[Info-vax] Burning cd for use in OpenVMS

[David Wade]

On 08/04/2019 17:43, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> On 2019-04-08 16:08:31 +0000, David Wade said:
> 
>>   For future reference, It depends on which version of VMS.
> 
> All OpenVMS Alpha and all OpenVMS I64 versions that a hobbyist is likely 
> to encounter will have ISO-9660:1988 support.
> 
> This barring somebody having scrounged up a really old version of 
> OpenVMS Alpha; V1.0 or V1.5.  Or a similarly old OpenVMS VAX or VAX/VMS 
> version.
> 
> More specifically, OpenVMS VAX and VAX/VMS prior to V6.0 lacks 
> ISO-9660:1988, save for a few cases where folks both had and installed a 
> patch for V5.5-era environments.
> 

When I (re)started "playing" with VMS I wanted to be as close as I could 
to the 4.1/4.3 I used many years ago. So I went for the old version. I 
found I had so many issues with it I switched to a modern version.

>> On later versions normal ISO CDs which is what Linux and Windows/DOS 
>> make can be read. I usually use "/over=id" to override the volume name 
>> check. May also need "/foreign"
> 
> So long as those CDs are written with ISO-9660:1988 with or without High 
> Sierra.  Rock Ridge and UDF won't be readable.
> 
>> SET FILE/ATTRIBUTE=(RFM=STM) VMSLICENCES.COM
> 
> I know some folks seek to use modern approaches with ancient OpenVMS 
> releases, but there are other and usually easier better ways to get the 
> initial three licenses loaded.
> 
> With OpenVMS, a serial console connection is somewhere between useful 
> and a necessity when things go sideways, too.  The graphics console only 
> gets you so far, and with limitations.
> 
> 

This sounds useful...

Dave