Baz wrote:
> Hi, I am trying to install SCO Openserver 5.0.7 onto a new HP DL380G5
> sever.
>
> I am using a USB floppy disk drive that has a disk containing HP's
> latest EFS. for the Smartstart P400 SAS array.
>
> At the boot: I use defbootstr link=hpsas hd=Sdsk Sdsk=hpsas(0,0,0,0)
> Srom=wd(0,0,0)
> as per the HP instructions, and it appears to be going OK. It asks for
> and loads the drivers whilst still on the "boot" screen, it then
> continues after loading the drivers until it reaches the "Press ENTER
> to begin installation" message.
>
> A few seconds after this, a message appears as follows
> "usb_msto: please disconnect and re-attach the device to try again.
> T.584-usb_msto0 0200 2 <drvr16>: Initialization failure. Please
> reattach the device to retry."
>
> Needless to say, reattaching it doesn't work.
>
> I have done a lot of searching about and tried things like adding
> Sflp=usb_msto(0,0,0) to the bootstrap, but that doesn't work.
>
> I am puzzled as to why it first appears to load the drivers, then
> doesn't.
>
> Any ideas greatly received :-)
>
> Thanks.

You need to disable the legacy floppy driver in the BIOS before you
begin. See TA#126363 on SCO's web pages.

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