DU 4.0 upgrade problem...

From: Scott Lipcon <slipcon_at_max.tiac.net>
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 23:01:31 -0400 (EDT)

Hi... I am administering a Dec 2000 system for my high school. I got the
DU 4.0 update CDs, and spent a LONG time installing it today. It finally
finished, and it rebooted. Everything looked all right, execpt for a few
things. I don't remember exact errors, because the alpha is at school.

1) It said something about the disklabel for /dev/rz#x being damaged or
missing... that disk (I forget the actual /dev file) is a 500 Mb drive,
mounted as /extra. It mounts fine, fsck's fine, and apears to work
fine. How do I fix the disklabel without damagin the contents of the
drive (home directories, and /usr/local)

2) Everything works fine if I boot into single user mode, but if I go to
level 3, X comes up. Then the pointer turns to an hourglass and
absolutely freezes. Then it changes back to a pointer, and it brings up
the login window, but neither the keyboard nor the mouse have any
affect. This happens with both vmunix and genvmunix.


3) with 3.2c, I got a bootup message that said something about PCXAL
drivers, with the american keyboard set, but this message doesn't appear
in 4.0. I am not sure if it is related to my problems with X.

I think thats it...
Thanks in advance,
Scott

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