Subject: Linux-Misc Digest #578
From: Digestifier <Linux-Misc-Request@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>
To: Linux-Misc@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU
Reply-To: Linux-Misc@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU
Date:     Tue, 9 Aug 94 07:13:14 EDT

Linux-Misc Digest #578, Volume #2                 Tue, 9 Aug 94 07:13:14 EDT

Contents:
  Re: Usefulness of BSD/Linux Source Knowledge (was BSD vs. LINUX) (Michael L. VanLoon)
  Re: insmod for linux 1.1.35? (Bjorn Ekwall)
  Re: INN question... (Dana J. Bolden)
  Term probs with Slackware 2.0 (Alok K. Dhir)
  Q: Speedup using Adaptec 1542CF instaed of 1542C (Iain Lea)
  Term119: Compile Problems (Jeff Skone)
  MCA SCSI Adapters for Linux? (Klaus Kudielka)
  Re: Hard Drive Probs: Maxtor:Conner Combo,Vergy Strange!!!!!!!! (Christopher M. May)
  Re: Hard Drive Probs: Maxtor:Conner Combo,Vergy Strange!!!!!!!! (Scott Mckinsey)
  *** PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE POSTING *** (misc-2.07) (Ian Jackson)
  Re: Term119: Compile Problems (Patrick Reijnen)
  Re: Lint for Linux (Patrick Reijnen)
  Re: Video board help (considering five) (S. Lee)
  Re: jazz - a free MIDI sequencer for Linux/X11 on sunsite (Dan Newcombe)
  Re: how to use term 2.04? (Bill McCarthy)
  term and tmon at 96 (Bill McCarthy)
  Re: MCA SCSI Adapters for Linux? (Wade T. Miller)
  Re: Which serial board? (Harald Milz)

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From: michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Usefulness of BSD/Linux Source Knowledge (was BSD vs. LINUX)
Date: 9 Aug 94 06:15:59 GMT

In <9408081643.04@rmkhome.com> rmk@rmkhome.com (Rick Kelly) writes:

>Peter G. Berger (peterb@telerama.lm.com) wrote:

>: In article <9408040155.38@rmkhome.com>, Rick Kelly <rmk@rmkhome.com> wrote:

>: >Well, if AT&T dies, the USENET dies, as they own all the leased lines
>: >in the US.

>: No, they don't.
>: Not even *close*.

>The telephone infrastructure of the US is based primarily on the AT&T
>long distance trunk lines.  MCI, Sprint, etc lease the use of these lines
>from AT&T.

Then how did Sprint manage to get all those coast-to-coast fiber lines
before anyone else, way back when?  Hmmm...

-- 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 Michael L. VanLoon                 Iowa State University Computation Center
    michaelv@iastate.edu                    Project Vincent Systems Staff
  Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free Un*x for PC/Mac/Amiga/etc.
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From: bj0rn@blox.se (Bjorn Ekwall)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
Subject: Re: insmod for linux 1.1.35?
Date: 9 Aug 94 06:21:20 GMT

Peter Orondo (orondo@cyways.com) wrote:

 > I get this message when I insert ftape modules at boot:

 > warning: you are using an old insmod, no symbols will be inserted.
 > Does anyone know where I can get a newer insmod binary or why the 
 > error message?

The "old" insmod will still work, but the kernel gives you a hint
about its new features, gently encouraging you to upgrade....

From version 1.1.23, and onwards, the kernel support for loadable
modules has been extended. To make full use of the extensions you
need the package "modules.tar.gz" from the same place that you got
your kernel and kernelpatches.  Note also that gcc 2.5.8 is required.


