I would like to install OpenVMS 8.3 from original Hobbyist CD on an AlphaServer DS10 with QL1410. Target disk is a 36,4 GB Compaq SCA drive connected to QL1410. At beginning of installation phase following message appears:
The following products will be installed to destinations:
CPQ AXPVMS CDSA V2.2-271 DISK$ALPHASYS:[VMS$COMMON.]
DEC AXPVMS DECNET_OSI V8.3 DISK$ALPHASYS:[VMS$COMMON.]
DEC AXPVMS DWMOTIF V1.6 DISK$ALPHASYS:[VMS$COMMON.]
DEC AXPVMS DWMOTIF_SUPPORT V8.3 DISK$ALPHASYS:[VMS$COMMON.]
DEC AXPVMS OPENVMS V8.3 DISK$ALPHASYS:[VMS$COMMON.]
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP V5.6-9 DISK$ALPHASYS:[VMS$COMMON.]
DEC AXPVMS VMS V8.3 DISK$ALPHASYS:[VMS$COMMON.]
HP AXPVMS AVAIL_MAN_BASE V8.3 DISK$ALPHASYS:[VMS$COMMON.]
HP AXPVMS KERBEROS V3.0-103 DISK$ALPHASYS:[VMS$COMMON.]
HP AXPVMS SSL V1.3-281 DISK$ALPHASYS:[VMS$COMMON.]
HP AXPVMS TDC_RT V2.2-107 DISK$ALPHASYS:[VMS$COMMON.]
Portion done: 0%
%PCSI-E-CLOSEOUT, error closing DISK$ALPHASYS:[VMS$COMMON.][SYS$KEYMAP.DECW.SYSTEM]FINNISH_LK201LF_DP.DECW$KEYMAP;1 as output
-SYSTEM-F-DATACHECK, write check error
-SYSTEM-W-NOTINTBLSZ, block size is greater than 2048
%PCSI-E-OPFAILED, operation failed
Terminating is strongly recommended. Do you want to terminate? [YES]
Problem is solved now:
- Install Linux on an other harddisk
- overwrite first 100 MByte of OpenVMS target disk with dd id=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=1024k count=100
- reboot and boot from OpenVMS CD
- install OpenVMS and hove fun :-)
best regards
Christian
Edited by taunusstein-net on December 18 2011 00:11
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