I guess I have two answers:

1)  We'd prefer to limit your exposure to the "bad" Linkeditor, but so far,
no one has had problems using it ONCE to install the Powerpatch.  We'd
prefer that you wait, but if that is inconvenient, you are probably okay.
Like I mentioned in an earlier post -- the problem is theoretical -- no 6.0
customer has reported any problems.

2)  There probably is a way to obtain the "good" Patch/iX from the web & use
it to install the PP tape you have, but I'd have to check with our technical
guys before I could verify that you can do that (and before I could tell you
how to do that).  But I wanted to give you an answer right away.  I'll get
back with you as soon as I talk with Mike Dovano & others.

Jon Cohen
Release Management
Commercial Systems Division
Hewlett-Packard


John Burke wrote in message ...
>I would add a further question since I've ordered a "good" PP1 but it may
>not arrive before I planned to apply PP1: Can we go ahead and apply PP1 and
>just take the suggested remedial action BEFORE applying any additional
>patches?
>
>John Burke
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
>Behalf Of Gavin Scott
>Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 11:33 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: 6.0 Express 1 Alert -- Important
>
>
>Jon wrote:
>> Recently HP discovered a problem with autoled.install.sys (patch
>> installation linker) in MPE/iX Release 6.0 Express 1 (C.60.01 Express 1
>> PowerPatch). This has been characterized and a new released MPE
>> Release 6.0 Express 1 is immediately available.
>
>Questions:
>
>1) Please tell us what the "problem" actually *is* so that we can better
>evaluate the criticality of this problem.  Since you have not specified any
>remedial action that needs to be taken even if an machine has already been
>updated to Express 1, it sounds as though there really isn't any problem at
>all, or else there would be some potential error or corruption to be on the
>lookout for.
>
>2) Please tell us how we are meant to distinguish between "good" and "bad"
>Express 1, both when looking at the tapes used for the update and at a
>system that has already been updated.  On the list of things required for
>success in the software business, being able to disambiguate multiple
>versions of a product is very near the top of the list, possibly above
>overall software quality (at least on *my* list).
>
>3) Since AUTOLED.INSTALL.SYS is simply a copy of LINKEDIT.PUB.SYS, couldn't
>a user who has already updated to Express 1 simply copy LINKEDIT.PUB.SYS
>over AUTOLED.INSTALL.SYS (and the catalog file too of course) to get
AUTOLED
>up to an acceptable revision?
>
>Thanks,
>
>G.
>