Greetings

Bjorn Ekwall == bj0rn@blox.se

 > thanks

 > peter orondo         orondo@cyways.com       
 > cyways, inc          podo@mit.edu
 > watertown, ma 02171  (617) 924-7991    

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From: dana@dem.ehnr.state.nc.us (Dana J. Bolden)
Subject: Re: INN question...
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 22:50:20 -0400

In article <31satk$l60@m.ehd.hwc.ca>, rmckenzi@hpb.hwc.ca (Rob McKenzie) wrote:

> I have a question about INN.. please don't flame me if this isn't the place 
> to ask this.
> 
> We have inn installed at our site (inasec.ca) with only 1 last thing to 
> get going.  We can't seem to post.  I suspect the nnrpd is missing.
> 
> Not knowing everything I should know about inn as I should.. is it
> as simple to have someone send us their working binaries and we just
> install them?  I guess a copy of the config files used when posting is 
> done would also be helpful.
> 
> If anyone can help us out here it would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advnace.
> 
> Cheers!!!


I had the same problem when I installed INN.  Bryan Vold was kind enough
to send me a fix.  I have enclosed most of Brian's message below.  Let me
know if you have problems applying the fix and I'll send my nntpsend files
as a starting point.

Good luck,
Dana


=====Begin Brian's message=====
What we did to fix it (and it works), is to split NNTPSEND into two files.

1. Starting at about line 245 (the line that starts  sh -c `  , take everything
up to the ` & at about 275 (or 276) and put it in another file called 
nntpextra.

2. Comment out all those lines you put into nntpextra, including the  sh -c `
and  ` & at the end (or delete them, I would make a backup of this file, 
just in case...

3. Insert the command:

  nntpextra & 

right above the  sh -c ` line that you just commented out.

4. Edit the nntpextra program to be a shell script  (delete the  sh -c `  from
the beginning, and the ` & from the end, and insert:    

!#/bin/sh 

at the beginning.

5.  Make sure you install these.  This may have to be done by hand.

That should be it.  If you need more help, mail me, and I can send you my 
files.  Works fine after we did the above.
If you want the same functionality as the original, leave the sleep 5 alone.

--Bryan Vold
-- 
btv@ldl.healthpartners.com               "The relentless pursuit of perfection"
Linux -- The Choice of a GNU Generation  "Make it so, Number One."
==========
dana@dem.ehnr.state.nc.us (preferred - all opinions are my own, etc.)
dbolden@aol.com (this one costs $$, so don't expect a quick reply)
==========

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From: adhir@bigdipper.umd.edu (Alok K. Dhir)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin
Subject: Term probs with Slackware 2.0
Date: 9 Aug 1994 06:36:58 GMT

Hey all - I recently installed Slack 2.0 on my machine and have finally 
got most of the quirks worked out of the system.  Two very wierd problems 
still remain, however, and I am hoping one of you Linux gurus can help
me out.

Problem 1:  After I first installed Slack 2.0, I had strange problems with
characters being swallowed up at the bottom of the screen.  While more-ing a
file, I'd have to hit space 2 or 3 times to get the next screen to be
displayed.  Similarly, when the command line got near the bottom of the 
screen, commands entered at the prompt would either not be displayed, or
would not respond to the enter key until I hit it a few times (usually
three).  Most character mode programs displayed similar behavior (dip,
etc).  This was happening both in text mode with the virtual consoles and
in X (using XFree86 2.1.1 with #9GXE Level 12) in xterms.  The problem
does not exist when using rxvt, however.  The problem persisted when I 
telnetted in to the machine as well.  To address the problem, I ftped the
latest tset from sunsite and installed it.  I added a call to it in
/etc/csh.login, and things seemed to work OK after that...in virtual consoles
and when I telnet in to the machine.  The problem still persists in Xterms,
however, and I can't seem to figure it out.  Sourcing /etc/csh.login
manually in the xterms doesn't help either.  Interestingly, I never had
such a problem with Slack 1.2.

Problem 2:  Currently, telnetting in to the machine works pretty good, the
term type gets set correctly (with the help of tset), and the above
problem does not exist.  Strangely enough, though, if I telnet in to my
Linux box from ckermit for OS/2, I get a "setenv:  too many arguments".
It seems to be my "eval tset blah blah" line in my csh.login file that
is causing it, but I can't understand why it is only within ckermit that
I get the problem.  Ckermit for OS/2 allows TCP/IP telnet connections 
if you have a tcpip stack loaded.  The OS/2 machine is running TCPIP for
OS/2 v2.0 and I use ckermit as my telnet program since it provides a
scrollback buffer unlike the provided telnet program for tcpipv2.0.  The
provided telnet programs, however, don't have this problem...the telnet is
executed without incident.

