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From: andrew@airs.com (Andrew Evans)
Newsgroups: biz.sco.general,comp.unix.programmer
Subject: Format of mon.out file produced by monitor(S)
Date: 9 Nov 92 20:32:39 GMT
Followup-To: biz.sco.general

I need to know the format of the mon.out file produced by the
monitor(S) system call.  This file contains profiling information that
is analyzed by the program prof(CP).  Unfortunately it appears that
prof as distributed on my SCO UNIX V/386 3.2.2 system is broken; it
dumps core when reading most mon.out files.  Therefore I am "rolling
my own" prof equivalent.

So far, I have figured out this much about the format of the mon.out
file:

Beginning of file
----------------------------------------
File header (struct hdr)
----------------------------------------
Function call counts (struct cnt)
[There are hdr.nfns of these - on my
 system, compiling with the -p flag
 to automatically do profiling allocates
 600 function call counts.]
----------------------------------------
[Several K worth of stuff at the end,
 all of it except for two bytes are 0x00
 values in my case]
----------------------------------------
End of file

If anyone can tell me what all the stuff after the function call
counts is, I'd be very grateful.
-- 
Andrew Evans (andrew@airs.com) - Infinity Development Systems - Waltham, MA
From: andrew@airs.com (Andrew Evans)
Newsgroups: biz.sco.general
Subject: Profiling problems with SCO UNIX V/386 3.2.2
Summary: prof dumps core when looking at mon.out file generated by monitor(S).
Keywords: profiling timing compile link library
Date: 5 Nov 92 21:27:45 GMT

Hello to all the fellow SCO developers...

This is my first attempt at using the profiling tools that are
included with the SCO developer's kit.  I have been able to compile
and link simple programs with the -p option, which automatically
inserts the necessary function calls, etc. to perform profiling of my
program.  When the program has been run and exit()s, I get a mon.out
file, which contains the profiling data.  On a simple standalone
program, I can analyze this data with prof(CP).  When I try this with
one of the programs that I am actually interested in profiling, prof
dumps core with a segmentation fault.

One thing is that I am using gcc 1.39 as the compiler, not the
supplied /bin/cc.  Thinking that maybe its profiling output was
incompatible with prof, I added calls to monitor() in my program to
turn profiling on at the start of main(), and off just before
exit()ing.  I then recompiled everything without the -p flag.  I got
several "NULL value" messages from prof this way, but it dumped core
just the same.  I didn't get any profiling information.

The problem with this test was that I had to fake the high program
counter address for the monitor() call.  The example in the monitor(S)
man page tells you to declare "extern etext;" and use etext as the
highpc argument, but it was always zero when my program ran.  I ran
size(CP) on the finished executable to find the size of the text
section in my program, and gave that number as the high program
counter value.  This is obviously not the ideal way to do things.  I
looked at all the .o and .a files in /lib and /usr/lib looking for a
.text declaration of etext, but turned up just a few external
references.  How do I get a valid etext symbol in my program?

At any rate, I'm hoping that someone can give me a clue to get things
working.  If anyone would tell me about their success or failure
stories, I'd appreciate it.  Thanks.
-- 
Andrew Evans (andrew@airs.com) - Infinity Development Systems - Waltham, MA
Newsgroups: biz.sco.general
From: sheldon@iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon)
Subject: Re: GCC Binaries
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 21:18:30 GMT

In <r+n181k@rpi.edu> weibeb@marcus.its.rpi.edu (Starmunky -- Brent Weibel) writes:

>I just installed ODT 2.0 on my box, and I need help getting GCC binaries.

>I found the previously mentioned "wgcc2.1.0.0b.(01)(02)(03)" files on 
>ftp.wimsey.bc.ca, but I do not understand what those files aare.

>Any help on getting GCC running on my install is greatly appreciated.


 I'm kind of curious myself.  We just installed ODT 2.0 here, and it
would be rather nice to have some kind of C compiler.

