[log in to unmask] (Mark Ranft) wrote:
>In article <"d00E9,X000000000*"@MHS>, [log in to unmask] says...
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>>I have just received my Express 3 powerpatch tape that I ordered at the
>>end of December.
>
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>I just received my PowerPatch 4 that I ordered last Thursday.  I might
>consider installing it instead of the combination Express/PowerPatch 3 tape
>that you have there.
>
>>
>>Does anyone know anything about these other "patch" tapes?  Are there
>>any other problems I should be aware of with the Express 3 powerpatch?
>>Should I not try and install this this weekend?
>
>Depending on which patches you installed after MPE/iX 5.0, you may have goofed
>up some of the SOMs in XL.PUB.SYS.  These SOMs will not checksum properly and
>the PowerPatch will not recognize your system as having these products.
>
>To correct this situation, you must install patch LNKHXP5, followed by the
>already install patches that replaced SOMs in XL.PUB.SYS.  Then, with the
>corrected SOM, you can install future PowerPatches.  Either PP 3 or PP 4.
>
>Another longer option is to start fresh with your 5.0 Factory SLT, FOS, and
>SUBSYS tapes and AUTOINST using the 'UPDATE plus POWERPATCH' option.  Yuck!!!
> Warning:  This procedure may mean you need to re-install third party products
>into the XL.
>
>I would not recommend installing any powerpatches until you get confirmation
>of what I have just posted from HP.
>
>
>>Thanks for any help in advance.
>>
>>Wilson
>>
>>Wilson Wong
>>Communications Technology Center
>>3101 Northup Way, Suite 100
>>Bellevue, WA  98004
>>(206) 803-9764
>>[log in to unmask]
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>
>Mark Ranft
>General Mills Inc
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>(612)540-2663
>
>Please do not follow any advice given without confirming it first through your
>HP support channels.  Thank you.
>
 
Mark,
 
Your summary is very good.  Powerpatch C.50.04 was made available for
customer shipments late last week.  It is a superset of the Express 3
Powerpatch (C.50.03) plus those patches that have been referred to here
as the "supplemental patches".  C.50.04 also contains several other
bug fixes that have had customer exposure.  C.50.04 does not contain
any significant new software functionality -- it's just more bug
fixes.  I will post a patch list separately.
 
There is a "Read Before Installing" document that ships with C.50.04;
this document contains step-by-step instructions to determine
whether your XL.PUB.SYS has been impacted, and if you are impacted,
this document also contains instructions on how to repair it.
 
And, as always, it is always a good idea to discuss your particular
situation with your HP Support channels.
 
 
Jon Cohen
Commercial Systems Division -- HP