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Version: 1.1

This is the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list for the Usenet
newsgroup comp.unix.unixware and the Univel mailing list
([e-mail]).

This FAQ is posted to comp.unix.unixware and related groups, including
news.answers and comp.answers, roughly once a month.  Readers of this
FAQ with access to the Internet should be able to find this document
archived in the news.answers archive at rtfm.mit.edu and available by
anonymous ftp.  The location of this FAQ is:

  rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet/news.answers/unix-faq/unixware/general

I welcome comments and/or suggestions from interested readers.
Particularly useful are suggestions for FAQs which are written up in
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  uunet!molly!vlcek        (uucp)
  molly![e-mail] (Internet)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The FAQ is divided into four main categories:
(G) General, for items of nonspecific interest
(U) User, for items of interest to general users
(S) SysAdmin, for items of interest to UnixWare system administrators
(D) Developer, for items of interest to software developers/programmers

Each question in the fact is preceded by the text string "Subject: "
(to enable newsreaders to identify the individual FAQs) and a unique
question number.  A complete listing of these question numbers
follows:

G1) What is UnixWare?
G2) Where can I purchase UnixWare?
G3) How much does UnixWare cost?
G4) What are UnixWare's hardware requirements?  Does it run on a PC?
G5) Which system vendors will sell you a machine with UnixWare installed?
G6) What is the UnixWare "Personal Edition"?
G7) What is the UnixWare "Application Server"?
G8) Are there any books I can read/purchase about UnixWare?
G9) How about review articles on UnixWare?
G10) Are there anonymous ftp / mail server sites with UnixWare archives?
G11) Where can I get online information on UnixWare?
G12) Where can I get a hardware compatibility list for UnixWare?
G13) Where can I find a driver for [accelerated graphics card]?
G14) I have release 1.0; how do I get my release 1.1 upgrade?
G15) What has been upgraded in release 1.1?

U1) Are there any books I can read/purchase about UnixWare?
U2) Can I run DOS/Windows programs under UnixWare?
U3) Can DOS NetWare users log in to a UnixWare box via IPX?
U4) Are there CD-ROM of freeware binaries precompiled for UnixWare?
U5) Why can't I type in an "at sign" (@) at a command prompt?
U6) How can I access the standard UNIX `man' pages from the command line?
U7) Why can't I run /usr/bin/dos inside an xterm?
U8) How do I get (MS)-Windows to run within an X Window?
U9) The colors are screwed up when I run Windows.  How to fix this?
U10) How can I set the size of the X window that Windows runs in?

S1) What books on UnixWare system administration might I read/purchase?
S2) How can I change my system's name?
S3) What traditional Unix utilities have been left out of the UnixWare PE?
S4) Does UnixWare come with TCP/IP and/or NFS?
S5) I've installed release 1.1.  Where's my TCP/IP?
S6) Can I replace the stock UnixWare X server with something faster?
S7) Why can't I access the CD-ROM drive after I've just installed from it?
S8) Why does my data comm package lose characters constantly at high speeds?
S9) How can I make or get an emergency boot floppy?
S10) How do I set a dialup password on UnixWare for a specific port?
S11) How do I configure electronic mail on UnixWare?
S12) How many updates are there, what are they, and where do I get them?
S13) How do I know which updates I've already got installed?
S14)  How can I make the `man' pages accessible from the command line?
S15) Are there disk compression utilties for UnixWare?
S16) How do I install a package downloaded from one of the ftp servers?
S17) How can I speed up the loading of Windows programs from floppies?
S18) Why has fingertip librarian suddenly stopped working?
S19) How can I get my 3COM 3C503 board to work?
S20) How can I set up my network adapter for 10base-T (twisted pair) wiring?

D1) What books on UnixWare programming might I read/purchase?
D2) Are there alternatives for programmers to the UnixWare SDK?
D3) I installed the Prime Time SDK, and now I can't log in?!
D4) Will UnixWare version 1.1 bundle Motif?
D5) How do I avoid problems programming with the UCB compatibility libraries?
D6) Where can I get Emacs?
D7) How can I compile X clients without a complete X11 source tree?
D8) I've now got 1.1.  Where's my SDK?
D9) I've now got the 1.1 SDK.  Where's xab?
D10) What library do I need for XmbTextListToTextProperty [&c]?
D11) I get major errors compiling tin.  What gives?

QUESTIONS

GENERAL

Subject: G1) What is UnixWare?

UnixWare is Novell's Unix offering, combining Unix System V Release
4.2 for 80x86 processors with NetWare client connectivity, DOS Merge,
Motif, support and documentation.  It provides a graphical user
interface based on the X11R5 windowing system, and is capable of
running Unix, DOS, and/or Windows programs.

UnixWare, first released in November 1992, was the product of a
jointly-owned venture, named Univel, between Novell and Unix Systems
Laboratories (USL, then a part of AT&T).  In the spring of 1993,
Novell completed its acquisition of USL and, by extension, Univel.
USL and Univel have since been folded into the newly-formed Novell
Unix Systems Group (USG, the namesake of an earlier group by the same
name at AT&T).  One still sees the Univel name frequently, but it is
being gradually phased out over time.  In this FAQ, I will use the
phrase "Novell USG" to refer to the Unix Systems Group where once
"Univel" would have been used.

The current version of UnixWare is release 1.1.  Users of release 1.0
may call Novell for a free upgrade to release 1.1, and are strongly
encouraged to do so.

The "UNIX" trademark, previously owned by AT&T and then deeded to USL,
passed to Novell with the acquisition of USL.  After a brief period of
negotiations with rival Unix vendors Sun Microsystems, Santa Cruz
Operation, International Business Machines, and Hewlett-Packard,
Novell deeded the UNIX trademark to X/Open Co. Ltd., an Open Systems
industry standards branding agent based in the United Kingdom.
Henceforth, the granting of licenses for the trademark UNIX will be
handled exclusively by X/Open; eventually, licenses will be granted
only for products which exhibit conformance with the so-called
Spec1170, a set of 1,000-odd applications programming interfaces
(APIs) drawn from the following standards:

  IEEE Portable Operating System's Interface (POSIX) 1003.1
  AT&T's System V Interface Definition SVIDIII
  X/Open's XPG-4 interface specification
  "Use-based" APIs drawn from an assortment of third-party vendors

Strict conformance to Spec1170 has not yet been implemented by X/Open
(to my knowledge, no current commercial UNIX offering is fully
conformant with Spec1170) to allow grandfathering in of existing UNIX
flavors.  Strict conformance will likely be implemented by late 1994
or 1995.

Subject: G2) Where can I purchase UnixWare?

You can contact Novell USG for reseller information at 1-800-879-6168
between the hours:

  Monday through Friday 5AM-6PM Pacific Time
  Saturday 8AM-2PM Pacific Time

Another vendor offering UnixWare, including mixes of options not
available from Univel, is the Information Foundation.  They can be
reached at by phone at [phone] or 1-800-GET-UNIX, or via email
at "[e-mail]".

Every mail-order software house I've contacted so far has carried
UnixWare.  This includes the following:

  Computer Discount Warehouse     Programmer's Paradise
  1-800-891-4CDW                  1-800-445-7899

  ASAP Software Express           Inmac
  1-800-248-ASAP                  1-800-323-6905

  UniPress Software               Unidirect
  1-800-222-0550                  1-800-755-8649

When dealing with mail-order houses, be sure to specify exactly what it
is that you want.  The salesperson may not _know_ that UnixWare v1.1 has
already been released, and send you a copy of 1.0 (or similar mishaps).

Subject: G3) How much does UnixWare cost?

UnixWare's list price (Personal Edition) is still being quoted at $249
(for the CD-ROM version) in adverts, but you shouldn't pay more than
$200 for it.  Information Foundation used to advertise a $166 price,
but has replaced this with a "Please Call" listing.  Inmac presently
advertises a $199 PE, and other mail-order houses are right in this
range as well.

With NT selling (or should I say NoT selling :-) at roughly $275 on
retail shelves, you can combine the UnixWare PE with the Prime Time
SDK (described later in the FAQ) at $60 for a full-fledged Unix
development environment for less than the cost of vanilla NT (sans C
compiler).  Even the "official" UnixWare SDK (which includes the ever-
useful Personal Utilities) now costs under $100!

Subject: G4) What are UnixWare's hardware requirements?  Does it run on a PC?

