Xref: utzoo comp.unix.ultrix:1458 comp.sys.dec:1645 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!rutgers!cbmvax!grr From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix,comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: HELP!! Problems Installing Ultrix on a DECstation 3100 Message-ID: <7610@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: 10 Aug 89 14:28:07 GMT References: <704@stsci.edu> Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 24 In article <704@stsci.edu> evans@stsci.EDU (Ian Evans) writes: > We have just purchased 5 new DECstations 3100'sand are having a lot of problems > trying to get Ultrix up and running. Can anyone suggest what we are doing > wrong?... > > We can install Ultrix V3.0/UWS V2.0 (both the supported and unsupported > software) without any problems. > > We then attempt to install the Ultrix 3.1/UWS 2.1 update. The first problem > here is that our media and doc kit didn't include the Installation Guide and > Release Notes mentioned in the cover letter. What we did was to do a > /etc/setld -l /dev/rmt0h which seemed to work an gave us a list of options > to install. We asked it to install ALL options. I think perhaps you don't want to install "all" the upgrade, rather just those things that have "UWS" in their names... Give it a try, and beat on DEC for the 3.1 release notes... Disclaimer: No 3100's (yet) and no UWS here. -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing arpa: cbmvax!grr@uunet.uu.net Commodore, Engineering Department fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)