gerrit@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Gerrit) (05/14/89)
I have written a local document which may be of help in upgrading a 0.8 NeXT machine to 0.9. The document is written for local people, but many of the things I point out may be useful in general. It is *NOT* a substitute for reading the "Notes for Software Release 0.9" nor is it a replacement for reading the documentation on NetInfo, NetManager, niload, nidump, niutil, and nidomain, or any of the documentation related to standard Unix-related configuration. I try to point out some of the gotchas and bugs that I encountered locally. This document is in WriteNow format (written on a 0.9 machine, although I have verified that it is readable with 0.8 WriteNow) and available for public ftp from j.cc.purdue.edu in pub/next/0.9.wn. Make sure that you transfer the file in binary format. Let me know if you have problems reading or transferring the file. While I have tried to be as accurate as possible in the document, I can not take any responsibility for errors. If you locate problems with the document, let me know and I'll try to update the document. I'll also try to incorporate some of the other recommended changes that have been recommended on the net as time permits. Gerrit Huizenga NeXT Workstation Support Purdue University Computing Center gerrit@mentor.cc.purdue.edu
gerrit@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Gerrit) (05/16/89)
In article <2705@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> gerrit@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (me) wrote: >I have written a local document which may be of help in upgrading a 0.8 >NeXT machine to 0.9. The document is written for local people, but The document has been updated to reflect several comments that I have received. I'd recommend picking up the latest version via public ftp to J.cc.purdue.edu in pub/next/0.9.wn. Gerrit Huizenga NeXT Workstation Support Purdue University Computing Center gerrit@mentor.cc.purdue.edu
feldman@umd5.umd.edu (Mark Feldman) (05/17/89)
In article <2726@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> gerrit@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Gerrit) writes: >In article <2705@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> gerrit@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (me) wrote: > >>I have written a local document which may be of help in upgrading a 0.8 >>NeXT machine to 0.9. The document is written for local people, but > >The document has been updated to reflect several comments that I have >received. I'd recommend picking up the latest version via public ftp to >J.cc.purdue.edu in pub/next/0.9.wn. Thanks, Gerrit! While you were building your wheel, I was building mine. There is a document similar to yours available via anonymous ftp from umd5.umd.edu in the file NeXT/User_Help/0.9_upgrade.wn. It assumes less UNIX/NeXT knowledge (it details how to format an optical and mount it) and it reflects the experiences that we have had here. I would appreciate it if others would look at it and send my criticism, corrections, and money. Well, ok, no money. But I would like to hear from you. I think that we -- those who received 0.9 before the masses -- have the opportunity to make it much easier for them (and, in turn, ourselves) when they do get it. If anyone else is working on similar documents or has augmented Gerrit's or mine, I (and probably Gerrit and the rest of the readership) would be interested in knowing what you've done. After a few more iterations, perhaps the authorship will change from Gerrit and myself to ``comp.sys.next''. For those of you who are reading these postings and wondering why you don't have 0.9 yet, don't worry. Initially, NeXT sent a single 0.9 update package to each campus support center. This occurred last week. Update packages for all systems purchased by each institution should be arriving any day now ( :-) ). In the mean time, sit back and watch the reports from the 0.9 front fly. Mark
feldman@umd5.umd.edu (Mark Feldman) (05/17/89)
To those of you who tried to ftp NeXT/User_Help/0.9_upgrade.wn from umd5.umd.edu and found that it was unreadable (no world read permission), I'd just like to say ``Ooooops.'' Mark
sstanfie@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (skot) (05/18/89)
feldman@umd5.umd.edu (Mark Feldman) writes: >>gerrit@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Gerrit) writes: >>The document has been updated to reflect several comments that I have >>received. I'd recommend picking up the latest version via public ftp to >>J.cc.purdue.edu in pub/next/0.9.wn. > >While you were building your wheel, I was building mine. There is a >document similar to yours available via anonymous ftp from umd5.umd.edu in >the file NeXT/User_Help/0.9_upgrade.wn. It assumes less UNIX/NeXT knowledge >(it details how to format an optical and mount it) and it reflects the >experiences that we have had here. Hey Mark & Gerrit! Any way you guys can make those files ASCII standard files? See, I only have Write Now on the NeXT's and the only way to read those docs would be to ftp to my local site. Well, I probably need those docs to get it up on the net. See...endless loop. So, if there is a way to save a *.wn file as an ascii text, I'd really appreciate getting a copy of it (throught ftp) Thanks! -- <<< ____ -/- skot ~
gerrit@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Gerrit) (05/18/89)
In article <11570@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> sstanfie@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (skot) writes: >feldman@umd5.umd.edu (Mark Feldman) writes: >>>gerrit@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Gerrit) writes: >>> [References to WriteNow version of upgrade 0.8 to 0.9 notes deleted] > >Hey Mark & Gerrit! > >Any way you guys can make those files ASCII standard files? See, I only >have Write Now on the NeXT's and the only way to read those docs would >be to ftp to my local site. Well, I probably need those docs to get it >up on the net. See...endless loop. Not really true - the documents can be read on (and printed from) the NeXT with the 0.8 version of WriteNow - if you are running 0.8 you should be able to read them (I've read the doc on a couple of our 0.8 systems before). >So, if there is a way to save a *.wn file as an ascii text, I'd really >appreciate getting a copy of it (throught ftp) I took a look at a saved ASCII only copy, and it is much more difficult to read. Emphasis is removed, heading are difficult to distinguish from short paragraphs and examples, etc. If you really want an ASCII copy, I can send you a copy, but I also recommend *strongly* that you read this document and other printed NeXT documentation *before* taking down your 0.8 system and wiping the disks. We give you an idea of what files to save and how to do your backups so that you can get back the things that you need from your old system. If people are interested, I can try to save a PostScript version. I'd prefer to have a single authoritative copy, but if a PostScript copy is any better I'll try that. BTW, there will probably be yet another new version available soon. I think I'm going to start incorporating version numbers. The new one will be Version 3 - watch the README file for info. Gerrit Huizenga NeXT Workstation Support Purdue University Computing Center gerrit@mentor.cc.purdue.edu