NCBridge software installation
Example for an IBM AIX host:
Installation
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On the boot server
mount the NCBridge CD, e.g.:
mount -r -v cdrfs /dev/cd0 /cdrom
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On the boot server, choose/create the target directory, e.g.:
cd /applfs/applb00
mkdir NCBridge-4.0
cd NCBridge-4.0
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extract the install script
tar -xvpf /cdrom/ibm/install.tar
will create the tekxp
directory
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run the install script
cd tekxp/INSTALL
./INSTALL -f /cdrom/common/tekxp.tar
and answer the questions. You may install just everything (approx 150 MB).
Configure the boot server
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Adapt the configuration file
tekxp/boot/config/xp.cnf
:
##***** Network Configuration *****
##
nfs_table "biops5z.gsi.de:/usr/lib/X11/fonts" "/usr/lib/X11/fonts" "8192"
gateway_table "0.0.0.0" "140.181.96.1"
##***** TCP/IP Configuration *****
##
name_server_1 140.181.96.29
name_server_2 140.181.96.11
enable_name_service YES
default_domain_suffix "gsi.de"
dns_retries 5
dns_timeout 5
enable_broadcasts YES
##***** X Environment Configuration *****
##
default_visual TRUECOLOR
root_depth 24
retain_x_settings NO
backing_store ENABLED
enable_access_control YES
host_connect_method tekhostmenu
screen_saver OFF
##***** TekHostMenu Configuration *****
##
thm_broadcast DISABLED
thm_entrybox ENABLED
xdmcp_menu_entry bio.pool
xdmcp_menu_entry aix-pool
xdmcp_menu_entry lx-pool
xdmcp_keepalive OFF
##***** Console Configuration ************
##
console_pages 16
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Export the
/applfs/applb00/NCBridge-4.0/tekxp/
directory
to allow NFS mounts.
- In
fonts.tbl
define additional fonts:
/applfs/applb00/NCBridge-4.0/tekxp/boot/japanese
/applfs/applb00/NCBridge-4.0/tekxp/boot/Speedo
/applfs/applb00/NCBridge-4.0/tekxp/boot/oldx11
/applfs/applb00/NCBridge-4.0/tekxp/boot/tek100dpi
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Enable
bootp
services (on request).
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In
/etc/bootptab
add generic templates as needed:
# For NCD NC900 X-terminals:
nc900:ht=ethernet:hd=/applfs/applb00/NCBridge-4.0/tekxp:bf=/applfs/applb00/NCBridge-4.0/tekxp/boot/os.900:sm=255.255.192.0
# For NCD/TekTronics XP350/400 X-terminals:
xp350:ht=ethernet:hd=/applfs/applb00/NCBridge-4.0/tekxp/boot/:bf=os.350:gw=140.181.96.1:sm=255.255.192.0
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In
/etc/inetd.conf
enable the bootps
line
and ensure that /etc/services
has defined the appropriate port
numbers:
bootps 67/udp # bootp server port
bootpc 68/udp # bootp client port
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Refresh
refresh -s inetd
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xdm ?
Apply patches
Fetch them from their
current location.
Older patches were at
NCD support
(offline mirrors exist),
or their
ftp server
(offline mirrors exist).
Patches come as a bunch of archives in different formats:
pnv40xx.exe
pnv40xx.tar.Z
pnv40xx.tar.gz
pnv40xx.zip
where xx
is the current patch level.
xx='10'
was August 2002, current (Dec 2007) is xx='13'
.
A particular patch level comprises n=1..4
file sets,
for common stuff, model dependent stuff, Netscape, etc.,
see the README.INSTALL
for details.
To install, switch to some temporary directory and unpack
(will need about 100MB):
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cd /tmp
zcat p1v4013.tar.Z | tar -xvf -
zcat p2v4013.tar.Z | tar -xvf -
zcat p3v4013.tar.Z | tar -xvf -
zcat p4v4013.tar.Z | tar -xvf -
will create a directory patchV4.0.13
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cd patchV4.0.13
./INSTALL_PATCH /applfs/applb00/NCBridge-4.0/tekxp/boot
answer the questions and the patches will be copied where they belong.
Last updated: 27-Jan-2011, M.Kraemer
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