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From: Arbiter <member30923@dbforums.com> Subject: Re: SCO and VMware Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 10:21:55 +0000 References: <memo.20020710173223.415T@colin.cix.co.uk> 1. Download http://www.mylex.com/pub/multimaster/mmunix.exe unix.exe unix.txt
2. insert fd1440 and type : "unix a:"
3. In vmware create "Other",
4. Add HDD scsi (0:0) IDE (0:0), CDROM (0:1).
Start VM, in bios setup set boot from CDROM with SCO 5.0.6
5. wait "Boot:" and type "restart link="blc" Sdsk=blc(0,0,0,0)
Srom=wd(0,0,0,0)"
6. at
Please insert the fd(65)blc volume and press<Return>
mount your floppy as A:
7. at
Please enter
'r' if you wish to try replacement
'a' if you want to use character magor 6 [default]
or 'q' to quit:
type a�B
8. at
Please select the floppy device you are using:
(1) /dev/fd0
(2) /dev/fd1
select 2, then b (Abort BTLD load, but continue installation),
9. after installation and reboot at Boot:
type "fd(64)unix link="blc" root=hd(42) swap=hd(41)"
10. continue steps 6,7
11. ... login as single user mode
12.
mount /dev/fd0135ds18 /mnt
btldinstall /mnt --> blc
--> Do you want to replace it with the version in
blc? y
--> Do you want to preserve the host adaper configure
information? n
--> y�B
P.S. Originally from http://www.chinaunix.net/bbsjh/4/11249.html
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I've been trying to install Sco Openserver 5 on VMWare4, with WinXP pro as host OS and I fail to install SCO, following the instructions given on this post :o(
2 problems occur:
1 - error: "restart not found" when booting from CD-Rom (So I can't use the restart command at the boot prompt
2 - when using the startup floppy, the SCO install recognizes the virtual HDD, but I get stuck on a "/dev/install/" not found....
In the original chinese article on http://www.chinaunix.net/bbsjh/4/11249.html those problems also seem to occur, but I do not understand chinese...
Pls could anybody help me out????
Contact me at: fraggyATchelloDOTnl
I've been trying to install Sco Openserver 5 on VMWare4, with WinXP pro as host OS and I fail to install SCO, following the instructions given on this post :o(
2 problems occur:
1 - error: "restart not found" when booting from CD-Rom (So I can't use the restart command at the boot prompt
2 - when using the startup floppy, the SCO install recognizes the virtual HDD, but I get stuck on a "/dev/install/" not found....
In the original chinese article on http://www.chinaunix.net/bbsjh/4/11249.html those problems also seem to occur, but I do not understand chinese...
Pls could anybody help me out????
Contact me at: fraggyATchelloDOTnl
---October 23, 2004
try loading vmware 4.5 changes made in the virtual ide controller allow sco to load on vmware .
I've been trying to install Sco Openserver 5 on VMWare4, with WinXP pro as host OS and I fail to install SCO, following the instructions given on this post :o(
2 problems occur:
1 - error: "restart not found" when booting from CD-Rom (So I can't use the restart command at the boot prompt
2 - when using the startup floppy, the SCO install recognizes the virtual HDD, but I get stuck on a "/dev/install/" not found....
In the original chinese article on http://www.chinaunix.net/bbsjh/4/11249.html those problems also seem to occur, but I do not understand chinese...
Pls could anybody help me out????
Contact me at: fraggyATchelloDOTnl
---October 23, 2004
try loading vmware 4.5 changes made in the virtual ide controller allow sco to load on vmware .
---October 28, 2004
Hi, I spent ages looking around the web and didn't find anything useful. In desperation I went into the BIOS and edited the IDE disk settings. I had created a 4GB disk so the following settings reflect that:
User, Cyl 8322, Heads 16, Sectors 63, Max Cap 4295MB, LBA, Tot Sec 8388608, Max Cap 4295MB, Multi-Sec 16 sec, LBA Enabled, 32 bit I/O Disabled, Transfer Standard, Ultra DMA Disabled
I also had a problem with booting the CD where it complained the memory was too fragmented so I used the following string at the boot prompt: restart mem=1m-64m
Hope this helps
Fri May 5 12:54:37 2006: Subject: It works !!! anonymous
I works, but necessary is boot from CD-ROM, not from floppy.
I have following configuration, and it works fine (only in character mode, GUI crashes VMWare):
- VMWare Workstation 5.5
- emulated IDE disk
- SCO OpenServer 5.05
Instalation without additional parameters (defaults)
Thu Aug 30 16:01:03 2007: Subject: anonymous
Hallo,
sorry for my english.
I had installed Sco following the instructions. When I restart the virtual server, i got this error message:
not a directory
boot not found
cannot open
Stage 1 boot failure
Can someone help me?
Thx
Sat Sep 1 05:05:37 2007: Subject: BigDumbDinosaur
not a directory
boot not found
cannot open
Stage 1 boot failure
Try helping yourself with Tony's powerful search facilities. However, let me dangle a little carrot in front of you:
Typically, the BIOS can only access the first 1024 cylinders of the drive. This is not a problem once Unix is up and running, but it is the built in BIOS that starts the boot process is used for the first stages , so it's usually important to be sure that the /stand filesystem will always fall under that limit. Remember, this is a limitation of the BIOS, not of SCO Unix.
This should get you started. You should also search for and read the articles about how OSR5 gets itself going. http://aplawrence.com/Boot/boot.html is a good place to start.
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