Yes, UnixWare runs on PCs.  The necessary hardware configuration for
installing and running UnixWare is:

* A personal computer running an Intel 80386 or higher processor
  with a minimum speed of 25MHz.
  The ISA, EISA, and MCA bus architectures are supported.
* A minimum of 8MB RAM for the Personal Edition.
* A minimum of 12 MB RAM for the Application Server.
* A minimum 80MB hard disk for the Personal Edition.
* A minimum 120 MB hard disk for the Application Server.
* A minimum 40MB if you have a second hard disk (optional).
* A 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch diskette drive for booting UnixWare.
* A serial, bus, or PS/2-compatible mouse is recommended, but not required.

Evan Leibovitch ([e-mail]) notes that, while UnixWare does not
absolutely require a 3.5" diskette drive, it is a practical necessity
in real world usage.  Many useful/necessary packages only come on 3.5"
media.  He adds that the 1.1 release will support the new 2.88MB format
3.5" floppies for those machines which support it.

Eric Raymond used to post in the Usenet group comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit
a guide to hardware compatibility for Unix versions that run on
Intel-based hardware.  While not specifically devoted to UnixWare, it
was handy for discussions of the difficulties that may be encountered
in installing Unix on PC hardware.  Unfortunately, nothing has been
heard from Raymond in recent times and, while you can probably find a
copy of the last version of the pc-clone hardware guide in the
rtfm.mit.edu archives, the information therein is getting more dated
by the minute.

Subject: G5) Which system vendors will sell you a machine with UnixWare installed?

I do not currently have an official list of vendors offering bundled
UnixWare.  Can anyone supply one?  (This question has been on the FAQ
since its inception ... is anyone listening??? :-)

Mobius Computer of Pleasanton CA will sell you an Intel box with
UnixWare preinstalled, among other Unix offerings:

  Mobius Computer
  5627 Stoneridge Drive,
  Building 312
  Pleasanton, CA 94588-8503
  (800) MOBIUS1
  [phone]
  FAX [phone]

Mobius does have email access, although they don't seem to attach the
same importance to it that Usenet readers would.  They don't list a
general sales or info address; you might try [e-mail] or
[e-mail].

Sound Software Ltd. of Brampton Ontario resells UnixWare as software
alone, or bundled with an Intel box:

  Sound Software Ltd.
  20 Abelard Avenue,
  Brampton, Ontario Canada
  L6Y 2K8
  [phone]
  [phone] FAX
  [e-mail]

American Micro Group, Inc. of Fort Lee NJ sells "UnixWare-optimized"
systems as well as x86 boxes "with almost all commercial PC Unixes
installed":

  American Micro Group, Inc.
  240 Riverdale Drive
  Fort Lee, NJ 07024
  [phone]
  [phone] FAX
  [e-mail]
  [e-mail]

Information Foundation, which resells UnixWare software, now also
offers a hardware platform as well:

  Information Foundation
  1200 17th Stree
  Suite 1900
  Denver, CO 80202
  [phone]
  [phone] FAX
  [e-mail]

Subject: G6) What is the UnixWare "Personal Edition"?

The UnixWare "Personal Edition" is the desktop version of UnixWare.
The following laundry list is lifted from Information Foundation's
bounce-back email information server:

UnixWare Personal Edition
        UNIX System V Release 4.2 Base System
        Printer Support
        Network Support Utilities
        Graphics Utilities
        Enhanced Application Compatibility
        Adobe Type Manager
        TypeScaler Fonts
        Networked Graphics
        X11 Windowing System
        Graphical Desktop Manager
        Windowing Korn Shell
        CD-ROM File System Support
        Ethernet Hardware Support
        Token Ring Hardware Support
        European Language Supplement
        DOS Merge for DOS/Windows Support
        Novell Network Services

Subject: G7) What is the UnixWare "Application Server"?

As the name implies, the Application Server is the server version of
UnixWare.  Originally, at least, the idea was that an enterprise
network would be built up of DOS, Windows, and UnixWare clients, with
a NetWare box providing file services and a UnixWare AS running
applications which would display on the PE clients.  I don't know if
this is still the plan or not.

The laundry list (again lifted from the IF literature) is:

UnixWare Application Server
        Personal Edition (Unlimited User License)
        Personal Utilities
        TCP/IP & NFS

where UnixWare Personal Utilities =
        Advanced UNIX Utilities
        BSD Compatibility
        Advanced Administration Utilities

(Note that the Personal Utilities, a standalone product in v1.0, is now
bundled into the software development kit [SDK]).

Subject: G8) Are there any books I can read/purchase about UnixWare?

The manuals you get with UnixWare are pretty slim indeed, and you'll
probably find yourself needing one or more of the UNIX Press books on
Unix SVR4.2 to supplement the bundled documentation.  The following is
a complete list of the Unix SVR4.2 series:

  Title                                  ISBN #

  - User's Series -
  Guide to the Unix Desktop              1-56205-114-8
  User's Guide                           0-13-017708-3

  - Administration Series -
  Basic System Administration            0-13-042573-7
  Advanced System Administration         0-13-042565-6
  Network Administration                 0-13-017633-8
  PC-Interface Administration            0-13-066820-6
  Audit Trail Administration             0-13-066887-7

  - Programming Series -
  UNIX Software Development Tools        0-13-017690-7
  Programming in Standard C              0-13-017666-4
  Programming with UNIX System Calls     0-13-017674-5
  Character User Interface Programming   0-13-042581-8
  Graphical User Interface Programming*  0-13-042698-9
  Network Programming Interfaces         0-13-017641-9
  Device Driver Programming              0-13-042623-7
  STREAMS Modules and Drivers            0-13-066879-6
  Portable Device Interface              0-13-066838-9

  - Reference Series -
  Command Reference (a-l)                0-13-042699-0
  Command Reference (m-z)                0-13-042607-5
  Operating System API Reference         0-13-017658-3
  Windowing System Reference             0-13-017716-4
  System Files and Devices Reference     0-13-017682-6
  Device Driver Reference                0-13-042631-8

(*Be careful of this book; the copy you are buying may be based on
the old MoOLIT GUI technology, which is being phased out in favor of
pure Motif.)

To order single copies of this documentation, call [phone].
For bulk purchases (more than 30 copies), contact
  Corporate Sales Dept.
  PTR Prentice Hall
  113 Sylvan Avenue
  Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
  [phone]
  [phone]

Samuel Ko ([e-mail] or [e-mail]) maintains the "Concise
Guide to UNIX Books", which is posted regularly to the Usenet
newsgroups misc.books.technical, alt.books.technical,
biz.books.technical, comp.unix.questions, comp.unix.wizards,
comp.unix.admin, comp.answers, and news.answers.  It can also be
downloaded from the Internet via anonymous ftp at
rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet/news.answers/books/unix.  This list contains
many titles of interest to UNIX users both new and old, and is well
worth the trouble to acquire.

Subject: G9) How about review articles on UnixWare?

Open Systems Today, in its February 15 1993 issue, reviewed the
initial release of UnixWare 1.0.

The June 15, 1993 PC Magazine reviewed UnixWare favorably, rating it
the Editor's Choice for "Intel Unix" above Consensys V4.2, Dell Unix
(RIP), Interactive, SCO Open Desktop, NeXTStep on Intel and Solaris
x86.  (Note that the last two were reviewed prior to release.)  The
review concluded ``This just may be the Unix for the masses.''

UnixWorld magazine profiled UnixWare over a two-part series in the
July and August 1993 issues.  UnixWorld looked at UnixWare from the
traditional Unix user's point of view, predicting that ``power Unix
users will dismiss UnixWare out of hand,'' but also noting the
advantages of the tight integration with NetWare.  The UnixWorld
reviews are probably much more useful to a system administrator than
an ordinary user.

Byte Magazine, after a September 1992 "Is Unix dead?" cover story that
looks rather silly now in retrospect, gave UnixWare (then still in
beta) a friendly reception in its January 1993 issue.  ``On features
alone, UnixWare is one hot number: networked file, mail, printer, and
application sharing; NetWare client connectivity; DOS compatibility;
high-performance multitasking and virtual memory; a network-capable
windowing system with scalable Adobe Type Manager fonts; two levels of
hypertext help -- and these are just the highest of the high points''
opined the Byte reviewer (Tom Yager [[e-mail]], Byte's
Multimedia Lab).

