ARGH!!! 4.2 (RISC) update problem

[George Robbins]

In article <1991Jun07.041938.29796 at decuac.dec.com> avolio at decuac.dec.com writes:
> Shoot.  Shoot.  Shoot.
> 
> Yeah, the Customer Support Center just reported this as a problem.  I'll
> pass on details as I get them (unless I get slapped down) but I believe
> that someone screwed up and the RISC tapes have VAX bits.  George is
> right-on and I doubt if this is an isolated case... we'll see.

Based on E-mail comments I've received and a second distribution kit(*) that
came today, it looks like only some batches of tapes may have been confused
and not the whole thing.

The bad tape is labeled:

AQ-PCV6C-BE	MB0118
Ultrix AND UWS V.42 (RISC)
Mandatory Upgrade

The good tape is labeled:

AQ-PCV6C-BE	MB0545
Ultrix AND UWS V.42 (RISC)
Mandatory Upgrade

To verify that you have a usable tape before getting halfway though the
installation process, do something like:

mt fsf 3; tar tv

and make sure that the files listed have UDT and UDW prefixes and not
ULT and UWS prefixes.

I don't know what the most expeditious procedure is for replacing
incorrect/corrupt distribution media, perhaps Fred will be able to
comment.

(*) we seem to get two sets of media/doc because we had separate Ultrix and
    UWS systems / software service contracts.  Now it's all the same, but I
    haven't gotten around to doing anything about it yet.
-- 
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