Re: Hard Disk Performance

From: IanC (ian.nospam_at_intech.co.uk)
Date: 05/20/04 

Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 10:53:51 +0100

"Bela Lubkin" <belal@sco.com> wrote in message
news:20040519202305.GP10272@sco.com...
> IanC wrote:
>
> > Sorry Bela I could not get the WD Driver Supplement to load.
>
> [onto OSR502]
>
> > I downloaded it:-
> >
> > -rw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 1024 May 19 15:02 VOL.000.000
> > -rw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 6656 May 19 15:02 VOL.000.001
> > -rw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 8192 May 19 15:02 VOL.000.002
> > -rw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 38400 May 19 15:02 VOL.000.003
> > -rw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 207360 May 19 15:02 VOL.000.004
> > -rw-rw-rw- 1 root sys 25600 May 19 15:02 VOL.000.005
>
> > When I follow the instructions and try to install it I get an error
> > message:-
> > This software patch cannot be loaded with the Install New or Load
> > )Software menu options. Please click on OK, then select Patch
Management
> > from the Software menu, and select Load Patch.
> >
> > If I try to apply it as a patch I get a different error message:-
> >
> > No components are eligible to be patched by SCO:wdpatch 1.1.0a
> >
> > I guess I am doing something wrong?
>
> Only following my directions... I hadn't tried installing the supplement
> on OSR502, just the driver. I now realize that the packaging of the "Wd
> Driver Supplement" is incompatible with OSR502. It's incompatible on a
> level that would be difficult to fix in the field.
>
> Fortunately, the "wd Btld" contains exactly the same stuff, and
> shouldn't have this packaging problem. I previously said:
>
> " ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/openserver5/drivers/OSR507/btld/wdsupp/. Do not
> " use the BTLD from ../wd; it won't work on OSR502.
>
> What I really meant was that it won't work as _at boot time_. You
> should be able to install it at runtime: go to single-user mode, mount a
> floppy containing the BTLD on /mnt, and run:
>
> btldinstall /mnt
>
> It asks which BTLD; tell it "wd506". This installs the
> OSR506-compatible version of the BTLD. At that point your kernel will
> not be able to link until you patch /etc/conf/pack.d/wd/space.c with the
> swab() function I previously posted.

Thanks again Bela

This time I get the message:-

btldinstall /mnt

The following packages are on this disk:

NAME DESCRIPTION

ad320 Adaptec 39320 29320 AIC-7901,7902

wd Enhanced IDE and ATAPI

wd506 Enhanced IDE and ATAPI for pre-507 systems

Please enter the names of the packages you

wish to install, or q to quit: wd506

Installing wd506.

This BTLD image is only needed during an initial system load of SCO
OpenServer. It is not necessary to use the BTLD when installing the updated
wd driver on an already-running system. Instead, please proceed directly to
installing the custom-installable Wd Driver Supplement.

>
> Once again, I think this will work but I haven't tested it. I have root
> access to an OSR502 machine, but it isn't "mine" and I shouldn't do
> drastic things like installing a BTLD. I was able to test the kernel
> linking aspect because that can be done by just moving aside a couple of
> files temporarily. If you test it, please let me know (1) if you got it
> to link in, (2) if it booted, (3) if you saw any performance change.
>
> >Bela<

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