aland@infmx.UUCP (Dr. Scump) (12/21/89)
Subject line pretty much says it. We are getting a bunch of 6386s (6386/25 WGS and 6383E/33) on which we'd like to run both DOS 3.3 and UNIX V 3.2.2. Are there any special tricks for doing so? My initial plan is to build a moderate DOS partition on one of the drives (all machines will have 2 ESDI drives) and be able to boot into either DOS (not Simultask; regular DOS) or UNIX. As far as I know, the 6386s do not have inherent dual-boot capability, so I plan to have the primary UNIX partition as the boot partition and boot DOS from floppy when needed. Is this off-base? Can I have a DOS partition sitting on one of the drives that comes into play only when I boot from a DOS diskette, and have all of the UNIX partitions recognizeable when I boot UNIX? I expect that a number of people have tried such things. As I think this would be of general interest, posted responses are fine. Email's fine, too -- I will summarize any email responses. (If any email respondents want their comments *omitted* from a summary, say so in the email). Also, any configuration tips/advice would be appreciated. (Email) Quick note on the planned configurations: 6386/25 6386/33 ------------------ ------------------ 16 MB memory 16-24 MB memory 1 135MB ESDI drive 2 300 MB ESDI drives 1 300MB ESDI drive both ---- AT&T UNIX System V/386 Rel 3.2.2 and MS-DOS 3.3 AT&T 125MB Streaming tape unit AT&T 329M VGA card & VDC600 VGA monitor AT&T 2400 baud external modem Consensys PowerPorts 16-terminal serial controller Consensys PowerStor caching ESDI disk controller 3Com 3C503 Ethernet card (also for use with PC-NFS under DOS) Thanks in advance. -- Alan S. Denney @ Informix Software, Inc. "We're homeward bound {pyramid|uunet}!infmx!aland ('tis a damn fine sound!) -------------------------------------------- with a good ship, taut & free Disclaimer: These opinions are mine alone. We don't give a damn, If I am caught or killed, the secretary when we drink our rum will disavow any knowledge of my actions. with the girls of old Maui."