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

[Chris Townley]

On 02/01/2021 16:52, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 1/2/21 9:46 AM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
>> Den 2021-01-02 kl. 14:36, skrev Bill Gunshannon:
>>>
>>> Interesting.  After a reboot it now successfully shuts down on demand.
>>>
>>> BUt, I see there are no layered products.  No compilers or anything.
>>> Anybody know what is available and how I can get them?
>>>
>>> bill
>>
>> They should be on "the other" disk image(s). Since you are installing
>> using a traditional kit (not the pre-built VirtualBox kit), you need
>> one disk image for the OS installation and one (or two) with LP's.
>>
>> Just as VMS has always traditionally been distrubuted.
>>
>> My disk images for 8.4-2L2 are called:
>>
>> ALPHA0842L2.ISO   (8.4-2L2 Base OS)
>> AVMS842L2LP1.ISO  (8.4-2L2 LP disk 1)
>> AVMS842L2LP2.ISO  (8.4-2L2 LP disk 2)
>>
>> I don't think I ever had any never have used any 2L1 so
>> I cannot say for sure if the disk names are/were the same...
>>
>> You should be able to find them at the same download source as
>> where you fetched the base OS disk image.
>>
> 
> I don't remember them being there when I got the base ISO but
> they could  have been.  But then, my credentials would be expired
> by now even if I remembered where to go.  I suppose I could just
> register again and see what  happens but I expect that would  make
> more work for VSI.
> 
> bill
> 
My initial credentials still work - go into the LPS directory

Chris