Tim Here is an extract of my logs from last year before my sickness for 7011-250 trying to do version 11 update. Some of the methods failed but here is it all it may get you further. Please be very careful with the commands as I have to type, edit, re-edit. Now getting very tired Put ver 11 cd into cdrom drive #cd /cdrom #ls (it shows nothing) #cd / #ls (shows back to root) #rmdir cdrom #ls (cdrom has gone) Now do full mount procedure. Tim this procedure is in the rough manual I sent you. #cd cdrom #ls ( answer is 4330011.tar.gz ) Now over to IBM ver 11 4300-11 mtce package notes. Tim I sent these to you with the CD, remember they had my handwritten notes on them. #cp 4330011.tar.gz /usr/sys/inst.images Seems to be copying it. Got message not enough space in the file system. #cd /usr/sys/inst.images #ls (shows 4330011.tar.gz is there ) Carrying on with IBM install #gzip -d -c 43011.tar.gz | tar -xvf- got tar:unexpected end of file while reading from storage media change a file system Went into smit/syst store mgt/file systems/add change show delete file system/jfs/change show charct of a jfs selected /usr because that is where tar is and it shows size of file system as 1,376,256 and doubled it to 2,752,512.Must be divisible by 512 changed and got ok now to delete part 4330011.tar.gz #cd / #cd /usr #cd /sys #cd /inst.images #ls ( it shows 4330011.tar.gz ) #rm 4330011.tar.gz #ls (it is gone) #cd / Now to copy it again #cd cdrom #ls (shows 4330011.tar.gz is there ) #cp 4330011.tar.gz /usr/sys/inst.images Took 5 mins but appears okay #cd /usr/sys/inst.images Not there - accidently copied it to inst.image ie not inst.images #rm inst.image #cd /cdrom #cp 4330011.tar.gz /usr/sys/inst.images no go better find file first as may run out of room #cd / find / 4330011.tar.gz -print Could not find. Find took 16 mins try to copy again #cp 4330011.tar.gz /usr/sys/inst.images took 6 mins for 278 mb #ls ( shows 4330011.tar.gz there) Carrying on with IBM install #gzip -d -c 43011.tar.gz | tar -xvf- ksh: gzip: not found #unmount /cdrom To install gzip (Tim I sent you file and instructions on a cd ) #cd /temp #ls there is no gnu directory there #mkdir gnu #cd / #ls (am back at root) #cd /cdrom #smit mountfs filling in screen FS name /dev/cd0 Dir over /cdrom Type cdrfs Mount is Read Only Yes #ls (gzip_1_2.z is there ) now to copy to /temp/gnu #cd /temp/gnu #ls (gzip_1_2.z is there ) Now unmount cd #cd /cdrom #ls (gzip_1_2.z is there ) #unmount /cdrom Cannot do within /cdrom directory #cd / #unmount /cdrom #cd /cdrom #ls (it is empty) #cd / now to uncompress gzip_1_2.z #cd /temp/gnu #ls (gzip_1_2.z is there ) #uncompress gzip_1_2.z said gzip_1_2.z.Z: a file or directory in the path name does not exist.( Tim notice the extra catital .Z on the end in the error message) #unpack gzip_1_2.z unpack: gzip_1_2.z: this file is not in packer format. #uncompress gzip_1_2.z ( it failed again) perhaps cannot be done in its own directory #cd / #uncompress /temp/gnu/gzip_1_2.z failed again a file or directory in the path name does not exist. some how file on cd got changed when copied to computer. On the cd it is gzip.1.2.Z Notice periods instead of numbers and the capital Z Back to GZIP notes and it said #uncompress /temp/gnu/gzip-1.2.4.*.z (it did not work) #cd /temp #ls (gnu is there ) #cd /gnu said gnu not there so it must be a file #uncompress gnu Damm I forgot to copy #cd /cdrom #smit mountfs #ls ( gzip_1_2>z is there) #cp gzip_1_2.z /temp/gnu #cd /temp/gnu #ls (gzip_1_2.z is there) #cd / #unmount /cdrom #cd /temp/gnu #ls (gzip_1_2.z is there) #uncompress gzip_1_2.z said gzip_1_2.z.Z: a file or directory in the path name does not exist. #unpack gzip_1_2.z unpack: gzip_1_2.z: this file is not in packer format. I think XP which I used to download the file changed name from .Z to .z #ls (shows gzip_1_2.z is there) #rename gzip_1_2.z gzip_1_2.Z rename not found Reading found out about inutoc command #cd /usr #cd /sys #cd inst.images #ls (shows 4330011.tar.gz there) #inutoc #ls (shows same 4330011.tar.gz there , inutoc must be an internal file thing) #cd / #smit Software install & mtce/install & update/ /usr/sys/inst.images/4330011'tar.gz The specified device /usr/sys/inst.images is not a valid device or file. more reading and found out about zcat #cd /usr #cd /sys #cd /inst.images #ls (shows 4330011.tar.gz there) #mkdir 4330011targzexpanded #zcat 4330011.tar.gz | 4330011targzexpanded ksk: 4330011targzexpanded: not found 4330011.tar.gz.Z: a file or directory in the path name does not exist. (Notice that .Z again) #zcat 4330011.tar.gz 4330011.tar.gz.Z: a file or directory in the path name does not exist I think zcat can only handle .Z compressed files but book says it can handle gzip files also but that is a unix nor aix book. #zmore 4330011.tar.gz | pg zmore not found #zgrep 4330011.tar.gz | pg zgrep not found #uncompress 4330011.tar.z said 4330011.tar.gz.Z: a file or directory in the path name does not exist. (there is that .Z again) Another book #smit lffcreate /usr/sys/inst.images/4330011'tar.gz did not work try and do all in smit #mkdir gzip #cd / ##smit mountfs filled in File system /dev/cd0 Directory over /cdrom Type of file system cdrfs Mount as read only file system all went okay #cd #cd /cdrom #ls (shows it as gzip_1_2.z not gzip.1.2.4a.tar.Z as on cd - Damm AIX has changed the file name) anyway #cp gzip_1_2.z /gzip #cd / #cd gzip #ls (shows gzip_1_2.z is there ) #unmount /cdrom #cd #cd gzip #uncompress gzip_1_2.z gzip_1_2.z.Z: a file or directory in the path name does not exist. (there is that .Z added again) Tim as you know I have lost my CDE desktop. I am sure all this would be easier from the desk top. Hope the above may help you in some way. Basil