John J Archer writes:
>
> I just got off the phone w/ HPRC and the word from the lab is
> that there are several patches on the tape that will not install
> via Patch/iX. For my system (at least) there were 9. The most
> obvious was MPEJXR6 (the ci enhancement patch). I'm instructed to
> use AUTOPAT or some other option like HPINSTAL.

This sounds like HPRC unfamiliarity with Patch/iX.

After Patch/iX qualifies the patches, scan the list for anything that didn't
qualify.  Highlight the patch with the cursor keys, and press Enter.  There
should be a function key called something like "Next filter view" that you
can press to view various information screens about the patch.  One of these
screens will tell you which component(s) of the patch had a problem and why.

In my case, CATALOG.PUB.SYS was flagged with a checksum mismatch because I
had modified the catalog to add some error messages.  Not a problem, so I
"forced" the patch to qualify anyway.  I could fix up CATALOG again after
I had installed Express3.

Note that most enhancement patches fail to naturally qualify just because
they are enhancements.  You must explicitly force these if you want the new
functionality.

Never force anything other than an enhancement or local-mods-cause-mismatch
patch without talking to the HPRC first!
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