"Bob Bailin" <72027.3605@compuserve.com> wrote in
news:wNP0b.28011$Vx2.12872054@newssvr28.news.prodi gy.com:
>> >>> 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
>> >>
>> >> What version of MS-DOS are you installing? If it's MS-DOS 6.22,
>> >> then you're probably running into the same problem I had last
>> >> month. Bela suggested adding a line to the default config.mki file
>> >> to add a dummy TSR program. See:
>> >> http://groups.google.com/groups?selm....2119214200%40
>> >> new s svr10.news.prodigy.com
>> >
>> > MSDOS 6.22
>> >
>> >> Note that after running mkimg to create a new dos machine image,
>> >> the first time you invoke DOS it may just hang; just kill it and
>> >> try again.
>> >>
>> >> Bob
>> >
>> > I followed the URL above and did as mentioned,
>> > add "install = mrgtsr.exe" to config.mki and then run mkimg.
>> >
>> > That went well.
>> >
>> > I still am unable to run dos (from root), I get these messages:
>> > change_scroll_region (csr/cs) is unavailable
>> > change_scroll_region (csr/cs) is unavailable
>> > SCO Merge VM_DIED: dos: ERROR: The VM86 process died.
>> >
>> > I'm still diging...
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Marc
>> >
>> >
>> After rebooting I now get this:
>>
>> # dos >err 2>&1
>> # cat err
>> change_scroll_region (csr/cs) is unavailable
>> ERR_SEMAPHORE: dos: ERROR: Accessing semaphore
>
> cd /etc/conf/cf.d
> ./configure
>
> (or just run scoadmin and select hardware/kernel manager --> tune
> parameters)
>
> #15 - Semaphores. My settings are (admittedly rather large, but they
> work):
>
> SEMMAP 100
> SEMMNI 100
> SEMMNU 100
Done
> Relink, reboot and give it another shot.
Done
> Also, if you're running this at the console, try: mkimg native vga
> which makes a dos vga image using your actual video card bios,
> instead of the generic video bios included with merge.
I Tried mkimg native vga at the console, all kinds of bios information
and messages show up (I would consider this normal) but it never
finishes, I had to use <DEL> to abort it.
unless you tell me that this usually takes half an hour to finish
Any idea here?
I'm about to give up and revert to 5.0.6. I'm not at all impressed
anymore with SCO.
Installation procedures that don't work, TA searches that can't find
known TA's.
Grrrrr.
Thanks for your help.
Marc