A.P. Lawrence

This article is from a FAQ concerning SCO operating systems. While some of the information may be applicable to any OS, or any Unix or Linux OS, it may be specific to SCO Xenix, Open Desktop or Openserver.

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Unix, Xenix and ODT General FAQ

How can I download a boot disk?

Note: modern versions have boot images on the CD and tools to create the floppies from Windows or Unix platforms. CHECK YOUR CD FIRST. See /SCOFAQ/scotec2.html#installdisk

See also http://aplawrence.com/Basics/floppy.html

(contributed by Bela Lubkin)

Someone named Chip is looking for a boot disk for some release of SCO Unix or OpenServer -- I've lost track of the details.

This prompted me to dredge up my old list of FTPable SCO boot disks (couldn't find it via google, I thought they claimed they now had all of USENET back to the beginning?) -- but I found a quote of most of it.

I've updated it by adding some new items, and fixing all the URLs so they point to machines and directories that actually exist as of 2002-02-07. Since this is an external directory of information maintained by other people, it's entirely subject to change.

Herewith, please find a list of boot disks for "SCO" operating systems. It attempts to be comprehensive, but I may have missed a few. If your exact OS flavor is missing, a "nearby" version might work. If multiple images are listed for a particular version, read their cover letters or try them serially.

The URLs generally point directly to the file that contains the boot image; however, you would be wise to look in the same directory for related materials such as cover letters.

Some of the disks listed may in fact be of such specialized purpose that nobody could possibly use them any more...

I expect this to be archived by google and thus searchable for many years to come.

 URL                                                  Operating system(s)
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 N/A                                                  Xenix < 2.3.2, Xenix 286 MCA ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/SLS/xnx264.n1.Z Xenix 2.3.2 286 ISA ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/EFS/efs100.n1.Z Xenix 2.3.2 386 MCA 3.5" (SCSI) ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/SLS/xnx232b.n1.Z Xenix 2.3.2 386 MCA 3.5" (ESDI) ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/EFS/efs124.n1.Z Xenix 2.3.4 386 MCA 3.5" ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/EFS/efs132.n1.Z Xenix 2.3.4 386 ISA 3.5"

 
 N/A                                                  Unix 3.2.0, ODT 1.0 ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/EFS/efs1.135.n1d.Z Unix 3.2v2.0/ODT 1.1 ISA 3.5" ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/EFS/efs1.135.n1t.Z Unix 3.2v2.0/ODT 1.1 ISA 3.5"+tape ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/EFS/efs1.96.n1d.Z Unix 3.2v2.0/ODT 1.1 ISA 5.25" ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/EFS/efs1.96.n1t.Z Unix 3.2v2.0/ODT 1.1 ISA 5.25"+tape ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/EFS/efs1.mc.n1d.Z Unix 3.2v2.0/ODT 1.1 MCA 3.5" ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/EFS/efs1.mc.n1t.Z Unix 3.2v2.0/ODT 1.1 MCA 3.5"+tape ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/EFS/efs114.n1 Unix 3.2v2.0/ODT 1.1 ISA 3.5" ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/EFS/efs117.n1d.Z Unix 3.2v2.0/ODT 1.1 MCA 3.5" ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/EFS/efs117.n1t.Z Unix 3.2v2.0/ODT 1.1 MCA 3.5"+tape ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/SLS/oda366b.n135.Z ODT 2.0 3.5" ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/SLS/oda366b.n196.Z ODT 2.0 5.25" ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/SLS/unx365b.n135.Z Unix 3.2v4.0/4.1 3.5" ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/SLS/unx365b.n196.Z Unix 3.2v4.0/4.1 5.25" ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/SLS/uod383bun1.Z Unix 3.2v4.2 ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/SLS/uod383bon1.Z ODT 3.0 ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/SLS/uod429a.Z ODT 3.0, Unix 3.2v4.2 3.5" ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/SLS/cmw490a.Z CMW+ 3.0 ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/openserver5/oss431a.boot.Z OpenServer 5.0.0 ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/SLS/oss444a.Z OpenServer 5.0.[02] ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/openserver5/oss463b.n0 OpenServer 5.0.4 ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/openserver5/oss604a.boot OpenServer 5.0.5
 N/A                                                  OpenServer 5.0.6

  ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pos/demo/demofloppy/demofloppy.image SCO POS demo

 
 N/A                                                  UnixWare 1.0 ftp://ftp.caldera.com/UW11/boot1.tar UnixWare 1.1 ftp://ftp.caldera.com/UW20/2069as.dd UnixWare 2.0.x Application Server ftp://ftp.caldera.com/UW20/2069pe.dd UnixWare 2.0.x Personal Edition ftp://ftp.caldera.com/UW20/tf2183.boot.as UnixWare 2.0.1 Application Server ftp://ftp.caldera.com/UW20/tf2183.boot.pe UnixWare 2.0.1 Personal Edition ftp://ftp.caldera.com/UW20/tf2219.boot.as UnixWare 2.0.[123] Application Server ftp://ftp.caldera.com/UW20/tf2219.boot.pe UnixWare 2.0.[123] Personal Edition ftp://ftp.caldera.com/UW21/ptf3035.boot.dd UnixWare 2.1.[01] ftp://ftp.caldera.com/UW21/ptf3256.boot.dd UnixWare 2.1.[012] ftp://ftp.caldera.com/UW21/upd213/boot213.img.C UnixWare 2.1.3 ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/unixware7/ptf7055b.bt1.dd UnixWare 7.0.0 ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/unixware7/ptf7055b.bt2.dd UnixWare 7.0.0
 N/A                                                  UnixWare 7.0.1 ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/unixware7/ptf7425b.bt1.dd UnixWare 7.1.0 ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/unixware7/ptf7425b.bt2.dd UnixWare 7.1.0 ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/unixware7/ptf7619d/ UnixWare 7.1.1
 N/A                                                  Unixware 7.1.3
 N/A                                                  Open UNIX 8.0.0

A helpful site for DOS and Windows boot disks is http://www.bootdisk.com

Comments /SCOFAQ/FAQ_scotec1downloadboot.html


Mon Feb 20 04:02:08 2006: Subject:   anonymous
What do you do with these .Z files ... nothing reads them ... rawrite says its not a valid file.



Mon Feb 20 11:16:02 2006: Subject:   TonyLawrence
.Z files are compressed. "uncompress" expands them.



Tue Nov 14 22:35:27 2006: Subject: .boot   anonymous
What can I expand a .boot file with? - Jeff



Wed Nov 15 10:29:02 2006: Subject:   TonyLawrence
Who says it's compressed?




If it is, "file yourfile.boot" will tell you what it is. Rename it appropriately and unpack it. For example:


$ file y
y: compress'd data 16 bits
$ mv y y.Z
$ uncompress y.Z

Tue Aug 28 07:25:57 2007: Subject:   anonymous
What do you do with the .n1 files inside the .Z file? Just copy to the floppy?



Tue Aug 28 08:36:20 2007: Subject:   TonyLawrence
Yes, though you have to "dd" them.



See http://aplawrence.com/Basics/floppy.html

Tue Aug 28 19:14:48 2007: Subject:   anonymous
Thanks for the help, TonyLawrence

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