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From: phillip@cbmvax.UUCP (Phillip Lindsay GUEST)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: COMPLAINTS about ISC UNIX V/386 (386/ix 1.0.4)
Message-ID: <3006@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 23 Dec 87 15:16:40 GMT
References: <751@vixie.UUCP>
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in article <751@vixie.UUCP>, paul@vixie.UUCP (Paul Vixie Esq) says:
> 
> experienced System V sysadmin, I had no trouble with the 'sysadm' menus, so
> installing all the optional packages was simple as well.
Installation for me was also simple. 

> The documentation that comes with the system is lousy.  Three binders were
> included (I got the "applications platform," since I needed most of the 
>
The documentation does need work. I can wait for the PH distribution of
V.3 manuals. 
> 
> VP/ix is ISC's way to run MSDOS applications on a UNIX/386 system.  This
> part of the system seems reasonably well done, except that the "pop-up menu"
> is supposed to come up when you hit "SYS REQ", but I found two things out
> from long experimentation: (1) ALT+SHIFT+SYSREQ is the only thing that
> works, only if pressed in that order (i.e., SHIFT+ALT+SYSREQ won't work),
> and (2) if you hit CONTROL+ALT+SYSREQ, an odd message appears which tells
I like VP/ix. The integrated enviroment is really nice. I found ALT+SCROLLOCK
+ALT+SYSREQ to pop the menu up. I'll your way. I did have the debugger pop
in once. BTW, I reconfigured (compiled) the Kernal for a 4meg eniviroment 
with no problems.
> I would think that ISC must have supplied a TermInfo entry for the system
> console, but none of the manuals I received seems to indicate what the NAME
> of this Terminfo entry is.  I'm still looking, though.
TERM = at386. I have MicroEmacs3.9e running, but no cursor keys yet.
> 
> Is there something special I need to do to make the "~user" expansion work
> in the C-Shell?  If I just log in and say "echo ~root" (or any existing
> or non-existing user), csh just says: "No such user: root" (or whatever).
> I plan to read the csh man page (supplied by ISC) verrrrry carefully and
> maybe there's another RTFM here.
> 
I had the same problem. No default .cshrc or anything. I'm sticking with
/bin/sh for the time being. 

> Crippled.  I need 'macasgn', which I suppose should be in /usr/vpix/dosbin,
> but is not.  Without this command, I cannot make arbitrary UNIX directories
> appear to be MSDOS drive letters; without this, I cannot use any DOS 
> software that insists on being installed at the root of a drive letter
> (this is MOST MSDOS software).  I'm also missing 'xdir' from the same
> directory, but this is obviously less critical.
>
I'm missing "xdir" and probably "macasgn". I hope a update fixes these
problem.
 
> So, to sum up my first impressions: this thing SUCKS.  I went with UNIX
> went with ISC over Microport or BellTech because I figured it would be the
> fastest and most solid of the three (I also needed ESDI support).
I wouldn't say that. The distribution is green, but I feel it is pretty
solid compared to the problems I had with my first V/AT distribution.
BTW, I needed the ESDI support also I'm running a 150meg drive. PClimited386.

> Still, when Chicago reopens tomorrow morning (afternoon, their time), I'll
> give them a call and see what they know about my problems.  We shall see.
> 
Waiting to hear. -phil 
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