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From: chap@art-sy.detroit.mi.us (j chapman flack)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,biz.sco.opendesktop
Subject: SCO UNIX SCSI drivers - ioctl() interface?
Summary: Can I send a SCSI command from an application to supported device?
Keywords: SCO,UNIX,SCSI,ioctl,arbitrary,CDB
Date: 16 Aug 92 02:52:41 GMT
Reply-To: chap@art-sy.detroit.mi.us (j chapman flack)
Followup-To: biz.sco.opendesktop
Organization: Appropriate Roles for Technology

art-sy has just sprouted a CD-ROM drive.  SCO UNIX (3.2.2, my 3.2.4
isn't here yet) supports it just fine as a read-only block device,
but the drive could play music CDs for me too if I could only send it
the appropriate SCSI commands.

I will shortly have the Toshiba manual detailing those CDBs.
Once upon a time I found, buried in some DevSys documentation, a
reference to an ioctl() interface to SCO's SCSI drivers that might
(it seemed, as I read it) allow an application to send an arbitrary
SCSI CDB to a supported device.  I have not been able to find any
further documentation to confirm or deny such a feature, though the
header file /usr/include/sys/scsicmd.h looks sort of promising.

Is anyone out there familiar with this ioctl?  How can I get more
information?  Has it changed drastically from 3.2.2 to 3.2.4?  If so,
I'll avoid messing with it until 3.2.4 is running here, which should be RSN.

Thanks!
-- 
Chap Flack                         Their tanks will rust.  Our songs will last.
chap@art-sy.detroit.mi.us                                    -MIKHS 0EODWPAKHS

Nothing I say represents Appropriate Roles for Technology unless I say it does.
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.graphics,comp.windows.x,comp.graphics.pixutuls
From: petri@digiw.fi (Petri Alhola)
Subject: Scanner driver info wanted
Reply-To: petri@digiw.fi (Petri Alhola)
Organization: Digiware , Helsinki Finland
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 09:24:20 GMT

Is there existing any freely avaiable image scanner driver for UNIX.
I like to have X or ppm compatible program, that can scan images
using scsi scanner. 

If there is not reasy made one, i can make one, if i get somewhere
enough documentation of scanner SCSI commannand set. 

I have all needed documentation and experience for Svr4 driver
and SCSI interface, but nothing about scanner scsi command set.
I personally have Datacopy 730GS, that contains SCSI interface
and SysV rel 4.0 3.0 from Interactive systems.

All information is usefull, even drivers made for other
unix version or non unix.

Petri Alhola
petri@digiw.fi


Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: winslade@cwis.unomaha.edu (John Winslade)
Subject: FAS 2.10 (not a flame)
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 12:52:47 GMT

For those regular readers who have been following my quest to make the serial
i/o on the ISC system work properly, what really did the trick was the FAS
2.10 driver.

I just installed the 2.10 driver last night.  (I was playing around with the
2.09, but since the 2.10 was posted a few days ago ...)

With the FAS 2.10, this is the first time that everything works the way it is
supposed to.  Using regular getty, the serial port can be used for both 
incoming and outgoing calls.  When the line is opened for outbound access, 
getty backs off and the calling process has a clean shot at the modem.  When
this closes the line, getty cleanly resumes.  There's no fighting, no CAN'T
ACCESS DEVICE, messages, no infinite respawns, no port lockups, etc.
 
I for one appreciate the posting of it here, as I'm sure many of the others
will benefit from it as well.
 
Good day         JSW
From: pjh@mccc.edu (P. J. Holsberg)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Recommendations wanted on PC Unix system purchase
Date: 16 Aug 92 02:13:49 GMT
Organization: The College on the Other Side of U. S. 1
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Piercarlo Grandi (pcg@aber.ac.uk) wrote:
: If you think that Dell's DAT drive is too expensive, get one from APS
: (alliance peripherals systems); it costs about $1400.
: 
: The APS DAT is portable; you can actually carry it from machine to
: machine, it is very small and light.

