1 INFO-VAX	Sat, 27 Mar 2004	Volume 2004 : Issue 170       Contents:( Broken PCSI$DATABASE file -- how to fix?' Re: Check out these new VT flat panels!  Compaq Tape Drive 242853-B21  Re: Compaq Tape Drive 242853-B21) Re: Is VMS a trademark of HP/COMPAQ/DEC ?  Re: OPCOM Operator.log oddity  Re: OPCOM Operator.log oddity  Re: Securing files under VMS RE: WRONGACP ? Re: WRONGACP ?  F ----------------------------------------------------------------------  % Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 05:31:33 +0000 - From: David B Sneddon <dbsneddon@bigpond.com> 1 Subject: Broken PCSI$DATABASE file -- how to fix? * Message-ID: <406511B5.8070809@bigpond.com>  	 Hi Folks,   9 This is on my Digital Personal Workstation 600au at home.   0 VMS V7.3-2 installed plus the following patches:  E VMS732_GRAPHICS V2.0     Patch       Install     25-MAR-2004 09:27:18 E VMS732_SYS V2.0          Patch       Install     25-MAR-2004 09:19:12 E VMS732_SYS V1.0          Patch       Install     22-MAR-2004 10:19:27 E VMS732_MANAGE V1.0       Patch       Install     22-MAR-2004 10:18:27 E VMS732_PCSI V1.0         Patch       Install     22-MAR-2004 10:17:39 E VMS732_UPDATE V1.0       Patch       Install     07-MAR-2004 03:55:37 E VMS732_RPC V1.0          Patch       Install     07-MAR-2004 03:53:16 E VMS732_DCL V1.0          Patch       Install     07-MAR-2004 03:52:31 E VMS732_GRAPHICS V1.0     Patch       Install     01-FEB-2004 08:55:03   @ When trying to instal VMS732_LAN V1.0 I get the following error:  @ Portion done: 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...90% %E, error reading I SYS$SYSDEVICE:[VMS$COMMON.][SYSEXE]DEC-AXPVMS-VMS-V0703-2.PCSI$DATABASE;1  %E, invalid encoded length %E, operation failed  C  From the above list of patches, the GRAPHICS V2.0 was the last one D installed.  Is it possible that installation broke the file or couldE it be something else?  Is it possible to "fix" this without resorting @ to a restore from a backup (yes I do make backups before messing  around)?  Any other suggestions?   Regards, Dave.  --  I David B Sneddon (dbs)    VMS Systems Programmer     dbsneddon@bigpond.com I Sneddo's quick guide ...          http://www.users.bigpond.com/dbsneddon/ I DBS freeware at ...   http://www.users.bigpond.com/dbsneddon/software.htm I "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" Lennon    ------------------------------   Date: 26 Mar 2004 22:07:02 GMT From: healyzh@aracnet.com 0 Subject: Re: Check out these new VT flat panels!+ Message-ID: <c429i60ff4@enews3.newsguy.com>   + Paul Sture <nospam@sture.homeip.net> wrote:  > Bob Ceculski wrote:  > > 5 > > I have one on order to test ... they are awesome!  > > 1 > > http://www.midcomdata.com/terminal/planar.htm   G > Pardon me Bob, but how do you know they are awesome _before_ you have  > tested one?   L New?  Did I just enter a time warp?  Unless I'm mistaken the Planar ELT320's are old and discontinued.   J Is the place above selling them, if so how much?  I'd love to get my hands on one!    			Zane    ------------------------------  # Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 01:46:33 GMT & From: G Henry <newsgroup@gnshenry.com>% Subject: Compaq Tape Drive 242853-B21 8 Message-ID: <t0n9605lg48ucntqkkoud91t0cogl2mfho@4ax.com>   All:  % I have a Compaq DLT7000 tape drive.     C When I boot my PWS600a and I do a SHO DEVICE in SRM, I see the Tape 
