Ian & Stuart's Australian Mac 1993 September/September 93.iso/Archives/Mac FAQ/Apple A⁄UX.FAQ

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Date:  14/9/93 12:48 PM

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Subject:  Pt 1/6: Apple A/UX FAQ List (1/


From: [e-mail] (Jim Jagielski)
Organization: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Archive-name: aux-faq/part1
Last-modified: Tue Sep 14 08:46:48 EDT 1993

         This is the Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) list for A/UX 3.0

Well, I'm back from the Outer Banks, NC just in time to post the FAQ.
I haven't had time to add a lot to it, just enough to note 3.0.2...

FAQ for A/UX
============

This FAQ list is intended to cut down on the number of "often asked questions"
that make the rounds here on comp.unix.aux. Also included you'll find a few
words of wisdom as well as some general information for the A/UX community.
This list assumes that you are familiar with Unix (to some extent) but are
curious about A/UX's eccentricities. The list will concentrate on A/UX 3.0.x
but may also have info about previous versions. If you don't understand
something in the FAQ List, and a "Point of Contact" isn't specified, then
contact me and I'll attempt to help or else point you to someone who can.
In any case, let me know how I can make the list more clear.

This FAQ is written in a format that EasyView (for the Mac) can understand
and make use of. EasyView provides a very nice front-end for viewing,
browsing and reading the FAQ. EasyView is available via anon-ftp on
jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov.

The list will be posted biweekly (every other Tuesday) on comp.unix.aux as
well as news.answers and comp.answers. It is also available via anonymous
ftp on jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov.

There is a frozen FAQ that deals with A/UX 2.0.1 which is available via anon-
ftp on jagubox (FAQ.aux.201). This FAQ will be posted monthly (or so) on
comp.unix.aux.

Now that A/UX 3.0.2 is officially released and available, expect this FAQ to
change to be more representative to 3.0.2 than to 3.0. At some point, the
3.0 FAQ may get frozen and the 3.0.2 one will be the "current and
supported" FAQ. Since 3.0.2 is official, I will not mention things broken
in 3.0.1 that are fixed in 3.0.2. I will also tend to "ignore" 3.0.1
except where needed...

I will tend to use 3.0.2 as the name of the general version of A/UX and
3.0.2(wgs) as the version for the AWS95 even though this is kinda confusing
since the WGS version is really 3.0.2 and the version for the rest of us is
3.0.2bc. Anyway, 3.0.x will be used to mean 3.0, 3.0.2 and 3.0.2(wgs).

This FAQ is "copyrighted" in the same sense that all other FAQs are copy-
righted: the FAQ may be freely redistributed as long as the author's/editor's
name and this notice is included.

Send your additionsImodifications to Jim Jagielski ([e-mail]).
(editor's notes are included as <<ED: ...>>)

=============================
**** Significant Changes ****
-----------------------------

I++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
ISignificant changes/additions since last posting:
I   Changes signified by "I" in 1st column;
I   Additions by "+" in the 1st column;
I   Deletions by "-" in the 1st column (the line will be
I    deleted in the next posting)
I
I A/UX now up to 3.0.2... change "all" mentions of 3.0.1 to 3.0.2
I++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


============================
**** TABLE OF CONTENTS: ****
----------------------------

o List of Contributors to A/UX FAQ List
o List of anon-ftp archives for A/UX
o List of known bugs and patches under A/UX 3.0.x
o List of ported software
o Partial list of compatible sharewareIfreeware
o Hints and Words Of Wisdom
o Q&A-
   GENERAL QUESTIONS:
   G.01)  What's A/UX? Is it any good?
   G.02)  What's the minimum system I need (CPU, disk and RAM) to run A/UX?
   G.03)  What's new about A/UX 3.0.x?
   G.04)  What's the diff between 3.0.2 and 3.0.2(wgs)?
   G.05)  How can I order A/UX?
   G.06)  What's the upgrade path for A/UX 3.0.2?
   G.07)  What are Right-To-Copy and Right-To-Upgrade licenses?
   G.08)  How can I reports bugs that I find?

   ADMINISTRATION ISSUES:
   A.01)  How come my Login screen is gray, not color?
   A.02)  Even though I have lot's of swap space and only a little bit is
          being used, I STILL get a lot of messages saying that my swap
          space is running low. What the buzz?
   A.03)  How can I copy a complete file system from one diskIpartition to
          another?
   A.04)  What's with UUCP?
   A.05)  How can I log anonymous ftp entries? in.ftpd has a -l option,
          but it doesn't work.
   A.06)  How come when I do a 'df' as a regular user, it shows me a different
          number of free blocks compared to when I run it as 'root'?
   A.07)  Does A/UX LocalTalk support IP?
   A.08)  How do I get MPW 3.1 to work? It hangs my system...
   A.09)  Can I refer to a file on my Mac system from within A/UX?
   A.10)  How can I adjust the amount of virtual memory Finder uses?
   A.11)  Is there an archive of comp.unix.aux out there somewhere?
   A.12)  How come I can't use color under X?
   A.13)  Using the command shell interface, I'm trying to access some Mac
          file (that have strange names) but I can't; the program returns an
          error message I can't access the file. What's going on?
   A.14)  I heard the the Installer for 3.0.x works on "any" 3rd party
          hard disk. Well, it doesn't on mine!
   A.15)  Since A/UX 3.0.2 will no longer be bundled with RetroSpect for
          A/UX, how can I get it?
   A.16)  How can I configure CAP under A/UX?

   MAC-EMULATION QUESTIONS:
   M.01)  What Mac applications are compatible with A/UX?
   M.02)  What screen-savers are compatible with A/UX?
   M.03)  My MacOS partition mounts fine under MacOS but it doesn't show
          up under A/UX... Why?
   M.04)  I have MacsBug installed. How can I trigger it?
   M.05)  Sometimes my MultiFinder environment (and/or CommandShell) freezes
          up; how can I unfreeze it? Should I hit the Interrupt switch?
   M.06)  My site is not upgraded to EtherTalk Phase 2 yet... can I use
          Phase 1 under A/UX?
   M.07)  I'm having trouble transfering files between A/UX and my MacOS disk.
          Also, sometimes things get transfered fine, othertimes not. What's
          going on?
   M.08)  Do I install CDEVs and Extensions in the System Folder on
          MacPartition or on the "/" A/UX disk.
   M.09)  I heard that A/UX requires a special version of System 7 to boot...
          Is this true?
   M.10)  After the Mac environment crashes (or when I use MacsBug), the
          Desktop gets all screwed up... Argg!!
   M.11)  My MacOS partition(s) only show up on the Desktop when I login
          as root. Why?
   M.12)  For some reason, my CommandShell only responds to a keyboard
          event after it receives a second event. For example, typing "a"
          won't show until I type something else or click the mouse.
          What gives?
   M.13)  Can A/UX 3.0.x run System 7.1?

   DEVICES AND PERIPHERALS:
   D.01)  Can I use my TeacIDATIetc tape drive under A/UX?
   D.02)  I have an EtherNet card that works fine under the Macintosh OS
          but not under A/UX. Why?
   D.03)  Can I use my scanner under A/UX?
   D.04)  I'm trying to use a SyQuest drive under A/UX but it refuses to
          work. I keep on getting a "more data than device expected" error
          message. What's wrong?
   D.05)  What 3-button mice work under A/UX (and X)?
   D.06)  Is it worth getting a cache card for the IIci?
   D.07)  How can I figure out the /etc/disktab entry for my hard disk?
   D.08)  Which serial cards work under A/UX?
   D.09)  I'm using a LaserWriter IIg with A/UX 3.0 and whenever I print
          something to it through 'lpr', the first line of the page is cut
  off. Why?
   D.10)  I'm trying to access my tape drive using 'tc' (with something like
          "find . -print I cpio -o > /dev/rmt/tc1") but it doesn't work...
   D.11)  What CD-ROM drives are compatible with A/UX 3.0.x?
   D.12)  I've tried to install the CD Remote extension to A/UX so that
          I can play audio CD's, but it doesn't work...
   D.13)  What CD-ROM formats does A/UX support?
   D.14)  How can I add printers other than those available in Chooser?
   D.15)  What 3rd party accelerators are compatible with A/UX?
   D.16)  How can I use a HP DeskWriter under A/UX?
   D.17)  Does A/UX support 24-bit color?

   PORTING AND PROGRAMMING
   P.01)  How come rnIelmIlessIetc... act weird concerning signals?
   P.02)  Is X11R5 available for A/UX?
   P.03)  I've noticed that FSF GNU doesn't support A/UX. Does that mean
          I'll miss out on all the neat Gnu-stuff like gcc?
   P.04)  I've ported Elm (or other mail reader) and it doesn't seem to
          work... Why?
   P.05)  What languages are available for A/UX?
   P.06)  Is OSF/Motif available for A/UX?
   P.07)  While trying to port some software, the Makefile looks
          for a program called 'ranlib' and dies when it can't
          find it. What is it and where can I get it.

   COMMUNICATION:
   C.01)  I'm unable to start a getty process on a built-in serial port. When
          I use 'setport' to enable the port, I get a "no such device" error.
          Configuring /etc/inittab to respawn getty on the port has no effect.
   C.02)  I am using and depending on /etc/hosts to do all my hostname
          resolving (i.e. not using named or /etc/resolv.conf). How come I
          can't mail to other hosts, but I can pingIftpIetc... them?
   C.03)  When I try to mail something, I get the following error message:
          "Cannot read frozen config file: not a typewriter". What's wrong?
   C.04)  How do I set up my Mac and A/UX to enable remote logins via a modem
          on tty0?
   C.05)  How come I can't use 'talk' with some of the other Unix boxes out
          there, and they can't talk to me?
   C.06)  How can I convince A/UX to forward IP packets?

   ERRORS EXPLAINED:
   E.01)  How do I keep command lines that I edit with "backspace" from
          erasing the prompt?
   E.02)  Whenever I try to run xinit (or startx) from the CommandShell I get
          a fatal server error. Why?
   E.03)  I keep on getting the following error message on the Console:
          "fcntl: local lock manager not registered". What's going on?
   E.04)  When I try to startup 'xterm', I get the following error
          message: "xterm: no available ptys"... What gives?
   E.05)  'ps' and 'pstat' only seem to work for root. If anyone else tries
          these commands, they get a "no mem" error message. What's wrong?


===============================================
**** List of Contributors to A/UX FAQ List ****
-----------------------------------------------

The editor would like to thank all the various people who have contributed
to the A/UX FAQ List (both those that submitted questions as well as those
who submitted answers). Also included under the Q&A section are the
relevant people to contact if you have specific questions about specific
A/UX items. If I've left you out, PLEASE E-mail me!

  Brian Bechtel           ([e-mail])
  Greg Berryman           ([e-mail])
  Nick Beser              ([e-mail])
  Manuel Bouyssou         ([e-mail])
  John Coolidge           ([e-mail])
  Bob Denny               ([e-mail])
  Eric Dittman            ([e-mail])
 John Dundas III         ([e-mail])
  Thomas Eberhardt        ([e-mail])
  Rick Ewing              ([e-mail])
  Ron Flax                ([e-mail])
  Marcelo Gallardo        ([e-mail])
  Ben Goren               ([e-mail])
  James Gritton           ([e-mail])
  Jim Jagielski           ([e-mail])
  Chris Johnson           ([e-mail])
  Bill Johnston           ([e-mail])
  Ron Johnston            ([e-mail])
  Bob Kirby               ([e-mail])
  Nicolas Lenz            ([e-mail])
  Darrell Pfeifer         ([e-mail])
  Wes Price               ([e-mail])
  Alexis Rosen            ([e-mail])
  Craig Ruff              ([e-mail])
  Jim Ryan                ([e-mail])
  Paul Sander             ([e-mail])
  Kent Sandvik            ([e-mail])
  Craig Struble           ([e-mail])
  Richard Todd            ([e-mail])
  Chuq Von Rospach        ([e-mail])
  Jon W{tte               ([e-mail])
  Earl Wallace            ([e-mail])
  Bill Woodcock           ([e-mail])


=================================================
**** List of anonymous ftp archives for A/UX ****
-------------------------------------------------

