[comp.unix.i386] Installing VP/ix on an ESIX system

chandler@xroads.UUCP (Jim Chandler) (03/25/90)

I am trying to install the ISC VP/ix Rev 2.0.0 version on my ESIX Rev. C
system.  I get an error that says the file management system is not installed
and so it fails to install VP/ix.  Any ideas?  I would like to talk to
someone who has done it.  ESIX claims that VP/ix will work with ESIX.  Thanks
for the help.
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stdtm@uokmax.uucp (Timothy A. Melten) (03/26/90)

In article <1025@xroads.UUCP> chandler@xroads.UUCP (Jim Chandler) writes:
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>I am trying to install the ISC VP/ix Rev 2.0.0 version on my ESIX Rev. C
>system.  I get an error that says the file management system is not installed
>and so it fails to install VP/ix.  Any ideas?  I would like to talk to
>someone who has done it.  ESIX claims that VP/ix will work with ESIX.  Thanks
>for the help.
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The problem is that VP/ix is looking for the File Management Utilities
package that comes with 386/ix.  There is a simple solution:  create
the following files which should contain some type of note that they were
created as dummy files or something.  They cannot be empty, I've been told.
Create:
	/usr/lib/installed/Files/fm.name
 	/usr/options/fm.name
to install the basic disks, and:
	/usr/lib/installed/Files/kc.name
 	/usr/options/kc.name
to install the second package (it wants the 386/ix Kernal Config. stuff).
After you have created these files, everthing should install fine; it did for
me.

Hope this helps,

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Tim Melton
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jde@everex.UUCP (-Jeff Ellis) (03/27/90)

In article <1025@xroads.UUCP> chandler@xroads.UUCP (Jim Chandler) writes:
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>I am trying to install the ISC VP/ix Rev 2.0.0 version on my ESIX Rev. C
>system.  I get an error that says the file management system is not installed

In ICS UNIX they split the some stuff into smaller packages. In ESIX you
have them in the BASE system (First 9 disks). You need to make two dummy
files is /usr/options it get ICS packages to install. The first is
fm.name (File Management) you also should make a kc.name (kernal config).
Just put one line in these files say dummy for VP/ix or something, that way
you dont see gaps when you do a displaypkg.


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