comp.sys.hp.hpux FAQ
Colin Wynd
Last-modified: 1995/02/15
Version: 4.4
comp.sys.hp.hpux FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Subject: 1. INTRODUCTION
This article contains the answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) seen in
the Internet newsgroup comp.sys.hp.hpux. Issues may also be discussed in
comp.sys.hp.apps, comp.sys.hp.misc, and comp.sys.hp.hardware. Discussion in
this document centers around Hewlett-Packard computer systems running the
HP-UX operating system; the focus tends to be on the series 700 workstations,
although topics are also applicable to series 800 machines, and to a lesser
degree, series 300 and 400 machines. It is posted twice monthly, on the
1st and the 15th of the month.
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Refer to question 3.1 for details on where to get this FAQ.
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An example: a file is available via FTP at supportnet.mentorg.com and
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Questions marked with a "+" are new to this issue, and questions with
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Submissions, corrections, comments, input, complaints, attaboys, large amounts
of money, etc., should be directed to Colin Wynd <co...@col.hp.com>.
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Subject: 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
3. FINDING INFORMATION
3.1 Where can I get a copy of this FAQ file?
3.2 Courses on HP-UX
3.3 Interex, The International Association of HP Computer Users
3.4 InterWorks, The International HP Workstation Users Group
3.5 Interex HP Users Conferences 1995
3.6 InterWorks Conference 1995
3.7 HP/Works
3.8 HP/Works Conferences
3.9 Japanese HP Computer Users Association
3.10 German HP User Group
3.11 DutchWorks
3.12 HP-UX publicly available software from InterWorks.
3.13! Anonymous FTP Sites for HP-UX, and UNIX related software.
3.14 Where can I get a demo CD with software for HP-UX?
3.15 HP-UX patch information
3.16 How can I send mail to an "hpdesk" address?
3.17 What are the known issues with porting BSD-based programs to HP-UX?
3.18 What periodicals are available that focus on HP-UX?
3.19 Books on HP-UX
3.20 HP-UX Sysadmin Mailing List
3.21 HP-related WWW Sites
3.22 Is there any way to get rid of a frequent poster's posts?
3.23 HP 500 Mailing List
3.24 HP 3000 FAQ
3.25 What is HP's involvement in the HP-related newsgroups?
3.26 Who was the former maintainer of the FAQ?
3.27 Where do i get information on HP's Printers?
4. THIRD PARTY VENDORS
4.1 Third party vendors for RAM.
4.2 Third party vendors for other things
4.2 Do Seagate 9GB drives working with s700 and s800?
5. UTILITIES
5.1 ASCII to Postscript converter.
5.2 How do I make perl on HP-UX?
5.3 What is the status of the various gnu items on HP-UX?
6. X WINDOW SYSTEM, MOTIF, AND HP-VUE
6.1 X11 libraries (Athena, etc.) and utilities (imake, etc.).
6.2 How can I display an image on the root window with HP-VUE?
6.3 How do I get a scroll bar on hpterms?
6.4 How can I put a title in my hpterm titlebar?
6.5 How come my hpterms keep going away by themselves?
6.6 How come my HP X/Motif clients take a LONG time to display on a Sun?
6.7! How can I get my login stuff to work under HP-VUE?
6.8 How can I get console messages to go to an hpterm?
6.9 What happened to the vuewm key accelerators at VUE 3.0?
6.10 How come I can no longer disable the caps lock key with xmodmap?
6.11 How come vi behaves strangely in xterms at 9.01?
6.12 How do I disable HP-VUE?
6.13 What's a good termcap entry for hpterm?
6.14 My screen is wedged. What should I do?
6.15 How can I get an X client to come up in an alternate workspace?
6.16 How can I get HP-VUE to not override colors?
6.17 How can I override the system default printer in vuepad?
6.18 What about X11R6?
6.19 How can I set user-specific app-defaults in HP-VUE?
6.20 How can I get VUE to share colormap entries:
7. OPERATING SYSTEM
7.1 Can I have filenames longer than 14 chars?
7.2 How can I tell what products have been loaded on my system?
7.3 How do I safely remove software from my system?
7.4 What's the scoop on HP-UX 9.03/9.04?
7.5 How come HP-UX doesn't support NFS root access?
7.6 How can I change the order of hostname resolution?
7.7 How come the LOGnnnn files in /usr/adm keep growing and growing?
7.8 How come I can't lock mail or other files on a Sun?
7.9 Why are mail files in /usr/mail are owned by daemon instead of the recipient?
7.10 How can I tell if I need more than a 2-user license?
7.11 How can I tell what patches are in the kernel?
7.12 How come I have to hit return after control-d in the Korn shell?
7.13 How do I boot into single user mode?
7.14 How come my Korn shell login hangs?
7.15 How can I avoid those annoying copyright notices on login?
7.16 How can I turn off quota checking?
7.17 What are the issues with HP-UX 9.01?
7.18 Why does chown behave differently at 9.x?
7.19 How can I track log files and core files?
7.20 How much memory can a process use?
7.21 How come there's little discussion of DCE?
7.22 How can I make a ramdisk?
7.23 How come I can't lock files across NFS after upgrading to 9.01?
7.24 What's a good strategy for clearing /tmp?
7.25 How can I change the timezone?
7.26 How can I look at what my system is doing?
7.27 How can I partition HP-UX disks on 700s?
7.28 How can I print man pages successfully?
7.29 How can I limit core files?
7.30 Can I put more than one backup on DDS with fbackup?
7.31 How can I load multiple patches on a machine at the same time?
7.32 How can I set up an HP-UX workstation as an X terminal?
7.33 What causes "Unable to initialize MI" when running Glance?
7.34 How come I can't get all of my swap space?
7.35 How come I can't start my Aserver?
7.36 How can I get a daemon to successfully start from /etc/rc?
7.37 How come my /dev/null keeps getting blown away?
7.38 How can I track network packets?
7.39 How come my processes keep dying at 67M memory usage?
7.40 Is it possible to artificially limit the memory size?
7.41 How come my alt key combinations don't work in emacs X mode?
7.42 I can't get Flex LM based licensing to work.
7.43 How can I set up group-based FTP access?
7.44 How come my 700 doesn't perform as well as I expect?
7.45 How do I convert the uname string to the model string?
7.46 Why does ksh hang when my $HOME is NFS mounted?
7.47 Problem with ntalkd and it's handling on /etc/utmp.
7.48 How to get an MS-DOS floppy formatted using HP-UX?
7.49 How to get the MAC (station) address programmatically?
7.50+ Is there a Transport Level Interface (TLI) interface to TCP on HP-UX?
8. COMPILERS AND LINKERS
8.1 What's a P-FIXUP error?
8.2 Where is regcmp on HP-UX?
8.3 How come the default C compiler is brain-dead?
8.4 How do I deal with "too many defines"?
8.5 How come I get "_builtin_va_start" undefined when I build with gcc?
8.6 How can I tell if something was built debuggable?
8.7 Is there some kind of problem with using FLT_MIN in ANSI mode?
8.8 What's the deal with _INCLUDE_xxxx_SOURCE?
8.9 How come I need to explicitly specify -I/usr/include?
8.10 Is there an equivalent for getrusage()?
8.11 Why is syslog() call not doing what i want it to?
8.12 Is trace on HP-UX?
9. HARDWARE AND PERIPHERALS
9.1 Are alternate keyboards available for HP workstations?
9.2 How can I play audio CDs on an HP workstation?
9.3 How can I enable the LAN interface on a 700?
9.4 How can I get an Exabyte to work on an HP?
9.5 Is there a "node ID" on 700s?
9.6 How can I get a stuck DDS tape out of the drive?
9.7 How can I use dump with a DDS tape?
9.8 What is the correct major number for DDS drives on 9.x?
9.9 How can I set up /dev/audio to point to the external jack on a 700?
9.10 How can I configure the parallel port handshake on a 700?
9.11 What are the specs of the audio hardware on the 700 series?
9.12 What are the various revisions of PA-RISC?
9.13 How do I read an SGI-written tar format DDS tape?
9.14 Is there a trackball for the 700?
9.15 Where can I get disktab entries for third party disks?
9.16 Do I need to terminate the internal SCSI on a 700?
9.17! What is the largest disk partition I can have?
9.18 How can I determine how much RAM I have non-interactively?
9.19 How can I turn off the lpspooler cover page?
9.20 Does HP support the RockRidge extensions for CDROM names?
10. LOOKING FOR...
10.1 Where did xline go at 9.x?
10.2 How about the VUE 2.01 man page help index?
10.3 Is there anything remotely like the Apollo DM available?
10.4 Where can I get SLIP for HP-UX?
10.5 Where can I get pcnfsd on HP-UX?
10.6 Where can I get ppp for HP-UX?
10.7 Where can I get STREAMS for HP-UX?
10.8 What about POSIX threads?
10.9 Where can I get Interviews for HP-UX?
10.10 Where can I get POP for HP-UX?
10.11 Where can I get sudo for HP-UX?
10.12 Where can I get ntalk for HP-UX?
11.0 When will HP-UX 10.0 be released?
11.1+ What functionality is in HP-UX 10.0
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Subject: 3. FINDING INFORMATION
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Subject: 3.1 Where can I get a copy of this FAQ file?
Many FAQs, including this one, are available via FTP on the Internet
FAQ archive site:
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/hp/hpux-faq
This FAQ is also archived on the Interworks archive machine:
ftp://iworks.ecn.uiowa.edu/pub/comp.hp
HTML versions of this document are available at:
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/hp/hpux-faq/faq.html
http://www.cae.wisc.edu/FAQ/
http://hpux.csc.liv.ac.uk/FAQ/
http://support.mayfield.hp.com
http://hpubgon.norway.hp.com/Faq/
You can also get it by e-mail from <mail-...@rtfm.mit.edu>; send the
text "send usenet/news.answers/hp/hpux-faq".
Or from <majo...@cv.ruu.nl>; send the text:
get hpux-admin HP_FAQ
end
The FAQ is also included with the InterWorks software CD-ROM, the Interex CSL,
and the Walnut Creek Internet CD-ROM. Note that these versions were current
when the respective distributions were frozen.
A Japanese version of this document is available from CUA (HP Computer
Users Association); send mail to <tag...@yhp.hp.com>. The original translation
was done by Masataka Isoya. Subsequent translations have been done by
Kumiko Abe.
If all else fails, contact the maintainer (co...@col.hp.com).
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Subject: 3.2 Courses on HP-UX
Call the following numbers for information or the latest HP Education Catalog.
U.S.: 1-800-HPCLASS {1-800-472-5277}
Canada: (416)678-9430
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Subject: 3.3 Interex, The International Association of HP Computer Users
Interex is the International Association of HP Computer Users and the largest
HP user group in the world. The organization is more than 19 years old with
thousands of members worldwide. It represents HP users of all kinds including
HP9000, HP3000, HP1000, and Vectra PC's with annual conferences attracting
vendors from all over the world. Interex publishes "Interact" for the
HP3000 and Vectra PC user, "hp-ux/usr" for the HP9000 user and a
realtime operating system newsletter for the HP1000 users.
There are many regional users groups, many holding annual or semiannual
conferences, and Interex has a collection of software (with sources) covering
MPE, HP-UX and RTE called the Contributed Software Library.
To contact Interex:
(800) INT-EREX or (800) 468-3739
or: (408) 747-0227
fax: (408) 747-0947
email: ehrh...@interex.org .. editor of hp-ux/usr magazine
pu...@interex.org .. Circulation/advertising
membe...@interex.org .. membership inquiries
csl...@interex.org .. contributed software library (hp-ux)
Compuserve: 76376,1222
Address: Interex Interex (for US mail)
1192 Borregas Avenue. P.O. Box 3439
Sunnyvale, CA 94088 Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3439
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Subject: 3.4 InterWorks, The International HP Workstation Users Group
InterWorks, formerly the Apollo Domain User's Society (ADUS), was formed to
provide a users group specifically for HP _workstation_ users. The group
publishes a quarterly newsletter, "The Works", holds an annual conference
(see below), and maintains a library of HP-UX (and DOMAIN) software
(see below). Membership is free; please contact Carol Relph for more
information:
Carol Relph
Manager, Member Services
InterWorks, Inc.
c/o Hewlett-Packard Company
Workstation Business Unit
300 Apollo Drive, Mailstop IWORKS
Chelmsford, MA 01824-3623
(508)256-6600
E-Mail: rel...@apollo.hp.com
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Subject: 3.5 Interex HP Users Conferences 1995
The Denver conference is now over. Upcoming conferences include:
IPROF (Interex Programmer's Forum) - April 5-8 1995 in Cupertino, Ca.
Interex 1995 - August 13-17 1995 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Interex 1996 - August 4-8 in San Diego, CA.
Interex 1997 - August 24-28 in Chicago, IL.
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Subject: 3.6 InterWorks Conference 1995
The next InterWorks conference is to be held 5/7/95 - 5/12/95 at The Pointe
at South Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Subject: 3.7 HP/Works
HP/Works is the HP/Apollo Workstation User Society in Europe.
Based in the UK the Society supports all HP/Apollo workstation
users - running the HP-UX or DOMAIN operating systems -
throughout Europe.
The Society aims to offer a high level of service to our members
whilst continuously expanding the number of benefits available.
Currently these benefits include:
Two Major Conferences a Year
Special Interest groups (SIGs)
A quarterly newletter (PING)
Contributed software libraries for both HP-UX and DOMAIN
Introductory documentation and short courses
Mailings of the latest product information and offers
Contacts with outher European HP Computer Users
For further information and a membership pack contact:
Helen Grainger,
PO Box 47,
Bicester,
United Kingdom +44 (0)869 321080
or by e-mail from he...@hpworks.demon.co.uk
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Subject: 3.8 HP/Works Conferences
4th April 1995 - Spring Conference and AGM with a theme of
"Managing the Network" with presentations from both HP
and users of HP workstations. This conference will be
held at HP Bracknell, England
4th May 1995 - Sys Admin SIG - It is hoped this meeting will cover
HPUX 10.0 and be held at HP Manchester.
16th/17th May 1995 - HP/Works will have a presence at the HPCUA meeting at
the Barbican.
??? June 1995 - "Hands On" Internet Day
26th September 1995 - Sys Admin SIG - Ths meeting will expand on the Network
Management Issues arising from the Spring Conference.
This meeting will be held at either HP Bracknell or
HP Pinewood in England.
6/7 November 1995 - Autumn Conference, St.John's Swallow Hotel, Solihull
21st November 1995 - Security Workshop with particular reference to HPUX,
to be held at Birmingham University
Details can be obtained from either Helen Grainger by mail from the above
address or e-mail from he...@hpworks.demon.co.uk
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Subject: 3.9 Japanese HP Computer Users Association
In Japan, the HP users group is called CUA (Computer Users Association);
for information, contact <tag...@yhp.hp.com>, or Junko Matsumoto
Address: Yokogawa-Hewlett-Packard, Ltd.
Kourakuen Shijuku Bldg.,
4-15-7 Nshi-shinjuku Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160
Tel:81-3-5371-1940
Fax:81-3-5371-1406
e-mail:j_m...@yhp.hp.com
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Subject: 3.10 German HP User Group
In Germany, the HP user group is called "Deutsche HP-Benutzergruppe e.V.";
contact Mario Beckmann <beck...@com1.dwhl.de> for information.
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Subject: 3.11 DutchWorks
DutchWorks, formerly GGTS, was formed to provide a users group for technical
users. It represents technical HP users of HP9000 Workstations and Servers,
Instrument Controllers (RTE, HP-RT, RM BASIC, etc.), and Vectra PC's. The
group has a BBS which maintains a library of HP-UX, DOMAIN, RTE and BASIC
software. Since october '94 it runs also a full mirror of the Liverpool's
HP-UX Archive.
Membership details are avaiable from:
Hans Hartwijk,
Weidezoom 11,
2742 EX Waddinxveen
The Netherlands
31 (0)1828 15086
or by e-mail to ja...@klft.tn.tudelft.nl (Jaap Kooman, chair DutchWorks)
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Subject: 3.12 HP-UX publicly available software from InterWorks.
Dave Shaw is the Interworks librarian. He maintains a library of publicly
available HP-UX related software on behalf of the InterWorks User Group.
He can be reached at (303)443-9413 or via e-mail at
<libr...@iworks.ecn.uiowa.edu>. The following text is provided by Dave.
See the README mentioned below for details.
There is an archive of UX-related software on the InterWorks library node
(iworks.ecn.uiowa.edu--128.255.18.10). Note that everything is available via
anonymous ftp in the pub/comp.hp directory
(ftp://iworks.ecn.uiowa.edu/pub/comp.hp). The README there contains a
complete list of the available software.
The third InterWorks software CD, which contains the library as it was in
mid-March 1994, plus many items selected from other internet sites (including
much of the software available via the Liverpool archive), is now available. A
list of the contents is on the iworks node in the pub/comp.hp directory as
README.CD. HP ships the InterWorks CD as part of their standard CD-media kit.
This version of our CD should begin shipping with that kit later this summer.
In the meantime, the CD is also available through InterWorks for $75.00 in the
U.S. and $85.00 outside. Send a check or money-order (payable at a U.S. bank)
made out to:
InterWorks
to:
Carol Relph
HP-InterWorks
300 Apollo Drive
Chelmsford, Ma. 01824
All of the archive is suitable for the 700 series machines, and I have started
to verify that. Executables are included in some packages. If you take a
package and find that you must build an executable (or do some porting) for
your machine and/or OS level, I would appreciate hearing about your work and
receiving a copy of the executable you built.
Note that I have had very little involvement in the writing or packaging of
any of the items on the list-- they are the result of the work of many other
people. In particular, note that the available binaries have not been compiled
by me. If you are concerned about running binaries compiled by someone else,
build them yourself with the available source. Also note that individual
authors may include text regarding the rights of others to use and distribute
their code.
Thanks to all the contributors.
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Subject: 3.13! Anonymous FTP Sites for HP-UX, and UNIX related software.
Site: ftp://iworks.ecn.uiowa.edu/pub/comp.hp
Contents: The InterWorks HP-UX Library in the directory "pub/comp.hp" as
described above. The iworks node also keeps the last 4-6
months of comp.sys.hp.hpux online (via an InterWorks member logon
(see question 3.4 above). An archive going back to June 1990
is available-- contact the InterWorks librarian for details.
Additionally, a large (~1300 line) "HP-UX Troubleshooting
Guide" is available under the InterWorks member logon.
Name: ftp://hpux.csc.liv.ac.uk
Address: ftp://138.253.42.172
Contents: 751 packages ported to HP-UX 8.X and 9.X
Here is an overview of hpux.csc.liv.ac.uk as of Wed 25 Jan 1995:
(The 2 most recently installed packages in each category are in brackets)
57 packages in /hpux/X11/Misc (xwit-1.0 xabacus-4.2)
52 packages in /hpux/X11/Demos (xscreensaver-1.25 xdaliclock-2.05)
50 packages in /hpux/X11/Viewers (showtime-1.0 xephem-2.6)
47 packages in /hpux/X11/Toolkits (vxp-1.0b ButtonFaceLib-1.0)
43 packages in /hpux/Gnu (bash-1.14.3 sh_utils-1.12)
38 packages in /hpux/Sysadmin (top-3.3beta4 expect-5.13.2)
37 packages in /hpux/X11/Graphics (xsnap-1.0 xmorph-1.0)
35 packages in /hpux/Misc (screen-3.6.1 lincks-2.2)
31 packages in /hpux/Text (transfig-3.1 transfig-3.0)
30 packages in /hpux/Games/Arcade (xmris-4.02 xsokoban-3.2f)
27 packages in /hpux/Maths/Misc (gap.README-3.3 eigen-1.01a)
25 packages in /hpux/Networking/Admin (xntp-3.4h vrfy-94.09.29)
24 packages in /hpux/X11/Core (xstdcmap-1.6 xmag-5.00)
21 packages in /hpux/Languages (codecs-1.0 swi-1.8.9)
20 packages in /hpux/X11/Networking (xrn-7.00 x3270-3.0.3.4)
20 packages in /hpux/Users (RDB-2.5k xgrok-1.1.1)
20 packages in /hpux/Networking/WWW (netscape-1.0N harvest-1.0)
20 packages in /hpux/Games/Board (xfrisk-0.99b4 xfrisk-0.99b3)
18 packages in /hpux/Editors (ee-1.16 emacs-19.28)
16 packages in /hpux/X11/Drawing (xfig-3.1.2 tgif-2.16.4)
15 packages in /hpux/X11/XView3 (xvnews-2.3 xview-3.2)
14 packages in /hpux/Networking/Mail (mush-7.2 newser-1.6)
13 packages in /hpux/Networking/FTP (llnlxdir-0.9b5 llnlxftp-2.0.4)
13 packages in /hpux/Games/Networking (net3d-0.08 acm-4.7)
12 packages in /hpux/NeuralNets (xerion-3.0 roxanne-2.4)
12 packages in /hpux/Maths/LinAlgebra (rlab-0.99i rlab.all-0.99i)
11 packages in /hpux/Networking/News (nestor-1.0p3 nntpclnt-1.6)
11 packages in /hpux/Networking/Misc (talk-3.0.2 lwho-2.00)
10 packages in /hpux/Distributed (mpich-1.0.7 pvm-3.3.6)
8 packages in /hpux/Physics (asa-3.15 asa-3.20)
=======================================
750 packages in total
Name: http://hpux.csc.liv.ac.uk/ or
http://hpux.cae.wisc.edu/ or
http://hpux.ask.uni-karlsruhe.de/ or
http://hpux.cict.fr/ or
http://hpux.ced.tudelft.nl/archive_intro.html
Address: http://138.253.42.172/ or
http://144.92.4.62/ or
http://129.13.200.57/ or
http://192.70.79.53/ or
http://130.161.140.100/archive_intro.html
Contents: WWW interface to the above HP-UX archive
Name: gopher://hpux.csc.liv.ac.uk
Address: gopher://138.253.42.172
Contents: Gopher interface to the above HP-UX archive
Name: wais://hpux.csc.liv.ac.uk/hpux or
Name: wais://hpux.cict.fr/hpux
Address: wais://138.253.42.172/hpux or
Address: wais://192.70.79.53/hpux
Contents: WAIS interface to the above HP-UX archive
There is also a mail server at mail-...@csc.liv.ac.uk for users without FTP.
