ImaCaveMan
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I am trying to load SCO Open Server 5.0.5 on a Dell PowerEdge 1300 that has an AMI (now LSI, I think) SCSI Raid controller (PERC2/SC) connected to two Quantum Atlas IV 36 GB HDs. I previously loaded Windows2000 - no problems.
The Dell has an IDE CD. In the BIOS I have turned off the built-in motherboard SCSI and boot from the CD. It starts booting but has a message like "cannot find root hard disk" or something. The Dell KB has a driver file to be loaded. I downloaded it, unzipped it on my Win2K box - I don't have any Linux or Unix boxes.
I created the floppy several times attempting to get past the problem. I have used 2 different downloaded versions of DOS Rawrite. I tried the Windows version. I have used a program called fdimage. The file that unzipped was "openserver_perc_v2.1.4.dd". There is also a VOL.000.000 file to load after the OS has been loaded. I have downloaded the file twice. I copied the file to the C: root, copied rawrite.exe to C:, and then ran rawrite from a DOS window. I have formatted 3 different floppies, the last one using the "Volume Name" or "amird".
At "boot:" during the installation, I type in "defbootstr link=amird", ENTER, and proceed. When I get to the message to "insert the fd(65)amird volume and press <Return>", I do it. The Dell FD comes to life, then I get the message
"FD error: drive=1, block=2, buf addr=6eae"
"BAD_ADDR_MARK: Address mark not found"
"Sorry, that volume does not contain the amird package"
I also tried "ls" at the boot prompt and I get what I assume are the direcoties on the CD (boot, link, unix, rootFS, etc.)
When I type "ls fd(65)" (I think that should list the directories on the floppy), the FD comes to life and then I get
"BAD_ADDR_MARK: address mark not found"
"/ not found"
"Can't open fd(65)"
HELP! I know very little Unix but I do listen, and I am willing to spend time. I have done a lot of searching before posting.
The Dell has an IDE CD. In the BIOS I have turned off the built-in motherboard SCSI and boot from the CD. It starts booting but has a message like "cannot find root hard disk" or something. The Dell KB has a driver file to be loaded. I downloaded it, unzipped it on my Win2K box - I don't have any Linux or Unix boxes.
I created the floppy several times attempting to get past the problem. I have used 2 different downloaded versions of DOS Rawrite. I tried the Windows version. I have used a program called fdimage. The file that unzipped was "openserver_perc_v2.1.4.dd". There is also a VOL.000.000 file to load after the OS has been loaded. I have downloaded the file twice. I copied the file to the C: root, copied rawrite.exe to C:, and then ran rawrite from a DOS window. I have formatted 3 different floppies, the last one using the "Volume Name" or "amird".
At "boot:" during the installation, I type in "defbootstr link=amird", ENTER, and proceed. When I get to the message to "insert the fd(65)amird volume and press <Return>", I do it. The Dell FD comes to life, then I get the message
"FD error: drive=1, block=2, buf addr=6eae"
"BAD_ADDR_MARK: Address mark not found"
"Sorry, that volume does not contain the amird package"
I also tried "ls" at the boot prompt and I get what I assume are the direcoties on the CD (boot, link, unix, rootFS, etc.)
When I type "ls fd(65)" (I think that should list the directories on the floppy), the FD comes to life and then I get
"BAD_ADDR_MARK: address mark not found"
"/ not found"
"Can't open fd(65)"
HELP! I know very little Unix but I do listen, and I am willing to spend time. I have done a lot of searching before posting.