On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 11:17 AM, John Stoffel wrote:
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> This is a good looking reference for some of the issue you might run
> into:
>
> http://aplawrence.com/Linux/scolindiff.html
A.P. Lawrence himself is available for consultation as well - he was quite
helpful to me on a SCO Unix issue.
Pamela> I will share the afterstory once the initial view of the
Pamela> machine, and perhaps the backup tape(s), has been done.
Something else to keep in mind, is that you should bit-copy the entire
disc and only do testing on the copy. Use gnu ddrescue, dd_rescue, or
whatever. But image the e
If you come into that URL from Google, the answer will be listed at the
very bottom of the page:
http://goo.gl/NqAyL
--Ted
On 6/22/2012 10:32 AM, Jack Coats wrote:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Unix/Setup/Q_22047546.html
As much as I hate it, this URL says they have an answer. But I
ha
As ever, you guys totally rock. Thanks!
I will share the afterstory once the initial view of the machine, and
perhaps the backup tape(s), has been done.
---p
On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Jack Coats wrote:
> http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Unix/Setup/Q_22047546.html
>
> As much as I hate
http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Unix/Setup/Q_22047546.html
As much as I hate it, this URL says they have an answer. But I
haven't found an answer elsewhere.
Also, if you put it in a Linux box, I would see if you can set a
switch/jumper to hardware inhibit writing to the old SCO disk.
If you
Hi,
If the bootable Linux CD could see the tape drive, then it would be
worth checking if cpio or tar can read the old backups. I believe SCO
Xenix came with cpio.
Jonathan.
On 22/06/12 11:49, Pamela Lynn Howell wrote:
> [...]
> They do have an old tape backup which might have "most" of th
On 6/22/2012 9:44 AM, Pamela Lynn Howell wrote:
Anybody?
Here's my response from the last time this subject came up. HTH.
https://lists.lopsa.org/pipermail/tech/2011-April/005960.html
Ah, Google, you remember everything, don't you.
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On 6/22/2012 9:44 AM, Pamela Lynn Howell wrote:
Hi Jack,
Thanks for your response. My family member isn't so much looking for
paths to legal recompense, nor how to fix the problem of backups and
backup testing going forward, but more for tools and tips as to how to
look at the existing box's file
Hi Jack,
Thanks for your response. My family member isn't so much looking for paths
to legal recompense, nor how to fix the problem of backups and backup
testing going forward, but more for tools and tips as to how to look at the
existing box's filesystem now, forensically, using current Linux tool
I have known people like that, and other than the courts there is no
recourse for the most part.
When those folks are found, it is often to late (as in this case).
It sounds like there were no backups? The old 3-2-1 of backups rule
still works (3 copies, on 2 different kinds of media, 1 copy off
Central NJ former client of a friend was using an old office automation
system, most likely run on SCO Xenix, from ~20years ago.
In January, client converted to a new "standard" system for his industry.
He ran the two systems "in parallel" since January
and continued to pay a "consultant" from ou
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