Name: ftp://hpux.ask.uni-karlsruhe.de
Address: ftp://129.13.200.57
Contents: Official German HP-UX archive site (same as hpux.csc.liv.ac.uk)
Name: ftp://hpux.cae.wisc.edu
Address: ftp://144.92.4.62
Contents: Official US HP-UX archive site (same as hpux.csc.liv.ac.uk)
Name: ftp://hpux.cict.fr
Address: ftp://192.70.79.53
Contents: Official French HP-UX archive site (same as hpux.csc.liv.ac.uk)
Name: ftp://hpux.ced.tudelft.nl
Address: ftp://130.161.140.100
Contents: Official Netherlands HP-UX archive site (same as hpux.csc.liv.ac.uk)
Site: ftp://ftp.prz.tu-berlin.de
Contents: Much of the Liverpool archive.
Site: ftp://export.lcs.mit.edu
Contents: The X Window System and contributed clients.
Site: ftp://hpcvaaz.cv.hp.com
Contents: X Window System libraries and utilities.
ftp://hpcvaaz.cv.hp.com/pub/700RX/released/b0502
contains the latest version of the 700RX software. There are
subdirectories for HP-UX hosts, Solaris and SunOS.
Site: ftp://ftp-boi.external.hp.com
Contents: Drivers for HP printers.
Site: ftp://lut.fi/pub/hpux
ftp://lut.fi/pub/unix/hp-ux
Contents: Various
Site: ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/unix/arch/hpux
Contents: Various
Site: ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu
Contents: The Free Software Foundation's GNU utilities, etc.
Site: ftp://hybrid.irfu.se/pub
Contents: X11 archive and shared libraries, full imake support,
and all missing .h files for both X11R4 and R5, dvi2pcl.
Site: ftp://geod.emr.ca
Contents: GNU stuff ported to HP-UX 9.x by Pierre Mathieu.
Site: ftp://col.hp.com
Contents: netperf, a network performance measurement tool.
Site: ftp://jazz.gsfc.nasa.gov
Contents: bathymetry, FFT, graph, pgplot, triangulation, sortroutine
Site: ftp://support.mayfield.hp.com
Contents: HP-UX patches available from FTP for SupportLine customers.
Site: ftp://patch.external.hp.com
Contents: European mirror of support.mayfield.hp.com
Site: ftp://jaguar.cs.utah.edu/dist
Contents: FSF compiler/assembler/debugger tools. Code usually
has PA specific bugfixes/enhancements not yet in the
official FSF releases. Source and binaries available.
hpux-symtab.h has symbolic debug format documentation.
hpgdb.patch has a gdb patch for HP compilers.
Currently available in the "dist" directory:
GDB 4.11.u2 - Last update 12/04/93
HPGDB 4.11.u2 - Last update 12/04/93
GAS 2.2.u2 - Last update 12/04/93
GCC 2.5.6.u4 - Last update 12/04/93
LIBG++ 2.5.2.u2 - Last update 12/04/93
Yes, you see gas-2.2; the first cut at a BFD based SOM assembler
for the PA is ready for external use. Release notes are in
README.gas.
The prebuilt binaries can be retrieved all at once from
hpuxbin.tar.Z, or in pieces from the hpuxbin directory.
Site: ftp://ftp.cs.colorado.edu/pub/sysadmin/utilities/
Contents: sudo in cu-sudo.v1.3.1-beta9.tar.Z
Site: ftp://ftp.amtp.cam.ac.uk/pub/HP
Contents: ntalk in ntalk.tgz
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Subject: 3.14 Where can I get a demo CD with software for HP-UX?
See your friendly local HP sales rep to get a copy of the "Power On II" CD.
CDs are available as Part Number 5962-6130E and will soon start shipping
with every Series 700 workstation.
Additionally, they were distributed to Interworks 94 attendees. Be sure
and check out the Drive demo. This may no longer be available; people have
reported problems getting it.
(Thanks to Jackie Clement in WSG Outbound Marketing, HP)
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Subject: 3.15 HP-UX patch information
To determine what patches are installed:
The standard patch installation will leave a directory in /system
that is is name of the patch. For example, PHSS_3259 creates
/system/PHSS_3259
$lsf /system/PHSS_3259
CDFinfo copyright customize* index new/ orig/
The orig directory contains the modules that were replaced by the patch and
the new directory will contain any modules that were not installed for
whatever reason.
This can take up a lot of space, so you may want to archive this directory
and remove the new and orig sub-directories. You may want to leave the
customize file because it has a list of the modules replaced. To see the
list do:
grep Patch customize | grep -v \#
Another place to look is in /etc/filesets:
$ls /etc/filesets/PHSS*
/etc/filesets/PHSS_1644 /etc/filesets/PHSS_2695 /etc/filesets/PHSS_3060
...
/etc/filesets/PHSS_2686 /etc/filesets/PHSS_3032 /etc/filesets/PHSS_3328
If someone has removed the /system/PHSS* directories and the PHSS*
entries in /etc/filesets, there is no easy way to tell what patches
are installed. You can tell if a given patch has been installed by
comparing what(1) and sum(1) outputs with those given in the
PHSS_nnnn.text file. Refer to question 7.11 about kernel patches.
How to get patches:
There are three ways to get patches.
If you have a support contract you can call the Response Center
(800-633-3600) and have the patches sent to you on magnetic media.
If you have Basic support or Response Center support you can access the
Support Line (ftp://support.mayfield.hp.com, ftp://192.6.148.19) and download
patches via ftp, uucp, or kermit. The access can be modem or internet.
Regardless of the support you have, you can get patches via e-mail via the
SupportLine mail service. To get the user guide, send e-mail to
<sup...@support.mayfield.hp.com>, with "send guide" in the text portion
of the message. No subject is required. The result is nroff-formatted; to
get the plain ASCII version, use "send guide.txt". In addition to patches,
you can also access online problem solving information, subscribe to mailing
lists, and get documents. One interesting service is the obsolete patch map;
to get it, send "send hp-ux_obs_patch_list" to the mail server.
John Morris of the Atlanta Response Center posts a weekly list of new patches
to comp.sys.hp.hpux on Mondays. It tells what's new and what patches are
replaced by the new patches, along with sizes.
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Subject: 3.16 How can I send mail to an "hpdesk" address?
For a person whose DESK address is:
JANE DOE /HP1234/XY
Ignore the subentity (XY) and use the form:
jane...@hp1234.desk.hp.com
Send them a test message and tell them to make a note of the return address,
as forming internet addresses on DESK is a little more complicated. If
there is an X.400 system between you and the DESK person, what you get back
may look like a very strange internet address, but it generally works.
Notice the underscore between names. Names can be first_last or last_first,
but first_last is easier to remember and get correct, especially if they have
initials in their name as in fred_...@hpatc1.desk.hp.com. Be sure that the
DESK address they give you is exactly what is reported by DESK when they send
a message to themselves or look at the distribution list on a piece of mail
the recipient already has to verify the address.
(Thanks to Bob Niland and Bill Hassell)
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Subject: 3.17 What are the known issues with porting BSD-based programs to HP-UX?
Mike Peterson <sys...@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> periodically posts
his list of BSD-HP tricks to comp.sys.hp.hpux. It is also archived on the
iworks FTP site (mentioned above) as "hptricks".
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Subject: 3.18 What periodicals are available that focus on HP-UX?
o Interworks publishes The Works, a user group newsletter for Interworks
members.
o Interex publishes hp-ux/usr, an HP-UX focused newsletter.
o HP Professional (The Magazine for Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Computing)
This magazine covers MPE, HP-UX, PCs, peripherals and Networking for
HP users. Its focus is on both commercial as well as technical
computing. It is published by:
Cardinal Business Media, Inc.
101 Witmer Road
Horsham, PA 19044
(215) 957-1500 FAX: (215) 957-1050
email: sim...@cardinal.com (editor-in-chief)
o The HP Chronicle (The Independent Newspaper for HP Computer Users)
This tabloid-sized newspaper contains news from HP and other vendors
of compatible hardware, software and peripherals. Published by:
Publications and Communications, Inc
12416 Hymeadow Drive
Austin, TX 8750-1896
(512) 250-9023 Fax: (512) 231-3900
email: {cs.utexas.edu, execu, texbell}!pcinews!wks
Compuserve: 76011,307
MCI mail: PCI
EasyLink: 62755060
o HP/Apollo Workstation
A magazine that focuses specifically on HP/Apollo workstations.
Published by PCI (same as HP Chronicle).
o Open Systems Today (general Unix and other "open systems" weekly)
has a regular "HP Focus" section.
o Unix Review covers general Unix topics monthly.
(Thanks to Bill Hassell, HP, for most of this)
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Subject: 3.19 Books on HP-UX
A recently published book on HP-UX system administration:
'The HP-UX System Administrator's "How To" Book'
by Marty Poniatowski
Prentice-Hall
ISBN 0-13-099821-4
If you're serious about adminstering HP-UX workstations, get this book.
Unfortunately, it fails to mention the Internet or this FAQ as
alternate resources, but it does discuss Interworks and Interex.
(Thanks to Mike Taylor, HP)
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Subject: 3.20 HP-UX Sysadmin Mailing List
Bart Muyzer runs an HP-UX system administration mailing list. To reach
ALL MEMBERS of the list, send e-mail to <hpux-...@cv.ruu.nl>;
to SUBSCRIBE, send mail to <majo...@cv.ruu.nl> with in the body:
subscribe hpux-admin e-mail address
end
The e-mail address is optional and, when left out, will be set to the contents
of your "From: " line.
To get a list of availabe commands, send a message containing
help
end
to <majo...@cv.ruu.nl>."
Problems, questions, suggestions and the like should go to the address
"owner-hp...@cv.ruu.nl". You can retrieve the charter from
<majo...@cv.ruu.nl>; send a message containing:
get hpux-admin hpux-admin-policy
end
A copy of the FAQ is available in the same way by sending:
get hpux-admin HP_FAQ
end
(Thanks, Bart!)
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Subject: 3.21 HP-related WWW Sites
There are now several sites supporting WWW access on HP-related topics,
including HP itself.
The HP SupportLine World Wide Web service allows you to:
o Resolve software problems by searching up-to-date support and problem-
solving information;
o Browse news and current announcements; and
o Subscribe to automatically receive the latest Hewlett-Packard support
information.
The HP SupportLine World Wide Web service home page is located at URL:
http://support.mayfield.hp.com
The Hewlett-Packard World Wide Web home page (Access HP) is located at URL:
Please forward all feedback about the HP SupportLine World Wide Web service
to webm...@support.mayfield.hp.com.
Other HP-related WWW sites include:
Site: http://siihp.epfl.ch/HPUX/tools/disktab.html
Contents: Contains many disktabs for non-HP disks
Site: http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/hp-faq/faq.html
Contents: This FAQ.
Site: http://hpux.csc.liv.ac.uk/FAQ/
Contents: This FAQ.
Site: http://hpux.csc.liv.ac.uk/intro.html
Contents: Interface to the Liverpool archive, including package descriptions,
man pages and screen shots as well as the packages themselves. Also
includes a WAIS server (wais://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/hpux) for searching
HTML documents relating to the archive.
Site: http://hpubgon.norway.hp.com/Faq/
Site: http://www.cae.wisc.edu/FAQ/
Contents: This FAQ.
Site: http://www.cae.wisc.edu/intro.html
Contents: Interface to the Wisconsin Liverpool archive mirror, including
package descriptions, man pages and screen shots as well as the
packages themselves.
Site: http://www.cs.ruu.nl/hpux-admin-archive/
Contents: Archive for the hpux-admin mailing list.
Site: http://www.eel.ufl.edu/~scot/tutor/
Contents: HP-UX 9.x Tutorial
Site: http://www.cs.ruu.nl/hpux-admin-archive/index.html
Contents: System Administrators Mailing List for HP-UX
Site: http://siihp.epfl.ch
Contents: French speaking HP www support (some info also in english like
benchmarks, disktab entries, etc...)
Site: http://www.eel.ufl.edu/~sessiont/tutorial/tofc.html
Contents: HP-VUE tutorial
------------------------------
Subject: 3.22 Is there any way to get rid of a frequent poster's posts?
If you wish to remove a frequent poster's posts (ie Joe Bloggs) and most
of the related followups and if you are running rn, put the following
commands in your kill file:
/Joe Bloggs/a:j
/jo...@anyplace.com/a:j
If you are using Gnus (an Emacs-based newsreader), type "M-k" in the
Subject buffer of the relevant newsgroup to expose the killfile,
insert these two lines into the killfile:
(gnus-kill "From" "jo...@anyplace.com" '(gnus-summary-kill-thread nil))
(gnus-expunge "K")
and then type "C-c C-c" in the killfile buffer. From then on, you
will not see any thread trees rooted at an article from Joe Bloggs.
------------------------------
Subject: 3.23 HP 500 Mailing List
There now exists a mailing list dedicated to the HP 9000 series 500 machine.
To get on (or off) the list, send email to
<hp9000-50...@nvc.cc.ca.us>
with the word
subscribe
in the subject line.
(Thanks to Chris Osborn, <fozz...@nvc.cc.ca.us>)
------------------------------
Subject: 3.24 HP 3000 FAQ
There is a (slowly forming) HP3000 FAQ available by e-mail to
f...@3k.com, gopher at gopher.3k.com, anonymous ftp at ftp.3k.com, or
www at ftp://ftp.3k.com/3k.htm
It contains a list of the products and vendor names. There is also a
list of HP3000 vendors (on the above machines) with Internet e-mail
access.
(thanks to Chris Bartram, 3K Associates <r...@3k.com>)
------------------------------
Subject: 3.25 What is HP's involvement in the HP-related newsgroups?
HP does not, to my knowledge, have a formal policy regarding employee
involvement in the HP-related newsgroups. There is significant
activity from HP employees, typically Response Center engineers and
lab engineers. Much of the information in this document originally
came from internal HP sources.
------------------------------
Subject: 3.26 Who was the former maintainer of the FAQ?
Greg Cagle (gca...@hpupora.nsr.hp.com) from Mentor Graphics was the
FAQ maintainer until November 1994. All entries with no attribution
are Greg's. Thanks for all the work maintaing the FAQ.
------------------------------
Subject: 3.27 Where do i get information on HP's Printers?
You can access printer information and software from:
Site: ftp://ftp-boi.external.hp.com
Contents: Drivers for HP printers.
There is a phone number for ordering printer drivers: (303) 339-7009
------------------------------
Subject: 4. THIRD PARTY VENDORS
------------------------------
Subject: 4.1 Third party vendors for RAM.
The following vendors are listed in alphabetical order. No guarantees
are made regarding compatibility or relative merit of the vendors.
Camintonn Clearpoint Research Corporation
22 Morgan 1000 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 102
Irvine, CA 92718 Schaumburg, IL 60173
(800) 843-8336 (708) 619-9227
(714) 454-6500
Concorde Technologies Dataram
7966 Arjons Dr. B-201 PO Box 7528
San Diego, CA 92126 Princeton, NJ 08543-7528
(800) 359-0282 (800) DATARAM
(619) 578-3188 (800) 799-0071
Digitial Micronics Eventide
2075 Corte Del Nogal 1 Alsan Way
Unit N Little Ferry, NJ 07643
Carlsbad, CA 92009 (201) 641-1200
Helios Systems Herstal Automation
1996 Lundy Ave 3171 West Twelve Mile Rd.
San Jose, CA 95131 Berkley, MI 48072
(408) 432-0292 (313) 548-2001
(800) 366-0283
IEM Infotek Systems
P.O. Box 1889 625 South Lincoln
Fort Collins, CO 80522 Suite 204
(800) 321-4671 Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
(303) 221-3005 (800) 767-1084
Intelligent Interfaces ISA Ltd
P.O. Box 1486 1-1-5 Sekiguchi
Stone Mountain, GA 30086-1486 Bunkyo-Ku
(800) 842-0888 Tokyo 112 Japan
81-3 (5261) 1160
US Office (Texas)
(713) 493-9925
Kelly Computer Systems Kingston Technology Corporation
1101 San Antonio Rd. 17600 Newhope Street
Mountain View, CA 94043 Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(415) 960-1010 (714) 435-2600
Martech Merida Systems
1151 W. Valley Blvd. (617) 933-6790
Alhambra, CA 91803-2493
(800) 582-3555
(818) 281-3555
MDL Corporation
15301 NE 90th St.
Redmond, WA 98052
FAX (206)861-6767
(800)800-3766
(206)861-6700
Newport Digital R Squared
14731 Franklin Avenue 11211 E. Arapahoe Rd., Suite 200
Suite A Englewood, CO 80112
Tustin, CA 92680 (303) 799-9292
(714) 730-3644 (800) 777-3478
(Thanks to Roy McMorran <mcmo...@ll.mit.edu>)
------------------------------
Subject: 4.2 Third party vendors for other things
Vendor Product(s)
------ ----------
Andataco System integrator and peripheral reseller
10140 Mesa Rim Road
San Diego, CA 92009
(619)453-9191
inq...@andataco.com
Disk Emulation Systems, Inc. Solid-state disk emulators (SSDs)
3080 Oakmead Village Dr.
Santa Clara, CA 95051
FAX: 408-727-5496
(408)727-5497
disk...@netcom.com
Interphase Corporation High performance bus interfaces (EISA/FDDI,
13800 Senlac VME/ATM.)
Dallas, Texas 75234
(214)919-9000
ITAC Systems, Inc. Supports Mouse-trak trackball for HP-HIL
3113 Benton St.
Garland, Tx 75042
(800)533-4822
yvo...@moustrak.com
MDL Corporation Disk, tape, optical, jukebox, EISA expansion,
15301 NE 90th St. RAID, others.
Redmond, WA 98052
FAX (206)861-6767
(800)800-3766
(206)861-6700
Modular Industrial MICHIL PS2 to HP-HIL converter. Allows
Computers standard PC keyboards and mice to be connected
(615)499-0700 to HP workstations
Joe Malley
SBE EISA serial and SCSI boards.
4550 Norris Canyon Road
San Ramon, CA 94583-1389
(510)355-2000
(800)925-2666
fax (510)355-2020
Workstation Solutions Data backup and recovery solutions.
One Overlook Drive
Amherst, NH 03031-2800
VOX: (603) 880-0080
FAX: (603) 880-0696
ji...@worksta.com (Jimm Parsons, Technical Services Manager)
(Thanks to various contributors)
------------------------------
Subject: 4.2 Do Seagate 9GB drives working with s700 and s800?
The s700's and s800's can't handle anything more than 4Gb (for the
forseeable future including initial 10.0 release). Another vendor,
MDL, sells 9Gb drives with a driver for HP-UX.
MDL can be reached at:
Michael Lampi la...@mdlcorp.com
MDL Corporation (206) 861-6700
15301 NE 90th Street (206) 861-6767 FAX
Redmond, WA 98052 (800) 800-3766
Mosaic: http://www.halcyon.com/mdlcorp/
(thanks to Bill Hassell <b...@hpuerca.atl.hp.com>)
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Subject: 5. UTILITIES
------------------------------
Subject: 5.1 ASCII to Postscript converter.
You can get an ASCII to Postscript converter from:
ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/comp.sources.misc/volume10/a2ps3.Z
Additionally, nenscript is available from various FTP sites.
------------------------------
Subject: 5.2 How do I make perl on HP-UX?
Reply like this to Configure:
1. When it asks for optimization flags answer
+O1 if you have HP-UX 7.05 or less
-O if you have HP-UX 8.0 or later.
2. When it asks for additional flags to cc answer
-DJMPCLOBBER
3. When it asks for additional libraries answer
-lndbm -lm (ignore the other libraries Configure finds).
You can also safely add -lBSD if you wan't BSD signal semantics.
4. When it asks if you wan't to use perl's malloc answer
y
If you have HP-UX 8.07 or later you may choose to answer no to this
since that malloc is OK.
5. When perl asks on which boundarie a double must be aligned answer
8 if you are on a 9000/800 or 9000/700 series machine (HP-PA
architecture).
2 otherwise (Motorola 68k architecture)
NOTE: That an already compiled version of Perl 5.000 can be found on the
Liverpool archive and its mirrors.
------------------------------
Subject: 5.3 What is the status of the various gnu items on HP-UX?
Pierre Mathieu <mat...@geod.emr.ca> periodically posts a list to
comp.sys.hp.hpux; the last revision is 2.3. Jeff Law of the University of Utah
maintains an archive on jaguar.cs.utah.edu of the latest PA-RISC ported
compiler tools; see question 3.10 above for details.
