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From: yaron@aristo.tau.ac.il (Yaron Zabary)
Subject: Re: f77 won't work on my Crimson
Organization: Tel-Aviv University Computation Center
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 15:59:06 GMT

John V. Parker (NASA/MSFC/ES44) (jparker@aurora) wrote:
> It took us a while (3+ months!) to get around to trying out the FORTRAN
> compiler on our Crimson/VGX [too many other neat things to play with ;-) ],
> but upon doing so we discovered that f77 (actually ugen) core dumps on even
> the most trivial code:
> 	program test
> 	write(*,*) '!11-PDP eht edisni deppart m''I !pleH'
> 	stop
> 	end

> The error message is usually:
> 	Fatal error in: /usr/lib/ugen  Signal 10 - core dumped


  I got the same error while running incompatiable versions of IDO (Irix
Development Option, that is the C compiler) and FTN. Did you upgrade IDO
lately ? Check what version of IDO you are running. You should run IDO4.0
if you want to run with FTN 3.4 or upgrade FTN to 3.5 (that is the 3.10
compiler which needs IDO4.1).

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-- Yaron.
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From: yaron@aristo.tau.ac.il (Yaron Zabary)
Subject: Re: Compressed backups
Organization: Tel-Aviv University Computation Center
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 16:01:50 GMT

Rose Oguz (rose@baby.swmed.utexas.edu) wrote:
> It seems to me that I can compress data before backing up by using -Z in
> the bru command.  I have not figured out how to restore compressed files.
> Can someone please tell me what I need to do.

 Simply bru -x. It is able to tell by itself that the backup is compressed, it
can also tell that the file is byte-swapped (if you 'bru -cf /dev/tape' but
'bru -xf /dev/tapens').
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-- Yaron.
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From: rogerc@kuhio.wpd.sgi.com (Roger Chickering)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi.misc
Subject: Re: netlsd
Date: 22 Jan 93 21:50:32 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.  Mountain View, CA

In <1993Jan22.140442.16599@relay.nswc.navy.mil> rweisbe@starfleet.nswc.navy.mil (Bob Weisbeck) writes:

>In article <35083@adm.brl.mil>, beyer@bflsgu.fl.bs.dlr.de (Ralf Beyer DLR) writes:
>|> 
>|> Hi,
>|> 
>|> from time to time the following message appears in the console
>|> window
>|> 
>|>      netlsd: Unable to register with locating broker
>|> 	     communications failure (network computing
>|> 	     system/RPC runtime)
>|> 
>|> The message is not entered into SYSLOG.
>|> 
>|> I studied the Network License System Administration Guide and
>|> the Network Computing System Administration Guide to no avail.
>|> 
>|> What means this message ? How can I get rid of it ? Should I
>|> care about ?
>|> 
>|> I am using an Indigo/XS24 running 4.0.5A.
>|> 
>|> Thanks for any help and best regards.
>|> 

>I also got this message. I'd be interested in any info concerning
>it.

You've probably already seen the answer, but here it is again.

    Get a shell, and become root.
    Enter the following sequence of commands.

	chkconfig netls off
	chkconfig glb off
	chkconfig llb off
	/etc/init.d/netls stop
	/etc/init.d/nck stop

After doing so, the messages should no longer trouble you.

If you are trying to actually use software licensed with NetLS, you do
not, of course, want to follow the above instrucntions.

-Roger
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi.misc
From: Frank.Taylor@launchpad.unc.edu (Frank Taylor)
Subject: New Indigo Graphics - XZ
Organization: UNC Office of Information Technology
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 15:29:47 GMT

According to what I've seen, the new XZ graphics option is twice the
performance of the old XS24 and will run in a standard Indigo.  Does
the Z refer to a standard Z-buffer?  What is the cost?  Did the XS24
and Elan board costs drop?

I have been waiting for SGI to release a decent low-cost machine with
a decent low-cost 24-bit Zbuffer option.  I want a machine I can
buy for home use that costs less than $10K list.  Has this happened?
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From: beyer@bflsgu.fl.bs.dlr.de (Ralf Beyer DLR)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi.misc
Subject: Re:  Setting up lpd on Iris Indigo
Date: 21 Jan 93 12:24:56 GMT

Hi,

I am sending my revised file. Note the syntax of the printcap file
(the first ":" in a line seems to be important).

