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From: dcomwh@tnessd.sbc.com (Mike Harrison (214+464-1046))
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.misc
Subject: Ethernet board info needed
Keywords: EXCELAN xenix ethernet
Date: 29 Sep 92 12:32:29 GMT


        HELP!!!!!!  

        I need info from anyone who knows of a replacement for an
        EXCELAN 205T ethernet card.  The card I have seems to have gone
        totally haywire.
        
        My system configuration is:
        
                386/20 COMPAQ PC w/VGA monitor
                XENIX 2.3.1 
                EXCELAN SFTW for Networking (ie FTP, RLOGIN, TELNET, RSH)
                EXCELAN 205T card connected directly to a CHIPCOM fiber
                  optic transceiver
        
        Please send all replies via E-Mail to :  dcomwh@tnessd

        Thanks in advance...
                
        Mike Harrison

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Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.misc
Subject: Altos 586T help needed
From: haley@husc10.harvard.edu (Elizabeth Haley)
Date: 26 Sep 92 18:35:40 EDT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Harvard University Science Center

HiHo:
Does anyone out ther own an Altos 586T xenix box?
This thing is circa 1986, has Xenix v1.0 by Microsoft, thirty meg HD
...
Right now it like to give a lot of traps when it starts, if it starts at all...

In any case, what I am looking for is information... What boards are
available for it, what kind of Software, etc. (besides netable stuff)
Most importantly, has anyone ever ported gcc or g++ or any other GNU
stuff to it?

I'd hate to think it was basically useless, but I am getting that
impression...
From: ahh@sparcy.Corp.Sun.COM (Aslam Haswarey)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Software packages for sale
Date: 29 Sep 1992 17:08:26 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Distribution: world
Reply-To: ahh@sparcy.Corp.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: sparcy.corp.sun.com

I have 2 software packages for sale.  These include the software on 5 1/4" floppies
& the original manuals.

SCO Xenix 2.1 			-----------		asking $275.00
This includes the complete developers package along
with text processing & networking utilities.

DBase III plus			-----------		asking $50.00

Please direct all replies to ahh@sparcy.Corp.Sun.COM.  Buyer pays shipping.
Willing to ship COD or by any other acceptable method.


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Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
From: srodawa@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Ron Srodawa)
Subject: NTP -- Floating point problems
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI.
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 21:26:46 GMT


I have gotten NTP, the network time protocol, to compile (under cc)
in Xenix.  I am having trouble with floating point exceptions.  It
tries to convert large unsigned integers to floating point.  Is this
a known problem with cc?  Are there workarounds?  Yes, I have already
installed lng244b.  It seems this is quite a problem since the code
already has workarounds selectable for DEC compilers and SUN workstations,
and also DECStations.  Ron.

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From: billk@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Bill Karwin)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Re: sco xenix on 486sx?
Date: 30 Sep 1992 00:25:13 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz
Distribution: scruz
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucscb.ucsc.edu


jaffe@hoss.unl.edu (David Jaffe) writes:

>This seems like a FAQ.  Will I have any difficulties running SCO Xenix
>on a 486SX?

Assuming you mean any _more_ difficulties than running Xenix on
a 386 or 486DX ;-)  You shouldn't.  A 486SX is just a 486DX with
the math coprocessor disabled, so it should be akin to running
Xenix on a 386 without a 387 installed.  Xenix should detect the
absence of the math coprocessor, as it does on a 386 system.

Btw, if you are considering buying a 486SX system, I recommend against it.
If you don't need a math coprocessor, buy a 386 (it's a lot cheaper).
If you need a 486, buy a 486DX.
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Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
From: meetch@DIALix.oz.au (Mitchell Brandsma)
Subject: opendir/closedir bug (?)
Organization: DIALix Services, Perth, Western Australia
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 05:28:37 GMT
Summary: One of them is leaking - SCO V.3.2
Keywords: bugs

G'day all,

	We are running an LPmud here, which (naturally) contains an efun which
returns an array of filenames in a directory.  This is UNMODIFIED source apart
from one or two #define/#undef's.  Anyway, the routine, get_dir() uses opendir()
and closedir().  closedir() covers all possible exits, ensuring there are no
file descriptor leaks...

	Well that's what it should be doing, but for some reason after 52 calls
(every time) to get_dir() it fails to open any files or directories and must be
shutdown.  Oh, rewinddir(dirp) (#define rewinddir( dirp ) seekdir( dirp, 0L ) )
is used once in the routine as well.  The number of open files does not appear
in the mud does not appear to affect the OS to any significant extent.

	So we are getting file descriptor leaks.  This suggests to me a bug.
Any fixes ?  Patches ?  Where ?

