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- From: mferreri@gumby.Altos.COM (Mark Ferreri)
- Newsgroups: altos.bugs.sco,comp.unix.xenix.sco,comp.unix.dos-under.unix
- Subject: SCO Unix and WIN /3 Compatibility Problem
- Keywords: SCO Unix 3.2.4 MSDOS 5.0 Windows 3.1
- Message-ID: <6188@gumby.Altos.COM>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 02:14:51 GMT
- Reply-To: mferreri@altos.Altos.COM (Mark Ferreri)
- Followup-To: altos.bugs.sco
- Distribution: na
- Organization: Altos Computer Systems, San Jose, CA.
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-
- This is my first attempt at posting on Usenet, although I've been perusing
- the news for some time, so feel free to correct any glaring lapses in
- netiquette or give me suggestions for more appropriate groups to post the
- following info to.
-
- The Problem;
-
- I am unable to run 'win /3' after loading SCO Unix 3.2v4 onto a separate
- disk partition. The Windows logo displays and a few scattered pixels show
- up after the logo clears, but I am always returned to the dos prompt.
-
- Configuration: Acer 1133E with 210Mg HD, ATI 1024 Video, 16 Meg Ram.
-
- DOS 5.0 was loaded first, followed by Windows 3.1. At this point, Windows
- ran in either standard or 386 Enhanced mode. The problem does not show up
- until SCO Unix is loaded and is located onto a partition which occupies the
- remainder of the disk.
-
- I contacted MicroSoft support and they were fairly helpful, but we could
- come to no resolution (they even found a couple of other reports, but there
- was no resolution in either of those reported instances; customer may have
- given up or solved it and not called back).
-
- I also tried all the troubleshooting techniques contained in the last issue
- of the Windows Resource Kit for 3.1 to no avail.
-
- Manually changing the active boot partition back and forth between Unix and
- DOS has no effect.
-
- In fact, the ONLY thing that seems to make a difference is to use DOS fdisk
- to remove the Unix partition. 'win /3' then starts working again, but I've
- lost Unix at that point.
-
- I've been unable to get through to SCO Support or access the SOSCO BBS (no
- contract support), so if anyone else has access and knows if this has
- already been reported to them and has seen a relevent 'it script', I'd be
- thrilled to find out what's going on. I hate to have to make a choice between
- crippling the full functionality of Windows or abandoning Unix. If you'd like
- to reply by private e-mail, my mail address is 'mferreri@altos.com'.
-
- Thanks-In-Advance
-