On 2018-02-06 07:37, Douglas Taylor via cctech wrote:
On 2/1/2018 12:55 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctech wrote:
I'm getting an Alphaserver 1000a and wanted to install VMS 8.4 -
hobbyist license from CD.
So, I went to the folder on my PC where I have the 8.4 hobbyist
distribution. There are 3 ISO files; ALPHA084, ALPHA084LP1 and
ALPHA084LP2.
I thought I would burn these to CD and up and away. However, Windows
7 balks and says, 'The selected disc image file isn't valid'.
Is it Windows 7 or is there something I'm missing? Is the CD on the
Alphaserver 2048 byte block size or 512?
Doug
Progress: I was able to burn the hobbyist Alpha OpenVMS ISO images to
CD using linux.
Debian Liunx - you have to install cdrskin and the command I used was
$ cdrskin --devices -data ALPHA084.ISO
This is on a DELL desktop with one CD/DVD drive, instead of --devices
I could have used dev=/dev/sr0.
I was able to mount and explore these CD's on the Alphaserver 1000a.
Doug
Congrats on the new system.
I know I've done this with Toast on my Mac, and I think I've done with
Nero on the PC. I've also used one of those programs to make CD's for
my PDP-11's, including install CD's for RSX-11M+ and RT-11. I didn't
manage a RSTS/E install CD.
I'm using an interesting option on my VMS Cluster. I have simh/VAX
sharing out two different ConDists to my VMS cluster. Though I need to
burn an 8.4 CD, as I'm still at 8.3 on my Alpha.
Zane
