ISC V2.2.1 was Re: Mixture of ISC 2.0.2 and 2.2 system softwares

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In article <1990Oct12.011952.3365 at nstar.uucp> larry at nstar.uucp (Larry Snyder) writes:
>what bugs/features will 2.2.1 address?

V2.2.1 of Interactive Unix contains several bug fixes and one
significant enhancement. The enhancement is data compression
on distribution media. Files are in compressed format and are
decompressed automatically during installation, a feature which
decreases the number of diskettes and installation time
considerably.

The bugs now fixed include:

Problems installing on fixed disk with more than 100 bad sectors or
more than 43 clusters of bad sectors, a problem which prevented
some users with large disks from installing.

Incompatability with binaries which used the msgctl(2) syscall
when those binaries were produced on other SVID-compliant systems.

During installation, attempting to change disk parameters had no
real, physical effect.

Problems with some Adaptec 1640 SCSI controllers in some Micro
Channel architecture machines.

Problems installing:
with Seagate IDE fixed disk drives, eg the model 157A.

with Rodime IDE fixed disk drives, eg RD3128A and RD3058A.

with DEC Workstation 325s.

with WD1007V ESDI fixed disk controllers.

if, during disk preparation, a r/w surface analysis was chosen, but not
the option to add defects.

Minor POSIX compliance problems.

Kernel rebuild during installation (after configuring in
a driver or subsystem) wasn't always successful.


We know there are other issues, and know/hope that you
will let us know about them. This update addresses only a few
of the more obvious and significant ones. The ship date for
this update is not fixed yet, but will be in November.

For users experiencing problems with POSIX issues or with
the msgctl(2) issue who need a resolution immediately, there
are 3 new fix disks available from your distributor:

SSU.1a POSIX fixes
SSU.1b SDS libc.a (POSIX) fix
SSU.2 msg.h fix

Thank you for your time.


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