RE: Burning V5R3 CD image files (was i5 backup options without tape)

Marty,

The UDF format allows the virtual CD to be directly writable/re-writable.

You can't change the virtual CD to any other format.

Following the Wiki link I gave, you'll see that UDF is also used for other 
devices.  You may also use some version of it on you PC with your CD burner.  
For example, my home PC has an InCD driver installed which allows me to use 
DVD-RW and CD-RW as big floppy disks, that "packet writing" is what UDF is all 
about.

Sounds like Win2k might not able to handle the version of UDF that IBM uses.  
According to MS, Win2k should be able to read v1.02 and v1.50 UDF.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/prork/prdf_fls_bmnb.asp

or http://tinyurl.com/auoz4

Windows XP Pro does 1.02, 1.50, 2.0, and 2.01
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkc_fil_ipge.asp

or http://tinyurl.com/53l6l


Maybe try a Win XP Pro PC and see if you can read it there?


HTH,

Charles Wilt
--
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Urbanek, Marty
> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 12:49 PM
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Burning V5R3 CD image files (was i5 backup 
> options without
> tape)
> 
> 
> I tried the Winimage program and it cannot read my ISO file. 
> "Error reading file \blah\blah\blah\test1.iso." I tried it on 
> another ISO file that I had laying around and it opened just 
> fine in WInimage.
> 
> The PC is Win2K.
> 
> I'm not 100% sure, but I'm going to have to say NO on the 
> question of whether I unmounted the file before FTP'ing.
> 
> That UDF format seems to result from *MEDTYPE on INZOPT, but 
> I'm not sure where *MEDTYPE is determined. I'm starting to 
> wonder if this has to do with my virtual optical device. When 
> I created it, I just took the defaults and it produced a 
> 632B. Is this what you guys have?
> 
> Thanks,
> -Marty
> 
> ----------------------
> 
> Subject: RE: Burning V5R3 CD image files (was i5 backup 
> options without tape) 
> From: "Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 12:21:11 -0400 
> 
> Marty,
> 
> I was looking into this a little bit.
> 
> The UDF format might be a problem.  What OS is on the PC?
> 
> Windows 2000 and WinXP supposedly recognize UDF.  But if 
> you're on an older 
> version that might be the problem.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Disk_Format
> 
> 
> One last question, did you unmount the virtual CD image 
> before FTP the .bin 
> file?
> 
> HTH,
> 
> 
> Charles Wilt
> 
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