VAX4000/300 MNS7.3 isntallation from CDROM

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2015-08-07 18:22, Holm Tiffe wrote:
>
> Hmm.. it seems that the pdf is containing thestuff that I've already read
> somewhere on HP's website.
>
> There are two possibilities:
>
>
> [>>> B/R5:10000000 DKA400:
> [
> [
> [If you are booting from an InfoServer device, enter a command that
> [specifies root 1. For example, on a VAX 6000 computer, enter:
> [
> [
> [>>> B/R5:10000100/X:D/B:6 ET0
> [
>
> Ok, the first should fit with an abbrevation:
>
>   B/R5:10000000 DUA3
>
> (I have a VAX4000-300 not an VS4000/90, nor I have an VAX6000..)
>
> and this boots until the message with the write protected disk
> dua3..(sorry, don't have it handy..) and than the system hangs.
>
> When I simply boot  B dua3 the install system asks for a date
> and I finally get a "$". Thats all..

That is all that is to be expected. Not sure what you were expecting, 
but if you read the VMS installation manuals, you will see that this is 
where you should end up.

And at this point, you run BACKUP to restore the initial saveset to a 
disk, and then you boot that disk to continue.

> That's why I've asked what todo..

And now you know. :-)

	Johnny

>
> Regards,
>
> Holm
>
>
>
>
>
> Jerry Weiss wrote:
>
>> Follow the OpenVMS VAX Version 7.3 Upgrade and Installation Manual
>> AA?QSBQD?TE  http://h20565.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04623149&lang=en-us&cc=us <http://h20565.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04623149&lang=en-us&cc=us>
>>
>> Section 3 takes you through the basics on how create a new disk.   I used the same procedure just last week.
>>
>>
>> Good Luck.
>>
>>
>>> On Aug 7, 2015, at 10:26 AM, Holm Tiffe <holm at freibergnet.de> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I've got an VAX4000/300 eqipped with an TK70, 2x RF31, 1xRF71 disks,
>>> and an CQD-200/TM.
>>> I've connected an toshiba Xm5701 drive to the SCSI Bus and the machine sses
>>> it as DUA3. I have a VMS7.3 CDROM and want to install it on one of the
>>> disks.
>>> I've read some documents on HPs website but it isn't clear to me
>>> how to boot the cdrom correctly, there is root 1 mentioned.
>>> What bootflag must entered, B/R5:10000000?
>>> ..in the case w/o the R5:10000000 I get a $ Promt finally (here I habe to
>>> read further). With the bootflag the System is complaining that dua3 is
>>> write protected (it is the cdrom)...
>>>
>>> What's the correct way to install VMS on that machine?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Holm
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