TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT TITLE: 2069AS - Alternate boot diskette for Application Server DATE: 08SEP95 README FOR: 2069AS PRODUCT and VERSION: UnixWare 2.01 Installation Instructions: DATATYPE: diskimage 1. Download the 2069as.dd and 2069as.txt files to the /tmp directory on your machine. 2. Read the engineering release notes contained in the 2069as.txt file and follow the instuctions to create the boot diskette. This file does not contain the patch ptf2069. To get that package download either 2069st or tf2069. Note that in the release notes the files are referred to as ptf2069 and this file is actually named 2069as.dd. Simply follow the instructions using the file name 2069as.dd instead of ptf2069.dd.as. ENGINEERING RELEASE NOTES ------------------------- #ident "@(#)ptf2069.txt 1.5" Title ----- PTF2069 - Installation Fixes Novell Product And Version -------------------------- UnixWare 2.01 Abstract -------- This PTF fixes several problems that occur on some computers during the installation of UnixWare 2.01. Symptoms -------- 1) The system always enables the cache and does not allow the user to override that cache enabling. Some computers (especially prototypes) must have the cache disabled in order to install and run. 2) On some computers whose secondary cache and/or memory does not support parity checking, the system panics with a Machine Check Exception just after the initial red logo screen disappears. 3) The system does not automatically recognize the presence of LBA IDE disks. 4) Certain computers contain a faulty BIOS that causes PCI devices to respond incorrectly, making it appear to the system that there are more PCI devices than there really are. This will cause various problems, including installation failures or the inability to access the hard disk during a reboot. 5) The BIOS of some EISA computers writes past the end of a buffer, which causes a PANIC just after the red Novell logo screen disappears. SOLUTION SPECIFICS ------------------ General Description. ------------------- This PTF contains fixes for the problems listed above, and is intended to be used only if you cannot otherwise install UnixWare 2.01. In general, if you have already installed UnixWare 2.01, then you do not need this PTF. New Features. ------------ None. Software Notes and Recommendations. ---------------------------------- This PTF is designed for use only with the UnixWare 2.01 installation media (that is, UnixWare 2.01 on tape or CD, or in the staging area of a network install server). Do not attempt to use this PTF with UnixWare 2.0 or with UnixWare 2.02 or beyond. Testing of the modified software contained in this package has been conducted only to the extent necessary to confirm that it resolves the problem(s) stated above ("Symptom"). Such testing consists of recreating the problem conditions (typically in a SCO test laboratory) and verifying that the problem no longer occurs. No other testing of this software has been done. Hardware Notes and Recommendations. ---------------------------------- This PTF is targeted for the i386, i486 and Pentium CPU's. Installation Instructions. ------------------------- ***** Making the PTF Diskettes ***** Follow this procedure to write the images from this PTF onto diskettes. You will then use these diskettes to install UnixWare 2.01. 1) Format two 3.5-inch diskettes. To format the first diskette, place a blank diskette into a diskette drive and enter /usr/sbin/format -i 1 device_name where device_name is /dev/rdsk/f03ht if your 3.5-inch drive is A, or /dev/rdsk/f13ht if your 3.5-inch drive is B. To format the second diskette, place a blank diskette into a diskette drive and enter /usr/sbin/format -i 2 device_name where device_name is as above. Note that the two "format" lines above are identical except for the argument to the -i option. Put a paper label on each diskette, and write "ptf 2069 Boot Diskette" on the first diskette, and "ptf 2069 Patch Diskette" on the second. 2) Copy the appropriate Boot diskette image onto the first diskette. To do this, enter /usr/bin/dd if=image_file of=device_name bs=36b where image_file is ptf2069.dd.as (if you bought the Application Server) or ptf2069.dd.pe (if you bought the Personal Edition), and device_name is as described above. Note: If you bought the Personal Edition and you try using ptf2069.dd.as, the installation will likely hang, and even if it does not hang you will still have only a two-user license. The licensing data are not contained in ptf2069.dd.as or in ptf2069.dd.pe. By the way, the reverse is also true -- if you bought the Application Server and you try using ptf2069.dd.pe, installation will likely hang. 3) Copy the Patch diskette image onto the second diskette. To do this, enter /usr/bin/dd if=ptf2069 of=device_name bs=36b where device_name is as described above. ***** Installing the PTF Diskettes ***** If you are installing this PTF because you need to disable the cache (item 1 under "Symptoms"), then do the following: 1) Boot from the diskette labeled "ptf 2069 Boot Diskette" 2) As soon as you see the message "Booting UnixWare...", press the space bar 3) Type "CR0_CACHE_ENABLE=NO" 4) Type "go" If you are installing this PTF because your system gets the Machine Check Exception panic (item 2 under "Symptoms"), then do the following: 1) Boot from the diskette labeled "ptf 2069 Boot Diskette" 2) As soon as you see the message "Booting UnixWare...", press the space bar 3) Type "CR4_MCE=NO" 4) Type "go" If you are installing this PTF for any of the other reasons listed under "Symptoms", just boot from the diskette labeled "ptf 2069 Boot Diskette". You do not need to hit the space bar. After you boot from the "ptf 2069 Boot Diskette," the installation of UnixWare 2.01 will proceed as documented in the "Installation Handbook." Toward the end of installation, you will be prompted to insert the "ptf 2069 Patch Diskette." Follow the directions you see on the screen at that point. After installation is complete, you will see a blue screen that says Final activation of the UnixWare 2 software requires the installation of selected software. This software is contained on the Install diskette that came with your system. At this point, you need to insert the original UnixWare 2.01 Install diskette that came with your system. Do not insert the "ptf 2069 Boot Diskette," for it will not work. If you installed the "OS Multiprocessor Support" (osmp) package during the initial installation, you will need to bring the second processor on-line manually. Type /sbin/psradm -n -a You will need to do this only once; that is, you do not need to repeat it after subsequent reboots of the system. Note: If you have more than two processors you wish to bring on-line, you will need to purchase and install one or more copies of the "Processor Upgrade" package. If you install ptf2069, and you later install the "OS Multiprocessor Support" (osmp) package, you will need to run "/usr/sbin/pkgrm ptf2069" and then reinstall ptf2069 using /usr/sbin/pkgadd. After installing osmp, you *must not* reboot the system until after you remove and reinstall ptf2069. If you do reboot after installing osmp and before reinstalling ptf2069, the system will most likely panic or hang while it is booting. If this happens, turn the computer off and back on. When you see the message Booting UnixWare... *immediately* press the space bar to enter interactive boot mode, then type KERNEL=unix.old go When the system comes up, the first thing you should do is remove and reinstall ptf2069 and then reboot using the /usr/sbin/shutdown command. Some customers might need to install this PTF after UnixWare 2.01 is already up and running. (This will be rare. Such customers would usually be hardware vendors who need to disable the cache to test some new hardware.) If this is true for you, insert the diskette labelled "ptf 2069 Patch Diskette," type /usr/sbin/pkgadd -d diskette1 and follow the instructions you see. You will not need to use the "ptf 2069 Boot Diskette" at all.