Tru64 : FAQ
How do I get an ESC (escape) character on a DEC keyboard? 1. Use F11 on the LK201 or LK401 (in
Where can I read announcements from Digital? biz.digital.announce is Digital Equipment Corpora
Why can't I run dbx? The development environment is a separate layered product beyond the base
Where can I get a debugging malloc that works on Tru64 UNIX? Insure++ from ParaSoft at http://
Network printers using lpd remote connection lp|lp0|0:\ :lf=/usr/adm/lp0err:\ :lp=:\ :rm
How do I configure the Berkeley Packet Filter and capture tcpdump traces? 1) Installing packet
Where can I get updated console firmware, patches, etc., for AlphaServer systems? There is a s
Selecting print filters You need to select a filter based on the printer language, not by th
Network lpd remote printing lp|lp0|0:\ :lf=/usr/adm/lp0err:\ :lp=:\ :rm=system_name:\
DEC ANSI printers Printcap filter specification: /usr/lbin/pcfof +Cgeneric_ansi.pcf Lprsetup
What are the pinouts of the MMJ jacks? This describes the 6-pin modified modular jack (MMJ) us
How do I play music CDs on CD-ROM drives? Sources for xcd are included in /usr/examples/motif/
How do I authenticate users on Tru64 UNIX? Perhaps a bit of background first - generally the q
Where can I get a T-shell (tcsh)? On the Freeware/OpenSource CD or from: www.unix.digital.
How do I free disk space for an update installation? Some users have experienced problems reco
Print filters This section specifies which print filter to use when lprsetup or printconfig
Where can I get an xv that works on Digital UNIX? XV 3.10a supports Digital UNIX. It can be ob
Serial Port connection Serial port using software XON/XOFF data flow control at 19200 baud rat
HP PCL printing Printcap filter specification: /usr/lbin/pcfof +Chpdj680c.pcf Lprsetup print
What's with 'ld: unresolved symbols: dnet_conn'? Some libraries on Digital UNIX (notably the X
What about "unaligned access" in FORTRAN programs? This is most often caused by COMMON blocks
Where are patches/updates for DIGITAL UNIX available from? There is a searchable database of a
Where can I get information about Alpha chips? www.alpha-processor.com
Where can I get multicast software for Digital UNIX? Information about software for multicast
What tools will help me port software to Digital UNIX? The Digital Porting Assistant (availabl
How do I move the license data when migrating to V5.0? Use the lmf issue command, make sure th
Where can I get Emacs and Epoch for Digital UNIX? Both a binary and sources for GNU Emacs are
I heard that OSF is dropping OSF/1. What does that mean for Digital UNIX? [The following is a
Printing postscript files on a non-postscript printer Tru64 UNIX does not provide this functio
How do I get an xdm session as root? Add the lines host:0 host.sub.domain:0 to the f
Postscript printer filter Printcap filter specification: /usr/lbin/ps_level1of Lprsetup prin
How do I switch to full duplex 100mb? Auto negotiation with hubs is frequently unreliable. The
Are there any Tru64 web sites? www.unix.digital.com www.tru64.org Please let us know of
Printcap filter syntax example Replace /usr/lbin/printfilter with the appropriate print filter
Where else is Digital UNIX discussed? You can join the tru64-unix-manager mailing lists. Send
Parallel port connection lp|lp0|0:\ :af=/usr/adm/lpacct:\ :if=/usr/lbin/printfilter:\ :l
How do I add a new terminal definition? Some applications on Digital UNIX use termcap; others
Where can I get performance information about Tru64/Alpha products? http://www.tru64unix.compa
Where can I get technical information about Alpha? Sites, R.L., Ed., Alpha Architecture Refere
How do I boot to single-user mode? boot -fl s -fl specifies the flags to the booted image.
How can I read VMS BACKUP tapes on a UNIX machine? There is a utility called vmsbackup to do t
Why doesn't deleting individual system files free space for an update installation? Deleting f
How do I figure out what version of Digital UNIX I have? The following table correlates the ou
How can I get disktab information for a new disk? For disks that do not have entries in the /e
How can I use audio on AlphaStations and DECstations? There are a few options for playing audi
What does the AXP in "Alpha AXP" mean? Nothing. It is part of the trademark. Digital is elimin
Why doesn't FTP work to an XYZ system? Digital UNIX uses the IP type-of-service option (TOS) b
Generic text printing Printcap filter specification: /usr/lbin/pcfof +Cgeneric_text.pcf Lprs
How do I deal with login problems? Versions of Digital UNIX earlier than V3.0 use the /upgrade
Why do my applications not work after I upgrade to a new version of Digital UNIX? Sometimes th
How can I tell what program generated a core file? 1. Use the dbx debugger. 2. Use the "file
TCP/IP Network Printing using socket connection Requires Tru64 UNIX V4.0a or later. lp|lp0
Why does dxaccounts tells me that the password and group files are locked? If a dxaccounts pro
How can I make the graphics go faster? If your application is sending lots of data (using, say
How can I read/write MS-DOS floppy disks? If you have a floppy disk drive on your ULTRIX or OS
Where can I find a gcc binary for Tru64? For Version 4, and above, it is on the freeware cd.
Where can I get a disktab entry for the XXX disk? newfs is smart enough to get the geometry of
Can I run binaries from RISC/ULTRIX on a Digital UNIX system? DECmigrate for Digital UNIX Syst
What does "unaligned access" mean, and how can I fix it? Unaligned accesses typically come up
How do I deal with the swap file filling up? Remove the file /sbin/swapdefaults and reboot.
How do I tune my system for use as a web server? Elaborate instructions are given on a Web pag
What (free) tools are there for looking at system behavior? syd, a utility like top, is on the
How do I report security problems to Digital? Security problems or questions should go to your
How do I allow xdm sessions at C2 security? If you get the error 'Cannot obtain database infor
How can I figure out what files translated binaries are looking for? Try setenv MXR_TRACE_SY
How can I get microsecond resolution from gettimeofday(2)? Normally, Digital UNIX updates its
How do I contact Digital Customer Relations? If you are having a problem dealing with Digital
How do I switch between the AUI and 10 Base-T Ethernet ports? For the DEC n000 series of syste
How do you use a NFS-mounted /usr filesystem on Digital UNIX? Setting Up A "Dataless" Environm
What's wrong with xdr_long in the Digital UNIX XDR routines? xdr_long is used for sending sign
Where can I get rstatd for Digital UNIX? rstatd is in /usr/sbin/rpc.rstatd
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