with the "Dots" product? > >Well, I have a bit of experience with it... :-) I'm not sure what you mean by >pin-feed printer---probably one that can feed continuous forms using the >funny holes at both sides of the paper? > >Anyway, to your question: Dots does support custom paper sizes through the >standard NEXTSTEP interface for it. I am running a pin-feed printer with dot-matrix printing mechanism without using PostScript to print gummed address labels on pin-feed forms. Just load a standard Unix printcap from other Unix with "lp=/dev/pp0;" and it's fairly easy to make straight ASCII printing work. It's just another Unix in this respect. On Intel machines, parallel printer driver is broken. You can find a replacement on the archives to fix it. Unless you want to print from standard NS apps via PostScript, you don't need any driver for it. I don't have any need to do fancy PS RIPping for merely printing adddress labels. So, I just feed ASCII directly into "lpr" for this printer. Non-PS printing does work fine on NS. You just can't use PrintManager to set it up. -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Tel: 510-642-6440, Fax: 510-642-3323, (NeXT & MIME mails welcome)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: athan@bwit169.morgan.com (Andrew Athan) Subject: SoundBlaster 16 hang, soltn? Message-ID: <ATHAN.94Nov21170405@bwit169.morgan.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.programmer Sender: news@is.morgan.com Organization: Morgan Stanley Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 22:04:05 GMT I remember a while ago discussions as to the cause of some SoundBlaster problems on ISA buses. I have an SB16+Adaptec 1542C in my system, and it hangs after playing a few sounds (e.g., after the system beep sounds a few times). I ask here because I seem to recall that the problem had no solution?! (some deadlock in interrupt handling or something). Has there been a release of the SB16 driver either from NeXT or from anyone else which works -all the time- w/ a 1542C? What are the options in terms of reliable sound on an FIP ISA system (is the problem the Adaptec)? <I just looked at the driver README and it implies this is an OS level problem. Anyone know if 3.3 solves it?> Thank you for any help. aca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: athan@bwit169.morgan.com (Andrew Athan) Subject: 1.2M NSFIP boot floppy Message-ID: <ATHAN.94Nov21171328@bwit169.morgan.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.programmer Sender: news@is.morgan.com Organization: Morgan Stanley Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 22:13:28 GMT Forgive me if this is a repeat. Our news server has been acting funny and I have a feeling my previous message did not make it out to the world. Last night, I spent some time hacking together a boot floppy that can be used to bootstrap NeXTSTEP w/o having to have a NeXTSTEP partition on your IDE drive. It is annoying that if you have IDE, you *must* boot off of it (BIOS imposed) however, it is more annoying that NeXT does not provide an option where you can install less than 50M worth of stuff on your IDE in order to bootstrap NeXTSTEP. What my efforts will lead to shortly is a methodology to create a 1 or 2M partition on your IDE drive (or simply the use of a floppy) from which you can start up NeXTSTEP on a SCSI root device. Because of limitations w/ BIOS's capability to deal with large drives, I could not use BuildDisk or the normal installation procedure to put NSFIP on /dev/sd0a (my SCSI 1.7G drive). Instead, I tar'ed over the CD. I then renamed NextCD to NextCDStuff, and played with creating a boot floppy. Everything works fine in terms of the statup sequence, however, when loginwindow runs, it thinks I am trying to install NeXTSTEP and runs Configure.app followed by BuildDisk.app. "strings" on the app shows that it knows about files like /usr/Devices/System.config/CDIS.custom, and another called BuildDisk.custom. Creating and/or copying those files into what I believe are the right places does not seem to stop loginwindow's behavior. *does anyone know how to get "loginwindow" to behave normally?* Is it a dwrite? Can someone perhaps send me the output of a dread -l from root on a 3.2 NSFIP system? Thanks, aca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc From: ellidz@kimbark.uchicago.edu (E. Larry Lidz) Subject: Re: Preliminary NEXTSTEP 3.3 sound driver list Message-ID: <1994Nov22.171444.3800@midway.uchicago.edu> Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System) Organization: uchi.test cabal References: <3aratu$19m@rosie.next.com> <CznGrG.D3x@eskimo.com> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 17:14:44 GMT In article <CznGrG.D3x@eskimo.com>, Marc Salvatori <salvo@eskimo.com> wrote: >Ethan Straffin (estraff@tori.next.com) wrote: >: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >: PRELIMINARY NEXTSTEP 3.3 SOUND DRIVERS >: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >I'm *not* impressed. Until something on par with Turtle Beach or >Roland appears, I'll forego the "sound thing". I'm not either. I've got both a Roland SCC-1, and a Gravis Ultrasound, and I was hoping that I would get support from one of them. Does this mean I need to put my Sound Blaster which I bought 4 years ago into my computer? The damn 8bit thing? That's really, really outdated? I'm not even sure that it is new enough to be supported... Are there any sound drivers avalible from thrid party for the SCC-1 or GUS? -- E. Larry Lidz -- ellidz@midway.uchicago.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: pete@ohm.york.ac.uk (pete french) Subject: Re: PPP-2.2 config help Message-ID: <1994Nov22.135935.7185@leeds.ac.uk> Sender: news@leeds.ac.uk Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 13:59:35 +0000 (GMT) References: <3aqavv$sqt@panix.com> dcl@panix.com (David Lambert) writes: > 2. ifconfig ppp0 inet gatewayIPAddress netmask 255.255.255.0 -trailers up > > 3. route add default gatewayIPAddress 1 Dont do step 2 - this is done automatically if you are running 2.2, pppd is in charge of the interface. Use the defaultroute option to avoid having to do step 3 as well. When the negoptiation finished then the ppp0 interface should be marked as up with a connection to the appropriate machine at the far end. At this point you should be able to ping the far end machine. If that doesn't work then nothing else will. Your hostconfig should have the machine setup as a standalone box if you are using the ppp interface as a default route - unless you also have some kind of local network of course. On my setup I use the options : pppd lock connect 'chat -f script' netmask 255.255.254.0 modem -as a0000 escape ff mru 552 bsdcomp 15 /dev/cua 19200 The asyncmaps remove #FF, XON and XOFF as I connect over a telnet connection. The netmask and locking are all done by pppd. This works fine. I don't add a default route as I have a local ethernet. NB: 2.2 is alpha release software, you should really be directing these questions to whoever you are testing it for as it is quite possible that your version has bugs. -bat.
From: tombm@cyklop.nada.kth.se (Tom Bryant) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NEXTSTEP & SECURITY Date: 22 Nov 1994 15:03:56 GMT Message-ID: <3at18s$7hb@news.kth.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I have some questions that I hope somebody have the kindness to answer: Does anybody have the knowledge how to enforce a very high level of security in a NEXTSTEP enviroment. I looking for apps and scripts that might help me set it up. IÂm thinking of things like Kerberos, COPS ? If anybody got experience in running such a setup I would love to hear from you. Regards, Ulf Karlsson Please reply to: ulf@initiera.upnet.se
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <@ig1.att.att.com:dfh@guitar.emsr.att.com> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 94 12:36:08 -0500 From: Dan F Hurley <dfh@guitar.ho.att.com> Message-ID: <9411221736.AA04577@guitar.ho.att.com> Subject: SUMMARY - Re: Pin-feed printer driver Hi. I had asked for information re: dot-matrix printer drivers for NextStep. I got several responses and will send a summary to anyone interested. Dan Hurley
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: killeri@polis.bas.roche.com (Ivo Killer) Subject: Help: configure Station in Mixed Network Message-ID: <1994Nov22.193422.4053@roche.com> Sender: news@roche.com (USENET News System) Organization: Hoffmann-La Roche AG Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 19:34:22 GMT Hi, I have a problem configurating a station for a mixed network. We have here a SUN-Network. IP-address, broadcast, netmask (Hostmanager -> Local...) is all set right. When I do a ifconfig -a everything seems to be ok (at least it looks like on the sun, which used this address before, and does it right now). The NeXT was running this afternoon fine and was able to telnet. Since we tried to use the yp we even can't ping the router. sorry if this is a bit confusing but I use this machine normally at home without a network and I am not experienced in networking. Any help appreciated... -ivo
From: Hal.Varian@umich.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Anonymous FTP Server on NeXT Date: 22 Nov 1994 20:31:38 GMT Organization: University of Michigan - College of Literature, Science, and TheArts Distribution: world Message-ID: <3atkfa$gst@controversy.math.lsa.umich.edu> References: <3atgle$fol@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.gov> In article <3atgle$fol@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.gov> jeff@styx.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jeff Bowser) writes: > Can someone point me in the direction of how to set up anonymous ftp > server under NEXTSTEP. In the general UNIX Network Admin books they > mention /etc/passwd and /etc/group and the like and Netinfo doesn't use > those. I tried using UserManager to start things, but ran into trouble. I > checked some in the FAQs, but didn't see anything. If there is a resource > I missed, or if anybody wants to share some insight, let me know about it > at jeff@styx.gsfc.nasa.gov. > Path: caen!sdd.hp.com!news.cs.indiana.edu!att!ucbvax!agate!ziploc!eps From: eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: anonymous FTP login configuration Message-ID: <1860@toaster.SFSU.EDU> Date: 17 Jul 91 00:16:29 GMT References: <1991Jul16.221827.28207@news.media.mit.edu> Reply-To: eps@cs.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Distribution: usa Organization: San Francisco State University Lines: 56 In article <1991Jul16.221827.28207@news.media.mit.edu> adam@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Adam Glass) writes: >How can you configure your NeXT to accept anonymous FTP logins? Create a user called "ftp" (*not* "anonymous"); the easiest way to do this is from the command line: echo "ftp:*:9:-2:Anonymous FTP:/ftp:/bin/false"|niload passwd . (yes, you can specify a different NetInfo domain, it doesn't have to be the local one) Create a home directory--the name doesn't matter. If you have a 2-partition system, it's probably a good idea to create it on /clients. This directory should be owned by root (not ftp). Create the following directories: ~ftp/bin ~ftp/etc ~ftp/etc/zoneinfo These should all be owned by root, and protected 555. On 2.x systems: # cp -p /bin/ls ~ftp/bin If you're still running 1.0/1.0a, retrieve pub/NeXT-ls.tar.Z by anonymous FTP from sutro.sfsu.edu [130.212.15.230]--NeXT's version won't work on 1.x systems. # cp -p /etc/zoneinfo/localtime ~ftp/etc/zoneinfo ls needs this to display times properly. You may wish to create a ~ftp/.hidden file and/or a ~ftp/.forward file. Create other subdirectories as needed. I don't recommend making ~ftp world-writeable! >Is it possible to allow, say, only 10 anonymous users FTP'ing at once? This takes more effort (you'd have to modify ftpd to keep track of the number of anonymous logins). 4.3-reno's ftpd adapted for NeXT 1.0/1.0a/2.0/2.1 is available from sutro.sfsu.edu as pub/ftpd-src.tar.Z Deciding which criteria to base restrictions on is a more difficult exercise. Limiting the number of concurrent FTP sessions is probably only a win if there's a very narrow IP pipe between you and the outside world; I doubt it would provide any significant conservation of machine resources. -=EPS=- --- Hal.Varian@umich.edu Hal Varian voice: 313-764-2364 Dept of Economics fax: 313-764-2364 Univ of Michigan http://gopher.econ.lsa.umich.edu Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1220
From: estraff@tori.next.com (Ethan Straffin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: Preliminary NEXTSTEP 3.3 display driver list Date: 22 Nov 1994 18:17:38 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <3atck2$14q@rosie.next.com> References: <3aragu$19f@rosie.next.com> In response to a few questions we've gotten about the driver lists, I should clarify that these lists show NeXT-provided drivers only. In particular, the fact that the display driver list does not include Miro or Elsa drivers does *not* mean that these cards will be unsupported in 3.3, merely that we do not provide those drivers. Ethan Straffin NEXTSTEP Technical Support
From: mcooper@acamar.usc.edu (Michael A. Cooper) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.aix,comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sys.convex,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.ultrix Subject: ANNOUNCE: SYSINFO (Show System Info) Version 3.0 Date: 22 Nov 1994 11:29:39 -0800 Organization: USC Computing Services, Los Angeles Sender: mcooper@acamar.usc.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <3atgr3$odq@acamar.usc.edu> Sysinfo 3.0 is now available for ftp from `usc.edu' in `/pub/sysinfo'. SYSINFO 3.0 Michael A. Cooper Research, Development, and Systems Group University Computing Services University of Southern California mcooper@usc.edu GENERAL INFORMATION Sysinfo is a program which shows various pieces of information about a system. The original version was written to simply determine the model name of a system for use in /etc/motd. It also supported a few other pieces of information that were simple to obtain, but the method used to obtain the information on various different OS's varied. The current version shows many different "general" bits of system information as well as fairly detailed information about system hardware devices (disk drives, frame buffers, tape drives, etc.), kernel variables, and system configuration information. A lot of the information Sysinfo displays is difficult, if not impossible, to determine by normal OS commands and/or files after boot time on many OS's. Most of the OS specific information was determined by groveling /usr/include/{sys,machine,*dev}/*.h files, section 4 man pages, and reverse engineering the output from various commands like devinfo (SunOS) and using the trace(2) facility. Some of the network (netif) code was inspired by the sources to the 4.3BSD netstat and ifconfig commands. RELEASE INFORMATION The 3.0 release features a number of major changes in platform support and in additional classes of information that are shown. I would really like to do device support for HPUX 9.x, but 9.x is such a mess that device support is difficult and ugly. I'm not sure whether I will go ahead with device support for 9.x or wait for and hope that 10.x improves things. The information shown for the Kernel class is not very complete and may be inaccurate in some cases. I'm open to input as to what kernel variable info is important enough that Sysinfo should check for it. This may be the last release that supports Ultrix and NeXTStep. I probably won't support those platforms after summer, 1995. SUPPORTTED PLATFORMS Sysinfo has been tested on the platforms listed below. Sysinfo may work under OS versions or platforms not listed below. INFORMATION CLASSES SUPPORTED PLATFORM General Device Kernel SysConf ============================== ======= ====== ====== ======= Sun SPARC / SunOS 4.1.3 X X X X (SunOS 4.1.3 /usr/ucb/cc) --------------------------------------------------------------- Sun SPARC / SunOS 5.3 X X X X (SunC 3.0) --------------------------------------------------------------- IBM RS6000 / AIX 3.2.5 X X X (XLC ??) --------------------------------------------------------------- DEC MIPS / Ultrix 4.2A X X X X --------------------------------------------------------------- NeXT NeXTcube / NeXTStep 3.1 X X X --------------------------------------------------------------- HP 9000/700 / HP-UX 9.03 X X X (HP-UX C) --------------------------------------------------------------- Convex SPP / SPP-UX 2.0.2 X X (Convex C 6.0.2) CHANGES A list of major changes from version to version is listed below. For more details, please read the `ChangeLog' file. CHANGES FROM 2.1.3 TO 3.0 A number of major changes have been made between 2.1.3 and 3.0: Almost all configuration information is now read from externel configuration files at runtime. This allows easier modifications and greatly simplified end-user customization. Add support for showing simple arbitrary kernel information. Add support for showing system configuration information. Revamp -show option to work in conjuction with new -class option to specify specific classes (General, Kernel, Device). Add ability to show information about a specific list of items for each class of informatin (Device, Kernel, General, SysConf). Major cleanup of internel code and instructions. Add basic support for HP-UX 9.x and Convex SPP-UX 2.x. Update device information for Sun hardware. Modify device information on AIX hosts to show better hardware info. Miscellaneous bug fixes. CHANGES FROM 2.0 to 2.1.3 The major changes between version 2.0 and 2.1 include showing the number of CPU's on systems supporting sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF) (currently Solaris 2.2 and later) and showing the type of keyboard present for Sun systems. Also, when running external programs, sysinfo now sets the effective uid to the user running sysinfo and uses execve() directly, instead of calling system(). Sysinfo should also be much more reliable on SunOS 4.1.x machines. A number of problems in SunOS 4.1.x exist that cause system crashes that earlier versions of SYSINFO tweaked. Mostly these problems have to do with CDROM's and floppy disk drives. The Alliant and Sun-386i platforms have also been dropped starting with version 2.1. This is due to those platforms being phased out here at USC. CHANGES SINCE VERSION 1.x The major changes since version 1.x include adding support for getting device information from the Open Boot PROM (OBP) on Sun-like machines and support for SunOS 5.x (Solaris 2.x). The OBP interface provides more information than ever. The OBP interface also gives sysinfo the ability to provide detailed information on what types of CPUs are available. SunOS 5.x comes with a number of features which makes SYSINFO much more portable across different manufacturer's hardware running SunOS 5.x. This includes the ability to determine the label on a disk drive in a device driver independent fashion. This ability alone should eliminate most of the problems with SYSINFO causing certain systems with certain system configurations to crash. (Which I still maintain is the fault of SunOS and not SYSINFO.) The OBP kernel interface in SunOS 5.x also adds the ability to associate nodes found by looking through the kernel with those nodes found by querying the OBP directly. This means SYSINFO can extract and assign much more information found by direct OBP queries than is possible with SunOS 4.x. WHERE TO GET IT The latest/greatest version of sysinfo is available via anonymous ftp on `usc.edu' in `/pub/sysinfo'. If you did not obtain sysinfo from there, then it's always a good idea to check to see if there's a newer version available before proceeding. INSTALLATION 1) Read the comments in "Makefile" and make any necessary changes. 2) Run "make". If you have multiple kernel architectures (kvm's) for the same OS (like for SunOS 4.x), you must compile and install sysinfo for each kernel arch. Currently, this is only required for SunOS 4.x. It is _NOT_ required for Solaris 2.x/SunOS 5.x. 3) To install the sysinfo program, you can either use "make installmeta" (read the file "metasysinfo" for details) or you can run "make install". 4) Run "make install.man" to install the man page. BUG FIXES Please send bug fixes, suggestions, and comments to mcooper@usc.edu. PLATFORM SPECIFIC NOTES The following are notes regarding specific platforms: SunOS 4.x SYSINFO should be compiled for each kernel architecture machine you wish to run it on. This is only needed for SunOS 4.x. It is _NOT_ required for Solaris 2.x/SunOS 5.x. (SYSINFO is normally installed into /usr/kvm and symlinked into something like /usr/local/bin.) This is necessary if you wish to be able to get the PROM version information. The SunOS 4.x interface to the PROM information does not permit having one binary that can determine the PROM information on all the different kernel architectures. This interface problem is fixed in Solaris 2.x/SunOS 5.x. Your kernel must have NIT (Network Interface Tap) compiled into it in order to determine the Ethernet MAC address under SunOS 4.x. Solaris 2.x/SunOS 5.x Unlike SunOS 4.x, you only need one SYSINFO binary for each Solaris 2.x release. You do not need one for each kernel architecture. i.e. SYSINFO compiled under Solaris 2.2 on a SPARC machine will run on any Solaris 2.2 SPARC machine of any kernel architecture. Under Solaris 2.2 FCS on sun4d hosts (like the SPARCcenter-2000), the kernel has an empty value for the system "root nexus". This means that you will not see a proper device tree on such systems. Various nodes will not be attached where they should be. This bug cropped up between Solaris 2.2 ER2 and FCS and is fixed in Solaris 2.3. Ultrix Your kernel must have the PF (Packet Filter) compiled into it in order to determine the Ethernet MAC address. Determining the System Model on VAX and MIPS machines is very difficult. You can get a pretty good idea on most, but not all VAX and MIPS machines by determining the number of CPUs in a machine. You really need to know the clock speed of the CPUs to get a good idea. Unfortuntely, I have neither the time nor the equipment to work on this. NeXT Network address info for network interfaces is not working. There is currently no debugger that works with GCC 2.0 so I haven't spent time on this. AIX When looking up device information, SYSINFO uses the AIX "National Language Catalogs". This means that your $LANG environment variable must be set correctly. If it is not, SYSINFO may fail to find most device information. SPP-UX In SPP-UX 2.0.2 you may see these errors at compile-time:: cc: Warning on line 109 of /usr/include/sys/wait.h: a \ bit field must have type int or unsigned int These errors are due to a bug in <sys/wait.h> and/or Convex C. Convex is aware of the problem and promises a fix at some point. The errors can safely be ignored. -- Michael A. Cooper E-MAIL: mcooper@usc.edu Manager of Systems Administration PHONE (VOICE): 213-740-2957 University Computing Services PHONE (FAX): 213-740-9312 University of Southern California
From: jeff@styx.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jeff Bowser) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Anonymous FTP Server on NeXT Date: 22 Nov 1994 19:26:38 GMT Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center -- Greenbelt, Maryland USA Message-ID: <3atgle$fol@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Keywords: anonymous ftp NeXT Can someone point me in the direction of how to set up anonymous ftp server under NEXTSTEP. In the general UNIX Network Admin books they mention /etc/passwd and /etc/group and the like and Netinfo doesn't use those. I tried using UserManager to start things, but ran into trouble. I checked some in the FAQs, but didn't see anything. If there is a resource I missed, or if anybody wants to share some insight, let me know about it at jeff@styx.gsfc.nasa.gov. Thanx... -- Jeff Bowser NeXTMail accepted Hughes STX / 421.0 7701 Greenbelt Rd. Greenbelt, MD 20770
From: divided@merle.acns.nwu.edu (Mohammad Abed) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: What is equivalent to "systune" on nextstp? Date: 22 Nov 94 19:43:48 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, US Distribution: usa Message-ID: <divided.785533428@merle> same as header. thanks -- _____________________________________ - - MOHAMMAD ABED -
From: filip@filtronix.eunet.be (Filip Lingier) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mux address Date: 22 Nov 1994 21:02:24 GMT Organization: Filtronix Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <3atm90$bj@filtronix.eunet.be> References: <3ar591$j1a@news.cais.com> In article <3ar591$j1a@news.cais.com> shunter@cais2.cais.com (Steve K Hunter) writes: > Sorry, couldn't find the location of the Mux software for > serial comms. Can someone please send the address ? try ftp://ftp.duq.edu/pub/NeXT/ppp/Mux-1.5.tar.gz Filip
From: rdieter@math.unl.edu (Rex Dieter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Emacs_for_NeXTstep.4.0 (emacs 19.22) Date: 22 Nov 1994 19:54:39 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln Distribution: na Message-ID: <3ati9v$cf7@crcnis3.unl.edu> References: <3ar6as$g98@cobber.cord.edu> Jon Doroin (doroin@cobber.cord.edu) wrote: : I just grabbed Emacs_for_NeXTstep.4.0 from ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de. : Ever since, my machine has been plagued by some process that probes all my : devices and does a bunch of seeks on them. I first caught on when it was I know of several faculty in our department that use (and love) Emacs_for NeXTstep. It works fine for us. -- | Rex A. Dieter | Research Associate | | rdieter@math.unl.edu | UN-L Mathematics Dept. |
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT lpd?? (black hardware) Date: 22 Nov 1994 21:30:46 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <3atnu6$o4j@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <1994Nov18.165213.8566@midway.uchicago.edu> <3ao8hq$6uu@crcnis3.unl.edu> Operator41 (rdieter@math.unl.edu) wrote: : John Patrick Lodder (jlodder@babies.bsd.uchicago.edu) wrote: : : Hi, : : We're trying to document a problem we have with printers : : connected to the network via a NeXT. Every so often, the : : print queue will begin to pile up, and the printer won't : : print. The fix so far has been to power off the printer, : : reboot the NeXT, then power the printer back on. : Ditto! We have problems with only NeXT Printers this way, : especially when they're under heavy use. It IS an older : printer (I think), so it may be overheating... : Any ideas anyone? The script below doesn't always work. Sometimes the daemons don't come up properly. Worst case I've had to run it four or five times. But it beats rebooting. QMSLP is my name for the QMS on th serial port LP in alias for hte NextPrinter. It usually gets into this state here from someone sending some illformed PS. I think that npd goes into some infinite loop, but I'm not certain. When the current crises is over I'm trying PLP. #! /usr/local/bin/perl print "Taking printers down...\n"; #system ("lpc stop QMSLP LP"); print "Killing print daemons...\n"; @message = ` ps -aux | egrep "/usr/lib/lpd|NextPrinter/npd" ` ; print @message; foreach $mess (@message) { next if $mess =~ /grep/; @mess = split(/\s+/,$mess); print "killing $mess[1] $mess[10] \n"; kill 'TERM', $mess[1]; } print "Restarting print daemons...\n"; print "Starting lpd..."; system ("/usr/lib/lpd 2>&1 > /dev/null &"); print "Starting npd \n"; system ("/usr/lib/NextPrinter/npd 2>&1 > /dev/null &"); sleep(10); print "Bring printers up...\n"; system ("lpc start QMSLP LP"); #system ("lpc restart QMSLP LP"); @message = ` ps -aux | egrep "/usr/lib/lpd|NextPrinter/npd" ` ; print @message; -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: borchers@nsf.gov (Robert R. Borchers) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: 3.2 Serial number????? Date: 22 Nov 1994 20:47:33 GMT Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, NCD Message-ID: <3atld5$ope@lll-winken.llnl.gov> The ads say that I need my 3.2 serial number to order 3.3. Can anyone give me a clue where to find it? Bob -- Robert R. Borchers National Science Foundation borchers@nsf.gov (NeXTMail, Welcome)
From: doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jon Doroin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <3ar6as$g98@cobber.cord.edu> Control: cancel <3ar6as$g98@cobber.cord.edu> Date: 22 Nov 1994 11:05:04 -0600 Organization: Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota Distribution: na Message-ID: <3at8c0$80@cobber.cord.edu> <3ar6as$g98@cobber.cord.edu> was cancelled from within trn. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jonathan A. Doroin | Project: AT&T's Plan9 on a NeXTStation | | doroin@cobber.cord.edu | OSes: NeXTStep, Plan9, Amoeba, FreeBSD | | doroin@wormhole.cord.edu | my pc: DECpcXL Server running NeXTStep |
From: doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jon Doroin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <3asdg4$ofk@cobber.cord.edu> Control: cancel <3asdg4$ofk@cobber.cord.edu> Date: 22 Nov 1994 11:43:17 -0600 Organization: Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota Distribution: na Message-ID: <3atajl$r2@cobber.cord.edu> <3asdg4$ofk@cobber.cord.edu> was cancelled from within trn. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jonathan A. Doroin | Project: AT&T's Plan9 on a NeXTStation | | doroin@cobber.cord.edu | OSes: NeXTStep, Plan9, Amoeba, FreeBSD | | doroin@wormhole.cord.edu | my pc: DECpcXL Server running NeXTStep |
From: wenzel@pi1.physik.uni-stuttgart.de (Markus Wenzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: Preliminary NEXTSTEP 3.3 sound driver list Date: 23 Nov 1994 09:42:23 GMT Organization: Uni-Stuttgart, 1.Physikalisches Institut Distribution: world Message-ID: <3av2pv$2cms@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> References: <3aratu$19m@rosie.next.com> <CznGrG.D3x@eskimo.com> In article <CznGrG.D3x@eskimo.com>, salvo@eskimo.com (Marc Salvatori) writes: >I'm *not* impressed. Until something on par with Turtle Beach or >Roland appears, I'll forego the "sound thing". A Turtle Beach DSP card is already supported by MusicKit. -- who? // Markus Wenzel work? // Navigator - System administration, Consulting, Troubleshooting mail? // mow@marsu.s.bawue.de more? // http://s.pi1.physik.uni-stuttgart.de/wenzel/mow.html
From: doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jon Doroin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <3ap80r$29i@cobber.cord.edu> Control: cancel <3ap80r$29i@cobber.cord.edu> Date: 22 Nov 1994 12:31:12 -0600 Organization: Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota Distribution: na Message-ID: <3atddg$1nu@cobber.cord.edu> <3ap80r$29i@cobber.cord.edu> was cancelled from within trn. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jonathan A. Doroin | Project: AT&T's Plan9 on a NeXTStation | | doroin@cobber.cord.edu | OSes: NeXTStep, Plan9, Amoeba, FreeBSD | | doroin@wormhole.cord.edu | my pc: DECpcXL Server running NeXTStep |
From: gbrown@alumni.caltech.edu (Glenn Brown) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: ppp and NXHost problems Date: 23 Nov 1994 07:37:57 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Distribution: na Message-ID: <3aurgl$d1v@gap.cco.caltech.edu> References: <39tn9d$7kp@alfrothul.uchicago.edu> <3ajo4a$dci@master.cs.rose-hulman.edu> If you want to NXHost over PPP, Simply execute the following 7 lines after the ppp connection has been brought up (these are simply the lines from the rc.net script that signal the nmserver that it should check for new interfaces. Note that the kill command does not kill the nmserver. Rather, it sends the "USR2" signal to the nmserver.) #!/bin/sh # Let the nmserver know the fruits of our network configuration endeavor. pid=`ps cax | egrep nmserver | awk '{print $1;}'` if [ -n "$pid" ]; then echo "Reinitializing nmserver's network portion" kill -USR2 $pid fi Note 1: You have to executed the lines under "sh". I suggest you save them in a file and type "/bin/sh file". Note 2: I haven't actually tried this (I don't have another NeXT to test it on), but I figured out out reading the rc scripts. Please let me know the result if you try it. --Glenn
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc From: jmeacham@ants.ci.net (James D. Meacham 3rd) Subject: Please Help! SLIP hangs boot Message-ID: <Czp9u7.7o@ants.ci.net> Sender: jmeacham@ants.ci.net (James D. Meacham 3rd) Organization: Meacham, Zweig, and Cats Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 03:03:42 GMT Hi all, After finding out that PPP won't work on my 3.0 slab, I installed slip (the most recent). Unfortunately, after getting it to load at all (which was a hassle), it now loads at boot, then, while cron is being updated at boot, the following message happens: dialupreq has no active reader at which time it hangs. I moved slip to another directory and it booted up find. This strikes me as an obscure problem. I'd really appreciate any suggestions in getting this running. Thanks in advance. Pax Dei, James --- _____________________________________________________________________ James David Meacham, 3rd M.Div. Candidate Andover Newton Theological School e-mail:jmeacham@ants.ci.net 7 Flint Road Phone: 617-926-6024 Watertown, MA 02172 NeXTMAIL accepted Intern Minister 64-66 Marlborough Street First and Second Church in Boston Boston, MA 02116 (Unitarian Universalist) 617-267-6730 _____________________________________________________________________ -- _____________________________________________________________________ James David Meacham, 3rd M.Div. Candidate
From: jfb@biomath.jussieu.fr Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Problem : TeXview Date: 23 Nov 94 09:16:47 Organization: Universites Paris VI/Paris VII - France Distribution: world Message-ID: <jfb.94Nov2391647@tequila> References: <Czp9u7.7o@ants.ci.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain I use 2 gecko and I have the following problem : when I want to preview foo.dvi with included eps files this works fine with the lab gecko; although at home I can't preview included figures : if I hide graphics (in the preference panel of texview) i can see text but I have the following type of message in the console (the unix console) : glenan TeXview[412] %% Error undefined; offending command ewi screen ] %% glenan TeXview [412] client library error Postscript program error , DPScontext 34d60 which repeats. otherwise (no hide graphics) it hangs. any suggestion would *really be appreciated. Jean-FranÛois --- Jean-Francois Boisvieux Departement de Biomathematiques Faculte de medecine Pitie-Salpetriere 75013 Paris France jfb@biomath.jussieu.fr (NeXT mail O.K) tel : (33) 1 45 86 19 98 fax : (33) 1 45 83 87 20
From: doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jon Doroin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <3asd2v$ocg@cobber.cord.edu> Control: cancel <3asd2v$ocg@cobber.cord.edu> Date: 22 Nov 1994 03:20:15 -0600 Organization: Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota Distribution: na Message-ID: <3asd4f$ocu@cobber.cord.edu> <3asd2v$ocg@cobber.cord.edu> was cancelled from within trn. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jonathan A. Doroin | Project: AT&T's Plan9 on a NeXTStation | | doroin@cobber.cord.edu | OSes: NeXTStep, Plan9, Amoeba, FreeBSD | | doroin@wormhole.cord.edu | my pc: DECpcXL Server running NeXTStep |
From: doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jon Doroin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <3atsvj$674@cobber.cord.edu> Control: cancel <3atsvj$674@cobber.cord.edu> Date: 22 Nov 1994 16:59:49 -0600 Organization: Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota Distribution: na Message-ID: <3att55$69b@cobber.cord.edu> <3atsvj$674@cobber.cord.edu> was cancelled from within trn. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jonathan A. Doroin | Project: AT&T's Plan9 on a NeXTStation | | doroin@cobber.cord.edu | OSes: NeXTStep, Plan9, Amoeba, FreeBSD | | doroin@wormhole.cord.edu | my pc: DECpcXL Server running NeXTStep |
From: Joerg Passenberg <iss004@cips1.gm.fh-koeln.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Disable 'power-off' in logout window - How? Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 18:55:52 +0100 Organization: Fachhochschule Koeln FB-Informatik (Germany). Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.941123185217.18606B-100000@cips1.gm.fh-koeln.de> References: <erwin.785082112@dutnak2> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <erwin.785082112@dutnak2> On Thu, 17 Nov 1994, Erwin Giling wrote: > I'm looking for a way (dwrite command??) to disable the 'power-off' > button in the logout window of the Workspace. > It's all there .... Use man loginwindow and you will find the answer !! By, Joerg ___ Joerg Passenberg eMail: iss004@cips1.gm.fh-koeln.de (NeXTMail ok) Alte Hofstr.31 finger for pgp-Key ! 51709 Marienheide Phone: +49 2264 6991 Germany Fax: +49 2264 28223 (by arrangement)
From: dcl@panix.com (David Lambert) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: tcsh 6.05? Date: 23 Nov 1994 09:25:10 -0500 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <3avjc6$h5q@panix.com> References: <9411212002.AA00824@expresso.mendota.com> In <9411212002.AA00824@expresso.mendota.com> lre@mendota.com (Louis R. Eagle) writes: >Has anyone managed to build tcsh 6.05 on NS 3.2 for black hardware? There are binaries available on the German NeXT ftp sites. (ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.edu or something). - David C. Lambert dcl@homer.uu.panix.com
From: Milo Velimirovic <milov@uwlax.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Removing the NEXTSTEP startup program from the boot sector Date: 23 Nov 1994 14:57:12 GMT Organization: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Distribution: world Message-ID: <3avl88$bo8@alfred.acs.uwlax.edu> References: <3aujko$2hs@xmission.xmission.com> In article <3aujko$2hs@xmission.xmission.com> kris@xmission.com (kris) writes: > How? > > I need to do this in order to install OS/2 Warp on my P90. > > The way *I* did it originally is with the dos command fdisk: > > c> fdisk /xxx > > where /xxx is a switch that I forgot. > > ..................kris I think this is what you want: c> fdisk /mbr M. -- Milo Velimirovic <Milo_Velimirovic@mail.uwlax.edu> Unix Computer Network Administrator (608) 785-8030 Information Technology, Consulting and Support Services University of Wisconsin - La Crosse La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601 USA 43 48 05 N 91 14 22 W
From: waldemar.lysz@ualberta.ca Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: AFS and NeXTSTEP 3.3 Date: 22 Nov 1994 22:53:10 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <3atsom$ebv@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Is there anybody out there running NeXTSTEP 3.3 with Transarc's AFS 3.2 or 3.3 ? Transarc supports only NeXTSTEP 3.0 login.app, however it has worked fine with NeXTSTEP 3.1 and 3.2 . Any information would be appreciated . -- ============================================================================= Waldemar D. Lysz | University of Alberta waldemar_lysz@ualberta.ca | Computer and Network Services Tel.: (403) 492-9306 | System Software Group Fax.: (403) 492-1729 | #144 General Services Building | Edmonton, Alberta T6G-2H1
From: stanj@cs.stanford.edu (Stan Jirman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: ftp / login restrictions -- how? Date: 23 Nov 1994 11:26:56 GMT Organization: Stanford University Message-ID: <3av8u0$dec@nntp.Stanford.EDU> Hello, this may be silly - I have wuftpd installed on a campus machine, and anon ftp works fine so far. Now I would like to install another, non-anon account, to which very few people would know the name/passwd, but that account should also be accessible only thru ftp. wuftpd makes it easy to create such a "guest" account - makes chroot etc for you so that the guest cannot mess with my disk outside his acct. But how can I prevent the user from telnetting into the machine, and then ftp out? I tried loginshell=!, but ftp doesn't work then either. I am running 3.3 Gamma on Black, if that matters. Thanks a lot, Stan --- +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------+ | Stan Jirman -- The Swiss Guy | "Forty-two!" yelled | | SU Computer Science | Loonquawl. "Is that all | | Box 2642, Stanford, CA (415) 497 4396 | you've got to show for | | stanj@cs.stanford.edu | seven and a half | | NeXTmail / MIME anytime welcome! | million years' work?" | +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
From: stabl@informatik.uni-muenchen.de (Robert Stabl) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: tcsh 6.05? Date: 24 Nov 1994 00:26:47 GMT Organization: Institut fuer Informatik der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen Message-ID: <3b0mk7$28e@antigone.ppp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> References: <3avjc6$h5q@panix.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In article <3avjc6$h5q@panix.com> dcl@panix.com (David Lambert) writes: > In <9411212002.AA00824@expresso.mendota.com> lre@mendota.com (Louis R. Eagle) writes: > >Has anyone managed to build tcsh 6.05 on NS 3.2 for black hardware? > > There are binaries available on the German NeXT ftp sites. > (ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.edu or something). ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de to be correct, files: /pub/comp/platforms/next/Unix/shell/tcsh.6.05.1.NIH.b.gz /pub/comp/platforms/next/Unix/shell/tcsh.6.05.I.b.tar.gz /pub/comp/platforms/next/Unix/shell/tcsh.6.05.README Robert. -- Robert Stabl email: stabl@informatik.uni-muenchen.de Computer Science Institute http://www.pst.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/~stabl/ University of Munich Leopoldstr. 11B Tel: +(49) 89 2180 6316 D-80802 Muenchen FAX: +(49) 89 2180 6310 Germany
From: grettir@keflavik.wordperfect.com (Grettir Asmundarson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Network Printing is Kaput... Date: 23 Nov 1994 08:53:24 -0700 Organization: Keflavik Message-ID: <3avohk$1v7@keflavik.wordperfect.com> I've had something odd happen to my NeXTSTEP/Intel box. Network printing has been working beautifully. (I've been printing to a Sun's printer via TCP/IP.) But the other day it suddenly stopped working. If I take a look at the lpq output, it looks like this: titan: /usr/lib/lpd: Host name for your address (151.155.3.151) unknown keflavik: Waiting for queue to be enabled on titan.wordperfect.com Rank Owner Job Files Total Size 1st grettir 1 .profile 485 bytes 2nd grettir 2 ... 48023 bytes For some reason, lpd isn't seeing the network properly. I can print from titan without any problem, but my host can't send anything there to be printed. Another oddity that looks like it is related is that if I try a nslookup, here's what I get: *** Can't find server name for address 151.155.3.6: Server failed *** Default servers are not available But the nameserver is resolving names for me without a problem. Does this look familiar to anyone? Thanks in advance, Grettir
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: cedman@princeton.edu (Carl Edman) Subject: Re: Emacs_for_NeXTstep.4.0 (emacs 19.22) In-Reply-To: doroin@cobber.cord.edu's message of 21 Nov 1994 16:18:04 -0600 To: doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jon Doroin) Message-ID: <CEDMAN.94Nov22110123@freedom.princeton.edu> Originator: news@hedgehog.Princeton.EDU Sender: news@Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Princeton University References: <3ar6as$g98@cobber.cord.edu> Distribution: na Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 16:01:23 GMT In article <3ar6as$g98@cobber.cord.edu> doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jon Doroin) writes: Anyway, this may be unrelated to Emacs but I remember a big discussion about Emacs for NS (emacs 19.22) some time age and I thought I heard that it had a trojan horse. Well. I've taken my machine off the net till I can figure this thing out. I'm the main author and maintainer of Emacs 19 for NS. Many posters and readers of the NeXT newsgroups have known me personally for years. I did not put any trojan horse (or any other form of hostile or hidden code) into Emacs 19 for NS. The code upon which Emacs 19 for NS is based comes straight from the FSF. Whatever the faults of RMS may or may not be, I think it extremely unlikely that he would endanger his reputation by doing anything as stupid as putting hostile code into emacs. Emacs has been mostly distributed via publicly accessible ftp sites. As with all such software there is a theoretical possibility that the archive was corrupted either through a security hole in the ftp system or with the connivance of the ftp administrator. That is a problem which affects all net software and while there have been a few documented cases of this occurring fortunately they have been very rare indeed. The best insurance against such scams is the public availability of source code which is the case for all versions of Emacs 19 for NS. Over the past two years I've exchanged several thousands letters on the subject of Emacs for NS. I've also read a large fraction of all articles posted to any of the NeXT related newsgroups during that period. In particular I think I've read every single article relating to Emacs for NS (for obvious reasons). In all of this material there has never been any mention of any hostile code in Emacs for NS. I think you are mistaken about your recollection of such a discussion. So while I can understand your concern, I do wish that you would have contacted me (or somebody else you trust) first so that we could have tracked down your problem instead of posting this article. Even if we resolve this problem completely (as I think we will), there will be many people who read only your initial article or who will forget the followups over time. Some of those people would likely have benefited from Emacs for NS but will now not dare use it. And the next time such a subject comes up, somebody will likely immediately point at Emacs because of this old rumour. That is a pity. If anyone is willing to help, I can send you a bunch of outputs from ps. I'll be happy to help. Please mail me your 'ps auxww'. Carl Edman
From: gfs@rice.edu (Geoff Spradley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: Preliminary NEXTSTEP 3.3 sound driver list Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc Date: 24 Nov 1994 01:23:02 GMT Organization: Rice University, Houston, Texas Message-ID: <3b0ptm$8fc@larry.rice.edu> References: <3aratu$19m@rosie.next.com> <CznGrG.D3x@eskimo.com> <3av2pv$2cms@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> Markus Wenzel (wenzel@pi1.physik.uni-stuttgart.de) wrote: : A Turtle Beach DSP card is already supported by MusicKit. Unfortunately, there are no _SoundKit_ drivers for it yet, so you can't play .snd files through it. With the MusicKit you can synthesize sounds (using FM, plucked strings, and a variety of other algorithms) and schedule MIDI events (if you have an MPU401-style card) in real time. --Geoff ------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoff Spradley gfs@rice.edu Computer Consultant, 2243 APB Hall (713)285x5267 voice Shepherd School of Music, Rice University (713)527-6099 fax -------------------------------------------------------------------
From: alvin@cse.ucsc.edu (Alvin Jee) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: /etc/shells Date: 24 Nov 1994 02:15:32 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz Message-ID: <3b0t04$ima@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> Hello! Does anybody know why /usr/nje/bin/csh is in the /etc/shells file? NS/I 3.2... -- Alvin Jee alvin@cse.ucsc.edu NeXTMail gleefully accepted! Using the Internet since 1984
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Mark_Tarbell@Radical.com (Mark Tarbell) Subject: Re: Followup to: SIMM extraction and boot EPROM upgrade Message-ID: <1994Nov23.234028.6102@Radical.Com> Sender: news@Radical.Com Organization: Radical System Solutions, Inc. References: <3ai7je$inh@news.cs.brandeis.edu> Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 23:40:28 GMT In article <3ai7je$inh@news.cs.brandeis.edu> sinclair@cs.brandeis.edu (David A. Sinclair) writes: [ edited for your reading pleasure ] > *2 boot PROM upgrade > Simply pop out the old PROM, pop in the new, and away you go. > That's it! :-) NOTE: There are 2 ramifications to changing boot PROMs. 1. Your host id will change. This has the nasty side-effect of disabling any apps which were licensed for your old host id (PixelMagician, NXFax, Mathematica, etc). 2. Your ethernet (not inet) address will change. Though usually harmless, sometimes it causes NetInfo to freak out. Save your NetInfo database (and old PROM chip!) before upgrading.. -- Mark Tarbell ( Mark_Tarbell@Radical.Com ) Radical System Solutions, Inc. NeXTmail accepted System/Network/Database Design, Development, Consulting rad.i.cal \rad'-i-kel\ adj: of or relating to the origin: FUNDAMENTAL
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: /etc/shells Date: 24 Nov 1994 02:31:41 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <3b0tud$7l1@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <3b0t04$ima@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> In article <3b0t04$ima@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> alvin@cse.ucsc.edu (Alvin Jee) writes: >Hello! > > Does anybody know why /usr/nje/bin/csh is in the /etc/shells file? > > NS/I 3.2... "Nje" stands for NeXT Japanese Environment or something to that effect. So, it's actually for NS3.2-J (Japanese version of NS). /usr/nje directory contains Unix commands that are modified to work with 16-bit EUC code. -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Tel: 510-642-6440, Fax: 510-642-3323, (NeXT & MIME mails welcome)
From: doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jon Doroin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: Preliminary NEXTSTEP 3.3 sound driver list Date: 23 Nov 1994 09:56:40 -0600 Organization: Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota Distribution: na Message-ID: <3avono$iqe@cobber.cord.edu> References: <3aratu$19m@rosie.next.com> <CznGrG.D3x@eskimo.com> In article <CznGrG.D3x@eskimo.com>, Marc Salvatori <salvo@eskimo.com> wrote: >Ethan Straffin (estraff@tori.next.com) wrote: >: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >: PRELIMINARY NEXTSTEP 3.3 SOUND DRIVERS >: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >I'm *not* impressed. Until something on par with Turtle Beach or >Roland appears, I'll forego the "sound thing". Well, there is a driver for the Turtle Beach's 56001 DSP the comes with the MusicKit. I have it loaded right now in anticipation for my card's arrival. The Tahiti, MultiSound Monterey, and MultiSound Classic are supported by this driver. The guys at CCRMA use this card along with the Music Quest MIDI card (driven by the MPU-401 MIDI driver). Too bad the Turtle Beach MultiSounds aren't MPU-401 coz then it could be used for DSP and MIDI. But I did get email from someone working on a MIDI driver for the TurtleBeach. >-- >>< Marc J. Salvatori | New NeXTStepper: >< >>< salvo@eskimo.com | Searching for .eps/.tiff editors and sources >< > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jonathan A. Doroin | Project: AT&T's Plan9 on a NeXTStation | | doroin@cobber.cord.edu | OSes: NeXTStep, Plan9, Amoeba, FreeBSD | | doroin@wormhole.cord.edu | my pc: DECpcXL Server running NeXTStep |
From: jakowal@dragon.achilles.net (Andrew Kowal) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Sendmail on SunOS, read mail on NeXT? Date: 22 Nov 1994 21:13:30 -0500 Organization: Achilles Networking Inc, Ottawa, ON Message-ID: <3au8ga$5us@dragon.achilles.net> Sorry for the dorky Subject-line, it's as close as my poor brain can precis my situation. We have a Sun server that handles our mail. The sendmail.cf file can handle basic stuff, but since most Unix accounts are on the Sun, and everything's NFS'd (on the Suns, that is), it's *easy* to access mail from the Sun and it's diskless satellite workstations. I've lucked out and got a NeXT on my desk, with 3.1. I'd love to get mail on it, but the network admin doesn't want to bother trying to figure out how to configure the NeXT and the Sun to communicate mail-wise. I've been forced to telnet into someone else's Sun workstation and using elm for the time being. What would really help my situation is a sample sendmail.cf that handles the setup that I'd like, plus pointers to where to look in setting up the NeXT to handle the mail. If anyone has this information, it would be much appreciated. Cheers, -Andrew -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | "Beware of blasting from thy hinder jakowal@achilles.net | part as from a gun." -John Russell, | 'Boke of Nurture', 1460
From: mcooper@acamar.usc.edu (Michael A. Cooper) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.aix,comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sys.convex,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: SYSINFO (Show System Info) Version 3.0 Date: 23 Nov 1994 14:50:03 -0800 Organization: USC Computing Services, Los Angeles Sender: mcooper@acamar.usc.edu Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3b0gur$4hs@acamar.usc.edu> References: <3atgr3$odq@acamar.usc.edu> Version 3.0.1 is now out for ftp on usc.edu in `/pub/sysinfo'. This version fixes a problem with Physical Memory being incorrectly calculated on HPUX 9.x systems. Sorry about that! -- Michael A. Cooper E-MAIL: mcooper@usc.edu Manager of Systems Administration PHONE (VOICE): 213-740-2957 University Computing Services PHONE (FAX): 213-740-9312 University of Southern California -- Michael A. Cooper E-MAIL: mcooper@usc.edu Manager of Systems Administration PHONE (VOICE): 213-740-2957 University Computing Services PHONE (FAX): 213-740-9312 University of Southern California
From: pmartin@landau.ucdavis.edu (Pat Martin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SLIP help Date: 20 Nov 1994 18:36:06 GMT Organization: University of California, Davis Message-ID: <3ao4um$520@mark.ucdavis.edu> Does anyone have any info on how to connect a SLIP/PPP connection. thanks pmartin@landau.ucdavis.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Neil Greene <Neil@bMD.com> Subject: [Q]: Netinfo - Automatic host addition Message-ID: <1994Nov23.141850.19348@bMD.com> Sender: neil@bMD.com Organization: benchMark Developments, Inc. (314-872-2907) Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 14:18:50 GMT For some reason, our netinfo server is not automatically adding new host to the network and/or netinfo database. Looking at the machines directory in the root domain I see the following entries which all look correct, except for the default_bootfile key: name machines assignable_ipaddr 165.113.15.218 165.113.15.253 configuration_ipaddr 165.113.15.254 default_bootfile mach ut // is this correct, or // should it be mach promiscuous null net_password null The value for default_bootfile looks a little odd with the "ut" extension, especially since the u is an accented u. Thanks in advance --- Sincerely, Neil Greene --------------- benchMark Developments, Inc. 11970 Charter Oak Parkway, St Louis MO 63146 Phone: 314-872-2907 / 800-872-3131 Email: Neil@bMD.com [NeXT/Mime mail accepted] -- Sincerely, Neil Greene
From: fischer-michael@cs.yale.edu (Michael Fischer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: tcsh 6.05? Date: 24 Nov 1994 04:29:41 GMT Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-8285 Message-ID: <3b14rl$q2u@babyblue.cs.yale.edu> References: <9411212002.AA00824@expresso.mendota.com> Louis R. Eagle (lre@mendota.com) wrote: : Has anyone managed to build tcsh 6.05 on NS 3.2 for black hardware? Yes, I built it from scratch. To compile on the NeXT under NS 3.2: 1. cp config/mach config.h 2. Make sure /local/X11/bin is in search path. 3. Modify imake.config as follows: #define TcshTop /local #define MyDefines -D_SPEED_T #define MyIncludes -idirafter /usr/include/ansi #define CDebugFlags -O2 4. xmkmf 5 make Defining _SPEED_T keeps sh.types.h from defining speed_t as an unsigned int, which is incompatible with the definition in /NextDeveloper/Headers/bsd/sys/termios.h, line 188. (Unclear whether or not the resulting shell is correct in its handling of speed.) If you don't have X11 installed, then obviously you can't use xmkmf, but maybe the above is still of some help. By the way, I also have gcc installed, and it gets used by default. -- ================================================== | Michael Fischer <fischer-michael@cs.yale.edu> | ==================================================
From: alexh@halcyon.com (Alex Hartley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Rebuild Cube Disk Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 21:47:48 -0800 Organization: Alex Hartley and Associates Message-ID: <alexh-2311942147480001@blv-pm1-ip2.halcyon.com> I have a '30 cube with NS 3.0 whiich wookss fine. I have another '30 cube hich will not boot. I have hooked them up via ethernet to try to restore the system on the cube which wont boot but I can't undestand how to do it. Can anyone give me step-by-step directions? When I try to boot the message I get is: /: file system full IO error on pageout: error = 28 vnode_paageout: failed! Thanks! Alex -- Alex Hartley President Alex Hartley and Associates URL: http://www.iquest.net/alex/alex.html
From: alexh@halcyon.com (Alex Hartley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NetInfo Client/Server Question?? Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 21:51:25 -0800 Organization: Alex Hartley and Associates Message-ID: <alexh-2311942151250001@blv-pm1-ip2.halcyon.com> References: <39m03e$fqn@news.delphi.com> <3adpu4$rae@hustle.rahul.net> In article <3adpu4$rae@hustle.rahul.net>, m@BlueRose.com (M Carling) wrote: > In article <39m03e$fqn@news.delphi.com> ad_net@news.delphi.com > (AD_NET@DELPHI.COM) writes: > > By default, it seems that after adding a new NS client to the network, > the > > directories > > > > /LocalApps > > /LocalLibrary > > > > are mounted automatically from the NS server. My question is, where in > > the Server NetInfo is this behavior specified, and what changes need to > > be made so that other directories are also automounted during boot time > > when a new host is added. > > Assuming you have a two-level NetInfo domain hierarchy, use > NetInfoManager.app or NFSManager.app to add subdirectories in the /mounts > directory of the root domain. Those for /LocalApps and /LocalLibrary > should exemplify what is needed. > > M Carling > Chairman, Bay Area NeXT Group I am trying to add a client to restoe the system of a cube but I can't make it work. What is the mounts ddirectory? When I use NetinfoManager I can't get a legal domain. Alex -- Alex Hartley President Alex Hartley and Associates URL: http://www.iquest.net/alex/alex.html
From: richard@runner.uucp@usc.edu (Richard Ruth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Sybase Server on M68k -- How Connect? Date: 23 Nov 1994 18:13:18 -0800 Organization: runner Message-ID: <3b0sru$35b@runner.uucp> References: <3ac4dj$o2f@runner.uucp> Richard Ruth (richard@runner.uucp@usc.edu) wrote: : How do I connect to the Sybase Server(4.0) that is running on a : NeXTStation from a remote location? The NeXTStation and the Sun : communicate on the LAN (telnet, ftp, ping ...). However, I can : not isql from the Sun to the NeXTStation. (The Sun's : /usr/sybase/interfaces file, SYBASE, and DSQUERY environmental : variables are set. Also, the Sun can isql to other Sybase servers.) It has been suggested that I have an incorrect NetInfo setup for connecting to Sybase. Please send me the correct NetInfo setup for Sybase Thanks -- Richard richard%runner.uucp@usc.edu (ok to send NeXT Mail)
From: kris@xmission.com (kris) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Removing the NEXTSTEP startup program from the boot sector Date: 22 Nov 1994 22:23:36 -0700 Organization: XMission Public Access Internet (801-539-0900) Message-ID: <3aujko$2hs@xmission.xmission.com> How? I need to do this in order to install OS/2 Warp on my P90. The way *I* did it originally is with the dos command fdisk: c> fdisk /xxx where /xxx is a switch that I forgot. ..................kris -- Kristopher Magnusson kris@xmission.com (no NeXTmail, please) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Without LOVE, BEAUTY, or DANGER, it would almost be easy to live
From: nando@ccrma.stanford.edu (Fernando Pablo Lopez Lezcano) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: diffs for gnu finger 1.37? Date: 23 Nov 1994 02:45:30 GMT Organization: Stanford University Message-ID: <3auaca$6et@nntp.Stanford.EDU> Keywords: finger Hi all! Anybody out there has compiled the gnu finger source (1.37) for black and white NS? It does not seem to compile out of the box and I don't want to reinvent the wheel... I got as far as getting it to run, but it dies with a "memory allocation error: attempt to free or realloc space not in heap" error (after doing what it has to do). Thanks for any info! -- Fernando nando@ccrma.stanford.edu
From: doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jon Doroin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <3atta3$6bv@cobber.cord.edu> Control: cancel <3atta3$6bv@cobber.cord.edu> Date: 23 Nov 1994 18:42:00 -0600 Organization: Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota Distribution: na Message-ID: <3b0ngp$q3l@cobber.cord.edu> <3atta3$6bv@cobber.cord.edu> was cancelled from within trn. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jonathan A. Doroin | Project: AT&T's Plan9 on a NeXTStation | | doroin@cobber.cord.edu | OSes: NeXTStep, Plan9, Amoeba, FreeBSD | | doroin@wormhole.cord.edu | my pc: DECpcXL Server running NeXTStep |
From: bonnetf@esiee.fr (Frank Bonnet) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sys.hp.misc,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NFS troubles between NextStep HPPA and HPUX server. Date: 24 Nov 1994 10:40:03 +0100 Organization: Groupe ESIEE - PARIS Message-ID: <3b1n1j$ckp@bart.esiee.fr> Keywords: NFS We have troubles here with a HP712 workstation running under NextStep and file-server running under HPUX 9.04/9.05. I've both tried with a fileserver HP816/9.04 and HP735/9.05 the results are the same. The trouble is that it takes a loooong time to write files onto the nfs mounted disk. The NextStep 712 use the automounter daemon, if it help. Any helps/clues/patches-numbers welcome ! Please reply by email if possible. -- Frank Bonnet > In your <.signature> you wrote : bonnetf@esiee.fr > http://www.esiee.fr > -- Stuff deleted ...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT lpd?? (black hardware) Message-ID: <1994Nov24.133317.5226@bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk> From: mark@dcs.kcl.ac.uk (Mark Plumbley) Date: 24 Nov 94 13:33:12 GMT References: <1994Nov18.165213.8566@midway.uchicago.edu> <3ao8hq$6uu@crcnis3.unl.edu> John Patrick Lodder (jlodder@babies.bsd.uchicago.edu) wrote: : Hi, : We're trying to document a problem we have with printers : connected to the network via a NeXT. Every so often, the : print queue will begin to pile up, and the printer won't : print. The fix so far has been to power off the printer, : reboot the NeXT, then power the printer back on. We sometimes get this when the swap file fills up the disk, leaving no space for files to enter the queue on the NeXT. Queues back up on the other machines, and lpq(1) may give you a message something like "no space on remote machine: waiting for queue to drain" (or something like that). We just reboot. Mark. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Mark D. Plumbley mark@dcs.kcl.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)171 873 2241 Centre for Neural Networks Fax: +44 (0)171 873 2851 Department of Computer Science/King's College London/Strand/London WC2R 2LS/UK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: maissa@ecu.unice.fr (Maissa Philippe) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP: Installing NS on a HP PA-RISC system Date: 24 Nov 1994 15:26:44 GMT Organization: University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis Distribution: world Message-ID: <3b2bbk$s8@taloa.unice.fr> We would like to install NextStep on a HP 735/125 /80M RAM / 1Go fast wide scsi (fwscsi) internal hard drive . During the installation we have difficulties with the fwscsi HD. Does anyone know what to do? Is there a driver for such a HD ? Many thanks. MAISSA Philippe Institut Non Lineaire de Nice C.N.R.S. U.M.R.129 / U.N.S.A. 1361, route des lucioles Sophia Antipolis 06560 Valbonne - France - e-mail: maissa@doublon.unice.fr
From: phil@cnam.cnam.fr (Philippe Provost) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Can t modify printer parameters Date: 24 Nov 1994 15:33:00 GMT Organization: Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris, France Message-ID: <3b2bnc$rg9@sheckley.cnam.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit hello, I have conneced a QMS 1725 printer a a Netinfo network. defined an entry in netinfo for it, and associated a proper ppd file. Howver whenever I try to print using the options defined in the ppd (and visible in the print panel thru the popup buttons), the printer do not take into account the changes of parameters I choose in the print panel (resolution, etc...). example. if the printer is defined to run in recto/verso, and I only select the recto version in the print panel, it does not change anything... idem for the resooolution, input/output trays.... any ideas ? Philippe Ps: the .ppd files has the same rights the other ppd files have. -- ============================================================================= Provost Philippe phil@cnam.cnam.fr NeXT Registered developper Veille Technologique Armee de Terre " La vie est tellement extraordinaire lorsque l'Amour est sa compagne"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jcruz@bart.inescn.pt (Jose Manuel de Magalhaes Cruz) Subject: Re: Where is unistd.h? (black 3.0) Message-ID: <Cznx7G.3DE@animal.inescn.pt> Sender: news@animal.inescn.pt (USENET News System) Organization: INESC-Porto, Portugal Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 09:33:16 GMT I have received a mail message directly (not posted) that I am now posting because it has some information that might be of use to many NeXTStep users (AMERICAN included, as can be seen by the addresses quoted further on). +From: Art Isbell <art@cubicsol.com> + +In comp.sys.next.sysadmin article <CzEsyD.CDI@animal.inescn.pt> you wrote: +> Yes, it is sad to realize that the so greatly acclaimed, modern +> operating system, NextStep is not (up to v3.0) POSIX compliant ... +> + Uh, you're running a version of the OS that was released 2.5 years +ago. POSIX support wasn't very wide-spread back then on most +platforms. In your case, maybe it's the user who isn't so modern :-) + NS 3.0 was pretty buggy and slow, so if there's any way you can +manage to upgrade to 3.2, you'd probably be much happier (I realize +this might not be so easy in Portugal). +-- +Art Isbell Cubic Solutions +NeXT Registered Consultant NEXTSTEP software development/consulting I will not comment on the (trying-to-be insulting) innuendos. I will just point another fact that gives indication to the pioneering and hermit-like work of NeXT*: the unsupported X-Windows System interface (up to v3.3?...). And about dates... X11 was released in 1987; IEEE Standard POSIX 1003.1 was published in 1988 and right then acknowledged to be THE Oper. Syst. Standard (by 1991 it was accepted by all major Standards Organizations). To the readers complete information, the initial posted articles follow: +Subject: Re: Where is unistd.h? (black 3.0) + +In article <3a6unj$9m6@news.duke.edu>, +Denise Howard Blakeley <howar016@mc.duke.edu> wrote: +>In article <3a31eb$nf6@agate.berkeley.edu>, +>Jessica L Mosher <cooncat@wombat> wrote: +>>Hello. I'm trying to port a compiler to my NeXT, but the make complains that +>>there isn't a unistd.h header file. It is my understanding that this header +>>is standard under POSIX, but a root-level find didn't turn anything up. +>> +>>Has anyone ever used this file in development before? If so, where is it? +>>Do I need to upgrade to 3.2 or 3.3 in order to get it? +> +>It should be in /NeXTDeveloper/Headers/bsd or /usr/include/bsd. +> +>Denise +>-- My answer was: + No, Denise, it should be there, but it is not. + + My advice to you, Jessica, is to try to identify the defines and +variable declarations that your compiler would need, and write your own +unistd.h (tuning it as needed). + + Yes, it is sad to realize that the so greatly acclaimed, modern +operating system, NextStep is not (up to v3.0) POSIX compliant ... + +Jose' Jose' jmcruz@fe.up.pt _______________
From: ronp@sun16.cs.wisc.edu (Ron Peterson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Bernoulli 150MB disk drive and Macintosh format Date: 22 Nov 1994 22:36:05 GMT Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept Message-ID: <3atrol$e2n@daffy.cs.wisc.edu> When formatting a Bernoulli 150MB disk cartridge in Macintosh format on a Macintosh computer or on a NextStation, the disk will not mount on the NextStation. It will not even ask to be reformatted. Has anybody had success with any removeable cartridge disk or disc in Macintosh format other than floppy? Ron
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT lpd?? (black hardware) Date: 22 Nov 1994 22:38:04 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <3atrsc$ins@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <3atnu6$o4j@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> In article <3atnu6$o4j@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) writes: [part of posted perl script]: >print "Restarting print daemons...\n"; >print "Starting lpd..."; >system ("/usr/lib/lpd 2>&1 > /dev/null &"); >print "Starting npd \n"; >system ("/usr/lib/NextPrinter/npd 2>&1 > /dev/null &"); I don't know why, but doesn't "npd" have to be a child of "lpd"? At boot up, lpd executes script /usr/lib/NextPrinters/lpd.children which contains npd. What breaks when npd is not a child of lpd, as done above? -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Tel: 510-642-6440, Fax: 510-642-3323, (NeXT & MIME mails welcome)
From: waldemar.lysz@ualberta.ca Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 3.2 Serial number????? Date: 22 Nov 1994 22:30:17 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <3atrdp$h2q@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <3atld5$ope@lll-winken.llnl.gov> In article <3atld5$ope@lll-winken.llnl.gov> borchers@nsf.gov (Robert R. Borchers) writes: > The ads say that I need my 3.2 serial number to order 3.3. Can anyone give > me a clue where to find it? Bob > > -- > Robert R. Borchers > National Science Foundation > borchers@nsf.gov (NeXTMail, Welcome) You will find it inside your NEXTSTEP cd packet UNDER the cd. -- ============================================================================= Waldemar D. Lysz | University of Alberta waldemar_lysz@ualberta.ca | Computer and Network Services Tel.: (403) 492-9306 | System Software Group Fax.: (403) 492-1729 | #144 General Services Building | Edmonton, Alberta T6G-2H1
From: scott@atlanta.com (Scott M. Jones) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Improved driver for parallel printers? (NS 3.2 Intel) Date: 22 Nov 1994 21:06:29 GMT Organization: Internet Atlanta Message-ID: <3atmgl$19v@metro.atlanta.com> I vaguely remember someone posting about a freeware driver (perhaps on announce?) for improved parallel printing for NS/Intel 3.2. I can't seem to find this driver. Does anyone know if it's out there, and if so, where? -- Scott M. Jones Atlanta, GA, USA scott@atlanta.com <---NeXTmail welcome here sjones@netcom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jkarab@exnext.com (John Karabaic) Subject: Re: NetInfo "All Objects Are Read Only"? Message-ID: <1994Nov23.172743.18348@almserv.uucp> Keywords: fun netinfo headache Sender: usenet@almserv.uucp Organization: Vanguard Software Corp References: <CzMHFt.KwB@aetnacan> Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 17:27:43 GMT damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net writes > > > In my travels with TransSys PNI SLIP, I have encountered the above situation and also > discovered that this will happen after the FIRST time you bring up a PNI link... > > 1) Is there any way to "fix" this (gee...would be nice to add a printer or new user > accounts after I've run PNI!!) > > 2) Is this the "normal" behavior? > > 3) What, technically, induces this behaviour from NetInfo (is there a switch/flag/etc)? > > Thanks! > > Damon F. Cooper > damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net What this means is that netinfo thinks that you're talking to a clone database, which, by definition is read-only. What you should check: 1. If you are running a single-level Netinfo domain which does not bind to a parent: Are you configuring your hostname before you start, or letting PNI do it for you? Do you have a definition for your hostname in Netinfo? If you don't do these, and PNI is mucking with certain things, it could be making Netinfo think that localhost is not serving the local domain. This is bad, and I'd have to know more about your setup to figure this out. It could be that your ip address gets changed by SLIP in such a way that netinfod gets fooled as I describe below. 2. If you're running a multi-level netinfo domain: Does it so happen that the server for the "read only" domain is the one running SLIP? Does SLIP reconfigure your hostname for you? If so, check the "master" property in the root directory of the domain in question, and check the "serves" property of the machine in question's entry in the /machines directory. If the "master" property doesn't match the hostname of the machine with the "serves" property for the current domain, netinfo thinks this is read-only. For example, if your host is named "foo", this is what you should get when you do hostname_prompt> niutil -read /full/domain/path / master: hostname/database_tag (hostname will be your host's name, database_tag, /full/domain/path is the fully-qualified path to the domain in question (probably just / for a two-level domain, or . (or /) for a single-level domain), database_tag is a label indicating a database name (usually either "network" or "local"). Don't worry if you get a property called "trusted_networks" dumped out, too. Now, when you do hostname_prompt> niutil -read / /machines/hostname name: hostname ip_address: some_ip_address serves: ./database_tag This tells you that this machine (hostname) is serving this domain (.) with a database named database_tag. If you don't get results like this for the hostname you've set your machine to be, whenever you start netinfo, it's going to think that this database is read-only. PNI might be mucking with the hostname of the machine in such a way that Netinfo is being fooled. It might also be modifying the ip_address of the machine so that when the database server looks to see if it can modify Netinfo, it sees that its own ip address and the ip address of the machine specified in the master property don't match. Netinfod then gets fooled into thinking it's running a read-only copy of the database. -- John S. Karabaic, jk@exNeXT.com, 513 825 6266, 513 825 0443 (fax) FNMA info: gaujsk@fnma.com, 202 752 7595, no fax available Senior Software Engineer, Vanguard Software Corporation Any opinions expressed are most likely not be the views of VSC or FNMA.
From: wrb@biostr.washington.edu (William Barker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: NS/Intel printing woes Date: 23 Nov 1994 17:51:24 GMT Organization: University of Washington Message-ID: <3avves$9mu@news.u.washington.edu> I'm running NS/Intel 3.2 on a Dell Optiplex XL/590. I recently purchased a HP LaserJet 4MP (6MB RAM, PS Level 2) for use with this system, and so far, printing has been a disaster! First, I configured the system to print via the parallel port. The PrintManager test page prints fine. But whenever I print any but the most simplistic graphics or text, the system panics. I've configured the printer's parallel port to low speed, uni-directional, with no apparent effect on the problem. I also tried using the replacement parallel port driver (ParallelPortDriver1.1) with no better results. So I configured the printer for the serial port, using the NeXT serial driver. I'm running the serial port/printer at 57.6Kb, hardware flow control, DTR high. Again, the PrintManager test page printed fine. However, I waited well over an hour for my first attempt to print a single page of text using a single font (Helvetica--a built-in font on the HP) to appear, and finally killed the job in exasperation. The whole time, the printer looked like it was getting data--at least, the front panel lights suggested it was. This system is an intended replacement for a large number of NeXT systems that are nearing their effective life spans. How can I realistically recommend NS/Intel if this is the type of problem I have to deal with? If anyone has a suggestion on what may be going on, or a possible solution, I'd appreciate hearing from you. NeXT, are you listening? Sign me, Losing Sleep in Seattle. bb -- Bill Barker Biological Structure, SM-20 University of Washington Seattle WA 98195 (206) 543-7315 "In Wine there is Wisdom, In Beer there is Strength; In Water is Bacteria." --Old German Saying.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: Ralph_Jung@Radical.Com Subject: Re: 1.2M NSFIP boot floppy Message-ID: <1994Nov23.151511.17598@radical2.radical.com> Sender: news@radical2.radical.com Organization: Radical System Solutions, Inc. References: <ATHAN.94Nov21171328@bwit169.morgan.com> Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 15:15:11 GMT Andrew Athan writes > > Forgive me if this is a repeat. Our news server has been acting funny and I > have a feeling my previous message did not make it out to the world. > > Last night, I spent some time hacking together a boot floppy that can be used > to bootstrap NeXTSTEP w/o having to have a NeXTSTEP partition on your IDE > drive. It is annoying that if you have IDE, you *must* boot off of it (BIOS > imposed) however, it is more annoying that NeXT does not provide an option > where you can install less than 50M worth of stuff on your IDE in order to > bootstrap NeXTSTEP. What my efforts will lead to shortly is a methodology to > create a 1 or 2M partition on your IDE drive (or simply the use of a floppy) > from which you can start up NeXTSTEP on a SCSI root device. > Did you look at NeXTAnswers #1487? I have a 7 MB NEXTSTEP partition on my IDE drive that I use to boot and then load NEXTSTEP on my SCSI drive. > Because of limitations w/ BIOS's capability to deal with large drives, I > could not use BuildDisk or the normal installation procedure to put NSFIP on > /dev/sd0a (my SCSI 1.7G drive). Instead, I tar'ed over the CD. I then > renamed NextCD to NextCDStuff, and played with creating a boot floppy. > Everything works fine in terms of the statup sequence, however, when > loginwindow runs, it thinks I am trying to install NeXTSTEP and runs > Configure.app followed by BuildDisk.app. > > "strings" on the app shows that it knows about files like > /usr/Devices/System.config/CDIS.custom, and another called BuildDisk.custom. > Creating and/or copying those files into what I believe are the right places > does not seem to stop loginwindow's behavior. > > *does anyone know how to get "loginwindow" to behave normally?* Is it a > dwrite? Can someone perhaps send me the output of a dread -l from root on a > 3.2 NSFIP system? > > Thanks, > aca I think the tail is trying to wag the dog here. ;-) Why not disable the IDE drives via the system BIOS and then enable the BIOS and INT19h handling on the SCSI controller to boot and load your SCSI drive with NEXTSTEP? Once NEXTSTEP is loaded on the SCSI drive, create the 7 MB partition on your IDE drive and load the required files as outlined in NeXTAnswers #1487. Reenable your IDE drives in the system BIOS and disable INT19h handling on the SCSI controller. The system should boot from the IDE drive and when NEXTSTEP is selected it should load from the SCSI drive. It's been awhile since I performed this procedure so it is a little fuzzy in my memory. I am, however, currently booting NEXTSTEP from a 7 MB IDE partition and running it from a 1.6 GB SCSI drive and it works great! As a side note, if you ever hose up the IDE drive using this scheme, you can still boot NEXTSTEP from the SCSI drive by simply disabling the IDE drives in the system BIOS and enabling INT19h handling on the SCSI controller. Best of luck. -- Ralph Jung ( Ralph_Jung@Radical.Com ) Radical System Solutions, Inc. NeXTmail accepted rad~i~cal \'rad-i-kel\ adj. - marked by a considerable departure from the usual or traditional: EXTREME
From: rdieter@math.unl.edu (Rex Dieter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Anonymous FTP Server on NeXT Date: 23 Nov 1994 17:57:49 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln Distribution: world Message-ID: <3avvqt$eib@crcnis3.unl.edu> References: <3atgle$fol@paperboy.gsfc.nasa.gov> <3atkfa$gst@controversy.math.lsa.umich.edu> : >Is it possible to allow, say, only 10 anonymous users FTP'ing at once? : This takes more effort (you'd have to modify ftpd to keep track : of the number of anonymous logins). 4.3-reno's ftpd adapted for : NeXT 1.0/1.0a/2.0/2.1 is available from sutro.sfsu.edu as : pub/ftpd-src.tar.Z limits and configuration is VERY easy using wu-ftpd from wuarchive.wustl.edu. -- | Rex A. Dieter | Research Associate | | rdieter@math.unl.edu | UN-L Mathematics Dept. |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <cs@ecs.co.at> Date: Thu, 24 Nov 94 22:56:33 +0100 From: Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> Message-ID: <9411242156.AA00594@zaphod> Subject: Re: Improved driver for parallel printers? (NS 3.2 Intel) In article <3atmgl$19v@metro.atlanta.com> scott@atlanta.com (Scott M. Jones) writes: > I vaguely remember someone posting about a freeware driver (perhaps on > announce?) for improved parallel printing for NS/Intel 3.2. I can't seem to > find this driver. Does anyone know if it's out there, and if so, where? > > -- > Scott M. Jones Atlanta, GA, USA > scott@atlanta.com <---NeXTmail welcome here > sjones@netcom.com It is available from ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de at next/i486/Parallel or so. This driver is not improved, but it works on some configurations where the original NeXT-driver does not work. But there are still configurations where even this does not work. I would like to find the problem, so please mail me if you either - use the driver successfully or - you cannot use it because it crashes. Please mail me a detailled configuration (hardware + driver) for each case. I suspect the network-card or the video-card being the cause of the problem. Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> or <cs@ekpds1.tuwien.ac.at>
From: rdieter@math.unl.edu (Rex Dieter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: ftp / login restrictions -- how? Date: 23 Nov 1994 18:00:34 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln Message-ID: <3b0002$eib@crcnis3.unl.edu> References: <3av8u0$dec@nntp.Stanford.EDU> Stan Jirman (stanj@cs.stanford.edu) wrote: : Hello, : this may be silly - I have wuftpd installed on a campus machine, and anon : ftp works fine so far. Now I would like to install another, non-anon : account, to which very few people would know the name/passwd, but that : account should also be accessible only thru ftp. wuftpd makes it easy to : create such a "guest" account - makes chroot etc for you so that the guest : cannot mess with my disk outside his acct. But how can I prevent the user : from telnetting into the machine, and then ftp out? I tried loginshell=!, : but ftp doesn't work then either. Make ftp's login shell=/bin/false but make sure to include /bin/false in /etc/shells as the ftpd checks that the users (valid) shell is there. Then your account should be able to ftp-only, and not actually ever login. -- | Rex A. Dieter | Research Associate | | rdieter@math.unl.edu | UN-L Mathematics Dept. |
From: shess@icicle.winternet.com (Scott Hess) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Question about booting/mounting on a read-only root partition. Date: 23 Nov 1994 18:09:47 GMT Organization: Is a sign of weakness Distribution: world Message-ID: <SHESS.94Nov23120947@icicle.winternet.com> Due to amazing amounts of fun with my Intel machine, I've decided that either the machine will have to leave, or become more well behaved. One problem that I've found it to suffer from is that fsck progressively reports worse conditions on the disk, until something _really_ important gets nuked and then you start all over. One idea I've had is to put two partitions on the disk, and then install most of the OS on one partition and mount it read-only. The take-home point is that a read-only partition won't be marked dirty and thus won't have to be fsck'ed on boot. Presumably the OS would never think of mucking about on it, either, which should make it safer. The best bet (to my mind) would be to have the root partition be read-only and mount the other partition read-write over /private. After all, that _is_ the reason all of the read-write directories link into /private, isn't it? Unfortunately, when I tried this on my NeXTstation (since I already had multiple partitions there), I found that it couldn't mount anything over /private, because /etc/mtab was read-only. Sigh. [Quick note - don't try this at home. You can't even boot single-user and fix it, you have to boot from another disk or a floppy and go in to edit /etc/fstab back to where you wanted it.] Any hints? It's clear that this is at least a remote possibility, since I believe that this is vaguely how diskless NeXTs used to netboot. And I'm pretty sure that you can do this on Sun machines, too. Thanks, -- scott hess <shess@winternet.com> (if that doesn't work, <scott@nic.gac.edu>) Home: 12901 Upton Avenue South, #326 Burnsville, MN 55337 (612) 895-1208 Office: 101 W. Burnsville Pkwy, Suite 108F, Burnsville, MN 55337 890-1332 <?If you haven't the time to design, where will you find the time to debug?>
From: freyrb@rhi.hi.is (Freyr Bergsteinsson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: hostname doesn't work Date: 25 Nov 1994 01:26:47 GMT Organization: University of Iceland Message-ID: <3b3egn$eci@eldborg.rhi.hi.is> I just bought my own machine the other day, and I meant to use it as a subdomain under nextmenn.is (IP: 193.4.170.1) as titan.nextmenn.is (IP: 193.4.170.2), which is ok; I can log in as a network user and telnet and ftp etc. between these two machines. However, titan does not recognize names outside of nextmenn.is, but it does recognize IP numbers. When I telnet to another computer it recognizes me as saturnus.nextmenn.is, which was another computer with the same IP number, but not longer connected to the network. What's wrong? What do I have to do? Freyr freyr@nextmenn.is (NeXT-mail welcome) freyrb@rhi.hi.is (non-NeXT)
From: wenzel@pi1.physik.uni-stuttgart.de (Markus Wenzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 3.2 Serial number????? Date: 24 Nov 1994 11:01:55 GMT Organization: Uni-Stuttgart, 1.Physikalisches Institut Distribution: world Message-ID: <3b1rr3$19er@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> References: <3atld5$ope@lll-winken.llnl.gov> In article <3atld5$ope@lll-winken.llnl.gov>, borchers@nsf.gov (Robert R. Borchers) writes: >The ads say that I need my 3.2 serial number to order 3.3. Can anyone give >me a clue where to find it? Bob On the CD cover somewhere in the corner there must be a small label. -- who? // Markus Wenzel work? // Navigator - System administration, Consulting, Troubleshooting mail? // mow@marsu.s.bawue.de more? // http://s.pi1.physik.uni-stuttgart.de/wenzel/mow.html
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Thomas Katzlberger) Subject: Re: NS command to look at opened files (like fstat) Message-ID: <1994Nov23.190544.29799@news.vanderbilt.edu> Sender: news@news.vanderbilt.edu Organization: a black NeXT References: <3ap80r$29i@cobber.cord.edu> Distribution: na Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 19:05:44 GMT Jon Doroin (doroin@cobber.cord.edu) wrote: : What is Nextstep's equivalent for "fstat" for looking at the table : of opened files. I'm trying to figure out why my machine running : NS3.2 (and has 64 MB of ram) swaps like mad even right after bootup. fstat is implemented in NS (see: man fstat) vtimes AND: VM_STAT(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual VM_STAT(1) NAME vm_stat - show Mach virtual memory statistics SYNOPSIS vm_stat [ interval ] DESCRIPTION vm_stat displays Mach virtual memory statistics. If the optional interval is specified, then vm_stat will display the statistics every interval seconds. In this case, each line of output displays the change in each statistic (an interval count of 1 displays the values per second). How- ever, the first line of output following each banner displays the system-wide totals for each statistic. The following values are displayed: Pages free the total number of free pages in the system. Pages active the total number of pages currently in use and pageable. Pages inactive the total number of pages on the inactive list. Pages wired down the total number of pages wired down. That is, pages that cannot be paged out. Translation faults the number of times the "vm_fault" routine has been called. Pages copy-on-write the number of faults that caused a page to be copied (generally caused by copy-on-write faults). Pages zero filled the total number of pages that have been zero-filled on demand. Pages reactivated the total number of pages that have been moved from the inactive list to the active list (reactivated). Pageins the number of requests for pages from a pager (such as the inode pager). Pageouts the number of pages that have been paged out. If interval is not specified, then vm_stat displays all accumulated statistics along with the page size and the object cache performance. SEE ALSO vm_statistics(2) -- Thomas Katzlberger katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu @aBlackNeXT.called.garfield The AUSTR(al)IAN from EUROPE.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Thomas Katzlberger) Subject: Re: 3.2 Serial number????? Message-ID: <1994Nov23.191759.262@news.vanderbilt.edu> Sender: news@news.vanderbilt.edu Organization: a black NeXT References: <3atld5$ope@lll-winken.llnl.gov> Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 19:17:59 GMT Robert R. Borchers (borchers@nsf.gov) wrote: : The ads say that I need my 3.2 serial number to order 3.3. Can anyone give : me a clue where to find it? Bob : -- : Robert R. Borchers : National Science Foundation : borchers@nsf.gov (NeXTMail, Welcome) It is printed in the cases of the original CD-ROMS (a white sticker under the CD-ROM). Hope you did not throw them away. -- Thomas Katzlberger katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu @aBlackNeXT.called.garfield The AUSTR(al)IAN from EUROPE.
From: cello@mario.harvard.edu (Sean Anthony Varah) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Preliminary NEXTSTEP 3.3 sound driver list Date: 23 Nov 1994 16:04:34 GMT Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Distribution: world Message-ID: <3avp6i$lac@decaxp.harvard.edu> References: <3av2pv$2cms@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> In article <3av2pv$2cms@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> wenzel@pi1.physik.uni-stuttgart.de (Markus Wenzel) writes: > > A Turtle Beach DSP card is already supported by MusicKit. > Ah, I think the MusicKit Turtle Beach driver is only for the DSP portion. It's not a sound driver, ie: you can't playback soundfiles with it, you can only listen to MusicKit (DSP) generated sounds. Never fear, there's a PD Turtle Beach driver in the works. People are waiting for 3.3 to come out (fixed SoundKit, apparently) to finish the driver. Sean
From: Gerd Gueldenpfennig Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can t modify printer parameters Date: 24 Nov 1994 20:16:35 GMT Organization: iXpoint Informationssysteme GmbH, Waldbronn, Germany Message-ID: <3b2sb3$2lo@balu.ixpoint.de> References: <3b2bnc$rg9@sheckley.cnam.fr> Philippe Provost writes > hello, > > > I have conneced a QMS 1725 printer a a Netinfo network. defined an entry > in netinfo for it, and associated a proper ppd file. > > Howver whenever I try to print using the options defined in the ppd (and visible in the print panel thru the popup buttons), the printer do not take into account the changes of parameters I choose in the print panel (resolution, etc...). > > example. if the printer is defined to run in recto/verso, and I only select > the recto version in the print panel, it does not change anything... > idem for the resooolution, input/output trays.... > Sorry. An Ad but the answer for a question. There is an application for integrating QMS printers via Ethernet completely in NEXTSTEP: QMSprint. This application does what you want and a lot more. --- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Dipl.- Inform. Gerd Gueldenpfennig + + iXpoint Informationssysteme GmbH + + Im Ermlisgrund 20-24 76337 Waldbronn Germany + + Phone ++49 7243/65535 Fax ++49 7243 69817 + + Email: gguelden@ixpoint.de (NeXTmail and MIME) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + QMSprint - Network Printing for NEXTSTEP + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From: root@osci_lab1.me.ttu.edu (Operator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SCSI Tape Date: 23 Nov 1994 19:49:32 GMT Organization: Texas Tech Academic Computing Services Message-ID: <3b06cc$fut@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> Keywords: SCSI,Tape Hello, I'm trying to get a SCSI tape available for tar and dump etc. My machine seems to recognize the SCSI tape a boot but I get the following error on the last line of the message file in /usr/adm Nov 23 13:31:20 osci_lab1 mach: st0, target 2, lun 0: op Mode Select returned Bad SCSI Status Byte Prior to this line, a few lines up, I get Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: st: major number 8 Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: st0: EXABYTE EXB-4200 148 Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: Registering: st0 at Target 2 LUN 0 at sc0 So it appears to see the tape. I did run Configure.app and added the Generic SCSI tape driver. Can somone point me to the solution so that I can rectify problems like osci_lab1:3# tar -cv ./etc ./adm ./Users tar: /dev/rxt0: I/O error The tape is as specified above, the system is a P90 with NCR SCSI as shown below Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: Copyright (c) 1994 Talus Imaging & Communications Corporation Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: NCR53C810/820/825 SCSI Adapter device driver v2.05 rev089. Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: Chip rev.02 Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: 0+++++> DIEN: 15 DCNTL: 01 SIEN0: 8f SIEN1 06 Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: NCR: Used IRQ Line: 11 Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: NCR53C810 : Resetting SCSI bus... I appreciate this group, and any help is likewise appreciated. Alan BTW Anyone who wants to share their ideas and scripts for backup will be heartily welcomed. I've read the man pages but would like help getting over some reluctance, relative to system ``stuff,'' with more examples.
