getting started with docbook

["Marty Leisner" <leisner at rochester dot rr dot com>]

On my redhat 6.0 system I installed:

 sgml-common-0.1-4mdk.i586.rpm

docbook-3.1-11mdk.i586.rpm 
stylesheets-0.10-2.noarch.rpm
psgml-1.2.1-1.noarch.rpm 
jade-1.2.1-4.i386.rpm 
jadetex-2.7-0.noarch.rpm 

but I can't seem to make anything useful happen (I have the docbook book,
but haven't read it yet).

Doing
db2dvi docbook-info.sgml
I get:
: leisner@soyata;db2dvi docbook-intro.sgml 
Using stylesheet: "/usr/lib/sgml/stylesheets/cygnus-both.dsl"
OUTPUT FILE NAME IS docbook-intro.dvi
jade:/usr/lib/sgml/CATALOG:44:0:W: DTDDECL catalog entries are not supported
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:1:59:W: cannot generate system identifier for public 
text "-//Davenport//DTD DocBook V3.0//EN"
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:29:0:E: reference to entity "BOOK" for which no system 
identifier could be generated
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:1:0: entity was defined here
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:29:0:E: DTD did not contain element declaration for 
document type name
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:2:2:E: notation "EPS" for entity "dilbert-recycle" 
undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:31:9:E: there is no attribute "ID"
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:31:24:E: element "BOOK" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:34:11:E: element "BOOKINFO" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:35:9:E: element "DATE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:36:10:E: element "TITLE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:37:11:E: element "ABBREV" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:38:13:E: element "SUBTITLE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:39:16:E: element "RELEASEINFO" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:40:16:E: element "AUTHORGROUP" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:41:13:E: element "AUTHOR" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:42:11:E: element "FIRSTNAME" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:44:9:E: element "SURNAME" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:45:13:E: element "AFFILIATION" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:46:11:E: element "ORGNAME" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:59:12:E: element "ADDRESS" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:60:12:E: element "EMAIL" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:62:14:E: element "COPYRIGHT" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:63:11:E: element "YEAR" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:64:13:E: element "HOLDER" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:66:16:E: element "LEGALNOTICE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:66:22:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:70:15:E: element "REVHISTORY" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:71:15:E: element "REVISION" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:72:11:E: element "REVNUMBER" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:73:6:E: element "DATE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:74:16:E: element "AUTHORINITIALS" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:75:11:E: element "REVREMARK" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:78:15:E: element "REVISION" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:79:11:E: element "REVNUMBER" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:80:6:E: element "DATE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:81:16:E: element "AUTHORINITIALS" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:82:11:E: element "REVREMARK" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:85:15:E: element "REVISION" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:86:11:E: element "REVNUMBER" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:87:6:E: element "DATE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:88:16:E: element "AUTHORINITIALS" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:89:11:E: element "REVREMARK" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:92:15:E: element "REVISION" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:93:11:E: element "REVNUMBER" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:94:6:E: element "DATE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:95:16:E: element "AUTHORINITIALS" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:96:11:E: element "REVREMARK" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:100:15:E: element "REVISION" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:101:11:E: element "REVNUMBER" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:102:6:E: element "DATE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:103:16:E: element "AUTHORINITIALS" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:104:11:E: element "REVREMARK" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:107:15:E: element "REVISION" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:108:11:E: element "REVNUMBER" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:109:6:E: element "DATE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:110:16:E: element "AUTHORINITIALS" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:111:11:E: element "REVREMARK" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:114:15:E: element "REVISION" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:115:11:E: element "REVNUMBER" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:116:6:E: element "DATE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:117:16:E: element "AUTHORINITIALS" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:118:11:E: element "REVREMARK" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:124:6:E: element "TOC" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:126:14:E: there is no attribute "ID"
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:126:28:E: element "CHAPTER" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:127:10:E: element "TITLE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:128:14:E: there is no attribute "ID"
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:128:45:E: element "SECT1" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:129:7:E: element "TITLE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:129:30:E: general entity "ndash" not defined and no 
default entity
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:130:11:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:133:11:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:137:11:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:141:11:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:143:39:E: element "EMPHASIS" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:148:11:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:150:49:E: there is no attribute "LINKEND"
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:150:60:E: element "XREF" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:151:12:E: end tag for "XREF" omitted, but OMITTAG NO 
was specified
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:150:35: start tag was here
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:153:58:E: element "SECT1" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:154:12:E: element "TITLE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:155:11:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:158:10:E: element "EMPHASIS" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:161:11:E: element "PARA" undefined
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jade:docbook-intro.sgml:176:12:E: element "TITLE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:176:22:E: element "EMPHASIS" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:178:11:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:180:8:E: general entity "mdash" not defined and no 
default entity
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:180:40:E: element "EMPHASIS" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:181:10:E: element "EMPHASIS" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:187:25:E: element "CHAPTER" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:188:10:E: element "TITLE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:189:9:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:193:9:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:194:39:E: element "EMPHASIS" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:195:63:E: element "XREF" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:197:10:E: end tag for "XREF" omitted, but OMITTAG NO 
