[Info-vax] VMS 8.4-2L1 on AXPBox

[Dave Froble]

On 1/1/2021 3:29 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 1/1/21 3:11 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>> On 1/1/2021 1:50 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>> On 1/1/21 1:38 PM, Robert A. Brooks wrote:
>>>> On 1/1/2021 1:28 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I finally got AXPBox to build and figured this was a good time to
>>>>> get my VMS System running.
>>>>>
>>>>> No joy in Mudville....
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Alpha V8.4-2L1 was designed for upgrade only, not a fresh install.
>>>>
>>>> V8.4-2L2 (which is Alpha-only) can be used for a fresh install.
>>>>
>>>> Having said that, reports are that you can continue past those error
>>>> messages
>>>> and have a working system.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> OK.  I'll let it continue.  It is awfully slow, though.  I seem
>>> to remember it being a faster install on a VAX.  :-)
>>>
>>> The ISO is the one I got when I joined the VSI Community Program.
>>> Did I somehow get the wrong file?
>>>
>>> bill
>>>
>>
>> It is a bit sad that the V8.4 2L1 distribution has this problem.
>
> Sadly, I'm on my fourth attempt and it is not looking
> promising this time either.
>
>>
>> So, what EXACTLY are you doing?
>
> Trying to install the version of VMS that I got from VSI for the
> Community Program on AXPBox.
>
>>
>> Where is your ISO distribution?
>
> Mounted as an emulated CDROM and it boots and starts the install
> just fine.
>
>>
>> What is your emulated system's configuration?
>>
>
> With the exception of filenames for the disk images and a few
> additional putty options to make the print easier to read it
> is exactly the same as what is found at:
>
> https://github.com/lenticularis39/axpbox/wiki/OpenVMS-installation-guide
>
>
> bill

I guess I wasn't specific enough.  Do you have emulated disks as files 
on only one physical disk?  If so, you're beating that disk rather 
badly, and that could be some of your "slowness".

Do you have 8.4 distribution prior to 2L1?  Maybe install that, then 
upgrade to 2L1.

When I installed 2L1 several years ago on my AlphaServer 800 I used 
multiple physical disks.  Seemed to work fine for me.

However, I reverted to the disk with VMS V8.3, since I had some TCP/IP 
problems (too lazy to work them out) and I have HP commercial license, 
not this year to year bullshit.

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