HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Subject: Re: UFS , SVR4, and inodes limits
Organization: The Gator Conferencing System 219-289-3745 
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 19:32:21 GMT

root@kilowatt.uucp (Kilowatt admin) writes:

>of 4:1 (I know, this is a LOT of inodes for a 200 meg partition, but what the
>heck), brought the # of inodes up to 93,000 or so. I re-mkfs-ed the partition

I found if one increased the # of inodes to high -- disk space is wasted --

>cgsize didn't make a difference, he still couldn't get more than 64K inodes.
>mkfs actually asked me if I REALLY WANTED MORE THAN 64K INODES! This is so that
>pre SVR4 applications would still run (don't know if C-news relies on 16 bit
>inodes or not, but I'll find out the hard way).

cnews works fine with > 64K inodes -- we are currently running
the performance release of cnews under SVR4 4.0 with a news partition
with 110,500 inodes with 300 megs

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Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva)
Subject: Re: USL's SVR4.2, when?
Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
Distribution: comp.unix.sysv386
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 22:07:04 GMT

In article <DVC.92Sep24143615@eagle.ATT.COM> dvc@eagle.hr.att.com (David Van Cleef) writes:
> At Unix Expo this week, Consensys announced that they were shipping
> SVR4.2.  Prices ranged from $395 for a base system (OS & X11, 2 users)
> to $1495 with development system, networking and unlimited user
> license.

Oh well. If this is going to be a typical pricing, I guess I better start
boning up on OS/2 and Windows NT. And renew my subscription to Byte.

Bummer. I was really hoping that they'd have something that could compete
on the desktop.
-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: mat@mole-end.matawan.nj.us
Subject: cu, console, and 8 bits
Organization: :
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 18:37:44 GMT

I notice that when I do a CU to a remote system that sends 8-bit
characters (e.g. PC BBSs that use the graphics characters above
ASCII 0x80), something truncates the high bit.  Since this seems
independent of the modem and since the console software can send a
full 8 bits to the monitor, I have to assume that cu is doing this.  Is
there any way to fix this, short of getting cu source from someplace?

(The BSDI/GNU source seems to be tip/BSD-uucp based, with compiled-
in modem drivers; I'd really *HATE* to go that route.)

Are there any UNIX/HDB-UUCP compatible versions of the popular PC
connectivity programs?

(Thought I'd try here first since this is more likely to get the
notice of people working near PC's)
-- 
 (This man's opinions are his own.)
 From mole-end				Mark Terribile

 mat@mole-end.matawan.nj.us, Somewhere in Matawan, NJ
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: dlparker@dlpinc00.rn.com (David L. Parker)
Subject: Re: Getting COM2 to work in ISC 2.0.2
Keywords: COM2 ISC 2.0.2
Organization: Automated Data Management Services
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 11:30:16 GMT

In article <1992Oct1.023730.3873@sun490.fdu.edu> tempel@sun490.fdu.edu (Philippe N. Tempel) writes:
>
>asy	Y	1	7	1	4	3f8	3ff	0	0
>asy	Y	1	7	1	4	2f8	3ff	0	0
>							^^^
>                                   what should this be?--/
>
>There is an interrupt vector conflict for the COM2 device.  I forgot the
>actual end I/O address for the second entry.  Does anybody know that value?
>

Look at the entries for COM1.  Since the devices are of the same type, 
subtracting 3f8 from 3ff and adding that difference to 2f8 will give
you 2ff.
    ^^^
-- 
Dave Parker
Automated Data Management Services, Pleasant Hill, MO 64080-1331
(816) 987-5167/5218 voice/fax
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From: radel@bach.udel.edu (Todd Radel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.unix.sys5.r4,comp.unix.sys5.r3,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.linux,comp.os.mach,comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Announcing the availability of XFree86 1.1
Date: 3 Oct 92 18:43:09 GMT
Organization: University of Delaware

In article <wenRTVC00Vpb4DsUg3@andrew.cmu.edu> Stefan Monnier <osoelgaultier+@CMU.EDU> writes:
>>    ***  7) Integrated support for 386BSD, Mach386, and Linux (previous
>> versions required a seperate patch kit).
>
>What is Mach386 ?
>
>(I know what is Mach (hey, I'm in CMU), but I'd like some
>precisions)
>Is it a bit like Linux or 386BSD ?

