[comp.sys.ti.explorer] NFS on EXPLORER

lindahl@arrisun3.uta.edu (Charlie S. Lindahl) (05/27/91)

All: 

I have just tried to install NFS on my EXPLORER II running system 6.0.
It is NFS version 3.0 (that is all that is on the tape). 

I get errors when mounting from SUN OS 4.0.3; a "divide by zero " in 
FLOOR. I found and patched the source code to FSGUTS.LISP to get
around the division problem; now the sucker doesn't work at all. 

Any clues? What is the CORRECT version and patch level for NFS? 

HELP! 

Thanx in advance,
--
Charlie S. Lindahl
Automation and Robotics Research Institute
University of Texas at Arlington
Internet EMAIL: lindahl@cse.uta.edu

Standard disclaimer: Ain't no opinion but my own.

nagase@dsg.ti.com (N Nagase) (05/31/91)

  >> I have just tried to install NFS on my EXPLORER II running system 6.0.
  >> It is NFS version 3.0 (that is all that is on the tape). 
  >> 
  >> I get errors when mounting from SUN OS 4.0.3; a "divide by zero " in 
  >> FLOOR. I found and patched the source code to FSGUTS.LISP to get
  >> around the division problem; now the sucker doesn't work at all. 
  >> 
  >> Any clues? What is the CORRECT version and patch level for NFS? 
  >> 
  >> --
  >> Charlie S. Lindahl


NFS 3.0 is the correct version to use on Explorer 3.0 thru 6.1.
The 6.0 source tape contains patches up to 3.9, and the 6.1
update tape, up to 3.14.  Additional patches in 6.1 are needed
to register mount-server for version 2.  I do not recall any
problem similar to the one you describe or at lease we are not
aware of.  Would you consider re-installing RPC, and NFS to see
if the problem will clear up?  Or, submit a backtrace (doing
ctrl-m from the error handler) to bug@csc.ti.com and have
someon to look at.
-- Nobi