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From: Chuck_M_Grandgent@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Minix 1.2 small problems
Message-ID: <4543@cup.portal.com>
Date: 16 Apr 88 16:18:35 GMT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
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I've recently got MINIX 1.2 up and running on my AT clone, and
even didn't have too many problems getting it on a hard disk
partition.  But I've run into the following sticky points which
I would appreciate any help on:
1) Even after copying all the /usr/bin stuff to the hard disk and
setting PATH so it can find it there, the compiler is still looking
for stuff on /usr/bin, though other commands execute fine from 
/user/bin.  Where's the PATH entries for the compiler ?
2) I keep running out of room on /dev/ram when unpacking large shell
archives and linking large programs (am trying to get the UNIX
version of ARC going). I would like, as much as possible to migrate
away from the floppy setup, so most of it's disk-based. Any pointers ?
3) I have high-density floppy as "a:" and low density floppy as "b:"
It seems that DOSREAD and DOSWRITE are assuming b: is also high
density.  If I do a "dosread -a 1 anyfile >anyfile", it works OK the
first time, but the second time, my drive starts making LOUD noises
and I have to abort the operation, getting unrecoverable I/O error.
If I stick to the high-density drive, no problems.
4) Have EGA monitor. Periodically, scrolled lines don't appear. If
I then enter maybe 15-20 carriage returns, the whole screen flashes
and all the lines show up.  Some buffer not getting flushed.
Doesn't happen on monochrome (hercules).
  - Chuck Grandgent, chuck_m_grandgent@cup.portal.com
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