Mach386, as you might have guessed, is Mach for the 386.  Specifically,
it's the Mach 2.5 microkernel with the BSD UNIX server on top.
Unfortunately, to even get a copy of Mach386 to play with, your
university needs a copy of the BSD/AT&T source code license.

I was attempting to get a site license for the University of Delaware
for Mach386 ... until, that is, I discovered Linux.  ;)

I think the attempt to get Mach is still tied up in red tape, actually.


-- 
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University of Delaware       | here." -- Hemingway, _For Whom the Bell Tolls_
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From: gxn@dstos3.dsto.gov.au
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: cpd: SIOCGIFADDR Connection Refused error....HELP...
Date: 30 Sep 92 16:10:27 GMT
Organization: Defence Science and Technology Organisation


 I am using SCO ODT 1.1, and I get the following message on the console about
1 minute after completion of the boot sequence. ( i.e system has reached the
login prompt stage) :-  cpd: SIOCGIFADDR Connection refused.

 Could someone please explain what this means as it is not covered in any
of the documentation that I have.

Thanks in advance,


Regards,

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Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: bill@unixland.natick.ma.us (Bill Heiser)
Subject: Re: unix sugestions on pc
Organization: Unixland Public Access Unix  (508) 655-3848
Distribution: comp
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 18:07:51 GMT

jle9162@zeus.tamu.edu (ECKHARDT, JASON LEE) writes:
>  The only unix I can think of where you will get all that mentioned above
>for under $1000 is Consensys UNIX SVR4. I have a friend thats been using
>it for a while with no problems, an excellent product. $795
>  Others, like SCO won't give you much for under $1000. (I use SCO...)
>I'm not sure about Dell unix, they might have a good price, someone here
>can confirm?

ESIX is well under $1000.  DELL is more like $1295 unless you (over)pay 
for DELL hardware along with the OS.


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Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: ellis@nova.gmi.edu (Stew Ellis)
Subject: Re: Unix "Lite" is not so light
Organization: GMI Engineering&Management Institute, Flint, MI
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 19:52:08 GMT

orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net (Orville R. Weyrich) writes:

>In article <2979@news.cerf.net> jde@esix.everex.com (Jeff Ellis) writes:
>>[ Article crossposted from comp.unix.sys5.r4 ]
>>[ Author was Jeff Ellis ]
>>[ Posted on 30 Sep 92 17:10:21 GMT ]
>>
>>Scott Evernden (scott@unixland.natick.ma.us) wrote:
>>:>In article <1a7cspINNmmu@cs.utexas.edu> turpin@cs.utexas.edu (Russell Turpin) writes:
>>
>>I am testing SVR4.2 right now and it has all of the features of 4.0.4.
>>It has a new version of C and a graphic Debugger to run from the desktop.
>>It supports CD filesystems, Token Ring, X11R5,.....
>>
>>BTW What features are important for you people to buy 4.2? 
>>(in short what should Esix do to get you to buy?)

>How about an inexpensive upgrade path?

>How about ability to exist on an inexpensive MS-DOS peer-to-peer network
>like LAN-tastic or Novell-Lite? I am still looking for a viable alternative
>to Netware 3.x for small work-groups that need to have a "real" computer 
>[UNIX or OS/2] in their network. Netware 3.x is too much of a closed
>"good-old-boy" product, what with their expensive CNE program and dearth of
>good self-study  materials, and their high per-node licensing costs, esp.  for
>small networks.