------------------------------
Subject: 6. X WINDOW SYSTEM, MOTIF, AND HP-VUE
------------------------------
Subject: 6.1 X11 libraries (Athena, etc.) and utilities (imake, etc.).
As you may have noticed, HP does not ship a "full" set of X11 libraries and
include files, and does not provide imake or associated tools. There is a HP
maintained, but UNSUPPORTED, set of X11R4 libraries and utilities for the HP
9000 Series 300, 400, 700, and 800. You can get the libraries, include files,
and config files (imake) via anonymous FTP from
ftp://hpcvaaz.cv.hp.com/pub/MitX11R4/libs.s*00.tar.Z.
This is also archived on the iworks node as mentioned above. HP has also
submitted X11R5 sources to the iworks node as mentioned above. And, Bo Thide
has X11R4 and R5 support available via anon. FTP as mentioned above.
------------------------------
Subject: 6.2 How can I display an image on the root window with HP-VUE?
Set Vuewm*backdrop*image: none. Note that there is an explicit pick for this
in the Style Manager with HP-VUE 3.0. When the backdrop is clear, you can use
xloadimage, xsetroot, xv, or the like to display the image of your choice.
------------------------------
Subject: 6.3 How do I get a scroll bar on hpterms?
Set the following resources:
HPterm*scrollBar: TRUE
HPterm*saveLines: 1024
or some other other arbitrarily large number. To do this interactively, use
"hpterm -sb -sl 1024". You can also set these in an app-default file
(/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/HPterm). You can also set saveLines to something
like "4s", which indicates four screens.
If you want the VUE panel terminal icon produce hpterm's that have
scroll bars, and also have their login shell run at the startup of
the terminal. To do this you have to modify the default action of the
VUE panel. The easiest way to do this on a system-wide basis is
to edit the "/usr/vue/types/xclients.vf" file. Change the line that says
"hpterm" to "hpterm -ls -sb -sl 400":
/usr/vue/types/xclients.vf
ACTION Hpterm
TYPE COMMAND
WINDOW-TYPE NO-STDIO
EXEC-STRING hpterm -ls -sb -sl 400
DESCRIPTION The Hpterm action starts an hpterm terminal
emulator.
END
(Thanks to Greg Cagle <gca...@hpupora.nsr.hp.com> and
John Kemp <John...@uiuc.edu> )
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Subject: 6.4 How can I put a title in my hpterm titlebar?
Here is a two line program that you might find useful:
/* Quick and dirty program to put argv[1] in the title bar of an hpterm
Tom Arons March 1992
*/
#include <string.h>
main(argc,argv)
int argc; char **argv;
{
printf("\033&f0k%dD%s", strlen(argv[1]), argv[1]);
printf("\033&f-1k%dD%s", strlen(argv[1]), argv[1]);
}
An alternative is:
#!/bin/sh
LENGTH=`strlen $1`
echo "&f0k${LENGTH}D$1\c"
That's ESC between the first quote and the f0k.
strlen, in case you don't have it, comes from:
#include <stdio.h>
main(argc, argv)
int argc;
int *argv[];
{
if (argc != 2)
exit(0);
printf("%d\n", strlen(argv[1]));
}
To set the title in the icon:
#!/bin/sh
LENGTH=`strlen $1`
echo "&f-1k${LENGTH}D$1\c"
Where the & is ESC.
(Thanks to Tom Arons <ar...@ash.eecs.ucdavis.edu> and John T. Beck, HP.)
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Subject: 6.5 How come my hpterms keep going away by themselves?
You are probably using the C Shell (/bin/csh) and have autologout set (it is
set to 60 minutes by default). Put an "unset autologout" in your
".cshrc".
If you are using the korn shell it is probably due to the value set for
the shell variable TMOUT. Set it to 0 (infinite timeout).
(Thanks to Jim Sharpe <j...@spatial.com> for the Korn Shell information.)
------------------------------
Subject: 6.6 How come my HP X/Motif clients take a LONG time to display on a Sun?
The problem is with the OW3 server. You can request OW3 patch 100444-35 (or
whatever is the current replacement) from Sun to fix the problem. Supposedly
this has been rolled into OW 3.0.1. A workaround is to set the X resource
*useColorObj: False on the Sun.
------------------------------
Subject: 6.7! How can I get my login stuff to work under HP-VUE?
Suggestion 1) The HP-VUE User's Guide suggests that people make a copy
of /usr/vue/config/sys.vueprofile to ~/.vueprofile. This file
contains a detailed set of comments about setting it up so
that their .login/.profile will be sourced correctly (including
details on making sure that tset(1)-like programs are only run
when *NOT* in HP-VUE).
Suggestion 2) When you login via VUE, VUE sources ~/.vueprofile *INSTEAD
OF* your .login (csh), .profile (sh/ksh), and other startup
files. Whatever actions are taken in ~/.vueprofile are
persistent across any children started by VUE. Meaning that
if you symbolic link ~/.vueprofile to your ~/.profile, then
VUE will source your ~/.profile before starting the window
system, and all children (hpterms/xterms and their interactive
shells) will inherit this environment (prompt variables et al).
Documentation indicates your ~/.vueprofile should contain
either csh, or sh/ksh syntax, depending upon what your login
shell is.
When csh is my login shell, I set my ~/.vueprofile to contain
only two lines:
if ( -f /etc/csh.login ) source /etc/csh.login
if ( -f ~/.cshrc ) source ~/.cshrc
When sh/ksh is my login shell, I set my ~/.vueprofile to
contain only two lines:
test -f /etc/profile && . /etc/profile
test -f ${HOME}/.profile && . ${HOME}/.profile
So, before starting the window manager and any clients, VUE
makes sure that all my shell startup files are sourced and all
the variables I want in my shell environment are already there
and waiting for me.
(Thanks to David Masterson <dav...@prism.kla.com>, and
Steve Jumonville, HP)
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Subject: 6.8 How can I get console messages to go to an hpterm?
You can avoid console messages writing to your graphics planes and trashing
your VUE session by starting an hpterm and designating it to receive console
messages, and to de-iconify, when console messages are received. Put
something like this in your "vue.session" file in ~/.vue/sessions/home.
(line wrapped for readability):
# Start up the Terminal Console as iconic, and raise it if any output
vuesmcmd -cmd "hpterm -C -iconic -ls -sb -sl 256 -name Console -T Console
-xrm *mapOnOutputDelay:\ 30 -xrm *mapOnOutput:\ True
-xrm Console*clientFunctions:\ -close -xrm *workspaceList:\ all"
(Thanks to Steve Jumonville, HP)
------------------------------
Subject: 6.9 What happened to the vuewm key accelerators at VUE 3.0?
Well, we don't really know. Here's how to set them, though.
Add an entry like this (you can, of course, customize it to your
liking) to your $HOME/.vue/vuewmrc file:
Menu VueWindowMenu
{
"Restore" _R Alt<Key>F5 f.normalize
"Move" _M Alt<Key>F7 f.move
"Size" _S Alt<Key>F8 f.resize
"Minimize" _n Alt<Key>F9 f.minimize
"Maximize" _x Alt<Key>F10 f.maximize
"Lower" _L Alt<Key>F3 f.lower
no-label f.separator
"Occupy..." _O Alt<Key>O f.workspace_presence
"Occupy all" _a Alt Shift<Key>O f.occupy_all
no-label f.separator
"Remove from WS" _e Alt Shift <Key>F4 f.remove
"Close" _C Alt<Key>F4 f.kill
}
And then add this resource:
Vuewm*windowMenu: VueWindowMenu
And restart the window manager.
(Thanks to Bill Bennett, HP)
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Subject: 6.10 How come I can no longer disable the caps lock key with xmodmap?
A common activity in the past has been to disable the, shall we say,
"placement challenged" caps lock key on the ITF keyboard using a simple
xmodmap script. This no longer works consistently at X11R5/VUE 3.0; the best
solution so far:
In file ~/.vue/sessions/lite/vue.session:
/usr/bin/X11/xmodmap - << EOF
clear lock
keycode 55 = Control_L
keycode 86 = Caps_Lock
keycode 39 = grave asciitilde guillemotleft guillemotright
keycode 71 = Escape
add Lock = Caps_Lock
add Control = Control_L
EOF
This works until logout/login, when Caps Lock toggles the control feature,
even though 'xmodmap -pm' shows that Lock has no assignments. You have to
restart the server to reset completely, which can be automated by setting the
value
Vuelogin*terminateServer: True
in the file /usr/vue/config/Xconfig.
------------------------------
Subject: 6.11 How come vi behaves strangely in xterms at 9.01?
Apparantly initial invocation of xterm under csh does not set LINES/COLUMNS
correctly, and vi doesn't handle that real well. One workaround is to put the
following in .cshrc:
if ( $?WINDOWID ) then
set noglob;eval `/usr/bin/X11/resize`;unset noglob
endif
PHSS_2753 addresses this problem.
(Thanks to Raymond Nijssen for the workaround.)
------------------------------
Subject: 6.12 How do I disable HP-VUE?
There have been several recommendations on this base thread. Here is one that
is documented for X terminals (it works for workstations too). This takes
advantage of the fact that Vue sets several environment variables for the
session, one of which is USER.
Modify the /usr/lib/X11/vue/Vuelogin/Xsession (pre-9.0 HPUX) or the
/usr/vue/config/Xsession (9.0 HPUX and later) file:
1) Go to the portion that contains the coment "Determine the startup
if the user didn't specify one." -- approximately line 295 in an
unaltered version of the file.
2) Add a following case statement to fit your needs. It should look
something like:
case $USER in
martha | joe) startup=${HOME}/.x11start''
esac
You can add as much or little intelligence to this as you like. The above
assumes that the users' have a .x11start script in their home directory, that
its permissions are correct, etc. You can build in a fallback machanism. For
example, the script will check to see if the user has a .x11start script and
if not, to fallback to /usr/lib/X11/sys.x11start. To see an example of this
logic, do a more(1) on /usr/bin/x11start.
The above case statement is documented in Ch 2 of the "HP 700/RX System
Administrators Guide".
Anoter method of disabling VUE assumes you have a .xsession file that
starts up your initial xterms, other programs, and window manager.
Replace your ~/.vueprofile with:
#! /bin/sh
exec sh $HOME/.xsession
Note that the first line was needed, since
/usr/lib/X11/vue/Vuelogin/Xsession looks for the shell it want to use.
(Thanks to Bill Morrison, HP and John Bowe <bo...@osf.org>)
------------------------------
Subject: 6.13 What's a good termcap entry for hpterm?
Although it is not supported for hpterm use, the 262x entry in
/etc/newconfig/termcap will work.
(Thanks to Frank Slootweg, HP)
------------------------------
Subject: 6.14 My screen is wedged. What should I do?
One thing you can try is to unplug the keyboard for ~5 seconds. Note that
you will have to rerun xset -r to get autorepeat to work after doing this.
(Thanks to Paul Liebert, HP.)
------------------------------
Subject: 6.15 How can I get an X client to come up in an alternate workspace?
You can try:
client -xrm "*workspaceList: <name>"
(Thanks to <fin...@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>)
------------------------------
Subject: 6.16 How can I get HP-VUE to not override colors?
The Motif library on HP-UX has extra code added to make the default colors
follow the color schemes that the user selects with the vuestyle controls.
This extra code makes trouble for some applications which don't want this
unique and unexpected behavior.
You can prevent the entire color scheme mechanism from being used in an
application by setting "*useColorObj: False" for the application before
creating the first widget. This can be done by adding the resource to the
application defaults, the fallback resources, or as an extra "-xrm"
"*useColorObj: False" args pair in the argv and argc parameters passed to
XtAppInitialize. If you set the resource in xrdb it would be best to set
it for only specific applications like "MyApp*useColorObj: False".
Setting the useColorObj resource could make programs core dump on some 8.0*
systems. There is a patch that corrects the core dump.
You can use the vue colors and prevent the specific difference between dialog
colors vs. non-dialog colors by setting a resource that specifies the
behavoir of the color scheme mechanism. To force the dialogs to use the same
colors as the other windows set the following resources in your app_defaults
file or fallback settings-
*primaryColorSetId: 3
*secondaryColorSetId: 3
This sets the dialog or "secondary" colors to the same set as the primary
colors. This is discussed in the "HP VUE 3.0 User's Guide" in chapter 26.
(Thanks to Mike Stroyan, HP.)
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Subject: 6.17 How can I override the system default printer in vuepad?
cp /usr/vue/types/vuepad.vf $HOME/.vue/types
Edit the file and change the ACTION PRINT_PR_VPAD to:
# The PRINT_PR_VPAD action paginates its arguments using pr(1) and prints
# them with lp(1). It uses arg 2 for a title. It then removes the temp
# file. This action is used by the client vuepad.
ACTION PRINT_PR_VPAD
TYPE COMMAND
WINDOW-TYPE NO-STDIO
EXEC-HOST %LocalHost%
EXEC-STRING /bin/sh -c "pr -h %Arg_2% %(File)Arg_1% | \
lp -d%"Printer:"%; rm %(File)Arg_1%"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
END
This will cause a dialog box to appear to prompt you for a printer name.
However, if you set LPDEST in your .vueprofile, then lp will use that
value instead of the system default.
(Thanks, Dan Mercer, <dame...@mmm.com>)
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Subject: 6.18 What about X11R6?
The basic core distribution of X11R6 is now installed on the Liverpool FTP
archive. See section 3.12 for details.
Current contents:
XR6src-6.0.part0{1,2,3}.tar.gz
XR6built-6.0.tar.gz
Notes:
- the binaries are designed to be installed in /usr/local/X11R6
(use a symbolic link, or grab the source if you want them elsewhere)
- most libraries come with archive and shared versions
(and the built binaries mostly use the .sl versions)
- this is JUST the core distribution (xc/)
- xc/test and xc/workInProgress aren't included in the built package
(the source is present, but hasn't been looked at in the src packages)
(Thanks to Dave Shield, Liverpool)
------------------------------
Subject: 6.19 How can I set user-specific app-defaults in HP-VUE?
HP-VUE looks in the directory $HOME/.vue/app-defaults in addition
to the default location (/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults).
------------------------------
Subject: 6.20 How can I get VUE to share colormap entries:
VUE, by default, allocates several read/write colorcells in the default
colormap so that it can change the VUE colors by just changing the colormap
instead of re-writing all the pixels. Read/write colorcells are not
sharable, and if you have the maximum number of colors selected in your
VUE palette, quite a few are going to get soaked up and not be available
for other color hogs like xv.
If you can live with having to restart VUE whenever you change your palette,
then set the following resource:
*dynamicColor: False
This will cause VUE to allocate read-only cells, which other apps can share.
(thanks to Karl Schulz, HP <k...@fc.hp.com>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7. OPERATING SYSTEM
------------------------------
Subject: 7.1 Can I have filenames longer than 14 chars?
Yes, change to long filenames using /etc/convertfs. You can't go back, though.
Here's how to check if an existing filesystem has long filenames enabled:
# tunefs -v /dev/rdsk/XXX | grep magic
magic 95014 clean FS_OK time Tue Mar 23 14:13:01 1993
\__ if = 95014 then long filenames
\__ if = 11954 then short filenames
You can also look at this on a per directory basis with the POSIX
command getconf:
$ getconf NAME_MAX directory
(Thanks to Ken Burke and Masataka Isoya <Masatak...@yhp.hp.com>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.2 How can I tell what products have been loaded on my system?
Check the /etc/filesets directory. There is a file there for each fileset that
has been loaded that summarizes the files in that fileset. This directory is
used by the /etc/update, /etc/updist, /etc/netdistd, and /etc/rmfn utilities
for loading and unloading software.
------------------------------
Subject: 7.3 How do I safely remove software from my system?
The _only_ safe way to remove HP software is to use /etc/rmfn.
------------------------------
Subject: 7.4 What's the scoop on HP-UX 9.03/9.04?
HP-UX 9.03 and 9.04 have now been officially released from HP and are
available on request from your software support coordinator. Support
is included for the 712 workstations, and many patches are included.
------------------------------
Subject: 7.5 How come HP-UX doesn't support NFS root access?
HP-UX versions previous to 9.X do not support NFS root access to mounted
file systems. This because they are at an old revision of NFS. You *can* hack
your kernel to provide it, but it's dangerous, unsupported, and a security
hole. 9.X supports full NFS 4.1 functionality, including NFS root.
------------------------------
Subject: 7.6 How can I change the order of hostname resolution?
Patches exist for 9.x that allow hostname resolution along the lines of
Solaris 2.x. See the latest patch listings for details.
------------------------------
Subject: 7.7 How come the LOGnnnn files in /usr/adm keep growing and growing?
The LOGnnnn files in /usr/adm (8.x except 8.02) or /usr/adm/diag (8.02 and
9.0) are the diagnostic event log files. Most likely the files are growing
for one of two reasons: either the diagnostics system was improperly
installed, or there is an actual hardware problem on the system.
(Thanks to Wayne Krone of HP)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.8 How come I can't lock mail or other files on a Sun?
Believe it or not, Sun's lockd is broken at 4.1.x. The proper Sun patch
number is Patch-ID# 100075-09, called the "lockd jumbo patch".
------------------------------
Subject: 7.9 Why are mail files in /usr/mail are owned by daemon instead of the recipient?
The mail delivery agent /bin/rmail needs to be able to chown(2) these files.
It cannot do so if you have removed the privilege CHOWN (see setprivgrp(1m);
removing CHOWN is recommended to prevent cheating on disk quotas). To get
around this, noting that /bin/rmail runs setgid to group mail, you can grant
privilege CHOWN to group mail only by inserting the line "mail CHOWN" in
/etc/privgroup. The change takes effect on the next reboot, or immediately
if you execute the command "setprivgrp -f /etc/privgroup".
(Thanks to Jim Richardson <ji...@maths.su.oz.au>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.10 How can I tell if I need more than a 2-user license?
There are several fundamental things to remember about HP-UX licensing:
o Series 700 and Series 800 users are now counted the same way
o Display console counts as one user
o Each ASCII terminal counts as a user, regardless of how it is
connected
o The LAN connection counts as one user
Ascii Terminals
The simple rule to remember is any ASCII terminal that is logged in
counts as a user.
ASCII terminal connections can come in several different forms:
o Direct-connected via a serial terminal multiplexer
o Connected via Data Terminal Concentrators (DTCs) or via
terminal servers
o Personal Computers (PCs) acting in terminal emulation mode,
whether connected via serial line or via Local Area Network (LAN)
X-terminals and workstations
When a customer buys an X-terminal or workstation from HP or from
another vendor, HP acknowledges that the customer has also bought a
single Unix license-to-use.
Therefore, the customer has the right to an unlimited number of logins and
terminal windows _over_the_LAN_ to a Series 700 or Series 800 from either
X-terminals or workstations. These logins can be via X terminal windows
(_hpterm_ and _xterm_), _telnet_, _rlogin_, or other means.
PC's that use X-terminal emulation software such as XView each count the
same as an X terminal. This is because the PC essentially becomes an
X-terminal when it is running the X server software. Therefore, when a PC
is running an X-terminal emulator, the PC has the right to an unlimited
number of logins to an HP-UX system.
Exceptions
The policy of counting DTC users is new for the Series 700. Customers who
purchased Series 700 systems prior to HP-UX 9.0 shipments (late calendar
1992) and use them as host systems for multiple DTC- connected terminals,
may continue to use those configurations without buying a license upgrade.
An update to HP-UX 9.0 will not lock out these configurations.
(Thanks to Tony Hart, HP)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.11 How can I tell what patches are in the kernel?
"what /hp-ux" will present you with patch strings, which you can compare
with the strings called out in the patch text file. A typical patch
string is:
PATCH_8.07 nfs_vnops.c 1.15.61.4 92/01/10 PHKL_0736 PHKL_0942
which shows that PHKL_0942 has been applied to the kernel.
------------------------------
Subject: 7.12 How come I have to hit return after control-d in the Korn shell?
You need to set the "viraw" option.
------------------------------
Subject: 7.13 How do I boot into single user mode?
Press ESC to stop the auto-boot.
When the list of boot devices is presented:
b PX ISL (where X is your root disc)
And at the ISL> prompt:
ISL> hpux -iS disc(;0)/hp-ux
The '-iS' are the flags to init which says come up single user. The rest of
the command is what the bootprocess does automatically.
(Thanks to Stuart Jarriel <stu...@TIVOLI.COM>.)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.14 How come my Korn shell login hangs?
This can happen if the user's home directory is across an NFS mount point; you
can workaround the problem by completely unprotecting (chmod 777) .sh_history,
or by pointing HISTFILE to somewhere local.
------------------------------
Subject: 7.15 How can I avoid those annoying copyright notices on login?
The following code in /etc/profile prints the copyright notice the first
time each user logs in:
NUMLOGINS=`/etc/last -2 $LOGNAME | wc -l`
if [ $NUMLOGINS -lt 2 ]
then
cat /etc/copyright
fi
And, for /etc/csh.login:
set NUMLOGINS=`/etc/last -2 $LOGNAME | wc -l`
if ( $NUMLOGINS<2 ) cat /etc/copyright
(Actually, each user will get the copyright on their first login after each
time the /etc/wtmp file is pruned, but that needn't be often.)
(Thanks to Paul Gootherts <p...@cup.hp.com>, Steve Dum
<stev...@mentorg.com> and John Pelan <J.P...@Queens-Belfast.ac.uk>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.16 How can I turn off quota checking?
