phd_ivo@gsbacd.uchicago.edu (09/26/89)
First, I wish to say that I, too, appreciate very much Avadie's and Ali's help. Despite all NeXT support claims, user managers at universities tend not to have a lot of time---even after payment of $1,000 per box (10%-15%). Without their help on this net, I'd be pretty lost. Second, can someone help with these questions, please? (1) Can I turn the printer off in 1.0? Is there a way to do so from a terminal? (2) I am hooked up to a non-NeXT network (ucla.edu). I am able to telnet and ftp, but all attempts at mail fail miserably. Even mailing something to myself using my internet number fails (i.e. with an address like ivo@128.97.74.50). The return message announces: Host mailhost not found for mailer ether. To the best of my knowledge, I have my router and addresses set correctly, too. What am I doing wrong? Where do I find what I should be doing in the docs? I have searched for "mailhost" in all docs, and couldn't find it. Third, I want to mention that despite no such information in the manuals, the 1.0 Terminal does a much improved VT100 emulation. Also, I like the slick printing feature (1up, 2up...) in all applications. Finally, let me cast my vote on netinfo. I spent today recreating 1.0, since my last version---after deletion of the /me account and some fiddling around with hostnames and groups---would just refuse to start up netinfod. (nibindd was running). Nothing I could think of would allow me to restart netinfo, so that I could see what was wrong in the first place (no bootup error, either). Please, NeXT, allow us a way to save the entire NetInfo environment to one file (I've tried copying old /etc/netinfo/local.nidb, but that completely screwed up the bootup), so that users can experiment with changes, and, if they fail, that the old state can be restored painlessly. Without a much more user-friendly (clearer and more warnings, not more menu-like) interface, niload and nidump as well as the oldstyle /etc files are of crucial importance to my mental health. Without them, I'd be really lost. Please keep an ASCII translation system around. /ivo welch iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu phd_ivo@gsbacd.uchicago.edu
rogerj@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Roger Jagoda) (09/26/89)
In article <5533@tank.uchicago.edu> phd_ivo@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes: > > a way to do so from a terminal? Try this, but don't tell the users...:-) /usr/etc/nppower off Check out the man page on nppower...pretty nifty utility! > >Finally, let me cast my vote on netinfo. I spent today recreating >1.0, since my last version---after deletion of the /me account and >some fiddling around with hostnames and groups---would just refuse >to start up netinfod. (nibindd was running). Nothing I could think >of would allow me to restart netinfo, so that I could see what was wrong >in the first place (no bootup error, either). > >Please, NeXT, allow us a way to save the entire NetInfo environment >to one file (I've tried copying old /etc/netinfo/local.nidb, but that >completely screwed up the bootup), so that users can experiment with >changes, and, if they fail, that the old state can be restored painlessly. > Me too! I don't know of any other system where I can update and rdist over 500 user names without regard to "where" they actually live. Now, I didn't live with the early bugs in NFS or YP but they both survived. I honestly believe in NetInfo (although it was a REAL struggle in 0.9), if only for the passwd info...the domains idea is truly great and clever and all that! Really, play with it for a long while, you'll see too, or am I the only one with over 200 users on these things to keep track of. I will admit it makes things easier being a NeXT-only net. I've had many reports of NeXT nibindd and netinfod causing MULTO problems with mixed nets. I haven't tested it under 1.0 yet...let ya know. How I solve the problem of returning to what I had before I made my last change is to use a tar: cd /etc/netinfo tar -cvf NEWNET.tar network.nidb Then, after I make some more changes, if they don't pan out, I just rm -rf the whole directoy and untar (tar -xvf NEWNET). Simple, if a bit crude. That's when I'm working in "/", but the same can be done for "." or ".." (the ".." I never did figure out how to use...maybe under 1.0..:-) ) Roger Jagoda Cornell University FQOJ@CORNELLA.CIT.CORNELL.EDU (607) 255-8960
cyliao@hardy.u.washington.edu (Chun-Yao Liao) (12/24/90)
Got It Fixed!!!!!!!!
This is very strange! The reason I couldn't log out was because
all the passwords are lost, so it thought it should be running
as single user mode. I tried to change password using Preferences
No luck, it said couldn't change passwd. I brought out a Shell
window and su to root (No passwd needed!) and passwd me, passwd root.
exit and back to "me". Now I can log out!!!!!!!!!
