SCO Openserver 5.0.7 installation - Versionsgeschichte

Luna am 7. Oktober 2023 um 10:28 Uhr

2023-10-07T10:28:14Z

← Nächstältere Version		Version vom 7. Oktober 2023, 12:28 Uhr
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	'''Let's cut to the chase: Is it any good?'''		'''Let's cut to the chase: Is it any good?'''

	Yeah, kind of, sort of... Openserver feels old compared to Linux and even when compared to other commercial Unix systems there are some parts that are really ancient. For me it was "better than expected" when I compare it to other SVR3 systems. Advantages of Openserver: it's mature, stable, and by modern standards fast and small. The scoadmin tools are very good. You can see that the engineers who made this system really did a good job. You can still find a lot of online documentation (currently at: http://osr5doc.xinuos.com/de/Navpages/index.html).		Yeah, kind of, sort of... Openserver feels old compared to Linux and even when compared to other commercial Unix systems there are some parts that are really ancient. For me it was "better than expected" when I compare it to other SVR3 systems. Advantages of Openserver: it's mature, stable, and by modern standards fast and small. All this of course not in absolute terms. Naturally a system released in 1995 (OS 5.0) will be "mature" in 2023. It is just one of the very few SVR3 systems that survived long enough to actually improve over time, whereas most SVR3 were just released with a lot of problems and never really fixed. The scoadmin tools are very good. You can see that the engineers who made this system really did a good job. You can still find a lot of online documentation (currently at: http://osr5doc.xinuos.com/de/Navpages/index.html).

	'''SCO? Aren't they evil?'''		'''SCO? Aren't they evil?'''

Luna am 7. Oktober 2023 um 10:23 Uhr

2023-10-07T10:23:23Z

← Nächstältere Version		Version vom 7. Oktober 2023, 12:23 Uhr
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	== Openserver ==		== Openserver ==

	SCO originally started in 1979. They did ports of UNIX(r) and in 1983 they did the XENIX port to the IBM PC/XT. There were early ties with Microsoft based on these projects already. They later acquired XENIX from Microsoft completely. In 1989 they released the first version of a new SVR3 port called "SCO UNIX System V Release 3.2". It replaced XENIX as SCO's main product and went through a number of iteration. The last versions of this line of Unix system was called "Openserver 5". It is basically a classic SVR3 Unix system with added quality of life improvements and support for more-of-less recent hardware. One interesting aspect of Openserver is that SCO has build in XENIX compatibility.		SCO originally started in 1979. They did ports of UNIX(r) and in 1983 they did the XENIX port to the IBM PC/XT. There were early ties with Microsoft based on these projects already. They later acquired XENIX from Microsoft completely. In 1989 they released the first version of a new SVR3 port called "SCO UNIX System V Release 3.2". It replaced XENIX as SCO's main product and went through a number of iteration. The last versions of this line of Unix system was called "Openserver 5". It is basically a classic SVR3 Unix system with added quality of life improvements and support for more-or-less recent hardware. One interesting aspect of Openserver is that SCO has build in XENIX compatibility.

	'''Let's cut to the chase: Is it any good?'''		'''Let's cut to the chase: Is it any good?'''

Luna am 6. Oktober 2023 um 21:58 Uhr

2023-10-06T21:58:32Z

← Nächstältere Version		Version vom 6. Oktober 2023, 23:58 Uhr
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	3 devsys		3 devsys
	~~It's~~ on the OpenServer-5.0.7Hw-10Jun05_1800 CD. It includes a bunch of Java things that require a certain maintenance pack (MP) revision. Just leave this out for now.		The development system is on the OpenServer-5.0.7Hw-10Jun05_1800 CD. It includes a bunch of Java things that require a certain maintenance pack (MP) revision. Just leave this out for now.