Suggestions:
1] rmfn quota fileset. This will still allow you to keep using quotas,
as long as the nfs-server still has quota enabled, and is exporting it
with all the quota stuff turned on, even though the HP itself might not
have it. Watch out tho, since this deletes /usr/bin/quota :) So make
a copy, if you still want to have the ability to do "quota -v" and
stuff around.
2] mv /usr/bin/quota /usr/bin/quota_check. cp /bin/true /usr/bin/quota.
This will still make the login program do the quota-check, but at least
it goes by very very quickly now (as opposed to actualy checking every
single nfs-mount with quota, and so on.) Then, just run quota_check
whenever you want.
3] rmfn quota fileset. cp /bin/login /bin/login.noquota. re-add the quota
fileset. mv /bin/login.noquota /bin/login. This will basically giv eyou
a copy of the /bin/login program, that just doesn't go off and call the
quota-program.
4] Remove execute permissions for /usr/bin/quota as in:
$ chmod -x /usr/bin/quota
This prevents quota from running. It's also a self documenting flag
in that a future system manager who tries to run /etc/quota will get
the "cannot execute" error message.
(thanks to Paul Hirose <pthi...@engr.ucdavis.edu>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.17 What are the issues with HP-UX 9.01?
Some of the things that people have seen with HP-UX 9.01. Problems that
have been patches are noted; see the latest patch catalog for specific
patch numbers.
rmfn of the NW-7XX fileset leaves behind an empty directory
(/etc/conf/netware) and subsequent kernel builds (for patch install) fails
until this directory is removed by hand.
When the length of a macro expansion exceeds an unspecified size, cpp.ansi
leaves some macros unexpanded in the output. Patched.
The linker does not traverse shared library search paths itself. Patched.
Various X11 problems have been reported including drawing problems
and memory leaks. Get the latest X server.
Various serious C compiler problems. Patched.
Memory leaks can occur and lock up a system; patched.
catman will core dump; patched.
There has been some controversy over the implementation of the dynamic buffer
cache at 9.01; people have been seeing situations where the cache has grown
quite large and the syncer takes over the system swapping it out. You can
limit the growth of the buffer cache to physical memory (default) with patch
PHKL_2449, or you can disable it altogether with the "bufpages" kernel
parameter; set bufpages to 10% of your physical memory, e.g. if you have an
S700 with 16M of memory, set bufpages to:
bufpages = 16,000 K physical ram / 4 K per page / 10 (percent ) = 400
(Thanks to various people, too numerous to mention.)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.18 Why does chown behave differently at 9.x?
chown(2) on symbolic links now chown's the file which the link is pointing to
instead of the link itself. If you want to go back to the olf behavior, you
can set the 'hpux_aes_override' parameter to '1'. This can be done by
modify /etc/master ('hpux_aes_override AES_OVERRIDE 1') and changing
the dfile 'hpux_aes_override 1'. Or by adb'ing the kernel;
adb -w /hp-ux /dev/kmem
hpux_aes_override?W 1 # For the /hp-ux
hpux_aes_override/W 1 # For the current kernel
$q
(Thanks to Trond Haugen, HP)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.19 How can I track log files and core files?
At 9.x, SAM allows you to track all standard log files and trim them if
desired. It will also find all core files on a file system and allow you
to get rid of them.
------------------------------
Subject: 7.20 How much memory can a process use?
The first limiter is probably swap space. The combined virtual data space
of all running processes can't exceed swap size. Run /etc/swapinfo -t and
look at the total line. That's all you have left.
For FORTRAN programs:
--------------------
1) Increase the kernel's stack limit (maxssiz). You can do this with
sam (Kernel Configuration-> Modify Operating System Parameters->
Process Parameters). The practical limit for user stacks is around
80 Mbytes. Your system probably has an 8 Mbyte limit. Try 16 Mbytes
or 32 Mbytes depending on your expected use. Give sam a number that
is a multiple of the 4096-byte pagesize.
2) Change your array allocation. HP FORTRAN allocates non-common,
non-SAVE'd arrays on the process stack. Common blocks and SAVE'd
variables are allocated in the process data segment (with much larger
size limits). If your arrays are declared in the main program and
passed to subroutines, you can just SAVE the big ones in the main
program, or put them in a common block in the main program, or
recompile with -K since -K puts all local variables in the data
segment. (-K is a sledgehammer approach, but it gives you a quick
indication that stack size is the issue.)
3) Make sure you have enough swap space.
-------------------
(Thanks to Bob Montgomery, HP)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.21 How come there's little discussion of DCE?
DCE (Distributed Computing Environment) is an OSF-based product. HP now
ships a DCE product. Most of the discussion concerning DCE takes place
in comp.unix.osf.misc.
------------------------------
Subject: 7.22 How can I make a ramdisk?
THIS IS UNSUPPORTED. Make sure 'ram' is configured into your kernel, and then
make device files with major 9 (both blcok and char), minor 0xVSSSSS, where
V is the volume number, SSSSS is the number of sectors in the ram disk, and
a sector is 256 bytes. For example,
mknod /dev/ram1m c 9 0x101000
makes a 1 meg ram disk. Of course, you have to make a file system on it and
mount it to make it useful:
mkfs /dev/ram1m 1024
Note that you will have to make a block device also.
This works for all 9.x systems (I did it on 9.05 - Greg).
(Thanks to Rob Gardner, HP <r...@fc.hp.com>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.23 How come I can't lock files across NFS after upgrading to 9.01?
You may need to replace your /etc/group with the 9.01 version:
Upgraded 9.01/ Installed
8.07 version 9.01 version
root::0: root::0:root
other::1: other::1:root,hpdb
bin::2: bin::2:root,bin
sys::3: sys::3:root,uucp
adm::4: adm::4:root,adm
daemon::5: daemon::5:root,daemon
mail::6: mail::6:root
lp::7: lp::7:root,lp
users::20: users::20:root
nogroup:*:-2:
(Thanks to Robin Strong <gan...@austin.lockheed.com>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.24 What's a good strategy for clearing /tmp?
Two suggestions (to be run from cron) are:
find /tmp -depth -hidden -fsonly hfs -atime +1 -exec rm -rf {} \;
The -depth option ensures no directory is removed before its contents,
-fsonly hfs is because occasionally I've NFS-mounted stuff there and
it's better to do the clearing in the machine where it's local,
and -hidden is in case CDF's appear there for some reason.
(Thanks to Tapani Tarvainen)
for i in /tmp /usr/tmp
do
find $i -type f -atime +3 -print -exec rm -f {} \;
find $i -type d -atime +3 -print -exec rmdir {} \;
done
(Thanks to Rich Jennings, HP)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.25 How can I change the timezone?
Edit the entry in /etc/src.sh and /etc/src.csh, and reboot.
------------------------------
Subject: 7.26 How can I look at what my system is doing?
The best tool for monitoring your system is HP GlancePlus. In the U.S. call
(800) 237-3990 for a trial version. Outside the U.S. contact your HP sales
representative. HP sells other performance tools as well including HP
Performance Collection Software, HP PerfRX (for long-term performance
analysis of a single system), and HP PerfView which runs under OpenView
(for simultaneous monitoring of a network of systems including HP-UX, Sun
Sparc, and IBM AIX). You can also use /usr/contrib/bin/monitor if it
exists on your system, but it is not as accurate or reliable as GlancePlus,
and is not an HP supported product.
------------------------------
Subject: 7.27 How can I partition HP-UX disks on 700s?
Here is a sample file which lists the sdsadmin commands to partition a disk
into 2 partitions. Note that this is specific to the M2654SA disk;
your mileage may vary. The mediainit is probably not required if the vendor
has formatted/verified the disk. It is not "supported" to partition
the boot disk, and you have to go through some contortions to do it.
Note also that in order to have several partitions on the root disk
AND have swap, you must create another partition which you dedicate
to swap.
#
# SDS configuration file for this node.
#
# To rebuild the /u1 and /news Fujitsu M2654SA disk partitions, do:
# mediainit -v /dev/rdsk/c201d5s0
# sdsadmin -m -C /usr/local/etc/sdsadmin.config.u1news /dev/dsk/c201d5s0
# newfs -L -n -v -m 2 -i 16384 /dev/rdsk/c201d5s1 HP_M2654Su1x1-2
# newfs -L -n -v -m 2 -i 2048 /dev/rdsk/c201d5s2 HP_M2654Su1x1-2
#
# Disk partitions:
#
# 1 /u1 145xxxx 1K blocks (/dev/dsk/c201d5s1, /dev/rdsk/c201d5s1)
# 2 /news 55xxxx 1K blocks (/dev/dsk/c201d5s2, /dev/rdsk/c201d5s2)
# - ----- -------
# 2006016 1K blocks
#
type M2654Su1x1-2
label u1_news
partition 1
size 1450000K
partition 2
size max
(Thanks to Mike Petersen and Timothy Mooney <moo...@pinky.cc.ndsu.nodak.edu>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.28 How can I print man pages successfully?
To get the italic and bold fonts from the man file on a Laserjet:
zcat manfile.1 | nroff -man -Tlj | lpr ...
On a PostScript printer ( you need the GNU groff):
zcat manfile.1 | groff -man -Tps | lpr ...
If your man file is a complex one including tables, pipe it through tbl.
Some man pages like ioctl may need the HP macros:
zcat manfile.1 | groff -t -e -C -M/usr/lib/tmac -man -Tps | lp ...
(Thanks to Poul Moller, Markus Gyger)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.29 How can I limit core files?
HP-UX has no built in function to limit core file generation from the standard
shells; one way to limit core file generation is to create a directory called
"core" with 000 permissions in the directory in which you expect a core dump
to occur. Additionally, two programs are available (nocore and corelimit)
that can be used as wrappers around other programs that you may expect to
dump. And, some publicly available shells (tcsh, for example) allow core
file limits. Or, you can place a link called "core" to /dev/null in the
directory you expect the core dump to occur.
Here is the source for corelimit (thanks to John Agosta, HP). It is
completely unsupported; the Response Center will disavow all knowledge
of you and your mission should you call them with a problem relating
to this. Build it in the usual way (cc -o corelimit corelimit.c) and use it
in the format of: "corelimit hpterm 0". This will limit the core file
size of all children of the hpterm process to 0.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/resource.h>
#define RLIMIT_CORE 4 /* core file size */
main(argc, argv)
int argc;
char **argv;
{
int res;
struct rlimit rlp;
if (argc != 3) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s: wrong number of parameters\n", argv[0]);
fprintf(stderr, "\tformat: %s command core_size\n", argv[0]);
exit(-1);
}
rlp.rlim_cur = atoi(argv[2]);
res = setrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, &rlp);
if (res < 0) {
perror("setrlimit: RLIMIT_CORE");
exit(-2);
}
system(argv[1]);
}
Or, you can edit /etc/vuerc to start all of VUE that way:
at line 22 replace:
exec $VUELOGIN $VL_ARGS </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1
by:
exec /usr/local/bin/nocore $VUELOGIN $VL_ARGS </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1
(thanks to Jean-Claude Arnouil, <arno...@esiee.fr>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.30 Can I put more than one backup on DDS with fbackup?
No. fbackup always rewinds the tape. Possible alternatives:
(1) Stick with dump.
(2) Use a pipe: instead of telling fbackup where the DAT is,
let it send its output to stdout (-f -) and pipe it
(thru remsh from the other machine) to the DAT, using
no-rewind device. You'll lose fast search ability, though.
(3) Turn your machines into a cluster served by the one with the DAT
and do all backups there. Unfortunately clusters are
not supported at hp-ux 10.0, so this is not a long-term solution.
(4) Use NFS and mount the disks of the machine without DAT to the other
and back them both up there. You'll have to mount 'em with root
permissions and restoring a completely destroyed root disk will be messy.
(5) Scream at HP until they fix fbackup. :-)
(Thanks to Tapani Tarvainen, <t...@math.jyu.fi>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.31 How can I load multiple patches on a machine at the same time?
The easiest way to do it is to set up a netdist server by using /etc/updist
to load all the patches you want into a netdist area, and then starting
/etc/netdistd.
------------------------------
Subject: 7.32 How can I set up an HP-UX workstation as an X terminal?
Install minimum OS with network and X11 (without motif or vue).
Edit /etc/inittab, change the following lines
init:2:initdefault:
vue :34:respawn:/etc/vuerc # VUE validation and invocation
to
init:3:initdefault:
vue :34:respawn:/usr/bin/X11/X -query HOSTNAME # X server startup
Replace HOSTNAME by the name of the host running xdm, vuelogin or whatever.
(thanks to Kay Marquardt, <K.Mar...@zhv.basf-ag.de>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.33 What causes "Unable to initialize MI" when running Glance?
This error can occur for many different reasons but it indicates that the
glance program had trouble starting the midaemon process. Further details
are available in ~/glance.err and/or /usr/perf/log/`hostname`/midaemon.err.
See man midaemon(1).
Older revisions of HP GlancePlus (prior to B.09.00 for series 700/800
systems and prior to A.09.07 for series 300/400 systems) had a Known
Problem in which it was occasionally necessary to issue the following
command when the above error occurred:
rm /usr/perf/databases/`hostname`/*.data
Do NOT remove other files in the directory /usr/perf/databases/`hostname`/
because they may be required for other performance tools such as HP PerfRX
or HP PerfView.
This problem has been fixed in the current release of HP GlancePlus (versions
B.09.00 or greater for s700/800).
Please contact your HP Support Representative when you experience problems
with HP software products. Your HP support contact will know how to obtain
additional information to characterize your specific problem. Please
note the product version (ie: "what /usr/perf/bin/glance") when reporting
problems.
(thanks to Doug Grumann <do...@hpptc3.rose.hp.com>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.34 How come I can't get all of my swap space?
The default value of the kernel parameter "maxswapchunks" limits the swap
accessible by the kernel to 512M; if you configure more swap, you need
to increase maxswapchunks.
------------------------------
Subject: 7.35 How come I can't start my Aserver?
Often this is because "localhost" isn't configured in DNS. Try:
nslookup localhost
If that command fails, you will want to have an entry added to your
name servers for "localhost.your.particular.domain" pointing at
127.0.0.1.
(thanks to rick jones, HP)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.36 How can I get a daemon to successfully start from /etc/rc?
/etc/rc will kill all child processes on exit; daemons started from
localrc() (for example) must have called setsid() and have been
given time to daemonize (what a word!) themselves.
If your system doesn't have the C compiler you can use a call to nohup to
start the daemon instead of calling setsid().
(thanks to Mike Peterson, <sys...@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.37 How come my /dev/null keeps getting blown away?
Apparantly this can occur if root invokes the C compiler on a nonexistant
file.
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Subject: 7.38 How can I track network packets?
*******************************************************
*
* Network Tracing with nettl - for HPUX 8.x and up
*
*******************************************************
TRACING - trace all packets seen by the device driver
on the HP nodes, except diskless packets.
These packets are those packets sent by the
node, or addressed to the node.
1. Start Trace - put data into 1MB trace file. The data
will be stored in /tmp/raw.TRC0 and /tmp/raw.TRC1
The most recent data will always be in TRC0, when
it fills up, TRC0 is renamed TRC1, and new logging
continues in the TRC0 file. They fill up quickly!
/etc/nettl -tn pduin pduout -e all -f /tmp/raw
If neding to trace LOOPBACK interface as well,
consider:
/etc/nettl -tn pduin pduout loopback -e all -f /tmp/trace
2. Stop trace as soon as an event occurs!
/etc/nettl -tf -e all
3. Format trace into a print file:
/etc/netfmt -N -n -l -f /tmp/raw.TRC0 [ -c /tmp/filter ] > /tmp/fmt0
/etc/netfmt -N -n -l -f /tmp/raw.TRC1 [ -c /tmp/filter ] > /tmp/fmt1
-N - print in "nice" format (e.g. interpret)
-n - print IP addresses, not hostnames
-l - do not highlight fields (for hpterm)
-f - optional, use a filter file (see "filtering", below)
NOTE - netfmt takes a while to run!
There will be plenty of info in the trace file -
Interpretation may be necessary!
3a. Filtering. Create a filter file to tell netfmt what packets you
are interested in seeing.
E.g. only display packets to/from IP address 192.10.10.1:
filter ip_saddr 192.10.10.1
filter ip_daddr 192.10.10.1
Filter out all put NFS packets (to/from UDP port 2049)
filter udp_sport 2049
filter udp_dport 2049
Filter out all but TCP packets to/from port 25 (sendmail)
filter tcp_sport 25
filter tcp_dport 25
Filter on ethernet addresses:
filter dest 08-00-09-49-91-4a
filter source 08-00-09-49-91-4a
You can put these together (e.g. filter all NFS packets to/from IP addr)
filter ip_saddr 192.10.10.1
filter ip_daddr 192.10.10.1
filter udp_sport 2049
filter udp_dport 2049
(thanks to Brian Hackley, <hac...@apollo.hp.com>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.39 How come my processes keep dying at 67M memory usage?
You need to adjust the kernel parameter "maxdsiz"; by default the per
process data space is limited to 67M. Adding physical memory and swap
will have no effect until you modify the parameter.
------------------------------
Subject: 7.40 Is it possible to artificially limit the memory size?
WARNING: this is non-standard, unsupported, and may change
from release-to-release.
For 9.01 and 9.03, there is a variable in the kernel called
"soft_pages". The value is normally zero. If set to some number
between 256 and the number of pages in your system, only that number
of pages will be allocated as the physical memory in your system.
To use this, first copy your kernel from /hp-ux to something else,
so that you can recover, if necessary (this variable can be set to
a small enough value that the system will be unbootable). Then
to set up a, say, 16 MByte system, do:
adb -w /hp-ux
soft_pages?W 0D4096
or
soft_pages?W 1000
Remember that the number of physical pages is not the only thing that
goes into a minimum configuration---you also have to scale kernel
parameters such as nproc and other tunables appropriately.
------------------------------
Subject: 7.41 How come my alt key combinations don't work in emacs X mode?
Run the following through xmodmap:
!
! The following is modified from some code received from bja...@hsr.no
! (Bjarne Steinsbo):
!
keysym Alt_L = Meta_L
keysym F12 = Multi_key
clear mod1
add mod1 = Meta_L
clear mod2
add mod2 = Alt_R Mode_switch
! This is magic!
keysym Alt_R = Mode_switch
The result is:
- The left Alt key acts as the Meta key.
- The right Alt key (Alt Gr) selects the extra characters Martin is talking
about. (e.g. AltGr-o = o).
- It is even possible to use both Alt keys together, resulting in
Meta-versions of the extra characters.
(Thanks to Geir Atle Storhaug <g...@globus.ffi.no>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.42 I can't get Flex LM based licensing to work.
For some reason, Flex licensing requires /dev/lan0 to have
read and write permissions for everybody. This is somewhat insecure.
One workaround is:
1. Create a new group call "lan0".
2. chgrp/chmod /dev/lan0 to look like this:
crw-rw---- 1 root lan0 52 0x202000 May 20 1993 /dev/lan0
3. chgrp/chmod g+s on any binaries that need to access /dev/lan0.
For example, for Interleaf, we did this to /interleaf/ileaf5/hp700/bin:
-rwxr-sr-x 1 compsci lan0 5255168 Jan 29 1992 ileaf
Note also that you may or may not get Flex licensing to work with
the FDDI daughter card, particularly if there is no Ethernet card.
Under 9.01, the Flex utility lmhostid would not return the LAN
address from the FDDI daughter card. This may have been fixed at 9.03
or 9.05, but that has not been confirmed. Additionally, PHNE_4003
is supposed to fix the problem for 9.01.
(Thanks to Richard Lloyd, Liverpool and Greg Vasquez, HP)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.43 How can I set up group-based FTP access?
Here is how to set up ftp so that a group of users only have ftp access,
they all have their own individual passwd, but they all access the same
set of files (i.e., the system thinks they are all really the same ftp
user). With only a slight change, you can have a group of users that
only have ftp access, each with their own individual passwd, and access
only to their own set of files (this is left as an exercise for the
reader).
1) Set up anonymous ftp (assumed in later instructions to be at
/users/ftp).
2) Add a user and group to /etc/passwd and /etc/group.
For example, in /etc/passwd:
ftpuser:*:1000:1000:FTP User:/users/ftp:/bin/false
and in /etc/group:
ftpgroup:*:1000:ftpuser
Note that ftpuser login is disabled (a "*" in the password field).
This allows various utilities (such as "ls") to recognize files
that belong to an ftp user (particularly important for backups).
To give each ftp user their own private access, set up a unique
disabled user for each.
2) In /users/ftp/etc, you must have a group and passwd file, of the same
format as their related system files. For example, in
/users/ftp/etc/group add:
ftpgroup:*:1000:
and in /users/ftp/etc/passwd add:
ftpuser:*:1000:1000:FTP User:/ftpusers:/bin/false
Also, for each individual that you want to give access, add an
additional entry. Note that these have passwords (see passwd(1)
for instructions on setting passwords in this file).
george:3RgfBzfnipJPQ:1000:1000:George Smith \
(FTP User):/ftpusers:/bin/false
A few things to notice. "ftpuser" is disabled. "george" has the
same uid, gid, and home directory that ftpuser has. "george"
will login as george with his own password.
To give each ftp user their own private access, add an entry that
matches their /etc/passwd entry.
3) Under /users/ftp, create a directory "ftpusers". Make these
directories with owner "ftpuser" and group "ftpgroup", with 770
permissions. This effectively prevents anonymous ftp access to this
directories, since it is not world readable/writable.
