• Please stand by ..

    From Hemo@1:103/705 to All on Sat Sep 1 07:04:29 2018
    I encountered technical difficulties trying to move my BBS from it's currenthome on a Cobalt Qube, where the eprom size of the boot area was limiting me toon old version of linux and toolsets. ( CentOS 5.11 to be exact ).Long story short, I tried to update on the old system and it fails to compile,leaving my system down.the old system,it is headless with no gui, so the compile I've always usedthere is "/sbbs/src/cleanall.sh" followed by "make RELEASE=1 USE_DOSEMU=1NO_X=1 NO_GTK=1". The latest CVS pull uses something that
    isn't liked on the old, ancient linux :cc -c -D__UNIX__ -DNDEBUG -I. -DDATA_LITTLEENDIAN -DFIXED_SEED=0xB56F2F4 -fPIC-DHAS_RECURSIVE_MUTEX -DHAS_ROBUST_MUTEX -march=pentium -O2 -Wno-pointer-sign-Wno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks -std=gnu11-DOSVERSION=2 -fomit-frame-pointer -D_REENTRANT -o ./static-obj/rand_x917.orandom/rand_x917.ccc -c -D__UNIX__ -DNDEBUG -I. -DDATA_LITTLEENDIAN -DFIXED_SEED=0xB56F2F4 -fPIC-DHAS_RECURSIVE_MUTEX -DHAS_ROBUST_MUTEX -march=pentium -O2 -Wno-pointer-sign-Wno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks -std=gnu11-DOSVERSION=2 -fomit-frame-pointer -D_REENTRANT -o ./static-obj/unix.orandom/unix.cIn file included from random/unix.c:106:0:/usr/include/linux/random.h:38:2: error: unknown type name '__u32' __u32 buf[0]; ^/usr/include/linux/random.h:42:2: error: unknown type name '__u32' __u32 s1, s2, s3; ^make[2]: *** [static-obj/unix.o] Error 1make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/sbbs/3rdp/src/cl'make[1]: *** [Linux] Error 2make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/sbbs/3rdp/src/cl'make: *** [default] Error 2make[1]: *** [../build/../../src/../3rdp/gcc.linux.release/cl/libcl.a] Error 2make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/sbbs/3rdp/build'make: *** [cl] Error 2Not really interested in fixing the old system, unless someone knows somethingsimple, I'm trying to move to a new system at this point.I have the latest CVS compiled on a new system running CentOS 7.5.1804, butother than the xtrn and data folders, not sure which other files to bring overto 'replicate' my system. ( I know most of the cfg and ini files from the ctrlfolder ) Am I safe to bring over any .cfg .ini .dab .cnf .exb .sha .shd .sid.sch .sda .sdt .hash .can files and place them in same folder structure ? --Hemobbs.ujoint.org - Running Madly into the Wind and Screaming ...
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  • From echicken@1:103/705 to Hemo on Sat Sep 1 11:09:48 2018
    Re: Please stand by ..
    By: Hemo to All on Sat Sep 01 2018 07:04:29

    I have the latest CVS compiled on a new system running CentOS 7.5.1804, but other than the xtrn and data folders, not sure which other files to bring over to 'replicate' my system. ( I know most of the cfg and ini files from the ctrl folder ) Am I safe to bring over any .cfg .ini .dab .cnf .exb .sha .shd .sid .sch .sda .sdt .hash .can files and place them in same folder structure ?

    Migration is covered here:

    http://wiki.synchro.net/faq:misc#migration

    Copy the entire ctrl/ data/ mods/ node1/ text/ directories over to the new install.

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  • From Nelgin@1:103/705 to Hemo on Sat Sep 1 18:32:02 2018
    Hemo wrote:
    I have the latest CVS compiled on a new system running CentOS 7.5.1804, but other than the xtrn and data folders, not sure which other files to bring
    over
    to 'replicate' my system. ( I know most of the cfg and ini files from the
    ctrl
    folder ) Am I safe to bring over any .cfg .ini .dab .cnf .exb .sha .shd
    .sid
    .sch .sda .sdt .hash .can files and place them in same folder structure ?

    For what it's worth, a number of people have had problems running DOSEMU
    doors under CentOS. Since you didn't say you were compiling with
    USE_DOSEMU=1 then maybe you're not running DOS doors, but if you plan on
    doing so, consider using Ubuntu instead. CentOS is my OS of choice I had a
    lot of problems getting DOSEMU to work. It also seems the compiler is out of date more often than not, as Digital Man makes use of newer features that
    can cause warnings or even errors in CentOS.

    These days, not matter what OS people prefer, I will always recommend Ubuntu for sbbs.

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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Nelgin on Sun Sep 2 11:26:00 2018
    On 09-01-18 18:32, Nelgin wrote to Hemo <=-

    These days, not matter what OS people prefer, I will always recommend Ubuntu for sbbs.

    From what I've been reading lately, that sounds like a good recommendation. I use Raspian myself, and haven't had any issues.