 We have no need to do development of software for ODT, and are simply
interested in writing small utilities to accomplish certain tasks.

 Is the GCC that is available for SCO Unix sufficient enough to allow
us to compile stuff, or is it missing the includes and libraries and
such?

 Otherwise we'll just continue to use our DECStations, just would be nice
to be able to take some of the load and put it on the 486 Boxes.

















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From: Steven E Frazier <sfrazier@norstan.com>
Subject: Mailinglists broken when you install Nameserver
Resent-From: mmdf@xenitec.on.ca
Submit-To: scogen@xenitec.on.ca
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Reply-To: Steven E Frazier <sfrazier@norstan.com>
Organization: [resent by] The SCOGEN gateway and Propagation Society
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 02:39:12 GMT
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Does anyone know if when you install the nameserver with mmdf if that breaks
your existing mailinglists?

I had some mailing lists set up and they worked fine.  After I installed
the nameserver and did the makedev mmdf, my nameserver and mmdf work fine
but my mailing lists don't work anymore.

Thanks in advance.

Steve

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From: news@xenitec.on.ca (xenitec.on.ca News Administrator)
Newsgroups: biz.sco.general
Subject: Call back techniques. (fwd)
Date: 12 Nov 92 08:05:27 GMT
Organization: [resent by] The SCOGEN gateway and Propagation Society
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I sent the below up to the SCO mailing list last week, but never saw it
come back...so I'm trying again.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi all,

We're looking for any information regarding getting "generic" UNIX boxes
to do call backs when they are called. Right now, we dial in to several 
different flavors of UNIX, from HP-UX, AIX etc to Interactive and SCO.
We're running SCO 3.2.2 ourselves.

What we're interested in is some relatively portable way that we can get
the called computer to call us back after we've logged in. We've got one
client that is doing it already, but it's a feature of the modem. We're
looking for a "softer" technology.

It doesn't have to be anything real fancy, the enabling technology would
be great, then we can mold it to our will for validation etc.

Thanx for any input!

Will Hartung
(uunet!la4gen!villy)
Newsgroups: biz.sco.general
From: kevinc@ups.com (Kevin C. Castner)
Subject: Re: NEC CDROMS
Organization: UPS Research & Development
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 14:24:17 GMT

Ken Germann (kgermann@zeos.com) wrote:
: 
: SCO clarified that the NEC 73 and 83 work fine with any controller under SCO
: Unix 3.2.4 and ODT 2.x. There are problems with the drivers for the NEC 74 and
: 84. A definite date hasn't been set for their release.

I recently bought a NEC 73, and it works just fine with the Adaptec 1542.
I bought it for $399 from Tiger Software.  I had to fight with them a bit 
to buy it without whatever SCSI controller they wanted to sell me, but
a little indignation and brow beating took care of the problem.

The drive shipped with a cable matching a Centronics 50, to a DB25 male 
cable.

All in all, I thought it was a great price to get involved in the CD
world with.
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      Kevin C. Castner                           kevinc@ups.com
      Unix Administrator                         United Parcel Service
From: corey@amiganet.chi.il.us (Corey Sweeney)
Newsgroups: biz.sco.general
Subject: packet type
Date: 13 Nov 92 02:24:47 GMT
Organization: Amiga Network Information Systems

i keep getting a unknown packet type.  what is a packet type and what could be
causing this error?

(please respond to my mail address)

Thanks

--------------------------------------------------------------------
Corey Sweeney
corey@amiganet.chi.il.us
I do not own a amiga!
From: hossein@ces.cwru.edu (HOSSEIN)
Newsgroups: biz.sco.general
Subject: MAXOptics earasable optical drive
Date: 11 Nov 1992 21:11:01 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: ida.ces.cwru.edu
Keywords: MAXOptics earasable optical drive SCO

Hi,
	We have a 486/33 running under SCO unix 3.2v4.  We are thinking about 
getting one of these MAXOptics earasable optical drives.  
Does SCO support these drives?
does anybody have any major problem getting these drives to work?
Are there other brands available, and are they tested?

