openserver installation help osr5

If this isn't exactly what you wanted, please try our Search (there's a LOT of techy and non-techy stuff here about Linux, Unix, Mac OS X and just computers in general!):

From - Thu Sep 27 14:09:54 2001
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sco.misc
Path: typhoon.ne.mediaone.net!chnws06.ne.mediaone.net!24.147.2.43!chnws02.mediaone.net!newsfeed2.skycache.com!newsfeed1.cidera.com!Cidera!portc03.blue.aol.com!news.stealth.net!63.208.208.143.MISMATCH!feed2.onemain.com!feed1.onemain.com!newsfeed.utk.edu!uky.edu!enigma.xenitec.on.ca!news.xenitec.on.ca!news
From: Tom Parsons <cis@tegan.com>
Subject: Re: Install help on OpenServer 5.05
Resent-From: mmdf@xenitec.on.ca
Submit-To: scomsc@xenitec.on.ca
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Organization: [resent by] The SCOMSC gateway and Propagation Society
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 17:58:07 GMT
Message-ID: <20010927125807.45348@tegan.com> 
X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e
To: scomsc@xenitec.on.ca
Mime-Version: 1.0
In-Reply-To: <1001611472.6096.0.nnrp-02.d4f07c93@news.demon.co.uk>; from Dan on Thu, Sep 27, 2001 at 06:24:36PM +0100
References: <1001611472.6096.0.nnrp-02.d4f07c93@news.demon.co.uk> 
Sender: cis@tegan.com
Precedence: list
Lines: 34
Xref: chnws06.ne.mediaone.net comp.unix.sco.misc:103845

Dan enscribed:
| Hello,
| 
| I'm newbie(ish) to OpenServer (not to Unix/Linux) looking for a site/info on
| procedures on installing and configuring?  I know all about all the common
| services like sendmail/apache/inet stuff etc but not specifics on tuning and
| the rather different partitioning program. Also how to creat boot disks &
| stuff.

Take your Linux knowledge and put it in a file cabinet.  With the exception
of Apache and possibly Sendmail, it will likely just get you in trouble.

You are asking too much to cover in one message, so open the Installation
Guide that comes with the product and start reading.  Then ask a specific
question if you need more information.

Resist the temptation to start editing configuration files and try "tuning"
the system.  OpenServer dynamically tunes most parameters and only in
exceptional installations do you need to even consider it.  And, if you
do, don't touch it until you develop considerable experience with the
system, otherwise about everything you do will be wrong.

Use scoadmin and the various configuration utilities.  They usually do
a much better job than you can.

HINT:  OpenServer has a polished and solid video system, no need to start
hacking around, a la Linux.  Start with the VESA driver which works with
virtually every video card.  Later you can try other drivers if you need
them for the graphical interface.

-- 
==========================================================================
 Tom Parsons                   tom@tegan.com 
==========================================================================
 

Unix and Linux Support

Jump to Comments

Many of the products and books I review are things I purchased for my own use. Some were given to me specifically for the purpose of reviewing them. I resell or can earn commissions from the sale of some of these items. Links within these pages may be affiliate links that pay me for referring you to them. That's mostly insignificant amounts of money; whenever it is not I have made my relationship plain. I also may own stock in companies mentioned here. If you have any question, please do feel free to contact me.

Specific links that take you to pages that allow you to purchase the item I reviewed are very likely to pay me a commission. Many of the books I review were given to me by the publishers specifically for the purpose of writing a review. These gifts and referral fees do not affect my opinions; I often give bad reviews anyway.

We use Google third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here.