S.Hergeth wrote:
>
> Hi DU-Managers,
>
> this week i've got my copy of DU4.0.
> Yesterday i've tried to install DU4.0 on a client-system via RIS from
> our Server (DU3.2D-1), but this completely failed.
>
> ris cannot find any subsets on the CD, even if you try to extract a
> subset with setld -x, the setld-command gives you a list to choose
> which subset should be extracted, but then it cannot copy the subset
>
> # setld : cp /cdmnt/ALPHA/BASE/OSFBASE400 : file not found
>
> On the CD (labeled DU4.0 May 1996) are all the required subsets missing.
> In the directory ALPHA/BASE the only file is a directory named instctrl,
> but there are no subsets like OSFBASE400.
>
> All CD's before (e.g. DU3.2C) have a structure like this
>
> ALPHA/BASE/instctrl (Installation Control)
> ALPHA/BASE/OSFBASE350 (Compressed Data)
> ALPHA/BASE/ ...... (other OS - Subsets)
> ..................
>
> Instead of this the DU4.0 CD contains a complete UNIX-Tree of DU4.0
>
> /dev
> /usr
> /bin
> etc ...
>
> I have called our local customer support, but i,ve got no answer yet
> (maybe DU4.0 is still too new in Germany).
>
> My question to all managers who have installed DU4.0 sucessfully :
>
> Does the directory-structure of your CD looks like this or are there
> any differences. Maybe i am a "lucky one" and got a BETA-Release or
> something like that.
>
> TIA
>
> S.Hergeth (hergeth_at_f7axp1.informatik.fh-muenchen.de)
> UNIX - SystemManager
> Fachhochschule Muenchen
> FB Informatik/Mathematik
> D-80323 Muenchen
> GERMANY
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Many thanks to Dave Parker (Digital Equipment Corporation)
The solution is
You need to update your RIS utility. Please read Chapter 3 in the
"Guide to
Sharing Software on a Local Area Network". It describes the process in
detail.
Dave
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Dave Parker, Installation Group E-Mail djp_at_unx.dec.com
USG/UESG unxa::parker
Digital Equipment Corporation
Manalapan, NJ 07726
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The documentation can be found on the DU4.0 Docu-CD in the
HTML-Directory
Thanks to all responded.
Have a nice day
Stefan Hergeth
Received on Fri Jun 28 1996 - 16:25:24 NZST