[Info-vax] LDDriver, Tools to create ISO

[H Vlems]

On 17 mrt, 20:31, "Stanley F. Quayle" <info... at stanq.com> wrote:
> On 17 Mar 2009 at 19:48, Michael Unger wrote:
>
> > There is a utility called "MkImage" [1] by SoftResInt, err, Stromasys,
> > that copies an ODS-2 (can't comment an ODS-5 devices) CD to an image
> > file which worked quite well with SimH and PersonalAlpha on a Windows XP
> > system -- perhaps that image file is transferrable to VMS and accepted
> > by LDDriver too.
>
> The image created is interchangeable with CHARON-VAX/CHARON-AXP (of which PersonalAlpha
> is a subset), SimH, LD driver, and even the Alpha-only VD driver.  The image can be
> burned to a CD or DVD.
>
> MKIMAGE was written in MACRO long ago, before there were ODS-5 volumes.  You will
> probably get something, but expect any ODS-5 files to have their ODS-2 compatibility
> (mangled) names.
>
> BTW -- I don't understand why Nero doesn't work for people.  It understands the ".iso"
> file extension, and burns them correctly.  I use it all the time to create bootable VMS
> disks.
>
> [Shameless Plug Alert (tm) -- I am a CHARON-VAX/CHARON-AXP reseller.]
> --Stan Quayle
> Quayle Consulting Inc.
>
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Stanley,
it depends on what version of Nero is used. Older versions, perhaps
even with "liberated" license keys,
only understand .nrg files.
Hans