Another experience with FIXDISK2.0 for UNIXpc

[Bill Mayhew]

In article <1990Nov9.033746.1605 at texrex.uucp> rmfowler at texrex.uucp (Rex Fowler) writes:
>
>A few weeks ago there was a discussion about problems obtaining FIXDISX 2.0
>for the UNIX pc from AT&T.  Well, let me tell you what I dealt with when I 
>tried to get the FIXDISK 2.0. ....

Well, AT&T was 1/2 right. The code number on the 3.51 fixdisk is
1020.  That gets you the 3.51m kernel and other assorted goodies.

I whipped out my copy of the the Fixdisk that I requested from the
Hotline (1-800-922-0354) this spring and sure enough that is the
label:

"          A T & T
        Unix (tm)  PC
    v 3.51 Fix Disl r 2.0

    Fix 1020       1 of 2  "


The second disk is the same, except it is "2 of 2."


The return address on the disk mailer is:


AT&T
Software Coordinator
601 Allendale Rd.
King of Prussia, PA  19406


A couple of readers in netland as well as myself had problems with
bad sectors on the distribution diskettes, so you might as well ftp
the archive from osu anyway.

I had problems with poor serial port performance with the 3.51m
kernel, though I did like the metermaid display and improved screen
blanker being able to be unblanked even with non-typing keys.  All
the patches to the other programs seemed backwards compatible to
the standard 3.51 kernel, so I kept those.

I never had the problem, but several other people had problems with
stranage lock files being left around that prevented correct booting
into the multiuser run level with the 3.51m kernel.  I'm not sure
what the consensus on the cause of that was.

==Bill==


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