fields-doug@cs.yale.edu (Doug Fields) (12/01/90)
Well I've finally decided to make the plunge and move from SCO Xenix to
SCO Unix. My Xenix was 2.3.2/MC with Devsys, Text, and VP/ix 1.1. My SCO
Unix is 3.2 ver 2/MC, DevSys (whatever version) and VP/ix 1.2. I would
also like to get the TPS working under Unix.
I have two hard drives, and I believe it is possible to leave the
filesystem on the second one as a Xenix and mount that on the Unix, once
I've installed it on the first (boot) hard drive?
I would appreiciate any help, hints, etc., for upgrading more smoothly.
Thanks!
Doug
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Command Xenix Computerjeffl@comix.UUCP (Jeff Liebermann) (12/02/90)
> Well I've finally decided to make the plunge and move from SCO Xenix to > SCO Unix. My Xenix was 2.3.2/MC with Devsys, Text, and VP/ix 1.1. My SCO > Unix is 3.2 ver 2/MC, DevSys (whatever version) and VP/ix 1.2. I would > also like to get the TPS working under Unix. > How to install Xenix Text Processing under Unix login: root cd /usr/bin # goto /usr/bin cp cut cut.UNIX # these 3 get clobbered by text processing. cp paste paste.UNIX # make copies. cp spell spell.UNIX cd /usr/lib # goto /usr/lib mv /usr/lib/spell /usr/lib/spell.UNIX # spelling checker directory gets # munched. Save original. cd / # must be in root dir tar xvf /dev/rfd096 # extract all the files to their proper place. cp /tmp/perms/text . # copy permissions file to root grep '^\#ser' text > fix # extract files to brand Now edit the file "fix" to look like this (or just use this one): Replace ser_no and un_lock with your serial number and unlocking code. /etc/brand ser_no un_lock ./usr/bin/col ./usr/bin/eqn ./usr/lib/spell/spellprog\ ./usr/bin/nroff ./usr/bin/troff ./usr/bin/tbl ./usr/lib/tmac/tmac.an\ ./usr/lib/tmac/tmac.s ./usr/bin/mm cd / # MUST be in root dir. chmod +x /fix # make it executable. fix # run it. Try to nroff something now. Should work ok. Do NOT put the perms file in /etc/perms directory. custom gets confused with the Xenixisms. I keep a copy as /etc/text.perms (early Xenix location). It doesn't seem to be necessary to run fixperm. All the files appear to be (correctly) owned by bin. I've been using the cut, paste, and spell binaries from the Xenix text processing system instead of the Unix ones, to check for possible screw ups. None so far. -- # Jeff Liebermann Box 272 1540 Jackson Ave Ben Lomond CA 95005 # (408)336-2558 voice (408)429-0483 digital pager wb6ssy CIS:73557,2074 # PC REPAIR & RF DESIGN uunet!comix!jeffl ucscc.ucsc.edu!comix!jeffl # universe!milky_way!solar_system!earth!na!us!uunet!comix!jeffl