eric@geology.tn.cornell.edu (Eric Fielding) (09/13/90)
Is there a way to run 'setld' to install upgrades to Ultrix from a file instead of a tape? We have a DECstation 3100 that has no TK-50, but we can read TK-50's on our VMS machine and copy the files over. We have done this for other kinds of 'tar' files, but I don't see how to do it for the special 'setld' files. ++Eric Fielding eric@geology.tn.cornell.edu eric@crnlthry.bitnet
devin@gandalf.Colorado.EDU (Yampalimardilor) (09/14/90)
In article <1990Sep13.111450@geology.tn.cornell.edu>, eric@geology.tn.cornell.edu (Eric Fielding) writes: |> Is there a way to run 'setld' to install upgrades to Ultrix from a file instead |> of a tape? We have a DECstation 3100 that has no TK-50, but we can read TK-50's |> on our VMS machine and copy the files over. We have done this for other kinds of |> 'tar' files, but I don't see how to do it for the special 'setld' files. |> |> ++Eric Fielding |> eric@geology.tn.cornell.edu |> eric@crnlthry.bitnet Do a setld -x on the machine with a tape. Copy those files into the DECstation (tapeless). Or mount that drive, if you can. Then say setld -l /directory/that/I/copied/into. Don't put more than one tape set (I.E. supported subsets, unsupported subsets, etc) in any particular directory, and make sure to copy the entire directory tree that setld creates. -Devin *********************************************************************** * Yampalimardilor * a.k.a Devin Hooker (RP90) DoD # 0034 * * Mage School, Glantri * University of Colorado-Boulder * * (Master of Movement) * (Undergrad Student) * ***********************************************************************
grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins) (09/14/90)
In article <1990Sep13.111450@geology.tn.cornell.edu> eric@geology.tn.cornell.edu writes: > Is there a way to run 'setld' to install upgrades to Ultrix from a file instead > of a tape? We have a DECstation 3100 that has no TK-50, but we can read TK-50's > on our VMS machine and copy the files over. We have done this for other kinds of > 'tar' files, but I don't see how to do it for the special 'setld' files. > > ++Eric Fielding Yes, but you have to prepare the files to look more or less look like the way that Ultrix is distributed on disk media. Not a whole lot of fun, although there is a whole section in the manual set on setld. Much easier to "borrow" a TK50 off some other workstation. -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing: domain: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com Commodore, Engineering Department phone: 215-431-9349 (only by moonlite)