Does it work off a serial or parallel port, or do you have to open up
each machine and attach it to the SCSI controller?
From: mk@Materna.DE (Michael Kuschke)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: inb, outb, outw and companions for SCO Unix 3.2.4 (X386-1.2E) ?
Summary: Searching for inb and outb Routines for SCO Unix
Keywords: inb/outb routines, SCO Unix, X386 on SCO Unix
Date: 19 Aug 92 07:25:46 GMT

Hello,

we recently tried to compile X386-1.2E on an X86 machie running SCO Unix
version 3.2.4. We used the original SCO compiler and got the compiler to
compile the stuff. The clients (xterm, ico, ...) are working so far.
Unfortunately when compiling the X-Server the linker misses the routines
inb, outb and outw. It complains about a missing asm-Routine too, but as
we traced it the real problem here are the routines: intr_disable() and
intr_enable().

The inb/outb routines are used to read and write to the VGA control ports.

Any help will be appreciated.

	Thanks in advance,
	  -Michael Kuschke
	  
--
Michael Kuschke                    e-mail : mk@materna.uucp
Dr. Materna GmbH		   Voice  : +49 231 5599 200
Vosskuhle 37			   FAX    : +49 231 5599 100
D-4600 Dortmund 1,  West Germany
From: root@admin.mport.COM (Admin administration)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Streams FAS drivers
Summary: looking for Streams version of FAS serial drivers
Keywords: Streams FAS SAS
Date: 11 Aug 92 19:55:35 GMT
Organization: Microport Inc., Scotts Valley, CA 95066 US of A

Does anybody know where to get SAS - the streams version of the FAS
serial drivers.  I'm not positive it even exists, someone here believes
he has seen it mentioned though.

An ftp archive site would be preferable, but any source source would be
appreciated.

  Thank You
Richard Ducoty

duc@mport.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.windows.x
From: hartkopp@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de (Oliver Hartkopp)
Subject: Monochrome Displays for X386 - please help!
Originator: hartkopp@bayes.ibr.cs.tu-bs.de
Keywords: Sigma LaserView, monochrome display
Reply-To: hartkopp@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de (Oliver Hartkopp)
Organization: TU Braunschweig, Informatik (Bueltenweg), Germany
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 16:54:58 GMT

Dear Reader!
Two months ago i got a Sigma LaserView Plus Card and 19" Monitor for my
AT486. The Monitor has 1664x1200 dots and up to 4 grayshades (with two
bitplanes - it is mostly used with 1 bitplane pure monochrome).
Because it was a 2nd hand deal, and the german distributor changed
from REIN electronic to ?, i am out of support for this fine display.
I'm running Linux (a UN*X derivate) on my AT and have the capability
to compile a new X386 server. My problem is getting information
how to hack the X11-sources or if anyone had done this before. 

cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill) writes:
>The LaserView plus is supported by the native ISC X (no extra drivers
>are necessary) and works quite well in that environment.

Is there any chance to get any sources or support via ftp or email? 
If you have so: Please send me email-adresses or names of ftp servers
where i might get something about monochrome X  Displays e.g. email
adress of ISC (== INTERACTIVE ??) or Sigma Designs Inc., ... 

It would be great, if i could run my X on this monitor, snief!

	thanks, Olli (hartkopp@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de or DK4AM@DK0MAV.DEU.EU 73!)
From: johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us (John R. Levine)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: BSD compatibility libraries/modules for System V (3.2)
Date: 20 Aug 92 03:39:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: iecc.9208192339.AA21411
Organization: I.E.C.C.

>	I'm currently doing a port from BSD 4.3 to SysV 3.2 and I've run up 
>against a brick wall: ftruncate(). The code I use desperately needs this call
>and there's no easy SysV r3.2 equivalent.

It turns out that SysV3.2/386 actually has a ftruncate() call, but they never
bothered to document it because it's hidden in the Xenix compatibility
library.  Try using chsize(fd, size) and link in -lx.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us, {spdcc|ima|world}!iecc!johnl
From: hwstock@snll-arpagw.llnl.gov (stockman harlan w)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Dell SVR4 (and Dell hardware)
Date: 13 Aug 92 15:05:16 GMT
Organization: Sandia National Labs, Livermore, CA

r.e. DX2-50, DX2-66 and "major deceptions":

The big advantage of the DX2 series is for floating-point, where it DOES
run nearly twice as fast as its undoubled brethren. However, I'm 
disappointed that we will have to wait so long for the 586; the rumor is
that the 586 reduces the average add/multiply clock count to about 2
clicks, vs. 14 on the 486. Intel may double the 486 speed, by I doubt
they will ever septuple it.
Xref: sparky comp.unix.sysv386:13159 comp.periphs.scsi:4058
From: boucher@ncs.dnd.ca (R. Boucher)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: pc-clone hardware guide
Summary: Info on SCSICNTL.EXE by Roy Neese
Keywords: SCSI, DOS, ADAPTEC
Date: 15 Aug 92 00:42:13 GMT
Organization: DND, Ottawa, CANADA


