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From: noel@ubbs-nh.MV.COM (N. Del More)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: XENIX hard disks, partitions and divisions (long)
Keywords: partitions divisions upgrade
Message-ID: <393@ubbs-nh.MV.COM>
Date: 17 Aug 89 06:16:24 GMT
References: <2363@wyse.wyse.com>
Reply-To: noel@ubbs-nh.MV.COM (N. Del More)
Organization: uBBS-NH  (New England Unix Archive)  - Nashua, NH
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In article <2363@wyse.wyse.com> bob@wyse.wyse.com () writes:
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>Just before exiting, the script brands the kernel so it will run
>properly and uses dd twice, to install the files /etc/hdboot0 and
>/etc/hdboot1 on the XENIX partition boot track.

Interesting article.  I have a question concerning SCO's serialization
and branding of the OS or any other application for that matter.

Just how does it work.  I know from past experiance that while the files
may be present they will not function without the "branding".

Noel