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-NeXTSTEP on HP-PA OS 3.2 has a few problems that require special
-installation procedures.
-
-There seem to be two major problems. The first is related to the use
-of FAT binaries on HPPA Lodable Kernel Servers and the second seems to
-be kernel bugs. NeXT says they will be fixed in 3.3. I guess we will
-have to wait and see.
-
-Problem 1
-=========
-
-For some reason, the HPPA kernel loading utility kl_util is unable to
-load FAT LKS modules. So before you try to load a FAT LKS onto an
-HPPA machine, you will need to use lipo to thin it down. You may use a
-command similar to:
- lipo ppp_reloc -thin hppa -output ppp_reloc.hppa
-to get a thin version named ppp_reloc.hppa.
-
-
-
-Problem 2
-=========
-
-Alain Fauconnet managed to get PPP-2.1.2 working
-on HPPA. He graciously allowed me to incorporate his changes into
-PPP-2.2. I have included part of his original instructions for
-getting the serial driver patch installed. You should follow these
-procedures for PPP-2.2. Also, you may wish to send him a short thank
-you for his excellent work.
-
-Please note, that you only need these instructions to install the
-SerialDriverPatch. After that is installed, you may install PPP-2.2
-as specified in the README.NeXT file at the top level directory.
-
-Here are the original instructions:
-
-Temporary PPP 2.1.2 kit for HP-PA systems running NeXTSTEP 3.2
-==============================================================
-
- 14-Nov-1994
- Alain Fauconnet
- <af@biomath.jussieu.fr>
-
-
-INSTALLATION FOR A HP-PA/NEXSTEP MACHINE
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- 1) Serial driver patch
-
-This tarfile includes a ./hppaSerialPatch tree that is a temporary
-work-around for a severe bug in the HP-PA serial tty driver. I have
-been allowed to include it here provided that it is clearly stated that
-it is *not* an official patch from NeXT and that it should *not* be
-installed on machines that do not absolutely require it. The problem
-will be corrected in NeXTSTEP 3.3, according to the NeXT people.
-
-As I understand it, the problem is about the select() call on a file
-descriptor opened on a tty line. This affect emacs (hangs when run from
-a remote tty session), MicroEMACS (arrow keys don't work), PPP (protocol
-hangs) and probably other programs as well.
-
-I felt the need to add some installation instructions, since I've lost
-some hair in that process myself.
-
-Install it as follows :
-
-a) go to the hppaSerialPatch directory
-
-b) type `make'. Compilation should complete with a few warnings about
-`linesw'
-
-c) type `make install' (YOU DON'T NEED TO BE root FOR THAT, the
-installed tree will be created in /tmp/hppaSerialPatch.*
-
-d) as root, bring up /NextAdmin/Configure.app, choose Configuration ->
-Install driver... and select
-/tmp/hppaSerialPatch.bproj/usr/Devices/hppaSerialPatch.config from the
-file selection box.
-
-e) reboot the system. As root, bring up /NextAdmin/Configure.app again
-and look if "hppaSerialPatch" appears on the "Other" line. If not, click
-the "Other" icon. Click "Add". The correct driver will probably appear
-as "Long Name" in the list of drivers. Select it and click "Add".
-Go back to "Summary" and click "Save". Reboot the system.
-Check the file /usr/Devices/System.config/Instance0.table,
-"hppaSerialPatch" should appear in the line of "Active Drivers".
-
-f) the /tmp/hppaSerialPatch trees may be deleted now.
-
-
-GOOD LUCK !
-
-Thanks to:
- Jean Michel LUNATI <Jean_Michel_Lunati@NeXT.COM>
- Philip Prindeville <philipp@res.enst.fr>
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