	4 mp5		4 mp5

Luna am 6. Oktober 2023 um 21:57 Uhr

2023-10-06T21:57:19Z

← Nächstältere Version		Version vom 6. Oktober 2023, 23:57 Uhr
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	autoconf-2.13		autoconf-2.13

	automake-1.4-p6		automake-1.4-p6

	bc-1.06		bc-1.06

	bzip2-1.0.6		bzip2-1.0.6

	diffutils-3.2		diffutils-3.2

	expat-2.0.1		expat-2.0.1

	gawk-3.1.8		gawk-3.1.8

	glib-1.2.10		glib-1.2.10

	gmp-5.1.3		gmp-5.1.3

	jasper-1.900.1		jasper-1.900.1

	jpeg-6b		jpeg-6b

	libidn-1.26		libidn-1.26

	libid3tag-0.15.1b		libid3tag-0.15.1b

	libpng-1.2.31		libpng-1.2.31

	libsigsegv-2.12		libsigsegv-2.12

	libutf8-0.8.1		libutf8-0.8.1

	make-3.82		make-3.82

	mc-4.1.35		mc-4.1.35

	mksh-R59c		mksh-R59c

	m4-1.4.7		m4-1.4.7

	ncftp-3.1.9		ncftp-3.1.9

	nedit-5.5		nedit-5.5

	pcre-8.45		pcre-8.45

	pth-2.0.7		pth-2.0.7

	readline-6.1		readline-6.1

	renderext-0.9		renderext-0.9

	renderproto-0.9.3		renderproto-0.9.3

	tar-1.20		tar-1.20

	tiff-3.8.2		tiff-3.8.2

	tin-2.6.3		tin-2.6.3

	t1lib-5.1.2		t1lib-5.1.2

	vim64		vim64

	w3c-libwww-5.4.0		w3c-libwww-5.4.0

	xearth-1.1		xearth-1.1

	zlib-1.2.13		zlib-1.2.13

Luna am 6. Oktober 2023 um 21:56 Uhr

2023-10-06T21:56:33Z

← Nächstältere Version		Version vom 6. Oktober 2023, 23:56 Uhr
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	uncomment the definition		uncomment the definition


			A number of packages where I have no specific notes or installation sequence:

			autoconf-2.13
			automake-1.4-p6
			bc-1.06
			bzip2-1.0.6
			diffutils-3.2
			expat-2.0.1
			gawk-3.1.8
			glib-1.2.10
			gmp-5.1.3
			jasper-1.900.1
			jpeg-6b
			libidn-1.26
			libid3tag-0.15.1b
			libpng-1.2.31
			libsigsegv-2.12
			libutf8-0.8.1
			make-3.82
			mc-4.1.35
			mksh-R59c
			m4-1.4.7
			ncftp-3.1.9
			nedit-5.5
			pcre-8.45
			pth-2.0.7
			readline-6.1
			renderext-0.9
			renderproto-0.9.3
			tar-1.20
			tiff-3.8.2
			tin-2.6.3
			t1lib-5.1.2
			vim64
			w3c-libwww-5.4.0
			xearth-1.1
			zlib-1.2.13

Luna am 6. Oktober 2023 um 21:52 Uhr

2023-10-06T21:52:25Z

← Nächstältere Version		Version vom 6. Oktober 2023, 23:52 Uhr
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	LD_RUN_PATH=/usr/local/lib		LD_RUN_PATH=/usr/local/lib
	export LD_RUN_PATH		export LD_RUN_PATH


			.bashrc:
			# set a fancy prompt
			PS1='\u@\h:\w\$ '
			export PS1

Luna am 6. Oktober 2023 um 21:50 Uhr

2023-10-06T21:50:21Z

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	[[Datei:Ibm_thinkcentre.png \|thumb\|right\|IBM Thinkcentre S50]]		[[Datei:Ibm_thinkcentre.png \|thumb\|right\|IBM Thinkcentre S50]]

