[Info-vax] Error installing DECSet

[Antonio Duran]

On Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 11:03:27 PM UTC+1, Marc Van Dyck wrote:
> Antonio Duran presented the following explanation :
> > On Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 10:33:38 PM UTC+1, Paul Anderson wrote:
> >> On 12/18/18 4:08 PM, Antonio wrote:
> >> 
> >>> 
> >>> Directory DUA3:[000000]
> >>> 
> >>> DECSET_A.A;1        DECSET_A.B;1        DECSET_A.C;1        DECSET_A.D;1
> >>> DECSET_A.E;1        DECSET_A.F;1        DECSET_A.G;1        DECSET_A.H;1
> >>> DECSET_A.I;1        DECSET_A.J;1        DECSET_A.TXT;1
> >> 
> >> This does not look like a standard DECset distribution, as I would 
> >> expect the saveset names to be DECSET122.%.  Maybe there's something I 
> >> don't know about old VAX distributions.
> >> 
> >> With the savesets named as they are, the product name you should use is 
> >> DECSET_A, so that your command line should be:
> >> 
> >>    $ @VMSINSTAL DECSET_A DUA3:[000000] OPTIONS N
> >> 
> >> Paul
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> Total of 11 files.
> >>> 
> >>> When I try to VMSINSTAL:
> >>> 
> >>> $ @VMSINSTAL DECSET122 DUA3:[000000] OPTIONS N
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>>          OpenVMS VAX Software Product Installation Procedure V7.3
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> It is 18-DEC-2018 at 21:07.
> >>> 
> >>> Enter a question mark (?) at any time for help.
> >>> 
> >>> * Are you satisfied with the backup of your system disk [YES]?
> >>> 
> >>> %VMSINSTAL-E-NOPRODS, None of the specified products were found.
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>>          VMSINSTAL procedure done at 21:07
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> $
> >>> 
> >>> What am I doing wrong?
> >>> 
> >>> Thanks in advance,
> >>> 
> >>> Antonio
> >>> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> -- 
> >> Paul Anderson
> >> VMS Software, Inc.
> >
> > Thanks Paul. I got a different error now. 
> >
> >
> > $ @VMSINSTAL DECSET_A DUA3:[000000] OPTIONS N
> >
> >
> >         OpenVMS VAX Software Product Installation Procedure V7.3
> >
> >
> > It is 18-DEC-2018 at 21:39.
> >
> > Enter a question mark (?) at any time for help.
> >
> > * Are you satisfied with the backup of your system disk [YES]?
> >
> >
> > The following products will be processed:
> >
> >   DECSE V1.A
> >
> >
> >         Beginning installation of DECSE V1.A at 21:39
> >
> > %VMSINSTAL-I-RESTORE, Restoring product save set A ...
> > %BACKUP-F-NOTSAVESET, DUA3:[000000]DECSET_A.A;1 is not a BACKUP save set
> > %VMSINSTAL-E-NOSAVESET, Save set  A  cannot be restored.
> >
> >
> >         VMSINSTAL procedure done at 21:40
> 
> Probably the unzip operation did not keep the correct save set file
> characteristics. To fix that, try the command
> 
> $ SET FILE/ATTRIBUTES=(RFM:FIX,MRS:8192,LRL:8192,RAT:NONE)
> 
> on all the DECSET_A.% files that you have.
> 
> To check, try to do a
> 
> $ BACKUP /LIST DECSET_A.A /SAVE
> 
> before and after the operation mentioned above.
> Before should give you an error, and after a save set listing if
> the proposed cure worked...
> 
> -- 
> Marc Van Dyck

Thanks Marc,

Keep getting errors. I copied the files from the CD to a directory on a harddisk and tried the commands you provide:

$ BACKUP /LIST DECSET_A.A /SAVE
Listing of save set(s)

%BACKUP-F-NOTSAVESET, DUA1:[DECSET122.KIT]DECSET_A.A;1 is not a BACKUP save set
$ SET FILE/ATTRIBUTES=(RFM:FIX,MRS:8192,LRL:8192,RAT:NONE) DECSET_A.A
$ BACKUP /LIST DECSET_A.A /SAVE
Listing of save set(s)

%BACKUP-E-READERR, error reading DUA1:[DECSET122.KIT]DECSET_A.A;1
-BACKUP-E-BLOCKCRC, software block CRC error
%BACKUP-E-INVBLKSIZE, invalid block size in save set
%BACKUP-E-INVRECSIZ, invalid record size in save set
Save set:          DECSET_A122.A
Written by:        RAMSHAW
UIC:               [001000,001017]
Date:              29-JUN-1999 15:28:06.64
Command:           BAC [.FILES]*.* DECSET_A122.A/SAV
Operating system:  OpenVMS VAX version V6.2
BACKUP version:    V6.2
CPU ID register:   12000003
Node name:         _EDSDS8::
Written on:        _$15$DKA400:
Block size:        32256
Group size:        10
Buffer count:      247

[DECSET_STAGING.DECSET.V12_2A.SSB.VAX.KIT.FILES]CHECK_COMM_LANG.TPU;1
                                                            3   4-JUN-1997 18:12
[DECSET_STAGING.DECSET.V12_2A.SSB.VAX.KIT.FILES]CMS$DW_IMAGES.DAT;1
                                                            1   1-MAR-1989 12:36
[DECSET_STAGING.DECSET.V12_2A.SSB.VAX.KIT.FILES]CMS$DW_NOTIMAGES.DAT;1
                                                            1  29-SEP-1995 14:13
[DECSET_STAGING.DECSET.V12_2A.SSB.VAX.KIT.FILES]CMS$IMAGES.DAT;1
                                                            1  31-OCT-1996 15:24
[DECSET_STAGING.DECSET.V12_2A.SSB.VAX.KIT.FILES]CMS$IVP.COM;1
                                                           16  26-JUN-1997 16:02
%BACKUP-E-INVRECSIZ, invalid record size in save set
%BACKUP-E-READERRS, excessive error rate reading DUA1:[DECSET122.KIT]DECSET_A.A;1
-BACKUP-E-HDRCRC, software header CRC error
%BACKUP-I-OPERSPEC
%BACKUP-I-OPERASSIST, operator assistance has been requested
%%%%%%%%%%%  OPCOM  18-DEC-2018 22:22:15.61  %%%%%%%%%%%
Request 6, from user SYSTEM on TCVAX
%BACKUP-I-OPERSPEC, specify option (QUIT or CONTINUE)

 Interrupt

The last command hangs. Most probably the zip file is corrup or a bad unzip. I will try another path, to install unzip and unzip the zip file in OpenVMS.

Anyway, thanks for the help.

Regards,

Antonio