| 1 | This a new implementation of a shutdown procedure. It allows 
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| 2 | the system to go down graciously with informing the
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| 3 | users. This package contains 3 programs:
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| 4 | 
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| 5 | - halt = Immediately stop the system, no info to users
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| 6 | - shutdown = Inform users, close down the system properly
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| 7 | - wall = Vincent Archer's implementation of wall (Write all)
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| 8 | 
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| 9 | Installing
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| 10 | 
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| 11 | Shutdown and halt use a new systemcall, which I've added to
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| 12 | MM. Therefor there are several diff's which should be applied:
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| 13 | 
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| 14 | callnr.hd - New callnr for reboot(2)
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| 15 |            Diff against /usr/include/minix/callnr.h.
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| 16 |            Those of you using a symlink package should
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| 17 |            change the number and mm/table.c into a free
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| 18 |            number. I used 54, LSTAT.
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| 19 | param.hd - Defines reboot_flag as a part of the messages
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| 20 | proto.hd - Add's prototype for do_reboot()
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| 21 | table.cd - Interpretation of the systemcall to MM
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| 22 | mm.cd -    I have added the do_reboot code to mm/getset.c but
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| 23 |            I couldn't find a getset.c to create a useable diff :-(
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| 24 |            So you can add where you want it. It is pure code, no diff.
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| 25 | 
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| 26 | Now edit log.c and search for ``host''. Change this into your
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| 27 | systemname or make it empty.
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| 28 | 
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| 29 | Shutdown and halt log their actions in /usr/adm/log, edit the
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| 30 | makefile and undefine -DLOG if you don't want this (this at the end of
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| 31 | the makefile). You can change SHUT_LOG in shutdown.c and log.c if you
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| 32 | want it in another file.
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| 33 | 
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| 34 | Then type a `make'. This will take a minute or so (13 sec. with bcc :-).
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| 35 | Remember to build a new image and update the ps_database.
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| 36 | 
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| 37 | Type `make install' to place the program's where I've got them.
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| 38 | Use them, try them and let me now if you've got problems running
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| 39 | something.
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| 40 | 
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| 41 | I have tested to sources both on 16-bits and 32-bits MINIX. I have compiled
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| 42 | it with gcc, bcc and ACK, so that shouldn't really give a problem. Maybe
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| 43 | the standard MINIX-make chokes on the makefile, atleast mine did.
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| 44 | 
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| 45 | NOTE:
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| 46 |         Make install does not place the man-pages somewhere. You should
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| 47 |         do this yourself.
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| 48 | 
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| 49 | --
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| 50 | Edvard Tuinder        ed@pulstar.NL.mugnet.org    v892231@si.hhs.NL
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| 51 | Student Computer Science
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| 52 | Haagse Hogeschool, The Hague, The Netherlands
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