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From: bob@consult.UUCP (Bob Willey)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Xenix ps:seek error HELP !!!
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Date: 27 Mar 90 15:15:46 GMT
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In article <863@ocsmd.ocs.com> motti@ocsmd.ocs.com (Motti Bazar) writes:
>I have a very big problem. A few days ago, when doing ps on my machine
>(ALR 386/25, 4MB mem, 300MB hd, Telebit TB+) I got the message
>ps:seek error. If I boot the machine its ok but a day or so later
>it comes again. The machine is running Xenix 386 2.3.1 with SCO TCP
>(wd8003 controller). I think I remember something posted about here in
>the past. Any help will be thanked a lot !!!
>uunet!ocsmd!motti


This is a known problem in SCO V2.3.1
Several things you can do:
1. Upgrade to 2.3.2 (works fine then)
2. There is a patch (available via anonymous uucp)
   available from SCO for 2.3.1 to correct this problem

You are not going crazy, it is a real problem.
But very easy to correct.

   ... uunet!consult!bob ...