From: majka@next.com (Marc Majka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: [Q]: Netinfo - Automatic host addition Date: 23 Nov 1994 19:37:45 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <3b05m9$ce@rosie.next.com> References: <1994Nov23.141850.19348@bMD.com> Neil Greene <Neil@bMD.com> writes > default_bootfile mach ut // is this correct, or > // should it be mach It should be just "mach". This was a bug in 3.2. It's been fixed in 3.3. However, this is not the reason that automatic host addition is failing. The bogus bootfile name would only cause problems if you were trying to netboot Here's a description of how Automatic Host Addition works. Hopefully you'll be able to use this to check your setup to see what's wrong. Automatic Host Addition is a function of a server process named "bootpd" it is not done by NetInfo, although the information that bootpd uses is stored in a NetInfo database. Aside: NetInfo is a database system. It stores data, but it doesn't do any active configuration or administration. It keeps information that other services, like NFS, E-mail, and in this case bootpd (often called the "Configuration Server") use to determine their setup and behavior, and also acts as a general-purpose data storage service for those other systems. You probably never noticed configuring any of your computers to run bootpd. That's because SimpleNetworkStarter did it for you. Whenever you set up a second-level NetInfo server (master or clone) with SimpleNetworkStarter, it edits the file /etc/hostconfig and puts in the line: NETMASTER=-YES- This setting is examined by the system's start-up script, /etc/rc. If NETMASTER is -YES-, then bootpd gets started up. The /etc/rc script also starts up another server named rpc.bootparamd if NETMASTER is set to -YES-. It turns out that bootpd is the server that answers clients when they want to know their IP address. When a NEXTSTEP system starts up, it needs to set its Internet address and its hostname. It looks in the file /etc/hostconfig to get these values. For most "client" systems, the values for name and address are: HOSTNAME=-AUTOMATIC- INETADDR=-AUTOMATIC- These values are given to the "hostname" and "ifconfig" programs to set the name and address. NeXT has modified both of these programs so that when they see -AUTOMATIC- as a value, they send out a broadcast request for configuration information. bootpd is the server that answers requests for Internet addresses, and rpc.bootparamd is the server that answers requests for hostnames. I'll ignore rpc.bootparamd for the remainder of this discussion - it works pretty much the same way as bootpd. You might be wondering how bootpd can answer a request from a client. After all, it's like someone shouting: Hey! What's my name? You need to be able to identify the person somehow. bootpd identifies the sender by the Ethernet address in the sender's Ethernet message. Every Ethernet interface has a unique 48-bit number that's included in the message header. When a client broadcasts a request, it's more like: Hey! My Ethernet address is 0100101100111001... [48 bits in all] What's my name? Ethernet addresses are usually written in base 16, with each 8 bit value separated by ":" characters (e.g. 0:0:3c:0:38:ea) Troubleshooting tip 1: Since clients broadcast for configuration information, there must be a configuration server (bootpd + rpc.bootparamd) on every subnet, since routers don't (in general) pass broadcasts on to other subnets. If there's a bootpd running on your subnet, it will pick up these requests and look up the computer with the sender's Ethernet address in NetInfo. The Ethernet address is stored as the value of the property with the key "en_address" in subdirectories of the /machines directory. bootpd starts with the local domain and climbs the NetInfo domain hierarchy looking for the correct en_address. Troubleshooting tip 2: Make sure there's a correct entry in NetInfo for bootpd to be able to answer client configuration requests. Of course the story is a bit different for Automatic Host Addition - I'll get to that in a minute. You can simulate bootpd's look-up in NetInfo on a 3.2 system by doing the following: niutil -read . /machines/en_address=0:0:3c:0:38:ea niutil -read .. /machines/en_address=0:0:3c:0:38:ea niutil -read ../.. /machines/en_address=0:0:3c:0:38:ea niutil -read ../../.. /machines/en_address=0:0:3c:0:38:ea and so on until either you find an entry or you hit the root domain. If you only have a two-level hierarchy, you can stop at "..". If you have NEXTSTEP 3.3, you can simulate this with: nifind -p /machines/en_address=0:0:3c:0:38:ea Now on to Automatic Host Addition. You can configure Automatic Host Addition using either SimpleNetworkStarter or HostManager. When you enable Automatic Host Addition with HostManager, you must select a NetInfo domain. This is the domain where bootpd will add new entries for computers that it adds. When you use SimpleNetworkStarter to configure Automatic Host Addition, it defaults to the second-level domain of the computer where you run the App. Since SimpleNetworkStarter is geared toward small networks (that's why it's called "Simple" :-), this is typically the root domain in a two-level NetInfo hierarchy. The configuration information that either SimpleNetworkStarter or HostManager store in NetInfo includes everything that Neil showed in his message. It's all stored in the /machines directory: name: machines assignable_ipaddr: 192.42.172.1 192.42.172.253 configuration_ipaddr: 192.42.172.254 default_bootfile: mach promiscuous net_password The assignable_ipaddr values determine the range of addresses that bootpd will use when adding new hosts. It starts at the first address and counts up to find an unused address in the given range. The promiscuous property simply means that Automatic Host Addition is enabled. Who says Software Engineers don't have a sense of humor? :-) When a bootpd server gets a request for an address from a host that it *can't* find in NetInfo, it checks to see if Automatic Host Addition is enabled. If it is, it sends back a message containing the configuration_ipaddr, and tells the client that it's welcome to join the network if it would be so kind as to provide a hostname for bootpd to put in NetInfo for the new client. On the client system, you see: Network doesn't recognize computer. Enter host name: The client, at this point, is using the configuration_ipaddr for its Internet address. That's because it needs to carry on a little conversation with bootpd on the remote system, and it needs a valid address in order to be able to use the network for this dialogue. If you enter a hostname, the client sends it back to the server (bootpd). bootpd check if there is a value for net_password. If there is, if sends back another message to the client saying that a password is required. You'll see: Enter network password: The password must match the encrypted value that's stored as the value of the net_password property, then bootpd adds a new record for the new client in the second-level NetInfo domain: name: zippy ip_address: 192.42.172.17 en_address: 0:0:3c:0:38:ea serves: zippy/local It sends back the new address (192.42.172.17). The client re-configures its network interface to the new address and continues booting. From then on, it will always get the same address back from bootpd whenever it boots. Troubleshooting tip 3: Make sure that Automatic Host Addition is enabled, and that all the addresses (assignable and configuration addresses) are correct for your subnet. You can use HostManager to inspect this, using the "Automatic Host Configuration" command in the "Network" menu. If you are a NetInfo geek like me, you can inspect the /machines directory in the appropriate second-level NetInfo domain with NetInfoManager or niutil. One last wrinkle: To add a new host to NetInfo, bootpd needs to be able to write in the NetInfo database. We all know, however, that the database is protected. The only way that a process like bootpd can have permission to modify a domain is if it is running as "root" (UID = 0) *on the same host as the master copy of the database!*. In fact, only the bootpd running on the same host as the domain's master will even try to add a new host. Any other bootpd will ignore configuration requests from unknown hosts. If the master for your second-level domain is on a different subnet, you can't add a new host using Automatic Host Addition. If you only have a few new hosts to add to a subnet that doesn't have a master, you can just add the new hosts manually using HostManager. If you have a lot of new hosts to add on such a subnet, you might consider making one of the clones on the subnet the master for the domain, at least while you add the new hosts. You can then make the original master the master again when you are done adding your new computers. To turn a clone into the master, you can use the following procedure. I'll assume that the master is "moe/network" and the clone is "curly/network" 1: Make sure that the master and *ALL* clones are up. 2: Use NetInfoManager to change the master property in the root directory from "moe/network" to "curly/network". 3: WAIT until the change has propagated to all the clones. DO NOT REBOOT ANY SERVERS UNTIL THE CHANGE HAS PROPAGATED! You can check the individual clones using "Open By Tag..." in NetInfoManager, or with the "-t" option to niutil: niutil -read -t curly/network / niutil -read -t larry/network / 4: When ALL clones have the master property "curly/network", restart them all. The easiest way is to reboot. You can also do this: kill -TERM `ps -ax | bm nibindd | head -1 | awk '{print $1}'` sleep 5 nibindd If you have NEXTSTEP 3.3, you can just use the "servers" panel in NetInfoManger to turn a clone into a master, and skip the procedure above. -- Marc Majka
From: ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: SCSI Tape Date: 23 Nov 1994 21:31:19 GMT Organization: UCLA Microcomputer Support Office Message-ID: <3b0cb7$stb@news.mic.ucla.edu> References: <3b06cc$fut@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> This problem seems to creep up every two weeks. You need a program that undoes the fixed block size to get your tape drive to work consistently. I posted it about 4 weeks ago. /ivo welch In article <3b06cc$fut@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> root@osci_lab1.me.ttu.edu (Operator) writes: -> Hello, -> I'm trying to get a SCSI tape available for tar and dump etc. My -> machine seems to recognize the SCSI tape a boot but I get the following -> error on the last line of the message file in /usr/adm -> -> Nov 23 13:31:20 osci_lab1 mach: st0, target 2, lun 0: op Mode Select -> returned Bad SCSI Status Byte -> -> Prior to this line, a few lines up, I get -> -> Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: st: major number 8 -> Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: st0: EXABYTE EXB-4200 148 -> Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: Registering: st0 at Target 2 LUN 0 at sc0 -> -> So it appears to see the tape. I did run Configure.app and added the -> Generic SCSI tape driver. Can somone point me to the solution so that I -> can rectify problems like -> -> osci_lab1:3# tar -cv ./etc ./adm ./Users -> tar: /dev/rxt0: I/O error -> -> The tape is as specified above, the system is a P90 with NCR SCSI as shown -> below -> -> Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: Copyright (c) 1994 Talus Imaging & -> Communications Corporation -> Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: NCR53C810/820/825 SCSI Adapter device -> driver v2.05 rev089. -> Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: Chip rev.02 -> Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: 0+++++> DIEN: 15 DCNTL: 01 SIEN0: 8f SIEN1 -> 06 -> Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: NCR: Used IRQ Line: 11 -> Nov 23 13:29:59 osci_lab1 mach: NCR53C810 : Resetting SCSI bus... -> -> I appreciate this group, and any help is likewise appreciated. -> -> Alan -> -> BTW Anyone who wants to share their ideas and scripts for backup will be -> heartily welcomed. I've read the man pages but would like help getting -> over some reluctance, relative to system ``stuff,'' with more examples. -- Ivo Welch ivo@128.97.74.50 = next.agsm.ucla.edu Asst Prof of Finance iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu AGSM at UCLA
From: pdell@pharos.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Paul Dell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Epson Printer Problems Date: 23 Nov 1994 21:45:34 GMT Organization: Computer Science Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA Sender: pdell@pharos (Paul Dell) Distribution: world Message-ID: <3b0d5u$ig2@news.bu.edu> I have an Epson LQ-1070+ wide dot matrix printer hooked up to a NeXTStation for printing labels. I am able to get it to print fine using the "Epson_510_%_NeXT.ppd" file but I need it to support the 14x11 paper that I would like to print onto. How do I add page sizes successfully. Thanks Paul Dell pdell@bu.edu pdell@ma.neavs.com (NeXTMail here)
From: gorgon@crl.com (Zach Copley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: LaTeX2e Date: 25 Nov 1994 03:30:32 -0800 Organization: Zach's House Message-ID: <3b4hso$3s6@crl.crl.com> Summary: Has anyone successfully installed LaTeX2e on 3.2? Keywords: LaTeX, TeX Has anyone out there installed LaTeX2e on NEXTSTEP 3.2 for Intel? I just installed the package that comes on the NS User CD, and it's the old version of LaTeX. I have to have 2e for the stuff I do at school. Will the TeXview.app work with dvi files from 2e? Will I need a new dvips or dvi2ps, etc? Now that I've installed the old version, I'm scared that it will be really hard to install 2e. I can't even figure out what all I need to update. Do I need a new TeX, Metafont, BibTeX, etc.? Anyone done this? Thanks much, Zach
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sys.hp.misc,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ingo@ipge.toppoint.de (Ingo Prochaska) Subject: Re: NFS troubles between NextStep HPPA and HPUX server. Message-ID: <1994Nov25.110053.13816@ipge.toppoint.de> Followup-To: comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sys.hp.misc,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Private Site, Kiel, Germany References: <3b1n1j$ckp@bart.esiee.fr> Date: Fri, 25 Nov 1994 11:00:53 GMT MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Frank Bonnet (bonnetf@esiee.fr) wrote: > We have troubles here with a HP712 workstation running under > NextStep and file-server running under HPUX 9.04/9.05. > I've both tried with a fileserver HP816/9.04 and HP735/9.05 > the results are the same. > The trouble is that it takes a loooong time to write files > onto the nfs mounted disk. I'm using an Intel-PC with NeXTStep. The Next exports directorys to a Linuxbox. Zhe behavior is the same: Reading the NFS-directorys on the Linuxbox is fast, writing to them, or reading a directory exported by the Linuxbox to the NeXTStep-machine takes very, very long (about 20 kb/s). Same with ftp: NeXT -> Linux ca. 300 kb/s; Linux -> NeXT ca. 20 kb/s. If I do a netstat -i, it looks like that: ingo@ipge:~$ netstat -i Name Mtu Network Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs Coll lo0 1536 loopback localhost 26375 0 26375 0 0 en0 1500 next-defaul ipge 279306 0 258157 0 0 en0* 1500 none none 279306 16 258156 0 0 ÃÃthis count increases dramaticly, when I try to write to the NeXTStep; either NFS or FTP ipge's configuration: 486-40DX-VLB 24 MB Ram ATI GUP (Mach32) VLP AHA 2842 VLB 3COM Etherlink III (3C509-COMBO) Ingo -- Ingo Prochaska, Olshausenstr. 20, 24118 Kiel, +049 431 84638
From: parkhill@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Robert Parkhill) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Defaults database gone? Date: 25 Nov 1994 07:38:33 GMT Organization: University of Calgary CPSC Message-ID: <3b449p$vg4@linux.cpsc.ucalgary.ca> Hi All: It would seem that I have somehow managed to destroy my defaults database just recently. I moved all of the user accounts to another disk, and now all of the user accounts on my machine can no longer save preferences or app defaults at all. Everything just reverts to the system defaults (the dock, the browser, all applications). I quickly moved the accounts back to the main disk, but that did not solve the problem. The root account is still OK, though, and all of it's defaults are still intact. I haven't a clue where to begin tracking down this problem. I've tried looking through the documentation I have, but I can find no mention of this sort of thing. Does anyone have any ideas/hints/suggestions? thanks Rob -- o/\_ | o | - _, | \\ // | Rob Parkhill <\__,\ | /\, | ,_\__/o__, ,-, |\\ \\// //| CPSC Guy, "> | | -|~(*)/ | | \\//\\// | University of Calgary : | |(*) /-' |,./\.,.,,,.,..,.,/\| \/ \/ | parkhill@cpsc.ucalgary.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gerald@kurt.in-berlin.de (Gerald Erdmann) Subject: Problems with compiling nntp 1.5.11 Message-ID: <1994Nov25.130947.10639@kurt.in-berlin.de> Sender: gerald@kurt.in-berlin.de Date: Fri, 25 Nov 1994 13:09:47 GMT Hi, I've a problem with compiling nntp: [make server] cd server; make "LIBS=--s -ldbm" "CFLAGS=-O -bsd -arch m68k -arch i386 -D_NEXT_SOURCE" cc -O -bsd -arch m68k -arch i386 -D_NEXT_SOURCE -c misc.c For architecture m68k: In file included from common.h:38, from misc.c:5: /NextDeveloper/Headers/bsd/strings.h:23: warning: conflicting types for built-in function `strlen' misc.c: In function `dfree': misc.c:898: `DEV_BSIZE' undeclared (first use this function) misc.c:898: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once misc.c:898: for each function it appears in.) *** Exit 1 Stop. Ideas? Thanx Gerald -------------------------------------------------------------- | GERALD ERDMANN | email: gerald @ kurt.in-berlin.de (NeXTmail welcome) | voice: +49 30 372 43 10 (Germany - Berlin) | crypt: pgp2 puplic key available |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ericb@il.us.swissbank.com (Eric_Brown) Subject: Re: Defaults database gone? Message-ID: <1994Nov25.195026.4498@il.us.swissbank.com> Sender: root@il.us.swissbank.com (Operator) Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation CM&T Division References: <3b449p$vg4@linux.cpsc.ucalgary.ca> Date: Fri, 25 Nov 1994 19:50:26 GMT Robert Parkhill writes > Hi All: > > It would seem that I have somehow managed to destroy my defaults > database just recently. I moved all of the user accounts to another disk, > and now all of the user accounts on my machine can no longer save > preferences or app defaults at all. Everything just reverts to the system > defaults (the dock, the browser, all applications). I quickly moved the > accounts back to the main disk, but that did not solve the problem. The > root account is still OK, though, and all of it's defaults are still intact. > > I haven't a clue where to begin tracking down this problem. I've > tried looking through the documentation I have, but I can find no mention > of this sort of thing. Does anyone have any ideas/hints/suggestions? > The defaults are stored in the .NeXT directory in each user's home directory. It is my guess that the ownership of this directory of files within did not get preserved during the move. They are probably set to be owned by root. If this is the case, then the user can't read or write the defaults database and therefor can't get any info out of it. You will have to change the ownership back to its original status (i.e. owned by each user). -- _______________________________________________________________ / Eric Brown | The opinions expressed here \ | NEXTSTEP Consultant | are mine and do not necessarily | | Synectic Design | represent those of my employer | | ericb@il.us.swissbank.com | or SBC. | \___________________________|___________________________________/
From: cosc176t@menudo.uh.edu (Jason Asbahr) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NeXT ISDN gizmo Date: 26 Nov 1994 00:00:19 GMT Organization: Alphabetical Message-ID: <COSC176T.94Nov25180019@menudo.uh.edu> I'm looking for a NeXT ISDN gizmo, and advice from those who have used it for TCP/IP inet connectivity... Thanks, -- Jason Asbahr 808 Sul Ross Suite 7 Reactive Systems / C.R.A.S.H. Houston, Texas 77006 Consulting and Development (713) 942-7937 voice NeXT / Newton / Virtual Reality asbahr@crash.org (NeXTmail)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: erik@sultan.ping.de (Erik Doernenburg) Subject: Re: I need to work, but netinfo wants to sleep! (ppp-2.1.1 for NeXT) Message-ID: <1994Nov20.223953.1072@sultan.ping.de> Sender: erik@sultan.ping.de References: <1994Nov11.122215.3030@news.uminho.pt> Date: Sun, 20 Nov 1994 22:39:53 GMT Jorge Gustavo Rocha writes > Why Netinfo wants to go to sleep? It should be awake all time. > > I've installed the ppp-2.1.2 for NeXT (thanks!) by Steve Perkins, > (which is the same running in LINUX) and it was easy to install, > it works, but... > > The connection is established, it seems to work fine, but > quite soon (I think it as to to with nmserver or something) > appears an error on the console: > > lookupd[102]: Netinfo sleeping Most likely your machine is set to 'bind to network NetInfo server' in the HostManager which is the default. Just change that to 'Use local domain only' and set the Internet Address to 127.0.0.1 (Note that you must not set the address to the one you are using for IP! This would get you into serious trouble.) You are right, the problem starts when names are resolved because NetInfo is consulted first and only if it can't provide the IP number a DNS request is send to you name server. hope that helps erik -- _____________________________________________________ Erik Doernenburg, Adolfstr. 25, 44793 Bochum, Germany Phone: +49-234-681027 (NeXT)mail: erik@sultan.ping.de
From: anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT ISDN gizmo Date: 26 Nov 1994 04:27:50 GMT Organization: Division of Information Technology, UW-Madison Message-ID: <3b6dg6$a8t@news.doit.wisc.edu> References: <COSC176T.94Nov25180019@menudo.uh.edu> In article <COSC176T.94Nov25180019@menudo.uh.edu>, Jason Asbahr <cosc176t@menudo.uh.edu> wrote: >I'm looking for a NeXT ISDN gizmo, and advice from those who have >used it for TCP/IP inet connectivity... If you're running an OS > 2.2, you'll be wasting your money, if it's the Hayes Extender you're talking about. NeXT spun off the PhoneKit at 3.0 time (to Pencom, I think) and it's been on the shelf ever since. -- <> Q. Are you qualified to give a urine sample? <> A. Yes, I have been since early childhood. <> -- (Courtroom Humor) -- Opinions expressed herein have no connection with the UW-Madison. Jess Anderson anderson@doit.wisc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: zhgue@svusenet.ubs.ch Subject: NeXT and nis+ Message-ID: <1994Nov25.135406.1322@zh014.ubs.ubs.ch> Sender: news@svusenet.ubs.ch Organization: Union Bank of Switzerland (Zuerich) Date: Fri, 25 Nov 1994 13:54:06 GMT Hello Netters, I am currently running a color NeXT-Station (NeXTSTEP 3.2) in a Solaris 2.3 world. Nis+ is running and I would like to know whether (and if yes, how) I can use nis+ in connection with my NeXT and Netinfo. Thank you for your responses. Stephan +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Dr. Stephan Gutzwiller Telephone: +41-1-236-8830 | | UBS Zuerich Fax: +41-1-236-8701 | | Bahnhofstr. 45 | | CH-8021 Zuerich | | Switzerland | | | | Email: /G=Stephan /S=Gutzwiller /i=zhgue /OU=zhflur | | /O=UBS /P=UBS /A=ARCOM /C=CH | | Stephan.Gutzwiller@zhflur.ubs.ubs.ch | +------------------------------------------------------------+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <idpt633@tpts1.seed.net.tw> Date: Sat, 26 Nov 94 12:47:47 CST From: idpt633@tpts1.seed.net.tw (PC_user) Message-ID: <9411260447.AA09497@tpts1.seed.net.tw> Seednet_From: Jackson Technologies Subject: post request Hi There, Have anyone known a good A3 laser printers used with Motorola-based or Intel- based NeXT. I tried Compaq Pagemarq20 with Black NeXT. First, I had to construct a serial cable for its serial port to NeXT. Black NeXT has Pagemarq20 pppd file, so I just chose it but I failed to have any output from it. Are there anything else I have to configure? Please email other information of A3 printers used with NeXT if you know any of them, thanks. By the way, I was confused by the behavior of GCC SelectPress laser printer which is also an A3 laser printer. I took a test file containing 14 pages. It would stop on the page 7th where an eps file inside. It was hanging there for over 10 minutes at least , after that I think it won't have any printout so I just reboot the printer. But if I just print the 7th page, it took me about 2-3 minutes. After this observation, I think it could not print the whole file one time but I could print it all if I split the printing job twice. This .rtfd file is about 0.259 MB and the printer has 32 MB RAM. This printer has an ip address assigned to it. People suggest some hints: Memory Handling Capability of This Printer; Software Application PostSript Compatibility Any suggestions are mostly welcome. Thanks. Regards, Jackson Technologies Jamie Lien TEL: 886-2-7255473 886-2-7255474 FAX: 886-2-7230452 email: idpt633@tpts1.seed.net.tw
From: Gerd Gueldenpfennig Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sys.hp.misc,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NFS troubles between NextStep HPPA and HPUX server. Date: 25 Nov 1994 17:59:33 GMT Organization: iXpoint Informationssysteme GmbH, Waldbronn, Germany Message-ID: <3b58m5$1ko@balu.ixpoint.de> References: <1994Nov25.110053.13816@ipge.toppoint.de> Ingo Prochaska writes > > Reading the NFS-directorys on the Linuxbox is fast, writing to them, > or reading a directory exported by the Linuxbox to the > NeXTStep-machine takes very, very long (about 20 kb/s). .. > 3COM Etherlink III (3C509-COMBO) > Here we are ! The 3COM ist the worst choice for an Ethernet Card. They are slow under NEXTSTEP and causes system crashes under SCO. Throw it away as fas as you can ! Use ISA Intel EtherExpress or EISA/PCI Cogent. --- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Dipl.- Inform. Gerd Gueldenpfennig + + iXpoint Informationssysteme GmbH + + Im Ermlisgrund 20-24 76337 Waldbronn Germany + + Phone ++49 7243/65535 Fax ++49 7243 69817 + + Email: gguelden@ixpoint.de (NeXTmail and MIME) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + QMSprint - Network Printing for NEXTSTEP + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From: wjs@yucca.omnigroup.com (William Shipley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: Preliminary NEXTSTEP 3.3 sound driver list Date: 22 Nov 1994 15:06:40 -0800 Organization: Omni Development, Inc. Message-ID: <3atti0$omv@yucca.omnigroup.com> References: <3aratu$19m@rosie.next.com> <CznGrG.D3x@eskimo.com> Marc Salvatori writes: >Ethan Straffin (estraff@tori.next.com) wrote: >: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >: PRELIMINARY NEXTSTEP 3.3 SOUND DRIVERS >: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >I'm *not* impressed. Until something on par with Turtle Beach or >Roland appears, I'll forego the "sound thing". You'd be pretty silly to buy a $400 sound card to work with NEXTSTEP's sound, since all NEXTSTEP does is blat 16-bit samples, and a SB-16 can do this as well as a Roland. On the other hand, if you want to use MusicKit, the Turtle Beach card is supported now. -Wil
From: hoff@darmstadt.gmd.de (Holger Hoffstaette) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NFS troubles between NextStep HPPA and HPUX server. Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 26 Nov 1994 14:08:31 GMT Organization: German Research Center for Information Technology Message-ID: <3b7fgv$1re@sonne.darmstadt.gmd.de> References: <1994Nov25.110053.13816@ipge.toppoint.de> <3b58m5$1ko@balu.ixpoint.de> [Followups adjusted] Gerd Gueldenpfennig wrote: >Ingo Prochaska writes >> >> Reading the NFS-directorys on the Linuxbox is fast, writing to them, >> or reading a directory exported by the Linuxbox to the >> NeXTStep-machine takes very, very long (about 20 kb/s). >.. >> 3COM Etherlink III (3C509-COMBO) >> >Here we are ! The 3COM ist the worst choice for an Ethernet Card. They are >slow under NEXTSTEP and causes system crashes under SCO. Throw it away as >fas as you can ! Use ISA Intel EtherExpress or EISA/PCI Cogent. While I agree with the above, there's really no need to immediately burn every 3COM in sight. Give it to your students. :) Seriously, there's the possibility to set the maximum size of the NFS read/write buffers in NFSManager's expert options; setting this to a smaller value (e.g. 2k or 4k) should help. The 3COM has only little memory on-board, so the default buffers (8k) get munged. Another point: the last time I NFS'ed to and from a Linux box I had to adjust it's NFS buffers, too. This might have changed, though. The other possibility is to Get A Real Computer. :) Holger -- Holger Hoffstätte, GMD-IPSI/PaVE | GCS d- H-- s:- g+++ a? w- v++ C++ UX++++ hoff@darmstadt.gmd.de [NeXTmail NO];| P++ N++ W--- MV Y+ -po+ tv++ b++ h++ n+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Nitezki@NiDat.sub.org (Peter Nitezki) Subject: Re: What is equivalent to "systune" on nextstp? Message-ID: <1994Nov25.202611.1650@nidat.sub.org> Sender: nitezki@nidat.sub.org Organization: private site of Peter Nitezki, Kraichtal, Germany References: <divided.785533428@merle> Date: Fri, 25 Nov 1994 20:26:11 GMT In article <divided.785533428@merle> divided@merle.acns.nwu.edu (Mohammad Abed) writes: >same as header. > May I humbly ask what "systune" is ? -- Peter Nitezki | Nitezki@NiDat.sub.org # Blessed art thou who knoweth Staarenbergstr. 44 | Tel.: +49 7251 62495 # not about the pleasure and D-76703 Kraichtal | Fax : +49 7251 69215 # delight of being hooked GERMANY | pgp & NeXTmail ok! # up to the Net. Peter 1,3-5
From: Hal.Varian@umich.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: LaTeX2e Date: 26 Nov 1994 20:04:54 GMT Organization: University of Michigan - College of Literature, Science, and TheArts Distribution: world Message-ID: <3b84d6$dvq@controversy.math.lsa.umich.edu> References: <3b4hso$3s6@crl.crl.com> In article <3b4hso$3s6@crl.crl.com> gorgon@crl.com (Zach Copley) writes: > Has anyone out there installed LaTeX2e on NEXTSTEP 3.2 for Intel? I just > installed the package that comes on the NS User CD, and it's the old > version of LaTeX. I have to have 2e for the stuff I do at school. > > Will the TeXview.app work with dvi files from 2e? Yes. > Will I need a new dvips > or dvi2ps, etc? No. > Now that I've installed the old version, I'm scared that it will be really > hard to install 2e. I can't even figure out what all I need to update. > Do I need a new TeX, Metafont, BibTeX, etc.? It is very simple. > Anyone done this? Many folks have done it---just follow the directions that come with LaTeX2e. -- --- Hal.Varian@umich.edu Hal Varian voice: 313-764-2364 Dept of Economics fax: 313-764-2364 Univ of Michigan http://gopher.econ.lsa.umich.edu Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1220
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc From: salvo@eskimo.com (Marc Salvatori) Subject: Re: Preliminary NEXTSTEP 3.3 sound driver list Message-ID: <CzwB6J.1Iv@eskimo.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc Organization: Eskimo North (206) For-Ever References: <3aratu$19m@rosie.next.com> <CznGrG.D3x@eskimo.com> <3avono$iqe@cobber.cord.edu> Distribution: na Date: Sat, 26 Nov 1994 22:15:49 GMT Wil Shipley (wjs@yucca.omnigroup.com) wrote: : You'd be pretty silly to buy a $400 sound card to work with NEXTSTEP's sound, : since all NEXTSTEP does is blat 16-bit samples, and a SB-16 can do : this as well as a Roland. : : On the other hand, if you want to use MusicKit, the Turtle Beach card : is supported now. MIDI is my primary interest; sound is a secondary interest. I'd like NS to have both. For MIDI, my preference is Roland, but I could settle for Turtle Beach if I had to. Jon Doroin (doroin@cobber.cord.edu) wrote: : Well, there is a driver for the Turtle Beach's 56001 DSP the comes with : the MusicKit. I have it loaded right now in anticipation for my card's : arrival. The Tahiti, MultiSound Monterey, and MultiSound Classic are : supported by this driver. The guys at CCRMA use this card along with the : Music Quest MIDI card (driven by the MPU-401 MIDI driver). Too bad the : Turtle Beach MultiSounds aren't MPU-401 coz then it could be used for DSP and : MIDI. But I did get email from someone working on a MIDI driver for the : TurtleBeach. I'll be reading up on this MusicKit, now that I just acquired it from Stanford. I sense it is more than just a collection of drivers; that it is a developers tool kit. Then there is the matter of finding application software such as sequencers. . . . Geoff Spradley (gfs@rice.edu) wrote: : Unfortunately, there are no _SoundKit_ drivers for it yet, so : you can't play .snd files through it. With the MusicKit you : can synthesize sounds (using FM, plucked strings, and a : variety of other algorithms) and schedule MIDI events (if : you have an MPU401-style card) in real time. Even with 3.3, it looks as if separate hardware must be acquired to enjoy both MIDI and sound. Am I missing something here, or is it fair to conclude that NeXTStep is anything but multi-media complete due to its weak audio support? -- >< Marc J. Salvatori | New NeXTStepper: >< >< salvo@eskimo.com | Searching for .eps/.tiff editors and sources ><
From: tfv0@lehigh.edu. (Theodore F. Vaida) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: FAQ? Need help upgrading OS for 030 cube Date: 27 Nov 1994 03:17:09 GMT Organization: Lehigh Universty - EECS Department Sender: tfv0@ns3.cc.lehigh.edu. Message-ID: <3b8tnl$15bu@fidoii.cc.lehigh.edu> I have a Black original 030 cube here on my desk that I would like to make usefull, however its running NeXT OS 1.0a!!!!!! What is the latest and greates version of the OS that I can use with it, where would I buy it (who from) and are there any caveats? Also, SHOULD I upgrade to the latest and greatest? Does anyone out there use V2 or some intermediate level and find it completely satisfactory in a unix/mac environment (this machine is the only one here). Also, anyone want to offload their old optical OS distributions (AND MANUALS) and willing to transfer a liscence (I need to have a valid liscence!!!!). Thanks for your time, bandwidth and wisdom. As a note, I looked for an FAQ and couldnt find one... --------------------==== tfv0@lehigh.edu ====------------------- aka: Polar Caps, Pcap, Ted, Teddly and Hey YOU Current Project: Making the world a... I mean building a better .... no wait.... I get it in a sec... oh yeah, having FUN. ----------------------------------------------------------------
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: /etc/shells Date: 27 Nov 1994 04:23:13 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Distribution: world Message-ID: <3b91jh$chk@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <3b0t04$ima@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> <3b0tud$7l1@agate.berkeley.edu> Izumi Ohzawa (izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu) wrote: : In article <3b0t04$ima@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> alvin@cse.ucsc.edu (Alvin Jee) writes: : >Hello! : > : > Does anybody know why /usr/nje/bin/csh is in the /etc/shells file? : > : > NS/I 3.2... : "Nje" stands for NeXT Japanese Environment or something to that : effect. So, it's actually for NS3.2-J (Japanese version of NS). : /usr/nje directory contains Unix commands that are modified to : work with 16-bit EUC code. Geez! I found that one a couple months ago, and thought that I had an intruder... Until I found it in the install CD. -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Defaults database gone? Date: 27 Nov 1994 04:33:06 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <3b9262$chk@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <3b449p$vg4@linux.cpsc.ucalgary.ca> <1994Nov25.195026.4498@il.us.swissbank.com> Eric_Brown (ericb@il.us.swissbank.com) wrote: : Robert Parkhill writes : > Hi All: : > : > It would seem that I have somehow managed to destroy my defaults : > database just recently. I moved all of the user accounts to another disk, : > and now all of the user accounts on my machine can no longer save : > preferences or app defaults at all. Everything just reverts to the system : > defaults (the dock, the browser, all applications). I quickly moved the : > accounts back to the main disk, but that did not solve the problem. The : > root account is still OK, though, and all of it's defaults are still intact. : > : > I haven't a clue where to begin tracking down this problem. I've : > tried looking through the documentation I have, but I can find no mention : > of this sort of thing. Does anyone have any ideas/hints/suggestions? : > : The defaults are stored in the .NeXT directory in each user's home : directory. It is my guess that the ownership of this directory of : files within did not get preserved during the move. They are probably : set to be owned by root. If this is the case, then the user can't read : or write the defaults database and therefor can't get any info out of : it. You will have to change the ownership back to its original status : (i.e. owned by each user). I got trapped by this one once. Advice: 1. If you move directories owned by someone else best to do it with tar. Thus: tar -cf - user1 user2 user3 | (cd newdisk; tar -xpf - ) This preserves permissions. alternately cd /u/newdisk foreach f (`ls`) > chown -R $f.group $f end (This is assuming that all the users are in a single group. You/(We...) got into the pickle because by default * ignores . files. So cd ~user; chown -R user.group * misses all the dot files. But any dot files in directories lower would be caught. In the earlier example, by starting witht he user's directory, we catch all the dot files initially. Not responsible for typing glitches and minor syntax bugs in above. This post is conceptual only, not a recipe. -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT ISDN gizmo Date: 27 Nov 1994 05:08:31 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <3b948f$o6t@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <COSC176T.94Nov25180019@menudo.uh.edu> <3b6dg6$a8t@news.doit.wisc.edu> anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) writes: >In article <COSC176T.94Nov25180019@menudo.uh.edu>, >Jason Asbahr <cosc176t@menudo.uh.edu> wrote: >>I'm looking for a NeXT ISDN gizmo, and advice from those who have >>used it for TCP/IP inet connectivity... >If you're running an OS > 2.2, you'll be wasting your money, >if it's the Hayes Extender you're talking about. NeXT spun >off the PhoneKit at 3.0 time (to Pencom, I think) and it's >been on the shelf ever since. Our campus's ISDN solution doesn't even allow for people to have their own NT1's anyway. They come out and put a combination ISDN interface/router in your house so you have a little bit of the campus IP address space in your house. We use Ascend equipment and are having pretty good luck with it. I think we made around a $125,000 initial investment with enough equipment for 50 homes and 46 concurrent B channels. (50 little routers, two MAX boxes for the internet point of presence plus two PRI's on the two MAX boxes) -- David Lemson (217) 244-8833 University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Defaults database gone? Date: 27 Nov 1994 05:21:16 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <3b950c$ppb@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <3b449p$vg4@linux.cpsc.ucalgary.ca> <1994Nov25.195026.4498@il.us.swissbank.com> <3b9262$chk@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) writes: > 1. If you move directories owned by someone else best to do it >with tar. Thus: >tar -cf - user1 user2 user3 | (cd newdisk; tar -xpf - ) > This preserves permissions. And even better to use 'gnutar' so that if someone has some directory called ./Mailboxes/Active.mbox/This_is_the_file_I_wanted_to_send_you_but_couldn't_remember_the_name.attach and it goes over 100 chars, the directory won't be skipped (as it would with regular tar). gnutar is in /usr/bin and is a superset of tar's syntax. -- David Lemson (217) 244-8833 University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
From: a11094@giant.rsoft.bc.ca (George Chow) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Where is buildafmdir's lock? Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 27 Nov 1994 05:10:51 GMT Organization: MIND LINK! Communications Corp., Langley, BC, Canada Message-ID: <3b94cr$esl@deep.rsoft.bc.ca> I just tried installing some fonts from the Fatted Calf CD. I was merrily trying out new fonts, installing them one and a time and doing a buildafmdir when I ran across this: --- dasher:66# buildafmdir /LocalLibrary/Fonts buildafmdir: couldn't create lock file --- I can't determine really what the problem. I do see to find a .cacheAFMDataLock file in /LocalLibrary/Fonts which disappears. What's the problem here? Restarting didn't help. Any help/pointer would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. --- George Chow plain Email: a11094@giant.rsoft.bc.ca NeXTmail: gchow@dasher.vnus.bc.ca Hi! I'm a .sig virus. Please copy me to your .sig.
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NetInfo "All Objects Are Read Only"? Date: 27 Nov 1994 06:04:44 GMT Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Distribution: world Message-ID: <3b97hs$su7@usenet.rpi.edu> References: <1994Nov23.172743.18348@almserv.uucp> jkarab@exnext.com (John Karabaic) writes: > damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net writes > > In my travels with TransSys PNI SLIP, I have encountered the > > above situation and also discovered that this will happen after > > the FIRST time you bring up a PNI link... > > > > 1) Is there any way to "fix" this (gee...would be nice to add > > a printer or new user accounts after I've run PNI!!) > > > > Damon F. Cooper > > damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net > > What this means is that netinfo thinks that you're talking to a > clone database, which, by definition is read-only. > > What you should check: [suggestions skipped over] If I remember my email right, it turned out that the problem happens after the PNI link is *down*, not after it is *up*. The problem is that the version of PNI that Damon is running leaves the ethernet interface up after disconnecting the link. This also produces "netinfo sleeping" messages on the console. The trick is to use the ifconfig command to bring the SLIP interface down after PNI has dropped the connection. -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software From: damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) Subject: Re: NetInfo "All Objects Are Read Only"? Message-ID: <CzxC81.1o2@tor.hookup.net> Sender: root@tor.hookup.net (Operator) Organization: Damon F. Cooper References: <3b97hs$su7@usenet.rpi.edu> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 1994 11:36:01 GMT In article <3b97hs$su7@usenet.rpi.edu> gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) writes: > jkarab@exnext.com (John Karabaic) writes: > > damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net writes > > > In my travels with TransSys PNI SLIP, I have encountered the > > > above situation and also discovered that this will happen after > > > the FIRST time you bring up a PNI link... > > > > > > 1) Is there any way to "fix" this (gee...would be nice to add > > > a printer or new user accounts after I've run PNI!!) > > > > > > Damon F. Cooper > > > damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net > > > > What this means is that netinfo thinks that you're talking to a > > clone database, which, by definition is read-only. > > > > What you should check: > [suggestions skipped over] > > If I remember my email right, it turned out that the problem happens > after the PNI link is *down*, not after it is *up*. The problem is > that the version of PNI that Damon is running leaves the ethernet > interface up after disconnecting the link. This also produces > "netinfo sleeping" messages on the console. > > The trick is to use the ifconfig command to bring the SLIP interface > down after PNI has dropped the connection. > This is probably true, but the problem does stem from NetInfo thinking that the machine is a clone server (whenever I try to make any NetInfo changes I'm told so in no uncertain terms). Ok, so according to the SysAdmin bookshelf, NetInfo thinks it's a clone server if "...the configured Internet address of the machine is not the same as that of the master server (identified in the master property of the NetInfo directory / )..." - Chapter 15, SysAdmin Here's my /etc/hostconfig: ------------------- HOSTNAME=damonc INETADDR=-AUTOMATIC- ROUTER=-NO- IPNETMASK= IPBROADCAST=-AUTOMATIC- NETMASTER=-YES- YPDOMAIN=tor.hookup.net TIME=-AUTOMATIC- ------------------- and here's a dump of pertinent netinfo info: ------------------- master = localhost/local; CHILDREN = ({ name = machines; CHILDREN = ({ name = (localhost, damonc); ip_address = 165.154.11.65; netgroups = (); serves = ./local; system_type = Unknown; }, { name = broadcasthost; ip_address = 255.255.255.255; }); }, { name = localconfig; CHILDREN = ({ name = ISDN; _writers = "*"; }, { name = keyboard; keymap = /NextLibrary/Keyboards/USA; }, { name = language; language = English; }, { name = screens; _writers = "*"; CHILDREN = { name = MegaPixel; _writers = "*"; active = 0; bounds = "0 1120 0 832"; slot = 0; unit = 0; }; }); }, { [ users, groups deleted... ] name = networks; CHILDREN = ({ name = (loopback, "loopback-net", "software-loopback-net"); address = 127; }, { name = ("next-default", NeXTether, ethernet, localnet); address = 192.42.172; }, { name = (arpanet, arpa); address = 10; }, { name = ("ucb-ether", ucbether); address = 46; }); }, { [ protocols, rpc's, services, printers, removed... ] }; }); ------------------- I do notice on boot that lno0 IP is set to 127.0.0.1, probably because of the -AUTOMATIC- in the IPADDRESS field of the hostconfig above? If I hard wire the address in the hostconfig, though, the machine sits at "mounting remote file systems..." at boot up and (when ^C 'd) it does start up, everything in NetInfo is *still* read-only... I'm stumped!! Anybody been "here and done this"? Damon F. Cooper damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net
From: jdaniels@localhost.enet.net (My Account) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: OmniWeb will not load and more... Date: 27 Nov 1994 19:23:43 GMT Organization: Evergreen Communications, Phoenix, Arizona Message-ID: <3bambv$ogr@maple.enet.net> I seem to have a strange problem in which I created my self. I had OmniWeb working fine but decided to try to change the startup page to a new one that OmniWeb will go to each time I launch the app. I remember editing a file that had a statment like... Starting.htlm. I now can not fine this file. I tried reloading OmniWeb serveral times but all it does is start to load and then dissappears or does not launch. Even getting a new copy off a ftp site will not work. After play with different things I have now lost the visiablity of my hidden files and directorys even though I have Unix Expert and Large File System checked. Can anybody clear this problem up and why OmniWeb will not launch. Thanks for your help John Daniels
From: Don McCollam <mccollam@snow.CCIT.Arizona.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Sybase "inscsproc" Date: Sun, 27 Nov 1994 13:21:25 -0700 Organization: University of Arizona, CCIT Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.941127131715.28162B-100000@snow.CCIT.Arizona.EDU> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Hi. I'm trying to locate a copy of $SYBASE/scripts/inscsproc (which installs "catalog" system procedrues like sp_columns, etc). (I've apparently lost mine.) Will someone runing 4.* send me a replacement copy. Sorry for the bother. Thanks Don McCollam mccollam@snow.ccit.arizona.edu
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Defaults database gone? Date: 27 Nov 1994 20:37:23 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <3baqm3$vu4@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <3b449p$vg4@linux.cpsc.ucalgary.ca> <1994Nov25.195026.4498@il.us.swissbank.com> <3b9262$chk@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> <3b950c$ppb@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> David Lemson (lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu) wrote: : sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) writes: : > 1. If you move directories owned by someone else best to do it : >with tar. Thus: : >tar -cf - user1 user2 user3 | (cd newdisk; tar -xpf - ) : > This preserves permissions. : And even better to use 'gnutar' so that if someone has some : directory called : ./Mailboxes/Active.mbox/This_is_the_file_I_wanted_to_send_you_but_couldn't_remember_the_name.attach : and it goes over 100 chars, the directory won't be skipped (as it : would with regular tar). gnutar is in /usr/bin and is a superset of : tar's syntax. You mean that some people still use ordinary tar? (My standard system wide aliases file aliases tar to gnutar, and sometimes I forget...) -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: User Doc system wanted Date: 27 Nov 1994 20:45:27 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <3bar57$vu4@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> The boss has asked for some form of user manual. That is, a document that people can use on-screen to find out which programs do what. A hypertext doc so that keys can be searched in various ways, but also a reasonable doc to read straight through. And easy to update, as it's going to be changing frequently. A nice feature, but not required, would be some way to some way for a user to note where he'd been -- that is, like mail, there would be a means of seeing if you'd read a particular segment. Anything like this out there? -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Compiling elm 2.3 for NS 3.0 Date: 27 Nov 1994 23:10:55 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Message-ID: <3bb3lv$nt0@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Does anyone out in netland use elm 2.3 with NS 3.0? I'm tired of using mail when telnetting in to work to check my mail. I found the basic elm2.3.tar.Z on an ftp site, tried to compile it with no luck - what I'm hoping for is that someone's already done this and its on an ftp site.... Thanks, Shane -- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu : Call The Atomic Playground : :NeXTmail: shane@galadriel.ecaetc.ohio-state.edu : (614)297-7031 96/14.4/28.8 : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
From: un5p@rzstud1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Eric Schaetzlein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: No shell / inetd ASSERTION ERROR Date: 28 Nov 1994 01:17:14 GMT Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany Message-ID: <3bbb2q$ei0@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> References: <3aochk$gvd@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Eric Schaetzlein (un5p@rzstud1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de) wrote: : When booting NS 3.2 for Intel in verbose mode, : upon execution of /etc/rc, just after the inetd and before sendmail is started, : the following error message appears: : ASSERT ERROR () pid: <pid> (11/20-13:23) CHDIR FAILED /usr/spool/uucp (-1) All right, the problem has been solved. Steve Hayman at NeXT was right: something (someone? me?) changed the access permissions for "/", so that inetd couldn't access any files in the root file system. Mea culpa. -Eric. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Eric Schaetzlein NeXTmail o.k. | | un5p@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de http://rzstud1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~un5p | | ASCII stupid question, get an stupid ANSI! | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <idpt633@tpts1.seed.net.tw> Date: Mon, 28 Nov 94 11:24:45 CST From: idpt633@tpts1.seed.net.tw (PC_user) Message-ID: <9411280324.AA26559@tpts1.seed.net.tw> Seednet_From: Jackson Technologies Subject: A3 printer for Black and White NeXT? Hi There, Have anyone known a good A3 laser printers used with Motorola-based or Intel- based NeXT. I tried Compaq Pagemarq20 with Black NeXT. First, I had to construct a serial cable for its serial port to NeXT. Black NeXT has Pagemarq20 pppd file, so I just chose it but I failed to have any output from it. Are there anything else I have to configure? Please email other information of A3 printers used with NeXT if you know any of them, thanks. By the way, I was confused by the behavior of GCC SelectPress laser printer which is also an A3 laser printer. I took a test file containing 14 pages. It would stop on the page 7th where an eps file inside. It was hanging there for over 10 minutes at least , after that I think it won't have any printout so I just reboot the printer. But if I just print the 7th page, it took me about 2-3 minutes. After this observation, I think it could not print the whole file one time but I could print it all if I split the printing job twice. This .rtfd file is about 0.259 MB and the printer has 32 MB RAM. This printer has an ip address assigned to it. People suggest some hints: Memory Handling Capability of This Printer; Software Application PostSript Compatibility Any suggestions are mostly welcome. Thanks. Regards, Jackson Technologies Jamie Lien TEL: 886-2-7255473 886-2-7255474 FAX: 886-2-7230452 email: idpt633@tpts1.seed.net.tw
From: Gerd Gueldenpfennig Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: A3 printer for black and white Date: 28 Nov 1994 12:58:06 GMT Organization: iXpoint Informationssysteme GmbH, Waldbronn, Germany Message-ID: <3bck4u$1ic@balu.ixpoint.de> References: <9411280324.AA26559@tpts1.seed.net.tw> PC_user writes > Hi There, > > Have anyone known a good A3 laser printers used with Motorola-based or Intel- > based NeXT. Yes: QMS 1660 Print System Fast, reliable with exceptionell network capabilities. --- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Dipl.- Inform. Gerd Gueldenpfennig + + iXpoint Informationssysteme GmbH + + Im Ermlisgrund 20-24 76337 Waldbronn Germany + + Phone ++49 7243/65535 Fax ++49 7243 69817 + + Email: gguelden@ixpoint.de (NeXTmail and MIME) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + QMSprint - Network Printing for NEXTSTEP + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From: zaphod@bcu.ubc.ca (Lance Bailey) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: clean out netinfo db Date: 28 Nov 1994 15:39:26 GMT Organization: The University of British Columbia Message-ID: <3bctje$ioc@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> we've been asked to look at a machine that is in a rather odd state. the hostname is chop.bcu.ubc.ca the netinfo believes in the domain bdc.ubc.ca which is an old name for our domain. the machine cannot talk to the netinfo database for writing. once upon a tim eit could but now if one uses niload to add new values, the error "communication failure" is returned. using netinfo manager [of course] returns the same success rate. we'd like to start from scratch on this machine and just clean out the netinfo -- does anyone have any clues on how to do this? replies via email, thank you. -- Lance R. Bailey System/Network Manager BioSciences Computing Unit NeXT/email: zaphod@bcu.ubc.ca box: University of British Columbia fax: +1 604 822 2416 6270 University Boulevard vox: +1 604 822 6527 Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4
From: steve@eps.com (Steven Kornreich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: lipo usage and HP-PA Date: 28 Nov 1994 17:01:22 GMT Organization: Internetworks, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <3bd2d2$fin@pdx1.i.net> I am triing to thin some applications using lipo. What would be the correct syntax for removing HP code? Does lipo not support HP code yet? Thanks -- Steven Kornreich Kornreich Communications steve@eps.com >> http://eps.com NeXTMail OK
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: ijeff@ccs.carleton.ca Subject: Re: NS/Intel printing woes Content-Type: text/plain Message-ID: <ijeff.94Nov28131046@jasper.maeng> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <3avves$9mu@news.u.washington.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 28 Nov 1994 18:10:46 GMT I made a similar post a couple of weeks ago. So far I don't have a complete answer to the serial printing problems so far but here is what I have got. I havn't tried parallel printing yet, but from past experience I suggest you look at your parallel port with some suspicion. I'd be surprised if your Dell pp was faulty but then Dell has always provided plenty of those (surprises). On the serial port I can only get reliable operation at 9600 with software handshake. 19200 almost works but there are constant receive serial overrun errors occuring and eventually the serial driver just stops working. I can't get hardware handshake to work at all, perhaps I have the wrong cable. The HP does not pace characters going back to the computer with software handshaking so I suspect that's my problem. The 9600 thing does slow the printer down a bit but I don't really notice bec ause, if you are used to a black printer, the HP is "slow like sleepy dog" anyway. I am now trying the MUX driver, but PrintManager doesn't like it, ie believes that there is no serial port, so I have to edit NetInfo by hand. (A detestable job but then I do that on all the other U*IX systems anyway, sigh). No results positive or negative so far. Finally the best suggestion I have is that you look into an ethernet card for the HP, and look for the appropriate software to drive it. I think there is a commercial package out there as well as a PD "if" filter program available. I on the other hand will continue to pursue the serial route since I've found that even if the transfer of the PS code to the printer occurs in zero time the printer is still "slow like sleepy dog". I will summarize my findings again *when/if* I arrive at a solution. Folks if you have something further to add please email me. --- Ian Jefferson ijeff@ccs.carleton.ca ijeff@computeractive.on.ca NeXT mail welcome! Voice 613 788-2600 ext 5636 ---- "The REALLY nice thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise and is not preceded by long periods of worry & depression!"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ijeff@ccs.carleton.ca Subject: Re: Can t modify printer parameters Content-Type: text/plain Message-ID: <ijeff.94Nov28131524@jasper.maeng> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <3b2bnc$rg9@sheckley.cnam.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 28 Nov 1994 18:15:24 GMT From SysAdmin Release Notes: · If a printer entry contains a "_nxfinalform" property, printer-specific PostScript (including any needed fonts) is bound into spooling jobs on the local (spooling) host. This is useful for printers on foreign hosts, or for printers on NEXTSTEP machines that are not using the standard NEXTSTEP spooling software. Although it's not all that clear it should fix your problem. I have used this printer in the past in this manner. --- Ian Jefferson ijeff@ccs.carleton.ca ijeff@computeractive.on.ca NeXT mail welcome! Voice 613 788-2600 ext 5636 ---- "The REALLY nice thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise and is not preceded by long periods of worry & depression!"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ad244@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Orrin C. Kerr) Subject: Compress problems Message-ID: <CzzpwC.6E9@freenet.carleton.ca> Sender: ad244@freenet.carleton.ca (Orrin C. Kerr) Organization: The National Capital FreeNet Date: Mon, 28 Nov 1994 18:26:35 GMT (I've also posted this comp.sys.next.bugs.) On uncompressing a directory containing mostly Wingz files, my user got an error message, "tar: directory checksum error (6183!=5927)" and when he looked in the unpacked directory many of the Wingz files are of zero length. Has anyone had similar problems? Did you find any solutions? -- Orrin C. Kerr ad244@freenet.carleton.ca All opinions expressed are my own and not the responsibility of my innocent employer (who shall remain nameless)(but it's gummint).
From: rragner@stingray.vm.iastate.edu (Rod Ragner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How Do I Install An External Boot Drive? Date: 28 Nov 1994 19:33:08 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Message-ID: <3bdb9k$2mt@news.iastate.edu> I have never installed NEXTSTEP on a NeXT computer before and I am having considerable difficulty... How do I make an external disk the boot disk, such that it will boot with everything that the internal disk did? Our NetInfo and Configuration, Home Directory and Mail server, stallion, is a NeXTstation Turbo with an internal Seagate 239MB drive (as SCSI ID 1) and an external Fujitsu 1774MB drive (as SCSI ID 2). The 239MB internal drive is not large enough to hold all of the data and applications that we want to install on the system. I have moved some applications from /LocalApps into /Users/LocalApps on the external 1774MB drive and created symbolic links in /LocapApps to those applications, however, this does not work for all applications. In addition, the external 1774MB drive, which is intended to be used for the Home Directories, is filled to 95% capacity. Recently, we purchased an external Micropolis 1458MB drive, with the intention of making it the boot drive (i.e., replacing the internal 239MB drive). I powered off stallion and the external 1774MB drive, then attached the new external 1458MB drive (as SCSI ID 3) and an NEC CDR74-1 external CD-ROM drive (as SCSI ID 6) to the external SCSI chain. I made sure that only the last drive in the chain was terminated. I turned on all the external drives, waited ten minutes for all of the external drives to power up, then powered on stallion, which booted normally. I logged on as the root account, selected the new drive in the root directory and clicked Workspace->Disk->Initialize, changed the name of the drive to ExternalBoot, selected NeXT as the format and clicked the OK button. After the disk was initialized, I logged out and powered off stallion, powered off all of the external drives, changed the external 1458MB drive to SCSI ID 0, powered on all of the external drives, inserted the NEXTSTEP release 3.2 installation diskette in the diskette drive of stallion, the NEXTSTEP release 3.2 installion CD into the NEC CD-ROM and powered on stallion. After the "Testing system..." prompt dissappeared, I pressed Command-Tilde and entered bfd at the boot prompt. Eventually, stallion halted with the following messages: root on sd0a Load of /etc/mach-init errno 2, trying /etc/init Load of /etc/init failed, errno 2 I pressed the Power key, typed the letter y and stallion powered off. I powered stallion on, but the diskette did not eject, so I pressed Command-Tilde after the "Testing system..." prompt dissappeared and entered ef at the boot prompt, but got a "trap 2" error (whatever that means). Eventually, I resorted to manually ejecting the diskette using a paperclip. I powered off stallion and all of the external drives, changed the 1458MB drive to SCSI ID 3, powered on all of the external drives, waited ten minutes, powered on stallion, logged in as root, opened /NextAdmin/BuildDisk.app, selected the ExternalBoot disk and clicked the Build button. Once the build was finished, I logged out and powered off stallion, powered off all of the external drives, changed the external 1458MB drive to SCSI ID 0, powered on all of the external drives, waited ten minutes and powered on stallion. Unfortunately, stallion halted with the same messages which it had when I attempted to install NEXTSTEP release 3.2: root on sd0a Load of /etc/mach-init errno 2, trying /etc/init Load of /etc/init failed, errno 2 I powered off stallion and all of the external drives, changed the external 1458MB drive to SCSI ID 3, powered on all of the external drives, waited ten minutes, powered on stallion, logged in as root and examined the contents of the ExternalBoot disk. To my amazement, the etc directory of the ExternalBoot disk was a real directory with a frontdesk subdirectory, while the /etc directory of the internal 239MB boot disk was a link to the /private/etc directory on the same disk. I moved the frontdesk directory from the etc directory of ExternalBoot disk to the private/etc directory, destroyed the etc directory and created a link to the private/etc directory, named etc, in the root directory of the ExternalBoot disk. I attempted to boot stallion using the newly modified directory structure and the ExternalBoot disk as SCSI ID 0, but got the same result as mentioned above. What have I done wrong? What should I do? How can I make this work? -- Rod Ragner Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 Voice: (515) 294-4751, FAX: (515) 294-3564, (NeXT Mail accepted) Email: rragner@stallion.vm.iastate.edu or stryder@iastate.edu
From: raj@cup.hp.com (Rick Jones) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sys.hp.misc,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NFS troubles between NextStep HPPA and HPUX server. Followup-To: comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sys.hp.misc,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 28 Nov 1994 18:26:10 GMT Organization: the Unofficial Hewlett-Packard Message-ID: <3bd7c2$2ei@hpindda.cup.hp.com> References: <1994Nov25.110053.13816@ipge.toppoint.de> <3b58m5$1ko@balu.ixpoint.de> GerdGueldenpfennig wrote: : Ingo Prochaska writes : > Reading the NFS-directorys on the Linuxbox is fast, writing to them, : > or reading a directory exported by the Linuxbox to the : > NeXTStep-machine takes very, very long (about 20 kb/s). : > 3COM Etherlink III (3C509-COMBO) : > : Here we are ! The 3COM ist the worst choice for an Ethernet Card. They are Before the babies get thrown-out with the bathwater, check the NFSstatistics on your clients. Check for NFS retransmissions. If there are no NFS retransmissions, it might not be the cards (though one might hit their limits later) In general, writing to an NFS mounted filesystem will be much slower than reading from it. The reason is that writes are required to go to "stable storage" before a reply can be sent. On stock HP-UX, this means synchronous disk IO. This can be especially bad with PC clients and any other client without biod's. To speed things up, you can consider using the -async option on your HP-UX server. Read the exports(4) manpage first. If you are uncomfortable with what async does, I have heard that Netstream is offering their eNFS NFS accelerator for the HP platform these days. I believe that they can be reached at netstream.com. rick jones speaking only as my self, and endorsing nothing...
From: jkimball@bywater.ece.uiuc.edu (Jonathan Kimball) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: fonts Date: 28 Nov 1994 20:22:36 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <3bde6c$b@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> Since I don't have my own printer, I use a public printer that doesn't have a whole lot of fonts installed (any time I try "exotic" fonts, it defaults to Helvetica). Is there any way to print to a Postscript file that includes enough information for any printer to construct the appropriate font? -- Jonathan Kimball jkimball@bywater.ece.uiuc.edu NeXTmail OK I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call which may not be denied...
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Compiling elm 2.3 for NS 3.0 Date: 28 Nov 1994 21:06:33 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <3bdgop$85t@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <3bb3lv$nt0@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) writes: >Does anyone out in netland use elm 2.3 with NS 3.0? >I'm tired of using mail when telnetting in to work to check >my mail. >I found the basic elm2.3.tar.Z on an ftp site, tried to >compile it with no luck - what I'm hoping for is that someone's >already done this and its on an ftp site.... From a long time ago -- From: anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) Subject: New Notes on Compiling Elm2.4PL21 under NeXTstep Message-ID: <1993Feb26.055116.4384@macc.wisc.edu> Sender: news@macc.wisc.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Madison Academic Computing Center, UW-Madison Date: Fri, 26 Feb 93 05:51:16 GMT Lines: 186 With the help of others, I've updated my notes on compiling Elm2.4PL21 (not earlier versions) under NeXTstep 3.0 and 2.x. A complete copy of the file follows. I think it obsoletes *all* of section 2.17 of the current Elm FAQ (I've mailed to to S. Serini in Italy, who maintains the FAQ). The file also now resides in my anonymous ftp directory pub/elm on yak.macc.wisc.edu [144.92.30.18], as file how2next. ---- I just checked and it's still there. -- David Lemson (217) 244-8833 University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: sjones@netcom.com (Scott M. Jones) Subject: Re: OmniWeb will not load and more... Message-ID: <sjonesD00830.I96@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <3bambv$ogr@maple.enet.net> Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 00:59:24 GMT My Account (jdaniels@localhost.enet.net) wrote: : I seem to have a strange problem in which I created my self. I had : OmniWeb working fine but decided to try to change the startup page to a : new one that OmniWeb will go to each time I launch the app. I remember : editing a file that had a statment like... Starting.htlm. I now can not : fine this file. I tried reloading OmniWeb serveral times but all it does : is start to load and then dissappears or does not launch. Even getting a : new copy off a ftp site will not work. After play with different things I : have now lost the visiablity of my hidden files and directorys even though : I have Unix Expert and Large File System checked. Can anybody clear this : problem up and why OmniWeb will not launch. : Thanks for your help : John Daniels OmniWeb is buggy and does crash on pages it doesn't like. Try removing the startup page from the defaults database using: dremove OmniWeb StartingPages Then add your bookmark file back in using OmniWeb's preferences panel (choose "Startup") and click OK. If that doesn't help, remove *all* the OmniWeb defaults. Use dread -l | grep -i omni to list them. As for not listing your hidden files, that's a weird one. Try searching for a hidden directory like /etc and see if they appear. Click on the file viewer and just type '/etc', then hit Enter. P.S. You need to fix your return address on your posts. I tried to send email but it bounced. -- ----- Scott M. Jones Atlanta, GA, USA sjones@netcom.com scott@atlanta.com <---NeXTmail accepted here -- ----- Scott M. Jones Atlanta, GA, USA sjones@netcom.com scott@atlanta.com <---NeXTmail accepted here
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Charles Chan <charles_chan@email.sps.mot.com> Subject: Help: Thinnet on NeXT Station Message-ID: <1994Nov29.012704.22922@newsgate.sps.mot.com> Sender: news@newsgate.sps.mot.com Organization: Motorola Inc. Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 01:27:04 GMT Hi, i would like to hoop up my NeXT Satation with two other computers (a mac and a pc). the NeXT was fine when i connected them using the NeXT's 10BASE-T port. but some- how it does not work if I use the thin net port. Question: do i have to use another network interface (i.e. other than "en0") in the NeXT when i used its thinnet (BNC) port, or how could i tell my NeXT to use the thin net port instead of the 10BASE-T port? thanks in advance. Charles Chan ------------ charles_chan@email.sps.mot.com
From: barroux@licancabur.ebay.sun.com (Juan Carlos Barroux R. - SunService) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Hardware model and OS release. Date: 29 Nov 1994 03:26:56 GMT Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <3be720$j4p@male.EBay.Sun.COM> How could I by using NeXTStep commands know the model of the hardware I am running on and the version of the OS? I understand that the uname command does not exist but that there is a command named hostinfo. Could a kind soul send me the man pages and an example output for the hostinfo, hostid, hostname, ifconfig, ping and arp commands. Thanks in advance. Greetings, j.c. P.D.: I do not have a NeXT box to test this myself :-(
From: anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help: Thinnet on NeXT Station Date: 29 Nov 1994 03:44:00 GMT Organization: Division of Information Technology, UW-Madison Message-ID: <3be820$rdq@news.doit.wisc.edu> References: <1994Nov29.012704.22922@newsgate.sps.mot.com> In article <1994Nov29.012704.22922@newsgate.sps.mot.com>, Charles Chan <charles_chan@email.sps.mot.com> wrote: >Hi, > > i would like to hoop up my NeXT Satation with two other > computers (a mac and a pc). the NeXT was fine when i > connected them using the NeXT's 10BASE-T port. but some- > how it does not work if I use the thin net port. > Question: do i have to use another network interface (i.e. > other than "en0") in the NeXT when i used its thinnet (BNC) > port, or how could i tell my NeXT to use the thin net port > instead of the 10BASE-T port? Your question isn't entirely clear. Assuming you've moved your NeXT to a thinnet network and nothing is connected to the 10BaseT port (you can't use them both), all you need to do it boot the machine. Perhaps you haven't wired your thinnet correctly; connect it with a T connector like this: (thinwire) ----------------- ============| |||||||| (terminator or next segment) (segment) ------- ------- (ending in a terminator eventually) | | |___| (computer) -- <> This book is dedicated to sensitive Americans. May they <> create a sensitive America. <> -- Anais Nin <> dedication to "The Novel of the Future" -- Opinions expressed herein have no connection with the UW-Madison. Jess Anderson anderson@doit.wisc.edu
From: doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jon Doroin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Workspace.app/WM.app/AppFinder.tool annoyances Date: 29 Nov 1994 01:06:44 -0600 Organization: Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota Distribution: na Message-ID: <3beju4$mj@cobber.cord.edu> I've finally figured what AppFinder.tool does. For each user, it probes all filesystems that the user has access to, to match filename extensions to the applications that recognize them. Now, I have 2.6GB plus a CD-Rom plus 1GB of Netware Volumes mounted. It is extremely annoying to hear AppFinder churn away seeking the local drives and the netware volumes. It also seems an inefficient way of accomplishing this. Why does NEXTSTEP do this in this way? I usually just kill the process coz its annoying. I found this out when I recently installed the Pages Self Running Demo that uses WatchMe.app. I installed WatchMe.app as root. This app recognizes .watch extensions. However, the PagesSRD.watch showed up as a directory so doubleclicking on it didn't call the WatchMe.app. This time I didn't kill AppFinder.tool and after a short while the PagesSRD.watch finally shows up as a video tape icon and double clicking on it launched WatchMe.app. By the way, how does one invoke "open" to use a different application for opening? For example to open a tiff file with Preview.app open -a Preview.app somefile.tiff The man page is somewhat ambiguous. I tried a fully qualified path also and the path to the actual binary (Preview.app/Preview). -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jonathan A. Doroin | Project: AT&T's Plan9 on a NeXTStation | | doroin@cobber.cord.edu | OSes: NeXTStep, Plan9, Amoeba, FreeBSD | | doroin@wormhole.cord.edu | my pc: DECpcXL Server running NeXTStep |
From: jmb@sma.ch (Jean-Marie Bettems) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: mail Date: 29 Nov 1994 08:38:19 GMT Organization: Swiss Meteorological Institute Distribution: world Message-ID: <3bep9rINNe5s@maz4.sma.ch> Hello! I have a standalone machine connected to Internet via on-demand PPP connection. Each time I open a link to my service provider I retrieve my mail with popOver (POP3). In this operation popOver is run as user AAA. I would like to redistribute this mail so that users BBB and CCC have access to it. A solution could consist in appending /private/spool/mail/AAA to /private/spool/mail/BBB and /private/spool/mail/CCC; but I do not know how to lock the corresponding files. Any ideas ? Any better solutions ? Thanks Jean-Marie Bettems
From: jkv@sware.com (Joseph K. Vossen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: installation of NSFIP and OS/2 Date: 29 Nov 1994 11:39:17 GMT Organization: Internet Atlanta Message-ID: <3bf3t5$vmd@metro.atlanta.com> I am setting up a system that I would like to run both OS/2 and NSFIP. I would like to run only SCSI devices and I am not really interested in using an IDE drive. What are the pros and cons [other than price, taking up more room, etc] of running each system on its on disk drive vs partitioning the disk and having each system in its own partition? thanks for any and all help -- Joe Vossen jkv@sware.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: schurch@pages.com (Sean Church) Subject: connectivity with DOS/Windows systems Message-ID: <Czztz8.1sv@pages.com> Sender: schurch@pages.com (Sean Church) Organization: Pages Software Inc Date: Mon, 28 Nov 1994 19:54:44 GMT A great place to post this... ;-) Hi folks. I was wondering if anyone knew of a package that I can install on an Intel system that will allow it to integrate with my UN*X LAN... The system works fine under NS, but that does me no good if I want to boot under a straight DOS / Windows environment. (No protocol layer, no connectivity...). Basically I am looking for a TCP / IP product that will work with either an Intel or SMC network card. (Netware be damned... there has to be something out there that will allow me to add a system to a UN*X network...). ;-) Thanks for any information... Sean -- Sean Church Pages Software Inc schurch@pages.com 9755 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. (619) 492-9050 x 221 San Diego, Ca. 92124 Systems Engineer, Network Administrator, chief cook and cable boy...
From: jmm@umich.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: what external hard drives work on a TurboStation? Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 21:48:56 GMT Organization: University of Michigan - College of Literature, Science, and TheArts Message-ID: <941129164856.13997AABqn.jmm@king.econ.lsa.umich.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII I need to hang a 2 - 4 MB external drive off a TurboStation. Does anyone have any experience with this size drive? Advice on possible problems? Recommendations for brand and model? Good dealers to contact? thanks much, jm2
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: eboltz@nist.gov (Eric S. Boltz) Subject: Mailer Problem (return path) Message-ID: <D01qwq.EMB@bldrdoc.gov> Sender: news@bldrdoc.gov Organization: National Institute of Standards and Technology Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 20:43:37 GMT My mailer (NS 3.2) is not using a full return path. It lists the user and machine name, but no domain. Anyone know how to fix this? thanks, -E -- Eric S. Boltz My views, opinions and statements in no way reflect those of the U.S. Gov't, the U.S. Department of Commerce or NIST.
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From: thibault@csfac.uwlax.edu (Henry Thibault) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs Subject: ?Getting NeXT to sync with LAN Date: 29 Nov 1994 23:30:27 GMT Organization: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Distribution: world Message-ID: <3bgdij$sc8@alfred.acs.uwlax.edu> A colleague who took his Next to Malaysia for his new job has asked me to post the following, since he is not yet in shape to post here. *PLEASE REPLY TO HIM AT michael@rumah.pc.my, NOT TO ME, NOT TO THE NEWSGROUP* ============Begin Post================ from Mike Olan (michael@rumah.pc.my): I am having a problem getting my Nextstation to synchronize with the local network here so that I can use mail, gopher, usenet, etc. I have been trying to connect using 'uucico' in debug mode as illustrated in Appendix G -- NextAdmin. Everything works fine through the login sequence up to the point where the remote UUCP should send an initial greeting: imsg looking for SYNC< Here's where it stops and finally hangs up after timing out. It was suggested that perhaps the problem could be that bsd on the Next sets the line to 7-bit but the net here wants it at 8-bit. But I can't find a way to do this. Any suggestions, solutions, insights, etc. will be appreciated. Please send responses directly to: michael@rumah.pc.my -- Henry Thibault Comp Sci Dept/Morris Hall - U of Wisc/La Crosse WI 54601 thibault@csfac.uwlax.edu henryt3934@aol.com (yes - AOL at home - blush!) FLAMES ==> flush@glugalug.alug (also student pleas for deadline extensions)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) Subject: SoftPC and NS, can I do..... Message-ID: <1994Nov29.233922.7623@rna.nl> Sender: gerben@rna.nl Organization: G.R.O.S.S. Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 23:39:22 GMT E.g., can I drag somehow (easily) mail a file that is on the C: crive of SoftPC (so not available to NS directly) via NeXTmail? Or: what has become of the announced OLE etc compatibility of SoftPC/NEXTSTEP? (I know, they said that in 1992) Thanks, -- gerben@rna.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242 "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there" Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
From: os9@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Michael R. Cheselka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: I need to work, but netinfo wants to sleep! (ppp-2.1.1 for NeXT) Date: 30 Nov 1994 07:51:36 GMT Organization: Free Software Foundation / Cambridge, MA USA Message-ID: <3bhau8INNjsi@life.ai.mit.edu> References: <1994Nov11.122215.3030@news.uminho.pt> <1994Nov20.223953.1072@sultan.ping.de> In article <1994Nov20.223953.1072@sultan.ping.de>, Erik Doernenburg <erik@sultan.ping.de> wrote: >Most likely your machine is set to 'bind to network NetInfo server' in the >HostManager which is the default. Just change that to 'Use local domain >only' and set the Internet Address to 127.0.0.1 (Note that you must not >set the address to the one you are using for IP! This would get you into >serious trouble.) > >You are right, the problem starts when names are resolved because NetInfo >is consulted first and only if it can't provide the IP number a DNS >request is send to you name server. > >hope that helps >erik Please tell me what the other settings should be! Here is what I have: Netinfo Binding Internet Address X Use local domain only X 127.0.0.1 Netmask X Automatic Hostname Broadcast Address X faustex.ccsi.com X Default Router X Dynamic NIS Domain Name Time Standard X None X Ignore Network Time Have I made any mistakes? Thanks in Advance!
From: robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Cnews -- The pain Date: 30 Nov 1994 10:19:28 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Distribution: na,usa,world Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Nov30101928@steffi.dircon.co.uk> References: <3bgub6$fgc@rodan.UU.NET> To: alby@uunet.uu.net (Anthony Williams) In-reply-to: alby@uunet.uu.net's message of 29 Nov 1994 23:16:38 -0500 Path: steffi.dircon.co.uk!dircon!pipex!uunet!not-for-mail From: alby@uunet.uu.net (Anthony Williams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Cnews -- The pain Date: 29 Nov 1994 23:16:38 -0500 Organization: UUNET Technologies Inc, Falls Church, VA, USA Lines: 10 Distribution: na,usa,world Message-ID: <3bgub6$fgc@rodan.UU.NET> NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net I've installed Cnews and everything is almost in working order.. The problem is that outbound news is not spooling in the out.going/<site> directory.. I know it goes into some type of togo file.. but nothing is happening... Who can mail me the quick fix that I'm missing? -Alby Are the permissions correct on out.going/site? news.news? -- "Oh no, actually darling I don't have time for games" (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
From: xinwei@otter.Stanford.EDU (Sha Xin Wei) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,su.computers.next Subject: double-headed NS/Windows on a partitioned Dell Date: 29 Nov 1994 23:25:31 GMT Organization: Stanford University Distribution: usa Message-ID: <3bgd9b$s7q@nntp.Stanford.EDU> References: <10709@cg-atla.UUCP> Can anyone advise us on installing NS 3.2/Intel on a PC with a 1 GB hard disk which is partitioned for Windows and for NS? The owner wants to boot alternatively in Windows or NS. This is the configuration: Dell Omniplex 466. This is a 486/66. The bus is EISA. It also has PCI slots. 32 MB RAM 1 GB SCSI hard drive HP DAT backup drive 3 1/2" floppy drive Toshiba 3401 internal SCSI CD-ROM drive #9 GXE Lite Video board (2 MB video RAM) 4 MB cache memory on DPT controller card (DPT 2012, I think) There is also a NCR 810 SCSI interface chip off the main board Etherlink III EISA network board (3c579, I think) Mediavision Pro Audio Spectrum sound board (16) NEC Multisync 6FGp 21" monitor NextStep 3.2 (full package) The SCSI drive has a 512 MB DOS partition and a 512 MB NS partition. The latter doesn't boot. The former works fine. From the guy who tried installing NS: "You probably want to mention that the NumberNine card is an EISA card [We] can boot single user and replace the netinfo database if it hangs during init. There is also a problem with 3com's card - it apparently needs to run the configure program before NextStep can initialize it. DOS does weird things to it, I guess." Please email directly to xinwei@otter. Thanks, Xin Wei -- Sha Xin Wei ASD, Stanford internet: xinwei@jessica.stanford.edu nextmail: xinwei@otter.stanford.edu
From: dclhomm@unity.ncsu.edu (Daniel Cha L'hommedieu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: force NeXT box poweron? Date: 30 Nov 1994 13:21:16 GMT Organization: North Carolina State University Message-ID: <3bhu8c$972@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> Is there anything that I can do to force my NeXT box to reboot on power cycle? It has scheduled uptimes and downtimes here on Internet and it's really annoying to go away for the weekend, have the power go out for, oh, 750 milliseconds, and shut my machine OFF. All the clocks in the house are still set, telling me that the outage was very short, but still the computer shuts down. How can I force the thing to turn itself on? Or can I? I thought of building a 555 for a one-shot pulse on the keyboard line of the power switch on power cycle, but that's silly. :) Since the power key is still monitored when the machine is off, is there special circuitry somewhere to watch for that keypress, or is the CPU never off, but in standby mode? Daniel -- Daniel "eagle" L'Hommedieu / Senior, NCSU CSC Department GCS -d+ p---(+++) c++ l+++ u++ e+ m+(-) s n+(---) h* \ |\|/| dclhomm@eos.ncsu.edu f+ g-- w t(+) r-- x? |-o-| http://www2.ncsu.edu/eos/users/d/dclhomm/ |/|\|
From: ufink@ba-stuttgart.de (Udo Fink) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: change NetInfo->NIS ?? Date: 30 Nov 1994 15:38:01 GMT Organization: Berufsakademie Stuttgart FB Technische Informatik Distribution: world Message-ID: <3bi68p$mbc@news.belwue.de> Keywords: NetInfo NIS Network Hi, i tried to configure a PC to use network with NextStep. I've configured it to use NetInfo. Does anybody know how to change it to NIS? I'm not able to start the SNI (simple network ..?) any more. Please help me! Thanks Udo Fink
From: alby@uunet.uu.net (Anthony Williams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Cnews -- The pain Date: 29 Nov 1994 23:16:38 -0500 Organization: UUNET Technologies Inc, Falls Church, VA, USA Distribution: na,usa,world Message-ID: <3bgub6$fgc@rodan.UU.NET> I've installed Cnews and everything is almost in working order.. The problem is that outbound news is not spooling in the out.going/<site> directory.. I know it goes into some type of togo file.. but nothing is happening... Who can mail me the quick fix that I'm missing? -Alby
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: aw058@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Deborah L. Chubey) Subject: Mail to Internet via UUCP.. Message-ID: <D02H6J.3uD@freenet.carleton.ca> Sender: aw058@freenet2.carleton.ca (Deborah L. Chubey) Organization: The National Capital FreeNet Date: Wed, 30 Nov 1994 06:11:07 GMT I 'm sure this has to be one of the most simple E-Mail configurations, but I can't find the documentation to give me the answer... I have a multiple-user stand-alone NeXT V3.2 (Intel) machine. I can send mail to other users on this machine, When I try to send mail to a user and host that is on the internet, the mail is returned to me as undeliverable. I have a UUCP conection to a UUCP host. My computer is set-up to poll the host when it is turned on and when there is mail qued for delivery (Instructions have been followed for UUCP setup in the on-line documentation). The UUCP connection works well, a connection is made with no information transferred. Please Help!!! Deb.
From: fseto@math09.gatech.edu (Frank Seto) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Sysinfo available for Next 3.2? Date: 30 Nov 1994 15:41:10 GMT Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Message-ID: <3bi6em$ih4@mordred.gatech.edu> Anyone know where I can find a copy of sysinfo that will work for Next 3.2? I tried to built it from source but it's complaining that I don't have a busvar.h include file. (Yes, I have the NextDeveloper installed.) Any help will be appreciated. -Frank
From: chris@sucre.unice.fr (Taggiasco Christian) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re:Mail to Internet via UUCP Date: 30 Nov 1994 16:12:32 GMT Organization: University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis Message-ID: <3bi89g$1r0@taloa.unice.fr> Keywords: UUCP MAIL I've the same problem. From my standalone station I can send E-mail to the remote host with Mail.app or the unix command (using the adress format user@remote_host.uucp or remote_host!user). But the remote host is on the internet And I can't send E-mail to other host. So I'm interested by a solution to expend my uucp email world. -- ----------------------------------------------------------- ! TAGGIASCO Chritian ! ! ! ! Institut Non Lineaire de Nice ! ! UMR 129 - C.N.R.S. Universite de Nice Sophia Antipolis ! ! 1361 route des lucioles - Sophia Antipolis - !
From: eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca (Eugene Mah) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Setting up mail aliases Date: 30 Nov 1994 21:11:09 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <3bippd$106b@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Hi Need some assitance with setting up some mail aliases. I've followed the instructions in the Sys Admin manual about how to do this. I've put entries in /aliases in NetInfo, and run mailDBupdate. Everything the manual says to do, I've done. Looks like it should work, but when I try to send mail to the alias, it bounces and comes back with ----- The following addresses had delivery problems ----- decuac (unrecoverable error) ----- Transcript of session follows ----- 550 decuac... User unknown I'm puzzled. As an additional note, I have sendmail 8.6.9 installed which may make some difference, although it appears as though it shouldn't be a problem. My sendmail.cf file has this line: OAnetinfo:members@/aliases which supposedly points sendmail to NetInfo for the aliases info. Suggestions? While I'm at it, can someone point me to some list-serv software that I can run on my NeXT (slab w/ NS3.0)? Many Thanks Eugene -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene Mah eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca (NeXTmail) Grad Student/Sys Admin "For I am a Bear of Very Little Department of Radiology Brain, and long words bother University of Alberta Hospitals me." Winnie the Pooh Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
From: braun@biw.cube.de (Pirmin Braun) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SoftPC, OLE, DDE and TCP/IP Date: 30 Nov 1994 16:45:18 GMT Organization: BIW Systemhaus Message-ID: <3bia6u$5a8@next01.biw.cube.de> Hi, has anybody got a Windows-TCP/IP package running on SoftPC? Is it possible at all? If so, which package and what's to be done? Does SoftPC provide any technique to let a Next application communicate with a Windows application running under SoftPC? Thanx in advance! -- Pirmin Braun; BIW GmbH; Werkstr. 24; 71384 Weinstadt; Germany Phone: 0049 7151 602 243; Fax: 0049 7151 602 341 #include <StandardDisclaimers.h>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: js@euler.hnv.icem.de(Juergen Sell) Subject: Save NOT Kill for news ? Message-ID: <D03Buz.yo@euler.hnv.icem.de> Sender: js@euler.hnv.icem.de (Juergen Sell) Organization: Ink Unknown Date: Wed, 30 Nov 1994 17:13:47 GMT I wonder whether there exists a tool that works exactly like a kill file but _saves_ the corrseponding articles instead of killing them. This is useful as I do not want to archive entire newsgroups but only articles satisfying custom-defined criteria. I am sure this has been done before. Juergen --- Fon ++49-511-440688 NeXTMail welcome Fax ++49-511-440617 == What time do we live in when spontaneity and freedom get associated with instant coffee, == when a politician's idea of social change is changing names?
From: grh@ccinet.ab.ca Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NFS problem with SMC Ethercard Plus Date: 30 Nov 1994 17:11:04 GMT Organization: CCI Networks, a division of Corporate Computers Inc. Message-ID: <3bibn8$oma@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> Keywords: SMC We are running dual boot (NS and Dos) on our Intel PC's. We are running PCNFS 5.0 on the dos side. We had very bad performance on the DOS side and great performance on the N/S side when we use Intel EtherExpress network cards. We have now ordered in some SMC Elite16 cards and the Dos side works great (using the NDIS driver) but the N/S side performance is horrible. It takes about a minute to retrieve a 1.3 meg file from a Sun server. Anyone else using SMC network cards? Are you experiencing the same problems? Any suggestions? Please respond to gmallard@grhosp.ab.ca
From: veakblad@glue.umd.edu (David T. Wang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Once Again, please help Date: 1 Dec 1994 01:00:57 GMT Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Message-ID: <3bj789$ojh@mojo.eng.umd.edu> Help! I was packing off my black slab to send it off since I was selling it. However, I thought that I'd play with it one last time, BIG MISTAKE! I went into the Rom monitor and changed the "m" for midifying the setup parameters, now the syste boots up and goes into a cycle of continuously testing the machine, and when I press a key to stop the testing I get the blk0 boot: prompt. it is waiting for me to tell it a device name or smth, what do I tell it? how do I get back to change the "m" parameter again? please help! -- David Wang veakblad@eng.umd.edu Grad student- EE/Computer Engineering Apprentice Tinker,Basement network administrator. NSFIP config - 17inch,32meg,1gig.ATI GUP VLB NO NeXT-Mail Please.
From: veakblad@glue.umd.edu (David T. Wang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Once Again, please help Date: 1 Dec 1994 01:28:53 GMT Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Message-ID: <3bj8sl$p99@mojo.eng.umd.edu> References: <3bj789$ojh@mojo.eng.umd.edu> David T. Wang (veakblad@glue.umd.edu) wrote: : Help! Nevermind, sorry about the message, if only I know how to read, I could have found the desciption of how to access the rom monitor in page 141 of the network and system administration manual, but I an apparently blind, please excuse the panicked message. -- David Wang veakblad@eng.umd.edu Grad student- EE/Computer Engineering Apprentice Tinker,Basement network administrator. NSFIP config - 17inch,32meg,1gig.ATI GUP VLB NO NeXT-Mail Please.
