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by **Bob Mariot** » Sat, 13 Jul 2002 02:46:55

Hello all;

We've just upgraded from 4.2.1 to 5.1L with little trouble. We're now
at the point where we are re-installing freeware that we have come to
depend on.

Normally we download the filename.exe from Bull's site, run it to
extract the bff file. Then we issue the rm -f .toc command to clear
any prior attempt. Followed by smit install, point it to the
directory where the file(s) are located and press F4 to view what's
available. Simple, huh?

Well, we can't get this to work under AIX 5.1L. All we ever see as
the result of the F4 is "No installable software found on media....".

Not to fret - we tried specifying the exact bff filename indivudially
but the install fails stating it cannot locate the specified
software...

Yes - the file(s) are there, they have all their read permissions set
and there is NO .toc file.

We're stumped. Anyone run into this? Is there something we're
missing?

Please advise. Thanks.

by **Daniel Packm** » Sat, 13 Jul 2002 03:38:23

>Hello all;
>Normally we download the filename.exe from Bull's site, run it to
>extract the bff file. Then we issue the rm -f .toc command to clear
>any prior attempt. Followed by smit install, point it to the
>directory where the file(s) are located and press F4 to view what's
>available. Simple, huh?

Yes.
....

Quote:>Yes - the file(s) are there, they have all their read permissions set
>and there is NO .toc file.

Did you run "inutoc" as root in this directory? This creates
the .toc. I have always done this on all aix versions.

--
Daniel Packman
NCAR/ACD

by **Bob Mariot** » Sat, 13 Jul 2002 03:57:13

>>Hello all;

>>Normally we download the filename.exe from Bull's site, run it to
>>extract the bff file. Then we issue the rm -f .toc command to clear
>>any prior attempt. Followed by smit install, point it to the
>>directory where the file(s) are located and press F4 to view what's
>>available. Simple, huh?

>Yes.
>....

>>Yes - the file(s) are there, they have all their read permissions set
>>and there is NO .toc file.

>Did you run "inutoc" as root in this directory? This creates
>the .toc. I have always done this on all aix versions.

>--
>Daniel Packman
>NCAR/ACD

Daniel;

Well I'll be!!!!!!

I tried what you stated and now smit sees them perfectly - Thank you.

THis must be a step that came after 4.2.1?

Bob

by **Paul Landa** » Sat, 13 Jul 2002 04:17:44

Quote:> >>Yes - the file(s) are there, they have all their read permissions set
> >>and there is NO .toc file.
> I tried what you stated and now smit sees them perfectly - Thank you.
> THis must be a step that came after 4.2.1?

I thought this was fixed in either AIX 5.1-ML1 or AIX 5.1-ML2.
You aren't running the base level AIX 5.1 are you?
# lslpp -h bos.rte.install

Paul Landay

by **Bela Gazd** » Sat, 13 Jul 2002 22:49:43

>> >>Yes - the file(s) are there, they have all their read permissions set
>> >>and there is NO .toc file.
>> I tried what you stated and now smit sees them perfectly - Thank you.
>> THis must be a step that came after 4.2.1?

PL> I thought this was fixed in either AIX 5.1-ML1 or AIX 5.1-ML2.
PL> You aren't running the base level AIX 5.1 are you?
PL> # lslpp -h bos.rte.install

smitty does it w/ bos.rte.install 5.1.0.26, that is, ML02

--
Bela Gazdy, EUCLID/AIX Systems Support

"...who shook his family tree, and a bunch of NUTS fell out."

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Problems installing bull bff's on AIX 5.1???

Problems installing bull bff's on AIX 5.1???