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- ID:xx Configuring Intractive UNIX and a Motif Window Manager
- Quarterdeck Technical note #xxx
-
- The following is a procedure for setting up users in the
- INTERACTIVE UNIX Operating System. The INTERACTIVE Menu and Script
- selections always offer defaults in [brackets]. When in doubt,
- select the default.
-
- Adding the UNIX USER - XUSER.
-
- Execute: SYSADM
- o From the SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION menu, select: 8 - usermgmt
- o From the USER ADMINISTRATION menu, select: 2 - adduser
- o Prompts for Full NAME - XUSER
- o Prompts for Login ID - xuser
- o Prompts for (system) ID Number [default] (100 if first user,
- sequencially after that): Select the default by pressing
- <Enter>.
- o Prompts for Group number (default 1) [?, q]: Select the
- default (1 is group name "other") by pressing <Enter>.
- o Prompts for Home Directory - [/usr/xuser]: Select the default
- by pressing <Enter>.
- o Prompts to INSTALL [i, e, s, q]: Enter (I)nstall
- o Prompts to give the user a PASSWORD [y, n]: Enter Y
- o Prompts to enter password: x11user
- o As always, prompts to re-enter password: x11user
- o Prompts to add another user [y, n]: Enter N
- o You will return to the USER MANAGEMENT menu
- o Enter <Shift> 6 for ^ to return to SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION MENU
-
- Adding the X WINDOWS USER - XUSER
- o From the SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION menu, select 4 - packagemgmt
- o From the PACKAGE MANAGEMENT menu, select xmgmt (its assigned
- number will vary depending on your installed options).
- o From the X WINDOWS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT menu, select 1 addxuser
- o Prompts to set up new X user? [y, n, ?, q]: Enter Y
- o Prompts to enter User's login ID : xuser.
- Responds: User can now use the X Windows System
- o Set up another? [y, n, ?, ]: Enter N
- o Prompts to see xmgmt menu [?, ^, q]: Select the default by
- pressing <Enter>.
-
- Creating the DISPLAY SERVER
- o From the X WINDOWS MANAGEMENT menu, select 5 - servermgmt
- o Select 2 - ADD
- o Prompts to enter the name of the server you want to create or
- 'q' to quit [q]: Enter Xvga or your desired display server (A
- list is displayed).
- o Prompts: Should server "Xvga" be created [y]: Select the
- default by pressing <Enter>.
- o Respopnds: building ........
- o Prompts to create another X11 server [n]: Select the default
- by pressing <Enter>.
-
- Configuring the DISPLAY SERVER(per system basis, not per user)
- o From the X WINDOWS MANAGEMENT menu, select 2 - configmgmt
- o Select 2 - ADD
- o Enter display number ('l' for list, 'q' for quit) [0]: its a
- good idesa to select 'l' for list to see what's there. There
- should be none if new install.
- o Enter display number ('l' for list, 'q' for quit) [0]:
- Select the default by pressing <Enter> or 0.
- o Prompts: Doesn't exist, creat it? [y]: Select the default by
- pressing <Enter>.
- o Prompts to select resource to add:
- 1 display
- 2 keyboard
- 3 mouse
- 4 tablet
- (select 'l' to list,'q' to quit)
- o Enter Selection [display]: Select the default by pressing
- <Enter>.
- o Find your video board or take [VGA] default at end.
- o Prompts to select the number of color planes to use:Enter 3 -
- 4 planes (16 color)
- o Prompts for screen size in inches [11x8]: Select the default
- by pressing <Enter>.
- o Prompts for full pathname to screen device [/dev/console]:
- Select the default by pressing <Enter>.
- o You return to the select resource screen, Select the default
- by pressing <Enter>. [keyboard]
- o Prompts for keyboard [AT]: Select the default by pressing
- <Enter>.
- o Prompts for keyboard type [101]: Select the default by
- pressing <Enter>.
- o Prompts for keyboard device name [/dev/console: /dev/vt%02d]:
- Select the default by pressing <Enter>.
- o You return to the select resource screen, Select the
- default by pressing <Enter>. [mouse]
- o Prompts to select your mouse, use your own or select 6 ms
- serial.
- o Prompts for 2 buttons [2]: Select the default by pressing
- <Enter>.
- o Prompts to enter mouse device name [/dev/tty00]: Select the
- default by pressing <Enter>.
- o You return to the select resource screen, enter q for quit.
- o Prompts to save these changes? [y]: Select the default by
- pressing <Enter>.
- o Prompts to enter display number ('l' for list, 'q' fro quit
- [q]: Enter 'l' for list
- o Responds: The following displays are available:
- 0
-
- o Prompts to enter display number ('l' for list ...) [q]: Enter
- 0, Your display information is shown with the select resource
- screen.
- o Prompts to enter selection [display]: Enter (Q)uit
- o Prompts to enter operation you want to perform:
- [default: q]: Select the default by pressing <Enter>.
- o Press the RETURN key to see the xmgmt menu [?, ^, q]: <RETURN>
- o Returns to the X WINDOWS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT menu, Enter [Q]uit
-
- Test the XUSER Login
- o Enter <Alt><PrintScr><F1> gets a VT login session, VT1.
- o Test the xuser login.
-
- Customization
- o You can build as many display servers as you want. To select
- one of them:
- o Modify the .profile file under your login to reflect the
- display ie. DISPLAY=unix:1 where 1 equals the display
- number.
- o To start the Motif Window Manager when starting X Windows.
- o create or if one exists, modify the file .xinitrc in your
- HOME directory.
- o Make the following entries:
- xclock &
- xterm &
- mwm
- o Save the file and start X Windows with: xinit
-
- Failures
- o When you try to generate a new kernel for your network
- interface card, you may get a device conflict with "gendev".
- This is a device use by the kernel for device generation on
- IRQ 5. The fix is to install the High Performance Disk Driver
- to free up IRQ 5.
- o Enter KCONFIG at the ROOT prompt.
- o Select 1 - CONFIGURE A KERNEL
- o Select 8 - CONFIGURE HIGH PERFORMANCE DISK DRIVER
- o Make appropriate selections regarding your system
- o IS THIS THE DESIRED CONFIGURATION ? (y): Select the
- default by pressing <Enter>.
- o You are returned to the CONFIGURATION MENU, Enter m for
- menu.
- o You are prompted to save info, Select the default by
- pressing <Enter>.
- o You are returned to the MAIN MENU, Select 2 - BUILD A
- KERNEL.