jeffs@bcs800.UUCP (Jeff Smith) (04/16/91)
has anyone out there successfully installed vpix on a xenix (or unix) machine? I have installed sco vpix 1.2 on xenix 2.3.3 386 and cannot seem to get it to access either the first floppy drive (so I can't install any software) or the first (primary) dos partition on the second physical harddisk. under xenix, the floppy works as /dev/rfd096ds15; a standard 1.2 M 5 1/4. the second hard drive is /dev/rdsk/1s0. I've tried everything but the correct answer in vpix.cnf, but even when a: is set to rfd096ds15, which works in xenix, vpix doesn't even TRY to access the drive before a drive not ready error. Has anyone got this to work? thanks in advance! jeffs -- Jeff Smith | #include <stdDisclaimer.h> Brock Control Systems | uucp: ...!gatech!emory!bcs800!jeffs | internet: jeffs%bcs800.uucp@mathcs.emory.edu tel: +404 431 1200 | -All my life I said I wanted to be someone... | -now I can see I should have been more specific.
bhepple@Asia.Sun.Com (Bob Hepple - Sun Asia Mktg) (04/23/91)
In article <1208@bcs800.UUCP>, jeffs@bcs800 (Jeff Smith) writes: >has anyone out there successfully installed vpix on a xenix (or unix) >machine? I have installed sco vpix 1.2 on xenix 2.3.3 386 and >cannot seem to get it to access either the first floppy drive (so I >can't install any software) or the first (primary) dos partition on >the second physical harddisk. under xenix, the floppy works as >/dev/rfd096ds15; a standard 1.2 M 5 1/4. the second hard drive >is /dev/rdsk/1s0. I've tried everything but the correct answer in >vpix.cnf, but even when a: is set to rfd096ds15, which works in >xenix, vpix doesn't even TRY to access the drive before a drive >not ready error. > >Has anyone got this to work? Yes - but I used an earlier version of vpix. To get the floppies to work, I recall that I had to chmod +w them. And I used /dev/hd00 as my DOS partition. I had to chmod that too. I had problems with floppy B: (a 3 1/2" drive) but they went away when I upgraded the 2.3.0 system to 2.3.3 with SLS xnx155. Now, if I could only get the mouse to work ... Hope this helps, Bob Hepple Business Development Manager-Solutions Sun Microsystems Inc Asia Headquarters 29/F Shui On Centre 8 Harbour Rd Hong Kong ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Bob Hepple | _____ _ _ _ _ |voice: (852) 865-1688 | | Sun Microsystems, Inc.| /____ / / /\ / | fax: (852) 865-2667 | | Hong Kong | _____/ /___/ _/ \/ | inet: bhepple@Asia.Sun.Com| | GMT + 8 hours | | uucp: ..!sun!sunhk!bhepple| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
neal@mnopltd.UUCP (04/24/91)
->has anyone out there successfully installed vpix on a xenix (or unix) ->machine? I have installed sco vpix 1.2 on xenix 2.3.3 386 and ->cannot seem to get it to access either the first floppy drive (so I ->can't install any software) or the first (primary) dos partition on ->the second physical harddisk. under xenix, the floppy works as ->/dev/rfd096ds15; a standard 1.2 M 5 1/4. the second hard drive ->is /dev/rdsk/1s0. I've tried everything but the correct answer in ->vpix.cnf, but even when a: is set to rfd096ds15, which works in ->xenix, vpix doesn't even TRY to access the drive before a drive ->not ready error. -> ->Has anyone got this to work? Yuppers. I seem to remember some mumbo jumbo about sometimes having to open and shut the door the very first time. This is what I have C $HOME/vpix/C: ROM /usr/vpix/defaults/rom CMOS /usr/vpix/defaults/cmos BOOTIMAGE $HOME/vpix/vpix.img EGAROM /usr/vpix/defaults/romega ;EGAROM /usr/vpix/defaults/romvga ;A /dev/rfd048 A /dev/rfd096ds9 ;A /dev/rfd096ds15 ;A /dev/rfd0135ds18 ;B /dev/rfd148 ;B /dev/rfd196ds9 ;B /dev/rfd196 ;B /dev/rfd1135ds18 ;B $HOME/vpix/B: ;D /dev/hd00 D /dev/hd10 COM1 /dev/tty1a ;MOUSE /dev/mouse/vpix0 ;MOUSE /dev/mouse/vpixkb -> ->thanks in advance! ->jeffs ->-- ->Jeff Smith | #include <stdDisclaimer.h> ->Brock Control Systems | uucp: ...!gatech!emory!bcs800!jeffs -> | internet: jeffs%bcs800.uucp@mathcs.emory.edu ->tel: +404 431 1200 | -All my life I said I wanted to be someone... -> | -now I can see I should have been more specific. -> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Neal Rhodes MNOP Ltd (404)- 972-5430 President Lilburn (atlanta) GA 30247 Fax: 978-4741 emory!mnopltd!neal gatech!emory!mnopltd!neal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------