From: ckminer@LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Chris Miner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: mailhost config error: mail loops back to myself Date: 1 Dec 1994 01:53:36 GMT Organization: Colorado State U. Engineering College Message-ID: <3bjab0$1t49@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> I have this little 5 machine network of black hardware, with my gateway to the world(machine1) configured as a mailhost. When I try to send mail to user@machine2.domain.com I get an error because my machine2 uses machine1 as its mailhost. For example here is mail -v output: machine1> mail -v chris@machine2 Subject: test massage test body Cc: chris@machine2... Connecting to machine1.domain.com (ether)... 220 domain.com Sendmail NX5.67d/NX3.0M ready at Wed, 30 Nov 94 18:35:50 -0700 >>> HELO domain.com 553 domain.com config error: mail loops back to myself >>> QUIT 221 domain.com closing connection chris@machine2... 554 Service unavailable Saving message in /Users/chris/dead.letter /Users/chris/dead.letter... 550 Can't create output The obvious answer is don't do this, but I don't have controll when an app running on machine2 instigates a process on machine1 which then e-mails notification to the user at machine2 from the server. Better would be to have machine1 resolve the address better, or xfer the message to machine2 where it can be routed to machine1. As it is now I have machine1 trying to smtp to itself and we can see this doesn't fly. This must be a common problem for people. Thanks, Chris Miner
From: tim_kirk@washcoll.edu (Tim Kirk) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: adding a tape drive? Date: Wed, 30 Nov 1994 19:07:26 -0400 Organization: Washington College Message-ID: <tim_kirk-3011941907260001@littlemac.washcoll.edu> I decided to spring for a new Exabyte tape drive for my box (routine backups will let me sleep better at night). However, dump 0fsun /dev/rxt0 will only tell me that dump needs attention and cannot open the tape. How does one install & configure an Exabyte tape? What is the "little" thing that I am not doing? ------------------------------------------------------------------- We are surrounded by insurmountable opportunties -------------------------------------------------------------------
From: shepherd@suite.com (Scot Shepherd) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 9600 Baud on NeXT Cube??? Date: 30 Nov 1994 22:08:24 GMT Organization: Suite Software Message-ID: <3bit4o$n9e@bilbo.suite.com> References: <3adoti$po2@hustle.rahul.net> In article <3adoti$po2@hustle.rahul.net> m@BlueRose.com (M Carling) writes: > In article <Pine.NXT.3.91.941114120000.6598A-100000@gcnext> Jeff Kidd > <jeff@gcnext.gac.peachnet.edu> writes: > > I have been place as the admin of a NeXT Cube here at school and have > been > > trying to get a Hayes Ultima 9600 modem to work with it. I have very > > limited Manuals as one of the last sysadmins took them with him when he > > graduated. I have edited the ttys files to turn /dev/ttyda on. I have > > tried 19200, and 9600 as a baud rating in the ttys file. I have also > tried > > to edit the gettytab files to make it work, but I have yet to understand > > the gettytab file. We are running a NeXT cube with 8 megs of ram, NeXT > > Step ver. 2.0 right now... the mother board is a 68040, and the modem is > > plugged into the serial port with a standard mac serial cable. I will /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ The 'standard mac serial cable' will not work no matter what you do... > > updating the OS to 3.11 during Christmas when no one is using the > system. > > The serial drivers in NS2.0 are buggy. They were fixed in 2.1. > > M Carling > Chairman, Bay Area NeXT Group -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Scot Shepherd -- Suite Software | Nuke the un-born gay whales -- -- Email: shepherd@suite.com | for Jesus!!! -- --------------------------------------------------------------------
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Workspace.app/WM.app/AppFinder.tool annoyances Date: 1 Dec 1994 04:21:51 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL Distribution: na Message-ID: <3bjj0v$4p@news.acns.nwu.edu> References: <3beju4$mj@cobber.cord.edu> In article <3beju4$mj@cobber.cord.edu>, Jon Doroin <doroin@cobber.cord.edu> wrote: > >I've finally figured what AppFinder.tool does. For each user, it probes >all filesystems that the user has access to, to match filename extensions to >the applications that recognize them. Now, I have 2.6GB plus a CD-Rom plus >1GB of Netware Volumes mounted. It is extremely annoying to hear AppFinder >churn away seeking the local drives and the netware volumes. It also seems >an inefficient way of accomplishing this. Why does NEXTSTEP do this in >this way? I usually just kill the process coz its annoying. > >I found this out when I recently installed the Pages Self Running Demo that >uses WatchMe.app. I installed WatchMe.app as root. This app recognizes >.watch extensions. However, the PagesSRD.watch showed up as a directory >so doubleclicking on it didn't call the WatchMe.app. This time I didn't >kill AppFinder.tool and after a short while the PagesSRD.watch finally shows >up as a video tape icon and double clicking on it launched WatchMe.app. I don't find a great deal about AppFinder in the 3.2 doc set, but the work of AppFinder was more disruptive in early versions. The current behavior is somewhat better, with AppFinder running in background. If I recall correctly, AppFinder actually travels down path variable, just as a conventional unix search for an executable file would do. Having AppFinder search the entire path and cache various things about the executables it finds is a reasonable thing to do. Since different users have can have different 'paths' any attempt to build and maintain a more permanent database for each user has got to be a lot more difficult to perform and maintain. If the search on your system seems excessive, perhaps the path specified for your login has too many directories or \. > >By the way, how does one invoke "open" to use a different application for >opening? For example to open a tiff file with Preview.app > > open -a Preview.app somefile.tiff > >The man page is somewhat ambiguous. I tried a fully qualified path also and >the path to the actual binary (Preview.app/Preview). I tried this myself and could not get it to work. Perhaps something to do with my slip connection. My machines host identity gets somewhat confused and I've not be able to get -NXHost features to work. -- Jerry S. Weiss j-weiss@nwu.edu Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois %SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire
From: jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jerry Weiss) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Workspace.app/WM.app/AppFinder.tool annoyances Date: 1 Dec 1994 04:24:42 GMT Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston IL Distribution: na Message-ID: <3bjj6a$a1@news.acns.nwu.edu> References: <3beju4$mj@cobber.cord.edu> <3bjj0v$4p@news.acns.nwu.edu> In article <3bjj0v$4p@news.acns.nwu.edu>, I spaced out and wrote: >If the search on your system seems excessive, perhaps the path specified >for your login has too many directories or \. > *blush* Make that "/". -- Jerry S. Weiss j-weiss@nwu.edu Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois %SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dchan@netcom.com (Derek Chan) Subject: Help with Mux and Serial ports Message-ID: <dchanD04DAp.K7y@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 06:42:25 GMT Has anyone had any luck configuring the Mux driver for COM2 with a mouse on COM1? The instructions that come with Mux.1.5 seem pretty straight forward but I can't seem to get it working. I think the problem I'm having is related to the NeXT serial driver and not the Mux driver. With the recommended changes to the serial driver's Default.table and Instance0.table, to remove support for COM2, Configure.app still wants to assign a second port (IRQ 3). The instructions state that you should only see one port (IRQ 4) being assigned after making the changes to the serial driver's Default.table. Despite this I've tried restarting the system with the new serial driver Instance0.table but the system hangs right when it usually loads the serial driver. Additionally, I've tried it with the serial drivers Instance0.table set up for just COM1 support and without the Mux driver installed but it still hangs. Any information or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Best regards, Derek
From: barroux@licancabur.ebay.sun.com (Juan Carlos Barroux R. - SunService) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Models... ??? Date: 1 Dec 1994 08:53:13 GMT Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <3bk2tp$613@male.EBay.Sun.COM> I would like to know how to decode the output of the hostinfo command in a way that I can deduce the marketing model name of the system. For example the output: Processor type: MC680x0 (68040) Processor speed: 25 MHz Should allow me to decide that this is a NeXTstation 40/25... I do not even known what is the difference between a NeXTstation and a NeXTcube. I think that what I am asking for is for a list of the models of black boxes and how to differentiate them. Thanks in advance. Greetings, j.c.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: oorient@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Object Oriented) Subject: [pc|bw]nfs on black h/w? Message-ID: <oorient.786274531@extro> Sender: news@ucc.su.OZ.AU Organization: Information Services, Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 09:35:31 GMT How to set up pcnfs or bwnfs on black NS 3.2? I'd be grateful for pointers ... Piotr Palacz, piotr@oose.com.au
From: alby@uunet.uu.net (Anthony Williams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Cnews -- The pain Date: 30 Nov 1994 20:07:37 -0500 Organization: UUNET Technologies, Inc. (Earth offices) Sender: alby@cthulu.UU.NET Distribution: na,usa,world Message-ID: <3bj7kp$3ni@cthulu.UU.NET> References: <3bgub6$fgc@rodan.UU.NET> <ROBERT.94Nov30101928@steffi.dircon.co.uk> Are the permissions correct on out.going/site? news.news? -- "Oh no, actually darling I don't have time for games" (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages) Yup... -Alby
From: dclhomm@unity.ncsu.edu (Daniel Cha L'hommedieu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: force NeXT box poweron? Date: 1 Dec 1994 12:46:50 GMT Organization: North Carolina State University Message-ID: <3bkgjq$apf@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> References: <3bhu8c$972@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> Well, I received a few responses to look in the Power Key section of Preferences.app...well, after I did that yesterday, I remembered why I had wanted to post that question for months--my power Key section says "Not Applicable"...I have an 030 Cube running NS 3.0. Does 2.1 have the power-on feature? 3.0 is so doggone slow, even with 16 megs RAM, that I'll even downgrade to 2.1 unless someone is willing to part with 3.1 or 3.2 (as long as I get gcc, I don't care if it's developer version) cheaply... Thanks for all your help. Daniel -- Daniel "eagle" L'Hommedieu / Senior, NCSU CSC Department GCS -d+ p---(+++) c++ l+++ u++ e+ m+(-) s n+(---) h* \ |\|/| dclhomm@eos.ncsu.edu f+ g-- w t(+) r-- x? |-o-| http://www2.ncsu.edu/eos/users/d/dclhomm/ |/|\|
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) Subject: Re: SoftPC, OLE, DDE and TCP/IP Message-ID: <damonc.27.000EB43D@damonc.tor.hookup.net> Sender: news@aetnacan Organization: Aetna Canada References: <3bia6u$5a8@next01.biw.cube.de> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 19:42:08 GMT In article <3bia6u$5a8@next01.biw.cube.de> braun@biw.cube.de (Pirmin Braun) writes: >Path: aeuucp.aetnacan!hookup!cato.Direct.CA!sunserver.insinc.net!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!xlink.net!news.pem.com!cubenx!biw.cube.de!root >From: braun@biw.cube.de (Pirmin Braun)>Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin >Subject: SoftPC, OLE, DDE and TCP/IP >Date: 30 Nov 1994 16:45:18 GMT >Organization: BIW Systemhaus >Lines: 11 >Message-ID: <3bia6u$5a8@next01.biw.cube.de> >Reply-To: braun@biw.cube.de >NNTP-Posting-Host: next07.biw.cube.de >Hi, >has anybody got a Windows-TCP/IP package running on SoftPC? Is it possible >at all? If so, which package and what's to be done? >Does SoftPC provide any technique to let a Next application communicate >with a Windows application running under SoftPC? >Thanx in advance! >-- >Pirmin Braun; BIW GmbH; Werkstr. 24; 71384 Weinstadt; Germany >Phone: 0049 7151 602 243; Fax: 0049 7151 602 341 >#include <StandardDisclaimers.h> Yup...works great...winsock support is built-in...one caveat, though: you cannot run winsock-based tcp/ip servers which conflict with NEXTSTEP...SoftPC and NEXTSTEP both share the *same* tcp/ip protocol stack.... Damon F. Cooper damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net
From: suessner@paracelsus (suessner_michael) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Print problems Apple Laser Date: 1 Dec 1994 08:33:12 GMT Organization: Vienna University Computer Center, Austria Message-ID: <3bk1o8$fht@infosrv.edvz.univie.ac.at> Hi, I configured my system to print via Novell on an Apple Personal Laserwriter. Testing the printer queue with the Test-Command in the PrintManager Application was successful, but when I tried to print a normal document, I always ended with an Postscript exception error of type "OffendingCommand: currentpagedevice". Is the Postscript Interpreter of the Apple Printer incompatible with NS3.2? What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance Suessner Michael
From: schulz@biw.cube.de Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,de.comp.sys.next Subject: ISDN Date: 01 Dec 94 10:42:17 Organization: BIW Systemhaus Distribution: fj Message-ID: <schulz.94Dec1104217@gecko03> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Hi we have got the follwoing problem: Is there a way to connect an ISDN card to a NeXT PC? Is there a way to connect an ISDN modem to the serial port of a NeXT PC? Is there a way to connect an ISDN card or modem with a notebook? (PCMCIA, serial port......) Any experiences? Thanks --- Kay Schulz schulz@biw.cube.de --- Dies ist ein Ueberfax. Bitte faxen Sie uns sofort Ihr ganzes Geld! ---
From: gross@stimpy.ame.nd.edu (George B. Ross) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: mail to me when login failures occur? Date: 1 Dec 1994 15:49:49 GMT Organization: University of Notre Dame Distribution: world Message-ID: <3bkrat$t0t@news.nd.edu> Howdy, I might try asking this over in one of the security groups as well, but thought I'd try here first. I rarely have the console open so I don't see any failed remote login attempts that may occur until some time later. I would like to be notified by mail when there is a failed attempt, or better yet, whenever any remote login is done, valid or invalid (I am the only valid user other than root on this machine). Can I do this, and if so, how? What about failed logins that occur when I'm not logged in, do they show up in the console when I finally do log in? I am running NS3.2 on black hardware if that makes any difference. -george George B. Ross_____NeXTmail welcome_________gross@stimpy.ame.nd.edu Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering_______University of Notre Dame
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bbutler@netcom.com (Bryan Butler) Subject: More installation problems Message-ID: <bbutlerD052xI.Ltw@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 15:56:06 GMT Well, I've been trying to get NSFIP installed on my computer for about a month now. I finally got a disk big enough to hold everything. Now, I boot up the machine from the floppy, it recognizes the CD and disk on the SCSI drive, and takes me all the way to the prompt where I am supposed to enter 1 to install or 2 to quit. I enter 1, then it gives me my drive (just 1 drive) to choose for installation. I do so, and it gives me the following message twice: fdisk: bogus bios info some bios' can't handle non-sequential targets followed by: /etc/rc.cdrom.i386: test:argument expected Then it tells me it's safe to turn off the computer. I have no idea what's going on. Unfortunately, I don't have the installation instructions. For reference: Adaptec 1540B SCSI CDC SCSI disk 300Mb, ID 0 NEC CDR-210 CD-ROM, ID 1 486DX2/66-AMI BIOS Any help in the matter would be greatly appreciated. TIA -- ------- Bryan Butler bbutler@netcom.com
From: kelley@kiwi.ATMOS.ColoState.Edu (Kelley Wittmeyer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: INSTALL FAILED ON HP 715 help... Date: 1 Dec 1994 16:25:00 GMT Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 Message-ID: <3bktcs$30up@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> Keywords: NeXTSTEP hppa install i have an hp 715/75 that had hpux installed on the single 1gb internal disk (seagate ST11200). NeXTSTEP arrived as did an internal seagate ST12400N (2gb). so i went to install. through in the 2gb disk, made sure it was recognized in the system. followed the NeXTSTEP-hppa installation for the 715/75. said yes to initialize the disk and i get this: Initializing hard disk disk name: Seagate ST12400N disk type: fixed_rw_scsi writing disk label boot block extends beyone from porch. INSTALLATION FAILED-COULD NOT INITIALIZE DISK i could not find anything in next answers. can someone help me out here? the disk did initialize using hpux. thanks for any help kelley wittmeyer dept of atmospheric science colorado state university
From: mark.stapleton@cld9.com (MARK STAPLETON) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How Do You Boot Single Us Message-ID: <89E93D5.043F0001DB.uuout@cld9.com> Date: Mon, 28 Nov 94 16:21:00 -0600 Organization: cld9.com MSGID: 1:106/111 a7857233 FT>Anyway, Scitex says there's no way to boot single user. Come on now. FT>Every Unix system I've ever seen had a way. I borrowed a System FT>Management Guide from another site, but with no luck. Step 1. Get a copy of the Installation Guide, IBM pub #SC23-2341-07. Step 2. Create boot diskettes, following the Installation Guide steps. You also should get a copy of the System Management Guide, IBM pub. #SC23-2457-01. FT>Another friend I talked to said to power up the machine with the key FT>in service mode, but that when it comes up, you won't be able to FT>access the file systems (the system doesn't know about them at that FT>point or some such?). No, that won't do it. FT>Anyway, can someone help? The system in question has a mangled file FT>system (we think) and Helios, and every time Helios starts up the FT>system crashes. We need to be able to get going to a point that we FT>can use fsck to clean things up. FT>Any help would be appreciated. Before you clean up the file systems, MAKE THAT BACKUP! Mark (the voice of doom) mstaple@blkbox.com --- Archives BBS . CMPQwk 1.4 #9220 . Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser. * Origin: Archives BBS 1-713-722-7724 <user>@arch.com (1:106/111)
From: mark.stapleton@cld9.com (MARK STAPLETON) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How Do You Boot Singl Message-ID: <89E93DA.043F0001DC.uuout@cld9.com> Date: Mon, 28 Nov 94 16:26:00 -0600 Organization: cld9.com MSGID: 1:106/111 a7857234 JA>>Another friend I talked to said to power up the machine with the key JA>in >service mode, but that when it comes up, you won't be able to JA>access the >file systems (the system doesn't know about them at that JA>point or some such?). JA>Once you are in service mode, enter the command "getrootvg". This JA>will retrieve the file systems. There is a single user mode, and JA>I BELIEVE it is the "shutdown -Fm" command. JA>----Jeff Yes, but there are certain clean-up functions that will not operate if you boot from the harddisk. For maximum clean-up capabilities, boot from diskettes. Mark mstaple@blkbox.com --- Archives BBS . CMPQwk 1.4 #9220 . ...Every morning is the dawn of a new error... * Origin: Archives BBS 1-713-722-7724 <user>@arch.com (1:106/111)
From: mark.stapleton@cld9.com (MARK STAPLETON) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Backup/shutdown Scripts Message-ID: <89E93DF.043F0001DD.uuout@cld9.com> Date: Mon, 28 Nov 94 16:31:00 -0600 Organization: cld9.com MSGID: 1:106/111 a7857235 SL>Could anyone with some Backup/Shutdown scripts for the RS/6000, who SL>is willing to share them, please email them to me? SL>We are in the process of coming to grips with the RS/6000 and SL>backups, etc, and some sample scripts would be very handy. SL>Thanks in advance SL>-- SL># Simon Lindsay # InterNet: Here's one to start you off. This creates a complete, bootable backup of the entire system (invaluable when your hard disk dies): mkszfile -f'' && mksysb '/dev/rmtx' where '/dev/rmtx' is the name of the tape device you're writing to; i.e., if your tape device name is rmt0, the command would be mkszfile -f'' && mksysb '/dev/rmt0' Mark mstaple@blkbox.com --- Archives BBS . CMPQwk 1.4 #9220 . The gene pool has no lifeguard * Origin: Archives BBS 1-713-722-7724 <user>@arch.com (1:106/111)
From: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst Kloecker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Getty and login with 8-N-1 on serial line ? Date: 1 Dec 1994 15:26:02 GMT Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany Message-ID: <3bkpua$l3r@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Is there any way to set getty and login on a serial line to 8 bits, no parity, one stop bit ? After I appended p8:zp: to the default entry in gettytab, the login prompt produced by getty looks fine and I can log in o.k. But after I am logged in most output is with parity (I get garbage on the remote screen), but all input is recognized. What is the secret there ? Do I have to fiddle around with stty somehow ? Thanks for any info, Ernst. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernst Kloecker phone: ++49-30-6181635 e-mail: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard Moeller) Subject: Re: Cnews -- The pain References: <3bgub6$fgc@rodan.uu.net> Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg. Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 15:03:40 GMT Message-ID: <1994Dec1.150340.558@proximus.north.de> Distribution: na,usa,world In article <3bgub6$fgc@rodan.uu.net>, Anthony Williams <alby@uunet.uu.net> wrote: > I've installed Cnews and everything is almost in working >order.. The problem is that outbound news is not spooling in the >out.going/<site> directory.. I know it goes into some type of togo >file.. but nothing is happening... (a) the directory /usr/spool/news/out.going/>>your_outgoing_sitname<< must exist and have the permissions to write for news. (b) the file /usr/lib/news/sys must contain a line for the outgoing news like this: >>your_outgoing_sitname<<:all:Lf:>>your_outgoing_sitname<</togo You can tell the sys file that certain groups should not leave your system, changing the entry in sys (b) to something like: >>your_outgoing_sitname<<:all,!this.not,!this.neither:Lf:>>your_outgoing_sitname<</togo The above is assuming that you installed the cnews system in /usr/lib, use /usr/spool/news as news spooling area and are running running the news system as user news, which is standard. >>your_outgoing_sitname<< has to be replaced by your newsfeed, of course. Good luck, Gerhard. -- N < principiis obsta! >------------------< PGP Key available on request > N e Gerhard Moeller, Amselweg 16, 26122 Oldenburg (FRG) [*: 02/21/1968] e X Private: gemoe@proximus.north.de Phone (voice): +49-441-507856 X T Uni: Gerhard.Moeller@arbi.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE NeXTmail T NoGeNUG - Northern German NeXT User Group: NoGeNUG@proximus.north.DE
From: rdieter@math.unl.edu (Rex Dieter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mailer Problem (return path) Date: 1 Dec 1994 18:04:41 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln Message-ID: <3bl37p$lds@crcnis3.unl.edu> References: <D01qwq.EMB@bldrdoc.gov> Eric S. Boltz (eboltz@nist.gov) wrote: : My mailer (NS 3.2) is not using a full return path. It lists : the user and machine name, but no domain. Anyone know how : to fix this? If sending to the local domain, no domain extension is required. Now if you want it always, anyway, set (in Mail.app) Info->Preferences->Reply-To to the appropriate value. -- | Rex A. Dieter | Research Associate | | rdieter@math.unl.edu | UN-L Mathematics Dept. |
From: jim@ljkiraly.lerc.nasa.gov(L J "Jim" Kiraly) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HP fwscsi disks Date: 1 Dec 1994 21:38:17 GMT Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center Message-ID: <3blfo9$q4r@sulawesi.lerc.nasa.gov> I have a HP 755 with a regular and a fast wide scsi disk with NeXTSTEP loaded on the scsi disk. I can't seem to find the fast wide scsi disk witht he normal utilities. Is there some special set up required? -- __________________________________________________________________ Jim Kiraly- jim@ljkiraly.lerc.nasa.gov- NASA Lewis Research Center ----------------- NeXT Mail preferred ----------------------------
From: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst Kloecker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Getty and login with 8-N-1 on serial line ? Date: 1 Dec 1994 20:34:25 GMT Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany Message-ID: <3blc0h$nga@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> References: <3bkpua$l3r@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I wrote : >What is the secret there ? Do I have to fiddle around with stty somehow ? That helped. I added 'stty pass8' at the end of my .login. But is there also a way without changing every user's .login ? -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernst Kloecker phone: ++49-30-6181635 e-mail: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: mbk@inls1.ucsd.edu (Matt Kennel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NFS problem with SMC Ethercard Plus Date: 1 Dec 1994 23:50:47 GMT Organization: Institute For Nonlinear Science, UCSD Message-ID: <3blngn$fn5@network.ucsd.edu> References: <3bibn8$oma@finzi.ccinet.ab.ca> grh@ccinet.ab.ca wrote: : We are running dual boot (NS and Dos) on our Intel PC's. We are running : PCNFS 5.0 on the dos side. We had very bad performance on the DOS side and : great performance on the N/S side when we use Intel EtherExpress network : cards. We have now ordered in some SMC Elite16 cards and the Dos side : works great (using the NDIS driver) but the N/S side performance is : horrible. It takes about a minute to retrieve a 1.3 meg file from a Sun : server. : Anyone else using SMC network cards? Are you experiencing the same : problems? Any suggestions? I thought I saw a Nextanswers on this exact issue. Bottom line, Intel cards have proper sized buffers for NFS, other cards are worse. You may be able to change some NFS tuning parameters to ameliorate the situation. But still the the etherexpress is the best. I have no idea what PCNFS is doing. : Please respond to gmallard@grhosp.ab.ca -- -Matt Kennel mbk@inls1.ucsd.edu -Institute for Nonlinear Science, University of California, San Diego -*** AD: Archive for nonlinear dynamics papers & programs: FTP to -*** lyapunov.ucsd.edu, username "anonymous".
From: alby@uunet.uu.net (Anthony Williams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Cnews -- The pain Date: 1 Dec 1994 18:59:54 -0500 Organization: UUNET Technologies, Inc. (Earth offices) Sender: alby@cthulu.UU.NET Distribution: na,usa,world Message-ID: <3blo1q$428@cthulu.UU.NET> References: <3bgub6$fgc@rodan.uu.net> <1994Dec1.150340.558@proximus.north.de> >>your_outgoing_sitname<< has to be replaced by your newsfeed, of course. > > Good luck, Gerhard. I see if I have my sys file configured correctly.. At one point and time it did work, and then after the normal disk crashes and such the crap was lost, I re-install a newer Cnews version, and the sleepless nights began.. -Alby
From: mark@taliesin (Mark Imbriaco) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 9600 Baud on NeXT Cube??? Date: 1 Dec 1994 09:16:39 GMT Organization: Internet Presence & Publishing. Message-ID: <3bk49n$3s9@news.ip.net> References: <3adoti$po2@hustle.rahul.net> <3bit4o$n9e@bilbo.suite.com> >> > the gettytab file. We are running a NeXT cube with 8 megs of ram, NeXT >> > Step ver. 2.0 right now... the mother board is a 68040, and the modem is >> > plugged into the serial port with a standard mac serial cable. I will > /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ >The 'standard mac serial cable' will not work no matter what you do... Sure it will, you just won't get hardware flow control with a mac cable. All it takes is a little bit of hacking on a Mac cable and you can get one going, though. The following was posted by Mark Adler in 1991, and is the spec that I used to build the modem cable that I use: DIN-8 DB-25 signal means direction 1 20 DTR data terminal ready to modem 2 8 DCD data carrier detect from modem 3 2 TD transmitted data to modem 4 7 SG signal ground n/a 5 3 RD received data from modem 6 4 RTS request to send to modem 7 NC 8 5 CTS clear to send from modem In general, any Mac modem cable will work for dial-out, some Mac modem cables will work for dial-in and dial-out, but no Mac modem cable will work with hardware flow control. Of course, you can cannibalize any Mac modem cable and rewire it, as I did. mark _____ _ |\ o|\ | ______ I n t e r n e t P r e s e n c e & Publishing | / | \ || \ |\ |__ | 1700 World Trade Center ofc: 804.446.9060 | \_ |_/.||_/.| \|\_ | Norfolk, Virginia 23510 fax: 804.446.9061 | | www: http://www.ip.net/ email: mark@tcp.ip.net ============================================================================= (GEEK CODE 2.1) GB/GCS/GE d? H s g+(-) !p au+ a- w+ v++ C++++ UX(L)(B)(A)(S)(I)(V)++++$ P++++$ L+++($) 3+ E+ N++ K++ W--- M+ V -po+ Y++ t+@ 5+++ j++ R+++ G+('''') tv+ b+++ D++ B--- e+(*) u+ h+(*) f+ r++ n---(----) x+
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bbutler@netcom.com (Bryan Butler) Subject: Re: More installation problems Message-ID: <bbutlerD05MvA.Mwp@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <bbutlerD052xI.Ltw@netcom.com> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 23:06:46 GMT Bryan Butler (bbutler@netcom.com) wrote: > Well, I've been trying to get NSFIP installed on my computer for about a > month now. I finally got a disk big enough to hold everything. Now, I boot > up the machine from the floppy, it recognizes the CD and disk on the SCSI > drive, and takes me all the way to the prompt where I am supposed to enter > 1 to install or 2 to quit. > I enter 1, then it gives me my drive (just 1 drive) to choose for installation. > I do so, and it gives me the following message twice: > fdisk: bogus bios info > some bios' can't handle non-sequential targets > followed by: > /etc/rc.cdrom.i386: test:argument expected > Then it tells me it's safe to turn off the computer. I'm making progress. Turns out the SCSI BIOS on the Adaptec must be enabled. Now the system is not recognizing my mouse. It is a Mouse Systems serial mouse on COM1. I know this setup works with Windoze, so I don't understand what the problem is. According to the NextAnswers, they only support type M, V and W serial mice, not the type C (why Intel hardware needs so many different kinds of mice I'll never understand). I've never heard of these different types, and my mouse manual doesn't say anything about them. If anyone uses NSFIP with a Mouse Systems mouse or knows what the problem is, I would appreicate hearing from you. > For reference: > Adaptec 1540B SCSI > CDC SCSI disk 300Mb, ID 0 > NEC CDR-210 CD-ROM, ID 1 > 486DX2/66-AMI BIOS Mouse Systems serial mouse (switchable 2-3 button) (tried switch both ways) -- ------- Bryan Butler bbutler@netcom.com
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: connectivity with DOS/Windows systems Date: 2 Dec 1994 01:55:26 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <3bluqe$crc@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <Czztz8.1sv@pages.com> In article <Czztz8.1sv@pages.com> schurch@pages.com (Sean Church) writes: >I was wondering if anyone knew of a package that I can install on an Intel >system that will allow it to integrate with my UN*X LAN... > >The system works fine under NS, but that does me no good if I want to boot >under a straight DOS / Windows environment. (No protocol layer, no >connectivity...). > >Basically I am looking for a TCP / IP product that will work with either >an Intel or SMC network card. Windows for Workgroups. Microsoft actually did a pretty good job on this one (surprise!). As you'd expect from a Windows product, the bundled applets are weak (their Telnet is atrocious), but you can find better ones on the net. The part that matters most--the underlying TCP/IP protocol stack--is well-engineered. If you need transparent file sharing as well, read about the Samba package for UNIX in the comp.protocols.smb newsgroup. -=EPS=-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: clasch@tallawe.lahn.de (Claus Schneeberger) Subject: Re: Cnews -- The pain Message-ID: <D04EoJ.2D2@tallawe.lahn.de> Organization: Talladh-A-Bheithe References: <3bgub6$fgc@rodan.UU.NET> Distribution: na,usa,world Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 07:12:18 GMT Anthony Williams (alby@uunet.uu.net) wrote: : Who can mail me the quick fix that I'm missing? Did you create the out.master directory? Greetings, Claus
From: luomat@alleg.EDU (Tim Luoma) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Workspace.app/WM.app/AppFinder.tool annoyances Date: 1 Dec 1994 11:59:43 -0600 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9412011758.AA11426@alleg.EDU> Jon Doroin <doroin@cobber.cord.edu> wrote: >By the way, how does one invoke "open" to use a >different application for opening? For example to >open a tiff file with Preview.app > > open -a Preview.app somefile.tiff Jerry S. Weiss (j-weiss@nwu.edu) Replied: I tried this myself and could not get it to work. Perhaps something to do with my slip connection. My machines host identity gets somewhat confused and I've not be able to get -NXHost features to work. The original 'open' that comes with the NeXT is broken. There is a replacement available which works incredibly well (-NXHost still cannot be used without a PublicWindowServer which is a big security hole) It will allow you to use the -a option, as well as -p (print) and -unhide (the application which is opening the file) The only problem I have with it is that it requires the /usr/lib/NextStep/Workspace.app/WM.app/WM to be running, but that's my own pet peeve. New Open can be found at 'peanuts' ftp site: ftp://129.187.249.15/pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/workspace/open.1.0. NI.b.tar.gz ftp://129.187.249.15/pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/workspace/open.1.0. NI.s.tar.gz ftp://129.187.249.15/pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/workspace/open.1.0.README TjL -- Timothy J. Luoma Email: luomat@alleg.edu Allegheny College NeXTstep 3.2 (m68k) UNIX-based workstations Shell=tcsh 6.05.01 Allegheny College No Root/super-user access 1 Peter 3:15-16 If I understood the man page I wouldn't be asking now.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Ralph_Jung@Radical.Com Subject: Re: connectivity with DOS/Windows systems Message-ID: <1994Dec1.150329.13550@radical2.radical.com> Sender: news@radical2.radical.com Organization: Radical System Solutions, Inc. References: <Czztz8.1sv@pages.com> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 15:03:29 GMT Sean Church writes > > I was wondering if anyone knew of a package that I can install on an Intel > system that will allow it to integrate with my UN*X LAN... > ... munch ... > > Basically I am looking for a TCP / IP product that will work with either > an Intel or SMC network card. > Get hold of a shareware Winsock TCP/IP stack such as Trumpet to provide Windows TCP/IP. Or just buy Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and then download the free Microsoft 32-bit TCP/IP stack. The free package includes Telnet and FTP clients. A sharware package for Windows called QVT Net provides Winsock compliant Telnet, FTP, NNTP and SMTP Mail clients. It also includes an FTP server. Another option is to get the Microsoft Windows NT Workstation or Server 3.5 which also include TCP/IP. The Workstation provides Telnet/FTP clients, while the Server provides Telent/FTP clients and an FTP server. I have used all of the above methods at one time or another to connect to my NeXT Cube and Intel PC both running NEXTSTEP 3.2. I have also connected to a Microsoft SQL Server as a Sybase substitute for NEXTSTEP. "Friends don't let friends use DOS." Happy Hacking. -- Ralph Jung ( Ralph_Jung@Radical.Com ) Radical System Solutions, Inc. NeXTmail accepted System/Network/Database Design, Development, Consulting rad~i~cal \'rad-i-kel\ adj. - marked by a considerable departure from the usual or traditional: EXTREME
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp.hpux,comp.sys.hp.misc,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fs@comdev.fdn.fr (Frederic STARK) Subject: Re: NFS troubles between NextStep HPPA and HPUX server. Message-ID: <D056u1.Jr6@comdev.fdn.fr> Sender: usenet@comdev.fdn.fr Organization: Communication Developpement. References: <1994Nov25.110053.13816@ipge.toppoint.de> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 17:20:24 GMT In article <1994Nov25.110053.13816@ipge.toppoint.de> ingo@ipge.toppoint.de (Ingo Prochaska) writes: > Frank Bonnet (bonnetf@esiee.fr) wrote: [Well, he have NFS troubles] > ipge's configuration: > 486-40DX-VLB 24 MB Ram > ATI GUP (Mach32) VLP > AHA 2842 VLB > 3COM Etherlink III (3C509-COMBO) > > Ingo > -- > Ingo Prochaska, Olshausenstr. 20, 24118 Kiel, +049 431 84638 When we used 3COM's Etherlink card with NS, we had system hang because of hard-mouted directories (at boot). Changing the buffers in NFS expert option to 1K solved the problem. As we were testing configuration for quite a number of machines, we dropped the 3COM's and took Intel EtherExpress that worked fine. Those things are mentionned in NextAnswers 1482: quote from NA1482: Setup and Installation: The 3COM Etherlink III has small buffers which can cause the board to drop incoming NFS packets resulting in slow NFS performance. To improve performance with Ethernet boards that have small buffers, modify the NFS mount options for often used servers, such as the server containing home directories, to match the characteristics of these boards. Launch NFSManager and do the following. Use the Expert Options button in the Imported Directories window to set the Read and Write buffer sizes to 1024 bytes. This adapter is not recommended for use in NFS intensive environments. end of quote Hope that helps --------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederic STARK fs@comdev.fdn.fr NeXTMail OK (if small) "No keyboard, press F1 to continue" ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: sarge@mv.mv.com (John Mehrtens) Subject: Password Keywords: password Message-ID: <D061yt.428@mv.mv.com> Sender: usenet@mv.mv.com (System Administrator) Organization: MV Communications, Inc. Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 04:32:52 GMT I'm having a heck of a time here... I picked up an old NeXT 1000 and now I'm coming up with password-time.. I removed the lithium battery and figured it'd do something decent, but I was sadly mistaken. :( For $85 for two 1000s with one mon/kb/mouse I figured I'd take a shot in the dark. You always do at surplus houses. Thanks -- I REALLY need this info :) :) 10-Q John Mehrtens sarge@mv.mv.com 73 de N1NYA
From: doroin@cobber.cord.edu (Jon Doroin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <3beju4$mj@cobber.cord.edu> Control: cancel <3beju4$mj@cobber.cord.edu> Date: 1 Dec 1994 10:23:09 -0600 Organization: Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota Distribution: na Message-ID: <3bkt9d$ket@cobber.cord.edu> <3beju4$mj@cobber.cord.edu> was cancelled from within trn. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jonathan A. Doroin | Research: NeXT OS(es) | | doroin@cobber.cord.edu | OSes: NeXTStep, Amoeba, FreeBSD | | doroin@wormhole.cord.edu | my pc: DECpcXL Server running NeXTStep |
From: dhurter@world.std.com (Don Hurter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: force NeXT box poweron? Date: Thu, 01 Dec 1994 23:21:48 -0800 Organization: :noitazinagrO Message-ID: <dhurter-0112942321480001@flipper.sirius.com> References: <3bhu8c$972@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> <3bkgjq$apf@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> In article <3bkgjq$apf@taco.cc.ncsu.edu>, dclhomm@unity.ncsu.edu (Daniel Cha L'hommedieu) wrote: > Well, I received a few responses to look in the Power Key section of > Preferences.app...well, after I did that yesterday, I remembered why I had > wanted to post that question for months--my power Key section says "Not > Applicable"...I have an 030 Cube running NS 3.0. The Power-on after power failure feature is only supported on later hardware (I believe the Turbos and a few late-modem non-turbo slabs.) The best choice might be to get a cheap UPS, considering that 95% of power failures are under 5 minutes, which any $50 UPS can handle, even for a cube + monitor. They'll save you a fsck, to boot.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ad934@lafn.org (Chris Horton) Subject: Is there a UUCP/modem timeout? Message-ID: <1994Dec2.080031.2116@lafn.org> Sender: news@lafn.org Organization: The Los Angeles Free-Net Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 08:00:31 GMT Hi all. Recently the mail (uucp) at my company went down because someone sent us a 2 Meg file. When our mail server called our provider's machine, this file would start to download. However, after 10-15 minutes one of the machines would give up and our connection would be cut. I searched through the man pages and sys admin stuff and couldn't find anything that mentioned a maximum connect time for a uucp call. Is there some file where I can specify the maximum time for a call? Or maybe the maximum Kbytes per call? thanks in advance! -chris -- Chris Horton ad934@lafn.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: salmon@lgb.hill.af.mil (Keith E. Salmon) Subject: Connectivity Message-ID: <D05ML1.GHK@oodis01.hill.af.mil> Sender: news@oodis01.hill.af.mil (News System;Unix;) Organization: Hill AFB Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 23:00:36 GMT This may have been asked and answered before but I think the question is unique enough(?) to post. I would like to be able to either or both of two things: 1) set up my work machine (Intel running NS3.2) as a SLIP server(?), call it from my home computer (also an Intel/NS3.2 machine) using a modem, and be able to use OmniWeb to access data on the Web 2) call up my work machine from home, connect and get a login prompt on my machine at home but in reality actually logging in to my work machine. I vaguely remember this capability on earlier NeXT's but am not sure if it still exists. I would like to know if this can still be done with Intel machines running NS3.2 Any help on either or both of the above would be appreciated. Reply by email to the address below. Thanks in advance. Keith Salmon salmon@lgb.hill.af.mil
From: robert@amo.mit.edu(Robert Lutwak) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: LoginHook: who's logging in? Date: 2 Dec 1994 14:55:11 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Message-ID: <3bncgf$nlk@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> Hi. I would like to set up a LoginHook that executes a user-owned loginhook script (like /users/username/.loginhook). Obviously, the system LoginHook needs to run that script as the user to avoid security problems. Can anybody tell me how the system LoginHook script can figure out the name (or UID) of the user logging in? Thanks, Robert -- Robert Lutwak robert@amo.mit.edu MIT Atomic Resonance and Spectroscopy Laboratory ---> NeXTmail always welcome <---
From: trey@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Which is FASTER: SLIP or PPP? Date: 2 Dec 1994 09:18:19 -0600 Organization: TYBRIN Corporation Message-ID: <3bndrr$f5@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com> Can anyone comment on the speed of data transfer (FTP, INN, etc.) using SLIP without VJ header compression vs. PPP? If there are any idiosyncracies to using PPP I'd appreciate hearing about them as well. If it matters, the modems are ZyXEL 1496E's. Much Obliged, Trey -- Trey McClendon NeXTMail Accepted TYBRIN Corporation trey@hsv.tybrin.com Fax: 205-837-3472 Huntsville, AL
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rnelson@is.rpslmc.edu (Randy Nelson) Subject: Serial driver for a Bar Code Scanner Message-ID: <1994Dec2.150952.10532@rpslmc.edu> Sender: news@rpslmc.edu Organization: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 15:09:52 GMT I am looking for a serial driver for a bar code scanner. It will be running on NEXTSTEP/FIP. Does anyone know of one, or of some example code for something similiar? Thanks, -Randy -- Randy Nelson rnelson@is.rpslmc.edu NeXTMAIL Accepted NeXTSTEP Developer / Unix Specialist Single Source Systems, Inc. (Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: cdubuque@t-rex.acm.ndsu.NoDak.edu (Chadwick A. Dubuque) Subject: Pages Demo instructions are bad (was Re: Workspace.app...) Sender: usenet@ns1.nodak.edu (Usenet login) Message-ID: <D04Hpx.vI7@ns1.nodak.edu> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 08:17:57 GMT Distribution: na References: <3beju4$mj@cobber.cord.edu> Organization: NDSU ACM In article <3beju4$mj@cobber.cord.edu>, Jon Doroin <doroin@cobber.cord.edu> wrote: [...] >I found this out when I recently installed the Pages Self Running Demo that >uses WatchMe.app. I installed WatchMe.app as root. IMHO I think this is a Bad Idea. The instructions say this is the thing to do, but, because I'm timid about screwing my machine up, I just installed it as my usual login, and then logged out/in again. Of course, only I could run the demo, but then again, only I could buy/install the software, too. I'm sure that (since I rm'ed the software, I hadn't bought it!) any other user who wanted to see the demo could ftp it and install it and view it. Suggestion to Pages: re-check your demo instructions. If (by som odd chance) you've helped this person mess up their computer, you may lose a customer or two! (This is not meant to be a flame, but rather a helpful suggestion.) -- Chadwick A. Dubuque, cdubuque@cadaver.acm.ndsu.NoDak.edu /^\ North Dakota State U. Ass'n for Computing Machinery Chairperson <acm> http://www.acm.ndsu.NoDak.edu/~cdubuque/ finger for PGP pub. key \v/
From: trey@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Password Date: 2 Dec 1994 09:20:46 -0600 Organization: TYBRIN Corporation Message-ID: <3bne0e$fb@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com> References: <D061yt.428@mv.mv.com> John Mehrtens (sarge@mv.mv.com) wrote: : I'm having a heck of a time here... I picked up an old NeXT 1000 and now : I'm coming up with password-time.. I removed the lithium battery and : figured it'd do something decent, but I was sadly mistaken. :( For $85 : for two 1000s with one mon/kb/mouse I figured I'd take a shot in the : dark. You always do at surplus houses. : Thanks -- I REALLY need this info :) :) : 10-Q : John Mehrtens : sarge@mv.mv.com : 73 de N1NYA OK, I give. What IS a NeXT 1000? Let's see, there were Cubes, then stations, then nothing; but I've never heard of a NeXT 1000. trey -- Trey McClendon NeXTMail Accepted TYBRIN Corporation trey@hsv.tybrin.com Fax: 205-837-3472 Huntsville, AL
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bbutler@netcom.com (Bryan Butler) Subject: Re: adding a tape drive? Message-ID: <bbutlerD06yG5.E1C@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <tim_kirk-3011941907260001@littlemac.washcoll.edu> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 16:14:29 GMT Tim Kirk (tim_kirk@washcoll.edu) wrote: > I decided to spring for a new Exabyte tape drive for my box (routine > backups will let me sleep better at night). However, dump 0fsun /dev/rxt0 > will only tell me that dump needs attention and cannot open the tape. How > does one install & configure an Exabyte tape? What is the "little" thing > that I am not doing? Hate to tell you this, but I BELIEVE that Next can't work with Exabytes. I used to like these till I discovered that DATs are better. I haven't tried a DAT on my Next, but I have used an Archive QIC 150. Both the QIC 150 and the DAT drive are listed in the Hardware Compatibility Guide. -- ------- Bryan Butler bbutler@netcom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bbutler@netcom.com (Bryan Butler) Subject: Re: Help: Thinnet on NeXT Station Message-ID: <bbutlerD06yMt.EAG@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <1994Nov29.012704.22922@newsgate.sps.mot.com> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 16:18:29 GMT Charles Chan (charles_chan@email.sps.mot.com) wrote: > Hi, > i would like to hoop up my NeXT Satation with two other > computers (a mac and a pc). the NeXT was fine when i > connected them using the NeXT's 10BASE-T port. but some- > how it does not work if I use the thin net port. > Question: do i have to use another network interface (i.e. > other than "en0") in the NeXT when i used its thinnet (BNC) > port, or how could i tell my NeXT to use the thin net port > instead of the 10BASE-T port? > Hmm, I have the exact same setup on the 10BASE-2, and have had no problems. The only thing was that when I configured the network (the machine had been a standalone) it must be DISCONNECTED from the network. I don't know why, but it doesn't work if you leave it connected. Once the network is configured, you reconnect the cable. > > Charles Chan > ------------ > charles_chan@email.sps.mot.com -- ------- Bryan Butler bbutler@netcom.com
From: David Pascua <dp3m+@andrew.cmu.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Stripping 3.2 Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 11:45:10 -0500 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <wirowKu00iV703CoJk@andrew.cmu.edu> When I upgraded my slab from 3.0 to 3.2, I noticed I had 30+M less disk space than when I originally started. And then I realized Upgrade.app never gave me the choices I had when doing install (e.g. which language to support). So, is there anyway I can uninstall these things that I don't want, or do I have to go poke around the filesystem looking for stuff to delete. I can only think of language support as something to strip out of the installation. Is there anything else I can strip out? -Dave
From: alby@uunet.uu.net (Anthony Williams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Cnews -- The pain Date: 2 Dec 1994 12:26:33 -0500 Organization: UUNET Technologies, Inc. (Earth offices) Sender: alby@cthulu.UU.NET Distribution: na,usa,world Message-ID: <3bnlc9$4ct@cthulu.UU.NET> References: <3bgub6$fgc@rodan.UU.NET> <D04EoJ.2D2@tallawe.lahn.de> Ahhhhhhhhh... It works now... The problem was that I did not have 'uunet' listed in my sys file.. (ie: uunet:all/all:f: ) Now everything works file.. Wooo.. -Alby
From: tm8025a@american.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: FInger, last, network, wtmp..... Date: 2 Dec 1994 21:30:34 GMT Organization: The American University, Washington DC Message-ID: <3bo3lq$l48@paladin.american.edu> Any ideas on this would be appreciated. I would like to have a network wide log file. As of right now we have 30+ NeXTStations and one Cube acting as a server. I want to be able to type a command and find out when a certain person was logged into any of the machines. Also, is their any way I could get finger to act the same way. When you finger someone on the server it tells when they logged on or if they are logged on to one of the networked machines. Thanks much tm8025a@newssrv.soc.american.edu NeXTMail O.K.
From: kparks@its.brooklyn.cuny.edu (-staff music) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: loginwindow MoveWhenIdle YES Date: 2 Dec 1994 19:22:47 -0500 Organization: Brooklyn College Message-ID: <3bodon$n7i@itsop1.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu> Hi all, here's a dumb question: I running NeXTStep 3.0 on a NeXTStation and i would like my login panel to bounce around when no one is logged in. I sometimes run really big jobs that go for 30 or 40 hours and i want to be able to logout and not have the login panel burn in. I have looked for hours and hours for info on how to do this in the on line documents. But to no avail. I know it is something like: % dwrite loginwindow MoveWhenIdle YES But that didn't work. Anyone know how to do this? Many thanks, kevin
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bobcook@slac.stanford.edu (Bob Cook) Subject: Re: loginwindow MoveWhenIdle YES Message-ID: <D07p3B.G1q@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU> Sender: news@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center References: <3bodon$n7i@itsop1.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu> Date: Sat, 3 Dec 1994 01:49:59 GMT -staff music writes >Hi all, > >here's a dumb question: > >I running NeXTStep 3.0 on a NeXTStation and i would like my login panel to >bounce around when no one is logged in. > >I have looked for hours and hours for info on how to do this in the on line documents. >But to no avail. I know it is something like: > > % dwrite loginwindow MoveWhenIdle YES > >But that didn't work. Anyone know how to do this? That's exactly right. It must be done as root, though. -- Bob Cook bobcook@slac.stanford.edu Stanford Linear Accelerator Center NeXT mail okay
From: keiblin@cs.tu-berlin.de (Alexander Keiblinger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: ghostHPDJ0.2 and german umlauts Date: 2 Dec 1994 20:44:56 GMT Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany Message-ID: <3bo108$4pm@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hy, has anyone remarked the problem of ghost HPDJ0.2 with large german umlauts ? Any new gs_init.ps ? I get "ae ue oe ss", but the "Ae Oe Ue" only give a blank. Sorry folks, but here in germany, we use such strange words sometimes where the first letter is an umlaut. By the way, my home contry Austria in german spells "Oesterreich", you see, I really need that letters ;-) Thanks for help ... Alex -- "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: root@engine.dgcp.doc.ca (Operator) Subject: Working mailing list software? Message-ID: <1994Dec2.212538.14175@clark.dgim.doc.ca> Sender: news@clark.dgim.doc.ca (#Usenet News) Organization: Communications Canada Date: Fri, 2 Dec 94 21:25:38 GMT Hi, I was wondering what sort of mailing list software people have working. I have tried to compile: Listserv, Listproc, and Procmail on my Slab and they all refuse to compile. Has anyone got these damn things running? Is there a certain variety of source that workers best? Thanks, Tyson -- Tyson Macaulay Internet Applications Consultant CDD/DGCP/Industry Canada (613) 9904236 email: root@engine.dgcp.doc.ca
From: dsanders@hookup.net (Doug Sanders) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Stripping 3.2 Date: 3 Dec 1994 05:17:46 GMT Organization: HookUp Communication Corporation, Oakville, Ontario, CANADA Message-ID: <3bov1q$ht1@relay.tor.hookup.net> References: <wirowKu00iV703CoJk@andrew.cmu.edu> In article <wirowKu00iV703CoJk@andrew.cmu.edu> David Pascua <dp3m+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes: > > > When I upgraded my slab from 3.0 to 3.2, I noticed I had 30+M less disk space > than when I originally started. And then I realized Upgrade.app never > gave me the choices I had when doing install (e.g. which language to > support). So, is there anyway I can uninstall these things that I don't > want, or do I have to go poke around the filesystem looking for stuff to > delete. > > I can only think of language support as something to strip out of the > installation. Is there anything else I can strip out? > > -Dave All the installed .pkg files should be in /NextLibrary/Receipts Just open up the ones you want to remove and either compress or delete. Hope this helps. Doug. dsanders@hookup.net
From: dsanders@hookup.net (Doug Sanders) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: adding a tape drive? Date: 3 Dec 1994 05:24:20 GMT Organization: HookUp Communication Corporation, Oakville, Ontario, CANADA Message-ID: <3bove4$i0i@relay.tor.hookup.net> References: <bbutlerD06yG5.E1C@netcom.com> In article <bbutlerD06yG5.E1C@netcom.com> bbutler@netcom.com (Bryan Butler) writes: > Tim Kirk (tim_kirk@washcoll.edu) wrote: > > I decided to spring for a new Exabyte tape drive for my box (routine > > backups will let me sleep better at night). However, dump 0fsun > > /dev/rxt0 > > will only tell me that dump needs attention and cannot open the tape. > > How > > does one install & configure an Exabyte tape? What is the "little" > > thing > > that I am not doing? > > Hate to tell you this, but I BELIEVE that Next can't work with Exabytes. I > used to like these till I discovered that DATs are better. I haven't tried > a DAT on my Next, but I have used an Archive QIC 150. Both the QIC 150 and > the DAT drive are listed in the Hardware Compatibility Guide. > > -- > ------- > Bryan Butler > bbutler@netcom.com Exabytes work on both white and black hardware. I have used 8mm (8200) on black and 4mm (8400) on Intel, but for Intel you must first use Configure.app to load the SCSI tape driver. Hope this helps. Doug dsanders@hookup.net
From: alan@osci.me.ttu.edu (Alan A. Barhorst) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Routing problems on PNI server Date: 3 Dec 1994 06:54:17 GMT Organization: Texas Tech Academic Computing Services Message-ID: <3bp4mp$i11@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> Keywords: PNI, server I am trying to set up a machine as a SLIP server with PNI. However, I do not know much about network matters such as routing and I think I am having a routing problem. From my client I can get anywhere in the subdomain of the server, and one domain higher, but can't get past that. I cannot transfer any files of any length before the PNI link goes down. I seem to be able to get to at least the primary nameserve, one domain higher than the PNI server. I have used the arp command to permanently publish the location of the client from the server. When PNI is running on the server the server cannot get outside the two domains from above. When PNI is down, I can go to Oz from the server machine if I wanted to. I have gotten a lot of help from you all out there, I am hoping I can get some more help for this problem. Thanks! Alan
From: samp@beretta.ramp.com (Sam Pigg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NeXT OD doesn't function for unknown reasons. Date: 2 Dec 1994 22:53:28 -0700 Organization: OnRamp Incorporated. Message-ID: <3bp14o$7j5@beretta.ramp.com> Summary: dead OD. Keywords: dead dead dead od The OD in my old clunky 030 cube refuses to function at all. Doesn't try to take disks, doesn't make any noises, doesn't do anything. I had the opportunity (briefly) to test it in another 030 chassis and it seemed to work just fine. I've of course tried the obvious (connections etc), but nothing seems to be able to revive it. (hell, it still might be the connections.. but I've no way to test it anymore.) I'm wondering if there is a known problem with 3.0/030 and the OD? (or perhaps some simple problem with the motherboard? This is driving me insane.) Anyone know of any simple tests to see if its the MB or the OD itself, or perhaps some common prob I should've known about? (I hope) Danke, Sam (samp@ramp.com) (yes I've checked NeXTAnswers, no luck.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Vipin Goyle <goyle@wri.com> Subject: HP PA RISC Questions - what printer and FaxModem? Message-ID: <D07H7o.FGr@wri.com> Sender: news@wri.com ( ) Organization: Wolfram Research, Inc. Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 22:59:48 GMT Hi, I'm looking for information on connecting laser printers and FaxModems to an HP 712-80. What good (read laser, lot's of memory, at least 400dpi ) printers can connect to the machine? Any recommendations and/or experiences? What modems can be used for Faxing? Any problems with speed and serial ports? Any recommendations and/or experiences? Vendors and product information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Vipin goyle@wri.com
From: gt6963c@prism.gatech.edu (John) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Free/cheap and easy SLIP/CSLIP/PPP implimentation for NS/Intel?? Date: 3 Dec 1994 09:37:25 -0500 Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Sender: gt6963c@prism.gatech.edu Message-ID: <3bpvr5$rh4@acmex.gatech.edu> The subject just about says it. I need to find a free or cheap version of SLIP, CSLIP, or PPP for my Nextstep/Intel box. I use the MUX serial driver for my internal 14.4 modem, but I'll probably pick up an external 28.8 modem to hook up to my built in serial card ("Com2"/port B, which is handled by the next provided driver right now). I'm about to get a free slip/cslip/ppp account from my job (working at an internet provider) (which protocol I use is up to me, so any of the above is fine, but I would expect cslip and ppp to be less likely to be free/cheap). I would like whatever it is to come with some good descriptions of how to install the software, as I don't know whether or not the simple network manager, etc, will work without an ethernet card. (The online docs are all still rather next-hardware specific, unfortunately). So, the more descriptive the better. Thanks John -- John "Kzin" Rudd gt6963c@prism.gatech.edu (ex-kzin@cc.gatech.edu) Ascii Mail only (no Nextmail) (ex-kzin@ucscb.ucsc.edu) ========Intel: Putting the backward in backward compatable.=============== AOL Tech Support: telephone the Internet and ask their tech support people.
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: LoginHook: who's logging in? Date: 3 Dec 1994 16:50:29 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <3bq7kl$3vl@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <3bncgf$nlk@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> robert@amo.mit.edu(Robert Lutwak) writes: >Hi. >I would like to set up a LoginHook that executes a user-owned >loginhook script (like /users/username/.loginhook). Obviously, >the system LoginHook needs to run that script as the user to >avoid security problems. >Can anybody tell me how the system LoginHook script can figure >out the name (or UID) of the user logging in? LoginWindow passes the user's username as the first argument to the LoginHook, so here is an example: #!/bin/sh # LoginHook - executed before loginwindow processes a login su $1 dwrite System PublicWindowServer OFF /usr/ucb/logger -p local0.notice -t CONSOLE_LOGIN "$1 logged in" ------ Note that the su will give you all sorts of errors through syslog if you are logging auth.debug such as: Dec 3 10:21:22 dcl-nxt54 su: SU to cs101ta by root on (null pointer) -- David Lemson (217) 244-8833 University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
From: pmarc@zapotec.math.byu.edu ( Paul Marshall Cardon II) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: FInger, last, network, wtmp..... Date: 3 Dec 1994 16:49:02 GMT Organization: Brigham Young University Message-ID: <3bq7hu$t95@hamblin.math.byu.edu> References: <3bo3lq$l48@paladin.american.edu> tm8025a@american.edu wrote: : Any ideas on this would be appreciated. : I would like to have a network wide log file. As of right now we have 30+ : NeXTStations and one Cube acting as a server. I want to be able to type a : command and find out when a certain person was logged into any of the : machines. Also, is their any way I could get finger to act the same way. : When you finger someone on the server it tells when they logged on or if : they are logged on to one of the networked machines. GNU Finger would do just this, but I have not been able to get it to work without memory allocation errors. I've never gotten any response from anybody who does have it working correctly. Anybody? -- Paul M. Cardon
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: herby@donau.in-ulm.de (Herbert Dampel) Subject: Re: Cnews -- The pain Message-ID: <D06xAr.D9M@donau.in-ulm.de> Sender: root@donau.in-ulm.de (Herbert Dampel) Organization: Node Ulm Germany, IN. References: <3bgub6$fgc@rodan.UU.NET> Distribution: na,usa,world Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 15:49:36 GMT In article <3bgub6$fgc@rodan.UU.NET> alby@uunet.uu.net (Anthony Williams) writes: > > > I've installed Cnews and everything is almost in working >order.. The problem is that outbound news is not spooling in the >out.going/<site> directory.. I know it goes into some type of togo >file.. but nothing is happening... Create a folder /usr/spool/news/out.master cu, herby -- |Gib GATES| Herbert Dampel Forchenweg 14 89081 Ulm/Donau Voice 0731-6021657 | keine | Email: herby@donau.in-ulm.de Herbert.Dampel@ccc.uni-ulm.de | Chance! | ccc_damp@dulruu51.bitnet herby@donau.ulm.sub.org +---------+ Unixe schuetzen !
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bamberg@eecs.wsu.edu (Roberto Bamberger - Faculty) Subject: PPP, SLIP servers running on NeXTSTEP? Message-ID: <D07ECE.C67@serval.net.wsu.edu> Keywords: PPP, SLIP Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (News) Organization: Washington State University Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 21:57:49 GMT Are there any PPP or SLIP servers that I can run on my NeXT box in my office? If so, any comments about them? Any preferences, any helpful hints? -robert- -- Dr. Roberto H. Bamberger Office:(509)-335-4053 Assistant Professor FAX:(509)-335-3818 School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-2752
From: cooncat@wombat (Jessica L Mosher) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Suggestions for 3.0 to 3.2 upgrade needed (black) Date: 4 Dec 1994 02:27:43 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Message-ID: <3br9ev$qj7@agate.berkeley.edu> Hi there. I'm planning to upgrade my nonturbo cube from 3.0 to 3.2 next month, and I'd really appreciate any suggestions on things to watch for or bugs in the upgrade process. I also have a couple of questions: 1) Is there any way I can ensure (other than dump/restore) that the C compiler doesn't get removed? I'm upgrading to the user version. 2) What kind of system settings, ie network configurations, etc. will need reconfiguration? Please email suggestions to the address below--thanks in advance. -- ******************************************************* Jessica L. Mosher "I don't DO holidays." email: cooncat@ella.mills.edu NeXTmail: cooncat@wombat.mills.edu "Life is what happens when you're making other plans." --John Lennon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kergon@teaching.physics.ox.ac.uk (Alasdair G Kergon) Subject: Re: Sysinfo available for Next 3.2? Message-ID: <1994Dec3.201030.7249@inca.comlab.ox.ac.uk> References: <3bi6em$ih4@mordred.gatech.edu> Date: 3 Dec 94 20:06:39 GMT Frank Seto (fseto@math09.gatech.edu) wrote: : Anyone know where I can find a copy of sysinfo that will work for Next 3.2? : I tried to built it from source but it's complaining that I don't have a : busvar.h include file. (Yes, I have the NextDeveloper installed.) Any : help will be appreciated. : -Frank /NextDeveloper/Headers/bsd/dev/m68k/busvar.h: #import <bsd/dev/busvar.h> > ls -F /NextDeveloper/Headers/bsd/dev disk.h ev_types.h fd_extern.h m68k/ zsio.h disk_label.h event.h i386/ machine/ ev_keymap.h evsio.h ldd.h scsireg.h One fix is to comment out the offending #import line. os-next.c will then compile. Alasdair.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: mark@cyantic.com (Mark T. Dornfeld) Subject: Does PDO for Solaris 1.x require DNS/NIS? Organization: CYANTIC Systems Date: Sat, 03 Dec 1994 19:01:34 GMT Message-ID: <1994Dec03.190134.14849@cyantic.com> We have just installed PDO on our Solaris 1.1 system, but cannot get our Next clients to access the PDO application we have running. It works fine from Next to Next and also directly on the Sun. Does DNS or NIS have to be running on the Solaris box? What will the behavior be if UDP checksums aren't running? How can you tell if they are running? Thanks -- Mark T. Dornfeld, Cyantic Systems Corporation Voice: (416) 621-6166 1 Eva Road Suite 301 Facsimile: (416) 621-6212 Etobicoke, Ontario, M9C 4Z5 CANADA Email: mark@cyantic.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kent@infoserv.com Subject: Re: force NeXT box poweron? Message-ID: <D090Dy.31x@infoserv.com> Sender: kent@infoserv.com (Kent L. Shephard) Organization: K. L. Shephard Consulting - (Kent L. Shephard) References: <3bkgjq$apf@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> Distribution: na Date: Sat, 3 Dec 1994 18:51:33 GMT In article <3bkgjq$apf@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> dclhomm@unity.ncsu.edu (Daniel Cha L'hommedieu) writes: #Well, I received a few responses to look in the Power Key section of #Preferences.app...well, after I did that yesterday, I remembered why I had #wanted to post that question for months--my power Key section says "Not #Applicable"...I have an 030 Cube running NS 3.0. # #Does 2.1 have the power-on feature? 3.0 is so doggone slow, even with 16 #megs RAM, that I'll even downgrade to 2.1 unless someone is willing to part #with 3.1 or 3.2 (as long as I get gcc, I don't care if it's developer #version) cheaply... # #Thanks for all your help. # #Daniel The power on feature is only applicable to some machines. I haven't seen any cubes '030 or '040 that support htis feature. I have never seen a Turbo cube so I can't say about that. My sister has a Color Station that will power on at a specific time. Kent -- /* "There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors and */ /* no slave that has not had a king among his." ---- Helen Keller */ /* Kent L. Shephard ----- K. L. Shephard Consulting */
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Yvette Bohanan <yvette@tapestry.com> Subject: CRL Phone Number Message-ID: <1994Dec4.011951.25217@bMD.com> Sender: neil@bMD.com Organization: benchMark Developments, Inc. (314-872-2907) Date: Sun, 4 Dec 1994 01:19:51 GMT Does anyone know how to get ahold of CRL during non-business hours? What about any technical support numbers. Don't try to send me mail, they have our mail routing all screwed up and oddly enough, never gave me any technical contact numbers. Makes you wonder why I want to get ahold of them to cancel our services doesn't it. If you know how I can get ahold of CRL, drop me a call at one of the numbers below. Thanks! Sincerely, Neil Greene --------------- benchMark Developments, Inc. 11970 Charter Oak Parkway, St Louis MO 63146 Phone: 314-872-2907 / 800-872-3131 Email: Neil@bMD.com [NeXT/Mime mail accepted]
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,de.comp.sys.next From: hmo@sep.hamburg.com (Helge Oldach) Subject: Re: ISDN Message-ID: <D094Ix.LMt@sep.hamburg.com> Sender: he@sep.hamburg.com (Helge Oldach) Organization: Somebody Else's Problem References: <schulz.94Dec1104217@gecko03> Date: Sat, 3 Dec 1994 20:20:56 GMT schulz@biw.cube.de writes: | Is there a way to connect an ISDN card to a NeXT PC? There is no problem connecting a card to a PC. The problem is the unavailability of drivers for NeXT. To the best of my knowledge, no manufacturer has considered writing a NeXT driver. Well, actually a few manufacturers I know of have considered but then abandoned providing a NeXT driver. | Is there a way to connect an ISDN modem to the serial port of a NeXT PC? Yes. Use a serial cable. | Is there a way to connect an ISDN card or modem with a notebook? | (PCMCIA, serial port......) Yes. Use a PCMCIA/ISDN card or a serial cable, respectively. | Any experiences? Yes. Works fine. -- hmo@sep.hamburg.com Fazer auf Betäubung!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: FInger, last, network, wtmp..... Message-ID: <1994Dec4.111454.1869@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <3bq7hu$t95@hamblin.math.byu.edu> Date: Sun, 4 Dec 1994 11:14:54 GMT In article <3bq7hu$t95@hamblin.math.byu.edu> pmarc@zapotec.math.byu.edu ( Paul Marshall Cardon II) writes: }~ tm8025a@american.edu wrote: }~ : Any ideas on this would be appreciated. }~ }~ : I would like to have a network wide log file. As of right now }~ : we have 30+ NeXTStations and one Cube acting as a server. I want }~ : to be able to type a command and find out when a certain person }~ : was logged into any of the machines. Also, is their any way I }~ : could get finger to act the same way. }~ : When you finger someone on the server it tells when they logged }~ : on or if they are logged on to one of the networked machines. }~ }~ GNU Finger would do just this, but I have not been able to get it }~ to work without memory allocation errors. I've never gotten any }~ response from anybody who does have it working correctly. Anybody? Would "rwho -a" satisfy either of your requirements? See man rwho(1) and rwhod(8c). Requires rc.local startup of the daemon on each network machine, and creation of the appropriate /usr/spool/rwho directory. Gives current logins and ruptime support. Also see Eric P Scott's recently posted Whois.app. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE staff tech writer
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Getty and login with 8-N-1 on serial line ? Message-ID: <1994Dec4.112146.1936@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <3blc0h$nga@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> Date: Sun, 4 Dec 1994 11:21:46 GMT In article <3blc0h$nga@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst Kloecker) writes: }~ I wrote : }~ }~ >What is the secret there ? Do I have to fiddle around with stty }~ somehow ? }~ }~ That helped. I added 'stty pass8' at the end of my .login. }~ }~ But is there also a way without changing every user's .login ? If you want both 8-bit input and output, see "stty pass8 pass8out" I have not checked the following... csh's manpage does not mention /etc/cshrc.std nor /etc/login.std ======[ /etc/cshrc.std ]======== # # Standard csh cshrc profile # csh will source this file before the home .cshrc # NOTE: csh will source this file even if -f flag is set # ================================= ======[ /etc/login.std ]======== # # Standard csh login profile # csh will source this file before the home .login # NOTE: csh will source this file even if -f flag set # ================================= Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE staff tech writer
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: fs@comdev.fdn.fr (Frederic STARK) Subject: Re: NFS troubles between NextStep HPPA and HPUX server. Message-ID: <D06oJD.G7@comdev.fdn.fr> Sender: usenet@comdev.fdn.fr Organization: Communication Developpement. References: <D056u1.Jr6@comdev.fdn.fr> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 12:40:24 GMT In article <D056u1.Jr6@comdev.fdn.fr> [I wrote]: [Well, things about nextstep, deleted] I did not notice the crossposts of the original poster. Sorry for you, HPUX guys. I'll never do it again --------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederic STARK fs@comdev.fdn.fr NeXTMail OK (if small) "No keyboard, press F1 to continue" ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) Subject: Re: ghostHPDJ0.2 and german umlauts Message-ID: <D09GK4.4uy@tor.hookup.net> Sender: root@tor.hookup.net (Operator) Organization: Damon F. Cooper References: <3bo108$4pm@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> Date: Sun, 4 Dec 1994 00:40:52 GMT In article <3bo108$4pm@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> keiblin@cs.tu-berlin.de (Alexander Keiblinger) writes: > has anyone remarked the problem of ghost HPDJ0.2 with large german umlauts ? > Any new gs_init.ps ? Don't know WHAT exactly the problem is (ghostscript or what), but if I print a TIFF or multi-page PS, I consistantly get a kernel panic ('c' to continue, 'r' to restart).... I have (on intel) the new parallel driver (1.1), ghostscript 2.6.1 + 4 patches, and HPDJ0.2 installed. I also use the Mux 1.5 driver, but I doubt that has anything to do with it... Thinking hardware was a prob (everything worked under DOS, but hey, what the hell), I replaced my I/O card with a Boca....same thing... One wrinkle, I suppose, is that I have the new HP DeskJet 540C (which is supposed to be 100% DeskJet 550C compatible...could the bi-directional communication be screwing me up? Any size RTF prints fine, as does plain text, but the large bitmaps seem to give the kernel panic... Any thoughts? Damon F. Cooper damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) Subject: Kernel Panic: Ghostscript + HP DeskJet 540 Message-ID: <D0AFIo.6q6@tor.hookup.net> Sender: root@tor.hookup.net (Operator) Organization: Damon F. Cooper Date: Sun, 4 Dec 1994 13:16:00 GMT Don't know WHAT exactly the problem is (ghostscript or what), but if I print a TIFF or multi-page PS, I consistantly get a kernel panic ('c' to continue, 'r' to restart).... I have (on intel) the new parallel driver (1.1), ghostscript 2.6.1 + 4 patches, and HPDJ0.2 installed. I also use the Mux 1.5 driver, but I doubt that has anything to do with it... Thinking hardware was a prob (everything worked under DOS, but hey, what the hell), I replaced my I/O card with a Boca....same thing... One wrinkle, I suppose, is that I have the new HP DeskJet 540C (which is supposed to be 100% DeskJet 550C compatible...could the bi-directional communication be screwing me up? Any size RTF prints fine, as does plain text, but the large bitmaps seem to give the kernel panic... Any thoughts? Damon F. Cooper damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) Subject: PPP 2.6.1 Works Great!! Message-ID: <D0AG49.6rH@tor.hookup.net> Sender: root@tor.hookup.net (Operator) Organization: Damon F. Cooper Date: Sun, 4 Dec 1994 13:28:57 GMT Just installed (talk about painless!!) The latest PPP package can always be found at ftp.duq.edu in /pub/next/ppp. The newest version there now is PPP-2.2-0.1.6-pkg.tar.gz and you also need to get the serial Mux driver to fix a bug with the NeXT serial port driver... For anyone who hasn't tried this package yet, do it! If you're running SLIP currently, there's even LESS to do (fill in the blanks in one script and link a couple of files!!) Here's my script for a ZyXEL U1496E (I may have overkill in the modem setup string, but I took it from my ZyXEL SLIP dial script): ----cut here ---- #!/bin/sh # -*- Fundamental -*- # # kdebug 1 is SC_DEBUG # 2 is SC_LOG_INPKT # 4 is SC_LOG_OUTPKT # 8 is SC_LOG_RAWIN # 16 is SC_LOG_FLUSH # # add together to get debugging you want # Remember: for HW flow control you must you /dev/cufa or /dev/cufb # # # This is an example that dials a modem, logs into a remote Annex # terminal server and starts ppp. # exec /usr/local/bin/pppd bsdcomp 10,10 mtu 1006 lcp-echo-interval 15 \ lcp-echo-failure 5 crtscts defaultroute debug modem -pap -chap \ connect '/usr/local/bin/chat -v ABORT BUSY ABORT "NO CARRIER" ABORT "NO DIAL TONE" ABORT "ERROR" "" "ATZ0L1M0+FCLASS=0S42.1=0S38.3=1S38.5=1S2=128S46.2=1&K4&N0M0V1Q0X5&C1&D3&H 3&J0&L0&M0&R1&S0N1" "OK" ATDT6300970 TIMEOUT 120 CONNECT "" ogin: yourid assword: yourpassword choice: 3' \ /dev/cufb 57600 lock ----cut here ---- Note that specification of your IP, the remote IP, netmask, etc, etc, IS NOT NECESSARY with PPP! (unless you have special circumstances or just want to do it anyway)...the protocol figures that out at connection! (Sorry, I've got the "PPP NEWBIE" willies :) Giver poop! Damon F. Cooper damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net
From: trance9@clark.net (Trance 9) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Thicknet to thin/10BaseT converter? Date: 4 Dec 1994 14:27:18 -0500 Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA Message-ID: <3bt56m$3dr@explorer.clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi All, I recently picked up an old sun 2/120, and would like to network it to my NextStation. The 2/120 has (I beleive) a thick ethernet connector while the NeXT has two connectors which are (I beleive) thin and 10BaseT. Is there a way to hook these via ethernet, like a converter? Thanks for any advice, pointers, etc. PEace, James
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Subject: Re: How Do I Install An External Boot Drive? In-Reply-To: rragner@stingray.vm.iastate.edu's message of 28 Nov 1994 19:33:08 GMT To: rragner@stingray.vm.iastate.edu (Rod Ragner) Message-ID: <STEPHAN.94Dec4000808@rodion.muc.de> Sender: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Organization: Transmogrifiers Ltd. References: <3bdb9k$2mt@news.iastate.edu> Date: Sat, 3 Dec 1994 23:08:08 GMT On 28 Nov 1994 19:33:08 GMT, Rod Ragner (RR) wrote: RR> I have never installed NEXTSTEP on a NeXT computer before and I am having RR> considerable difficulty... How do I make an external disk the boot disk, RR> such that it will boot with everything that the internal disk did? RR> RR> [...] RR> RR> After the disk was initialized, I logged out and powered off stallion, RR> powered off all of the external drives, changed the external 1458MB drive RR> to SCSI ID 0, powered on all of the external drives, inserted the NEXTSTEP RR> release 3.2 installation diskette in the diskette drive of stallion, the RR> NEXTSTEP release 3.2 installion CD into the NEC CD-ROM and powered on RR> stallion. After the "Testing system..." prompt dissappeared, I pressed RR> Command-Tilde and entered bfd at the boot prompt. Eventually, stallion RR> halted with the following messages: RR> RR> root on sd0a RR> Load of /etc/mach-init errno 2, trying /etc/init RR> Load of /etc/init failed, errno 2 Have you tried booting from the CD instead of from the floppy. bsd(n,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sdn ^- n = CD-drive's id --^ Stephan -- _______________________________________________________________________ Stephan Wacker stephan@rodion.muc.de [NeXTMail YES];
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Subject: Re: loginwindow MoveWhenIdle YES In-Reply-To: kparks@its.brooklyn.cuny.edu's message of 2 Dec 1994 19:22:47 -0500 To: kparks@its.brooklyn.cuny.edu (-staff music) Message-ID: <STEPHAN.94Dec4001640@rodion.muc.de> Sender: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Organization: Transmogrifiers Ltd. References: <3bodon$n7i@itsop1.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu> Date: Sat, 3 Dec 1994 23:16:40 GMT On 2 Dec 1994 19:22:47 -0500, Kevin Parks (KP) wrote: KP> Hi all, KP> here's a dumb question: KP> KP> I running NeXTStep 3.0 on a NeXTStation and i would like my login panel to KP> bounce around when no one is logged in. I sometimes run really big jobs that KP> go for 30 or 40 hours and i want to be able to logout and not have the login panel KP> burn in. You could turn off the screen :) Or do you have that old mono screen without a power switch? root# dread -o loginwindow loginwindow MoveWhenIdle YES loginwindow MovementTimeout 1 loginwindow TimeToDim 300 Stephan -- _______________________________________________________________________ Stephan Wacker stephan@rodion.muc.de [NeXTMail YES];
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Subject: How to remove a directory? Message-ID: <STEPHAN.94Dec4004447@rodion.muc.de> Sender: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Organization: Transmogrifiers Ltd. Date: Sat, 3 Dec 1994 23:44:47 GMT OK, the question sounds dumb: `rmdir' is the answer. But what if this doesn't work? rodion:9# ls -ldga xxx drwxrwxrwx 2 stephan staff 802816 Dec 1 23:00 xxx/ rodion:10# ls -lga xxx total 441 drwxrwxrwx 2 stephan staff 802816 Dec 1 23:00 ./ drwxr-xr-x 3 stephan staff 1024 Dec 4 00:30 ../ rodion:11# whoami root rodion:12# rmdir xxx rmdir: xxx: Directory not empty Exit 1 rodion:13# rm -rf xxx rodion:14# ls DIR INDEX README xxx/ rodion:15# BTW, that directory isn't really .8M big -- it's a corrupt inode. In the ``UNIX Power Tools'' I found an advice how to remove a directory with an empty name: ``Use the command clri <filesystem> <inode> to clear the directory's inode...'' That `clri' is probably a SysV utility; there's none on my system. Does anybody know a way to get rid of that directory? It's not only a minor nuisance but it also confuses the find command that I use in a backup script. TIA Stephan -- _______________________________________________________________________ Stephan Wacker stephan@rodion.muc.de [NeXTMail YES];
From: perkins@sidney2b (Stephen J. Perkins) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: PPP 2.6.1 Works Great!! Date: 4 Dec 1994 19:59:56 GMT Organization: Michigan State University Distribution: world Message-ID: <3bt73s$efd@msunews.cl.msu.edu> In article <D0AG49.6rH@tor.hookup.net> damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) writes: > > Just installed (talk about painless!!) > > The latest PPP package can always be found at ftp.duq.edu in > /pub/next/ppp. The newest version there now is > PPP-2.2-0.1.6-pkg.tar.gz and you also need to get the serial Mux > driver to fix a bug with the NeXT serial port driver... > > For anyone who hasn't tried this package yet, do it! If you're running > SLIP currently, there's even LESS to do (fill in the blanks in > one script and link a couple of files!!) I thought it necessary to follow up and note that PPP-2.2 is still in alpha release. However, the NeXT port of this code is very stable. The NeXT port will remain in alpha stage as long as the PPP-2.2 remains in that stage. Then, the NeXT port will follow the stages of PPP-2.2. Because of this, please note: If you run into any problem with the work, please email me (perkins@cps.msu.edu) _before_ you email usenet. This includes potential bugs as well as general configuration questions. Since the work is _alpha_, the source files for the code are encyrpted. This is only a precaution so that users will understand the status of the work before they try to use it. If you have more questions, please refer to: ftp://ftp.duq.edu/pub/next/ppp/README - Steve P.S. Thanks for the plug Damon! P.P.S. PPP works with the standard NeXT serial driver as well. It just works better with MuX. -- ==================================================================== Stephen Perkins | perkins@cps.msu.edu Department of Computer Science | Michigan State University | NS/FIP OS 3.2 using PPP-2.2
From: pait@lac.usp.br (Felipe M. Pait) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: printing from Texview in an HP printer, NeXT/Sun floppies Date: 4 Dec 1994 19:23:35 GMT Organization: Universidade de Sao Paulo / Brasil Message-ID: <3bt4vn$a0b@bee.uspnet.usp.br> I often get very poor quality printouts when I print from TeXview to an HP III postscript printer. The printer is attached to a dos machine which is not networked, not to the NeXT, so I have to print the ps file to a dos floppy and use the sneakernet. But I don't see how that could change things. Print quality seems better when I do the same thing from a Sun, I can't figure out what is wrong. Also, what is the state of the art way of using NeXT floppies in Sparcstations and vice versa? The documentation in NS 3.2 FIP says it is not possible to use filesystems, and indeed NeXT can't read Sun-formatted floppies or vice versa. Is there a way around this? Thanks, Felipe M Pait
From: filip@filtronix.eunet.be (Filip Lingier) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Which is FASTER: SLIP or PPP? Date: 3 Dec 1994 14:01:46 GMT Organization: Filtronix Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <3bptoa$86@filtronix.eunet.be> References: <3bndrr$f5@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com> In article <3bndrr$f5@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com> trey@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon) writes: > Can anyone comment on the speed of data transfer (FTP, INN, etc.) using > SLIP without VJ header compression vs. PPP? If there are any > idiosyncracies to using PPP I'd appreciate hearing about them as well. > If it matters, the modems are ZyXEL 1496E's. NNTPGET yields about 2200cps when transfering using a PPP link between two ZyXEL 1496E's (connect at 16800) and is clearly faster that SLIP without VJ compression (about 1800cps). Filip
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <cs@ecs.co.at> Date: Sun, 4 Dec 94 20:56:41 +0100 From: Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> Message-ID: <9412041956.AA00484@zaphod> Subject: Re: Kernel Panic: Ghostscript + HP DeskJet 540 In article <D0AFIo.6q6@tor.hookup.net> damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) writes: > Don't know WHAT exactly the problem is (ghostscript or what), but if I > print a TIFF or multi-page PS, I consistantly get a kernel panic ('c' to > continue, 'r' to restart).... > > I have (on intel) the new parallel driver (1.1), ghostscript 2.6.1 + 4 > patches, and HPDJ0.2 installed. I also use the Mux 1.5 driver, but I > doubt that has anything to do with it... .... I think, my parallel port-driver is guilty. I received some bugreports about possible system-panics and systems freezing, bug I could not find a bug in it until now. It works fine on my machine, so I cannot figure out the problem. It only appears on certain configurations. BTW: The parallel-port-driver source is about 250 lines of code, and if there is something wrong, it should be easy to find it. Mark Salyzyn suggested, I should replace the macros TASK_SLEEP() and TASK_WAKEUP() with these versions: #define TASK_SLEEP(dev) \ do{ \ assert_wait((int)&(instance_data[dev].fifo), YES); \ instance_data[dev].task_sleeps = YES; \ thread_block(); \ }while(0) #define TASK_WAKEUP(interrupt, dev) \ do{ \ if(instance_data[dev].task_sleeps){ \ if(interrupt) \ ns_timeout((func)thread_wakeup, \ &(instance_data[dev].fifo), 1, CALLOUT_PRI_SOFTINT0);\ else \ thread_wakeup((int)&(instance_data[dev].fifo)); \ instance_data[dev].task_sleeps = NO; \ } \ }while(0) Until now I don't know if it helps. If it helps, please tell me and I will include them in a news version. -- Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> or <cs@ekpds1.tuwien.ac.at>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: bbutler@netcom.com (Bryan Butler) Subject: Re: Thicknet to thin/10BaseT converter? Message-ID: <bbutlerD0AztC.5Bu@netcom.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <3bt56m$3dr@explorer.clark.net> Date: Sun, 4 Dec 1994 20:34:23 GMT Trance 9 (trance9@clark.net) wrote: > Hi All, > I recently picked up an old sun 2/120, and would like to network > it to my NextStation. The 2/120 has (I beleive) a thick ethernet If this is a DB-15 with a stupid-looking sliding locking connector, then it is actually a transceiver connection. The transceiver cable, which is a 15 conductor cable, is often misnamed thick ethernet, because it resembles, in size, the thick coaxial (2 conductor) cable that is rarely used anymore for ethernet cabling. The transceiver is a little box that connects directly to the network via a tap. You choose the type of transceiver based on what kind of network you're going to connect to. You can get transceivers for thick, thin, or twisted pair (10BASET). Cabletron is a good source of transceivers. They have a TMS-3 for thin, and a TPT-4 for twisted pair. With the TMS-3 you will also need a transceiver cable to connnect the workstation to the transceiver. Cabletron's number is (603) 332-9400. > connector while the NeXT has two connectors which are (I beleive) thin and > 10BaseT. Is there a way to hook these via ethernet, like a converter? > Thanks for any advice, pointers, etc. PEace, Systems like the NeXT and modern Suns that have built-in coax or 10BASET connectors actually have transceivers built-in. I have never seen a machine with built-in thick transceiver, so this probably just adds to the confusion between thick and the transceiver connection. Good luck, -- ------- Bryan Butler bbutler@netcom.com
From: nando@ccrma.stanford.edu (Fernando Pablo Lopez Lezcano) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: FInger, last, network, wtmp..... Date: 5 Dec 1994 01:33:01 GMT Organization: Stanford University Message-ID: <3btqkd$k4j@nntp.Stanford.EDU> References: <1994Dec4.111454.1869@ToTSySSoft.com> In article <3bq7hu$t95@hamblin.math.byu.edu> pmarc@zapotec.math.byu.edu ( Paul Marshall Cardon II) writes: }~ tm8025a@american.edu wrote: }~ : Any ideas on this would be appreciated. }~ }~ : I would like to have a network wide log file. As of right now }~ : we have 30+ NeXTStations and one Cube acting as a server. I want }~ : to be able to type a command and find out when a certain person }~ : was logged into any of the machines. Also, is their any way I }~ : could get finger to act the same way. }~ : When you finger someone on the server it tells when they logged }~ : on or if they are logged on to one of the networked machines. }~ }~ GNU Finger would do just this, but I have not been able to get it }~ to work without memory allocation errors. I've never gotten any }~ response from anybody who does have it working correctly. Anybody? First about gnu finger (latest version I managed to get was 1.37) I managed to compile it and get it working under 3.2 black and white. The only problem was that I was getting a memory allocation error when it was exiting. What I did was to get rid of the following lines at the end of src/finger.c: if (host) free (host); It looks that exit(0) was trying to free _that_ memory again and that's the reason you get the error. As to why I have no idea... If you are interested in a site-wide finger service you should take a look at icsi-finger, a modified version of the gnu finger being mantained by Andreas Stolcke (stolcke@icsi.Berkeley.EDU) with a lot more features. Current version is (I believe) 1.0.24. I got it from ftp.icsi.berkeley.edu in pub:/stolcke and it works just fine (except for the idle time of the console logins, which I managed to fix so they are never reported as idle). -- Fernando nando@ccrma.stanford.edu
From: omeyer@i3.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Oliver Meyer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Why does dump want so many tapes? Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 5 Dec 1994 09:46:44 GMT Organization: Lehrstuhl fuer Informatik III, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <3buni4$5m7@urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Keywords: dump nextstep QIC-525 Hi *! When I try to do a backup with dump with Nextstep 3.1 I need more than three (3) tapes to do a backup of 706038 kbytes (or maybe only 444091 kbytes), although I use DC6525 tapes. Why? What can I do? I own a SCSI tape drive designed for QIC-525 tapes. In the FAQ in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware you may read, that such tapes have a capacity of 525MB. Still dump claimes to need 3.23 tapes to backup my first harddisk. The tape specifications given to dump are also from the FAQ. When I use tar everything fits on one (1) tape. I included the call to dump, its output and the output of df to give you a better idea of whats happening. Thanks for all help. 1000ft 16000bpi omeyer:7> /usr/etc/dump 0usfd 1000 /dev/nrst0 16000 /dev/sd0a DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Mon Dec 5 09:08:41 1994 DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch DUMP: Dumping /dev/rsd0a (/) to /dev/nrst0 DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files] DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories] DUMP: estimated 451646 tape blocks on 3.23 tape(s). DUMP: NEEDS ATTENTION: Cannot open tape. Do you want to retry the open?: ("yes" or "no") no DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted. When running dump, no tape was in the drive and I was not willing to give it 3.23 tapes. omeyer:8> df Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on /dev/sd0a 706038 444091 191343 70% / /dev/sd1a 1003493 509785 393358 56% /.mnt_ollisdisk /private/vm/swapfile 706038 444091 191343 70% /private/vm/swapfile.front /dev/rsd0h 307024 234744 72280 76% /stefansdisk /dev/rfd0b 1424 0 1423 0% /disk1 omeyer:9>
From: delannoy@bsd10.ensta.fr (Xavier Delannoy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HP Laser-Jet PCL5 and NextStep Date: 5 Dec 1994 11:26:12 GMT Organization: Ecole Nationale Superieure de Techniques Avancees, Paris Distribution: world Message-ID: <3butck$opn@ici-paris.ensta.fr> Hi, Does anybody know if it is possible to use a HP LaserJet (4L) printer which supports PCL5 but not Postscript with the NextStep environment? In other world, is there an PostScript to PCL5 translator bundeled within the NextStep package. Thank you for your answer. Xavier Delannoy -- ------------------------------------------------------- | Xavier C. DELANNOY | | I can be reached at: (until Aug95) delannoy@ensta.fr | | (after Aug95) delannoy@imag.fr | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Ensta stands for: Ecole Nationale Superieure des Techniques Avancees| ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: irving@Happy-Man.com (Irving_Wolfe) Subject: Configuring Next-On-A-LAN To Use PPP for Internet, Not For Mail Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 10:44:20 GMT Message-ID: <D0C35x.6B@Happy-Man.com> Organization: Happy Man Corp, 4410 Pt Robinson, Vashon, WA 98070 206/463-9399 Can anyone tell me how to set up my personal Next (on a company LAN that is not on the internet and gets and sends mail via a mailhost with uucp) so that, when I use a personal copy of PPP to connect to the internet briefly through a dial-up internet provider, mail I send will still go through mailhost and be processed there as usual? What's happening now is, if pppd is running, the system ignores its usual procedures and tries to send the mail out via the PPP link. This works for internet mail, but local mail I send bounces for lack of a domain name (with no user of the same name on our provider). Besides, even with our domain name, it's crazy to send mail that's to a user a few desks away out to the internet over a PPP link, then 30 minutes later back to our mailhost via uucp, when it could have been on the recipient's machine in seconds. Thanks! - Irving -- Irving_Wolfe@Happy-Man.com 206/463-9399 x101 fax extension 108 Happy Man Corp. 4410 SW Pt. Robinson Rd., Vashon, WA 98070-7399 In SOLID VALUE, we show intelligent investors under-priced stocks Printed Info Free: Send POSTAL address: Solid-Value@Happy-Man.com
Message-ID: <155346Z05121994@anon.penet.fi> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: an149569@anon.penet.fi Organization: Anonymous contact service Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 15:48:28 UTC Subject: MegaPixel driver doesn't netboot Hello, I'm attempting to bring up a turbo station as a NetBoot client to an optical-only 030 cube running NS 2.2. The boot process hangs with the following messages: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi.
From: Rene.Kulschewski@rkt.in-berlin.de Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Please help: Cube freezes ! Date: 5 Dec 1994 18:18:45 GMT Organization: The Fair Affair Distribution: world Message-ID: <3bvli5$134@rkt.in-berlin.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I have a big problem with a Cube (40MB RAM, Dimension with 20MB RAM, NS 3.2). Sometimes the machine simply "freezes", sometimes it gets a kernel panic with different messages: eg. "illegal instruction", "Cpu (0) fp is not one", "Unexpected kernel page fault failure" etc. I've done a new installation, i changed the RAM, the disk drive and all cables, no success... What can I do ? I'm pretty sure that's a hardware failure, but how can i check out the faulty part ? If i press "p" at the boot prompt, there is a option "boot extended diagnostics". Where can i get these tools ? Thanks Rene' -- ____________________________________________________________________________ <rene@prz.tu-berlin.de> Rene' Kulschewski <rene@rkt.in-berlin.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.soft-sys.nextstep From: kyleh@cs.mun.ca (Kyle Douglas Hearfield) Subject: any NeXTStep Publications? Message-ID: <1994Dec4.165007.2219@cs.mun.ca> Sender: usenet@cs.mun.ca (NNTP server account) Organization: CS Dept., Memorial University of Newfoundland Date: Sun, 4 Dec 1994 16:50:07 GMT I am looking for subscription information to any NeXTStep Publications. if you could provide me with an address and number of any I would be very Thankful! Thanks in Advance, Kyle. -- "You might as well pay attention because you can't afford free speech." -George Clinton. ______________________________________________________________________________ Kyle Douglas Hearfield Kyleh@europa.cs.mun.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mario@galileo.uwaterloo.ca (Mario Stargard) Subject: Remote printing, choosing bins? Message-ID: <D0Cr2F.Jr1@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca> Sender: news@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca Organization: University of Waterloo Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 19:20:38 GMT Greetings all: Alright, anybody done this? Say that I've typed something using Edit.app and now I want to print it on a remote printer. I can print on the remote printer on the default bin because I've manually created a printcap entry in NetInfo. It's familiar and mine looks like this: galileo> nidump printcap / research1: \ :lp=:rm=quark:rp=research1:sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/research1: \ :ty=Postscript: admin1: \ :lp=:rm=quark:rp=admin1:sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/admin1:ty=Postscript: clinic1: \ :lp=:rm=quark:rp=clinic1:sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/clinic1:ty=Postscript: cclr: \ :lp=:rm=quark:rp=cclr:sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/cclr:ty=Postscript: Ok, how do I choose bins? Is that a function of PrintManager or Edit? Mario
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: lao@zoo.ncl.omron.co.jp (LAO Shihong) Subject: Re: loginwindow MoveWhenIdle YES In-Reply-To: bobcook@slac.stanford.edu's message of Sat, 3 Dec 1994 01:49:59 GMT Message-ID: <LAO.94Dec5110636@wolf.zoo.ncl.omron.co.jp> Sender: news@omrongw.wg.omron.co.jp (News Manager) Organization: OMRON Co., Kyoto 617, Japan. References: <3bodon$n7i@itsop1.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu> <D07p3B.G1q@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU> Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 02:06:36 GMT >>>>> On Sat, 3 Dec 1994 01:49:59 GMT, bobcook@slac.stanford.edu (Bob Cook) said: In article <D07p3B.G1q@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU> bobcook@slac.stanford.edu (Bob Cook) writes: >> % dwrite loginwindow MoveWhenIdle YES >> >> But that didn't work. Anyone know how to do this? Bob> That's exactly right. It must be done as root, though. Does it still work under NS3.2? It does not start to move after I upgraded to 3.2, but a next logo appears after certain idle time. ---- -- ---- LAO Shihong (Firstname is surname!!!)
