Revision Information

• 199908040: Update to information on recovering a lost root password; updated pointer to Hylafax; update to Year 2000 information
• 199901290: Update to Year 2000 information
• 199812210: Removed reference to Digifax
• 199811060: Update to Year 2000 information
• 199809300: Additional information on PC Card drivers; updated entry on tcpdump; changed URL for TA search
• 199805070: Fixed a typo in the entry on having MMDF send email to multiple UUCP recipients in one job; added a note to the swap space section; added a pointer to a commercial Zmodem product; updated link for ordering Skunkware
• 199805050: Removed outdated reference to computer book list; hopefully a new home will be found soon and it can be put back
• 199802110: Update to Microlite information

DISCLAIMER: I try to keep this information correct, up-to-date, and useful. From time to time, errors and oversights will occur. While this group is read by numerous SCO staff and other experts, and they tend to catch any mistakes I make, there is no guarantee that the information below is 100% right.

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Table of Contents

• How do I stop banners from printing?
• Are there any screen savers?
• Is tar/cpio a good backup program?
• How do I compress my backups?
• What are some third-party backup/recovery products?
• I don't like being restricted to 14 character filenames
• How do I get a copy of adb?
• I can't find crypt
• What do I need to compile programs?
• What does the NCALL kernel parameter affect?
• How do I reset the root password if I forget it? (part 1)
• How do I reset the root password if I forget it? (part 2)
• How do I reset the root password if I forget it? (part 3)
• How do I crash out of the install script?
• Why can't fsck find my lost+found directory?
• I want more space in my lost+found directory
• How do I find out serial numbers of my various components?
• How do I solve an "arglist too long"?
• What versions/configurations am I using?
• I have a bad block on my hard drive
• My system is slow
• Why did my region table overflow?
• How do I solve "fork failed: no more processes"?
• How are minor device numbers assigned by mkdev hd?
• I need fax software. Who makes it?
• How much swap space do I need?
• Can I add more swap space?
• Do haltsys and reboot do a sync()?
• How can I get more than 64k inodes?
• Where do I get zmodem?
• Where do I get kermit?
• I get messages saying "stat() failed: /tmp/croutPPGa00288: no such file"
• Does SCO support my hardware?
• How do I get a file off my distribution diskettes?
• Will I have problems upgrading my hardware?
• I typed in the wrong serial number!
• Why does fsck want a scratch file?