The following sites have A/UX related archives and materials available via
anonymous ftp (see below for more information):

afsg.apple.com                     (130.43.50.2)
        ports and hacks for A/UX

aux.nada.kth.se                    (130.237.226.207)
        mirror of A/UX items from:
           afsg.apple.com
           aux.support.apple.com
           jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov
           wuarchive.wustl.edu

aux.support.apple.com              (130.43.6.2)
        comp.unix.aux archives;
        A/UX patches and some ports;

dunkin.Princeton.EDU               (128.112.64.39)
        mirror of jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov

jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov              (128.183.44.1)
        FAQ List;
        bunch of ports, utilities, new mini-inews (1.6);
        Apple fixes (in ~ftp/pub/aux/apple.fixes)

rascal.ics.utexas.edu              (128.83.138.20)
        misc. ports;
        Mac applications, CDEVs, etc...;

redstar.dcs.qmw.ac.uk              (192.135.231.4)
        IIci benchmarking results;

wuarchive.wustl.edu                (128.252.135.4)
        ports, GNU stuff; (look in systems/aux)


=========================================================
**** List of known bugs and patches under A/UX 3.0.x ****
---------------------------------------------------------

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AWS Tune-Up 1.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+   By far, this is the most important patch you could apply to
+   A/UX 3.0.1. It updates it to 3.0.2 and fixes lots of bugs as
+   well as provides better performance. The patch is in the form
+   of 2 DiskCopy Image files which can be found on jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov
+   and on aux.support.apple.com. You download the files and then
+   use DiskCopy to make the Installer disks.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Performance related patches: 3.0.x
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    inetd:
        ***             Unofficial replacement is available           ***
        ***                 on jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov                  ***
***          in pub/aux/apple.fixes/unsupported/3.0.x         ***
        ***      This replacement is based on the BSD-reno inetd      ***
        ***  and allows such nice features as rereading /etc/servers  ***
        ***       on receiving SIGHUP and specifying options for      ***
        ***                     called daemons                        ***

    tc (tape driver device driver):
        Reports incorrect file number when 'mt' is used to skip
        files (fsf and/or bsf).
        Doesn't allow for additional storage capability of extended
        length tapes or hardware compression tape drives.
        Doesn't work with Exabyte 8200s
        ***    'mt2' written and available on jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   ***
        ***        to correct for 'tc's file number confusion         ***
        ***           (although it's not needed due to....)           ***
        ***                                                           ***
        ***       A replacement version of 'tc' has been written      ***
        ***     that fixes these bugs as well as providing support    ***
        ***            for additional drives and capability           ***
        ***                                                           ***
        ***                3.0 replacement is available               ***
        ***    on jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov in pub/aux/NEWtc326.tar.gz    ***

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bug-related patches: 3.0.x
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    in.telnetd:
        Leaves ports open and hanging occasionally. Can cause kernel crashes.
        ***                 3.0 patch is now available                ***
        ***         on wuarchive.wustl.edu under systems/aux          ***
        ####  Please note that it appears that this new version has  ####
        ####    some slight bugs in correctly handling Synchs and    ####
        ####     options negotiation. I have only seen this using    ####
        #### VersaTerm Pro 3.6.2 and connecting to myself via telnet ####

    /etc/startup.d/ao,as,ae6:
        Ignores the Broadcast Address value in /etc/NETADDRS.
        ***      If your broadcast address needs to be different      ***
        ***   then the default, you'll need to modify these scripts   ***
        ***     to add 'broadcast "$broadcast"' to the 'ifconfig'     ***
        ***     lines that _don't_ refer to Loopback. Pretty easy     ***
        ***           but Email me if you have questions              ***

    /usr/include/dir.h:
        If entered through dirent.h and _SYSV_SOURCE is defined,
        rewinddir() is incorrectly "defined". It assumes that you are
        linking -lposix and will use the "real" rewinddir() function
        found there, when, in fact, you should #define rewinddir
        as done with _BSD_SOURCE.
        ***         A hacked version of dir.h is available on         ***
        ***    jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov. It only assumes -lposix will    ***
        ***      be included (and the real rewinddir() called) if     ***
        ***             _only_ _POSIX_SOURCE is defined               ***

    /usr/include/sys/types.h:
        Incorrectly defines size_t as signed int when every other header
        file defines it as unsigned int.
        ***     Fix is very simple... edit /usr/include/sys/types.h   ***
        ***           and change it from signed to unsigned           ***

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Performance related patches: 3.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    MacOS System Heap Expansion:
        Not as robust as the _real_ System 7.0.1 capability, thus pre-
        venting you from loading lots of memory hungry Extensions and
        CDEVs.
        ***             Unofficial replacement is available           ***
        ***                 on jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov                  ***
***           in pub/aux/apple.fixes/unsupported/3.0          ***

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bug-related patches: 3.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    as, ao, etheraddr:
        H/W ethernet address is burned in bitwise reverse on Q9?0
        and Ethernet NB card. Thus, ao, as and etheraddr reports the
        incorrect address.
        ***                 3.0 patch is now available                ***
        ***         on aux.support.apple.com in supported/3.0         ***

    BNU/HDB UUCP (the whole thing):
        Severe problems as distributed, such as inability to dialout
        with correctly configured modem, etc...
        ***                 3.0 patch is now available                ***
        ***         on aux.support.apple.com in supported/3.0         ***
        ***     This "patch" is a newer version of HDB (to 1.16)      ***
        ***         and adds some Mega-enhancements as well.          ***
        ***                Thanks to Earl Wallace!!!                  ***
        #### If you snagged version 1.14 from aux.support.apple.com  ####
        ####       then be _sure_ to update to version 1.16.         ####
        ####                                                         ####
        ####     Installing BNU 1.6 causes syslogd to break under    ####
        ####    new compiles. This is due to the fact that dial.o    ####
        ####   is replaced in libc.aIlibc_s.a when BNU is installed  ####
        ####         To fix, just get the replacement dial.o         ####
        ####           on ftp.apple.com in pub/earlw/dial            ####

    csh:
        Doesn't seem to like filename completion.

    pstat:
        Depending on the options used, can gobble memory and not release
        it.
        ***           Unofficial 3.0 patch is now available           ***
        ***                 on jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov                  ***
***           in pub/aux/apple.fixes/unsupported/3.0          ***

    rpc.rstatd:
        Doesn't report correct load averages
        ***           Unofficial 3.0 patch is now available           ***
        ***                 on jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov                  ***
***           in pub/aux/apple.fixes/unsupported/3.0          ***

    serial drivers:
        After some use on all Macs (except IIfx and maybe the Quadras)
        the kernel will crash.
        ***  This has been confirmed by Apple but no fix exists yet!! ***

    syslogd:
        If BNU 1.6 is installed, syslogd won't work on newly compiled
        programs due to some munging of libc.aIlibc_s.a when BNU 1.6
        is installed. See BNU/HDB UUCP above.


=========================================================
**** List of ported software available via anon-ftp: ****
---------------------------------------------------------

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Already ported and available:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(Included is the person responsible for the port and the location of the port)

    Austin KCL (619):
        Thomas Weigert          ([e-mail])
        wuarchive.wustl.edu     [???]

    bash (1.12):
        John Coolidge           ([e-mail])
        wuarchive.wustl.edu     [systems/aux/gnu]

    bpf (Berkeley Packet Filter):
        Ron Flax                ([e-mail])
        afsg.apple.com          [pub]

    gated (2.0.1.14):
        Herb Weiner             ([e-mail])
        onion.rain.com          [pub/wiskit]

    gcc (1.40 and 2.4.5):
        John Coolidge           ([e-mail])
        wuarchive.wustl.edu     [systems/aux/gnu]
        jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   [pub/aux]
        (See Q&A #P.03)

    gdb (4.9):
        John Coolidge           ([e-mail])
        wuarchive.wustl.edu     [systems/aux/gnu]

    lemacs (19.6):
        Thomas Eberhardt        ([e-mail])
        labrea.Stanford.EDU     [pub/gnu/lucid]

    logging in.ftpd:
        Jim Jagielski           ([e-mail])
        jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   [pub/aux]
        (See Q&A #A.05)

    mt2 (replacement for 'mt' tape positioner program... not really
      needed since NEWtc is available that fixes the need for mt2):
        Jim Jagielski           ([e-mail])
        jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   [pub/aux]

    mtools (MS DOS floppy access tools):
        Parag Patel             ([e-mail])
        jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   [pub/aux]

    pine 3.07:
        Phillip P. Porch        ([e-mail])
        jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   [pub/aux]

    popper:
        Ben Goren               ([e-mail])
        jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   [pub/aux]

    sendmail 5.65:
        Jim Jagielski           ([e-mail])
        jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   [pub/aux]
        (See Q&A #C.02)

    sendmail.cf:
        Alexis Rosen            ([e-mail])
        jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   [pub/aux/uucp-sendmail-cf]
        (See Q&A #A.05)

    smail 3.1.28:
        Bob Denny               ([e-mail])
        Jim Jagielski           ([e-mail])
        jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   [pub/aux]

    talk and talkd (BSD 4.3 versions)
        Steve Green             ([e-mail])
        jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   [pub/aux]
        (See Q&A #C.05)

    tcsh (6.00.03):  (if you have 6.00.02, you really _should_ upgrade)
    (Please note that later versions compile right out of the box)
        Eric Dittman            ([e-mail])
        wuarchive.wustl.edu     [systems/aux/packages]

    vtwm (5.1):
        Dennis Govoni           ([e-mail])
        jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   [pub/aux]

    WUARCHIVE ftpd:
        Jim Jagielski           ([e-mail])
        jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   [pub/aux]
        (See Q&A #A.05)

    X11R5:
        John Coolidge           ([e-mail])
        Thomas Eberhardt        ([e-mail])
        wuarchive.wustl.edu     [systems/aux/X11R5]
        ftp.uni-stuttgart.de    [soft/mac/aux/x11r5/forAUX3.0]
        (See Q&A #P.02)

    xntpd (3.2 alpha-jones):
        Jim Jagielski           ([e-mail])
        John Dundas III         ([e-mail])
        jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov   [pub/aux]

~~~~~~~~~~~
Easy to do:
~~~~~~~~~~~

The following have also been successfully ported to A/UX with minimal
trouble. Since the ports are pretty straightforward, only a few are
actually available in their ported form (please see Q&A #P.01): (those that
have been personnally verified by the editor are marked with '#')

    o  Cnews (Ver. ??)
    #  Elm 2.4.21 ( use -lbsd and edit config.sh and "undef" d_locale)
    o  Ghostscript 2.3
    o  GNU Stuff (all are pretty much straight-forward and compile
       "right out of the box"):
            binutils 1.9
            bison 1.21
    #       diffutils 2.3
            emacs 19.7 (diffs on jagubox)
    #       fileutils 3.6
    #       find 3.8  (to allow 'find' to recognize user=nobody, compile
              with 'cc')
            flex 2.3.7
            gawk 2.1.5 (use '-traditional' with gcc)
    #       gdbm 1.5
    #       grep 1.6
    #       make 3.67
            sed 1.1.6
            shellutils 1.8
            Smalltalk 1.1.1
    #       tar 1.11.2
    #       textutils 1.6
    #       gzip 1.2.2
    o  Gwm 1.7h
    #  less 177
    #  NetHack
    #  nn 6.4.18
    #  nntp 1.5.11
    #  perl 4.035 (use '-lm -lPW -ldbm -lbsd', get "fixed" dir.h to
              avoid needing -lposix for rewinddir(), use gcc if
              possible, make sure d_voidsig is correct ("define" if
              using ANSI, "undef" if not), and undef d_ndbm while
              defining d_dbm in config.sh).
    #  perl 4.036 (Don't answer "aux" but instead let the configure script
              work it's magic -- hints for 4.035 also apply)
    #  rn 4.3.54
    #  rn 4.4.1
    o  SB Prolog 3.1 (minor changes in the builtin directory)
    #  smail 3.1.28 (get the AUXsmail.tar.gz file on jagubox for
                A/UX diffs and patches)
    #  tcsh (compiles out of the box)
    #  trn 3.0
    #  xntpd (see above)


========================================================
**** Partial list of compatible sharewareIfreeware  ****
--------------------------------------------------------

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Popular sharewareIfreeware:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                ++++ This is by No Means a complete list!!! ++++

    o  BBEdit Lite (2.3) - _really_ nice and good replacement for TextEditor
        (see Hints and Words Of Wisdom)
    o  CFloppy (1.0)
    o  Disinfectant INIT (3.2)
    o  DiskDup+ (2.21) - works better than DiskCopy and MountImage
    o  Extension Manager (1.8)
    o  Facade (1.x)
    o  FMbackup 1.0.4  (prevents having to totally rebuild Desktop when A/UX
        crashes... See Q&A #M.10)
    o  GateKeeper (1.2.5) - For some reason, "Show Log" doesn't work although
        log entries _are_ made. Chris Johnson knows about this and is
        looking into it.
    o  Gregs Buttons (3.1)
    o  MacsBug (6.2.x)
    o  Maelstrom (1.03) - crashes sometimes, but heck it does that under MacOS
        as well :)
    o  NewLook (2.0)
    o  Solarian II (1.04)
    o  Windows (2.1)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Popular commercial:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The following is a _very_ short list of some known compatible 3rd party
applications, CDEVs, Extensions, etc... This is by no means a complete list
since the vast majority of MacOS programs work just fine under A/UX (see
Q&A #M.01). But the following ones are kinda popular and they get asked about
alot:

    o  Access PC (2.0)
    o  After Dark (2.0u and later) - some displays don't have enough
        memory to work so the default (low memory) one comes up
    o  ATM 2.0.3
    o  ATM 3.0
    o  DOS Mounter (3.00) - but _boy_ does it slow down floppy disk access!
    o  Illustrator 3.2
    o  Now Utilities 3.0.2
        (New Menus requires that the Control Panel alias point to a Control
        Panel which is on a HFS partition... this means you need to copy the
        A/UX CP over to a HFS partition (such as MacPartition) and then make
        and alias and copy that over to the Apple Menu Items folder under
        A/UX.

