"Bob Bailin" <72027.3605@compuserve.com> wrote in
news:bhtgsk$kf8$1@ngspool-d02.news.aol.com:

>
> "Marc Champagne" <news@ctldirect.DOT.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns93DBA286A8685newsATctldirectDORco@207.35.1 77.135...
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> Any of you had any success running DOS in 5.0.7.
>>
>> My goal is to have DOS access under root.
>>
>> This worked fine under 5.0.6. as we have no choice,
>> DOS access under root is a must for our work situation.
>>
>> - 5.0.7. Installed without a glitch (GUI not installed)
>> - Maintenance Pack 1 installed without a glitch
>> - Maintenance Upgrade 1 did not seem to install anything (does not
>> appear in Software Manager)
>> - Merge 5.3 installed without a glitch
>> - dosinstall is bugged ( I hope )
>>
>> When I try to dosinstall, using option 1 (ms-dos 6/7) then
>> number of floppies (3) I get the following message:
>>
>> Unknown systemtype sco32
>>
>> I tried to trace the origins of the "sco32" value within
>> "dosinstall" script, but gave up.
>>
>> The dosinstall script has provisions for the "sco" value
>> and not "sco32" value.
>>
>> I am at an impass.
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.


> Check out TA #112642:
>
> http://support.sco.com/rn_cgi/instal..._adp.php?p_faq
> id=112642
>
> Bob


Bob,

Thanks for the tip, this did permit the installion of DOS.

In 5.0.7 though, dosinstall reads /usr/lib/merge/Version and not
/usr/merge/Version (as indicated in above TA), but then again this TA
has no mention of 5.0.7 in it.

Now to figure out why "The VM86 process died" when trying "dos" under
root... more diging.

Thanks

Marc