System info:  I am running kernel revision 1.1.40.  The problem existed
when I ran 1.1.18 also (1.1.18 came with slack 2.0).  The system is a 486/66
with 64mb ram, and an Adaptec 1542 with three 700meg disks hanging off
of it.

Thanks for any help.

--
  -------------------------------------___---------------------------------
 | Al Dhir, Programmer Analyst        /___\    UMCP Ag-Engineering Dept    |
 | Internet: adhir@bigdipper.umd.edu  (o o)    (301) 405-1197              |
  ---------------------------------ooO-(_)-Ooo-----------------------------

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From: iain.lea@anl433.erlm.siemens.de (Iain Lea)
Subject: Q: Speedup using Adaptec 1542CF instaed of 1542C
Date: 8 Aug 1994 15:19:01 GMT

I have just bought a new IBM 0663E02 1.2GB Silverdisk that
is running on a 1542C. I get 1.1-1.2MB/sec using iozone.

Has anyone done any tests using this disk with a 1542CF
(fast scsi) compared to a standard 1542C. Results and
comments appreciated?

Thanx in advance

-- 
iain.lea@erlm.siemens.de  +49-9131-7-43402
 'Raus aus dem Alltag, rein in die Kiste'

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From: jeffs@stein1.u.washington.edu (Jeff Skone)
Subject: Term119: Compile Problems
Date: 9 Aug 1994 06:42:42 GMT

Has anyone else experienced difficulties compiling term119 on their remote
systems? I've attempted numerous times to compile it on my Ultrix machine
(which I'll be dialing from Linux), but keep getting some sort of path
errors. I thought by editing the main paths in my Makefile (preceeding 
each of them with a '~' character, so as to create all directories within 
my HOME dir, vs. on root access sections), this would no longer be a 
problem...but to no no avail!:(

I issued the MAKE command as "make DO=install ultrix" and would get the 
following type of errors, after about 5-8 minutes of compile time:

   if [ ! -d ~/usr/local/bin ]; then mkdir ~/usr/local/bin;  else true; fi
   mkdir: ~/usr/local/bin: No such file or directory
   *** Error code 1

   Stop.
   *** Error code 1

   Stop.


Here's the section of my Makefile that I altered (about two pages down):

   SHAREDIR=~/usr/local/lib/term
   BINDIR=~/usr/local/bin
   USERBINDIR=~/bin
   MANDIR=~/usr/local/man/man1
   USERMANDIR=~/man/man1

I double checked to see if the '~/usr/local/bin' directory still existed. 
It sure did (empty). (In fact, I had to originally make ALL those 
directories. The make script apparently doesn't take care of that.)

I also erased all the *.o files and ran the MAKE command sequence again. 
Still didn't compile! What's the deal here? I'd appreciate the help!



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From: kkudielk@cacofonix.nt.tuwien.ac.at (Klaus Kudielka)
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,de.comp.os.linux
Subject: MCA SCSI Adapters for Linux?
Date: 9 Aug 1994 09:31:25 GMT
Reply-To: kkudielk@email.tuwien.ac.at

Hello,

I'm trying to set up a IBM PS/2 Model 95 for Linux. The most important part
I need is a Microchannel SCSI Adapter which is fully compatible with any
ISA/EISA Adapter supported by Linux.

The Linux SCSI-HOWTO says:

>Drivers in the distribution kernel :
>
>Adaptec 152x, Adaptec 154x (including clones from Bustek and DTC 329x 
>boards), Adaptec 174x, Future Domain 850, 885, 950, and other boards 
>in that series (but not the 880 board unless you make the appropriate 
>patch), Future Domain 16x0 with TMC-1800 or TMC-18C50 chip, PAS16 
>SCSI ports, Seagate ST0x, Trantor T128 boards, Ultrastor 14F, 24F, and 34F, 
>and Western Digital 7000. 

