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From: paulz@sco.COM (W. Paul Zola)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware,comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Re: SCO Xenix on PS2/65SX SCSI - Lots of Problems
Summary: IBM SCSI requires IBM SCSI EFS
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Date: 24 Dec 90 03:36:08 GMT
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In article  <MARK.90Dec5085516@jtsv16.jtsv16.jts.com> 
	    mark@jtsv16.jts.com (Mark Booker ) writes:
}I am trying to install SCO Xenix 2.3.2 onto a PS2/65SX SCSI (they're
}all SCSI now) system and I get following error:
}
}	dparm:could not open /dev/hd00: No such device or address
} ...
}
}	cannot open /dev/rdsk/0s0
}

The following entry from SCO's IT database may be of general interest.

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Can't install SCO XENIX on PS/2 machine with an IBM SCSI hard disk.

KEYWORDS: efs xenix install scsi hard disk interface ps2 ibm 70 80

RELEASE: SCO XENIX 386 Operating System Release 2.3.2 for computers based on
         Micro Channel Architecture (MCA)

PROBLEM: I have an IBM PS/2 Model 70, 80, with a SCSI controller from IBM and 
	 am unable to install SCO XENIX 386 Operating System Release 2.3.2.

SOLUTION: There is an EFS available from telesales that allows installation
          of PS2/70, 80's on IBM's SCSI adapter.  It is also available from
          sosco in the directory /usr/spool/uucppublic/EFS.  There are two
          diskettes in the distribution, an N1 and a Link Volume.  On sosco 
	  there are three files that must be downloaded.  They are:

                 efs100.link.Z    efs100.n1.Z   efs100.ltr 

          NOTE: There is a similar EFS for SCO UNIX System V/386.  See
		another article in this database for further information.

          The letter that accompanies the EFS for SCO XENIX follows: 


Installation Notes for IBM SCSI Extensions to SCO XENIX Operating System
Release 2.3.2 for computers based on Micro Channel Architecture (MCA).

Contents: IBM SCSI Extensions to SCO XENIX    volume N1 (boot)
          IBM SCSI Extensions to SCO XENIX    volume LINK
          Installation Notes (this document)

Requires: SCO XENIX Operating System Release 2.3.2 or later
          Root hard disk to be configured as SCSI id 6

[installation instructions deleted]


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I hope this is of some help.  Followups to comp.unix.xenix.sco.

-
Paul Zola			Software Support Engineer 
				paulz@sco.COM 
We only know in theory what we are doing.   - Kate Bush
    DISCLAIMER: I speak for myself, and not for SCO.