sys admin WIP

Dave_Whelan · December 20, 2000, 8:26pm

I have added some info on Remote printing to a printer on
another network in the RTP sys admin guide work-in-progress.
You can access it from http://support.qnx.com/support/docs/

Regards,
Dave.

David P. Whelan, Technical Writer
QNX Software Systems Ltd.        Email: <dwhelan@qnx.com>
Kanata, Ontario  K2M 1W8         (613) 591-0931 ext.180

Mario_Charest1 · December 21, 2000, 1:04am

“Babrian Viktor” <bv202@hszk.bme.hu> wrote in message
news:Pine.GSO.4.21.0012202305560.23783-100000@ural2…

Hi,

i have been a linux user for years but linux nowadays is not that small,
powerful system it was.
I have succesfully installed QNX RTP. (not a big job)
A few newbie questions:

Is there any way to switch virtual terminals by ALT+Fxx?

ALT-CTRL-<1-9>

Is there any way to get large, fast and colored text consoles (about
120x45)?

No

(as a programmer i just can’t stand 80x25 and personally i hate X-like
windowing systems)
How can i switch from photon display to text mode terminal?

CTRL-SHIFT-BACKSPACE

Is there any chance to get gpm run on QNX, or is there any QNX
alternative ?
(it’s a cut and paste utility and mouse server for virtual consoles)

thanks,
Viktor

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Akhilesh_Mritunjai · December 21, 2000, 5:22am

In article Pine.GSO.4.21.0012202305560.23783-100000@ural2,
Babrian Viktor <bv202@hszk.bme.hu> wrote:

Hi,
Hello, u got urself in wrong thread

i have been a linux user for years but linux nowadays is not that
small,
powerful system it was.
true, i have begun hating linux… i desperately want to wipe out linux

and install FreeBSD4.2 in its place or give the pqrtiton to qnx (its
curently installed in a file under windows)

Is there any way to switch virtual terminals by ALT+Fxx?
Ctrl+Alt+1 … ctrl+alt+8 (ie 1-8 not F1-F8)

Is there any way to get large, fast and colored text consoles (about
120x45)?
nope

(as a programmer i just can’t stand 80x25 and personally i hate X-like
windowing systems)
photon guy is an exception being fast, reliable and gorgeous

How can i switch from photon display to text mode terminal?
u can’t … you either have text or graphics (virtual consols exist in

all of them) u can change to graphics mode by
shutdown>switch_to_text_mode from login screen

Is there any chance to get gpm run on QNX, or is there any QNX
alternative ?
not yet

(it’s a cut and paste utility and mouse server for virtual consoles)
better use the graphical pterm… its way powerful than any xterm u

would have seen. configure its fonts and size and use. (with Vim and
pterm u get a formidable combination).

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Keep Smiling

Mechanically Yours

Mritunjai

A ship ought not to be held by one anchor, nor life by a single hope.

Sophomore Undergraduate
Mechanical Engg.
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
India

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Babrian_Viktor · December 21, 2000, 3:40pm

i have been a linux user for years but linux nowadays is not that
small,
powerful system it was.
true, i have begun hating linux… i desperately want to wipe out linux
and install FreeBSD4.2 in its place or give the pqrtiton to qnx (its
curently installed in a file under windows)

Is there any way to switch virtual terminals by ALT+Fxx?
Ctrl+Alt+1 … ctrl+alt+8 (ie 1-8 not F1-F8)

I mean can it be configured to be so?

(it’s a cut and paste utility and mouse server for virtual consoles)
better use the graphical pterm… its way powerful than any xterm u
would have seen. configure its fonts and size and use. (with Vim and
pterm u get a formidable combination).
Well the terminal window seemed to be a bit slow but i’ll give it another

try.

thanks,
Viktor

Mario_Charest1 · December 21, 2000, 9:19pm

“Babrian Viktor” <bv202@hszk.bme.hu> wrote in message
news:Pine.GSO.4.21.0012211631550.12644-100000@ural2…

i have been a linux user for years but linux nowadays is not that
small,
powerful system it was.
true, i have begun hating linux… i desperately want to wipe out linux
and install FreeBSD4.2 in its place or give the pqrtiton to qnx (its
curently installed in a file under windows)

Is there any way to switch virtual terminals by ALT+Fxx?
Ctrl+Alt+1 … ctrl+alt+8 (ie 1-8 not F1-F8)

I mean can it be configured to be so?

It’s there by default. I don’t know how to disable it

(it’s a cut and paste utility and mouse server for virtual consoles)
better use the graphical pterm… its way powerful than any xterm u
would have seen. configure its fonts and size and use. (with Vim and
pterm u get a formidable combination).
Well the terminal window seemed to be a bit slow but i’ll give it another
try.

thanks,
Viktor

Akhilesh_Mritunjai · December 25, 2000, 10:59am

Hi Victor

Well the terminal window seemed to be a bit slow but i’ll give it another
try.

Try different fonts… esp Courier 13pt gives good performance (surely not
compared to the text console)… do not use anti-aliasing… thou shalt regret
forever . Also try disabling anti-aliasing in font server
(Start->Config->Font Server)

Enjoy

ps. Not even QNX RTP is crash proof… I dont know who is to blame… it or me
Anyway good luck and enjoy