HPUX-9

NOTE: This information is taken from:
https://web-docs.gsi.de/~kraemer/COLLECTION/HPUX/scratch.html

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Prerequisites

HP-UX 9.x/8.x does not install on disks larger than 2GB (exactly). It may boot off the Install media, but the subsequent CoreOS installation will fail. The typical message is a complaint about at least 55MB which have to be free for swap space.

HP-UX 9.x installs trouble-free only on disks listed in /etc/disktab/, the larger ones being:

• Quantum PD425S
• Quantum LPS525S
• Quantum PD1050S
• Micropolis 1588[T], 660MB
• Micropolis 1528, 1.4GB
• Micropolis 1924, largeish ?
• Seagate ST3600N, 525MB
• HP C3010
• HP C2247, 1GB
• HP C2235, 420MB</a>

HP-UX 8.x is even more restrictive, /etc/disktab/. I had to resort to the antique Seagate ST3600N to get it to install.

Some disks not listed in /etc/disktab/ are installable too, after some warnings (which can be ignored in my experience) from the installation procedure:

• IBM/Quantum Fireball 1280
• IBM DPES 31080
• Seagate ST11200N

HP-UX 9.x takes at least 200MB, >330MB with NLS support, plus 55MB for swap space, thus a 400 to 420MB disk is minimum. If the LaserROM documentation should reside on the same disk it would have to be as large as 1GB. In this case disk space is very tight, so one might consider to install the LaserROM on a separate second disk, if possible.
All this doesn't include user and freeware filesystems.

Base system

From CD

1. Straightforward. Insert Install CD, cycle power. During startup press ESC to allow boot media select.
   
   • On 300/400 series:
     (soon to come)
   • On 700/800 series:
     A bootable device list appears.
     On some models a BOOT_ADMIN console will allow further actions.
     Anyway,

      
     boot scsi.x 
     

     where x is the CD's SCSI address.

   Answer the questions and accept the defaults. One may alter some of the root filesystem parameters, e.g. increase swap space beyond the proposed value (but not larger than 128MB if LaserROM should coexist on the same 1GB disk).
   Leave/set date below Y2K.

2. On request (update): insert Core OS CD and proceed. For external CD-ROM drives this might involve power cycling.
   If this does not work (as experienced e.g. with series 400 systems):
   1. press Reset, reboot and press ESC to allow selection of a minimal system (SYSHPUX).
   2. Then

       
      mount /dev/bsrc /UPDATE_CDROM; rm /update.lock; /etc/update 
      

   Accept proposed default terminal.

3. In the presented menu choose Change Source/Destination and select CD-ROM, no password. Press Done/F4
4. In the presented menu choose installation method. In my experience one may Select all filesets and install just everything (ca. 160 MB)
5. Apply Y2K patches (HP-UX 9.1 for series 300/400 only):
   Insert CD, power cycle CD-ROM drive and

    
   mount /dev/bsrc /UPDATE_CDROM; rm /update.lock; /etc/update</code> 
   

   If the mount fails, reboot and repeat.
   Alternative mount method:

    
   mount -r -t cdfs /dev/dsk/cEd3s0 /UPDATE_CDROM         # CD with SCSI ID=3 
   rm /update.lock; /etc/update                           # or use VUE toolbox, if active 
   

   In the presented menu change installation source to CD-ROM and select/install all filesets.

6. If available, Tools and Languages (C,Pascal,FORTRAN):
   reboot with CD inserted, (alternatively try switch off/on CD drive)
   mount /dev/bsrc /UPDATE_CDROM; rm /update.lock; /etc/update
   or

    
   mount -r -t cdfs /dev/dsk/cEd3s0 /UPDATE_CDROM         # CD with SCSI ID=3 
   rm /update.lock; /etc/update                           # or use VUE toolbox, if active 
   

   Select/install all filesets, may skip NLS stuff

7. On request and if the machine is already connected to a network one may configure it already during installation. Just answer the questions on
   network mask (e.g. 255.255.255.0)
   and Gateway address (e.g. 192.168.1.1 for a router), a (dummy) name must also be given.
8. After (root) login start multi-user level, includes starting VUE:

    
   init 3 
   

9. Note that if one chooses to leave the date as is, to avoid Y2K issues, one might have to <a href="faqhowto.html#Trouble">fix SAM's other date related problems</a>.