Re: TO recover passewd, i need ur help!~~


----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart" <stnking@xxxxxxxxx>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sco.misc
To: <distro@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 8:18 PM
Subject: TO recover passewd, i need ur help!~~


> to recover password of SCO UNIX OPENSERVER5..0.7.
> i tried to boot from boot floppy and edit the passwd file.
> but ,after i booting ,i cannot mount harddisk on ...i know that its
> bcuz the harddisk is installed on an SCSI card...
> so i download lsil.btld.img file from the SCO website, use
> /images/floppycp.exe to make the btld floppy in windows.
> and then, type defbootstr link=lsil at the "boot::" prompt ...
> but :
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> bootlocore: out of low(below 1Mb) memmory
> No memmory for string table
> No(or cannot load)kernel hd(40)unix symbol table
> link failed, press <enter> or
> ..............................................
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> i dont even know what to do next............HELPPP!
> i really need your help.thanks much!
>
> and,also,when u type link=lsil.....how the machine knows where to find
> it whityout a path??

Boot from the sco install floppy not one you made with mkdev fd or scoadmin.
The installation media kit includes a floppy, and the install cd includes an
image of the same floppy, or you could just boot the install cd directly.
At the boot prompt type this (everything after "boot:")
boot: defbootstr link=lsil Sdsk=lsil(0,0,0,0)

Assuming the main disk is on lsil adapter 0, bus 0, id 0, lun 0,

And, are you sure your card uses the lsil driver? Various LSI cards use
other drivers such as amird and slha.

Also, this starts an installation but you break out if the install script to
a shell.
See: http://wdb1.sco.com/kb/showta?taid=105094
Those are 5.0.6 instructions and I don't know if I ever tried it in 507
media so it's possible it won't work.
However, media that does work is downloadable!

See Tony Lawrences nice web site for details and lot's of help with this
very common problem.
http://aplawrence.com/Unixart/lost_root_password.html

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