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  • From Hemo@1:103/705 to echicken on Sat Sep 1 20:11:39 2018
    Re: Please stand by ..
    By: echicken to Hemo on Sat Sep 01 2018 11:09 am

    Migration is covered here: ec> http://wiki.synchro.net/faq:misc#migrationThank you. bbs.ujoint.org - Running Madly into the Wind and Screaming ...
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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Hemo on Sun Sep 2 22:12:53 2018
    Re: Please stand by ..
    By: Hemo to All on Sat Sep 01 2018 07:04 am

    I encountered technical difficulties trying to move my BBS from it's current home on a Cobalt Qube, where the eprom size of the boot area was limiting me to on old version of linux and toolsets. ( CentOS 5.11 to be exact ).

    Long story short, I tried to update on the old system and it fails to compile, leaving my system down.

    the old system,it is headless with no gui, so the compile I've always used there is "/sbbs/src/cleanall.sh" followed by "make RELEASE=1 USE_DOSEMU=1 NO_X=1 NO_GTK=1".

    The latest CVS pull uses something that isn't liked on the old, ancient linux :

    cc -c -D__UNIX__ -DNDEBUG -I. -DDATA_LITTLEENDIAN -DFIXED_SEED=0xB56F2F4 -fPIC -DHAS_RECURSIVE_MUTEX -DHAS_ROBUST_MUTEX -march=pentium -O2 -Wno-pointer-sign -Wno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks -std=gnu11 -DOSVERSION=2 -fomit-frame-pointer -D_REENTRANT -o ./static-obj/rand_x917.o random/rand_x917.c
    cc -c -D__UNIX__ -DNDEBUG -I. -DDATA_LITTLEENDIAN -DFIXED_SEED=0xB56F2F4 -fPIC -DHAS_RECURSIVE_MUTEX -DHAS_ROBUST_MUTEX -march=pentium -O2 -Wno-pointer-sign -Wno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks -std=gnu11 -DOSVERSION=2 -fomit-frame-pointer -D_REENTRANT -o ./static-obj/unix.o random/unix.c
    In file included from random/unix.c:106:0:
    /usr/include/linux/random.h:38:2: error: unknown type name '__u32'
    __u32 buf[0];
    ^
    /usr/include/linux/random.h:42:2: error: unknown type name '__u32'
    __u32 s1, s2, s3;
    ^
    make[2]: *** [static-obj/unix.o] Error 1
    make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/sbbs/3rdp/src/cl'
    make[1]: *** [Linux] Error 2
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/sbbs/3rdp/src/cl'
    make: *** [default] Error 2
    make[1]: *** [../build/../../src/../3rdp/gcc.linux.release/cl/libcl.a] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/sbbs/3rdp/build'
    make: *** [cl] Error 2

    You're having troubles building cryptlib (not Synchronet). It could be that you need to re run 3rdp/src/cl directory and run make over again.

    Not really interested in fixing the old system, unless someone knows something simple, I'm trying to move to a new system at this point.

    I have the latest CVS compiled on a new system running CentOS 7.5.1804, but other than the xtrn and data folders, not sure which other files to bring over to 'replicate' my system. ( I know most of the cfg and ini files from the ctrl folder ) Am I safe to bring over any .cfg .ini .dab .cnf .exb .sha .shd .sid .sch .sda .sdt .hash .can files and place them in same folder structure ?

    There's a FAQ on sbbs migration here: http://wiki.synchro.net/faq:misc#migration

    digital man

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  • From Denn@1:103/705 to Nelgin on Sun Sep 2 23:41:54 2018
    Re: Re: Please stand by ..
    By: Nelgin to Hemo on Sat Sep 01 2018 06:32 pm

    These days, not matter what OS people prefer, I will always recommend Ubuntu for sbbs.

    Debian works great as well.

    ... Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed.

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  • From Hemo@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Mon Sep 3 08:44:10 2018
    Re: Please stand by ..
    By: Digital Man to Hemo on Sun Sep 02 2018 10:12 pm

    There's a FAQ on sbbs migration here: DM>
    http://wiki.synchro.net/faq:misc#migrationGot it, echicken pointed it out. If I had thought of the term 'migrate' whilesearching I might have found it myself. Of course, it's the proper term, butold age isn't granting favors to the dictionary/theasaurus in my head.bbs.ujoint.org - Running Madly into the Wind and Screaming ...
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  • From Hemo@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Mon Sep 3 13:19:39 2018
    .[1m.[34mRe.[0m.[34m: .[1m.[36mPlease stand by ..
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    Re: Please stand by ..
    By: Digital Man to Hemo on Sun Sep 02 2018 10:12 pm

    There's a FAQ on sbbs migration here:
    http://wiki.synchro.net/faq:misc#migration
    Got it, echicken pointed it out. If I had thought of the term 'migrate' while searching I might have found it myself. Of course, it's the proper term, but old age isn't granting favors to the dictionary/theasaurus in my head. bbs.ujoint.org - Running Madly into the Wind and Screaming ...


    and i'm back up. thanks. It's been a while since I've looked over the Wiki, spent quite a bit of time there today reviewing new info.

    Hoping to be able to keep more up to date now that I'm on a current OS.

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  • From Nelgin@1:103/705 to Denn on Mon Sep 3 18:38:38 2018
    Denn wrote:
    Re: Re: Please stand by ..
    By: Nelgin to Hemo on Sat Sep 01 2018 06:32 pm

    These days, not matter what OS people prefer, I will always recommend
    Ubuntu for sbbs.

    Debian works great as well.

    Near enough the same thing.

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