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Date:	Mon, 29 Jul 2002 11:29:59 PST7
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Testcase kernels

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In <3D445719.9A0C9A4F@pacbell.net>, on 07/28/02
at 11:42 AM, "J. R. Fox" said:

>Well, at one of those stops (an ftp site, I think), I saw 3 archives with
>very unfamiliar names. The contents of each were 2 or 3 large files
>whose names meant nothing to me. If there had been a Readme laying
>around, I would have consulted it.

If it was testcase, given testcase's reason for existance, you will rarely
if ever find a readme. The rule of thumb with testcase is, unless you
enjoy experimenting with your system or have been instructed by IBM
personnel to go there and get a specific file, you have no need to go
there.

>If I understood Tony correctly, this was the kernel from MCP FP2. I'd

It probably is. The version number looks to be in the right range.

>maybe it's time to go backwards. Probably wouldn't get too much worse.

Either that or assume the problem is not kernel related, at least for now,
and look elsewhere.

>I may need instructions on how to extract the kernel files from the ECS
>GA cd's.

The recommended update kernels are on CD#3 and are not packed, IIRC.

Steven

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