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Envizex X stations

Diebold_Unix_Support — Fri, 10 Aug 2001 13:03:01 GMT

Right now I have 3 Envizex workstains booting from a 10.20 server using Enware 5.3. I want to move these to an 11.0 server, but I've been told by HP that the software Netstation( which replaced Enware) is obsolete. Does anyone know what software I need to use these X-Terminals with an 11.0 server & how to get it?

Thanks,
Tammy

Re: Envizex X stations

A. Clay Stephenson — Fri, 10 Aug 2001 13:24:24 GMT

Hi Tammy:

I use some of the old Entria II X Terminals but the answer is the same. Since none of this code actually executes on the host, all you really have to do is transfer the /opt/hpxt files to the new box, export via NFS /opt/hpxt,
modify the new box's /etc/bootptab with the entries from your old box, and make sure that your bootpd is enabled. This works for me on 11i eventhough there is no NetStation software for it. While you still have your 10.20 box, I would apply the latest patches (there will be no more) and thus you will have your latest and greatest release on the new box. Youi should also ensure that the new box is a fint server.

Regards, Clay

Re: Envizex X stations

Diebold_Unix_Support — Fri, 10 Aug 2001 13:32:16 GMT

I don't have an /opt/hpxt directory, I have /opt/enware. I don't have the newer netstation software to upgrade on 10.20. I could try copying the /opt/enware stuff..

Thanks.

Re: Envizex X stations

A. Clay Stephenson — Fri, 10 Aug 2001 13:34:55 GMT

Hi Tammy,

Just make the appropriate substitutions, the answer is the same.

Re: Envizex X stations

Bill McNAMARA_1 — Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:26:38 GMT

You want to get enware version 7.0.

You're working with possibly the A/P/I series i960 platforms. version 5 - 7 enware software installed to /opt/hpxt/

There used to be an external web site that you could d/load it from. There is licencing per server licencing to worry about...

The /opt/enware/ is for the Envixex2 and Entria2 mips based platform.. a little bit smaller an more recent. 8 - 9 enware software

You need to be carefull how you have the terminals configured. They save bootp information on eeprom until told to reload it.
The do not have to bootp either you can set the config directly from the terminal using the F12 key on bootup.

remsh terminal get config > nfs exported /opt/hpxt/xthome directory config/terminal_IP.cfg file
edit the file to change the boot/file server information... add a SAVE (If i remember correctly) to the end of the file
remsh terminal_ip reconfig
the new information will record to eeprom and the terminal won't reboot any more.. it's going to a different file server top mount it's nfs root dir.
So you have to copy or preferably install enware there.....

Alex Glennie will know where to get it from...
In either case, I think the 7.11 latest patch will have everything in it seeing as the patches all superseed revisions, and just about everything changed since 5.0!!!

Later,
Bill

Re: Envizex X stations

James Kimble — Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:57:34 GMT

Tammy,

I recently had to do the same for some 700/RX xterms. You can download enware from hprc.external.hp.com (userid enware, password enware) url is ftp://enware:enware@hprc.external.hp.com

in the directory B.07.11 download the file hp11.img.gz, gunzip hp11.img.gz and then install it using swinstall.

This will add enware to SAM and then you can go from there. You may have to copy some files from /usr/lib/X11/???/bin on the old box to /opt/hpxt/enware/xthome/bin after you complete the installation

Good luck..
Scott

Re: Envizex X stations

zs_hzh — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 02:47:58 GMT

hi,

i have the same problem here ,although i've already configured everthing on server ,but the terminal just say it can't open file from server ..

could you give me an clue about how to solve this?