>orville

>--------------------------------------   **************************************
>Orville R. Weyrich, Jr.                        Weyrich Computer Consulting
>Certified Data Processor                     POB 5782, Scottsdale, AZ 85261
>Certified Systems Professional                   Voice: (602) 391-0821
>Certified Computer Programmer            Internet: orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net
>--------------------------------------   **************************************

PC Interface was included with Intel SVR4.0.3.  The client software and the
server if needed are available from Locus Computing (the developers of
Merge).

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  Humanities & Social Science,  GMI Eng.& Mgmt. Inst.   /        / /  /  / /
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From: tim.meade%theweb@meaddata.com (Tim Meade) 
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: SYSTEM V FILESYSTEM
Date: 30 Sep 92 21:30:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Web BBS 1-513-436-9011 6 Lines 1200 News groups 50,000 files!
Reply-To: tim.meade%theweb@meaddata.com (Tim Meade) 

Requesting: information about the interface between the kernal and the
disk device driver in SVR4 (and also in Sun OS 4.x and Sun Solaris).
Specifically: just what calls does the kernal make to the device driver?

What we are TRYING to do is replace the standard disk driver with our
own loadable one: we want the kernal I/O requests to come to our driver
instead of the normal one.  So we need to know:  1) just what those I/O
request will be, and  2) how to get the kernal to direct them to OUR
device driver.

                                Thanx.  Tim.
                                                                                  
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.windows.x,comp.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.mach,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr)
Subject: Re: Free software and the future of support for Diamond products
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 04:02:03 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Keywords: Diamond, free-software

In article <1992Sep26.174107.1594@philabs.philips.com> kkt@philabs.philips.com (Kim-Kiat Tan) writes:
>In article <1992Sep25.225821.26683@infonode.ingr.com> bbrown@infonode.ingr.com (Bailey Brown) writes:
>>
>>higher end boards that use the '924 and have BNC connectors
>>as well as DIN.  The new STB S3 boards now have 24bit modes.
>>
>>------------
>>Bailey Brown                               "Above all else, confusion reigns."
>
>	What is the STB stands for ? I am shopping for a system with true
>24 bits color graphic, I saw a lot of Speedstar 24x, but since I am planning to
>program the card directly, Speedstar 24x is out if I cann't get information as
>to how to program it. But I have a hard time finding out what other vendors
>have a true 24 bits graphics display, anybody ? Also I am also looking at local
>bus (so I don't pay penalty for the graphic when running DOS programs using
>the local bus as compared with just the accelerated card), but most local bus
>graphic seems to only support 32k color.
>
>

The october issue of Byte magazine has an article on local buses.
For a complete list of vesa certified local bus components including 
motherboards, contact VESA at 408-435-0333. 

A little while ago, I read  a review on a scsi local bus system 
capable of transferring large files at a rate of 13MB/S.

Don't buy DIAMOND! They are coming out with a VESA local bus
motherboard so who knows what propieratory mechanism they
may have included in their motherboard.

Happy Reading and Shopping,
Amancio Hasty
From: tempel@sun490.fdu.edu (Philippe N. Tempel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Getting COM2 to work in ISC 2.0.2
Keywords: COM2 ISC 2.0.2
Date: 1 Oct 92 02:37:30 GMT
Organization: Fairleigh Dickinson University

I read about the sdevice(4) file information and added a second line to my
/etc/conf/sdevice.d/asy file.  It looks like this:

asy	Y	1	7	1	4	3f8	3ff	0	0
asy	Y	1	7	1	4	2f8	3ff	0	0
							^^^
                                   what should this be?--/

There is an interrupt vector conflict for the COM2 device.  I forgot the
actual end I/O address for the second entry.  Does anybody know that value?

Thanks,
Philippe
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.unix.sys5.r4
From: orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net (Orville R. Weyrich)
Subject: ESIX ethernet drivers needed
Reply-To: uunet.uu.net!weyrich!orville
Organization: Weyrich Computer Consulting
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 92 06:54:56 GMT

Well, I finally saved up enough to upgrade my Microport System V/386 R3.0 to
ESIX System V R4.0.3 so that I can set up TCP/IP and NFS.

