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- From: taylor@elc1.astro.ufl.edu (Charlie Taylor)
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- Subject: Re: 220 conf'ed for using /usr server
- Message-ID: <36799@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu>
- Date: 21 Aug 92 15:25:18 GMT
- References: <1992Aug13.085828.4829@newssrv.edvz.univie.ac.at>
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- Organization: Dept. of Astronomy, University of Florida
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- In article <1992Aug13.085828.4829@newssrv.edvz.univie.ac.at> tom@bim.itc.univie.ac.at (Tom Kovar) writes:
- >
- > I'am trying to configure our institute's 220's to use the /usr server, and
- >have nice problems with it. (Running 3.2)
- > I am installing the system over network, as we have no tape stations on the
- >220's. I used various install images (copied from the original tape, generated
- >using mksysb of a running 3.2 system, generated using mksysb of a running 3.2
- >with applied 3.2 fixes, with applied patches upgrading the 3.2 to 3.2.1, and
- >finaly after applying the patch U401209 and prereq., which should contain
- >220 corrections).
- > After copying a bunch of /usr files, the typical dd-command message comes
- >(some thousands records in, 0 records out); after that a pax: error message
- >comes, that the following files weren't found in the archive:
- > /usr/lib/microcode/8d77.32.52
- > /usr/lib/microcode/8d77.42.52
- > /usr/lib/microcode/8d77.44.52
- >As these files are not on the original installation machine, the only thing
- >I could do was to require continuation. It tries to generate bos boot file
- >and boot image on the disk, which aborts with the error message, that it
- >cannot find the file
- > /etc//microcode/8d77.32.04
- >This file *is* on the original install machine, but it is of no help,as the
- >installation is aborted and there is no boot image on the disk.
- >
- > Anyone can help me?
- > Just a note - according to the manual, I used only the installation image
- >bos.obj.*; sure it is enuff???
- >
- > I'd be immensely gratefull for any kind of help.
- >
- > Thanx,
- > Tom
-
-
- I just encountered the same problem about three days ago. IBM software support
- gave me a work around which amounts to the following...
-
- 1. edit /usr/lpp/bosinst/bosmin.list and change the following file names
-
- a. /usr/lib/microcode/8d77.32.52 to /usr/lib/microcode/8d77.32.04
- a. /usr/lib/microcode/8d77.42.52 to /usr/lib/microcode/8d77.42.02
- a. /usr/lib/microcode/8d77.44.52 to /usr/lib/microcode/8d77.44.02
-
- 2. create a new set of bosboot diskettes (see pages 1-9 of the 3.2 installation
- guide.
-
- 3. boot the intended /usr client with the new diskettes
-
- 4. proceed with the /usr client installation
-
-
- In step two above, you can save yourself some trouble and just remake the
- install/maintenance diskette. The instructions in the install guide are
- correct. To install the /usr client, you only need the bos.obj installation
- image which is the 4th file (skip 3) on your 3.2 tape.
-
- BTW, the problem is that the files were misnamed on the tape you got.
-
- Hope this helps.
-
- Charlie Taylor
- Department of Astronomy
- 211 S.S.R.B Phone: (904)-392-0199
- Univerisity of Florida Fax: (904)-392-5089
- Gainesville, FL, 32611 email: taylor@astro.ufl.edu
-