        Super Boomerang doesn't seem to like 3.0)

    o  PC Exchange (1.0.1)
    o  Photoshop 2.0.1 <mostly> (Gamma, which is included, does _not_ work)
    o  Premiere 1.0
    o  StrataVision 3D 2.6.1 (requires the patch located via anon-ftp
        on jagubox in pub/aux)
    o  Streamline 2.0 <mostly... not 32-bit clean>
    o  Type Reunion 1.3
    o  VersaTerm Telnet (etc...) Tool


====================================
**** Hints and Words Of Wisdom: ****
------------------------------------

o By default, A/UX allocates only 10% of memory for disk buffers
  (that is, the value of 'NBUF' is 0... see kconfig(1M)).
  If you have a lot of RAM, you could greatly increase system
  performance by increasing the allotment. However, you cannot
  use kconfig to specify "20%" but you must give it an actual number
  to use. The way to determine the number of buffers being used,
  run "pstat -m". This will give you the number of buffers that are
  currently allocated. For example, if the value is 1000, then you know
  that to increase the number of buffers to 20%, you must use 'kconfig'
  to set 'NBUF' to 2000. Under 3.0.2 (and later), you can use the Memory
  cdev (as root) to do this as well. In fact, this is the recommended way.

  Please note that if you change the amount of RAM you have, you'll
  need to change the value of 'NBUF.' I suggest that before you
  addIremove RAM, you use 'kconfig' to reset 'NBUF' to 0, then
  do the RAM change and see how your system performance is. If needed,
  you can then use the above to increase (or decrease) the number of
  disk buffers.

o You can run A/UX on the original MacII, however the PMMU chip must be
  installed. You can also use one of the many 68030 upgrades for the
  MacII, such as the Marathon '030, but the MacII ROMs won't recognize
  the PMMU capabilities onboard the CPU. You'll need to get the MacII
  FDHD ROM Upgrade Kit. This kit replaces your ROMs with IIx ROMs, thus
  enabling you (and A/UX) to use the upgrade. The kit also replaces your
  SWIM chip (floppy controller) enabling you to use FDHD disks (if such
  a drive is installed) too... thus the name of the kit. This kit can
  be had for about $120 although some dealers also include a FDHD drive
  as well, bumping the price up to about $430.

o You can configure the built-in serial ports for hardware handshaking
  (RTS & DTS) _or_ dialup security (DTR & CD) but not both, due to the
  lack of a sufficient number of modem control lines.

o When using ftp, unless you are _sure_ that a file is, in fact, a true
  Text file, set the ftp mode to Binary. This is especially true when
  downloading GIFs and "true" Mac files. If it's a BINHEXed file or a
  uuencoded file, then you can specify Ascii mode (in some cases, it's
  required). If the file you wish to download has the ".tar" or ".Z"
  suffix, then you _need_ Binary; if the suffix is ".uu" or ".hqx"
  then use Ascii. If you are using a MacOS-ftp utility, then using
  MacBinary may confuse A/UX (well, the Unix side of it). If the file
  is a tar file (for example), compressed or not, MacBinary attaches
  some MacOS "information" to the file that tar can't handle. Use
  'fcnvt' to change the file to Apple Double to "strip" this extra
  by separating the forks. To avoid having A/UX attempt the CR->NL
  change when copying the file over to A/UX, change the Creator to
  "A/UX" and Type to "Bin " before drag-copying the file.

  So, the flow should be as follows:

    o Set the file's Creator and Type to something safe ("A/UX"
      and "Bin ") to avoid CR->NL translation.
    o Drag copy over to A/UX.
    o Use 'fcnvt' to convert file to Apple Double format.
    o Use UNIX utilties as normal.

o To download GIF files via anon-ftp, be sure to specify Binary mode. Then
  use 'setfile' to create the correct Type and Creator fields (for, example,
  for Giffer use 'setfile -t"GIFf" -c"Bozo"'). You can then keep this file
  on your A/UX disk or transfer it over to your MacOS disk (See Q&A #M.07).

o If you want to rebuild the "/" desktop, be _sure_ to avoid circular
  symbolic links (links to "." and/or "..") or else you'll be waiting
  a looooong time. In a similar way, make sure that you don't have
  NFS volumes mounted because they will add a LOT to the time required
  to rebuild the Desktop...

o With the newest version of HDB UUCP (1.16 - see above), use the "-u"
  option on 'getty' to keep /dev/tty?? settings sane. Also use the "-t"
  option with a value like 60 or so to make getty hang up a hung
  login attempt.

o If your A/UX setup is a true multi-user system, or, at the least, has
  Guest as an active account, it is a Very Good Idea to give each user their
  own personal System Folder (use 'systemfolder'). This is _very_ true for
  root! As root, you should also avoid using the global System Folder
  (mac/sys/System Folder) as an alternate Sys. Folder... there's very
  little need to do so anyway.

  Oh yeah... you can't just copy /mac/sys/System Folder to something like
  $HOME/System Folder... you must use 'systemfolder' and add/change/delete
  things as required.

o It's very easy to replace TextEditor as your Finder-double-click text
  editor. All you need to do is copy the application to /mac/bin (make
  sure that it's permissions are 755 binIbin), edit /etc/profile and
  /etc/cshrc to change FINDER_EDITOR to point to the application. Now, A/UX
  text files will show up as that application's filetype. An _excellent_
  replacement is BBEdit Lite (v 2.3). It is really recommened!

o A/UX's 'login' supports additional dialup security. This is enabled by
  creatingIediting two files: /etc/dialups and /etc/d_passwd. The format of
  /etc/dialups is a list of ports that you want to have dialup passwds. eg:

     /dev/tty0
     /dev/tty10

  The format of /etc/d_passwd is a list which associates a password with
  a login program (which is the last field in /etc/passwd). eg:

     /bin/sh:&nk7h7ak92j3H:
     /bin/ksh:8hw$jK4ft92jx:
     /bin/csh::
     /usr/lib/uucp/uucico::

  In this case, if anyone attempts to login on ports tty0 or tty10 and
  are using 'ksh' or 'sh', they'll get asked for a secondary (dialup)
  password. Users using 'csh' or 'uucico' will not. All other logins
  that use login programs not entered in /etc/d_passwd (like, for
  example, /usr/local/bin/bash) will _not_ be allowed to login on
  the "secure" port.

o If you want to install a program that uses a "complex" installation
  procedure (like for Canvas, Word, Stuffit, etc...) then you should not
  try to do a fresh install under A/UX. Instead, install under the real MacOS,
  reboot A/UX and then install needed files to your A/UX System Folder.
  Programs that, when installed, hack around with the System (beyond things
  like Fonts) itself, most probably won't work under A/UX, since you really
  can't patch System (unless you are handy with ResEdit and know exactly
  what resources to addIchange... even then, you are taking a chance...)


==============
**** Q&A: ****
--------------

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::: GENERAL QUESTIONS :::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

===================================
G.01)  What's A/UX? Is it any good?
-----------------------------------

A/UX is Apple's implementation of Unix (it's Apple's UNix) for the Macintosh
computers. A/UX merges two computing environments, Unix and the Macintosh
Finder OS, and provides the full functionality of both.

A/UX is based on AT&T Unix System V.2.2 with numerous extensions from V.3
(such as streams) and BSD 4.2/4.3 (such as networking, the Fast File
System, job control, lpr, NFS with Yellow Pages, SCCS and sendmail 5.64).
It also provides full POSIX compliance. A/UX provides SYSV, BSD and POSIX
compatiblity switches and libraries. A/UX is fully compiant with the System
V Interface Definition (SVID).

A/UX provides all three standard shells: sh, csh and ksh. X-Windows is also
provided standard.

A/UX 3.0.x incorporates System 7 for the Macintosh allowing for the use of
the vast majority of Macintosh applications under A/UX. System7 and Unix
and fully integrated under A/UX 3.0.x with the Unix file system being seen as
a disk drive by the Finder.

There are quite a few people who feel that A/UX is a near-perfect implemen-
tation of Unix. Of course, every operating system (even AIX!) has it's
share of devotees, so that's not a very valid scale of whether the system
is any good. A/UX _is_ Unix... it's not some form of pseudo-Unix. It
insulates the user from Unix, if required, but the System Administrator
will need to become Unix-aware. Furthermore, if you want straight Unix, you
can get it... it's not a chore to bypass all the "gingerbread." People may
also complain that A/UX is based on an "obsolete" version of AT&T Unix
(V.2.2). In many ways, Apple's extensions make A/UX very V.3-like (V.3 is
in many ways an enhanced V.2... it even uses the V.2 kernel)... The list of
extensions to A/UX are impressive. Compare what you get standard with other
systems and you'll be shocked! On some, 'cc', 'f77', NFS, etc... are costly
options.

The main consideration (and opposition) to A/UX is the platform it runs on:
The Macintosh. Some consider this a boon, others a bust. At present,
Apple's top-level workstation is the Quadra 800, a 33MHz 68040 based
system. Some consider this obsolete; others consider it overkill; others
consider it, like Goldilocks, "just right."

If you need super-fast state-of-the-art number crunching capability then
A/UX may not be for you... the Q800 benchmarks at maybe 10-16 SPECmarks
(depending on compiler used, external cache size, etc...) and you can get
lots faster with other platforms. Of course, you'll have to "settle" for
their operating systems, but if you need it, then that's how you'll get it.
Of course, this doesn't mean that A/UX "crawls"...

There are very few people who need this type of performance though. If you
need (or just _want_ ) a Unix workstation with the speed and power of Unix
and the user interface and application selection of the Macintosh then A/UX
is the way to go. In many, many ways, A/UX is the Unix "for the rest of
us"... even if we are long-time Unix junkies. If you love the Mac, you'll
love A/UX; if you love Unix, you'll love A/UX... and if you want a near-
perfect marriage of the two, then you'll love A/UX.

Yes, A/UX is good... very, very good :)

========================================================================
G.02)  What's the minimum system I need (CPU, disk and RAM) to run A/UX?
------------------------------------------------------------------------

A/UX 3.0 works on the MacII (with PMMU _or_ 68030 upgrade with FDHD ROM's
installed), IIx, IIcx, IIci, IIfx, SE/30, IIsi (with 68882 chip) and the
Quadra 700I900I950 computers. A/UX 3.0.2 adds support for the Q800 and
Centris Machines (the Centrises _must_ have the real 68040 w/FPU - See Q&A
#G.04). A/UX does not support the ClassicII, PowerBook, Duo or LC families.

Recall that A/UX _is_ UNIX and thus contains some very hardware specific
drivers. It's for this reason (and not Apple not doing things correctly)
that A/UX won't work on newly released platforms. To support a new
platform, at least _some_ work (and possibly extensive work in some cases)
must be done.

If you really want to cut it close, 8MB RAM and an ENTIRE 80MB hard disk
will just make it. You'll have little room for user files (unless you clear
out some space by removing /games and maybe /catman) and depending on your
workload, may suffer from low performance (due to swapping... you may even
encounter the infamous swap messages :)

A much better system would be 16MB of RAM and about 200MB of disk space.
This would give you much more room to grow as well as sufficient RAM to
increase your performance (assuming that you tune some kernel parameters).
All in all, more RAM is prefered: 20MB (or more) is ideal.

