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

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In article <nospam-36E951.14053827102012 at news.chingola.ch>, Paul Sture <nospam at sture.ch> writes:
>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.

Assuming it is that, yes, I can do that to a virtual disk and then remaster
the CD.  I shouldn't have to but if that's the only way to get this upgrade
completed, then I will have to do burn a CD.

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