[ale] SCO Open Server 5 boot root floppies?

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We still have the original install disks at work for when we supported
SCO Openserver and Unixware.  I could probably do a little "dd" magic
and get you some IMG files.

K

Jeff Lightner wrote:
> Hmmm - I believe the system did have DAT drive on it.  I didn't really
> pay much attention since I didn't have any tape media with me.  I know
> it did NOT have a 1/4" cartdrige drive (though I actually have an old
> external SCSI 6525 at home).
>
> The CDROM drive was kaput.   I'd already suggested to my Director we
> could just put an off the shelf drive in it.  Since it appeared to be a
> clone system rather than a brand name I'm guessing it doesn't have any
> proprietary drives.  
>
> Do you know of a way to interrupt the install and mount the root drive
> if you boot from the tape or the CDROM install media?  My vague
> recollection was that the install media automatically wiped out whatever
> drives it found which is why I was thinking I'd need a boot/root set.   
>
> Did they make boot/root on CD or tape with Open Server 5?  My experience
> was all pre-1996 when they didn't even install TCP/IP automatically.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Chris Fowler
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 11:39 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
> Subject: Re: [ale] SCO Open Server 5 boot root floppies?
>
> In my attic I believe I have a bunch of OS5 related install media
>
> I have 1/4" cartridge
> I have DDSII 4GB tape
> I have CDROM.
>
> On Mon, 2009-09-28 at 10:24 -0400, Jeff Lightner wrote:
>   
>> Does anyone happen to still have a SCO system with Open Server 5 on it
>> that would be willing to create boot/root floppies I could borrow?
>>
>>  
>>
>> We have a need to try to explore a SCO server we may be inheriting and
>> the CD drive was kaput so my Linux and Backtrack CDs weren't of much
>> help.  
>>
>>  
>>
>> From boot messages it appears the server has DPT SCSI and VisionFS
>> (which I'm assuming is the filesystem type but may be wrong). 
>>
>>  
>>
>> I'm going to investigate Linux on floppy (unfortunately I didn't have
>> one with me when I examined it) but am not sure it would have a driver
>> for the DPT SCSI or would recognize the filesystem.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Also since I need to be able to boot from these to try to mount the
>> filesystems I'd need to know the root password for the floppies so of
>> course you'd need to make it a temporary password before creating the
>> floppies.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Alternatively if anyone KNOWS (not guesses) another way to hack root
>> on SCO I'd appreciate hearing about it.   From what I can find on line
>> the only sure way to do it is with boot/root floppies.
>>
>>  
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
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