More SCO Xenix VP/ix problems
neal at clkwrka.UUCP
neal at clkwrka.UUCP
Wed Nov 29 07:28:33 AEST 1989
>We just got VP/ix version 1.1.0 and have had a few problems running
>it on Xenix 2.3.1.
>
>First, here is my vpix.cnf file:
>
>My major problem is that I can't access the MSDOS partition on the
>hard disk (as drive D). After trying a few things I realised
>>
It sounds like you are in a world of hurt... Vp/ix seems to assume a standard
dos disk organization...
>I also get several messages when starting up VP/ix, which I can't
>explain because I can find no reference to these error numbers in the
>manual:
Look in the section 2 entry for errno.h. They are standard unix error numbers.
(i know, why didn't they tell me that... of course! look at the kernel source!)
>
>"Error 13 opening mouse file /dev/mouse/vpix0".
>
13 is permission problem.
>"Error 16 encountered opening file /dev/rfd1135ds18 as drive B"
>
16 is device busy or mounted.
>>From my experiments it seems that you can't have more than one real
>floppy disk accessible from VP/ix? i.e. A: or B: but not both.
>
My experience is that you just can't get the second drive addressed by Vpix
at all whether you call it A: or B:. It seems to have a mental block on
multiple drives. (see also my posting on using second Dos hard disk)
>Also when I try to go to the pseudo hard drive (E:) I get "Invalid
>drive specification". Is it that only drives C and D can be pseudo
>hard disk drives?
>
Unless you are a glutton for punishment, why use psuedo drives? using
netup and redirected drives allows file sharing...
Hope this helps...
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