Regards

Ralf Beyer

HP Laserjet IIISi on Indigo/Entry running 4.0.1 configured as ATT and BSD
printer. The HP Laserjet is in PostScript mode.

Printer lp4 is defined as sample printer.

ATT: To configure lp4 as ATT printer follow the instructions in the IRIX
     documentation. You should be able to print ASCII and PostScript files
     by

	    lp -dlp4 < file.ascii
	    lp -dlp4 < file.ps

BSD: To configure lp4 as BSD printer proceed as follows:

	    su
	    cd /usr/spool/lpd
	    mkdir lp4
	    chmod go+w lp4
	    chown lp lp4

    Copy the printcap file into /etc/printcap

    -r--r--r--   1 root     sys         1317 Aug  3 09:23 printcap

    In /dev make a symbolic link from lp4 to /dev/plp

    l---------   1 root     sys            8 Jan 29  1992 lp4 -> /dev/plp

    You should be able to print PostScript files by

	    lpr -Plp4 file.ps



#
# /etc/printcap
#
# Author: R. Beyer, German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR)
#	  beyer@bflsgu.bs.fl.dlr.de
#
# Host: Indigo running IRIX 4.0.5A
#
# Revision: 21-Jan-1993
#
# lp	- symbolic link to /dev/plp
# sd	- spooling directory
# mc#0	- unlimited number of copies allowed per job
# sf	- suppress form feeds
# sh	- suppress printing of burst page header
# lf	- log file

# This is an entry for a local HP Laserjet IIISi printer
# connected to the parallel port of the Indigo and configured
# as PostScript printer. 
#
# Only PostScript files can be printed.
#
# Command: lpr -Plp4 file.ps
#
# /dev/lp4 is a symbolic link to /dev/plp
#
# The directory /usr/spool/lpd/lp4 must be readable/writable by
# everyone (for beginners)

lp|lp4|HP Laserjet IIISi:\
	:lp=/dev/lp4:\
	:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/lp4:\
	:if=/usr/lib/lpf:\
	:mc#0:\
	:sf:\
	:sh:\
	:lf=/usr/spool/lpd/lp4/lp4-log:

# This is an entry for a remote LaserWriter II connected to a SUN
# SPARCstation 1 running OS 4.1.1.
#
# Both ASCII and PostScript files can be printed.
#
# Command: lpr -Plp6 file file.ps
#
# The directory /usr/spool/lpd/lp6 must be readable/writable by
#	everyone (for beginners)

lp6|sun|SUN LaserWriter II:\
	:lp=:rm=bflbf1.fl.bs.dlr.de:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/lp6:\
	:lf=/usr/spool/lpd/lp6/lp6-log

# Bugs:
#
# There are no entries in the logfiles ~/lp4-log, ~/lp6-log.

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Ralf Beyer
German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR), Institute for Flight
Guidance, Flughafen, D-3300 Braunschweig, Fed. Rep. of Germany
Internet: beyer@bflsgu.fl.bs.dlr.de (EARN/BITNET: fl17@dlrvmbs.bitnet) 
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From: cano@xrd.dfrf.nasa.gov (Reuben R. Cano)
Subject: Snapshot (rgb filters)
Organization: NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, CA
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 18:46:44 GMT

Hello world, 

  I am looking for rgb filters. I would like to do an 
  rgbtoppm or to any pbmplus tools.
 
Thanks

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From: paik@cgl.citri.edu.au (Karen Paik)
Subject: voice recognition
Summary: What products are available for voice recognition?
Keywords: speech voice recognition
Organization: Collaborative Information Technology Research Institute
Date: 26 Jan 93 06:55:15 GMT

What products are available for voice recognition?
I need to be able to recognize a small set of key words.

                            Thanks,
                            Karen Paik


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From: wyllie@helios.physics.utoronto.ca (Andrew Wyllie)
Subject: Indigo squared
Keywords: purple plastic shortage
Organization: University of Toronto Physics/Astronomy/CITA
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 23:28:19 GMT


I just got my brochure for the new Indigo 2.
It looks like a great machine.  Faster, better
 graphics (like EXTREME graphics dude!) etc.,etc.

