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- From: mzimmers@netcom.com (Michael Zimmers)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
- Subject: Questions from a Novice
- Message-ID: <xxpnjvj.mzimmers@netcom.com>
- Date: 6 Sep 92 18:31:14 GMT
- References: <1992Sep6.125339.21915@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
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- I recently came into possession of a SPARCstation IPX. I've got
- a couple of questions about the nature of the beast:
-
- 1. Why is it that if I log in as one user, su to another, and then
- run openwin, it won't log to the console window? The specific error
- message I get is
-
- "System warning: Object 0x165d0, Permission denied,
- ioctl TIOCCONS returned -1, attempt to make tty the console failed
- (Tty package)"
-
- which I'm sure is really meaningful to many of you out there, but
- leaves me without clue or grip.
-
- 2. I also have a Qblazer modem and I'd like to begin communicating
- with the outside world. The first step would be tip, I guess. Can
- anyone tell me the steps involved in getting that going?
-
- 3. Once I've gotten tip mastered, I'm considering becoming my own
- domain and all that good stuff (got to fill up that 400MB drive
- somehow!). Can anyone advise me on how to do this as well?
-
- 4. If I use the fdformat -d command, can I actually move stuff from
- the SPARC to my PC (and vice versa)?
-
- Finally, if there's someone in the Cupertino area who'd be willing
- to donate a bit of their time to assist, I'd be more than happy to
- keep a steady supply of high-test programmer's fuel (AKA imported beer)
- going during the evening.
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