Any help is greatly appreciated (Please reply through Email),
Seyed.
From: bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion)
Newsgroups: biz.sco.general
Subject: Re: Banners not being printed
Keywords: lp, banner, odt 2.0
Date: 6 Nov 92 00:42:05 GMT
Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL

In article <9211041517.aa01791@openage.COM> "Paul A. Fischer, Sr UNIX Sys Consultant" <paul@openage.COM> writes:
>>In article <9211040800.aa14273@openage.COM> edc@openage.COM (Ed Cooley) writes:
>>>Check your /etc/default/lpd file.  Our ODT 2.0 upgrade set this 
>>>file to BANNERS=nobanner.  You will want to set this to BANNERS=1 
>>>to turn banner printing on.
>>>
>>>>      We are running odt 2.0 server system. I have a problem that I haven't
>>>> been able to fix.  When ever we print something it prints, but it does not
>>>> print a banner eventhough in our configuration we have specified that a
>>>> banner is required.  I know it must be something very simple but I just
>>>> haven't been able to figure it out.
>
>>The /etc/default/lpd file does say BANNERS=1.  However banner printing
>>does not turn on.  I even restarted the system.
>
>Try
>BANNERS=yes
>

And double-check to make sure that someone has not modified the
interface file.

I had someone do that when they didn't know about the banners flag in
/etc/default


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From: kevinc@ups.com (Kevin C. Castner)
Subject: Re: shipping systems
Organization: UPS Research & Development
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 14:35:19 GMT

I tried to mail, but the reply bounced.

In article <9211051131.AA17284@aerie.prn.org> you wrote:
: Hi,
: 
: We are shipping our SCO based systems back and forth across the country
: to various sites. Most support is done by Telebit modem, but when an office has
: a problem we can't solve that way, such as a hardware failure, we have
: found that shipping a new system out is the most economical way to
: proceed.
: 
: Only problem is, cardboard boxes only last a trip or two. Does anyone
: know of a source for shipping containers that could be used for AT form
: factor cases?

I don't know the name of the company that makes them, but I used to work
for Information Builders (FOCUS), and we shipped machines all over the
world.  We had very sturdy trunks, and they were called Accordion Cases.

I know that doesn't help much, but they definitely exist.  These cases were
made like the heavy trunks world travelers carry.
Heavy wood, with some kind of leather covering (probably all
fiberglass now), with an ornate angle iron reinforcing all edges.  I warn
you that these things are expensive!!  On the order of several hundred 
dollars apiece.

If your handy with tools, A good case could be made in an afternoon with 
some angle iron, and 3/4" plywood.  A look in the yellow pages should give 
you a place to buy some foam, and you can then cut out the AT form factor.
Another packing solution is find a place that has the liquid stuff that
foams up on contact with air.  This creates very good shipping conditions,
but is very specific to the machine. (As the foam expands, it form fits
around the machine).  This would be a quick and fairly inexpensive solution
for you.

Please let me know if you find the name of a company.
: 
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      Kevin C. Castner                           kevinc@ups.com
      Unix Administrator                         United Parcel Service
From: tps@jptcs.COM (Tim Sailer)
Newsgroups: biz.sco.general
Subject: Multiple HD
Date: 10 Nov 92 07:05:15 GMT
Reply-To: tps@jptcs.com
Organization: JPT Computer Solutions, Port Jeff Station, NY
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]


I have a client that wants to put 2 more IDE drives on a 3.2.2 system.
I've seen these controller cards that support 4 IDE hard drives, 2 
floppies, and even cache. Has anyone tried to do this? Or put 2 IDE
controllers in a machine?

