CCHD@latvax8.lat.oz (Huw Davies - La Trobe University Computer Centre) (03/09/90)
i'm trying to install a Maxtor XT-2190 into a VAXstation-2000.
At the moment, I'm having no luck formatting it. The VAXstation
happily works with an RD53 borrowed from another VAXstation, and
the Maxtor happily formats (as an RD50!) in a Rainbow. Does anyone
else have any experience with this type of drive in a VAXstation?
Huw Davies,
Senior Systems Programmer,
Computer Centre,
La Trobe University,
Bundoora,
Victoria 3083, Australia
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cchd%latvax8.lat.oz@uk.ac.ukcdoelz@urz.unibas.ch (06/10/90)
In article <875@rm1.UUCP>, don@rm1.UUCP (Don Joslyn) writes: > > We are currently considering a Digital (DEC) solution to provide X.400 and > X.500-like capabilites for a network of VMS and UNIX (Ultrix and SunOS) hosts, > and PC's running PCSA/PCmail. > > I'm seeking information on user satisfaction with the following products: > > MAILbus > VAX Message Router > VAX Message Router X.400 Gateway > Ultrix Mail Connection > Distributed Directory Service > Me too! ************************************************************************ Dr. Reinhard Doelz * EAN doelz@urz.unibas.ch Biocomputing * DECNET 48130::doelz Biozentrum der Universitaet * X25 psi%46211142::embnet Klingelbergstrasse 70 * FAX x41 61 256760 CH 4056 Basel * TEL x41 61 253880 ext 888 ************************************************************************
gjc@paradigm.com (07/31/90)
I'm curious to know if there are any input values (command line values) for this program which can crash a DECSTATION. The input %crashme 1000 10 200 will evidently crash a SUN-4. Determined experimentally on a SUN-4/110 running sun os 4.1 and a SUN-4/280 running 4.0.3 The idea was to see how a RISC processor handles the execution of random data as if it were a program. For example this would happen if the arguments to a X-Window subroutine with a callback procedure were mixed up.
jigang@alliant.backbone.uoknor.edu (Jigang Yang) (09/15/90)
I am using DEC Window and UIL to build a user interface program. I got a problem and hope someone can help me. The problem is: How to convert a compound string to a plain text string(char *)? For example, I can use the DwtCStrcpy(list->item) to copy the compound string from the list box item. But when I want to post that string to a simple text widget , I have to convert the string to plain text string(char *) to use XtSetArg(al[0],resource,value) and XtSetValues(w, al, 1). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jigang Yang Geosciences Computing Network Tel: 405-325-5540 Univ. of Oklahoma Email: jigang@alliant.backbone.uoknor.edu 830 Van Vleet Oval #116 Norman, OK 73019
kjh@visual1.jhuapl.edu (Kenneth J. Heeres) (11/08/90)
Subject:DECwindows dxcardfiler Sender: news@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu (USENET News System) Reply-To: kjh@visual1.jhuapl.edu (Kenneth J. Heeres) Organization: Johns Hopkins University Date: Wed, 7 Nov 90 15:09:44 GMT Is the format of the cardfile published anywhere. I want to add 2000 card stack, but I don't want to enter it by hand. thanks, ken
murphy@ufp.dco.dec.com (Rick Murphy) (01/07/91)
--
A new version of DXRN/MXRN are available. They track changes made to the
original code (XRN) up to XRN V6.14. Many new features and bugs fixed.
For those who don't know, DXRN is a DECwindows (XUI) version of XRN.
MXRN is a Motif (V1.0 or V1.1) version of XRN. Both have been tested on
various DEC systems, both VMS and ULTRIX.
The VMS kit for this release provides support for TCP/IP products other
than DEC's UCX. (Thanks to the contributors!)
