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| Dnix wrote: > Can anyone confirm if oss660a getty supplement for SCO 5.0.6 is > valid , I have downloaded about 5 times renamed it to VOL.000.000 and > each time I install , it says its not a valid archive > > many thanks all Have you tried reading it with vi? |
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| On Apr 14, 3:34 pm, foolsrushout <6...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Dnix wrote: > > Can anyone confirm if oss660a getty supplement for SCO 5.0.6 is > > valid , I have downloaded about 5 times renamed it to VOL.000.000 and > > each time I install , it says its not a valid archive > > > many thanks all > > Have you tried reading it with vi? sure it also contains a lot of non-printable chars and file * says ascii.txt not cpio.archive |
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| On Apr 14, 5:16 am, Dnix <denn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can anyone confirm if oss660a getty supplement for SCO 5.0.6 is > valid , I have downloaded about 5 times renamed it to VOL.000.000 and > each time I install , it says its not a valid archive > > many thanks all I have it installed. Did you get a valid checksum? R Robert |
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| On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:39:09 -0700 (PDT), Dnix <denn.el@gmail.com> wrote: >On Apr 14, 3:34 pm, foolsrushout <6...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> Dnix wrote: >> > Can anyone confirm if oss660a getty supplement for SCO 5.0.6 is >> > valid , I have downloaded about 5 times renamed it to VOL.000.000 and >> > each time I install , it says its not a valid archive >> >> > many thanks all >> >> Have you tried reading it with vi? > >sure it also contains a lot of non-printable chars and file * says >ascii.txt not cpio.archive I just downloaded it from http://www.sco.com/support/ftplists/osr5list.html and had no issue with it. It is indeed a cpio archive. From where (and using what method) are you downloading it? Scott McMillan |
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| On Apr 14, 6:05 pm, Scott McMillan <smcmil...@twmi.rr.com> wrote: > On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:39:09 -0700 (PDT), Dnix <denn...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > >On Apr 14, 3:34 pm, foolsrushout <6...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Dnix wrote: > >> > Can anyone confirm if oss660a getty supplement for SCO 5.0.6 is > >> > valid , I have downloaded about 5 times renamed it to VOL.000.000 and > >> > each time I install , it says its not a valid archive > > >> > many thanks all > > >> Have you tried reading it with vi? > > >sure it also contains a lot of non-printable chars and file * says > >ascii.txt not cpio.archive > > I just downloaded it fromhttp://www.sco.com/support/ftplists/osr5list.htmland had no issue > with it. It is indeed a cpio archive. > > From where (and using what method) are you downloading it? > > Scott McMillan downloaded using ftp to ftp.sco.com |
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| On Apr 14, 6:34 pm, Dnix <denn...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Apr 14, 6:05 pm, Scott McMillan <smcmil...@twmi.rr.com> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:39:09 -0700 (PDT), Dnix <denn...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >On Apr 14, 3:34 pm, foolsrushout <6...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > >> Dnix wrote: > > >> > Can anyone confirm if oss660a getty supplement for SCO 5.0.6 is > > >> > valid , I have downloaded about 5 times renamed it to VOL.000.000 and > > >> > each time I install , it says its not a valid archive > > > >> > many thanks all > > > >> Have you tried reading it with vi? > > > >sure it also contains a lot of non-printable chars and file * says > > >ascii.txt not cpio.archive > > > I just downloaded it fromhttp://www.sco.com/support/ftplists/osr5list.htmlandhad no issue > > with it. It is indeed a cpio archive. > > > From where (and using what method) are you downloading it? > > > Scott McMillan > > downloaded using ftp to ftp.sco.com funny , I just downloaded using htpp and there is indeed a difference in the file header to the ftp version, I try and install at work tommorow |
