From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 27 19:01:36 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E805516A4D1 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:01:36 +0000 (GMT) Received: from beck.quonix.net (beck.quonix.net [146.145.66.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55D9143D49 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:01:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from john@essenz.com) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (pool-141-158-247-68.phil.east.verizon.net [141.158.247.68]) by beck.quonix.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i8RJ1XNs093349 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 15:01:33 -0400 (EDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <6ACEE66C-10B6-11D9-A5BE-0003933DDCFA@essenz.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org From: John Von Essen Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:52:44 -0400 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) X-SpamAssassin-2.64-Score: 0.5/6 RCVD_IN_NJABL_DUL,RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL X-MimeDefang-2.44: beck.quonix.net X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.44 Subject: hacking SCO.... X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:01:37 -0000 Unfortunately, I have inherited a Intel P200 with SCO OpenServer 5.0.4 with a 4Gb SCSI drive. I have to get the machine back up and running. Here is my dilemma and progress: I have a cpio archive on DDS-2 tape that is valid. I have been able to extract files onto a test disk with FreeBSD. The current 4Gb SCSI disk has a hardware problem. Not sure of where, but roughly 120Mb into the desk it starts making noise of fails. I have a new replacement 4Gb disk. With a FreeBSD boot CD I did a dd and was able to get the new disk setup with all of the old disks partition maps, boot data, etc.,. The new disk actually boots into SCO but fails because it only has 100Mb or so of data. The problem is I do not have any SCI media. According to docs, if I had a boot floppy or emergency repair disk, I could boot with that, then mount the partition and cpio extract the data. I tried doing this with a freebsd boot cd, but could mount the SCO filesystem. In fdisk, it comes up as type 99, and I know the SCO is htfs. Does freebsd support any of this? Any ideas on how I should go about this. All I need to do is get that data from the tape onto the disk and I should good to go. SCO is of no help, they cant provide replacement boot floppy, only sell me complete distribution version 5.0.7 for $100. Thanks john