(OT) adding SCSI host adapter on SCO 5.0.6?

[Brian K. White]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Campbell" <bill at celestial.com>
To: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: (OT) adding SCSI host adapter on SCO 5.0.6?


> On Wed, Dec 14, 2005, Bill Campbell wrote:
>>Is there anybody reading the list who can tell me the magic
>>incantations on SCO 5.0.6a to install a SCSI host adapter?
>>
>>mkdev scsi barfs saying that /usr/lib/mkdev/scsi isn't there
>>(there is a /usr/lib/mkdev/.scsi directory).
>>
>>I have a friend on-site at a customer's who needs to figure this
>>out ASAP as he's a long way from his home base.
>
> Responding to my own question, and recovering from a bad case of
> CRS, I think the command is ``mkdev .scsi''.

I have never used that. I just tried it and it looks like it might work.
But I've installed/deinstalled/replaced/changed a lot of scsi cards and 
drives and I've never used that. Never even knew it was there.

All I ever do is install the driver for the card, using "btldinstall" or 
"custom" depending on the format the driver was supplied in.
Then reboot.

Then if it's for a tape: mkdev tape, reboot again.
If it's for a hard drive: mkdev hd, reboot again, mkdev hd again.

Also, are you changing out the controller the os boots from?
You can do that, and it doesn't require supertar backup & restore unless you 
are also changing the drive, but it's a few more steps that require more 
details.
or just adding more hard drives or a tape?

Brian K. White  --  brian at aljex.com  --  http://www.aljex.com/bkw/
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