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

[David Froble]

VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> 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.
> 

Oh, I thought this was about getting the infoserver to work.

I just opened the top on my DS10L, hooked up a CD/DVD drive, inserted 
the media and installed.  Not 8.4, I'm more than a little wary of that.