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

[John H. Reinhardt]

On 1/1/2021 12:50 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
> 

Hi Bill,

   As Robert says, the image given to Hobbyists for the CLP is the V8.4-2L1 which is designed to install over the HPE V8.4, hence the errors.  There are two.  One for HELPLIB and one for DCL.  You can safely ignore both and continue with the install.  Also as Robert says, it is the V8.4-2L2 which is designed to be a clean install or an upgrade install, however that's not the one VSI gives us.  Go figure.  It has been mentioned on the VSI OpenVMS forum but other than saying it's okay to continue, no action has been taken.  I suppose we should make a little noise over there and ask for the newer version.

And yes, AXPbox is slow.  It's lacking the JIT compile and other features of something commercial like Charon or the others.

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John H. Reinhardt