Error installing VMS from hobbyist CD

and the conclusion is???

I am getting exactly the same error when attempting to use the RZ59

I tried the RZ29 and it installed fine.

I have yet to try a custom size or some of the other sizes.

Tested with VMS 7.3 iso and RZ59. No problem. Will run more tests as time permits.

Hiya,
Was there a problem established/fixed with this please? I'm using FreeAXP x86 v2.1.0.412 (Oct 20 2011 11:59:55) with OpenVMS Alpha v8.3 and getting a crash of the installation procedure very similar to the original poster:

Portion done: 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%
%PCSI-I-PRCOUTPUT, output from subprocess follows ...
%CDU-F-OPENIN, error opening DISK$CSDSVASYS:[VMS$COMMON.][SYSLIB]DCLTABLES.EXE;
as input
-RMS-E-DNF, directory not found
-SYSTEM-W-FILESTRUCT, unsupported file structure level
%SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=00, virtual address=000000005858
5864, PC=00000000007534D4, PS=0000001B
%TRACE-F-TRACEBACK, symbolic stack dump follows
image module routine line rel PC abs PC
PCSI$SHR SPIU_MODULE_CLD_VMS spiu_command_module_execute
17854 0000000000000224 00000000007534D4
PCSI$SHR SPIU_MODULE_PRIVATE spiu_module_private_main
14774 0000000000000DC4 0000000000757254
PCSI$SHR SPIU_ORDER_EXECUTE spiu_execute_node
15770 00000000000013C8 0000000000765FA8
PCSI$SHR SPIU_ORDER_EXECUTE spiu_exec_exec_order_recursive
16712 0000000000002FF0 0000000000767BD0
PCSI$SHR SPIU_ORDER_EXECUTE spiu_exec_exec_order_recursive
16828 0000000000002DC0 00000000007679A0
PCSI$SHR SPIU_ORDER_EXECUTE spiu_exec_exec_order_recursive
16828 0000000000002DC0 00000000007679A0
PCSI$SHR SPIU_ORDER_EXECUTE spiu_exec_exec_order_recursive
16618 0000000000003178 0000000000767D58
PCSI$SHR SPIU_ORDER_EXECUTE spiu_exec_exec_order_recursive
16603 00000000000031B0 0000000000767D90
PCSI$SHR SPIU_ORDER_EXECUTE spiu_execute_execution_order
16913 0000000000003418 0000000000767FF8
PCSI$SHR SPIU_API_OPERATIONS spiu_install
20092 0000000000003EC4 000000000070E484
PCSI$MAIN UICOMMON UIexecute_operation
25070 0000000000002744 00000000000521E4
PCSI$MAIN SPIU_COMMAND_VMS DCLinstall_reconfigure
27342 0000000000004DB4 0000000000042504
PCSI$MAIN SPIU_COMMAND_VMS process_DCL_command
31241 000000000000CE1C 000000000004A56C
PCSI$MAIN SPIU_COMMAND_VMS process_DCL
31529 000000000000D6A4 000000000004ADF4
PCSI$MAIN SPIU_COMMAND_VMS main 33964 0000000000012328 000000000004FA78
PCSI$MAIN SPIU_COMMAND_VMS __main 0 000000000000009C 000000000003D7EC
0 FFFFFFFF80375CE4 FFFFFFFF80375CE4
%TRACE-I-END, end of TRACE stack dump
%SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=!XB, virtual address=!XH, PC=!XH
, PS=!XL
Process AXPVMS_INSTALL logged out at 1-FEB-2012 14:25:34.04

This is using the RZ59 9.1GB disk. The disk was created by FreeAXP itself rather than by MIM (a MIM created disk gave similar problems, but at a different point in the installation.)

AMD Athlon II X2 240 processor, Windows XP Pro SP3, 2GB physical memory.
The CD that I was using to install VMS boots happily and was functional enough to be able to do an image backup onto a disk image on the PC's hard drive.
Steve

Sorry, I've just told a fib - it was the 9.1GB RZ1DF-CB that I was using, NOT the RZ59.<img src='../images/smiley/sad.gif' alt='smiley'>

Is this actually a bug in the AlphaServer 400 itself? The SPD that I've just looked at has a maximum disk size of 4.3GB - about right for the time that the system was available for purchase.
Is there a limitation in the hardware or firmware which means it doesn't like bigger disks?

The disk size should not be an issue. Here are a few things to try:

- If using an ISO, try installing from the CD.
- If using a CD, try installing from an ISO image.
- If possible, try the installation from a 64-bit edition of FreeAXP.

We have been unsuccessful in reproducing this problem on x86 or x64 versions of FreeAXP and Avanti, so your feedback is appreciated.

One other thing I could try is building the 8.3 installation on an x86 system exactly like you are if you can provide the answers you are using to the installation questions.