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- From: engel@opal.cs.tu-berlin.de (Christian Engel)
- Subject: X386 xdm with crypt, other tools, printer EXPERIENCES
- Message-ID: <1992Sep9.122332.22785@cs.tu-berlin.de>
- Summary: xdm compiled with crypt.cgd code available
- Keywords: xdm X386 crypt lpt.c
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- Sender: news@cs.tu-berlin.de
- Organization: Techn. University of Berlin, Germany
- Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 12:23:32 GMT
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- Directory:
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- pub/os/386BSD/386bsd-0.1/unofficial/local/xdm-crypt.engel.Z
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- Btw, I was able to compile the following software:
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- gnu find3.7
- gnu make3.62
- gnu gcc2.2.2
- gnu libg++2.2 (libg++.a, iostream, stdio++)
- gnu emacs18.58
- gnu epoch4.1pl0
- gnu texinfo2.15
- gnu readline1.1
- gnu bison1.18
- xdviPl15
- bricons
- xtexcad1.2
- xfig
- xmenu
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-
- Kernel Patches
- ==============
-
- I patched my kernel with the Unofficial Buglist (patches.tar.Z), new.com.cgd,
- crypt.cgd, lptWithoutInterrupts, BusmouseV2, dmaFix, GreenmanFix (w/out no 5, I
- think), ttyFix, ...
- Since then I have no problems with crashing kernels anymore.
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- Printer Support
- ===============
-
- I had many problems using the original lpt.c driver although patched with
- lpt-haugh and the lp.c drivers.
- Printing of normal ascii files was ok using the lp.c driver. But when I tried to
- print a .dvi-djc file (Deskjet 500 output from dvi), character losses and even
- crashes (lpt.c) occurred.
- Switching off the printer caused a reboot.
- I could solve the problem for lpt.c using an output filter, that flushed the
- output and waited for a while (usleep) after a certain amount of characters were
- sent to the printer.
- I didn't need to use this filter for the new version of lpt.c that does busy
- waiting.
-
-
- X386
- ====
-
- I am using one of the binary versions that were supplied. In the beginning I
- used a serial mouse. In the beginning the mouse wasn't read properly. I worked a
- bit on this problem using a mouse-test programme supplied with X11 for Linux,
- that I had to change a bit and figured out, that the terminal
- characteristics weren't set properly.
- The same seemed to occur with the X386 kernel.
- Therefor I included an ``stty cs7 ...'' line into my .xinitrc and
- /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 and then the mouse worked fine.
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- I hope these remarks help others to solve some of there problems with 386bsd.
- If you want to have more information or other binaries made available, feel free
- to contact me.
-
-
- Christian (engel@cs.tu-berlin.de)
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-
- --
- Christian Engel, TU-Berlin mail: engel@cs.tu-berlin.de
- TFS, dept of theoretical computer science, formal specifications
- address: TU-Berlin, FR6-1, Franklinstr. 28/29, 1000 Berlin 10, Germany
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