That's it.
Users access the system via anonymous:
$ ftp sysname
Connected to sysname.whatever.
220 sysname FTP server
Name (something:someuser): ftp
331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
Password:
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp>
Then, they use a sublogin to access their old files:
ftp> user george
331 Password required for george.
Password:
230 User george logged in.
ftp> pwd
257 "/users/ftp/ftpusers" is current directory.
ftp>
Users are placed in whatever directory is specified as their
home directory in /users/ftp/etc/passwd off /users/ftp.
For example user "george" will be placed in /users/ftp + /ftpusers
which is /users/ftp/ftpusers.
To remove access, remove their passwd entry from
/users/ftp/etc/passwd.
This is all documented (though poorly) in the various ftp related man
pages.
(thanks to Aaron Friesen of HP <aar...@sde.hp.com> and
John Pelan <J.P...@Queens-Belfast.ac.uk>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.44 How come my 700 doesn't perform as well as I expect?
There are, of course, many answers to that question. Many people
have noticed that HP's conservative choices in some configuration
areas affect performance, especially relevant to Sun workstations.
Two examples:
fs_async kernel parameter. HP-UX by default makes all file system
I/O synchronous. Sun, by contrast, defaults to asynchronous I/O
and depends on the syncer. Setting this parameter to 1 can
significantly increase write speeds, but at the risk of losing
data in a system crash. You can change this parameter with SAM.
SHARE_MAGIC vs. DEMAND_MAGIC. HP binaries by default are SHARE_MAGIC.
This means that ALL pages needed are read in at invocation time.
Sun, by contrast, implements demand paging by default, which
speeds up the invocation time at the cost of page I/O later
in process execution. You can change the behavior on HP binaries
by using the chatr command.
------------------------------
Subject: 7.45 How do I convert the uname string to the model string?
Here's the relationship for the most common HP-UX machines:
Model number on the String returned
outside of the box by uname -m
------------------- ---------------
E25 --------------> 9000/806
E35 --------------> 9000/816
E45 --------------> 9000/826
E55 --------------> 9000/856
F10 --------------> 9000/807
F20 --------------> 9000/817
H20 --------------> 9000/827
F30 --------------> 9000/837
G30/H30 ----------> 9000/847
I30 --------------> 9000/857
G40/H40 ----------> 9000/867
I40 --------------> 9000/877
G50/H50 ----------> 9000/887
I50 --------------> 9000/897
G70/H70 ----------> 9000/887
I70 --------------> 9000/897
G60/H60 ----------> 9000/887
I60 --------------> 9000/897
T500 -------------> 9000/891
(Thanks to Wayne Krone (w...@cup.hp.com), and
Colin Wynd (co...@col.hp.com))
------------------------------
Subject: 7.46 Why does ksh hang when my $HOME is NFS mounted?
On my 9.X HP-UX box, if a user's logon directory is NFS mounted and their
start up program is ksh then ksh hangs.
The problem is that ksh attempts to lock the HISTFILE. One workaround
is to add the following to the .profile file for users (or correct the
existing one):
HISTFILE=/tmp/.sh_hist.$(whoami)
export HISTFILE
The latest NFS and Transport Patches fixes this problem. The patches
should be installed on both the client and servers and the directories
/etc/sm and /etc/sm.bak should also be removed after the installation
of the patches.
As of 20/Dec/1994 the patches are:
s700 9.05 s800 9.04
--------------------------- -------------------------
PHNE_4879 (NFS mega patch) PHNE_4879 (NFS mega patch)
PHKL_4937 (Kernel NFS patch) PHKL_3119 (Kernel NFS patch)
PHNE_5010 (Xport mega-patch) PHNE_4838 (Xport mega-patch)
(Thanks to Colin Wynd (co...@col.hp.com) and
Allyn Fratkin (al...@hp-sdd.sdd.hp.com))
------------------------------
Subject: 7.47 Problem with ntalkd and it's handling on /etc/utmp.
The current version of ntalkd (talkd is probably the same here),
and it's handling of /etc/utmp is broken since it doesn't check
the ut_type field. This causes it to send messages to logged out
tty's rather than to those who are logged in on. The patch is easy
luckily and also applies to most other unix's except really BSD4.2
ones and SunOS4.
The patch is availalable on ftp.amtp.cam.ac.uk:/pub/HP/ntalk.tgz.
(Thanks to Bill Hassell <b...@hpuerca.atl.hp.com>,
Jon Peatfield <J.S.Pe...@amtp.cam.ac.uk>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.48 How to get an MS-DOS floppy formatted using HP-UX?
There is no HP-fully-supported way of getting an MS-DOS floppy formatted
on HP-UX. (Once you have a PC-compatible floppy, the series of commands
referenced in the dosif(4) manpage allow you to read and write the floppies).
However, there is a workaround. Perform the basic mediainit with the
-f16 switch (this causes the floppy to be formatted with the full 80
tracks, rather than HP's default safer-but-nonstandard 77+3spare tracks,
512-byte sectors, no sector skew: just like the most basic PC floppies).
Then copy on the FAT, directory, label, and other such magic from an
honest-to-goodness formatted-on-a-real-PC drive into the first N sectors.
For sizes up to 1.44MB floppies, N=20 is more than enough; I don't have
the values for the rarely used 2.88MB size (and I don't think the drives
in the s700 handle that size anyway). This header magic should be copied
off an honest-to-goodness PC floppy once with the command
dd if=/dev/rfloppy of=/a/good/place/to/store/the/header bs=512 count=20
and then written back to each "cloned" floppy with the same command,
reversing "if" and "of". (Slightly faster performance is possible using
the variant:
dd of=/dev/rfloppy if=/the/copied/header ibs=512 count=20 obs=9k conv=sync
This causes floppy I/O to be done in multiples of 9kB, i.e. one cylinder
at a time.)
You should of course have two such headers, one for 720kB and one for
1.44MB floppies: lying to MS-DOS or the dos* utilities about the floppy
capacity would be a bad idea. If you're writing a script to automate
all this, you can determine the capacity of a floppy loaded in the drive
using the following fragment of Korn shell:
kbsize=$( diskinfo -b /dev/rfloppy 2>/dev/null )
if (( $? != 0 || $kbsize == 0 )) ; then
print -u2 "$0: Wot, no media!?"
rm -f core # 9.01s700 diskinfo coredumps
exit 1
fi
(Thanks to Stefek Zaba <sj...@hplb.hpl.hp.com>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.49 How to get the MAC (station) address programmatically?
Here's some sample LLA code to do this. Note that you can use DLPI to do
the same, and LLA in not supported in HP-UX 10.0. Sample DLPI code
can be found on HPSL, the document id is CWA940907000.
/*
Here's some sample code that you can use to get your own
station address (otherwise known as MAC address or LAN card address).
Be sure to compile this with the -ln option, since the net_ntoa(3N)
call is found in /usr/lib/libn.a.
This program was compiled by doing: cc get.c -o get -g -ln
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <netio.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
main(argc, argv)
int argc;
char *argv[];
{
struct fis s_fis;
struct fis s_fis;
int lanic;
char *ascii[6];
if (argc < 2) {
printf ("Usage: %s <device file>\n", argv[0]);
exit (1);
}
lanic = open(argv[1], O_RDWR);
if (lanic < 0) {
perror("Error in opening %s", argv[1]);
printf("Error = %d\n", lanic);
exit(1);
} else {
s_fis.reqtype = LOCAL_ADDRESS;
s_fis.vtype = INTEGERTYPE;
ioctl(lanic, NETSTAT, &s_fis);
net_ntoa(ascii, s_fis.value.s, 6);
printf("Station address of %s is %s\n", argv[1], ascii);
s_fis.reqtype = PERMANENT_ADDRESS;
s_fis.vtype = INTEGERTYPE;
ioctl(lanic, NETSTAT, &s_fis);
net_ntoa(ascii, s_fis.value.s, 6);
printf("Permanent Station address of %s is %s\n", argv[1], ascii);
close(lanic);
}
}
(Thanks to Colin Wynd <co...@col.hp.com>)
------------------------------
Subject: 7.50+ Is there a Transport Level Interface (TLI) interface to TCP on HP-UX?
In HP-UX 10.0 a special module has been created which provides XTI access
over the BSD stack - TLI is not supported. TLI, for the most part after
SVID 3 volume 5, has stopped evolving and is being replaced by XTI in
most implementations. XTI is standardized by X/Open and the current
versions from most vendors should be XPG4 compliant with some being
branded as the branding test suites are made available by X/Open.
Note the reason one needs a streams-based TCP is that both TLI and XTI
rely upon a streams-based module, timod, to provide specific functionality
within the kernel and this module needs to be pushed upon the transport
stack. Since HP-UX uses a BSD transport which is not streams-based and
is therefore incapable of having a streams-based module pushed upon it,
one cannot run TLI/XTI directly upon it, and, hence, a special streams
module was created to provide this functionality for HP-UX 10.0.
(Thanks to Mike Krause <kra...@cup.hp.com>)
------------------------------
Subject: 8. COMPILERS AND LINKERS
------------------------------
Subject: 8.1 What's a P-FIXUP error?
Several questions in comp.sys.hp.hpux have involved the Gnu C compiler
and the linker message below :
gcc test_h.o -o test_h ../libg++.a -lm
ld: R_DATA_ONE_SYMBOL fixup in file ../libg++.a(streambuf.o) for code unsat
symbol "abort" - use P' fixup
collect: /bin/ld returned 1 exit status
This is caused by the code generator emitting assembly code in a data
subspace to initialize a function pointer, equivalent to :
.word foo
where (in this case) foo() is an extern, and shared libraries are referenced
by the executable being built (usually libc.sl).
NOTE:
This problem has been fixed in gcc-2.4.5.u5; if people are still running
into this error, then:
1) They've got an old version of gas (pa-gas-1.36.u8 I belive is the
first one do handle this correctly).
2) They're linking with a library built with some old combination of
gcc and gas.
The solution is to make sure gcc and gas are up-to-date and any libraries
have been built with the latest gcc/gas combination. For a temporary
workaround the option "-static" to gcc will suppress dynamic linking and
thus avoids the error.
(thanks to Carl Burch, HP for the original, and Jeff Law
<l...@snake.cs.utah.edu> for the followup)
------------------------------
Subject: 8.2 Where is regcmp on HP-UX?
RTFM - from man regcmp:
regcmp and regex are kept in /lib/libPW.a, and are linked by using the
-lc and -lPW options to the ld or cc command. See WARNINGS below.
(thanks to Andre Srinivasan, <an...@cs.pitt.edu>)
------------------------------
Subject: 8.3 How come the default C compiler is brain-dead?
The C compiler shipped with HP-UX is intended only to rebuild the kernel
with, not for program development. To get a "real" C compiler, you must
buy the ANSI C program development bundle.
------------------------------
Subject: 8.4 How do I deal with "too many defines"?
Use the "-Wp,-Hxxxxxxx" where xxxxxxxx is the number of bytes to add
to cpp's table size.
There is no equivalent in lint or cflow to the cc driver's -W flag to
pass options to subprocesses like cpp. However, both lint and cflow
invoke cpp via the cc driver, so you can achieve the same effect by
setting the CCOPTS environment variable. For example,
CCOPTS="-Wp,-H500000"
export CCOPTS
lint large_file.c
------------------------------
Subject: 8.5 How come I get "_builtin_va_start" undefined when I build with gcc?
The <varargs.h> and <stdarg.h> include files define va_start in terms of
this function, which is built-in on the HP C compiler.
If you're using GCC you should be picking up include files
from the gcc library directory. These include files do the right
thing for both GCC and HP C.
More often than not these files were never installed, or someone has
placed a copy of varargs.h/stdarg.h into /usr/local/include (gcc searches
there *first*).
When all else fails, you can replace the definition of va_start as follows,
depending on whether you are using varargs or stdarg (K&R or ANSI,
respectively).
#include <varargs.h>
#ifdef __hppa
#undef va_start
#define va_start(a) ((a)=(char *)&va_alist+4)
#endif
#include <stdarg.h>
#ifdef __hppa
#undef va_start
#define va_start(a,b) ((a)=(va_list)&(b))
#endif
For <varargs.h>, this replacement should always work.
For <stdarg.h>, this replacement will work unless the last fixed
parameter ("b" in the call to va_start) is a structure larger
than 8 bytes. Large structures are passed by reference, with the
callee responsible for copying the structure to a temporary area
if it will be modified. In this case, "&b" will take the address
of that temporary area instead of the position in the argument
list, and va_next won't work. That's why HP uses a compiler
built-in.
(Thanks to Cary Coutant, HP for the original and Jeff Law
<l...@snake.cs.utah.edu> for the followup)
------------------------------
Subject: 8.6 How can I tell if something was built debuggable?
If the output of "/usr/contrib/bin/odump -spaces file.o" shows a space
named $DEBUG$, then it was compiled with -g.
(Thanks to Fran Litterio <fr...@centerline.com>)
------------------------------
Subject: 8.7 Is there some kind of problem with using FLT_MIN in ANSI mode?
The C compiler dislikes this construct in ANSI mode:
x = FLT_MIN; /* <---- warning here */
The problem is that the ANSI mode (_PROTOTYPES) version of FLT_MIN/FLT_MAX in
<float.h> end their constants with an F, which seems to upset the compiler.
The workaround ? Temporarily undef _PROTOTYPES around the <float.h> inclusion:
#ifdef _PROTOTYPES
#undef _PROTOTYPES
#include <float.h>
#define _PROTOTYPES
#else
#include <float.h>
#endif
(Thanks to Richard Lloyd of the Liverpool archive.)
------------------------------
Subject: 8.8 What's the deal with _INCLUDE_xxxx_SOURCE?
The ANSI standard clearly states what identifiers it reserves, and says the
rest are available to you, the programmer. Many "important things" like
"ulong" are *not* specified by ANSI, so ANSI header files are not allowed by
the standard to define them. Each standard supported by HP-UX (POSIX1,
POSIX2, XPG2, XPG3, XPG4, AES, etc) has its own set of reserved identifiers
and header files, and the convention is to require "-D_POSIX_SOURCE" (et al)
to enabled their respective namespaces. Since HP could not predict what
future standards would come along and claim more header files and identifiers,
it proved much simpler to make the namespace as restrictive as possible
unless "-D_HPUX_SOURCE" is specified. While this has turned into one the
most frequently asked of FAQ's about HP-UX, at least once you learn this,
you don't have to deal with inconsistencies again. Whereas, had we allowed
all non-standard headers to define all non-standard symbols, you'd find
identifiers randomly "disappearing" from headers over time as they were
claimed by various standards.
Also check the man page for "cc -Ae"; it enables the the HPUX_SOURCE
namespace.
(Thanks to Marc Sabatella, HP)
------------------------------
Subject: 8.9 How come I need to explicitly specify -I/usr/include?
You have most likely not updated your C compiler correctly. Patches PHSS_3773
(A.09.63), 4061 (A.09.64) and 4151 (A.09.65) REQUIRE that you first install
the C compiler from the April 1994 Application CD-ROM (A.09.61).
(Thanks to Richard Lloyd)
------------------------------
Subject: 8.10 Is there an equivalent for getrusage()?
From the BSD porting tricks document (thanks, Mike):
#ifdef hpux
#include <sys/syscall.h>
#define getrusage(a, b) syscall(SYS_GETRUSAGE, a, b)
#endif /* hpux */
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Subject: 8.11 Why is syslog() call not doing what i want it to?
My program looks like:
#include <syslog.h>
void main(int argc,char *argv[])
{
syslog(LOG_EMERG,"This is an emergency message\n"));
syslog(LOG_ALERT,"This is an alert message\n");
syslog(LOG_CRIT,"This is a critical message\n");
syslog(LOG_ERR,"This is an error message\n");
syslog(LOG_WARNING,"This is a warning\n");
syslog(LOG_NOTICE,"This is a notice\n");
syslog(LOG_INFO,"This is an informal message\n");
syslog(LOG_DEBUG,"This is a debug message\n");
}
It does log all the messages to /usr/adm/syslog - why not?
First of all, the LOG_EMERG cannot be used with user processes and should
return -1 (if you check the return status). This is not documented in the
man page! All the other message should appear, but you're /etc/syslog.conf
file might not be configured correctly. To test it replace the
/etc/syslog.conf with the following line:
*.debug /usr/adm/syslog
Then do: kill -HUP `cat /etc/syslog.pid`
Then run the test program and then tail the /usr/adm/syslog file
and you should see all the messages, ie:
Nov 23 09:02:54 orca syslogd: restart
Nov 23 09:02:58 orca syslog: This is an alert message
Nov 23 09:02:58 orca syslog: This is a critical message
Nov 23 09:02:58 orca syslog: This is an error message
Nov 23 09:02:58 orca syslog: This is a warning
Nov 23 09:02:58 orca syslog: This is a notice
Nov 23 09:02:58 orca syslog: This is an informal message
Nov 23 09:02:58 orca syslog: This is a debug message
(Thanks to Colin Wynd)
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Subject: 8.12 Is trace on HP-UX?
Trace is available from Interworks ftp site (iworks.ecn.uiowa.edu),
temporarily in pub/drop_box.
For those of you unfamiliar with trace, here's the README:
trace prints out system call (and optionally kernel) traces of programs. It
compiles and installs fairly easily. It should work fine on 700s running HP-UX
9.X, and probably not at all otherwise.
To run the header file generation scripts, you'll need Perl 4.0pl36 or better,
installed as /usr/local/bin/perl.
If you have problems with "too much defining", uncomment HFLAGS in the
Makefile. Older 9.X C compilers had broken a cpp utility.
If you encounter undefined ioctls, just comment them out and send me mail
about them and what version of HP-UX you're running. fixheader will make
sure that nonexistent header files aren't included.
trace needs to be installed setuid root so that users can run it.
The KI code, provided in object format, is copyright Hewlett-Packard. The
software is provided as is, subject to change without notice, and totally
unsupported.
(Thanks to Kartik Subbarao, HP)
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Subject: 9. HARDWARE AND PERIPHERALS
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Subject: 9.1 Are alternate keyboards available for HP workstations?
Yes, HP has two keyboards available for their workstations and X Terminals.
A1099B - Workstation style keyboard (Default on workstations.)
A2205A - PC-101 style keyboard (Default on X Terminals.)
The 712 supports any PC-type keyboard and mouse.
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Subject: 9.2 How can I play audio CDs on an HP workstation?
A contributed application ("xcd") exists that presents a X-window CD player
front panel. xcd runs on HP-UX 7.0 and 8.0, on Series 300, 400 and 700, with
either SCSI or HP-IB CD-ROM drives. The SCSI drives must be HP-supplied or
Toshiba XM-3201B or XM-3301B. xcd does not yet officially work on HP-UX 9.0,
but I've tried it and it seems to work just fine. Note that xcd plays only
through the CD player's headphone jack and not through the workstation's
speaker.
xcd is available from the InterWorks workstation user group (see above),
on their ftp site, CD-ROM, and via DDS tape.
Note that source is not available.
Additionally, two new programs that provide similar functionality have
recently appeared, called xdp and xmcd. I use xmcd and it's great.
(Thanks to Bob Niland and others)
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Subject: 9.3 How can I enable the LAN interface on a 700?
This can be problem when the LAN isn't connected at boot time. To
resolve the problem, use the "reset" command in "landiag".
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Subject: 9.4 How can I get an Exabyte to work on an HP?
People have under HP-UX 8.07 used device files with major number 54,
minor numbers 0x201202 and 0x201203 for /dev/rmt/2m and /dev/rmt/2mn,
respectively, for low density. Other people had used 0x201242 and 0x201243.
Note that with HP-UX 9.01, low density means 8200 format in 8500 drives.
Major #54, minor numbers 0x201202 and 0x201203 are low density handles.
With 8200 drives the density does not matter. Software compression
control with 8505 drives will require a patch to HP-UX 9.01.
Caveats: some Exabyte drives will not support a "dump" blocking factor
greater than 64 from the HP. Others are apparently limited in the commands
they will accept (e.g. TTI noted that their 8501 tape drive will not properly
interface with the HP under all conditions; however, the TTI 8510 does
interface correctly). TTI had a firmware problem which should be
corrected in recent 8510s.
Note that 8500 drives act as SCSI-2, while 8200s are SCSI-1. People appear
to have been more successful with getting the 8500s to work with 9.01.
Experience has also shown that you may need PHKL_2898. People have
also reported that you need patch PHKL_2838 for HP_UX 9.x to get
compression to work.
(Thanks to Mike Peterson for much of this.)
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Subject: 9.5 Is there a "node ID" on 700s?
Yes. Most licensing systems (FlexLM and NetLS, for example), are driven from
the LLA, available from /etc/lanscan or /usr/etc/netls/ls_targetid. There is
also a CPU ID number that HP uses for /etc/update; it may be a transformation
of the LLA, but this is not guaranteed to remain the case, and may be
disturbed by replacement of the LAN board. Additionally, the LLA can be reset
by a CE using the proper secret magic program.
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Subject: 9.6 How can I get a stuck DDS tape out of the drive?
1) Power down your machine (remember shutdown!!! ;-))
2) Open it up (you'll prob. need Torx screwdrivers).
3) on the side of the drive, you should see a small rectangular piece
of plastic. gently pry it off... it should come off quite easily.
4) the aforementioned piece of plastic covers a hole, which houses a
small dial. spinning this dial ejects the tape.
