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- From: ppg@oasis.icl.co.uk (Philippe Goujard)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
- Subject: Re: SCO-UNIX / F12 boot-problem
- Message-ID: <863@ozz.oasis.icl.co.uk>
- Date: 15 Sep 92 15:19:43 GMT
- References: <3278@ariadne.csi.forth.GR> <860@ozz.oasis.icl.co.uk> <1992Sep14.201133.9248@crd.ge.com>
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- Organization: ICL, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 4SN, UK
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- davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen) writes:
-
- >In article <860@ozz.oasis.icl.co.uk>, ppg@oasis.icl.co.uk (Philippe Goujard) writes:
-
- >| I tried everything : replacing the ide drive&controlleur by a WD mfm controler
- >| and control data 80mb, changing the VGA for an old EGA, removing the tape card
- >| removing the 2serial 1 // card etc... Nothing worked.
- >| I also tried to start with "ignorefpu", no more luck.
- >_____________________________________________________________________________
- >| Finally since sco support was useless ("you didnt pay us xxxx ammount for |
- >| support, I wont help you"). |
- >|___________________________________________________________________________|
-
- > Would you explain this? SCO gives 30 days free support with each copy,
- >and this is a copy you bought and registered, right? And they wanted you
- >to pay for free support?
-
- What happened is that this Unix was bought and then sat uninstalled for about
- 6 months until I was asked to install it (dont ask me why).
-
- Well, I understand SCO policy but it is very frustrating to have a new product
- and not being able to install it.
- And I still dont know what the problem was with my hardware, so if same kind
- soul can point us to the meaning of F12...
-
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- Philippe GOUJARD Email : ppg@oasis.icl.co.uk
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