From Eric's pc-clone buyers guide:
> 
> $100 off the system price.  However, David Wexelblat observes "there are at
> least two situations in which the Unix user will need DOS available: 1) most,
> if not all, EISA configuration utilities run under DOS, and 2) SCSICNTL.EXE by
> Roy Neese is a godsend for dealing with SCSI devices on Adaptec boards."
> 

Where can we fetch SCSICNTL.EXE?  I've queried Archie to no avail, and 
haven't found a FAQ in comp.periphs.scsi.

Any pointers would be useful.  If you have a definitive answer, please
post.  This sounds like a neat utility.

Cheers,

--
Robert Boucher

(HOME/WORK) boucher@ncs.dnd.ca
(WORK) ...!uunet!revcan!dcsem!252
(HOME) ...!uunet!revcan!flatout!asimov!rob
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.xenix.misc,comp.os.linux
From: dje@sspiff.ampr.ab.ca (Doug Evans)
Subject: Re: Xenix (tm) emulation for Linux almost works :-)
Organization: Edmonton, Alberta
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 04:37:40 GMT
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

keith@ksmith.uucp (Keith Smith) writes:
>Perhaps one could encourage this code to become a permanent part of the
>kernel?  Basically I assume you are supporting the loading of omf format
>object files and and some sort of traps for the SCO system calls.  A
>LINUX capable of running SCO binaries (even if only OMF) would be a
>product indeed.

My gawd, binary compatibility with another *nix???

Hee hee hee, the Linux police will be knocking on your door soon ... :-)
-- 
Doug Evans               | "You're just supposed to sit here?"
dje@sspiff.ampr.ab.ca    |               - Worf in a mud bath.
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: dwex@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (david.e.wexelblat)
Subject: Joystick driver?
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 19:59:30 GMT

I'm looking for a joystick driver for SVR4 (although an SVR3 driver will
most likely work, or I can hack it if it doesn't).  If I can find one, 
I expect that the next major release of X386 1.2E will support the joystick
as an alternate input device (well, I'm hoping, anyhow :->).  I'm beginning
to look into the X Input Extension, and I don't have a bitpad or other 
input device.  I figure a joystick is a logical choice.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
David Wexelblat             | dwex@mtgzfs3.att.com  | Somebody get me a
AT&T Bell Laboratories      | ...!att!mtgzfs3!dwex  |   cheeseburger!
200 Laurel Ave - 4B-421     |                       |      
Middletown, NJ  07748       | (908) 957-5871        | --Steve Miller Band
Xref: sparky comp.unix.sysv386:13148 comp.databases:6131
From: huang@maui.cs.ucla.edu (Shan-Chiao Huang)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.databases.sybase,comp.databases
Subject: Help needed to install Sybase 4.0 under SCO UNIX/V 3.2.2
Date: 14 Aug 92 20:32:32 GMT
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department
Originator: huang@maui.cs.ucla.edu


Hi,

Because of the system upgrade,  I have to reinstall the Sybase 4.0 to
another 486-33 under SCO UNIX 3.2.2. 

The distribution set of Sybase is a set of 1.44 MB diskettes. According
to the installation guide, I need to use "installpkg" to start the
installation. I tried it. However, it failed because some kind error
when accessing the drives.

Well, I found the flollowing description in the installation guide of
the software of Colorado tape drive - "SCO UNIX users: If drive 0 is a
3.5 inch, 1.44 Mbyte diskette, type /usr/lbin/Install.sh /dev/dsk/f0q18d 0
and press enter." I followed it to install the backup software of the
tape drive successfully. However, the same error still occurred.

Because I am new to administrate the UNIX system, I do not know how or
where I can find the solution for this problem.

Any suggestions are apprepricated. 

Thanks in advance.


----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beam me up, my Lord.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shan-Chiao Huang    UCLA Computer Science Department
huang@cs.ucla.edu   ..!{uunet,ucbvax,rutgers,cepu,trwspp}!cs.ucla.edu!huang
Xref: sparky comp.unix.sysv386:13169 biz.sco.general:2940
From: fr@compu.com (Fred Rump from home)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,biz.sco.general
Subject: SCSI II
Summary: What's the best configuaration?
Date: 14 Aug 92 17:52:21 GMT
Organization: CompuData Inc.

