VAX4000/300 MNS7.3 isntallation from CDROM

If the saveset restoration and the complex bootstrap both fail, suggest you investigate the following. 1) Make sure the SCSI bus that is used by the CD-ROM has proper termination and termination power. 2) Create/obtain a new image CD. Your image may be corruption or the CD-ROM may have trouble reading it. > On Aug 8, 2015, at 3:43 AM, Peter Coghlan <cctalk at beyondthepale.ie> wrote: > > On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 at 08:21:07 +0200, Holm Tiffe <holm at freibergnet.de> wrote: > >> >> I'm starting the image restore and now I have a problem that the DSSI disks >> are "not software enabled". >> > > I'm not sure but I think I recall getting that error when trying to mount a > disk that had media problems :-( > > It probably doesn't help much but the online help says this: > > VOLINV, volume is not software enabled > > Facility: SYSTEM, System Services > > Explanation: The volume valid bit is not set for the volume. All physical > and logical I/O operations will be rejected until the bit is > set. > > User Action: Check for a programming error. Verify that the volume is > mounted and loaded. Check to see that the power is on before > retrying the program. > > Regards, > Peter Coghlan.