Subject: G10) Are there anonymous ftp / mail server sites with UnixWare archives?

Novell has an anonymous ftp service at ftp.novell.com (137.65.4.1).
UnixWare files can be found under ~ftp/pub/unixware.  UnixWare
binaries of handy things like the GNU development tools, perl, Seyon
and GhostScript are starting to show up there.

The helpful bunch at Novell Germany have set up UnixWare archives at
ftp.novell.de (193.97.1.1), or accessed as devnull.novell.de if coming
from the United States (much faster).

The US4BINR archive contains binaries for UNIX System V Release 4 for
386/486 PCs, including UnixWare.  From the US4BINR mail server:

  US4BINR is now available on wuarchive.wustl.edu in the
  /systems/svr4-pc directory. wuarchive.wustl.edu supports both
  anonymous FTP and NFS mount. wuarchive is the primary
  site for this project.

  The mail server is still available. For help, send mail to
  [e-mail] with the simple message (no special
  subject).

      begin
      reply your_email_adress
      help
      quit

Another mailserver site for UnixWare binaries and sources is

  [e-mail]

To obtain an index of the contents, send an email to that address with
the following contents:

  begin
  mail <reply-address>
  send INDEX
  end

Subject: G11) Where can I get online information on UnixWare?

*** PHONE ***

Quoting from UnixWare documentation:

``You can speak with a Univel representative regarding Univel product
  information and services Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00
  p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

``Univel's main telephone numbers are:

``* U.S. and Canada: 1-800-4-UNIVEL (1-800-486-4835)
  * International: 801-568-8548
  * Germany (European Support Center): [phone] (support for Europe,
    Middle East, and Africa)
  * Australia: [phone]
  * Hong Kong: [phone]
  * Japan: [phone]''

*** FAX ***

You can call the 1-800-4UNIVEL number outside of their normal business
hours and reach the USG FAX hot line (option 1), which enables you to
have UnixWare information FAXed back to you.

The FAX-back number seems to be in major flux as of this writing
(4/13/94).  There are only a small number of documents available (a
catalog of which can be obtained via FAX); most, including the
all-important hardware compatibility guides, are no longer available.

Comments and/or suggestions regarding UnixWare can be FAXed back to
USG at 408-473-8774.

*** COMPUSERVE ***

Novell maintains a UnixWare forum on CompuServe.  If you have a
CompuServe ID and wish to access this form, type:

  GO UNIXWARE

at any CompuServe prompt.  There are message sections for General
Information, Product Information, Developers, DOS Merge, Installation,
X Windows, Networking, Device Drivers, Printing, Communications,
Applications, Bug Watchers, and Updates.

If you do not have a CompuServe ID, contact CompuServe Customer
Service at 800-848-8990 or 614-457-8650 for information on setting up
an account.

*** USENET ***

If you have access to Usenet, look into the newsgroup
comp.unix.unixware.  This forum entertains discussions of all issues
related to UnixWare.  Other newsgroups possibly of interest to
UnixWare users are comp.unix.sys5.r4 (for discussions relating to the
System V Release 4 version of Unix, which includes Novell's UnixWare)
and comp.unix.misc (for miscellaneous discussions of Unix).

If you do not have access to Usenet, you have a variety of options.
If you have access to a Unix system, chances are good that it may
already provide Usenet access - particularly if it is at an academic
or research site.  If you do not have access to a Unix system, your
best bet is to get an account with one of the increasing number of
public-access Unix systems being set up by entrepreneurial Unix
sysadmins.  You can find the contact phone numbers for such systems in
any one of the many books on the Internet now beginning to flood the
popular press.

*** MAILING LIST ***

The comp.unix.unixware newsgroup is gatewayed into a mailing list for
the benefit of those users with email, but not Usenet, access.  I
quote from Evan Leibovitch's instructions for that list:

  TO SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE/GET HELP/ETC:
  Send an appropriate message to any *one* of the following addresses,
  each of which is addressed to the list server mechanism at this site
  (listed in order of my preference):

  [e-mail]
  [e-mail]
  [e-mail]

  The body of your message should contain one of the following lines
  *AS ITS ONLY CONTENT*:

  subscribe univel Your_Full_Name      (Not your e-mail address, the system
                                        will pick that up from the headers.)
  unsubscribe univel
  recipients univel                    (gets a list of subscribers)
  help                                 (duh.)

*** EMAIL ***

Novell USG has recently set up a email box for support queries:

  [e-mail]

Email sent to this address will be automatically directed to the
appropriate staff members at USG, so long as the message body of the
letter is constructed from a form template currently being set up.
Pointers to the form template will be posted in this FAQ as soon as it
is available.  In the meantime, Novell USG asks:

``we ask that you be specific in your questions and that you
  include all pertinent information (i.e. updates installed, controllers,
  peripherals, RAM, Video, SoftWare used, versions, detailed problem
  descriptions, etc. etc.).''

Similarly, queries regarding product information can be sent to:

  [e-mail]

Before Novell USG announced its email address for UnixWare support, a
helpful group of three members of European Univel Support set up an
email address to which users could send questions about UnixWare.
This email alias was:

  [e-mail]

and will still probably generate responses.

*** FTP ***

Novell maintains an official UnixWare FTP site at ftp.novell.com.  To
access this server, you will of course need Internet access.  Type

  ftp ftp.novell.com

At the login prompt, type

  anonymous

When it asks for a password, enter your full email address.

*** WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW) ***

Novell maintains a World Wide Web (WWW) server at:

  http://WWW.Novell.COM/

European sites may prefer to visit

  http://www.novell.de/

Via the WWW server at www.novell.com, you can submit product inquiries
and technical support queries without having to use the email form
templates.  Plus, there's quite a bit of documentation there to be
perused.

For a UnixWare xmosaic binary to access the WWW server:

  ftp to ftp.novell.com
    and look in ~ftp/pub/xmosaic for xmosaic-unixware.tar.Z
  Sources are available from ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu in ~ftp/Web.

Andrew Josey ([e-mail]) advises of another location for
xmosaic binaries:

  We have also added a pkgadd format package for mosaic including
  a class database and icon to allow graphical point and click startup.
  This is on our mail-server ([e-mail]).  To receive it,
  send an email to that address with the following contents:

    begin
    mail <reply-address>
    send BINARIES/mosaic-2.0.tar
    end

(There is also a mosaic-2.0.README that is obtained in the same fashion.)

Send comments on the WWW services to `[e-mail]'

*** GOPHER ***

A gopher server is expected soon at gopher.novell.com.

Subject: G12) Where can I get a hardware compatibility list for UnixWare?

Call UnixWare Marketing Support 1-800-879-6168 between the hours 5AM and
6PM Pacific Time weekdays (or 8AM to 2PM Pacific Time on Saturdays) to
request a hardware compatibility guide.

The FAXback service no longer provides the hardware compatibility guides.
The contents seem to be changing constantly, however, so they may come
back some time in the future.

Subject: G13) Where can I find a driver for [accelerated graphics card]?

Try ftp'ing to ftp.novell.de, and look in the /pub/unixware/X
directory.  Check the README file there for a listing of currently
available drivers.

Subject: G14) I have release 1.0; how do I get my release 1.1 upgrade?

Novell is providing a free upgrade to release 1.1 to all owners of the
release 1.0 product.  The new release is now shipping.

To upgrade, UnixWare customers need to call one of the following phone
numbers and be prepared to provide their rev. 1.0 product serial numbers
or proof of purchase.

Location        Voice            FAX
========================================================
Austria         0660-8443       0660-8125
Belgium         078-111062      078-111061
Canada          317-364-7276    317-364-0787
Denmark         800-10930       800-10545
France          05-905995       05-905995
Germany         0130-812444     0130-812443
Italy           1678-8388       1678-78398
Norway          050-11310       050-11309
Spain           900-993170      900-993169
Sweden          020-795736      020-795735
Switz.          155-1846        155-1847
UK              0800-960274     0800-960273
US              800-457-1767    317-364-0787
All Others      [phone]   [phone]

Subject: G15) What has been upgraded in release 1.1?

Evan Leibovitch ([e-mail]) quotes from the December 1993
Novell International Bulletin the following features and benefits of
release 1.1:

* Improved quality and performance across the entire family of UnixWare
  products;

*  Additional support for European languages. Along with existing
   support for English and Japanese, UnixWare 1.1 will be available in
   native versions of French, Italian, German and Spanish by the second
   quarter of fiscal year 1994.