I have already found two adapters which MIGHT be compatible, but I am not
sure:

1) Adaptec AHA-1640. Is it 100% compatible to the AHA-1540? Does anybody
   use it with Linux? 

2) Future Domain MCS-600. It has the TMC-1800 chip. Is it 100% compatible
   with the Future Domain 16x0? Does anybody use it with Linux?

If both adapters work with Linux: which is the better (i.e. faster) one?
Does anybody know other alternatives?

Thanks in advance
Klaus

--
Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Kudielka
Institut fuer Nachrichtentechnik und Hochfrequenztechnik
Technische Universitaet Wien
Gusshausstr. 25/389
A-1040 Wien, AUSTRIA
Phone:  (+43 1) 58801-3556
Fax:    (+43 1) 5870583
E-mail: kkudielk@email.tuwien.ac.at

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From: cmay@titan.ucs.umass.edu (Christopher M. May)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin
Subject: Re: Hard Drive Probs: Maxtor:Conner Combo,Vergy Strange!!!!!!!!
Date: 9 Aug 1994 06:58:48 GMT

Oleg Zabluda (zabluda@math.psu.edu) wrote:
: It is probably impossible to do what you want. Conners are not wery
: compatible with other hard drives, at least older are not. Try calling
: Conner technical support 1-800-4-CONNER. they are good. Don't bother
: whith Maxtor TS. It's waste of time. Another possibility
: is to buy a secondary controller - that what I ended up doing with
: Conner 81 Meg and Maxtor 528 Meg. I keep /usr/src on Conner.
: Consult atdisk2 patches what kind of controller you need.
: If you have any questions e-mail me.

: Oleg.

I had a problem interfacing a (circa 1992 model) Conner CP3204F
with an older Western Digital Caviar 4200.  

I bought another controller to get around the problem,
and I'm glad I did... I have 3 IDE drives, and space for 1 more :)

Just make sure you've got jumperable addresses and IRQ's in the 
secondary IDE controller.  I've been touting the one I've got
but really just because I _know_ it works, but there's no reason 
others shouldn't work as well...

I've only patched the 1.1.23 kernel, though, and I haven't seen a patch
yet for a later version.  I'll probably try to patch by hand soon.

email if you want info. 
--

-Chris May, Computer Science, University of MA, Amherst
-       Technical Assistant, P.C. Maintenance Lab


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From: mckinsey@rmii.com (Scott Mckinsey)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin
Subject: Re: Hard Drive Probs: Maxtor:Conner Combo,Vergy Strange!!!!!!!!
Date: 9 Aug 1994 07:46:58 GMT

RYAN  Colin Patrick (ryan@ecf.toronto.edu) wrote:
: Well netters thanks for all the advice about purchasing half descent drives. 
: Now .....it's been purchased a Maxtor 7546A (546 Meg) my existing drive is a
: Conner 30104H (120 Meg) the problem that has arisen is that the Conner will not
: act as a slave. Conner Master, Maxtor slave-----> WORKS!
:               Conner Master Single Drive------> WORKS!
:               Maxtor Master Single Drive------> WORKS!
:               Maxtor Master, Conner Slave-----Dies a prolonged death !-<

I ran across the same problem with conner and maxtor drives.  Although
my drives are of a slightly older generation, it exhibited the
exact same behavior.  There is no solution.  Live with it.

Scott 

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From: ijackson@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ian Jackson)
Subject: *** PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE POSTING *** (misc-2.07)
Date: 9 Aug 1994 04:03:53 -0600

Please do not post questions to comp.os.linux.misc - read on for details of
which groups you should read and post to.

Please do not crosspost anything between different groups of the comp.os.linux
hierarchy.  See Matt Welsh's introduction to the hierarchy, posted weekly.

If you have a question about Linux you should get and read the Linux Frequently
Asked Questions with Answers list from sunsite.unc.edu, in /pub/Linux/docs, or
from another Linux FTP site.  It is also posted periodically to c.o.l.announce.

