[This is still very much under construction.]

Some frequently asked questions and useful links for EECG computer users:

Please report broken/outdated links to eugenia AT eecg DOT toronto DOT edu; thanks. 

Q.   How can I access StarOffice 8?

A.   See detailed instructions in /eecg/doc/staroffice8.FAQ.



Q.   How can I change window manager on my Solaris workstation?

A.   The windows environment is controlled by the .X11rc file
     in your home directory. To use a different environment just copy
     one of the sample .X11rc files from my home directory -- i.e
     for CDE:
        cp /profs4/eugenia/.X11rc.cde ~/.X11rc
     Then log out and log back in again.



Q.   Where can I find ssh clients for my home computer?

A.   The SSH resource page at http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~djast/ssh.html lists a few.
     


Q.   When I try to run "gcc -p filename" on Solaris, I get the error:
     ld: fatal: file mcrt1.o: open failed: No such file or directory
     collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
     How can I use the profiler on Solaris?

A.   If the gnu profiler (gprof) is good enough for what you want to do, use:
     gcc -pg filename
     If you definitely need to use "prof" (-p), you'll have to use the native Sun C 
     compiler and libraries rather than the gnu stuff -- i.e.:

     catnip.eecg% source /opt/SUNWspro/CSHRC
     catnip.eecg% which cc
     /opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc
     catnip.eecg% cc -p filename



Q.   When I try to run "svn" on Solaris, I get the error:
     ld.so.1: svn: fatal: libssl.so.0.9.8: open failed: No such file or directory
     Killed
     How can I get svn to work on Solaris?

A.   Add /local/openssl-0.9.8a/lib to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH env var before you start:
     i.e., setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /local/openssl-0.9.8a/lib



Q.   How do I find the MAC address of the network card on my Windows laptop?  

A.   Look up http://www.dimensional.com/findmac.html for instructions. ipconfig /all works for most flavours of Windows.
     


Q.   The printer is out of paper. Where can I get paper?

A.   Send mail to "printing AT ece DOT toronto DOT edu".




Q.   The printer is out of toner. Where can I get toner?

A.   Send mail to "printing AT ece DOT toronto DOT edu".




Q.   Printing through samba is slow. How can this be fixed?

A.   See http://www.eecg.utoronto.ca/~matthew/faq/printing.htm.