The documentation that I have read from Everex ggives a short list of 
devices that are supported, but I wonder if any of the following e-net cards 
that I happen to have laying around have device drivers that are compatible
with ESIX [and if so, how I can  obtain them]:

	3C5000

	3C5001

	NE2000 [clone]

	NP622A

Since I kind-of broke my budget getting ESIX, I was hoping that I
could get by with one of the above for a while [I realize that most of these
are not particularly high-performance --  right now I just want something that
will work].

If I do have to buy a new thinnet ethernet card, is the 3c503 a reasonable
choice? I see them advertised for about $180 in Computer Shopper, and they 
seem to be fairly well supported --  both OS/2 and ESIX System V R.4 list
them as being supported. Can anyone recommend any other inexpensive 16-bit
thinnet cards with ESIX drivers that have a favorable price:performance ratio?

Of the above, I note that Interactive supports but does not recommend the 
NE2000 and 3C501 for their 3.2 UNIX, and that Everex supports without comment
the 3C503 (Etherlink II) and WD8003 for their 4.0.3 UNIX.

I also have an old TCP/IP implementation from ATT for the NP622A that 
claims that I must be running System V Release 3.1 or higher.  Does ESIX 4.0.3
constitute "3.1 or higher", or is there such a change from 3.1 to 4.0 that
I should forget even trying? [I realize that I might have to manually adjust
the install procedure to match the new pkginstall protocols].

Please reply to me at ...uunet!weyrich!orville or orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net
and I will summarize to the net. [Post if you must, but my news feed sometimes
drops news on the floor and steps all over it, so I might not get posts.]

Grateful thanks in advance,

orville

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Certified Data Processor                     POB 5782, Scottsdale, AZ 85261
Certified Systems Professional                   Voice: (602) 391-0821
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Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Subject: Re: Wangtek or Archive??
Organization: The Gator Conferencing System 219-289-3745 
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 19:17:13 GMT

vid@zooid.guild.org (David Mason) writes:

>From: larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
>>
>>We have an Archive 2150S here and use a combination of 60/150/250
>>meg tapes here without any problems
>>

>I assume you aren't writing to the 60MB tapes? I thought that wasn't possible.

When we write to a 60 meg tape we get 120 megs - so it must be possible :)

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keeper of the Gator                                  uucp: uunet!gator!larry
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Wangtek or Archive??
From: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly)
Organization: The Man With Ten Cats
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 04:41:35 GMT
Reply-To: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly)

In article <BvnF8K.GJu@portal.hq.videocart.com> kdenning@portal.hq.videocart.com (Karl Denninger) writes:
>In article <718250322.2276@zooid.guild.org> vid@zooid.guild.org (David Mason) writes:
>>From: larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
>>>
>>>We have an Archive 2150S here and use a combination of 60/150/250
>>>meg tapes here without any problems
>>>
>>
>>I assume you aren't writing to the 60MB tapes? I thought that wasn't possible.
>
>Writing to a DC600A (60MB) tape in a VP2150S produces QIC-120 (120MB) format.

You can also read DC300XL QIC-11 (45MB) or QIC-20 (60MB) tapes on the 2150S.

-- 

Rick Kelly	rmk@rmkhome.UUCP	unixland!rmkhome!rmk	rmk@frog.UUCP
From: av@omega.ssw.de (Andreas Vogel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: xlock and SVR4 (two problems)
Date: 6 Oct 92 10:59:32 GMT
Organization: Omega Softlab

In article <1992Oct2.233024.15308@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov> mark@phineas (Mark R. Rubin) writes:
>o Has anyone gotten xlock to work on SVR4?  (I'm trying the version
>  written by Patrick Naughton, labeled "(sccs version 23.21)
>  patchlevel = 2.3".)
>

Yes. I've ported xlock to SVR4 (the same version you've noted above).

>o It refuses to acknowledge correct passwords.  The "guts" of its
>  password checking is something like:
>

[...short description deleted...]

>
>  This works correctly under SunOS 4.1.2, but always fails (even if
>  given the correct password) under SVR4.

