From: rsj@wa4mei (Randy Jarrett)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: ISC update: v3.1?
Date: 15 Oct 92 05:14:46 GMT
Organization: Amateur Radio Gateway WA4MEI, Chamblee, GA

In <1992Oct13.014001.27571@tous.oau.org> rbt@tous.oau.org (Robert B. Tate) writes:
....

>BUT, does anyone _know_ if it includes symbolic links, long filenames,
>Korn shell, etc.? I don't want to start my waiting on hold and begging to
>the person that _finelly_ (maybe) answers the phone to let me buy it
>unless it is really worth it.

ALLRIGHT, ALLRIGHT!!!!

I have installed the '3.01' upgrade.

I guess that I will sit here and type in the pertinent info from the 
'Version 3.0.1 Release Notes, August, 1992).  [all typing and spelling
errors are probably mine].

ADDITIONAL HARDWARE SUPPORT

Important features added in Version 3.0.1 include the following:

 + Support for removable media technology - the INTERACTIVE UNIX
   System now supports Bernouli and Syquest mass storage devices.
   These devices combine the performance and capacity of traditional
   fixed disks with the advantages of transportability and expandability.
   This support does not extend to installation on removable media.

 + Olivetti EISA SCSI controller,  ESC-X host adapter.

 + AMI Fast SCSI controller, running in Adaptec (r) 15rx compatable
   mode, or BusTek 742 enhanced mode.

 + Cornerstone PC202A Graphics controller

 Also supported in this release is Intel's LP486 series line of EISA
 machines, using:

  + NCR (r) 53C700 SCSI I/O Processor

  + Embedded VGA controller

  + Embedded IDE controller

  + Intel (r) 82596 embedded Ether controller


SOFTWARE CORRECTIONS AND FIXES

Version 3.0.1 fixes over 100 known bugs; some significant ones include:

 + The DPT SCSI driver now flushes the controller cache when 'init 6'
   is executed, preventing a condition which could occasionally cause
   some corruption of the 'root' file system.

 + The interrupt-vector conflict for the Adaptec 1742 controller has been
   fixed.

 + The AHA1540 controller can now be installed as a secondary controller
   after configuring a primary MCA controller.

 + E-mail no longer generates multiple copies of messages to recipients.

 + Tape reads now succeed on tapes written on various devices, with
   varying blocking factors.

 + It is now possible, using 'sysadm backup', to backup to the 'root'
   file system, excluding '/usr'.

 + A 'vi' "wrap margin" bug that corrupted lines where the original line
   length was greater than the new margin setting has been fixed.

 + In systems that create a seperate mountable '/usr/spool' file system,
   both '/usr' and '/usr/spool' are now properly mounted.

 + Email has been enhanced to increase the buffer size of the 'To' field
   from 4096 bytes to 12288 bytes, allowing longer lists of recipients
   for individual mail messages.


CAVEATS, PROBLEMS, AND WORKAROUNDS

The following deficiencies are known to exist in Version 3.0.1.  Where
available, workarounds are presented.

 + The KornShell does not support job control.

 + The KornShell does not support filename globbing within a DOS par-
   tition, e.g.:

   'ls *'

   returns 

   '*'

   rather than a list of file names.


 + The 'NCR700' driver for the on-board NCR53C700 SCSI I/O Processor
   on the Intel LP486 series machines does not support multi-threaded
   I/O or multiple LUNs.

 + Exabyte/Sun 8mm tape cannot automatically determine blocksize.
   Users must explicitly specify:

   'mt -b 1'

   for 512 bytes/block, or

   'mt -b 2'

   for 1024 bytes/block when using 'cpio', 'dd', and 'tar' commands.
  
  ======================================================================

OK, now for my comments.

The only thing new in this update was the KornShell and it was ver 
86a (OLD,OLD,OLD).

I did notice some improvement in transfer speed with the new WD driver.

Had some problems with the getty and login getting into a jabber mode 
with the modem.  Moved the old version back into place and this dissapeared.

The only new X files were: xpcterm, xterm, xman.

There were updates to the vga and v256 drivers and some others.

There was NOT!! any changes that I saw to the filesystems as far as
symbolic links and long filenames go.  I did see them mentioned in
some of the .h files.

All in all I was disappointed in the upgrade.. I guess that someone who had
one of the DPT controllers or some of the other new hardware now supported
would be happy with the upgrade but I am not.  I am very upset that the 
symbolic links were not included ( after being told by their mktg. people
that it would be).

On another note,,,   After making my comments the other day about the 
problems with getty I received a call from one of the developers at
SunSoft asking for the details.  I talked with her for about 45 minutes
about various other questions that I had and she was very helpful.  
It seems that they do read the this group.  Thanks  SunSoft.


Randy



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