*  Additional support for popular low-cost PC hardware.

*  Aggressively priced and feature-rich Software Development Kit (SDK).
   This new SDK will be very popular with ISVs and corporate developers.
   The new SDK offers the complete set of UnixWare development tools for
   a suggested retail price of US $99.

   The Software Development Kit now includes the following packages
   which used to be separate options:
    - Motif Development Tools
    - Driver Development Tools
    - Personal Utilities

*  Bundled TCP/IP in Personal Edition

*  Motif 1.2 and Motif wksh for greater COSE compilance

*  NetWare 4.X support for file and print services

*  Support for third-party compilers

USER

Subject: U1) Are there any books I can read/purchase about UnixWare?

A good starting place is the UNIX Press UNIX SVR4.2 documentation set:

  - User's Series -
  Title                                  ISBN #
  Guide to the Unix Desktop              1-56205-114-8
  User's Guide                           0-13-017708-3

Novell has recently released:

  Novell's Guide to UnixWare 1.1
  Novell Press 1994
  ISBN: 0-7821-1292-7

Two books on Unix System V that have received good reviews are

  The Waite Group's UNIX System V Primer
  Mitchell Waite, Don Martin, and Stephen Prata
  Sams 1992
  ISBN: 0-672-30194-6

  Unix System V Release 4, An Introduction
  Kenneth Rosen, Richard Rosinski, and James Farber
  McGraw-Hill
  ISBN: 0-07-881552-5

For users new to Unix, "The Rookie's Guide to UnixWare" from Novell
Press presents a simplified introduction to the operating system and
its user interface.  It covers that basics: logging in, opening,
closing, creating and deleting files and folders, customizing the
desktop etc.

  The Rookie's Guide to UnixWare
  Susan Adams, Colleene Isaacs, and Marcus Kaufman
  Novell Press, 1993
  ISBN: 0-7821-1376-1

Since Novell Press has finally introduced another book dealing
exclusively with UnixWare (Novell's Guide to UnixWare 1.1, mentioned
above), I now feel free to state that this book is insipid beyond
belief.  I'm confident that even the neophytes that the book was
targeted at would find its baseball theme cloying.  Stay away from it.

And, of course, for the true neophyte or general Uniphobe, there's:

  UNIX for the Impatient
  Paul W. Abrahams and Bruce A. Larson
  Addison-Wesley
  ISBN: 0-201-55703-7

  UNIX for Dummies
  John R. Levine & Margaret Levine Young
  IDG Books, 1993
  ISBN: 1-878058-58-4

Subject: U2) Can I run DOS/Windows programs under UnixWare?

Yes.  UnixWare comes with the capability to run DOS programs via Locus
Merge and a limited version of Novell's DR-DOS 6.0 (provided).  DOS
version 5.0 may also be installed in place of DR-DOS 6.0, although
users must provide their own copy.  DOS version 6.x is currently not
compatible with Merge; the next release of Merge is projected to
support DOS 6.x.  Purchasers of the 1.0 Personal Edition are entitled
to the Windows Merge software, but may need to request their copy from:

  By Phone:              By FAX:          By Mail:
  US: 800-892-4650       303-294-0939     Univel Fulfillment Center
  Int'l: 303-297-8372    (US & Int'l)     P.O. Box 5205
                                          Denver, CO 80217-9259

Microsoft Windows is _not_ included in any UnixWare Edition; you must
supply your own.

The current version of Merge does not support running Microsoft
Windows in 386 enhanced mode.  This includes, among others:

- Borland's Quattro Pro
- Microsoft Access
- WordPerfect for Windows 6.0

Locus plans to support enhanced mode Windows in a future version; no
release date is known at present.

Subject: U3) Can DOS NetWare users log in to a UnixWare box via IPX?

Yes.  Dave W. of Novell explains the NetWare Virtual Terminal:

  [NVT] is a method for a DOS user to communicate via IPX to a
  UnixWare machine.  You load a TSR on the dos box that redirects
  int14 or int6b (serial communications) over an NVT protocol to the
  UnixWare machine who establishes a login session.  With the TSR
  loaded, you run a terminal emulator that uses the standard bios
  interrupts (rather than going straight to the hardware) and you've
  got a connection.  There are some terminal packages that support
  NVT directly (without the TSR)
  For example: Rational Data Systems - PopTerm.

Subject: U4) Are there CD-ROM of freeware binaries precompiled for UnixWare?

Yes.  The Prime Time Freeware software development kit for UnixWare
includes not only gcc and g++, but some oft-used non-development
utilities such as XFree86, Emacs, TeX, GhostScript, Tcl/Tk, perl
and Taylor UUCP as well.

  Prime Time SDK for Intel SVR4.2, Issue 2-1
  ISBN 1-88 1957-08-X
  Steve Zwaska, Editor
  Prime Time Freeware
  370 Altair Way, #150
  Sunnyvale, CA 94086
  [phone] Voice
  [phone] FAX
  [e-mail]

There's also the LEMIS Free Software CD-ROM for Unix System V 4.2,
which includes "utility and development software, graphics
demonstrations and X-based games.  All binaries are packaged in the
standard pkgadd format..."

        LEMIS
        Lehey Microcomputer Systems
        Schellnhausen 2
        36325 Feldatal
        Germany
        [phone]
        [phone] FAX
        Mail: [e-mail]

Greg (Lehey) notes:

  "Please don't send orders via email - we need paper."

I have not yet seen a UnixWare CD-ROM from Ready-to-Run Software, a
leading supplier of precompiled Unix freeware, but I suspect one is
not long in coming.  Contact them at:

  Ready-to-Run Software, Inc.
  Rustic Trail
  Groton, MA 01450
  [phone]
  [phone] FAX
  [e-mail]

In Europe, Ready-to-Run products are available through:

  User Interface Technologies
  P.O. Box 145
  Cambridge, CB4 1GQ
  England
  [phone]
  [phone]
  [e-mail]

Subject: U5) Why can't I type in an "at sign" (@) at a command prompt?

  This is because, incredible though it may seem, UnixWare ships with
  the same terminal configuration tailored twenty-odd years ago for
  ASR-33 teletypes.  '@' is thus the line-kill character.

  To take care of serial/dialup/telnet/rlogin logins, users should put
  the following line into their shell initialization file (.profile for
  Bourne and ksh users, .cshrc for C-shell users):

    stty erase '^H' kill '^U' intr '^C'

  (Type these in just as you see them; there's no need to try and
   enter the actual control characters, and many reasons not to anyway.)

  The stty command will take care of C-shell users for all time, since the
  .cshrc file is read in by every instance of the shell (unless the -f flag
  is used, but that's typically for noninteractive shells).  Users of other
  shells should put the following lines into their .Xdefaults file to
  ensure that shells started within xterms are properly set up:

    *Terminal*ttyModes:     erase ^h intr ^c kill ^u
    *xterm*ttyModes:        erase ^h intr ^c kill ^u

  If you remotely log in to your UnixWare box from another system that
  places a "Delete" key at the upper right corner of the main keypad, you
  will have to execute the command

    stty erase '^?'

  to inform the shell that your current keyboard is slightly different.
  Otherwise, you may end up seeing things like "la^Hs: Command not found".
  The .Xdefaults file on the remote system should also be configured
  accordingly.

Subject: U6) How can I access the standard UNIX `man' pages from the command line?

Include the following in your shell startup files:

.profile (/usr/bin/sh or /usr/bin/ksh):

  MANPATH=/usr/flib/books/man
  export MANPATH
  PATH=$PATH:/usr/ucb

.cshrc (/usr/bin/csh):

  setenv MANPATH /usr/flib/books/man
  set path=($path /usr/ucb)

Alternately, talk to your SysAdmin about setting up the symbolic links
for the man pages described in the next section.

Subject: U7) Why can't I run /usr/bin/dos inside an xterm?

Your xterm must be exactly 25 lines in height.  The width does not
have to be 80 characters, interestingly, although you probably should
set it to such rather than tempt fate.

Subject: U8) How do I get (MS)-Windows to run within an X Window?

You need to tell Windows to use the Merge X Windows display and mouse
drivers, rather than the VGA driver provided with Windows.  This is
easiest to do while logged in and running Windows full-screen on the
console.

