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Date:         Mon, 28 Sep 1992 10:08:09 EDT
Reply-To:     mbluett@datacom.ccs.uoguelph.ca
From:         Mike Bluett <MBLUETT@CCS.UOGUELPH.CA>
Subject:      Charon 4.0 Boot Problems.....

Hi,

I originally sent this to Brad, but so far have not received a response.

I have spent several days trying to resolve this, but to no avail. I have
tried many different things (suggestions from the net) including upgrading
my MAP.EXE to the most current at FTP.SLC.IS.NOVEL.COM.

I have included all the pertinent files/scripts.

By the way that prob. that people have been experiencing about
"attempted access to illegal or downed server" , I had too. Moving
the loader.exe to the correct directory fixed this.

My config is as follows:

1. Boot Prom
2. MSDOS 5.0
3. 386-33 clone current AMI bios - 4 meg. ram

CONFIG.SYS:
===========
files=50
buffers=20
shell=command.com /p/e:1024
device=himem.sys
dos=high,umb

AUTOEXEC.BAT:
=============
PROMPT $P$G
rem  CRYNWR v10
ni5210 -n -d 0x60 2 0x300 0xd000
rem v2.01 packet driver/v2.15 IPX  (also tried v3.01 rev.A)
ipx_byu3
rem NETX v3.26
netx
f:
login anscnet/charboot


SYSTEM LOGIN SCRIPT:
====================
; turn displays off
map display off
map errors off

map f:=sys:login
map g:=sys:apps

; setup home directories
map h:=sys:home\%LOGIN_NAME

map ins s1:=sys:public
map ins s2:=sys:batch
map ins s3:=sys:apps\util
map ins s4:=sys:apps\wp51\learn

;setup printers
#capture l=1 q=hpiid ti=60

dos set lname="%LOGIN_NAME"
dos set home="h:\\home\\%LOGIN_NAME"
if "%LOGIN_NAME" = "mholmberg" then map H:=SYS:HOME/MHOLMBER

drive h:

* This is the section I have been using to test Charon 4.0

if "%P_STATION" = "00AA000C8986" and "%LOGIN_NAME" = "charboot" then begin
          map root k:=sys:home\charboot\charon
          drive k:
          set TZ="EST5EDT"
          set COMSPEC="h:\home\charboot\bootdisk\command.com"
          exit "ch_start.bat"
end

* This is used for Charon 3.4
if "%LOGIN_NAME" = "charboot" then exit "charboot.bat"

#SYS:APPS/notice/notice /f sys:APPS/notice/notices /n
#g:\apps\pmail\newmail
if "%ERROR_LEVEL" > "0" then begin
                              write
                              pause
                             end

end

CONTENTS OF CH_START.BAT:
=========================
loader charon3: sys:home\charboot\charon
ycharon.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5

DIRECTORY CONTENTS:
===================
 Volume in drive K is SYS
 Volume Serial Number is A418-7CD9
 Directory of K:\HOME\CHARBOOT\CHARON

00README TXT       146 09-22-92  11:50a
CH_START BAT       157 09-24-92  11:51a
CH_SYN   EXE     25039 08-28-92   1:52p
CHARON   DAT     11733 09-22-92  11:33a
CONFIG   TEL      3246 09-22-92  11:32a
LOADER   OLD     18000 08-25-92   4:00p
YCHARON  EXE    420432 08-28-92   1:51p
LOADER   N1      18480 09-04-92   7:26p
LOADER   EXE     18480 09-24-92  12:19p
OUT                  0 09-24-92   6:40p
       10 file(s)     515713 bytes
                    74706944 bytes free


THE FOLLOWING IS THE ERROR I RECEIVE:
=====================================
K:\>loader charon3: sys:home\charboot\charon

Loader Version 2.0
Logging into server as Print_Server charon3
Logged in ok
Calling Get Disk
Get Disk returned K
User CHARON3, Password (), Drive K=Path sys:home\charboot\charon
Error 0x3 during map root

THIS NEXT LINE SCROLLS ON FOREVER:
==================================
Network Error: Bad directory handle during OPEN A FILE.
File=K:\CH_START.BAT
**Program Aborted**


THE FOLLOWING OCCURS IF I RUN THE COMMAND MANUALLY:
===================================================
K:\>loader charon3: sys:home\charboot\charon

Loader Version 2.0
Logging into server as Print_Server charon3
Logged in ok
Calling Get Disk
Get Disk returned K
User CHARON3, Password (), Drive K=Path sys:home\charboot\charon
Error 0x3 during map root

Current drive is no longer valid>


***** The connection to the server is lost at this point.


Thanks for any assistance you can offer.


==================================================
Mike Bluett        (mbluett@datacom.ccs.uoguelph.ca)
Systems Analyst
The University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario
Canada
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU