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From: v882087@si.hhs.nl
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Minix 1.5 problems
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Date: 17 May 91 20:11:17 GMT
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In article <9105132034.AA26810@mcsun.EU.net> you write:
>I have installed plain PH 1.5 on my '386 and got some minor problems I
>would like to ask about:
>
>1. When I call the id command from any user, I always get uid=gid=0,
>I use the machine only myself so I find it boring always to enter passwords.

You did better if you just removed all copies of login from the system.
This way, you won't have to login at all
>
>2. NULL is defined differently in several headers and the C compiler
>heavily complains about it's incompatibility in several comparisons such
>as
>
>	FILE *file
>	.
>	.
>	if ( file == NULL )
>	.
>
>I cannot imagine why any C compiler should give a waring here when
>NULL is defined as (void *)0.

Just type an #undef NULL and a new #define NULL to your compiler,
everything will be OK (I know, it is kluged, and not a real solution).

>8. Does 1.5 support a second hard disk?

Yes, I have my minix installed on my second harddisk (dos drive D:)
just create five additional hd devices 5-9 with 5 being the entire hd etc
(compare with hd0 1 2 3 4 ).

>Thanks for any hints,
>Kai Uwe Rommel

Your welcome


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