rbm@srhqla.SR.COM (Ron Miller) (12/11/90)
Folks,
Hi. I have a problem and I am hoping somebody can help me. I have
Interactive Unix v2.2 installed on a 380 mb hard disk in my Everex
Step 386-25. I have the entire filesystem backed up on the QIK-36
streaming tape drive (cpio) and, of course, I have the original flops.
The hard disk crashed last week and I have learned from ISC tech support
that I have to completely intall (destructive type) Unix from the
floppies (11 diskettes), install the Wangtek driver, reconfigure
the kernal and then (and only then) will I be able to read in the
tape. (The disk was formatted for DOS to run the diagnostics.)
This is fine (I guess) but while talking to Marla at ISC (who is very
helpful) I discovered that there is no way (to her knowledge) to make
a boot floppy that has a kernel with the wangtek driver. I would
like to have this custom floppy in case this problem ever occurs
again to make it much easier to resore a hard disk.
Now, this seems like a very fundamental requirement and I find it
hard to believe it isn't a common thing to do! Is this a limitation
of Interactive or Unix in general? If in fact I *can* make a boot
floppy to suit my needs please, somebody, tell me where to find the
necessary information. I need this info by Wednesday AM as the system
needs to be shipped NLT that day.
I can be reached by email at the address below or call me voice
at 800-745-4888.
Thank you in advance,
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- Ron Miller, System Administrator
Silent Radio HeadQuarters, Los Angeles (srhqla)
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