XENIX 2.3.2/xnx155b woes

[Alex Pournelle]

pmartin at uceng.UC.EDU (Paul Martin) writes:

>I am running Xenix/386 version 2.3.3.
>I installed xnx155b a while back and have been running into some
>weird problems.  When running some programs or scripts, the system
>appears to hang.  I can change multiscreens and logon from another port
>and sometimes just changing multiscreens unhangs the program.

I have a possibly related problem and would appreciate any insights.
The system is a 25MHz AMI-licensed 386 with 64K cache and 4 megs; hard
disk is a Conner CP-3100 with an IDE controller.  Software is now 2.3.2
with SLS155b installed.  The application is SwitchView, a telephone
switch management program.

When the failure occurs, the system's hard-disk light comes on and stays
on forever.  Commands received just sit there; the system appears
"hung".  The only recourse is a reset.

I'm unable to isolate any hardware bugs or problems--the
drive/controller test fine under DOS, but I have no XENIX system-test
programs (does anyone?) to try.  SCO is, as they say, going to get back
to me.  I'm quite alarmed by this and have few options to try.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions,
	Alex
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