[Info-vax] Alpha V8.4-2 distribution

[David Froble]

Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
> Den 2016-06-20 kl. 04:39, skrev David Froble:
>> Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
>>> Den 2016-06-19 kl. 05:51, skrev David Froble:
>>>> It's Saturday night, or I'd ask VSI.  So it's your lucky day to 
>>>> consider my
>>>> question.
>>>>
>>>> Got the Alpha 8.4-2 evaluation kit.  Unzipped it on my Alpha, got an 
>>>> iso
>>>> image, which I was able to mount using LD.  The kit will work as an 
>>>> upgrade
>>>> to V8.3, or later, but will not (according to the release notes) 
>>>> install on
>>>> an empty disk. No problem, made an image copy of my 8.3 system disk.
>>>>
>>>> Now, it's been a LONGGGG time since I did any installations / 
>>>> upgrades, and
>>>> I'm not sure what can be done.  What I remember is you boot off the
>>>> distribution media and use the menu to install or upgrade.  Can't 
>>>> boot off
>>>> an LD container, since it needs VMS up before LD works.  Chicken and 
>>>> egg
>>>> issues ....
>>>>
>>>> What I think I need to do is backup /image the LD container onto a 
>>>> spare
>>>> disk. Can't use the optical drive.  The local crumudgen got a good 
>>>> laugh
>>>> when I told him I was trying to read a DVD and finally realized the 
>>>> Alpha
>>>> had a CD drive. Gonna attempt to fix that next week.  Don't think the
>>>> distribution will fit on a CD.
>>>
>>> The original download did not fit on a CD since there was a large file
>>> stored in the ISO as two copies by mistake. I took that away and 
>>> re-built
>>> the ISO and my ISO did then fit on a CD.
>>>
>>> VSI also release an updated ISO shortly after this error was reported,
>>> and it is now "589.5 MB" according to the download page.
>>>
>>> Do you still have the origanal ISO? That was around 1 GB, I think...
>>> If so, just fetch the latest copy from VSI.
>>
>> I just got this from VSI on Friday.
>>
> 
> OK. Then I do not understand your problem getting in onto a CD.
> Or was that before friday using an older (the original) download?

Went to VSISOFTWARE.COM/ALPHA, got what was available there.

> So the CD issue is solved?

Working on it, asked David Turner for DVD drives ....