Getting Started Guide

About this book
        How this book is organized

About SCO OpenServer systems
        SCO OpenServer product editions
        SCO OpenServer media
                        SCO OpenServer Optional Services CD-ROM
                        SCO Skunkware
        SCO OpenServer documentation
                The Late News document
        SCO OpenServer hardware support
        Licensing SCO OpenServer products
                Installing SCO OpenServer edition and upgrade licenses
        Registering SCO OpenServer products
        SCO Global Services
                Professional Services and Custom Engineering
                Technical Support
                Support bundled with product
                Online Services -- Self-Help Support

Before installing
        System requirements
        Installing and configuring hardware devices
                Hard disk detection
                Supported Host Bus Adapters (HBA)
                Installation boot devices
        Installation notes
        Installation checklists
                General installation checklist
                Partitions and filesystems checklists
                        Partitions and filesystems checklists
                        Filesystems checklist and notes

Installing an SCO OpenServer system
        Responding to installation prompts
        The installation procedure

Troubleshooting the installation
        Solving problems during installation
                Installation CD fails to boot from bootable CD-ROM drive
                Installation fails with IDE CD-ROM drive configured as slave device
                Installation fails with /cd-rom/.extra.d/usr/bin/swap error
                USB devices can interfere with installation
                USB keyboard does not function properly
                Installation unresponsive when system attached to KVM switch
                Number of mouse buttons incorrectly detected
        Solving problems after installation
                Cannot configure mouse while X server is running
                System not licensed or unregistered software
        Solving undocumented installation problems
                Hardware and operating systems
                Identifying the problem
        Before calling for help
                A description of the problem
                System configuration

After the installation
        Copying the installed kernel
        Verifying DHCP and Address Allocation Servers

Installing and configuring hardware
        Hardware compatibility issues
        Configuring installation hardware
                Viewing hardware device configuration
                Viewing and activating software device drivers
                Adding a new controller for a device driver
                Returning to the installation

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