lenny@icus.UUCP (Lenny Tropiano) (04/08/88)
Now that everyone who got and installed the 3.51a kernel that was one of the couple of fixes found on the Fixdisks available from the National Systems Support Hotline, bugs have been claimed to exist. I haven't personally experienced these yet, although I am not running the generic UUCP either, which seems to have some weird correlation. Here's a posting that a friend of mine (the actually person who "discovered" the problems, and reported it initially to the hotline [many times]). He asked me to post this for him, so I do.... |>From rjg@sialis.mn.org...(Robert J. Granvin): |> or rjg@nis.mn.org |>Subject: 3.51a kernel |> |>After a fair amount of phone calls and working with ATT phonetechs, |>they have finally determined that there is indeed a problem with the |>3.51a kernel that is being distributed on the current (and only) set |>of 3.51 fixdisks. |> |>This problem has not yet been currently resolved, but is being worked |>on in some sort of priority mode. They have actually offered to call |>me when a new version is available (I don't really believe them, so |>I'll keep nagging them :-) |> |>Anyways, the 3.51a kernel has a tendancy to panic your 3b1 on sporadic |>occasions with the message: |> |> panic: addr fault in kernel |> |>It seems to happen most when you are sending output to your console |>screen, and sometimes during uucico. Although, it can apparently |>happen for no specific reason at all. |> |>The problem is not damaging in any way, except for the inconvenience |>of having to reset your machine on occasion. Also, all the other fixes |>included in the fixdisk (such as the uucico patches) are all correct |>and work correctly. This is purely a problem with the kernel (I know. |>That's not really all that comforting :-). |> |>So, if you believe you've been having some instability since installing |>3.51a, 3.51a is to blame. If you have not currently installed 3.51a, |>you may want to consider waiting until the repair is available (no time |>frames were provided). However, please note that the other fixes |>provided for in 3.51a do improve other areas of stability (the uucico |>patches, for example, solve the uucico-crash-burn-and-hang problems) |>so there is definately value in installing them anyways. You'll have |>to weigh the pro's and con's in your particular situation. |> |>As mentioned previously, I have the full 3.51a fixdisk set available |>via UUCP. If you would like to obtain it, please drop me a note and |>we'll set up a link if neccesary. |> |>-- |>"Continental Life. Why do you ask?" Robert J. Granvin |> National Information Systems, Inc. |> |>rjg@nis.mn.org ...uunet!{amdahl,hpda,rosevax}!bungia!nis!rjg |> -- US MAIL : Lenny Tropiano, ICUS Computer Group IIIII CCC U U SSS PO Box 1 I C U U S Islip Terrace, New York 11752 I C U U SS PHONE : (516) 968-8576 [H] (516) 582-5525 [W] I C U U S TELEX : 154232428 [ICUS] IIIII CCC UUU SSS AT&T MAIL: ...attmail!icus!lenny UUCP : ...{mtune, ihnp4, boulder, talcott, sbcs, bc-cis}!icus!lenny
tien@speedy.cs.wisc.edu (PB Schechter) (04/11/88)
In article <336@icus.UUCP> lenny@icus.UUCP (Lenny Tropiano) writes: >Now that everyone who got and installed the 3.51a kernel that was one Can anyone tell me how to get the 3.51a fixdisks, or any other (future) ones, for that matter? Do I just wait (as I've been patiently waiting for my calendar) until AT&T gets around to sending them? Do I have to call and ask for them (if so, who do I call)? Do the get sent only to people who have purchased service contracts? Any help will be apprecieted. PB Schechter pb@cs.wisc.edu
pjh@mccc.UUCP (Peter J. Holsberg) (04/11/88)
In article <347@sialis.mn.org> rjg@sialis.mn.org (Robert J. Granvin) writes:
== - They will ask you for your serial number, name and phone number.
== They require this information for their records. If you haven't
== mailed in your warranty registration (in which case they wouldn't
== have you on file), I don't know how they will react. _This_is_one
== of_those_perfect_examples_why_you_should_have_registered_your_
== machine_! AT&T _does_ offer some free updates or fixes, but only
== to registered owners.
Hrmph! I have 24 3b1s, some registered, some not. I have NEVER
received anything -- calendar, fixes, etc. -- from AT&T.
--
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Trenton, NJ 08690 Voice: 1-609-586-4800rusty@hodge.UUCP (Rusty Hodge) (04/13/88)
In article <561@mccc.UUCP>, pjh@mccc.UUCP (Peter J. Holsberg) writes: > Hrmph! I have 24 3b1s, some registered, some not. I have NEVER > received anything -- calendar, fixes, etc. -- from AT&T. AT&T is shy. It is up to you to make the first move. Send in those old registration cards now. Or heck, you can usually "register" the machine over the phone. Be prepared to be on the phone a while. -- Rusty Hodge, HCR Inc, 1588 N. Batavia St. Orange, CA 92667 (714) 974-6300 rusty@hodge.cts.com [uunet vdelta crash]!hodge!rusty FAX (714) 921-8038 uucp: (714) 921-1090 (login: nuucp) Dial-A-Joke (714) 966-0976
rjg@sialis.mn.org (Robert J. Granvin) (04/13/88)
In article <5554@spool.cs.wisc.edu> tien@speedy.cs.wisc.edu (PB Schechter) writes: >Can anyone tell me how to get the 3.51a fixdisks, or any other (future) >ones, for that matter? Do I just wait (as I've been patiently waiting >for my calendar) until AT&T gets around to sending them? Do I have to >call and ask for them (if so, who do I call)? Do the get sent only to >people who have purchased service contracts? Any help will be >apprecieted. This will expand a bit on part of an immediately previous posting. ATT does not announce fixdisks. You have to call and check, or wait for someone to post that they exist (these are usually people who call and check). To obtain them, just call the hotline number in your Owners Manual. Have your serial number ready. Fixdisks are available free of charge to all registered owners. If they give you any beef about being out of warranty, just point this out, and that's all you're looking for. Having service contracts doesn't make any difference in this case. (But please note... ATT has the option to release fixdisks for a charge. I've never heard it done on this class of machine, but if they did, I imagine those with service contracts wouldn't pay the fee. I doubt they'll ever charge for a 3b1/7300 fixdisk. Sounds kinda silly.) Personal Calendar: Check out /etc/fixes. -- "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