VAX4000/300 MNS7.3 isntallation from CDROM

[Holm Tiffe]

No Jerry, I don't think that the problems are related to the SCSI Bus or
the CDR. I can't write to the DSSI disks, that is the problem.
If thast problem persists I'll try to install to an additional SCSI disk
next..
Regards,

Holm

Jerry Weiss wrote:

> 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.

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