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# 8  
Old 08-05-2010
I've done an image of SCO 5.0.6 using g4l and recovered on another hardware.

Now if I try to start then I'm getting this kernel panic:
Code:
CONFIG: No Sdsk SCSI devices configured (unit 0 missing)

WARNING: Test open Failed "hd=Sdsk", no root disk controller

PANIC: srmountfun - Error 6 mounting rootdev hd (1/42)

Error6 opening dumpdev hd(1/41)

Knows someone howto solve this problem?

Last edited by ccc; 08-05-2010 at 05:45 PM..
# 9  
Old 08-05-2010
Yes, do it the way I suggested.
# 10  
Old 08-06-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by jgt
Yes, do it the way I suggested.
I'll do, but there are 2 different hardware with different hard disks.
SCO 5.0.6 is running on IDE HD and I'd like to migrate it on SCSI HD.
# 11  
Old 08-06-2010
Either use Backup Edge, or do a fresh install OS the new hardware. You cannot simply copy the partition from one style of disk controller to another.
What SCSI Controller do you expect to use?
Is there a device driver for SCO 5.0.6 available?
With Backup Edge, you have to create a target kernel on the old system.
# 12  
Old 08-08-2010
Thx, but is it possible to create a boot CD of BackupEdge, boot from this CD and create an image of whole SCO 5.0.6 system?
# 13  
Old 08-08-2010
Not quite, Install BackupEdge, use it to do a full system backup, use it to create an emergency boot cd and boot from it to the new hardare.
BUT you have to create a target kernel for the new hardware on the old system.
There is instructions on how to do this in the BackupEdge documentation, and also in the SCO documentation.I need to restore my data from a Compaq server running with the Smart Array 3200 (ida) to another Compaq server running with the Smart Array 431 (clad) using BackupEdge.
Otherwise you will not be able to boot from the new disk. The disk controller model is part of the kernel, and is not discovered at boot time.
When you boot using the BackupEdge CD, you can run fdisk and divvy to partition the new hardware appropriately. You can then mount the partitions and do the restore, effectively re-sizing the partitions.
# 14  
Old 08-08-2010
Thx, I will try, but do I need an IDE hard disk in the new hardware?
Does it run SCO 5.0.6 on SCSI hard disk as well?
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