To effect this change, bring your DOS window to full-screen so that
Windows can access the display.  Start up the "Windows Setup" program
from the Program Manager's "Main" group.  Don't be daunted if you
can't use the mouse to double-click on the program; simply use Alt-F
to bring up the Program Manager's "File" menu, and then use the right
arrow key to select the "Windows" menu.  You can then use the up or
down arrows to select the "Main" item, and press <return> to select
the "Main" group.  Now it's a simple matter of using the arrow keys to
select "Windows Setup", and pressing <return> to start it.

Once there, use Alt-O to bring up the "Options" menu, and select
"Change System Settings".  Use the <tab> key to select the different
fields in the dialog box that comes up, and the arrow keys to choose
an item from within the list of choices for that field.

What you want is for "Display" to be set to "DOS Merge Windows/X",
"Keyboard" to be set to "Enhanced 101 or 102 key US and Non US
keyboards" and for "Mouse" to be set to "DOS Merge Mouse".  Scroll
through the list of selections for the display and mouse drivers until
you find the entry "Other (Requires disk from OEM)" and select that
entry.  When prompted for the pathname of the OEM disk, replace the
"A:" in the box with "C:\USR\LIB\MERGE\WINDOWS".  Select the
appropriate entry from the dialog box that comes up.  The keyboard
entry you can select from the standard Windows entries.

You can change the Windows system settings by running the setup
program from within a DOS windows as follows:

  setup

This might be more convenient (and less worrisome) than bringing up
Windows full-screen.  All the necessary keys (function keys, etc) seem
to work OK in the DOS window, so long as you're logged in from the
console.

It is possible to start up "setup" in an xterm running /usr/bin/dos
(or on a serial terminal or dialup, for that matter), but may be a bit
more tricky if you can't use or don't have the standard function keys.
<Esc>-1 (the escape key, followed by the `1' key) through <Esc>-0 give
you F1-F10 (<Esc>-; and <Esc>-: are F11 and F12, respectively) while
<Esc>-f, <Esc>-g, <Esc>-t and <Esc>-v are the left-, right-, up- and
down-arrow keys, respectively.

Subject: U9) The colors are screwed up when I run Windows.  How to fix this?

Put the following into your .Xdefaults file:

  dos*InstallColorMap:    True

Alternately, you could feed this to the X resource database:

  echo "dos*InstallColorMap:    True" | xrdb -merge

This may cause color "flashing" as you move your mouse in and out of
the Windows window, but will ensure that you get the proper colors in
Windows.

Subject: U10) How can I set the size of the X window that Windows runs in?

You can set the Windows X window to an arbitrary size by adding lines
similar to the following to your .Xdefaults file (or, alternatively,
feeding them to xrdb):

  dos*windowsHeight:      988
  dos*windowsWidth:       1260

These almost exactly fill the display on my 1280x1024 monitor when
running Windows; the actual values you use will depend upon the size
of your monitor, of course.


SYSADMIN

Subject: S1) What books on UnixWare system administration might I read/purchase?

Well, let's start with the UNIX Press books:

  - Administration Series -
  Title                                  ISBN #
  Basic System Administration            0-13-042573-7
  Advanced System Administration         0-13-042565-6
  Network Administration                 0-13-017633-8
  PC-Interface Administration            0-13-066820-6
  Audit Trail Administration             0-13-066887-7

Mick Galvin ([e-mail]) adds:

``As I think one of the points of Unixware is the integration of Netware
  with Unix I would highly recommend "Novell's Guide to Integrating UNIX and
  NetWare Networks" by James E. Gaskin, published by Novell PRESS. This is
  a *very* current book (1993) and amongst other things offers thoughts on
  topics like why netware for unix is not available on UnixWare (even though
  the Univel fax back server suggests it is!) It is sprinkled with humour.''

Novell's Guide to Integrating UNIX and NetWare Networks
James E. Gaskin, Novell Press, 1993
ISBN: 0-7821-1129-7

A must for Unix sysadmins is:

  UNIX Power Tools
  Jerry Peek, Tim O'Reilly, and Mike Loukides
  O'Reilly and Associates/Bantam 1993
  ISBN 0-553-35402-7

This book combines 1000+ pages of text-mode Unix advice with a CD-ROM
of precompiled binaries for various popular UNIX platforms (including
SCO, which should run on UnixWare) of a large variety of useful
text-mode applications.

Subject: S2) How can I change my system's name?

From the command line, you can use the setuname utility:

  setuname -n <newname>

You can also use sysadm (either invoking it as such from the command
line, or from the UnixWare desktop as System_Setup->Extra_Admin).
Select

  system_setup->nodename->set->Network node name

and change the name found there.

You will also need to change the hostname entries in the following
files if you have networking installed:

  /etc/net/ticlts/hosts
  /etc/net/ticots/hosts
  /etc/net/ticotsord/hosts

These files deal with the loopback transport mechanism; each typically
consists of a single line of the form "<hostname><tab><hostname>".
You should change both instances of the host name.  And don't forget:

  /etc/hosts
  /etc/uucp/Systems.tcp

DON'T listen to those who recommend you use "uname -S <newname>", by
the way.  This sets not only the node name (which is what you want to
change) but the "system" name (which is initialized to UNIX_SV and
should remain that way) as well.  The latter is almost certainly not
necessary.

Subject: S3) What traditional Unix utilities have been left out of the UnixWare PE?

A common complaint among long-time Unix users is the omission of
numerous standard Unix utilities from the Personal Edition.  While
ordinary users might not typically use these commands, shell scripts
do, and thus Univel may have - if inadvertently - introduced yet
another Unix version incompatibility into the already-too-large mix.

Among the items lacking in the Personal edition are: the C and Korn
shells (the Windowing Korn Shell [wksh] _is_ included, however),
banner, calendar, head, join and dc.  These commands _are_ available,
however, in the Advanced Utilities module (an add-on optional
package).

Most, if not all, of these, utilities are included in the UnixWare SDK,
which bundled the "Personal Utilities" of v1.0.  GNU replacements for
many, if not all, of these can also be found on the Prime Time or
Unix Power Tools CD-ROMs.

Oh, and of course TCP/IP was left out of the release 1.0 Personal
Edition, too, but is bundled with 1.1.  (NFS, however, is NOT
included.)

Subject: S4) Does UnixWare come with TCP/IP and/or NFS?

The Release 1.0 Personal Edition does not include TCP/IP or NFS in the
basic system.  A TCP/IP+NFS package is available from Univel; a
similar offer, plus a TCP/IP-only option, is available from
Information Foundation.

Release 1.1 does include TCP/IP in the Personal Edition, but not NFS.
NFS remains an extra-cost option.

TCP/IP and NFS are bundled with the UnixWare Application Server in
both release 1.0 and 1.1.

Subject: S5) I've installed release 1.1.  Where's my TCP/IP?

Shame on you.  Page 1 of the UnixWare 1.1 Release Notes state:

``TCP/IP is a separate package on the CD-ROM or tape medium and must
  be installed in a separate step [...] afte the base installation
  and UnixWare 1.1 Post Install.''

The package set that you must install is named `tcpset'.

Subject: S6) Can I replace the stock UnixWare X server with something faster?

Yes.  Several vendors sell X servers which can be used to speed up X
on your UnixWare system.  Typically, these vendors will also sell you
drivers for specific cards as well.  A partial list of such vendors
follows:

  Quarterdeck Office Systems' Hyper-X
  (formerly sold as Pittsburgh Power Computing's Hyper-X)
  150 Pico Boulevard
  Santa Monica, CA 90405
  [phone]
  [phone] FAX
  [e-mail]
  [e-mail]
  Call 800-354-3222 Extension 8G8 for special introductory offer
  Hyper-X should also be available through conventional distribution
  channels, eg dealers selling other Quarterdeck products (QEMM, Desqview)

  Metrolink Metro-X
  2213 W. McNab Road
  Pompano Beach, FL 33069
  [phone]
  [phone] FAX
  [e-mail]

  Snitily Graphics Consulting Service (renamed/acquired-by X/Inside?)
  894 Brookgrove Lane
  Cupertino, CA 95014
  [phone]
  [phone]
  [phone]
  [e-mail] or ...!mips!zok!info

There is also XFree86.  From David Wexelblat's 31 Oct 1993
announcement of the release of XFree86 2.0:

  XFree86 is a port of X11R5 that supports several versions of Intel-based
  Unix and Unix-like operating systems.  The XFree86 servers are derived
  from X386 1.2, which was the X server distributed with X11R5.  This
  release consists of many new features and performance improvements as well
  as many bug fixes.  The release is available as source patches against the
  MIT X11R5 code, as well as binary distributions for many architectures.