Tim
-- 
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JPT Computer Solutions - SCO Sales/Consulting/Administration and Mangling
Port Jefferson Station, NY
(516) 331-9001
From: etienne@accsys.imp.ch (Stefan Hauser)
Newsgroups: biz.sco.general
Subject: Re: SCO Open Desktop Install <-> Compaq 496/25
Date: 13 Nov 92 08:42:52 GMT
Organization: Another Chaotic Computer SYStem, Improware AG, Fuellinsdorf CH

>In <327.2affa6cf@dbulm1.uucp> nippes@dbulm1.uucp writes:
>
>> Hey everybody,
>> 
>> I tried to install SCO Open Desktop on a Compaq 486/25. After inserting all
>> disks the system starts to configure itself. Allways I receive the message:
>>  "Checking file permission ....Not authorized to run /tcb/bin/integrity"
>> 
>> Also I receive other error messages. It seems for me that the file system
>> created on the harddisk is complettly corrupted. Nevertheless the inst.prog
>> the harddisk is nearly clean because everything was corrupted.

i have seen similiar thing, when i installed a few compaq 386 with
adaptec 1542b. the problem was, that the adaptecs are not jumpered at the
lowest dma transferrate, even it's in the manual, that they are. but any
other rate won't work in the compaqs (at least, not in the ones, i have 
installed). the installprocedure failed at different stages with a corupted
filesystem. 

    etienne

usual disclaimer: i don't speak english....

+-+
Stefan Hauser   |  Email : etienne@impch.imp.ch
Pratteln        |          etienne@impch.imp.com
Switzerland     |  Sysadm & Postmaster @ ImproWare 
Newsgroups: biz.sco.general,comp.unix.sysv386
From: spnp@hippo.ru.ac.za (Mr NL Parker)
Subject: Bootp.
Keywords: How to set up and use bootp.
Organization: Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 14:34:37 GMT

Hi there

I would like to run bootp on my SCO UNIX 3.2.2 system so as to allow
users to logon to the system over our Ethernet network.

I would appreciate it if someone could indicate where I can get bootp.

Thanks
Neil
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From: "Paul A. Fischer, Sr UNIX Sys Consultant" <paul@openage.COM>
Subject: Any Veritas users ????
Resent-From: mmdf@xenitec.on.ca
Submit-To: scogen@xenitec.on.ca
Organization: [resent by] The SCOGEN gateway and Propagation Society
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 16:22:42 GMT
Precedence: bulk

Hi ALL,

Is anyone using Veritas for SCO?  I would like some feedback on their product.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Newsgroups: biz.sco.general
From: Eduard Vopicka <Eduard.Vopicka@vse.cs>
Subject: Re: ftp access to sosco
Resent-From: mmdf@xenitec.on.ca
Submit-To: scogen@xenitec.on.ca
Reply-To: Eduard Vopicka <Eduard.Vopicka@vse.cs>
Organization: [resent by] The SCOGEN gateway and Propagation Society
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 18:55:57 GMT
Precedence: bulk

On Nov 5,  2:13pm, Guenter Becker wrote:
} Subject: Re: ftp access to sosco
} 
} I confirm, that this problem arises also on my NeXT station. In ASCII  
} mode, the file is README.ftp is 501 bytes long, in BINARY mode, its length  
} is 0 bytes. The real length is more than 1500 bytes.

In my case:
	ASCII	501 bytes
	BINARY	512 bytes
} 
} Perhaps, it is an European problem, as I am also in Europe.

Hmmm, do you have this problem with any other anon ftp site, worldwide?

} Who knows a solution ?

???

Ed

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From: Steven E Frazier <sfrazier@vlink.com>
Subject: gif viewer
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Reply-To: Steven E Frazier <sfrazier@norstan.com>
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Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 22:08:09 GMT
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Is there some type of gif viewer that you could use on the console that
can be used to view a gif file, for example:


$ gif file.gif

and it would allow you to view the gif file?  

thanks.



