[Info-vax] OpenVMS Alpha V8.4 install from InfoServer-1000

[Paul Sture]

In article <00AC9738.777E5C1F at SendSpamHere.ORG>,
 VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:

> In article <k6f3cv$214$1 at dont-email.me>, Stephen Hoffman 
> <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> writes:
> >On 2012-10-26 20:29:27 +0000,   VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG said:
> >
> >> Strangely, the OpenVMS V8.3 media will boot the DS10L with all of the same
> >> incantations as above.  I'm thinking that there may be files which are NOT
> >> contiguous and many must be in order to boot although this seems not to be
> >> necessary with the files being served.  Anyway, I've been derailed with 
> >> an-
> >> other issue, so I've put this whole update on the back burner for now.  I
> >> do believe it's an issue in the mastering of the OpenVMS Alpha V8.4 media
> >> but no time now to figure out just what that may be.  I may have to spend
> >> some time Wireshark collecting the boot conversation to get to the bottom
> >> of the issue.
> >
> >FWIW, PFS is sensitive to excessive file fragmentation.
> 
> I'll, hopefully, take a look after the weekend.  It's been busy here with
> all of the hyped-fear of the so-call Frankenstorm that's to hit Sunday eve.
> Once all THAT nonsense blows over, I'll have some time to have a look-see
> at the media.
> 
> Files, in the promirdial bootstrap, are supposed to be contiguous.  That
> seems to be the only reason that this CD media will not boot VMS and all
> of the other media does.

A BACKUP/IMAGE to a new image _should_ cure that.

-- 
Paul Sture