From: rragner@stingray.vm.iastate.edu (Rod Ragner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: How Do I Install An External Boot Drive? Date: 5 Dec 1994 21:05:38 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Message-ID: <3bvvb2$9u4@news.iastate.edu> References: <3bdb9k$2mt@news.iastate.edu> Here is the answer to my own question (in case anyone is interested): The reason that I was getting the following errors > Load of /etc/mach-init errno 2, trying /etc/init > Load of /etc/init failed, errno 2 is because I had not turned off "Sync" on the Micropolis drive! The drive was shipped ready for Macintosh, but I did not know that I had to turn off "Sync" for NeXT computers; now I know. Sean Church suggested this and I called the supplier to get the jumper settings. The next day I attempted to run BuildDisk on the drive and boot from it and the darn thing actually worked <smile>! -- Rod Ragner Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 Voice: (515) 294-4751, FAX: (515) 294-3564, (NeXT Mail accepted) Email: rragner@stallion.vm.iastate.edu or stryder@iastate.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bobcook@slac.stanford.edu (Bob Cook) Subject: Re: loginwindow MoveWhenIdle YES Message-ID: <D0D2oC.E1y@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU> Sender: news@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center References: <LAO.94Dec5110636@wolf.zoo.ncl.omron.co.jp> Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 23:31:23 GMT LAO Shihong writes >>> % dwrite loginwindow MoveWhenIdle YES >>> >>> But that didn't work. Anyone know how to do this? > >Bob> That's exactly right. It must be done as root, though. > >Does it still work under NS3.2? It does not start to move >after I upgraded to 3.2, but a next logo appears after certain >idle time. There were changes in both 3.1 and 3.2, although I don't remember them exactly. (We went back to running the 3.0 version of loginwindow.) In 3.2 I believe you now need (as root) dwrite loginwindow ScreenSaverEnabled YES That may not be the whole solution though. Another one you can play with is dwrite loginwindow TimeToDim nnn where nnn is a number of seconds. This value also existed in 3.0 but the number represented a unit much smaller than a second. I think this controls the "idle time" you mention above. -- Bob Cook bobcook@slac.stanford.edu Stanford Linear Accelerator Center NeXT mail okay
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <cs@ecs.co.at> Date: Mon, 5 Dec 94 13:42:07 +0100 From: Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> Message-ID: <9412051242.AA00768@zaphod> Subject: Re: How to remove a directory? Cc: stephan@rodion.muc.de I had the same problem some time ago. I received a lot of replys from the net, resulting in a modified 'clri'-program that worked well for me. I postet the c-source some time ago, but I can also e-mail this program to everyone who needs it. Christian Starkjohann <cs@ecs.co.at> or <cs@ekpds1.tuwien.ac.at> In article <STEPHAN.94Dec4004447@rodion.muc.de> stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) writes: > OK, the question sounds dumb: `rmdir' is the answer. But what if this > doesn't work? > > rodion:9# ls -ldga xxx > drwxrwxrwx 2 stephan staff 802816 Dec 1 23:00 xxx/ > rodion:10# ls -lga xxx > total 441 > drwxrwxrwx 2 stephan staff 802816 Dec 1 23:00 ./ > drwxr-xr-x 3 stephan staff 1024 Dec 4 00:30 ../ > rodion:11# whoami > root > rodion:12# rmdir xxx > rmdir: xxx: Directory not empty > Exit 1 > rodion:13# rm -rf xxx > rodion:14# ls > DIR INDEX README xxx/ > rodion:15# > > BTW, that directory isn't really .8M big -- it's a corrupt inode. > > > In the ``UNIX Power Tools'' I found an advice how to remove a > directory with an empty name: > > ``Use the command clri <filesystem> <inode> to clear the > directory's inode...'' > > That `clri' is probably a SysV utility; there's none on my system. > > Does anybody know a way to get rid of that directory? It's not only a > minor nuisance but it also confuses the find command that I use in a > backup script. > > > TIA > > Stephan > > -- > _______________________________________________________________________ > Stephan Wacker > stephan@rodion.muc.de [NeXTMail YES];
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <mt1!stwo@netcom.com> From: MROP Development <mt1!stwo@netcom.com> Message-ID: <9412051542.AA05440@mt1.mantech.com> Date: Mon, 5 Dec 94 07:42:23 -0800 Subject: Need some help using FTP Cc: stwo@netcom.com I am new at this stuff and need some help. How does NeXT logon, transfer files, etc... I would like to get a copy of that world map from Hawaii. I do have a copy of gatorGTP_486.app with many addresses but it does not seem to be "plugged in". Thanks for the help! Dennis
From: anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: loginwindow MoveWhenIdle YES Date: 6 Dec 1994 02:22:14 GMT Organization: Division of Information Technology, UW-Madison Message-ID: <3c0hsm$cs8@news.doit.wisc.edu> References: <3bodon$n7i@itsop1.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu> <D07p3B.G1q@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU> <LAO.94Dec5110636@wolf.zoo.ncl.omron.co.jp> In article <LAO.94Dec5110636@wolf.zoo.ncl.omron.co.jp>, LAO Shihong <lao@zoo.ncl.omron.co.jp> wrote: >Does it still work under NS3.2? It does not start to move >after I upgraded to 3.2, but a next logo appears after certain >idle time. Depends on what you mean by "working." The login panel itself does not move. That went away in an earlier upgrade (I can no longer remember if it was 2.1->3.0, 3.0->3.1, or 3.1->3.2, all of which I did); the reason was that the overhead for moving the panel was unacceptably high. After a (settable) time, the panel is replaced by a a black screen and the logo you've seen; the logo jumps around periodically to prevent burn-in. -- <> Science is about skepticism. <> -- Eugene Miya -- Opinions expressed herein have no connection with the UW-Madison. Jess Anderson anderson@doit.wisc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Gilad Ehven <b6933873@mail.wsu.edu> Subject: Please Help: User's Group in Kuwait Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.90.941204180547.29798A-100000@cheetah.it.wsu.edu> Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (News) Organization: Washington State University Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 02:14:26 GMT Greetings! Can anyone out there help me and my friend find the address and contact information for the user's group in Kuwait? We have no current information, and would appreciate any assistance you can provide. Also, does anyone out there know about the extent to which NeXT is used in Kuwait? Are there also other services for NeXT users in Kuwait other than the user's group? In advance -- THANKS! [Please feel free to e-mail me with any information you may have.]
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Ralph_Jung@Radical.Com Subject: Re: adding a tape drive? Message-ID: <1994Dec5.151318.5991@radical2.radical.com> Sender: news@radical2.radical.com Organization: Radical System Solutions, Inc. References: <bbutlerD06yG5.E1C@netcom.com> Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 15:13:18 GMT Bryan Butler writes > Tim Kirk (tim_kirk@washcoll.edu) wrote: > > I decided to spring for a new Exabyte tape drive for my box (routine > > backups will let me sleep better at night). However, dump 0fsun /dev/rxt0 > > will only tell me that dump needs attention and cannot open the tape. How > > does one install & configure an Exabyte tape? What is the "little" thing > > that I am not doing? > > Hate to tell you this, but I BELIEVE that Next can't work with Exabytes. I > used to like these till I discovered that DATs are better. I haven't tried > a DAT on my Next, but I have used an Archive QIC 150. Both the QIC 150 and > the DAT drive are listed in the Hardware Compatibility Guide. > > -- > ------- > Bryan Butler > bbutler@netcom.com I am using an Exabyte 8200 tape drive on a NeXT 68040 Cube with no problem. However, a coworker can't get an Exabyte 8500 tape drive to work on a NeXT Color Turbo. Whenever an attempt is made to write to the drive it returns an "unexpected end-of-file error" or some such thing. Setting the drive to do a fixed block size didn't help. So, Exabyte tape drives may or may not work with NEXTSTEP. -- Ralph Jung ( Ralph_Jung@Radical.Com ) Radical System Solutions, Inc. NeXTmail accepted System/Network/Database Design, Development, Consulting rad~i~cal \'rad-i-kel\ adj. - marked by a considerable departure from the usual or traditional: EXTREME
From: jdaniels@enet.net Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Why Does it Do This Date: 6 Dec 1994 05:06:23 GMT Organization: Evergreen Communications, Phoenix, Arizona Message-ID: <3c0rgf$8rp@maple.enet.net> I am not new to slip or NextStep but I learn something new everyday!! I found something strange about slip that I hope someone could explain to me. I have had slip working fine for about 6 months, but I decided to add a new user, -my wife- to the system(this is a stand alone system) by using the UserManager. Well after I finished adding the user, slip would not work. It acts like it could not fine Nameservices(resolv.conf). If I pinged a location it would just sit there and if I tried to do other apps the curser would just spin! I then removed the user account from the system and Slip returned to its wonderful self! It works just fine! If you have any idea about what is going on behind the postscript, please educate me!!! Thanks in advance John Daniels jdaniels@enet.net
From: cdb@xedoc.com.au (Cameron Bromley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: [pc|bw]nfs on black h/w? Date: 6 Dec 1994 07:34:40 GMT Organization: Xedoc Software Development Pty Ltd Message-ID: <3c146g$oie@yarrina.connect.com.au> References: <oorient.786274531@extro> Object Oriented (oorient@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU) wrote: : How to set up pcnfs or bwnfs on black NS 3.2? : I'd be grateful for pointers ... : Piotr Palacz, piotr@oose.com.au Hi, I have submitted a ready-to-go Fat (intel/moto) build of the latest (?) bwnfsd daemon + source to ftp://ftp.connect.com.au/pub/NeXT/bwnfsd.tar.gz The source is PD. It works just fine. I think there is always the latest copy of the daemon source on Beam & Whiteside's server (ftp.bandw.com ???). I *do* get a warning message when running on black 3.2, but it does not appear to affect the functionality in any way. Beware of a bug though: The daemon appears to need an /etc/printcap file to exist. Since the default setup on a NeXT box will not have this file (that info is stored in NetInfo), the easiest way to create one is to run the following commands as root: nidump printcap . > /etc/printcap nidump printcap / >> /etc/printcap There is also an undocumented debug switch (-d) which will be of use. Let me know if you cannot ftp and I will NeXTMail you the parts. Hope this helps, Cameron. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron Bromley Email : cdb@xedoc.com.au Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd. Fax : +61-3-696-6757 Unit 11, 663 Victoria St, Phone : +61-3-696-2490 Abbotsford, VIC, 3067, Australia
From: jfb@biomath.jussieu.fr Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: HP PA RISC Questions - what printer and FaxModem? Date: 06 Dec 94 10:39:55 Organization: Universites Paris VI/Paris VII - France Distribution: world Message-ID: <jfb.94Dec6103955@tequila> References: <D07H7o.FGr@wri.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain I use a Gecko 80 with an HP laserjet 4MP and a suprafax modem. The HP is 600 ppi, quite good although a bit slow (4 pages /mn), but it's cheap. The supra works well but I have no fax software; it's cheap and fairly reliable (I bought it 2 years ago and I carry it a lot) --- Jean-Francois Boisvieux Departement de Biomathematiques Faculte de medecine Pitie-Salpetriere 75013 Paris France jfb@biomath.jussieu.fr (NeXT mail O.K) tel : (33) 1 45 86 19 98 fax : (33) 1 45 83 87 20
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: leon@toolcase.com (Leon Farfel) Subject: Re: adding a tape drive? Sender: news@math.enmu.edu (The Garbage Heap) Message-ID: <1994Dec6.081247.16598@math.enmu.edu> Date: Tue, 6 Dec 1994 08:12:47 GMT References: <bbutlerD06yG5.E1C@netcom.com> Organization: Eastern New Mexico University, Department of Mathematical Sciences In article <bbutlerD06yG5.E1C@netcom.com> bbutler@netcom.com (Bryan Butler) writes: > Tim Kirk (tim_kirk@washcoll.edu) wrote: > > I decided to spring for a new Exabyte tape drive for my box (routine > > backups will let me sleep better at night). However, dump 0fsun /dev/rxt0 > > will only tell me that dump needs attention and cannot open the tape. How > > does one install & configure an Exabyte tape? What is the "little" thing > > that I am not doing? > > Hate to tell you this, but I BELIEVE that Next can't work with Exabytes. I > used to like these till I discovered that DATs are better. I haven't tried > a DAT on my Next, but I have used an Archive QIC 150. Both the QIC 150 and > the DAT drive are listed in the Hardware Compatibility Guide. > > -- > ------- > Bryan Butler > bbutler@netcom.com Actually Exabyte works. But it is not as obvious as it may seems at first. Especially if you trying to install Exabyte 8200. Exabyte 8200 is using HARDWARE configurable block size for SCSI. 8500 is using software signal for the same purpose. Exabyte 8200 has dip switches on the SECOND from the back board. Try to use installation fro SUN OS ( I believe 1-3-5 up, but I don't remember for sure) For details I would recommend to call Exabyte Support (you will really enjoy it). I guaranty the problem is block negotiation. My friend told me that he use to have a small program for "Initialization" of 8500. Send me E-mail if you have more questions. I am using Differential Exabyte 8200. No problem. Leon Farfel ToolCASE Computing Inc. Leon@ToolCASE.Com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: leon@toolcase.com (Leon Farfel) Subject: Looking for Russian font KIO-8 Sender: news@math.enmu.edu (The Garbage Heap) Message-ID: <1994Dec6.082433.16823@math.enmu.edu> Date: Tue, 6 Dec 1994 08:24:33 GMT Organization: Eastern New Mexico University, Department of Mathematical Sciences Keywords: KIO-8 Where I can find Russian Font KIO-8 for NeXT? Thank YOU. Leon Farfel ToolCASE Computing Inc. Leon@ToolCASE.Com
From: robin@pencom.com (Robin D. Wilson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Getty and login with 8-N-1 on serial line ? Date: 6 Dec 1994 13:48:04 GMT Organization: Pencom Sofware Message-ID: <3c1q2k$dhh@digdug.pencom.com> References: <1994Dec4.112146.1936@ToTSySSoft.com> In article <1994Dec4.112146.1936@ToTSySSoft.com> Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes: :In article <3blc0h$nga@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst :Kloecker) writes: :}~ I wrote : :}~ :}~ >What is the secret there ? Do I have to fiddle around with stty :}~ somehow ? :}~ :}~ That helped. I added 'stty pass8' at the end of my .login. :}~ :}~ But is there also a way without changing every user's .login ? : :If you want both 8-bit input and output, see "stty pass8 pass8out" : Adding this stuff to the shell is "OK", but a better solution would be to have getty appropriately setup the port in the first place. All you have to do is modify the "/etc/gettytab" file. Change the "default:\" entry to the following: # # The default gettytab entry, used to set defaults for all other # entries, and in cases where getty is called with no table name # default:\ :ap:im=\r\n\r\nNeXT Mach (%h) (%t)\r\n\r\r\n\r:\ :er=\177:kl=^U:in=^C:lm=\r\n%h login\72 :sp#9600:\ :p8:zp: The "p8" sets "pass 8 bit characters" (both in and out), and the "zp" sets "zero parity" (which is functionally the same as "no parity"). If you don't want to change the "default:" stanza, you can add/change the stanza for the getty speed (in your "ttys" file you will specify something like "D9600" or "D19200" for the getty "speed" -- that label relates back to a stanza in the gettytab file. For example, if you wanted a "38400" speed line, you would have an entry that looks like: h|D38400-p8|8bit.38400|Fast-Dial-38400-8bit:\ :p8:zp:\ :sp#38400: The above entry would first read the "default:" stanza to get most of the device characteristics -- then it would set "pass 8", "zero parity" and "speed 38400" from the "D38400-p8" stanza. Your "/etc/ttys" file entry for this would look like: ttydfa "/usr/etc/getty D38400-p8" vt100 on Once you've made the appropriate modifications you simply "kill -1 1" (send a SIGHUP to the "init" process -- which is always "PID" 1). This will force init to reload the ttys file (among others), and update getty with your changes. Try reading the "man" page on "gettytab" -- it provides a lot of detail on other settings you can use when setting up a tty. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** These are my opinions... Mine! All Mine! Minemineminemineminemine! *** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robin D. Wilson robin@pencom.com Pencom Software 701 Canyon Bend Dr. 9050 Capital of Texas Hwy Pflugerville, TX 78660 Austin, TX 78759
From: walkup@phyast.nhn.uoknor.edu (John Walkup) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Need advice on NS platform purchase. Date: 6 Dec 94 07:21:41 GMT Organization: The University of Oklahoma (USA) Message-ID: <walkup.786698501@phyast> Summary: Need advice on NS platform purchase. Keywords: computer, next Can someone help me with some advice? I want to buy a new computer. I plan to hook it up to my college department's Ethernet so that the faculty and students can use it as well. So it needs to be multi-tasking. But I also want it to run NS since I plan to use some softare I wrote in my classes. (Fast graphics are also a must.) I can't spend any more than $20,000 (roughly) but I can get an educational discount for most systems. What is the fastest, best multi-tasking machine available for this kind of money? I was thinking Sparc-20 but NS isn't available for Sparcs as far as I know. I realize that the info I gave out is sketchy. Sorry. E-mail replies are fine. Thanks. John
From: steve@estel.uindy.edu (Steve Spicklemire) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SCSI DAT drive on Black hardware... Date: 6 Dec 1994 09:54:29 -0600 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9412061552.AA00806@estel.uindy.edu> Hi all... I checked NeXTAswers, the FAQ, and Librarian. No luck.. so I turn to you good folks! I have access to a SCSI DAT drive (which was bought for a Mac.. but no matter.) I thought I was OK.. it came up when I booted and said: > > Dec 6 09:55:44 estel mach: SONY SDT-5000 Rev 3.02 as > st0 at sc0 target 6 lun 0 > which looks reasonable. Then I tried: estel:3# mt rewind /dev/rxt0: I/O error and in /usr/adm/messages I see: Dec 6 10:48:36 estel su: SU to root by steve on /dev/ttyp1 Dec 6 10:49:31 estel mach: st: cmd = 0x15 sr_io_status = 2H Dec 6 10:49:31 estel mach: Sense key = 0x5 Sense Code = 0x1a Where can I go to get info about accessing tape drives with the NeXT? Is this drive not true SCSI? thanks for any ideas! -steve
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bbutler@netcom.com (Bryan Butler) Subject: Re: Need advice on NS platform purchase. Message-ID: <bbutlerD0ECtt.7KM@netcom.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <walkup.786698501@phyast> Date: Tue, 6 Dec 1994 16:08:17 GMT John Walkup (walkup@phyast.nhn.uoknor.edu) wrote: > Can someone help me with some advice? I want to buy a new computer. > I plan to hook it up to my college department's Ethernet so that > the faculty and students can use it as well. So it needs to be > multi-tasking. But I also want it to run NS since I plan to > use some softare I wrote in my classes. (Fast graphics are also a must.) > I can't spend any more than $20,000 (roughly) but I can get an educational > discount for most systems. What is the fastest, best multi-tasking > machine available for this kind of money? > I was thinking Sparc-20 but NS isn't available for Sparcs as far as I know. > I realize that the info I gave out is sketchy. Sorry. > E-mail replies are fine. Thanks. I've had a lot of experience with NS on Next hardware, and I just obtained NS for Intel. All I can say is Next hardware is orders of magnitude better than these PC junk boxes. It's a shame a company can only make money by building crappy little underpowered hardware. If you want NS, I suggest you purchase a system from scratch with that intention. NS will work with a lot of standard PC hardware, but it works much better with higher performance stuff. Example: It works with VGA, but it is slow and you only get 2 bit grayscale. You also get low resolution, so even if you have a big screen (as I do) you only get the equivalent of 640x480. To get the full benefit you'll want to get a linear mapped video card. Go to the hardware compatibility guide, which you can get from: http://digifix.digifix.com/ Buy only hardware that is listed in the guide, or which you know by reputation will work. If given a choice, get higher performance stuff. I'd recommend PCI, which is supposed to be supported in 3.3. Stay away from ISA except for serial and parallel ports. Also, I had some trouble with serial mice. You might be better off with a bus mouse; this will also save a serial port (you only get 2, and a serial mice will use up one). NS is a great system, but I think they've priced themselves out of a market. The only people who might look at it at the current price are those considering Solaris for x86, which is similarly priced. Last time I checked, Solaris for x86 wasn't flying off the shelves. The educational discounts bring it within reason, but unfortunately most of us don't qualify. -- ------- Bryan Butler bbutler@netcom.com
From: steve@estel.uindy.edu (Steve Spicklemire) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Never mind.... SCSI DAT drive... Date: 6 Dec 1994 11:23:35 -0600 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9412061721.AA00941@estel.uindy.edu> Well.. <blush> after snooping around the man pages I found that the SCSI tape device is /dev/rst0.. not the default /dev/rtx0. Sorry for the bandwidth... I'll be OK now. :-) -steve
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: bbutler@netcom.com (Bryan Butler) Subject: Re: Need advice on NS platform purchase. Message-ID: <bbutlerD0ECy3.7rs@netcom.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <walkup.786698501@phyast> Date: Tue, 6 Dec 1994 16:10:51 GMT Forgot that NS is available for HP-PA RISC. This is probably the system of choice if you're willing to purchase higher class hardware. Given that you're looking at Sparc 20's, I think this is the case. -- ------- Bryan Butler OSU Alumni (Go Cowboys!) bbutler@netcom.com
From: rameri@wambenger (Rameri Paul Salama) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Sendmail on SunOS, read mail on NeXT? Date: 6 Dec 1994 19:21:39 GMT Organization: The University of Western Australia Message-ID: <3c2dk3$g0b@styx.uwa.edu.au> References: <3au8ga$5us@dragon.achilles.net> Andrew Kowal (jakowal@dragon.achilles.net) wrote: : I've been forced to telnet into someone else's Sun workstation and : using elm for the time being. I assume that you have an account on the suns. What you can do is is add a .forward file (on your sun account), so that all the mail that you get on the suns gets sent to the NeXT. The contents of the .forward file should have: your_NeXT_name@address_of_NeXT_box Hope this helps, Rameri -- ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ ____ ____ _ ____ _ _ ____ |--< |--| |\/| |=== |--< | ==== |--| |___ |--| |\/| |--| NeXTMail: rameri@thylacine.cs.uwa.edu.au Mail: rameri@cs.uwa.edu.au =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
From: Charles William Swiger <infidel+@CMU.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Re: Need advice on NS platform purchase. Date: Tue, 6 Dec 1994 14:51:32 -0500 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <4itA34e00WBOE7LAZC@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <walkup.786698501@phyast> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.next.hardware: 6-Dec-94 Need advice on NS platform .. by John Walkup@phyast.nhn.u > Can someone help me with some advice? I want to buy a new computer. > I plan to hook it up to my college department's Ethernet so that > the faculty and students can use it as well. So it needs to be > multi-tasking. But I also want it to run NS since I plan to > use some softare I wrote in my classes. (Fast graphics are also a must.) > I can't spend any more than $20,000 (roughly) but I can get an educational > discount for most systems. What is the fastest, best multi-tasking > machine available for this kind of money? Try a mid- to high-end HP workstation with 32+ MB of RAM (64 MB would be good). The HP 715/100 (SPECfp92= 137, SPECint92= 100) with '20" 1280x1024/HyperCRX-24Z Graphics' should run you around $15,000 with a decent educational discount. The HP 712/80 (SPECfp92= 122, SPECint92= 84) should offer almost comparable performance at around half the price, while the HP 735/125 will provide about the highest performance you can get on a desktop machine (SPECfp92= 201, SPECint92= 135, though this machine might strain your $20K budget). -Chuck PS: These SPEC numbers and machine types were from a July list of HP machines; hopefully, someone from HP will chime up if newer configurations are available or if my numbers are wrong. Charles William Swiger - WhiteLight Systems | Vitamin L Rule #1: --------------------------------------------+ AMS & normal mail: infidel+@cmu.edu | If you "whoosh" me, I'll NeXTmail: chuck@cswiger.slip.andrew.cmu.edu | _poke_ you! (Ouch.)
From: root@moses (Operator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,de.comp.sys.next Subject: Re: ISDN Date: 7 Dec 1994 00:04:03 GMT Organization: Heinrich Heine Universitaet Duesseldorf Message-ID: <3c2u61$ist@news.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit >Well, actually a few manufacturers I know of have considered but then >abandoned providing a NeXT driver. Ich habe auf der Messe letzte Woche mit einem Entwickler von Miro ueber das Thema Treiber fuer NSI gesprochen. Er bestaetigte mir, dass eine Entwicklung im Bereich des moeglichen waere, nur bisher noch keine Anfragen bestehen wuerden. Also schreibt mal eure Meinung (Er liest diese group). Gruss Markus
From: vicki@cco.caltech.edu (Vicki Brown) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 6 Dec 1994 16:54:00 -0500 Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Sender: jfurr@acpub.duke.edu Message-ID: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity test (those of you recently out of college or still working in one know what a "purity test" is and the rest can guess). Questions range from the benign to the true test of purity: Have you changed root's password? More than once? More than three times in a month? Have you compiled a kernel? Have you compiled one and needed the (unsaved) original version? Have you looked at security on your system? Did you give up? Do you look at your security logs each week? Less than once a month? That sort of thing. One minus point for each yes, added to a hundred to determine the purity percentage. SEND ME YOUR QUESTIONS!! Email me your questions, and when we get up to 100 questions, I'll publish the final version. Imagine the come-on lines at USENIX conventions! Vicki P.S. Sorry for the UNIX bias...
From: piou@clark.net (Edward Piou) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Question: System slowed by incoming sendmail connections Date: 6 Dec 1994 18:53:09 -0500 Organization: Edarchy First! Message-ID: <3c2th5$g52@explorer.clark.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I'm running NeXTStep 3.0 on a black slab (68040), with 20 MB of RAM, and a 540 MB hard drive (Maxtor MXT-540S). It serves user files to 3 other NeXTs, and reads files off those machines as well. Certain functions on this NeXT will slow down to a crawl at times; we have determined that at these times, the NeXT is running a bunch of sendmail processes/connections; sometimes in excess of 20 or 30 at one time. Functions such as logging in, "ls -l", du, and "ps -aux" slow to a crawl; other functions, like ls, df, and "ps -ax" don't seem affected. A look at an old syslog file reveals that we got 7000 mail messages passed through this machine (some, to multiple recipients) yesterday. What can I do to speed up the NeXT's processing of mail, or keep it from slowing down when processing so much mail? At least one person has suggested that the access time for our hard drive (Maxtor MXT-540S) is what is slowing things down. But running version 1.1 of the "Drive Performance" app consistently yields indexes of at least .8, and Drive Performance indicates that this is a "fast" score. Should I: Get a faster hard drive? Upgrade the OS to NS 3.2 or 3.3? Is 7000 messages/day a ridiculous amount for a NeXT to handle? Get more RAM? De-fragment or optimize the hard disk (and if yes, how? with what app?)? Any help is appreciated; post if it's worthy of discussion, otherwise email and I'll post a summary of answers I get. Edward Piou piou@clark.net -- "Fortune favors the bold."
From: buster@rastro.Colorado.EDU (Paul Buster) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: loginwindow: could not find WindowServer port! Date: 6 Dec 1994 22:44:57 GMT Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder Message-ID: <3c2ph9$mre@CUBoulder.Colorado.EDU> we have a machine that reboots, but stops with Reboot Complete and never produces a login panel. we can log in remotely and see this line logged every 45 seconds in /usr/adm/messages: loginwindow: could not find WindowServer port! any help appreciated ... -paul buster univ of colorado buster@colorado.edu
From: vanhalen@bnr.ca (Michael Shandony) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: Re: any NeXTStep Publications? Date: 6 Dec 1994 16:45:22 -0600 Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Richardson, TX Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3c2pi2$o11@crchh78b.bnr.ca> References: <1994Dec4.165007.2219@cs.mun.ca> In article <1994Dec4.165007.2219@cs.mun.ca>, Kyle Douglas Hearfield <kyleh@cs.mun.ca> wrote: >I am looking for subscription information to any NeXTStep Publications. >if you could provide me with an address and number of any I would be very >Thankful! Here's is one magazine, NEXT IN LINE. This is part of their post from a while ago. I am pretty sure that you cannot use their e-mail addresses for subscriptions anymore. You must write to them. ======================================================================== For further information, or to subscribe, please contact: NEXT IN LINE Subscriptions P.O. Box 392 Berryville, VA 22611 nil-subscriptions@abstractsoft.com For advertising information and current rates, please contact: NEXT IN LINE Advertising P.O. Box 392 Berryville, VA 22611 nil-advertising@abstractsoft.com For submission guidelines and information, please contact: NEXT IN LINE Submissions P.O. Box 392 Berryville, VA 22611 nil-submissions@abstractsoft.com -- NEXT IN LINE is a monthly publication serving the NEXTSTEP community. Its purpose is to provide NEXTSTEP users with a reliable forum for the expression of ideas on NEXTSTEP use, the announcement of important NEXTSTEP-related events, and the dissemination of fair and impartial information on NEXTSTEP products. NEXT IN LINE is published monthly by PUBLISHING 51 and has no affiliation with NeXT, Inc., nor with any other business interest. NeXT and NEXTSTEP are registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc., Redwood City, CA. ============================================================================ ============================= Mike Shandony Bell-Northern Research, Inc. vanhalen@bnr.ca ================================== The opinions expressed are my own. ==================================
From: bradshaw@fdcsrvr.cs.mci.com (Michelle Bradshaw) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Has Anyone Already Done This? Date: 6 Dec 1994 20:20:47 GMT Organization: MCI Distribution: usa Message-ID: <3c2h2v$j8v@hermes.dna.mci.com> I need a password aging script. Has anyone already written one for NetInfo? Also, we've just installed NEXTSTEP on a notebook and I'd like to set up a local account that can only be used when the machine is NOT connected to the network. How would I use a login hook to check for network connectivity before allowing the "local" user to login? Thanks! Michelle
From: cmumford@news.holonet.net (Chris Mumford) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Workspace Double-click problem? Date: 7 Dec 1994 02:06:31 GMT Organization: HoloNet National Internet Access System: 510-704-1058/modem Message-ID: <3c35b7$69n@colossus.holonet.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dbirbaum@mail.cim.ch (Daniel Birbaum) Subject: POP and redefine "From:..." Message-ID: <dbirbaum.7.00134493@mail.cim.ch> Sender: news@unifr.ch (User for news) Organization: CIMCCSO Date: Tue, 6 Dec 1994 18:15:56 GMT When working with a POPMail-client and a standalone Nextstation via SLIP, one has to redefine the From: -field information in sendmail.cf. Otherwise every mail with a wrong return address will bounce. Anyone got a magic macro command for modifying sendmail.cf ready ? So that my Emails will show the name of the POPMail-host instead of the localhost in the From: - field? Thanks for any hint. I'm trying hard not to mess up the complex sendmail.cf-file.
From: Rob Francis <rfrancis@sf.psca.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: loginwindow: could not find WindowServer port! Date: 7 Dec 1994 00:00:15 GMT Organization: Paradigm Systems Message-ID: <3c2tuf$9pi@amazon.sf.psca.com> References: <3c2ph9$mre@CUBoulder.Colorado.EDU> buster@rastro.Colorado.EDU (Paul Buster) wrote: > > we have a machine that reboots, but stops with Reboot Complete > and never produces a login panel. we can log in remotely and > see this line logged every 45 seconds in /usr/adm/messages: > > loginwindow: could not find WindowServer port! This happened to me on a few machines after upgrading to 3.2. The fix was to copy /usr/lib/NextStep from the CDROM (or another networked machine) and things were fine after that. -rob --- Rob Francis Paradigm Systems http://www.sf.psca.com Rob_Francis@sf.psca.com
From: jham@unlinfo.unl.edu (jonathan ham) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: man page intallation Date: 7 Dec 1994 04:01:24 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln Message-ID: <3c3c2k$5g7@crcnis3.unl.edu> I just got the new version of TipTop.app (1.0) and tried to install the man pages for expect, rz, sz, ... The make file copied them to /usr/local/man/... However, the man program insists that the man pages are unavailable for these commands. Is there anything else that I have to do? Does anybody know why man can't see them? If you're willing to help, you can mail me at: jham@unlinfo.unl.edu -- jham@unlinfo.unl.edu [microSoftWindows free]; /* If only us could un-allocating all them resources it are consuming so easy. */
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: hocker@ritz.mordor.com (Matthew Hocker) Subject: User's group in NYC? Sender: news@news2.new-york.net (Network News) Organization: Misconfigured client newsreader Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 03:04:29 GMT Message-ID: <D0F77I.8nI@news2.new-york.net> I'm curious if there's a user's group in New York City. Anyone know of one? It always seems that I've got more questions than answers about this machine! Thanks Matt -- ====== Matthew Hocker, B.Eng [W]-cooled Volkswagen fanatic **** Canadian NeXT hocker@mordor.com GTI, Scirocco 16V, Jetta 16V * \/ * +American mail This posting is recyclable! ...Amiga forever... *\/\/* ========== Welcome "Believer in all things well designed & engineered" **** spam'n'ehs
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: jeffrey@agora.rdrop.com (Jeff Raihanan) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Followup-To: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Sender: news@agora.rdrop.com (USENET News) Organization: RainDrop Laboratories Message-ID: <D0FFtM.5Dr@agora.rdrop.com> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 06:10:33 GMT Vicki Brown (vicki@cco.caltech.edu) wrote: : I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity : test (those of you recently out of college or still working in one know : what a "purity test" is and the rest can guess). Questions range from the : benign to the true test of purity: : Have you changed root's password? : More than once? : More than three times in a month? [stuff deleted] Ok, how about these? 1) Have you ever crashed the server? More than once in a day? On purpose? 2) Have you ever accidently deleted a *LARGE* amount of data from your company's database using query? Did you recover it? Would it have been quicker to retype it all in instead? 3) Ever format the wrong disk? Was this other disk important? Did the owner want to kill you? Were you able to unformat it successfully? Did the owner then treat you like a god? Do you thrive on being treated like a god? 4) Ever just walk into a room to troubleshoot a computer and "the problem" mysteriously goes away? Does this happen all the time? Do the lights dim when you enter? 5) Do you use more than one operating system on your computer? More than three? More than five? Do you use just one, but it's one you wrote yourself? 6) Do you know more programming languages than presidents? Do you read computer magazines? Do you admit it? 7) Ever lied to your boss about having a current backup of the company database? Did he believe you? Do you have a current backup right now? Do you have *any* backups? 8) Have you ever lost power to the server because your UPS died? Did it crash a critical application? Did you explain the irony to your boss? Did he think it was funny? 9) Ever reverse engineer a program? Did it work after? Did you do it to get rid of those pesky "Not Registered" shareware messages? Did you put your own name in there to make it *look* like you were registered? 10) Do you make your own cables? Do they work? Have you ever wondered why anyone would *buy* a serial cable? Have you ever strung 5 or more converters/tranceivers together to make a cable do something it was never intended? 11) Have you ever told a newbie that the "any" key is the big switch labled "1/0"? Did you deny it when confronted by your boss? 12) Ever set up a "God" account so you could send system messages to newbies that say "Message from God:..." Did the newbie then run to your office and say "Come quick! Look at this!"? Do you do this regularly? Has anyone figured it out yet? -- Jeff Raihanan | "A little technique is worth a lot of Portland, Oregon | strength." jeffrey@agora.rdrop.com | -- Rock climber's mantra --
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: "Kharim Hogan" <kharim@cs.indiana.edu> Subject: How to fax with a GVC 14.4 fax/modem??? Message-ID: <1994Dec7.010419.18822@news.cs.indiana.edu> Organization: Computer Science, Indiana University Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 01:04:13 -0500 Hi, Can anyone please help me out? I'm trying to get my GVC 14.4 fax/modem to actually send (and receive would be nice too!) faxes. I used to use a ZyXEL modem and never had any problems (I also have the NXFax software) but now I'm trying to use a GVC and can get as far as getting the modem to make the call and connect to a fax machine but then it immediately disconnects. Do I need a special driver (or the equivalent of a printer description file) for this type of modem? In PrintManager.app, there are only two options that come up for configuring a fax modem, the HSD and the Interfax modem. If I select HSD, absolutely nothing happens. With Interfax configured, I can do as above, connect but can't send since it doesn't hold the line. Do I need to get a special file for the GVC or configure something that I haven't? If anyone knows, please help... Many thanks, Kharim Hogan
From: rigoni@utov-ns.utovrm.it (Andrea Rigoni) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Memory access exception Date: 7 Dec 1994 08:35:30 GMT Organization: Universita' degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata" - Roma, Italy Message-ID: <3c3s4i$ch0@galileo.utovrm.it> We have a pentium 90 Intel machine with 2 1024 MB Disks, an ether express card, one 128 removable optical disk and a PCI ATI 2 Mb card. On the machine we have 32 MB of Ram. Now, the machine is connected in a network of 4 Macs and 4 Ethertalk printers. So we installed Partner from IPT to use these printers. After few hours we get the following error: memory access axception or sometimes "failed instruction eceptio 2,8,0" waiting for remomte debugger connection. PRess c to continue or r to reboot. What do you think? Is this a Partner problem or it is one of the famous Pentium bugs? Thenk you Andrew Rigoni
Date: 07 Dec 1994 09:48:00 +0100 From: kris@black.schulung.netuse.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Kristian_K=F6hntopp?=) Newsgroups: de.comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Message-ID: <5bOQ_4h3nrB@black.schulung.netuse.de> References: <3c2u61$ist@news.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de> Subject: Re: ISDN MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Organization: Orga-what? > Also schreibt mal eure Meinung (Er liest diese group). Also, lieber unbekannter miro-Entwickler: Ich suche seit geraumer Zeit verzweifelt einen Treiber für Nextstep und deutsches Euro-ISDN. Zur Zeit behelfe ich mir mit einer Extradose und einer Teles-Dummkarte, aber ich würde viel lieber eine richtige Karte unter Native Nextstep einsetzen. Oder kurz zusammengefasst: Will Treiber haben! Looooos! Kristian -- Kristian Köhntopp, Harmsstraße 98, 24114 Kiel, +49 431 676689 "I talked to Phil this evening. Direct quote: "I am 99.99999512% sure PGP doesn't use any floating point calculations." -- Hugh Miller in "Phil Zimmermann on Pentium Bug"
From: albert@proffa.cc.tut.fi (Ojala Pasi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Problems with Laserjet IV via AppleTalk Date: 7 Dec 1994 12:37:01 +0200 Organization: Tampere University of Technology Distribution: world Message-ID: <3c438d$2iv@proffa.cc.tut.fi> This is a forwarded message from: Juha Tuominen I have the following problem. I've got a AppleTalk network configured to work between black NeXT and PowerPC Apple. The network is working just fine when using plain file transfers, but there's also a LaserJet IV connected to the same network via AppleTalk and I can't configure it to work properly. PrintManger doesn't regocnize the AppleTalk network at all - I can't select any other port then serial to be used with the Laserjet. User's manual nor online manuals did not help at all. -Juha
From: hoff@josbach.darmstadt.gmd.de (Holger Hoffstaette) Newsgroups: de.comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: ISDN Date: 7 Dec 1994 12:40:49 GMT Organization: German Research Center for Information Technology Sender: hoff@josbach (Holger Hoffstaette) Distribution: world Message-ID: <3c4agh$8a4@sonne.darmstadt.gmd.de> References: <3c2u61$ist@news.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de> <5bOQ_4h3nrB@black.schulung.netuse.de> In article <5bOQ_4h3nrB@black.schulung.netuse.de>, kris@black.schulung.netuse.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Kristian_K=F6hntopp?=) writes: >[ISDN mal wieder] >Oder kurz zusammengefasst: Will Treiber haben! Looooos! Ich bin mir da nicht so sicher, nachdem ich die Preise fuer die miro-ISDN-Sachen gesehen habe. Ansonsten empfehle ich dazu auch comp.sys.next.hardware, den Thread ueber das demnaechst erscheinende ISDN-faehige ZyXEL. Infos gibt's umsonst per Teflon bei Xenologics in Koeln. Filip (der Belgier) hat schon gesagt, dass er dafuer einen Treiber fuer den Parallelport machen will. Konkurrenz belebt das Geschaeft! :-) Holgi -- Holger Hoffstätte // [EMail sendTo: @"hoff@darmstadt.gmd.de" NeXTMail: YES];
From: alxs@cs.tu-berlin.de (Alexander Sparkowsky) Newsgroups: de.comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: ISDN Date: 7 Dec 1994 14:50:15 GMT Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany Message-ID: <3c4i37$mhe@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> References: <3c2u61$ist@news.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de> <5bOQ_4h3nrB@black.schulung.netuse.de> <3c4agh$8a4@sonne.darmstadt.gmd.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit High, hoff@josbach.darmstadt.gmd.de (Holger Hoffstaette) writes: >> [...] >ISDN-faehige ZyXEL. Infos gibt's umsonst per Teflon bei Xenologics in >Koeln. Filip (der Belgier) hat schon gesagt, dass er dafuer einen Treiber >fuer den Parallelport machen will. Konkurrenz belebt das Geschaeft! :-) Alles schoen und gut, aber du kannst dann doch hoechstens SLIP ueber das ZyXel fahren... -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alxeander Sparkowsky E-Mail: alxs@cs.tu-berlin.de 10559 Berlin, Germany alxs@klex.in-berlin.de <NeXTMail welcome>
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.nextstep,comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: david@ffcsas.demon.co.uk (David Andrew Knight) Subject: Re: Please Help: User's Group in Kuwait Message-ID: <D0FqwH.JHG@demon.co.uk> Sender: news@demon.co.uk (Usenet Administration) Organization: Demon Internet References: <Pine.OSF.3.90.941204180547.29798A-100000@cheetah.it.wsu.edu> Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 10:09:53 GMT In article <Pine.OSF.3.90.941204180547.29798A-100000@cheetah.it.wsu.edu> Gilad Ehven <b6933873@mail.wsu.edu> writes: > Greetings! Can anyone out there help me and my friend find the address > and contact information for the user's group in Kuwait? We have no > current information, and would appreciate any assistance you can > provide. > > Also, does anyone out there know about the extent to which NeXT is used > in Kuwait? Are there also other services for NeXT users in Kuwait other > than the user's group? > > In advance -- THANKS! > [Please feel free to e-mail me with any information you may have.] Hi, We do not know of any users groups in Kuwait but the VAD for the middle east is; Computer Data Networks (Office #4, Mezzanine Floor, Carrera Building Zaabeel Road, Karama, Dubai, U.A.E.) P.O. Box 52219, Dubai U.A.E Tel: +971 4 37 25 20 Fax: +971 4 378 278 Email: nextsales@cobraone.portal.com Try asking them for info about user groups in the region. --- Regards David Knight OneStep Solutions plc 351 London Road Phone: (+44) 01702 551010 Hadleigh Fax: (+44) 01702 551515 Essex. SS7 2BT Email: david@ffcsas.demon.co.uk England (NeXTMail welcome) United Kingdom
From: arneha@ifi.uio.no (Arne Christian Hårseth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Moving home-catalogs Date: 7 Dec 1994 15:03:29 +0100 Organization: Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway Message-ID: <3c4fbh$8ud@holmenkollen.ifi.uio.no> For some strange reason NS (3.2) places users homefolders under root as default. I don't like this (partialy for backup reasons) so I have moved all the homefolders to /home/<user> and updated each users homefolder in UserManager. Is this safe on a standalone machine without network, or should I define somewere that the homecatalog has been moved (I don't want to define a fileserver for this since I am not using a network) ? What should I do about root ? Is it safe to make a /home/root folder and then move all user roots files from root-directory to this folder and definin this new folder as roots new home-folder in UserManager ? Arne
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: pac@rucs.faculty.cs.runet.edu (Michael A. Packer) Subject: Where 2 buy NeXT color printer carts Message-ID: <D0G57E.5ny@rucs.faculty.cs.runet.edu> Organization: Radford University Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 15:18:50 GMT Anyone know of a mail order place to order NeXT Ink Color Cartridges? N2011 and N2006 is what i'm looking for... if you have an 800 number of a place that sells this kind of stuff and takes purchase order's please email me! thanks pac -- Michael Packer ==> 703-831-5978 Radford Univ. CompSci Systems Administrator "The world goes in circles, don't just sit there for the ride" /------------ "Welcome to Earth, Third rock from the sun!" Joe Diffie | 36 All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy. | days
From: ssiebert@ixpoint.de Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: INSTALL FAILED ON HP 715 help... Date: 7 Dec 1994 13:35:21 GMT Organization: iXpoint Informationssysteme GmbH, Waldbronn, Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <3c4dmp$1mf@balu.ixpoint.de> References: <3bktcs$30up@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> In article <3bktcs$30up@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> kelley@kiwi.ATMOS.ColoState.Edu (Kelley Wittmeyer) writes: > i have an hp 715/75 that had hpux installed on the single > 1gb internal disk (seagate ST11200). NeXTSTEP arrived as > did an internal seagate ST12400N (2gb). so i went to install. > through in the 2gb disk, made sure it was recognized in the system. > followed the NeXTSTEP-hppa installation for the 715/75. said > yes to initialize the disk and i get this: > > INSTALLATION FAILED-COULD NOT INITIALIZE DISK I just installed NEXTSTEP on a 715/100 with 2 2GB-disks....same problem. The solution is (not) easy. There's a tech-note from NeXT which describes a bug in the installation process for two-gigabyte disks (see NeXT ftp-server: Urgent_Tech_Support). The only chance is to boot from another disk, initialize your 2 GB disk (you need a disktab entry to do this) and move NEXTSTEP with the dd-command to the new disk. Mount the new disk, correct the /etc/fstab file, write the boot program using 'disk' (may be unecessary), reboot and be happy. Hope this helps. Stefan Siebert +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Stefan Siebert + + iXpoint Informationssysteme GmbH + + Im Ermlisgrund 20-24 76337 Waldbronn Germany + + phone: ++49 7243-65535 + + Email: ssiebert@ixpoint.de (NeXTmail & MIME welcome) + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From: ssiebert@ixpoint.de Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: INSTALL FAILED ON HP 715 help... Date: 7 Dec 1994 13:35:27 GMT Organization: iXpoint Informationssysteme GmbH, Waldbronn, Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <3c4dmv$1mg@balu.ixpoint.de> References: <3bktcs$30up@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> In article <3bktcs$30up@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> kelley@kiwi.ATMOS.ColoState.Edu (Kelley Wittmeyer) writes: > i have an hp 715/75 that had hpux installed on the single > 1gb internal disk (seagate ST11200). NeXTSTEP arrived as > did an internal seagate ST12400N (2gb). so i went to install. > through in the 2gb disk, made sure it was recognized in the system. > followed the NeXTSTEP-hppa installation for the 715/75. said > yes to initialize the disk and i get this: > > INSTALLATION FAILED-COULD NOT INITIALIZE DISK I just installed NEXTSTEP on a 715/100 with 2 2GB-disks....same problem. The solution is (not) easy. There's a tech-note from NeXT which describes a bug in the installation process for two-gigabyte disks (see NeXT ftp-server: Urgent_Tech_Support). The only chance is to boot from another disk, initialize your 2 GB disk (you need a disktab entry to do this) and move NEXTSTEP with the dd-command to the new disk. Mount the new disk, correct the /etc/fstab file, write the boot program using 'disk' (may be unecessary), reboot and be happy. Hope this helps. Stefan Siebert +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Stefan Siebert + + iXpoint Informationssysteme GmbH + + Im Ermlisgrund 20-24 76337 Waldbronn Germany + + phone: ++49 7243-65535 + + Email: ssiebert@ixpoint.de (NeXTmail & MIME welcome) + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From: ssiebert@ixpoint.de Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: INSTALL FAILED ON HP 715 help... Date: 7 Dec 1994 13:38:23 GMT Organization: iXpoint Informationssysteme GmbH, Waldbronn, Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <3c4dsf$1mh@balu.ixpoint.de> References: <3bktcs$30up@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> In article <3bktcs$30up@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> kelley@kiwi.ATMOS.ColoState.Edu (Kelley Wittmeyer) writes: >NeXTSTEP arrived as > did an internal seagate ST12400N (2gb). so i went to install. > through in the 2gb disk, made sure it was recognized in the system. >.... > writing disk label > boot block extends beyone from porch. > > INSTALLATION FAILED-COULD NOT INITIALIZE DISK I just installed NEXTSTEP on a 715/100 with 2 2GB-disks....same problem. The solution is (not) easy. There's a tech-note from NeXT which describes a bug in the installation process for two-gigabyte disks (see NeXT ftp-server: Urgent_Tech_Support). The only chance is to boot from another disk, initialize your 2 GB disk (you need a disktab entry to do this) and move NEXTSTEP with the dd-command to the new disk. Mount the new disk, correct the /etc/fstab file, write the boot program using 'disk' (may be unecessary), reboot and be happy. Hope this helps. Stefan Siebert +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Stefan Siebert + + iXpoint Informationssysteme GmbH + + Im Ermlisgrund 20-24 76337 Waldbronn Germany + + phone: ++49 7243-65535 + + Email: ssiebert@ixpoint.de (NeXTmail & MIME welcome) + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Newsgroups: news.software.nntp,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software From: buchanan@ipx1.niehs.nih.gov (James Robert Buchanan) Subject: HELP: Can't post anything with NNTP Message-ID: <BUCHANAN.94Dec7092046@ipx1.niehs.nih.gov> Followup-To: news.software.nntp Sender: postman@alw.nih.gov (AMDS Postmaster) Organization: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Distribution: usa Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 14:20:46 GMT Hello, I am running the CNews suite of programs on my NeXT. I have both a UUCP-based news feed and lately through SLIP, an NNTP-based news feed (actually I use slurp to get the news over the SLIP line). After installing the nntp client and server software, I can no longer post new outgoing news (to either the UUCP feed or the NNTP feed). Some "togo" files get built everyday. My machine does correctly forward articles from the SLIP-based feed on to the UUCP-based feed. The problem occurs whenever I try to generate an orginal article on my machine. When I tried to post a test article using the gnus mode of emacs 19.22 I got the following error message: Article rejected: buchanan NNTP server out of space. Try later. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I should check for configuration errors or other problems? Please email your responses to me. Thanks, Bob Buchanan (buchanan@niehs.nih.gov) TEL: 919-541-3473, FAX: 919-541-4714 MD A0-02, NIEHS, P.O.Box 12233, RTP, NC 27709-2233 USA URL: http://ipx1.niehs.nih.gov/~buchanan -- Bob Buchanan (buchanan@niehs.nih.gov) TEL: 919-541-3473, FAX: 919-541-4714 MD A0-02, NIEHS, P.O.Box 12233, RTP, NC 27709-2233 USA URL: http://ipx1.niehs.nih.gov/~buchanan
Date: 07 Dec 1994 16:36:00 +0100 From: kris@black.schulung.netuse.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Kristian_K=F6hntopp?=) Newsgroups: de.comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Message-ID: <5bOS-F4onrB@black.schulung.netuse.de> References: <3c2u61$ist@news.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de> <5bOQ_4h3nrB@black.schulung.netuse.de> <3c4agh$8a4@sonne.darmstadt.gmd.de> Subject: Re: ISDN MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Distribution: world Organization: Orga-what? > Ich bin mir da nicht so sicher, nachdem ich die Preise fuer > die miro-ISDN-Sachen gesehen habe. Well, currently I am using the usual combo featuring either MS-DOS/Teles/ISPA/pcroute, MS-DOS/Teles/cfos or MS-DOS/Teles/cfos/cfostalk (The last setup is forwarding my calls as MIME encoded .au-Files to a remote account if I am not at home). It is just that these applications are currently running exclusively and not parallel and I have to reboot manually to change the setup. This is a pain in the ass. I am willing to spend as much as 2 kDM for a solution featuring an active card plus necessary drivers for IP and "modem style" connections plus API/objc kit and documentation. Personally I do not care if it is an external device or a plug in card, as long as it is possible to use both D-channels independently or bundled. > Infos gibt's umsonst per > Teflon bei Xenologics in Koeln. Filip (der Belgier) hat schon > gesagt, dass er dafuer einen Treiber fuer den Parallelport > machen will. Do you have the number of Xenologics, Cologne? Or better, do they have an email address? Kristian -- Kristian Köhntopp, Harmsstraße 98, 24114 Kiel, +49 431 676689 "I talked to Phil this evening. Direct quote: "I am 99.99999512% sure PGP doesn't use any floating point calculations." -- Hugh Miller in "Phil Zimmermann on Pentium Bug"
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs,comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NFS & mount state handling Date: 7 Dec 1994 18:15:50 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <3c4u4m$5ta@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Arafel is a NextStep slab running NS 2.1. It acts as a server for several disks. Last night I had occasion to move arafel:/u/scratch to a new host. The way Nexts assign device numbers is that the lowest scsi disk becomes /dev/sd0a, the next lowest /dev/sd1a, and so on. This server has 3 external disks plus it's boot disk, so there's sd0a / sd1a /u/arafel sd2a /u/scratch sd3a /u/home Now when scratch moves, home becomes sd2a. I edited fstab accordingly, shut down, disconnected scratch, and rebooted. I figured that all the other machines would go into their usual tizzy when home dissappeared (NFS server arafel not responding, retrying) but recover gracefully when arafel rebooted. Indeed, the server not found messages disappeared. However from the clients any attempt to ls /u/home/... resulted in a stale nfs handle. Doing a mount -o remount /u/home returned sucessfully, but didn't help the situation. Rebooting the clients solved the problems. Is this a peculiarity of NextStep, or is this true of NFS in general. Is there a way short of rebooting the clients in this situation? -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <= -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <= -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: sirinek@cs.tulane.edu (Bill Sirinek) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 7 Dec 1994 19:28:10 GMT Organization: Computer Science Dept., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA Message-ID: <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> In article <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, Vicki Brown <vicki@cco.caltech.edu> wrote: >I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity >test (those of you recently out of college or still working in one know >what a "purity test" is and the rest can guess). Questions range from the >benign to the true test of purity: > >Have you changed root's password? >More than once? >More than three times in a month? > >Have you compiled a kernel? >Have you compiled one and needed the (unsaved) original version? > >Have you looked at security on your system? >Did you give up? >Do you look at your security logs each week? >Less than once a month? Have you killed a process of your own? Someone else's with their knowlege? Without their knowlege? Do you ever run your jobs with negative nice values? Have you ever deleted a user's files? Have you ever read another user's mail? Have you deleted someone else's print job because the queue stopped? Have you deleted someone else's print job so you can send your printjob faster? Have you ever sent talk requests to other users as root? Have you ever sent talk requests to yourself? Have you ever sent talk requests to Vicki Brown? Do you run an AIX system? Do you enjoy running an AIX system? Have you ever floodpinged your supervisor's workstation? Do you MUD/MUCK/MUSH from work? Have you ever shutdown the system during peak time? With no notice? >P.S. Sorry for the UNIX bias... DONT APOLIGIZE!!! There's nothing better out there ;) -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Sirinek sirinek@rex.cs.tulane.edu God put me on earth to accomplish a certain number of things Right now I am so far behind I will never die -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: marty@sw.stratus.com (Marty Frongillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: problem with users Dock == configuration problem? Date: 7 Dec 1994 21:38:26 GMT Organization: Stratus Computer Distribution: world Message-ID: <3c5a0i$85v@transfer.stratus.com> I have a stand-alone PC running NS 3.2 with several users registered. It appears that the dock is shared by all of the users. If user1 sets up his dock and user2 later logs in, they see the dock from user1. If then user2 changes it, is also affects user1's dock. This is also true for the root account. I assume that I have some configuration problem, but I don't know what it would be. All users were registered with UserManager.App as local users. Any ideas? -- Marty Frongillo (marty@sw.stratus.com) Isis Customer Support Center (800) 563-9012 (Toll free) 55 Fairbanks Blvd. (508) 490-6646 Marlboro, MA 01752 USA (508) 490-6765 (Fax)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: Getty and login with 8-N-1 on serial line ? Message-ID: <1994Dec7.091418.354@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <3c1q2k$dhh@digdug.pencom.com> Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 09:14:18 GMT In article <3c1q2k$dhh@digdug.pencom.com> robin@pencom.com (Robin D. Wilson) writes: }~ In article <1994Dec4.112146.1936@ToTSySSoft.com> Bruce Gingery }~ <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes: }~ :In article <3blc0h$nga@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst }~ :Kloecker) writes: }~ :}~ I wrote : }~ :}~ }~ :}~ >What is the secret there ? Do I have to fiddle around with stty }~ :}~ somehow ? }~ :}~ }~ :}~ That helped. I added 'stty pass8' at the end of my .login. }~ :}~ }~ :}~ But is there also a way without changing every user's .login ? }~ : }~ :If you want both 8-bit input and output, see "stty pass8 pass8out" }~ : }~ }~ Adding this stuff to the shell is "OK", but a better solution }~ would be to have getty appropriately setup the port in the }~ first place. All you have to do is modify the "/etc/gettytab" }~ file. Change the "default:\" entry to the [snip -- good example omitted] That's correct, but NeXT's /bin/login (at least in some versions) will force back to 7-E-1, regardless of what getty passes it along at, on a password re-prompt, so it's good to have it in .login or login.std, too. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY NEXT IN LINE staff tech writer
From: andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Andrew Abernathy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Where 2 buy NeXT color printer carts Date: 7 Dec 1994 22:02:03 GMT Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. Message-ID: <3c5bcr$7o5@ftp-p.mccaw.com> References: <D0G57E.5ny@rucs.faculty.cs.runet.edu> In article <D0G57E.5ny@rucs.faculty.cs.runet.edu> pac@rucs.faculty.cs.runet.edu (Michael A. Packer) writes: > > Anyone know of a mail order place to order NeXT Ink Color Cartridges? > N2011 and N2006 is what i'm looking for... They use Canon BJC 820 cartridges. I don't know if any current printers use this cartridge, so I'm kinda worried that the supply could dry up at some point. I've seen them at several places, including PC/MacConnection. They used to also have a NeXTConnection, and they sold such stuff. I called them more recently and asked for cartridges for the NeXT color printer and they said they didn't have them any more - but when I asked for BJC 820 cartridges, they had that. -- andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Seattle area) 12206 131st Place NE, #E-75 Kirkland, WA 98034 (NeXTmail / MIME / MS Mail spoken here) I don't speak for McCaw. I can barely speak for myself.
From: celam@homebrew.cs.mci.com (Cliff Elam) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software Subject: %$##@#$!! SoftPC Date: 8 Dec 1994 00:11:18 GMT Organization: MCI Communications Distribution: world Message-ID: <3c5iv6$cg2@hermes.dna.mci.com> Help - I'm trying to run some communications software under SoftPC/DOS and the software works for a while and then SoftPC just terminates. The console has the following error message: Dec 7 17:04:56 homebrew WindowServer[189]: Interceptor: error in receiving app notification reply (timed out) I've installed Mark Salyzyn's serial port driver replacement as per the FAQ. HELP! -- Cliff Elam celam@bou.shl.com (NEXTMail) celam@radiomail.net (text only) Airedales and polar bears!
From: m@BlueRose.com (M Carling) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Which is FASTER: SLIP or PPP? Date: 8 Dec 1994 00:54:01 GMT Organization: a2i network Message-ID: <3c5lf9$2r5@hustle.rahul.net> References: <3bndrr$f5@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com> In article <3bndrr$f5@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com> trey@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon) writes: > Can anyone comment on the speed of data transfer (FTP, INN, etc.) using > SLIP without VJ header compression vs. PPP? If there are any > idiosyncracies to using PPP I'd appreciate hearing about them as well. PPP can do the header compression, and thus should be faster than SLIP without header compression. Regardless of speed, PPP is a real standard and should be preferred to SLIP. M Carling Chairman, Bay Area NeXT Group
From: djohnson@seuss.ucsd.edu (Darin Johnson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 08 Dec 1994 00:52:51 GMT Organization: UCSD Computer Science and Engineering Department Message-ID: <DJOHNSON.94Dec7165251@seuss.ucsd.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> In-reply-to: sirinek@cs.tulane.edu's message of 7 Dec 1994 19:28:10 GMT > >Have you compiled a kernel? > >Have you compiled one and needed the (unsaved) original version? Follow that one with: Did you know how to fix that? Did you wait until morning to fix it? Here's another good one: Have you ever patched a running kernel then forget to patch the source? -- Darin Johnson djohnson@ucsd.edu Caution! Under no circumstances confuse the mesh with the interleave operator, except under confusing circumstances!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Michael Pizolato <michael@afs.com> Subject: Re: Why does dump want so many tapes? Message-ID: <1994Dec7.153218.3617@afs.com> Sender: michael@afs.com Organization: Anderson Financial Systems Inc. References: <3buni4$5m7@urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 15:32:18 GMT -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Any text above this line is not part of the original message. - ----------------------------------------------------------- Oliver Meyer writes >Hi *! Hi there! >When I try to do a backup with dump with Nextstep 3.1 I need more >than three (3) tapes to do a backup of 706038 kbytes (or maybe >only 444091 kbytes), although I use DC6525 tapes. Why? [smip] For the simple reason that dump uses a modified exponential inverse analytic LZW algorithm to _expand_ the data it reads, rather than compressing it. I'm kidding. Michael - -- Michael Pizolato, CTO Vox: 215/653-0911 Anderson Financial Systems Inc. I'm not fat, I'm MAB! Use PGP (the "electronic envelope") before Congress says you can't! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6 iQCVAwUBLuXVUgNA1dYvp7+lAQHMVQP9EjZYEvlhcL0Lqp7RS20Q3kIFYt+aoxSv PVsRxc3ZCME8RsVpgSr5gvOD/eTfSj3ggShTGStfBAaqs2ptl/qjxV1NnQYEYZ4r nf+Cpnx6ikoYDjR8h4kzCq6JXuz/i3qlKOBcUcmAjmoPYB+CAYjfQwi7J2L+8ux3 w2XNGQmGQKY= =DrWw -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Michael Pizolato, CTO Vox: 215/653-0911 Anderson Financial Systems Inc. I'm not fat, I'm MAB! Use PGP (the "electronic envelope") before Congress says you can't!
From: zmonster@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eric M Hermanson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: LOOKING FOR NEXTSTEP INTERNET SOFTWARE! Date: 8 Dec 1994 03:47:06 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Message-ID: <3c5vjq$ed6@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> I am looking for (preferably) source code or binaries of the following command-line BSD Unix programs that will work under NEXTSTEP 486 and NEXTSTEP/Motorola. If you know the exact ftp location of any of these command line utilities, please forward them to me! - irc (chat system) - gopher (server & client) - www _browser_ (vt100) - www _server_ for NEXTSTEP - nn, rn, rrn, trn (news readers) - elm, pine (mail systems) - swais (wide area info program) - archie Thank You for Your Help, Eric Hermanson
From: perkins@sidney2b (Stephen J. Perkins) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Which is FASTER: SLIP or PPP? Date: 8 Dec 1994 05:12:43 GMT Organization: Michigan State University Distribution: world Message-ID: <3c64kb$c3e@msunews.cl.msu.edu> References: <3c5lf9$2r5@hustle.rahul.net> In article <3c5lf9$2r5@hustle.rahul.net> m@BlueRose.com (M Carling) writes: > In article <3bndrr$f5@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com> trey@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com > (Trey McClendon) writes: > > Can anyone comment on the speed of data transfer (FTP, INN, etc.) using > > SLIP without VJ header compression vs. PPP? If there are any > > idiosyncracies to using PPP I'd appreciate hearing about them as > > well. A quote from one of the PPP masters, Bob Sutterfield of Morning Star Technologies: =================================================================== A typical SLIP frame contains one byte of overhead: the end-of-frame flag byte 0xC0. If a byte in the payload data is 0xC0, it is replaced with the two-byte escape sequence 0xDBDC. If an byte in the payload data is 0xDB, it is replaced with the two-byte escape sequence 0xDBDD. A typical PPP frame contains four bytes of overhead: the protocol byte (0x21 for IP, 0x2D for VJ-compressed IP), two bytes of CRC for error detection (computed for each packet), and the end-of-frame flag 0x7E. If a byte in the payload data is 0x7E, it is replaced with the two-byte escape sequence 0x7D5E. If a byte in the payload data is 0x7D, it is replaced with the two-byte escape sequence 0x7D5D. Other escaping requirements are negotiated at connection time through the Link Control Protocol's Async-Control-Character-Map facility. Browse http://www.MorningStar.Com/MorningStar/ppp-talk/ppp-talk.html or print ftp://ftp.MorningStar.Com/pub/papers/sug91-cheapIP* for more details. Within the payload data, SLIP or PPP just deliver the entire datagram they're given by your system's IP stack. See RFC 1144 (ftp://ftp.uu.net/inet/rfc/rfc1144.ps.Z) for a discussion of techniques to minimize the TCP and IP overhead within that user data section of the frame. ================================================================ Just FYI. - Steve -- ==================================================================== Stephen Perkins | perkins@cps.msu.edu Department of Computer Science | Michigan State University | NeXT OS 3.2 using PPP-2.2
From: jbaugher@amadeus.glenqcy.glenayre.com (Jason Baugher) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PCNFS Date: 8 Dec 1994 07:00:33 GMT Organization: Glenayre Electronics Message-ID: <3c6auh$hup@babylon5.glenqcy.glenayre.com> Has anyone ever used PCNFS or Lan Workplace to mount remote Unix drives from NeXT systems to a PC? I have experience doing so with HP700's and Apollo Machines, but not with NeXT's. -- --=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-- Jason Baugher - Glenayre One Quintron Way Quincy, IL 62301 jbaugher@glenqcy.glenayre.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans) Subject: Re: NeXT 1000 Message-ID: <D0H02z.HIF@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca> Sender: news@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca Organization: University of Waterloo References: <D061yt.428@mv.mv.com> <3bne0e$fb@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com> <3c59g8$ik7@keller> Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 02:25:47 GMT In article <3c59g8$ik7@keller>, Timothy M. Nolan <tnolan@frymulti.com> wrote: > >> >>OK, I give. What IS a NeXT 1000? Let's see, there were Cubes, then >>stations, then nothing; but I've never heard of a NeXT 1000. >> > >I think its an Amiga 1000 spray painted black. ;-) > Could be.... Seriously, though, I believe the cubes with two optical drive holes were model N1000; the ones with the OD and floppy hole were N1000A. -- David Evans dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca Computer/Synth Junkie "Default is the value selected by the University of Waterloo composer overridden by your command." Waterloo, Ontario, Canada - Roland TR-707 Manual
From: lehar@finance1.bwl.univie.ac.at () Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HELP! NS does not boot anymore Date: 7 Dec 1994 18:09:33 GMT Organization: Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration Distribution: world Message-ID: <3c4tot$rvq@osiris.wu-wien.ac.at> Hi everyone! Just during normal Work I got a system panic window and had to reboot. Since then my Intel based system won't boot anymore. This is how far I get: Registering: fd0a Registering: event 0 Registering: kmDevice 0 rootdev 600, howto 0 panic: (cpu 0) rwip type Kernel panic exception (6,3,1) .. Can someone please help me? Thanks a lot, Alfred
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Olivier POTONNIEE <olivier.potonniee@issy.cnet.fr> Subject: Re: Sendmail on SunOS, read mail on NeXT? Content-Type: text/plain Message-ID: <potonnie.94Dec7162356@teck.cnetissy> Sender: usenet@cnet.fr Organization: CNET References: <3au8ga$5us@dragon.achilles.net> <3c2dk3$g0b@styx.uwa.edu.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 15:23:56 GMT Rameri Salama (rameri@thylacine.cs.uwa.edu.au) wrote: > Andrew Kowal (jakowal@dragon.achilles.net) wrote: > : I've been forced to telnet into someone else's Sun workstation and > : using elm for the time being. > > I assume that you have an account on the suns. What you can > do is is add a .forward file (on your sun account), so that > all the mail that you get on the suns gets sent to the NeXT. > > The contents of the .forward file should have: > your_NeXT_name@address_of_NeXT_box This is a solution, but you have to do it in each user's home directory. A global alternative is to 'NFS mount' the /var/spool/mail of your sun mail host into /usr/spool/mail of your next. Andrew Kowal (jakowal@dragon.achilles.net) wrote: : What would really help my situation is a sample sendmail.cf that : handles the setup that I'd like, plus pointers to where to look : in setting up the NeXT to handle the mail. I use a sendmail.cf which works that way, but I don't know what needs to be changed, or maybe it could work as is. Contact me if you want it. Hope this helps... Olivier POTONNIEE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET - FRANCE TELECOM | Tel : +33 (1) 45 29 63 95 PAA/TSA/TLR - groupe Arcade | Fax : +33 (1) 45 29 66 56 38-40 rue du General Leclerc | e-mail : olivier.potonniee@issy.cnet.fr 92131 Issy les Moulineaux | FRANCE | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
From: vicari@informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de (Norbert Vicari) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Print problems Apple Laser Date: 8 Dec 1994 13:32:13 GMT Organization: University of Wuerzburg, Germany Message-ID: <3c71st$7rr@winx03.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de> References: <3bk1o8$fht@infosrv.edvz.univie.ac.at> suessner_michael (suessner@paracelsus) wrote: : Hi, : I configured my system to print via Novell on an Apple Personal Laserwriter. Testing the printer queue with the Test-Command in the PrintManager Application was successful, but when I tried to print a normal document, I always ended with an Postscript exception error of type "OffendingCommand: currentpagedevice". : Is the Postscript Interpreter of the Apple Printer incompatible with NS3.2? : What am I doing wrong? : Thanks in advance : Suessner Michael Im use a Apple Laserwriter attached to my NeXT-Station. I had a similar Problem. I think the problem results of Printer-selection adding a header to the Postscipt-file. It may help, clicking the Manual-Selection for Paper-Feed in the Applications Print-Panel. hope it helps Norbert Vicari
From: jlkinsel@tomato.engr.ucdavis.edu (John Kinsella) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Followup-To: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Date: 7 Dec 1994 23:32:40 GMT Organization: College of Engineering - University of California - Davis Message-ID: <3c5gmo$sm3@mark.ucdavis.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> Bill Sirinek (sirinek@cs.tulane.edu) wrote: | Have you killed a process of your own? | Someone else's with their knowlege? | Without their knowlege? oooh! gave me an idea for a good one: Have you tried to kill off another user, but killed one of your own windows instead 'cause you forgot you were using his account? sorta long, but... | >P.S. Sorry for the UNIX bias... | DONT APOLIGIZE!!! There's nothing better out there ;) second that.;) John _____________________________ History was written by women \ John L. Kinsella<jlkinsel@engr.ucdavis.edu> baby, so let's make a little \ University of California, Davis of our own tonight \ -Thrill Kill Kult \finger account for pgp public key! --------------------------------------------
From: tnolan@frymulti.com (Timothy M. Nolan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT 1000 Date: 7 Dec 1994 21:29:44 GMT Organization: Fry Multimedia Message-ID: <3c59g8$ik7@keller> References: <D061yt.428@mv.mv.com> <3bne0e$fb@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com> > >OK, I give. What IS a NeXT 1000? Let's see, there were Cubes, then >stations, then nothing; but I've never heard of a NeXT 1000. > >trey >-- >Trey McClendon NeXTMail Accepted TYBRIN Corporation >trey@hsv.tybrin.com Fax: 205-837-3472 Huntsville, AL I think its an Amiga 1000 spray painted black. ;-) ====================================================================== Tim Nolan Fry Multimedia Engineer 5340 Plymouth Rd. Ste 202 (313) 741-0640 Ann Arbor, MI 48105
From: alby@uunet.uu.net (Anthony Williams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: %$##@#$!! SoftPC Date: 7 Dec 1994 19:36:34 -0500 Organization: UUNET Technologies, Inc. (Earth offices) Sender: alby@cthulu.UU.NET Distribution: world Message-ID: <3c5kei$5rf@cthulu.UU.NET> References: <3c5iv6$cg2@hermes.dna.mci.com> Has anybody come out with a better version of SoftPC? -Alby
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.hp.misc,comp.sys.sun.admin From: dgoodman@is.rpslmc.edu (Dave Goodman) Subject: JOB: Unix Specialist Message-ID: <1994Dec8.151831.16416@rpslmc.edu> Keywords: job, unix, NeXT, HP, Sun, administrative Sender: news@rpslmc.edu Organization: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 15:18:31 GMT ============================================================= POSITION: Unix Specialist TYPE: Full time BENEFITS: Full Single Source Systems, Inc. is looking for an experienced Unix Systems Specialist. The responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: - Install operating systems and software packages - Trouble shoot problems - Install peripherals (modems, printers) - Setup uucp, print sharing, ... - Write shell scripts for backups, etc. - Setup tcp/ip, NFS, and routing - Deal with Unix to Novell connectivity - Backups - Mail and internet connectivity - Internal system administration The operating systems that you will be responsible for include: - NEXTSTEP (all platforms) - SCO Unix - Solaris - HP/UX Other Pluses include: - Familiarity with SQL - Familiarity with installing Databases - C and/or NEXTSTEP programming experience The successful candidate must be a self motivated individual with good communication skills. He/she must be willing to learn and have a "do whatever it takes" attitude to support customers. About Single Source Systems, Inc. SSSI is a software development and systems integration company based in Indianapolis, IN. The company was established in 1985 and has a strong reputation for OO, client/server, and RDBMS design and implementation. We are authorized resellers for: - SUN - SCO Unix - Progress - HP - Novell - Oracle - Compaq - NEXTSTEP - Sybase ******************************************************** To be considered, please email, fax, send resumes, cover-letters, and salary requirements to: ******************************************************** Marty Rhodes Single Source Systems, Inc. 4911 E. 56th St. Indianapolis, IN 46220 marty@singlesrc.com (NEXTSTEP mail welcome) FAX: 317-253-0385
From: zzlevo@dd.chalmers.se (Andreas Gunnarsson) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 8 Dec 1994 16:20:34 +0100 Organization: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Message-ID: <3c7882$mm0@eru.dd.chalmers.se> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> In article <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu>, Bill Sirinek <sirinek@cs.tulane.edu> wrote: >Have you killed a process of your own? >Someone else's with their knowlege? >Without their knowlege? Without *your* knowledge? :) -- ============================================================================== 73 de SM7TLS zzlevo@dd.chalmers.se Andreas Gunnarsson
From: arneha@ifi.uio.no (Arne Christian Hårseth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: What are these files: .hidden, .path, .spcinst, cmos.ram ? Date: 8 Dec 1994 16:33:48 +0100 Organization: Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway Message-ID: <3c790s$pbq@holmenkollen.ifi.uio.no> I am cleaning up on my system, and wonder if I can remove the files mentioned. What are they, and where can I find documentation for them and all the other intitiation-files ? Arne (arneha@ifi.uio.no)
From: beaucham@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (James Beauchamp) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Internet -- what's happening? Date: 8 Dec 1994 16:12:18 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <3c7b92$8ng@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> I heard a rumor that NSF is dropping support of Internet in early 1995, and that this will have a big effect on all of our use of this "superhighway". Is this true? Does anyone know what the effect will be? Has Internet's fame been its undoing? Is there a forum on Internet about Internet? Jim Beauchamp
From: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst Kloecker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PCNFS Date: 8 Dec 1994 18:29:07 GMT Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany Message-ID: <3c7j9j$4qv@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> References: <3c6auh$hup@babylon5.glenqcy.glenayre.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit jbaugher@amadeus.glenqcy.glenayre.com (Jason Baugher) writes: >Has anyone ever used PCNFS or Lan Workplace to mount remote Unix drives >from NeXT systems to a PC? I have experience doing so with HP700's and >Apollo Machines, but not with NeXT's. It is no problem to export drives and printers from a NeXT using PCNFS. To try if it works start "/usr/etc/rpc.pcnfsd" as root. It will probably complain about some missing spool directory and terminate. Just create that directory with the appropriate write permissions and start rpc.pcnfsd again. Now you should be able to import NFS volumes and use the NeXT printer from your PC, provided that everything else usually needed for NFS and printer export is o.k. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernst Kloecker phone: ++49-30-6181635 e-mail: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: phil@cnam.cnam.fr (Philippe Provost) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NXHost restrictions ? Date: 8 Dec 1994 19:25:05 GMT Organization: Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris, France Message-ID: <3c7mih$3di@sheckley.cnam.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit hello, I would like to run an application from system X (which has faster network access) and direct its display to system Y. however whenever I do: SystemX> open OmniWeb.app -NXhosts systemY.domainY.fr I get the follwowing message on the console on the system Y: Dec 8 19:51:29 Workspace: Cannot open file /LocalApps/OmniWeb.app hence it looks like if the application had to be executed on systemY, which is seems contradictory with the NXHost paradigm(defined to redirect the display of an application, not its execution). This has been confirmed when I tried on the same systemX to execute another app, with the same NXHost option, because the console on SystemY displayed: Dec 8 20:03:02 Workspace: Cannot exec /LocalApps/BackSpace.app: (not a valid program) where systemY is an HP while systemX is a m68K. questions: - what really does NXHost when combineed with open ? - do I need to have the same acces path to run an app remotely ? - why my commands do not work and try to exedcute the app on the localsystem (systemY) ? notes: systemX is a m68k with NS 3.x (3.0 I think) systemY is an HP, NS 3.2 the display options on the HP is set to "public" the OmniWeb App is located in different directories on each systems (/LocalApp for X and /LocalApps/Inter-Net-Apps for Y) yes, I have the .rhosts file set properly. Thank you to give me pointers/ideas/solutions to phil@cnam.cnam.fr, I will give a summary in a few days. Philippe -- ============================================================================= Provost Philippe phil@cnam.cnam.fr NeXT Registered developper Veille Technologique Armee de Terre " La vie est tellement extraordinaire lorsque l'Amour est sa compagne"
From: tm8025a@american.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: What are these files: .hidden, .path, .spcinst, cmos.ram ? Date: 8 Dec 1994 19:58:45 GMT Organization: The American University, Washington DC Message-ID: <3c7ohl$l9m@paladin.american.edu> References: <3c790s$pbq@holmenkollen.ifi.uio.no> In article <3c790s$pbq@holmenkollen.ifi.uio.no> arneha@ifi.uio.no (Arne Christian H rseth) writes: : :I am cleaning up on my system, and wonder if I can remove the files :mentioned. What are they, and where can I find documentation for them :and all the other intitiation-files ? : : :Arne (arneha@ifi.uio.no) hidden is the list of directories and files that are hidden when the UniX expert switch is turned off in preferences. path is probably the path listings for one of the shells supported on your system. cmos.ram I have only seen with SoftPC. My bet is that it is the CMOS needed to start the emulator. spcints I have also only seen with SoftPC and is the default file needed to start up SoftPC or an other needed file. Don't delete any of them or else you may have problems. Torrey McMahon
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard Moeller) Subject: multiple PNI SLIP addresses... (Question) Keywords: SLIP, PNI, sl/ip, IP, serial line internet protocol Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg. Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 10:47:10 GMT Message-ID: <1994Dec8.104710.644@proximus.north.de> Summary: I try to have different numbers with different IP addresses configured for pni slip I do have a problem with PNI SLIP... I have configured PNI in a way that I can connect to several telephone numbers with different pni-devices. The pniX.config files differ only in the telephone number, the interfaces and the ip addresses. It looks like that: /etc/pni/config/pni0.config:set Config(pni:INTERFACE) pni0 /etc/pni/config/pni0.config:set Config(pni:ADDRESS) 134.106.40.72 /etc/pni/config/pni0.config:set Config(pni:REMOTEADDRESS) 134.106.40.70 /etc/pni/config/pni1.config:set Config(pni:INTERFACE) pni1 /etc/pni/config/pni1.config:set Config(pni:ADDRESS) 134.106.40.71 /etc/pni/config/pni1.config:set Config(pni:REMOTEADDRESS) 134.106.40.70 In my /etc/resolv.conf I have the three remote nameserver addresses that are always the same, regardless of the called number. Now the strange thing is: ONLY PNI0 seems to work. /etc/pni/pnirun pni0 & works as expected, everything is fine. But... /etc/pni/pnirun pni1 & does NOTHING at all. No ping, no telnet, no resolving: "Host is unreachable" is the only answer I get. So I had a look at the tables: gemoe@proximus 97> netstat -r Routing tables Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Interface proximus proximus UH 6 9352 lo0 134.106.40.70 134.106.40.71 UH 0 0 pni0 134.106.40.70 134.106.40.72 UH 0 0 pni0 default 0.0.0.0 U 0 0 en0 WHY is always pni0 configured as the interface, even though I stated in the pni1.config that pni1 is supposed to be the interface? Also I do not understand that the interfaces are stated as "up", even after I set them "down" manually with ifconfig. Then I wonder why I do not get any debugging information when I set pni0 to debug with ifconfig. BTW, Louis if you can hear me, I would wish for xmas something like this to be possible: set Config(tty:NUMBER) { xxx-xxxx yyy-yyyy zzz-zzzz } set Config(pni:ADDRESS) { xxx.xxx.xx.xx yyy.yyy.yy.yy zzz.zzz.zz.zz } First, xxx is tried, iff telephone xxx answers then ip xxx is matched, else yyy is tried, iff telephone yyy answers, then ip yyy is matched.... Would make life so much easier. Thank you very much for any help, Gerhard. PS: I asked already in de.comp.sys.next a while ago - no response yet. -- N < principiis obsta! >------------------< PGP Key available on request > N e Gerhard Moeller, Amselweg 16, 26122 Oldenburg (FRG) [*: 02/21/1968] e X Private: gemoe@proximus.north.de Phone (voice): +49-441-507856 X T Uni: Gerhard.Moeller@arbi.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE NeXTmail T NoGeNUG - Northern German NeXT User Group: NoGeNUG@proximus.north.DE
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard Moeller) Subject: Re: man page intallation References: <3c3c2k$5g7@crcnis3.unl.edu> Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg. Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 11:28:45 GMT Message-ID: <1994Dec8.112845.841@proximus.north.de> In article <3c3c2k$5g7@crcnis3.unl.edu>, jonathan ham <jham@unlinfo.unl.edu> wrote: [...] >The make file copied them to /usr/local/man/... > >However, the man program insists that the man pages are unavailable for >these commands. Is there anything else that I have to do? Does anybody >know why man can't see them? You have to set your MANPATH variable right. For csh-users: setenv MANPATH /usr/local/man:/NextLibrary/Documentation/ManPages For sh-users: MANPATH=/usr/local/man:/NextLibrary/Documentation/ManPages; export MANPATH Gerhard. -- N < principiis obsta! >------------------< PGP Key available on request > N e Gerhard Moeller, Amselweg 16, 26122 Oldenburg (FRG) [*: 02/21/1968] e X Private: gemoe@proximus.north.de Phone (voice): +49-441-507856 X T Uni: Gerhard.Moeller@arbi.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE NeXTmail T NoGeNUG - Northern German NeXT User Group: NoGeNUG@proximus.north.DE
From: guy@netapp.com (Guy Harris) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs,comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NFS & mount state handling Date: 8 Dec 1994 12:15:55 -0800 Organization: Network Appliance Corporation Message-ID: <3c7phr$9h@nova.netapp.com> References: <3c4u4m$5ta@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> System Administrator <sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca> wrote: ... >Last night I had occasion to move arafel:/u/scratch to a new host. > >The way Nexts assign device numbers is that the lowest scsi disk becomes >/dev/sd0a, the next lowest /dev/sd1a, and so on. ... >Now when scratch moves, home becomes sd2a. ... >However from the clients any attempt to ls /u/home/... resulted in a >stale nfs handle. Yup. NFS file handles tend to include some "file system ID" (at least on NFS servers that support more than one file system :-)), and that "file system ID" often includes the UNIX "dev_t" device number for the device on which the file system resides, so, if the file system is now on a different "/dev/sdNa" device, file handles for it will change. >Doing a mount -o remount /u/home returned sucessfully, but didn't help >the situation. If that was done on the server, it *wouldn't* help; the file handle won't change, and the clients will still have the old file handles. The underlying "remount" operation in the NFS client code might not actually change whatever file handles the client code has (I don't have access to source code for ONC/NFS, from which I suspect the NeXTStEP client and server code is derived, so I don't know what it does there), so it might not even help if you do it on the client. >Rebooting the clients solved the problems. > >Is this a peculiarity of NextStep, or is this true of NFS in general. True of NFS on most UNIX systems, although not all of them would necessarily renumber the devices if you remove one, so that particular part of it might be NeXTStEP-specific. >Is there a way short of rebooting the clients in this situation? Unless you can, on the clients, unmount "/u/home" and mount it again (not just "mount -o remount"), probably not. Then again, getting to the point where you *can* unmount "/u/home" may be as disruptive as rebooting the machine....