I only have one question.... 
How come the new INDIGO is GREEN?????

Okay, you can argue that it's sort of an Aquamarine colour,
greeny blue or bluey green, but Indigo (at least the last
time I looked at mine) is purple!

I'm very dissapointed.  Are you guys to lazy to come up with
a new catchy name?  Did you run out of purple plastic?  Is
Aquaman the new C.E.O.????
Enquiring minds want to know!

I guess I'll call it the green machine.

andrew

.................................................................
Andrew Wyllie	wyllie@physics.utoronto.ca |  "it's not easy
Department Of Physics                      |   being green"
University Of Toronto    Toronto    Canada |      Kermit the frog
From: lau@sunset.ai.sri.com (Stephen Lau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi.misc
Subject: Help with matrix stack
Date: 21 Jan 93 20:54:14 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA


I'm trying to use the matrix stack to construct a transformation
matrix that converts an object's coordinates to window coordinates.

I've done it manually, constructing my own matrices and converting
the coordinates, but what I really want to do is to utilize some
of the GL calls, namely perspective, rotate, translate, scale and
lookat.

I would like to call perspective() and lookat() and then somehow get
this combined transformation matrix and use it to do my own coordinate
transformations and clipping. Is this possible?

I've tried calling perspective() and lookat() and then getmatrix(), but
the resulting matrix doesn't transform it to window coordinates, only to
local world coordinates. This is part of the way, but I'm missing the final
step that then projects this to window coordinates. 

Any help would be most appreciated.

Steve

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From: root@centrcn.umontreal.ca (Root de centrs1)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi.misc
Subject: software distribution DB format ?
Date: 22 Jan 93 23:33:50 GMT

Is it possible to extract a single hardware-dependant file from a software
distribution package from SGI?.
I need to be able to extract CPU/GFXBOARD/SUBGR dependant files from the
software package to perform an upgrade on my systems.

Why ?, my systems are installed in a hybride manner between diskless an
standalone or dataless.  All the software is cascade across tree level of
mounted filesystems, from the central-server to lower servers to workstations.
This strategy gives the advantage that all the software is available from
all the machines and that the local disks are used at a maximum on all of
the machines.

I can deduce part the information that I need to do this from the *.idb files
in the software package (name/type/mode of the file and hardware it is 
compiled for).  But I need to be able to extract the file itself.

What would be perfect is if the next version of inst(1) could install software
on machines that have some of their package files on a rdonly-NFS mounted
filesytem. It could skip over NFS mounted files that are tagged has being
rd-only( i.e. not host private files).
It would give a warning for files that are not up to date (this
should not happen if the upgrade is started from the top of the cascade down).
** This feature is also needed by other sysadmins then me ***

I'd would not have all this trouble if I had 400 Megs of disk on every 
workstation but I dont have it.

Ideally, a complete description of the distribution package format would
be greatly apreciated (Oops, what did I just said ? :-) ...

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From: kleinren@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de (Rainer Kleinrensing)
Subject: max. number of process on indigo
Organization: Rechenzentrum der Universitaet Freiburg, Deutschland
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 13:33:45 GMT

Hello,
we have an Indigo 4000 Elan in our institute. A few days or so we hooked
up a second X-terminal to it, so that there are now three persons working
on this machine. As a result, we got errors from cron saying that a process
couldn't be forked. 'ps' showed (shortly after that) a total of 91
processes running. My question:
Does
#define NPROC 96                /* # processes */
in /usr/sysgen/master.d/kernel indeed define the maximum number of processes ?
If so, can I just increase this number and do a 'autoconfig -f' ?

