horn@rt5.cs.wisc.edu (Mark Horn) (02/19/90)
In article <15903@cs.yale.edu> yarvin-norman@CS.YALE.EDU (Norman Yarvin) writes: >Well, sounds like it'd be easier to port Mgr... While we're on the subject . . . has anyone actually ported mgr to the Unix PC, yet? How easy/hard was it? Will you post patches for the standard dist? I have another Q. What is the process for making installable floppies? I have Interrnet access so it was rather easy for me to get the recent FIXDISK. A friend of mine doesn't have internet access so it's hard for him to get that self same FIXDISK. Now when I installed the FIXDISK, it prompted me if I wanted to make a floppy backup of the software I was installing. I of course responded 'y<cr>' It of course proceeded to ignore me. I tried this with 3 or 4 different afirmative responses and each time it proceded with the installation without making a floppy backup. Anyway, I've figured out how to get the stuff unpacked, actually I cheat, I just stop the installation process after everything is unpacked what is the correct way to do this? So the process that goes into making and unpacking an installable floppie is what I'm interested in. Anyhelp is greatly appreciated. Thanks, - sparkie
botton@i88.isc.com (Brian D. Botton) (02/22/90)
In article <4319@daffy.cs.wisc.edu> horn@rt5.cs.wisc.edu (Mark Horn) writes: >In article <15903@cs.yale.edu> yarvin-norman@CS.YALE.EDU (Norman Yarvin) writes: >>Well, sounds like it'd be easier to port Mgr... > >While we're on the subject . . . has anyone actually ported mgr to the Unix PC, >yet? How easy/hard was it? Will you post patches for the standard dist? Yes, Brad Bosch has done it. It wasn't a killer, but it wasn't trivial. It will be distributed via ftp in source form with all the device drivers and everything else needed to set your machine up. See my other recent posting for more info. Mgr is in beta and should be more widely available soon. -- ... ___ *** _][_n_n___i_i ________ ******* Brian D. Botton (____________I_I______I_I_______I laidbak!botton or /ooOOOO OOOOoo oo oooo oo oo laidbak!bilbo!brian