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Newsgroups: biz.sco.general
From: Lee Penn  <lee@dlpco.dlpco.COM>
Subject: Re: Locus PCI "who" strangeness
Resent-From: mmdf@xenitec.on.ca
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 13:06:27 GMT
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>From uunet.uucp!shady!kevin Mon Nov  9 12:13:44 1992
>From: shady!kevin@uunet (Kevin Smith)
>Message-Id: <9211090732.ZM15937@shady>
>Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 07:32:28 -0500
>In-Reply-To: Lee Penn  <dlpco.dlpco.com!lee@uunet.UUCP>
>        "Re: Locus PCI "who" strangeness" (Nov  8,  8:59am)
>References: <9211080904.aa12789@dlpco.dlpco.COM>
>To: lee@dlpco.dlpco.COM
>Subject: Re: Locus PCI "who" strangeness

>In our case, we controlled the software so we switched to parsing the output
>of the 'id' function to get the real user name.  We didn't "fix" the problem.

>Besides fixing whatever program is causing the utmp mixup, if that is what
>it is in your case, we considered writing a daemon program to monitor utmp
>for references to processes that had died and clean up the entries.  As I
>said, though, we settled for the "id" workaround.

>-- 
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>Kevin Smith | Voice - (908) 874-7980
>           | Mail  - ShadeTree Software, Inc., 192 Capricorn Dr. #10,
>           |         Somerville, NJ  08876
========================

This was a reply to my request for assistance with "who am i" 
like commands not working with PC Interface.  I think this is NOT 
a PC Interface problem altho it does show up in a most 
problematic manner there.

I have investigated further....  If I blow away utmp and then 
restart my system, things get back to normal.  Further, if I do a 
"who" command and people are shown who are not really logged in, 
then it is predictable that the PCI will soon fail as well.

Kevin's identification of the problem, utmp corruption, appears 
right on the money.  I don't want a work-around however and think 
this is something that SCO should fix.

I think the bottom line villan here is probably MultiView which 
is running as part of the Office Portfolio manager.  We use it
heavily here and see defunct processes and "who" failures quite 
often.  It also may be related to a general pseudo terminal 
problem with applications which exit and are not able to clean up 
the utmp file.

Anyway....  I want to thank Kevin publicly for his assistance in
coming up with a better answer.

                        thanx


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Lee Penn,  DLP Technologies, Inc.                     Voice: 513 232-7791
SCO Advanced Product Center                           FAX: (513) 232-7801
7444 Jager Ct.
Cincinnati, OH  45230-4344                           email: lee@dlpco.COM
From: sfrazier@vlink.com (Steven E Frazier)
Newsgroups: biz.sco.general
Subject: Office Scheduling Package
Date: 7 Nov 92 17:19:46 GMT
Reply-To: Steven E Frazier <sfrazier@norstan.com>
Organization: [resent by] The SCOGEN gateway and Propagation Society
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I have heard of SCO Portfolio and WP Office.  I got the demo disk (for dos)
for WP Office.  It didn't do much good because I am looking for the piece
that has the calendar in it for multiple people and scheduling resources
like conference rooms.

I am lookin for something that will allow me to check other's schedules
and see if they are available on a certain date for a meeting at a certain
time.

If anyone is using either WPOffice or SCO Portfolio, I would be interested in
the pros and cons on either and if there are other packages, I would be 
interested in them as well.

thanks.

Steve


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From: weibeb@marcus.its.rpi.edu (Starmunky -- Brent Weibel)
Subject: GCC Binaries
Summary: need help finding GCC binaries
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 19:51:34 GMT

I just installed ODT 2.0 on my box, and I need help getting GCC binaries.

I found the previously mentioned "wgcc2.1.0.0b.(01)(02)(03)" files on 
ftp.wimsey.bc.ca, but I do not understand what those files aare.

Any help on getting GCC running on my install is greatly appreciated.


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