In particular, read the question `You still haven't answered my question!'
The FAQ will refer you to the Linux HOWTOs (more detailed descriptions of
particular topics) found in the HOWTO directory in the same place.

Then you should consider posting to comp.os.linux.help - not
comp.os.linux.misc.

Note that X Windows related questions should go to comp.windows.x.i386unix, and
that non-Linux-specific Unix questions should go to comp.unix.questions.
Please read the FAQs for these groups before posting - look on rtfm.mit.edu in
/pub/usenet/news.answers/Intel-Unix-X-faq and .../unix-faq.

Only if you have a posting that is not more appropriate for one of the other
Linux groups - ie it is not a question, not about the future development of
Linux, not an announcement or bug report and not about system administration -
should you post to comp.os.linux.misc.


Comments on this posting are welcomed - please email me !
--
Ian Jackson  <ijackson@nyx.cs.du.edu>  (urgent email: iwj10@phx.cam.ac.uk)
2 Lexington Close, Cambridge, CB4 3LS, England;  phone: +44 223 64238

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From: patrickr@cs.kun.nl (Patrick Reijnen)
Subject: Re: Term119: Compile Problems
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 09:53:52 GMT

In <3278h2$i09@news.u.washington.edu> jeffs@stein1.u.washington.edu (Jeff Skone) writes:

>Has anyone else experienced difficulties compiling term119 on their remote
>systems? I've attempted numerous times to compile it on my Ultrix machine
>(which I'll be dialing from Linux), but keep getting some sort of path
>errors. I thought by editing the main paths in my Makefile (preceeding 
>each of them with a '~' character, so as to create all directories within 
>my HOME dir, vs. on root access sections), this would no longer be a 
>problem...but to no no avail!:(

>I issued the MAKE command as "make DO=install ultrix" and would get the 
>following type of errors, after about 5-8 minutes of compile time:

>   if [ ! -d ~/usr/local/bin ]; then mkdir ~/usr/local/bin;  else true; fi
>   mkdir: ~/usr/local/bin: No such file or directory
>   *** Error code 1

>   Stop.
>   *** Error code 1

>   Stop.


>Here's the section of my Makefile that I altered (about two pages down):

>   SHAREDIR=~/usr/local/lib/term
>   BINDIR=~/usr/local/bin
>   USERBINDIR=~/bin
>   MANDIR=~/usr/local/man/man1
>   USERMANDIR=~/man/man1

>I double checked to see if the '~/usr/local/bin' directory still existed. 
>It sure did (empty). (In fact, I had to originally make ALL those 
>directories. The make script apparently doesn't take care of that.)

>I also erased all the *.o files and ran the MAKE command sequence again. 
>Still didn't compile! What's the deal here? I'd appreciate the help!

First, as it looks like you are installing as user, only the USERBINDIR and USERMANDIR variables are of interest for you. The SHAREDIR is only needed is you want to run term in SHARED mode. In that case you have to compile term using the 'DO=installshare' make option. BINDIR and MANDIR are only of interest when you install term as root which you are not.

Second, instead of using '~/bin' etc. try using either '$HOME/bin' etc. or '<full_path_name_of_your_home>/bin' etc.


Hope This works,



Patrick Reijnen


--
************************* Patrick Reijnen *************************
* Department of Computer Science, Catholic University of Nijmegen * 
* Email:  patrickr@{sci,cs}.kun.nl                                *
* WWW:    http://{atlas,zeus}.cs.kun.nl:4000/homepage.html        *

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From: patrickr@cs.kun.nl (Patrick Reijnen)
Subject: Re: Lint for Linux
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 10:02:05 GMT

In <Cu9F80.rL@demon.co.uk> richard@vgscient.demon.co.uk (Richard Giles) writes:

>I have recently installed Linux on a machine here and am delighted 
>with it. 

>I am going to use it as our news server and am currently tring to 
>install INN. The problem I have is that I can find no "lint" utility. 

<SIGH>. This comes up almost every week. Alas for you and all the other who like to use 'lint' there is NO lint for Linux. You have to do with the gcc options like -ascii etc.

Try to get last two weeks news back. There you can find a lot more about these options.

