Special Instructions for Installing Caldera OpenLinux on HP NetServers

1. Background information
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To guarantee a successful installation of Caldera OpenLinux on an HP NetServer, 
HP recommends updating a few critical drivers. This update will allow, among 
other things, the OS to recognize the ultra 3 SCSI controller present in some 
NetServers. HP has therefore implemented a special process to update the 
necessary drivers during the installation process. A script named launch is used 
to update all the necessary drivers as well as the source code for the mentioned 
drivers.

2. Using the disk image
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The driver-pack (version 1.2c) contains:

- a bootdisk (version 1.0)
- a driver disk image (version 7.2c)
- the rawrite utility
- this readme

2.1 Instructions for Linux users
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Download the driver-pack from the World Wide Web to the /tmp directory.
Run the command:

unzip  driver-pack12c.gz	(uncompress the driver pack)

Insert a new blank formatted floppy disk and run the command:

dd  if=nud-72c   of=/dev/fd0	(copies the script and driver image to the floppy)

Insert a new blank formatted floppy disk and run the command:

dd  if=bdsk10   of=/dev/fd0	(copies the bootdisk image to the floppy)

Once the operation completes, carefully label the driver update disk as Caldera 
eServer 2.3 NOS Update Disk 7.2 (NUD). Carefully label the bootdisk as Caldera 
eServer 2.3 bootdisk 1.0.


2.2 Instructions for Windows users
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Download the driver-pack to a temporary folder. You may 
use Winzip to extract the content of the compressed file.

From the DOS prompt, run the following commands:
(Change the directory to the temporary folder before running the command)

rawrite -f nud-72c	(copies the image for the script to floppy)

Insert a new blank floppy disk and run the command:

rawrite -f bdsk10	(copies the image for the bootdisk to floppy)

Once the operation completes, label the driver update disk as "Caldera eServer 
2.3 NOS Update Disk 7.2 (NUD)". Label the bootdisk as "Caldera eServer 2.3 
bootdisk 1.0".

3. Deviating from the standard install process
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Boot your system with the Caldera bootdisk that you have just created.
When the system boots from the floppy, insert your Caldera eServer 2.3 CD
in the CD-ROM. Start the installation as indicated in the eServer 2.3
installation guide. Run the update script after you select the mouse
for your system. 

4. Running the script
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- Remove the bootdisk from the floppy drive.
- Insert the NOS Update Disk in the system.
- Press Ctrl-Alt-F2 to get a shell prompt.
- Login as root and press Enter.
- To mount the floppy drive, enter the command:
  mount /dev/fd0H1440  /floppy
- Run the script from the root directory. Enter the command:
  /floppy/launch
  (use /floppy/launch v for verbose mode)

The script will start and will copy the necessary files to the appropriate 
locations. A menu allows the user to pick which driver to load. Follow the 
instructions on the screen. When prompted, return to Normal setup by pressing 
Ctrl-Alt-F8.