NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/biz/sco/general/4926

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Newsgroups: biz.sco.general
From: [e-mail] (Lawrence Kirby)
Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!genesis.demon.co.uk!fred
Subject: Re: SCO Compability with OS/2?
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Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 12:17:34 +0000
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:

>>I was trying out OS/2 at one point and hit this problem. My solution was to
>>create patched versions of the /dos file which allowed me to start the
>>partitions I wanted. So that, for example, typing bm at the Boot: prompt would
>>start up OS/2 Boot Manager. This worked. I'm not using OS/2 now but if you
> like
>>I could fish out the script. It means booting OS/2 is a 2-3 stage process but
>>it is much easier than messing around with FDISK.
>>
>        Yes!  I am in need for just such a tool.  Please send this over
>the net!
>

OK - here it is.

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#    @(#) bootpart.sh  V 1.01
#
#    By L.I.Kirby      [e-mail], [e-mail]
#    Distribute freely
#
# Generates variants of the /dos file in SCO systems to allow partitions other
# than Unix/Xenix or DOS to be booted.

SRCDEF=/dos

getinp() {
    default=$1
    shift
    while echo "$*\c"
    do
        read line
        case $line in
        Q|q)    exit 1
        ;;
        "")    if [ "$default" ]
            then
                line=$default
                echo "Using $default default"
                return 0
            fi
        ;;
        *)    return 0
        esac
    done
}

getlen() {
srclen=$5
}

echo "\n\nSCO Unix/Xenix is supplied with a file called 'dos' in the root directory"
echo "which permits you to boot a DOS partition on your hard disk from the"
echo "Boot prompt. It is possible to boot up other partitions by invoking a"
echo "suitable variant of the 'dos' file. This script is designed to create"
echo "these variants based on your original 'dos' file.\n"
echo "There are several ways to specify the target partition. Probably the"
echo "simplest is by partition number. This will work for a particular installation"
echo "until the partition table is rearranged. You may alternatively specify"
echo "either one or two partition types if you know the correct values. This"
echo "is more system independent. For two types the highest partition with a type"
echo "that matches either value is booted. Please note partition values should be"
echo "entered in octal without a leading zero.\n"
echo "This script will patch older SCO dos files with a file length of 577 bytes"
echo "or the new dos file in SCO Unix 3.2.4."
echo "The new file should be placed in the root directory and its name defines"
echo "the command you type at the boot prompt to start it.\n"
echo "Some typical partition types are (in octal):"
echo "1  DOS FAT < 16Mbyte     4 DOS FAT > 16 < 32Mbyte     6 DOS FAT  > 32Mbyte"
echo "2  Xenix 1               3 Xenix 2"
echo "7  IFS (e.g. OS/2 HPFS)  12 OS/2 Boot manager\n"

getinp "$SRCDEF" "Enter name of souce file (default $SRCDEF) "
srcfile=$line
echo

[ -r "$srcfile" ] || { echo "Sorry, can't read source file $srcfile"; exit 1; }

getlen `ls -l "$srcfile"`
case $srclen in
577)
    ver324=false
;;
584)
    ver324=true
;;
*)
    echo Source file is not suitable
    exit 1
esac

getinp "" "Enter name of new file (should be root directory) "
destfile=$line

echo "\nYou may specify:"
echo "a) a partition number"
echo "b) one partition type"
echo "c) two partition types"
while getinp "" "Enter option required (a-c) "
do
    boottype=$line
    case $boottype in
    a|A)
        echo "\nPlease note that different programs (such as DOS fdisk) can report different"
        echo "numbers for the partitions so some trial and error may be required.\n"
        while getinp "" "Enter partition number (1-4) "
        do
            partnum=$line
            case $partnum in
            1|2|3|4) break
            esac
        done
        break
        ;;
    b|B)
        echo
        getinp "" "Enter partition type (octal) "
        parttype=$line
        break
        ;;
    c|C)
        echo
        getinp "" "Enter partition type 1 (octal) "
        parttype1=$line
        echo
        getinp "" "Enter partition type 2 (octal) "
        parttype2=$line
        break
    ;;
    *)
        continue
    esac
done

# Create new boot file

echo "\nCreating $destfile...\n"

rm -f "$destfile"
dd if="$srcfile" of="$destfile" bs=247 count=1

if $ver324
then
    echo -n "\0220\0220\0220\0220\0220\0220\0220" >> "$destfile"
    rpos=266
else
    rpos=259
fi

case $boottype in
a|A)
    echo -n "\0220\0220\0220\0220\0220\0220\0220\0220\0220\0203\0371\0$partnum" >> "$destfile"
    ;;
b|B)
    echo -n "\0220\0220\0220\0220\0220\0220\0220\046\0200\0174\04\0$parttype" >> "$destfile"
    ;;
c|C)
    echo -n "\046\0200\0174\04\0$parttype1\0164\07\046\0200\0174\04\0$parttype2" >> "$destfile"
esac

dd if="$srcfile" of="$destfile" bs=$rpos seek=1 skip=1
chmod 400 "$destfile"
chgrp bin "$destfile"
chown bin "$destfile"

echo "\n"`basename $destfile`" has now been created. Use this name at the Unix/Xenix Boot"
echo "prompt to start up the other partition. You may still press <enter> or type"
echo "dos as normal to start up Unix/Xenix or DOS respectively."
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Lawrence Kirby | [e-mail]
Wilts, England | [e-mail]
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