===================================
G.03)  What's new about A/UX 3.0.x?
-----------------------------------

A/UX 3.0.x incorporates the full functionality of System7. It supports the
QuickTime multimedia extension and the new Mac Quadra computers. A/UX 3.0.x
now includes X11R4 in it's distribution, including MacX. Installation of
A/UX is much easier that it was before and can be installed on any 3rd party
hard disk using the "new and improved" HD Setup application (see Q&A #A.15
though). A/UX 3.0.2 adds support for the Q800 and Centris machines (as long
as they have the real 68040 w/FPU - See Q&A #G.04).

3.0.2 is the latest version of A/UX. 3.0.2 adds support for the Q800 and
the Centris machines (650 and 610) as long as they have the _real_ 68040
chip (68RC040) installed (Support for the C650 is official; support for
the C610, which _requires_ the 040 be replaced since none have the
required one installed, is non-official but known and verified).

====================================================
G.04)  What's the diff between 3.0.2 and 3.0.2(wgs)?
----------------------------------------------------

3.0.2 is an exact binary-copy of 3.0.2(wgs) (which is the version of A/UX
for the WGS 95 server) except for some minor cosmetics and the exclusion
of the server-related applications. This includes RetroSpect for A/UX
(see Q&A #E.03). Some of the major differences between 3.0.2 and 3.0.2(wgs)
include:

    o Buffer cacher size (default kconfig parameters)
    o Packages installed during Easy Install
    o Swap space size on Easy Install
    o Autologin enabled in 3.0.2(wgs)
    o lpr daemon on in 3.0.2, off in 3.0.2(wgs)
    o Partition choices in HDSC SetUp

As you can see, they are all related to how the system is setup...

============================
G.05)  How can I order A/UX?
----------------------------

A/UX is available preinstalled on Mac systems or on CD-ROM. To find the
nearest A/UX reseller, call 1-800-538-9696. You'll need access to a
compatible CD-ROM drive to install A/UX (or a friendly dealer if you go
that route).

The part numbers (and suggested retail price) for 3.0.1 are (US and Canada):

    M0598LL/C     A/UX 3.0.1 CD-ROM product                 ($795)
                  (contains Essential Manuals)
    M0597LL/B     A/UX 3.0.1 Essential Manuals              ($329)
    M0430LL/B     A/UX 3.0.1 Programmers Manuals            ($329)
    M0431LL/B     A/UX 3.0.1 Administrators Manuals         ($329)

    M0599LL/C     A/UX 3.0.1 Update (updates previous       ($250)
                  versions to 3.0.1)
    M0489LL/B     A/UX 3.0.1 Programmers Manual Update      ($285)
    M0490LL/B     A/UX 3.0.1 Admin. Manual Update           ($285)

If you are interested in upgrading your Q950 to the Apple WGS-95 Server
(which uses A/UX 3.0.1) here are the part numbers (with SRP):

    M6940Z/A      WGS 95 PDS Upgrade Kit                     ($2499)
    M6945Z/A      WGS 95 PDS + DAT Upgrade Kit               ($4399)

By the way, MacWarehouse is now selling the A/UX 3.0.1 CD-ROM package
for $619... Their phone number is 1-800-255-6227; ask for part#SYS0009.

+To get 3.0.2, you need to snag the AWS Tune-Up 1.0 DiskCopy image files
+from aux.support.apple.com or jagubox and apply the patches. Although
+the Tune-Up is called AWS, it's really for _all_ A/UX users.

==============================================
G.06)  What's the upgrade path for A/UX 3.0.2?
----------------------------------------------

You can upgrade to 3.0.2 (from any other version of A/UX) by purchasing the
A/UX 3.0 CD-ROM Product Upgrade (Apple part # MO599LL/C). The suggested
price is $250. You then need to snag the AWS Tune-Up 1.0 disks to upgrade
3.0.1 to 3.0.2.

It's recommended that if you do upgrade, that you completely repartition
your disk via the Installer for two reasons:

    1. The default (suggested) partition sizes have changed

    2. You install 3.0.2 on a "clean" system.

============================================================
G.07)  What are Right-To-Copy and Right-To-Upgrade licenses?
------------------------------------------------------------

If you have bought at least one copy of A/UX 3.0.x and you have other Mac CPUs
that you would like to install A/UX on, you don't need to reorder the
entire product. You can order a Right-To-Copy license for each Mac you want
to install A/UX on and then copy your A/UX to that Mac. This is cheaper
than buying a whole new CD-ROM package. It's not right to copy unless you
have a Right-To-Copy.

If those other Macs are already running A/UX, but an older version, then
you need to order a Right-To-Upgrade license for each one you want to
upgrade. As above, you then copy your 3.0.x over to that Mac.

Note that in both cases, you must have purchased at least 1 copy of A/UX
3.0.x. The Right-To-* licenses just "authorize" you to then copy that over to
other Macs.

The A/UX Essential Manual Set (that comes with A/UX 3.0.x) is not provided
with either license. If you need more, you'll need to order them

==========================================
G.08)  How can I reports bugs that I find?
------------------------------------------

The official E-mail address is [e-mail]. If you
subscribe to the A/UX Technical AnswerLine, you can also use that method. The
former isn't acknowledged although the latter is.

For completeness, also post the report to comp.unix.aux.

There is also a HyperCard stack called "Apple Bug Reporter" that Apple
recommends using. I have a copy and can make it available via anon-ftp if
there is a demand.



:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::: ADMINISTRATION ISSUES :::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

==================================================
A.01) How come my Login screen is gray, not color?
--------------------------------------------------

Because that's the way Apple wanted it :) Actually, the reason why is
because the 'scrn' resource is missing from 'System' in /mac/sys/Login
System Folder. If you're handy, you can copy 'scrn' from some other System
and paste it in Login's using ResEdit. Make sure the "Is Color" field in
'scrn' is "1".

================================
A.02)  Swap space error messages
--------------------------------

A.02)  Even though I have lot's of swap space and only a little bit is
       being used, I STILL get a lot of messages saying that my swap
       space is running low. What the buzz?

Unix is justifyably concerned about having adequate swap space. A system
crash caused by this beast is a sight to behold. However, A/UX seems
EXTREMELY nervous about the amount needed before it starts getting fidgety.
If you do a "/etc/swap -l" and see that you're only using a small portion
of your swap  space and have a "lot" left, then you can safely ignore the
messages (just how much is a "lot" is hard to say, but if you have 25000
blocks and are only using 1000 or 2000, then I'd say you were fine). If you
DO need more swap space, then you have a few options:

    a. Using 'kconfig', reduce the number and size of buffers.
       This isn't really a good idea since it could really degrade
       performance as well as possibly causing more panics.

    b. Add more swap space.
       Fine, if you have it. You could either add another disk
       as swap (nice) or repartition your present disk to create
       a larger Swap partition (Ack!).

    c. Add more memory.
       If you have more memory, then this will reduce the need to
       augment it with swap space... RAM's cheap too!

================================================
A.03)  How can I copy a complete file system...
------------------------------------------------

     ...from one diskIpartition to another?

You have three options: dd, dump.bsd and cpio (pax MAY work but tar won't
since it won't handle special-type files). If the two partitions are the
same size, you can use 'dd' (to copy c0d0s0 to c5d0s3, e.g.):

    $ dd < /dev/rdsk/c0d0s0 > /dev/rdsk/c5d0s3

To use dump.bsd, you can use the following command (this assumes that the
destination disk in mounted on /mnt and you want to copy the root file
system which is on SCSI 0... of course, you must be root and it would be
MUCH better to do this in single-user mode):

    $ dump.bsd 0f - /dev/rdsk/c0d0s0 I (cd /mnt; restore xf -)

To use cpio, you must use it in a pipe with find. For example, to copy /usr
(let's assume it's on it's own file system) to another diskIpartition
(assume  it's mounted on /mnt) then you can use (you can add the "-depth"
flag to 'find' if you want):

    $ cd /usr
    $ find . -print I cpio -pdmuva /mnt

The problem with this is that if the mount point of the destination disk
falls under the file system's directory you're trying to copy, you'll load
up your destination disk. For example, the following would NOT work:

    $ cd /
    $ find . -print I cpio -pdmuva /mnt

because 'find' would see the stuff in /mnt (which you just put in there) and
try to copy in back to /mnt! To way to avoid this is by adding a little
filter:

    $ cd /
    $ find . -print I grep -v '^./mnt*' I cpio -pdmuva /mnt

If you have GNU find, then you can use it with it's '-xdev' option, which
prevents find from walking through other file systems:

    $ cd /
    $ find . -xdev -print I cpio -pdmuva /mnt

dump.bsd creates a "truer" copy of your file system (the access and
modification dates aren't mucked with... with the find/cpio pipe, at the
least the directory dates are touched) but it won't backup named pipes...

========================
A.04)  What's with UUCP?
------------------------

UUCP under 3.0 is very improved over it's previous "incarnation" under
2.0.1. 3.0.x uses HDB (for HoneyDanBer) UUCP instead of standard UUCP. Some
nice things are bidirectional getty (also known as uugetty in other Unixs)
which allows both incoming and outgoing communication over serial lines as
well as better performance and reliability. I hear that setting it up is
_much_ easier as well.

You may seriously consider getting Alexis Rosen's "sendmail.cf" file for
use under UUCP sendmail. This config file has been modified to allow UUCP
and sendmail to work beautifully together. You may also want to consider
simply installing smail to replace sendmail.

Under 3.0., be sure that you are running the latest version: 1.16. It can be
found on aux.support.apple.com in aux.patches/supported/3.0. Be sure that you
get the new dial.o on ftp.apple.com (pub/earlw/dial) to avoid breaking syslog.
Under 3.0.1 (and later) all is OK.

===========================================
A.05)  How can I log anonymous ftp entries?
-------------------------------------------

     in.ftpd has a -l option, but it doesn't work.

Jim Jagielski ([e-mail]) has hacked in.ftpd to enable
logging via the syslogd daemon. It also pays extra close attention to
anonymous ftp logins. It's available (as well as other portsIhacks) on
jagubox. Also available on jagubox is a set of patches and files required
to compile and run wuarchive's ftpd server under A/UX. This is a super-
nice ftp server!

The real reason why '-l' doesn't work with in.ftpd is that there's no
real way to send this option to the daemon. A/UX 'inetd' doesn't allow
you to add options to '/etc/servers'. John Coolidge ([e-mail])
has ported the BSD-reno version of 'inetd' to overcome this limitation.
This version of 'inetd' also has some nice features, such as rereading
/etc/servers when sent SIGHUP. It's available via anon-ftp on jagubox.

%%% For more info, contact Jim %%%

============================================
A.06)  'df' shows different results for root
--------------------------------------------

A.06)  How come when I do a 'df' as a regular user, it shows me a different
       number of free blocks compared to when I run it as 'root'?

One of the details about the BSD Fast File System is that it sets aside 10%
of the available disk space (by default... this value can be changed by
using the 'tunefs' command) and makes it unavailable to regular users. This
prevents 2 things: filling up a file system and destroying performance by
having a "too full" file system. 'root', however, does have access to this
"extra" disk space, hence the difference in the numbers reported by df
between 'root' and "regular joe".

Please note that if you used HD Setup to create the partitions (or your
A/UX came preinstalled), then the "set aside" value for these file systems
is 5%, not the default of 10%... This was simply to give users more space.
Reducing this value beyond 5% is Not A Good Idea.

======================================
A.07)  Does A/UX LocalTalk support IP?
--------------------------------------

Nope... not at all.

==========================================================
A.08)  How do I get MPW 3.1 to work? It hangs my system...
----------------------------------------------------------

MPW 3.1 doesn't work under AIUX 2.0 although 3.2 does. In the meantime,
you can make 3.1 work by breaking into MacsBug when it's hung and entering:

    pc=pc+2;g

See Q&A #M.04 for info about entering MacsBug...

===============================================================
A.09)  Can I refer to a file on my Mac system from within A/UX?
---------------------------------------------------------------

A/UX's 'Finder' mode is the only way (currently) to access both file
systems. You could write a hybrid application that could attach to the
Finder world (a la, CommandShell and cmdo which can "see" both file
systems), but you can't access HFS volumes from the A/UX kernel directly.
In a similar vein, you can't 'mount' an HFS volume on an A/UX inode.

=================================================================
A.10)  How can I adjust the amount of virtual memory Finder uses?
-----------------------------------------------------------------

There are three ways to do this. The first is very easy: you simply use the
Memory cdev to adjust the "memory" size, logout and then log back in. You
must be 'root' to do it this way.

The 2nd way is to use the 'TBMEMORY' environment variable. You can set
it's "value" equal to the amount of memory you wish to use. For example:

    set TBMEMORY=10m         (in .profile for ksh or sh or /etc/profile)
       -or-
    setenv TBMEMORY 10m      (in .login for csh)

configures Finder for 10M.

