31 Mar
2020
31 Mar
'20
6:25 a.m.
On 3/30/2020 10:59 PM, Ray Jewhurst wrote:
I haven't tried burning but I used p7z through
File Roller on a Linux Mint system. I have only used it as an image on Simh. I am not at
my computer tonight but if you need it tomorrow I can get you a checksum on the unzipped
image.
Ray
Okay. Maybe it's a difference between Linux and macOOS.? I downloaded the file from
WInWorldPC.? The actual file came from someone named "Ricky" in Germany.? The
file downloaded was "DEC VMS 5.5-2H4 (Jul 1993) [VAX] (ISO).7z"? I ran it
through "TheUnarchiver" and it produced a folder with two files.? A txt file and
"VMS 552h4 VAX.iso". I tried burning that ISO file but then I get the disk image
is invalid error.
I'll have to get a copy of SimH running on my Mac and see it it can read the ISO.
On Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 11:53 PM John H. Reinhardt <johnhreinhardt at thereinhardts.org
<mailto:johnhreinhardt at thereinhardts.org>> wrote:
On 3/30/2020 10:46 PM, Ray Jewhurst wrote:
I have tried both the VAXHaven and WinWorldPC
copies of 5.5-2H4 and I tend to agree that the VAXHaven one is corrupted (at least
it's never worked for me). But the WinWorldPC copy works great. Also, corrupt is the
MicroVMS 4.7 TK50 image on VAXHaven.
Ray
The file I got from WinWorldPC came as a ".7z" archive.? and I unpacked it
with "TheUnarchiver".? Does that match what you did? The file I get from that
always gets the "Could not burn "VMS 552h4 VAX.iso". The disk image is
invalid." error from the Mac disk burn software.
Did you do something differently?
Thanks.
John H. Reinhardt