But why it suddenly lost the passwords??......
cyliao@hardy.u.washington.edu o Q. Who am I?
o A. A NeXTed person with "small" HD and OD
I am "homeless"!? o An Apple // guy
(No Kidding) o A plane pilot (by hope)cyliao@hardy.u.washington.edu (Chun-Yao Liao) (12/24/90)
It sitll doesn't work very well... everything is SOOOO slow
Say, at login window, I typed "me" <rtn> "mypasswd" <rtn>, then the
cursor freez for about 20 seconds before login swquence began...
Then the app icons on the right appeared SLOWLY one by one...
Any comments please email me, I am shutting down my CuBE now
and preparing my baggagies (I am going to LA!)
Merry X'mas and Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!
See you guys "NeXT year! :-)"
cyliao@hardy.u.washington.edu o Q. Who am I?
o A. A NeXTed person with "small" HD and OD
I am "homeless"!? o An Apple // guy
(No Kidding) o A plane pilot (by hope)baack@husc9.harvard.edu (Audy Baack) (03/08/91)
I am a convert from the Mac world who needs some help. Does anyone know where I can get the necessary cable to connect a Mac HD to the NeXT SCSI2 port? I need the this HD to have a system, and NeXT keeps telling me to talk to where I bought the computer while they keep telling me to go to NeXT. What have others done?? Any sources?? Also, does anyone know how to reset the internal HDs address from 0 to something else? Also, I'd like to know if there is any way I can adjust my MegaPixel display. Currently, the image slopes from ~.5 cm on one side of the screen to about 1 cm on the other, yielding a rather slanted viewpoint. Do I have to take the monitor back for repair? Or is there some way I can do it myself? Finally, how does one go about getting modem software when one has no SW to begin with? I can't xmodem/kermit and get something off of a BB without first having some software, or am I wrong?? Any answers will be greatfully appreciated. Thanks! baack@husc9.harvard.edu OR baack@harvarda.harvard.edu
matthews@lewhoosh.umd.edu (Mike Matthews) (03/08/91)
In article <1991Mar7.181428.236@husc3.harvard.edu> baack@husc9.harvard.edu (Audy Baack) writes: > I am a convert from the Mac world who needs some help. Does anyone >know where I can get the necessary cable to connect a Mac HD to the NeXT >SCSI2 port? I need the this HD to have a system, and NeXT keeps telling >me to talk to where I bought the computer while they keep telling me to go >to NeXT. What have others done?? Any sources?? Also, does anyone know >how to reset the internal HDs address from 0 to something else? This is answered in the Frequency Asked Questions posting. Wish I saved a copy of it. You can order the cable from any Sun Microsystems dealer, as the... microSCSI? cable that Suns use. Or you can order one from NeXTConnection I hear <alas, I don't know the number>. [monitor thing deleted -- I suggest if it's that noticeable to take it in for repair] > Finally, how does one go about getting modem software when one has >no SW to begin with? I can't xmodem/kermit and get something off of a BB >without first having some software, or am I wrong?? You have modem software by virtue of Unix. tip is one -- look at the man pages for more info. It isn't as bad as a catch-22 as you think. :-) > Any answers will be greatfully appreciated. Thanks! > baack@husc9.harvard.edu OR baack@harvarda.harvard.edu ------ Mike Matthews, matthews@lewhoosh.umd.edu (NeXT)/matthews@umdd (bitnet) ------ Could be you're crossing the fine line A silly driver kind of...off the wall You keep it cool when it's t-t-tight ...eyes wide open when you start to fall. - The Cars
mikec@wam.umd.edu (Michael D. Callaghan) (03/08/91)
In article <1991Mar7.181428.236@husc3.harvard.edu> baack@husc9.harvard.edu (Audy Baack) writes: > Also, I'd like to know if there is any way I can adjust my MegaPixel >display. Currently, the image slopes from ~.5 cm on one side of the screen >to about 1 cm on the other, yielding a rather slanted viewpoint. Do I have >to take the monitor back for repair? Or is there some way I can do it >myself? For what it's worth, this should be of general amusment to all. I attended FOSE '91 in DC today, and I spoke with a NeXT rep. He told me that he'd never seen a defective NeXT monitor, and that if one should have a problem, it's probably just a minor adjustment. For those of you at universities who've seen a two-year-old Cube with a fuzzy, wavy monitor, I don't believe it either. > > Finally, how does one go about getting modem software when one has >no SW to begin with? I can't xmodem/kermit and get something off of a BB >without first having some software, or am I wrong?? > I set up tip in 5 minutes with no trouble at all (and that's something for me ;-) -- MikeC _________________________________________________________ Michael D. Callaghan, MDC Designs, University of Maryland mikec@wam.umd.edu