Thanks for any hints,

-- 

   Rainer Kleinrensing,    rainer@indigo.mathematik.uni-freiburg.de
   Institute for Applied Mathematics
   Freiburg University
From: blbates@aero36.larc.nasa.gov (Brent L. Bates ViGYAN AAD/TAB)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi.misc
Subject: RE: troff and nroff
Date: 21 Jan 93 13:37:56 GMT


     In a word, NO!  It would NOT be better.  Keep dps_dev in IDO.  Keep DPS
as part of the normal/standard system.  Do NOT put dps_dev or DPS in the Laser
Printer Support package.  I have a VERY hard time trying to justify buying LPS.
With IRIX 4.0.X, SGI is suppose to be shipping a utility to convert regular
text to PostScript (I can't remember the name of the utility at the momemnt),
and LPS is essentialy just Transcript, I really can't see the need for LPS.
However, I DO see the need for DPS.  It would be nice if DWB was part of the
normal/standard system and not an added cost.  It would be great if the people
in California would make things more clear as to what comes with the standard
system and what comes with each package.  Even our sales reps. have problems
with this because they get conflicting information from California.

  Brent L. Bates				Phone:(804) 864-2854
  M.S. 361			  		  FAX:(804) 864-8469
  NASA Langley Research Center
  Hampton, Virginia  23681-0001
  E-mail: blbates@aero36.larc.nasa.gov or blbates@aero00.larc.nasa.gov

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From: kevinb@oblivion.csd.sgi.com (Kevin Brokaw)
Subject: Re: uucp w/SupraFax modem
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 19:25:45 GMT

In article <C1IE7B.G9n@wizzy.com>, andyr@wizzy.com (Andy Rabagliati) writes:
|> I also had ATZ in my Dialers script - which appears to be a rather
|> brutal way to start the day. With &C1 it was not a problem, but with &C0
|> I get "lost line errno - 0" - so there is a glitch on CD or something
|> that disappoints Uutry.
|> 

Same results here... the default ATZ sets &C1, which will in effect turn
off CD if you had previously defined &C0. When I tested with Uutry,
I inserted an ATZ1 in the dial string, after init, and had stored a &C1
in profile 1. Same problem. I stored a &C0 in profile 0, and an ATZ0
did no damage.

|> Chalk up another success to them Tech support guys ...

Glad to help...

Cheers,
Kevin

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi.misc
From: burel@highwire.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jonathan Burelbach)
Subject: HELP: Printer sync errors
Organization: NASA/GSFC/MODIS Characterization Support Team
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 19:47:04 GMT

I just upgraded my 4D25TG to IRIX 4.0.5a and now I'm getting printer sync 
errors.  The printer is an Apple LaserWriter IIg connected via serial to
the PI and etherTalk to a Mac Quadra 950. It is also used as a network printer
for a 4D340 running IRIX 4.0.1.  After a file is printed the data receive light
keeps flashing and the mac thinks there is still a job on the printer so it
won't print.  Everything was working fine when the PI was running 3.3.2.
Anybody have any suggestions?

Below is a portion of my /usr/spool/lp/log file:

circus-2847     burel   circus  Jan 25 09:08
pscomm: unexpected EOF from printer (sync)!
pscomm: printer sync problem [1] ()
WARNING: Check spooled PostScript for control characters.
%%[ PrinterError: warming up ]%%
pscomm: printer sync problem [3] ()
WARNING: Check spooled PostScript for control characters.
circus-2848     burel   circus  Jan 25 09:43
pscomm: unexpected EOF from printer (sync)!
pscomm: printer sync problem [1] ()
WARNING: Check spooled PostScript for control characters.
pscomm: printer sync problem [2] ()
WARNING: Check spooled PostScript for control characters.
circus-2849     burel   circus  Jan 25 09:45
%WARNING: Check spooled PostScript for control characters.
pscomm: printer sync problem [1] ()
WARNING: Check spooled PostScript for control characters.
circus-2850     burel   circus  Jan 25 11:00
pscomm: unexpected EOF from printer (sync)!
pscomm: printer sync problem [1] ()
WARNING: Check spooled PostScript for control characters.
circus-2851     burel   circus  Jan 25 13:41
pscomm: unexpected EOF from printer (sync)!
pscomm: unexpected EOF from printer (sync)!
circus-2852     burel   circus  Jan 25 13:56
%WARNING: Check spooled PostScript for control characters.
pscomm: printer sync problem [1] ()
WARNING: Check spooled PostScript for control characters.