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| On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:34:02 -0700 (PDT), Dnix <denn.el@gmail.com> wrote: >On Apr 14, 6:05 pm, Scott McMillan <smcmil...@twmi.rr.com> wrote: >> On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:39:09 -0700 (PDT), Dnix <denn...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >On Apr 14, 3:34 pm, foolsrushout <6...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> Dnix wrote: >> >> > Can anyone confirm if oss660a getty supplement for SCO 5.0.6 is >> >> > valid , I have downloaded about 5 times renamed it to VOL.000.000 and >> >> > each time I install , it says its not a valid archive >> >> >> > many thanks all >> >> >> Have you tried reading it with vi? >> >> >sure it also contains a lot of non-printable chars and file * says >> >ascii.txt not cpio.archive >> >> I just downloaded it fromhttp://www.sco.com/support/ftplists/osr5list.htmland had no issue >> with it. It is indeed a cpio archive. >> >> From where (and using what method) are you downloading it? >> >> Scott McMillan > >downloaded using ftp to ftp.sco.com You'll have to be a bit more specific - I just downloaded ftp.sco.com//pub/openserver5/oss660a with WS-FTP via Windows XP and it is indeed a cpio archive. Scott McMillan |
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| On Apr 14, 6:53 pm, Scott McMillan <smcmil...@twmi.rr.com> wrote: > On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:34:02 -0700 (PDT), Dnix <denn...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > >On Apr 14, 6:05 pm, Scott McMillan <smcmil...@twmi.rr.com> wrote: > >> On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:39:09 -0700 (PDT), Dnix <denn...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > > >> >On Apr 14, 3:34 pm, foolsrushout <6...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Dnix wrote: > >> >> > Can anyone confirm if oss660a getty supplement for SCO 5.0.6 is > >> >> > valid , I have downloaded about 5 times renamed it to VOL.000.000 and > >> >> > each time I install , it says its not a valid archive > > >> >> > many thanks all > > >> >> Have you tried reading it with vi? > > >> >sure it also contains a lot of non-printable chars and file * says > >> >ascii.txt not cpio.archive > > >> I just downloaded it fromhttp://www.sco.com/support/ftplists/osr5list.htmlandhad no issue > >> with it. It is indeed a cpio archive. > > >> From where (and using what method) are you downloading it? > > >> Scott McMillan > > >downloaded using ftp to ftp.sco.com > > You'll have to be a bit more specific - I just downloaded > ftp.sco.com//pub/openserver5/oss660a with WS-FTP via Windows XP and it > is indeed a cpio archive. > > Scott McMillan actually I downloaded by ftp using a windows ftp program , ftp transfer mode was set to auto , and when that did not seem to work I set ftp transfer mode to binary , I passed the files to the unix box using the sco vision |
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| On Apr 14, 7:00 pm, Dnix <denn...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Apr 14, 6:53 pm, Scott McMillan <smcmil...@twmi.rr.com> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:34:02 -0700 (PDT), Dnix <denn...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >On Apr 14, 6:05 pm, Scott McMillan <smcmil...@twmi.rr.com> wrote: > > >> On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:39:09 -0700 (PDT), Dnix <denn...@gmail.com> > > >> wrote: > > > >> >On Apr 14, 3:34 pm, foolsrushout <6...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > >> >> Dnix wrote: > > >> >> > Can anyone confirm if oss660a getty supplement for SCO 5.0.6 is > > >> >> > valid , I have downloaded about 5 times renamed it to VOL.000.000 and > > >> >> > each time I install , it says its not a valid archive > > > >> >> > many thanks all > > > >> >> Have you tried reading it with vi? > > > >> >sure it also contains a lot of non-printable chars and file * says > > >> >ascii.txt not cpio.archive > > > >> I just downloaded it fromhttp://www.sco.com/support/ftplists/osr5list.htmlandhadno issue > > >> with it. It is indeed a cpio archive. > > > >> From where (and using what method) are you downloading it? > > > >> Scott McMillan > > > >downloaded using ftp to ftp.sco.com > > > You'll have to be a bit more specific - I just downloaded > > ftp.sco.com//pub/openserver5/oss660a with WS-FTP via Windows XP and it > > is indeed a cpio archive. > > > Scott McMillan > > actually I downloaded by ftp using a windows ftp program , ftp > transfer mode was set to auto , and when that did not seem to work I > set ftp transfer mode to binary , I passed the files to the unix box > using the sco vision actually this is the difference Comparing: [ 1 ] to [ 2 ] [ 1 ] N:\oss660a [ 2 ] N:\oss660a2 ----------------- 1 * 660AFLOPPY/1.0.0/SSO_1_LABEL/000 * 07070700000000000010064400000000000300000100000007 72556016500007100000000501opt/ Distribution/SCO/OSS660AFLOPPY/1.0.0/SSO_1_LABEL/000 |