You can also edit /mac/bin/mac32Imac24 (or .mac32I.mac24 if you are using
this method) to call 'startmac' with the memory size you want using the
"-m" option. For example:

    /mac/bin/startmac -m 8m > $SMLOGFILE 2>&1 &
                     -------

in (.)mac32I(.)mac24 will configure an 8M environment.

Please note that under the 24-bit mode (mac24), you can only access a
maximum of 8MB of RAM. It won't complain if you try to setup more, it just
won't do it. Furthermore, if you actually have more than 8MB (say 12), the
"About This Macintosh" window will show "Built-in Memory:  12,288 L; Total
Memory: 8,192 K".

The default behavior of 3.0 (and earlier) was to allocate all the RAM
to the MacOS. Thus, if you had 20MB, A/UX would, unless told otherwise,
allocate 20MB for the MacOS-emulation. Under 3.0.2, this is slightly
changed: A/UX will usually not allocate all RAM to the MacOS. Whatever
version of A/UX you are running, it's a Good Idea not to allocate _all_
RAM for the Finder. This is because A/UX allocates itself a chunk, so
if you give the Finder "all" of it, you can cause swapping and paging which
can seriously degrade performance at times.

================================================================
A.11)  Is there an archive of comp.unix.aux out there somewhere?
----------------------------------------------------------------

Yes, it's located on aux.support.apple.com under archives/comp.unix.aux.

==========================================
A.12)  How come I can't use color under X?
------------------------------------------

Apple's X (R4), and Thomas Eberhardt's X11R5 all support color. However,
you must start the server with the "-screen 0 -depth 8" option (similar
command with other screens if you have them). You can add these options to
the command line or to your server's defaults file. You can also create a
".X11" file in your home directory which includes the line:

    X -screen 0 -depth 8

to get the same effect. Make sure that ".X11" is executable for this to
work ("chmod 755 .X11").

===========================================
A.13)  Accessing MacOS filenames under A/UX
-------------------------------------------

A.13)  Using the command shell interface, I'm trying to access some Mac files
       (that have strange names) but I can't; the program returns an error and
       I can't access the file. What's going on?

The problem is that sh and csh don't understand the Mac "special" characters
that are in the filenames. They don't expect filenames with characters that
are represented by 8-bits. ksh is "8-bit clean" and thus would be able to
access the file. For example, to remove Moire, just type:

    $ ksh           #this creates a Korn shell child
    % rm M?ire      #match the weird 'o'
    % exit          #get back in your old shell

You could also use emacs' DIRED or the Gnu File utilities to do this, but ksh
is right here on the system so it's a bit easier. Of course, another very
easy way is to use the MacOS interface and do the deletionIrenameIwhatever
the "Mac" way. Please note that if what you are MacOS deleting is a
symbolic link to a directory, what gets Trashed is actually the contents
of the directory as well as the link! This is due to the fact that to
the Finder, the link looks like a folder, and the entire thing gets deleted.

============================================
A.14)  Installer problems on 3rd party disks
--------------------------------------------

A.14)  I heard the the Installer for 3.0.x works on "any" 3rd party
       hard disk. Well, it doesn't on mine!

Well, the Installer will work with any 3rd party disk but there are a few
wrinkles... The HD Setup application in the 3.0.x Installer is unique in that
not only does it create A/UX partitions but it also creates the actual file
systems in those partitions (basically it runs 'newfs'). Now if you have
used some other HD utility program (such as SilverLining or FWB HDT) to
create the partitions and then attempt to install A/UX on that disk, the
Installer sees that the partitions are there and then _assumes_ that they
were created by HD Setup and therefore have the file systems already created.
Of course, the file systems don't exist yet, just the partitions, so the
installation fails.


You have a few options:

 a. Run the Installer on a newly formatted disk. This means that HD Setup
    will do all the partitioning (etc...) and the installation will
    proceed. Note that this means you will be "stuck" with the Apple drivers
    whenever you are in the _real_ MacOS Finder.

 b. If you want to use the drivers on your HD utility (for stuff like,
    maybe, password protection of partitions) then you have two (maybe
    three) additional options:

   i. Use 'a' above to install A/UX. Then use your HD utility program to
      "take over" the disk, disabling (or even removing) the Apple drivers
      and installing it's own. Note that if there isn't enough space to
      install it's drivers, most will attempt to "shrink" the MacOS
      partition to make room. Most can do this with no problem, but why
      take the risk... when you partition the disk, leave about 64K
      available as free space.

  ii. Use your HD utility to create the partitions. Then, before you
      run the Installer, run 'newfs' "by hand" to create the file systems
      so that the installation can proceed.

 iii. Use your HD utility to format (etc...) your disk and create
      _only_ the MacOS partition. Now run the Installer. In most cases
      HD Setup will work fine with the driver installed on the disk.
      You can now use it to create the A/UX partitions.

      <<ED: I _know_ this (iii) works with FWH HDT 1.2.x>>

Please note that HD SC Setup will only create the file systems if run under
A/UX. If you run it under the MacOS, it can only partition...

==========================
A.15)  RetroSpect for A/UX
--------------------------

A.15)  Since A/UX 3.0.2 is no longer be bundled with RetroSpect for
       A/UX, how can I get it?

Very early reports indicated that RetroSpect for A/UX might be bundled
with A/UX 3.0.2 as it is with the AWS95 version of 3.0.2. This is no
longer the case (if it ever _was_ ). However, if you are a registered
owner of RetroSpect 2.0, you can order an upgrade to RetroSpect A/UX. The
cost is around $200 and to order (or more info) you can call 1-800-225-4880
(have your registration number handy). International customers should
call 510-849-0293.

==========================================
A.16)  How can I configure CAP under A/UX?
------------------------------------------

For the answer, snag a copy of CAP.txt which is available via anon-ftp
on jagubox in /pub/aux.



:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::: MAC-EMULATION QUESTIONS :::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

======================================================
M.01)  What Mac applications are compatible with A/UX?
------------------------------------------------------

It would be much easier to list the applications that aren't compatible.
The list is much, much shorter...

The _vast_ majority of applications that run under System 7 will run under
A/UX 3.0.x. In fact, before System 7 was released, A/UX 2.0.x was actually a
good litmus test whether the application was 32-bit clean and would run
under System 7. The only applications that are _sure_ to fail are those
that try to access hardware _directly_, such as HD utilities or backup
applications. A/UX 3.0.x provides both 24 and 32-bit modes, so if the
application doesn't run under 32-bit mode, try it under 24-bit.

One key note: if the program uses a "complex" installation procedure (like
for Canvas, Word, Stuffit, etc...) then you should not try to do a fresh
install under A/UX. See the above Hints and Words Of Wisdom.

===================================================
M.02)  What screen-savers are compatible with A/UX?
---------------------------------------------------

AfterDark (2.0u and later) works well under A/UX but some displays may not
have enough memory under Login so the "low-memory" display will be used.

Moire and FMbackup seem a bit incompatible. They both function fine together
but the combination prevents FMbackup's "Finishing up..." window from
displaying, although FMbackup does, in fact, finish up. Furthermore, Moire
seems to screw-up Commando (both version 3.22 and 4.01 exhibit this problem)
so all in all, Moire can't be recommended if you desire using Commando (the
problem seems to be with all MacOS applications 'launch'ed from the
CommandShell window). Using Moire for the Login screen works well however,
since you can't access Commando or 'launch' applications from there.

Darkside is also available. Unlike other screen savers, Darkside is an
application, not an INIT. This means it won't work under the Login screen.
The latest version of Darkside is 4.0 and will _not_ work on Pre-System7
systems, so don't attempt to use this under A/UX 2.0.1.

Moire is available via anon-ftp on jagubox.

==========================================
M.03)  Mounting MacOS partition under A/UX
------------------------------------------

M.03)  My MacOS partition mounts fine under MacOS but it doesn't show up
       under A/UX... Why?

Whether or not a Mac partition mounts under A/UX depends on a number of
factors (possibly even including the phases of the moon and the color socks
you happen to be wearing)... Necessary conditions for a partition to mount
are:

    1. The disk MUST be partitioned using the "new" partitioning scheme
       detailed in Inside Macintosh V. There is still plenty of disk
       software out there that uses the "old" scheme and this drives will
       not mount under A/UX. Generic disk formatters that use the "new"
       scheme include SilverLining and FWB Hard Disk Toolkit. Most major
       disk vendors supply A/UX compatible formatting s/w.

    2. The partition must mount under MacOS BEFORE A/UX is booted. A/UX
       only tries to mount partitions that were already when it was booted.
       So, if you use an application to boot A/UX and this application runs
       before a partition is mounted, A/UX won't mount it for you. If you
       have a removable drive (such as SyQuest), you must insert the disk
       before you boot A/UX... this means you can't swap cartridges under
       A/UX.

It's possible that playing with 'pname' before starting the MacOS environment
may make more MacOS partitions readable...

=================================================
M.04IM.05)  MacsBug, Interrupts and MacOS Freezes
-------------------------------------------------

M.04)  I have MacsBug installed. How can I trigger it?
                -- or --
M.05)  Sometimes my MultiFinder environment (and/or CommandShell) freezes
       up; how can I unfreeze it? Should I hit the Interrupt switch?

The "Command-Control-e" keypress will kill the current MultiFinder
environment and "unfreeze" (and kill) your MultiFinderICommandShell.
Depending on whether your session-type is Console Mode or 32I24-Bit, you
will either get returned to the console or get returned to the Login
screen. You should _NOT_ press the Interrupt switch since this puts you
into A/UX's kernel debugger. If you have MacsBug installed (which is
recommended) then you can press "Command-Control-i" to enter it. This may
enable you to clean some things up before the MultiFinder environment is
blasted (even just using 'rs' under MacsBug helps...). If MacsBug is _not_
installed, the "C-C-i" behaves almost like a "C-C-e" except that it appears
that A/UX doesn't need to "rebuild" your icon/Desktop "environment" the
next time Mac-mode is entered.

==================================
M.06)  Phase 1 EtherTalk and A/UX?
----------------------------------

M.06)  My site is not upgraded to EtherTalk Phase 2 yet... can I use Phase 1
       under A/UX?

A/UX only supports EtherTalk Phase 2. Upgrading to Phase 2 is recommended
for a variety of reasons, but most importantly to ensure compatibility with
new products from Apple and developers (of course, the added features over
Phase 1 are nice too :).

=========================================
M.07)  A/UX and MacOS file transfer hints
-----------------------------------------

M.07)  I'm having trouble transfering files between A/UX and my MacOS disk.
       Also, sometimes things get transfered fine, othertimes not. What's
       going on?

If a file on the A/UX system has Type "TEXT", then when it is copied over to
a MacOS disk, all 'newline' characters will be replaced by 'carriage
returns'. Sometimes this is what you want (that is when the file is, in
fact, a TEXT file). Othertimes it's not. Say for example you download a GIF
file onto your A/UX disk. A/UX _might_ think it's a TEXT file. If you then
copy it over to your MacOS disk and try to use Giffer on it, it won't work.
That's because the 'nl's where changed, which is _not_ what you want. The
way to stop this is to convince A/UX that the file is of non-TEXT type.
There are many applications out there (including the A/UX included
'setfile' program) that lets you modify this. Do this before you copy the
file over to your Mac OS disk and all will be Okay. If you aren't sure what
the Type and Creator should be, you can just specify "BIN " and "A/UX"
(note space in BIN) and the file won't be massaged during the
copyItransfer. You'll still need to eventually change them to the correct
ones for their particular application, but this way they'll be on your
MacOS disk "uncorrupted."

Of course, you could also use 'setfile' to set the TypeICreator fields
_before_ you copy the file to the MacOS disk and avoid an additional step.

Please note that if you downloaded a BINHEX file, you _do_ want to keep it
as a TEXT file if you transfer it over to the MacOS. Once there, you can
de-BINHEX it and unStuffIt (if it was a binhexed stuffit archive).

Please note that if you transfer Unix-type files (like tar archives or
compressed files) between the A/UX file system and a MacOS disk (esp. if
these files were "created" on a MacOS disk by a MacOS utility), the Unix
application may no longer work correctly with it. This is because the MacOS
resource information was attached to the file during the transfer (the file
is in Apple Single format). To "fix" this, use 'fcnvt' to change the file
to Apple Double format which will detach the resource fork and place it
into a "%..." file.

See "Hints and Words Of Wisdom" (above) for hints in using ftp file transfers
under A/UX.