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: wdwyer@world.nad.northrop.com (William P. Dwyer) Subject: SCSI QIC tape won't write Message-ID: <WDWYER.94Dec7164230@world.nad.northrop.com> Sender: news@gremlin.nrtc.northrop.com (Usenet News Manager) Organization: Northrop Grumman Automation Sciences Laboratory, Pico Rivera, CA Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 00:42:30 GMT I am having trouble using an Archive Viper 150 2150S QIC tape drive with my 040 NeXT slab running NeXT Mach 2.1. I have the drive properly connected and terminated, and it is recognized at boot time. Originally I had problems getting the device to respond until I set the driver to operate in fixed block mode with blocksize=512. Immediately after setting the drive to fixed block mode I was able to successfully write/read to/from the tape using tar. Since then I have not been able to perform any I/O. I don't know what happened after the first successful write/read (except I went to bed). A description of current response is command: tar cvf /dev/rst0 file.c tape winds forward to end of tape then drive vibrates and hums for 5 seconds then prompt returns without error message Console window output: reselect timeout - target 3 st: cmd = 0x10 sr_io_status = 5H st: cmd = 0x1 sr_io_status = 2H Sense key = 0x6 Sense Code = 0x0 command: tar tvf /dev/rst0 drive searches tape several times then returns tar: tape read error: I/O error Console window output: st: cmd = 0x8 sr_io_status = 2H Sense key = 0x8 Sense Code = 0x0 Any help with my problem would be greatly appreciated. I've been working on this one for a while. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help. =========================================================================== Bill Dwyer | wdwyer@world.nad.northrop.com M.S. T233/GK | Northrop Grumman Corp. | "I have a secret to tell, from my electrical 8900 E. Washington Blvd. | well. It's a simple message and I'm leaving Pico Rivera, CA 90660 | out the whistles and bells." TMBG -- Bill Dwyer | wdwyer@world.nad.northrop.com M.S. T233/GK | Northrop Grumman Corp. | "I have a secret to tell, from my electrical 8900 E. Washington Blvd. | well. It's a simple message and I'm leaving Pico Rivera, CA 90660 | out the whistles and bells." TMBG
From: whizer@cs.uoregon.edu (John Boyd Candlish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: SCSI TAPE: Exabyte8200 and tar Date: 8 Dec 1994 14:08:20 -0800 Organization: University of Oregon Computer and Information Sciences Dept. Message-ID: <3c804k$m80@obelix.cs.uoregon.edu> I'm having more than a little difficulty using tar with my new (remanufactured) exb8200 scsi drive. I bought the drive from a reseller that did not include the documentation with the unit as shipped! I expect that Exabyte will send me the docs for this unit within the week, but in the meantime maybe some of you have run accross this problem b4. Specifically, while tar will allow me to create, extract, or list the named files on the tape, it does not allow the addition of new files at the end of the tape. %tar -c test %tar -t test %tar -r biggertest i/o error [blah blah not verbatum] Now I think Ive seen a patch somewhere on c.s.n.? that had something to do with a framing error or EOT detection for just this sort of thing? And I've heard rumors that on SunOS two EOTs are written? In any case I'm completely befuddled, so if you think you might know whats going on please follow up to this post!! On a not unrelated subject: What are the pros/cons of using 8mm video cassettes vs. data cassettes? the following message was sent to me by Leon Farfel on this subject in general >Subject: Re: exabyte8200 on NeXT >To: John Candlish <candlish@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU> >Message-id: <9412070702.AA04451@ToolCASE.COM> >Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT >Let me tell you the whole story. Maybe it will give you at least some clues. >I have 4 Exabyte 8200. The particular machine that we were trying to use >then was a PC running NeXT and Dos. To my total surprise we were able to >make perfect backup and restore (sorry never tried tar on it, we using >dump/restore) on NeXT using one of drives and DOS backup using another one. >But NONE of 4!!!! drives wanted to work on both systems. Well, we picked the >one that works with NeXT ( more valuable stuff on it). But I was curious. I >called Exabyte and after few attempts with different tech's, one of the >guy's there explained to me all details about reconfiguration of scsi block >and inflexibility of EXABYTE 8200 model. All you have to do is to call them >and ask how to set 8200!!!!!! to work with BSD Unix. Also I will forward your >message to my friend who, I remember mentioned something about >initialization string. As for "tar" I am using dump/restore which works >just fine. >lEoN. >P.S. If you would like to post this or any other replies on usenet, -I don't >mind. Seems like 8200 is an interesting topic to discuss. >lEoN. aTdHvAaNnKcSe jCandlish _______________________ NeXTmail -> whizer@cs.uoregon.edu ~(NeXTmail) -> candlish@oregon.uoregon.edu
From: gfin@psych.ualberta.ca (Gary Finley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Net buffer count on Intel NeXTs Date: 8 Dec 1994 22:38:48 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Distribution: world Message-ID: <3c81to$5uc@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> I have recently installed a minimum-configuration Intel machine as a dedicated mailhost for my department. It's a 486/33 with a 270 MB SCSI disk on a VLB controller, a network card, and only 8MB of RAM. The machine is never used for console logins. It just runs the zmailer mail transport agent, and a popmail server. It acts as the NFS server of /usr/spool/mail to 6 black NeXTs and 5 Suns, and the pop server for about 50 PCs and Macs running popmail client programs. The performance is quite adequate, but it has occurred to me that the response to popmail transactions (which are just telnet sessions on port 110) might be improved if I allocated some more memory for use as network buffers. The boot messages in /usr/adm/messages say that NeXTSTEP is only allocating 21 buffers (160 kb) now, presumably because of the small amount of RAM. The 486/66 I run at home has 20 MB, and it allocates 51 buffers (390 kb) at boot time. Since I'm not running any console applications, I think I probably have memory to spare for extra network buffers, and I'd like to try increasing the buffer count to 64 or maybe even 128 like my black NeXTs use. I know that you can specify the number of net buffers used on a black NeXT with the 'p' command of the ROM Monitor. However, Intel boxes don't *have* a ROM monitor. I had a look in the network choices in Configure.app, but don't see anything there about network buffers. I've looked in NeXTAnswers but don't see anything about this issue there. Do anyone know of a way that I can increase the number of net buffers used on an Intel machine? ---------------------------------------------- Gary Finley, Univ. of Alberta Psychology Dept. Network manager, Web manager and postmaster. gfin@psych.ualberta.ca (NeXTmail welcome) http://web.psych.ualberta.ca/staff_bios/finleyg.html
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mario@galileo.uwaterloo.ca (Mario Stargard) Subject: Re: Remote printing, choosing bins? Message-ID: <D0IGGK.K78@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca> Sender: news@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca Organization: University of Waterloo References: <D0Cr2F.Jr1@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca> Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 21:17:06 GMT OK, I think I'm onto the problem here. Having referenced the PPD file for the printer in printcap with the ty variable, I still can't get the printer to listen. I've discovered that if I stop the spooler and look at the postscript, it's different than the postscript generated than if I choose "save" from the print window. (I choose "postscript for chosen printer" as opposed to "device independent") Does the printer's host have to have the PPD file? What if the printer's host isn't a NeXT? (In fact, what if the printer's host is a Gatorbox?) Does anyone use a remote printer that is hosted by something other than a NeXT? Mario In article <D0Cr2F.Jr1@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca> mario@galileo.uwaterloo.ca (Mario Stargard) writes: > Greetings all: > > Alright, anybody done this? Say that I've typed something using > Edit.app and now I want to print it on a remote printer. I can print on the > remote printer on the default bin because I've manually created a printcap > entry in NetInfo. It's familiar and mine looks like this: > > galileo> nidump printcap / > research1: \ > :lp=:rm=quark:rp=research1:sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/research1: \ > :ty=Postscript: > admin1: \ > :lp=:rm=quark:rp=admin1:sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/admin1:ty=Postscript: > clinic1: \ > :lp=:rm=quark:rp=clinic1:sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/clinic1:ty=Postscript: > cclr: \ > :lp=:rm=quark:rp=cclr:sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/cclr:ty=Postscript: > > > Ok, how do I choose bins? Is that a function of PrintManager or > Edit? > > Mario
From: jham@unlinfo.unl.edu (jonathan ham) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: man page intallation Date: 9 Dec 1994 03:12:40 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln Message-ID: <3c8hv9$aqf@crcnis3.unl.edu> References: <3c3c2k$5g7@crcnis3.unl.edu> <1994Dec8.112845.841@proximus.north.de> I would like to thank: Gerhard Moeller <gemoe@proximus.north.de> cdl@mpl.UCSD.EDU (Carl Lowenstein) denise_howard@il.us.swissbank.com (Denise Howard) bbutler@netcom.com (Bryan Butler) "James E. Quick" <jq@papoose.phcs.com> ...all of whom gave me correct and helpful information. (I kinda feel embarassed for forgetting to look at my path statements.) Thank you all, I'm off of drugs now, and back in the game. :-) (toke) -- jham@unlinfo.unl.edu [microSoftWindows free]; /* If only us could un-allocating all them resources it are consuming so easy. */
From: Denis.R.Dancanet@cs.cmu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.harware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Dead Nextstation. Similar experiences? Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 14:18:29 -0500 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <citpk5S00hvQ1hFEhA@cs.cmu.edu> My Nextstation Turbo died a few days ago. I had it running overnight and when I looked at it in the morning, it was frozen, with an _empty_ panic window on the screen. It didn't even get to write anything in it. There was just one "t" in title of the window. I couldn't get the monitor window up, and after using left command-left alternate-*, the screen went blank (the fan still running) but it didn't reboot. I haven't been able to reboot it since. The fan is whirring, but the screen stays blank. Anyone with a similar experience? What could possibly cause this? I took it to the campus computer store, and they said it's either the ROM chip ($60-70) or the motherboard. Of course, it wasn't the ROM chip. They quoted me $632 for the motherboard, including labor (they would be getting another from Bell Atlantic, or AT&T Info Services, or whomever handles this). Do I have any choices here? As you can imagine, this has been a complete shock to me, and I haven't quite recovered yet. I would like to hear if others have had similar experiences out there. In particular, it would be good to have an idea what caused this. What really scares me is the thought I will have the same thing happen in another couple of years. So what is it? Noisy electricity? (I have a surge protector.) Dust? (It was pretty dusty inside.) Letting it run most of the time? (They said it would be better for it if I didn't let it run constantly. I had heard the opposite.) Thanks for any input, -Denis --------------------------------------------------------- Denis Dancanet ddr+@cs.cmu.edu (412) CMU-3075 Grad student, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon ---------------------------------------------------------
From: erwin@fritz.cuug.ab.ca (Erwin Fritz) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs,comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NFS & mount state handling Message-ID: <cf65uAkEBh107h@fritz.cuug.ab.ca> Date: Thu, 8 Dec 94 19:42:04 -0700 References: <3c4u4m$5ta@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Organization: fritz In <3c4u4m$5ta@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) writes: >Arafel is a NextStep slab running NS 2.1. It acts as a server for >several disks. >Last night I had occasion to move arafel:/u/scratch to a new host. [munch] >I figured that all the other machines would go into their usual tizzy >when home dissappeared (NFS server arafel not responding, retrying) but >recover gracefully when arafel rebooted. >However from the clients any attempt to ls /u/home/... resulted in a >stale nfs handle. >Doing a mount -o remount /u/home returned sucessfully, but didn't help >the situation. >Rebooting the clients solved the problems. >Is there a way short of rebooting the clients in this situation? I've never heard of the -o option for mount. When the server's exported filesystem moves, I do the following: 1) on the server, run exportfs (or your equivalent) to re-export the filesystem 2) on each client, run /etc/umount to manually unmount the filesystem 3) then run /etc/mount on the filesystem to re-mount it I've never had to reboot servers or clients when an exported filesystem changes in the manner you describe. -- erwin@fritz.cuug.ab.ca
From: alex@dgs.dgsys.com (Alex Blakemore) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: What are these files: .hidden, .path, .spcinst, cmos.ram ? Date: 9 Dec 1994 00:32:35 -0500 Organization: Digital Gateway Systems Message-ID: <3c8q5j$kuu@DGS.dgsys.com> References: <3c790s$pbq@holmenkollen.ifi.uio.no> Arne Christian Hårseth (arneha@ifi.uio.no) wrote: : I am cleaning up on my system, and wonder if I can remove the files : mentioned. What are they, and where can I find documentation for them : and all the other intitiation-files ? .path is used by the rc boot scripts in /etc to setup the search path for commands .hidden is used by WorkspaceManager to know which files to hide when not in Unix expert mode. no idea about the others, but I'd recommend leaving .path and .hidden alone, especially .path
Newsgroups: de.comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard Moeller) Subject: Re: ISDN References: <3c2u61$ist@news.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de> <5bOQ_4h3nrB@black.schulung.netuse.de> <3c4agh$8a4@sonne.darmstadt.gmd.de> <5bOS-F4onrB@black.schulung.netuse.de> Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg. Date: Fri, 9 Dec 1994 01:22:40 GMT Message-ID: <1994Dec9.012240.20836@proximus.north.de> In article <5bOS-F4onrB@black.schulung.netuse.de>, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Kristian_K=F6hntopp?= <kris@black.schulung.netuse.de> wrote: [....] >Do you have the number of Xenologics, Cologne? Or better, do >they have an email address? [...] Xenologics, Stephan Muhs info@xenologics.com 2203-69 50 91 2203-69 50 90 (fax) Wilhelm-Ruppert-Straûe 38/C66 51147 Köln Deutschland ZyXEL Modems Bestellungen <order@xenologics.com> Stephan Muhs <stephan@xenologics.com> Frank Bergknecht <frank@dino.dinoco.de> ehemals dinoLogics. BTW: I'm one of the first happy customers... Since the old days of Anchor modems... ;-) Gerhard. -- N < principiis obsta! >------------------< PGP Key available on request > N e Gerhard Moeller, Amselweg 16, 26122 Oldenburg (FRG) [*: 02/21/1968] e X Private: gemoe@proximus.north.de Phone (voice): +49-441-507856 X T Uni: Gerhard.Moeller@arbi.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE NeXTmail T NoGeNUG - Northern German NeXT User Group: NoGeNUG@proximus.north.DE
From: buzz@cs.tu-berlin.de (Bastian Schlueter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Setting up mail aliases Date: 09 Dec 1994 12:36:19 GMT Organization: Berlin University of Technology Message-ID: <3c9iec$bd5@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> References: <3bippd$106b@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-reply-to: eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca's message of 30 Nov 1994 22:11:09 MET In article <3bippd$106b@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> eugene@raddi.uah.ualberta.ca (Eugene Mah) writes: Hi Need some assitance with setting up some mail aliases. I've followed the instructions in the Sys Admin manual about how to do this. I've put entries in /aliases in NetInfo, and run mailDBupdate. Everything the manual says to do, I've done. Looks like it should work, but when I try to send mail to the alias, it bounces and comes back with ----- The following addresses had delivery problems ----- decuac (unrecoverable error) ----- Transcript of session follows ----- 550 decuac... User unknown I'm puzzled. As an additional note, I have sendmail 8.6.9 installed which may make some difference, although it appears as though it shouldn't be a problem. My sendmail.cf file has this line: OAnetinfo:members@/aliases which supposedly points sendmail to NetInfo for the aliases info. Suggestions? Did you patched the sendmail sources? You need the sendmail8.6.9+Netinfo-Aliases.tar.gz patch which is at least on ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de under pub/NeXT/programming/patches/ Maybe this helps. Bastian -- Bastian Schlueter TEL.: +49 030 / 314 25 973 (uni) Fehrbellinerstr. 39 0172/311 66 41 (priv) __o D-10119 Berlin _`\<,_ Germany e-mail: buzz@cs.TU-Berlin.DE (_)/ (_)
From: gkj@ornl.gov (Gary K. Jacobs) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mail Addresses into Netinfo? Date: 9 Dec 1994 12:51:27 GMT Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN Message-ID: <3c9jsf$js9@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV> Is there a method to transfer group information from the Mail Addresses into Netinfo? Documentation explains how to update Mail from Netinfo, but not the other way around. I have a bunch of groups with many addresses to add/modify. Doing it Mail is pretty cumbersome. gary jacobs
From: vanou@stat.ucl.ac.be (Christian Van Oudenhove) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mail and charset= iso_8859_1 Date: 9 Dec 1994 14:34:26 GMT Organization: Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Distribution: world Message-ID: <3c9pti$hfi@sci3.sri.ucl.ac.be> Keywords: Mail Charset MIME Hello Net users, I am runing NS 3.0 on a black-box and would like to know how I can display in a right way the special characters of a message encoded by sender with charset ISO_8859 (using EUDORA 1.4.3 on a Mac for instance). Thanks for answer ... ------------------------------- Christian Van Oudenhove - Universite Catholique de Louvain Institut de Statistique - Voie du Roman Pays, 34 B-1348 Louvain-La-Neuve - BELGIUM Tel : 32-10/47.30.48 - Fax 32-10/47.30.32 E-mail : vanou@stat.ucl.ac.be - (NeXTmail welcome)
From: flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (Gregor Hoffleit) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Performance loss with Tripple-FAT file ? Date: 9 Dec 1994 15:43:14 GMT Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany Message-ID: <3c9tui$edm@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de> Are there major performance losses when I use tripple-FAT file on a file server ? I assume only the needed binary section is loaded into the machines memory space, but how about NFS ? Is the NFS load three times as big as for thin binaries, or is NEXTSTEP so clever that only the needed part of the binary is shipped over the network with NFS ? Gregor -- | Gregor Hoffleit admin MATHInet / contact HeidelNeXT | | MAIL: Mathematisches Institut PHONE: (49)6221 56-5771 | | INF 288, 69120 Heidelberg / Germany FAX: 56-3812 | | EMAIL: flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (NeXTmail) |
From: albert@proffa.cc.tut.fi (Ojala Pasi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Printer on ethernet Date: 9 Dec 1994 17:29:12 +0200 Organization: Tampere University of Technology Distribution: world Message-ID: <3c9t48$skn@proffa.cc.tut.fi> Black NeXT 400 dpi printers can't be found from Finland anymore, so I was thinking of purchasing some other (Laserjet maybe) printer with ethernet interface for my 040-cube. I'm just wondering how the printer and NeXT are configured to work so that PrinterManager identifies it correctly and sends the postscript data to the right place? I guess the printer has an unique tcp/ip address? I'm not familiar with ethenet printers, so could someone help me out, who has got the printer working via ethernet. Thanks.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ijeff@ccs.carleton.ca Subject: Serial Printing on the HPLJ IV Solution! Content-Type: text/plain Message-ID: <ijeff.94Dec9111827@jasper.maeng> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Fri, 9 Dec 1994 16:18:27 GMT Thanks to all that responded to my questions and problems. I ended up installing MUX 1.4 on my Pentium machine to solve my printing troubles. I am running with software handshake at 38400 with no problems for about a week now. Even using 9600 with the NeXT serial driver caused serial overrun errors on receive with this printer with the Mux 1.4 driver no such problems have occured. To configure the printer speed you have to use NetinfoManager as PrintManager no longer believes that you have a serial port if remove the default driver. Look in the /printers/printername/Comm directory in the local domain of the machine spooling to the printer. The property called BaudRate is the only thing I had to change to configure the system for 38400 bps. I considered going for an ethernet card but besides the expense I couldn't justify the effort since it wouldn't gain me any performance improvement unless I purchased as well a package such as Dots which would rip postscript to PCL-5 over the network. I believe that you can configure the serial port for faster operation and hardware handshake by changing the OutputPath property to /dev/ttyfa instead of /dev/ttya, but I have not tested this. Since the printer is now slower than the serial port anyhow. I now have much improved print performance and reliability. Thanks very much to Mark Salyzyn et al for the MUX driver. --- Ian Jefferson ijeff@ccs.carleton.ca ijeff@computeractive.on.ca NeXT mail welcome! Voice 613 788-2600 ext 5636 ---- "The REALLY nice thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise and is not preceded by long periods of worry & depression!"
From: ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Swapfile Compression (Swaptimizer) -- Answers Date: 9 Dec 1994 16:26:01 GMT Organization: UCLA Microcomputer Support Office Message-ID: <3ca0ep$1dg@news.mic.ucla.edu> Keywords: Swaptimizer, Swapfile, Compression Here was my original question to the net: > I have turned on swapping on my NS/FIP. Oddly enough, when I look > through the /private/vm/swapfile entry (there is a larger .front > file, too), there are many pages with ASCII text that are completely > uncompressed. (This can be ascertained with a simple "strings" on > the swapfile.) Here is a short collection of answers. Email reply addresses have been deleted to prevent individuals that were nice enough to answer from receiving floods of clarifying questions. ---------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mike Paquette (probably the definite answer) Nothing, actually. The swapfile compressor uses a simple, fast run length compression algorithm. The compressed version of the data is saved to the swapfile only when a real savings in disk space would occur. If there is no real savings (savings less than the quantum used to allocate swapfile space), then the uncompressed version of the data is saved. The algorithm may sound naive, but it works well, and is computationally very cheap. The biggest savings are seen in compressing paged out data segments of programs, which often contain long runs of zeros, and in paging out Window Server backing stores. The use of run-length encoding probably explains why you can find ASCII strings in the swapfile so easily. Mike Paquette --- ---------------------------------------------------------------- From: Art Isbell I do use compression after comparing running with and without compression. I tried to do similar things during the test sessions and concluded that the swapfile size was much smaller using compression. NeXT's argument that the extra CPU cycles required for compression/decompression are more than compensated for by less paging and by reading and writing fewer bytes to and from disk seems borne out in my experience. I don't know what the swaptimizer algorithm is, so it might be that clear strings can exist in a compressed swapfile under certain conditions. I also don't know whether my swapfile contains any uncompressed pages from when I was running without compression. So running strings on my swapfile would be inconclusive. At least NeXT gives you the option of using compression or not. I believe NeXT has said that it might not be advisable for certain types of servers to use compression. So if you don't believe it helps you, don't use it. Art ---------------------------------------------------------------- From: Grant Baillie (on a similarly question via email) I> I believe /etc/swaptab under NS/FIP ignores the compress directive. Very unfortunate, because it makes NS/FIP look much slower. As far as I can know, the compress directive works under NS 3.2 FIP. There is one minor bug which you might have run into (I think this surfaced on the net a while back): if you have the /etc/swaptab entry /private/vm/swapfile lowat=16777216, compress (Note the space after the comma) you don't get compression, while the entry /private/vm/swapfile lowat=16777216,compress (No space after the comma) will enable it. Is this what's happening with you? ---------------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael Friedel <mfriedel@interpc.de> The swaptimizer only compresses 0 filled pages as far as I remember. ---------------------------------------------------------------- From: shess@winternet.com (Scott Hess) swapfile is the uncompressed version of swapfile.front, which is the compressed version. swapfile.front is the one that takes up disk space, while swapfile is what the kernel wants to see. [Did you see the filesystem magic happening in there? Note that swapfile shows up as a filesystem in df output.] Later, ---------------------------------------------------------------- From: Peter Nitezki swapfile.front is the freelist become visible for sake of the swapfile compression feature. It simply denotes the space the swapfile will grow into. The strings seen in this file are simply snippets of deleted text files. Security hole? Maybe, but it was there all the time. Just that the baby has a different name from /dev/rsd?? ;-) > What's wrong? > Nothing. (IMHO; for sake of standard disclaimers) Nice to see even outright professors pose FAQs (You're welcome, anyway :-) -- Ivo Welch ivo@128.97.74.50 = next.agsm.ucla.edu Asst Prof of Finance iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu AGSM at UCLA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: borrelli@ritz.mordor.com (Steve Borrelli) Subject: Re: How to fax with a GVC 14.4 fax/modem??? References: <1994Dec7.010419.18822@news.cs.indiana.edu> Sender: Steven Borrelli Organization: Mordor International BBS - Jersey City, NJ Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 18:58:19 GMT Message-ID: <D0IA18.GK4@ritz.mordor.com> In article <1994Dec7.010419.18822@news.cs.indiana.edu>, Kharim Hogan <kharim@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: >Hi, > >Can anyone please help me out? I'm trying to get my GVC 14.4 fax/modem >to actually send (and receive would be nice too!) faxes. I used to use >a ZyXEL modem and never had any problems (I also have the NXFax software) >but now I'm trying to use a GVC and can get as far as getting the modem >to make the call and connect to a fax machine but then it immediately >disconnects. Do I need a special driver (or the equivalent of a printer >description file) for this type of modem? In PrintManager.app, there are >only two options that come up for configuring a fax modem, the HSD and >the Interfax modem. If I select HSD, absolutely nothing happens. With >Interfax configured, I can do as above, connect but can't send since it >doesn't hold the line. > >Do I need to get a special file for the GVC or configure something that >I haven't? If anyone knows, please help... > >Many thanks, >Kharim Hogan > > > I know someone who had the exact same problem with NXFax + GVC14.4 internal modem. It can send o.k. (but not in fine mode), but receive doesn't work. My only suggestion is to get a different modem if you need to receive. To send...use normal mode, not fine. (There is a check in the fax panel) cheers, steve -- Steven D. Borrelli | finger for pgp public key borrelli@ritz.mordor.com |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software From: mmoreton@madge1.demon.co.uk (Mike Moreton) Subject: Re: %$##@#$!! SoftPC Organization: Madge Networks Date: Fri, 9 Dec 1994 14:33:15 GMT Message-ID: <D0JsFG.ExM@madge1.demon.co.uk> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software References: <3c5iv6$cg2@hermes.dna.mci.com> Cliff Elam (celam@homebrew.cs.mci.com) wrote: : Help - : I'm trying to run some communications software under SoftPC/DOS and the : software works for a while and then SoftPC just terminates. The console has There is a NEXTSTEP kernel patch dating from around June this year that fixes some "SoftPC just disapears" problems (assuming that you're running 3.2). It might be worth investigating this. -- All present and future standard disclaimers apply
From: ACI_INC@news.delphi.com (ACI_INC@DELPHI.COM) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Printer on ethernet Date: 9 Dec 1994 12:01:51 -0500 Organization: Delphi Internet Services Corporation Message-ID: <3ca2hv$23e@news2.delphi.com> References: <3c9t48$skn@proffa.cc.tut.fi> We are also interested in the same information. Please post! Karlheinz
From: Joe_Keenan@next.com (Joe Keenan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: What are these files: .hidden, .path, .spcinst, cmos.ram ? Date: 8 Dec 1994 16:10:10 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <3c7b52$is@rosie.next.com> References: <3c790s$pbq@holmenkollen.ifi.uio.no> In article <3c790s$pbq@holmenkollen.ifi.uio.no> arneha@ifi.uio.no (Arne Christian H rseth) writes: # # I am cleaning up on my system, and wonder if I can remove the files # mentioned. What are they, and where can I find documentation for them # and all the other intitiation-files ? Rules to live by: 1. If you don't know what the file is for, don't mess with it. 2. If it's on the distribution CD, then it's there for a good reason. joe
From: dchin@graphy.physics.orst.edu (David Chin) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Followup-To: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 9 Dec 1994 21:17:09 GMT Organization: Dept. of Physics, Oregon State University, OR, USA Message-ID: <3cahgl$ra9@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <3c7882$mm0@eru.dd.chalmers.se> Andreas Gunnarsson (zzlevo@dd.chalmers.se) wrote: > In article <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu>, > Bill Sirinek <sirinek@cs.tulane.edu> wrote: > >Have you killed a process of your own? > >Someone else's with their knowlege? > >Without their knowlege? > > Without *your* knowledge? :) Or done a "kill -9 -01" as root? On another line... Have you ever rm'ed a device file? That will never be used? That IS in use? The console file? (These I have seen...) -- David Chin Cornell University '92 Oregon State University '94 _________________________________________________________________________ Internet: | dchin@graphy.physics.orst.edu | Phone: (503) 752-3632 _________________________________| Add: 101 NW 23rd St., | Corvallis, "In short, in matters vegetable, | OR 97330 animal, and mineral ..." | _________________________________|_______________________________________
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Printer on ethernet Date: 9 Dec 1994 18:22:21 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <3ca78t$q12@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <3c9t48$skn@proffa.cc.tut.fi> In article <3c9t48$skn@proffa.cc.tut.fi> albert@proffa.cc.tut.fi (Ojala Pasi) writes: >Black NeXT 400 dpi printers can't be found from Finland anymore, so I was >thinking of purchasing some other (Laserjet maybe) printer with >ethernet interface for my 040-cube. I'm just wondering how the printer >and NeXT are configured to work so that PrinterManager identifies it correctly >and sends the postscript data to the right place? I guess the printer >has an unique tcp/ip address? I'm not familiar with ethenet printers, so >could someone help me out, who has got the printer working via ethernet. >Thanks. NS 3.3 should have support for HP printers with Ethenet MIO cards (JetDirect). PrintManager.app has 3 options for comm channels (Serial, Parallel, and JetDirect). Printer indeed has a IP address in this config, and it normally uses TCP port 9100. Newer JetDirect cards also support LPD protocol, with which it can receive jobs directly without a need for any machine acting as a spooling server. So, you have a choice of two TCP based mechanisms for NS. I had a bit of a problem with this, so I wrote my own driver hacked from the PLP lpd software set (an "if" printcap filter that replaces NeXT's prserver). This also works with NS3.2 or maybe earlier relieases. PS error feedback is done via e-mail. My version can be found as "JetDirectDriver.0.92.NI.bs.tar.gz" on the ftp.cs.orst.edu and the German site in Tools/printer directory. Make sure you get J2550A -10BASE-T only, or J2552A with 10BASE-T, Thinnet BNC, and LocalTalk ports. J27xx series JetDirect is obsolete. With these you automatically get EtherTalk, Novell and other protocol support too. JetDirect is great. For small size print jobs, I am getting 170kbytes/sec transmit speed. Sending a 500kbyte one page fax bitmap is going out at about 70kbytes/sec. Of course, once it starts hard imaging to paper and input buffer is exhausted, the printer will make the connection wait for more input. It's still not as fast as NeXT's 400dpi printer, but it's almost as good in terms of throughput. -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Tel: 510-642-6440, Fax: 510-642-3323, (NeXT & MIME mails welcome)
From: root@foobar.hanse.de (Jens Stark) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 9 Dec 1994 17:58:34 +0100 Organization: just another linux site Message-ID: <3ca2bq$2mb@foobar.hanse.de> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <3c6pts$12m@foobar.hanse.de> In <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> sirinek@cs.tulane.edu (Bill Sirinek) writes: >Have you ever floodpinged your supervisor's workstation? Done so using the broadcast address ? -- Jens Stark root@foobar.hanse.de CI$: 100112,144
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Michael Pizolato <michael@afs.com> Subject: Need firewall info QUICK Message-ID: <1994Dec9.153550.2425@afs.com> Sender: michael@afs.com Organization: Anderson Financial Systems Inc. Date: Fri, 9 Dec 1994 15:35:50 GMT -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Any text above this line is not part of the original message. - ----------------------------------------------------------- Please e-mail with as much info, references, and experiences as possible about setting up firewall machines, both "generic" Unix and NEXTSTEP. We'll be going live on the internet soon and I want to have a machine configured ASAP. Thanx, Michael -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6 iQCVAwUBLuh5BQNA1dYvp7+lAQGXlAP/awTagApvRNtF+PiVH5OFGYscr17IRy84 67HpnG10Gn+B/+tXckQklO7IWKpKradSzzzPcgInQ6EPcRvYgtSlwckuFfTDCMw2 R1/XY/25nd9scCw9bMIMYZzw/tdbEOqMVT/5TLiUppQv2FytskAgfO4qCKeU52AM t5xQbPSeQEg= =llit -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Michael Pizolato, CTO Vox: 215/653-0911 Anderson Financial Systems Inc. I'm not fat, I'm MAB! Use PGP (the "electronic envelope") before Congress says you can't!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mario@galileo.uwaterloo.ca (Mario Stargard) Subject: Solution! Re: Remote printing, choosing bins? Message-ID: <D0KBEB.Czv@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca> Sender: news@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca Organization: University of Waterloo References: <D0IGGK.K78@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca> Date: Fri, 9 Dec 1994 21:22:59 GMT In article <D0IGGK.K78@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca> mario@galileo.uwaterloo.ca (Mario Stargard) writes: > OK, I think I'm onto the problem here. Having referenced the PPD > file for the printer in printcap with the ty variable, I still can't get the > printer to listen. > I've discovered that if I stop the spooler and look at the > postscript, it's different than the postscript generated than if I choose > "save" from the print window. (I choose "postscript for chosen printer" as > opposed to "device independent") > Does the printer's host have to have the PPD file? What if the > printer's host isn't a NeXT? (In fact, what if the printer's host is a > Gatorbox?) > Does anyone use a remote printer that is hosted by something other > than a NeXT? > > Mario Thanks to those that responded. I'll be naming my children after them. The solution (mentioned in about 4 lines in a 3.2 release note) is to include the property _nxfinalform in the printcap entry for netinfo. When using PPD files to describe printers, it's expected that all the machines that handle the postscript have the PPD file installed and referenced in printcap; especially the printer's host. If the printer's host doesn't have this info, then you need _nxfinalform which makes sure all the postscript information is included in the spooled file. Mario
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: gemoe@proximus.north.de (Gerhard Moeller) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> Organization: German NeXT User Group, Oldenburg. Date: Fri, 9 Dec 1994 14:28:17 GMT Message-ID: <1994Dec9.142817.24207@proximus.north.de> In article <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, Vicki Brown <vicki@cco.caltech.edu> wrote: >I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity >test (those of you recently out of college or still working in one know >what a "purity test" is and the rest can guess). Questions range from the >benign to the true test of purity: Have you ever made a dump-typo, wiping out your disk? Did you care? Do you enjoy writing to /dev/mam and /dev/kmem directly? Do you enjoy letting all users do so? Have you ever init'ed the wrong disk? When did you remark your mistake? Did you think that it was funny? Did your users think so, too? Did you care? Do you clean the DAT-head with your wet fingertip? Do you regard the humming of the vans of a DEC5900 as "a natural sound"? Can you sleep without it? Have you ever seen AIX? ...and so on, Gerhard. ;-) -- N < principiis obsta! >------------------< PGP Key available on request > N e Gerhard Moeller, Amselweg 16, 26122 Oldenburg (FRG) [*: 02/21/1968] e X Private: gemoe@proximus.north.de Phone (voice): +49-441-507856 X T Uni: Gerhard.Moeller@arbi.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE NeXTmail T NoGeNUG - Northern German NeXT User Group: NoGeNUG@proximus.north.DE
From: ridgway@inls3.ucsd.edu (Doug Ridgway) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PNI and routing Date: 10 Dec 1994 01:03:46 GMT Organization: Intstitute for Nonlinear Science, UCSD Distribution: world Message-ID: <3caupi$fi9@network.ucsd.edu> Originator: ridgway@inls3 I'm using PNI SLIP to connect to school. Now the basic configuration is happiest if the remote IP address and the local IP address are always the same. In my case they are not: I guess I always get assigned the same local IP number, but the remote number is one of a couple of different ones. So what I've done is set the "install default route" property in the config file to 0, and at the point in the annex login script where I've received the number, ifconfig and route add the appropriate numbers. I was able to do this from the commented out examples in the scripts. The problem is removing the routes when I want to take slip down. I don't know enough TCL to be able to write script lines to figure out what routes are installed and delete the appropriate ones. Currently I manually execute netstat -rn and do route delete xxx. etc for all the routes which say pni0 at the end. This is kind of a pain though, and I'd prefer something automatic. Any help? doug.
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: ddg@cci.com (D. Dale Gulledge) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) In-Reply-To: sirinek@cs.tulane.edu's message of 7 Dec 1994 19:28:10 GMT Message-ID: <DDG.94Dec9171805@sun86.cci.com> Sender: root@sunsrvr6.cci.com (Operator) Organization: Northern Telecom Inc., D&OS References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> Date: Fri, 9 Dec 1994 22:18:05 GMT In article <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> sirinek@cs.tulane.edu (Bill Sirinek) writes: In article <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, Vicki Brown <vicki@cco.caltech.edu> wrote: >I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity >test (those of you recently out of college or still working in one know >what a "purity test" is and the rest can guess). Questions range from the Do you ever run your jobs with negative nice values? Have you ever shutdown the system during peak time? With no notice? Have you ever written a daemon to log some facit of system performance that is not normally logged? Did you accidentally wedge the system because you ran your daemon at a negative nice value before it was completely debugged? Have you ever watched the vendor's field circus take 3 hours to discover that the disk drive failure was caused by a capacitor on the controller that had lost all of its smoke, even though everyone could smell it and there were scorch marks on the board? Are you sure that your homebox has no pirated software because you compiled it all from the source distribution? And the last question on the sysadmin purity test should be: Did you understand every question on this test? - Dale -- My employer's opinions are published | Lernu paroli Esperanton! elsewhere. These opinions are strictly | Helpu dispremi unulingvismon! my own. | -- ddg@cci.com, D. Dale Gulledge, Software Engineer, Northern Telecom, Directory & Operator Services, 97 Humboldt St., Rochester, NY 14609
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jonadams@netcom.com (Jonathan Adams) Subject: Re: Workspace.app/WM.app/AppFinder.tool annoyances Message-ID: <jonadamsD0KqF2.685@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <3beju4$mj@cobber.cord.edu> <3bjj0v$4p@news.acns.nwu.edu> Distribution: na Date: Sat, 10 Dec 1994 02:47:26 GMT Jerry Weiss (jweiss@casbah.acns.nwu.edu) wrote: : > : >By the way, how does one invoke "open" to use a different application for : >opening? For example to open a tiff file with Preview.app : > : > open -a Preview.app somefile.tiff : > : >The man page is somewhat ambiguous. I tried a fully qualified path also and : >the path to the actual binary (Preview.app/Preview). : I tried this myself and could not get it to work. Perhaps something to do : with my slip connection. My machines host identity gets somewhat confused : and I've not be able to get -NXHost features to work. Why didn't you just use "open -a Preview somefile.tiff"? It works on NS3.2 FIP and NS3.2 HPPA... : -- : Jerry S. Weiss : j-weiss@nwu.edu : Dept. Medicine, Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, Illinois : %SYSTEM-S-PHALOKTARG, Phasers Locked on Target, Ready to Fire -- jonadams@netcom.com PGP 2.6 key available. Fingerprint: (Jonathan Adams) 40 27 43 E0 5C 20 66 0E EE 8C 10 9F EC 40 78 6A (revoked!) A5 77 E9 28 88 DD B7 D4 9C 8C F9 D5 D8 3F 45 BE (new! 1024 bit)
From: wenzel@w2.pi1.physik.uni-stuttgart.de (Markus Wenzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Why does dump want so many tapes? Date: 9 Dec 1994 10:47:59 GMT Organization: Uni-Stuttgart, 1.Physikalisches Institut Distribution: world Message-ID: <3c9ckv$mj5@info4.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> References: <3buni4$5m7@urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> Oliver Meyer (omeyer@i3.informatik.rwth-aachen.de) wrote: : omeyer:7> /usr/etc/dump 0usfd 1000 /dev/nrst0 16000 /dev/sd0a Try 'dump 0ufs /dev/nrst0 30000 /dev/rsd0a' for a 525 MB streamer. Don't forget to switch to fixed block size mode if you want to be able to restore your tapes in case of emergency. -- who? // Markus Wenzel work? // Navigator - System administration, Consulting, Troubleshooting mail? // mow@marsu.s.bawue.de more? // http://s.pi1.physik.uni-stuttgart.de/wenzel/mow.html
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: uunet!lkba!lkb (Larry Blische) Subject: Re: Where 2 buy NeXT color printer carts Message-ID: <1994Dec8.130219.3189@lkba.uucp> Sender: lkb@lkba.uucp (Larry Blische) Organization: LKB Associates, Inc. References: <3c5bcr$7o5@ftp-p.mccaw.com> Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 13:02:19 GMT In article <3c5bcr$7o5@ftp-p.mccaw.com> andrew.abernathy@mccaw.com (Andrew Abernathy) writes: > In article <D0G57E.5ny@rucs.faculty.cs.runet.edu> > pac@rucs.faculty.cs.runet.edu (Michael A. Packer) writes: > > > > Anyone know of a mail order place to order NeXT Ink Color Cartridges? > > N2011 and N2006 is what i'm looking for... > > They use Canon BJC 820 cartridges. I don't know if any current > printers use this cartridge, so I'm kinda worried that the supply > could dry up at some point. I've seen them at several places, > including PC/MacConnection. They used to also have a NeXTConnection, > and they sold such stuff. I called them more recently and asked > for cartridges for the NeXT color printer and they said they > didn't have them any more - but when I asked for BJC 820 cartridges, > they had that. Note that the BJC820 (NeXT Color Printer in white) uses the same cartridges as the BJC800. I recently received a catalog from DisketteConnection (800-654-4058) which lists the BJC800 cartridges (they are Canon part # BJI-643). About $18 for black and $24 for colors. --- Larry Blische lkb@lkba.com, lkba!lkb@uunet.UU.NET LKB Associates, Inc. NeXTmail Welcome! 3118 Dunglow Road 410 285 2262 Dundalk, Maryland 21222-5304 USA
From: sldq1@cc.usu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Printer on ethernet Message-ID: <1994Dec9.180740.35061@cc.usu.edu> Date: 9 Dec 94 18:07:40 MDT References: <3c9t48$skn@proffa.cc.tut.fi> Distribution: world Organization: Utah State University In article <3c9t48$skn@proffa.cc.tut.fi>, albert@proffa.cc.tut.fi (Ojala Pasi) writes: > Black NeXT 400 dpi printers can't be found from Finland anymore, so I was > thinking of purchasing some other (Laserjet maybe) printer with > ethernet interface for my 040-cube. I'm just wondering how the printer > and NeXT are configured to work so that PrinterManager identifies it correctly > and sends the postscript data to the right place? I guess the printer > has an unique tcp/ip address? I'm not familiar with ethenet printers, so > could someone help me out, who has got the printer working via ethernet. > Thanks. Check out this file from ftp.next.com: 1279_Tips_Summer1993.rtfd It should tell you what you need to know. I have had problems with tcp/ip connected printer though. If you send a large file to the printer, the printer accepts what it can then tells the sender to hold on while it digests it. Well, when this happens, NEXTSTEP thinks the machine that it is sending to has a full file system, and doesn't send anymore for a couple hours! You can reboot, and then re-set your printer, but you will never get that document off. I ended up working my network setup so that I could hook the printer to one of my NEXTSTEP intel machine's parallel port. Works much better now. John Zollinger
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: What are these files: .hidden, .path, .spcinst, cmos.ram ? Message-ID: <1994Dec9.130923.384@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <3c790s$pbq@holmenkollen.ifi.uio.no> Date: Fri, 9 Dec 1994 13:09:23 GMT In article <3c790s$pbq@holmenkollen.ifi.uio.no> arneha@ifi.uio.no (Arne Christian H rseth) writes: }~ }~ I am cleaning up on my system, and wonder if I can remove the files }~ mentioned. What are they, and where can I find documentation for them }~ and all the other intitiation-files ? }~ }~ }~ Arne (arneha@ifi.uio.no) hidden -- files which should NOT appear in browsers unless set for Unix Expert. This may also affect the "ls" without -a flag of some shells, or of the /bin/ls command. Occurs (optionally) in the root directory of each volume, and may occur elsewhere, as I recall. /.path -- the path shell variable settings used by /etc/rc* boot scripts. Could also be used by root depending upon .profile/.cshrc/.login for root. From /etc/rc: if [ -f /.path ]; then . /.path else PATH=/usr/ucb:/bin:/usr/bin:/etc:/usr/etc; export PATH HOME=/; export HOME fi I don't know what the other two are. I'd suggest leaving those two. Bruce Gingery Total System Software Cheyenne, WY USA NEXT IN LINE staff tech writer
From: devildog@CERF.NET (Ren Hoek) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NSFIP/3.2: How do I change drivers to boot? Date: 10 Dec 1994 00:41:01 -0800 Organization: CERFnet Dial n' CERF Customer Message-ID: <3cbpit$84h@nic.cerf.net> Hello, Here's the deal. I changed my SCSI controller from an adaptec 1542 to a adaptec 2742 controller. I also changed my graphics card from an ATI Ultrapro to a Diamond Stealth. Well duh, now my system will not boot and I dont have the hardware anymore. I could reload, but the real pain is that the drivers I need for the 2742 and Stealth are available at ftp.next.com but I don't know what to do with them. How can I boot the NSFIP-3.2 I have now with the new drivers (currently will not boot up the whole way with current hardware and lack of right drivers). Is there a way to make a floppy with the drivers? I can reload from CDROM but the drivers needed (Adaptec 2742 and Stealth) are on the ftp sire and not the dist CDROM. Its like the chicken and egg thing... If any kind soul has an idea I would be most grateful!! -Jeff devildog@cerf.net
From: celam@homebrew.cs.mci.com (Cliff Elam) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: %$##@#$!! SoftPC Date: 9 Dec 1994 18:26:50 GMT Organization: MCI Communications Message-ID: <3ca7ha$49j@hermes.dna.mci.com> References: <D0JsFG.ExM@madge1.demon.co.uk> In article <D0JsFG.ExM@madge1.demon.co.uk> mmoreton@madge1.demon.co.uk (Mike Moreton) writes: > Cliff Elam (celam@homebrew.cs.mci.com) wrote: > : Help - > > : I'm trying to run some communications software under SoftPC/DOS and the > : software works for a while and then SoftPC just terminates. The console has > > There is a NEXTSTEP kernel patch dating from around June this year that fixes > some "SoftPC just disapears" problems (assuming that you're running 3.2). It > might be worth investigating this. > I'm using SoftPC 4.0 and NS 3.2. Now I'm getting APT's from Windoze programs using the serial port. Sigh. -- Cliff Elam celam@bou.shl.com (NEXTMail) celam@radiomail.net (text only) Airedales and polar bears!
From: jtainio@rieska.oulu.fi (Jukka Tainio) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can't export external drive Date: 10 Dec 1994 11:16:43 GMT Organization: University of Oulu Distribution: world Message-ID: <3cc2mr$hoq@ousrvr.oulu.fi> References: <3caf8e$4o0@shiva.UU.NET> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I think the problem is, that you haven't put the second drvive to your /etc/fstab -file. It should be something like this: /dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1 /dev/sd2a /geidi 4.3 rw,noquota 0 2 -- -------------------------------------------- Jukka Tainio jtainio@rieska.oulu.fi http://hai.ratol.fi/~jtainio/ --------------------------------------------
From: ig25@fg70.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Thomas Koenig) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 9 Dec 1994 23:33:44 GMT Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany Message-ID: <3capgo$koc@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Vicki Brown (vicki@cco.caltech.edu) wrote in alt.folklore.computers, article <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu>: >Have you compiled a kernel? >Have you compiled one and needed the (unsaved) original version? If you use Linux, the answer to the first one very probably is "yes" (at least if you're a BEK user, that's for Bleeding Edge Kernel :-) -- Thomas Koenig, Thomas.Koenig@ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de, ig25@dkauni2.bitnet. The joy of engineering is to find a straight line on a double logarithmic diagram.
From: mickey@uunet.uu.net (Mickey Lasky) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Can't export external drive Date: 9 Dec 1994 15:38:38 -0500 Organization: UUNET Technologies, Inc. (Earth offices) Sender: mickey@shiva.UU.NET Distribution: world Message-ID: <3caf8e$4o0@shiva.UU.NET> When my machine boots, I have it export a slew of directories for my LAN NFS to work with my PC. However, my external drive /geidi will never export on the first shot. I get the error "/geidi unknown drive" or something like that. Once I get a shell though, I can type "exportfs -av" and all the stuff re-exports, including /geidi, with no problems. How can I get this to export at boot time? Relevant stuff - NeXTStation turbo 33, NS3.1. -- ------ Mickey Lasky mickey@uunet.uu.net Technical Support dokk@ita.org (NeXTMail welcomed) dokk@choam.org (NeXTMail welcomed) "Whadda ya mean Shakespeare is great? He's dead, ain't he? He obviously screwed up somewhere."
From: peterw@anecdote.com (Peter Wyngaard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: Cube HD going...going...going... Date: 9 Dec 1994 21:50:46 GMT Organization: Msen, Inc. -- Ann Arbor, MI (account info: +1 313 998-4562) Message-ID: <3cajfm$guo$1@heifetz.msen.com> The original hard drive (Maxtor 330MB) in my cube is starting to switch into "incredibly-annoyingly-noisy" mode. I remember the symtoms from another cube I used to work on. I need to buy a replacement hard drive and transfer everything from the old drive to the new one. I have two questions: 1) What makes/model hard drive should I buy to replace the original Maxtor? I recall reading in this newsgroup talk about how certain drives just can't take the environment inside the cube. Is it OK to buy a 3.5" drive and use the conversion brackets? I would like to get something larger than 330MB. Probably something in the 1Gig range. Any suggestions? 2) How do I initialize the new drive and transfer everything over? I bought the cube used. It came with NS3.0 installed on it. I don't have the NS3.0 CD, nor do I have a CD-ROM drive. Is there some combination of "disk" and "dump" that will allow me to transfer everything over nicely? As this is to be a total replacement of the old drive, the new drive will become the boot disk. Thanks for your help/suggestions, Peter
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: steve@deltos.uucp (Steven R. Staton) Subject: Reply-To: header question Message-ID: <D0Kz9w.3qp@deltos.uucp> Organization: Deltos Fleet Computing Date: Sat, 10 Dec 1994 05:58:44 GMT What sendmail(8) ruleset is invoked by Mail.app to mung the Reply-To: field when generating a mail message header? I'm getting "Steven R. Staton <steve@deltos.com>" turned into "Steven R. Staton <deltos!deltos.com!steve>" -- Steven R. Staton | The two most common things Deltos Fleet Computing | in the Universe are steve@deltos.com | Dark Matter and Stupidity PGP key available |
From: peter@barbakane.McGill.CA (Piotr Twarecki) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PNI and routing Date: 10 Dec 1994 14:25:51 GMT Organization: McGill University Computing Centre Distribution: world Message-ID: <3ccdpf$eoe@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> References: <3caupi$fi9@network.ucsd.edu> In article <3caupi$fi9@network.ucsd.edu> ridgway@inls3.ucsd.edu (Doug Ridgway) writes: > I'm using PNI SLIP to connect to school. Now the basic configuration is > happiest if the remote IP address and the local IP address are always the > same. In my case they are not: I guess I always get assigned the same local > IP number, but the remote number is one of a couple of different ones. > So what I've done is set the "install default route" property in the config > file to 0, and at the point in the annex login script where I've received > the number, ifconfig and route add the appropriate numbers. I was able to do > this from the commented out examples in the scripts. The problem is removing > the routes when I want to take slip down. I don't know enough TCL to be able > to write script lines to figure out what routes are installed and delete the > appropriate ones. Currently I manually execute netstat -rn and do route delete > xxx. etc for all the routes which say pni0 at the end. This is kind of a pain > though, and I'd prefer something automatic. Any help? > > doug. > I use the following lines in my pni0.config: proc LINK_stop { encap } { log "LINK $encap disconnected" exec /etc/ifconfig pni0 down log "Interface pni0 brought down" set local [exec /etc/ifconfig pni0 | /bin/awk {/inet/ { printf ("%s", $2) }}] set remote [exec /etc/ifconfig pni0 | /bin/awk {/inet/ { printf ("%s", $4) }}] exec /etc/route delete $remote $local exec /etc/route delete $local localhost log "Routing tables purged" } This brings the interface down as well as it cleans up the routing tables... -- Piotr Twarecki, M.Eng. B7NS@MUSICB.McGill.CA <- no longer valid :-(
From: cdl@triton.ucsd.edu (Carl Lowenstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT 1000 Date: 10 Dec 1994 11:41:41 -0800 Organization: Marine Physical Lab, UC San Diego Message-ID: <3cd09l$gkc@triton.ucsd.edu> References: <D061yt.428@mv.mv.com> <3bne0e$fb@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com> <3c59g8$ik7@keller> In article <3c59g8$ik7@keller> tnolan@frymulti.com (Timothy M. Nolan) writes: >>OK, I give. What IS a NeXT 1000? Let's see, there were Cubes, then >>stations, then nothing; but I've never heard of a NeXT 1000. >I think its an Amiga 1000 spray painted black. ;-) OK, history lesson time. The NeXT Cube was model N1000A. It used a monochrome MegaPixel display, model N4000A. In general, CPUs were model N1xxx Printers N2xxx Disk drives N3xxx Displays N4xxx Disk media N5xxx Software N55xx Documentation N6xxx Memory N7xxx Information from the LaST NeXT price list. carl -- carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego {decvax|ucbvax} !ucsd!mpl!cdl cdl@mpl.ucsd.edu clowenstein@ucsd.edu
From: doug@Glue.umd.edu (Douglas N. Cohen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: TransSys-PNI_1.13 connection to clark.net Date: 10 Dec 1994 14:58:42 -0500 Organization: Project Glue, University of Maryland, College Park Distribution: na Message-ID: <3cd19i$fo6@noise.eng.umd.edu> Summary: need some help Keywords: TransSys-PNI_1.13, SLIP/CSLIP, clark.net i am using a 68040 next color workstation and a zyxel u-1496e modem and TransSys-PNI_1.13 (registered copy) to try to connect to a dedicated 24hr. slip/cslip line on clark.net. from the pni.log, this is what i saw: Dec 10 09:54:05 rivendel pnid-pni0[381]: dialer: Start of ZyXEL dialing script, dialing 5964696 Dec 10 09:54:06 rivendel pnid-pni0[381]: Modem firmware version is 'U1496E V 5.05 M' Dec 10 09:54:08 rivendel pnid-pni0[381]: Dialing (DTMF) 5964696 ... Dec 10 09:54:15 rivendel pnid-pni0[381]: Ringing.. (0) Dec 10 09:54:34 rivendel pnid-pni0[381]: Connected: CONNECT 38400/V32b 14400/V42b Dec 10 09:54:34 rivendel pnid-pni0[381]: TTY tty: Dialer succeeded to 5964696 Dec 10 09:54:34 rivendel pnid-pni0[381]: source /etc/pni/support/login-annex.tcl Dec 10 09:54:34 rivendel pnid-pni0[381]: Begin annex login Dec 10 09:54:51 rivendel pnid-pni0[381]: tty: recvChars: timeout waiting for ready Dec 10 09:54:51 rivendel pnid-pni0[381]: TTY tty: Login to 5964696 with annex failed expect timed out -- no contingency Dec 10 09:54:51 rivendel pnid-pni0[381]: expect timed out -- no contingency\n while executing\n"error "expect timed out -- no contingency""\n invoked from within\n... Dec 10 09:54:51 rivendel pnid-pni0[381]: TTY tty: Drop DTR on serial port can anyone tell us what is it waiting for? why the time out... what is it expecting string? event? i can login to the personal slip account from noise.eng, and seem to not have a problem, however, when i tried to dial directly from the next via the modem, i get extra characters (ie: -M ^? etc....) inserted and long delays that eventually kill the login.... please reply to root@lorien.umd.edu subject line: transsys-pni thanks
From: crosby@nordsieck.cs.colorado.edu (Matthew Crosby) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 10 Dec 1994 21:13:37 GMT Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder Message-ID: <3cd5m1$ckj@lace.Colorado.EDU> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> In article <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, Vicki Brown <vicki@cco.caltech.edu> wrote: >I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity >test (those of you recently out of college or still working in one know >what a "purity test" is and the rest can guess). Questions range from the >benign to the true test of purity: > >Have you changed root's password? >More than once? >More than three times in a month? Do you have a couch in your machine room? A stereo? A Bed? A TV? Do you use them all regularily? Do you _need_ a machine room? Have you ever been broken into? By a KGB agent? Did you care? Have you ever broken into someone else? Is that how you got your job? Have you ever threatened to kill someones account if they ask another stupid question? Did you? Have you ever used the phrase RTFM? Shouted it? Do you own a button with it you wear around? Have you ever forgotten your root password? Did it matter? Ever used a Sun? Sun 2, that is? How about a Cray? Ever toggled in a boot sequenece on a PDP/11? Ever used a machine with more then ten blinking lights? Do you mount racks of fake led's to make your hardware more impressive? Do you run more then 5 architectures? Is there less then 100 of one of them in existence? Did you port the OS to it yourself? Do you own a Unix source code license? Do you use it? Ever been to Usenix? How about Lisa? Published a paper at one of them? Are you in the "in" crowd at these conferences? Do you have a localisation checklist? Does it include "rm `which smit`"? (or sam, or admintool, or whatever..) Does it include "Port OS?" Does it include "Write OS?" Does it include building hardware? -- Matthew Crosby crosby@cs.colorado.edu Disclaimer: It was another country, and besides, the wench is dead.
From: bfr@panix.com (Brian Reynolds) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 10 Dec 1994 18:16:39 -0500 Organization: Public Access Internet & UNIX Message-ID: <3cdcsn$2ue@panix.com> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> In article <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu>, Bill Sirinek <sirinek@cs.tulane.edu> wrote: >In article <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, >Vicki Brown <vicki@cco.caltech.edu> wrote: >>I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity >>test (those of you recently out of college or still working in one know >>what a "purity test" is and the rest can guess). Questions range from the >>benign to the true test of purity: >> >Have you ever shutdown the system during peak time? >With no notice? > During a reboot, have you ever pulled the plug on the wrong machine? More than once? Did you go back and label the (backs of) the machines? -- Brian Reynolds -- bfr@panix.com PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC.
From: dekorte@symnet.net (Steve Dekorte) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Auto-reboot Date: 10 Dec 1994 23:21:52 GMT Organization: S y m N e t - North Florida Internet Access (info@symnet.net) Message-ID: <3cdd6h$t6@core.symnet.net> Anyone know a way to get a NeXTstation to auto-reboot in situations where it normally puts up an NMI winodw when a fatal error occurs(failure to page out, etc.)? -- Steve Dekorte dekorte@symnet.net (NeXTmail welcome) http://www.symnet.net/~dekorte
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gerti@BITart.com (Gerd Knops) Subject: Re: Printer on ethernet Message-ID: <D0M1qD.51n@BITart.com> Sender: usenet@BITart.com Organization: BITart, NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Consulting References: <3ca78t$q12@agate.berkeley.edu> Date: Sat, 10 Dec 1994 19:49:24 GMT In comp.sys.next.sysadmin article <3ca78t$q12@agate.berkeley.edu> you wrote: > > [munch] > > for more input. It's still not as fast as NeXT's 400dpi printer, but > it's almost as good in terms of throughput. > Hmmm, I use a HP LJ4SI with JetDirect and NS 3.2, didn't modify any software, and get 17 (seventeen) pages per minute, even with graphics. So, the throughput is quite a bit higher then with a NeXT 400dpi printer. And the Machine sending that data is a 486 with just 16 MB Ram. gerti
From: guitar@leland.Stanford.EDU (Evan Schofer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Swapdisk Questions Date: 11 Dec 1994 06:34:09 GMT Organization: Stanford University, CA 94305, USA Sender: guitar@leland.stanford.edu Message-ID: <3ce6h1$mqo@nntp.Stanford.EDU> Keywords: Swapdisk A couple of quick questions: 1. I have an old 40mb drive lying around, and was thinking of turning it into a swapdrive on my next, augmenting the 250mb seagate I already have in my nextstation turbo. The question is: Given that this 40mb drive is quite a bit slower than my Seagate, will my machine performance suffer, or does having a separate swap drive provide some benefit, all else being equal? Basically, I'm wondering if a separate swapdrive help performance, or does a single fast drive do just as well? 2. I know that one can create a swap drive just by renaming the disk. Is there an easy way to undo that-- i.e., turn a swapdisk back into a normal volume? 3. Must a swapdrive contain ONLY the swapfile? Or can I use a few megs of space on my swapdrive to backup some of my important files? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, Evan Schofer guitar@leland.stanford.edu -- Evan Schofer Department of Sociology guitar@leland.stanford.edu Stanford University evan@method.stanford.edu Stanford CA, 94306
From: jeske@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (David Jeske) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: [Q] How to disable autoprobe on Workspace Login? Date: 11 Dec 1994 10:37:34 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <3cekpe$dik@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> I have a 486 machine with NeXTStep on it (among others) and I'm having trouble with the fact that NeXT Workspace always wants to tell me that my second hard drive needs to be formatted. The second hard drive has an OS/2 partition, 2 Linux partitions, and a DOS extended partition, and NeXT will not leave it alone. I tried putting some information in the /etc/fstab to tell it to just leave it alone, but either I have it wrong, or it just dosnt' care. /dev/sd1a is the drive that it always wants to do this for. It's (a) very annoying having to hit "ignore" instead of "initialize" every time I login, and (b) very dangerous. -- jeske@uiuc.edu + David Jeske(N9LCA)<A HREF="http://www.cen.uiuc.edu/~jeske/"> NeXTMail accepted + CompEng Student/NeXT Programmer/Call Gtalk at (708)998-0008 User of Linux/NEXT/DOS/WIN/OS.2/VSTa (all coexisting on one system) </A>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware From: schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (Willem van Schaik) Subject: Re: Thicknet to thin/10BaseT converter? Message-ID: <1994Dec9.011255.6379@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl> Sender: news@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl (USENET News System) Organization: Philips Communications & Processing Services, Eindhoven References: <3bt56m$3dr@explorer.clark.net> Date: Fri, 9 Dec 1994 01:12:55 GMT trance9@clark.net (Trance 9) writes: >I recently picked up an old sun 2/120, and would like to network >it to my NextStation. The 2/120 has (I beleive) a thick ethernet >connector while the NeXT has two connectors which are (I beleive) thin and >10BaseT. Is there a way to hook these via ethernet, like a converter? Yes, no problem. Just buy a transceiver, with on one side a so-called AUI connector (to be connected to the Sun) and on the other side instead of the connection for thick coax, a connector with a BNC plug. Then one piece of thin coax with BNC connectors plus 2 thin-coax terminators and you are ready to go. Willem -- W i l l e m v a n S c h a i k ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philips TASS schaik@cnplss5.cnps.philips.nl
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.harware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: arunc@dragonfly.wri.com (Arun Chandra) Subject: Re: Dead Nextstation. Similar experiences? Message-ID: <arunc.787159630@dragonfly.wri.com> Sender: news@wri.com ( ) Organization: Wolfram Research, Inc. References: <citpk5S00hvQ1hFEhA@cs.cmu.edu> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 15:27:10 GMT Within the past month, this has happened twice with my NeXTStation (NS3.1). The screen went blank, and nothing seemed to revive it (the usual command sequences). The power switch still seemed to work, even though I couldn't see the screen, so I turned it off, it rebooted at a VERY dim screen level, when it finished rebooting, I was able to get the screen up again. The machine is 3 1/2 years old, with the original monitor. I'd very much appreciate any clues as to why this might have happened, and what can be done to prevent it from happening. The machine is on most of the day, but I turn it off every night. Arun Chandra arunc@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu In <citpk5S00hvQ1hFEhA@cs.cmu.edu> Denis.R.Dancanet@cs.cmu.edu writes: >My Nextstation Turbo died a few days ago. I had it running >overnight and when I looked at it in the morning, it was >frozen, with an _empty_ panic window on the screen. It didn't even >get to write anything in it. There was just one "t" in title of the >window. I couldn't get the monitor window up, and after using >left command-left alternate-*, the screen went blank (the fan still >running) but it didn't reboot. I haven't been able to reboot it since. >The fan is whirring, but the screen stays blank. -- Arun Chandra arunc@wri.com
From: mike@muise.hookup.net (mike muise) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 10 Dec 1994 01:03:06 -0500 Organization: Mike's Carnival of Whimsy Message-ID: <3cbgaq$bfi@muise.hookup.net> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <D0FFtM.5Dr@agora.rdrop.com> Jeff Raihanan (jeffrey@agora.rdrop.com) wrote: : Vicki Brown (vicki@cco.caltech.edu) wrote: : : I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity : : Questions range from the benign to the true test of purity: : 1) Have you ever crashed the server? : More than once in a day? : On purpose? Ever tried to cover up your guilt? Successfully? Ever put a multi-user system into single-user mode? Unintentionally? Did you continue to use the system, oblivious to the fact that all the other users were gone? Has any recreational programming project prevented others from getting work done? Did you blame the resultant [full disk|lack of inodes|high load average] on some application? Ever used a script to run a command on 2 separate systems at once? 16 systems? 64 systems? 1024 systems? Ever receive mail in the root account complaining about a user's actions? Was the user you? mike
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: athan@bwit169.morgan.com (Andrew Athan) Subject: [Q] Only 16M recognized Message-ID: <ATHAN.94Dec11150048@bwit169.morgan.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.hardware Sender: news@is.morgan.com Organization: Morgan Stanley Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 20:00:48 GMT I have a COMPAQ Prolinea w/ 32M of RAM installed and am using NeXTSTEP 3.2 FIP. NeXT's boot program (v1.28) recognizes only 16M of the installed RAM, and after boot hostinfo reports this is a 16M system. The COMPAQ thinks it has 32M (according to its setup program and in DOS). Any clues? aca
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Printer on ethernet Date: 11 Dec 1994 20:58:39 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <3cfp5v$51t@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <D0M1qD.51n@BITart.com> In article <D0M1qD.51n@BITart.com> gerti@BITart.com (Gerd Knops) writes: >In comp.sys.next.sysadmin article <3ca78t$q12@agate.berkeley.edu> you >wrote: >> >> for more input. It's still not as fast as NeXT's 400dpi printer, >but >> it's almost as good in terms of throughput. >> >Hmmm, I use a HP LJ4SI with JetDirect and NS 3.2, didn't modify any >software, and get 17 (seventeen) pages per minute, even with >graphics. So, the throughput is quite a bit higher then with a NeXT >400dpi printer. And the Machine sending that data is a 486 with just >16 MB Ram. You must be using the LPD interface. That works fine, but you can't get page accounting, error feed-back (except by printing it), and you will need a hack with lpr flags to turn off burst pages. AppSocket interface (TCP 9100) can provide all these. I should have mentioned that our printer is older HP LJ4M/PS with 6MB RAM and LocalTalk MIO replaced with a JetDirect MIO J2552A. LJ4Si is a lot faster than regular LJ4, and so is LJ4+. My speed comparison is mainly based on printing FAX pages via FaxReader where the printing speed appears to be limited mainly by transmission speed of the comm channel, because that is the kind of jobs that frustrated us before. The difference in the I/O interface stands out with these jobs. I never had any complaint for the kind of jobs you describe even with serial interface we had before even though it never did things that fast. Of course newer printers can only get faster, which is a good thing. -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Tel: 510-642-6440, Fax: 510-642-3323, (NeXT & MIME mails welcome)
From: jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu (James C. Luby) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: PPP on NeXT black hardware Date: 9 Dec 1994 22:03:58 GMT Organization: University of Washington Distribution: na Message-ID: <3cak8e$itd@news.u.washington.edu> Keywords: PPP I would very much like to get PPP working on my NeXT cube running NS3.2. I have the PPP code but have not installed it yet because another person at my lab has experienced serious system crashes (by serious I mean he had to pull the plug to reboot!) upon running PPP. I'm wondering if others have had this same experience. I'm hoping not but don't want to suffer through system restoration pain. I would appreciate getting some feedback from other NeXT/PPP users before I "take the plunge." Email to me is fine but if you think it might be of interest to the entire NeXT community it might be better to post it back to this group. Thanks for any help! Jim -- James C. Luby Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington Seattle, Wa. 98105
From: richard@exxilon.xx.rmit.EDU.AU (Richard A. Muirden) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 11 Dec 94 21:58:00 GMT Organization: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Message-ID: <richard.787183080@exxilon> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3cd5m1$ckj@lace.Colorado.EDU> NNTP-Posting-User: richard crosby@nordsieck.cs.colorado.edu (Matthew Crosby) writes: >Do you have a localisation checklist? >Does it include "rm `which smit`"? (or sam, or admintool, or whatever..) (hahaha) Does it include "rm -fr /usr/openwin" ? :) -richard -- Richard A. Muirden, Sys. Admin |Fan of Shostakovich, "Star Trek" and the Boeing Mailto: richard@rmit.EDU.AU |777 (launch: May 15, 1995 - United Airlines). Phone: (+61 3) 660 3814 |I created alt.fan.shostakovich! Fly: UA,QF,WN http://www.rmit.edu.au/richard |Can *YOU* beat my 99 Shost CD's? :-)
From: jb2@qdot.qld.gov.au (John Blackburn) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Followup-To: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Date: 11 Dec 1994 23:36:25 GMT Organization: Queensland Department of Transport Message-ID: <3cg2dp$7iv@camelot.qdot.qld.gov.au> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> Vicki Brown (vicki@cco.caltech.edu) wrote: > I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity > test (those of you recently out of college or still working in one know > what a "purity test" is and the rest can guess). Questions range from the > benign to the true test of purity: > Have you changed root's password? > More than once? > More than three times in a month? Have you ever changed the root password to "superuser"? Have you ever nullified the root password on a machine that has net access? > Have you compiled a kernel? > Have you compiled one and needed the (unsaved) original version? Have you removed options from your kernel configuration? Did you realise that you still needed them? Had you forgotten what they were? > Have you looked at security on your system? > Did you give up? > Do you look at your security logs each week? > Less than once a month? Do you know where the security logs are on your system? Do you care? Has the filesystem containing the security logs ever been filled by these logs? Do you truncate your security logs without ever looking at what is in them? Have you ever wondered why you keep security logs? -- John Blackburn Phone: +61 7 2534634 jb2@qdot.qld.gov.au Fax: +61 7 8541194
From: chuckie@panix.com (Alec H. Peterson) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 11 Dec 1994 22:45:12 -0500 Organization: Public Access Internet & UNIX Message-ID: <3cgh08$hpd@panix.com> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <D0FFtM.5Dr@agora.rdrop.com> <3cbgaq$bfi@muise.hookup.net> In article <3cbgaq$bfi@muise.hookup.net>, mike muise <mike@muise.hookup.net> wrote: >Jeff Raihanan (jeffrey@agora.rdrop.com) wrote: >: Vicki Brown (vicki@cco.caltech.edu) wrote: >: : I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity >: : Questions range from the benign to the true test of purity: > >: 1) Have you ever crashed the server? >: More than once in a day? >: On purpose? > >Ever tried to cover up your guilt? >Successfully? > >Ever put a multi-user system into single-user mode? >Unintentionally? >Did you continue to use the system, oblivious to the fact that all the > other users were gone? > >Has any recreational programming project prevented others from getting > work done? >Did you blame the resultant [full disk|lack of inodes|high load average] > on some application? > >Ever used a script to run a command on 2 separate systems at once? >16 systems? >64 systems? >1024 systems? > >Ever receive mail in the root account complaining about a user's actions? >Was the user you? Ever heard of the hacker test? Alec -- Alec Peterson Panix Public Access UNIX and Internet chuckie@panix.com New York City, NY
From: vicki@cco.caltech.edu (Vicki Brown) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test, EMAIL!! Date: 12 Dec 1994 05:12:45 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Message-ID: <3cgm4d$ibd@gap.cco.caltech.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <3cdcsn$2ue@panix.com> Wow, the response has been fantastic!! Editing it all is the most wonderful pain (and a great educational experience!)! But to save it all for the official release, please EMAIL your questions to me, as was asked in the original post. You will get credit for contributing. Thanks! Vicki P.S. This is just my own personal hopes for this thing, that it not be a meaningless compilation of jokes we've all heard before.
From: sanguish@digifix.com (Scott Anguish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.marketplace Subject: Quick Guide to NEXTSTEP Information on the Internet Date: 12 Dec 1994 00:47:49 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Message-ID: <3cgo65$buu@digifix.digifix.com> This post is made weekly, to help 'point' users to more NEXTSTEP information Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server online comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server online ---------------------------------------------------- A product directory and information server, built around the World Wide Web system, this will allow full multimedia announcements by NEXTSTEP developers, as well as the ability to browse the available products for NEXTSTEP. 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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: eric@mag.keio.ac.jp (Eric Lyon) Subject: NeXT sendmail problem Message-ID: <1994Dec12.063217.18079@sfc.keio.ac.jp> Sender: news@sfc.keio.ac.jp Organization: Keio University Media & Governance Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 06:32:17 GMT I hope someone can help with a sendmail problem. On a client NS/I machine running 3.2J I recently get the following error on all attempts to use mail: /etc/sendmail/sendmail.sharedsubsidiary.cf: line 18: fileclass: pipes (FV|/usr/bin/uuname) not supported due to security problems Dec 13 10:49:39 techno sendmail[214]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(eric): For what it's worth, mail works correctly on the other client machines, all of which are configured similarly with regard to sendmail. Perhaps it's a side-effect from another configuration problem? Thanks in advance, Eric Lyon eric@cmlab.sfc.keio.ac.jp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: dino@blackmaus.com (Dino Bagdadi) Subject: Re: Which is FASTER: SLIP or PPP? Message-ID: <D0Mu5x.246@blackmaus.com> Sender: dino@blackmaus.com (Dino Bagdadi) Organization: Blackmaus Design, Inc. References: <3c64kb$c3e@msunews.cl.msu.edu> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 06:03:32 GMT In article <3c64kb$c3e@msunews.cl.msu.edu> perkins@sidney2b (Stephen J. Perkins) writes: > A quote from one of the PPP masters, Bob Sutterfield of Morning Star > Technologies: > =================================================================== <lots o'stuff deleted> > Just FYI. > > - Steve Thanx Steve. Now in layman's terms, please? --- Dino Bagdadi Blackmaus Design dino@blackmaus.com (NeXT email expected!) PGP key available on request.
From: perkins@sidney2b (Stephen J. Perkins) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Which is FASTER: SLIP or PPP? Date: 12 Dec 1994 08:03:14 GMT Organization: Michigan State University Distribution: world Message-ID: <3ch042$hb7@msunews.cl.msu.edu> References: <D0Mu5x.246@blackmaus.com> In article <D0Mu5x.246@blackmaus.com> dino@blackmaus.com (Dino Bagdadi) writes: > In article <3c64kb$c3e@msunews.cl.msu.edu> perkins@sidney2b (Stephen J. Perkins) writes: > > Thanx Steve. Now in layman's terms, please? Basically... in most cases PPP has a slightly higher overhead than SLIP or CSLIP. However, on TCP traffic, PPP and CSLIP are much better than SLIP. The overhead difference between PPP and CSLIP will probably be so small as to be unnoticable. However, in almost all cases, I would recommend PPP over SLIP/CSLIP because: 1) PPP is a standard and SLIP is not 2) PPP was specifically designed to replace SLIP/CSLIP. It addresses many of the shortcoming of SLIP. 3) It is easier to diagnose connection problems when using PPP. 4) Newer versions of PPP are starting to incorporate packet compression. This will typically allow PPP to out perform CSLIP (by quite a bit... even with a compressing modem). For more information and PPP (and SLIP),you might want to check out: http://cs.uni-bonn.de/ppp/faq.html -and- ftp://morningstar.com/pub/papers/ppp-white-paper.ps.gz -and- http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/pdial/faq.html (This last is a list of internet providers) For more information about work on a port of the PD PPP-2.2 to NeXT, check out: ftp://ftp.duq.edu/pub/next/ppp/README - Steve -- ==================================================================== Stephen Perkins | perkins@cps.msu.edu Department of Computer Science | Michigan State University | NeXT OS 3.2 using PPP-2.2
From: ridgway@hertz.ucsd.edu (Doug Ridgway) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PNI and routing Date: 12 Dec 1994 08:13:19 GMT Organization: University of California at San Diego Distribution: world Message-ID: <3ch0mv$aks@network.ucsd.edu> References: <3ccdpf$eoe@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> Piotr Twarecki writes (I asked how to clean up the routing tables after I had configured them myself in PNI slip. > > I use the following lines in my pni0.config: > > proc LINK_stop { encap } { > log "LINK $encap disconnected" > exec /etc/ifconfig pni0 down > log "Interface pni0 brought down" > set local [exec /etc/ifconfig pni0 | /bin/awk {/inet/ { printf ("%s", > $2) }}] > set remote [exec /etc/ifconfig pni0 | /bin/awk {/inet/ { printf ("%s", > $4) }}] > exec /etc/route delete $remote $local > exec /etc/route delete $local localhost > log "Routing tables purged" > } > > This brings the interface down as well as it cleans up the routing tables... > Ok, thanks. Now it works. For reference, (in case others are dealing with the same thing) the lines that work for me are : proc LINK_stop { encap } { if { [file exists /etc/resolv.conf] } { system "mv /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.SAVE" log "Saved /etc/resolv.conf, removed original" } log "LINK $encap disconnected" exec /etc/ifconfig pni0 down log "Interface pni0 brought down" set local [exec /etc/ifconfig pni0 | /bin/awk {/inet/ { printf ("%s", $2) }}] set remote [exec /etc/ifconfig pni0 | /bin/awk {/inet/ { printf ("%s", $4) }}] exec /etc/route delete $remote $local exec /etc/route delete default $remote log "Routing tables purged" } And BTW, I also discovered that TCL cares about line breaks, so you have to make the long lines one line by hand :-)
From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: [A] How to disable autoprobe on Workspace Login? Date: 12 Dec 1994 07:00:46 GMT Organization: Technical Support, NeXT Computer, Inc. Message-ID: <3cgseu$1j9@rosie.next.com> References: <3cekpe$dik@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Versions: makemail 2.5d In article <3cekpe$dik@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>, David Jeske <jeske@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu> wrote: >I have a 486 machine with NeXTStep on it (among others) and I'm having trouble >with the fact that NeXT Workspace always wants to tell me that my second >hard drive needs to be formatted. The second hard drive has an OS/2 partition, >2 Linux partitions, and a DOS extended partition, and NeXT will not leave >it alone. > >I tried putting some information in the /etc/fstab to tell it to just leave >it alone, but either I have it wrong, or it just dosnt' care. NEXTSTEP 3.3 adds an "ignore" filesystem to do this. --Dan -- Dan Grillo dan_grillo@next.com (415) 780-2963 now in building 1
From: csdrhugh@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk (Richard Owain Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 12 Dec 1994 11:21:30 -0000 Organization: Liverpool John Moores University Message-ID: <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <D0FFtM.5Dr@agora.rdrop.com> In article <D0FFtM.5Dr@agora.rdrop.com>, Jeff Raihanan <jeffrey@agora.rdrop.com> wrote: >Vicki Brown (vicki@cco.caltech.edu) wrote: >: I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity >: test (those of you recently out of college or still working in one know >: what a "purity test" is and the rest can guess). Questions range from the >: benign to the true test of purity: > >: Have you changed root's password? >: More than once? >: More than three times in a month? > >[stuff deleted] Hmmm 1) Have you ever tried to shutdown your client forgetting you were logged into the server from it? 2) Have you ever edited sendmail.cf? Did it do what you wanted? 3) Do you have trouble remembering so many root passwords? 4) Have you ever done rm -rf * forgetting you are logged in as root? Have you ever done it form /? 5) Have you ever read the BOFH text and found it perfectly reasonable behaviour? Do you think it's too mild? >-- -- Richard Hughes Unix Sys Admin, Liverpool John Moores Uni Email: R.O.Hughes@.livjm.ac.uk Figthing for Tab Free sigs. "Hail Eris! All hail Discordia!"
From: cornet@OTech.fgg.EUR.nl (Jan-Pieter Cornet) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test, EMAIL!! Date: 12 Dec 1994 12:26:41 +0100 Organization: Education Technology, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Message-ID: <3chc1h$3s3@gaia.otech.fgg.eur.nl> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <3cdcsn$2ue@panix.com> <3cgm4d$ibd@gap.cco.caltech.edu> [Cc-ed to vicki] Did you ever used the $HOME partition for swap space? Did you test it with a malloc(1<<31)? [note: i recently did use the $HOME partition as swap space. unintentionally, of course, i'm not BOFH ;] Have fun, -- Jan-Pieter Cornet <cornet@otech.fgg.eur.nl>
From: vsn@ic.ac.uk (Vartan Narinian) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 12 Dec 1994 12:13:55 GMT Organization: Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London Message-ID: <3cheq3$gn7@ccserver.cc.ic.ac.uk> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <D0FFtM.5Dr@agora.rdrop.com> <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> csdrhugh@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk (Richard Owain Hughes) writes: > >4) Have you ever done rm -rf * forgetting you are logged in as root? Did you then do rm -rf .* to get rid of the files starting with '.' ? Did you wonder why it was taking so long? -- Vartan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Subject: Re: What are these files: .hidden, .path, .spcinst, cmos.ram ? In-Reply-To: alex@dgs.dgsys.com's message of 9 Dec 1994 00:32:35 -0500 To: alex@dgs.dgsys.com (Alex Blakemore) Message-ID: <STEPHAN.94Dec11174031@rodion.muc.de> Sender: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Organization: Transmogrifiers Ltd. References: <3c790s$pbq@holmenkollen.ifi.uio.no> <3c8q5j$kuu@DGS.dgsys.com> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 16:40:31 GMT On 9 Dec 1994 00:32:35 -0500, Alex Blakemore (AB) wrote: In article <3c8q5j$kuu@DGS.dgsys.com> alex@dgs.dgsys.com (Alex Blakemore) writes: AB> AB> Arne Christian Hårseth (arneha@ifi.uio.no) wrote: AB> : I am cleaning up on my system, and wonder if I can remove the files AB> : mentioned. What are they, and where can I find documentation for them AB> : and all the other intitiation-files ? AB> AB> AB> .path is used by the rc boot scripts in /etc AB> to setup the search path for commands AB> AB> .hidden is used by WorkspaceManager to know which files AB> to hide when not in Unix expert mode. AB> AB> no idea about the others, but I'd recommend leaving .path AB> and .hidden alone, especially .path AB> *Never* mess with .path! I had once inadvertently removed it and had a very hard time bringing my system back to normal. Stephan -- _______________________________________________________________________ Stephan Wacker stephan@rodion.muc.de [NeXTMail YES];
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test, EMAIL!! Message-ID: <1994Dec12.100534.3164@ToTSySSoft.com> Sender: news@ToTSySSoft.com Organization: Total System Software References: <3cgm4d$ibd@gap.cco.caltech.edu> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 10:05:34 GMT In article <3cgm4d$ibd@gap.cco.caltech.edu> vicki@cco.caltech.edu (Vicki Brown) writes: }~ }~ Wow, the response has been fantastic!! Editing it all is the most }~ wonderful pain (and a great educational experience!)! But to save }~ it all for the official release, please EMAIL your questions to me, }~ as was asked in the original post. You will get credit for }~ contributing. Thanks! I hope you'll HTML the whole thing as forms and put it on the web! Bruce Gingery
From: trey@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com (Trey McClendon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.harware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Dead Nextstation. Similar experiences? Followup-To: comp.sys.next.harware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 12 Dec 1994 08:06:36 -0600 Organization: TYBRIN Corporation Message-ID: <3chldc$3k6@tybrin4.hsv.tybrin.com> References: <citpk5S00hvQ1hFEhA@cs.cmu.edu> <arunc.787159630@dragonfly.wri.com> Arun Chandra (arunc@dragonfly.wri.com) wrote: : Within the past month, this has happened twice with my NeXTStation : (NS3.1). The screen went blank, and nothing seemed to revive it (the : usual command sequences). The power switch still seemed to work, even : though I couldn't see the screen, so I turned it off, it rebooted at a : VERY dim screen level, when it finished rebooting, I was able to get : the screen up again. : The machine is 3 1/2 years old, with the original monitor. : I'd very much appreciate any clues as to why this might have happened, : and what can be done to prevent it from happening. The machine is on : most of the day, but I turn it off every night. : Arun Chandra : arunc@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu : In <citpk5S00hvQ1hFEhA@cs.cmu.edu> Denis.R.Dancanet@cs.cmu.edu writes: : >My Nextstation Turbo died a few days ago. I had it running : >overnight and when I looked at it in the morning, it was : >frozen, with an _empty_ panic window on the screen. It didn't even : >get to write anything in it. There was just one "t" in title of the : >window. I couldn't get the monitor window up, and after using : >left command-left alternate-*, the screen went blank (the fan still : >running) but it didn't reboot. I haven't been able to reboot it since. : >The fan is whirring, but the screen stays blank. : -- : Arun Chandra : arunc@wri.com This exact thing happened to the machine I'm on now. What fixed it was to have a service tech. go at it. He took it completely apart, then put it together again, checking connections twice. (There aren't many). When power was applied it worked fine and has ever since. I think that after 3.5 years some of the connections just got a little 'rusty' and needed to be re-made. Trey -- Trey McClendon NeXTMail Accepted TYBRIN Corporation trey@hsv.tybrin.com Fax: 205-837-3472 Huntsville, AL
From: buzz@cs.tu-berlin.de (Bastian Schlueter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT sendmail problem Date: 12 Dec 1994 15:09:22 GMT Organization: Berlin University of Technology Message-ID: <3chogo$bea@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> References: <1994Dec12.063217.18079@sfc.keio.ac.jp> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-reply-to: eric@mag.keio.ac.jp's message of 12 Dec 1994 07:32:17 MET In article <1994Dec12.063217.18079@sfc.keio.ac.jp> eric@mag.keio.ac.jp (Eric Lyon) writes: I hope someone can help with a sendmail problem. On a client NS/I machine running 3.2J I recently get the following error on all attempts to use mail: /etc/sendmail/sendmail.sharedsubsidiary.cf: line 18: fileclass: pipes (FV|/usr/bin/uuname) not supported due to security problems Looks like you have installed sendmail 8.6.9. The newer versions of sendmail don`t support pipes anymore. Dec 13 10:49:39 techno sendmail[214]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(eric): Not quite sure. Maybe the queue directory doesn`t exist? Check the configured and/or compiled in queue dir name. Bastian -- Bastian Schlueter TEL.: +49 030 / 314 25 973 (uni) Fehrbellinerstr. 39 0172/311 66 41 (priv) __o D-10119 Berlin _`\<,_ Germany e-mail: buzz@cs.TU-Berlin.DE (_)/ (_)
From: kelley@kiwi.ATMOS.ColoState.Edu (Kelley Wittmeyer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HPPA-NeXTSTEP freezing up-help Date: 12 Dec 1994 15:10:01 GMT Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 Message-ID: <3chp49$1uhg@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> Keywords: hppa hp my group has NeXTSTEP installed on a 715/75. the machine has a 1gb disk w/ NS on it and a 2gb disk that was once formatted w/ hpux (but not a boot disk). i boot up NS just fine (saying ignore to the message saying the second disk is 'damaged'). every time i stop using it, within 5 minutes the system freezes up to the point that all i can do is power it off. i have not found anything to indicate a problem in the syslog or messages. anyone have a similar problem? kelley wittmeyer dept of atmospheric science colorado state university
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: athan@bwit169.morgan.com (Andrew Athan) Subject: Re: [Q] Only 16M recognized In-Reply-To: athan@bwit169.morgan.com's message of Sun, 11 Dec 1994 20:00:48 GMT Message-ID: <ATHAN.94Dec12101358@bwit169.morgan.com> Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Sender: news@is.morgan.com Organization: Morgan Stanley References: <ATHAN.94Dec11150048@bwit169.morgan.com> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 15:13:58 GMT Regarding my question on how to get NeXTSTEP to recognize all 32M of memory on a COMPAQ machine (Prolinea 486/66 in this case): A number of people responded w/ the information in NeXTanswers, which says to turn memory from "Compaq Compatible" to "Linear" using either ECU (EISA machines) or Setup (ISA machines). After wasting time with clueless tech support people to download the latest SETUP utility from COMPAQ, I found that there is no such option. This morning, I called COMPAQ tech-support again, and this time the person I spoke to managed to get in touch with someone who knew about NeXTSTEP. The correct sollution to this problem involves giving the boot option maxmem=32768 (e.g., hd()mach_kernel maxmem=32768) at the "boot:" prompt. On my setup, which involves booting off of a tiny IDE partition to a SCSI drive, I added this to System.config/Instance0.table ... Thanks to everyone that replied, aca
From: suessner@paracelsus (suessner_michael) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Printing Preferences? Date: 12 Dec 1994 16:30:39 GMT Organization: Vienna University Computer Center, Austria Message-ID: <3chtrf$ohj@infosrv.edvz.univie.ac.at> Hi, I want to change the default PageLayout setup for all applications, for example as Paper Size I need A4 instead of letter aso. How can I do this? Thanks in advcance Suessner Michael
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: glamm@i10.msi.umn.edu (Bob Glamm) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <D0pGyp.KpJ@news.cis.umn.edu> Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <DDG.94Dec9171805@sun86.cci.com> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 16:12:54 GMT >Have you ever watched the vendor's field circus take 3 hours to discover that >the disk drive failure was caused by a capacitor on the controller that had >lost all of its smoke, even though everyone could smell it and there were >scorch marks on the board? *BEEP BEEP BEEP* Warning: herein lies a software guy that wants to be a hardware guy... ;) Capacitors don't run on smoke. That's what we electrical engineers tell you computer people because we like to fool an entire NATION into thinking that they do. Capacitors are simply to parallel conductors separated by a non-conducting material called a dielectric. Of course, today's latest mongo charge storage devices (~ 5 farads @ 5WVDC) are mostly carbon but still work on the same principle. The only reason the smoke is there is because some overvoltage condition burned through the dielectric; with the electrolytics, there are venting gaps on the top of the capacitors that release the resulting smoke so the capacitor doesn't explode. Yes, capacitors really will explode; hook an electrolytic (one of the bigger ones) up to the female end of an extension cord (preferably one LONGER than 15') and then plug the other end into a wall socket. I'll guarantee the capacitor will explode & maybe you'll trip a circuit breaker as well. -- Bob Glamm | Email: glamm@msi.umn.edu 425 University Ave SE #107 | URL: http://www.msi.umn.edu/People/glamm Minneapolis, MN 55414 | EE major, U of Minnesota - Twin Cities HOME PHONE (612)623-9437 | Minnesota Supercomputer Institute
From: kyriazis@mistral.esd.sgi.com (George Kyriazis) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 12 Dec 1994 18:41:59 GMT Organization: Silicon Graphics Inc., Mt. View, CA 94039 Message-ID: <3ci5hn$1c0@fido.asd.sgi.com> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3cd5m1$ckj@lace.Colorado.EDU> In article <3cd5m1$ckj@lace.Colorado.EDU>, Matthew Crosby <crosby@nordsieck.cs.colorado.edu> wrote: > >Ever used a Sun? >Sun 2, that is? >How about a Cray? > Ever owned a Sun 4? A Sun3? A Sun2? A Sun1? Ever administered an ftp site on a sun2? With more that 500 ftp sessions a day? With a custom ftpd? What was not wu-ftpd? Ever read the original Bell Labs documentation for lex/yacc? vi? ed? Have you ever said 'This adm3 is not adm3 compatible.. Oh, well.. I'll use ed'.? Was anyone impressed? Did you know how to use it? Ever tried to boot up a system without a /dev directory? Did it work? Ever tried to use a dynamically linked tar to restore libc.so? Did you solve the resulting problem? Do you know what the problem is? Have you used an IP address different than the one assigned to you? On purpose? To get around a network problem? To increase your access priviledges? To decrease your access priviledges? To hide your acts? Have you ever used an old disk drive as a door stop? Did people ask you what it was? Did you answer? With the right answer? Did they shake their heads? Did you ever have an account on a machine on the ARPANET? BITNET? MILNET (only if you don't work in the military)? Do they still work? Can you prove it? Have you submitted a question in this test? -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | default disclaimer implied... George Kyriazis | Digital Sight and Sound Division, OpenGL Development. kyriazis@esd.sgi.com | MS 1L-945, Silicon Graphics Inc., Mt. View, CA 94039
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: goyle@wri.com (Vipin Goyle) Subject: Micropolis 9GB drive - anyone had any luck with this? Message-ID: <GOYLE.94Dec12114257@beatle.wri.com> Sender: news@wri.com ( ) Organization: Wolfram Research, Inc. Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 17:42:56 GMT Hi, I'm trying to use a Micropolis 9GB drive (1991) with Nextstep 3.2 on HP PA-RISC hardware. I used the following entry from /etc/disktab: MS1991|Micropolis 1991:\ :ty=fixed_rw_scsi:nc#4476:nt#27:ns#171:ss#1024:rm#5400:\ :fp#160:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\ :os=mach_kernel:z0#32:z1#96:hn=gecko:\ :pa#0:sa#2097152:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#8:da#4096:ra#10:oa=space:\ :ia:ta=4.3BSD:\ :pb#2097152:sb#2097152:bb#8192:fb#1024:cb#8:db#4096:rb#10:ob=space:\ :ib:tb=4.3BSD:\ :pc#4194304:sc#2097152:bc#8192:fc#1024:cc#8:dc#4096:rc#10:oc=space:\ :ic:tc=4.3BSD:\ :pd#6291456:sd#2097152:bd#8192:fd#1024:cd#8:dd#4096:rd#10:od=space:\ :id:td=4.3BSD:\ :pe#8388608:se#488968:be#8192:fe#1024:ce#8:de#4096:re#10:oe=space:\ :ie:te=4.3BSD: When I partition the disk and then try and mount it, it doesn't do the mounting correctly. It should mount four 2GB partitions and one ~500 MB partition, but it actually mounts two 2 GB partitions and three ~500 MB partitions. Has anyone used this kind of disk with Nextstep before? If you have any suggestions and/or solutions, please let me know! Thanks, Vipin -- Vipin Goyle 100 Trade Center Drive UNIX System Administrator Champaign, IL 61820 Wolfram Research, Inc. Phone (217)398-0700 goyle@wri.com Fax (217)398-0747
From: guy@netapp.com (Guy Harris) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs,comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NFS & mount state handling Date: 12 Dec 1994 11:15:28 -0800 Organization: Network Appliance Corporation Message-ID: <3ci7gg$64s@nova.netapp.com> References: <3c4u4m$5ta@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> <cf65uAkEBh107h@fritz.cuug.ab.ca> Erwin Fritz <erwin@fritz.cuug.ab.ca> wrote: >I've never heard of the -o option for mount. Some versions of UNIX have it; to quote the SunOS 4.1.3 man page: -o options Specify file system options, a comma-separated list of words from the list below. Some options are valid for all file system types, while others apply to a specific type only. options valid on all file systems: rw|ro Read/write or read-only. suid|nosuid Setuid execution allowed or disal- lowed. grpid Create files with BSD semantics for the propagation of the group ID. Under this option, files inherit the GID of the directory in which they are created, regardless of the directory's set-GID bit. noauto Do not mount this file system that is currently mounted read-only. If the file system is not currently mounted, an error results. remount If the file system is currently mounted, and if the entry in /etc/fstab specifies that it is to be mounted read-write or rw was specified along with remount, remount the file system making it read-write. If the entry in /etc/fstab specifies that it is to be mounted read-only and rw was not specified, the file system is not remounted. If the file system is currently mounted read-write, speci- fying ro along with remount results in an error. If the file system is not currently mounted, an error results. The significant part is the part on "remount" - i.e., the "-o" option doesn't mean anything very much by itself; it merely indicates that some options are being specified by its argument. >When the server's exported filesystem moves, I do the following: > >1) on the server, run exportfs (or your equivalent) to re-export the filesystem >2) on each client, run /etc/umount to manually unmount the filesystem >3) then run /etc/mount on the filesystem to re-mount it > >I've never had to reboot servers or clients when an exported filesystem changes >in the manner you describe. Some UNIX systems might get confused if you try to unmount something that gives "Stale file handle" errors, which may oblige you to reboot. Others might allow it, but the administrator of that system might not be aware that the "Stale file handle" problem in question can be fixed by unmounting and remounting.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: knudsen@animal.fhhosp.ab.ca (K Steven Knudsen) Subject: Looking for AppleTalk help Message-ID: <1994Dec12.130838.1@animal> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 19:08:38 GMT Organization: Sharecom Ind. Ltd. Hi, I'm looking to connect a NeXT/486 box to an ethertalk network. I noticed that there's an atalkd daemon that can be started by the rc script, but I can't find the file on my system. Is this file the one I need to have for the next to strip appletalk "wrapping" from IP packets? If so, where should it be (it's not in /usr/etc as the script suggests...). please email me any answers, thanks in advance, steven -- | K Steven Knudsen, Ph.D. knudsen@animal.fhhosp.ab.ca | Sharecom Industries, | Box 8 | DeWinton, Alberta, Canada | Tel. (403) 256-4766 days MST
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: wolfie@netcom.com Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <wolfieD0ptvG.M3s@netcom.com> Organization: Professional Fox Training References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <DDG.94Dec9171805@sun86.cci.com> <D0pGyp.KpJ@news.cis.umn.edu> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 20:50:04 GMT -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Had a drive explode at 2AM two days before a companywide move on the primary production server. Negative 12 was shorted to positive 5 or something like that, and applying power to the drive (On a test PS thank heaven.) fried the PS, kicked the UPS to screaming, and started a small fire on the board. Blew the fire out, and the next day padded happily into Fry's, thrusting the blackened board to a mindless clerk at the counter and begged a replacement. She carefully inspected the drive, the only thing visible for about 3 minutes being her hair and caste mark as she used her technical skills to their fullest. Eventually baffled she wandered over to a tech and thrust it into his hands, challenging him in some odd language to find if it was really broken. He looked at the top, flipped it over, his eyes widened a little and he handed it back to her, muttering, "Give him a new drive. It's dead." Let's all hear it for Fry's. I'll bet if I went back there with a company PO even today they'd still flutter around in confusion like a flock of pigeons, as if they'd never seen one before. Brian -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQB1AwUBLuy3dKdrwc0+X2GVAQERAgMAlgLMSF6Qylz8E+pvk1sQFHJCGgi9T5e5 n2MpzNPlUC6mXpoZOMGu/GcA4fXJTBiqkcUQFMm5f074YWSDZ14DrBkYM5JID1SS bhKhI6Gg/lwGTRlXY4bnAXQkC5K1Eaxu =4AUX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- /* wolfie@netcom.com | Brian Thomas | Right, like you haven't tried! */ |- Not a web geek, just a homepage - http://www.pft.com/ -| "Oh, I'm not particular as to size," Alice hastily replied; "Only one doesn't like changing so often, you know..." -Alice in Wonderland
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Michael Pizolato <michael@afs.com> Subject: Re: Need firewall info QUICK (summary) Message-ID: <1994Dec12.163523.5789@afs.com> Sender: michael@afs.com Organization: Anderson Financial Systems Inc. References: <1994Dec9.153550.2425@afs.com> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 16:35:23 GMT -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Any text above this line is not part of the original message. - ----------------------------------------------------------- Michael Pizolato <michael@afs.com> (that's me) wrote >Please e-mail with as much info, references, and experiences as >possible about setting up firewall machines, both "generic" Unix >and NEXTSTEP. We'll be going live on the internet soon and I want >to have a machine configured ASAP. First of all, thanks very much to the entire net community for being so eager to help me keep them out of our systems ;-) ;-) ;-). I have yet to verify any of the information I have received, so the following summary comes with the usual CYA caveats: References - ---------- Books: O'Riely Garfinkel & Spafford, _Practical_Unix_Security_ Cheswick and Bellovin, _Firewalls_and_Internet_Security_, (Addison Wesley, ISBN 0-201-63357-4) Firewall FAQ in comp.security (many copies sent to me, thanx) Windows Sources magazine, recent issue, article by Simson Garfinkel Mailing Lists - ------------- cert@CERT.ORG 8lgm-request@bagpuss.Demon.CO.UK majordomo@greatcircle.com (body: subscribe firewalls) FTP Sites - --------- These are interesting, but for us not necessarily useful since we're not yet on the net live to be able to ftp anywhere (that's why I'm asking for firewall info ;-)! Thanx anyway, though. ftp.tis.com:/pub/firewalls, TIS firewall kit ftp.greatcircle.com:pub/firewalls research.att.com:dist/internet_security thumper.bellcore.com:pub/nmh/skey net.tamu.edu(sc.tamu.edu):pub/security ftp.funet.fi coast.cs.purdue.edu:pub (very comprehensive site) Files - ----- crack41f.tar cops_104.tar.Z Tripwire.ps firewalls-slides.ps.Z Equipment - --------- Livingston IRX-211 firewall router, two ethernet connections, can route desired packets to the appropriate port Consultants - ----------- TIS, Fred Avolio <avolio@tis.com> Open Systems, Switzerland, Florian Gutzwiller <flog@open.ch> Advice - ------ There was a lot of it, too much even to summarize here. Our setup will be a 28.8 "near-dedicated" dialup, so some of the stuff on faster connections doesn't apply. I'll gladly forward copies of anything I received to anyone who's interested. Special Thanks - -------------- To Joe Keenan of NeXT, for NeXTMailing me the entire TIS firewall kit. It came this >< close to exceeding our current uucp provider's message size limit, but it got in. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6 iQCVAwUBLux7pgNA1dYvp7+lAQE+gAP9GdwpXHm16yFu7aBVhZF/L9zNB9grsL0i t5D4M5QGUaH64/xTxn8SND3oGKkGzt9518EFne2mjYCggRHBIbkz5wiyOB8B8Z+d FkzxNzZH3aUL/h4UYsGLh0Vzr6P+c2cyeo9kBgonWKLE7w/z+GhtzcoCIR65hT/b IXzrrnzPBzI= =J/F3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Michael Pizolato, CTO Vox: 215/653-0911 Anderson Financial Systems Inc. I'm not fat, I'm MAB! Use PGP (the "electronic envelope") before Congress says you can't!
