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Re: Installation of SCO 6.0
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Steve M. Fabac, Jr.
Oct 8, 2009, 8:50:34 AM10/8/09
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Rodgers Hemer wrote:
>
> I am attempting to upgrade a server from SCO 5.0.7 to 6.0. I understand
> that an upgrade in place is not possible in this case so I am prepared
> to install 6.0 and then read in the client's data from the backup tape.
> However, the 6.0 license data is entitled "Upgrade from OpenServer 5.0.7
> Enterprise Edition". After successful entry of the license data for 6.0
> the installation process requested the license data from the original
> 5.0.7 installation which was entered. Immediately upon proceeding from
> entry of the license data, the upgrade aborted with substantially the
> following message:
>
> "Incorrect disk partitioning information has been detected on hard disk
> drive :0 The system must be aborted. See the section on hardware
> troubleshooting in the Installation Guide."
>
> Of course, the Installation Guide provided no useful information at
> all. And the normal syslog and messages logs do not record the
> installation process. The system has been running 5.0.7 for several
> years with no problems nor any hardware or software changes. The hard
> drive is a SCSI mirror. In addition to the usual floppy and optical
> drives, the only other device is a tape drive on a separate adaptor.
>
> The 5.0.7 divvy file is attached. The only change I expect to make in
> 6.0 is to define "/u" as a separate file system.
>
> Can you provide me with any clues as to what went wrong and what I need
> to do to correct it? What other files might identify the problem
> detected by the installation?
>
> I am attempting to upgrade a server from SCO 5.0.7 to 6.0. I understand
> that an upgrade in place is not possible in this case so I am prepared
> to install 6.0 and then read in the client's data from the backup tape.
> However, the 6.0 license data is entitled "Upgrade from OpenServer 5.0.7
> Enterprise Edition". After successful entry of the license data for 6.0
> the installation process requested the license data from the original
> 5.0.7 installation which was entered. Immediately upon proceeding from
> entry of the license data, the upgrade aborted with substantially the
> following message:
>
> "Incorrect disk partitioning information has been detected on hard disk
> drive :0 The system must be aborted. See the section on hardware
> troubleshooting in the Installation Guide."
>
> Of course, the Installation Guide provided no useful information at
> all. And the normal syslog and messages logs do not record the
> installation process. The system has been running 5.0.7 for several
> years with no problems nor any hardware or software changes. The hard
> drive is a SCSI mirror. In addition to the usual floppy and optical
> drives, the only other device is a tape drive on a separate adaptor.
>
> The 5.0.7 divvy file is attached. The only change I expect to make in
> 6.0 is to define "/u" as a separate file system.
>
> Can you provide me with any clues as to what went wrong and what I need
> to do to correct it? What other files might identify the problem
> detected by the installation?
Having only installed 6.0 once (over and over due to non support of the
graphics card with cryptic message), I suspect that you have failed to
wipe your hard disk (low level format) to erase all traces of 5.0.7.
Wipe it and try again.
PS bad jpg image too small to read.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rodgers Hemer
> 206.523.2329
> r.h...@w-link.net
>
>
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>
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Steve Fabac
S.M. Fabac & Associates
816/765-1670
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