ULTRIX/UWS Release Notes

This document is the Release Notes for ULTRIX/UWS Version 4.1, published by Digital Equipment Corporation. It is a critical manual that should be read before installing the software.

The document provides essential information on:

• Installation Notes: Covering general installation procedures, hardware-specific considerations (e.g., KDB50 ECO level, tape usage, disk issues, terminal driver support), booting problems, subset sizes (supported and unsupported for both RISC and VAX), and installing layered products.
• Processor-Specific Notes: Detailing installation instructions, hardware/software problems, and workarounds for various DEC/VAX processors (e.g., MicroVAX, VAXstation, DECstation, DECsystem models).
• ULTRIX Software Notes: Discussing issues and workarounds related to user commands, administrative commands, system calls, library routines, DECrpc, mail, network and communications, printing, software development (compilers, libraries), and ULTRIX/SQL.
• ULTRIX Worksystem Software Notes: Addressing problems and workarounds for the X Window System (X servers, Xlib functions, fonts, user environment), and Display PostScript.
• Layered Products Notes: Specific issues and workarounds for DECphigs and ULTRIX Mail Connection.
• Documentation Notes: Highlighting corrections, additions, and discrepancies found in the ULTRIX and ULTRIX Worksystem Software documentation.
• Resolved Problems: Listing software and documentation issues fixed since the last release of ULTRIX and ULTRIX Worksystem Software.
• Changes and New Features: Outlining new features and changes introduced in ULTRIX/UWS Version 4.1 and Version 4.0, including conformance to standards, new processors/devices, and software components.
• RISC-VAX System Differences: Providing insights into the differences between RISC-based and VAX-based systems, along with hints for porting software.