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From: RadleyRobot <RadleyRobot@jpr.com>
Subject: SCO Technical Articles released on 20010428
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:35:29 GMT


The following problems are addressed in Technical Articles that appeared
on SCO's web site in the week ending 20010428.

Each problem is preceded by the URL reference to get the relevant article
from the WAIS database at caldera.com.



        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?100024
        created 25 Oct 1996
        revised 28 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  What have been the releases of SCO Advanced File and Print Server
          to date?

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?100092
        created 09 Oct 1997
        revised 27 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  There have been several problems reported when trying to use a Mylex
          RAID adapter with a tape unit attached.  Although SCO ARCserve/Open
          will find and work with the tape unit in this configuration, there
          are other known issues when attempting to use all of the features
          of SCO ARCserve/Open.

          Problems that have been confirmed:

          1. The emergency root/boot floppies cannot be created using the
          'mkarcboot' command.

          2. ARCserve/Open will not see a tape changer.  This problem has been
          confirmed by Cheyenne working with Mylex.  The MDAC driver does not
          support multiple LUNs with the various SCSI ids.

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?100891
        created 14 Jul 1987
        revised 28 Apr 2001
PROBLEM: During installation of the SCO XENIX Development System, I am
           asked to choose a default terminal description library for use
           with the curses(S) screen handling package. I can choose
           "terminfo", "termcap" or "no default package" by selecting neither.
           Which curses package should I choose?

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?100892
        created 14 Jul 1989
        revised 28 Apr 2001
PROBLEM: How to read the function keys in terminfo curses

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?100944
        created 31 Mar 1987
        revised 27 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  Client sorts a file by one field, then tries to do
another sort of the result by a different field.  Doesn't work
at all because the first sort is not being retained in memory.

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?103365
        created 05 Nov 1991
        revised 28 Apr 2001
PROBLEM: What is the UNIX Floppy Tape EFS (Extended Functionality Supplement)?

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?103414
        created 31 May 1987
        revised 28 Apr 2001
PROBLEM: Kimtron terminal configuration.

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?104041
        created 27 Jan 1988
        revised 27 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  I would like to find out which files have been
         changed since installation, or since a certain time has elapsed.

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?104870
        created 24 Oct 1995
        revised 27 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  I want to be able to mount a secondary filesystem (such as /u)
          at boot, so I can have access to the content in single-user
          mode. I've tried using the "At System Startup" option in the
          File System Manager, but it doesn't mount the filesystem until
          I go into multiuser mode.

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?104885
        created 04 Nov 1995
        revised 27 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  I am attempting to restore my root filesystem using tape
          backups and emergency boot and root floppy diskettes.

          I have successfully booted my system from the boot/root
          floppy diskettes and have mounted /dev/hd0root onto the
          /mnt mountpoint. I have changed my working directory
          to /mnt.

          When I type this command:

               # cpio -icvud -I/dev/{tapedevicenode}

          I see this error message:

               NOTICE: HTFS: No space on dev ram (31/7)
               cpio: cannot write /_BACKUP_CONTENTS_:...
               ...No Space left on device (error 28)

          Why am I getting this error message and how do I restore
          my root filesystem?

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?104896
        created 11 Nov 1995
        revised 27 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  My system is running out of clists even when the NCLIST is set
          at very high values.  Increasing the NCLIST kernel tunable
          parameter only allows the system to run longer between crashes.
          In some cases, the kernel seems to lose clists even when idle.
          For example, it will crash at night with no cron jobs running.
          The kernel message is:

           putc - Out of clists (NCLIST = xxxx exceeded); yyyy failures so far

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?105153
        created 11 Jul 1996
        revised 27 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  I need more swap space. How can I increase swap space without
          reconfiguring existing divisions?

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?105373
        created 16 Dec 1996
        revised 27 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  On booting up, after a fresh installation of SCO UNIX Operating
          System, the console displays the following message:

            Fatal Server Error: open event driver failed

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?105471
        created 28 Feb 1997
        revised 27 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  A user or set of users gets an error about their mailbox being
          locked and they cannot read mail.  The system is using MMDF as a
          mail delivery agent.

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?105601
        created 13 Jun 1997
        revised 27 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  Some or all of my users, possibly including root, are unable to
          use passwd(ADM) to change their password.  If root is affected,
          then root is unable to change other users' passwords as well.
          The user is prompted for the old and new password, but after
          entering the password the second time, they get the message:

             Password cannot be changed; see Account Administrator.

          In some cases, only root is affected; in others, all or some
          users are affected.  You may find you can change passwords in
          Maintenance mode, but not as root in multiuser mode.

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?105964
        created 13 Mar 1998
        revised 27 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  I want my X Windows to come to the foreground when I move my
          mouse pointer on them _without_ having to click my mouse buttons.
          How do I do this?

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?109143
        created 27 Jun 1991
        revised 26 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  What video cards are supported under SCO Open Desktop Release 1.1?

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?109718
        created 21 Oct 1998
        revised 23 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  My system panics randomly with the message:

             Watchdog ReInitMemory for 0 Unexpected trap in Kernel Mode

          A panic dump analysis points to the eeE (Intel Pro100b) device
          driver.

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?111262
        created 25 Jul 2000
        revised 23 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  The pointer to libresolv code, which is maintained by libsocket, 
          may become stale and cause a core dump of Apache when it's used 
          with PHP.  

          Additionally, interrupted libsocket accept() calls previously
          caused an ERESTART error instead of restarting the the system
          call.

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?113461
        created 18 Apr 2001
        revised 27 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  I am trying to use the Universal Serial Bus (USB) on my Compaq
          system. I have installed the USB Supplement for SCO OpenServer 5
          Release 5.0.6 but the kernel does not see the USB bus at boot time.

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?113481
        created 18 Apr 2001
        revised 23 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  At certain times when there is a dump saved in the dump or
          swap space, bcheckrc will hang while running dumpcheck.
          Later, when the crash utility is run on the dump, it reports
          the following, and then hangs:

          kvbase claims to be 00000000 assuming c0000000
          Nengine claims to be -1069306488 assuming 1
          Ncg claims to be 0 assuming 1


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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?113541
        created 20 Apr 2001
        revised 23 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  The following is seen on the screen any time when java or javac are
          run:

          # javac test.java
          ... _signalnull() not found in existing libs
          # java test
          ... _signalnull() not found in existing libs


          Programs will compile and run as expected.

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?113581
        created 21 Apr 2001
        revised 23 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  Compress corrupts output when fed through pipes.

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        http://www.caldera.com/cgi-bin/ssl_reference?113601
        created 23 Apr 2001
        revised 23 Apr 2001
PROBLEM:  One of the Virtual Disk Manager (VDM) root "pieces" went off line.
          I booted from the mirrored "root" disk and replaced the faulty drive.
          When the server was re-booted, VDM re-builds the mirror automatically.

          During the build phase, I receive the following error messages and
          my server panics:

          WARNING: VDISK1 HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE
          WARNING: HTFS CAN'T READ SUPERBLOCK ON HTFS VDISK (99/1)
          IO FAILURE OCCURRED ACCESSING LOGICAL BLOCK 405481 ON HTFS DEV VDISK
          (99/1)

          WARNING: ERR: ERROR LOG OVERFLOW
          PANIC: ERR: ERROR LOG OVERFLOW

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