-Rick
How to get DXRN:
(For ULTRIX:)
% ftp gatekeeper.dec.com
user: anonymous
password: guest
ftp> cd pub/DEC
ftp> binary
ftp> get dxrn.tar.Z
ftp> quit
% uncompress dxrn.tar.Z
% tar xf dxrn.tar
(For VMS:)
$ ftp gatekeeper.dec.com
user:anonymous
password: guest
ftp> cd pub/DEC
ftp> get dxrn.share
ftp> quit
$ @dxrn.share
How to install DXRN:
0. See the file CHANGES for a list of changes from the last release.
1. Does an NNTP server (version 1.5 or greater) exist on your network?
- if not, get the NNTP server code and install it
(via anonymous ftp from ucbvax.berkeley.edu)
- make sure that XHDR (in nntp/common/conf.h) was defined
when your NNTP server was installed.
(XRN will tell you if it has not been defined)
2. Look at `config.h' and make the necessary modifications
(default settings, location of various files, domain name, etc.)
(VMS Users need to look at clientlib.c and define the proper
symbol for the TCP/IP they're using.)
** Note: Unless you want to look like you're coming from DEC, it's
important to edit at least the 'domain' and 'organization'
defines in config.h. You've been warned.
3. Make dxrn
(For ULTRIX:)
a. Build dxrn
make
b. Build mxrn
make -f Makefile.motif
(For VMS:)
a. Build dxrn:
$ @make-dxrn
b. Build mxrn:
$ @make-mxrn
Rick Murphy, WA1SPT/4 DEC Washington ULTRIX Resource Center
Domain: murphy@burfle.dco.dec.com -or- murphy@ufp.enet.dec.com
Bang: decwrl!ufp.enet!murphy Ding: (301) 306-2985
Disclaimer: This nonsense came from an AI program written in TECO. Ignore it.wittkopf@proton.mpr.ca (Kevin Wittkopf) (03/30/91)
We have a generic login setup that executes '/bin/machine' (on DECstations) or '/bin/arch' on Suns, in order to get the machine type. We also have a VAXstation 3100, but neither of these programs exist on that machine. Is there some other standard command available on the VAXstation that provides this? Or barring that, is there some unique VAXstation command, that if it is present, will tell me I'm on a VAXstation? Thanx. -- Kevin Wittkopf | Voice : (604) 293-6087 MPR Teltech Ltd. | Fax : (604) 293-5787 8999 Nelson Way, Burnaby, BC | E-Mail: wittkopf@proton.mpr.ca Canada, V5A 4B5 | proton.mpr.ca!wittkopf@uunet.uu.net
cts@dragon.com (Charles T. Smith, Jr.) (06/09/91)
I have a MicroVAX II system with a Systems Industries Qbus ESDI controller. Currently, its running with a 330 MB Maxtor drive (and running well). I want to add a Priam Model 338 (ID-330E) to the subsystem. I was able to format the drive; the controller and diagnostics see the drive; however VMS does not. So far, the SI engineer has suggested moving the Priam to be the first drive on the daisy cable, and to remove the resistor pack on the Maxtor. Still nada. At boot, I can attempt to boot the new drive; the controller clearly accesses the drive, but the Vax comes back with a devoffline error. The original Maxtor boots fine. Unfortunately, I have no documentation for either the controller or the drive. The Maxtor is set up as 34 sector, 1223 cyl. The Priam defaulted to 36 sec, 1224 cyl. I didn't change these values, and it seemed to format ok. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Charles T. Smith, Jr. | "Beam me up, Scotty, there's no cts@dragon.com | intelligent life down here..." gatech!emory!dragon!cts | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
chris@stan.brandonu.ca (06/21/91)
Does anyone out there in net.land know where a person can get a BA213 cabinet (preferably) without a power-supply. I just want the cabinet to use on a project. In addition, I am looking for(at?) one of the taller, thinner towers (I forget the part #) that the MicroVAX II's came in. Please E-Mail if you have any ideas. Thanks C.W. (Chris) Ross Meyers Norris Penny & Co. Chartered Accountants Chris@BrandonU.CA Chris@TKM.BrandonU.CA (204) 727-0661 Ext. 245 [Voice, Work] (204) 728-5273 [Voice, Home]
terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.) (06/27/91)