5) replace plastic piece, close machine... and bob's your uncle.
p.s. the dial has very little torque (ie. the tape comes out quite slowly,
but you can see it move. It'll take about 2-3 minutes of spinning before
the tape comes out.
(Thanks to Edlin Seebick.)
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Subject: 9.7 How can I use dump with a DDS tape?
dump was written to assume 9-track tapes, so some fudging has
to be done for DDS tapes. The following has the info you need
along with several alternatives for dump parameters.
Approximate capacity of 60m DDS tape = 1.3G bytes
Approximate DDS tape density = (1.3G bytes) / (60 m) = (550K bytes/in)
dump assumes an inter-record gap (IRG) of 0.3 in for density = 6250,
0.7 in otherwise.
dump uses a default blocking factor of 10 for density < 6250,
32 otherwise.
================
density = 550000
blocking factor = 32 (default)
assumed IRG = 0.7 in
Block length = (32K bytes/block) / (550K bytes/in) + (0.7 in) = (0.76 in)
Effective tape length =
(1.3G bytes) / (32K bytes/block) * (0.76 in/block) = (2511 ft)
================
density = 6250
blocking factor = 32 (default)
assumed IRG = 0.3 in
Block length = (32K bytes/block) / (6250 bytes/in) + (0.3 in) = (5.54 in)
Effective tape length =
(1.3G bytes) / (32K bytes/block) * (5.54 in/block) = (18325 ft)
===============
density = 1600
blocking factor = 10 (default)
assumed IRG = 0.7 in
Block length = (10K bytes/block) / (1600 bytes/in) + (0.7 in) = (7.10 in)
Effective tape length =
(1.3G bytes) / (10K bytes/block) * (7.10 in/block) = (75113 ft)
===============
density = 1600
blocking factor = 32
assumed IRG = 0.7 in
Block length = (32K bytes/block) / (1600 bytes/in) + (0.7 in) = (21.18 in)
Effective tape length =
(1.3G bytes) / (32K bytes/block) * (21.18 in/block) = (70022 ft)
(Thanks to Cary Coutant, HP.)
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Subject: 9.8 What is the correct major number for DDS drives on 9.x?
For reasons too detailed to go into here, the major number for DDS drives
has changed to 121 (from 54) at 9.01. Note that 54 had partition support,
while 121 does not, but has lun support. This only works for 700s.
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Subject: 9.9 How can I set up /dev/audio to point to the external jack on a 700?
Alter the /dev/audio device file as follows:
crw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 57 0x208011 /dev/audio ; external jack
crw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 57 0x208000 /dev/audio ; internal speaker
The commands are:
mknod /dev/audio c 57 0x2080?? <- replace ?? with 00 or 11 as shown above.
(Thanks to Lou Kvitek.)
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Subject: 9.10 How can I configure the parallel port handshake on a 700?
Check out the man page for "cent".
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Subject: 9.11 What are the specs of the audio hardware on the 700 series?
This is a summary of the audio features supported by the models 715, 725, 735,
and 755 workstations. The 705 and 710 also have audio, but the specs are
not available. The 720, 730, and 750 models DO NOT have audio.
Audio features Programmable sample rates (kHz): 8, 11.025, 16,
22.05,32, 44.1, 48
Programmable output attenuation: 0 to -96 dB in 1.5 dB steps
Programmable input gain: 0 to 22.5 dB in 1.5 dB steps
Input monitoring
Coding formats: 16-bit linear, 8-bit mulaw, or A-law
Audio inputs Line in
(not on all models) Mono microphone with 1.5V phantom power
(Editorial comment - a Sun microphone appears to work just fine.)
Audio outputs Line out
(not on all models) Headphone
Mono speaker jacks
Built-in mono speaker
Audio CODEC Crystal CS4215
Typical specifications measured on a stock 715. Values will differ only
slightly on other models.
Frequency response 25 - 20,000 Hz
Input Sensitivity/Impedance
Line In 2.0 V(pk) / 47 kohms
Microphone 22 mV(pk) / 1 kohm
Output Impedance (nominal)
Line out 619 ohms
Headphone 118 ohms
Speaker (ext) 11 ohms
Max Output Level/Impedance
Line Out 2.8 V (p-p) / 47 kohms
Headphone 2.75 V (p-p) / 50 ohms
Speaker (ext) 5.88 V (p-p) / 48 ohms
Signal to Noise
Line In 61 dB
Line Out 65 dB
Microphone 57 dB
Headphone 61 dB
Speaker (ext) 63 dB
THD (at nominal load)
Line In -75 dB
Line Out -73 dB
Microphone -73 dB
Headphone -70 dB
Speaker (ext) -68 dB
(Thanks to Rocky Craig, HP)
------------------------------
Subject: 9.12 What are the various revisions of PA-RISC?
PA-RISC 1.1 is an extension to the PA-RISC 1.0 architecture, and is
fully backwards-compatible (i.e., *all* PA-RISC 1.0 programs will
execute without change on PA-RISC 1.1 machines). The biggest difference
is that PA-RISC 1.1 added 16 more floating-point registers, the ability
to address each double-precision floating-point register as two
single-precision registers, and a few new floating-point operations, so
the floating-point performance is greatly improved. There were a few
changes on the integer side, but nothing major.
The first machines to be shipped with PA-RISC 1.1 CPUs were the first
Series 700 machines (the "Snakes" series). Shortly after that, however,
the "Nova" series of Series 800 (8x7) machines was introduced using the
same PA-RISC 1.1 CPU. Since then, every new PA-RISC machine that HP has
produced is based on the PA-RISC 1.1 architecture.
Thus, all Series 700 machines are PA-RISC 1.1, and the newer Series 800
machines are PA-RISC 1.1. If you compile a program on a Series 700
machine, the compiler will generate PA-RISC 1.1 code by default, but if
you compile a program on a Series 800 machine (even a newer 1.1
machine), the compiler will generate PA-RISC 1.0 code to ensure that the
program will run within the entire 800 family.
To force the compiler to generate PA-RISC 1.0 code, you use the +DA 1.0
compiler option. This is all you need to do, as long as you are careful
not to link your code with any libraries that were compiled for PA-RISC
1.1. If *any* object module in your program is compiled for PA-RISC
1.1, your entire program will be marked as a PA-RISC 1.1 program. The
"file" command will tell you which architecture is required to execute
your program. Most system archive libraries that HP ships are compiled
for PA-RISC 1.0; an exception is the math library, which is shipped in
both forms (a PA-RISC 1.1 version is in /lib/pa1.1), although the 1.1
version contains a few entry points that are not available in the 1.0
version.
The scheduling option, +DS xxx, does not affect the compatibility of the
object code. It affects only how the optimizer schedules instructions
that have long latencies, so it is usually to your advantage to schedule
the code for the fastest machine currently shipping, even if you are
generating 1.0 code.
When compiling code on one platform for another platform, the thing
you do have to worry about is the operating system release. In general
you can compile a program on a Series 700 machine with +DA 1.0, and it
will run correctly as long as the program will execute on the same or
a later release of the OS as the one on which it was compiled. Thus,
you cannot expect a program compiled on a 700 running 9.0 to run on
an 800 running 8.0.
(Thanks to Cary Coutant, HP)
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Subject: 9.13 How do I read an SGI-written tar format DDS tape?
The secret (at least in this case) is to byte-swap the tape before
passing it to tar:
dd if=/dev/rmt/0m conv=swab | tar -xvf -
Byte swapping is believed to only be necessary if the device which
created the tape was a swapping one. (Swapping tape devices are the
default on IRIX 4, but not in IRIX 5). One can use /dev/nrtapens on
either system to produce tapes which are not byte-swapped.
If the SGI is running Irix 5.0x and above, a large (512k) block
size is used:
dd if=/dev/rmt/0m ibs=512k obs=10k| tar -xvf -
(thanks to Paul Booth <pa...@eye.com> and
Christian L Claiborn <clai...@ctron.com>)
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Subject: 9.14 Is there a trackball for the 700?
From the 'hp-ux/resource directory' published by Interex:
"BKS manufactures and markets THE ORIGINAL HP M1309A HP-HIL Trackball.
Plug-compatible with HP's standard 3-button HP-HIL mouse. BKS acquired
manufacturing and marketing rights to this product from Hewlett-Packard in
June 1993. Another 'no-problem' product from BKS--the specialists in
hardware accessories for HP systems"
BKS Electronique
20 Rue A. Berges/Z.1.DES 1LES
Le Pont De Claix, France 38800
+33 76 98 30 99, FAX: +33 76 98 57 79
From the September 1994 issue of 'hp-ux/usr' magazine also published by
Interex:
"HP Serial MOUSE-TRAK now Available For 700 Series. No Quad Port Adapter
Required.
Call for information"
ITAC Systems, Inc.
3113 Benton Street
Garland, TX 75042
(800) 533-4822 FAX: (214)494-4159
yvo...@mousetrak.com
(too many international distributors to type in) U.K., Norway, Germany,
Switzerland, Denmark, Australia, Sweden, Seoul Korea, France, Israel
------------------------------
Subject: 9.15 Where can I get disktab entries for third party disks?
Generally, the supplier should provide a disktab entry. Andataco does a good
job of this. One place to try:
http://siihp.epfl.ch/HPUX/tools/disktab.html
You can submit new entries via:
http://siihp.epfl.ch/HPUX/tools/add_dtab.html
Additionally, Ion has set up a mail service; to access it, send e-mail to
<mai...@siihp.epfl.ch> and respect the following syntax for the subject
field:
disktab table - returns the available disktab file
disktab how - returns two methods to create a new disktab entry from scratch
Send any comments, remarks, problems AND new tested disktab entries to
<ion.c...@sic.adm.epfl.ch>
(thanks to Ion Cionca)
------------------------------
Subject: 9.16 Do I need to terminate the internal SCSI on a 700?
According to some people, an unterminated internal SCSI on a 700
will cause interrupts which are ignored but slow down the machine.
Terminate to be safe.
------------------------------
Subject: 9.17! What is the largest disk partition I can have?
On a 700, you can get 2Gbytes, unless you have the SCSI patches
that allow 3.7Gbytes. You can safely put any size disk on the system
you want, but the OS will only allow you to access 2G (or 3.7G).
At this time (13/Feb/1995) the patch is PHKL_3325.
(thanks to Mike Lampi, MDL <la...@mdlcorp.com>, and
Seth LaForge <set...@ugcs.caltech.edu>)
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Subject: 9.18 How can I determine how much RAM I have non-interactively?
Here is a short program that returns the RAM size:
#include <sys/pstat.h>
main()
{
struct pst_static buf;
pstat(PSTAT_STATIC, &buf, sizeof(buf), 0, 0);
printf("Physical RAM = %ldMB\n", buf.physical_memory/256);
}
If you are root, you can use adb as follows:
echo "physmem/D" | adb /hp-ux /dev/kmem | tail -1 | \
awk '$2 > 0 { print $2 / 256 }'
Or if /etc/dmesg is still current, you can grep it:
/etc/dmesg | grep "real mem" | tail -1 | awk '$4 > 0 { print $4 / 1048576 }'
(thanks to Richard Lloyd <r...@csc.liv.ac.uk> and
Mike Frison <mike_...@mentorg.com>)
------------------------------
Subject: 9.19 How can I turn off the lpspooler cover page?
1) For one job/user only:
Alias your "lp" command to "lp -onb"
2) For all the print jobs:
Depending on the type of spooler script do either:
a) Edit your /usr/spool/lp/interface/"printer name" file and
comment out the banner page. Note that if you are using
the JetAdmin tool the real script will be:-
/usr/spool/lp/interface/model.orig/"printer name"
b) The newer interface files (in /usr/spool/lp/interface/*)
call /usr/lib/rlp and if your model script has that then
insert the following line before the /usr/lib/rlp statement:
BSDh="-h"
The model script would now look something like:-
...
shift; shift; shift; shift; shift
#Added the no banner option here
BSDh="-h"
/usr/lib/rlp -I$requestid $BSDC $BSDJ $BSDT $BSDi $BSD1 $BSD2 ...
...
(thanks to Dan Silva <d...@lamar.colostate.edu>, and
Daniel Wexler <dwe...@siac.com>)
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Subject: 9.20 Does HP support the RockRidge extensions for CDROM names?
No. That's why the filenames are all uppercase with the semicolon.
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Subject: 10. LOOKING FOR...
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Subject: 10.1 Where did xline go at 9.x?
We don't know. The 9.x Motif version of Glance Plus has what xline had
(and more).
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Subject: 10.2 How about the VUE 2.01 man page help index?
The man pages will show up in the index if you copy over pre-9.X copies
of the files "/usr/lib/X11/vue/help/C/manpage.cat", and
"/usr/lib/X11/vue/help/C/manpage/*".
(Thanks, Mike Stroyan, HP)
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Subject: 10.3 Is there anything remotely like the Apollo DM available?
HP has a product called DMX which is somewhat like the DM. Enabling
Technologies has a product called "ce" which seems to be a more faithful
interpretation. Demo copies are available from
ftp://ftp.std.com/ftp/vendors/ETG.
------------------------------
Subject: 10.4 Where can I get SLIP for HP-UX?
On HP 9000 systems (both workstations and servers) SLIP is called ppl
and is a part of the LAN/9000 Link product.
(Thanks to Mike Taylor and Alec Henderson, HP)
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Subject: 10.5 Where can I get pcnfsd on HP-UX?
It's part of the standard NFS distribution.
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Subject: 10.6 Where can I get ppp for HP-UX?
Morningstar has a commercial implementation available. See
ftp://ftp.morningstar.com for more details.
(thanks to Cricket Liu, <cri...@nsr.hp.com>)
------------------------------
Subject: 10.7 Where can I get STREAMS for HP-UX?
STREAMS/UX is currently a separate product that can be purchased for use
with HP-UX 9.x. STREAMS/UX is based on the OSF/1 STREAMS code (which
in turn is based on STREAMS code from Mentat). You can obtain a
STREAMS/UX datasheet from the HP FIRST fax-back service: 800-333-1917
or 208-344-4809, document 31502. HP currently plans to bundle it
with 10.x.
(thanks to Alec Henderson, HP)
------------------------------
Subject: 10.8 What about POSIX threads?
POSIX user-space threads are currently available as part of the DCE
product, which includes thread-safe C libraries.
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Subject: 10.9 Where can I get Interviews for HP-UX?
HP has a product called Interviews Plus. The product number is B2625A for
Series 800 and B2626A for Series 700 systems.
(Thanks to Rob Slotemaker, HP).
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Subject: 10.10 Where can I get POP for HP-UX?
pop3d is available from the Interworks archive site listed in 3.12.
------------------------------
Subject: 10.11 Where can I get sudo for HP-UX?
CU sudo 1.3 and higher supports hpux. See section 3.13 for FTP sites.
(Thanks to Todd Miller, <mil...@cs.Colorado.EDU>)
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Subject: 10.12 Where can I get ntalk for HP-UX?
See section 3.13 for an FTP site.
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Subject 11. HP-UX 10.0 ISSUES
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Subject: 11.0 When will HP-UX 10.0 be released?
An announcement will be made on Feb 6th 1995.
------------------------------
Subject: 11.1+ What functionality is in HP-UX 10.0
Here's the offical statement regarding 10.0 from HP:
Introducing the HP-UX 10.0 New Business Release
"HP suggests that you read the information provided in this
document prior to making a decision on requesting the HP-UX 10.0
New Business Release."
I. Introduction/Management Summary
Dear Valued HP 9000 Customer:
Hewlett-Packard is proud to announce HP-UX 10.0. HP-UX 10.0 is an
Enterprise-Class Operating Environment that provides dramatically improved
high-end performance scalability combined with the increased functionality for
high availability, system management, security, and networking crucial to
anticipate the growing demands of your Information Technology (IT)
environment as you implement open enterprise computing.
These enhancements are provided while maintaining our commitment to
investment protection through binary compatibility for your
applications-a commitment which has been maintained for the last eight years.
Building on HP's strength in open systems solutions, HP-UX 10.0 provides:
* Scalability with industry-dominating performance
* Continued standards leadership together with a "SPEC1170 protected"
environment
* Enterprise systems management and security leadership
* Broad, cost-effective high-availability solutions
* Networking enhancements (for Internet connectivity among others)
* Unrivaled investment protection
In an effort to provide the introduction of the new HP-UX 10.0-based release
in a smooth and organized manner, HP is offering a two-phased approach to
ensure the appropriate attention and support are in place from HP and
HP Channel Partners to best serve the interests of our customers. The first
phase, the HP-UX 10.0 New Business Release, is a production quality release
and is available now only on specific request. However, the second phase,
the HP-UX 10.0 General Business Release, will be automatically shipped to
you and is scheduled for mid-1995.
The HP-UX 10.0 New Business Release is primarily designed to support
projects requiring the purchase of new HP 9000 hardware systems. The New
Business Release is also offered for dedicated development/test systems that
can be used to evaluate HP-UX 10.0 prior to a later upgrade to the HP-UX 10.0
General Business Release of production-based HP-UX 9.0 systems within
your environment.
This release will support all currently orderable HP 9000 Server
and Workstation systems, including the HP 9000 E/F/G/H/I/8x7/890/T500 Server
models and the 712/715/725/735/742/743/745/747/748/755 Workstation models.
New multi-processor Workstation and Server models will also be supported on
the New Business Release as they become available. Other systems-not
covered in the preceding lists-that you may have installed, will be
supported on the subsequent HP-UX 10.0 General Business Release.
For your reference, Series 800 systems are identified as HP 9000 Servers
and Series 700 systems are identified as HP 9000 Workstations.
HP-UX 10.0 General Business Release
The HP-UX 10.0 General Business Release will be shipped automatically,
for all systems that have current software support contracts, through
the usual operating system update delivery process. The concept of the
General Business Release has been introduced so that HP can offer its
existing customers, running production HP-UX 9.0-based environments,
the most complete solution possible-including applications-when
HP-UX 10.0 is presented to you. HP has worked with many strategic
application partners to ensure that they rapidly complete recertification
on HP-UX 10.0. For example, leading database vendors such as Oracle,
Sybase, and Informix expect to have products available on HP-UX 10.0
coincident with the New Business Release. By the HP-UX 10.0 General
Business Release, HP's goal is for all key software application
products (both HP and HP Channel Partner) to have completed recertification
on HP-UX 10.0. At the General Business Release additional HP 9000 Workstation
and Server models will be supported, a set of automated update tools made
available and some utilities offered to ensure the smooth coexistence of
HP-UX 9.0 and 10.0-based systems in the same environment.
With the availability of this complete solution at the General Business
Release, customers with existing HP-UX 9.0 production environments will
be able to take advantage of the full functionality and benefits of
HP-UX 10.0 at a pace that your own individual business needs dictate.
HP-UX 10.0 represents a dramatic increase in value to our customers.
As a fully Enterprise-Class Operating Environment, HP-UX 10.0 offers
you the flexibility to scale across all your key business-critical
requirements from engineering desktop to data center. HP-UX 10.0 is
the firm foundation for providing you with a clear path to the
21st century for your open enterprise computing needs. We
look forward to moving into the future with you.
Sincerely,
Mark Canepa Carol Mills Mark Solle
General Manager General Manager General Manager
Workstation Systems General Systems Software Services and
Division Division Technology Division
II. HP-UX 10.0 Overview
The value of HP-UX 10.0 has been substantially enhanced with the
inclusion of licenses for the DCE/9000 Executive, Streams/9000
and XTI/9000 over TCP/IP in addition to the existing licenses for
ARPA/9000, TCP/IP, LAN/9000, NFS, NCS, NetLS, X.11, Motif
and HP Visual User Environment (VUE). Many of these other products
have also been substantially enhanced in this release.
Scalability with industry-dominating performance
- Symmetric Multi-Processor (SMP) scalability improvements
- First release enabled for SMP Workstations
- Compiler optimizations
- Logical Volume Manager (LVM) software disk striping
- Memory Mapped files for HP 9000 Servers
- Dynamic Buffer Cache for HP 9000 Servers
- SMP scaling for NFS
* From the empowered engineering desktop to the enterprise
business-critical server in the data center, HP-UX 10.0 now
offers a single architectural solution scalable for OLTP,
client/server and distributed computing environments beyond any
other offering in the industry. Enhancements, which result in
optimized Symmetric Multi-Processor (SMP) scaling and
Input/Output (I/O) throughput, provide dramatic improvements in
high-end performance and scalability on the HP 9000 Model T500
Server. HP-UX 10.0 will also be the first release that will
support SMP-based HP 9000 Workstations. Additional compiler
optimizations are available which can enhance performance by
10 to 20 percent. Memory Mapped files and Dynamic Buffer
Cache become available on HP 9000 Servers for the first time, offering
further optional I/O performance improvements. Improved tuning of
NFS provides significant performance improvements for file servers
on SMP-based systems.
* HP believes that the OSF's Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
offers a strategic set of integrated services that allows distributed
client/server applications to scale enterprise-wide. HP wants to ensure every
HP 9000 platform can easily participate in these next generation
enterprise-wide client/server applications and is therefore bundling the DCE
Executive with HP-UX 10.0. The Executive contains core DCE services such as
the Remote Procedure Call (RPC), POSIX 1003.1c threads, timing, and client
services for the Cell Directory Service, Security Service, and Distributed
File Service.
