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Frequently Asked Questions: VMS Frequently Asked Questions: VMS Frequently Asked Questions: VMS
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I'm having trouble reading the VMS driver from
floppy, I get a format or similar error when reading the floppy disk.
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I'm having trouble installing the VMS 7.x
driver.
- The ports are all online and working, but I'm getting errors on my download device
- How should I configure Digi ports to pass binary data in VMS?
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I'm having trouble reading the VMS driver from floppy, I get a format or
similar error when reading the floppy disk.
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Several things can cause this.
- It is necessary to use a DOS based system to download the driver
(Windows NT will not work, Windows 3.1/95/98 will). Windows NT's FTP will
truncate the driver when downloading it. Make sure that at the DOS prompt
the file size is exactly the same as the size on the ftp server. In
version 1.1.5 of the driver (for both VMS 6.x and VMS 7.x) the file size
is 1474560.
- Corrupted floppy media. Make sure that format a: /u returns no bad
sectors when formatting your floppy disk prior to running rawrite.
- Rawrite must also be run from a DOS based system (i.e. not Windows
NT).
- Not removing a previous version of the driver. Remove the driver
by executing PRODUCT REMOVE DGDRIVER (or DGDRIVER_7) prior to installing
or reinstalling the driver.
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I'm having trouble installing the VMS 7.x driver.
- Use the following command set:
$ mount dva0:/over=id
$ define pcsi$source dva0:[dgdriver]
$ product install DGDRIVER_7/help
- The ports are all online and
working, but I'm getting errors on my download device.
- This error is caused by an incorrect setting of the
terminal-characteristic of the control device.
issue the following command:
set term TXA8:/nobro/perm
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How should I configure Digi ports to pass binary data in VMS?
- In order to pass binary data through serial ports in VMS, software
flow control must be turned off. Use the following command:
SET TERM /PERM/PASSTHRU/NOHOSTSYNC/NOTTYSYNC TXA##:
It may also be necessary to turn on hardware flow control:
MCR DIGI$DRIVER:DIGITERM SET /PERM/CTSFLOW/RTSFLOW TXA##:
Note: RTSFLOW is available in VMS 7.x only not in VMS 6.x
CTSFLOW is not available on ports where /MODEM is set
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