In article <81349@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, kalisiak@acsu.buffalo.edu (christophe m kalisiak) writes: > Boy have I got news for everyone who told me not to buy a DEQNA because I > would not be able to use it unless I stuck with V5.3 for ever! I didn't say V5.3 forever - I said support was being dropped in the near future. I refer you to page 4 of "Cover Letter for VMS Version 5.4", DEC part number AV-EF56K-TE, which states: "DECnet-VAX Device Support Information Over the next 6 to 12 months, VMS, DECnet-VAX, avd VAXcluster software support for the DEQNA Ethernet adapter will be withdrawn. For 24 months after that, the DEQNA adapter will be accessible only by user applica- tions that use the $QIO interface to the Q-bus Ethernet device driver (XQDRIVER). During that time, when the XQDRIVER recognizes the device as a DEQNA adapter, a console message will be printed specifying that the DEQNA adapter is an unsupported device. However, these user applications will continue to work. At the end of the 24-month period, the DEQNA Ethernet adapter will no longer be accessible. Digital recommends that customer implementations that use the DEQNA ad- apter upgrade as soon as possible to either the DELQA or DESQA adapter, whichever is appropriate for the system. Customer upgrade options cur- rently are available from DECdirect. Contact your local Digital sales office for more information." This text is repeated in "Cover Letter for DECnet-VAXtm Version 5.4", DEC part number AV-DL04J-TE. The date of the BOM (Bill of Materials) for my V5.4 kit is 26-Jul-90, so as they say: REPENT, FOR THE END IS NEAR!!! If you have 12 months from then, you'd better make plans soon. > So, thanks for all the useful advice on the DEQNA, people. NOT! I'm glad you found it helpful to discard the advice from people on the net who wanted to help you at no cost. Please avoid bothering us with questions you already know the answers to in the future. If I should hap- pen to forget that a posted question came from you, please do me the favor of ignoring it. Terry Kennedy Operations Manager, Academic Computing terry@spcvxa.bitnet St. Peter's College, US terry@spcvxa.spc.edu (201) 915-9381
dittman@skitzo.csc.ti.com (Eric Dittman) (06/27/91)
In article <81349@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, kalisiak@acsu.buffalo.edu (christophe m kalisiak) writes: > A DEQNA can be used on a MicroVAX II running the latest CD ROM-based version > of VMS (5.4-something). Nobody can tell me otherwise, because my system can > do the following: 'set host' to another system, and file transfer to/from > another system, all via the DEQNA. We've got a MicroVAX II with 2 DEQNA boards running VMS V5.4-2. -- Eric Dittman Texas Instruments - Component Test Facility dittman@skitzo.csc.ti.com dittman@skbat.csc.ti.com Disclaimer: I don't speak for Texas Instruments or the Component Test Facility. I don't even speak for myself.
robin@lsl.co.uk (Robin Fairbairns) (06/28/91)
In article <23030002@acf3.NYU.EDU>, tihor@acf3.NYU.EDU (Stephen Tihor) writes: > The DEQNA is likely to continue to work for some numbner of releases. After a fashion > However it will gradually become less and less effective as you upgrade > your network software and as your netowrk pushes the limits of the > hardware specs. I amnot sure who told you 5.3 was a magic release. > Its more a matter of DECNET-OSI (phase V) straining it to a level of > performance that some consider unacceptable and the like. [...] Performance of the DEQNA is already (and has been for a long time) considered unacceptable for NI cluster use. That's why NI clusters solemnly software checksum each packet if there's a DEQNA around. The things seem to have been designed before the typical volume of traffic on an ethernet reached its present levels. -- Robin Fairbairns, Senior Consultant, postmaster and general dogsbody Laser-Scan Ltd., Science Park, Milton Rd., Cambridge CB4 4FY, UK Email: robin@lsl.co.uk --or-- rf@cl.cam.ac.uk