Continued standards leadership together with a "SPEC1170 protected" environment
- Smooth progression to SPEC1170 compliance
- "Proprietary" UNIX features removed
- New 4-byte Extended UNIX Code (EUC) support
- Real-time API interface support
- A "SPEC1170 protected" environment
* HP-UX 10.0 builds on our early leadership compliance with XPG4
to add the majority of other API interface standards, defined in
SPEC1170, that will allow HP-UX to become compliant with the
future X/Open XPG4.2 standard. These include:
- SVID 3 Level 1 APIs (which define the System V Release 4 [SVR4]
implementation);
- OSF AES compliance for the HP 9000 Servers (already available
for HP 9000 Workstations on HP-UX 9.0); and
- Networking APIs defined by SPEC1170.
A second thrust of HP-UX 10.0 is to eliminate "proprietary" UNIX
features from HP-UX and replace them with industry-standard functionality.
Included here is:
- a move to the SVR4 File System Directory Layout structure
(easing multivendor system administration in heterogeneous environments
since this layout is becoming a UNIX standard);
- the replacement of HP's Distributed Update and Install (DUI) utility with
Software Distributor-UX (a subset of the HP OpenView Software Distributor
product and the submission to the POSIX 1387.2 standard for
software management); and
- the introduction of the multivendor, industry-standard NFS Diskless
solution to replace HP Diskless (DUX). NFS Diskless availability is
planned for the HP-UX 10.0 General Business Release in mid-1995.
Finally, HP-UX 10.0 will offer an upgrade to NFS version 4.2 functionality,
provide API interfaces defined in the POSIX 1003.1b real-time standard and
offer 4-byte Extended UNIX Code (EUC) support for Asian language localization.
* HP-UX 10.0 provides the basis for investment protection when upgrading
to a future SPEC1170-compliant version of HP-UX. For the three APIs in
HP-UX which may change format or function in a future SPEC1170-compliant
version of HP-UX, HP has implemented a set of "parallel" APIs that act as a
compatibility library for HP-UX 10.0. If in your particular environment, you
do not envision wanting to make the changes required for SPEC1170 compliance
when a fully SPEC1170 HP-UX becomes available, then during the life of
HP-UX 10.0, your developers can make a simple edit and recompile to use
these "parallel" APIs. These "parallel" APIs will not change form or function
in a fully SPEC1170-compliant version of HP-UX, so there is a firm grounding
for future investment protection through "SPEC1170 protection".
Enterprise Systems Management and Security Leadership
- SAM Administrator "Roles"
- SAM ease-of-use enhancements
- Security enhanced
- HP PRM/9000 data center performance management
- Software Distributor-UX
- SVR4 File System Directory Layout
- HP 9000 Server and Workstation HP-UX convergence
* System Administration Manager (SAM) at HP-UX 10.0 will
allow a lead system administrator to define a subset of administrative
tasks that a non-root-user can perform. Using SAM "Roles", the lead
administrator can assign tasks such as a system backup to a
second administrator without the corresponding requirement to
assign superuser capabilities to that administrator. This both reduces
security exposure and allows customers to map administrative tasks
to the structure and specialization of their own IT organizations.
In addition, SAM now requires even less interaction from administrators
performing certain tasks such as disk configuration. Finally,
SAM can be customized to allow other tools and utilities to be
launched through its interface and SAM logging can be displayed
within a window as tasks are performed.
* HP-UX 10.0 includes security enhancements from the U.S. Department
of Defense B1 security specification in the areas of improved password
management and log-in restrictions. There is a new password generation
utility, a utility to screen user-generated passwords and a password aging
function. Log-in restrictions can prevent access to an HP 9000
platform outside of specified hours, can limit the physical terminals
from which log-ins will be accepted, and enforce rigorous
authentication on system boot-up. These functions are optionally
configurable through SAM.
* HP Process Resource Manager/9000 is a new scheduler available on
HP-UX 10.0 that allows you to dynamically set CPU allocations
according to business priorities. Groups of users can be
allocated a minimum percentage of available CPU cycles based on
their mission priority. This "data center" class functionality
facilitates the provision of service level agreements and offers
a fair mechanism of allocating costs for any system serving
different sets of application users. Furthermore, HP PRM is
integrated through the GlancePlus GUI, allowing dynamic
performance monitoring and management at the same time.
* Software Distributor-UX (SD-UX) is now bundled with
HP-UX 10.0 for software and operating system packaging,
installation, distribution, and management. SD-UX provides
significant software selection enhancements, which greatly improve
software usability and delivery. In addition to installing software,
SD-UX can be used to pull software from a central "depot" onto
a remote system. All HP-UX operating system and software products
will be installed using SD-UX as a replacement to DUI.
* The SVR4 File System Directory Layout introduced at HP-UX 10.0
allows clear separation and grouping of files by functionality, defined by
a common policy. This minimizes the potential for unintended overwriting
of files, provides the solid foundation for diskless and client/server file
sharing models, and simplifies multivendor administration.
* HP-UX 10.0 also improves the efficiency of building and managing
client/server applications and architectures by providing the same kernel,
commands, libraries (common API and ABI) and system administration
utilities across the full HP 9000 product line (Workstations and Servers).
Broad, cost-effective high availability solutions
- HP MC/ServiceGuard enterprise cluster
- New HA Disk Arrays
- HP-UX Memory Page Deallocation
- Availability Management Service
- Business Continuity Support
- Logical Volume Manager (LVM) enhancements
- A Journaled File System for HP-UX
* With HP-UX 10.0, HP introduces a broad set of cost-effective
solutions for high availability such as HP MC/ServiceGuard (Multi-Computer),
an enterprise clustering solution which offers significantly faster
basic system recovery time and greater flexibility than HP SwitchOver/UX,
new High Availability Disk Arrays and HP-UX Memory Page Deallocation which
helps minimize the likelihood of system failures due to memory errors.
These product enhancements are supported by two new Mission-Critical
support services: the Availability Management Service where HP
provides recommendations on product and service requirements, and
HP Business Continuity Support, which offers the highest levels of tailored
support infrastructure focused on mission-critical environments.
* The HP-UX Logical Volume Manager (LVM) on HP-UX 10.0
is enhanced to allow for the back-up of an off-line mirror from
another system - eliminating planned downtime. LVM now supports
both Fast and Wide SCSI and HP-FL disk arrays. Finally, LVM now
supports dual I/O paths between disks and the system with automatic
failover to the second I/O path.
* The HP-UX 10.0 General Business Release will also include a
Journaled File System (JFS) to accelerate the speed of recovery
should a system failure occur. This file system performs an
integrity check in seconds which can be favorably compared to the
file system check 'fsck' offered with the standard UNIX file system.
HP OnLineJFS will also be offered on the HP-UX 10.0 General Business
Release. It allows manipulation of a Journaled File System without
taking it off-line, eliminating the need for planned downtime.
JFS expansion, backup, and disk defragmentation can all be achieved
on-line using HP OnLineJFS.
Networking Enhancements
- ARPA Internet enhancements
- TCP/IP enhancements
- NFS Version 4.2 functionality
- SNAplus enhancements
- New TN3270 client product
- Netware for UNIX enhancements
* Networking the heterogeneous enterprise is easier with the HP-UX 10.0
operating environment as continued enhancements to ARPA (e.g.: Internet
services such as GateD/OSPF, Bind 4.9.2, XNTP, MIME, and ESMTP),
TCP/IP (e.g.: Dynamic Host Control Protocol for self-configuration,
compression over serial links with C-SLIP and IP-Multicast support),
SNA (e.g.: TN3270 support, CPI-C 1.2 API support, Winsock for PC
clients, and SNA over 802.3), Netware for UNIX (dramatic performance
enhancements), and NFS scaling on SMP systems are included in the
portfolio of connectivity solutions. In addition, STREAMS and XTI
for TCP/IP APIs are now bundled with HP-UX 10.0.
Unrivaled Investment Protection
- Binary Compatibility
- Fast Transition Links
- Coexistence utilities
* HP continues to provide unrivaled investment protection by ensuring
that HP-UX 10.0 provides binary compatibility from HP-UX 9.0 to the
HP-UX 10.0 version of the operating system. A facility called Fast
Transition Links, which is transparent to applications, makefiles and
scripts, has been provided within HP-UX to provide compatibility
for the move to the SVR4 File System Directory Layout. These Fast
Transition Links incur negligible impact on overall system performance.
At any time during the life of HP-UX 10.0, customers can then use part
of the Analysis and Conversion tool functionality (described in the following
section) to modify their files in order not to depend on the Fast Transition
Link functionality. Utilities are also provided for HP-UX 9.0 and
HP-UX 10.0-based systems to coexist and to lend flexibility in transitioning
large and complex distributed environments to the HP-UX 10.0 release. These
utilities are described in a following section.
III. Support for the HP-UX 10.0 New Business Release
The HP-UX 10.0 New Business Release is a production-quality
release that is initially focused on:
1. New project opportunities requiring the enhanced
functionality supported on HP-UX, as soon as your required
application set (HP and HP Channel Partner) has been recertified
on HP-UX 10.0.
2. Dedicated test or evaluation systems within your environment
that can be used to prepare for a future production
system upgrade to the HP-UX 10.0 General Business Release.
The HP-UX 10.0 New Business Release is being
actively recertified by thousands of HP Channel Partners, with key
database partner availability coincident with the initial release. HP
Channel Partners have had excellent results with the functionality,
performance, and binary compatibility provided by the HP-UX 10.0
New Business Release.
Hewlett-Packard recommends that support customers with existing installations,
particularly those with production HP-UX 9.0 environments, wait to
upgrade to HP-UX 10.0 at the HP-UX 10.0 General Business Release. At
that time, we expect all key HP Channel Partner applications
and HP applications to be available. In addition, until automated
update tools become available at the HP-UX 10.0 General Business
Release, the operating system must either be loaded through Instant
Ignition (new systems) or a cold install process must be
performed (for existing systems running HP-UX 9.X or new systems that
are not Instant Ignition systems) for the HP-UX 10.0 New Business Release.
For customers who choose to install the HP-UX 10.0 New Business Release,
HP will provide support for new systems that use Instant Ignition or
cold installs.
A cold install requires saving a system's current configuration information
(a recommended back-up procedure), installing the HP-UX 10.0 New Business
Release, customizing your newly installed system and using the saved
HP-UX 9.X configuration information, and carefully restoring filesets to the
correct new new directory locations. The downtime required to conduct
this cold install may take from 4 to 24 hours depending on the
complexity of your system configuration, a period normally not available
for production system environments. This compares with an expected
4 to 12 hours downtime for most customers using the automated update
process at the HP-UX 10.0 General Business Release.
With the HP-UX 10.0 General Business Release, in mid-1995, HP will
offer an expanded suite of support services to assist those customers
investigating, planning, or implementing the upgrade of their
systems to HP-UX 10.0. In addition, Delta Training seminars will be available
for 10.0. For further information, please contact your local sales office.
Also, at the HP-UX 10.0 General Business Release, HP will introduce the
Upgrade Assistance Service (UAS). This service will offer phone-based
assistance from upgrade specialists and provides you with a comprehensive,
custom upgrade plan. The Upgrade Assistance Service is delivered by HP's
Response Centers and is designed to minimize upgrade planning time, system
downtime, and post-upgrade time.
Analysis, Conversion, and Interoperability Tools to assist you with HP-UX 10.0
HP-UX 10.0 offers Analysis tools that run on either HP-UX 9.0 or
HP-UX 10.0, and that offer two key sets of functionality. The first set
identifies the rare conditions where changes in HP-UX 9.0 software source
code and scripts need to be performed to make them usable on the HP-UX 10.0
release base. Examples of these conditions include the detection of the
use of obsoleted or modified APIs and commands (generally allowing
compliance with additional industry standards). The second set identifies
(and optionally in the case of source files, automatically converts) hard
coded file path names used within applications, makefiles and scripts
affected by the change to the new SVR4 File System Directory Layout.
The Fast Transition Links provided in HP-UX 10.0 enable customers to
delay making this second set of changes during the upgrade;
these changes can now be scheduled during standard maintenance at
any time during the life of HP-UX 10.0. HP will not, however, maintain
support of Fast Transition Links beyond the life of HP-UX 10.0.
The Analysis and Conversion Tools are available to assist those
customers who wish to begin the evaluation and preparation for
the HP-UX 10.0 General Business Release. The tools, which run
on both HP-UX 9.0 and HP-UX 10.0, identify required changes in
HP-UX 9.0 software source code and scripts to make them usable
on HP-UX 10.0 either with or without Fast Transition Links. The
specific Analysis tools included are: "prepare", a tool to
manage changes to large collections of files; "analyzer", a tool
that identifies path name, command option and system call
changes required in source code, makefiles, shell scripts,
documents, and text files; and "fnlookup", a tool that is used
to look up the 9.0 and corresponding 10.0 location of files.
All requested shipments of the HP-UX 10.0 New Business Release will include
the Analysis and Conversion Tools. However, customers under an HP
support contract who are interested in beginning the evaluation and
preparation process before the HP-UX 10.0 General Business
Release in mid-1995, may obtain these tools now. Please see
the "Release Availability" section, located at the end of this document,
for information on how to obtain these tools.
Interoperability Tools will also be available on HP-UX 10.0. These
tools will facilitate the administration of a mixed environment
of HP-UX 10.0 systems and either PA-RISC-based HP-UX 9.0 systems
or Series 300/400 systems. As with previous releases, these include the
provision of an Interoperability "Cookbook" and Planning Guide
(watch for information about availability, which is expected
shortly after the New Business Release), remote SAM administration
between HP-UX 9.0 and 10.0 systems and a utility to provide
fpkg(DUI)-to-SD format conversion for application packages.
Further coexistence tools are planned coincident with the HP-UX
10.0 General Business Release. SD-UX will be offered on HP-UX 9.0 and
DUI (fpkg format) on HP-UX 10.0 so that customer or HP Channel Partner
software packaged in either format can be installed on all systems in
a mixed HP-UX 9.0/10.0 environment.
HP is also planning to provide Interoperability Links. These
allow a HP-UX 9.0 system to appear similar to a HP-UX 10.0 file
system directory layout. Interoperability Links allow
applications or scripts developed on HP-UX 10.0 to execute
without changes on HP-UX 9.0-based systems. A pathname locator
will keep a record of the core HP-UX old and renamed pathnames.
Additionally, a tool is provided which allows the Series 300/400
workstations to be used as an X-Terminal to HP 9000 Workstations
and to HP 9000 Servers running HP-UX 10.0-based releases.
The Software Distributor Client (SD) will also be provided for the
Series 300/400, thus allowing a "pull" of software from the SD depot.
HP-UX 9.0 and 8.0 Release Support
Since many of our customers are running HP-UX 9.0-based systems, HP
will continue HP-UX 9.0 software application distributions for
four distribution cycles beyond the HP-UX 10.0 General Business Release
in mid-1995. HP 9000 Workstation customers can expect to receive specific
hardware support enhancements for their HP-UX 9.0-based systems.
Subsequent software releases of HP-UX 9.0 will support new
uni-processor systems, new graphics hardware, new peripherals,
and will contain defect fixes. These releases will continue through
1995, as necessary. HP 9000 Server customers may also anticipate
small updates to HP-UX 9.04 to support new peripherals during 1995.
Please note: With the release of HP-UX 10.0 New Business
Release, HP-UX 8.0 support will be handled as in the past for
superseded releases. HP will provide the normal level of support,
however no additional or new software enhancements and software
applications will be provided. HP-UX 8.0 products will become
unavailable for customers ordering new systems and software products.
Media Changes for HP-UX 10.0
In November, 1994 HP notified HP 9000 Workstation and HP 9000
Server customers of the intention to standardize on CD-ROM media for
software delivery. Making it easier for you to do business with HP,
and at a lower cost, are the main objectives of the CD-ROM program.
CD-ROM offers numerous benefits including: all HP software in
one media set; fast, simple delivery of software; easy
installation and system administration; and access to numerous
HP-UX applications and complementary software products.
The HP-UX 10.0 New Business Release will be supported on CD-ROM,
DDS, and QIC-525 (for HP 9000 Servers only) media. The HP-UX 10.0 General
Business Release will provide support on 1600 bpi magnetic or HP 1/4-inch
cartridge tape media, however, these media types are not provided with the
HP-UX 10.0 New Business Release. HP 1/4-inch cartridge tape is supported
as a backup media for both the HP-UX 10.0 New and General Business Release,
however, the cold install media will not be provided. The support media
will consist of the COPYUTIL utility (allows for disk images), with no
HP-UX 10.0 General Business Release recovery kernel. Magnetic tape media
will support cold installs, update, and support media on the
HP-UX 10.0 General Business Release in mid-1995. Magnetic tape
is supported as a backup media for both the HP-UX 10.0 New and
General Business Release. The HP-UX 10.0 General Business Release
will be the last supported release for HP 1/4-inch cartridge and
1600 bpi magnetic tape media.
We encourage you to take advantage of the many benefits
associated with CD-ROM media as you update your HP system and
support investment.
IV. HP-UX 10.0 Supported Hardware and Software
New Business Release Supported Platforms
The HP-UX 10.0 New Business Release will support the following, currently
orderable HP 9000 Servers (formerly known as Series 800) and HP 9000
Workstation platforms (formerly known as Series 700). (Additional
platforms will be supported on the HP-UX 10.0 General Business
Release in mid-1995, see the next section):
HP 9000 Servers
---------------
Models Exx
Models Fxx
Models Gxx
Models Hxx
Models Ixx
Models 8x7
Model T500
Model 890
HP 9000 Workstations
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Model 712
Model 715
Model 725
Model 735
Model 742
Model 743
Model 745
Model 755
Model 747
Model 748
General Business Release Supported Platforms
HP-UX 10.0 General Business Release, in mid-1995, will be
supported on the following additional HP 9000 platforms:
HP 9000 Servers
---------------
Model 822 *
Model 825 *
Model 840 *
Model 832
Model 835
Model 842
Model 845
Model 850
Model 852
Model 855
Model 860
Model 865
Model 870
HP 9000 Workstations
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Model 705
Model 710
Model 720
Model 730
Model 750
* Note: a 16 MB card must be placed in the first memory slot to use
HP-UX 10.0 for these systems. 8 MB memory cards are not
supported in the first memory slot.
HP-UX 10.0 Non-Supported Platforms
HP-UX 10.0 and subsequent HP-UX 10.0-based releases will not support
the platforms listed below. HP-UX 9.0 was the last operating system
release to support the following HP 9000 platforms.
HP 9000 Servers
---------------
Model 635
Model 645
Model 808S
Model 815S
HP 9000 Workstations
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Model 825CHX **
Model 825SRX **
Model 825TurboSRX **
Model 834CH **
Model 834SRX **
Model 834TurboSRX **
Model 835CHX **
Model 835SRX **
Model 835TurboSRX **
**Note: Graphics cards were not supported on these systems at HP-UX 9.0.
HP 9000 Workstations--Series 300/400
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Although Series 300/400 systems are not supported on the
HP-UX 10.0-based releases, Interoperability Tools will be available
on HP-UX 10.0 to facilitate the administration of a mixed
environment of HP-UX 10.0 systems and either PA-RISC-based HP-UX 9.0
systems or Series 300/400 systems. Additionally, with the HP-UX 10.0
General Business Release, a new tool allows the Series 300/400 workstation
to be used as an X-Terminal to HP 9000 Workstations
and to HP 9000 Servers running HP-UX 10.0-based releases.
The Software Distributor (SD-UX) Client will also be provided for the
Series 300/400, thus allowing a "pull" of software from the SD depot.
V. HP-UX Software Application Products Supported on the HP-UX
10.0 New Business Release
The following HP-UX software application products are supported
on the HP-UX 10.0 New Business Release.
