Before You Configure CCVS

Before configuring CCVS, you need to be able to answer certain questions about your system and about how you want to set up CCVS. To prepare for the configuration process, be sure to follow these steps:

1. Please read through all documentation and errata that came with the program. See the section called Additional Resources for the locations of installed and online CCVS documentation.

2. Fill out setup.txt, which is a worksheet file explaining the different pieces of information needed when configuring CCVS to use particular protocols. If you fill out setup.txt, you will have all of the information required for the configuration process available at your fingertips, preventing any surprises when you run the configuration program. You can find setup.txt in the /usr/share/doc/CCVS-<version> directory. Alternatively, it is also available at http://www.redhat.com/products/software/ecommerce/ccvs/support/docs/setup.txt.

   	Note
   	On the setup worksheet, you'll be asked for some protocol-specific information. You only need to provide information for the protocol which you are going to use. You don't need to fill in the worksheet information for any of the other protocols.

3. The CCVS configuration program will ask you several things about your modem, so be prepared with the appropriate information. The following init strings can be used with the supported modems:

   Hayes Optima or ACCURA

   \r~~~\rAT &D3 X4 E0 &K0 &Q0

   U.S. Robotics Sportster or Courier

   \r~~~\rAT E0 L0 M1 V1 X4 &K0 &M0 +FCLASS=0

   Chase Research PCI-RAS

   \r~~~\rAT E0 %C0 \\N0

   If using one of the supported modems, the configuration program will only ask you to confirm the init string. If your modem is not listed above, look through the modem's manual to find the string which turns off all compression and error correction, as well as the string which resets your modem for normal usage. You will need to set these two modem strings during the configuration process.