[Simh] 8" Floppy disk image getting HALT error

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2017-07-12 02:04, Timothe Litt wrote:
> On 11-Jul-17 18:02, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>> On 2017-07-11 21:09, Timothe Litt wrote:
>>> VMS mount /over=id /foreign is the quickest way to identify files-11 and
>>> RT disks.  FILES-11 can be read directly; use EXCHANGE for RT-11.  Once
>>> you have the disk mounted on VMS, you can network it to wherever you
>>> like.
>>
>> Similar story if you have RSX. I might have forgotten a thing or two
>> about VMS here, but I would have thought /OVER=ID/FOREIGN would not
>> then let you access the disk in the direct way if it is Files-11.
> I was suggesting the easiest way to IDENTIFY the media.  /FOREIGN will
> dump the filesystem type when it looks for a HOM block.  Once you know
> that, you use the appropriate command / utility to access that type.
>
> To access FILES-11 on VMS, you don't use /FOREIGN, just mount (though
> /over=id will allow a private mount without knowing the volume label.)

Ok. Fair enough. I thought you meant that you'd mount it that way, and 
then go at it.

> MOUNT and EXCHANGE details are available from HELP and the manuals.
>
> VMS has, arguably, the most filesystem support and tools for this.  But
> OS choice is a religion.  Use whatever you believe in & have available;
> there is no point in arguing religion.

True. And, as with any religion, there is no point of even having an 
argument. Whatever works is good enough.

> Of course, if the OP is more interested in the result than the process,
> he can probably get one of us to extract the one file for him...

Also true. I'm sure plenty of people would help, if asked.

	Johnny

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