Regards,
	- Mitchell Brandsma (meetch@DIALix.oz.au :)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
From: jsteele@netcom.com (John Steele)
Subject: True X window under Xenix 2.3.3?
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 19:41:21 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Keywords: xwindow, xenix, sockets

Is there a true Xwindow system for Xenix 2.3.3 systems (one with actual
TCP/IP sockets that will connect to other Xwindow sytems)?

Also, is one available that doesn't require at least a SVGA?

Thanks in advance, respond email preferred, I will post a summary if
anyone is interested...

John
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From: lam@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Ken Lam)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: NFS?
Date: 5 Oct 92 15:47:12 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.Bvnnuq.MD1
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

It's been a while since I've used SCO unix.  I know they've added stuff since
I've used it, but I haven't heard whether they have added NFS to it or if it
is an option.

Replies by email preferred.

Thanks..Ken Lam

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From: grendel@cis.ksu.edu (Stephen Spencer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: floppy problem
Date: 27 Sep 1992 20:25:20 GMT
Organization: Kansas State University, Dept. of Computing and Information Sciences
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: cygnus.cis.ksu.edu

Greetings!  I am having a problem that involves my floppy drives.  I'm running
2.3.4.  About half the time I try to do some sort of operation with either of
my floppy drives, my machine tends to crash.  For example, I was installing
word Perfect 5.0 and *wham*... everything quits.  No error messages... no
nothing.  I've tried tampering with some kernal settings through config, but
to no avail.  Any help solving this problem will be greatly appreciated.

-Stephen

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Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco,biz.sco.general,comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.sysv386,comp.mail.uucp
From: steve@nshore.org (Stephen J. Walick)
Subject: Creation/Deletion of UUCP-lock-files
Organization: Nshore Hacking and Salvage
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 13:03:31 GMT
Followup-To: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Summary: What prgm creates and what prgm removes UUCP-lock-files on SCO-Xenix
Keywords: LCK..ttyXX UUCP-lock-files

CPU/OS:  i386(486), SCO-Xenix 2.3.4 OS
    RE:  SCO-Xenix implementation of HDB UUCP package

It is my assumption that 'uucico' creates and removes the lock files
placed in < /usr/spool/uucp >, viz., LCK..ttyXX and LCK..[system], and
that 'uucico' removes those when the conversation is terminated with
calls that originate on the local system.  With calls originating re-
motely (dialins), it would appear that either < /etc/init >, or
< /etc/login >, or < /etc/login >, or, perhaps, even the shell, creates
the 'UUCP' lock files ( /usr/spool/uucp/LCK..ttyXX ).  Can anyboody
tell me which program?

Moreover, when the 'UUCP' conversation is complete, which of the above
programs (or other program) removes those "LCK..ttyXX" files and how
does it determine that the port has in fact been unlocked?  I know there
is reference to the < ~/uucp/ungetty > program provided for backward
compatability (?), but can find no manual page on this subject nor can
I locate an "uugetty" prorgam oftentimes referred to on other OS's.

It would almost appear that if < /etc/getty > notes the "-CLOCAL" flag
used in < /etc/gettydefs >, the 'UUCP-lock-file' is created, or, would
it be invocation of the 'uucico' program (the shell) that creates the
"LCK..ttyXX" file?  Is termination of the 'uucico' (the shell) process
that which automatically removes the "LCK..ttyXX" file(s)?

Kindly either `` Followup-To: comp.unix.xenix.sco '' or Email reply.
THANK YOU.

Steve Walick

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Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
From: mintha@geog.ubc.ca (Jim Mintha)
Subject: TeX
Keywords: TeX Xenix
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 08:38:01 GMT

I need to do some text processing stuff, and I was wondering if
anyone has ported the TeX package to Xenix, and if so is it 
available.  If not, before I do about trying, has anyone tried?
Is there anything that makes it impossible, or extremely difficult?

Thanks for the help
Jim



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From: compata@cup.portal.com (David H Close)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Modem answer speed
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 02:35:51 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: world

alan@tree.SAC.CA.US (Alan) writes:

" Has anyone encountered (and, hopefully, solved) a problem where an
" incoming ONLY line with a 2400 bps modem (designated in /etc/ttys for
" 2400 bps but NOT in the /usr/lib/Devices file) will refuse to answer except
" at 1200 bps?  It works fine IF I also designate the tty in the Devices file
" but, then, uucp insists on using it.  Unfortunately, PacBell meters
" calls through that line so allowing uucp to use it is not ok.

I have two customers with a similar problem, maybe exact in one case, but
its hard to be sure.  Suggestions are welcome.

