[Info-vax] LDDriver, Tools to create ISO

[IanMiller]

On 16 Mar, 16:43, Rich Jordan <jor... at ccs4vms.com> wrote:
> On Mar 16, 11:10 am, Michael Austin <maus... at firstdbasource.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Okay, I have gone through most all of the pages available on CD/ISO9660
> > and VMS pages and cannot find this.
>
> > I have DS10L - no CD
> > I have VMS Software Distribution CD's
>
> > The only tool (freeware ISOcreator, LCISO, CD Burner XP Pro, Nero
> > Express) that I have been able to even start the ISO creation process is
> > Nero and it only creates a .NRG file.  I copied this over, the LDDriver
> > connects, but I can only mount/foreign and cannot see any files from it...
>
> > So, the question is:
> > how do I get an ODS-2 CD from a Weendoze PC to a VMS box and be able to
> > mount it? Remember I DO NOT HAVE A CD ON A VMS BOX.
>
> Dunno.
>
> However if you want to spend a very few dollars you can pick up a
> generic laptop IDE CDROM/CDRW drive (I have a Samsung SN-124) and an
> adapter card to connect to a standard IDE and power cable, and with
> not much effort make it work in a DS10-L.  Compgeeks carried both
> parts needed (you might also need a decent IDE cable if your box
> didn't come with one).
>
> A friend mentioned IsoRecorder  (http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/
> isorecorder.htm) when I asked about it; perhaps it can do it?  I
> didn't look too closely.
>
> Rich


Download a copy of XDburnerXP and make an image of the VMS CD. Copy
that image file to the VMS box. Do LD CONNECT imagefile spec - that
will create an LD device you can MOUNT