>Nor can I find an source for one since most systems come with it as 
>standard. Can anybody help me out. INN uses lint extensively in it's 
>installation.



Patrick Reijnen


--
************************* Patrick Reijnen *************************
* Department of Computer Science, Catholic University of Nijmegen * 
* Email:  patrickr@{sci,cs}.kun.nl                                *
* WWW:    http://{atlas,zeus}.cs.kun.nl:4000/homepage.html        *

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From: sl14@crux5.cit.cornell.edu (S. Lee)
Subject: Re: Video board help (considering five)
Date: 9 Aug 1994 10:36:52 GMT

In article <3244s5$1hj@funlwb.stl.dec.com>,
Stephen Thompson <steve@redbck.stl.dec.com> wrote:
>
>Mines working??? :-)
>
>What problems do you have getting it to work

Cannot do more than 640x480.  What resolution can you run it at and
what version of SVGALIB are you using?  Which S3 chip?

sl14@cornell.edu
Witty .sig under construction.

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From: newcombe@aa.csc.peachnet.edu (Dan Newcombe)
Subject: Re: jazz - a free MIDI sequencer for Linux/X11 on sunsite
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 06:35:23 UNDEFINED

In article <ann-26699.776314925@cs.cornell.edu> andreas@avix.rni.sub.org (Andreas Voss) writes:
>         *** free MIDI Sequencer for Linux/X11 available ***
>I just uploaded jazz-1.0.tar.gz to sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/Incoming 
>Required3    = MPU-401 compatible MIDI-Adapter (record/play only)

Question:

Will this work with a soundblaster via it's MIDI port?  It seems to me that 
the thing to do would be to use the sound driver MIDI calls so that it could 
be independent of any particular soundcard.

Anyone?
        -Dan

--
Dan Newcombe                    newcombe@aa.csc.peachnet.edu
Clayton State College           Morrow, Georgia
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
"And the man in the mirror has sad eyes."       -Marillion

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From: bmccarth@gulfaero.com (Bill McCarthy)
Subject: Re: how to use term 2.04?
Date: 5 Aug 1994 18:23:28 -0400

In article <Ctzqnx.AA4@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca> szhan@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca (Philip Siming Zhan) writes:
>This is a faq question. I read the manpage and Term.HOWTO, README, etc..
>But I can not figure out how to use term. I successfully installed
>term 2.04 (I use minicom and seyon and I have a 2400 modem). i do 
>know how to dial to my remote machine via term. Should I use minicom
>or seyon to connect to the remote? I do not use kermit often bcos it
>is very slow on transfering files. Can someone teach me step-by-step
>how to use term?
>
>BTW, where to get ftp, telnet, gopher, mail, etc., (clients for term)?
>from `n1, n2' disks?
>
>Phil

Hiya Phil:

Unless 2.04 is different from 1.1.7, here's what I do to connect with term.
Statrt minicom and connect to remote machine - yoou of course have term in-
stalled on the remote. Login in to your account. At the prompt, type term
-ltlog -r. You now get the term1.1.7 message. Quit minicom with ctrl A-Q.
Type on the local machine term -ltlog >/dev/cua0 </dev/cua0 &. You should
again get the term 1.1.7 message. I check the conection with a trsh -s who,
just to be sure. When I get the list, I then use trsh to login in via term.
From there, you're on your own. One thing I have to do after I use trsh. I
have to do reset and stty erase <backspace> 'return' to set my keys and line
lengths correctly, but that is no big deal. As for term clients, try sunsite
in pub/Linux/apps/comm/termstuff. Termtelent is neat as is termgopher. I
havn'e used ftp - can't really get it to compile on my machine for some
reason :(. Actually, I haven't really found term+ftp, just an ftp server
app to change my machine to an ftp server - which I don't want. Anyway...
check out ftp.cdrom.com pub/linux/slackware/non-commercial-use/m1 for 
term_mos.tgz - a mosaic app for term - simply slick! Hope all this helps.

Good luck.