I just checked the SCO hardware compatibility guide and various other drive 
sources and find very little reference to SCSI II or fast SCSI.

Since I presume this technology to be pushing the state of the art in UNIX
land, I wonder about successful implementations and which combination of
hardware was used.

If I would like the fastest and meanest I/O combination between disk, tape 
and controller, what does the combined net wisdom recommend for a SCO UNIX 
environment?

The disk should be in the 300-400 MB neighborhood for possible additional 
drives later. The tape should back up the entire disk. The controller probably 
should be a caching controller - all running on an EISA bus.

Further, checking the Seagate catalog, there is no reference to SCSI II, just 
SCSI. Are there really different drives or is it simply in the controller and 
software? Are there special software drivers? 

fred


-- 
W. Fred Rump 	office:	   fred@COMPU.COM     'mans feet have grown/so big 
26 Warren St.   home: fred@icdi10.compu.com  that he/forgets his littleness'
Beverly, NJ. 08010                          		Don Marquis 
609-386-6846    bang:uunet!cdin-1!icdi10!fr
From: richk@grebyn.com (Richard Krehbiel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Primary SCSI, secondary athd on ISC Unix 3.0 possible?
Date: 21 Aug 92 18:03:36 GMT
Organization: Grebyn Timesharing

I've got ISC Unix 3.0, and I'm currently running with a primary
Adaptec 1542B.  Now someone's offered me a 330 Meg ESDI drive if I'd
like it (I would; wouldn't you?).  I want to install this drive as a
secondary controller, so that I don't have to spend a day or so
reconfiguring and reinstalling Unix over to the ESDI drive.  However,
kconfig doesn't offer me the option of selecting a secondary athd
controller unless I also choose athd as the primary controller.

Is it possible to config this way?  What files do I need to alter
(hpddinfo, dsk/space.c, others)?  Can I patch kconfig so that it
permits this configuration?  Is there an insurmountable obstacle that
prohibits this configuration?  Thanks in advance.
-- 
Richard Krehbiel                                 richk@grebyn.com
OS/2 2.0 will do for me until AmigaDOS for the 386 comes along...
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Subject: Re: Ethernet Cards -- Questions
Organization: The Gator Public Access Unix Site - 219-289-3745
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 10:48:06 GMT

jdp@polstra.UUCP (John Polstra) writes:

>I'm putting together some hardware that is going to run Esix Unix, and I
>have some questions about Ethernet controllers.  According to Esix, the
>following cards (among others) are supported:

>    3COM 3C503
>    3COM 3C507
>    Western Digital / SMC 8003
>    Western Digital / SMC 8013

>1. Which of the above are 16-bit cards?

I would like to know if under Unix there is a noticable difference
between a 8 and 16 bit card?  Does the driver in the kernel actually
do 16 bit data transfers from the buss (assuming a 16 bit board)?

We have a WD 8003 8 bit board here -- and have used it with every 
OS we have used in the last 3 years -- since they all support it.
I would guess the 8003 is pretty much a "standard"

-- 
Larry Snyder
larry@gator.rn.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: hackney@moxie.hou.tx.us (Greg Hackney)
Subject: Re: Streams FAS drivers
Keywords: Streams FAS SAS
Organization: Home
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 17:23:30 GMT

root@admin.mport.COM (Admin administration) writes:

> Does anybody know where to get SAS - the streams version of the FAS
> serial drivers.  I'm not positive it even exists, someone here believes
> he has seen it mentioned though.

SAS was written by Roe Peterson and Roman Dumych, who took Uwe Doering's
FAS driver and made it work with S5R4 STREAMS. I think it is available
via anonymous FTP from: rapfast.unibase.sk.ca

Steve Nuchia mentioned to me that SAS needs to have the recent FAS patch
hand applied, the patch which was posted to alt.sources.

I haven't tried SAS yet, but I do have a copy of the code.
--
Greg Hackney
hackney@moxie.hou.tx.us
From: eric@ms.uky.edu (Eric H. Herrin II)
Subject: lpNet configuration question
Keywords: problem lpNet lp remote
Summary: Having problems configuring lpNet
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 03:14:08 GMT
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences

We're having some major problems configuring lpNet to deal with remote
printers on both the client and server side.  Does anyone have this
working?  If so, could you provide us with a step-by-step synopsis
of what needs to be done on both ends?  We're using Ethernet (wd card)
and TCP/IP.

