[Info-vax] LDDriver, Tools to create ISO

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In article <00A889CB.41E830E6 at SendSpamHere.ORG>, VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG writes:
>In article <NTuvl.23196$yr3.10624 at nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com>, Michael Austin <maustin at firstdbasource.com> writes:
>>Okay, I have gone through most all of the pages available on CD/ISO9660 
>>and VMS pages and cannot find this.
>>
>>I have DS10L - no CD
>>I have VMS Software Distribution CD's
>>
>>The only tool (freeware ISOcreator, LCISO, CD Burner XP Pro, Nero 
>>Express) that I have been able to even start the ISO creation process is 
>>Nero and it only creates a .NRG file.  I copied this over, the LDDriver 
>>connects, but I can only mount/foreign and cannot see any files from it...
>>
>>So, the question is:
>>how do I get an ODS-2 CD from a Weendoze PC to a VMS box and be able to 
>>mount it? Remember I DO NOT HAVE A CD ON A VMS BOX.
>
>You get CDrom drive for your VMS box or your get Linux or Mac OS X; both
>real OSs.
>
>On a Mac:
>========
>Insert CD to be copied.  It will complain that it cannot mount it but it
>is not necessary.
>
>In the Utlities folder is "Disk Utility".  Load it and select this CD's 
>image and click on "New Image".  This will ask for a name for the image.
>Give it a name and location, and it.
>
>Copy/FTP this image to your VMS system.
>
>Massage its file attributes: 
>
>$ SET FILE/ATTRIBUTES=(RFM=FIX,LRL=512,MRS=512,RAT=NONE) {filename}.CDR
>
>$ LD CONNECT {filename}.CDR
>
>
>On Linux:
>========
>Insert CD to be copied.  It will complain that it cannot mount it but it
>is not necessary.
>
>From the command line:
>
>% cdrdao copy --datafile {filename}.bin
>control-C when prompted: Please Insert a recordable mediam and hit enter.

Scratch that... not quite usable from VMS without anther step... use this
as it's more direct:

# dd if=/dev/cdrom of=$HOME/{filename}.bin

>
>Copy/FTP this image to your VMS system.
>
>Massage its file attributes: 
>
>$ SET FILE/ATTRIBUTES=(RFM=FIX,LRL=512,MRS=512,RAT=NONE) {filename}.BIN
>
>$ LD CONNECT {filename}.BIN
>
>
>On Weendoze:
>===========
>Play SOLITAIRE while the above operations ensue.

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