Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!uunet!fernwood!uupsi!sunic!dkuug!cri.dk!ns From: ns@csd.cri.dk (Nick Sandru) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: Minix 1.5 - some (maybe) FAQs Message-ID: Date: 24 Jun 91 09:30:53 GMT Sender: news@csd.cri.dk Organization: Computer Resources International A/S Lines: 36 I've just got Minix 1.5 running on my AT-286 machine (during the weekend) and I have some questions: 1. Symbolic links - I heared of a 'symlink' package - where can I get it (no ftp possibilities, only uucp and mail at my site); 2. Upgrading to 1.6 - where can I get the patches; 3. I have some problems with my hard/floppy disk interface - Minix reads 360 kb diskettes without problems, but when it has to write something on such diskettes, it tries to write in high density (1.2 Mb), ruining the diskkette. The same problem is with the 720 kb 3.5" diskettes. When I installed the Minix from the distribution disks (5 1/4" 360 kb) I had to put write protection on them - lots of complaints from the system, but it made it. I have no such problems with high-density disks. 4. I had to setuid root some programs (mail, dos*) - they couldn't be run from a non-privileged login. Is there any security problem with this (I intend to set up a BBS on my system)? 5. Running MS-DOS applications under Minix - is there any interface/emulator which can make this possible? 6. DENMARK only - where can I get danish keyboard and display drivers (if there is someone who already made them)? My machine is an AT with intel 286/12 Mhz CPU, 1 Mb RAM (I intend to extend it to 4 Mb next month), a Seagate 157 hard disk (44 Mb - I intend to replace it with something bigger), two floppies (5.25" and 3.5") and super VGA display. Nick Sandru -- .signature waiting at the entry signal