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From: cook@bebop.esd.sgi.com (Doug Cook)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi.misc
Subject: Re: Indigo squared
Date: 28 Jan 93 06:08:52 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.  Mountain View, CA


In article <C1JD78.Ex9@helios.physics.utoronto.ca>, wyllie@helios.physics.utoronto.ca writes:
> I only have one question.... 
> How come the new INDIGO is GREEN?????
> 
> Okay, you can argue that it's sort of an Aquamarine colour,
> greeny blue or bluey green, but Indigo (at least the last
> time I looked at mine) is purple!

I hate to point this out, but the truth is, we had ya going
the whole time. Indigo is in fact a color of blue, not purple.

in.di.go \'in-di-.go-\ n or indigos or indigoes [It dial., fr. L indicum, 
   fr. Gk indikon, fr. neut. of indikos pl X Indic, fr. Indos India 1a: a blue 
   vat dye obtained from plants (as indigo plants) by alteration of the 
   indican present 1b: the principal coloring matter C16H10N2O2 of natural 
   indigo usu. synthesized as a blue powder with a coppery luster from 
   synthetic indoxyl 1c: any of several blue vat dyes derived from or closely 
   related to indigo 2: a variable color averaging a dark grayish blue

	-Doug

Doug Cook, cook@sgi.com		Software Engineer	 Silicon Graphics, Inc.

"...Men ought to be treated well or crushed, because they can avenge themselves
of lighter injuries, of more serious ones they cannot..."	-Machiavelli
From: kostj@ecst.csuchico.edu (Jason E. Kost)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi.misc
Subject: I would like information on ACE
Date: 25 Jan 93 17:26:18 GMT
Organization: California State University, Chico
NNTP-Posting-Host: guzzler.ecst.csuchico.edu

I appologize if this is not the correct group for this question.  I know 
SiliconGraphics is part of the Advance Computing Environment collaboration and
thought this would be better than most places to get information.

Where can I get information on ACE.  I would like information on the
requirements for a machine and/or operating system to be considered ACE
compliant.

Please email any responses to kostj@ecst.csuchico.edu.

Thanks in advance,
--Jason Kost 

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From: bgitv@termo.unit.no (Bard Grimsmo)
Subject: Xmodmap of national character in xwsh problem.
Organization: SINTEF, The Norwegian Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 09:02:51 GMT

I would like to have the following keymap (using a US-keyboard/layout)
of the "[" key:

[                 ->    [  (bracketleft)
<shift>+[         ->    {  (braceleft)
<alt>+[           ->    ae (lower case Norwegian letter "ae")
<alt>+<shift>+[   ->    AE (capital Norwegian letter "AE")

I have tried this .xmodmaprc

keycode 56 = bracketleft  braceleft  ae     AE
keycode 91 = Alt_L Meta_L Mode_switch
keycode 92 = Alt_R Meta_R Mode_switch

This works as desired for csh in a xterm window, but not in a xwsh window.

I have also tried the following .xmodmaprc

keycode 56 = bracketleft  braceleft  ae     AE
keycode 92 = Mode_switch Meta_R
add mod1 = Mode_switch

This works as desired for csh in a xterm window, and also partly for a
xwsh window. However, <alt>+<shift>+[ only sends the lower case "ae",
not capital "AE" in the xwsh window.

("keycode 56 = ae AE" works fine with normal unshift and shift.)

Help is much appreciated.

Bard
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From: olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi.misc
Subject: Re: I would like information on ACE
Date: 26 Jan 93 06:43:24 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.  Mountain View, CA

In <1k17rqINNkuk@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu> kostj@ecst.csuchico.edu (Jason E. Kost) writes:
| I appologize if this is not the correct group for this question.  I know 
| SiliconGraphics is part of the Advance Computing Environment collaboration and
| thought this would be better than most places to get information.

Warning, personal opinion follows ;)

ACE is dead.  It died the last little bit when Compaq decided that
they weren't interested.  Sure, the consortium still exists, and
people may declare that their systems or software are ACE compliant,
but basicly, nobody will care.

| Where can I get information on ACE.  I would like information on the
| requirements for a machine and/or operating system to be considered ACE
| compliant.

I don't think there are any.  NT sort of comes close to what was
envisioned as an O/S, but not really.  There are some ACE specifications
on hardware and software interfaces, but I don't know where you would
go to get them, and I suspect it is completely irrelevant to any
machine you might buy.
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