was specified
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:195:39: start tag was here
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:198:9:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:204:45:E: element "XREF" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:205:52:E: element "XREF" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:207:56:E: element "XREF" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:208:10:E: end tag for "XREF" omitted, but OMITTAG NO 
was specified
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:206:17: start tag was here
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:208:10:E: end tag for "XREF" omitted, but OMITTAG NO 
was specified
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:205:6: start tag was here
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:208:10:E: end tag for "XREF" omitted, but OMITTAG NO 
was specified
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:203:48: start tag was here
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:209:27:E: element "SECT1" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:210:7:E: element "TITLE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:211:11:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:218:14:E: element "EXAMPLE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:219:7:E: element "TITLE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:220:27:E: there is no attribute "ROLE"
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:220:33:E: element "PROGRAMLISTING" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:221:1:E: general entity "lt" not defined and no 
default entity
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:255:17:E: element "BRIDGEHEAD" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:256:11:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:258:21:E: element "ACRONYM" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:261:11:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:262:34:E: element "LITERAL" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:264:17:E: element "LITERAL" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:265:22:E: element "SGMLTAG" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:265:38:E: general entity "gt" not defined and no 
default entity
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:268:11:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:270:18:E: element "FIRSTTERM" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:271:19:E: element "FIRSTTERM" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:275:11:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:277:22:E: element "SGMLTAG" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:278:13:E: element "SGMLTAG" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:279:13:E: element "SGMLTAG" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:281:17:E: element "BRIDGEHEAD" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:282:11:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:283:46:E: element "ACRONYM" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:287:16:E: element "PROCEDURE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:288:6:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:290:35:E: element "ACRONYM" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:291:27:E: element "APPLICATION" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:292:11:E: element "ACRONYM" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:294:12:E: element "FILENAME" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:297:6:E: element "STEP" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:298:8:E: element "PARA" undefined
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jade:docbook-intro.sgml:301:25:E: element "PROMPT" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:301:47:E: element "USERINPUT" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:302:8:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:304:11:E: element "COMMAND" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:306:17:E: element "LITERALLAYOUT" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:306:25:E: element "PROMPT" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:306:47:E: element "USERINPUT" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:308:6:E: element "STEP" undefined
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jade:docbook-intro.sgml:309:21:E: element "COMMAND" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:310:13:E: element "ACRONYM" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:311:17:E: element "APPLICATION" undefined
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jade:docbook-intro.sgml:312:25:E: element "PROMPT" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:312:47:E: element "USERINPUT" undefined
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jade:docbook-intro.sgml:317:25:E: element "PROMPT" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:317:47:E: element "USERINPUT" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:319:6:E: element "STEP" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:320:8:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:320:21:E: element "COMMAND" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:321:35:E: element "FILENAME" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:322:17:E: element "LITERALLAYOUT" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:322:25:E: element "PROMPT" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:322:47:E: element "USERINPUT" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:323:8:E: element "NOTE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:323:14:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:325:17:E: element "LITERALLAYOUT" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:325:25:E: element "PROMPT" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:325:47:E: element "USERINPUT" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:327:6:E: element "STEP" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:328:8:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:329:34:E: element "ACRONYM" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:332:17:E: element "APPLICATION" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:333:17:E: element "APPLICATION" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:338:47:E: element "SECT1" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:339:7:E: element "TITLE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:340:11:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:345:19:E: element "XREF" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:346:10:E: element "EMPHASIS" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:347:12:E: end tag for "XREF" omitted, but OMITTAG NO 
was specified
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:344:40: start tag was here
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:349:14:E: element "EXAMPLE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:350:7:E: element "TITLE" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:351:33:E: element "PROGRAMLISTING" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:362:23:E: general entity "ldquo" not defined and no 
default entity
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:362:34:E: general entity "rdquo" not defined and no 
default entity
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:366:19:E: general entity "amp" not defined and no 
default entity
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:397:17:E: element "BRIDGEHEAD" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:398:11:E: element "PARA" undefined
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jade:docbook-intro.sgml:402:11:E: element "FIRSTTERM" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:406:11:E: element "PARA" undefined
jade:docbook-intro.sgml:407:29:E: element "FIRSTTERM" undefined
jade:I: maximum number of errors (200) reached; change with -E option
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I have no idea what to fix...

Marty Leisner
leisner@rochester.rr.com