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From: obrennan@CC3.CC.UMR.EDU (obrennan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: RE: Various 10.2 problems
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Date: 30 Nov 90 13:40:16 GMT
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	Greetings:
	   We have been having some trouble since we recently converted about 120 sr9.7
	machines to 10.2 and I am looking for help.  Most of these problems HPollo 
	cannot reproduce, so, therefore, I must not actually be having these problems
	(I'm a chronic lier :-)).
	
	1.   /dev/sio1 is ALWAYS locked on our 10.2 machines.  HPollo has several print
	     server machines that they cannot reproduce these errors on.  We have to
	     remake the sio devices everytime we start the print server or access the
	     /dev/sio1 line.  Kermit often fails also.  The only fix we have so far is
	     to prepend an '/etc/mkdev /dev sio' in front of any commands that use sio
	     lines.  This is not convenient, for only root can exec. /etc/mkdev.
	
	
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	"Just because I don't know what it means doesn't mean I'm lying." 
	
	     Jeff Phillips             Email: sasjfp@dev.sas.com
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We had the same sort of trouble. I believe the problem was that the /sys/node_data/dev
directory wasn't built correctly. It happened to be the node with the software source
area (hard-linked). I believe we ended up using mkdev for the entire devices directory
which solved our problem. It's been a while, so I hope I'm remembering correctly. Hope
this helps...

	


Gerry O'Brennan
Programmer/Analyst II
Computing Services
University of Missouri - Rolla
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