Yes, that's true. This algorithm is not sufficent for SVR4. I've fixed
another problem: if you want to run xlock from a, say motif, window
manger popup menu, the so derived user name is invalid too.

>o Fortunately, I was able to use ALT+SYSRQ,H to return to my console
>  virtual terminal after xlock grabbed my machine and wouldn't accept
>  my password.  *Unfortunately*, this ability to switch vt's defeats
>  the whole purpose of running xlock in the first place.

No, if you aren't logged in with any vt's all's ok, isn't it?

>  A man page says that a program called vtlmgr is responsible for
>  doing the virtual terminal switching.  Ps doesn't report any
>  "vtlmgr" processes running, nor do I see it in any $HOME/.* or
>  /etc/* files.

vtlmgr is an additional program, which can enable additional vt's. I assume
your SVR4 is configured equal to mine, and you have an (or even some more)
entries in /etc/conf/cf.d/init.base:

co:12345:respawn:/usr/lib/saf/ttymon -g -d /dev/vt00 -p 'Console login: ' -l console
vt02:2345:respawn:/usr/lib/saf/ttymon -g -d /dev/vt02 -p 'VT02 login: ' -l vt02

These vt's are controlled by ttymon.

But don't ask me more because there are a lot of SVR4 related topics which
I don't know much about and this is one of them :-))

I assume you are interested to get my ported xlock, but again I don't know
how to distribute it. If there is big interest in this porting, I would
post it to alt.sources. For now, I make it available for ftp. Use following
address:

    Server:     ftp.ims.uni-stuttgart.de (141.58.127.8)
    Directory:  pub/unix/svr4

Hope that helps.

P.S. Maybe I need one or two days to download the package to the ftp server.
     So wait that time or just try more often.

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Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.unix.sys5.r4
From: root@gold.sub.org (Christian Seyb)
Subject: Re: have: u386mon for SVR4
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 08:27:59 GMT
Reply-To: cs@gold.sub.org
Organization: Unix Mailbox Baldham

In <1992Sep29.205555.2919@omega.ssw.de> av@omega.ssw.de (Andreas Vogel) writes:

>I've done a really quick and dirty port of u386mon to SVR4 (Version 2.40 PL1).
>For now I want to know if there is any interest in my port and

Why don't you post this in alt.sources. If you don't, please send it to
me via mail.

thanks Christian
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Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net (Orville R. Weyrich)
Subject: Re: Any Ada compiler for 386 unix?
Reply-To: uunet.uu.net!weyrich!orville
Organization: Weyrich Computer Consulting
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 92 03:06:54 GMT

In article <9210051314.AA05790@einstein.wd.estec.esa.nl> sten@EINSTEIN.WD.ESTEC.ESA.NL (Sten Ekholm) writes:
>Hi netters,
>
>Does anybody know if there exists an Ada compiler which runs under (any)
>386 based unix system?
>-- 
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Try Meridian Ada. -- runs on Interactive SysV 3.2 and maybe others.

Their address is Meridian Software Systems, 10 Pasteur Street, Irvine, CA 92718
(USA).

I don't have it, but think highly of the cost/performance of their
validated MS-DOS version.

orville

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Certified Data Processor                     POB 5782, Scottsdale, AZ 85261
Certified Systems Professional                   Voice: (602) 391-0821
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Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: tkuusk@nyx.cs.du.edu (Tanel Kuusk)
Subject: HELP! SCO Unix and NFS
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 92 11:05:06 GMT

 Hello everyone!
I've just installed NFS on my SCO Unix 3.2.2, but
ran into a problem: my fsck, fsdb, clri and other filesystem
utilities that use kernel won't work anymore. If i enter
/etc/fscmd.d/S51K/fsck /dev/root the it's ok, but /etc/fsck
just hangs.   Can anyone help me solving this problem?

Tanel Kuusk
(from Tartu, Estonia.  E-mail: tanel@obs.ee  or tkuusk@nyx.cs.du.edu)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386