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> Subject: RE: linking a BTLD diskette at boot/install time - OS5
> Date: Sunday, May 05, 1996 14:31
> Hello Ken,
> I don't know the exact answers of your question here. But, what I am
> going to do is to give some advices.
> 1 ) When you have a hardware which will run under SCO, first thing you
> should do is to have a look at the Hardware Compatibility Handbook. It
> comes with the product. If you want to have the most updated one, take a
> look http://www.sco.com/Third/hch/hch.html
> 2 ) If your BTLD is for 3.2v4.2, it will probably not work under OS5.
> Because, kernels of both different from each other.
> If you have any questions, let me know.
> Ulvi Ilkimen
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> > To: distribution; meehan
> > Subject: linking a BTLD diskette at boot/install time - OS5
> > Date: Wednesday, May 01, 1996 22:42
> > Hello SCO experts,
> > I am having a problem running link(HW) to read in a BTLD diskette
> > containing an Ultrastor 24 SCSI controller driver. I am trying to
> > install OS5 on a refurbished system.
> > I got the driver from a BBS and produced the diskette according to
their
> > instructions. I think the diskette is OK because I can mount it on
> > another SCO system and the layout looks correct according to the btld
> man page.
> > The driver is listed as being for SCO 3.2.4, do I have a chance of it
> working
> > for OS5??? If not can anyone point me to a good source for the
correct
> > driver.
> > First I boot the OS5 install diskette.
> > Assuming that the driver (package) name us "u24pkg" I am trying:
> > boot
> > : link fd(60)u24pkg
> > then answering "u24pkg" to the prompt from link, it reads the
diskette,
> > then the error message I get is:
> > fd(60)u24pkg link="u24pkg" btld=fd(60)Bad magic number
> > I am a beginner at this but I think I am interpreting the manual
> (boot(HW))
> > correctly. Can anyone offer suggestions? Am I "link"ing incorrectly,
> or
> > is it a btld diskette that can only work for SCO 3.2.4?
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Ken M.
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