Subject: Re: upgrading multia udb to potato
goswin.brederlow@student.uni-tuebingen.de
Date: Thu Aug 05 1999 - 01:41:43 PDT
From: elyograg <elyograg@wolsi.com>
> I have a Multia UDB here that is running slink. I'd like to be able
> to run ssh and some of the other non-US programs on it, but there is
> no 'binary-alpha' directory.
> I had the bright idea of trying to compile ssh myself, but it seems
> that I need libraries that aren't available either. So, I need to
> upgrade to potato so I can run SSL-enabled programs.
You can compile gmp and pam for slink or just try the potato versions.
> Last time I tried to update my system to potato, the clock went all
> screwy on me, and I had to wipe and reinstall slink. I upgraded to
> potato before I had the 2.2 kernel installed. I also had to use a
> different MILO than the one included on the boot diskette for slink.
> My question boils down to this: What do I need to do to make sure
> that the clock continues to work right, and doesn't decide it's
> January 1970? Should I make sure I have a certain version of MILO,
> or did my previous problem come from using potato binaries with the
> 2.0.36 stock kernel?
Your clock should be fine with newer kernels (watch the realtime clock
during kernel config). Otherwise you can grab the correct time upon
boot va ssh or a timeserver from another maschine as i do on my ruffian.
May the Source be with you.
Goswin
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