From: chuckie@panix.com (Alec H. Peterson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <3cilof$78r@panix.com> Control: cancel <3cilof$78r@panix.com> Date: 12 Dec 1994 18:24:15 -0500 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <3cim30$8gr@panix.com> <3cilof$78r@panix.com> was cancelled from within trn. -- Alec Peterson Panix Public Access UNIX and Internet chuckie@panix.com New York City, NY
From: chuckie@panix.com (Alec H. Peterson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PPP on NeXT black hardware Date: 12 Dec 1994 18:26:13 -0500 Organization: Public Access Internet & UNIX Distribution: na Message-ID: <3cim6l$90t@panix.com> References: <3cak8e$itd@news.u.washington.edu> Keywords: PPP In article <3cak8e$itd@news.u.washington.edu>, James C. Luby <jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu> wrote: >I would very much like to get PPP working on my NeXT cube running >NS3.2. I have the PPP code but have not installed it yet because >another person at my lab has experienced serious system crashes (by >serious I mean he had to pull the plug to reboot!) upon running PPP. >I'm wondering if others have had this same experience. I'm hoping not >but don't want to suffer through system restoration pain. I would >appreciate getting some feedback from other NeXT/PPP users before I >"take the plunge." Email to me is fine but if you think it might be >of interest to the entire NeXT community it might be better to post it >back to this group. Thanks for any help! I picked up PPP from ftp.cs.orst.edu:/pub/next/sources/comm/ppp-2.1.2-beta.tar.gz and I've had great luck with it. However, I am running on an Intel box, but a friend of mine is running the same package on a cube (running 3.2) and has had nothing but success with it. Alec -- Alec Peterson Panix Public Access UNIX and Internet chuckie@panix.com New York City, NY
From: mikeh@eng5.hep.uiuc.edu (Mike Hollyman) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 13 Dec 1994 00:12:35 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <3ciotj$btb@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3cd5m1$ckj@lace.Colorado.EDU> <3ci5hn$1c0@fido.asd.sgi.com> Ever been so perplexed by a problem that when someone walks by and says, "hello"you respond with, "OK, and you?" :-) Mike Hollyman
From: szgyula@tarkus.pha.jhu.edu (Gyula Szokoly) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 13 Dec 1994 00:51:22 GMT Organization: Johns Hopkins University Message-ID: <3cir6a$sdo@jhunix1.hcf.jhu.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3cd5m1$ckj@lace.Colorado.EDU> <3ci5hn$1c0@fido.asd.sgi.com> Have you ever realized that mt is not available in single user mode? When you have already newfs-ed /usr? When the dump backup of /usr was after the dump of /? Did you manage to solve this? Have you ever done 'chown -R joe .'? As root? In /? Did you wonder why it takes so long? Have you ever exported a file system to everybody? With root access permissions, too? Have you ever sent an e-mail to the wrong person? Was it the boss of the right person? Your boss as well? Did you edit his mail file to erase the problematic mail? Blown away the whole mail file? Have you ever set the password life time to 10 minutes? And the minimum password length to 32 chars? Have you ever made a transciever cable from phone wire? Did it work? Did the other instruments work on the floor? Have you ever unplugged a SCSI device? When it was on? Have you removed an EEPROM the same time? Have you ever made a conversational boot on a VMS machine? On a VMS workstation? Have you ever joined somebody else's VMS cluster? By pure chance? Intentionally? Gyula -- Gyula P. Szokoly (szgyula@skysrv.pha.jhu.edu) -------------------------------\ | When I am weaker than you, I ask you for freedom because that is according| |to your principles; when I am stronger than you, I take away your freedom| |because that is according to my principles. -- Frank Herbert|
From: mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Media error Date: 12 Dec 1994 17:10:11 -0800 Organization: YoyoDyne Propulsion Systems Message-ID: <3cis9j$h8r@crl.crl.com> So I bumped the on/off switch on my power strip and the machine goes off. The machine reboots and now I've got media errors: Target 0, media error, block 1ce8c8h [ 9 repeated attempts to access] blk 947136 fsck bombs on the media errors. Presumably I've got to lock out the bad block. How do I go about doing that? Grumble grumble... -- Don McGregor | "Some kind of naval-theme role-playing game..." mcgredo@crl.com|
From: vicki@cco.caltech.edu (Vicki Brown) Newsgroups: comp.admin.policy,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.sun.admin Subject: Announcing sage-bof-women mailing list! (xposted) Date: 13 Dec 1994 02:28:23 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Message-ID: <3cj0s7$ia5@gap.cco.caltech.edu> Finally!! The sage-bof-women mailing list is here! Tell all your friends! To find out more, send mail to majordomo@usenix.org with info sage-bof-women in the body, or send mail to sage-bof-women-request@usenix.org. To be added to the list, send mail to majordomo@usenix.org with subscribe sage-bof-women in the body. To send to the list, mail to sage-bof-women@usenix.org. Let the "good times" roll! :) Vicki P.S. This is the women sysadmins' mailing list promised around the time of LISA this year (men can join, too).
From: alby@uunet.uu.net (Anthony Williams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NeXT sendmail problem Date: 12 Dec 1994 19:50:23 -0500 Organization: UUNET Technologies, Inc. (Earth offices) Sender: alby@cthulu.UU.NET Distribution: world Message-ID: <3cir4f$742@cthulu.UU.NET> References: <1994Dec12.063217.18079@sfc.keio.ac.jp> (FV|/usr/bin/uuname) not supported due to security problems Dec 13 10:49:39 techno sendmail[214]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(eric): Using a | is not supported by Sendmail 8. You need to dump this line. -Alby
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: drs5316@ultb.isc.rit.edu (D.R. Smith) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <1994Dec13.010042.25983@ultb.isc.rit.edu> Sender: news@ultb.isc.rit.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology References: <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <DDG.94Dec9171805@sun86.cci.com> <D0pGyp.KpJ@news.cis.umn.edu> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 01:00:42 GMT In article <D0pGyp.KpJ@news.cis.umn.edu> glamm@i10.msi.umn.edu (Bob Glamm) writes: >>Have you ever watched the vendor's field circus take 3 hours to discover that >>the disk drive failure was caused by a capacitor on the controller that had >>lost all of its smoke, even though everyone could smell it and there were >>scorch marks on the board? > >*BEEP BEEP BEEP* Warning: herein lies a software guy that wants to be a >hardware guy... ;) > >Capacitors don't run on smoke. That's what we electrical engineers tell you >computer people because we like to fool an entire NATION into thinking that >they do. Capacitors are simply to parallel conductors separated by a >non-conducting material called a dielectric. Of course, today's latest >mongo charge storage devices (~ 5 farads @ 5WVDC) are mostly carbon but >still work on the same principle. The only reason the smoke is there is >because some overvoltage condition burned through the dielectric; with the >electrolytics, there are venting gaps on the top of the capacitors that >release the resulting smoke so the capacitor doesn't explode. > >Yes, capacitors really will explode; hook an electrolytic (one of the bigger >ones) up to the female end of an extension cord (preferably one LONGER >than 15') and then plug the other end into a wall socket. I'll guarantee >the capacitor will explode & maybe you'll trip a circuit breaker as well. > > >-- >Bob Glamm | Email: glamm@msi.umn.edu >425 University Ave SE #107 | URL: http://www.msi.umn.edu/People/glamm >Minneapolis, MN 55414 | EE major, U of Minnesota - Twin Cities >HOME PHONE (612)623-9437 | Minnesota Supercomputer Institute Ever heard of a joke? We used to always refer to the "smoked" component as "the one that lost all of it's magic smoke". And - yes I did graduate with a degree in electronics - It was just a more amusing way to look at it, and it was a way of thumbing our noses at all of that clean, sterile jargon that the professors always wanted us to use. No offense intended - I just thought the dissertation was a little out of place. Darrin obSun.admin: I have a machine at work that is really in bad condition - we are working with some alpha level software, and for some reason the /dev/console file gets messed up so that none of the processes can write to it. It really should be unrelated(in my mind anyway), but the fact that write access is denied to ALL processes(including INIT) somehow causes the root filesystem to be mounted read only. If anyone is able to possibly explain why this occurs, I would appreciate it. Recovery is simple, all I have to do is rebuild the /dev; /devices directories and all is well. BTW - this is under Solaris 2.3 Anyway, I am really curious as to why the root filesystem is read only in single user mode! -- drs5316@ultb.isc.rit.edu "The only interfaces which are truly intuitive are rocks and mud" - John Dvorak
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: fairfield@slacvx.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <1994Dec12.194954.1@slacvx.slac.stanford.edu> Sender: news@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <DDG.94Dec9171805@sun86.cci.com> <D0pGyp.KpJ@news.cis.umn.edu> <wolfieD0ptvG.M3s@netcom.com> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 03:49:54 GMT In article <wolfieD0ptvG.M3s@netcom.com>, wolfie@netcom.com writes: [...] > Let's all hear it for Fry's. I'll bet if I went back there with a company > PO even today they'd still flutter around in confusion like a flock of > pigeons, as if they'd never seen one before. Been there, done that...last Monday at the Sunnyvale store. :-( I'd say that's an apt description of the situation ("flock of pigeons"). I sat in the buyer's office here at SLAC as she called and talked to a salesman, asked him to set aside the disk drive I was buying, and specifically told him this was going to be a Will Call pick up, and did the P.O. need our (Fry's) account number on it, etc. "No," he says, "just bring the PO." So yours truly shows up at Fry's Sunnyvale with the P.O. in hand, and waits a good 20 minutes for them just to locate the drive. Then I have to wait another 25 minutes for them to deal with the P.O.! I had to tell FOUR DIFFERENT PEOPLE that this was being purchased on a _purchase_ _order_, not _cash_, and that SLAC does a LOT of business with Fry's, and no, I DON'T KNOW SLAC's Fry's ACCOUNT NUMBER!!! :-( 45 minutes of _my_ time (plus another 40 minutes travel time) just so I wouldn't have to wait (yeah, right!) to get the drive into a user's sick NeXT slab... I think next time I want to do a Will Call pick up, I'll go anywhere EXCEPT Fry's, even if it costs me an extra $20. Scratch that, even if it costs an extra $100! Sheesh!!! -Ken -- Dr. Kenneth H. Fairfield | Internet: Fairfield@Slac.Stanford.Edu SLAC, P.O.Box 4349, MS 98 | DECnet: 45537::FAIRFIELD (45537=SLACVX) Stanford, CA 94309 | Voice: (415) 926-2924 FAX: (415) 926-4335 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- These opinions are mine, not SLAC's, Stanford's, nor the DOE's...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <@ig1.att.att.com:dfh@guitar.emsr.att.com> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 94 17:51:27 -0500 From: Dan F Hurley <dfh@guitar.ho.att.com> Message-ID: <9412122251.AA12783@guitar.ho.att.com> Subject: Scanner recommendation Hi. I would appreciate advice re: the choice of a quality scanner for professional art work on Next. I will summarize. Thanks, Dan Hurley
From: Rene.Kulschewski@rkt.in-berlin.de Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PPP on NeXT black hardware Date: 12 Dec 1994 17:57:14 GMT Organization: The Fair Affair Distribution: na Message-ID: <3ci2tq$2op@rkt.in-berlin.de> References: <3cak8e$itd@news.u.washington.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In article <3cak8e$itd@news.u.washington.edu> jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu (James C. Luby) writes: > I would very much like to get PPP working on my NeXT cube running NS3.2. I > have the PPP code but have not installed it yet because another person at > my lab has experienced serious system crashes (by serious I mean he had to > pull the plug to reboot!) upon running PPP. I'm wondering if others have > had this same experience. I'm hoping not but don't want to suffer through > system restoration pain. I would appreciate getting some feedback from > other NeXT/PPP users before I "take the plunge." I have installed PPP 2 days ago (PPP-2.2-0.1.6-pkg.tar.gz), it works out of the box, but also my machine (Station,NS 3.2) crashed 2 times since then ... Should i switch back to PNI ? Rene' -- ____________________________________________________________________________ <rene@prz.tu-berlin.de> Rene' Kulschewski
From: hcole@zia.nrcabq.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Mounting SGI CD-ROM? Date: 13 Dec 1994 05:49:05 GMT Organization: Engineering International Inc., Public Internet Access Distribution: world Message-ID: <3cjckh$a5m@mack.rt66.com> I have a Silicon Graphics CDROM disk with an IRIX filesystem on it that I would like to mount on my NeXT. Any suggestions on how this could be done? Thanks for any suggestions. - HRC - ,,, (o o) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~oOO~~(_)~~OOo~~~ Howard Cole | Nichols Research Corp. | hcole@zia.nrcabq.com 2201 Buena Vista SE | Suite 203 | "Leaders on the trailing Albuquerque, NM 87106 | edge of technology" Voice: (505) 843-7364 | Fax: (505) 243-2653 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: durrell@netcom.com (Bryant Durrell) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <durrellD0qIM6.3vx@netcom.com> Organization: Semiotic Marines, Altoid Squad References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <D0FFtM.5Dr@agora.rdrop.com> <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 05:44:30 GMT In article <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk>, Richard Owain Hughes <csdrhugh@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> wrote: >In article <D0FFtM.5Dr@agora.rdrop.com>, >Jeff Raihanan <jeffrey@agora.rdrop.com> wrote: >>Vicki Brown (vicki@cco.caltech.edu) wrote: >>: I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity >>: test (those of you recently out of college or still working in one know >>: what a "purity test" is and the rest can guess). Questions range from the >>: benign to the true test of purity: >> >>: Have you changed root's password? >>: More than once? >>: More than three times in a month? >> >>[stuff deleted] > >2) Have you ever edited sendmail.cf? > Did it do what you wanted? Have you ever power-slammed the mail queue? With more than five queue runs? With more than ten? Did you renice them? On purpose? Was it necessary? Was it fun? Did you do it in order to get your own personal mail out faster? Did it *really* help? -- Bryant Durrell durrell@netcom.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONCE, adv. Enough. -- Ambrose Bierce
From: alan@osci.me.ttu.edu (Alan A. Barhorst) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: TransSys PNI SLIP down on file x-fer--Help!: PPP?: LONG! Date: 13 Dec 1994 06:18:15 GMT Organization: Texas Tech Academic Computing Services Message-ID: <3cjeb7$9bs@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> Keywords: PNI, SLIP, TransSys Hello all, I have received much pertinent info from this group on setting up my PNI SLIP (NeXT) <-> PNI SLIP (Intel) <-> WORLD connection. Thanks!!! I finally kludged the correct information to get my nameservice and routing working great, so from home it looks like I'm on the coax at work but at a slightly lower rate :>). However, when I try to download a file via any of the normal ways for the net the SLIP link goes down. I have tried (blindly of course) lowering the MTU to a smaller numbers 1500,1006,500, which had no effect, except to slow communication (at least perceived slowing). I don't know if a packet filter of some kind is needed. It seems funny that GatorFTP, RBrowser, OmniWeb, NewsGrazer etc., all load directory trees etc. which should be like file transfer (except maybe not binary, hmmmm). I can't tell if it is line noise or something else. I haven't tried using the MNP 10 support for noisy lines in the modems yet. If anyone has a clue to what I can try to make this link a little more robust, please send your wisdom to me. Again thanks for listening to this group. BTW, if it matters, the SLIP server at work is the master server for my little net at work. Both serial ports are doing 38400, which I want to increase so I can try NFS over the link (not recommended I know, but I'm hard-headed and hoping that V.Fast will compress me into bliss). Has anybody got PPP from Stephen P. working in the above mentioned configuration? Steve says to ask outloud! Alan PS. If I pay Louis M. will all my problems clear up? I sure would like to know that I can get PNI working before the cash flows since it seems there is not any difference between the setup of the real package and the free package (based on the verbiage in the manual) except possibly for feedback from the author himself. Still, I am hyper-grateful that Louis has offered this product to us for free (same to the other Saints of the net). It looks like PNI will be wonderful if I can transfer files to and from work without burning up gas, footwear, and 50 pin SCSI-2 connectors; I don't miss the fat!
From: peter@ryutai.co.jp (Peter Evans) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 12 Dec 1994 23:23:36 -0500 Organization: Cherry Valley Magic Highschool. Message-ID: <3cj7k8$8cn@hera.ryutai.co.jp> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> vicki@cco.caltech.edu (Vicki Brown) wrote: >I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity >test (those of you recently out of college or still working in one know >what a "purity test" is and the rest can guess). Questions range from the Hmm, everyone seems to be having fun here. This is the way we do things here. Follow any of these and you will probably lose your job. Do you name your machines in a semi-arbitrary fashion? Are any of your machines named after: Dead rock legends? Live rock legends? Ex-Husbands or Ex-Wives? Hindu erotica. Hitch-Hikers Guide Characters? Obscure Geographical references? Boy's names. Girl's names. Obscene words in your native language. Obscene words in a foreign language. (kuso.sheffield.ac.uk for example) That girl with the endless legs you dated in primary school. That boy who kept chasing you around the sandpit in primary school. Your pets. Deities. Major Deities. (eg, The Impotent Rabbit God. ^_^) Do you change your hostname every week? Does a task started from cron do this for you? Have you ever read the instructions that come with a new machine? Have you ever read the "read me first or forever repent"? Have you ever read a manual? Any Manual? The one for the combined console/vending-machine ... Have you ever told your users to RTFM in a fit of hypocricy? Did you regret it when they asked you questions later? Have you ever installed an OS without reading the installation manual? Did it work? Have you ever received manuals in a language you cant read? And needed them? (Thank you silicon graphics for the wonderful set of Japanese manuals for that new INDY. I needed a new doorstop) Have you got a ferrite core memory on your desk? Is it still working? Have you got a collection of old OS tapes? Have you got a collection of old OS CDs? How big is your collection? I can count it on my fingers and toes. Its about the size of my music collection. It _is_ my music CD collection. Its about 1 cubic foot. Its bigger than any one machine on my network. It has a filing cabinet all to itself. It has a room all to itself. Its bigger than any one machine on my network, my network includes a Cray. It is so large that it is sentient. Have you ever been asked a stupid question by a user? Three times in a row? Ten times in a row? Do you leave your phone(s) off the hook for this reason? Have you ever considered genocide of users the only viable solution? Have you ever killed a process out of curiosity? (I wonder if it will still work ...) Peter ----* >P.S. Sorry for the UNIX bias... No need to apologise for religion. Not in Internet anyway. ^_^; -- | Cho-Maru Ya ni nari so! o.u | U \ | My opinions are my own, my company is not capable of opinions. Beh! | Even if it was, they would be stupid. [half-male, half-email]
From: reid@cvax.psi.ch (Dr Ivan D Reid, uSR Facility, PSI) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 13 Dec 1994 10:16 +0200 Organization: Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland Distribution: world Message-ID: <13DEC199410164822@cvax.psi.ch> References: <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <DDG.94Dec9171805@sun86.cci.com> <D0pGyp.KpJ@news.cis.umn.edu> <1994Dec13.010042.25983@ultb.isc.rit.edu> News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41 In article <1994Dec13.010042.25983@ultb.isc.rit.edu>, drs5316@ultb.isc.rit.edu (D.R. Smith) writes... >In article <D0pGyp.KpJ@news.cis.umn.edu> > glamm@i10.msi.umn.edu (Bob Glamm) writes: >>>caused by a capacitor on the controller that had lost all of its smoke >>Capacitors don't run on smoke. [...] >>Yes, capacitors really will explode; hook an electrolytic (one of the bigger >>ones) up to the female end of an extension cord (preferably one LONGER >>than 15') and then plug the other end into a wall socket. I'll guarantee >>the capacitor will explode & maybe you'll trip a circuit breaker as well. > Ever heard of a joke? We used to always refer to the "smoked" >component as "the one that lost all of it's magic smoke". [snip happens] > No offense intended - I just thought the dissertation was a little out of >place. See the entry in the Jargon File -- I'd never come across that use of the term before, but back when I was wire-wrapping microprocessor boards we used to give a warning cry of, "Smoke Test!" and stand aside as we applied the power for the first time... (I once fired up a circuit board and saw it was drawing 3 A when it should have been only taking a few hundred mA; ran down the board with my finger to see if any were overheating. As Murphy would have it, it was the last chip on the board -- a 74LS14 -- and it was so hot that I got a blister on the tip of my finger. There was a mark on the encapsulation that I'd mistaken for the "1" pin ID, and I'd put the chip in the wrong way -- surprisingly, it still worked when I put it in right, but I replaced it anyway.) Bob's right about capacitors exploding. I was trying to make a spark-gap transmitter in high-school using our one piece of hi-tech equipment, a Geiger counter, for the HV. Turned it on, no volts; heard a sizzling sound, put my ear next to the case and WHAM!, the capacitor that had developed a short exploded as the electrolyte turned to steam. Took ages to clean all the gunk and little bits of aluminium foil out of the case. The Serviceman column in Electronics Australia once had a photo of an electro that had blown -- The Al case had taken off so abruptly that it left the plastic cover in place. Ivan Reid, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH. reid@cvax.psi.ch
From: csdrhugh@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk (Richard Owain Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 13 Dec 1994 10:34:18 -0000 Organization: Liverpool John Moores University Message-ID: <3cjtba$9p0@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <3cdcsn$2ue@panix.com> In article <3cdcsn$2ue@panix.com>, Brian Reynolds <bfr@panix.com> wrote: >In article <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu>, >Bill Sirinek <sirinek@cs.tulane.edu> wrote: >>In article <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, >>Vicki Brown <vicki@cco.caltech.edu> wrote: >>>I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity >>>test (those of you recently out of college or still working in one know >>>what a "purity test" is and the rest can guess). Questions range from the >>>benign to the true test of purity: >>> Have you ever had the power fail whilst moving a new kernel into /vmunix? Did you manage to boot from the vmunix.old you thoughtfully saved just before? How many machines do you have on your desk? Do you use them all? How many OS's live on your PC? How many cables/DAT tapes/CD roms live in your desk? How many different forms of backup media can you use? Do you have to take old tapes home so you can transfer them to a format that work supports? What is your favourite bedtime reading: TV listings paper? Reader's digest? New Scientist? Devil book (deduct one point if you are a unix admin and don't know what this is)? -- Richard Hughes Unix Sys Admin, Liverpool John Moores Uni Email: R.O.Hughes@.livjm.ac.uk Figthing for Tab Free sigs. "Hail Eris! All hail Discordia!"
From: alby@uunet.uu.net (Anthony Williams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PPP on NeXT black hardware Date: 13 Dec 1994 02:07:17 -0500 Organization: UUNET Technologies Inc, Falls Church, VA, USA Distribution: na Message-ID: <3cjh75$cdg@rodan.UU.NET> References: <3cak8e$itd@news.u.washington.edu> <3ci2tq$2op@rkt.in-berlin.de> >I have installed PPP 2 days ago (PPP-2.2-0.1.6-pkg.tar.gz), it works out of >the box, but also my machine (Station,NS 3.2) crashed 2 times since then ... > >Should i switch back to PNI ? > >Rene' Do you have any logs as to why you system crashed? -Alby
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gery@ares.fdn.org (gery Divry) Subject: Novell access problems Message-ID: <1994Dec13.110259.3373@ares.domain.name> Sender: news@ares.domain.name Organization: ARES - Lyon, France. Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 11:02:59 GMT Hello I have problem with novell from NS I get connected and, after a login I am able to visualize the files over the network.. unfortunatly, if I attempt to copy or read a file on the Novell server it take a infinite time to do it ..... I am obliged to reboot Gery DIVRY ARES Publisher 8, rue Victor Lagrange Phone: (+33) 72 80 16 30 69007 LYON Fax: (+33) 72 80 16 32 France Email: gery@ares.fdn.org Earth, Solar System, Galaxy MW1 NeXT Mail accepted
From: richard@exxilon.xx.rmit.EDU.AU (Richard A. Muirden) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test, EMAIL!! Date: 13 Dec 94 10:50:46 GMT Organization: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Message-ID: <richard.787315846@exxilon> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <3cdcsn$2ue@panix.com> <3cgm4d$ibd@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3chc1h$3s3@gaia.otech.fgg.eur.nl> NNTP-Posting-User: richard here's mine, also sent to vicki: [i love the idea!] here's from me: Do you ever get one of those weird untrackable, and spurious bugs, where only a reboot seemed to fix the problem? Does it happen more than once a week? Do you think machines these days should have big red buttons? If not, do you think the Cray button is just a status symbol? Have you ever used it? More than once at the same place of employment? Did you ever 'cat <large binary> > /dev/kmem' by accident? On purpose? For fun? Have you ever put in for a coke machine in your office? Have one? Have slabs delivered to the door every week? Have the pizza delivery company's number right under the 'emergency contacts' list handy to your phone? -richard -- Richard A. Muirden, Sys. Admin |Fan of Shostakovich, "Star Trek" and the Boeing Mailto: richard@rmit.EDU.AU |777 (launch: May 15, 1995 - United Airlines). Phone: (+61 3) 660 3814 |I created alt.fan.shostakovich! Fly: UA,QF,WN http://www.rmit.edu.au/richard |Can *YOU* beat my 99 Shost CD's? :-)
From: enyaw@cent.ctc.edu (Wayne Simila-Dickinson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Problem w/NeXTmail client Date: 13 Dec 1994 08:42:07 GMT Organization: Communications Technology Center Message-ID: <3cjmov$a72@ctc.ctc.edu> Ok, here's the situation, if I use mail the mail is there. If I open /usr/spool/mail/enyaw, the mail is there. If I use the NeXTmail app I get nothing, even when I use command-N. NeXTmail is working for sending mail (I send mail to enyaw and it gets appended to the end of /usr/spool/mail/enyaw and I can read it w/ mail (on the NeXT) or pine on the Linux box. I've gone through the setup, step by step twice now. Any ideas? (other than switching to pine 8^) System: 040 cube 28MB RAM running NeXTSTEP 3.2 /usr/spool/mail NFS volume on a Linux box -- ====================================================================== Wayne Simila-Dickinson -- enyaw@cent.ctc.edu, quark!enyaw@cent.ctc.edu ************ I hate vi ************ ======================================================================
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: cdubuque@t-rex.acm.ndsu.NoDak.edu (Chadwick A. Dubuque) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Sender: usenet@ns1.nodak.edu (Usenet login) Message-ID: <D0r2xH.IA0@ns1.nodak.edu> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 13:03:17 GMT References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3capgo$koc@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> Organization: NDSU ACM In article <3capgo$koc@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>, Thomas Koenig <Thomas.Koenig@ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de> wrote: >Vicki Brown (vicki@cco.caltech.edu) wrote in alt.folklore.computers, > article <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu>: > >>Have you compiled a kernel? >>Have you compiled one and needed the (unsaved) original version? > >If you use Linux, the answer to the first one very probably is "yes" And, probably the second one, too! :-) -- Chadwick A. Dubuque, cdubuque@cadaver.acm.ndsu.NoDak.edu /^\ North Dakota State U. Ass'n for Computing Machinery Chairperson <acm> http://www.acm.ndsu.NoDak.edu/~cdubuque/ finger for PGP pub. key \v/
From: mage@argent.vt.edu (Kurt Adam) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Followup-To: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Date: 13 Dec 1994 15:07:22 GMT Organization: Blacksburg Starving Musician Association Message-ID: <3ckdba$co4@solaris.cc.vt.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <D0FFtM.5Dr@agora.rdrop.com> <3cbgaq$bfi@muise.hookup.net> NNTP-Posting-User: mage Have you ever replaced a vendor-supplied system daemon with one of your own? Did it work better? -- Kurt Adam "Play with lions; mage@vt.edu get covered in yellow fur." http://www.vt.edu:10021/cns/mage/home.html - Duckman
From: rashidi@wmich.edu (Reza Rashidi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: LaTeX2e installation error Date: 13 Dec 1994 16:39:43 GMT Organization: Western Michigan University Message-ID: <3ckiof$mfn@gumby.cc.wmich.edu> I get the following error while trying to run latex on ltxcheck.tex after installing LaTeX2e: article.cls in current directory! ! This file should not be run in a `system directory'. \@tempa ...uld not be run in a `system directory'} l.145 ...ld not be run in a `system directory'}}{} The file article.cls is in /NextLibrary/TeX/tex/inputs yet the error message is in response to running latex on ltxcheck.tex which is in a different directory. In spite of this error, LaTeX2e seems to work on other files. Any information about what is going on here is appreciated. -- Reza Rashidi rashidi@wmich.edu
From: gsmith@piccolo.cco.caltech.edu (Geoffrey Smith) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 13 Dec 1994 17:35:55 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology CCO Unix cluster Message-ID: <GSMITH.94Dec13093556@piccolo.cco.caltech.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <DDG.94Dec9171805@sun86.cci.com> <D0pGyp.KpJ@news.cis.umn.edu> In-reply-to: glamm@i10.msi.umn.edu's message of Mon, 12 Dec 1994 16:12:54 GMT In article <D0pGyp.KpJ@news.cis.umn.edu> glamm@i10.msi.umn.edu (Bob Glamm) writes: [snip] >>Have you ever watched the vendor's field circus take 3 hours to discover that >>the disk drive failure was caused by a capacitor on the controller that had >>lost all of its smoke, even though everyone could smell it and there were >>scorch marks on the board? > >*BEEP BEEP BEEP* Warning: herein lies a software guy that wants to be a >hardware guy... ;) [snip] *BEEP BEEP BEEP* Warning: herein lies a hardware guy with no sense of humor... I don't know what prompted the lecture, but 'round where I come from, it's considered a witty thing to say, when prompted for a reason that a computer died, to retort "A computer runs on magic smoke, and mine got out." Geoff -- "And on the seven millionth day Man rested and did lean heavily on his God and saw that it was good." --Jethro Tull Geoffrey Smith <gsmith@cco.caltech.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: jdt@ulysses.att.com (Jonathan D. Trudel) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <D0rF96.Bn8@ulysses.homer.att.com> Sender: netnews@ulysses.homer.att.com (Shankar Ishwar) Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ, USA References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3cj7k8$8cn@hera.ryutai.co.jp> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 17:29:30 GMT In article <3cj7k8$8cn@hera.ryutai.co.jp> peter@ryutai.co.jp (Peter Evans) writes: >vicki@cco.caltech.edu (Vicki Brown) wrote: >>I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity >>test >Do you name your machines in a semi-arbitrary fashion? >Are any of your machines named after: Cartoon Characters? (My last job we had at least 200 such, from all sorts of sources (but not anime!)) >Have you ever read the instructions that come with a new machine? >Have you ever read the "read me first or forever repent"? >Have you ever read a manual? >Any Manual? The one for the combined console/vending-machine ... Actually, I would argue that answering yes to some of these questions should *raise* your purity. >Have you ever been asked a stupid question by a user? >Three times in a row? >Ten times in a row? By the same user? (is that what you mean?) Others: Have you ever gotten in an argument with someone that insists you tend to a disaster immediately, but won't let you get off the phone to fix it? Have you ever been the first person to discover a security hole? Did you report it to CERT (or the Manufacturer)? Have you been the first person to report an OS bug? Did they fix it before the next OS release? Have you ever had to restore from a backup tape created on a system you don't use (or have) anymore? Have you ever had to talk the service person through a task that they should know? Have you ever accidentally powered off a system when it was active? Have you ever done it intentionally (not because it was hung)? Have you ever considered the purchase of heavy weaponry to better interface with the users? Do you actively avoid answering the phone after 4:30PM on Fridays? Jon
From: lstowell@pyrnova.mis.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 13 Dec 1994 09:48:02 -0800 Organization: Pyramid Technology Corporation Message-ID: <3ckmoi$sn5@pyrnova.mis.pyramid.com> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3cg2dp$7iv@camelot.qdot.qld.gov.au> In article <3cg2dp$7iv@camelot.qdot.qld.gov.au> jb2@qdot.qld.gov.au (John Blackburn) writes: > >Have you ever nullified the root password on a machine that has net access? Have you ever used the "-n" argument to init? >Have you removed options from your kernel configuration? Have you ever hacked the MAX values in mtune?
From: yoda@cis.uni-muenchen.de (Marc Guenther) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 13 Dec 1994 19:58:56 GMT Organization: Institut fuer Informatik der Universitaet Muenchen Message-ID: <3ckue0$gqo@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> References: <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> In article <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> csdrhugh@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk (Richard Owain Hughes) writes: [stuff deleted] > > Hmmm > > 1) Have you ever tried to shutdown your client forgetting you were logged > into the server from it? Did you ever "ifconfig en0 down" while logged in from a remote host ? From home ? -- Marc Guenther ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Centrum fuer Informations | Wagmuellerstr. 23 | Phone: +49 89 211 0670 und Sprachverarbeitung | 80538 M"unchen | Fax: +49 89 211 0674 University of Munich | Germany | yoda@cis.uni-muenchen.de -------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: blast@crl.com (Tim Keanini) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 13 Dec 1994 10:57:06 -0800 Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access Message-ID: <3ckqq2$q98@crl7.crl.com> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3capgo$koc@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> <D0r2xH.IA0@ns1.nodak.edu> Ever named one of your children after a UNIX command? Ever got into an argument with your wife because she hated the thought of naming your child after a UNIX command? Ever got a divorce over a subject involving UNIX? Ever wrote sh scripts or c code while on the toilet? Ever wanted to have a vt100 in the bathroom? Ever read some man pages to your child for a bed time story? --blast %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \ Tim Keanini | "The limits of my language, / / aka blast | are the limits of my world." \ \ | --Ludwig Wittgenstein / / | \ \ +================================================/ / for more info on BayMOO... \ \ email baymoo@worldbit.com <blast@crl.com> / %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
From: henry@mu.law.utah.edu (Henry J Tillman) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 13 Dec 1994 18:31:19 GMT Organization: University of Utah, College of Law Message-ID: <3ckp9n$eoq@news.cc.utah.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3cj7k8$8cn@hera.ryutai.co.jp> Have you ever had a user run into your office and say (breathlessly) "STOP THAT EMAIL MESSAGE!" Did you? Was it Internet mail, out-bound? To a site you do not administer, and have no legitimate access to? Have you ever scheduled a down time for a production file server so that you could use a hardware component in a personal machine to bring up an operating system with a pathetically limited set of installation options? Did the production file server work afterwards? Was it back up in time? Did you wipe the operating system from the personal machine two days later because it was patetically limited in other ways as well? Henry J Tillman henry@mu.law.utah.edu
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: ard@siva.bris.ac.uk (PDP11 Hacker .....) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <13DEC199419092750@siva.bris.ac.uk> News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41 Sender: usenet@info.bris.ac.uk (Usenet news owner) Organization: University of Bristol Physics Department References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3cj7k8$8cn@hera.ryutai.co.jp> <D0rF96.Bn8@ulysses.homer.att.com> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 18:09:00 GMT In article <D0rF96.Bn8@ulysses.homer.att.com>, jdt@ulysses.att.com (Jonathan D. Trudel) writes... >Have you ever had to talk the service person through a task that they >should know? Have you ever had to explain the upgrade instructions to a field servoid ? Have you ever had to teach a field servoid how to solder (I have, twice!). Have you ever been loged on to several machines at the same time and accidentally shut down the wrong machine (I know somebody who did...) Jon -tony Bristol University takes no responsibility for the views expressed in this posting. They are the personal views of the user concerned.
From: steve@tweedledee.ucsb.edu (Steve Trainoff) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: lpd won't execute lpd.children on netboot clients Date: 13 Dec 1994 22:26:53 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara Distribution: world Message-ID: <3cl73d$i7a@yuggoth.ucsb.edu> We have a consistent problem with printing on our netboot clients. A bit of snooping around has shown that lpd is properly started but /usr/lib/lpd DOES NOT execute /usr/lib/NextPrinter/lpd.children. Consequently npd is not started. We can start it by hand, but the manual clearly states that it should be run as a child of lpd. Since lpd is running, lpr works fine but we can not use the print panel. This is ONLY a problem on our netboot machine. All of the others work fine. We are running 3.0 and because of the cost of upgrading the 10 machines in our network it isn't likely that we will upgrade to 3.x (x >= 2) anytime soon. Does anyone have a clue as to why lpd is acting so flaky? -- ..STeve ------------------------------------ Insert pithy maxim here... steve@tweedledee.ucsb.edu (NeXT mail)
From: diamond@jrd.dec.com (Norman Diamond) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 14 Dec 1994 02:03:33 GMT Organization: DEC Japan Research and Development Center Distribution: world Message-ID: <3cljpl$m10$1@usenet.pa.dec.com> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3cd5m1$ckj@lace.Colorado.EDU> <3ci5hn$1c0@fido.asd.sgi.com> In article <3ci5hn$1c0@fido.asd.sgi.com>, kyriazis@mistral.esd.sgi.com (George Kyriazis) writes: >Ever read the original Bell Labs documentation for lex/yacc? >vi? >ed? Do you know which of the above three cases is wrong? Is your answer to the other two cases yes? If the question were fixed to specify the correct originator for the remaining case, would your answer to that also be yes? Also, have you ever read original Bell Labs documentation for earlier editors that ed was based on? Ever noticed how, like everything else in this industry, they were more powerful and better designed than their successors? -- << If this were the company's opinion, I would not be allowed to post it. >> Is it true that Canter & Siegel archive every post naming them and Green Cards? I hope so; let's help them! Of course I don't speak for Canter & Siegel either.
From: hkoeh@unleaded.chevron.com (Mark Koehler) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <1994Dec13.155515@unleaded.chevron.com> Date: 13 Dec 94 21:55:15 GMT References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3cg2dp$7iv@camelot.qdot.qld.gov.au> Sender: hkoeh@unleaded (Mark Koehler) Organization: Chevron In article <3cg2dp$7iv@camelot.qdot.qld.gov.au>, jb2@qdot.qld.gov.au (John Blackburn) writes: |> Vicki Brown (vicki@cco.caltech.edu) wrote: |> > I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity |> > test (those of you recently out of college or still working in one know |> > what a "purity test" is and the rest can guess). Questions range from the |> > benign to the true test of purity: |> Have you ever corrupted libc by 'fixing' a routine? Were you able to recover without rebuilding the O/S? Have you ever repaired a corrupt /etc/rc.boot or /etc/fstab? Have you ever remapped your hard drives' /dev names by modifying the kernel config file? Have you fixed /etc/fstab to match the original /dev names based on scsi id's when SunUpgrade replaced the kernel with one having the proper scsi id to /dev name mapping? Have you ever corrupted the /usr partition by creating a directory on the /home partition? Did you ever overlap partitions deliberately? Have you ever guided a novice user (techno-dweeb) through a complete system rebuild? ...Over the phone? ...At 5am? Have you ever written a script to play flush.au at 5pm? ...On all 120 of the company Suns simultaneously? Did you use xntpd and nice to synchronize them? Have you field-replaced a company's primary 4/670 server internal boot drive using only a pocket-knife in front of the company CEO? Was it the first time you ever dismantled Sun hardware? These things happen, you know... -- qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm&qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm&qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm #include <std/discluesure.h> /**==> this comment left intentionally blank <==**/ (Dam* fog-horn blasts every two seconds to insure equality to the lowest denom-) .sigUnderConstructionPleaseWatchThisSpaceForFurtherDetailsPleaseStandByPleaseSta
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: logan@ptolemy-ethernet.arc.nasa.gov (Logan Shaw) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <1994Dec14.045432.29061@ptolemy-ethernet.arc.nasa.gov> Organization: NASA/ARC Computational Sciences Division References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <D0FFtM.5Dr@agora.rdrop.com> <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 1994 04:54:32 GMT In article <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk>, Richard Owain Hughes <csdrhugh@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> wrote: >4) Have you ever done rm -rf * forgetting you are logged in as root? > Have you ever done it form /? Have you ever done something like the following? $ pwd /home/u0/whoever $ rm bin/* bin/bar: Permission denied bin/baz: Permission denied bin/foo: Permission denied $ su - Password: # rm bin/* # ls ls: Command not found. # pwd pwd: Command not found. # /bin/ls /bin/ls: Command not found. # echo /bin/* /bin/* [ scream and pull your hair out, think for a minute ] # /etc/mount otherhost:/bin /bin # pwd / # ls bin etc lib mnt tmp usr var # mkdir /otherbin # /etc/mount otherhost:/bin /otherbin # /etc/umount /bin # /otherbin/cp -p /otherbin/* /bin # /otherbin/chmod +x /bin/* # /etc/umount /otherbin [ breathe a sigh of relief ] On someone's machine other than your own? While remotely logged in? From 1500 miles away? Adios, Logan -- Logan Shaw, Unix System Administrator "Everything is a struggle in Unix" -Dave Keenan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Ralph Lewis <rlewis@mail.wsu.edu> Subject: Mail alias - how to mail everyone on a system Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.941213131748.29479A-100000@cheetah.it.wsu.edu> Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (News) Organization: Washington State University Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 21:22:05 GMT We are running a small network of NeXT Stations (6 total). Each station has different uses (since it is an open access lab) and we need to disable the accounts over Christmas break. I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to make a mail alias for all users maintained on the NeXT server. I remember this was tried before but we couldn't get it to work properly. FYI: We are running NeXT STEP 3.0, there are no other special mail updates we are using. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanx in advanced.... ____________________________ ____________________________________________ Ralph Lewis \ / I'm a 21st Century digital boy WSU Information Technology -|- I don't know how to live, but I got a lot rlewis@mail.wsu.edu / \ toys. -Bad Religion (I think)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: leon@toolcase.com (Leon Farfel) Subject: For all of you - Exabyte 8200-lovers... Sender: news@math.enmu.edu (The Garbage Heap) Message-ID: <1994Dec14.012321.27053@math.enmu.edu> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 1994 01:23:21 GMT References: <3c804k$m80@obelix.cs.uoregon.edu> Organization: Eastern New Mexico University, Department of Mathematical Sciences We just completed an installation of yet another Exabyte 8200 with no problem. Make sure power is disconnected and you are static free. 1. If the drive is external, remove drive itself from the cover. Now, the dip switches that we are all so interested are on the "SECOND from the BACK" board. If you looking at it from rear it is in UPPER - LEFT corner. (8dip switches). To open the drive you need one star screwdriver. Open the TOP!. write down you current dip switch settings (who knows, just in case). set switches to 10111000, where we moving from left to right and 1 means UP. 2. Before you close the drive call Exabyte to find out if your MXPROM version which is usually mentioned on a small label on the top of the drive, is compatible with UNIX AT ALL. 3. Close it, install, and enjoy it. here is dump script you can enhance and incorporate in your backups. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ #!/bin/sh - # 1200000 is a VERY important parameter. tape=xt0 # example: xt0 disks="sd0a" # example: "sd0a sd1a" rtape=/dev/r$tape nrtape=/dev/nr$tape if mt -f $rtape rewind >/dev/null then echo "$rtape appears ready" else echo "$rtape does not appear to be ready, aborting the backup" exit 1 fi for disk in $disks do /usr/etc/dump 0usf 1200000 $nrtape /dev/r$disk done mt rewoffl echo "Dump done: `date`" +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ One more thing. If the tape got stuck in a drive you can FORCE it out from the drive (and in to the garbage) by doing the following if you looking at the drive from the FRONT, turn it and look at left side - there is a hole up there. if you push a small white thing (right next to small electrical contact) in the direction of contacts (backwards) it will open the door. Process is strictly mechanical. Good luck. lEoN. Leon Farfel ToolCASE Computing Inc. leon@ToolCASE.com
From: mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Media error Date: 13 Dec 1994 22:05:03 -0800 Organization: YoyoDyne Propulsion Systems Message-ID: <3cm1uf$mhp@crl4.crl.com> References: <3cis9j$h8r@crl.crl.com> In article <3cis9j$h8r@crl.crl.com> mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor) writes: :>So I bumped the on/off switch on my power strip and the :>machine goes off. The machine reboots and now I've :>got media errors: :> :>Target 0, media error, block 1ce8c8h :>[ 9 repeated attempts to access] :> :>blk 947136 Anybody have ideas on how to fix this? I'm running without the fsck on boot now, and I'm not particularly comfortable about this. The yellow book suggests bad144 or badsect to fix the bad block, but I don't see those around anywhere. Help! -- Don McGregor | T minus ten days to Oregon mcgredo@crl.com|
From: buzz@cs.tu-berlin.de (Bastian Schlueter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Problem w/NeXTmail client Date: 14 Dec 1994 08:57:38 GMT Organization: Berlin University of Technology Message-ID: <3cmben$rmh@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> References: <3cjmov$a72@ctc.ctc.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-reply-to: enyaw@cent.ctc.edu's message of 13 Dec 1994 09:42:07 MET In article <3cjmov$a72@ctc.ctc.edu> enyaw@cent.ctc.edu (Wayne Simila-Dickinson) writes: Ok, here's the situation, if I use mail the mail is there. If I open /usr/spool/mail/enyaw, the mail is there. If I use the NeXTmail app I get nothing, even when I use command-N. NeXTmail is working for sending mail (I send mail to enyaw and it gets appended to the end of /usr/spool/mail/enyaw and I can read it w/ mail (on the NeXT) or pine on the Linux box. I've gone through the setup, step by step twice now. Any ideas? (other than switching to pine 8^) Check the mailspool-setting in the NeXTMail preferences pannel. Maybe it`s not pointing to /usr/spool/mail Greetings Bastian -- Bastian Schlueter TEL.: +49 030 / 314 25 973 (uni) Fehrbellinerstr. 39 0172/311 66 41 (priv) __o D-10119 Berlin _`\<,_ Germany e-mail: buzz@cs.TU-Berlin.DE (_)/ (_)
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: dnichols@d-and-d.com (DoN. Nichols) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <1994Dec14.031251.24899@d-and-d.com> Sender: usenet@d-and-d.com (Usenet) Organization: D and D Data, Vienna VA References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3cd5m1$ckj@lace.colorado.edu> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 1994 03:12:51 GMT In article <3cd5m1$ckj@lace.colorado.edu>, Matthew Crosby <crosby@nordsieck.cs.colorado.edu> wrote: >In article <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, >Vicki Brown <vicki@cco.caltech.edu> wrote: >>I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity >>test (those of you recently out of college or still working in one know What do you mean "recently" I encountered one in 1960. >>Have you changed root's password? >>More than once? >>More than three times in a month? [ ... ] >Ever used a Sun? >Sun 2, that is? Of couse - I still *have* three 2/120s. >Ever toggled in a boot sequenece on a PDP/11? Does a Data General NOVA count? I've toggled in the boot sequence on it often enough. -- Email: <dnichols@d-and-d.com> | ...!uunet!ceilidh!dnichols Donald Nichols (DoN.) | Voice (Days): (703) 704-2280 (Eves): (703) 938-4564 --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero ---
From: csdrhugh@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk (Richard Owain Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 14 Dec 1994 10:32:50 -0000 Organization: Liverpool John Moores University Message-ID: <3cmhki$kac@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> References: <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> <3ckue0$gqo@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> In article <3ckue0$gqo@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de>, Marc Guenther <yoda@cis.uni-muenchen.de> wrote: > >Did you ever "ifconfig en0 down" while logged in from a remote host ? >From home ? Have you ever had to walk across a road and half-way through a building to type boot on a server because the caretaker had unplugged it the night before? Ever wished you had setup auto-boot? Ever had a user set the console password on a newly delivered machine and had to phone up the maunfacturers? Ever found a nice techy there who showed you which jumpers to connect to reset this (normally, a call-out fee is charged)? Ever made copies of system files before changing them? Ever needed the copies? A realise Vicki wanted this stuff sent on by mail but reading it on the net reminds me of stuff I've done 8-) -- Richard Hughes Unix Sys Admin, Liverpool John Moores Uni Email: R.O.Hughes@.livjm.ac.uk Figthing for Tab Free sigs. "Hail Eris! All hail Discordia!"
From: csdrhugh@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk (Richard Owain Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 14 Dec 1994 10:39:50 -0000 Organization: Liverpool John Moores University Message-ID: <3cmi1m$kdb@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3cd5m1$ckj@lace.colorado.edu> <1994Dec14.031251.24899@d-and-d.com> In article <1994Dec14.031251.24899@d-and-d.com>, DoN. Nichols <dnichols@d-and-d.com> wrote: > > Does a Data General NOVA count? I've toggled in the boot sequence >on it often enough. They were lovely besties. We had two back at school. We were given then in around 1987. You lucky swine you 8-) I'd *love* one of those (if I had the space to store it, that is). Guess I'll make do with a few old vaxen. Richard, computer junkie -- Richard Hughes Unix Sys Admin, Liverpool John Moores Uni Email: R.O.Hughes@.livjm.ac.uk Figthing for Tab Free sigs. "Hail Eris! All hail Discordia!"
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: sendmail -O option Date: 13 Dec 1994 23:44:10 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <3clbka$nlc@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Nextmail for version 2 uses a -O option. I'm replacing sendmail with zmailer's sendmail, and it barfs on this option. -O isn't documented on either Nex's sendmail or on zmailer's sendmail. What does this do, and is there any way to turn it off? -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: prl@algonet.se (Ragnar Lonn) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Followup-To: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Date: 14 Dec 1994 14:38:49 +0100 Organization: AlgoNet Public Access Node, Stockholm Message-ID: <3cmsh9$d0k@aristotle.algonet.se> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <D0FFtM.5Dr@agora.rdrop.com> <3cbgaq$bfi@muise.hookup.net> mike muise (mike@muise.hookup.net) wrote: : Jeff Raihanan (jeffrey@agora.rdrop.com) wrote: : : Vicki Brown (vicki@cco.caltech.edu) wrote: : : : I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity : : : Questions range from the benign to the true test of purity: : : 1) Have you ever crashed the server? : : More than once in a day? : : On purpose? Did you ever newfs your root filesystem? After just being finished installing all software and configuring the system and with no backups? Twice? :-) -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ / Ragnar Lonn <--> prl@algonet.se <--> Phone int +46-8-7993011 / / Algonet AB Public Access Site, Stockholm / +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
From: buzz@cs.tu-berlin.de (Bastian Schlueter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NFSManger and Netgroups Date: 14 Dec 1994 15:53:34 GMT Organization: Berlin University of Technology Message-ID: <3cn3qg$10e@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi all, we have a small problem with netgroups. Some of our hosts are in the netgroup "localnet" and the netgroup works with host.equiv or .rhost but we can"t use it in NFSManager. Does anybody know how to say NFSManager that an entry is a netgroup and not a single Host? Thanx Bastian P.S rwall doesn't work with netgroups either. It just does nothing when called with the -n option. -- Bastian Schlueter TEL.: +49 030 / 314 25 973 (uni) Fehrbellinerstr. 39 0172/311 66 41 (priv) __o D-10119 Berlin _`\<,_ Germany e-mail: buzz@cs.TU-Berlin.DE (_)/ (_)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gery@ares (gery) Subject: Re: Novell access problems Message-ID: <1994Dec14.162953.1015@ares.domain.name> Keywords: Novell Sender: news@ares.domain.name Organization: ARES - Lyon, France. References: <1994Dec13.110259.3373@ares.domain.name> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 1994 16:29:53 GMT In article <1994Dec13.110259.3373@ares.domain.name> gery@ares.fdn.org (gery Divry) writes: > > Hello > > I have problem with novell from NS > > I get connected and, after a login I am able to visualize the files over > the network.. unfortunatly, if I attempt to copy or read a file on the > Novell server it take a infinite time to do it ..... I am obliged to > reboot > > > Gery DIVRY > ARES Publisher > 8, rue Victor Lagrange Phone: (+33) 72 80 16 30 > 69007 LYON Fax: (+33) 72 80 16 32 > France Email: gery@ares.fdn.org > Earth, Solar System, Galaxy MW1 NeXT Mail accepted > An the problem is the same on black hardware. our Novell server version is 3.12 it seems that only very small files (2 or 3 K) can be copied from server to NS Gery
From: ccwf@russel.klab.caltech.edu (Charles Fu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Anyone using PC-NFS w/NS? Date: 14 Dec 1994 20:41:53 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3cnlah$6go@gap.cco.caltech.edu> References: <3abkqj$hvs@juanita.denver.ssds.com> In article <3abkqj$hvs@juanita.denver.ssds.com>, Brooks Graham <bdg@losangeles.ssds.com> wrote: >Although Nextstep for Intel 3.2 ships with an rpc.pcnfsd, it only supports >version 1 of the pc-nfs protocol. Has anyone successfully compiled the >source that SunSoft ships? I used a more recent one from SUN available on several PC networking archives and don't recall having any particular problems. >It, however, does not respond (or it responds but with a failure) to >client authentication requests. It's probably misconfigured. Note that the NeXT rpc.pcnfsd uses a different configuration than the version 2 daemon (different command line options, an auxiliary configuration file, different default permissions). -ccwf
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: adh@masque.andr.ub.com (Sandwich Maker) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <D0tEnG.321@pippen.ub.com> Sender: news@pippen.ub.com (The Daily News) Organization: the MaxiMegalon Institute for Slowly And Painfully Discovering the Blatantly Obvious References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <DDG.94Dec9171805@sun86.cci.com> <D0pGyp.KpJ@news.cis.umn.edu> <GSMITH.94Dec13093556@piccolo.cco.caltech.edu> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 1994 19:11:40 GMT gsmith@piccolo.cco.caltech.edu (Geoffrey Smith) writes: [] "I don't know what prompted the lecture, but 'round where I come from, "it's considered a witty thing to say, when prompted for a reason that "a computer died, to retort "A computer runs on magic smoke, and mine "got out." that's why we call powering up a new system 'giving it the acrid test' around here... -- although you should be doing something productive with your life, you are instead wasting your time reading this inane mindless rambling drivel from the keyboard of: Andrew Hay, adh@andr.ub.com
From: brain@msen.com (Jim Brain) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 14 Dec 1994 14:23:48 -0500 Organization: Brain Innovations, Inc. Sender: brain@garnet.msen.com Distribution: world Message-ID: <6ypxkmoZjG8H072yn@msen.com> References: <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <DDG.94Dec9171805@sun86.cci.com> <D0pGyp.KpJ@news.cis.umn.edu> <1994Dec13.010042.25983@ultb.isc.rit.edu> <13DEC199410164822@cvax.psi.ch> In article <13DEC199410164822@cvax.psi.ch>, reid@cvax.psi.ch (Dr Ivan D Reid, uSR Facility, PSI) wrote: > Bob's right about capacitors exploding. I was trying to make a I learned about this fact the hard way, as you say. Mistakenly picked up the largest EL cap in my spare bin to make a quick 7805 PS. Had 18VAC comin' in, but (you guessed it), cap was less. (10 or 15 V I think). Plug in, power looks OK, start to test, then POP!!!. That paper just went all over the cirsuit. As you say, took ages to get it all out. Scared me to death (was in a small room with bad acoustics, so the BANG seemed HUGE.) Ahhh, I believe that between the heat test, the smoke test, and the "run it till something blows" test, I have learned a great deal about electronics. Jim, "Of course, I never use those tests NOW!" Brain -- Jim Brain, Embedded Systems Designer, Brain Innovations. brain@msen.com Dabbling in VR, Old Commodore Computers, and Good Times! "The above views DO reflect my employer, since I am my employer" - Jim Brain
From: tfs@gravity.science.gmu.edu ( Tim) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Media error Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 14 Dec 1994 23:16:02 GMT Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax Va. Sender: tfs@gravity.science.gmu.edu Message-ID: <3cnubi$a7u@portal.gmu.edu> References: <3cis9j$h8r@crl.crl.com> <3cm1uf$mhp@crl4.crl.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In article <3cm1uf$mhp@crl4.crl.com>, Donald R. McGregor <mcgredo@crl.com> wrote: >In article <3cis9j$h8r@crl.crl.com> mcgredo@crl.com (Donald R. McGregor) writes: >:>So I bumped the on/off switch on my power strip and the >:>machine goes off. The machine reboots and now I've >:>got media errors: >:> >:>Target 0, media error, block 1ce8c8h >:>[ 9 repeated attempts to access] >:> >:>blk 947136 > >Anybody have ideas on how to fix this? I'm running without the >fsck on boot now, and I'm not particularly comfortable >about this. You shouldn't either... it's not good. fsck it anyway. It'll at least catch what can be fixed as well. Do it manually if you have to. >The yellow book suggests bad144 or badsect to fix the bad block, >but I don't see those around anywhere. That's because they don't exist. NeXT's set of disk utilities completely suck when it comes to this. What you do have is "reasb". It may or may not work for you. It depends on whether or not the "BAD" blocks can be read or not. If they can NOT be read, it will fail under all circumstances. (Talk about code written at 5 pm on friday... ) At that point, you're stuck. It's possible that you might be able to stick the drive on a Sun, a Mac, , or a PC, or anything else, and mark the block as bad via software utilities on those platforms. Just keep in mind when doing so that the block needs to be marked as bad in the drives bad block table. Not in whatever disk format scheme the "alien" system has. Your first order of business should be a current backup, beg, borrow or otherwise get ahold of a tape drive & do a dump of it. I wish I could offer you working dump & restore syntax, but again, dump & restore under NS are semi-broken.The big problem seems to be with the "b" & "r" keys respectively, and I've had weird experiences with not being able to restore without the "v" key as well.. You can use "gnutar" if you can survive with only backing up /etc, /usr/local, etc. etc. I'd reccomend that over dump if it's feasible. Don't hold your breath for a NeXT generated solution to bad blocks. I've complained about this since 3.0 came out. Sent "bug" reports to NeXT, posted here, the whole nine yards. We're now going into 3.3 and it's still not addressed. It's quite obvious to me from watching a crowd of other people post to the net, and from my own experiences, that NeXT simply doesn't give a shit about this issue. Based on the results that I've seen, I'd feel quite safe saying that to Steve Job's face too. Much less any NeXT employee. (If you gather that I'm a tad annoyed with it, you're right... I've also utterly given up on NeXT on this count.) I wish I could say "use this command, or this switch, etc." but I can't. Other than what I've mentioned, you're looking at having to low level format it on another platform, using software that will handle the bad block mapping both via the drive bios & in the package itself. You'll need both capacities, as just one or the other won't do it. Just about every other OS offers a better alternative... Tim Scanlon ________________________________________________________________ tfs@vampire.science.gmu.edu (NeXTmail) Tim Scanlon George mason University Yes, my opinions are tfs@viper.signalcorp.com ALWAYS my own.
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: jeffrey@agora.rdrop.com (Jeff Raihanan) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Sender: news@agora.rdrop.com (USENET News) Organization: RainDrop Laboratories Message-ID: <D0tnFD.EDD@agora.rdrop.com> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <D0FFtM.5Dr@agora.rdrop.com> <3cbgaq$bfi@muise.hookup.net> <3cmsh9$d0k@aristotle.algonet.se> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 1994 22:21:12 GMT This is so fundamental that I almost forgot: Have you ever been quoted in Eric Raymond's "Hacker's Dictionary" (a.k.a. the Jargon File). -- Jeff Raihanan | "A little technique is worth a lot of Portland, Oregon | strength." jeffrey@agora.rdrop.com | -- Rock climber's mantra --
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: ed_chubin@vanguard.com (Ed Chubin) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <1994Dec15.015046.23969@il.us.swissbank.com> Sender: root@il.us.swissbank.com (Operator) Organization: Swiss Bank Corporation CM&T Division References: <1994Dec14.045432.29061@ptolemy-ethernet.arc.nasa.gov> Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1994 01:50:46 GMT In article <1994Dec14.045432.29061@ptolemy-ethernet.arc.nasa.gov> logan@ptolemy-ethernet.arc.nasa.gov (Logan Shaw) writes: > Have you ever done something like the following? > > $ pwd > /home/u0/whoever > $ rm bin/* > bin/bar: Permission denied > bin/baz: Permission denied > bin/foo: Permission denied > $ su - > Password: > # rm bin/* > # ls > ls: Command not found. > # pwd > pwd: Command not found. > # /bin/ls > /bin/ls: Command not found. > # echo /bin/* > /bin/* > [ scream and pull your hair out, think for a minute ] > # /etc/mount otherhost:/bin /bin > # pwd > / > # ls > bin etc lib mnt tmp usr var > # mkdir /otherbin > # /etc/mount otherhost:/bin /otherbin > # /etc/umount /bin > # /otherbin/cp -p /otherbin/* /bin > # /otherbin/chmod +x /bin/* > # /etc/umount /otherbin > [ breathe a sigh of relief ] Well, close. I needed to make some space, so I.. % rm -rf /usr/kvm % ps ps: Command not found. > On someone's machine other than your own? Yes > While remotely logged in? Yes > From 1500 miles away? Thank god no. They didn't even see me do it, or fix it.... > Adios, > Logan > -- > Logan Shaw, Unix System Administrator > "Everything is a struggle in Unix" -Dave Keenan -- Edward H. Chubin EdChubin@vanguard.com (NEXTMAIL accepted) Senior Software Engineer, Vanguard Software Corporation The meaning of life: #include <VSC/disclaimer.h> #define YOUR_STUFF_HERE { money++, fun++, friends++, memory-- } for ( day=0; ; day++ ) YOUR_STUFF_HERE /* !cores */
From: unsal@.ee.vt.edu (Cem Unsal) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help! loginwindow not working... Date: 15 Dec 1994 00:38:40 GMT Organization: Virginia Tech Message-ID: <3co36h$mtu@solaris.cc.vt.edu> Hi; We have a problem with our NextStation: No login window after the boot. When I try to run loginwondow, the error message is: blackbox:13# ./loginwindow Couldn't find default font for default NXSystemFonts Couldn't find default font for default NXBoldSystemFonts Couldn't find default font for default (null pointer) An uncaught exception was raised App Kit error: Font unavailable. How can I redefine the default fonts? Any other possible solutions? I really like to use my Next console :) CEM
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: mcc@nsscmail.southplainfieldnj.ncr.com (Mike Czaplinski) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <1994Dec14.215413.24165@nsscmail.southplainfieldnj.ncr.com> Organization: AT&T Global Information Solutions - NJ References: <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <DDG.94Dec9171805@sun86.cci.com> <D0pGyp.KpJ@news.cis.umn.edu> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 1994 21:54:13 GMT In article <D0pGyp.KpJ@news.cis.umn.edu> glamm@i10.msi.umn.edu (Bob Glamm) writes: >>Have you ever watched the vendor's field circus take 3 hours to discover that >>the disk drive failure was caused by a capacitor on the controller that had >>lost all of its smoke, even though everyone could smell it and there were >>scorch marks on the board? > >*BEEP BEEP BEEP* Warning: herein lies a software guy that wants to be a >hardware guy... ;) > >Capacitors don't run on smoke. That's what we electrical engineers tell you >computer people because we like to fool an entire NATION into thinking that >they do. Capacitors are simply to parallel conductors separated by a >non-conducting material called a dielectric. Of course, today's latest >mongo charge storage devices (~ 5 farads @ 5WVDC) are mostly carbon but >still work on the same principle. The only reason the smoke is there is >because some overvoltage condition burned through the dielectric; with the >electrolytics, there are venting gaps on the top of the capacitors that >release the resulting smoke so the capacitor doesn't explode. > >Yes, capacitors really will explode; hook an electrolytic (one of the bigger >ones) up to the female end of an extension cord (preferably one LONGER >than 15') and then plug the other end into a wall socket. I'll guarantee >the capacitor will explode & maybe you'll trip a circuit breaker as well. > You forget the distinctive smell of a blown electrolytic capacitor, which is quite unmistakable in practice. The smell is almost indescribable, though it is reminiscent of burnt peanut butter. Mike "Chunky or Smooth?" Czaplinski mcc@nsscmail.att.com
From: dekorte@symnet.net (Steve Dekorte) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Problem w/NeXTmail client Date: 15 Dec 1994 03:17:56 GMT Organization: S y m N e t - North Florida Internet Access (info@symnet.net) Message-ID: <3coch4$8ff@core.symnet.net> References: <3cjmov$a72@ctc.ctc.edu> Wayne Simila-Dickinson writes > Ok, here's the situation, if I use mail the mail is there. If I open > /usr/spool/mail/enyaw, the mail is there. If I use the NeXTmail app I get > nothing,... Make sure that your Spool Directory is set to "/usr/spool/mail" in your Mail.app Expert Preferences. -- Steve Dekorte dekorte@symnet.net (NeXTmail welcome) http://www.symnet.net/~dekorte
From: xinwei@otter.Stanford.EDU (Sha Xin Wei) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: CAP under NS 3.2 Date: 15 Dec 1994 01:16:38 GMT Organization: Stanford University Message-ID: <3co5dm$5om@nntp.Stanford.EDU> References: <D07ECE.C67@serval.net.wsu.edu> Where can I get CAP for NS 3.2? A few months ago, someone posted a fragment, and stated that NS 3.2 breaks CAP. Sha Xin Wei ASD, Stanford University
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: dbryant@netcom.com (David K. Bryant) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <dbryantD0u1Ez.FIt@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <DDG.94Dec9171805@sun86.cci.com> <D0pGyp.KpJ@news.cis.umn.edu> <wolfieD0ptvG.M3s@netcom.com> <1994Dec12.194954.1@slacvx.slac.stanford.edu> Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1994 03:23:23 GMT fairfield@slacvx.slac.stanford.edu writes: > 45 minutes of _my_ time (plus another 40 minutes travel time) > just so I wouldn't have to wait (yeah, right!) to get the drive into > a user's sick NeXT slab... I think next time I want to do a Will > Call pick up, I'll go anywhere EXCEPT Fry's, even if it costs me an > extra $20. Scratch that, even if it costs an extra $100! Sheesh!!! To further enhance your Fry's shopping experience try this: Calculate what your total should be. Have accounting cut a company check for that amount. Discover that the register total is $.01 less than the check. Count how many people and signatures are needed to get that stupid penny back.
From: tlines@u.washington.edu (Tim Lines) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 15 Dec 1994 04:15:41 GMT Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Message-ID: <3coftd$cfs@nntp1.u.washington.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <D0FFtM.5Dr@agora.rdrop.com> <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> <3cheq3$gn7@ccserver.cc.ic.ac.uk> In article <3cheq3$gn7@ccserver.cc.ic.ac.uk>, Vartan Narinian <vsn@ic.ac.uk> wrote: >csdrhugh@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk (Richard Owain Hughes) writes: >> >>4) Have you ever done rm -rf * forgetting you are logged in as root? > >Did you then do rm -rf .* to get rid of the files starting with '.' ? >Did you wonder why it was taking so long? > This is implementation dependent behavior. Many (most?) flavors of unix actually would only delete the "." files. I like this question precisely because it could catch someone who had only worked with sunos flatfooted.
From: tlines@u.washington.edu (Tim Lines) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 15 Dec 1994 04:20:21 GMT Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Message-ID: <3cog65$cha@nntp1.u.washington.edu> References: <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> <3ckue0$gqo@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> In article <3ckue0$gqo@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de>, Marc Guenther <yoda@cis.uni-muenchen.de> wrote: >In article <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> >csdrhugh@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk (Richard Owain Hughes) writes: >[stuff deleted] >> >> Hmmm >> >> 1) Have you ever tried to shutdown your client forgetting you were >logged >> into the server from it? > >Did you ever "ifconfig en0 down" while logged in from a remote host ? I did this tonight, from the console. It was late enough that we only had 10 network connections going. Only one user complained. For the rest, being disconnected had no impact on their work. I had always suspected this to be the case.
From: tlines@u.washington.edu (Tim Lines) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 15 Dec 1994 05:07:18 GMT Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Message-ID: <3coiu6$d61@nntp1.u.washington.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <3cdcsn$2ue@panix.com> <3cjtba$9p0@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> In article <3cjtba$9p0@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk>, Richard Owain Hughes <csdrhugh@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> wrote: >What is your favourite bedtime reading: >TV listings paper? >Reader's digest? >New Scientist? >Devil book (deduct one point if you are a unix admin and don't know what this >is)? I had to think about this for about 10 seconds. Maybe it's just due to the stuff I've implemented, but the dragon book seems a more obvious choice to me. The devil book is no help at all in implementing a recursive descent parser. Nice "gee whiz" stuff, but I have no need to rewrite Unix. I have written a recursive descent parser. I'm not sure anyone found it useful, but I enjoyed it.
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mcc@nsscmail.southplainfieldnj.ncr.com (Mike Czaplinski) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <1994Dec14.214907.24042@nsscmail.southplainfieldnj.ncr.com> Organization: AT&T Global Information Solutions - NJ References: <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <3c7882$mm0@eru.dd.chalmers.se> <3cahgl$ra9@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 1994 21:49:07 GMT In article <3cahgl$ra9@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> dchin@graphy.physics.orst.edu (David Chin) writes: >On another line... > > Have you ever rm'ed a device file? Addendum to the addendum: Have you ever rm'ed the ENTIRE /dev directory? While the machine was up & running? Mike "Came across that one recently..." Czaplinski mcc@nsscmail.att.com
From: hobie@catt.ncsu.edu (Jason Herr) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 15 Dec 1994 07:40:20 GMT Organization: Computer and Technologies Theme Program, NCSU, Raleigh Message-ID: <3cort4$co0@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> References: <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> <3ckue0$gqo@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> <3cmhki$kac@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> csdrhugh@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk (Richard Owain Hughes) writes: >Ever had a user set the console password on a newly delivered machine and >had to phone up the maunfacturers? >Ever found a nice techy there who showed you which jumpers to connect to reset >this (normally, a call-out fee is charged)? > Ever had a secretary throw out the AIX box keys because they didn't go to anything? Were you suprised when the tech reps came to fix it with two new locks and a hammer? Did you rewire the service key? Ever get a service rep to believe your analysis of a problem on the phone? Did you have to explain how the product works? Did you confuse them? Were you right? Ever have a service rep talk down to you for repairs on your personal machine? Were they wrong? Did you point it out to them, in no uncertain terms? Did they believe you? Did you scare them? Do you go to computer stores to heckle the salesmen? Are you banned from the stores in your area? Do you use unsupported equipment? Do you base your system on it? Ever remove shared libraries? While in multiuser? Ever put sent in a question for this? Did you post it even though Vicki said to email it? Is your name vicki? Sorry Vicki... Jason -- | /| |"I see you in the moonlight |hobie@catt.ncsu.edu | /H|\ | silhouettes of ships in the night |jaherr@eos.ncsu.edu | /__|_\ | just make me want that much more."| |_n------,___| -- "Island" Jimmy Buffett |Have a Hobie Day. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- <a href="http://www.catt.ncsu.edu/users/hobie">It's a Web thing...</a>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: rene@prz.tu-berlin.de (Rene' Kulschewski) Subject: Re: PPP on NeXT black hardware Sender: news@prz.tu-berlin.de (Newsadmin Elwood-PRZ) Message-ID: <D0uGv8.G7H@prz.tu-berlin.de> Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1994 08:57:08 GMT References: <3ci2tq$2op@rkt.in-berlin.de> Organization: PRZ TU-Berlin In article <3ci2tq$2op@rkt.in-berlin.de> Rene.Kulschewski@rkt.in-berlin.de writes: > I have installed PPP 2 days ago (PPP-2.2-0.1.6-pkg.tar.gz), it works out of > the box, but also my machine (Station,NS 3.2) crashed 2 times since then .. I've upgraded to the newest ppp-version (0.1.7 i think) but it still crashes all machines where i decided to install it :-(. Here is a log (the logs on the other machines are similar): Dec 14 08:34:59 presley mach: PPP configuring interfaces with the following defa ults: Dec 14 08:34:59 presley mach: Name: ppp Dec 14 08:34:59 presley mach: Type: PPP over generic TTY Dec 14 08:34:59 presley mach: MTU : 1500 Dec 14 08:34:59 presley mach: Dec 14 08:34:59 presley mach: Unit 0... Successfully attached. Dec 14 08:34:59 presley mach: Unit 1... Successfully attached. Dec 14 08:34:59 presley mach: PPP-2.2 (NeXT LKS) Installed Dec 14 08:34:59 presley mach: LKS Version $Id: if_ppp.c,v 1.31 1994/12/12 07:22: 00 perkins Exp $ Dec 14 08:34:59 presley mach: Bug reports to Steve Perkins (perkins@cps.msu.edu) Dec 14 08:35:00 presley reboot: Reboot complete Dec 14 08:35:07 presley mach: audio kernel server initialized Dec 14 08:37:40 presley su: SU to root by rene on /dev/ttyp0 Dec 14 08:39:30 presley pppd[244]: read(fd): Bad file number Dec 14 08:39:30 presley pppd[244]: ioctl(TIOCSETD): Bad file number Dec 14 08:42:48 presley pppd[287]: read(fd): Bad file number Dec 14 08:42:48 presley pppd[287]: ioctl(TIOCSETD): Bad file number Dec 14 08:44:54 presley su: SU to root by rene on /dev/ttyp0 Dec 14 08:52:01 presley su: SU to root by rene on /dev/ttyp1 Dec 14 09:05:37 presley loginwindow[422]: loginwindow: running /usr/lib/NextStep /Workspace.app/Workspace Dec 14 09:05:37 presley Workspace[422]: logged in Dec 14 09:09:18 presley pppd[334]: read(fd): Bad file number Dec 14 09:09:18 presley pppd[334]: ioctl(TIOCSETD): Bad file number Dec 14 09:25:42 presley syslogd: going down on signal 15 Dec 14 09:26:30 presley mach: unexpected kernel page fault failure Dec 14 09:26:30 presley mach: trap: type 0x410 fcode 5 rw 3 faultaddr 0x26323 Dec 14 09:26:30 presley mach: trap: pc 0x40021d0 sp 0x3ffeeec sr 0x2004 Dec 14 09:26:30 presley mach: trap: cpu 0 th 0x401a110 proc 0x0 pid 0 pcb 0x110a 7010 Dec 14 09:26:30 presley mach: traceback: fp 0x110a7f48 Dec 14 09:26:30 presley mach: called from pc 0x110b5f0a fp 0x110a7f8c 4-args 110 a7ffc 00026323 10146a24 00002004 Dec 14 09:26:30 presley mach: called from pc 0x04063104 fp 0x110a7ffc 4-args 110 b9724 00000000 00000001 03fffe98 Dec 14 09:26:30 presley mach: called from pc 0xfeedface fp 0x03fff99c 4-args 000 00000 00000001 00000000 10112304 Dec 14 09:26:30 presley mach: last fp 0x3fff99c Dec 14 09:26:30 presley mach: panic: (Cpu 0) MMU invalid descriptor during table walk I've installed it on three machines (all Black beauty's, with NS 3.2), all logs are similar to that. Regards Rene' -- ____________________________________________________________________________ <rene@prz.tu-berlin.de> Rene' Kulschewski
From: tobias@well.sf.ca.us (Tobias Pfeil) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: ...privileges disabled because... Date: 15 Dec 1994 10:41:09 GMT Organization: The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA Message-ID: <3cp6g5$i5s@nkosi.well.com> Since a couple of days ago I keep getting this error message when I login from a terminal (hooked up to a serial port): nyx login: tobias getty: privileges disabled because of outstanding IPC access to task Password: How can I avoid this message. It doesn't seem to prevent me from doing anything on that terminal -just a bit annoying... What is MACh doing here that I don't know? btw:I'm using tcsh on a 3.2 moto system. --Tobias _______________________________________________________________________ T O B I A S P F E I L F r a n k f u r t ( M a i n ) G e r m a n y
From: phillip@mserve.co.nz (Phillip Hardy) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Followup-To: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Date: 14 Dec 1994 23:49:35 GMT Organization: CyberNet Internet Access (CIA) Message-ID: <3co0af$11n@mserve.kiwi.gen.nz> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <DDG.94Dec9171805@sun86.cci.com> D. Dale Gulledge (ddg@cci.com) wrote: : In article <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> sirinek@cs.tulane.edu (Bill Sirinek) writes: : In article <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, : Vicki Brown <vicki@cco.caltech.edu> wrote: : >I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity : >test (those of you recently out of college or still working in one know : >what a "purity test" is and the rest can guess). Questions range from the Have you ever used shutdown -k +5 ? Did your users like you doing it? Did you enjoy doing it? Phill. -- This is my 2.5c worth : phillip@cybernet.co.nz (Phillip W. Hardy) For my public key type finger phillip@kiwi.gen.nz for PGP Public Key. cybernet now with 9 cd-roms online. +64-9-376-6400 Visit for Linux needs. They say jump, you say how-high (Rage Against the Machine)
From: dcl@panix.com (David Lambert) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: ...privileges disabled because... Date: 15 Dec 1994 09:12:32 -0500 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and Unix, NYC Message-ID: <3cpisg$1h8@panix.com> References: <3cp6g5$i5s@nkosi.well.com> In <3cp6g5$i5s@nkosi.well.com> tobias@well.sf.ca.us (Tobias Pfeil) writes: >Since a couple of days ago I keep getting this error message >when I login from a terminal (hooked up to a serial port): >nyx login: tobias >getty: privileges disabled because of outstanding IPC access to task >Password: This is the message that a mach task generates when it is running under a debugger and it tries a "system()" or something. It seems to me that someone might be running getty under gdb on your system...perhaps to sniff logins and passwords. You might want to notify your admin. Quickly. - David C. Lambert dcl@homer.uu.panix.com
From: mra@mit.edu (Michael Raskin Andrews) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: sendmail Date: 15 Dec 1994 14:49:10 GMT Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology Message-ID: <3cpl16$lq1@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> i seem to be getting a sendmail process from hell: it keeps running forever, i usually stop it when i see it, but sometimes it has already used up over 10 hours of cpu time! here's what i usually see when looking at processes: USER PID %CPU %MEM VSIZE RSIZE TT STAT TIME COMMAND root 14519 58.0 0.8 1.55M 384K ? R N 831:56 -AA14519 meyer.fys.ku.dk: MAIL From:<><@fys.ku.dk> (sendmail) there is a person who communicates with site meyer.fys.ku.dk on my system. what should i do? how can i really monitor what's going on besides this process listing? i'd like to know what's really going on here.
From: anderson@sapir.ling.yale.edu (Stephen Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Can't restore from DAT drive Date: 15 Dec 1994 15:26:57 GMT Organization: Dept. of Linguistics, Yale University Message-ID: <ANDERSON.94Dec15102657@sapir.ling.yale.edu> Over the years there have been lots of posts in this group about problems with dump/restore and various tape drives. I didn't pay much attention, because I didn't have a tape drive. Now I have one: I bought an HP 35480A SCSI DAT (DDS) drive for my '040 cube running OS 3.2. I bought it from a Mac dealer, and it's set up for use on a Mac. With most SCSI peripherals, that formula seems to work. As soon as I got it, I brought my system down to single-user mode to do a full dump of my internal 2 Gig disk (the way I was taught to do things long ago for Suns). I did remember some things (possibly obsolete under 3.2?) about fixed block size, and I have a bit of code to run to set the tape's block size appropriately. I did that (I think). Then I ran dump, giving it a long enough size parameter to get everything onto a 90 meter DAT tape. Dump ran exactly the way it ought to, and I packed away my tape and felt safe. Then today I decided to see if indeed everything WAS safely backed up. So I tried to run restore from the tape, and I keep seeing the same dialog: zsh [51]% restore if /dev/rst0 Tape/disk read error: I/O error Now the surprising thing is that I've tried this a lot of times, and once it worked! That is, restore went into the expected interactive dialog, I could search through the dumped directories and actually restore something. But mostly (i.e., about 49 times out of 50), all I get is that I/O error. Sometimes the LED's on the drive flash a bit to show it's doing something before the error appears, sometimes it appears right away with no evidence of drive activity. What's going on? And more importantly, what should I do to fix it? --Steve Anderson Dept. of Linguistics Yale University
From: lef@ebony.woods.com (Lawrence E. Freil) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PPP on NeXT black hardware Date: 15 Dec 1994 11:14:03 -0500 Organization: Dogwood Creek Farms Distribution: na Message-ID: <3cpq0b$7iu@ebony.woods.com> References: <3cak8e$itd@news.u.washington.edu> <3ci2tq$2op@rkt.in-berlin.de> <3cjh75$cdg@rodan.UU.NET> alby@uunet.uu.net (Anthony Williams) writes: >>I have installed PPP 2 days ago (PPP-2.2-0.1.6-pkg.tar.gz), it works out of >>the box, but also my machine (Station,NS 3.2) crashed 2 times since then ... >> >>Should i switch back to PNI ? >> >>Rene' > Do you have any logs as to why you system crashed? >-Alby I installed PPP-2.2 a couple of days ago as well. We have since linked to PPP on a MacIntosh without any problems whatsoever, but upon linking to a Sun 4.1.3 system using PPP I got a system panic. I checked out the walkback addresses and it seems to have died in ppp_output. Unfortunately Stephen P. is out of town till the 10'th of January and so I can't get the key to decrypt the source to figure out exactly where. In any case, further debugging has isolated the problem to using bsd-packet compression. Add the option -bsdcomp to the file /etc/ppp/options has fixed the problem and I have been having very good luck with it since then. Since I'm currently running 19,200bps full duplex modems (ZyXEL U1496E's) with V.42bis compression turned on, the bsd compression didn't help much anyway (also we tend to use gzip on any large file prior to transfer!). Once I can get a hold of the source I'll try to fix the problem. Till then you'll have to live without bsdcompression. -- Lawrence Freil Usenet/DDN:lef@woods.com Essential Technical Services Inc. or lef@dogwood.atl.ga.us 1768 Old Country Place Phone:(404) 667-9274 Woodstock, GA 30188
From: mpeter@vision.ethz.ch (Martin Peter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: boot 030 cube from 3.0 CD Date: 15 Dec 1994 15:08:33 GMT Organization: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ) Message-ID: <3cpm5h$82k@elna.ethz.ch> Hello can anybody tell me how I boot a (old) 68030 cube with boot monitor V1.0 from a CD ROM to install Next Step 3.0 ? Thanks Martin -- Martin Peter, ETH Zuerich e-mail: mpeter@ee.ethz.ch Computing Support Group tel: 41 1 632 5286 ISG Gloriastrasse 35 fax: 41 1 632 1194 8092 Zurich/ Switzerland
From: bobs@pth3.bu.edu (Robert Singleton) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: thin-net problem Date: 15 Dec 1994 20:06:14 GMT Organization: Boston University Message-ID: <3cq7jm$25v@news.bu.edu> Hi, I'm having some trouble connecting my NeXT up to the network with a 10-base-T ethernet cable. When I use this thick cable, the network is unreachable. However, if I use an adaptor box that converts the 10-base-T into thin, I have no problem. Does anyone know what's going on here? At one time I thought this might be a hardware problem, but I've connected another NeXT up in my office and the same thing happens. I know that one of the machines was at one time configured using thin ethernet cable, and the other one was very likely connected this way at one time. Does the NeXT remember how it was previously connected? It seems very unlikely that I have a hardware problem (NeXT or ethernet), so it seems that I should be looking for a software problem. Any info would be greatly appreciated. regards, -- bob bobs@cthulu.bu.edu
From: parkhill@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Robert Parkhill) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NIS Domain name screw-up! Date: 15 Dec 1994 22:16:15 GMT Organization: University of Calgary CPSC Message-ID: <3cqf7f$rfa@linux.cpsc.ucalgary.ca> Hi all: Just this morning I foolishly changed the NIS domain name for my machine with HostManager. Now, since I'm not on a network, my machine won't boot up. The network docs I have only say "If an NIS hopst cannont be found, the machine will hang on boot-up before you get to the login prompt", but doesn't tell me how I can fix this. I'm sure that there is a file somewhere that I can change if I boot into single-user mode, but I can't seem to find it. Any hints? thanks... Rob -- o/\_ | o | - _, | \\ // | Rob Parkhill <\__,\ | /\, | ,_\__/o__, ,-, |\\ \\// //| CPSC Guy, "> | | -|~(*)/ | | \\//\\// | University of Calgary : | |(*) /-' |,./\.,.,,,.,..,.,/\| \/ \/ | parkhill@cpsc.ucalgary.ca -- o/\_ | o | - _, | \\ // | Rob Parkhill <\__,\ | /\, | ,_\__/o__, ,-, |\\ \\// //| CPSC Guy, "> | | -|~(*)/ | | \\//\\// | University of Calgary : | |(*) /-' |,./\.,.,,,.,..,.,/\| \/ \/ | parkhill@cpsc.ucalgary.ca
From: sottilej@clipper.robadome.com (Joseph J. Sottile) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: What are these files: .hidden, .path, .spcinst, cmos.ramSummary: Date: 15 Dec 1994 18:47:11 GMT Organization: Siemens Rolm Communications Inc. Message-ID: <3cq2vf$j2p@dodge.eng.sc.rolm.com> References: <1994Dec9.130923.384@ToTSySSoft.com> In article 384@ToTSySSoft.com, Bruce Gingery <bruce@TotSysSoft.com> writes: > I don't know what the other two are. I'd suggest leaving those two. .spcinst and cmos.ram are softpc droppings. cmos.ram contains the softpc settings that would normally be stored in the configuration RAM (typically implemented using CMOS memory) on a full hardware PC. .spcinst probably has to do with the SoftPC default configuration.
