dorsai@iear.arts.rpi.edu (gregory d moncreaff) (06/15/91)
hi, i getting a copy of isc 2.2, currently my hard drives run off of a wd7000-fasst scsi board. according to the boards manual, isc 2.2 is supported. according to isc, only future domain and adaptek scsi boards are supported currently. has anyone setup isc 2.2 in such a configuration? this being the first attempt at setting up unix on any machine, i would appreciate any advice, experiences, etc reguarding first time installs and isc. also, one of the first things i gather i need to do is make duplicates of the install floppy. can i do this with dos? greg -- software engineer gregory d moncreaff computer systems engineering ms: ma30-830a ==================== 3006 hunt 2 bull hn, 300 concord rd 10 farley brook rd rensselaer poytechnic inst. billerica, ma 01821 chelmsford, ma 01824 troy, ny 12180-3590
jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau) (06/15/91)
dorsai@iear.arts.rpi.edu (gregory d moncreaff) writes: > i getting a copy of isc 2.2, currently my hard drives run off >of a wd7000-fasst scsi board. according to the boards manual, isc 2.2 >is supported. according to isc, only future domain and adaptek scsi >boards are supported currently. Maybe WD provides an ISC driver. I do know that ISC is working on a driver boot drive, a 100 Mb would be a minimal choice if you're going to do a full call WD to be sure. > has anyone setup isc 2.2 in such a configuration? this being the >first attempt at setting up unix on any machine, i would appreciate any >advice, experiences, etc reguarding first time installs and isc. I personally would set your boot drive to an ST412/506, ESDI or IDE drive and use the SCSI as secondary storage. It is a far less pain in the rear to get something your 386 BIOS recognizes internally to boot than it is to get a SCSI to boot. This is just a recommendation for the sake of simplicity. For a boot drive, a 100 Mb would be a minimal choice if you're going to do a full install of ISC 2.2.x. My philosopy is give yourself plenty of room. Then install the SCSI drives as your secondary storage. > also, one of the first things i gather i need to do is make >duplicates of the install floppy. can i do this with dos? Yes, you can copy the disks with MS-DOS 3.30 diskcopy. Be sure to use 3.30, the previous version of diskcopy will only copy valid MS-DOS file systems while 3.30 diskcopy does a simple sector copy. This works with SCO Xenix and ISC with no problem. // JCA /* **--------------------------------------------------------------------------* ** Flames : /dev/null | What to buy? ** ARPANET : crash!pnet01!jca@nosc.mil | EISA or MCA? ** INTERNET: jca@pnet01.cts.com | When will the bus wars end? ** UUCP : {nosc ucsd hplabs!hp-sdd}!crash!pnet01!jca **--------------------------------------------------------------------------* */