[Info-vax] Ods2 reader utility mount

[John Welsh]

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From: info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com]On
Behalf Of Richard B. Gilbert
Sent: Sunday, 6 September 2009 11:27
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Subject: Re: [Info-vax] Ods2 reader utility mount


ChrisQ wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Am trying to recover some files from a couple of cdc 94171-330 scsi
> drives which were originally fitted to a Microvax II around 1990-1992.
> It was the main lab machine here at the time, before deserting to Sun3 a
> while later.
>
> I no longer have enough Qbus parts locally to build a working Microvax,
> so downloaded the ODS2 utility to catalog and read the drives. Tried it
> first on XP, but the xp disk man. utility won't let you assign a drive
> letter (which ods2 needs to mount the drive) until the drive is
> initialised, which is not really what I had in mind :-). Ok, move drive
> to Solaris 10 sparc box, but there's not much info with the utility, no
> examples of how to mount drive under unix. Have  tried various runes to
> get the drive mounted without success. ie: mount c6t1d0 /mnt, mount
> /dev/dsk/c6t0d0 /mnt, mount c6t1d0 etc etc.
>
> Drives are 20+ years old, but CDC made em good in those days and spin up
> fine, (After replacing one shorted tant cap on one and lubing the ground
> spring on the spindles) They are seen and recognised by windoze and
> sol10 format utility, so it looks like it will all fly, just can't get
> the drives mounted. Any ideas re correct syntax ?...
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris

Hi Chris,

	The SCSI drives can be ODS-2 mounted using Charon Personal Alpha.

	I have done this and it works fine.  You need to download Personal Alpha
	from the Stromasys web site and install on a suitable PC with a SCSI
controller.

	You will then need to install OpenVMS Alpha on one of the supplied virtual
	disks (.vdisk) and use either the CD or the Floppy links in the Personal
	Alpha Control Panel to point to the disk physically connected to the SCSI
	controller by using the windows naming convention.

	eg:  ="\\.\PhysicalDrivex"

	Hope I've been of some help.

Best Regards,
John Welsh.
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