[Info-vax] Issues with burning latest Hobbyist VAX/VMS ISO to CD?

[sean at obanion.us]

On Thursday, April 5, 2012 8:21:08 AM UTC-7, BillPedersen wrote:
> I am following up on some queries I have been getting about issues with burning the latest Hobbyist VAX/VMS ISO to CD.
> 
> I have a report from a hobbyist which suggests he gets a "the selected disk file isn't valid" error from just about any method he has tried to burn the CD with.  He has suggested the "ISO format is old".  He has apparently tried with Windows 7, ISO Buster, and CDBurnerXP without luck.
> 
> So, I fully expect there are folks out there that have done this successfully, what did you use?  We would like to get this documented so we can help future Hobbyists.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bill.

On Mac OS X 10.6.8, I downloaded the VAX/VMS ISO via the HTTP link using Safari 5.1.4 and burned the ISO via the OS X Disk Utility.  Mounting the CD via SIMH VAX/VMS 7.3:

$ sho dev/ful SEANSM$DUA0:

Disk SEANSM$DUA0:, device type RRD40, is online, allocated, deallocate on
    dismount, mounted, software write-locked, file-oriented device, shareable,
    served to cluster via MSCP Server, error logging is enabled.

    Error count                    0    Operations completed                 13
    Owner process           "SYSTEM"    Owner UIC                      [SYSTEM]
    Owner process ID        20200116    Dev Prot            S:RWPL,O:RWPL,G:R,W
    Reference count                2    Default buffer size                 512
    Total blocks             1331200    Sectors per track                   128
    Total cylinders            10400    Tracks per cylinder                   1

    Volume label         "VAXVMS073"    Relative volume number                0
    Cluster size                   9    Transaction count                     1
    Free blocks                 5265    Maximum files allowed            106789
    Extend quantity                5    Mount count                           1
    Mount status             Process    Cache name      "_SEANSM$DUA1:XQPCACHE"
    Extent cache size             64    Maximum blocks in extent cache      526
    File ID cache size            64    Blocks currently in extent cache      0
    Quota cache size               0    Maximum buffers in FCP cache       1281
    Volume owner UIC        [SYSTEM]    Vol Prot    S:RWCD,O:RWCD,G:RWCD,W:RWCD

  Volume Status:  ODS-2, subject to mount verification, file high-water marking,
      write-back caching enabled.

$ anal/disk SEANSM$DUA0:
Analyze/Disk_Structure for _SEANSM$DUA0: started on  5-APR-2012 09:47:25.13

%ANALDISK-I-SHORTBITMAP, storage bitmap on RVN 1 does not cover the entire device
%ANALDISK-I-OPENQUOTA, error opening QUOTA.SYS
-SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHFILE, no such file
$ 



When I boot SIMH VAX from the CD:

>>>b dua0
(BOOT/R5:0 DUA0



  2..
-DUA0
  1..0..


%SYSBOOT-I-SYSBOOT Mapping the SYSDUMP.DMP on the System Disk
%SYSBOOT-W-SYSBOOT Can not map SYSDUMP.DMP on the System Disk
%SYSBOOT-W-SYSBOOT Can not map PAGEFILE.SYS on the System Disk
   OpenVMS (TM) VAX Version X7G7 Major version id = 1 Minor version id = 0
%WBM-I-WBMINFO Write Bitmap has successfully completed initialization.
PLEASE ENTER DATE AND TIME (DD-MMM-YYYY  HH:MM)  05-APR-2012 09:55

Configuring devices . . .
Now configuring HSC, RF, and MSCP-served devices . . .

Please check the names of the devices which have been configured,
to make sure that ALL remote devices which you intend to use have
been configured.

If any device does not show up, please take action now to make it
available.


Available device  DUA0:                            device type RRD40
Available device  DUA1:                            device type RA90
Available device  DUA2:                            device type RA90
Available device  DUA3:                            device type RX50
Available device  DYA0:                            device type RX02
Available device  DYA1:                            device type RX02

Enter "YES" when all needed devices are available:  yes
%BACKUP-I-IDENT, Stand-alone BACKUP T7.2; the date is  5-APR-2012 09:57:15.67
$ 


I have not tried an install from this yet...



Sean