Hi everybody,

I've got a Compaq'Server (pentium III, with DAT tape, scsi RAID drive
and IDE cdrom) and I want to install SCO OpenServer 5.0.4.
While the process, I've got the message below :
System error 2
while opening file
/cdromFS/opt/archives/VOL.000.000

So I tried to change the boot string and .... nothing else. When I
look into the CD, I saw that the file are named : VOL.000.000,
VOL.000.001, ... and the permissions are : -d-xr-xr-x Is it allright?

Can you help me?

Thanks in advance,

Betan
P.S. : sorry for my poor english (I'm a french boy)

OK, first things first ...
What model Compaq?
Is this a NEW cd rom?
What bootstring did you use?

Jim Hickinbotham

betan@free.fr (Betan) wrote in message news:<e8687dcc.0312010216.497819e2@posting.google. com>...
> Hi everybody,
>
> I've got a Compaq'Server (pentium III, with DAT tape, scsi RAID drive
> and IDE cdrom) and I want to install SCO OpenServer 5.0.4.
> While the process, I've got the message below :
> System error 2
> while opening file
> /cdromFS/opt/archives/VOL.000.000
>
> So I tried to change the boot string and .... nothing else. When I
> look into the CD, I saw that the file are named : VOL.000.000,
> VOL.000.001, ... and the permissions are : -d-xr-xr-x Is it allright?
>
> Can you help me?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Betan
> P.S. : sorry for my poor english (I'm a french boy)

Hi Jim,

For beginning i post from google so i see your reply many hours after
(i can't have a news account with my job) So sorry for my lately post
I've got the Proliant ML 370, the media is a copy and my bootstring is
:
fd(64)unix root=ram(7) ram.preload=7 swap=none dimp=none nbuf=3
isl.S=3 isl.pause ramdisk=fd(64)rootFS

But i saw a error message : ro root disk controller

Betan
P.S. : i've got the integrated controler SmartArray5i and the
controller raid Smart 5300 with 2 raid 1+0

betan@free.fr (Betan) wrote in message news:<e8687dcc.0312010216.497819e2@posting.google. com>...
> Hi everybody,
>
> I've got a Compaq'Server (pentium III, with DAT tape, scsi RAID drive
> and IDE cdrom) and I want to install SCO OpenServer 5.0.4.
> While the process, I've got the message below :
> System error 2
> while opening file
> /cdromFS/opt/archives/VOL.000.000
>
> So I tried to change the boot string and .... nothing else. When I
> look into the CD, I saw that the file are named : VOL.000.000,
> VOL.000.001, ... and the permissions are : -d-xr-xr-x Is it allright?
>
> Can you help me?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Betan
> P.S. : sorry for my poor english (I'm a french boy)

There might be another solution :
I've got 3 tape : /dev/u, /dev/root and /dev/boot
It's the first time I use tape and OSR.
The problem is : How can I reinstall the OS with these tapes?
What is the goot defbootstr to boor from tape?

Thanks in advance
Betan
P.S. : I try to put the tape /dev/boot/ into the driver tape but it's
write : error no boot disk...



Jim Hickinbotham wrote:

> OK, first things first ...
> What model Compaq?
> Is this a NEW cd rom?
> What bootstring did you use?

> Jim Hickinbotham

> betan@free.fr (Betan) wrote in message
news:<e8687dcc.0312010216.497819e2@posting.google. com>...
> > Hi everybody,
> >
> > I've got a Compaq'Server (pentium III, with DAT tape, scsi RAID drive
> > and IDE cdrom) and I want to install SCO OpenServer 5.0.4.
> > While the process, I've got the message below :
> > System error 2
> > while opening file
> > /cdromFS/opt/archives/VOL.000.000
> >
> > So I tried to change the boot string and .... nothing else. When I
> > look into the CD, I saw that the file are named : VOL.000.000,
> > VOL.000.001, ... and the permissions are : -d-xr-xr-x Is it allright?
> >
> > Can you help me?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Betan
> > P.S. : sorry for my poor english (I'm a french boy)

Pleeeeeaaaaaaaase help me.
Go to see this post for more information :
http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.c...SPID=58&page=1 . I
spend a lot of time trying to solve this big problem.

Thanks in advance,
Betan

Betan typed (on Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 10:16:25AM +0000):
| Pleeeeeaaaaaaaase help me.
| Go to see this post for more information :
| http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.c...SPID=58&page=1 . I
| spend a lot of time trying to solve this big problem.


Please describe your problem.


--
JP

Jean-Pierre Radley wrote:

> Betan typed (on Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 10:16:25AM +0000):
> | Pleeeeeaaaaaaaase help me.
> | Go to see this post for more information :
> | http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.c...SPID=58&page=1 . I
> | spend a lot of time trying to solve this big problem.