============================================
M.08)  Where to install CDEVs and Extensions
--------------------------------------------

M.08)  Do I install CDEVs and Extensions in the System Folder on
       MacPartition or on the "/" A/UX disk.

To install these additions to A/UX, you will need to drag-copy them over
to the A/UX System Folder. Usually, this is /mac/sys/System Folder on
the "/" disk but it will also "appear" in your "home folder" icon. If you
have a personal System Folder (i.e. $HOME/System Folder) then they should
be dragged there.

==================================
M.09)  Booting A/UX under System 7
----------------------------------

M.09)  I heard that A/UX requires a special version of System 7 to boot...
       Is this true?

A lot of people believe this but this is not true. There is no difference
between the s/w on the MacPartition partition and the "real" System 7.
The only _real_ need for MacPartition is that the disk where A/UX Startup
lives is where A/UX Startup looks for the A/UX Root partition. When A/UX
Startup launches, it looks at "it's" disk and then looks for A/UX partitions
on that disk. This means that you _don't_ need to boot-up from the
MacPartition disk to boot A/UX. Start your Mac from your standard Startup
disk and just double-click on A/UX Startup on the MacPartition icon.

You can even do without the MacPartition disk but telling A/UX Startup
the exact SCSI number of the A/UX disk. You can do this a couple of ways:

    1. create a ROOT variable in A/UX Startup that points to the
       root partition in this form: (SCSI-ID, 0, 0)

    2. Under the General Preferences menu, change the Root Directory
       to (SCSI-ID, 0, 0).

The "device" file /dev/default points to the SCSI-ID of whatever disk is the
MacPartition disk, so if you don't have one, you need to tell A/UX Startup
it's "real" name. This is kinda messy since you'll need to preface a lot
of stuff with this value: e.g.

    #startup cat (6,0,0)/etc/inittab

==================================================
M.10)  Screwed up Desktop after crashes or MacsBug
--------------------------------------------------

M.10)  After the Mac environment crashes (or when I use MacsBug), the
       Desktop gets all screwed up... Argg!!

Ron Flax of Apple ([e-mail]) has written a very useful System
Extension called FMbackup that creates backup copies of "valuable" Desktop
files. When the MacOS-mode is entered, FMbackup restores these files. Thus,
when your MacOS "crashes", you no longer need to rebuild the Desktop
or reset all your Icons, window "types", etc... Please note that there
seems to be some incompatibilty between FMbackup and Moire and
QuickMail 2.5.1.

FMbackup (1.0.4) is available via anon-ftp on afsg.apple.com as well as
aux.support.apple.com (in "unsupported").

%%% For more information about "FMbackup", please contact Ron via E-mail %%%

===============================================
M.11)  MacOS partitions on desktop only as root
-----------------------------------------------

M.11)  My MacOS partition(s) only show up on the Desktop when I login
       as root. Why?

Under the Preferences/General Menu of A/UX Startup, there is a radio-box
called "Password checking". This is intended to provide some security for
the A/UX Startup application. When enabled, two (default) things happen:

    1. A/UX Startup requires a password to open.
    2. MacOS partition(s) are only mounted for root login.

Thus, to enable MacOS partition(s) to be available for all users, you must
disable "Password checking". See auxstartuprc(4) for more info.

==========================================
M.12)  CommandShell ignoring 1st key press
------------------------------------------

M.12)  For some reason, my CommandShell only responds to a keyboard
       event after it receives a second event. For example, typing "a"
       won't show until I type something else or click the mouse.
       What gives?

This is caused almost 99% of the time by an ExtensionICDEV conflict. The
way around this is to selectively disable each one at a time and see which
one causes the problem... then delete it. "Wild Magic" is prone to do this
as are older versions of CEToolbox.

=====================================
M.13)  Can A/UX 3.0.x run System 7.1?
-------------------------------------

A/UX 3.0.x's MacOS interface is based on System 7.0.1. You cannot install Sys
7.1 on A/UX (meaning you can't make A/UX run Sys 7.1) since there are a few
system files that are fine-tuned and modified to work under A/UX. These
would get overwritten if you tried to install 7.1 and you'd be out of luck.
Please recall that this doesn't mean that you can't have 7.1 installed on
your MacPartition, to be used when in MacOS-only mode. It just means that
you can't have A/UX run 7.1.

Just to let you all know, if you really want to, you _can_ install 7.1
on A/UX 3.0.x and the MacOS-stuff will work pretty good. However, all
hybrids, such as CommandShell or Commando, will die... not too useful...



:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::: DEVICES AND PERIPHERALS :::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

=======================================================
D.01)  Can I use my TeacIDATIetc tape drive under A/UX?
-------------------------------------------------------

A/UX 3.0's 'tc' device driver (version 1.40) officially and totally supports
the following tape drives:

    Qualstar 9 track
    Archive 4mm DAT
    Archive QIC
    Teac DCAS 600
    Exabyte 8500        <<ED: no go with the 8200s>>
    DC2000

Please note that all the devices except for the Qualstar 9-tracks require
8k-blocking when used through 'tc'. This means you will need to use 'tcb'
or 'tbb' as a filter ('dd' will also work during reading). You should also
specify 8k blocking (or a multiple thereof) when using dump.bsd.

Jim Jagielski has created a replacement for 'tc' to fix some of version
1.4's bugs as well as to provide support for the WangDAT 1300/2600, Cipher,
SONY SDT-4000/2000, WangTEK and HP DAT drives. It also works with the
Exabyte 8200s as well as having some nice features. The driver is currently
at version 3.26 and is available via anon-ftp on jagubox (If needed, it can
be Emailed). This version is a replacement for 'tc' (it also includes a
replacement for 'mt' and some man pages as well).

Tony Cooper has written a VERY nice double-buffering copier that greatly
increases the speed of backups; it's called 'tbb.' It works quite nicely
with 'tc' (assuming the correct blocking factors)...

Craig Ruff ([e-mail]) has written a Teac device driver also,
which works with both the 150 MB and 60 MB drives. You get the complete
source so you may "adjust" the driver if you want for other drives.

The Teac driver is available via anonymous ftp of jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov.

%%% For more information about 'teac', please contact Craig via E-mail %%%
%%% For more information about 'tc', please contact Jim via E-mail %%%

===============================
D.02)  EtherNet cards and A/UX
-------------------------------

D.02)  I have an EtherNet card that works fine under the Macintosh OS
       but not under A/UX. Why?

The reason is because to access the card (which is seen as a device by
A/UX), you need an A/UX device driver for it. This is NOT the same as the
stuff you had to install under the MacOS for it to work. Now A/UX includes
drivers for the Apple EtherNet card (they aren't installed by default
though), but they don't work with most of the 3rd party cards except for
the 3Com "EtherLink NB" and Asante "MacCon" cards. They are 100% register
compatible with their Apple counterparts, so you can use Apple's 'ae'
driver with them. Drivers for the EtherPort II cards are available via
anon-ftp on jagubox. However, the drivers for the "old" EPII cards (full
length) only support TCP/IP (they were written for A/UX 1.1 but will work
under 2.0.x). As far as other cards are concerned, you will have to ask the
vendor for A/UX drivers for it.

Please note that there have been numerous reports about problems with the
EtherPortII cards, A/UX and the IIfx and IIsi... you are warned :)

=======================================
D.03)  Can I use my scanner under A/UX?
---------------------------------------

A/UX 3.0.x fully supports the Apple OneScanner as well as providing better
support for SCSI devices. A/UX will still use its own SCSI driver, however.

=====================================
D.04)  Using SyQuest disks under A/UX
-------------------------------------

D.04)  I'm trying to use a SyQuest drive under A/UX but it refuses to work.
       I keep on getting a "more data than device expected" error message.
       What's wrong?

The "problem" is with the generic SCSI disk driver under A/UX. For SCSI
drives, there are certain parameters that may be adjusted by the user;
these parameters are grouped in "pages." One such page concerns how the
disk responds to and recovers from errors: the Error Recovery Page. A/UX
expects the parameters in this page to have certain values. Now the vast
majority of SCSI disks have the values set as expected, but this isn't the
case with SyQuest drives. There is one parameter (PER) which is opposite
than expected by A/UX. When A/UX trys to set this value to what it wants,
however, the SyQuest drive reads this "request" wrong (the request is 16
bytes but the SyQuest only reads 4) so the SCSI Manager reports the error.

Tony Cooper ([e-mail]) has written a Mac application which sets the
Error Page values correctly: Fix Error Page. This application must be used
under the MacOS. It can be found on rascal.ics.utexas.edu as well as on
aux.support.apple.com (aux.patches/unsupported/2.0). You can also use the
FWB Hard Disk Toolkit - World Control Application to enable the PER bit in
the recovery page (Page #1).

By the by, here is the /etc/disktab entry for SyQuest:

    # SyQuest disk
    #
    SyquestIsyquestIS45:\
       :ty=winchester:ns#34:nt#2:nc#1275:

==================================================
D.05)  What 3-button mice work under A/UX (and X)?
--------------------------------------------------

The Gravis SuperMouse was a 3-button mechanical mouse that was completely
configurable and compatible with A/UX. Mouse System's A-3 mouse is
compatible but is "hard-wired" configured for A/UX as: Left Button = Actual
Mouse Button; Middle Button = Left Arrow; Right Button = Right Arrow. There
is also the Logitech MouseMan. The general agreement is that the SuperMouse
was your best bet... At present, the Gravis SuperMouse, however, is not
supported at _all_ by Gravis :(

Please note that A/UX 2 & 3 only support a subset of the ADB Manager. Thus
there are a few ADB devices that may not work under A/UX.

=====================================================
D.06)  Is it worth getting a cache card for the IIci?
-----------------------------------------------------

Absolutely! The card makes an amazing difference in performance. However,
this performance increase is reduced when an external monitor is used. For
more information about extensive benchmarking with the IIci and cache
cards, you can snag the benchmarking results via anon-ftp on
redstar.dcs.qmw.ac.uk in archive/papers.

====================================================================
D.07)  How can I figure out the /etc/disktab entry for my hard disk?
--------------------------------------------------------------------

Many hard disk applications will reveal the disk drive geometry for you:
FWB Hard Disk ToolKit is very good (SilverLining is a bit wrong on the
number of tracks... it includes spares). What you are really looking for
are the total number of cylinders ('nc'), the number of sectors per track
('ns') and the number of tracks ('nt'). Also, I'm maintaining a list of
/etc/disktab entries. If you have any, send it to me and I'll add them.

The file will be available via anon-ftp on jagubox.
<<ED: I need _LOTS_ of entries>>

Just a note: the number of tracks ('nt') is equal to the number of heads.

==========================================
D.08)  Which serial cards work under A/UX?
------------------------------------------

There are four cards that "work" with A/UX. The Apple serial card is NOT one
of them.

The first is the Digiboard Nu/Xi, which comes in 4 and 8 port versions.
Brand new drivers for the card have been coded and are available. This
version (3.3.0) however, doesn't currently work with CSlip but otherwise
works great. You can snag the drivers via anon-ftp from digibd.com
(which is 192.83.159.193) in drivers/mac.

Technical Support for DigiBoard is 612-943-9020. If you'd like to contact
the main engineer responsible for the drivers, contact Brian Westley at the
following Email addresses:

    [e-mail]
    ...uunet!digibd!merlyn
    AppleLink: merlin

The second is Paul Campell's Taniwha CommCard. This card does indeed work
with all versions of A/UX including 3.0.x. It has special support for UUCP.
It has a few mysterious and not very important problems. It's an excellent
buy. The only problem is, it's not on the market anymore. If you can get
one used, though, it's worth getting. The one downside is that, like
Apple's ports, it won't SIMULTANEOUSLY support modem and hardware flow
control. It is immune to many of the nasty bugs which affect the built-in
serial ports, including the two (at least) which can crash the kernel.

The 3rd is the Applied Engineering QuadraLink serial card. "I" have the
drivers but have never had the chance to test them. However, I'm not too
comfortable with the idea of using them, for two reasons. First, the author
of the drivers knows fairly little about A/UX or unix in general. Second,
the driver code is based on Apple code. Apple has been (at least until 3.0
came out) completely incapable of writing serial drivers for their own
hardware, so I'm not too confident in usig their code as a base for someone
else's drivers. BUT!!! -  as I said, "I" haven't used them. And at least
one person who has, has not reported trouble. So they're OK, at least for
light use (which is sort of true for the Apple ports as well). "I" just
wouldn't bet a commercial project on it.

The AE QuadraLink card, like the CommCard and the Apple ports, can't do
both hardware handshaking and modem control at the same time. No hardware
patch kit will be developed for the AE card...

The AE QuadraLink DMA isn't any better.

