VAX4000/300 MNS7.3 isntallation from CDROM

[Holm Tiffe]

Jerry Weiss wrote:

> As Antonio mentioned, the condist VAXVMS073 normally boots into standalone backup mode.  The only application
> that runs is BACKUP.
> 
> if you boot 
> >>>b/r5:10000000 dka700:
> (BOOT/R5:10000000 DKA700:)
> 


tried this in the meantime... the system boots with b/r5:10000000 dua3:
...warnings about cannot map sysdump.dmp on the system disk,
cannot map pagefile.sys on the systemdisk

OpenVMS (TM) .. something..

%WBM-I-WBMINFO Write bitmap has successfuly completed
%sysinit-e --error opening system dump file..
blabla..
%SYSTEM-I-MOUNTVER, DUA3: has been writer-locked. Mount verification in
progress.

and here it hangs, nothings happens. Can't get a prompt ot type anything.

...Rest tomorrow.


Enough for today.

Thanks in the meantime and good night !

Holm


> You get a bit more capability to handle disks.  You can mount the disks  and verify they are accessbile.  If you 
> use dump, specify reasonable start and end blocks as interrupts don?t work (!)
> 
> $set noverify
>     Installing required known files...
>     Configuring devices...
> 
> System time is:  26-JUL-2015 00:11:19.97
>  Enter Yes to the next question to leave the system time unchanged
>         (the system clock continues to run unaffected)
>  Enter No to set a new system time
> 
>  Enter ? to redisplay the time
> 
> * Is this correct? (Y/N/?) y
> 
>     ********************************************************************
>     You can execute DCL commands and procedures for various "standalone"
>     tasks, such as backing up the system disk.
> 
>     Please choose one of the following:
>         1)  Execute DCL commands and procedures
>         2)  Shut down this system
> Enter CHOICE or "?" to repeat menu: (1/2/?) 1
> 
>     WARNING --
>     The normal OpenVMS startup procedure has not executed.
>     Some commands and utilities will not work as documented.
>     COMPAQ does not support PRODUCT INSTALL and other
>     PRODUCT operations in this environment.
> 
>     Enter DCL commands -- Enter "LOGOUT" when done.
>     When you enter "LOGOUT" a logout message will be displayed,
>     and you will be returned to the menu.
> 
> $$$
> 
> Note the different prompt.
> 
> $$$ mount/fore dka400:
> %MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, HD1025 mounted on _DKA400:
> $$$ sh dev dka400:/full
> 
> Disk DKA400:, device type SEAGATE ST15230N, is online, allocated, deallocate on
>     dismount, mounted foreign, file-oriented device, shareable, error logging is
>     enabled.
> 
>     Error count                    0    Operations completed                  5
>     Owner process          "STARTUP"    Owner UIC                         [1,4]
>     Owner process ID        00000023    Dev Prot            S:RWPL,O:RWPL,G:R,W
>     Reference count                2    Default buffer size                 512
>     Total blocks             8386733    Sectors per track                   111
>     Total cylinders             3977    Tracks per cylinder                  19
> 
>     Volume label            "HD1025"    Relative volume number                0
>     Cluster size                   0    Transaction count                     1
>     Free blocks                    0    Maximum files allowed                 0
>     Extend quantity                0    Mount count                           1
>     Mount status             Process    ACP process name                     ""
> 
>   Volume Status:  Unknown ACP type.
> 
> $$$
> 
> > On Aug 7, 2015, at 1:04 PM, Holm Tiffe <holm at freibergnet.de> wrote:
> > 
> > Jerry Weiss wrote:
> > 
> >> Having the CDROM write protected is normal for read-only media.    The target drive needs to be write enabled.   Before you boot the CD, list the disks you have.
> > 
> > Yes, it's vnormal that the CDR is ro..
> > 
> > I have the following devices:
> > 
> > du3 .. CDROM
> > and DISK0$DIA0	(RF31)
> > and DISK1$DIA1	(RF31)
> > and DISK2$DIA2	(RF71)
> >> 
> >>>>> sh device
> >> 
> >> Choose a disk that is unused/empty.
> >> 
> >> Once you get the $ or $$$ prompt, you need to restore the save from the CDROM to your target disk using BACKUP. 
> >> 
> >> My installation looked like this.  DKA700 is the VAXVMS073 CDROM.  DKA0: is the unused disk.  Both disks are on the SCSI bus.
> >> 
> >> During the restore, control-T shows the progress.
> >> Once I finished the restore of the OS to the new disk, booting from that disk automatically starts the rest of the install process.
> >> 
> >> ------------
> >> 
> >> $$$ backup/image/verify dka700:vms073.b/save dka0:
> >> Restoring file: DKA0:[VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR]FYDRIVER.EXE;1
> >> Saveset volume:1, saveset block:71 (32256 byte blocks)
> >> Restoring file: DKA0:[VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR]SYSLOA1302.EXE;1
> >> Saveset volume:1, saveset block:143 (32256 byte blocks)
> >> Restoring file: DKA0:[VMS$COMMON.SYSMSG]CLIUTLMSG.EXE;1
> >> Saveset volume:1, saveset block:1260 (32256 byte blocks)
> >> %BACKUP-I-STARTVERIFY, starting verification pass
> >> $$$ log
> > 
> > 
> > I've booted the CD w/o any bootflag in R5 to the $ prompt.
> > , it asks for the date/time and displays the devices like above
> > (DISK0$DIA0 but DU3) and asks if that list is correct, yes it is.
> > After that I've issued:
> > 
> > $ backup/image/verify dua3:vms073.b/save disk0$dia0:
> > (dia0 only doesn't work)
> > 
> > I've get a long list about many files (from the cdrom)
> > and SYSTEM-F-VOLINF, volume is not software enabled
> > 
> > 
> > A while ago I've reformated an tested the 3 DSS
> > I disks with the firmware on them, the disks are all empty.
> > I think here is a step missing, Do I have to initialize them first?
> > The disks are ok, the veryfy programs on them saying that....
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Holm
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