> Please describe your problem.

Hi,

I've got a Compaq Server Proliant ML370 G2 (pentium III, with DAT tape,
scsi RAID drive and IDE cdrom) and I have to install SCO OpenServer 5.0.4.

-->I have a sco backup cd installation. During the process, I've got the
message below :
System error 2
while opening file
/cdromFS/opt/archives/VOL.000.000

So I tried to change the boot string and .... nothing else.

-->But i think the media is broken... (I can't try it under another PC ;-))

-->i've got 3 tapes (backup of the same server made by the owner of the ML370)
: /dev/u /dev/root and /dev/boot but i haven't the diskette emergency ; just
the standard diskette boot.

***> So what is the best solution : install linux and try to use my backup
tapes to restore the system? Or hardware problem? bootstring problem?

Best regards and thanks,

Betan
P.S. : It's the first time I use tape and OSR.
P.P.S. : a good link,
http://www.tek-tips.com/gviewthread..../58/qid/719477

Betan typed (on Wed, Dec 24, 2003 at 11:43:10AM +0000):
| I've got a Compaq Server Proliant ML370 G2 (pentium III, with DAT tape,
| scsi RAID drive and IDE cdrom) and I have to install SCO OpenServer 5.0.4.
|
| -->I have a sco backup cd installation. During the process, I've got the
| message below :
| System error 2
| while opening file
| /cdromFS/opt/archives/VOL.000.000
|
| So I tried to change the boot string and .... nothing else.
|
| -->But i think the media is broken... (I can't try it under another PC ;-))
|
| -->i've got 3 tapes (backup of the same server made by the owner of the ML370)
| : /dev/u /dev/root and /dev/boot but i haven't the diskette emergency ; just
| the standard diskette boot.
|
| ***> So what is the best solution : install linux and try to use my backup
| tapes to restore the system? Or hardware problem? bootstring problem?
|
| Best regards and thanks,
|
| Betan
| P.S. : It's the first time I use tape and OSR.
| P.P.S. : a good link,
| http://www.tek-tips.com/gviewthread..../58/qid/719477

I think your CD is damaged. Your best bet would be to try to borrow a
copy from someone else. And why 5.0.4?

--
JP

Jean-Pierre Radley a écrit:
> Betan typed (on Wed, Dec 24, 2003 at 11:43:10AM +0000):
> | I've got a Compaq Server Proliant ML370 G2 (pentium III, with DAT tape,
> | scsi RAID drive and IDE cdrom) and I have to install SCO OpenServer 5.0.4.
> |
> | -->I have a sco backup cd installation. During the process, I've got the
> | message below :
> | System error 2
> | while opening file
> | /cdromFS/opt/archives/VOL.000.000
> |
> | So I tried to change the boot string and .... nothing else.
> |
> | -->But i think the media is broken... (I can't try it under another PC ;-))
> |
> | -->i've got 3 tapes (backup of the same server made by the owner of the ML370)
> | : /dev/u /dev/root and /dev/boot but i haven't the diskette emergency ; just
> | the standard diskette boot.
> |
> | ***> So what is the best solution : install linux and try to use my backup
> | tapes to restore the system? Or hardware problem? bootstring problem?
> |
> | Best regards and thanks,
> |
> | Betan
> | P.S. : It's the first time I use tape and OSR.
> | P.P.S. : a good link,
> | http://www.tek-tips.com/gviewthread..../58/qid/719477
>
> I think your CD is damaged. Your best bet would be to try to borrow a
> copy from someone else. And why 5.0.4?
>
Yes, but I don't know someone who have this OS! And 5.0.4 is because my
client have this OS so i have to install on his PC to make a second server!

Betan

Betan <betan@free.fr> wrote:
>Pleeeeeaaaaaaaase help me.
>Go to see this post for more information :
>http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.c...SPID=58&page=1 . I
>spend a lot of time trying to solve this big problem.


You know, I've looked over your entire thread at tek-tips and
still don't understand your situation.

Some questions that really need answering:

This Compaq you have: if that's a RAID, have you already configured
that using the Compaq CD?

This 5.0.4 SCO CD you have: is it an original or a copy (in one
of your posts you said you have "a backup cd").

Have you tested that CD by installing it on some other system?

Have you tried replacing the IDE CDROM? Or putting it on the
secondary controller if it is now on primary? These things can
be bad..

Do you still have the original system? If so, your best move is
to go back to that and use a Supertar as I suggested in another post:
See http://aplawrence.com/Reviews/supertars.html
and http://aplawrence.com/Unixart/supertarxfer.html

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