===========================================
D.09)  lpr printer problems with LW IIgIIIf
-------------------------------------------

D.09)  I'm using a LaserWriter IIg with A/UX 3.0 and whenever I print some-
       thing to it through 'lpr', the first line of the page is cut off. Why?

This only shows up on versions of the IIg (and IIf) with less than 5MB RAM.
The reason is because this makes the LW default to PhotoGrade-mode. You can
do 2 things to fix this:

    1. Using the LaserWriter Utility program, disable PhotoGrade.
       Since one of the main advantages of these LW's is PhotoGrade,
       this option is kinda unpalatable.

    2. If you are _only_ using "Letter" mode under 'lpr', then you
       can edit /usr/lib/ps/pstext.pro to include the following line
       between "% RCSID:..." and "/StartPage...":

       %!PS-Adobe-1.0
       % Z%Copyright Apple Computer 1987\tVersion 1.1 of pstext.pro on\
         87/05/04 19:02:25
       %%Creator: pstext
       %%DocumentFonts: Courier
       % RCSID: $Header: pstext.pro,v 2.1 85/11/24 12:19:55 shore Rel $
====>>>letter
       /StartPage{/sv save def 48 760 moveto}def

This will fix the problem and make it usable again.

===============================
D.10)  'tc' errors and blocking
-------------------------------

D.10)  I'm trying to access my tape drive using 'tc' (with something like
       "find . -print I cpio -o > /dev/rmt/tc1") but it doesn't work...

Except for 9-track magtapes, all I/O to tape drives associated with the
'tc' device files _must_ be blocked at 8k. The 'tcb' program does just
that so that should be included. For example, to write:

    $ find . -print I cpio -o I tcb > /dev/rmt/tc1

And to read:

    $ tcb < /dev/rmt/tc1 I cpio -i

You can get better performance if you increase the buffer size (just make
sure that it's a multiple of 8k). For example, you could use 'dd' as
your blocking filter with a 'bs=10x8k'.

Jim Jagielski's replacement for 'tc' allows for 'tc' to use the
tape drive's own physical block size as the logical block size
for I/O. Doing so results in a noticeable performance hit and it
isn't recommended for normal use. Use the "mode" _ONLY_ if you
need to read tapes written by 'st' or by another platform. Please
note you are still limited to an I/O block size of at least the
physical block size, which can be anything for 512 to 1024 to 8192 bytes.

%%% For more information about 'tc', please contact Jim via E-mail %%%

=========================================================
D.11)  What CD-ROM drives are compatible with A/UX 3.0.x?
---------------------------------------------------------

The original Apple CD-ROM drive (CD SC) is 100% compatible with A/UX. The
Apple CD-300 will install A/UX, but using it under A/UX is almost useless.
The following are also known to be 100% compatible (meaning you can use them
to install A/UX as well as when running A/UX):

    The Toshiba XM3201, XM3301B XM3401B
    DEC RRD42, RRD40 (LMSI CM-212)
    Denon DRD 253
    Sun CD-ROM (Sony CDU-8012?)
    CD-Technologies Porta-Drive CD-ROM
    Chinon CDA-431

There are no doubt more. NECs, however, aren't truly compatible.

==================================
D.12)  Audio CD support under A/UX
----------------------------------

D.12)  I've tried to install the CD Remote extension to A/UX so that
       I can play audio CD's, but it doesn't work...

At present, the default A/UX setup doesn't support audio CDs. Kelly King
and Andrew Kass (at Apple), however, have written the "AUX SCSI Toolbox"
extensions that emulates the Mac SCSI Manager. With this extension
installed, you can run applications and drivers that talk to the Mac
SCSI Manager, including the Apple CD-ROM driver! With this extension,
you can listen to your audio CDs under A/UX! This is the latest version
of the extension: 1.0b4.

"AUX SCSI Toolbox" is available via ftp on jagubox under:

   /pub/aux/apple.fixes/unsupported/3.0.x/SCSItlbx.tar.gz

Please read the included ReadMe before installing and using it.

=============================================
D.13)  What CD-ROM formats does A/UX support?
---------------------------------------------

A/UX supports ISO file system format CD-ROMs. The catch is that A/UX only
supports ISO in the MacOS mode (i.e. you can't 'mount' the CD-ROM as an
UNIX file system). To allow this, you'll need to copy 3 Mac files to
the System Folder that's active when you want to use ISO CD-ROMs. The files,
which must be obtained from the Apple CD-ROM Software Disk (vers. 3.2 or
later) are: ISO 9660 File Access, High Sierra File Access and Foreign
File Access (the latter is an Extension). Logging out of the MacOS mode
and then logging back in will "complete" the installation.

Again, please note that A/UX will not recognize _any_ of the audio
capability of CD-ROMs unless you add the "AUX SCSI Toolbox" extension
described in Q&A #D.12.

====================================================================
D.14)  How can I add printers other than those available in Chooser?
--------------------------------------------------------------------

<<ED: From a post by Antonio Ordonez ([e-mail])>>

If the printer is in another zone, it is necessary to define the zone in
which the printer is located with a full path name.  You can then
"hardwire" a printer name including the zone for a particular printer
queue.

The best way to do this is to make a copy the /usr/spool/lpd/AppleTalk
directory and give it a name related to the printer we want to use. Modify
the file ifilter/ofilter/nfilter  (it is the same file with 3 hard links)
in this directory. Also modyfy the /etc/printcap file to create a new
printer queue.

I will use my system as an example so please modify to reflect your
situation.

The first thing to do is to create the new directory and put the correct
files in it. NOTE that I am using mknod to create the pipe file.

mkdir Idaho
chown daemon Idaho
chgrp daemon Idaho
cp AppleTalk/ifilter Idaho/ifilter
cd Idaho
ln ifilter ofilter
ln ofilter nfilter
mknod pipe p
chown daemon *
chgrp daemon *

In my case I have a printer called "Idaho Spooler" in the zone "SCV CAM2
2nd W"  while my system is on the zone "SCV CAM2 2nd E", so all I do is to
modify the /usr/spool/lpd/Idaho/ifilter file (you can use vi or
TextEditor)
and change the line that defines the value for Printer from

Printer=`basename "cwd"`
        -to-
Printer="Idaho Spooler:LaserWriter@SCV CAM2 2nd W"

In the /etc/printcap file I copy the entry for AppleTalk (all six lines)
and change any reference to AppleTalk to the name I used for my new
directory. Again, in my case I used "Idaho" as the directory name so my
/etc/printcap file looks like

#
# pragma ident "@(#)lpr:printcap        5.4 90/03/27 "
#
# Copyright 1990 Apple Computer, Inc.
# All Rights Reserved.
##
# Remote AppleTalk printer (selected by Chooser)
# For an AppleTalk printer which doesn't support PostScript remove last 2
names.
lpIatIAppleTalkIpostscriptIPostScript:\
        :lp=/dev/null:\
        :if=/usr/spool/lpd/AppleTalk/ifilter:\
        :of=/usr/spool/lpd/AppleTalk/ofilter:\
        :nf=/usr/spool/lpd/AppleTalk/nfilter:\
        :sd=/usr/spool/lpd/AppleTalk:
lp2IIdaho:\
        :lp=/dev/null:\
        :if=/usr/spool/lpd/Idaho/ifilter:\
        :of=/usr/spool/lpd/Idaho/ofilter:\
        :nf=/usr/spool/lpd/Idaho/nfilter:\
        :sd=/usr/spool/lpd/Idaho:

After all these steps are completed restart the printer queue with the
command

lpc restart all

Now you should be able to send a print job to the printer in the other
zone
with the command

lpr -Plp2 /etc/passwd

or

lpr -PIdaho /etc/passwd

Hope this helps

============================================================
D.15)  What 3rd party accelerators are compatible with A/UX?
------------------------------------------------------------

For the most part, all DayStar Digital accelerators are compatible with
A/UX 3.0 even if their controlling CDEVs don't work under A/UX (the
accelerator must be enabled with the CDEV before booting A/UX). However,
their 040 accelerators do NOT work under A/UX. In fact, except for Apple's
own Quadra 700 Logic Board Upgrade, there are no 040 accelerators that work
(i.e. don't crash) under A/UX.

There has been at least 1 report of the DayStar-accelerated MacII not working
under 3.0.2... it's possible that 3.0.2 is more sensitive to timing
than 3.0 was...

The DayStar QuadraCache is _not_ compatible with A/UX. DayStar and Apple
are working on a fix...

<< ED: This is kinda skimpy, but I'd thought I'd start it up. EMail me
       your list >>

================================================
D.16)  How can I use a HP DeskWriter under A/UX?
------------------------------------------------

For the answer, snag a copy of DeskWriter.txt which is available via anon-
ftp on jagubox in /pub/aux.

======================================
D.17)  Does A/UX support 24-bit color?
--------------------------------------

Yes.

There is one major caveat, that will hopefully be addressed in future
versions. On startup, A/UX reinitializes all hardware drivers, including
the video-drivers; as a result, most accelerated 24-bit cards (all third-
party cards known to date, as well as Apple's old 8*24 GC card) will be
reinitialized to run in non-accelerated mode. You'll still get 24-bit
video, but depending on your hardware, it may be painfully slow.

This could be solved by better driver support from the vendors of
accelerated video cards. Certain vendors have been promising such
support for awhile now ...

The best hardware to run A/UX with 24-bit video enabled are currently
the Quadra 700, 900, and 950, whose internal video can be populated with
enough VRAM to support 24-bit color (note that the Q800 cannot do this !).
Performance is considered good under A/UX by many users.

The following is a list of 24-bit cards that readers have reported work
with A/UX from personal experience. It is NOT a complete list; there have
been no reports of cards that work under MacOS but not A/UX (excepting the
caveat detailed above):

    Apple 8*24, 8*24GC
    Quadra 700, 900, 950 internal video
    RasterOps 24STV, Paintboard li
    Radius 24XP, 24XK



:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::: PORTING AND PROGRAMMING :::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

================================================================
P.01)  How come rnIelmIlessIetc... act weird concerning signals?
----------------------------------------------------------------

Well, it's not really them at all. Many people have found that more than a
few ports require the addition of the 'set42sig()' call to enable BSD 4.2
signal delivery. The best place to add this is as the 1st executable
statement under

    "main() {"

Another point about porting applications: A/UX's 'cc' does provide "strict"
BSD, SystemV and Posix libraries. If you are porting a BSD program, you can
enable BSD "emulation" by adding the "-ZB -lbsd" options to your 'cc'
command line. In fact, using just the '-lbsd' option alleviates the need
for adding the 'set42sig()' call mentioned above and is, in many cases, the
suggested option. Compiling with gcc also helps out a great deal.

===================================
P.02)  Is X11R5 available for A/UX?
-----------------------------------

Yes! Thomas Eberhardt ([e-mail]) has ported X11R5 and
the binaries (which includes full shared libraries) for A/UX are available
via anon-ftp on wuarchive.wustl.edu under systems/aux/X11R5 (our overseas
friends should get it from ftp.uni-stuttgart.de due to US Export regs).
Patches for X11R5 compiled with gcc are also available. It looks like it
results in a nice 10-20% increase in performance! Thomas has "taken over"
X11R5 with his new port; John Coolidge used to do it...

%%% For more information about X11R5 for A/UX, E-mail Thomas %%%

====================================
P.03)  FSF GNU doesn't support A/UX?
------------------------------------

P.03)  I've noticed that FSF GNU doesn't support A/UX. Does that mean
       I'll miss out on all the neat Gnu-stuff like gcc?

Although it's true that FSF is "boycotting" Apple and A/UX (FSF doesn't
like Apple's predisposition of suing to protect "look and feel"), ports of
most Gnu applications are available. Of particular interest is gcc version
2.4.5 which has been ported by John Coolidge ([e-mail]) and is
available via anon-ftp on wuarchive.wustl.edu in systems/aux/gnu. The
binaries, sources and diffs are all available.

GCC version 2.4.5 for A/UX has been ported and is available... Highly
recommended!

As a nice compliment to using GCC, gdb (4.9) is also available.


%%% For more info about gcc for A/UX, please contact John via E-mail %%%

=======================================
P.04)  Mail reader problems under A/UX
---------------------------------------

P.04)  I've ported Elm (or other mail reader) and it doesn't seem to work.
       Why?

It seems most likely that the reason is because they attempt to use a
different file locking scheme that /bin/mail does. Pre-3.0 versions of mail
used 'flock' style file locking. 3.0.x now uses the '.lock' scheme for mail
file locking. Elm 2.4.X requires that both flock and .lock be enabled. Elm
2.3.X requires _only_ .lock locking.