From: ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can't restore from DAT drive Date: 15 Dec 1994 23:20:10 GMT Organization: UCLA Microcomputer Support Office Message-ID: <3cqiva$omi@news.mic.ucla.edu> References: <ANDERSON.94Dec15102657@sapir.ling.yale.edu> This is a question that seems to come up every 2 weeks. It definitely should be in the FAQ. The problem is the tape driver, which has problems with fixed block size. You need to run "setmtd -i" (included below). Ivo Welch ivo@128.97.74.50 = next.agsm.ucla.edu Asst Prof of Finance iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu AGSM at UCLA /* * mtset - set SCSI tape driver characteristics * * setmtd - set SCSI tape driver to a fixed block size * by John L. Chmielewski * Tue Feb 19, 1991 * * Modified to take drive name argument and default to non-rewinding mode: * by David D. Johnson (ddj@gradient.com) * Sun Feb 24, 1991 * * Modified to use switches to change tape device name and characteristics: * mtset [-d name] [-f size] [-i] * -d tape device name (default /dev/nrst0) * -f Sets the driver to fixed block mode, uses * argument of block size in bytes (default 512 bytes), * Variable block mode is default. * -i Inhibit illegal length (default is to allow illegal length) */ /* USE AT YOUR OUR RISK. I NOT NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROBLEM CAUSED BY THIS PROGRAM. */ #include <fcntl.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <sys/types.h> #include <nextdev/scsireg.h> #define RSTDEVICE "/dev/nrst0" #define BLOCKSIZE 512 main(int argc, char *argv[]) { extern int optind; extern char *optarg; int fd; int defsize = BLOCKSIZE; int size = BLOCKSIZE; char *deffile = RSTDEVICE; char *file = RSTDEVICE; u_int mode = MTIOCVARBLK; u_int inhibit = MTIOCALILL; char c; while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "d:f:i")) != EOF) { switch (c) { case 'd': file = optarg; break; case 'f': mode = MTIOCFIXBLK; size = atoi(optarg); break; case 'i': inhibit = MTIOCINILL; break; default: fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-d device] [-f block-size] [-i]\n", argv[0]); fprintf(stderr, " -d tape device name (default %s)\n", deffile); fprintf(stderr, " -f set fix block mode with size (default size %d)\n", defsize); fprintf(stderr, " -i Inhibit illegal length\n"); fprintf(stderr, " default: variable block mode, allow illegal length\n"); exit(1); } } if ((fd = open(file, O_RDWR)) < 0) { perror(file); exit(1); } if (ioctl(fd, mode, &size) < 0) { perror("ioctl"); exit(1); } if (ioctl(fd, inhibit) < 0) { perror("ioctl"); exit(1); } (void) close(fd); return 0; }
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Netinfo clone doesn't update Date: 15 Dec 1994 21:12:53 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <3cqbgl$4qu@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Suddenly my clone of the network server has stopped staying in sync with the master, but will accept updates directly. It's acting as if it thought it was the master, yet the / has properties master with value for the true master. Thoughts, Ideas? -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: brad@nshade.uah.ualberta.ca (Brad Nelson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: NS/FIP & IBM 4039 10R printer - Kernel Panic Date: 15 Dec 1994 21:42:09 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Distribution: world Message-ID: <3cqd7h$ovm@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> We have a pentium box running NeXTSTEP 3.2, and an IBM 4039 10R Laser printer with duplex (well, OK, it's a Lexmark). I've installed a parallel port driver that I got from the big ftp site in Germany, which seems to have made my problem worse, if anything. I'm using the .ppd file that came with the printer, the README said something about "For use with the printer driver from Adobe" The problem: Most times when you print on an envelope, the computer has a fit. It panics the kernel. It will also do this at random other times, when something is printing. Does anyone else have a setup like this? What .ppd file are you using? Are you using the standard 3.2 parallel driver, or a custom one? Recently, a tech support person said something like: "I sniff at an operating system that would let an application program panic its kernel". I tend to agree. Can anyone help? ------------------------------------------------------- Brad Nelson, System Administrator University of Alberta Hospitals, Division of Neurology Pager 403-445-3658, Office 492-8648, Home 433-3963. Brad.Nelson@UAlberta.CA -------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: cyber@indirect.com (Jeff Jolley) Subject: HELP: can't get my CD-rom to work (longish) Message-ID: <D0vnFH.I3F@indirect.com> Sender: usenet@indirect.com (System Operator) Organization: Internet Direct, indirect.com Date: Fri, 16 Dec 1994 00:16:29 GMT I just recently added a 540 MB Quantum Pro-??? to my system. I put it internal and put my 105 MB Quantum from inside my NextStation into an external box. NOW, I can't use my HP CD-rom with my system as a mountable drive with my system. I _CAN_ boot from the NeXTStep 3.0 (hint about my O/S) CD and initialize my internal 540. I have done that twice and totally reformatted my new drive and installed NS3.0. My NeXT seems to boot up OK only as long as the CD-rom isn't plugged in. Otherwise, it will only allow be to boot from the CD, and the only CD I have is the NS3.0, which means the NeXT then wants to re-install NS3.0. I see two problems: 1) if the CD is plugged into the scsi port, when turned on, my NeXT will only let me boot to CD. I break into ctrl~, and type 'bsd (x,0,0)' where x is from 0 to 7 and it still wants to boot from the CD ROM. 2) the only way to boot from my HD is to unplug the scsi from the CD before powering up. When I plug the CD back into the scsi port, I can't find a way to manually MOUNT it, because I can't see that the Next recognizes any scsi devices that aren't plugged in at power-up. I NEED HELP: 1) show me how to manually mount the CD-rom after I have powered up or 2) help me get my NeXT to boot from the HD and still recognize the CD as a valid drive, and not want to boot from it (preferrably w/o having to go into ctrl~ every time). parting thoughts...I thought there may be a problem with scsi device numbers, but I have changed the device numbers of the 105 external HD and CD all over and have the same problems. ALSO, the same boot-up problem occurs with my 105MB HD --meaning that it tries to be the boot-up device (unless, of course, the CD-rom is plugged into the scsi--daisy-chained either before or after the HD). I just turn the HD off and don't worry about it, but I do want some stuff off of the CD. Finally, maybe my problems are just typical w/ NS3.0. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! Jeff Jolley -- Rational Alternative Digital Cyberzine: Finger cyber@indirect.com for more info -- Rational Alternative Digital Cyberzine: Finger cyber@indirect.com for more info
From: mhiggs@austinc.edu (Michael Higgs) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: upgrading from NS1.x and NS2.x Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1994 20:11:38 -0600 Organization: Austin College Message-ID: <mhiggs-1512942011380001@dal25.onramp.net> Small liberal arts college inherits 3 cubes running NS1.x and two NextStations running NS2.x. Would like to upgrade to NS3.x, but don't know where to start. Any suggestions? Please help. Thanks in advance, mhiggs@austinc.edu
From: mpaque@next.com (Mike Paquette) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 15 Dec 1994 20:27:39 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <3cq8rr$np@rosie.next.com> References: <3coiu6$d61@nntp1.u.washington.edu> Keywords: mach-0 vs macho In article <3coiu6$d61@nntp1.u.washington.edu> tlines@u.washington.edu (Tim Lines) writes: > The devil book is no help at all in implementing a recursive descent > parser. Nice "gee whiz" stuff, but I have no need to rewrite Unix. I have > written a recursive descent parser. I'm not sure anyone found it useful, > but I enjoyed it. Have you ever written a recursive descent parser as a sed script? Have you ever written a utility or application in sed? Was it part of a product? Did entire sites depend on it? -- I don't speak for NeXT, and NeXT doesn't speak for me. Fair deal... mpaque@NeXT.COM NeXT business only NeXT Mail OK mpaque@aol.com Personal E-mail ASCII Mail only, please "UNIX hit it's peak with 6th Edition/PWB. It's been downhill ever since."
From: rye@scmbrd.cop.dec.com (Bill Rye) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 16 Dec 1994 03:09:06 GMT Organization: Digital Equipment Corp., Digital Services, COL Message-ID: <3cr0ci$kvr@decuac.dec.com> References: <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <DDG.94Dec9171805@sun86.cci.com> <3co0af$11n@mserve.kiwi.gen.nz> In article <3co0af$11n@mserve.kiwi.gen.nz> phillip@mserve.co.nz (Phillip Hardy) writes: >D. Dale Gulledge (ddg@cci.com) wrote: >: In article <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> sirinek@cs.tulane.edu (Bill Sirinek) writes: > >Have you ever used shutdown -k +5 ? Did you type halt 15 seconds later? Have you ever been tarred and feathered by a group of angry users? Lynched by former employees? Has your boss ever called you at 5am to tell you that the system is down? Did you care? Have you ever worked 24 hours in one day? Do you now wear a beeper? And my favorite 3am mistake, have you ever attempted to reboot your workstation just to see it respond connection closed? :) Bill Rye | DISCLAIMER - Digital may own my thoughts and ideas, DEC Greenbelt, MD | but all opinions are my own, no matter how stupid they might rye@cop.dec.com | seem.
From: gbrown@alumni.caltech.edu (Glenn Brown) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: PPP on NeXT black hardware Date: 16 Dec 1994 04:38:12 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Distribution: na Message-ID: <3cr5jk$oli@gap.cco.caltech.edu> References: <3cak8e$itd@news.u.washington.edu> <3ci2tq$2op@rkt.in-berlin.de> Rene.Kulschewski@rkt.in-berlin.de writes: >I have installed PPP 2 days ago (PPP-2.2-0.1.6-pkg.tar.gz), it works out of >the box, but also my machine (Station,NS 3.2) crashed 2 times since then ... >Should i switch back to PNI ? I have been using ppp-2.1.1 on a Turbo Slab for about a month now using all the compressions options, and it hasn't crashed my system. I had worse luck with both older and newer versions. --Glenn
From: buddha@samsara.circus.com (Adam Deishu Beeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: What are these files: .hidden, .path, .spcinst, cmos.ram ? Date: 15 Dec 1994 22:12:08 -0800 Organization: The Marshmallow Peanut Circus Message-ID: <3crb3o$cgi@samsara.circus.com> References: <3c790s$pbq@holmenkollen.ifi.uio.no> <3c8q5j$kuu@dgs.dgsys.com> Arne Christian Hårseth (arneha@ifi.uio.no) wrote: : I am cleaning up on my system, and wonder if I can remove the files : mentioned. What are they, and where can I find documentation for them : and all the other intitiation-files ? I believe cmos.ram is your SoftPC preferences or something... So if you don't use SoftPC anymore, you can remove it. -Adam -- //#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#*=--=*#// // Adam Beeman \\ Standard Disclaimers Apply! // // Home = buddha@circus.com \\ Work = Adam_Beeman@NeXT.COM // // http://samsara.circus.com/~buddha/ \\ I don't speak for anyone //
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: igahir@poly.eecs.wsu.edu (Inderjit Gahir - EECS (EE501)) Subject: Re: NSFIP/3.2: How do I change drivers to boot? Message-ID: <D0vB27.150@serval.net.wsu.edu> Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (News) Organization: Washington State University References: <3cbpit$84h@nic.cerf.net> Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1994 19:49:19 GMT In article <3cbpit$84h@nic.cerf.net>, Ren Hoek <devildog@CERF.NET> wrote: > >Hello, > > Here's the deal. I changed my SCSI controller from an >adaptec 1542 to a adaptec 2742 controller. I also changed my >graphics card from an ATI Ultrapro to a Diamond Stealth. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I did the same thing. But I wasn't able to get my Adaptec 2740 card to work using the beta driver on ftp.next.com. For some reason the kernel is recognizing the card as an Adaptec 7770 series card. I gave up on the beta driver and went back to my 1540 card. However, when I used the sd()mach_kernel config=Default parameter in order to boot, my networking will not work. If I use control C to bypass the NFS mounts and other services I get stuck after the fax and pbs service startup. At that point it reports back saying reboot complete. For a few minutes nothing happens and then I get a message saying something to the effect that it was unable to connect to a windowserver port and it just sits there repeating the same message. Can anyone please help? How do I tell NS to load the Adaptec 1540 driver and still use my network card? The "config=Default" will not do the trick! Also, why does the Mach kernel think my 2740 card is a 7770 card? Thanks in advance!
From: kpn@thunder.catt.ncsu.edu (Kevin P. Neal) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Followup-To: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Date: 16 Dec 1994 10:01:13 GMT Organization: North Carolina State University Message-ID: <3croh9$a5v@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> References: <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> <3ckue0$gqo@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> <3cmhki$kac@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> <3cort4$co0@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> : Ever remove shared libraries? : While in multiuser? Ever remove ALL the shared libraries by corrupting your ld.so.cache? In multiuser mode? With shell scripts running in the background? Did you fix it without rebooting? How long did it take you to find all of the core files that were left behind? -- // Kevin P. Neal | case@catt.ncsu.edu // Sophomore, CSC/CPE | kpneal@eos.ncsu.edu // North Carolina State University | kevinneal@bix.com // www.catt.ncsu.edu: mosaic page, pgp key through finger
From: cadilhac@arles.univ-rennes1.fr (Nicolas Cadilhac) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: HOW TO COPY A BOOT DISK ? Date: 16 Dec 1994 08:35:19 GMT Organization: Universite de Rennes 1, France Message-ID: <3crjg7$o9i@news.univ-rennes1.fr> Hello, I'd like to copy the boot disk (cdrom installation disk) given in the nextstep 3.2 installation package. How to do this ? Thanx for any help (by mail if possible).
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: mcc@nsscmail.southplainfieldnj.ncr.com (Mike Czaplinski) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test, EMAIL!! Message-ID: <1994Dec15.235527.1951@nsscmail.southplainfieldnj.ncr.com> Organization: AT&T Global Information Solutions - NJ References: <3cgm4d$ibd@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3chc1h$3s3@gaia.otech.fgg.eur.nl> <richard.787315846@exxilon> Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1994 23:55:27 GMT In article <richard.787315846@exxilon> richard@exxilon.xx.rmit.EDU.AU (Richard A. Muirden) writes: >Have the pizza delivery company's number right under the 'emergency contacts' list handy to your phone? > Or, in the same vein: Do you list the telephone # of the local go-go bar on the Emergency Contact list? Mike "Whew. Talk about high pressure..." Czaplinski mcc@nsscmail.att.com
From: psanders@srd.bt.co.uk (Paul Sanders) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Sendmail on SunOS, read mail on NeXT? Date: 16 Dec 1994 10:16:31 GMT Organization: BT Labs, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK Message-ID: <3crpdv$oh8@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk> References: <3au8ga$5us@dragon.achilles.net> <3c2dk3$g0b@styx.uwa.edu.au> <potonnie.94Dec7162356@teck.cnetissy> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Olivier POTONNIEE (olivier.potonniee@issy.cnet.fr) wrote: : Rameri Salama (rameri@thylacine.cs.uwa.edu.au) wrote: : > Andrew Kowal (jakowal@dragon.achilles.net) wrote: : > : I've been forced to telnet into someone else's Sun workstation and : > : using elm for the time being. : > : > I assume that you have an account on the suns. What you can : > do is is add a .forward file (on your sun account), so that : > all the mail that you get on the suns gets sent to the NeXT. : > : > The contents of the .forward file should have: : > your_NeXT_name@address_of_NeXT_box : This is a solution, but you have to do it in each user's home directory. A global alternative is to 'NFS mount' the /var/spool/mail of your sun mail host into /usr/spool/mail of your next. Yet another solution is to use PopOver to transfer the mail from your Sun to the NS Machine using the a POP server on the Sun. This then requires a POP server on the sun and the PopOver application on the NS m/c. This has the benefit of not needing any NFS mounts and can be used by anyone regardless of your knowledge. Its also good if you're using your machine at home and can't do the MFS mounts over the PSTN. Paul.
From: David Grindrod <grindrod@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: ppd file for DEC Print Server 17 Date: 16 Dec 1994 14:11:03 GMT Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany Message-ID: <3cs75n$puc@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de> Hi, Does anyone have a ppd file for the DEC print server 17. I have been experiencing trouble printing on this printer from the NeXT GUI interface. If I create a device independant postscript file then the print goes with no problem. The problem must lie in the postscript created by the pppd file. I have tried to use other DEC ppd files but this does not seem to solve the problem. The error message from the printer is included below but is a bit cryptic since it does not seem to match anything in the postscript file created. Please reply by email if possible. Dave Error message: iplpscomm Dec 16 14:47:57: Start job number 6 for sean@eagle.NMR.EMBL-Heidelberg.DE iplpscomm Dec 16 14:47:57: Start session, 192.54.41.208 Server ID is 962 iplpscomm Dec 16 14:47:59++undefined: Name not known - offending command is 1536 161348 iplpscomm Dec 16 14:47:59++Rest of Job (to EOJ) will be ignored iplpscomm Dec 16 14:48:15: End of job, PAGES=1 (1 pages printed) ------------------------------------------------------------------ David Grindrod NMR System Manager EMBL Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg. Tel: 49-6221-387554 (Work) 49-6221-387183355 (Home) Email: grindrod@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE NeXTMail: Accepted but MIME prefered. HTML Home Page: http://www.NMR.EMBL-Heidelberg.DE/grindrod/
From: rragner@stingray.vm.iastate.edu (Rod Ragner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Mail alias - how to mail everyone on a system Date: 16 Dec 1994 17:33:30 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Message-ID: <3csj1a$eop@news.iastate.edu> References: <Pine.OSF.3.91.941213131748.29479A-100000@cheetah.it.wsu.edu> In article <Pine.OSF.3.91.941213131748.29479A-100000@cheetah.it.wsu.edu> Ralph Lewis <rlewis@mail.wsu.edu> writes: > > We are running a small network of NeXT Stations (6 total). Each > station has different uses (since it is an open access lab) and we need > to disable the accounts over Christmas break. I was wondering if anyone > knew of a way to make a mail alias for all users maintained on the NeXT > server. I remember this was tried before but we couldn't get it to work > properly. FYI: We are running NeXT STEP 3.0, there are no other special > mail updates we are using. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanx > in advanced.... > > ____________________________ ____________________________________________ > Ralph Lewis \ / I'm a 21st Century digital boy > WSU Information Technology -|- I don't know how to live, but I got a lot > rlewis@mail.wsu.edu / \ toys. -Bad Religion (I think) Ralph, Try creating a mail alias and adding all userid's as members of the alias. Read the Creating Mail Aliases section of /NextLibrary/Documentation/NextAdmin/06_Mail.rtfd for more information on how to do it... -- Rod Ragner Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 Voice: (515) 294-4751, FAX: (515) 294-3564, (NeXT Mail accepted) Email: rragner@stallion.vm.iastate.edu or stryder@iastate.edu
From: rragner@stingray.vm.iastate.edu (Rod Ragner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help! loginwindow not working... Date: 16 Dec 1994 17:38:01 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Message-ID: <3csj9p$epm@news.iastate.edu> References: <3co36h$mtu@solaris.cc.vt.edu> In article <3co36h$mtu@solaris.cc.vt.edu> unsal@.ee.vt.edu (Cem Unsal) writes: > > Hi; > > We have a problem with our NextStation: No login window after the boot. > > When I try to run loginwondow, the error message is: > > blackbox:13# ./loginwindow > Couldn't find default font for default NXSystemFonts > Couldn't find default font for default NXBoldSystemFonts > Couldn't find default font for default (null pointer) > An uncaught exception was raised > App Kit error: Font unavailable. > > How can I redefine the default fonts? Any other possible solutions? I really like to use my Next console :) > > CEM I had this same problem the first day that I had ever seen a NeXT computer! It turned out that the font index was bad. Boot the computer, then log into it from another computer (as root if you can), then change to the /NextLibrary/Fonts directory and run the buildafmdir program. Do a "man buildafmdir" first - I can't remember which one of the two versions of the command worked, but I ended up doing both... Log out and reboot the computer and you should get a login window! Good luck! -- Rod Ragner Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 Voice: (515) 294-4751, FAX: (515) 294-3564, (NeXT Mail accepted) Email: rragner@stallion.vm.iastate.edu or stryder@iastate.edu
From: sb@teleport.com (Jim Sims) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Please help with resolv.conf and broadcasthost question Date: 16 Dec 1994 18:06:56 GMT Organization: - Message-ID: <sb-1612941006470001@ip-vanc-16.teleport.com> I think I finally understand enough to ask you a question. I have a NeXTcube networked to a Mac with uShare's Partner. I use uucp thru PSI for NextMail, and I have a PPP acount with a local provider. I cannot afford to contract help. I either fix it myself or it stays broken. Before I installed PPP my resolv.conf read as; #domain sbp.com nameserver 192.42.172.1 # With this content PPP did not work, so I learned I must include this; # domain teleport.com nameserver 192.108.254.11 # With both of these entries in my resolv.conf, PPP was not able to contact the nameserver at teleport. But PPP apps worked with IP address only.After removing; # domain sbp.com nameserver 192.42.172.1 # PPP worked perfectly, (please see 2nd question) but I lost my NextMail. Can my resolv.conf be written in such a way as to keep both functions? Where do I look to get my NextMail back? 2ND question. While trying to learn what my PPP/nameserver problem was I changed my broadcasthost name in HostManager.app to teleport.com. Can I simply change the name back to broadcasthost? Of course, any help you offer is greatly appreciated. If you respond to my questions by mail, please use sb@teleport.com, I have to go to /usr/mail to read mail on the Next. Sims Boynton Photography sb@teleport.com - MiME ja@sbp.com - NeXTMail OK http://www.teleport.com/~sb/
From: majka@next.com (Marc Majka) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NIS Domain name screw-up! Date: 16 Dec 1994 18:07:07 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <3csl0c$m0@rosie.next.com> References: <3cqf7f$rfa@linux.cpsc.ucalgary.ca> Robert Parkhill writes > Hi all: > Just this morning I foolishly changed the NIS domain name for my > machine with HostManager. Now, since I'm not on a network, my machine > won't boot up. Boot in single-user mode m68k: NeXT> bsd -s Intel/HP: boot: -s Then edit /etc/hostconfig and change the value of YPDOMAIN to -NO- # ex /etc/hostconfig "/etc/hostconfig" [Read only] 23 lines, 574 characters :/YPDOMAIN YPDOMAIN=foobar :s/foobar/-NO- YPDOMAIN=-NO- :w! "/etc/hostconfig" 23 lines, 573 characters :q Then reboot # reboot -- Marc Majka
From: jlu@cs.umr.edu (Eric Jui-Lin Lu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: [HELP] elm 2.4 pl24 for NeXTStep 3.2 on blackbox Date: 16 Dec 1994 17:04:05 GMT Organization: Computer Science Dept, Univ. of Missouri-Rolla Message-ID: <3csha5$i8r@hptemp1.cc.umr.edu> Hi *, I'm trying to compile elm 2.4 patch level 24. The only program that gives me a lot of trouble is lib/mcprt.c. The compiler complaints va_alist is not declared. I tried to declare it as int or char. It would compile fine. However, when I quit from elm, I don't get messages like Move read messages to "received" folder? (y/n) n Does anyone knows a fix? Thanks!! --Eric -- ***************************************--- Grad. student ---* * Obviousness is always the enemy of * \ Jui-Lin Lu (Eric) / * * correctness. -- Bertrand Russell * / jlu@cs.umr.edu \ * ***************************************--- Univ. of Missouri-Rolla ---*
From: mark_bessey@next.com (Mark Bessey) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can I boot up from the NS/I CD? Date: 16 Dec 1994 19:18:56 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Message-ID: <3csp70$o7@rosie.next.com> References: <D0v9x1.LK9@serval.net.wsu.edu> In article <D0v9x1.LK9@serval.net.wsu.edu> igahir@poly.eecs.wsu.edu (Inderjit Gahir - EECS (EE501)) writes: > I need to boot up from the NS/I CD. Is it possible to do without > doing an installation? Every method I've tried only allows me to > to do a complete installation and I don't want to do that. > > Thanks in advance! Boot from the installation floppy. When the boot: prompt comes up, type fd()mach_kernel rootdev=sd0a -s This will start the system up in single-user mode from the CD-ROM. If your CD-ROM is not the lowest-id SCSI device on the system, change the number in the boot command appropriately. For instance, if your hard drive is SCSI id 0 and the CD-ROM is SCSI id 1, use: fd()mach_kernel rootdev=sd1a -s As the system boots, answer all the questions as if you were doing an install. That should do it. You will have a problem using any commands that write to /tmp, however, since the CD-ROM is read-only. However, when you boot from the CD, it should display instructions for moiu8nting another disk under /tmp. I hope this helps, -Mark -- Mark Bessey NeXT Computer, Inc Software Quality Assurance -->I DON'T SPEAK FOR NeXT <--
From: prail@tip.ameslab.gov (Joel Prail) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Other page sizes in Page Setup Panel Date: 16 Dec 1994 20:48:02 GMT Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Message-ID: <3csue2$jj6@news.iastate.edu> I have ghostscript running my HP DesignJet 650c plotter and it will print up to 36inches wide by any length. How can I add paper sizes like D and E to the print setup panel's list? Joel Prail
From: croehrig@celegans.psych.ubc.ca (Chris Roehrig) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Anyone using PC-NFS w/NS? Date: 16 Dec 1994 21:55:36 GMT Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3ct2co$cif@cs.ubc.ca> References: <3cnlah$6go@gap.cco.caltech.edu> In article <3cnlah$6go@gap.cco.caltech.edu> ccwf@russel.klab.caltech.edu (Charles Fu) writes: > It's probably misconfigured. Note that the NeXT rpc.pcnfsd uses > a different configuration than the version 2 daemon (different > command line options, an auxiliary configuration file, different > default permissions). > > -ccwf What ARE the command line options, etc.?!? There's no man page and it's not in the online docs. I'm having problems getting things working with XFS 1.86. -- Chris Roehrig (croehrig@cs.ubc.ca) Dept. of Computer Science, University of British Columbia, Canada
From: parkhill@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Robert Parkhill) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: TransSys PNI SLIP down on file x-fer--Help!: PPP?: LONG! Date: 16 Dec 1994 04:11:27 GMT Organization: University of Calgary CPSC Message-ID: <3cr41f$4ok@linux.cpsc.ucalgary.ca> References: <3cjeb7$9bs@hydra.acs.ttu.edu> Keywords: PNI, SLIP, TransSys In article <3cjeb7$9bs@hydra.acs.ttu.edu>, Alan A. Barhorst <alan@osci.me.ttu.edu> wrote: [munch] >Has anybody got PPP from Stephen P. working in the above mentioned >configuration? Steve says to ask outloud! I have that PPP package up and running on my machine. I'm using it right now, in fact. I got OmniWeb to work fine the first try, but I'm still having serious problems getting NewsGrazer to work. Actually, it seems that news in general doesn;t work (news through OmniWeb doesn't fly either) Any NNTP gurus out there? I told NewsGrazer the name of the news host (luey.cadvision.com) and I set my domain name to cadvision.com, but the news server still won't talk to me. (If anyone is still reading this, my provider tells me that the news server is using port 119, and only accepts connections from machines with a domain of cadvision.com) For anyone considering using Steve Perkins port of PPP for NeXTSTEP, do it! A breeze to install. I don't know how I lived without it before. [munch] later... Rob -- o/\_ | o | - _, | \\ // | Rob Parkhill <\__,\ | /\, | ,_\__/o__, ,-, |\\ \\// //| CPSC Guy, "> | | -|~(*)/ | | \\//\\// | University of Calgary : | |(*) /-' |,./\.,.,,,.,..,.,/\| \/ \/ | parkhill@cpsc.ucalgary.ca
From: Mark G. Tacchi Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: HOW TO COPY A BOOT DISK ? Date: 16 Dec 1994 23:27:37 GMT Organization: NeXT, Inc. Distribution: world Message-ID: <3ct7p9$10d@rosie.next.com> References: <3crjg7$o9i@news.univ-rennes1.fr> In article <3crjg7$o9i@news.univ-rennes1.fr> cadilhac@arles.univ-rennes1.fr (Nicolas Cadilhac) writes: # Hello, # # I'd like to copy the boot disk (cdrom installation disk) given in the # nextstep 3.2 installation package. How to do this ? # # Thanx for any help (by mail if possible). (...posted for general consumption, I'm emailing as well...) Check out NeXTanswers 1561 Duplicating the Installation Disk. -- Mark G. Tacchi System Support Engineer NeXT Computer, Inc.
From: John David Adamski <jadamski@delphi.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Newbie question on file deletion recovery Date: Fri, 16 DEC 94 19:26:05 -0500 Organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice) Message-ID: <xY813mN.jadamski@delphi.com> I just deleted a directory with about 10MB of files, accidentally. I did not see I have the folder highlights alog with a single file on the workspace when I pressed return for delete. I'm a Newbie for Unix and NEXTSTEP, but have this feeling the files are gone for good. Is there a way to recover the files? PC's & Macs have programs that allow this to some extent. Is there something like this for Unix/NEXTSTEP All help will be greatfully welcomed. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=()=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- jadamski@delphi.com One Race the Human Race, all others fax: 313.390.9505 are pseudo-races, created to devide the Human race and to make individuals subservient to another individuals. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=(NeXTMail)=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: jcassidy@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca (Jim Cassidy) Subject: NS as lpd server for DOS Message-ID: <D0xKME.Coz@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca> Sender: news@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca Organization: University of Waterloo Distribution: na Date: Sat, 17 Dec 1994 01:11:01 GMT I have a NS machine sliped onto the internet as well as connected to a local network via it's ethernet adaptor. One of the machines on the local net is a DOS mschine. I've been trying to set up the NCSA lpr software on the DOS machine but I am getting the following error message when I issue an lpq on the DOS machine: /usr/lib/lpd: DecLaser: Host name for your address (204.138.108.3) unknown I've set up the /etc/hosts.lpd file so that it contains the name of the DOS machine. But lpd doesn't seem to be looking there. The DOS machine can do all the usual internet type of things like ftp and telnet. So the rest of the configuration seems to be in order. Any suggestions? Jim.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org (Thomas Engel) Subject: Automounter vor NeXTSTEP f Intel ? Message-ID: <D0r9Io.nH@shinto.nbg.sub.org> Sender: tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org (Thomas Engel) Organization: STEPeople's home. (A NUGI member) Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 15:25:35 GMT Hi all!. Well is there an automounter somewhere out in NEtland...or has anybody compiled it under NSfIntel ? I didn't find it on ftp.muenchen or cs.orst. Thanx in advance. Aloha Tomi -- _________________________________________________________ (tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org) Thomas Engel Neptunstr. 9 NeXTMail welcome D - 90522 Oberasbach Germany
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: dnichols@d-and-d.com (DoN. Nichols) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <1994Dec17.010959.27925@d-and-d.com> Sender: usenet@d-and-d.com (Usenet) Organization: D and D Data, Vienna VA References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <3cdcsn$2ue@panix.com> <3cjtba$9p0@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 17 Dec 1994 01:09:59 GMT In article <3cjtba$9p0@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk>, Richard Owain Hughes <csdrhugh@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> wrote: >In article <3cdcsn$2ue@panix.com>, Brian Reynolds <bfr@panix.com> wrote: >>In article <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu>, >>Bill Sirinek <sirinek@cs.tulane.edu> wrote: >>>In article <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, >>>Vicki Brown <vicki@cco.caltech.edu> wrote: >>>>I'm compiling a list of questions to be made into a sysadmin purity >>>>test (those of you recently out of college or still working in one know [ ... ] >Have you ever had the power fail whilst moving a new kernel into /vmunix? >Did you manage to boot from the vmunix.old you thoughtfully saved just before? No problem! I mv the new kernel into /vmunix.SYSNAME.NEWFEATURE, ln /vmunix /vmmunix.old (unless it already has a link), and then on a single line do: rm /vmunix; ln vmunix.SYSNAME.NEWFEATURE /vmunix This keeps the window of exposure very short. >How many machines do you have on your desk? What desk? My Solbourne S4000DX is on a terminal stand beside my chair, and some of the other machines (like my Sun 3/280) wouldn't fit on (or under) a desk if I had one. (Or did you mean at work?) [ ... ] >How many OS's live on your PC? None ... it is infected with MS-DOS instead. But to minimize chances for damage, it is only turned on perhaps three times/year. Besides, I have far more than enough OS's represented with all the other boxen around, and the PClone is only a 286-based thing. (O.K., O.K. -- I did have minix in it. :-) >How many cables/DAT tapes/CD roms live in your desk? Again ... what desk? All that stuff is: 1) In the file cabinet (at work) 2) All over the house, like everything else (at home). >How many different forms of backup media can you use? At home? All systems combined? Do different densities count as different? If so, perhaps 13-14. >Do you have to take old tapes home so you can transfer them to a format >that work supports? Sometimes. >What is your favourite bedtime reading: Usually, Science Fiction. Sometimes something like the Devil book, or schematics, or whatever. (My wife doesn't understand. :-) Since these were answers, instead of questions, I'm just posting them. :-) -- Email: <dnichols@d-and-d.com> | ...!uunet!ceilidh!dnichols Donald Nichols (DoN.) | Voice (Days): (703) 704-2280 (Eves): (703) 938-4564 --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero ---
From: brian@twilight.eyrie.com (Brian Odlum) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Dead Nextstation. Similar experiences? Date: 14 Dec 1994 18:05:43 GMT Organization: Salt Spring Technical, Portland OR Distribution: world Message-ID: <3cnc5n$rs7@twilight.eyrie.com> References: <arunc.787159630@dragonfly.wri.com> Keywords: boot parameters Arun Chandra writes > > Within the past month, this has happened twice with my NeXTStation > (NS3.1). The screen went blank, and nothing seemed to revive it (the > usual command sequences). The power switch still seemed to work, even > though I couldn't see the screen, so I turned it off, it rebooted at a > VERY dim screen level, when it finished rebooting, I was able to get > the screen up again. Try using the ROM monitor (if you can boot that far) to re-install all your boot configuration parameters. This happened to us once, and just by chance I noticed that several of our EEPROM(?) based configuration parameters were corrupted. The one that seemed to be critical was the "sd- nbu=x" parameter (see NEXTSTEP_OS_FAQ). I have no idea *how* these parameters were corrupted, but the addresses for all of them are in the memory map, so it *is* conceivable that a buggy program fired off a stray bullet which for some reason wasn't trapped by the OS. (Maybe the OS is the buggy program ;-) Good luck. -- Brian Odlum Salt Spring Technical brian@twilight.eyrie.com
From: jml4@cus.cam.ac.uk (John Line) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 17 Dec 1994 11:26:51 GMT Organization: Computing Service, Cambridge University, England Message-ID: <3cuhtr$ho9@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3cj7k8$8cn@hera.ryutai.co.jp> <D0rF96.Bn8@ulysses.homer.att.com> In article <D0rF96.Bn8@ulysses.homer.att.com>, Jonathan D. Trudel <jdt@ulysses.att.com> wrote: >Have you ever been the first person to discover a security hole? >Did you report it to CERT (or the Manufacturer)? Have you ever mailed CERT to point out that the recipe in their latest advisory, for checking if your system has the security hole and needs fixing, was wrong? :-) John Line -- John Line - Cambridge University Computing Service, Computer Laboratory, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QG, ENGLAND. Internet: jml4@cus.cam.ac.uk JANET: jml4@uk.ac.cam.cus Phone: +44 1223 334708
From: mmalcolm Crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Newbie question on file deletion recovery Date: Sat, 17 Dec 1994 13:42:43 GMT Organization: Institute for Language Speech and Hearing, Sheffield University Sender: m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk Message-ID: <941217134243.236AACUM.malc@white> References: <xY813mN.jadamski@delphi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Generated by Eloquent) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > I just deleted a directory with about 10MB of files, accidentally. I did > not see I have the folder highlights alog with a single file on the > workspace when I pressed return for delete. > > I'm a Newbie for Unix and NEXTSTEP, but have this feeling the files are gone > for good. > No, they'll still be on your backup tapes. Have fun, mmalc. ink (symlinks to directories qualify as directories to test's # -d operation). if [ -h /Net -o -f /Net ]; then (echo "Warning: NeXT NFS automounter did not run.") >/dev/console else if [ -f /usr/etc/autonfsmount -a $NETWORKUP = "-YES-" ]; then # The autonfsmounter will attempt a remount every 10 seconds, # cache names for 12 hours [43200 seconds], mount things in # /private/Net, ignore any NIS auto.master map, be triggered # by references in the /Net directory, and use the fstab # map (i.e., look in the mounts database -- /mounts in NetInfo, # for example) to locate remote filesystems. fbshow -B -I "Starting automounter" -z 63 #/usr/etc/autonfsmount -tm 10 -tl 43200 \ # -a /private -m /Net -fstab \ /usr/etc/autonfsmount \ && (echo -n ' autonfsmount') >/dev/console 2>&1 fi fi <fixed></fixed>
From: nsv@fct.unl.pt (Nuno Viegas) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: help! sharing NXLaser between PC <-> NeXT Date: 16 Dec 1994 16:56:39 GMT Organization: F.C.T. - Universidade Nova de Lisboa Message-ID: <3csgs7$91r@host.di.fct.unl.pt> Hi, I have a stand-alone color slab and a stand-alone PC with ethernet card at home, and since i am buying a NeXT Laser Printer, i would like to share it between them, so i could print from the PC to the NXLaser. Can someone help me on how to do it? What is the easier way to do it? Thanx in advance. PS: Since i dont get to the net very often, i would appreciate if you email me. -- Nuno Viegas PraÛa Professor Santos Andrea, 15 r/c D Phone: (01) 714 38 37 1500 LISBOA PORTUGAL NeXTMail: nsv@fct.unl.pt
From: John David Adamski <jadamski@delphi.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Newbie question on file deletion recovery Date: Sat, 17 DEC 94 11:51:34 -0500 Organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice) Message-ID: <R2423gW.jadamski@delphi.com> References: <xY813mN.jadamski@delphi.com> <941217134243.236AACUM.malc@white> It would be nice if that was all I had to do and then there would be no need for this question. The directory that was accientally purged has not been backed up since 1994.08.06, since it was the junk directory with misc files that needed cleaning up. The directory was not thought to be important enough to back up. I know different now. I heard that in therory you could recover files from a Unix box once deleted, but was very painful. Since I purged them, kind of, ssort of need the files back, anyone know what this painful method is? Even if I get 50% back I will be happy. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=()=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- jadamski@delphi.com One Race the Human Race, all others fax: 313.390.9505 are pseudo-races, created to devide the Human race and to make individuals subservient to another individuals. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=(NeXTMail)=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Ralph Lewis <rlewis@mail.wsu.edu> Subject: Re: Novell access problems In-Reply-To: <1994Dec14.162953.1015@ares.domain.name> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.941216102649.15577B-100000@cheetah.it.wsu.edu> Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (News) Organization: Washington State University References: <1994Dec13.110259.3373@ares.domain.name> <1994Dec14.162953.1015@ares.domain.name> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Fri, 16 Dec 1994 18:29:22 GMT > > I get connected and, after a login I am able to visualize the files over > > the network.. unfortunatly, if I attempt to copy or read a file on the > > Novell server it take a infinite time to do it ..... I am obliged to > > reboot > > > > An the problem is the same on black hardware. > our Novell server version is 3.12 > it seems that only very small files (2 or 3 K) can be copied from server > to NS > We run Novell 3.11, I'm not sure what the exact setup is, but I know that I can copy larger files since I copied a 3.2Mb file from my Novell account to my NeXT account. It wasn't even slow. Unfortunately at the same time the NeXT server (for the 5 other NeXTs in the lab) is the only one we can get to hook up to the Novell network. All the other say they will reconnect at reboot, but never do. ____________________________ ____________________________________________ Ralph Lewis \ / I'm a 21st Century digital boy WSU Information Technology -|- I don't know how to read, but I got a lot rlewis@mail.wsu.edu / \ toys. -Bad Religion :)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: oscar@nx1.westminster.ca.us (Oscar S. Alonso) Subject: NeXTStep V3.2 Serial I/O. Message-ID: <D0z060.HM@nx1.westminster.ca.us> Sender: root@nx1.westminster.ca.us (Oscar S. Alonso) Organization: Oscar S. Alonso Software Enginnering. Date: Sat, 17 Dec 1994 19:44:23 GMT NeXTStep V3.2 seems to loose data with serial I/O greather than 19200 baud. I have two 16550AFN UARTS that never see+m to loose data when I run Windows/NT at 56KB. Does anyone know if this is known bug with NeXT, or a configuration error with my system? Oscar S. Alonso
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Thomas Katzlberger) Subject: Login Sun -> Next on csh ? Message-ID: <1994Dec17.211324.24489@news.vanderbilt.edu> Sender: news@news.vanderbilt.edu Organization: a black NeXT Date: Sat, 17 Dec 1994 21:13:24 GMT I encountered problems with a telnet login Sun -> NeXT ? Login works but carriage returns, newlines and ctrl-chars are not processed like they should be: The return key produces just a linefeed without CR. (prints as ^M in talk) Control chars are printed instead of executed (Ctrl-C) not possible. Local telnet works fine. NeXT>ls ls Apps/ Mailboxes/ Projects/ c/ Library/ Packages/ Temporary/ wwwfiles/ NeXT> stty all new tty, speed 38400 baud, 24 rows, 80 columns; -tabs crt pass8 pass8out pendin decctlq erase kill werase rprnt flush lnext susp intr quit stop eof ^? ^U ^W ^R ^O ^V ^Z/^Y ^C ^\ ^S/^Q ^D Sun> stty -a speed 38400 baud, 0 rows, 0 columns -parenb -parodd cs8 -cstopb -hupcl cread -clocal -crtscts -ignbrk brkint ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr icrnl -iuclc ixon -ixany -ixoff imaxbel isig iexten icanon -xcase echo echoe echok -echonl -noflsh -tostop echoctl -echoprt echoke opost -olcuc onlcr -ocrnl -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel erase kill werase rprnt flush lnext susp intr quit stop eof ^? ^U ^W ^R ^O ^V ^Z/^Y ^C ^\ ^S/^Q ^D Can anyone help ? I tried different cr0, cr1, cr2, ... settings but this makes my terminal print chars that it shouldn't be able to print (from NeXT charset / non ASCII) after a CR. Thanks, -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/_/ _/_/ _/_/ Thomas Katzlberger _/_/ _/_/ katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu _/_/ _/_/ @aBlackNeXT.called.garfield _/_/ _/_/ http://www.vuse.vanderbilt.edu/~katzlbt/ _/_/ _/_/ _/_/ _/_/ "You can tune a file system, but you can't tune a fish." _/_/ _/_/ UNIX man page for tunefs. _/_/ _/_/ _/_/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Thomas Katzlberger) Subject: Re: Login Sun -> Next on csh ? Message-ID: <1994Dec17.222343.25380@news.vanderbilt.edu> Sender: news@news.vanderbilt.edu Organization: a black NeXT References: <1994Dec17.211324.24489@news.vanderbilt.edu> Date: Sat, 17 Dec 1994 22:23:43 GMT Thomas Katzlberger (katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu) wrote: : I encountered problems with a telnet login Sun -> NeXT ? Thanks to Timothy J. Luoma He mailed the solution: stty -extproc whatever that does and everything works fine ! -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/_/ _/_/ _/_/ Thomas Katzlberger _/_/ _/_/ katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu _/_/ _/_/ @aBlackNeXT.called.garfield _/_/ _/_/ http://www.vuse.vanderbilt.edu/~katzlbt/ _/_/ _/_/ _/_/ _/_/ "You can tune a file system, but you can't tune a fish." _/_/ _/_/ UNIX man page for tunefs. _/_/ _/_/ _/_/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (Chris Saldanha) Subject: Re: NeXTStep V3.2 Serial I/O. Message-ID: <D0znAA.24z@cunews.carleton.ca> Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator) Organization: Carleton University References: <D0z060.HM@nx1.westminster.ca.us> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 1994 04:03:46 GMT Oscar S. Alonso (oscar@nx1.westminster.ca.us) wrote: : NeXTStep V3.2 seems to loose data with serial I/O greather than 19200 : baud. I have two 16550AFN UARTS that never see+m to loose data when I run : Windows/NT at 56KB. Does anyone know if this is known bug with NeXT, : or a configuration error with my system? NeXT's serial driver is VERY broken. You want to replace it with the Mux driver which vastly improves performance. Mux should be reliable to 57600 bps on those UARTs. Mux 1.5 can be had from ftp.duq.edu:/pub/next/ppp --Chris Chris Saldanha | "Can I tell you what makes love Carleton University (Comp. Sci) | so frightening? csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca (NeXT/MIME) | Its that you don't own it. http://www.mae.carleton.ca/~csaldanh | It owns you."
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: tharper@netcom.com (Tupshin Harper) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <tharperD0zw46.AHM@netcom.com> Followup-To: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3capgo$koc@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 1994 07:14:30 GMT Thomas Koenig (ig25@fg70.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de) waggled two eyebrows and spewed thusly: : Vicki Brown (vicki@cco.caltech.edu) wrote in alt.folklore.computers, : article <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu>: : >Have you compiled a kernel? : >Have you compiled one and needed the (unsaved) original version? : If you use Linux, the answer to the first one very probably is "yes" : (at least if you're a BEK user, that's for Bleeding Edge Kernel :-) : -- : Thomas Koenig, Thomas.Koenig@ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de, ig25@dkauni2.bitnet. : The joy of engineering is to find a straight line on a double : logarithmic diagram. If we invent a Linux purity test it would be more like: Do you update(and recompile) your kernel more than twice a week? -Tupshin -- tharper@netcom.com
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: tharper@netcom.com (Tupshin Harper) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <tharperD0zx3w.CoG@netcom.com> Followup-To: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> <3ckue0$gqo@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 1994 07:35:56 GMT Marc Guenther (yoda@cis.uni-muenchen.de) waggled two eyebrows and spewed thusly: : In article <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> : csdrhugh@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk (Richard Owain Hughes) writes: : [stuff deleted] : > : > Hmmm : > : > 1) Have you ever tried to shutdown your client forgetting you were : logged : > into the server from it? : Did you ever "ifconfig en0 down" while logged in from a remote host ? : From home ? : -- : Marc Guenther Have you ever installed a new kernel remotely? Did it work? Did you have to drive to work in the middle of the night because it didn't work? -Tupshin -- tharper@netcom.com
From: roth@uiuc.edu (Mark D. Roth) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 18 Dec 1994 10:12:17 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <3d11u1$q6n@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3capgo$koc@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> <tharperD0zw46.AHM@netcom.com> Originator: roth@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu tharper@netcom.com (Tupshin Harper) writes: >Thomas Koenig (ig25@fg70.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de) waggled two eyebrows and spewed thusly: >: Vicki Brown (vicki@cco.caltech.edu) wrote in alt.folklore.computers, >: article <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu>: >: >Have you compiled a kernel? >: >Have you compiled one and needed the (unsaved) original version? >: If you use Linux, the answer to the first one very probably is "yes" >: (at least if you're a BEK user, that's for Bleeding Edge Kernel :-) >: -- >: Thomas Koenig, Thomas.Koenig@ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de, ig25@dkauni2.bitnet. >: The joy of engineering is to find a straight line on a double >: logarithmic diagram. >If we invent a Linux purity test it would be more like: >Do you update(and recompile) your kernel more than twice a week? I do tend to upgrade things very frequently on dynamic (my Linux box), but I also like to keep it up as long as I can between reboots. Last year I decided to see how long I could keep my machine up, and I had it up for 63 days straight. (This was under 0.99.13, FYI.) One day I jokingly remarked to a friend of mine that I was a bigger stud than he was because my machine was up much longer (or something along those lines). Ever since then, I've been teased about the alleged Bigger Penis Theory of Uptime(tm). :) -- roth@uiuc.edu | Mark D. Roth | http://www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/roth "Note that if I can get you to \"su and say\" something just by asking, you have a very serious security problem on your system and you should look into it." -Paul Vixie, vixie-cron 3.0.1 installation notes
From: arensb@cfar.umd.edu (Andrew Arensburger) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Followup-To: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Date: 18 Dec 1994 10:14:53 GMT Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742 Message-ID: <3d122t$8f6@mimsy.cs.umd.edu> References: <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <DDG.94Dec9171805@sun86.cci.com> <3co0af$11n@mserve.kiwi.gen.nz> <3cr0ci$kvr@decuac.dec.com> Bill Rye (rye@scmbrd.cop.dec.com) wrote: > Have you ever worked 24 hours in one day? Have you ever started earning overtime on Monday morning? (The Story: a colleague and I were administering a network of about 20 machines or so. We had just received new (internal) disks for a bunch of them. Since we were going to be bringing that many machines down, we decided that we might as well upgrade them all to the newest version of the OS while we were at it. We were smart and came in bright and early Saturday morning. But, of course, this kind of operation never goes flawlessly, and we ran into some problems and ended up staying later than we had thought. The net result was that on Monday around 10:00 am, I looked at my watch, did some calculation, and realized that we had already put in our 40 hours for the week (the accounting cycle started on Saturday).) -- Andrew Arensburger, Systems guy Center for Automation Research University of Maryland arensb@cfar.umd.edu
From: rene@rkt.in-berlin.de Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: PPP crashed again ... Date: 18 Dec 1994 11:41:55 GMT Organization: PRZ/TU-Berlin Distribution: world Message-ID: <3d1763$u1@rkt.prz.tu-berlin.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Today PPP crashed again (black HW, NS 3.2, LKS Version $Id: if_ppp.c,v 1.31) /usr/adm/messages says: 'mach: ppp0: bad frame checksum calculated... dropping packet', after that I got a panic window with something like 'canon input overrun' and 'Cpu(0): illegal descriptor during table walk'. What does it mean ? There seem to be so much people running PPP without any trouble. Could you mail or post all relevant setup-information, e.g. which options do you pass to pppd ? Thanks Rene' -- ____________________________________________________________________________ <rene@prz.tu-berlin.de> Rene' Kulschewski <rene@rkt.in-berlin.de>
From: luomat@alleg.EDU (Timothy J Luoma) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Login Sun -> Next on csh ? Date: 18 Dec 1994 12:59:28 -0600 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9412181859.AA07046@alleg.EDU> > Thomas Katzlberger (katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu) wrote: > : I encountered problems with a telnet login Sun -> NeXT ? > Thanks to Timothy J. Luoma > He mailed the solution: > stty -extproc > whatever that does and everything works fine ! which was emailed to me by Scott Hess in answer to some problems I was having with telnet.... cooperation on the net -- gotta love it... TjL -- Timothy J. Luoma Email: luomat@alleg.edu Allegheny College NeXTstep 3.2 m68k UNIX workstations Shell=tcsh 6.05.01 Allegheny College No Root/super-user access 1 Peter 3:15-16 If I understood the man page I wouldn't have asked the question.
From: emusser@math.macalstr.edu (Eric Musser) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: no network buffers Date: 18 Dec 1994 21:23:37 GMT Organization: Macalester College, St. Paul Mn Message-ID: <3d298p$bma@mckinley.cit.macalstr.edu> Our main server (a NeXTStation running 3.2) has crashed 5 times in the last few days. The log file says Dec 18 14:29:59 budapest mach: enrx: no network buffers Dec 18 14:32:03 budapest last message repeated 128 times Dec 18 14:32:06 budapest mach: enrx: no network buffers Dec 18 14:34:07 budapest last message repeated 126 times Dec 18 14:34:09 budapest mach: enrx: no network buffers Dec 18 14:36:13 budapest last message repeated 141 times Dec 18 14:36:15 budapest mach: enrx: no network buffers Dec 18 14:38:19 budapest last message repeated 118 times Dec 18 14:38:20 budapest mach: enrx: no network buffers What is causing this and how can it be fixed? You help is appreciated, thanks, Eric Musser (emusser@macalstr.edu)
From: chris@alchemy.geo.cornell.edu (Chris Wolf) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: irc 2.5/2.6 for NS? Date: 18 Dec 1994 23:20:05 GMT Organization: Cornell Theory Center Distribution: world Message-ID: <3d2g35$em2@www.geo.cornell.edu> If anyone has succeeded in getting the irc 2.5 or 2.6 distributions to build under NeXTSTEP or if you have a pointer to pre-compiled NS Intel binaries could you please e-mail me. I will summarize if there is interest. Thanks. - Chris
From: duncan@atri.curtin.edu.au (Duncan Savage) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 19 Dec 94 01:34:36 GMT Organization: Curtin University of Technology Message-ID: <duncan.787800876@Sergei> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3cj7k8$8cn@hera.ryutai.co.jp> <D0rF96.Bn8@ulysses.homer.att.com> <3cuhtr$ho9@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> Ever done a chown -R freddy /home/freddy/.* ? (followed by a chown -R johnny /home/johny/.??*)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: oscar@nx1.westminster.ca.us (Oscar S. Alonso) Subject: re: NeXTStep V3.2 Serial I/O Message-ID: <D11F9y.sD@nx1.westminster.ca.us> Keywords: NeXT SERIAL 16550 Sender: root@nx1.westminster.ca.us (Oscar S. Alonso) Organization: Oscar S. Alonso Software Enginnering. Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 03:05:58 GMT -Chris Saldanha (csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca) wrote: >NeXT's serial driver is VERY broken. You want to replace it with the Mux >driver which vastly improves performance. Mux should be reliable to 57600 >bps on those UARTs. >Mux 1.5 can be had from ftp.duq.edu:/pub/next/ppp Does anyone know if this Serial I/O problem has been fixed in NeXTStep V3.3? Oscar S. Alonso
From: ricard@axis.se (Ricard Wolf) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 09:18:38 LOCAL Organization: Axis Communications AB Message-ID: <ricard.34.004D65FA@axis.se> References: <3c52ca$edg@news.cs.tulane.edu> <DDG.94Dec9171805@sun86.cci.com> <D0pGyp.KpJ@news.cis.umn.edu> <1994Dec14.215413.24165@nsscmail.southplainfieldnj.ncr.com> In article <1994Dec14.215413.24165@nsscmail.southplainfieldnj.ncr.com> mcc@nsscmail.southplainfieldnj.ncr.com (Mike Czaplinski) writes: >From: mcc@nsscmail.southplainfieldnj.ncr.com (Mike Czaplinski)>Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) >Date: Wed, 14 Dec 1994 21:54:13 GMT >In article <D0pGyp.KpJ@news.cis.umn.edu> glamm@i10.msi.umn.edu (Bob Glamm) writes: >You forget the distinctive smell of a blown electrolytic capacitor, which is >quite unmistakable in practice. >The smell is almost indescribable, though it is reminiscent of burnt peanut >butter. I think it varies; I once blew a 1000mfd/16V cap and the whole house smelt of fried fish for about a week. /Ricard -- Ricard Wolf / | \ / | /- email: ricard@axis.se Axis Communications AB /__| \/ | \__ uucp: axisab.se!ricard S-223 70 LUND / | /\ | \ Tel: +46 46 19 18 63 SWEDEN / | / \ | \__/ Fax: +46 46 13 61 30
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: gery@ares.fdn.org(gery) Subject: Re: Novell access problems Message-ID: <1994Dec19.090133.18710@ares.domain.name> Sender: news@ares.domain.name Organization: ARES - Lyon, France. References: <Pine.OSF.3.91.941216102649.15577B-100000@cheetah.it.wsu.edu> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 09:01:33 GMT In article <Pine.OSF.3.91.941216102649.15577B-100000@cheetah.it.wsu.edu> Ralph Lewis <rlewis@mail.wsu.edu> writes: > > > > > I get connected and, after a login I am able to visualize the files over > > > the network.. unfortunatly, if I attempt to copy or read a file on the > > > Novell server it take a infinite time to do it ..... I am obliged to > > > reboot > > > > > > > An the problem is the same on black hardware. > > our Novell server version is 3.12 > > it seems that only very small files (2 or 3 K) can be copied from server > > to NS > > > > We run Novell 3.11, I'm not sure what the exact setup is, but I > know that I can copy larger files since I copied a 3.2Mb file from my > Novell account to my NeXT account. It wasn't even slow. Unfortunately > at the same time the NeXT server (for the 5 other NeXTs in the lab) is > the only one we can get to hook up to the Novell network. All the other > say they will reconnect at reboot, but never do. > > > ____________________________ ____________________________________________ > Ralph Lewis \ / I'm a 21st Century digital boy We have a Novell 3.12 network dispatched on a hub. the next machines are connected on the hub by coax the PC' by rj45 . one of the pc can be booted on Dos or NS under dos the machine connect to the novell server perfectly under NS we can acces to the NexT Server and share the next printers and we can access to the Novell server but only to display file names and copy very small files... so the problem is: is the 3.12 version of Novell supported by NeXT ??? Gery DIVRY ( ZZVolume Daddy ) ARES Publisher 8, rue Victor Lagrange Phone: (+33) 72 80 16 30 69007 LYON Fax: (+33) 72 80 16 32 France Email: gery@ares.fdn.org Earth, Solar System, Galaxy MW1 NeXT Mail accepted
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: wgilbert@uwaterloo.ca (Will Gilbert) Subject: Chunk hangs on .TeXview_Pipe Message-ID: <D12Bt3.2Dq@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> Sender: news@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca Organization: University of Waterloo Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 14:48:38 GMT I have a large directory containing the pipe .TeXview_Pipe. I can save it to floppy disks by dragging it over the disk browser and it will split it into compressed chunks. However when I try to restore the chunks, it hangs when it reaches TeXview_Pipe. How can I get around this problem? Can I avoid saving the pipe? I am running NS 3.2 on black. -- ******************************************************** Will Gilbert, Pure Math Dept, Univ of Waterloo, Canada wgilbert@uwaterloo.ca
From: allen@atienmh.sph.jhu.edu (Allen Y. Tien), Department of Mental Hygiene, Johns Hopkins University Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: network printer Date: 19 Dec 1994 18:09:02 GMT Organization: HCF - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Message-ID: <3d4i7u$nd1@jhunix1.hcf.jhu.edu> Does anyone know how to print to a HP4M Plus via TCP-IP network connection? It is probably simple but we have not been able to figure this out. The NeXT sees some printers on the network but not the HP4M Plus. Thanks, Allen Tien
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: network printer Date: 19 Dec 1994 19:47:21 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <3d4o09$qm@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <3d4i7u$nd1@jhunix1.hcf.jhu.edu> In article <3d4i7u$nd1@jhunix1.hcf.jhu.edu> allen@atienmh.sph.jhu.edu (Allen Y. Tien), Department >of Mental Hygiene, Johns Hopkins University writes: >Does anyone know how to print to a HP4M Plus via TCP-IP network >connection? > >It is probably simple but we have not been able to figure this out. The >NeXT sees some printers on the network but not the HP4M Plus. There are two protocols supported by (newer) HP network printers: one uses the LPD protocol and the other uses so called AppSocket interface (which is just a simple TCP stream socket normally opened on port 9100). LPD printing may be setup quite easily and there is a step-by-step instruction given in: NEXTSTEP_In_Focus/InFocusSummer1993/1279_Tips_Summer1993.rtfd as part of NeXTAnswers. [It contains an error when it explains enscript and lpr commands where it confuses printer-name and hostname.] With LPD interface, each client can directly send print jobs to the printer without a need for a spooling server. The steps explained by the above article essentially creates a public remote printer entry in NetInfo. This must be done using NetInfoManager.app as PrintManager can't create such an entry without a correcponding local printer entry. A drawback of LPD interface is that you can't really do accounting and you don't get feed back when there is a PostScript error. Also, you have to intercept the lpr command that Appkit issues and remove the "-h" flag to make it stop printing the burst page (by a fake lpr shell script which tampers with flags and invokes real lpr). If you need page accounting, LPD interface is not for you. AppSocket interface (TCP port 9100) is supported by NS3.3 where JetDirect Ethernet for HP is one of the options along with Serial and Parallel ports in PrintManager.app. This should work just like other interfaces with accounting, except that it will not report PostScript errors via Alert panel should an error occur. Jobs with PS errors are quietly flushed (unless you have error printing turned on the printer itself). There is also an alternative for AppSocket interface: a JetDirect driver which I modified based on tcp-lp.c in PLP LPD package (not the whole PLP). This reports PS errors via e-mail, and does most other things normally like accounting. It's on the archives as JetDirectDriver.0.92.NI.bs.tar.gz. This works with pre-3.3 version of NS. -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Tel: 510-642-6440, Fax: 510-642-3323, (NeXT & MIME mails welcome)
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: ard@siva.bris.ac.uk (PDP11 Hacker .....) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <19DEC199420012080@siva.bris.ac.uk> News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41 Sender: usenet@info.bris.ac.uk (Usenet news owner) Organization: University of Bristol Physics Department References: <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> <3ckue0$gqo@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> <3cmhki$kac@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> <3cort4$co0@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 19:01:00 GMT In article <3cort4$co0@taco.cc.ncsu.edu>, hobie@catt.ncsu.edu (Jason Herr) writes... >Ever have a service rep talk down to you for repairs on your personal >machine? Far too often... My favourite time concerns a Sharp PC1500 pocket computer (a similar machine was called the TRS-80 PC2). Anyway, when mine was new, it refused to load from cassette. I 'phoned the service centre ard : I have a PC1500 here, it refuses to load from cassette. service centre : It's probably your cassette recorder. Some brands just don't work. Have you tried other tapes. ard : It's not the tape recorder. It's the LH5811 IO controller. sc : I think it's the tape recorder. ard : No, I'm sure it's the LH5811. sc: What are you talking about ? ard : The LH5811. The IO chip in the PC1500 (not the one in the printer unit). It handles the keyboard, and some other stuff, but one bit is the cassette input signal sc : Why do you think that's failed (I could tell from the tone that he didn't believe me, and had never heard of said chip) ard : Because I have the schematics open in front of me, and have a 'scope hooked up to that input pin. I'm peeking the IO controller register, and the input bit does not change with the incoming data. sc : But the PC1500 doesn't have a peek command ard : It does. It's on page ??? of the Technical Reference Manual sc : What Technical Reference Manual. You get a User guide only. ard : No, you get a User Guide and a Program Library. I bought the Technical Reference as a separate item. sc : Well, We've never seen one. ard : Look, please just order me an LH5811, and solder it in. That's all I want. If I am wrong I'll pay for the parts and labour. sc : Well OK. Please bring the machine in. Oh, could our engineers please see your techref. We've never seen the schematic of this machine. >Do you use unsupported equipment? Define unsupported. I support all sorts of machines, many of which I use as there is nothing better for the job. Let's replace that by : Are you regarded as the main source of support for at least one item of equipment (or software) that you depend on. Gain bonus points if you're the main source in the world. > Jason -tony Bristol University takes no responsibility for the views expressed in this posting. They are the personal views of the user concerned.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: kehoe@fortuity.sf.ca.us (Daniel Miles Kehoe) Subject: alternative ping Message-ID: <D12v2F.3MD@nbn.com> Sender: news@nbn.com Organization: North Bay Network's news posting service - not responsible for content Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 21:44:38 GMT I'd like an alternative to the "ping" that comes with NEXTSTEP. I've used "ping" on Suns that returns "is alive" instead of a lengthy "64 bytes from 199.89.254.1: icmp_seq=0. time=7. ms" forever (or until ctrl-c). If you can provide an alternative "ping" (or a pointer), please email me. Or maybe I haven't figured out the right flags for the "ping" that comes with NeXTSTEP? Thanks, Daniel Kehoe kehoe@fortuity.com
From: schaefer@syrtis.geology.yale.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: backups Date: 19 Dec 94 14:20:35 Organization: Yale University Distribution: world Message-ID: <schaefer.94Dec19142035@syrtis> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain I want to back up my HP running NeXTSTEP onto an 8 mm tape drive that is located on a DEC Alpha. Is there any recommended way of doing this? I am having trouble with rdump. Should I just use tar instead? TIA, Martha ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Martha W. Schaefer Yale University Department of Geology and Geophysics P.O.Box 208109 New Haven, CT 06520-8109 203-432-3116(office) 203-432-3134(fax) schaefer@syrtis.geology.yale.edu (NeXTMail accepted)
From: anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: alternative ping Date: 20 Dec 1994 00:14:01 GMT Organization: Division of Information Technology, UW-Madison Message-ID: <3d57k9$642@news.doit.wisc.edu> References: <D12v2F.3MD@nbn.com> In article <D12v2F.3MD@nbn.com>, Daniel Miles Kehoe <kehoe@fortuity.sf.ca.us> wrote: >I'd like an alternative to the "ping" that comes with NEXTSTEP. I've used >"ping" on Suns that returns "is alive" instead of a lengthy "64 bytes from >199.89.254.1: icmp_seq=0. time=7. ms" forever (or until ctrl-c). If you can >provide an alternative "ping" (or a pointer), please email me. >Or maybe I haven't figured out the right flags for the "ping" that comes with >NeXTSTEP? You can anonymous ftp fping from yak.macc.wisc.edu [144.92.30.18], pub/misc/fping/* It's from Stanford, originally. -- <> Optimism: The doctrine or belief that everything is <> beautiful, including what is ugly. <> -- Ambrose Bierce -- Opinions expressed herein have no connection with the UW-Madison. Jess Anderson anderson@doit.wisc.edu
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: mike@emgee.demon.co.uk (mike) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Organization: Sadly Lacking References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3capgo$koc@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> <tharperD0zw46.AHM@netcom.com> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 19:48:46 +0000 Message-ID: <1994Dec19.194846.4189@emgee.demon.co.uk> Sender: usenet@demon.co.uk tharper@netcom.com (Tupshin Harper) writes: >Thomas Koenig (ig25@fg70.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de) waggled two eyebrows and spewed thusly: >: Vicki Brown (vicki@cco.caltech.edu) wrote in alt.folklore.computers, >: article <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu>: >: >Have you compiled a kernel? >: >Have you compiled one and needed the (unsaved) original version? >: If you use Linux, the answer to the first one very probably is "yes" >: (at least if you're a BEK user, that's for Bleeding Edge Kernel :-) >: -- >: Thomas Koenig, Thomas.Koenig@ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de, ig25@dkauni2.bitnet. >: The joy of engineering is to find a straight line on a double >: logarithmic diagram. >If we invent a Linux purity test it would be more like: >Do you update(and recompile) your kernel more than twice a week? Twice a day ? Twice an hour ? Funnily enough I'm just compiling the kernel I downloaded last night. Cheers. >-Tupshin >-- > tharper@netcom.com -- Mike Cavanagh.
From: mark@nextstep.dorm6.nctu.edu.tw (Lin Yi-chih) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: HOW TO COPY A BOOT DISK ? Date: 20 Dec 1994 05:58:51 GMT Organization: Dep. Computer Sci. & Information Eng., Chiao Tung Univ., Taiwan, R.O.C Distribution: world Message-ID: <3d5rqr$616@news.csie.nctu.edu.tw> References: <3ct7p9$10d@rosie.next.com> In article <3ct7p9$10d@rosie.next.com> Mark G. Tacchi writes: > In article <3crjg7$o9i@news.univ-rennes1.fr> cadilhac@arles.univ-rennes1.fr > (Nicolas Cadilhac) writes: > # Hello, > # > # I'd like to copy the boot disk (cdrom installation disk) given in the > # nextstep 3.2 installation package. How to do this ? > # > # Thanx for any help (by mail if possible). > > (...posted for general consumption, I'm emailing as well...) > > Check out NeXTanswers 1561 Duplicating the Installation Disk. Use the Diskdupe.exe for M$-Doz, it's easy for doing this ^^^^^^^^^^^^ DiskCopy-liked Mark
From: mark@nextstep.dorm6.nctu.edu.tw (Lin Yi-chih) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Getty and login with 8-N-1 on serial line ? Date: 20 Dec 1994 06:08:32 GMT Organization: Dep. Computer Sci. & Information Eng., Chiao Tung Univ., Taiwan, R.O.C Message-ID: <3d5sd0$67l@news.csie.nctu.edu.tw> References: <3bkpua$l3r@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> In article <3bkpua$l3r@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst Kloecker) writes: > Is there any way to set getty and login on a serial line to 8 bits, no parity, > one stop bit ? > > After I appended p8:zp: to the default entry in gettytab, the login prompt > produced by getty looks fine and I can log in o.k. But after I am logged in > most output is with parity (I get garbage on the remote screen), but all > input is recognized. > > What is the secret there ? Do I have to fiddle around with stty somehow ? > use "tcsh" Mark
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: Markus Guehrs Subject: ATTENTION: MIX DOES NOT WORK WITH NEXTSTEP 3.3 Message-ID: <D13ut9.67M@ilink.de> Keywords: mix Sender: usenet@ilink.de Organization: i.link Kommunikationssysteme GmbH, Berlin Date: Tue, 20 Dec 1994 10:36:44 GMT +++ i.link news flash +++ To all mix customers, NeXT starts shipping the new system software release NEXTSTEP 3.3. Due to internal changes to the system kernel, none of the current mix software versions (2.0 - 2.03) will work under NEXTSTEP 3.3. IN PARTICULAR, HAVING mix INSTALLED UNDER NEXTSTEP 3.3 WILL CAUSE THE COMPUTER TO HANG DURING REBOOT. Our engineers are currently working to adapt mix to NEXTSTEP 3.3 in order to create an upgrade (mix 2.04) that will solve the problem. We will make this update available via ftp. OUR SUGGESTION TO ALL mix USERS: Do not upgrade to NEXTSTEP 3.3 before the mix 2.04 update is available. Customers already having installed NEXTSTEP 3.3 will have to deinstall mix or revert to NEXTSTEP 3.2. Sincerely, Piers Uso Walter i.link Kommunikationssysteme GmbH
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: eboltz@nist.gov (Eric S. Boltz) Subject: Good SENDMAIL binary anyone? (please, please, please) Message-ID: <D1469A.Avt@bldrdoc.gov> Sender: news@bldrdoc.gov Organization: National Institute of Standards and Technology Date: Tue, 20 Dec 1994 14:43:57 GMT Anyone out there have a good (as in not a NeXT hack) sendmail binary that'll run on both 2.1 and 3.2? any help greatly appreciated... -E -- Eric S. Boltz My views, opinions and statements in no way reflect those of the U.S. Gov't, the U.S. Department of Commerce or NIST.
From: disc@vector.casti.com (David Casti) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kerberos,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software,comp.unix.admin Subject: deslib.a for NeXT Date: 20 Dec 1994 15:43:40 GMT Organization: Express Access Online Communications, USA Message-ID: <3d6u3c$40l@news1.digex.net> Hi, I'm trying to build the Cray encrypting telnet client for my NeXT. I already have a kerberos server to lean against, so I'm not trying to do anything as ambitious as porting all of kerberos -- I just need the deslib.a to slide into the Cray source tree. Unfortunately, the K4 crypto stuff (at least what I have) is very confusing. I'm getting stopped by problems such as no 'key_perm.h'. (On the other hand, is this .h file supposed to be generated by 'make_key_perm'??? How?) So, if someone who has successfully build libdes.a could drop me a line -- even if you aren't on a NeXT, but especially if you are -- I'd appreciate it. Thanks, David.
From: borealis@cais2.cais.com (Mborealis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help! boot drive slow to spin up... Date: 20 Dec 1994 20:48:04 GMT Organization: Capital Area Internet Service Message-ID: <3d7fu4$mn8@news.cais.com> I have an ancient cube that I put a 1.3G hard disk in. The hard disk is slow to get up to speed on power up -so slow that the system passes on trying to boot from the SCSI disk, and looks at the network... forever! I can hit ctrl-~ and type b sd, and everything will come up fine. Is there a way to make the system wait longer for the SCSI disk? -or have it re-check the SCSI chain after looking at the network, or something? I'm new to NeXT hardware and this group, so forgive me if this has been covered a thousand times before. Thanks for any help. Greg Gainer borealis@cais.com -or- gainer@aepco.com
From: nando@ccrma.stanford.edu (Fernando Pablo Lopez Lezcano) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware Subject: problems with 270MByte Syquest Date: 20 Dec 1994 22:38:28 GMT Organization: Stanford University Message-ID: <3d7md4$1di@nntp.Stanford.EDU> Hi netters! I just got a new 270Mbyte Syquest (from Mirror, SyQuest SQ3270S Rev 2_04 as reported during the boot sequence) and installed it in a black cube running 3.2. Everything went fine at first. Connect the drive to the SCSI chain, power everything up, insert disk, get it initialized and so on. I copied plenty of files from our server, again no problem. I read files from the disk, no problem. Then I tried copying form the optical to the Syquest... after a while I got a frozen system (not even spinning wheel). After lots of tries and reboots I've come to the conclusion that there is some kind of problem when copying from a SCSI device to the Syquest (copying from the Syquest to another hard disk seems fine). After a while I can hear the Syquest clicking, then no more activity and if I wait long enough a frozen system. Anybody out there with similar problems? If you have none, what firmware revision are you running on the Syquest? (you can find out by looking at /usr/adm/meesages). Thanks for any help! -- Fernando nando@ccrma.stanford.edu PS: maybe somebody out there will be able to interpret this list of errors coming from /usr/adm/messages (in this case it looks like the scsi interface got really confused and could not page to disk, which probably caused the freeze): Dec 20 10:15:39 cmn9 mach: Disk Label: nando Dec 20 10:15:39 cmn9 mach: Disk Capacity 255MB, Device Block 512 bytes Dec 20 10:24:41 cmn9 mach: sd2 (5,0): ERROR op:0x2a sd_state:2 scsi status:0x0 Dec 20 10:24:48 cmn9 last message repeated 14 times Dec 20 10:24:48 cmn9 mach: sd2: UNIT ATTENTION Dec 20 10:24:48 cmn9 mach: sd2 (5,0): ERROR op:0x2a sd_state:4 scsi status:0x0 Dec 20 10:24:48 cmn9 mach: sd2 (5,0): sense key:0x6 additional sense code:0x29 Dec 20 10:24:48 cmn9 mach: SCSI Block in error = 0 (no valid label) Dec 20 10:24:48 cmn9 mach: sd2: invalid label Dec 20 10:24:48 cmn9 mach: sd2 (5,0): ERROR op:0x2a sd_state:9 scsi status:0x0 Dec 20 10:24:48 cmn9 mach: sd2: invalid label Dec 20 10:24:48 cmn9 mach: sd2 (5,0): ERROR op:0x2a sd_state:9 scsi status:0x0 Dec 20 10:24:48 cmn9 mach: sd2: invalid label Dec 20 10:24:48 cmn9 mach: sd2 (5,0): ERROR op:0x28 sd_state:9 scsi status:0x0 Dec 20 10:24:48 cmn9 mach: IO error on pageout: error = 5. Dec 20 10:24:48 cmn9 mach: vnode_pageout: failed!
From: tec@alumni.caltech.edu (Timothy E. Cushing) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: modem login troubles Date: 21 Dec 1994 00:23:12 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Alumni Association Message-ID: <3d7shg$skv@gap.cco.caltech.edu> I've run into a problem with modem logins. I just added a new local user and can't seem to get that user logged in on a dial-up. I've been using dial-up myself for quite awhile, as have other here, so I'm not sure what is different. The errors I get are... setgroups: not owner csh: permission denied and then the line is dropped. It seems that most people are now getting the setgroups error, but it still lets them log in (but I'm also told that it didn't used to say that). Any ideas where to look? There is nothing special about the account's .files, and infact we tried dimply deleting .login and .cshrc, with no change in the errors. The only thing I can think of is that the /dev/ttyfb permissions are in the way (the getty is supposed to do something with that, yes?), but the current... crw-r--r-- 1 root 11, 33 Dec 20 15:49 /dev/ttyfb looks right to me (or should group and others have write permission?). The new user is group "other", but I have the same problem with a test account that I set to "wheel". Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Timothy Cushing P.S. This is on a 25MHz color NeXTstation, running 3.2, with ZyXEL modem.
From: rencsok@via-annex2-14.cl.msu.edu (Randy Rencsok) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Help! boot drive slow to spin up... Date: 21 Dec 1994 03:26:32 GMT Organization: Michigan State University Message-ID: <3d8798$137e@msunews.cl.msu.edu> References: <3d7fu4$mn8@news.cais.com> In article <3d7fu4$mn8@news.cais.com> borealis@cais2.cais.com (Mborealis) writes: > I have an ancient cube that I put a 1.3G hard disk in. The hard disk is > slow to get up to speed on power up -so slow that the system passes on > trying to boot from the SCSI disk, and looks at the network... forever! I > can hit ctrl-~ and type b sd, and everything will come up fine. > > Is there a way to make the system wait longer for the SCSI disk? -or have > it re-check the SCSI chain after looking at the network, or something? > I'm new to NeXT hardware and this group, so forgive me if this has been > covered a thousand times before. Not covered as far as I know of. I have recieved two cubes in this condition and now know that if you reset the rom monitor boot defaults (try p at the ROM monitor) so that the boot command is sd vs. bsd or b etc. that at boot time the system will wait for the SCSI bus to clear and the boot SCSI drive to come on line. And this was the problem that caused Florin Toader to refuse shipment of my cube. C'est la vie. Feel free to e-mail me at rencsok@convex.cl.msu.edu if you still have problems. Randy
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: cdubuque@cadaver.acm.ndsu.NoDak.edu (Chadwick A. Dubuque) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Sender: usenet@ns1.nodak.edu (Usenet login) Message-ID: <D161oG.JHy@ns1.nodak.edu> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 15:00:16 GMT References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3capgo$koc@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> <tharperD0zw46.AHM@netcom.com> <1994Dec19.194846.4189@emgee.demon.co.uk> Organization: Chaos. Try it. I think you'll like it. This thought occurred to me yesterday: It seems that most of the "sysadmin purity test" questions being posted deal with UNIX sysadmining. I don't know if that's what the originator of this thread intended, or not. But, I would suggest instead of just a generic sysadmin test, to make a UNIX sysadmin test. Besides, isn't UNIX the ONLY OS, anyway? :-) -- Chadwick A. Dubuque, cdubuque@cadaver.acm.ndsu.NoDak.edu /^\ North Dakota State U. Ass'n for Computing Machinery Chairperson <acm> http://www.acm.ndsu.NoDak.edu/~cdubuque/ finger for PGP pub. key \v/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: root@fragile.termfrost.org (Mike Andrews) Subject: Re: Can't restore from DAT drive Message-ID: <D150xy.Bzy@fragile.termfrost.org> Organization: Terminal Frost, Springfield OH References: <ANDERSON.94Dec15102657@sapir.ling.yale.edu> <3cqiva$omi@news.mic.ucla.edu> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 01:46:45 GMT ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch) writes: >This is a question that seems to come up every 2 weeks. It definitely >should be in the FAQ. The problem is the tape driver, which has problems >with fixed block size. You need to run "setmtd -i" (included below). MUCH to my surprise, NEXTSTEP 3.3 fixes this! A new /usr/etc/stblocksize gets run from /etc/rc or /etc/rc.standard that goes out and automatically figures out the block size and sets it. (They also include zsh and pico (but not pine) as standard equipment now. Pretty nifty....) -- Mike Andrews -- mandrews@wittenberg.edu -- root@fragile.termfrost.org (NeXT) "To defy the laws of tradition is a crusade only of the brave..." - Primus
From: olorin@clark.net (Rivendell Communications) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: modem login troubles Date: 21 Dec 1994 07:52:16 GMT Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA Message-ID: <3d8mrg$jcf@clarknet.clark.net> References: <3d7shg$skv@gap.cco.caltech.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Timothy E. Cushing (tec@alumni.caltech.edu) wrote: : I've run into a problem with modem logins. I just added a new local user : and can't seem to get that user logged in on a dial-up. I've been using : dial-up myself for quite awhile, as have other here, so I'm not sure what : is different. : The errors I get are... : setgroups: not owner : csh: permission denied We have similar problem before. It turned out that the access mode of the shell program ( csh, sh or tcsh ) has been changed. I am not on next right now and can't recall what mode did I set to solve it. But from the first message, you might want to check the ownership of csh and login or logind.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.programmer From: damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) Subject: Are 3.3 Serial / Parallel Drivers FIXED!!?? Message-ID: <D162M0.5BF@tor.hookup.net> Sender: damonc@tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) Organization: Damon F. Cooper Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 15:20:23 GMT I just cannot believe it takes TWO YEARS (3.1 - 3.3) to write a serial and parallel driver that WORKS for Intel! Like, what is the !%$@ problem here? I realize that my stand-alone NS machine probably represent the MCCA qualifications NeXT is looking for, but it's my _home_ machine, and YES, we're building apps at work with NS...but I have to wonder about a company that can't build a serial port driver... NeXT, are you listening?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) Subject: HP DeskJets Supported in 3.3? Message-ID: <D162yy.5CB@tor.hookup.net> Sender: damonc@tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) Organization: Damon F. Cooper Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 15:28:10 GMT Anyone got their 3.3 bundle yet? Are any HP DeskJet printers (ie. 500C, 550C, 540C, etc) supported? Does anybody know if NeXT will sell support for these printers separately? (Postscript => Dot Matrix support was in 3.1 but was removed for what I recall was licencing issues with Adobe...) Thanks! Damon F. Cooper damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: eike@ilink.de (Eike Dierks) Subject: cryptor bundle for 3.3 ? Message-ID: <D169p9.AA6@ilink.de> Keywords: pgp, cryptor, 3.3, Mail, encryption Sender: usenet@ilink.de Organization: i.link Kommunikationssysteme GmbH, Berlin Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 17:53:32 GMT Where is it ?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: djc@vnp.com (Dan Crimmins) Subject: mach messaging (DO) across SLIP links Message-ID: <DJC.94Dec21122507@nwk122_ocachi.vnp.com> Sender: root@il.us.swissbank.com (Operator) Organization: VNP Software, Inc. Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 18:25:07 GMT hi all, i know this is an FAQ, as i've seen it asked and answered many times. i have two machines that are each connected to the internet via a SLIP connection. both of these machines are also attached to local ethernets. machine A is connected to an ethernet that is not gatewayed to the internet. thus, the class C address for the subnet is different from the IP address on the SLIP link (assigned by the local internet provider). this machine is only connected to the internet part-time on a demand-dialup basis. machine B is connected to an ethernet that is fully gatewayed to the internet. the IP address on the ethernet device is the same as the PNI device. this net is connected to the internet full-time. my understanding of the issue from previous discussion here was that nmserver needed to be kicked on machine A after the pni link was brought up. i've sent a 'kill -USR2 <pid>' as root, and see from /usr/adm/messages that it has indeed reinitialized. however, DO connections between the two machines still fail. the routing tables look correct, although i don't have copies of them at the moment to include with this post. is there something obvious that i've forgotten here? thanks for any advice, --dan. -- dan crimmins vnp software
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: cmsg cancel <3d9ms5$rts@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Control: cancel <3d9ms5$rts@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Date: 21 Dec 1994 17:01:09 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <3d9n0l$rts@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Article cancelled from within tin [v1.2 PL1]
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: CD-ROM recommendations for Black Hdw. Followup-To: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Date: 21 Dec 1994 17:01:44 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <3d9n1o$rts@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <3d9ms5$rts@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> Title says most of it. I'm finally in a financial position to buy a CD-ROM for my home Next. I'd like at least double speed, Photo-CD compatible. Anyone got a list? -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: mandrews@fragile.termfrost.org (Mike Andrews) Subject: Re: alternative ping Message-ID: <D16Gx7.3Jp@fragile.termfrost.org> Organization: Terminal Frost, Springfield OH References: <D12v2F.3MD@nbn.com> <3d57k9$642@news.doit.wisc.edu> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 20:29:31 GMT anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) writes: >In article <D12v2F.3MD@nbn.com>, >Daniel Miles Kehoe <kehoe@fortuity.sf.ca.us> wrote: >>I'd like an alternative to the "ping" that comes with NEXTSTEP. I've used >>"ping" on Suns that returns "is alive" instead of a lengthy "64 bytes from >>199.89.254.1: icmp_seq=0. time=7. ms" forever (or until ctrl-c). If you can >>provide an alternative "ping" (or a pointer), please email me. >>Or maybe I haven't figured out the right flags for the "ping" that comes with >>NeXTSTEP? Try "ping hostname 64 1". The trailing 1 tells it to only ping ONCE instead of endlessly. (This form of ping is newer than the old, simple "is alive" variety, I think.) The 64 is just the default packet size; if the count wasn't the last parameter you wouldn't need it. >You can anonymous ftp fping from yak.macc.wisc.edu >[144.92.30.18], pub/misc/fping/* What's the difference between this and standard BSD pings? -- Mike Andrews -- mandrews@wittenberg.edu -- root@fragile.termfrost.org (NeXT) "To defy the laws of tradition is a crusade only of the brave..." - Primus
From: izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: HP DeskJets Supported in 3.3? Date: 21 Dec 1994 20:56:01 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Distribution: world Message-ID: <3da4p1$83b@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <D162yy.5CB@tor.hookup.net> In article <D162yy.5CB@tor.hookup.net> damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net (Damon F. Cooper) writes: > >Anyone got their 3.3 bundle yet? Are any HP DeskJet printers (ie. 500C, >550C, 540C, etc) supported? These HP printers don't have any provision of adding PostScript as plug in SIMM module, therefore won't be supported by NS3.3 and probably won't be ever directly. The only DeskJet printer that works with NS without any additional driver is DeskJet 1200C/PS. We have one and works just fine. Third party products such as Dots and JetPilot are needed to support printers that don't have built-in PS capability. Buying that will also take care of necessary Adobe PS licensing issues. -- Izumi Ohzawa <izumi@pinoko.berkeley.edu> [ $@Bg_78^=;(J ] USMail: Univ. of California, 360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020 Tel: 510-642-6440, Fax: 510-642-3323, (NeXT & MIME mails welcome)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Thomas Katzlberger) Subject: Sending Mail with PPP ? Message-ID: <1994Dec21.205508.22130@news.vanderbilt.edu> Sender: news@news.vanderbilt.edu Organization: a black NeXT Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 20:55:08 GMT Question 0: Does anyone know how to get a signature in Mail.app (NS3.3)??? The Question 1: The mailhost is returning my mail with a protocol error: From: NeXT Mail Agent <Mailer-Agent> Subject: Returned mail: Remote protocol error To: cat ----- Transcript of session follows ----- While connected to mailhost.vuse.vanderbilt.edu: >>> MAIL From:<cat@garfield> <<< 553 <cat@garfield>... Never heard of garfield in domain vuse.vanderbilt.edu 554 katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu... 554 Remote protocol error ----- Unsent message follows ----- Return-Path: <cat> Received: by garfield.vuse.vanderbilt.edu (NX5.67d/NX3.0S) id AA00656; Sun, 18 Dec 94 01:24:55 -0600 Date: Sun, 18 Dec 94 01:24:55 -0600 From: Katzlberger Thomas <cat> Message-Id: <9412180724.AA00656@garfield.vuse.vanderbilt.edu> Received: by NeXT.Mailer (1.100.RR) Received: by NeXT Mailer (1.100.RR) To: katzlbt@vuse.vuse.vanderbilt.edu Subject: test Anyone got any suggestions? I tried to modyfy my sendmail.cf - without success. Here is the sendmail -v output: garfield> sendmail -v katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu < mail_out katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu... Connecting to mailhost.vuse.vanderbilt.edu (ether)... 220 vuse.vanderbilt.edu Sendmail 8.6.9/SMI-4.1/VUSE-1.15 ready at Wed, 21 Dec 1994 14:21:13 -0600 >>> HELO garfield.vuse.vanderbilt.edu 250 vuse.vanderbilt.edu Hello dial001.Vanderbilt.Edu [129.59.15.1], pleased to meet you >>> MAIL From:<cat@garfield> 553 <cat@garfield>... Never heard of garfield in domain vuse.vanderbilt.edu >>> QUIT 221 vuse.vanderbilt.edu closing connection katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu... 554 Remote protocol error Saving message in /cat/dead.letter /cat/dead.letter... Sent The current procedure to get NeXTMail out is to send it to a mailout shell-script pipe it into a file then FTP that file to my account and use: sendmail user@somwhere <theFile ... and this is horribly complicated ! Please email me a copy of your followup in case it is posted after the 21st of December. Thanks, -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/_/ _/_/ _/_/ Thomas Katzlberger _/_/ _/_/ katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu _/_/ _/_/ @aBlackNeXT.called.garfield _/_/ _/_/ http://www.vuse.vanderbilt.edu/~katzlbt/ _/_/ _/_/ _/_/ _/_/ "You can tune a file system, but you can't tune a fish." _/_/ _/_/ UNIX man page for tunefs. _/_/ _/_/ _/_/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
From: robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: compiling SLURP 1.08 Date: 22 Dec 1994 08:17:03 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Dec22081703@steffi.dircon.co.uk> References: <3daqs3$lul@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> To: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) In-reply-to: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu's message of 22 Dec 1994 03:13:07 GMT <szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> writes: >I'm trying to compile Slurp 1.08 on a NS 3.0 Color '040. >I've got the src to compile through everything, then I hit this: >make slurp >cc slurp.o newnews.o articles.o history.o time.o sockets.o misc.o space.o -o >slurp ./dbz/dbz.o -lnsl -lsocket >/bin/ld: Can't locate file for: -lnsl >*** Exit 1 >Stop. Assuming you have a dbz.o just leave off the -lnsl and -lsocket it's not needed for NeXTSTEP. For the record, I've been running slurp on black under NS3.2 for about 1 year. and a 6 months before that on 3.1 -- "Oh no, actually darling I don't have time for games." (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
From: dreamer@lhaven.UUmh.Ab.Ca (Lawrence "The Dreamer" Chen) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <NG0Xv*Aij1@lhaven.UUmh.Ab.Ca> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 22:28:49 GMT References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3capgo$koc@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> <tharperD0zw46.AHM@netcom.com> <1994Dec19.194846.4189@emgee.demon.co.uk> Organization: Lunatic Haven Information Systems > tharper@netcom.com (Tupshin Harper) writes: > > >Thomas Koenig (ig25@fg70.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de) waggled two eyebrows and spewed thusly: > >: Vicki Brown (vicki@cco.caltech.edu) wrote in alt.folklore.computers, > >: article <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu>: > > >: >Have you compiled a kernel? > >: >Have you compiled one and needed the (unsaved) original version? > I seem to have missed the beginning of this thread (probably because somewhere in the mist of updates I didn't care that my newsfeed was down, due to various reasons....including one machine changing to INN....why do they have to have '*'s now?) Have I compiled a kernel and needed the unsaved original version? Hmmm, how about compiled a kernel and then restored the old version over top of the unsaved new one? I did that while replacing the harddrive and controller in the machine at work. The original controller and drive were ESDI, and the new ones were SCSI...so I patched a kernel to recognize the SCSI and proceeded to restore the old system onto the disk. Suddenly it wouldn't recognize the SCSI controller and would instantly panic on restart with nowhere to dump to....and I couldn't convince it to boot with a different kernel, because the one I wanted was the overwritten one. -- "Just a Crazy Engineer with an Amiga and an HP48sx" - The Dreamer Email: dreamer@lhaven.uumh.ab.ca or "Lawrence Chen" @ 1:134/3002 PHONE: +1 403 526 6019 FAX: +1 403 529 5102 CIS: 74200,2431 Praxis Society K12 BBS: +1 403 529 1610 Lunatic Haven: +1 403 526 6957 Packet: VE6LKC @ VE6PAQ.#SEAB.AB.CAN.NA - Coming Soon, Praxis Free-Net
From: ig25@fg70.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Thomas Koenig) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Followup-To: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Date: 22 Dec 1994 01:36:18 GMT Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany Message-ID: <3dal6i$7ge@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3capgo$koc@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> <tharperD0zw46.AHM@netcom.com> <1994Dec19.194846.4189@emgee.demon.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Have you ever done a "dd of=/dev/hda" when you meant to do a "dd of=/dev/fd0"? Do you know where dd(1) gets its syntax from? Do you get the joke when somebody says "ICMP - the protocol which goes ping"? -- Thomas Koenig, Thomas.Koenig@ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de, ig25@dkauni2.bitnet. The joy of engineering is to find a straight line on a double logarithmic diagram.