  Source patches based on X11R5 PL25, from MIT, and as an upgrade from
  XFree86 1.3 are available via anonymous FTP from:

       ftp.x.org (under /contrib/XFree86)
       ftp.physics.su.oz.au (under /XFree86)
       ftp.win.tue.nl (under /pub/XFree86)
       ftp.prz.tu-berlin.de (under /pub/pc/src/XFree86)

    Binaries are available via anonymous FTP from:
                ftp.physics.su.oz.au            - SVR4 binaries
                        under /XFree86/SVR4
                ftp.win.tue.nl                  - SVR4 binaries
                        under /pub/XFree86/SVR4
                ftp.tcp.com                     - SVR4 binaries
                        under /pub/SVR4/XFree86
                stasi.bradley.edu               - SVR4 binaries
                        under /pub/XFree86/SVR4

  Release 2-1 of the Prime Time SDK includes XFree86 2.0 in pkgadd
  format.  Prime Time is now, in fact, _the_ point of contact for
  XFree86 distribution; you can buy XFree86 by itself on a CD-ROM
  for about $40.  Contact:

    Prime Time Freeware
    370 Altair Way, #150
    Sunnyvale, CA 94086
    [phone] Voice
    [phone] FAX
    [e-mail]

If you have access to Usenet news, see the newsgroup
comp.windows.x.i386unix for ongoing discussions of XFree86 and other
Intel/Unix/X solutions.

Subject: S7) Why can't I access the CD-ROM drive after I've just installed from it?

Bill Rosenblatt writes:

This is a known bug that is supposed to be corrected for release 1.1.
There's a relatively simple workaround:

   1. Shut down your machine.
   2. Open the machine and remove the SCSI adapter card.
   3. Leave the cover off and reboot.  The system will print an error
      message, but it will come up.
   4. Shut down again.
   5. Replace the SCSI card and put the cover back on the machine.
   6. Reboot again.  The system will rebuild the kernel, which will
      take a few minutes.  Then it will tell you to reboot.  Do so.
   7. When the system comes up again, the CD-ROM should be accessible.

Another method I received from UnixWare tech support proceeds as follows:

  When the CD-ROM driver seemingly drops out of sight in UnixWare, one
  cannot read from a CD, nor can one mount a cdfs file system.

  To correct this, first determine the proper name of your CD-ROM device
  driver. Change directory to /dev/cdrom and do an ls. There will be a
  driver file there in the form "cxtxlx" where the x's are SCSI controller
  number, tag numberm and logical unit number respectively. (e.g. the driver
  will be something like "c0t4l0" or c0t3l1") Write this name down!

  Next, it is necessary to create a "raw device." Change directory to /dev
  and "mkdir rcdrom" to create a directory called /dev/rcdrom. Then change
  to this new directory and make nodes for a CD based on the name found in
  /dev/cdrom.

                 mknod c0t4l0 c 0 0
                 mknod cdrom1 c 0 0

  These commands in succession are "make node <device driver> see-zero-zero"
  and "make node cdrom1 see-zero-zero." Note that the next-to-last character
  in the device driver name is an "ell" not a "one."

  While still in the /dev/rcdrom directory, make the whole directory
  readable, writable, and executable to everyone.

                 chmod 0777 .
                 chmod 0777 *

  and everything should be fine. You can check by clicking on the
  "Disks Etc." icon to see if the CD-ROM icon is there.


Subject: S8) Why does my data comm package lose characters constantly at high speeds?

Bill Rosenblatt again:

   The odds are good that the problem is with the UART on your
   serial interface card.  If you have a relatively low-end PC,
   you probably have an old-style UART that interrupts the CPU after
   it receives every character.  Unix usually handles serial interrupts
   at a low level (lower than DOS does, for example), so it can't keep
   up if the speed is too high, usually above 9600bps.

   To fix this, you need to get a new UART, a 16550 UART that has
   a 16-byte buffer.  The 16540 UART, with a 2-byte buffer, may also
   be enough of an improvement.  If your UART isn't in a socket,
   then you will have to replace the entire card.  Luckily, these
   are not very expensive--about $40 for a single-port card or
   $70 for a standard PC multi-port card.

   Additionally, you need a device driver
   that knows how to take advantage of the UART's buffering.
   UnixWare has such a device driver (asyhp), but the current version is
   known to be flaky.  Novell should have a fix for this available on
   ftp.novell.com before 1.1 comes out.  In any case, here's
   what you need to do to enable the driver, courtesy of Joao Costa
   ([e-mail]):

   Just go to /etc/conf/sdevice.d, edit asyhp and turn N to Y for
   the ports you want, then edit asyc and turn Y to N on those ports.
   Rebuild the kernel and, when the new kernel boots, you'll have a status
   message about your 16550 ports.

Subject: S9) How can I make or get an emergency boot floppy?

Rick Richardson of DigiBoard ([e-mail]) spells out what the EBF is:

    What is it?
    An emergency boot floppy (EBF) allows you to boot UnixWare off
    a floppy disk, with a minimal set of commands available to you.
    If possible, the EBF will mount the hard disk partition and let
    you recover any data that may be on the partition, or fix important
    files (such as /etc/passwd) that you might have lost or corrupted.
    An EBF avoids the tedious procedure of having to reload Unix in
    these cases.

    Every System Administrator should have an EBF in their possession.

Release 1.1 comes with the ability to create an EBF by one's self.
Release 1.0 users must ftp the EBF from ftp.novell.com:

  ...you can now generate your own Emergency Boot
  Floppy (ebf) for UnixWare 1.0.  There is an ebf update available
  on ftp.novell.com (and on CompuServe).  The file is ebf.tar and is
  located in /pub/unixware/Updates.  This package DOES NOT create an ebf, but
  installs a utility to do so.

  Get ebf.tar, and as usual untar it.  chmod the .run file to be
  executable and then execute it to install the package.

  Once the package is installed, execute the command
  /usr/sbin/emergency_disk diskette1 (or diskette2).  This ought to
  do it.

Subject: S10) How do I set a dialup password on UnixWare for a specific port?

Andrew Josey of Unix Systems Labs Europe ([e-mail]) provides
the following guide:

  Two files must be created in the /etc directory, and for ease of
  use you can add a user (say called dialup).

  (1) /etc/d_passwd
  ------------------

  This is the dialup password file.

  # ls -l /etc/d_passwd
  -rw-------   1 root     root          70 May 13 07:44 /etc/d_passwd
  #

  This contains entries for login shells (uucico,ksh and sh).
  Usually there is no additional password for uucico.
  Interactive logins (ksh, and sh) have passwords.

  The encrypted password must be put in the file, note spaces and position
  of the colon delimiters are critical.

  # cat /etc/d_passwd
  /usr/lib/uucp/uucico::
  /usr/bin/ksh:66NOJGfJw4I.A:
  /usr/bin/sh:66NOJGfJw4I.A:
  #

  (2) /etc/dialups
  -----------------
  The second file /etc/dialups dictates which devices are
  to have the dialup password prompt

  # cat /etc/dialups
  /dev/tty00
  /dev/tty01h


  (3) Setting the password
  ------------------------
  To set the password, I have a login entry for a user dialup (this
  just executes date as the login shell).

  Thus on the day to change the password

    i)

    # passwd dialup
    New password:
    Re-enter new password:
    #

    ii)

    # grep dialup /etc/shadow|cut -f2 -d":" >>/etc/d_passwd

    This appends the new dialup onto the end of the d_passwd file.

    iii)

    Edit the file with vi to place the new encrypted password
    in the appropriate fields marked XXXX below:

    /usr/lib/uucp/uucico::
    /usr/bin/ksh:XXXX:
    /usr/bin/sh:XXXX:

Subject: S11) How do I configure electronic mail on UnixWare?

From another machine that is already properly connected for email,
send a message to Andrew Josey's mail server at USL Europe to receive
some hints:

  [e-mail]

The message body should be:

  begin
  reply <your-email-address>
  send HINTS/MAIL/README
  end

where, of course, you have substituted your actual email address for
"<your-email-address>".