 drive MKA600.   0 WHen I boot VMS the Tape drive does not show up.   Any one have any suggestions???    Thanks in advance    Gary   ------------------------------  % Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:40:31 -0500 0 From: "Alan Boyles" <alan.boyles@mindspring.com>) Subject: Re: Compaq Tape Drive 242853-B21 0 Message-ID: <1069qh9n2ld679b@corp.supernews.com>  H What kind of SCSI Adapter/controller do you have in the PWS?  I have hadE similar problems with disk drives because Alpha did not like the SCSI C controller and the onboard controller did not support such a drive.    Alan3 "G Henry" <newsgroup@gnshenry.com> wrote in message 2 news:t0n9605lg48ucntqkkoud91t0cogl2mfho@4ax.com... > All: > % > I have a Compaq DLT7000 tape drive.  > E > When I boot my PWS600a and I do a SHO DEVICE in SRM, I see the Tape  > drive MKA600.  > 2 > WHen I boot VMS the Tape drive does not show up. > ! > Any one have any suggestions???  >  > Thanks in advance  >  > Gary >    ------------------------------  % Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:17:49 -0400 * From: JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@istop.com>2 Subject: Re: Is VMS a trademark of HP/COMPAQ/DEC ?) Message-ID: <4064D636.3AFD33A5@istop.com>   M Hey, if HP has indeed allowed the VMS trademark to lapse, does this mean that I VMS enthousiasts could register it and become the new "owners" of the VMS K trademark, at which point, we could start to officially market "VMS" and HP  couldn't do anything about it ?   K (you just then mention at bottom of ad that VMS is sold as "openvms" by HP, > mentione that OpenVMS and HP are registered trademarks of HP).   ------------------------------  % Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:19:57 -0400  From: John Doe <jdoe@doe.org> & Subject: Re: OPCOM Operator.log oddity' Message-ID: <40649E7B.48165109@doe.org>    Paul Sture wrote: " > Have you searched SYS$STARTUP: ?  1 Mea culpa. I rarely take trips to that directory.   A > SYS$STARTUP:VMS$DEVICE_STARTUP.COM contains the following code:   C > and opc$override_classes is parsed from the contents of a logical ! > somewhat confusingly called p1.   I Actually I new understand what it does. This is part of a subroutine that N takes the contents of a logical (whose name is passed as p1 to the subroutine,K and in my case OPC$LOGIFILE_CLASSES and then expands it to a single symbol, ; and then pass that symbol back to define the other logical.    Why ? I realised why.   3 $DEFINE OPC$LOGFILE_CLASSES "CENTRAL,PRINTER",OPER1  will result in :8 $DEFINE OPC$ENABLE_LOGFILE_CLASSES CENTRAL,PRINTER,OPER1  W I.E. it normalises the input format (string of coma separated items, versus searchlist)   F > I cannot find any .COM which calls VMS$DEVICE_STARTUP.COM, so assume > it's done from within a .EXE.   M It would be called after sylogicals. And its found in SYS$STARTUP:VMS$VMS.DAT G . And by the way, At first glance, I couldn't even find how STARTUP.COM  branches to handle p1= OPCOM.   J > Does one system have a graphics head and the other not? I've had troubleH > with OPC logicals being ignored on systems with graphics heads before.  K The one with the graphics head does have the OPC logical defined for a long L time. I had asked this question here some time ago and though I had resolvedK the issue. Obviously, probably after a reboot of the microvax II (which has   the oprator.log) things changed.  I > I've always assumed that some of the code says something like "Graphics ; > present, so it's a workstation, suppress OPCOM messages".   K It supresses OPAO messages. But OPCOM still works and sends its messages to H other OPCOMs in the cluster, and the opcom on node VELO 9 the all mightyM microvax II) does log opcom messages issued by node bike. So that part works.   N What is not documented is whether the OPC$LOGFILE_CLASSES is used by the OPCOMM on the node where teh message is being generated, or used on node where OPCOM  actually writes to a file.   ------------------------------  % Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:24:13 -0400  From: John Doe <jdoe@doe.org> & Subject: Re: OPCOM Operator.log oddity' Message-ID: <40649F7B.656B9CDA@doe.org>    David M Smith wrote:R > Yes. I have a mixed-architecture cluster and redirect the security audit file to. > a common disk. The command is something like > - > $ SET AUDIT /JOURNAL /DESTINATION=file-name  > R > and then restart the audit servers. With multiple system disks, you will need toQ > do the SET AUDIT command on each system disk, or setup a common "audit control" I > file by defining the VMS$AUDIT_SERVER logical name and moving that file $ > (normally in SYS$COMMON:[SYSMGR]).   Thanks. will look into it.  G There is nothing like a good hacker attack to make one ensure that your C logging works fine (and in my case today, didn't work as expected).    ------------------------------  # Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 20:45:56 GMT & From: jlsue <jefflsxxxz@sbcglobal.net>% Subject: Re: Securing files under VMS 8 Message-ID: <1n5960lovjftfpc1kihrnp11a5eatavgi8@4ax.com>  J On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 11:33:24 +0800, Paul Repacholi <prep@prep.synonet.com> wrote:   > F >Couls someone from VMS product managment be so good as to explain whyE >neither VMS Encryption, nor SEVMS are metioned here? God forbid that D >someone might actualy consider buying or using a VMS product. Can't >have that, can we.   E Actually I was going to mention it once, but it seemed that there was C something in the discussion precluding that option.  Maybe I'm just  remembering incorrectly.   --- jls 0 The preceding message was personal opinion only.6 I do not speak in any authorized capacity for anyone,  and certainly not my employer.- (get rid of the xxxz in my address to e-mail)    ------------------------------  % Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 11:07:34 -0800 # From: "Tom Linden" <tom@kednos.com>  Subject: RE: WRONGACP ? 9 Message-ID: <NDEMLKKEBOIFBMJLCECIAEBMDAAA.tom@kednos.com>      -----Original Message-----D   From: Bob Koehler [mailto:koehler@eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org]'   Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 10:25 AM    To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com    Subject: Re: WRONGACP ?       A   In article <NDEMLKKEBOIFBMJLCECICEBFDAAA.tom@kednos.com>, "Tom  "   Linden" <tom@kednos.com> writes:   >     > FREJA> mount  $7$DKA100: usr&   > %MOUNT-I-OPRQST, medium is offlineJ   > %MOUNT-I-OPRQST, Please mount volume USR in device _$7$DKA100: (FREJA)   > %MOUNT-I-OPREPLY,    >    > FREJA> anal/disk $7$DKA100: C   > %ANALDISK-F-GETDVI, error getting device characteristics, RVN 1 ,   > -SYSTEM-F-WRONGACP, wrong ACP for device   B      Did you ever finish the mount?  I don't think anal/disk works      on unmounted volumes.   % Wouldn't mount, foreign or otherwise.    --- (   Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.<   Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).B   Version: 6.0.593 / Virus Database: 376 - Release Date: 2/20/2004    --- & Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.: Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).@ Version: 6.0.593 / Virus Database: 376 - Release Date: 2/20/2004   ------------------------------  + Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:11:24 +0000 (UTC) 7 From: moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney)  Subject: Re: WRONGACP ? ( Message-ID: <c4269s$sh5$4@pcls4.std.com>  % "Tom Linden" <tom@kednos.com> writes:     C >     Did you ever finish the mount?  I don't think anal/disk works  >     on unmounted volumes.  >   & >Wouldn't mount, foreign or otherwise.  I What error do you get when you issue a $ MOUNT /NOASSIST $7$DKA100: label B command?  This may at least tell you what is wrong with the drive.  B Anyway, ANALYZE/DISK requires the drive to be mounted, but I wouldD not expect a WRONGACP message.  (and in fact, trying it on unmounted@ and mounted foreign drives does give different correct messages) --   -Mike    ------------------------------   End of INFO-VAX 2004.170 ************************