	We will be installing SCO Openserver on this lovely little IBM Thinkcentre S50 PC. It has a 3GHz Pentium 4, 2GB of RAM, 80GB of IDE disk, and Intel 865G (Extreme Graphics 2) chipset graphics. There is also an Intel Pro/100 ethernet chip onboard, but I could not get this working in Openserver. Fortunately, IBM ~~design~~ two normal height PCI slots into this little machine, so I just added a 3com 905B PC ethernet card. This machine should be more than enough for Openserver. In theory one could go for a much faster SMP machine, but a 3GHz P4 is really just fine. The graphics chip will only work after installing maintenance pack 5.		We will be installing SCO Openserver on this lovely little IBM Thinkcentre S50 PC. It has a 3GHz Pentium 4, 2GB of RAM, 80GB of IDE disk, and Intel 865G (Extreme Graphics 2) chipset graphics. There is also an Intel Pro/100 ethernet chip onboard, but I could not get this working in Openserver. Fortunately, IBM designed two normal height PCI slots into this little machine, so I just added a 3com 905B PC ethernet card. This machine should be more than enough for Openserver. In theory one could go for a much faster SMP machine, but a 3GHz P4 is really just fine. The graphics chip will only work after installing maintenance pack 5.

Luna am 6. Oktober 2023 um 21:49 Uhr

2023-10-06T21:49:47Z

← Nächstältere Version		Version vom 6. Oktober 2023, 23:49 Uhr
Zeile 23:		Zeile 23:
	'''installation media'''		'''installation media'''

	there is an updated Openserver CD "OpenServer-5.0.7Hw-10Jun05_1800". It solves problems with AHCI. Use this CD, rather than the original, old CD. There is also a supplemental CD that includes maintenance pack 5. Make sure you get the following packages and patches from the archives: "gnutools", "oss672a", "oss674a".		there is an updated Openserver CD "OpenServer-5.0.7Hw-10Jun05_1800". It solves problems with AHCI. Use this CD, rather than the original, old CD. There is also a supplemental CD that includes maintenance pack 5. Make sure you get the following packages and patches from the archives: "gnutools-5.0.7Kj", "oss672a", "oss674a".

Luna am 6. Oktober 2023 um 21:48 Uhr

2023-10-06T21:48:48Z

← Nächstältere Version		Version vom 6. Oktober 2023, 23:48 Uhr
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	Yes! And no. Old SCO wasn't evil, but quite a respectable Unix company. Then they sold the Unix business to Caldera (a Linux company) in 2001 and everything got a name change. Old SCO became Tarantella, Caldera became (new) SCO and this new SCO then became (in)famous for its lawsuits. Tarantella was bought by Sun in 2005. New SCO went bankrupt in 2012. The Openserver and Unixware systems predate all this lawsuit craziness and customers pretty much abandoned both systems as much as they could.		Yes! And no. Old SCO wasn't evil, but quite a respectable Unix company. Then they sold the Unix business to Caldera (a Linux company) in 2001 and everything got a name change. Old SCO became Tarantella, Caldera became (new) SCO and this new SCO then became (in)famous for its lawsuits. Tarantella was bought by Sun in 2005. New SCO went bankrupt in 2012. The Openserver and Unixware systems predate all this lawsuit craziness and customers pretty much abandoned both systems as much as they could.

	~~<p>~~

	'''Installing Openserver 5.0.7 on a PC'''		'''Installing Openserver 5.0.7 on a PC'''
Zeile 19:		Zeile 19:
	We will be installing SCO Openserver on this lovely little IBM Thinkcentre S50 PC. It has a 3GHz Pentium 4, 2GB of RAM, 80GB of IDE disk, and Intel 865G (Extreme Graphics 2) chipset graphics. There is also an Intel Pro/100 ethernet chip onboard, but I could not get this working in Openserver. Fortunately, IBM design two normal height PCI slots into this little machine, so I just added a 3com 905B PC ethernet card. This machine should be more than enough for Openserver. In theory one could go for a much faster SMP machine, but a 3GHz P4 is really just fine. The graphics chip will only work after installing maintenance pack 5.		We will be installing SCO Openserver on this lovely little IBM Thinkcentre S50 PC. It has a 3GHz Pentium 4, 2GB of RAM, 80GB of IDE disk, and Intel 865G (Extreme Graphics 2) chipset graphics. There is also an Intel Pro/100 ethernet chip onboard, but I could not get this working in Openserver. Fortunately, IBM design two normal height PCI slots into this little machine, so I just added a 3com 905B PC ethernet card. This machine should be more than enough for Openserver. In theory one could go for a much faster SMP machine, but a 3GHz P4 is really just fine. The graphics chip will only work after installing maintenance pack 5.