From: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: compiling SLURP 1.08 Date: 22 Dec 1994 03:13:07 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Message-ID: <3daqs3$lul@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> I'm trying to compile Slurp 1.08 on a NS 3.0 Color '040. I've got the src to compile through everything, then I hit this: make slurp cc slurp.o newnews.o articles.o history.o time.o sockets.o misc.o space.o -o slurp ./dbz/dbz.o -lnsl -lsocket /bin/ld: Can't locate file for: -lnsl *** Exit 1 Stop. What the heck is nsl??? Here's the makefile just incase: # # Makefile for slurp # # C compiler CC=cc # C compilation flags #change by shane #CFLAGS= -O -Xa -I/usr/local/src/cnews/dbz CFLAGS= -O -I./dbz # Loader flags LDFLAGS= # Libraries needed #change by shane #LIBS= /usr/local/src/cnews/dbz/dbz.o -lnsl -lsocket LIBS= ./dbz/dbz.o -lnsl -lsocket # If you don't have syslog then uncomment these two lines #FAKESRC=fakesyslog.c #FAKEOBJ=fakesyslog.o # Everything else probably doesn't need changing SOURCE = slurp.c newnews.c articles.c history.c time.c sockets.c misc.c \ space.c ${FAKESRC} OBJECT = slurp.o newnews.o articles.o history.o time.o sockets.o misc.o \ space.o ${FAKEOBJ} MANIFEST = README slurp.c newnews.c articles.c history.c time.c sockets.c \ misc.c space.c fakesyslog.c conf.h slurp.h nntp.h fakesyslog.h \ Makefile slurp.sys slurp.1 HISTORY slurp: ${OBJECT} ${CC} ${LDFLAGS} ${OBJECT} -o slurp ${LIBS} slurp.o: slurp.c slurp.h conf.h nntp.h newnews.o: newnews.c slurp.h conf.h nntp.h articles.o: articles.c slurp.h conf.h nntp.h history.o: history.c slurp.h conf.h nntp.h time.o: time.c slurp.h conf.h sockets.o: sockets.c slurp.h conf.h nntp.h misc.o: misc.c slurp.h conf.h space.o: space.c slurp.h conf.h fakesyslog.o: fakesyslog.c slurp.h conf.h lint: lint -p ${CFLAGS} ${SOURCE} > slurp.lint clean: -rm -f *.o slurp shar: shar -v -s -l60 -oslurp.shar ${MANIFEST} taz: tar -cf - ${MANIFEST} | compress > slurp.tar.Z diff: rcsdiff -q -r1.7 -C 1 ${MANIFEST} > slurp.diff # END-OF-FILE -- Sysop: The Atomic Playground BBS -=- a Futurenet Gateway BBS (614) 297-7031 96/14.4/16.8/21.6/28.8k V.all root@tap.fnet.org NeXTMail: shane@galadriel.ecaetc.ohio-state.edu
From: guest@pineal.math.fau.edu (Guest Account) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 22 Dec 1994 16:28:20 GMT Organization: Florida Atlantic University, but who cares? Message-ID: <3dc9f4$l0p@cybernet.cse.fau.edu> References: <3cdcsn$2ue@panix.com> <3cjtba$9p0@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> <3coiu6$d61@nntp1.u.washington.edu> In article <3coiu6$d61@nntp1.u.washington.edu> tlines@u.washington.edu (Tim Lines) writes: >In article <3cjtba$9p0@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk>, >Richard Owain Hughes <csdrhugh@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> wrote: >>What is your favourite bedtime reading: >>TV listings paper? >>Reader's digest? >>New Scientist? >>Devil book (deduct one point if you are a unix admin and don't know what this >>is)? >I had to think about this for about 10 seconds. Maybe it's just due to the >stuff I've implemented, but the dragon book seems a more obvious choice to >me. The devil book is no help at all in implementing a recursive descent >parser. Nice "gee whiz" stuff, but I have no need to rewrite Unix. I have >written a recursive descent parser. I'm not sure anyone found it useful, >but I enjoyed it. > Please forgive me, but I'm a UNIX newbie. Until I read the above article, I thought a 'recursive descent parser' was some gizmo down in Main Engineering that, in one episode, Geordi used to avert a warp core breach. What is a recursive descent parser? My bosses don't speak for me, and I don't speak for them____________________ Arby's / RC Cola World Wide Headquarters | No, the Beef 'n Cheddar Computer Information Services Help Desk | does not have a readable Ft. Lauderdale, Florida____________________|________boot partition._________ -- My bosses don't speak for me, and I don't speak for them_____________________ Gregory Pius, IBM OS/2 Tech Support | "Do a selective install of WIN-OS/2 Under contract from CSC, Inc. | and call me in the morning." IBM Main Site, Boca Raton, FL | -- free OS/2 tech advice
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: eike@ilink.de (Eike Dierks) Subject: Need boot-eproms for black hardware that can boot off CD ROM Message-ID: <D17y89.Iz1@ilink.de> Sender: usenet@ilink.de Organization: i.link Kommunikationssysteme GmbH, Berlin Date: Thu, 22 Dec 1994 15:40:56 GMT Older Cubes and Stations can't boot off a CD ROM because their boot eprom does not support this. Does anyone know which eprom version is needed to enable booting off a CD ROM ? Where can I get such an eprom or an image to burn it myself ? Or is there any other way of booting off a CD-ROM (i.e. starting with a floopy boot and then switch to CD-ROM ? -- Eike
From: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Compling dbz (was Re: compiling SLURP 1.08) Date: 22 Dec 1994 17:51:08 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Message-ID: <3dceac$po7@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> References: <3daqs3$lul@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <ROBERT.94Dec22081703@steffi.dircon.co.uk> In article <ROBERT.94Dec22081703@steffi.dircon.co.uk>, Robert Nicholson <robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk> wrote: ><szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> writes: > >>I'm trying to compile Slurp 1.08 on a NS 3.0 Color '040. >>I've got the src to compile through everything, then I hit this: > >>make slurp >>cc slurp.o newnews.o articles.o history.o time.o sockets.o misc.o space.o -o >>slurp ./dbz/dbz.o -lnsl -lsocket >>/bin/ld: Can't locate file for: -lnsl >>*** Exit 1 >>Stop. > >Assuming you have a dbz.o just leave off the -lnsl and -lsocket it's >not needed for NeXTSTEP. Thanks - taking it out worked... but left one more problem - dbz. I keep getting this: (btw - I put the -y command on ld so that I could see exactly what was going on). galadriel> make cc -y_CloseOnExec slurp.o newnews.o articles.o history.o time.o sockets.o misc.o space.o -o slurp ./dbz/dbz.o ./dbz/dbz.o reference to undefined _CloseOnExec /bin/ld: Undefined symbols: _CloseOnExec I compiled dbz from the inn-1.4sec distribution. Is there any other better src so as to compile DBZ under NS 3.0? Slurp now compiles fine - I just can't finish building it with the DBZ that I've got. Thanks for all the help! -- Sysop: The Atomic Playground BBS -=- a Futurenet Gateway BBS (614) 297-7031 96/14.4/16.8/21.6/28.8k V.all root@tap.fnet.org NeXTMail: shane@galadriel.ecaetc.ohio-state.edu
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: alternative ping Date: 22 Dec 1994 18:56:36 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <3dci54$f7o@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <D12v2F.3MD@nbn.com> <3d57k9$642@news.doit.wisc.edu> <D16Gx7.3Jp@fragile.termfrost.org> Mike Andrews (mandrews@fragile.termfrost.org) wrote: : >You can anonymous ftp fping from yak.macc.wisc.edu : >[144.92.30.18], pub/misc/fping/* : What's the difference between this and standard BSD pings? fping can accept a list of hosts. It can read the list from a file, it can translate from IP to hostname. You can specify show all hosts, show only those that are alive, only those that are unreachable. You can turn off the 'is alive' or 'is unreachable' This makes it very useful as a small network manager's tool. You can fping all your hosts with 1 packet every minute, and know instantly if some machine has gone down. You can use it so that scripts don't hang if they invoke rsh's to other hosts. -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Followup-To: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Date: 22 Dec 1994 19:03:02 GMT Organization: Computer and Network Services, U of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Message-ID: <3dcih7$f7o@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3cj7k8$8cn@hera.ryutai.co.jp> <D0rF96.Bn8@ulysses.homer.att.com> <3cuhtr$ho9@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> <duncan.787800876@Sergei> Hey, rm -i => interactive remove. Good idea. cp -i => interactive copy. Nice for those times when you can't figure out an expression that covers all the ones you want to copy. So I wanted to read the disk label, disk -i .... Fortunatly it was the local boot disk, so it was easy to rebuild. -- => Sherwood Botsford sherwood@space.ualberta.ca <= => University of Alberta Lab Manager, Space Physics Group <= => tel:403 492-3713 fax: 403 492-4256 <=
From: doyle@pion.lanl.gov (Mark Doyle) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: ping on NS/PA-RISC Date: 22 Dec 1994 23:27:57 GMT Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory Distribution: world Message-ID: <3dd21t$25s@newshost.lanl.gov> Hi all, Is ping on HP's running NS broken or is the ehternet interface really slow when dealing with a packet size of 1024? I get results almost an order of magnitude slower when pinging from an HP running NS. Happy Holidays, Mark mmm = HP/712/60 running NS ooo = HP/712/80 running HP-UX xxx = HP/735 running HP-UX pion = '040 NeXT running 3.2 (mmm)doyle:~|109> ping xxx 1024 PING xxx.lanl.gov: 1024 data bytes ... ----xxx.lanl.gov PING Statistics---- 7 packets transmitted, 7 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 21/26/52 <---SLOW (mmm)doyle:~|110> ping ooo 1024 PING ooo.lanl.gov: 1024 data bytes .. ----ooo.lanl.gov PING Statistics---- 4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 21/22/24 <----SLOW (xxx)e-prints:~|17> /etc/ping mmm 1024 PING mmm.lanl.gov: 1024 byte packets .. ----mmm.lanl.gov PING Statistics---- 5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 3/3/3 (pion)doyle:~|1> ping xxx 1024 PING xxx.lanl.gov: 1024 data bytes .. ----xxx.lanl.gov PING Statistics---- 4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 4/6/10 (pion)doyle:~|2> ping ooo 1024 PING ooo.lanl.gov: 1024 data bytes .. ----ooo.lanl.gov PING Statistics---- 4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 4/5/10 (pion)doyle:~|3> ping mmm 1024 PING mmm.lanl.gov: 1024 data bytes .. ----mmm.lanl.gov PING Statistics---- 4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 4/5/11
From: tec@alumni.caltech.edu (Timothy E. Cushing) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: modem login troubles Date: 22 Dec 1994 23:36:54 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Alumni Association Message-ID: <3dd2im$q0g@gap.cco.caltech.edu> References: <3d7shg$skv@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3d8mrg$jcf@clarknet.clark.net> Rivendell Communications <olorin@clark.net> wrote: >Timothy E. Cushing (tec@alumni.caltech.edu) wrote: >: I've run into a problem with modem logins.... > >: The errors I get are... >: setgroups: not owner >: csh: permission denied > >We have similar problem before. It turned out that the access mode of the >shell program ( csh, sh or tcsh ) has been changed. I am not on next right >now and can't recall what mode did I set to solve it. But from the first >message, you might want to check the ownership of csh and login or logind. > There doesn't seem to be a "logind", but csh and login are as follows: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root 106496 Sep 1 1993 /bin/csh* -rwsr-xr-x 1 root 8748 Aug 18 1993 /bin/login* which looks reasonable to my untrained eye. Other things of interest (per man getty) show... -rwxr--r-- 1 root 64600 Sep 15 1993 /usr/etc/init* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root 1540 Sep 8 1993 /usr/bin/tty* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root 10116 Sep 15 1993 /usr/etc/getty* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root 16384 Sep 15 1993 /usr/etc/rlogind* but these, too look prettuy reasonable? Thanks- tec
From: robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Compling dbz (was Re: compiling SLURP 1.08) Date: 22 Dec 1994 23:49:09 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Dec22234909@steffi.dircon.co.uk> References: <3daqs3$lul@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <ROBERT.94Dec22081703@steffi.dircon.co.uk> <3dceac$po7@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> To: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) In-reply-to: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu's message of 22 Dec 1994 17:51:08 GMT <szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> writes: >In article <ROBERT.94Dec22081703@steffi.dircon.co.uk>, >Robert Nicholson <robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk> wrote: >><szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> writes: >> >>>I'm trying to compile Slurp 1.08 on a NS 3.0 Color '040. >>>I've got the src to compile through everything, then I hit this: >> >>>make slurp >>>cc slurp.o newnews.o articles.o history.o time.o sockets.o misc.o space.o -o >>>slurp ./dbz/dbz.o -lnsl -lsocket >>>/bin/ld: Can't locate file for: -lnsl >>>*** Exit 1 >>>Stop. >> >>Assuming you have a dbz.o just leave off the -lnsl and -lsocket it's >>not needed for NeXTSTEP. >Thanks - taking it out worked... but left one more problem - dbz. >I keep getting this: (btw - I put the -y command on ld so that I could >see exactly what was going on). galadriel>make >cc -y_CloseOnExec slurp.o newnews.o articles.o history.o time.o sockets.o misc.o > space.o -o slurp ./dbz/dbz.o >./dbz/dbz.o reference to undefined _CloseOnExec >/bin/ld: Undefined symbols: >_CloseOnExec >I compiled dbz from the inn-1.4sec distribution. Is there any >other better src so as to compile DBZ under NS 3.0? Slurp now >compiles fine - I just can't finish building it with the DBZ >that I've got. >Thanks for all the help! I trust you eventually CloseOnExec in the inn lib directory? Did you get round your history problem? -- "Oh no, actually darling I don't have time for games." (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: root@sunrise.apana.org.au (Aaron Howell) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3capgo$koc@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> <tharperD0zw46.AHM@netcom.com> Organization: hahahahaha, me, yeah right! Date: Thu, 22 Dec 1994 10:57:14 GMT Message-ID: <D17L3E.vB@sunrise.apana.org.au> In article <tharperD0zw46.AHM@netcom.com>, Tupshin Harper <tharper@netcom.com> wrote: >Thomas Koenig (ig25@fg70.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de) waggled two eyebrows and spewed thusly: >: Vicki Brown (vicki@cco.caltech.edu) wrote in alt.folklore.computers, >: article <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu>: > >: >Have you compiled a kernel? >: >Have you compiled one and needed the (unsaved) original version? > >: If you use Linux, the answer to the first one very probably is "yes" >: (at least if you're a BEK user, that's for Bleeding Edge Kernel :-) >: -- >: Thomas Koenig, Thomas.Koenig@ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de, ig25@dkauni2.bitnet. >: The joy of engineering is to find a straight line on a double >: logarithmic diagram. > >If we invent a Linux purity test it would be more like: > >Do you update(and recompile) your kernel more than twice a week? hahahahahahaha, round here it has been known to happen once or twice a day on the odd occasion, I remember the joys of waiting three hours for a kernel to compile on my old 386 in the pre 486dx2/66 days, only to find that I'd left some critical element, like math emulation or something out. Or there was the time I needed to take the math co out of the 386, after I finally bought one, then couldn't understand why linux wouldn't boot <sigh>. Aaron -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aaron Howell <root@sunrise.apana.org.au> My Name is forest gump. pgp-key finger aaron@ion.apana.org.au people call me forest gump. Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: root@sunrise.apana.org.au (Aaron Howell) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) References: <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> <3ckue0$gqo@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> <tharperD0zx3w.CoG@netcom.com> Organization: hahahahaha, me, yeah right! Date: Thu, 22 Dec 1994 11:06:30 GMT Message-ID: <D17LIv.zH@sunrise.apana.org.au> In article <tharperD0zx3w.CoG@netcom.com>, Tupshin Harper <tharper@netcom.com> wrote: >Marc Guenther (yoda@cis.uni-muenchen.de) waggled two eyebrows and spewed thusly: >: In article <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> >: csdrhugh@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk (Richard Owain Hughes) writes: >: [stuff deleted] >: > >: > Hmmm >: > >: > 1) Have you ever tried to shutdown your client forgetting you were >: logged >: > into the server from it? > >: Did you ever "ifconfig en0 down" while logged in from a remote host ? >: From home ? > >: -- > >Have you ever installed a new kernel remotely? >Did it work? >Did you have to drive to work in the middle of the night because it >didn't work? Have you ever installed a new linux kernel and forgotten to run lilo's installer again? Did your system still boot? Ever accidentally tried to log in as root on someone else's machine thinking it was your own? Did they find out? Aaron -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aaron Howell <root@sunrise.apana.org.au> My Name is forest gump. pgp-key finger aaron@ion.apana.org.au people call me forest gump. Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: wiml@netcom.com (William Lewis) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <wimlD18HIC.7pB@netcom.com> Organization: The Seattle Group References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <1994Dec9.142817.24207@proximus.north.de> Date: Thu, 22 Dec 1994 22:37:24 GMT In article <1994Dec9.142817.24207@proximus.north.de>, Gerhard Moeller <gemoe@proximus.north.de> wrote: >Do you regard the humming of the vans of a DEC5900 as "a natural sound"? >Can you sleep without it? > >Have you ever seen AIX? ... and could you sleep afterwards? -- ... William Lewis. ----- wiml@netcom.com ----- Seattle, WA, USA "The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."
From: ycl6@ciao.cc.columbia.edu (Yeechang Lee) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 23 Dec 1994 01:45:22 GMT Organization: Trilateral Commission, Columbia University student chapter Message-ID: <3dda3i$90b@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <1994Dec9.142817.24207@proximus.north.de> <wimlD18HIC.7pB@netcom.com> According to William Lewis <wiml@netcom.com>: |>Have you ever seen AIX? | |... and could you sleep afterwards? Here's a naive question: Why is AIX generally considered to be the spawn of the devil? Is it because it's from IBM? -- _____________________________________________________________________ Yeechang Lee (ycl6@columbia.edu)|Nevada Las Vegas Mission Jul'92-'94 Columbia University/New York City|Celestial Kingdom through Taco Bell Still working on my juggling-while-I-play-the-harmonica routine . . .
From: gee@gaul.csd.uwo.ca (Gregory W. Gee) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: WHY is my swap file so big ???? Date: 23 Dec 1994 02:32:13 GMT Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, University of Western Ontario Message-ID: <3ddcrd$qbp@falcon.ccs.uwo.ca> This should be a simple one for somwone out there. WHY do I have TWO swapfiles? grim> cd /private/vm/ grim> ll total 55968 -rw------t 1 root 26042368 Dec 22 21:26 swapfile -rw------t 1 root 31244288 Dec 22 21:26 swapfile.front grim> It is taking up alot of room to have both. Is this normal or is there a way around this. Thanks, Greg. -- **************************************************************************** Greg Gee The G-Man gee@csd.uwo.ca Honours Computer Science, gee@gaul.csd.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario gee@syslab.csd.uwo.ca
From: jcl@yonext.apl.washington.edu (James C. Luby) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: modem and fax selection from remote site Date: 23 Dec 1994 02:09:54 GMT Organization: University of Washington Distribution: na Message-ID: <3ddbhi$66b@news.u.washington.edu> Keywords: modem, fax I have a DoveFax modem that has worked very well as a fax modem for me for several years. Although the modem is theoretically both a fax (9600) and data (2400) modem I cannot easily (read that as "without user interaction!) take advantage of both due, I believe, to limitations in the NeXT OS. According to info. in the DoveFax manual the modem must be set up (via PrintManager) to work as a fax_modem OR a data_modem but cannot do both. The manual goes on to say that in order to use the modem as a DATA modem one must select "Configure" within PrintManager fax panel and then choose "Unavailable." Since I travel quite a bit and like to call in to my computer this is a real pain. Has anyone figured out a way to trick the operating system so that it can determine whether the incoming call is from a fax or a data modem? I know that Black & White Software sells the NXFax product which can do this, BUT, for only a selected set of modems that doesn't include the DoveModem. Also, in order to use PPP, I've ordered a USRobotics 28.8kbaud fax/modem and plan on replacing the Dove modem with it. It turns out that the USRobotics modem won't work with the the NXFax product either because it doesn't support Class 2 fax capability. If anyone has a solution to this problem I'd very much appreciate hearing about it. Thanks very much in advance and happy holidays! -- Jim Luby Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington Seattle, Wa. 98105
From: tlines@u.washington.edu (Tim Lines) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 23 Dec 1994 05:07:24 GMT Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Message-ID: <3ddluc$c3u@nntp1.u.washington.edu> References: <3cdcsn$2ue@panix.com> <3cjtba$9p0@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> <3coiu6$d61@nntp1.u.washington.edu> <3dc9f4$l0p@cybernet.cse.fau.edu> In article <3dc9f4$l0p@cybernet.cse.fau.edu>, Guest Account <guest@pineal.math.fau.edu> wrote: >In article <3coiu6$d61@nntp1.u.washington.edu > tlines@u.washington.edu (Tim Lines) writes: >>In article <3cjtba$9p0@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk>, >>Richard Owain Hughes <csdrhugh@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> wrote: >>>What is your favourite bedtime reading: [stuff] >>>Devil book (deduct one point if you are a unix admin and don't know what this >>>is)? >>I had to think about this for about 10 seconds. Maybe it's just due to the >>stuff I've implemented, but the dragon book seems a more obvious choice to >>me. The devil book is no help at all in implementing a recursive descent >>parser. Nice "gee whiz" stuff, but I have no need to rewrite Unix. I have >>written a recursive descent parser. I'm not sure anyone found it useful, >>but I enjoyed it. >> > >Please forgive me, but I'm a UNIX newbie. Until I read the above article, I >thought a 'recursive descent parser' was some gizmo down in Main Engineering >that, in one episode, Geordi used to avert a warp core breach. > >What is a recursive descent parser? > A recursive descent parser can do one of 2 things. It's first possible use is to recursively parse an input string in an attempt to make sense out of it. In the program I wrote, a user is able to enter a mathmatical string, say "sin(x) + ln(cot(x) + x^2)" and the program graphs it. Then you can do other stuff with the graph. This program is being used by a prof teaching a dynamic systems theory course. The other possible use of a recursive descent parser is (of course) to avert those awful warp core breaches. Ugh! I hate it when that happens.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software From: razor@net23.com (Razor) Subject: WHERE IS DOTS? Sender: news@news2.new-york.net (Network News) Organization: Misconfigured client newsreader Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 05:51:12 GMT Message-ID: <D191LE.Bop@news2.new-york.net> So where is DOTS? I have a cannon bjc-600e printer I want to use with NS3.2/FIP, and blove@alembic.com ain't answering my mail? Anyone have any info on where to find information and pricing/ordering for DOTS for NeXTSTEP? -- Nick Jarecki | Network 23 - InterNet Services Provider razor@net23.com | (shell,FTP,WWW) in the New York/Metro area Voice: [917-424-8806] | Email "info@net23.com" Ask me about our Hamburgers | Telnet to net23.com, login:info To access our REVOLUTIONARY WWW server, point your client to http://net23.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <idpt633@tpts1.seed.net.tw> Date: Fri, 23 Dec 94 11:24:43 CST From: idpt633@tpts1.seed.net.tw (PC_user) Message-ID: <9412230324.AA13253@tpts1.seed.net.tw> Subject: Re: Getty and login with 8-N-1 on serial line For the experiences I have, 9600 works fine with N81 afte you take, /etc/gettytab K|knj.9600|9600-baud-kanji:\ :ap!:p8:sp#9600: /etc/ttys ttydfa "/usr/etc/getty knj.9600" dialup on In this case, you could use Telix in PC either N81 or E71 to dial into NeXT for testing. They should work! Jackson Technologies Jamie Lien
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Organization: Antigone Press gateway, San Francisco Return-Path: <idpt633@tpts1.seed.net.tw> Date: Fri, 23 Dec 94 11:32:08 CST From: idpt633@tpts1.seed.net.tw (PC_user) Message-ID: <9412230332.AA13532@tpts1.seed.net.tw> Subject: Re:PPP on NeXT black hardware I am currently trying Steve Perkins' PPP-2.2-0.1.6-pkg,it works fine with my Black NeXT3.2 in Turbo. Try it, it should work. Good Luck! Jackson Technologies Jamie Lien PS. The package is under ftp://ftp.duq.edu/pub/next/ppp/
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ppp,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: damonc@damonc.tor.hookup.net Subject: PPP "cannot determine remote address" Prob Message-ID: <D12My4.7F9@aetnacan> Sender: news@aetnacan Organization: Aetna Life Insurance Company of Canada Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 18:49:16 GMT Hi there...using PPP2.2 on NEXTSTEP... About 75% of the time we get a "Could not determine remote IP address" error when attempting bring up the PPP link (to commercial Internet provider)... Anybody have any idea what's causing this (transcript follows): Thanks in advance, Damon F. Cooper damonc@damonc.hookup.net ================== Dec 19 14:37:05 damonc pppd[689]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/cufa .. Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: lcp_reqci: rcvd MRU Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: (1500) Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: (ACK) Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: lcp_reqci: rcvd ASYNCMAP Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: (ffffffff) Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: (ACK) Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: lcp_reqci: rcvd MAGICNUMBER Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: (4492b08) Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: (ACK) Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: lcp_reqci: rcvd PCOMPRESSION Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: (ACK) Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: lcp_reqci: rcvd ACCOMPRESSION Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: (ACK) Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: lcp_reqci: returning CONFACK. Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <mru 1500> <asyncmap 0xffffffff> <magic 0x4492b08> <pcomp> <accomp>] Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x0 2e de e6 62] Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 192.251.166.138> <compress VJ 0f 01>] Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <compress VJ 0f 01>] Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: ipcp: received COMPRESSTYPE Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: (45) Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: (ACK) Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: ipcp: returning Configure-NAK Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: sent [IPCP ConfNak id=0x2 <addr 0.0.0.0>] Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x0 04 49 2b 08] Dec 19 14:37:07 damonc pppd[689]: rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x1 <addr 192.251.166.138> <compress VJ 0f 01>] Dec 19 14:37:08 damonc pppd[689]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x3 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 0.0.0.0>] Dec 19 14:37:08 damonc pppd[689]: ipcp: received COMPRESSTYPE Dec 19 14:37:08 damonc pppd[689]: (45) Dec 19 14:37:08 damonc pppd[689]: (ACK) Dec 19 14:37:08 damonc pppd[689]: ipcp: received ADDR Dec 19 14:37:08 damonc pppd[689]: (0.0.0.0) Dec 19 14:37:08 damonc pppd[689]: (ACK) Dec 19 14:37:08 damonc pppd[689]: ipcp: returning Configure-ACK Dec 19 14:37:08 damonc pppd[689]: sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x3 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 0.0.0.0>] Dec 19 14:37:08 damonc pppd[689]: ipcp: up Dec 19 14:37:08 damonc pppd[689]: Could not determine remote IP address Dec 19 14:37:08 damonc pppd[689]: ipcp: down Dec 19 14:37:08 damonc pppd[689]: sent [IPCP TermReq id=0x2] Dec 19 14:37:08 damonc pppd[689]: rcvd [IPCP TermAck id=0x2] Dec 19 14:37:23 damonc pppd[689]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x1 2e de e6 62] Dec 19 14:37:23 damonc pppd[689]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x1 04 49 2b 08]
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software From: ror@netcom.com (Thomas P. Copley) Subject: Full text searching with NEXTSTEP 3.2 Message-ID: <rorD18yHs.5r4@netcom.com> Summary: Full text searching with NEXTSTEP 3.2 Keywords: text search Organization: Arlington Courseware Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 04:44:16 GMT Is there any way to do WAIS-style full text searching with NEXTSTEP 3.2? There seem to be tools for using Digital Librarian in the older versions of NEXTSTEP such as NEXTSTEP 2.0, but the indexing scheme that the new version of NEXTSTEP uses is different, and the tools have not been updated to work with the new version. Is there any way to get new Digital Librarian to work with gopherd? The alternative would be to use freeWAIS, but I have not been able to get this to compile on NEXTSTEP 3.2 (Intel). I've tried both the standard release and the new beta of WAIS. As it stands, I am unable to do any kind of full text searching with gopherd. Any suggestions on what I can do to remedy this situation will be most welcome. TIA Tom -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas P. Copley ror@netcom.com GO-PHER-IT WORKSHOP Arlington Courseware
From: Jarkko.Hietaniemi@hut.fi (Jarkko Hietaniemi) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers,comp.unix.aix Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 23 Dec 1994 07:50:37 GMT Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland Distribution: inet Message-ID: <JARKKO.HIETANIEMI.94Dec23095037@alpha.hut.fi> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <1994Dec9.142817.24207@proximus.north.de> <wimlD18HIC.7pB@netcom.com> <3dda3i$90b@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-reply-to: ycl6@ciao.cc.columbia.edu's message of 23 Dec 1994 01:45:22 GMT > Here's a naive question: Why is AIX generally considered to be the spawn > of the devil? Is it because it's from IBM? Nonono. IBM is considered to be the spawn of the devil because AIX is from there. ++jhi;
swrinde!hookup!newshost.marcam.com!uunet!newsflash.concordia.ca!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!tribune.usask.ca!quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca!alberta!ve6bc!CUEHere.Edmonton.AB.CA!Cytel.CUEHere.Edmonton.AB.CA!Rainer_Heilke Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Followup-To: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3capgo$koc@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> <tharperD0zw46.AHM@netcom.com> <1994Dec19.194846.4189@em <D161oG.JHy@ns1.nodak.edu> Distribution: world From: Rainer_Heilke@Cytel.CUEHere.Edmonton.AB.CA (Rainer Heilke) Message-ID: <Rainer_Heilke.05zy@Cytel.CUEHere.Edmonton.AB.CA> Date: Thu, 22 Dec 94 06:29:18 MDT Organization: Just Poor Old Me Chadwick A. Dubuque (cdubuque@cadaver.acm.ndsu.NoDak.edu) wrote: > Besides, isn't UNIX the ONLY OS, anyway? :-) Well,... The only one worth bothering with. ;-) -- Rainer --- USENET: Rainer_Heilke@Cytel.CUEHere.Edmonton.AB.CA MajorNet: andragon@MLM ...the twisted one... --- People I choose, Life on my own Burn me your fuse, throw me your stones Give me your brand, burn on my hand Whisper to me, my tragic end Chris Cornell
From: ley@cert.dfn.de (Wolfgang Ley) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 23 Dec 1994 09:31:31 GMT Organization: University of Hamburg -- Germany Message-ID: <3de5dj$bsf@rzsun02.rrz.uni-hamburg.de> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <D0FFtM.5Dr@agora.rdrop.com> <3cbgaq$bfi@muise.hookup.net> <3ckdba$co4@solaris.cc.vt.edu> Kurt Adam (mage@argent.vt.edu) wrote: > Have you ever replaced a vendor-supplied system daemon with one of your own? > Did it work better? Have you replaced *all* vendor-supplied system daemons? Bye, Wolfgang. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Email: Ley@cert.dfn.de Phone: +49 40 599624 Smail: Wolfgang Ley, Timm-Kroeger-Weg 15, D-22335 Hamburg (Germany) Work: DFN-CERT, Vogt-Koelln-Str. 30, 22527 Hamburg; Phone: +49 40 54715-262 PGP-Key available via "finger ley@concert.cert.dfn.de" or any key-server....
From: aleks@fidelio.dke.univie.ac.at (Aleksandar Vestica) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,de.comp.sys.next Subject: Re: ISDN Date: 23 Dec 1994 13:25:03 GMT Organization: Vienna University Computer Center, Austria Distribution: world Message-ID: <3dej3f$obk@infosrv.edvz.univie.ac.at> References: <3c2u61$ist@news.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de> In article <3c2u61$ist@news.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de>, root@moses (Operator) writes: |> >Well, actually a few manufacturers I know of have considered but then |> >abandoned providing a NeXT driver. |> |> Ich habe auf der Messe letzte Woche mit einem Entwickler von Miro |> ueber das Thema Treiber fuer NSI gesprochen. Er bestaetigte mir, dass |> eine Entwicklung im Bereich des moeglichen waere, nur bisher noch |> keine Anfragen bestehen wuerden. |> |> Also schreibt mal eure Meinung (Er liest diese group). |> |> Gruss |> Markus Allein hier in Oesterreich gibt es mind. 50 Leute, die an einer NeXT Loesung auf Intel (oder SPARC) Interesse haben !!! Ich hoffe, es gibt bezueglich der Software fuer die MIRO ISDN Karten bald was neues ... Frohe Weihnachten. Greetings, Aleksandar Vestica ^_^ (o o) Systemsadministrator and Softwaredeveloper +---------------oO0--(_)--0Oo-------------------------------------------------+ | University Vienna, | N Institute for Applied Computer Science & Information Systems, N e Dept. of Knowledge Engineering e X X T Bruenner Strasse 72 Tel: ++ 43 - 1 - 29 128 / 249 T | A-1210 Vienna / Austria / Europe Fax: ++ 43 - 1 - 29 128 / 264 | | E-Mail(MIME & NeXTmail): aleks@dke.univie.ac.at | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
From: Atze (Alexander Spohr) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: NSFIP/3.2: How do I change drivers to boot? Date: 22 Dec 1994 16:17:12 GMT Organization: multiversum media lab gmbh Message-ID: <3dc8q8$n3p@multiversum.multiversum.com> References: <D0vB27.150@serval.net.wsu.edu> In article <D0vB27.150@serval.net.wsu.edu> igahir@poly.eecs.wsu.edu (Inderjit Gahir - EECS (EE501)) writes: [problem with wrong system-config deleted] > Can anyone please help? How do I tell NS to load the Adaptec 1540 > driver and still use my network card? The "config=Default" will > not do the trick! The following will work with all other drivers as well: boot single user. (boot: -s) wait for the root-prompt (#) cd /usr/Devices rm Adaptek2742.config/Instance0.table ^^^^^^^^^^^ lookup the real name cp Adaptek1542B.config/Deafault.table Adaptek1542B.config/Instance0.table vi System.config/Instance0.table and replace the Adaptek2742 with Adaptek1542B (must be in the "Boot Drivers" section) Summary: delete the Instance0.table in the WRONG drivers .config directory add the Instance0.table in the WORKING drivers .config by copying the Dafault.table file to Instance0.table. (Sometimes you need to edit these to change some irq's or dma's) replace the WRONG driver in System.config/Instance0.table with the WORKING driver in System.config/Instance0.table. This should be in the FAQ or NeXTanswers. If some kind soul could put it there? > > Also, why does the Mach kernel think my 2740 card is a 7770 card? No Idea. Atze
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Kernel panic on NS 3.3 black after uuxqt completes execution Date: 23 Dec 1994 16:42:43 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz Distribution: world Message-ID: <3deum3$72q@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> Since a virgin install of NS 3.3 PR2 on my NeXTcube, I have been experiencing occasional (once per day) kernel panics after receiving incoming mail. I believe it occurs when uuxqt completes. The uucp log shows the uuxqt time 2 - 4 seconds before the time of the /usr/adm/messages panic log. Upgrading to NS 3.3 didn't fix this problem :-( A possibly relevant fact is the I use Taylor uucp v. 1.04, so the uuxqt that's executing is Taylor's. Is anyone else using NS 3.3 on black hardware with Taylor uucp v. 1.04? If so, are you experiencing kernel panics? I guess I could spend considerable time reconfiguring sendmail and the system to use the uucp supplied with NS, but I went to Taylor because of its greater ease of administration and its potentially greater efficiency. I've filed a bug report with NeXT, but because of my use of Taylor uucp, NeXT could understandably argue that Taylor is the problem (although I don't feel that user utilities should be able to panic the kernel). I would appreciate any suggestions. I can't continue to work under 3.3 unless this problem is solved. The time and work lost when panics occur just isn't worth the advantages of 3.3 over 3.2 for me. --- Art Isbell Cubic Solutions NeXT Registered Consultant NEXTSTEP software development/consulting NeXTmail: art@cubicsol.com Voice: +1 408 335 1154 USmail: 95018-9442 Fax: +1 408 335 2515
From: samurai@cs.mcgill.ca (Darcy BROCKBANK) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Anyone seen this? Date: 23 Dec 1994 15:44:59 GMT Organization: SOCS, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Message-ID: <3der9r$qlu@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> After replacing my SCSI driver, NEXTSTEP asks me during boot: "When you begain installing NEXTSTEP, you used a driver ..." And prompts me for a floppy disk with the SCSI driver on it. If I don't do this, the machine will not boot, even though the SCSI driver was installed on the hard disk, and set up using Configure.app. This is the second time this has happened to me, and I can't figure out why. I've checked all the tables by hand, and I don't see anything obvious that would force the boot process to prompt me to insert a floppy disk with my SCSI driver on it. Does anyone have an idea where to look? It's kind of silly for me to have to keep a floppy disk around in order to boot. (Please respond via email) Thanks, - darcy -- "Don't you know that when dogs are hunted by the evil meat companies that lots of innocent dolphins get caught in their nets?" 'Sea mammals! Who needs 'em. This country would be better off without them. We should take all the sea mammals, put them all in a boat, drive it out into the ocean and sink it.'
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: WHY is my swap file so big ???? Date: 23 Dec 1994 16:56:40 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz Distribution: world Message-ID: <3devg8$76e@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> References: <D19oqA.1G7@empire.org> In article <D19oqA.1G7@empire.org> alby@empire.org (Albatross) writes: > >-rw------t 1 root 26042368 Dec 22 21:26 swapfile > >-rw------t 1 root 31244288 Dec 22 21:26 swapfile.front > >grim> > > > > It is taking up alot of room to have both. Is this normal or is there > >a way around this. > > > >Thanks, Greg. > > > Welcome to the elite never ending swap club... > Not so. swapfile.front is just the mount point for the virtual file system used for swapfile compression. It doesn't use any more disk space than whatever its inode requires (virtually nothing). What the above *does* show is that 26042368 bytes of paging space are actually being used, but that 31244288 bytes would have been used had swapfile compression not been enabled. So you have an additional 5 MB of disk free space available that you can thank NeXT's engineers for providing via compression. 26042368 bytes of paging space is certainly not large and does not qualify for membership in the "never ending swap club", a membership that I seem to have avoided without difficulty in almost 5 years of NS use. The secret is sufficient RAM (40 MB in my case) and a sufficient /etc/swaptab lowat (64 MB in my case). Despite 4 virtual screens full of running NS apps, I rarely see any swapfile growth. YMMV. --- Art Isbell Cubic Solutions NeXT Registered Consultant NEXTSTEP software development/consulting NeXTmail: art@cubicsol.com Voice: +1 408 335 1154 USmail: 95018-9442 Fax: +1 408 335 2515
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: alby@empire.org (Albatross) Subject: Re: WHY is my swap file so big ???? Message-ID: <D19oqA.1G7@empire.org> Organization: The Empire Organization {TEO} References: <3ddcrd$qbp@falcon.ccs.uwo.ca> Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 14:10:57 GMT >-rw------t 1 root 26042368 Dec 22 21:26 swapfile >-rw------t 1 root 31244288 Dec 22 21:26 swapfile.front >grim> > > It is taking up alot of room to have both. Is this normal or is there >a way around this. > >Thanks, Greg. Welcome to the elite never ending swap club... -Alby
From: kkt@u.washington.edu (Patrick Scheible) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 23 Dec 1994 17:23:53 GMT Organization: University of Washington Message-ID: <3df139$hco@nntp1.u.washington.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3capgo$koc@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> <tharperD0zw46.AHM@netcom.com> <1994Dec19.194846.4189@em <D161oG.JHy@ns1.nodak.edu> <Rainer_Heilke.05zy@Cytel.CUEHere.Edmonton.AB.CA> Rainer_Heilke@Cytel.CUEHere.Edmonton.AB.CA (Rainer Heilke) writes: >Chadwick A. Dubuque (cdubuque@cadaver.acm.ndsu.NoDak.edu) wrote: >> Besides, isn't UNIX the ONLY OS, anyway? :-) >Well,... The only one worth bothering with. ;-) Anyone who believes this is not experienced enough to be a sysadmin. -- Patrick
From: tmitchell@knoxville.wpine.com (Terrell Mitchell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: named help Date: 23 Dec 1994 18:55:17 GMT Organization: United States Internet, Inc. Message-ID: <3df6el$q1l@use.usit.net> Keywords: named I am running the 3.2 distribution and named is causing problems. Whenever I start it up, NetInfo starts having problems, along with some of the other services. If I do a netstat before and after, I see some of the connections have disappeared. Has anyone seen anything similar to this? If any one is willing to help, I will post all the named data files. You can respond by email or here. My service provider does not seem to keep these messages around very long, and because of the holidays it may be awhile until I get back to this, so replying by email is preferred. Please help? Terrell Mitchell tmitchell@knoxville.wpine.com
Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers From: adh@masque.andr.ub.com (Sandwich Maker) Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Message-ID: <D1A110.Fs1@pippen.ub.com> Sender: news@pippen.ub.com (The Daily News) Organization: the MaxiMegalon Institute for Slowly And Painfully Discovering the Blatantly Obvious References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <1994Dec9.142817.24207@proximus.north.de> <wimlD18HIC.7pB@netcom.com> <3dda3i$90b@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu> Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 18:36:36 GMT Yeechang Lee <ycl6@columbia.edu> writes: "Here's a naive question: Why is AIX generally considered to be the spawn "of the devil? Is it because it's from IBM? only indirectly. it's because it's an attempt to merge UNIX and MVS, but only IBM would try to do it. -- although you should be doing something productive with your life, you are instead wasting your time reading this inane mindless rambling drivel from the keyboard of: Andrew Hay, adh@andr.ub.com
From: mark@nextstep.dorm6.nctu.edu.tw (Lin Yi-chih) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Getty and login with 8-N-1 on serial line ? Date: 23 Dec 1994 19:25:59 GMT Organization: Dep. Computer Sci. & Information Eng., Chiao Tung Univ., Taiwan, R.O.C Message-ID: <3df887$afs@news.csie.nctu.edu.tw> References: <1994Dec7.091418.354@ToTSySSoft.com> > }~ :If you want both 8-bit input and output, see "stty pass8 pass8out" > }~ : > }~ > }~ Adding this stuff to the shell is "OK", but a better solution > }~ would be to have getty appropriately setup the port in the > }~ first place. All you have to do is modify the "/etc/gettytab" > }~ file. Change the "default:\" entry to the > [snip -- good example omitted] > > That's correct, but NeXT's /bin/login (at least in some versions) > will force back to 7-E-1, regardless of what getty passes it along at, on > a password re-prompt, so it's good to have it in .login or login.std, > too. > It's FAQ here in Taiwan, add the stty pass8 and stty pass8out in .login work fine But we have to use tcsh or bourne shell to see Chinese even we set that. Mark
From: mark@nextstep.dorm6.nctu.edu.tw (Lin Yi-chih) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: /etc/shells Date: 23 Dec 1994 19:40:46 GMT Organization: Dep. Computer Sci. & Information Eng., Chiao Tung Univ., Taiwan, R.O.C Distribution: world Message-ID: <3df93u$ata@news.csie.nctu.edu.tw> References: <3b91jh$chk@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> > : > Does anybody know why /usr/nje/bin/csh is in the /etc/shells file? > : > > : > NS/I 3.2... > > : "Nje" stands for NeXT Japanese Environment or something to that > : effect. So, it's actually for NS3.2-J (Japanese version of NS). > : /usr/nje directory contains Unix commands that are modified to > : work with 16-bit EUC code. > > Geez! I found that one a couple months ago, and thought that I had an > intruder... Until I found it in the install CD. Anybody can Email me the file name in the /usr/nje or other commands that Cannon modified to work with 16 bits code? Thanks Mark Email also: u8313513@cc.nctu.edu.tw
From: alby@uunet.uu.net (Anthony Williams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: WHY is my swap file so big ???? Date: 23 Dec 1994 13:47:28 -0500 Organization: UUNET Technologies, Inc. (Earth offices) Sender: alby@cthulu.UU.NET Distribution: world Message-ID: <3df600$ahj@cthulu.UU.NET> References: <D19oqA.1G7@empire.org> <3devg8$76e@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> >I seem to have avoided without difficulty in almost 5 years of NS use. >The secret is sufficient RAM (40 MB in my case) and a sufficient >/etc/swaptab lowat (64 MB in my case). Despite 4 virtual screens full of >running NS apps, I rarely see any swapfile growth. YMMV. >--- >Art Isbell That's what I need.. More Memory... Where can I obtain 72-PIN SIMMS for a good price... I'd like to get 2 8meg 72-PIN SIMMS. -Alby
From: gorgon@crl.com (Zach Copley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Ispell 4.0 on NEXTSTEP 3.2 Date: 23 Dec 1994 16:58:20 -0800 Organization: Zach's House Message-ID: <3dfrnc$2vs@crl.crl.com> Summary: Anyone get Ispell to compile? Keywords: Ispell Hi, I have both Pine and Elm running on my NEXTSTEP/FIP machine but neither of them can spell check becuase they need ispell. I downloaded the source ot GNU Ispell 4.0 and spent about 2 hours compiling it without any luck. Has anyone managed to do get it going? How about any version of Ispell? TIA! Zach
From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can't restore from DAT drive Date: 24 Dec 1994 08:18:51 GMT Organization: San Francisco State University Message-ID: <3dglhb$kc3@nic-nac.CSU.net> References: <ANDERSON.94Dec15102657@sapir.ling.yale.edu> <3cqiva$omi@news.mic.ucla.edu> <D150xy.Bzy@fragile.termfrost.org> In article <D150xy.Bzy@fragile.termfrost.org> root@fragile.termfrost.org (Mike Andrews) writes: >(They also include zsh and pico (but not pine) as standard equipment now. >Pretty nifty....) If you ask me, pico is the only part of pine worth saving. elm+pico is a pretty good combination. (pine's UI sucks.) As for zsh, there's a special place in hell for whoever thought of making /bin/cat the default "null command." But that's a story for another day. [Talk about topic drift...] Cheers, -=EPS=-
From: khuon@aero.und.nodak.edu (Jake [WinterHawk] Khuon) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Followup-To: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Date: 24 Dec 1994 09:09:55 GMT Organization: University of North Dakota; Grand Forks, ND Distribution: world Message-ID: <3dgoh3$1go0@heart.cas.und.nodak.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3capgo$koc@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> <tharperD0zw46.AHM@netcom.com> <1994Dec19.194846.4189@emgee.demon.co.uk> <D161oG.JHy@ns1.nodak.edu> Chadwick A. Dubuque (cdubuque@cadaver.acm.ndsu.NoDak.edu) was rumoured to have written: Chadwick> Besides, isn't UNIX the ONLY OS, anyway? :-) Are we now considering all of Uni#################################################################### Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: news.informatik.uni-muenchen.de!news.muc.de!rodion!stephan From: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Subject: Re: Printing Preferences? In-Reply-To: suessner@paracelsus's message of 12 Dec 1994 16:30:39 GMT To: suessner@paracelsus (suessner_michael) Message-ID: <STEPHAN.94Dec24001804@rodion.muc.de> Lines: 21 Sender: stephan@rodion.muc.de (Stephan Wacker) Organization: Transmogrifiers Ltd. References: <3chtrf$ohj@infosrv.edvz.univie.ac.at> Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 23:18:04 GMT On 12 Dec 1994 16:30:39 GMT, suessner michael (MS) wrote: MS> I want to change the default PageLayout setup for all MS> applications, for example as Paper Size I need A4 instead of MS> letter aso. MS> MS> How can I do this? Start a Terminal shell and enter the command dwrite GLOBAL NXPaperType A4 Ciao Stephan -- _______________________________________________________________________ Stephan Wacker stephan@rodion.muc.de [NeXTMail YES];
From: art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs Subject: Re: Kernel panic on NS 3.3 black after uuxqt completes execution Date: 24 Dec 1994 17:50:28 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz Distribution: world Message-ID: <3dhn14$hah@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> References: <3deum3$72q@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> In article <3deum3$72q@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) writes: > Since a virgin install of NS 3.3 PR2 on my NeXTcube, I have been > experiencing occasional (once per day) kernel panics after receiving > incoming mail. I believe it occurs when uuxqt completes. The uucp log > shows the uuxqt time 2 - 4 seconds before the time of the > /usr/adm/messages panic log. > Upgrading to NS 3.3 didn't fix this problem :-( > A possibly relevant fact is the I use Taylor uucp v. 1.04, so the > uuxqt that's executing is Taylor's. Is anyone else using NS 3.3 on black > hardware with Taylor uucp v. 1.04? If so, are you experiencing kernel > panics? > NeXT has acknowledged several reports of similar problems (although not yet reproducible by NeXT) with using 3.3 with Taylor uucp. One site has told me that they have had no problems using 3.3 with Taylor 1.05, so I upgraded to 1.05. But another site has told me that they have downgraded to 3.2 because they were suffering kernel panics using 3.3 with Taylor 1.05. I (and apparently NeXT) have not heard of any problems using 3.3 with the uucp supplied with NS. Resolving this problem is tricky because not all Taylor 1.05's are created equal due to the many configuration decisions that can be made before building it. And other utilities that use the serial ports may affect the problem (e.g., NXFax on my system). My system hasn't panicked since upgrading to the Taylor 1.05 that I built, but that's been less than 24 hours and I haven't receive a lot of mail, so it's still too early to tell. But the bottom line is that Taylor uucp shouldn't be able to panic the kernel no matter what build configuration options were used. Seems like a serial driver bug to me. However, I expect NeXT to spend less and less of its limited resources on fixes for NS for NeXT because black hardware is a continually declining percentage of its installed base. If using the uucp supplied with NS masks the problem successfully, then I'll probably have to abandon Taylor until the problem is fixed (if it ever is). I think this is preferable to not upgrading to 3.3 if one values what 3.3 has to offer. If you're experiencing kernel panics with 3.3, by all means file a bug report with NeXT (use BugNext or send email to bug_next@next.com). The more NeXT hears about this problem, the more likely they'll be to fix it. --- Art Isbell Cubic Solutions NeXT Registered Consultant NEXTSTEP software development/consulting NeXTmail: art@cubicsol.com Voice: +1 408 335 1154 USmail: 95018-9442 Fax: +1 408 335 2515
From: richard@yknet.yk.ca Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Window server problem w/ NS PA-RISC Date: 24 Dec 1994 08:42:55 GMT Organization: YukonNet Internet Services Message-ID: <3dgmuf$23r@rover.yknet.yk.ca> I'm looking for anyone who has experienced problems with the window server after booting up NS for PA-RISC on a 712/60. What we've experienced is the following: Episode 1: - boot sequence completes and window server presents a black screen with drawn cursor; between 3-5 minutes later, a gray screen appears but no login window; about 3 minutes later, the login window appears. Episode 2: - boot sequence completes and window server presents a black screen with drawn cursor; gray screen appears a few seconds later with message window quickly flashing on and off; no login window appears. The frustrating part is that no error messages show up in /usr/adm/messages... the log claims everything has booted without a hitch. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. -- Richard Lawrence Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Followup-To: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3capgo$koc@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> <tharperD0zw46.AHM@netcom.com> <1994Dec19.194846.4189@em <3df139$hco@nntp1.u.washington.edu> Distribution: world From: Rainer_Heilke@Cytel.CUEHere.Edmonton.AB.CA (Rainer Heilke) Message-ID: <Rainer_Heilke.0618@Cytel.CUEHere.Edmonton.AB.CA> Date: Sat, 24 Dec 94 09:56:52 MDT Organization: Just Poor Old Me Patrick Scheible (kkt@u.washington.edu) wrote: > >> Besides, isn't UNIX the ONLY OS, anyway? :-) > >Well,... The only one worth bothering with. ;-) > Anyone who believes this is not experienced enough to be a sysadmin. Relax. Notice the winky at the end of the line? -- Rainer --- USENET: Rainer_Heilke@Cytel.CUEHere.Edmonton.AB.CA MajorNet: andragon@MLM ...the twisted one... --- "Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And East is East and West is West and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste more like prunes than a rhubarb does. Now, uh.. Now you tell me what you know." -Marx
From: tlines@u.washington.edu (Tim Lines) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 24 Dec 1994 22:18:20 GMT Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Message-ID: <3di6nc$2a3@nntp1.u.washington.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <D161oG.JHy@ns1.nodak.edu> <Rainer_Heilke.05zy@Cytel.CUEHere.Edmonton.AB.CA> <3df139$hco@nntp1.u.washington.edu> In article <3df139$hco@nntp1.u.washington.edu>, Patrick Scheible <kkt@u.washington.edu> wrote: >Rainer_Heilke@Cytel.CUEHere.Edmonton.AB.CA (Rainer Heilke) writes: > >>Chadwick A. Dubuque (cdubuque@cadaver.acm.ndsu.NoDak.edu) wrote: > >>> Besides, isn't UNIX the ONLY OS, anyway? :-) > >>Well,... The only one worth bothering with. ;-) > >Anyone who believes this is not experienced enough to be a sysadmin. > Any sysadmin worth their salt has to have a certain amount of religious devotion to their OS. I used to know a VMS System Manager (not to be confused with a VMS System Administrator, whatever one of those is) who used to have long drawn out debates with me about which was better. These slowly dwindled to ocassional jabs whenever one of us came up with something we thought the other guys system couldn't handle. I KNOW he was 100% wrong; VMS is monolithic and proprietary. He KNEW I was 100% wrong; UNIX seemed small to him and their is no single RIGHT way to do anything. If you don't think your operating system is "cool", what motivates you to play with it and learn more it? That type of motivation never comes from a paycheck. If you don't play with your system and learn more about it, how can you be any damn good?
From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Upgrading from 3.0 to 3.2 Date: 29 Dec 1994 03:08:30 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Message-ID: <3dt97e$le7@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <3ds5t2$65j@nic.cerf.net> <3dsvog$sil@quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca> sherwood@fenris.space.ualberta.ca (System Administrator) writes: > What I did was to build one client at 3.2, then make my local >modifications (A 6 page list....) then do a dump | gzip > >standard.dump.gz on a globally mounted filesystem. > Then I set up one machine to be a boot server, and set up so >that I could boot ethernet any machine. I used the same clients >partition for each. Works ok, as long as you don't try to do two at >once. Actually, it works fine even if you do 10 at once. Granted, the server gets somewhat bogged down, but as far as sharing the /private directory among all of the machines, as long as they aren't swapping (16 or 24 MB color machines won't swap when they are just running 'restore' without a windowserver running. If you ran things that made them swap, then there would be problems. For our labs, I keep a dump image of the 'current setup' actually in the /private directory that the client mounts as part of the netboot. I also don't bother to compress it.. It's only about 60 MB. Compression will save some network traffic but if you are only doing one at a time, it will waste more time. -- David Lemson (217) 244-8833 University of Illinois Computing & Comm Services Office System Administrator Internet : lemson@uiuc.edu BITNET : LEMSON@UIUCVMD
From: kaoki@yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Kenichiro Aoki) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can you save my butt? Date: 29 Dec 1994 04:36:04 GMT Organization: Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto, Japan. Distribution: world Message-ID: <KAOKI.94Dec29133605@ps1.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp> References: <ROBERT.94Dec27101045@steffi.dircon.co.uk> <3dpcod$ahe@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> In-reply-to: art@cubicsol.com's message of 27 Dec 1994 15:44:13 GMT >>>>> On 27 Dec 1994 15:44:13 GMT, art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) said: Art> In article <ROBERT.94Dec27101045@steffi.dircon.co.uk> Art> robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) writes: > What does your hostconfig look like? > To change your hostname just change the HOSTNAME field. > Art> Does this really work? I've never been certain about the correct way Art> to set a hostname. I've had all sorts of problems with Sybase and Emacs Art> when I've changed my hostname incorrectly in the past. Seems that I ended Art> up changing the hostname both in /etc/hostconfig and using HostManager, Art> but it's been so long ago that I can't recall what I finally ended up Art> doing. I am pretty sure Art is right. Just changing /etc/hostconfing in NS won't work. (At least in some versions of NS3.x) I also had the problem with Emacs.app. I also used HostManager, added an alias and was fine. A friend of mine changed his /etc/hostconfig, got himself in a mess (won't boot properly) had to do a single user boot and put the hostconfig back to its original form. I think it has to do with the fact that netinfo keeps the hostname in localhost->name. Anyway, if somebody gets in a mess, remember the magic spell bsd -s from the rom monitor. -- Kenichiro Aoki (ken@phys.titech.ac.jp), Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Oh-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN ... posting from kyoto....
From: louie@va.pubnix.com (Louis A. Mamakos) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: Re: loading slip and ppp in the kernel together (incest?) Date: 29 Dec 1994 00:07:07 -0500 Organization: Pubnix Access Systems (Virgina) Message-ID: <3dtg5r$gu@pub01.va.pubnix.com> References: <3drsft$noe@ripcity.ibmoto.com> In article <3drsft$noe@ripcity.ibmoto.com>, Derek Beatty <beatty@ibmoto.com> wrote: > >Is it possible to have both SLIP (Mamakos') and PPP (Perkins') loaded >into the kernel (3.2 black) simultaneously? I don't want to use both >protocols simultaneously, but I would like to switch between them without >rebooting. Would this cause a panic? Would they need to be loaded >in a particular order? Any other gotcha's? TransSys Dial-Up IP uses a line discipline in the kernel to implement SLIP. It uses an undocumented and unsupported kernel interface to do so. Actually, *any* use of line disciplines in kernel loadable drivers is undocumented and unsupported. I'm almost certain that the PPP software also uses a line discipline to do its job; the question is if they both attempt to use the same one! TransSys PNI does not use a line discipline, and only uses documented kernel interfaces (for the most part :-) in its kernel driver. There's probably no reason why it and PPP or TransSys Dial-Up IP for that matter, shouldn't co-exist on the same machine. Louis Mamakos
From: robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Can you save my butt? Date: 29 Dec 1994 09:01:44 GMT Organization: me organized? That's a joke! Distribution: world Message-ID: <ROBERT.94Dec29090144@steffi.dircon.co.uk> References: <ROBERT.94Dec27101045@steffi.dircon.co.uk> <3dpcod$ahe@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> <KAOKI.94Dec29133605@ps1.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp> To: ken@th.phys.titech.ac.jp In-reply-to: kaoki@yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp's message of 29 Dec 1994 04:36:04 GMT <kaoki@yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp> writes: >>>>> On 27 Dec 1994 15:44:13 GMT, art@cubicsol.com (Art Isbell) said: Art>In article <ROBERT.94Dec27101045@steffi.dircon.co.uk> Art>robert@steffi.dircon.co.uk (Robert Nicholson) writes: >>What does your hostconfig look like? >>To change your hostname just change the HOSTNAME field. >> Art>Does this really work? I've never been certain about the correct way Art>to set a hostname. I've had all sorts of problems with Sybase and Emacs Art>when I've changed my hostname incorrectly in the past. Seems that I ended Art>up changing the hostname both in /etc/hostconfig and using HostManager, Art>but it's been so long ago that I can't recall what I finally ended up Art>doing. >I am pretty sure Art is right. Just changing /etc/hostconfing in >NS won't work. (At least in some versions of NS3.x) I also had >the problem with Emacs.app. I also used HostManager, added an >alias and was fine. A friend of mine changed his >/etc/hostconfig, got himself in a mess (won't boot properly) had >to do a single user boot and put the hostconfig back to its >original form. I think it has to do with the fact that netinfo >keeps the hostname in localhost->name. >Anyway, if somebody gets in a mess, remember the magic spell > bsd -s >from the rom monitor. >-- You should also add a fqdn in your hosts as well. and I think it has to appear before localhost. You didn't say what your friend changed in hostconfig? -- "Oh no, actually darling I don't have time for games." (PGP key: send email with Subject: request pgp key) (ASCII for text only messages)
From: sdavenpo@vaxc.stevens-tech.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: faulty drivers in 3.3 Date: 29 Dec 94 09:29:27 EST Organization: Stevens Institute of Technology Message-ID: <1994Dec29.092927.1@vaxc.stevens-tech.edu> References: <3do6gk$3p9@crcnis3.unl.edu> <3dole1$11g@marsu.pilhuhn.de> There is a fix to the ATI/PAS conflict. The ATI card uses many more ports than are displayed (by default) in Configure.app. Try choosing the ATI card, clicking expert, then double clicking on the I/O Ports line. Then use the right arrow to scroll to the end of the line. There you will find '0x52ee-0xfeef'. This value can be changed to avoid conflict with the PAS card - I don't have the hex values handy, but a more complete set of instructions is posted in comp.sys.next.software. The posting is something along the lines of 'Fix for 3.3 Intel ATI/PAS Conflict' hope this helps. Scott Scott Davenport sdavenpo@vaxc.stevens-tech.edu
From: tim@apple.com (Tim Olson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: SLIP and bootp? Date: 29 Dec 1994 14:27:07 GMT Organization: IBM/Motorola Somerset Design Center, Austin, TX Distribution: world Message-ID: <3dugvr$m9u@cerberus.ibmoto.com> References: <3drsd4$noa@ripcity.ibmoto.com> Derek Beatty writes: I'd like to connect to a server that does SLIP but does not let me know its IP address, my IP address, or even the netmask, except via bootp. Is there any easy way to make this situation work under 3.2 black? ("Easy" != "requires me to read RFC 951 and write code") Here's what I use, cobbled together from a number of sources. 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From: work@dannug.dk (Michael Hallin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: Where is buildafmdir's lock? Date: 28 Dec 1994 23:28:22 GMT Organization: Danish NeXT User Group Message-ID: <3dssam$1ub@machthenext.dannug.dk> References: <3b94cr$esl@deep.rsoft.bc.ca> In article <3b94cr$esl@deep.rsoft.bc.ca> a11094@giant.rsoft.bc.ca (George Chow) writes: |>I just tried installing some fonts from the Fatted Calf CD. I was merrily |>trying out new fonts, installing them one and a time and doing a |>buildafmdir when I ran across this: |> |>--- |> |>dasher:66# buildafmdir /LocalLibrary/Fonts |>buildafmdir: couldn't create lock file |> |>--- |> |>I can't determine really what the problem. I do see to find a |>.cacheAFMDataLock file in /LocalLibrary/Fonts which disappears. What's the |>problem here? Restarting didn't help. |> |>Any help/pointer would be appreciated. |> |>Thanks in advance. |> |>--- |> George Chow Hi, I would say that you have some kind of permissions problem. Normally this file is created by buildafmdir in order to make that no one starts a second process doing the same work, and thus mixing up the file contents. Try have a look at your permissions, normally you must be root to do this. best Michael -- _____________________________________________ Michael Hallin Copenhagen, Denmark Editor in chief of DANNUG NEWS & DANNUG HOT! NeXTMail: work@dannug.dk NonNeXTMail: mh.xeroxvang@rxdk.xerox.com Voice: Int + 45 43 53 34 33
From: Ted Okada Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.software Subject: 3.3 Mail shortcomings? Date: 29 Dec 1994 20:08:06 GMT Organization: Capital Area Internet Service info@cais.com 703-448-4470 Message-ID: <3dv4v6$igd@news.cais.com> Hi. Though MIME is a great feature of 3.3 Mail, I'm scratching my head as to why other 'obvious' functions of a decent mail UA aren't in it such as quoting original message in replies and including signature files (like pine).. The folks at NeXT were great in helping me do .sig files using terminal services but we're all stumped on how to do quoted replies. Here's what we tried as a command equivalent using terminal services: fmt 74 79 | sed "s/^/> /" We're accepting plain and rich text and using as 'input.' We've returned output and are using the Fast C-shell. fmt seems to be working when we cat to a file but we're not sure what's happening with the sed statement. It'd be great to be able to use Mail rather than having to shell $'s for Eloquent (although maybe we should to support the cause?). Any sed/C-shell wizards out there with any success? Grateful for any help... Ted Okada Director Washington Bureau Food For The Hungry Int'l \ o / _ o __| \ / |__ o _ \ o / o | /\ __\o \o | o/ o/__ /\ | /|\ ./.\...|.\../).|....(.\../o\../.)....|..(\../.|.../.\.../.\. Ted Okada <ted@cais.com> --- finger ted@cais.com for PGP2.3 public key --- ftp://ftp.fh.org for latest files --- Help Africa's Children--Call Food For The Hungry 1-800-2HUNGER ---
From: drr@terrapin.raleigh.com Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 29 Dec 1994 20:13:57 GMT Organization: Raleigh Systems, Inc. Message-ID: <3dv5a5$6i5@ns.oar.net> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <D161oG.JHy@ns1.nodak.edu> <Rainer_Heilke.05zy@Cytel.CUEHere.Edmonton.AB.CA> <3df139$hco@nntp1.u.washington.edu> <3di6nc$2a3@nntp1.u.washington.edu> <3dlo5i$ap2@nntp1.u.washington.edu> In <3dlo5i$ap2@nntp1.u.washington.edu>, kkt@u.washington.edu (Patrick Scheible) writes: >The great religions seem to recognize that there's more than one path >to the truth... Off-topic digression: QED Islam & Xtian flavors aren't great religions? Then again VMS is a great OS to administrate, and it usually fixes itself when it crashes, too. Can't say that for my *nix box...
From: Ted Okada Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: 3.3 Mail shortcomings? Date: 29 Dec 1994 20:47:58 GMT Organization: Capital Area Internet Service info@cais.com 703-448-4470 Message-ID: <3dv79u$k5k@news.cais.com> References: <3dv4v6$igd@news.cais.com> Hi. BTW, I just pulled a bunch of stuff from ftp.cs.orst.edu like mailapp-utilities and I'll see if this works with 3.3 Mail. I just thought there was a quick and dirty way to do quoted replies.. Thanks for any sed help though... :) In article <3dv4v6$igd@news.cais.com> Ted Okada writes: > Hi. > > Though MIME is a great feature of 3.3 Mail, I'm scratching my head > as to why other 'obvious' functions of a decent mail UA aren't in it such -
From: Barre Ludvigsen <borrel@hiof.no> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Panic - please help - my boot disk has crashed! Date: 29 Dec 1994 23:24:23 GMT Organization: Ostfold College Distribution: world Message-ID: <3dvgf7$i00@ratatosk.uninett.no> My harddisk has crashed. It has been complaining about "bad media" for a couple of days. I backed up everything yesterday to a DAT tape (hopefully it's there.) Now I'm looking forward to struggling with formatting and putting a system onto a new disk. I have the disk (a 2GB Seagate), I also have an NS 3.1 CD and a CDROM drive. But my original system administration documentation says nothing about booting from a CD and installing a boot hard disk. There's only stuff on a second disk. Could someone _PLEASE_ send me a mail explaining the boot from CD procedure and any advice on how to build the new boot disk? I really do feel quite lost. - Barre (Sorry for the double posting - the first one went to the wrong group) Barre Ludvigsen - Ostfold College - Halden, Norway <a href="mailto:borrel@hiof.no">borrel@hiof.no</a>
From: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo) Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail,comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Sendmail8 & mailer problems Date: 30 Dec 1994 02:17:04 GMT Organization: The Ohio State University Message-ID: <3dvqj0$4c3@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> I'm trying to use my own "mailer" program with Sendmail8. (NS 3.0) If I send mail from the machine (galadriel) echo "test" | /usr/lib/sendmail root@tap.fnet.org the mail is processed a-ok by the mailer & is put into the spool directory. If I login to a remote system, and send mail to root@tap.fnet.org nothing shows up in the spool directory!! Though the mail _is_ received. (it is in the logs and is marked as SENT): ---<excerpt of log>--- Dec 29 20:43:31 galadriel sendmail[4076]: AA04076: from=<szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, size=342, class=0, received from bottom.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (128.146.216.14) Dec 29 20:43:32 galadriel sendmail[4078]: AA04076: to=<root@tap.fnet.org>, delay =00:00:01, stat=Sent Here's what I used as the definition of the mailer: -----<excerpt from sendmail.cf>---- Mlocal, P=/bin/mail, F=rlsDFMmnP, S=10, R=20, A=mail -d $u Mprog, P=/bin/sh, F=lsDFMeuP, S=10, R=20, A=sh -c $u Mfvm, P=/bin/upmail, F=rlsDFMeuP, S=10, R=20, A=upmail tcq $u And my ruleset 0 modifications: R$+<@$*.fnet.org> $#fvm $:$1<@$2.fnet.org> What am I doing wrong? There is one other thing to note: this /was/ for a uucp feed. The ruleset0 modification for it was: #R$+<@$*.fnet.org> $#uucp $@utcq $:$1<@$2.fnet.org> That worked _fine_ as a uucp feed - but I also noticed that if I take out the Utcq information from L.sys # utcq none TCP uucp fnet.org none and USERFILE # Utcq,tcq,/usr/spool/uucp/utcq then ANY mail to it bounces (when using the fvm (upmail) mailer). Any ideas? -- Sysop: The Atomic Playground BBS -=- a Futurenet Gateway BBS (614) 297-7031 96/14.4/16.8/21.6/28.8k V.all root@tap.fnet.org NeXTMail: shane@galadriel.ecaetc.ohio-state.edu
From: tlines@u.washington.edu (Tim Lines) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Date: 30 Dec 1994 04:48:05 GMT Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Message-ID: <3e03e5$dio@nntp1.u.washington.edu> References: <3c0ufb$qet@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <3df139$hco@nntp1.u.washington.edu> <3di6nc$2a3@nntp1.u.washington.edu> <941228154412.AA15170@dojo> In article <941228154412.AA15170@dojo>, Mike O'Connor <mjo@dojo.mi.org> wrote: >In article <3di6nc$2a3@nntp1.u.washington.edu>, >Tim Lines <tlines@u.washington.edu> wrote: > >:Any sysadmin worth their salt has to have a certain amount of religious >:devotion to their OS. I used to know a VMS System Manager (not to be > >I am a sysadmin by some definitions of the word. My interest is in >creating computing solutions that work for people. Not meaning to be argumentative here, but I believe that's a religion too.
From: szymon@uci.agh.edu.pl (Szymon Sokol) Newsgroups: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: sysadmin purity test! (xposted) Followup-To: alt.sysadmin.recovery,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,alt.folklore.computers Date: 30 Dec 1994 12:37:47 +0100 Organization: University of Mining & Metallurgy Message-ID: <3e0reb$b0j@galaxy.uci.agh.edu.pl> References: <3chbnr$sql@genaz.athena.livjm.ac.uk> <3ckue0$gqo@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> <3cog65$cha@nntp1.u.washington.edu> <3dpeku$9f@Hadrian.Boers.no> Morten Reistad (mrr@Hadrian.Boers.no) wrote: : In article <3ckue0$gqo@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de>, : >>Did you ever "ifconfig en0 down" while logged in from a remote host ? : Was the host in another timezone? Another country? : Did you have to make the plane trip there to fix it? Did you have to instruct (by phone) someone computer-illiterate (secretary, janitor) how to login as root and fix the problem? -- Szymon Sokol -- Network Manager U U M M M M University of Mining and Metallurgy, Computer Center U U MM MM MM MM ave. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, POLAND U U M M M M M M M M TEL. +48 12 338100 EXT. 2885 FAX +48 12 338907 UUUUU M M M M M M finger szymon@galaxy.uci.agh.edu.pl for PGP key WWW page: http://www.uci.agh.edu.pl/~szymon/
From: tjspiel@mn2.mnet.uswest.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Help: DECpc 1 GB Drive suddenly thinks it's got 2048 bytes/sector Date: 30 Dec 1994 14:13:02 GMT Organization: US West !nterprise Networking Systems Message-ID: <3e14he$ks2@acsnews.uswc.uswest.com> Keywords: SCSI I've got a DECpc XL 560 that hung and now says it can't find a boot drive. When I got desperate and tried to reinstall NeXT Step on it, it reported the drive as having 2048 bytes/sector instead of 512. The install failed because installation requires a 512 byte/sector drive. Anyone run accross something like this before? Any Ideas on How to fix it? Thanks in advance, Tom
From: silbar@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov (Dick Silbar) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: How back up DOS partition from NEXTSTEP crontab? Date: 30 Dec 1994 09:50 MST Organization: LAMPF Data Analysis Center, Los Alamos, New Mexico Distribution: world Message-ID: <30DEC199409500451@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov> News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41 Greetings, This is probably more a UNIX question than one having to do with NEXTSTEP, but here goes. I want to back up my DOS partition to DAT tape, preferably automatically with a crontab entry. The 'dump' utility will not work, as it complains the DOS partition has a "bad magic number". However, 'tar' will work, at least manually, by going to a C-shell command line and typing (from /) tar -cf /dev/nrst0 /ms-dos_6 . (The file system /dev/rsd0h is mounted at /ms-dos_6). What doesn't work is the following lines added to my (C-shell) /usr/local/bin/dump_level0 script which does dumps of the NEXTSTEP partitions: /usr/etc/mount /dev/rsd0h /ms-dos_6 /bin/tar -cf /dev/nrst0 /ms-dos_6 >>& Users/silbar/dumplog The only complaint in my dumplog is tar: /ms-dos_6: No such file or directory Can anyone enlighten me on this? Are DOS partitions mounted in some funny way? Thanks in advance, Dick Silbar
From: andrea.borroni@galactica.it (ANDREA BORRONI) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: DROP Message-ID: <8A0A3A2.0785000322.uuout@galactica.it> Date: Fri, 30 Dec 94 15:30:00 +0100 Distribution: world Organization: GALACTICA PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION - ++39-2-29.00.61.50 DROP
From: croehrig@celegans.psych.ubc.ca (Chris Roehrig) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Subject: Re: HP712 (Gecko) running NS3.2 hangs Date: 30 Dec 1994 18:36:57 GMT Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada Message-ID: <3e1k09$dno@cs.ubc.ca> References: <3dsl7i$8qt@jeeves.niehs.nih.gov> In article <3dsl7i$8qt@jeeves.niehs.nih.gov> dinse@catatac.niehs.nih.gov (Gregg E. Dinse) writes: > Hi, > > I have been running NS3.2 on our HP712/80 for a > while (several months, I think) without many problems. > Usually the machine sits idle because we still don't have > the software we need, but that's another story... > > Yesterday I tried to login and the machine was > frozen. None of the usual methods for rebooting or > powering down seemed to work and finally I had to pull the > plug. > =============================================== > > Dec 27 09:38:32 goblin mach: > Dec 27 09:38:32 goblin mach: IO error on pagein (bread) This is exactly the same problem we have been having with our 712/60 for the past several months, and it's very annoying. I've submitted several bug reports to NeXT but have not heard back anything useful. I believe the problem to be related to the SCSI bus problems they were having during the beta program. There was a bug in the 712 SCSI driver with respect to signal timing that causes the hard drive's SCSI controller to lock up. The identical problem happened under HP/UX 9.0.1, and was fixed with HP patch PHKL_4053, and NeXT included this patch in the final release. It doesn't look as if it completely solved the problem though. I am using a 3rd party Seagate ST31200N 1 Gig drive that I installed myself and NeXT seems to be taking the attitude that it's not their problem. However, it's a standard fast SCSI-II drive and works perfectly in my NeXTstation and there's no reason why it shouldn't work with the 712. A couple questions for you: 1. What hard drive are you using and did you add it yourself? 2. When the machine locks up, does the activity light on the hard drive light up solidly? That's what happened when it's SCSI controller locked up. -- Chris Roehrig (croehrig@cs.ubc.ca) Dept. of Computer Science, University of British Columbia, Canada
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: lembens@octagon.de (Dirk Lembens) Subject: TransSys-PNI Software - wehere from? Message-ID: <1994Dec30.175805.21915@octagon.de> Summary: Where to get PNI? Keywords: SLIP Organization: Octagon Computer+Kommunikation Date: Fri, 30 Dec 1994 17:58:05 GMT Where can I get the TransSys PNI 1.1 Software? I need it for my Internet connection and the only way to get it is to use ftp, but how should I do this without an Internet connection??? Please help me! --Dirk (lembens@octagon.de)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin From: coa@tor.teorfys.lu.se (Carl-Olof Almbadh) Subject: tcsh 6.05 for next Message-ID: <1994Dec30.211253.26523@nomina.lu.se> Sender: news@nomina.lu.se (USENET News System) Organization: University of Lund, Sweden Date: Fri, 30 Dec 1994 21:12:53 GMT Below are some fixes that will make it easier to install tcsh 6.05 on a next running nextstep 3.2 You will need gcc, I found no way to build one crucial header (tc.const.h) using next's cc Carl-Olof Almbladh Lund University coa@teorfys.lu.se #!/bin/sh # patch for tcsh 6.05 patchlevel 0 (for nextstep 3.2) # How to apply this patch: # in subdir tcsh.6.05 do # 1) extract shell archive below to obtain ./nextpatch and config/next3.2 # 2) execute "patch < nextpatch" if you have the patch prog # or apply the ed commands by hand otherwise # How to build for nextstep3.2 # configure Makefile as detailed in Ported (nextstep 3.2) # cp config/next3.2 ./config # make # -------------------- #! /bin/sh # This is a shell archive, meaning: # 1. Remove everything above the #! /bin/sh line. # 2. Save the resulting text in a file. # 3. Execute the file with /bin/sh (not csh) to create the files: # . # This archive created: Fri Dec 30 17:53:05 1994 export PATH; PATH=/bin:$PATH if test -f 'nextpatch' then echo shar: will not over-write existing file "'nextpatch'" else cat << \SHAR_EOF > 'nextpatch' patch for tcsh 6.05 patchlevel 0 (for nextstep 3.2) start of patch 30-Dec-94 *** Ported.orig --- Ported 270a VENDOR : next MODELS : tried out on a m68k COMPILER: gcc (vers 2.6.3 used) CFLAGS : -O2 -Wall LIBES : -ltermcap # [-lcs 2.0] OS : next 3.2 CONFIG : next3.2 ENVIRON : n/a NOTES : a patch to sh.types.h, tc.os.h to avoid conflicting prototypes next's cc can be used for everything except building tc.const.h from tc.const.c; VERSION : 6.05 patchlevel 0 + nextpatch above . w q *** patchlevel.h.orig --- patchlevel.h 11,12c #define PATCHLEVEL 1 #define DATE "94/12/30" . 8c #define ORIGIN "CORNELL; patch from Lund" . w q *** sh.types.h.orig --- sh.types.h 556c # ifndef HAVE_PID_T typedef int pid_t; endif # endif . 264c # ifndef HAVE_SPEED_T typedef unsigned int speed_t; # endif . 258a . w q *** tc.os.h.orig --- tc.os.h 527a #endif . 526a #if ! defined(__STDC__) . w q SHAR_EOF fi # end of overwriting check if test ! -d 'config' then mkdir 'config' fi cd 'config' if test -f 'next3.2' then echo shar: will not over-write existing file "'next3.2'" else cat << \SHAR_EOF > 'next3.2' /* * config.h -- configure various defines for tcsh * * All source files should #include this FIRST. * * Edit this to match your system type. */ /* This file for next running nextstep 3.2, tried with gcc 2.6.3 and next'c cc */ #ifndef _h_config #define _h_config #ifdef __STDC__ #include <stdlib.h> #include <ctype.h> #endif #ifdef NeXT #include <libc.h> /* all syscalls declared here */ #define HAVE_SPEED_T #define HAVE_PID_T #endif /****************** System dependant compilation flags ****************/ /* * POSIX This system supports IEEE Std 1003.1-1988 (POSIX). */ #undef POSIX /* * POSIXJOBS This system supports the optional IEEE Std 1003.1-1988 (POSIX) * job control facilities. */ #undef POSIXJOBS /* * POSIXSIGS Use the POSIX signal facilities to emulate BSD signals. */ #undef POSIXSIGS /* * VFORK This machine has a vfork(). * It used to be that for job control to work, this define * was mandatory. This is not the case any more. * If you think you still need it, but you don't have vfork, * define this anyway and then do #define vfork fork. * I do this anyway on a Sun because of yellow pages brain damage, * [should not be needed under 4.1] * and on the iris4d cause SGI's fork is sufficiently "virtual" * that vfork isn't necessary. (Besides, SGI's vfork is weird). * Note that some machines eg. rs6000 have a vfork, but not * with the berkeley semantics, so we cannot use it there either. */ #if defined(NeXT) && !defined(__STRICT_BSD__) # undef VFORK #endif /* * BSDJOBS You have BSD-style job control (both process groups and * a tty that deals correctly */ #define BSDJOBS /* * BSDSIGS You have 4.2-style signals, rather than USG style. * Note: POSIX systems should not define this unless they * have sigvec() and friends (ie: 4.3BSD-RENO, HP-UX). */ #define BSDSIGS /* * BSDTIMES You have BSD-style process time stuff (like rusage) * This may or may not be true. For example, Apple Unix * (OREO) has BSDJOBS and BSDSIGS but not BSDTIMES. */ #define BSDTIMES /* * BSDLIMIT You have BSD-style resource limit stuff (getrlimit/setrlimit) */ #define BSDLIMIT /* * BSDNICE Your system uses setpriority() instead of nice, to * change a processes scheduling priority */ #define BSDNICE /* * TERMIO You have struct termio instead of struct sgttyb. * This is usually the case for SYSV systems, where * BSD uses sgttyb. POSIX systems should define this * anyway, even though they use struct termios. */ #undef TERMIO /* * SYSVREL Your machine is SYSV based (HPUX, A/UX) * NOTE: don't do this if you are on a Pyramid -- tcsh is * built in a BSD universe. * Set SYSVREL to 1, 2, 3, or 4, depending the version of System V * you are running. Or set it to 0 if you are not SYSV based */ #define SYSVREL 0 /* * YPBUGS Work around Sun YP bugs that cause expansion of ~username * to send command output to /dev/null */ #undef YPBUGS /* * SIGVOID Define this if your signal handlers return void. On older * systems, signal returns int, but on newer ones, it returns void. */ #if !defined(NeXT) && !defined(__STRICT_BSD__) # define SIGVOID #else # undef SIGVOID #endif #ifdef NeXT #define SIGVOID #endif /* * HAVEDUP2 Define this if your system supports dup2(). */ #define HAVEDUP2 /* * UTHOST Does the utmp file have a host field? */ #define UTHOST /* * DIRENT Your system has <dirent.h> instead of <sys/dir.h> */ #undef DIRENT /****************** local defines *********************/ #ifdef NeXT # define environ _environ /* strcoll() on the NeXT appears to have 3 args, but only 2 args in tcsh src */ #define NOSTRCOLL #else # ifdef notdef # define SETENV_IN_LIB /* read comment in sh.func.c */ # define setenv(x,y) Setenv(x,y) # endif #endif /* this define is necessary for NeXT users running 3.1 without */ /* POSIX to avoid undefined symbols during final link */ /* You'll need to define __NeXT31__ */ #if defined(__NeXT31__) && !defined(POSIX) # define _TERMIOS_H_ #endif /* __NeXT31__ && !POSIX */ /****************** configurable hacks ****************/ /* have been moved to config_f.h */ #include "config_f.h" #ifndef NeXT #undef NLS #endif #endif /* _h_config */ SHAR_EOF fi # end of overwriting check cd .. # End of shell archive exit 0
These are the contents of the former NiCE NeXT User Group NeXTSTEP/OpenStep software archive, currently hosted by Marcel Waldvogel and Netfuture.ch.