Subject: S12) How many updates are there, what are they, and where do I get them?

As of this posting, there are eight (8) updates, not all of which will
you typically need.  These updates are to be applied to version 1.0
only; all changes have been merged into version 1.1.  Update 5, the first
update for v1.1, involves the Pentium-optimizing compiler which was
inadvertently left out of the 1.1 SDK.

The v1.0 updates are (listed by their file names on the UnixWare ftp
archive server):

  updte1.tar - First UnixWare update
  updte2.tar - Update 1.0.2
  updte3.tar - Update 1.0.3
  upbnu4.tar - Basic Networking Utilities (uucp, serial comm, ttymon) Update 4
  mipx.tar - Newer, faster Merge IPX; must have Advanced Merge installed
  mhs.tar - Fixes to MHS mail services; replaces earlier mhs.tar versions
  atmtp.tar - NFS automounter update 1.0.4
  nsupdt.tar - NetWare API Library update 1.0.4, fixes NetWare automounter

The first four of these are those of greatest interest to Usenet
readers.  Note that all of updte1/updte2/updte3 need not be installed;
Update 1.0.3 includes effectively replaces, and adds to, Update 1.0.3.
Thus UnixWare sysadmins can simply install Update 1.0.3 after the
first update is installed, and leave out Update 1.0.2 altogether.

All of these are available from the UnixWare ftp archive server:

  ftp.novell.com:~ftp/pub/unixware/Updates

They are also available on ftp.novell.de.  Andrew Josey
([e-mail]) adds:

``and also from our automated mail server which carries binaries/sources etc
  for UnixWare and also mirrors the ftp sites.

  To get a list of Updates from our mail server:

    mail [e-mail]

  with a msg containing:

    begin
    reply   <your-email-address-here!>
    index Updates
    end


  Use send with a filename to request a file. Note that the requests are
  case sensitive, for example to get the latest BNU fix:

    send MIRRORS/ftp.novell.com/pub/unixware/Updates/updbnu4.tar

Subject: S13) How do I know which updates I've already got installed?

Don't laugh; some of us have systems whose vendors installed UnixWare
(including the FAQ maintainer :-).  Updates will show up as installed
packages; from the UnixWare desktop, double click:

  System_Setup->Application_Setup

Be patient while the installed applications are cataloged.  When you get the
browser showing installed packages, you will be able to see the installed
updates.

If you are the impatient sort, Andrew Josey ([e-mail]) suggests:

  I cancel the cataloging, and then hit

    View
      Installed Appl'ns
        All

  Which is usually quicker... and ok when you know you've not reinstalled
  anything new recently.

Subject: S14)  How can I make the `man' pages accessible from the command line?

The following symbolic links will enable users to access the standard
UNIX man pages without further action on their part:

  ln -s /usr/flib/books/man /usr/share/man
  ln -s /usr/flib/bin/fman /usr/bin/man

Subject: S15) Are there disk compression utilties for UnixWare?

Programmed Logic sells such a drop-in replacement compressed file
system that, among other things, can be installed as the root
partition and can be NFS-exported.  Programmed Logic claims that it
can double a file system's capacity.  For information on the Desktop
File System (DTFS), contact:

  Programmed Logic Corp.
  200 Cottontail Lane
  Somerset, NJ 08873
  [phone] Voice
  [phone] FAX
  Email:
  [e-mail] (For product inquiries)
  [e-mail] (For order placement)
  [e-mail] (technical support for registered users)

Subject: S16) How do I install a package downloaded from one of the ftp servers?

Rick Richardson ([e-mail]) explains:

  You can untar the stuff anywhere convenient, say,
  under /tmp, and then:

    pkgadd -d /tmp

  The pkgname is optional.  Note that the -d flag assumes that if the
  argument begins with a '/', then its a package in filesystem format.
  Otherwise, its a magic cookie (e.g. diskette1) to pick a storage device.
  I.E., this won't work:

    cd /tmp; pkgadd -d .

Subject: S17) How can I speed up the loading of Windows programs from floppies?

If you find yourself loading a Windows program more than once, for
whatever reason, you might appreciate Rick Richardson's "Handy trick
#1427":

  Use the file manager to copy each
  installation floppy to d:\diskN where N is the disk number.
  Then, you can try to install a program as many times as you
  want without waiting for floppies.  Just run D:\DISK1\SETUP
  from the file manager.  At least with Word, setup seems
  to understand that the files aren't coming from floppies
  and will just proceed to install everything it needs
  from d:\disk1, d:\disk2, etc. without further prompting.

  Discovered purely by accident - I had the disks in
  d:\w1, d:\w2, etc. and after setup finished with w1,
  it said it couldn't find d:\disk2\somefile.  Aha I say!

(FAQ maintainer's observation: I believe this is how some Windows
software is organized on CD-ROMs for installation - that might be why
the Windows setup program understands it.)

Subject: S18) Why has fingertip librarian suddenly stopped working?

An authorization code file for flib inexplicably carried an expiration
date of 12/31/93.  There is a trivial fix for this:

  $ mv /usr/flib/authorization /usr/flib/authorization.old

flib should now work again.  This problem has been fixed in v1.1.

Subject: S19) How can I get my 3COM 3C503 board to work?

Try disabling shared memory on the card.

Subject: S20) How can I set up my network adapter for 10base-T (twisted pair) wiring?

Specify "BNC" as the transceiver type.  This enables the internal
transceiver on the card, which is used by both BNC and 10base-T
connections.


DEVELOPER

Subject: D1) What books on UnixWare programming might I read/purchase?

First, the UNIX Press volumes:

  Title                                  ISBN #
  - Programming Series -
  UNIX Software Development Tools        0-13-017690-7
  Programming in Standard C              0-13-017666-4
  Programming with UNIX System Calls     0-13-017674-5
  Character User Interface Programming   0-13-042581-8
  Graphical User Interface Programming   0-13-042698-9
  Network Programming Interfaces         0-13-017641-9
  Device Driver Programming              0-13-042623-7
  STREAMS Modules and Drivers            0-13-066879-6
  Portable Device Interface              0-13-066838-9

  - Reference Series -
  Command Reference (a-l)                0-13-042699-0
  Command Reference (m-z)                0-13-042607-5
  Operating System API Reference         0-13-017658-3
  Windowing System Reference             0-13-017716-4
  System Files and Devices Reference     0-13-017682-6
  Device Driver Reference                0-13-042631-8

No UNIX programmer should be caught without the Stevens' books:

  Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment
  W. Richard Stevens
  Addison-Wesley, 1992
  ISBN 0-201-56317-7

  UNIX Network Programming
  W. Richard Stevens
  Prentice Hall, 1990
  ISBN 0-13-949876-1

Donald Lewine's POSIX programming guide is also indispensable as a
reference for "which standard defines what API?" kind of questions:

  POSIX Programmer's Guide
  Donald Lewine
  O'Reilly and Associates, Inc.
  ISBN 0-937175-73-0

Subject: D2) Are there alternatives for programmers to the UnixWare SDK?

The Prime Time Freeware SDK for Intel SVR4.2, Issue 1-1, is a "complete,
stand-along development system" for UnixWare and similar Intel SVR4.2
Unix systems.  This is a Rock Ridge CD-ROM containing all the major GNU
development tools (gcc, gdb, &c), X, InterViews, Tk and "much much more",
plus a 100+ page user's guide.  Univel provided Prime Time with the
necessary #include files and static C libraries to make this product a
usable standalone system.

  Prime Time SDK for Intel SVR4.2, Issue 1-1
  ISBN 1-88 1957-12-8
  Steve Zwaska, Editor
  Prime Time Freeware
  370 Altair Way, #150
  Sunnyvale, CA 94086
  [phone] Voice
  [phone] FAX
  [e-mail]

Subject: D3) I installed the Prime Time SDK, and now I can't log in?!

Some permissions were not set properly by the SDK install for release 2-0.
The fix is to su to root and:

  chmod -R go+rx /usr/include
  chmod -R go+rx /usr/lib

There is a sticker on the CD-ROM envelope informing users of this
need, but it seems to have been accidentally left off of some early
shipments.  Steve Zwaska ([e-mail]) notes of these trials and
tribulations:

  There is a FTP site for the corrected Install scripts and make_links at
  ftp.netcom.com  - pub/ptsdk/movers.uu

These problems have been fixed in release 2-1 of the PTSDK.

