Subject: Re: couple of questions
To: Allen Briggs <briggs@puma.bevd.blacksburg.va.us>
From: Alex Ardalich <alex@dove.mtx.net.au>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 05/15/1996 00:03:28
Allen Briggs wrote:
> 
> > My next cpl of questions...
> > I've set /etc/myname to the machine's name but I'm
> > getting errors 'bad value'.
> > I'm guessing its because the name hasn't got an entry in /etc/hosts
> > but what would I set it to since it's getting it's address
> > dynamically over ppp?
> 
> Ummm...  You could alias localhost with your hostname.  I don't know
> what sense a local hostname makes for a dynamically assigned IP address.

hmm, I'll give it a go

> > I'm getting the following error from telnet...
> > /usr/libexec/ld.so: Undefined symbol "_dst_realm_sz" in telnet:telnet
> 
> Which binary sets are you running?  Which packages did you install?

The current April 14 ones, all but the games package installed.
Running the first (working) Grf Kernel

> > Also, how do i create more devices for xterms?
> 
> "MAKEDEV pty0 pty1" should give you 32.
> 

got me here, there doesn't appear to be a makedev bin

Alex
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Alexander Ardalich
Adelaide, South Australia