We have tried using sysadm to do the configuration (as a last resort),
but it fails in the same way.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

-- 
--
|  	Eric H. Herrin II - {rutgers,uunet}!ukma!eric, eric@ms.uky.edu	     |
|			  University of Kentucky			     |
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: dsamperi@ccorp.uucp (Dominick Samperi - bond)
Subject: larger/higher resolution displays
Organization: Citicorp, New York City
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 92 21:12:29 GMT

In recent issues of PC Magazine and Computer Shopper I've seen some
confusing advice on higher resolution monitors for a PC. My goal is to
buy a monitor for a PC that is about the same size as the one I use
on a Sun SparcStation 2 at the office, and that supports at least the
resultion that the Sun monitor does. The Sun monitor meaures 16"
diagonally, and supports a resolution of 1024x900 pixels.

The NEC 5FG 17" monitor seems to be the best choice for a PC since it
supports resolutions of 1024x768 and 1280x1024. An example of the confusing
advice that I've seen comes from the July 1992 issue of Computer Shopper:
"For 800x600 computing, a 16" display is a must. At 1024x768 and beyond,
you'll need, at a minimum, a 20" display." This is rediculous. I want to
buy a higher resolution monitor because I want sharper graphics with fewer
jagged lines. I have no desire to simply magnify the crude graphics that is
produced by lower resolution displays! Furthermore, a larger display should
provide more real estate for applications, yet every time I see MS Windows
running on a large display (in a vendor's showroom, for example) there is
a sinlge MS Windows application taking up the whole screen!s

Am I to conclude from this advice that Microsoft Windows cannot take advantage
of the higher resultion by using more pixels per character (for example)? At
a minimum, I'd like to work with characters that are as clear as the ones
defined by the 10x20 font on the 16" Sparc display under X windows (I can't
seem to find a font like this that will work in the Terminal application in
MS Windows).

What about ISC UNIX? Will it do a better job? Has anyone been able to use
1280x1024 under X windows with this UNIX in such a way that the X applications
are at least as clear as they would be on a Sparc display?

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

-- 
Dominick Samperi -- Citicorp
dsamperi@Citicorp.COM
uunet!ccorp!dsamperi
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: pjh@mccc.edu (Pete Holsberg)
Subject: Re: Recommendations wanted on PC Unix system purchase
Organization: The College On The Other Side Of Route One
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 17:22:13 GMT

In article <BswDHy.ArJ@gator.rn.com> larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder) writes:
=one thing to keep in mind is DAT.  Dell SVR4 now comes on DAT as well
=as a 250 meg SCSI tape

Two questions:
	1) Do they charge extra for DAT?
	2) How do you get started? Is there a boot diskette that loads
the DAT driver?? Or ??

Pete
From: wegrzyn@nic.cerf.net (Chuck Wegrzyn)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Problem with ESIX 5.4 and maybe SysV.4 Sockets
Date: 20 Aug 92 21:29:58 GMT
Organization: CERFnet

Here is my test program that "blows" Esix System V.4 out of the
water. What I want to know is if everyone is having the same
problem? 

main()
 {
 	while(1)
		{
			int s = socket(AF_INET,SOCK_DGRAM,0);
			close(s);
		}
 }

Yes, I know the program doesn't do much. What I observe is that if you
run ps -l, you will notice the "swap" size field (SZ) increasing 
forever. When you run out of swap space things don't work so well.

Has anyone seen this problem before?

Chuck Wegrzyn
wegrzyn@cerf.net

Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Subject: Re: Dell SVR4 (and Dell hardware)
Organization: The Gator Public Access Unix Site - 219-289-3745
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 14:18:28 GMT

dlparker@dlpinc00.rn.com (David L. Parker) writes:

>But what was the video hardware on the 486??  How much difference would something
>comparable to an ATI GU make??  And how much of the difference is directly 
>attributable to FP operations??

The ATI ultra and Dell SVR4 will give most sparcstations a run for
the money -- as a matter of fact, if you compare dollar per dollar,
a ESIA 486/50 fully loaded will shine over most sparcs

-- 
Larry Snyder
larry@gator.rn.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386