Subject: D4) Will UnixWare version 1.1 bundle Motif?

Yes.  Motif 1.2 runtime libraries and the Motif Window Manager are
included in UnixWare 1.1.

Subject: D5) How do I avoid problems programming with the UCB compatibility libraries?

There are two problems that are typically encountered when
compiling/linking code that uses Berklisms:

- Undefined symbols at link time
- Incompatibilities between the SysV header files and the UCB libraries

C code using Berklisms such as index/rindex will generate "undefined
symbol" messages for each of the BSD-specific functions.  To get
around this, you have one of two options:

a) Compile with the "UCB" compiler (/usr/ucb/cc).  This is actually a shell
   script wrapper around the standard C compiler (/usr/ccs/bin/cc) that
   sets up the necessary #include and library paths.  This is the path to
   take if you want a more "pure" BSD environment for your development.

b) If you want a SysV environment, but need to link in some functions
   only available in the BSD library (eg, you'll replace gethostname() with
   uname() later), simply link in the UCB libraries _after_ the standard
   (SysV) libraries.  For example:

     cc -o foo foo.c -lc -L /usr/ucblib -lucb

   Note the order of the library specifications, and that "-lc" should
   precede the UCB library specification to resolve all possible synonyms
   against the SysV library, rather than the BSD library.

Be careful exercising option (b), however.  Merely linking against the
UCB library, without the preceding "-lc", will cause code to be
compiled against the SysV #include files (located in /usr/include) and
then linked against the UCB libraries:

    cc -o foo foo.c -L /usr/ucblib -lucb  # Don't do this

(Note that an implicit "-lc" is appended to the command line.)
Differences in such things as structure sizes between the SysV
#includes and the UCB libraries can wreak all kinds of havoc - as your
friendly FAQ maintainer discovered in just this fashion when trying to
use setjmp in a source module that also called some UCB functions.
One way to get around this is to insert a "-I /usr/ucbinclude"
directive into the command line, but this is essentially the effect of
using /usr/ucb/cc.

On this general topic, I'll include some notes from the net.

Gordon W. Ross <[e-mail]> observes:

  I just wanted to mention here that most people I have helped with
  porting problems related to the dirent or directory libraries have
  caused their own problems by incorrectly using the UCB library.
  The directory(3) routines in the UCB library only work with the
  header files in /usr/ucbinclude so if you fail to put that in
  your include path and just link with -lucb you end up with
  seriously broken programs.  The stuff in /usr/ucbinclude/ and
  /usr/ucblib/ was meant to be used by /usr/ucb/cc only, and
  when used that way it (mostly) works.  I have usually found it
  easiest to just stay away from the UCB library entirely.
  I would advise others to do the same.  (The UCB library has
  well known problems in signal and some dbm functions.)

Robert Withrow ([e-mail]) adds:

  In addition, checking the following things will almost always yield a
  working port for any reasonably ``well behaved program'':

  1 Replace bcopy et.al with the apropriate memcpy functions...

  #define bcopy(b1,b2,len) memmove((b2), (b1), (size_t)(len))
  #define bzero(b,len) memset((b), 0, (size_t)(len))
  #define bcmp(b1,b2,len) memcmp((b1), (b2), (size_t)(len))

  2 Replace index and rindex approprately:

  #define index(a,b) strchr((a),(b))
  #define rindex(a,b) strrchr((a),(b))

  3 Don't use the SVR4 library's signal() routine,
  [use sigaction instead ...]

  /* Reliable signals */
  /* This was taken from Stevens... */

  #include <signal.h>

  typedef void Sigfunc(int);

  Sigfunc *signal(int signo, Sigfunc *func)
  {
    struct sigaction act, oact;

    act.sa_handler = func;
    sigemptyset(&act.sa_mask);
    act.sa_flags = 0;
    if (signo != SIGALRM) {
      act.sa_flags |= SA_RESTART;
    }
    if (sigaction(signo, &act, &oact) < 0)
      return(SIG_ERR);
    return(oact.sa_handler);
  }

  4 Replace random with lrand

  #define random() lrand48()
  #define srandom(seed) srand48((seed))

  5 Replace the bsd readdir code with the Posix code (requires changing an
  include file and a declaration usually, but also perhaps a symbol with a
  strlen.)

  6 Replace wait3 and wait4 with posix wait code.  This is complicated
  because some code *writes* into the values that posix only provides read
  access to.

Lest all this seem too dreadfully complicated, Rick Richardson
([e-mail]) shrugs:

  Its much easier to port stuff than most people think.

  I've found that 99.99% of applications with BSDisms can be ported
  by simply compiling normally, but linking with -lc -lucb.  This
  resolves the SVR4 C library first, avoiding problems with dirent
  and the like, but also lets you pick up any BSD-isms like
  random(), index(), etc.

  Really, its painless.

Subject: D6) Where can I get Emacs?

John Angelo Gnassi ([e-mail]) answers your prayers:

``If you live and die by Emacs, trying to get a new system up
  without it is torture.  You don't have to.  There is a version,
  18.59.5, in binary format ready for anonymous ftp from
  ftp.novell.com:/pub/unixware/developer/emacs.UWbin.tar.Z.  A pristine
  19.19 will not compile directly with the standard tools (preprocessor and
  other problems), but more than a half dozen people have told me they
  had no problems compiling it with gcc.''

The Prime Time SDK CD-ROM mentioned earlier also contains Emacs.

Subject: D7) How can I compile X clients without a complete X11 source tree?

Pat Campbell of Novell USG writes:

  To compile most if not all X clients WITHOUT a complete X tree
  use:
      imake -I/usr/X/lib/config -DUseInstalled
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
      Not necessary if you have set IMAKEINCLUDE environment variable.

  The "-DUseInstalled" directs imake to use the installed include
  and library files.

  Special note for motif applications:

  You will need three more libraries, -lXm -lXIM -lgen, during
  the link stage.  I prepend them to the following variables
  within the Imakefile like this.

               LOCAL_LIBRARIES = -lXm -lXIM [ whatever was already here ]
               SYS_LIBRARIES = -lgen [ whatever was already here ]

  This is a working solution, not necessarily the correct/elegant solution :-)

Subject: D8) I've now got 1.1.  Where's my SDK?

The UnixWare software development kit (SDK) ships separately from the
base UnixWare operating system.

Subject: D9) I've now got the 1.1 SDK.  Where's xab?

xab (X Application Builder) has been removed from the SDK distribution
as of release 1.1.  It is still available from Integrated Computer
Solutions (1-800-800-4271), however.

xab _was_ contained in its own package, however, thus you might try
pkgadd'ing to to a 1.1 system.  Be forewarned, however, that this is
NOT SUPPORTED by Novell.  Also, the xab in the 1.0 release is a MoOLIT
version; one will have to go to ICS for the pure Motif version.

Subject: D10) What library do I need for XmbTextListToTextProperty [&c]?

Link with -lXIM if you are getting "Undefined symbol" errors on
XmbTextListToTextProperty or XmbTextPropertyToTextList.

Subject: D11) I get major errors compiling tin.  What gives?

This should by now be a classic problem in compiling tin under
UnixWare (1.0 at least, I don't know if 1.1 fixed this particular
bug).

If you're trying to compile tin, and the make chokes on the first
source file with messages like the following:

"/usr/include/sys/termios.h", line 503: (struct) tag redeclared: winsize
active.c, line 615: warning: argument is incompatible with prototype: arg #4
active.c, line 616: warning: argument is incompatible with prototype: arg #4
make: fatal error.

then you've been bitten by a known bug in one of the UnixWare system
header files.  You can do one of two things to compile tin under
UnixWare:

1. Fix the header file.  Change all occurrences of

    _IO_PT_PTEM_H

   to

    _IO_PTEM_H

   in the file /usr/include/sys/ptem.h.

<or>

2. Hack the tin header file tin.h, which is what I did.  At line 130 in
   tin.h, you'll find two #include directives, <sys/ptem.h> and
   <sys/tty.h>.  Place the following #define between these two #includes:

    #define _IO_PTEM_H

   This works around the problem with the system header files, if you're
   not excited about modifying them (or don't have su privileges).


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