User Guide

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SCO UnixWare Installation
Troubleshooting
Problems and Solutions
My computer crashes or displays panic messages during the bootup procedure!
You may have to boot from the backup kernel created earlier, and
then perform the driver update procedure again.
To boot from the old kernel, follow these steps:
1
Reboot the computer.
2
At the Booting UNIX System… prompt or loading UnixWare
graphics, press the Spacebar.
3
From the [boot]# prompt, first type KERNEL=old kernel (e.g.,
KERNEL=unix.work) and press Enter. Then, type go and press
Enter. Your computer should now boot from the backup kernel
created earlier in Installing the Driver When SCO UnixWare is
Already Installed on page 7-3.
To repeat the driver update procedure, follow these steps:
1
Follow the instructions in Removing the Driver on page 7-9 to
delete the driver from your computer.
2
Perform the driver update procedure again. See Installing the
Driver When SCO UnixWare is Already Installed on page 7-3.
Error Messages
The error messages listed below are the messages associated with
the drivers. Messages are listed sequentially according to the last
three digits of the error code. For example, [xxxxx020], [xxxxx021],
[xxxxx022], etc.
Note:
When reporting problems to Customer Support, be
sure to include the complete error code in your problem
description.