Well, I finally had time to try play with Dec Unix 3.2 and wanted to put
the latest version I had on our AlphaStation 200 4/100. Unfortunately I'm
having a few problems.
Background:
AlphaStation 200 4/100
Firmware 4.2
installed all subsets off the 3.2 distribution
Dec RZ25M
Quantum XP32150
Dec RRD43
/etc/fstab entry for cdrom:
/dev/rz4c /mnt cdfs ro 0 0
trying to install "Complementary Products for DEC OSF/1 March 1995"
I'm trying to follow the directions in the Installation Guide (boot into
single user mode, /sbin/bcheckrc). But when I try to do a mount or
installupdate, I get the following:
# mount /mnt
cdfs_mount: Unknown descriptor type
/dev/rz4c on /mnt: No valid filesystem exists on this partition
# installupdate /dev/rz5c
Cannot locate update information on /updmnt
If I try to do a setld, I get:
# setld -l /dev/rz5c
setld: Device /dev/rz5c not supported for installations.
setld: cannot initialize /dev/rz5c
I was able to install 3.2 from the same machine with no problem. I can
also access the Alpha Freeware cdrom with no problem.
Am I missing something here? Did I just get an unhappy pressing of the disk?
Thanks, any help appreciated.
-Heiji (horde_at_reed.edu)
Unix Systems Manager, Reed College
Received on Sat Jul 08 1995 - 01:56:23 NZST