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From: psiders@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU (Paul Siders)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: installing VRM for AIX 2.2.1
Keywords: VRM, AIX
Message-ID: <3259@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU>
Date: 12 Mar 90 14:23:41 GMT
Organization: U of Minnesota-Duluth, Information Services
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I am trying to install AIX 2.2.1 on an RT that is currently running AIX 2.2 .
I intend to change the sizes of the minidisks as I install.

I shutdown and powerdown the system, insert the first VRM diskette, then
turn on the power.  The light on the floppy drive comes on briefly, goes
out, then comes on once more, briefly.  THEN the system comes up in multi-
user mode under AIX 2.2 .  This behavior is repeatable.  I've tried it
at least 10 times.

I tried running diagnostics, but that fails in just the same way.  The
diskette drive light blinks on twice, but the system comes up under 2.2 .

I believe the VRM diskette is OK, because my IBM SE let me try it on his
machine, where it worked fine (That is, the powerdown-poweron brought up
the VRM installation menu.)  When the system is up, I can mount /diskette0. 
I'm able to ls and cp from the VRM diskettes.

QUESTIONS:
(1) Why is this happening and what can I do about it?  
(2) Can I install VRM without using the installation menu?  Could I, for
    example, simply copy all the files from the VRM diskettes onto the
    hard disk /vrm minidisk?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Paul Siders
Chemistry Department, U of Minn - Duluth,  Duluth MN
psiders@UMNDUL (Bitnet)  or psiders@ub.d.umn.edu (internet)
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