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+++ b/sgml/installation.sgml
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 
 <!-- Title information -->
 
 
 <!-- Title information -->
 

-<title>The DXSpider Installation Manual v1.49</title> 
+<title>The DXSpider Installation Manual v1.50</title> 

 <author>Iain Philipps, G0RDI (g0rdi@77hz.com) and
 Ian Maude, G0VGS, (g0vgs@gb7mbc.net)</author>
 <author>Iain Philipps, G0RDI (g0rdi@77hz.com) and
 Ian Maude, G0VGS, (g0vgs@gb7mbc.net)</author>

-<date>February 2002 revision 1.2</date>
+<date>July 2002 revision 0.1</date>

 
 <abstract>
 A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program.
 
 <abstract>
 A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program.


@@ -23,12 +23,9 @@ A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program.
 <sect1>Introduction
 
 <P>
 <sect1>Introduction
 
 <P>

-This section describes the installation of DX Spider v1.47 on a 
+This section describes the installation of DX Spider v1.50 on a 

 <htmlurl url="http://www.redhat.com" name="RedHat"> Linux Distribution.
 Wherever possible I will try to include differences for other distributions.  
 <htmlurl url="http://www.redhat.com" name="RedHat"> Linux Distribution.
 Wherever possible I will try to include differences for other distributions.  

-I do not intend to try and cover the installation of Linux or the setup 
-of the AX25 utilities.  If you need help on this then read Iains original 
-installation guide that comes with the Spider distribution.

 
 <P>
 I am assuming a general knowledge of Linux and its commands.  You should 
 
 <P>
 I am assuming a general knowledge of Linux and its commands.  You should 


@@ -56,6 +53,7 @@ perl distribution.
 <item> <htmlurl url="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Net/Net-Telnet-3.02.tar.gz" name="Net-Telnet-3.02.tar.gz">
 <item> <htmlurl url="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Curses/Curses-1.06.tar.gz" name="Curses-1.06.tar.gz">
 <item> <htmlurl url="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Time/Time-HiRes-01.20.tar.gz" name="Time-HiRes-01.20.tar.gz">
 <item> <htmlurl url="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Net/Net-Telnet-3.02.tar.gz" name="Net-Telnet-3.02.tar.gz">
 <item> <htmlurl url="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Curses/Curses-1.06.tar.gz" name="Curses-1.06.tar.gz">
 <item> <htmlurl url="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Time/Time-HiRes-01.20.tar.gz" name="Time-HiRes-01.20.tar.gz">

+<item> <htmlurl url="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Digest/Digest-SHA1-2.01.tar.gz" name="Digest-SHA1-2.01.tar.gz">

 </itemize>
 
 <P>
 </itemize>
 
 <P>


@@ -108,6 +106,13 @@ Log in as 'root', and make sure you're at '/root' before you continue. Here are
 # make test
 # make install
 # cd ..
 # make test
 # make install
 # cd ..

+#
+# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/Digest-SHA1-2.01.tar.gz
+# cd Digest-SHA1-2.01
+# perl Makefile.pl
+# make test
+# make install
+# cd ..

 </verb>
 
 <P>
 </verb>
 
 <P>


@@ -120,7 +125,7 @@ nearly are! Pay particular attention to the instructions of <em>IO</em>, above.
 <P>
 I will assume that you have already downloaded the latest tarball of 
 the DXSpider software and are ready to install it. I am assuming version 
 <P>
 I will assume that you have already downloaded the latest tarball of 
 the DXSpider software and are ready to install it. I am assuming version 

-1.47 for this section but of course you would use the latest version.
+1.50 for this section but of course you would use the latest version.

 
 <P>
 Login as root and create a user to run the cluster under.  <bf><it>UNDER 
 
 <P>
 Login as root and create a user to run the cluster under.  <bf><it>UNDER 


@@ -158,7 +163,7 @@ permissions.  Copy the tarball to /home/sysop and do the following.
 
 <tscreen><verb>
 # cd ~sysop
 
 <tscreen><verb>
 # cd ~sysop

-# tar xvfz spider-1.47.tar.gz
+# tar xvfz spider-1.50.tar.gz

 # ln -s ~sysop/spider /spider
 # groupadd -g 251 spider       (or another number)
 </verb></tscreen>
 # ln -s ~sysop/spider /spider
 # groupadd -g 251 spider       (or another number)
 </verb></tscreen>


@@ -296,7 +301,7 @@ It should look something like this ...
 
 <tscreen><verb>
 $ ./cluster.pl
 
 <tscreen><verb>
 $ ./cluster.pl

-DXSpider DX Cluster Version 1.47
+DXSpider DX Cluster Version 1.50

 Copyright (c) 1998 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
 loading prefixes ...
 loading band data ...
 Copyright (c) 1998 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
 loading prefixes ...
 loading band data ...


@@ -436,6 +441,10 @@ There are 2 main node packages in use of which I shall keep to the
 original by Tomi Manninen, OH2BNS as this is included in the ax25
 rpms as standard.  The other is <htmlurl url="ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/ham/packet/linux/awznode/" name="AWZNode"> by IZ5AWZ.
 
 original by Tomi Manninen, OH2BNS as this is included in the ax25
 rpms as standard.  The other is <htmlurl url="ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/ham/packet/linux/awznode/" name="AWZNode"> by IZ5AWZ.
 

+<P>
+NB: The AX25 stuff in 2.4 kernels appears to have been broken until 2.4.18.  I
+strongly suggest you get at least this kernel.
+

 <P>
 For 2.4 kernels you need these files...
 
 <P>
 For 2.4 kernels you need these files...