Subject: netbsd-073194 kernel testing
To: None <macbsd-general@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu>
From: Bharat S. Jhaveri <bjhaveri@Arco.COM>
List: macbsd-general
Date: 08/03/1994 13:34:22
Sorry : For some reason it did not make to sun-lamp the first time.
bharat
>>I've uploaded:
>>
>>  cray-ymp.acm.stuorg.vt.edu:
>>    /pub/NetBSD_Mac/for_testing/si.ci/netbsd-073194.gz
>>    /pub/NetBSD_Mac/for_testing/si.ci/dt.tar.gz
>>
>>This is the new dt and will only work with this kernel.
>>
>>
>>If it crashes on a IIsi or IIci, let me know what it printed at the
>>top of the screen on boot.
>>
>>Lawrence
>
>Well, I successfully booted with the netbsd-073194 kernael on my IIci. I
>have 16Meg RAM in Bank A (4 Meg in Bank B, that I guess can still be not
>used?), and internal video disconnected. I have a nunbus video card. I also
>used the new dt that goes along with this new kernel. And it worked very
>well. The Command-V for paste, and command-F for font changes, command-O
>for another virtual terminal, all works very well. I also noticed no key
>repeats. Is this temporary? The key repeat is kind of nice in dt. The July
>11 kernel had it and it worked well.
>
>Also I used slip connection without problem. I used as a slip host as well
>as a slip client, without any problems. The network options work fine. I
>am, BTW, using July 24 binaries from ftp.iastate.edu. Somenoe had problem
>yesterday with slip. I guess he was using BETA-1 binaries. I could not also
>use slip and July 11 onward kernels with BETA-1.
>
>Next, I recompiled ps. It still does not work, Gives procsize mismatch. I
>don't understand, since I have the latest libs, binaries, includes and
>everything. I successfuly compiled latest dt and hfs.
>
>The new hfs worked much better than the old one. I could copy larger files
>from Macside, 1 to 2 MB. I had no problems with ascii files. I think the
>looks of the counter at the bootom, as the files get copied is kind of
>cute, reminds me of being in Las Vegas, gambling.
>
>But I had problems with copying large binaries, likr lib.tar.gz (1.2MB)
>from mac     side. I copied all the bytes. But I could not unzip it. I then
>tried copying tar files, like bin.tar. Once again, they copied fine, but I
>could not extract them completely. I got incomplete core. To check that if
>I had problems with files, I went to the macside. And they were OK. I could
>unzip them using MacGZip, and untar them with gnu's tar for mac program. 
>
>But I had no problem with smaller binary files (less than 100 K ). Once
>again, hfs is a convenience, not a necessasity, so no big deal. This is FYI
>only. 
>
>Thanks once again for all your efforts.
>
>Sincerely:
>Bharat S. Jhaveri       
>bjhaveri@arco.com
>
>
>
Bharat S. Jhaveri       
bjhaveri@arco.com


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