Both customers run a getty at 2400bps on their modem.  No dial-out is desired;
I am the only dial-in.  In one case, the modem answers at 1200, in the other,
it answers at 2400.  But the getty seems to be confused about the answer speed.

For the modem which answers at 1200, if I switch dynamically to 1200 and
attempt to login, the line goes dead after Login:.  That is, Password: is
garbled and no entry is accepted.  (Disconnect and re-dial allows another try.)
But if I first send one break, both the Login: and Password: prompts are fine
and the session works correctly, albeit at 1200.  This is SCO Xenix 2.3.3.

For the modem which answers at 2400, if I attempt to login, the same things
happen.  Password: is garbled and the line is dead.  If I enter at least
three breaks, until I get a second clear Login: prompt, then login, everything
is fine.  This is SCO Xenix 2.3.4.

In both cases, the garbled Password: prompt is something like "OSx".  Also,
in both cases, the modem involved is an internal AT-bus type.  Other internal
modems at other sites seem to work fine.

These systems are remote.  I have been meaning to post this question but
held off until I had a chance to check them out in person (which I still have
not done).  For the same reason, I'm reluctant to experiment too much during
a dial-in session as I could disable any further dial-ins.

 Dave Close - Compata - Stockton, California - +1 209 467 8255 ("209-install")
  dave@compata.attmail.com | compata@mcimail.com | dhclose@alumni.caltech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
From: zuniga@loligo.cc.fsu.edu (Ralph Zuniga (FREAC/CAR))
Subject: Where are my /dev/tty's??
Organization: Florida State University
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 92 14:23:45 GMT


	We recentely had to resintall our entire Xenix system
in a new hardrive.  After we restored the backup,  we notice
that none of the terminals and printers where working.  During
booting at level 2 there's was an error that said:

	ic_init /dev/ttyi0 failed

	This is the Computone driver that initializes the
the Computone boards where all the serial devices are attached.
We looked in the /dev directory and we notice that all of the Computone
devices (/dev/ttyi(x)) where gone.

	Is there anyway to get back this devices without resintalling
all the software from Compute?  We tried using /etc/ic_install but 
that didn't do it.  Any ideas?

	We have an IBM PS/2 Model 80 running Xenix and three Computone
boards.
From: daveh@ucla-an.UUCP (Dave Hammond)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Re: tape drive problems w/ 2.3.4
Date: 6 Oct 92 00:30:49 GMT
Reply-To: daveh@ucla-an.UUCP (Dave Hammond)
Organization: Anesthesia Dept., Sch. of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles

In article <9210050919.AA23498@dynamix.com> david@dynamix.com (David L Jarvis) writes:
>[ this is posted for a friend with unstable news access ]
>
>Under 2.3.2 an Archive Viper 150mb tape drive, all worked ok.  
>Upgraded to 2.3.4 and now the tape drive hangs.  (the tape driver is
>configured using mkdev tape)              

VP-150 I(nternal) or E(xternal) ?

We have installed a dozen (or so) VP-150E drives (using the SC-402 card)
with no trouble under Xenix 2.3.4 on HP Vectra, ALR and several no-name
386 and 486 PCs.

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From: billmcc@seanews.akita.com (Bill McCormick)
Subject: Re: Are there any simple editors available?
Organization: SEANEWS - Seattle Public Access News & Mail
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 07:09:19 GMT

In article <1992Sep26.071204.11562@pubnet.com> paul@pubnet.com (Paul Telles) writes:
>Hello, I currently run a public access UNIX (SCO XENIX) site and we
>are in the process of allowing people who are not familiar UNIX and
>UNIX-style editors (vi, Emacs, etc.) access to our system.  I am
>looking for a simple line or visual editor than John Q. Public could
>use with ease.  In particular, as a mail editor for Elm 2.3.

I sent him Xenix ports of PICO and SIMPED.

Bill
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From: teddybur@netcom.com (John Sanger)
Subject: dos boot partition size
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 08:10:28 GMT
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)

I know that information exists to modify the SCO Xenix boot so that it will
allow for a larger than 32 meg dos boot partition.  I saw it posted last
year to the net and have misplaced it and now I am in need of the
information as I have a system using SCO Xenix r2.3.2 that is in need of
using a >32 meg dos partition.
Any assistance that the net can give me on this would greatly be
appreciated.

Thanks.


Ciao!
	John S. :^)
	teddybur@netcom.com
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From: Charlie Rosenberg <crosenberg@igc.apc.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Date: 28 Sep 92 13:25 PDT
Subject: Re: listserver for XENIX?
Nf-ID: #R:1992Sep28.165540.15931@oneb.alma:855863108:cdp:1534600018:000:106
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!crosenberg    Sep 28 13:25:00 1992



I don't know about the porting, but take a look at "tulip".  You should
be able to find it using archie.

Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
From: root@trebor.uucp (Bob Stockler)
Subject: Re: Xenix and the 525MB SCSI QIC
Organization: Bob Stockler
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 22:12:31 GMT

jeffl@comix.UUCP (Jeff Liebermann) writes:

>In article <ZV3cRB3w165w@bluemoon.rn.com> scannon@bluemoon.rn.com (Sam Cannon) writes:
>>Anyone know of a patch/addition to XENIX 2.3.4 for support for the
>>525?  I just got in 20 DEC 333 machines with these drives and need
>>to deliver them to Washington state SOON - WITH support for the
>>525's.  Lost cause?  Must I use UNIX or a 150MB QIC?  SCO.

Last December we installed an SCO Xenix v2.3.4 system which included a
Sankyo 525MB SCSI tape drive, with no special attention needed.

Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
From: alan@tree.SAC.CA.US (Alan)
Subject: Re: Modem answer speed
Organization: The UNIX Tree Public Access *ix  (916)349-0385 Sacramento, CA
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 04:52:18 GMT

In article <66750@cup.portal.com> compata@cup.portal.com (David H Close) writes:
>alan@tree.SAC.CA.US (Alan) writes:
>
>" Has anyone encountered (and, hopefully, solved) a problem where an
>" incoming ONLY line with a 2400 bps modem (designated in /etc/ttys for
>" 2400 bps but NOT in the /usr/lib/Devices file) will refuse to answer except
>" at 1200 bps?  It works fine IF I also designate the tty in the Devices file
 
>I have two customers with a similar problem, maybe exact in one case, but
>its hard to be sure.  Suggestions are welcome.
 
> Dave Close - Compata - Stockton, California - +1 209 467 8255 ("209-install")
>  dave@compata.attmail.com | compata@mcimail.com | dhclose@alumni.caltech.edu

I received email responses from to Stephen Walick, David Jarvis,
and Michael Batchelor.  Thanks!  People like you make USENET the wonderful
resource it is; I hope I can return the favor some day).

Stephen and David both suggested "locking" the modem speed at 2400 bps in
/etc/ttys (and/or /etc/gettydefs) and I will likely experiment some more
with this in the future (I'd like to actually *understand* what's going
on here, if possible).

Michael gave an suggestion which provided a quick, and apparently
satisfactory, solution:  change "ACU" in the /usr/lib/Devices file to 
some unrecognized device name (e.g. change "ACU" to "SUPPORT").  
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From: paul@frcs.Alt.ZA (Paul Nash)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Re: Xenix considered harmful (was Re: SCO support - a success story)
Date: 1 Oct 92 18:16:39 GMT
Article-I.D.: frcs.1992Oct1.181639.21003
Organization: Free Range Computer Systems CC

Thus spake davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen):

>   Yes, but be aware of the limitations and costs. TCP is unbundled. You
> may need streams, I know I installed that, but it might have been for X.
> It doesn't support NFS. Just saying "supports TCP" might give the
> impression that it also supports the same TCP network services that UNIX
> offers. 

I don't know about the very latest (1.3) version of Xenix TCP, but 1.0
and 1.1 (I have used both) are fine on small networks, with little
traffic, but I once made the mistake of connecting a Xenix box to our
campus network for NNTP work.  With about 700 NNTP connections, and
100 telnet sessions per day, the machine would lock up every 36 hours
or so.

However, SCO's ODT doesn't fare _that_ much better.  The reliability
is improved, but performance is way down the tubes.  Getting back to
the original subject:  if it's a small machine, use Xenix -- it's
faster, easier and much, much better.  If the job is too big for Xenix,
get a real computer, like a Sun.  
 
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From: kd1hz@anomaly.sbs.risc.net (Michael P. Deignan)
Subject: Re: Anomaly Host
Organization: The Rhode Island Internet Systems Cooperative Network
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 16:07:18 GMT
Keywords: Can't Get In

steve@mcnnet.UUCP (Steve Corso) writes:

>HELP!  I have been trying to get into Anomaly (155.212.2.2) for several
>days now and the best I have done is to get to the username prompt from
>ftp.  I then attempt an anonymous login with password and it tells me
>that it "cannot set UID".

>Is this a problem with Anomaly? Me?

It is a problem on this end. We installed a new version of Open Desktop,
and FTP seems to have problems with the Anonymous FTP login. The problem
is being addressed.

MD
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