	~~<p>~~

	'''installation media'''		'''installation media'''
	~~<p>~~
	there is an updated Openserver CD "OpenServer-5.0.7Hw-10Jun05_1800". It solves problems with AHCI. Use this CD, rather than the original, old CD. There is also a supplemental CD that includes maintenance pack 5. Make sure you get the following packages and patches from the archives: "gnutools", "oss672a", "oss674a".		there is an updated Openserver CD "OpenServer-5.0.7Hw-10Jun05_1800". It solves problems with AHCI. Use this CD, rather than the original, old CD. There is also a supplemental CD that includes maintenance pack 5. Make sure you get the following packages and patches from the archives: "gnutools", "oss672a", "oss674a".

Luna am 6. Oktober 2023 um 21:48 Uhr

2023-10-06T21:48:08Z

← Nächstältere Version		Version vom 6. Oktober 2023, 23:48 Uhr
Zeile 10:		Zeile 10:

	Yes! And no. Old SCO wasn't evil, but quite a respectable Unix company. Then they sold the Unix business to Caldera (a Linux company) in 2001 and everything got a name change. Old SCO became Tarantella, Caldera became (new) SCO and this new SCO then became (in)famous for its lawsuits. Tarantella was bought by Sun in 2005. New SCO went bankrupt in 2012. The Openserver and Unixware systems predate all this lawsuit craziness and customers pretty much abandoned both systems as much as they could.		Yes! And no. Old SCO wasn't evil, but quite a respectable Unix company. Then they sold the Unix business to Caldera (a Linux company) in 2001 and everything got a name change. Old SCO became Tarantella, Caldera became (new) SCO and this new SCO then became (in)famous for its lawsuits. Tarantella was bought by Sun in 2005. New SCO went bankrupt in 2012. The Openserver and Unixware systems predate all this lawsuit craziness and customers pretty much abandoned both systems as much as they could.

			<p>

	'''Installing Openserver 5.0.7 on a PC'''		'''Installing Openserver 5.0.7 on a PC'''
Zeile 17:		Zeile 19:
	We will be installing SCO Openserver on this lovely little IBM Thinkcentre S50 PC. It has a 3GHz Pentium 4, 2GB of RAM, 80GB of IDE disk, and Intel 865G (Extreme Graphics 2) chipset graphics. There is also an Intel Pro/100 ethernet chip onboard, but I could not get this working in Openserver. Fortunately, IBM design two normal height PCI slots into this little machine, so I just added a 3com 905B PC ethernet card. This machine should be more than enough for Openserver. In theory one could go for a much faster SMP machine, but a 3GHz P4 is really just fine. The graphics chip will only work after installing maintenance pack 5.		We will be installing SCO Openserver on this lovely little IBM Thinkcentre S50 PC. It has a 3GHz Pentium 4, 2GB of RAM, 80GB of IDE disk, and Intel 865G (Extreme Graphics 2) chipset graphics. There is also an Intel Pro/100 ethernet chip onboard, but I could not get this working in Openserver. Fortunately, IBM design two normal height PCI slots into this little machine, so I just added a 3com 905B PC ethernet card. This machine should be more than enough for Openserver. In theory one could go for a much faster SMP machine, but a 3GHz P4 is really just fine. The graphics chip will only work after installing maintenance pack 5.

			<p>

	'''installation media'''		'''installation media'''