phil@Apple.COM (Phil Ronzone) (05/24/89)
Mike Chow (of Apple) brought up the issue of the Device Manager and A/UX. DAs (which are a kind of device driver) are definitely supported under A/UX. However, device drivers, those little goodies which like to touch and play with hardware aren't, as well as any DAs that touch and play with hardware. DAs yes -- entities that play with hardware, no. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Philip K. Ronzone, Apple Computer, 10440 Bubb Rd, MS 58A, Cupertino, CA 95014| |{amdahl,decwrl,sun,voder,nsc,mtxinu,dual,unisoft,...}!apple!phil | +-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | All "IMHOs" disclaimed and copyrighted. | Self defense is a human right ... | +-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
dwb@sticks.apple.com (David W. Berry) (05/24/89)
In article <31442@apple.Apple.COM> phil@apple.com (Phil Ronzone) writes: >Mike Chow (of Apple) brought up the issue of the Device Manager and A/UX. >DAs (which are a kind of device driver) are definitely supported under A/UX. > >However, device drivers, those little goodies which like to touch and play >with hardware aren't, as well as any DAs that touch and play with hardware. > >DAs yes -- entities that play with hardware, no. Well, to be more precise, MACINTOSH DRIVERS ARE SUPPORTED. What isn't supported is direct access to hardware or accesses to certain managers, such as the SCSI or ADB managers, be it by a driver or an application (such as "Apple Scan") Opinions: MINE, ALL MINE! (greedy evil chuckle) David W. Berry (A/UX Toolbox Engineer) dwb@apple.com 973-5168@408.MaBell AppleLink: berry1
lemke@banana.ucsb.edu (Steve C. Lemke) (05/26/89)
In article <31442@apple.Apple.COM> phil@apple.com (Phil Ronzone) writes: }DAs (which are a kind of device driver) are definitely supported under A/UX. }... }DAs yes -- entities that play with hardware, no. What exactly is involved in getting DAs to work under A/UX? I booted my Mac OS drive, ran Font/DA Mover (System 6.0.3), and moved a few DAs into the System file on the SASH partition. The DAs I tried were Message (the cute scrolling message DA) and McSink (text editor DA). Neither one even shows up when I boot A/UX and am running Term... (This is with A/UX 1.1) Any ideas?
lantz@Apple.COM (Bob Lantz) (05/26/89)
In article <1856@hub.ucsb.edu> lemke@banana.ucsb.edu (Steve C. Lemke) writes >I booted my Mac >OS drive, ran Font/DA Mover (System 6.0.3), and moved a few DAs into the >System file on the SASH partition. The DAs I tried were Message (the cute >scrolling message DA) and McSink (text editor DA). Neither one even shows >up when I boot A/UX and am running Term... (This is with A/UX 1.1) >Any ideas? Yes. The A/UX System file is in A/UX's "system folder," /usr/lib/mac. To add DA's to it, run Font/DA Mover under A/UX. In order to do this, you will need to run hfx and transfer both Font/DA Mover and your desk accessory file to your A/UX file system. Enjoy, Bob Lantz A/UX Team
goldfarb@farbmac.UUCP (Benjamin I. Goldfarb) (05/26/89)
In article <1856@hub.ucsb.edu>, lemke@banana.ucsb.edu (Steve C. Lemke) writes: > What exactly is involved in getting DAs to work under A/UX? I booted my Mac > OS drive, ran Font/DA Mover (System 6.0.3), and moved a few DAs into the > System file on the SASH partition. The DAs I tried were Message (the cute > scrolling message DA) and McSink (text editor DA). Neither one even shows > up when I boot A/UX and am running Term... (This is with A/UX 1.1) Any ideas? The System that runs when you invoke the toolbox environment under A/UX is NOT the System in the SASH partition. The 'real' MacOS System used under A/UX is in /usr/lib/mac. Elsewhere, I have posted a request for information about possible perils of moving 'just any' System file in there with hfx. I have actually done so, adding whatever DA's I felt like, with some success. Some DA's won't work at all (e.g., SCSI Mount); others work fine. CDEVs seem to be picked up ok when they are moved to /usr/lib/mac (Kolor works ok). But I've had problems here and there when I use a reconfigured System. (I'm running 6.0.3 and A/UX 1.1). Does anyone know whether the distributed /usr/lib/mac/System is different from a MacOS System? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ben Goldfarb uucp: {decvax,peora}!ucf-cs!farbmac!goldfarb Department of Computer Science Internet: goldfarb%farbmac.uucp@ucf-cs.ucf.edu University of Central Florida BITNET: GOLDFARB@UCF1VM
rr5@prism.gatech.EDU (RAKES,RICHARD B) (05/26/89)
In article <1856@hub.ucsb.edu> lemke@banana.ucsb.edu (Steve C. Lemke) writes: >What exactly is involved in getting DAs to work under A/UX? I booted my Mac >OS drive, ran Font/DA Mover (System 6.0.3), and moved a few DAs into the >System file on the SASH partition. The DAs I tried were Message (the cute >scrolling message DA) and McSink (text editor DA). Neither one even shows >up when I boot A/UX and am running Term... (This is with A/UX 1.1) Any ideas? Your problem is that the System file on the MAC-OS partition is NOT the one used by A/UX. You must "launch" Font/DA mover in your A/UX environment. If it is not already there, then you need to use hfx to move it over. Here is a small list of some of the DA's that do work (I think about 75% of the ones I have tried do): SigmaEdit Alarm Clock ASCII-DA II Calculator Control Panel DeskPaint Executive Decision Maker Klutz MaCube Note Pad II v2.1 (Note that the Apple NotePad does NOT work.) Puzzle SciCalc SmartScrap -- RAKES,RICHARD B Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332 uucp: ...!{allegra,amd,hplabs,ut-ngp}!gatech!prism!rr5 Internet: rr5@prism.gatech.edu
dwb@sticks.apple.com (David W. Berry) (05/26/89)
In article <1856@hub.ucsb.edu> lemke@banana.ucsb.edu (Steve C. Lemke) writes: >What exactly is involved in getting DAs to work under A/UX? I booted my Mac >OS drive, ran Font/DA Mover (System 6.0.3), and moved a few DAs into the >System file on the SASH partition. The DAs I tried were Message (the cute >scrolling message DA) and McSink (text editor DA). Neither one even shows >up when I boot A/UX and am running Term... (This is with A/UX 1.1) Any ideas? Remember that the SASH partition is not used once A/UX is booted. The System Folder for A/UX applications is /usr/lib/mac. If you use FDAM to install your DA's and FONT's there, you should find that they work fine. Opinions: MINE, ALL MINE! (greedy evil chuckle) David W. Berry (A/UX Toolbox Engineer) dwb@apple.com 973-5168@408.MaBell AppleLink: berry1
bordier@imag.imag.fr (Jerome Bordier) (06/08/89)
In article <31685@apple.Apple.COM> lantz@Apple.COM (Bob Lantz) writes: >Yes. The A/UX System file is in A/UX's "system folder," /usr/lib/mac. >To add DA's to it, run Font/DA Mover under A/UX. In order to do this, you >will need to run hfx and transfer both Font/DA Mover and your desk accessory >file to your A/UX file system. Enjoy, O.K. this procedure works. I have transfered MockWrite but I point out a problem : under term, copy/paste works from MW document to term window, but the reverse doesn't. Why? -- Jerome BORDIER Laboratoire Structures Discretes Institut IMAG B.P. 53 X 38041 GRENOBLE Cedex FRANCE E.Mail: INTERNET: bordier@imag.Fr UUCP: bordier@imag (uunet.uu.net!imag!bordier)