[comp.unix.wizards] ps

cdash@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Charles Shub) (05/13/87)

We had to make some changes in our deqna driver ( vaxif/if_qe.c ) and when
we rebuilt Ultrix 1.1 for our microvax, all was fine except PS no longer
lists any processes. We haven't the foggiest. Anybody got any bright ideas?

thanks...cdash
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cdash@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Charles Shub) (05/13/87)

the problem was i was calling it testkernel instead of vmunix and the
software was getting lost. Moral:
   move the old kernel to vmunix.old and the new one to
     vmunix and it will work

thanks to all 3 correct answerers...cdash
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ark@alice.UUCP (05/13/87)

In article <648@boulder.Colorado.EDU>, cdash@boulder.UUCP writes:
> We had to make some changes in our deqna driver ( vaxif/if_qe.c ) and when
> we rebuilt Ultrix 1.1 for our microvax, all was fine except PS no longer
> lists any processes. We haven't the foggiest. Anybody got any bright ideas?

When making kernel changes, one often puts the new kernel in
a non-standard place and then boots it.  Ps usually will fail
until the kernel is moved to the standard place.  On many systems
this is /unix or /vmunix.  I don't know what it is on Ultrix.

ehark@smu (05/15/87)

ps not working can be a matter of the unix that is booted not being the
one that lives in root as /unix or /vmunix.  erni_: snixncn

glenn@ocsmd.ocs.com (Glenn Ford) (03/21/90)

We are running SCO Xenix 2.3 on an ALR, and have gotten several times
an error on doing ps.  The error is (seek error).  Upon rebooting it
seems to have fixed the problem (allthough it pops its nasty little
head once in awhile).  Any idea to a permanent fix to this? and a cause?
Thanks in advance..

Glenn Ford
..uunet!ocsmd!glenn