=============================================
P.05)  What languages are available for A/UX?
---------------------------------------------

A/UX comes with a C compiler ('cc'), a FORTRAN-77 compiler ('f77') as well
as an assembler ('as'), SNOBOL ('sno') and a kinda-basic interpreter
('bs'). 'cc' is a nice, stable, if not-too-quick compiler. 'f77' is a true
FORTRAN-77 compiler and appears quite workable. I've not used 'sno' (I
couldn't recall how to program in SNOBOL if my life depended on it :) or
'bs'.

If you are doing any work in C, then it would be well worth it to get a
copy of the GNU C compiler ('gcc') (see Q&A #P.03). gcc is K&R and ANSI
compatible so if you are doing ANSI work you'll need it. Apple also has an
ANSI C compiler ('c89') that you can buy. It's available on the "A/UX
Developer's Toolkit CD" from APDA. There is also at least one other
3rd-party C compiler out there, but I can't recall it's name right now. gcc
is free; c89 runs about $800. Both include C++ capabilities.

There are also 2 very good 3rd-party FORTRAN compilers: NKR FORTRAN and
Absoft MacFORTRAN II. In my opinion, MacFORTRAN II is the better product...
it has finer compiler control, a wide number of compatibility options (such
as VAX FORTRAN) and excellent speed. If you do order MFII, be _sure_ to get
the A/UX version. They also sell an MPW version that will work under A/UX
but it's run under, you guessed it, MPW. The A/UX version is a true "Unix"
compiler and it's optimized for A/UX. Both MFII and NKR FORTRAN run about
$500-$600.

Oasys sells 3 compiler packages: C, C++ and FORTRAN. All the compilers are
based on the GreenHills compilers which are known to be robust and fast.
However, the Oasys packages are expensive, running about $2000 per language
(although you do get assemblers and linker/loaders with the package).
Unisoft used to distribute their "Optimizing Compilers" (FORTRAN and C) for
A/UX, but they are no longer available... Pity, because they also were
based on GreenHills and were quite nice.

At present, I know of no true Pascal compilers for A/UX.

Finally, if you are doing program development, then you'll need a good
debugger. As described above in "List of ports...", gdb has been ported if
you would prefer using something other than sdb or dbx, which are included
with A/UX. If you are using FORTRAN, then Absoft also makes an excellent
debugger which has been fine-tuned to work with MFII (it also does quite
well with C); it's called FX. It has two interfaces, character and Motif,
and is quite powerful.

=======================================
P.06)  Is OSF/Motif available for A/UX?
---------------------------------------

The only source for OSF/Motif (1.1.4) for A/UX that I know of is:

   Integrated Computer Solutions
   201 Broadway
   Cambridge, MA 02139
   617-547-0510

However, they have stopped producing this and have since stopped support
for A/UX OSF/Motif.

===========================
P.07)  Looking for 'ranlib'
---------------------------

P.07)  While trying to port some software, the Makefile looks
       for a program called 'ranlib' and dies when it can't
       find it. What is it and where can I get it.

'ranlib' is a program that increases the efficiency of accessing and using
archives (*.a files). A/UX's 'ar' already does this, so it isn't needed.
To get around this, do something like:

    ln /bin/true /bin/ranlib

You could also use '/bin/touch' but the above will (hopefully) take care
of cases when ranlib is called with an argument. If you want to put 'ranlib'
somewhere else, then that's OK. If the location is a different file system,
then you'll need to use a symbolic link:

    ln -s /bin/true /usr2/local/bin/ranlib



:::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::: COMMUNICATION :::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::

==================================
C.01)  'getty' problems under A/UX
----------------------------------

C.01)  I'm unable to start a getty process on a built-in serial port. When
       I use 'setport' to enable the port, I get a "no such device" error.
       Configuring /etc/inittab to respawn getty on the port has no effect.

AppleTalk is probably enabled for the port. The getty process can be started
temporarily by turning off AppleTalk via A/UX's Finder Chooser and THEN
using the 'setport' command.

You can permanently disable AppleTalk by reconfiguring the kernel with
"newconfig noappletalk". If you wish to keep the drivers installed in the
kernel but still want to "permanently" disable AppleTalk, you can edit
/etc/startup to prevent AppleTalk from initializing and /etc/inittab can be
editted to start getty. (NOTE: /etc/startup is regenerated by newconfig so
you'll have to redo this if you reconfigure the kernel).

If you don't have an EtherTalk card installed, then you can also modify
/etc/appletalkrc to point to "ethertalk0" instead of "localtalk0". Doing
this stops AppleTalk from bothering the serial port because it tries to use
the non-existant card.

========================================
C.02)  sendmail problems with /etc/hosts
----------------------------------------

C.02)  I am using and depending on /etc/hosts to do all my hostname resolving
       (i.e. not using named or /etc/resolv.conf). How come I can't mail
       to other hosts, but I can pingIftpIetc... them?

Well, the problem is actually with sendmail (in /usr/lib). sendmail (under
A/UX 2.0 and later) assumes the use of a nameserver. Pre-2.0 versions were
"adjusted" to look in /etc/hosts if any nameserver call failed (which it
would if it wasn't running, of course :). Jim Jagielski
([e-mail]) has hacked sendmail 5.65 for A/UX to allow it
to also check /etc/hosts. The source code is available via anon-ftp on
jagubox.

You may also want to upgrade to smail 3.1.28. smail is a very powerful yet
easy to configure (and maintain) replacement for sendmail. It can both
query the NameServer as well as look in /etc/hosts to "interpret"
hostnames. The required A/UX-related diffs and patches, which were written
by Bob Denny ([e-mail]) are available on jagubox.

%%% For more info, contact Jim %%%

=================================================
C.03)  "not a typewriter" error message with mail
-------------------------------------------------

C.03)  When I try to mail something, I get the following error message:
       "Cannot read frozen config file: not a typewriter". What's wrong?

This message is produced by sendmail (/usr/lib/sendmail) when it's frozen
configuration file (/usr/lib/sendmail.fc) is unusable (as it is in the A/UX
distribution which has it as a 0-byte file). To create a "new" frozen file
of your present sendmail.cf file (assuming that it's good), type:

    $ /usr/lib/sendmail -bz

(the sendmail daemon, if it exists, must be killed 1st).

============================
C.04)  Remote logins on tty0
----------------------------

C.04)  How do I set up my Mac and A/UX to enable remote logins via a modem
       on tty0?

First of all, you must edit /etc/inittab to start getty on tty0 using mo_2400:

    00:2:respawn:/etc/getty -u -t 60 tty0 mo_2400

Make sure that your modem is set to be quiet, to not return result codes and
to not echo back. It must also reset on DTR being dropped ("atq1e0&d3" will
achieve this for most Hayes-compatible modems except certain (all) USR
modems). Your modem must also raise DCD on connection ("at&c1") in order to
have Dialup security (i.e. when the line is closed, HangUp the process.
This means that MODEM flow control must be specified in gettydefs). You
then save these changes using the "at&w" sequence. Finally, to make it
autoanswer, be sure to
add "ats0=1&w".

Make sure that the modem cable is correctly configured (NOTE: This is
for Dialup Security!):

    Mac       Modem
    --------------------
    1 (HskO)  20 (DTR)
              4  (RTS)  <- yep... it gets sent to Pin 20 & 4
    2 (HskI)  8  (DCD)
    3 (TxD-)  2  (TxD)
    4 (GDN)   7  (Sgnd)
    5 (RxD-)  3  (RxD)
    6 NO CONNECT
    7 NO CONNECT
    8 (RxD+)  7  (Sgnd)  <- this is right, it gets tied to Mac pin 4 too.

If you mess up pin 8 things can get so flaky that you'll never figure out
what's going on. You see, by grounding pin 8, you make the modem port
truly RS-232 compatible. If not grounded, the port will use the RS-422
standard, which can cause lots of problems.

Please note that getty is the bidirectional version of getty, which is
sometimes known as uugetty. Thus, you can have dial in and dial out
at the same time on the same port. You should be using at least version
1.16 of HDB (see above: "known bugs" and Q&A #A.15)

==================================
C.05)  'talk' and other UNIX boxes
----------------------------------

C.05)  How come I can't use 'talk' with some of the other Unix boxes out
       there, and they can't talk to me?

The reason why is because there are two versions of talk (and it's daemon
talkd) out there. A/UX uses the BSD 4.2 version. Others use the 4.3 version.
The two aren't compatible and don't even talk on the same port. If you try
to talk to someone and all you get is a "Checking for invitation..." message
then it's because the machine you're trying to access is using 4.3.

Steve Green ([e-mail]) has ported the 4.3 versions of talk
and talkd (now renamed ntalk and ntalkd for A/UX) to overcome this snag. You
can have both versions available and running with no problems. The port is
available via anon-ftp on jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov.

=====================================================
C.06)  How can I convince A/UX to forward IP packets?
-----------------------------------------------------

You will need to use 'adb' to adjust the A/UX kernel to enable IP forwarding.
As root, and in single-user mode, follow this (A/UX responses in ""):

    $ adb -w -k /unix /dev/kmem
    "a.out file = /unix (COFF format)"
    "core file = /dev/kmem"
    "ready"
    ipforwarding?D
    "ipforwarding:    0"
    ipforwarding?W 1
    "ipforwarding:  0x0     =     0x1"
    $w
    $q

And reboot.

You'll need to redo this whenever the kernel is rebuilt (like via 'newunix')



::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::: ERRORS EXPLAINED :::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

=======================================
E.01)  backspace erases prompt problems
---------------------------------------

E.01)  How do I keep command lines that I edit with "backspace" from erasing
       the prompt?

This behavior is due to the tty driver under A/UX. The BSD tty driver (which
A/UX doesn't use) handles this, whereas the SysV driver doesn't. If you are
running 'ksh' then you can "set -o viraw" to prevent this from happening.
As far as I know, there are no work-arounds for 'sh' or 'csh'. ('tcsh' and
'bash' do not suffer from this problem... )


====================================
E.02)  'xinit'I'startx' server error
------------------------------------

E.02)  Whenever I try to run xinit (or startx) from the CommandShell I get
       a fatal server error. Why?

The reason why is because both X and the CommandShell want _complete_ control
over your Mac (display, keyboard and mouse). So, when you try to start one
while running the other, you'll get into trouble. You need to start X either
from the Console Emulator Mode or by choosing it as your "session type" from
the Login screen (This session type will be available only if your installed
Apple's X or have installed John Coolidge's 'sessiontypes' for X11R5).


================================================
E.03)  "fcntl: local lock manager" error message
------------------------------------------------

E.03)  I keep on getting the following error message on the Console:
       "fcntl: local lock manager not registered". What's going on?

This is printed out whenever your kernel is configured for NFS and a file-
lock is attempted (as when sending Email) but the NFS lock daemon
(rpc.lockd) isn't running. This is most probably due to the fact that
it wasn't started in /etc/inittab. The fix is simple: enable rpc.lockd
(and it's companion rpc.statd) in /etc/inittab as follows:

   nfs5:2:wait:/etc/rpc.statd   # set to "wait" for NFS status monitor
   nfs6:2:once:/etc/rpc.lockd   # set to "once" for NFS lock manager

and either Restart A/UX or simply type 'init q'.

===============================================
E.04)  "xterm: no available ptys" error message
-----------------------------------------------

E.04)  When I try to startup 'xterm', I get the following error
       message: "xterm: no available ptys"... What gives?

There are three possible solutions:

    1. Make sure that there are ptys configured into the
       kernel... Use 'kconfig' to check that NPTY is non-0
    2. Switch to X11R5... This seems to happen to some users
       running Apple's X11...
    3. For at least one user, copying the /usr/lib/X11/xterm*.tic
       files to /usr/lib/terminfo/x/xterm(s) worked...

==================================
E.05)  psIpstat only work for root
----------------------------------

E.05)  'ps' and 'pstat' only seem to work for root. If anyone else tries
       these commands, they get a "no mem" error message. What's wrong?

Both these commands require read access to /dev/kmem, which is not allowed
for regular users. Thus, the programs require that they be suid or sgid
to the user or group that can read /dev/kmem. See if this is true and fix
if not.

//////////////////////  END OF PART 2 OF 2  \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

============================
**** Author's Signature ****
----------------------------


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    Jim Jagielski               I  "That is no ordinary rabbit... 'tis the
    [e-mail]   I   most foul, cruel and bad-tempered
    NASA/GSFC, Code 734.4       I   rodent you ever set eyes on"
    Greenbelt, MD 20771         I                   Tim the Enchanter

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