mark@jtsv16.jts.com (Mark Booker ) (12/05/90)
I am trying to install SCO Xenix 2.3.2 onto a PS2/65SX SCSI (they're all SCSI now) system and I get following error: dparm:could not open /dev/hd00: No such device or address ... cannot open /dev/rdsk/0s0 The folks from SCO tell me I need to use the Adaptec AHA-1640 host adapter not the one from IBM. The folks at IBM said: "SCO - what's that", "Adaptec - what's that", "Host adapter - are you trying to connect to a network?". Needles to say I found out qiuckly that IBM support reps only know IBM. I think my problem is that SCO Xenix SCSI drivers only support the Adaptec AHA-1640 host adapter. I would like to hear from anyone how has gotten SCO Xenix 2.3.2 installed on a PS2 SCSI. Thanks, mark -- ____________________________________________________________________________ Mark B. Booker Customer Support Manager | mark@jtsv16.jts.com J.T.S. Computer Systems Ltd. | uunet!jtsv16!mark Toronto 416-665-8910 FAX 665-8258 | ...![sun!]suncan!jtsv16!mark ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ____________________________________________________________________________ Mark B. Booker Customer Support Manager | mark@jtsv16.jts.com J.T.S. Computer Systems Ltd. | uunet!jtsv16!mark Toronto 416-665-8910 FAX 665-8258 | ...![sun!]suncan!jtsv16!mark
paulz@sco.COM (W. Paul Zola) (12/24/90)
In article <MARK.90Dec5085516@jtsv16.jtsv16.jts.com> mark@jtsv16.jts.com (Mark Booker ) writes: }I am trying to install SCO Xenix 2.3.2 onto a PS2/65SX SCSI (they're }all SCSI now) system and I get following error: } } dparm:could not open /dev/hd00: No such device or address } ... } } cannot open /dev/rdsk/0s0 } The following entry from SCO's IT database may be of general interest. ################## cut here ################ cut here ################## Can't install SCO XENIX on PS/2 machine with an IBM SCSI hard disk. KEYWORDS: efs xenix install scsi hard disk interface ps2 ibm 70 80 RELEASE: SCO XENIX 386 Operating System Release 2.3.2 for computers based on Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) PROBLEM: I have an IBM PS/2 Model 70, 80, with a SCSI controller from IBM and am unable to install SCO XENIX 386 Operating System Release 2.3.2. SOLUTION: There is an EFS available from telesales that allows installation of PS2/70, 80's on IBM's SCSI adapter. It is also available from sosco in the directory /usr/spool/uucppublic/EFS. There are two diskettes in the distribution, an N1 and a Link Volume. On sosco there are three files that must be downloaded. They are: efs100.link.Z efs100.n1.Z efs100.ltr NOTE: There is a similar EFS for SCO UNIX System V/386. See another article in this database for further information. The letter that accompanies the EFS for SCO XENIX follows: Installation Notes for IBM SCSI Extensions to SCO XENIX Operating System Release 2.3.2 for computers based on Micro Channel Architecture (MCA). Contents: IBM SCSI Extensions to SCO XENIX volume N1 (boot) IBM SCSI Extensions to SCO XENIX volume LINK Installation Notes (this document) Requires: SCO XENIX Operating System Release 2.3.2 or later Root hard disk to be configured as SCSI id 6 [installation instructions deleted] ################## cut here ################ cut here ################## I hope this is of some help. Followups to comp.unix.xenix.sco. - Paul Zola Software Support Engineer paulz@sco.COM We only know in theory what we are doing. - Kate Bush DISCLAIMER: I speak for myself, and not for SCO.