wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) (04/11/88)
Hiya, With all the talk about the brain-damaged fixdisk(s) on the net these days, I'm starting to wonder if I want to have it. I've got a a couple of questions: 1. Can anybody enumerate what the fixdisk(s) fix? I put uucico and freinds that came with 3.51 away when I started running HDB uucp. My main purpose for doing so was to run uugetty that comes with HDB. 2. Does one have to ask for the fixdisk in order to get it? Heck, I still haven't gotten my wonderful personal calendar. Yes, I did discover the pcal in /etc/fixes. I really would like to have the fixdisk around on principle, should I sell the system some day, it would be nice to be able to say I have all the bits and pieces. 3. Of course my generous :-) 90 warranty is up. Is it going to set me back the usual $120 consutation fee to call the hotline if I want the fixdisk? Sorry to hear about the people that got nailed and hadn't noticed the bootable file system floppy in the foundation set. The manual is really weak on what to do in such emergency situations. For a supposedly turn-key Unix system, there sure ain't much hand-holding in this dept. I recently had to salvage an Apple A/ux system where I messed up /etc/sysinit.rc or whatever its called. I really felt like my heart was in my hand on that one since the hard disk *is* the distribution medium!! At least a mini-root floppy was included, with a reference in the manual that it was for emergency repairs -- of course Apple stuck to the AT&T tradition and said nothing of how to use it. At least we owners of the 3b1 have the distribution floppies to fall back on in the case of major flames! With A/ux, you'd be S.O.L. --Bill
rjg@sialis.mn.org (Robert J. Granvin) (04/13/88)
In article <1098@neoucom.UUCP> wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) writes: > >Hiya, Greetings. >With all the talk about the brain-damaged fixdisk(s) on the net >these days, I'm starting to wonder if I want to have it. I've got >a a couple of questions: > >1. Can anybody enumerate what the fixdisk(s) fix? I put uucico >and freinds that came with 3.51 away when I started running HDB >uucp. My main purpose for doing so was to run uugetty that comes >with HDB. Attached to the end of this reply is the original message Lenny Tropiano (lenny@icus) generated and posted when the 3.51a fixdisks originally were released. This is still completely current. If you are running HDB, you will _not_ want to install the entire fixdisk. (Fortunately, it asks you for each repair if you want to install it or not). For example, I'm sure since you are running HDB, that you really don't want to install the new uucico. Since HDB has no official support, ATT does not document what you should and should not install. You'll have to work that out (of course, the entire documentation is one page, and is very terse, but actually relatively complete. It basically says 'Do this, and install everything, unless you don't have this, then don't install this part.' >2. Does one have to ask for the fixdisk in order to get it? Heck, >I still haven't gotten my wonderful personal calendar. Yes, I did >discover the pcal in /etc/fixes. I really would like to have the >fixdisk around on principle, should I sell the system some day, it >would be nice to be able to say I have all the bits and pieces. Fixdisk: Yes. You must call the hotline and request it. Have your serial number handy. They will ask for it. And as previously noted, Fixdisks, like any other patches are available to registered owners. However, if you haven't registered your machine, you may still have no problems. Most of the techs/clerks are pretty casual about it, but there are always a few... Calendar: Isn't the pcal in /etc/fixes the same as what you would get if ATT actually sent you a disk? >3. Of course my generous :-) 90 warranty is up. Is it going to >set me back the usual $120 consutation fee to call the hotline if I >want the fixdisk? No. But if the clerk who answers the phone starts to make any trouble or comments along those lines, just point out that all you want is the 3.51a fixdisk set, which is available free of charge to all registered 3b1 owners. The only thing they'll do is take your name and address, and then mail it off. Usually that day or the next day, it seems. Contents of the fixdisks... Original posting follows: The long awaited bugs of 3.51 have been "ironed" out by NSSC and the 3.51 fixdisks are going to be available next week. If you are lucky you might be fortunate to get them earlier like I did, but I depends on who you speak to and your urgency. It comes on two installable diskettes. Here is the *BUGLIST* that is fixes... :::::::::::::: ate/Info :::::::::::::: The terminal emulator (/usr/bin/async_main) has fixes for the following: -lockfiles not being removed -vt100 enter key mapping incorrect -slow performance when using 513 or vt100 emulation :::::::::::::: kernel/Info :::::::::::::: The UNIX(r) PC 3.51a Custom Kernel (/UNIX3.51a) has fixes for the following: -tty driver does not return null character on break -break sent over modem freezes serial port -lp driver truncates lines to 132 chararters :::::::::::::: kmap/Info :::::::::::::: Kmap (/usr/lib/ua/kmap.610) corrects the misspelling of RollDn in the kmap file for the 610 terminal. :::::::::::::: ksh/Info :::::::::::::: Ksh (/bin/ksh) has fixes for the following: -dumps core on long input lines while in emacs mode :::::::::::::: modemcap/Info :::::::::::::: Modemcap (/usr/lib/uucp/modemcap) has an entry for the AT&T 4024 modem. :::::::::::::: ph/Info :::::::::::::: The Phone Manager (/etc/ph) has fixes for the following: -ph stops logging calls in .history -call screen pops up -ph dies after several calls :::::::::::::: tam/Info :::::::::::::: The tam library (/usr/lib/libtam.a) has the following: -newly developed applications linked with the new tam library can draw windows/contents in one pass instead of two :::::::::::::: uucp/Info :::::::::::::: The uucp (/usr/lib/uucp/uucico) has fixes for the following: -uucico hangs at call completion -uucico turns modem speaker on -time stamps incorrect in LOGFILE -- "Cursed Eraser Causes People Robert J. Granvin to Vanish Forever." National Information Systems, Inc. rjg@sialis.mn.org ...uunet!{amdahl,hpda,rosevax}!bungia!sialis!rjg