Bill McCarthy
bmccarth@gulfaero.com

"Isn't it pretty to think so."
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT\__Jake Barnes___________________________
LinuX + i486dx2/66 
usual disclaimer 

 
   

 

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From: bmccarth@gulfaero.com (Bill McCarthy)
Subject: term and tmon at 96
Date: 9 Aug 1994 06:41:07 -0400

Keywords: term 9600 baud tmon

Hiya:

Just got my new USR Sportster 14.4. Can't get it up pst 9600 on my dialin
connection, though. the remote box won't take more'n 96. Anyway... I sholdn't
kick, but.... my tmon cps averages out to about 965. Is this slow for the
speed I'm at? I think I've got the term flags set so the connection is
smooth - I have -s 9600 -w 10 -c 150. 

Default compression is on. Any thoughts, suggestions, advice? Don't get me wrongi like running at 9600 as opposed to 2400, and tMosaic is much better. Just
wondering about the performance. TIA




Bill McCarthy
bmccarth@gulfaero.com

"Isn't it pretty to think so."
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT\__Jake Barnes___________________________
LinuX + i486dx2/66 
usual disclaimer 

 
   

 

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From: wmiller@vyonous.kennesaw.edu (Wade T. Miller)
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,de.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: MCA SCSI Adapters for Linux?
Date: 9 Aug 1994 11:02:11 GMT

Klaus Kudielka (kkudielk@cacofonix.nt.tuwien.ac.at) wrote:
: Hello,

: I'm trying to set up a IBM PS/2 Model 95 for Linux. The most important part
: I need is a Microchannel SCSI Adapter which is fully compatible with any
: ISA/EISA Adapter supported by Linux.

: The Linux SCSI-HOWTO says:

: >Drivers in the distribution kernel :
: >
: >Adaptec 152x, Adaptec 154x (including clones from Bustek and DTC 329x 
: >boards), Adaptec 174x, Future Domain 850, 885, 950, and other boards 
: >in that series (but not the 880 board unless you make the appropriate 
: >patch), Future Domain 16x0 with TMC-1800 or TMC-18C50 chip, PAS16 
: >SCSI ports, Seagate ST0x, Trantor T128 boards, Ultrastor 14F, 24F, and 34F, 
: >and Western Digital 7000. 

: I have already found two adapters which MIGHT be compatible, but I am not
: sure:

: 1) Adaptec AHA-1640. Is it 100% compatible to the AHA-1540? Does anybody
:    use it with Linux? 

: 2) Future Domain MCS-600. It has the TMC-1800 chip. Is it 100% compatible
:    with the Future Domain 16x0? Does anybody use it with Linux?

: If both adapters work with Linux: which is the better (i.e. faster) one?
: Does anybody know other alternatives?

: Thanks in advance
: Klaus

: --
: Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Kudielka
: Institut fuer Nachrichtentechnik und Hochfrequenztechnik
: Technische Universitaet Wien
: Gusshausstr. 25/389
: A-1040 Wien, AUSTRIA
: Phone:  (+43 1) 58801-3556
: Fax:    (+43 1) 5870583
: E-mail: kkudielk@email.tuwien.ac.at

It is doubtful that either MCA controller will work with linux now or
ever.  MCA is a proprietary bus architecture and IBM is not giving out
the specs without a non-disclosure agreement.  Hence the source for the 
driver cannot be released without violating that agreement.  Invest in a 
more compatible motherboard.

Wade - just my opinion.



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From: hm@seneca.ix.de (Harald Milz)
Subject: Re: Which serial board?
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 06:17:36 GMT
Reply-To: hm@seneca.ix.de

Adam Roach (adam@spam.tamu.edu) wrote:
: > In article <Cu5Myn.H6K@seneca.ix.de>, Harald Milz <hm@seneca.ix.de> wrote:

: > >AFAIK, there's no driver for the Digiboard, however Digi operates an aFTP
: > >server where they once claimed to hold Linux drivers. 

: > Does anyone know how to contact Digiboard or the address of this FTP site?

It used to be ftp.digi.com, but I'm not sure whether this is still valid.

-- 
Harald Milz (hm@seneca.ix.de)

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