Product Numbers
HP 9000 HP 9000
Product Description Workstations Servers
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100vg AnyLan J2655AA N/A
100vg AnyLan J2645AA N/A
C SoftBench End User Kit B4089BA B4090BA
C SoftBench EUK Japanese B4089BJ B4090BJ
C SoftBench LTU B3560BB B4085BB
C++ LTU B3911AB B3913AB
C++ Media/Documentation B3910AA B3912AA
C++ SoftBench End User Kit B4092BA B4093BA
C++ SoftBench EUK Japanese B4092BJ B4093BJ
C++ SoftBench LTU B2617B B4087BB
C/Ansi C Bundle LTU B3899AA B3901AA
C/Ansi C Bundle B3898AA B3900AA
COBOL Compiler LTU B2431AB B2434AB
COBOL Compiler Media/Manuals B2431AA B2434AA
COBOL Developers LTU B2430AB B2433AB
COBOL Developers Media/Manuals B2430AA B2433AA
COBOL Runtime LTU B2432AB B2435AB
COBOL Runtime Media B2432AA B2435AA
COBOL SoftBench Compiler EUK B4894BA B4895BA
COBOL SoftBench Compiler LTU B4545BB B4018BB
COBOL/C SoftBench End User Kit B4896BA B4897BA
COBOL/C SoftBench LTU B4546BB B4021BB
COBOL/C SoftBench Compiler EUK B4898BA B4899BA
COBOL/C SoftBench Compiler LTU B4547BB B4024BB
COBOL/C++ SoftBench Compiler EUK B4900BA B4901BA
COBOL/C++ SoftBench Compiler LTU B4535BB B4537BB
COBOL SoftBench End User Kit B4892BA B4893BA
COBOL SoftBench LTU B4544BB B4015BB
COBOL/C Bundle N/A B4891AB
COBOL/C++ Bundle N/A B4890AB
DCE Domestic Libraries B2915AA B3864AA
DTC Manager/UX J2102A J2120A
Dialog LTU B3454AB B3455AB
Dialog Media/Manuals B3454AA B3455AA
Encapsulator End User Kit B4097BA 4098BA
Encapsulator EUK Japanese B4097BJ 4098BJ
Encapsulator LTU B2606B 4095BB
FDDI/9000 for Servers (S800) N/A J2157A
FDDI/9000 for Model 755 A2654A N/A
FDDI/9000 for Model 735 A2665A N/A
FTAM/9000 J2163A B1033A
Facetterm C1096A C1096A
HP Enware Software B3651CA B3651BA
HP FORTRAN LTU B3907AA B3909AA
HP FORTRAN Media B3906AA B3908AA
HP GlancePlus Motif B3691AA B3693AA
HP GlancePlus Package B3699AA B3701AA
HP Performance Collector B1806A B2663A
HPNP J2374B J2374B
MirrorDisk/UX B3949AA B2491A
OTS/9000 J2160A 32070A
PASCAL Compiler B3902AA B3904AA
PASCAL Compiler LTU B3903AA B3905AA
Phigs Developers Environment B3939A N/A
Phigs Runtime Environment B3940A N/A
Process Resource Manager LTU B3947AA B3835AA
Process Resource Manager Media B3948AA B3834AA
PowerShade B3941A N/A
SNA+ 3179G J2230A J2224A
SNA+ 3270 J2227A J2221A
SNA+ API J2229A J2223A
SNA+ Link J2226A J2220A
SNA+ RJE J2228A J2222A
MC/ServiceGuard LTU N/A B3935AA
MC/ServiceGuard Media N/A B3936AA
SwitchOver/UX N/A 92668A
TN3270 LTU J2636AA J2636AA
TN3270 Manuals J2656AA J2656AA
TN3270 Media J2646AA J2646AA
Token Ring/700 Workstations J2165A N/A
Token Ring/712 A4011A N/A
Token Ring/800 Servers N/A J2166A
ToolBox LTU B3452AB B3453AB
ToolBox Media/Manuals B3452AA B3453AA
UEDK LTU B3392AA B3394AA
UEDK Media/Manuals B3393AA B3395AA
UIM/X.26 End User Kit B4904BA B4905BA
UIM/X.26 EUK Japanese B4904BJ B4905BJ
UIM/X.26 LSC End User Kit B1189B B1187B
UIM/X.26 LTU B1183A B4550BB
VT3K LTU J2140BA B1029CA
VT3K Media/Manuals J2400AA J2399AA
Visual Editor 3 B1517AB B1517AB
Visual Editor 3 B1518AA B1519AA
X.25/9000 Link J2159A 36960A
Key: N/A= Not Applicable; EUK= End User Kit; LTU= License To Use
HP plans to have all key HP software application products
supported on HP-UX 10.0 no later than the HP-UX 10.0 General
Business Release scheduled for mid-1995.
VI. Release Availability
HP suggests that you read the information provided in this document
prior to making a decision on requesting the HP-UX 10.0 New Business
Release. If you would like more information on the HP-UX 10.0 New Business
Release, or would like to order the Analysis and Conversion Tools, please
follow the appropriate contact method listed below to acquire this information:
Geographic Region Contact Method
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U.S. and Canada HP SupportLine (HPSL) World Wide Web (WWW)
Service ------------------------------------------
Using a WWW browser that utilizes the forms
features you can access HPSL at the following URL:
http://support.mayfield.hp.com
Then select "New Products" in the "Support News"
section. A news article will explain where to
find the HP-UX 10.0 New Business Release information.
For assistance, send a message to:
webm...@support.mayfield.hp.com
HP SupportLine (HPSL) Electronic Mail (E-Mail)
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In the TEXT portion of a message sent to
sup...@support.mayfield.hp.com:
send new_products_list
This will return a list of news articles which
will contain one news article which explains
where to find the HP-UX 10.0 New Business Release
information. For a copy of the HPSL mail service
user's guide, send the following in the TEXT portion
of a message to sup...@support.mayfield.hp.com:
send guide.txt
For further assistance send an electronic mail
message to support-...@support.mayfield.hp.com
HP SupportLine (HPSL) Dial-Up Service
-------------------------------------
Step 1. Dial the HP SupportLine telephone number,
(415) 691-3680. (For the telephone number
in all other countries, contact your local
HP sales office or Response Center).
Step 2. When your communications program indicates
that you are connected, press RETURN.
Depending on where you are located, you
will have to perform a command before
you are connected to one of the HPSL
computers. In the U.S. (and Singapore)
The system prompt, login: should appear.
[In Europe, you would receive a DTC welcome
message and a prompt, HPSL DTC> C patch
In Asia-Pacific, you would receive a PAD,
X.25, welcome message and a PAD prompt,
@ should appear. Then enter: #CAM ]
Step 3. At the system prompt, login:, log into
HPSL by typing the following command: hpsl
then press RETURN.
Step 4. When prompted, type your system handle and
password, each followed by pressing RETURN.
If you do not know your system handle or
password, use the HPSL assistance numbers
which are listed after these instructions.
Step 5. Press RETURN until the HPSL Top Menu
screen is displayed. Then enter the
"News Page" section, option 1, and select
the "New Products" option. A news article
will explain where to find the HP-UX 10.0
New Business Release information.
Step 6. Type EXIT when you wish exit HPSL,
the connection will be terminated.
If you require HPSL assistance:
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HP BasicLine Support customers:
Call (415) 691-3888 (if you do not
know your password or if you have
access questions).
HP ResponseLine, HP Premier Account Support (PAS),
or HP Personalized System Support (PSS) customers:
Call (800) 633-3600; log a call with
the HP Response Center if you do not
know your password or require HPSL assistance.
or
If you are still unable to access HPSL,
through any of the methods provided, please
send a fax to (404) 988-3991 to request
the HP-UX 10.0 New Business Release information.
Your fax must include: your name, company address,
and phone number and indicate that you are
requesting the information on HP-UX 10.0. In
response, you will be mailed the HP-UX 10.0 New
Business Release information.
Latin America Call your Local HP Response Center
Asia-Pacific Call your Local HP Response Center
Europe, Middle East, Call your Local HP Sales Office
and Africa
OSF and Motif are trademarks of the Open Software Foundation
in the U.S. and other countries.
UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and
other countries, licensed exclusively through X/OPEN
Company Limited.
Technical information in this document is subject to change
without notice.
(c)Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 1995. All Rights Reserved.
Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written
permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the
copyright laws.
--
Colin Wynd Email: co...@col.hp.com
Regional Sales Engineer Phone: 719-531-4282
Network Test Division Fax: 719-531-4526
Hewlett-Packard Company
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Colin Wynd
Last-modified: 1995/03/01
Version: 4.5
Subject: 1. INTRODUCTION
method://server[:port]/pathname
ftp://supportnet.mentorg.com/pub/tmp/test
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6.7 How can I get my login stuff to work under HP-VUE?
7.50 Is there a Transport Level Interface (TLI) interface to TCP on HP-UX?
7.51+ How do you disable IP Forwarding?
7.52+ Does HPUX 9.0 have support for threads?
7.53+ How come the filenames on CD-ROM are in uppercase?
7.54+ How come I can't type an '@' character?
9.17 What is the largest disk partition I can have?
9.18 How can I determine how much RAM I have non-interactively?
9.19 How can I turn off the lpspooler cover page?
9.20 Does HP support the RockRidge extensions for CDROM names?
10. LOOKING FOR...
10.1 Where did xline go at 9.x?
10.2 How about the VUE 2.01 man page help index?
10.3 Is there anything remotely like the Apollo DM available?
10.4 Where can I get SLIP for HP-UX?
10.5 Where can I get pcnfsd on HP-UX?
10.6 Where can I get ppp for HP-UX?
10.7 Where can I get STREAMS for HP-UX?
10.8 What about POSIX threads?
10.9 Where can I get Interviews for HP-UX?
10.10 Where can I get POP for HP-UX?
10.11 Where can I get sudo for HP-UX?
10.12 Where can I get ntalk for HP-UX?
10.13+ Where can i get disktab entries for certain seagate drives?
11.0 WHEN WILL HP-UX 10.0 BE RELEASED?
11.1 What functionality is in HP-UX 10.0
11.2+ Can you have Multiple IP addresses on one interface?
11.3+ What version of named is running at HP-UX 10.0?
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ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/hp/hpux-faq
ftp://iworks.ecn.uiowa.edu/pub/comp.hp
get hpux-admin HP_FAQ
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Subject: 3.7 HP/Works
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Subject: 3.8 HP/Works Conferences
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Subject: 3.11 DutchWorks
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Contents: 765 packages ported to HP-UX 8.X and 9.X
Here is an overview of hpux.csc.liv.ac.uk as of Sat 25 Feb 1995:
(The 2 most recently installed packages in each category are in brackets)
59 packages in /hpux/X11/Misc (xautolock-1.10 xfm-1.3.1)
51 packages in /hpux/X11/Demos (xsecure-2.1 xcuckoo-1.0)
49 packages in /hpux/X11/Viewers (sced-0.61 ImageMagick-3.6)
49 packages in /hpux/X11/Toolkits (tclsql-1.1 tclMotif-1.3)
44 packages in /hpux/Gnu (gdbm-1.7.3 bash-1.14.2)
40 packages in /hpux/Sysadmin (upacct-1.0 groupie-1.1)
38 packages in /hpux/X11/Graphics (xpm-3.4d xsnap-1.0)
35 packages in /hpux/Text (psmulti-2.6 ispell-3.1.18)
34 packages in /hpux/Misc (screen-3.6.1 lincks-2.2)
33 packages in /hpux/Games/Arcade (tetris-3.1.2 xtetris-2.6)
27 packages in /hpux/Maths/Misc (gap.README-3.3 eigen-1.01a)
25 packages in /hpux/Networking/Admin (xntp-3.4h vrfy-94.09.29)
24 packages in /hpux/X11/Core (xstdcmap-1.6 xmag-5.00)
22 packages in /hpux/Users (lc-1.26 mpack-1.5)
22 packages in /hpux/Games/Board (gnuchess-4.0.74 xFIL-2.02)
21 packages in /hpux/X11/Networking (xnetload-1.09 x3270-3.0.3.5)
21 packages in /hpux/Languages (codecs-1.0 swi-1.8.9)
19 packages in /hpux/Networking/WWW (libwww_perl-0.40 NCSAhttpd-1.3)
19 packages in /hpux/Editors (smedit-2.1 mxedit-2.4)
16 packages in /hpux/X11/Drawing (tgif-2.16.6 tgif-2.16.5)
16 packages in /hpux/Networking/Mail (BCRMailHandler-3.14 xbuffy-3.1)
15 packages in /hpux/X11/XView3 (xvnews-2.3 xview-3.2)
13 packages in /hpux/Games/Networking (xpilot-3.3.0 net3d-0.08)
12 packages in /hpux/NeuralNets (xerion-3.0 roxanne-2.4)
12 packages in /hpux/Maths/LinAlgebra (rlab-0.99i rlab.all-0.99i)
11 packages in /hpux/Networking/News (nestor-1.0p3 nntpclnt-1.6)
11 packages in /hpux/Networking/Misc (talk-3.0.2 lwho-2.00)
10 packages in /hpux/Networking/FTP (llnlxdir-0.9b5 llnlxftp-2.0.4)
9 packages in /hpux/Distributed (mpich-1.0.7 pvm-3.3.6)
8 packages in /hpux/Physics (asa-3.15 asa-3.20)
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765 packages in total
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/system/PHSS_3259
How to get patches:
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get hpux-admin hpux-admin-policy
end
(Thanks, Bart!)
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http://support.mayfield.hp.com
Site: http://hpwww.epfl.ch/HPUX/tools/disktab.html
http://hpwww.epfl.ch/bench/bench.html
http://hpwww.epfl.ch/
Or send mail to mai...@hpwww.epfl.ch to access disktab info.
Contents: Contains many disktabs for non-HP disks
Site: http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/hp-faq/faq.html
Contents: This FAQ.
Site: http://hpux.csc.liv.ac.uk/FAQ/
Contents: This FAQ.
Site: http://hpux.csc.liv.ac.uk/intro.html
Contents: Interface to the Liverpool archive, including package descriptions,
man pages and screen shots as well as the packages themselves. Also
includes a WAIS server (wais://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/hpux) for searching
HTML documents relating to the archive.
Site: http://hpubgon.norway.hp.com/Faq/
Site: http://www.cae.wisc.edu/FAQ/
Contents: This FAQ.
Site: http://www.cae.wisc.edu/intro.html
Contents: Interface to the Wisconsin Liverpool archive mirror, including
package descriptions, man pages and screen shots as well as the
packages themselves.
Site: http://www.cs.ruu.nl/hpux-admin-archive/
Contents: Archive for the hpux-admin mailing list.
Site: http://www.eel.ufl.edu/~scot/tutor/
Contents: HP-UX 9.x Tutorial
Site: http://www.cs.ruu.nl/hpux-admin-archive/index.html
Contents: System Administrators Mailing List for HP-UX
Site: http://hpwww.epfl.ch/
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(Thanks to various contributors)
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Subject: 5. UTILITIES
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ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/comp.sources.misc/volume10/a2ps3.Z
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ftp://hpcvaaz.cv.hp.com/pub/MitX11R4/libs.s*00.tar.Z.
Set the following resources:
HPterm*scrollBar: TRUE
HPterm*saveLines: 1024
/usr/vue/types/xclients.vf
An alternative is:
#include <stdio.h>
Subject: 6.7 How can I get my login stuff to work under HP-VUE?
Vuewm*windowMenu: VueWindowMenu
In file ~/.vue/sessions/lite/vue.session:
Vuelogin*terminateServer: True
PHSS_2753 addresses this problem.
You can try:
client -xrm "*workspaceList: <name>"
*primaryColorSetId: 3
*secondaryColorSetId: 3
cp /usr/vue/types/vuepad.vf $HOME/.vue/types
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Notes:
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*dynamicColor: False
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Subject: 7. OPERATING SYSTEM
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$ getconf NAME_MAX directory
Ascii Terminals
X-terminals and workstations
Exceptions
Suggestions:
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mkfs /dev/ram1m 1024
(Thanks to Tapani Tarvainen)
type M2654Su1x1-2
label u1_news
partition 1
size 1450000K
partition 2
size max
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rm /usr/perf/databases/`hostname`/*.data
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nslookup localhost
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/etc/nettl -tf -e all
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or
soft_pages?W 1000
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For example, in /etc/passwd:
and in /etc/group:
ftpgroup:*:1000:ftpuser
ftpgroup:*:1000:
and in /users/ftp/etc/passwd add:
That's it.
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HISTFILE=/tmp/.sh_hist.$(whoami)
export HISTFILE
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Subject: 7.50 Is there a Transport Level Interface (TLI) interface to TCP on HP-UX?
In HP-UX 10.0 a special module has been created which provides XTI access
over the BSD stack - TLI is not supported. TLI, for the most part after
SVID 3 volume 5, has stopped evolving and is being replaced by XTI in
most implementations. XTI is standardized by X/Open and the current
versions from most vendors should be XPG4 compliant with some being
branded as the branding test suites are made available by X/Open.
Note the reason one needs a streams-based TCP is that both TLI and XTI
rely upon a streams-based module, timod, to provide specific functionality
within the kernel and this module needs to be pushed upon the transport
stack. Since HP-UX uses a BSD transport which is not streams-based and
is therefore incapable of having a streams-based module pushed upon it,
one cannot run TLI/XTI directly upon it, and, hence, a special streams
module was created to provide this functionality for HP-UX 10.0.
(Thanks to Mike Krause <kra...@cup.hp.com>)
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Subject: 7.51+ How do you disable IP Forwarding?
To accomplish what you want, use the following commands as root:
adb -w /hp-ux /dev/kmem
ipforwarding/W 0
ipforwarding?W 0
CTRL-D
If you install a new kernel, you have to repeat these steps.
NOTE: These commands disable IP forwarding completely: if the
system is configured as a gateway, no IP forwarding will
occur. This workaround is NOT supported.
(Thanks to Colin Wynd (co...@col.hp.com)
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Subject: 7.52+ Does HPUX 9.0 have support for threads?
As part of the DCE product, a user-space thread-package was shipped.
This package is also part of 10.0.
(Thanks to Mike Krause <kra...@cup.hp.com>)
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Subject: 7.53+ How come the filenames on CD-ROM are in uppercase?
This is the ISO 9660 format stored on the CDROM. Filenames are in uppercase
and have a version as well (ie ;1). If you would like lowercase names
and no ;1 version, you'll have to translate the names. The usual hack
is to create symbolic links. An alternative is to use a product
called PFS from Young Minds, Inc.
(Thanks to Bill Hassell <b...@hpuerca.atl.hp.com>)
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Subject: 7.54+ How come I can't type an '@' character?
If you do a 'stty -a' and you will see that your 'kill' character is
set to '@'. You need to set your 'kill' character to be something
other than the '@' character by doing something like 'stty kill '^U''.
You should add this to your .profile or .cshrc file.
(Thanks to Michael J. O'Connor <m...@dojo.mi.org>)
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.word foo
NOTE:
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(Thanks to Richard Lloyd)
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My program looks like:
*.debug /usr/adm/syslog
(Thanks to Colin Wynd)
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Audio CODEC Crystal CS4215
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http://hpwww.epfl.ch/HPUX/tools/disktab.html
Additionally, Ion has set up a mail service; to access it, send e-mail to
<mai...@hpwww.epfl.ch> and respect the following syntax for the subject
field:
disktab table - returns the available disktab file
disktab how - returns two methods to create a new disktab entry from scratch
Send any comments, remarks, problems AND new tested disktab entries to
<ion.c...@sic.adm.epfl.ch>
Patch PHSS_4981 has the disktab entries for the following drives:
Seagate ST32430WD, Seagate ST32430N, Seagate ST31230WD,
Seagate ST31230N, HPC3324A, HPC3324W, HPC3325A, HPC3325W
Seagate ST31200N, Seagate ST31200W, Seagate ST12400N,
Seagate ST12400W, DEC DSP3107LS, DEC DSP3107LSW, DEC DSP3210S,
DEC DSP3210SW, Quantum LPS1080S, Quantum LPS1080WD
(thanks to Ion Cionca, and Colin Wynd <co...@col.hp.com>)
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Subject: 9.16 Do I need to terminate the internal SCSI on a 700?
According to some people, an unterminated internal SCSI on a 700
will cause interrupts which are ignored but slow down the machine.
Terminate to be safe.
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Subject: 9.17 What is the largest disk partition I can have?
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BSDh="-h"
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Subject: 10. LOOKING FOR...
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(Thanks, Mike Stroyan, HP)
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Subject: 10.13+ Where can i get disktab entries for certain seagate drives?
Patch PHSS_4981 has the disktab entries for the following drives:
Seagate ST32430WD, Seagate ST32430N, Seagate ST31230WD,
Seagate ST31230N, HPC3324A, HPC3324W, HPC3325A, HPC3325W
Seagate ST31200N, Seagate ST31200W, Seagate ST12400N,
Seagate ST12400W, DEC DSP3107LS, DEC DSP3107LSW, DEC DSP3210S,
DEC DSP3210SW, Quantum LPS1080S, Quantum LPS1080WD
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Subject 11. HP-UX 10.0 ISSUES
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Subject: 11.0 When will HP-UX 10.0 be released?
An announcement will be made on Feb 6th 1995.
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Subject: 11.1 What functionality is in HP-UX 10.0
I. Introduction/Management Summary
Sincerely,
II. HP-UX 10.0 Overview
Scalability with industry-dominating performance
Networking Enhancements
Unrivaled Investment Protection
HP-UX 10.0 Non-Supported Platforms
VI. Release Availability
http://support.mayfield.hp.com
send new_products_list
send guide.txt
or
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Subject: 11.2+ Can you have Multiple IP addresses on one interface?
HP ServiceGuard allows you to configure multiple IP addresses on one
interface.
First, all primary network interfaces must have "stationary" IP addresses
"ifconfig"ed on them. Say for example, you have a system with 2 ethernet
interfaces (one primary and one for backup) and 2 FDDI interfaces (one
primary and one backup) and they are interfaces lan0, lan1, lan2 and lan3
respectively. Your /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file would have lan0 having
an IP address/subnet, etc (say 15.13.169.15) and lan2 would have an IP
address/subnet, etc (192.6.144.15)
lan1 and lan3 would not be specified in the netconf file as they will not
initially have any IP addresses on them.
ServiceGuard has a "cmmodnet" command which will ADD IP addresses to existing
interfaces. For example, to add a "Package IP" address to the ethernet
lan you would:
cmmodnet -a -i 15.13.169.16 15.13.143
Where -a is add -i 15.13.169.16 is the IP addrss to add and 15.13.143 is the
subnet where to add it. The cmmodnet command (via the ioctl()s) then figures
out that the SUBNET is currently on lan0 and magically you have 2 ip addresses
on the same SUBNET. Both going through lan0.
This feature is only currently available through the ServiceGuard product.
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Subject: 11.3+ What version of named is running at HP-UX 10.0?
Version 4.8.3 is running at HP-UX 10.0.
$ what /usr/sbin/named
/usr/sbin/named:
Copyright (c) 1986, 1989, 1990 Regents of the University of California
named 4.8.3 Tue Nov 1 17:03:51 GMT 1994