Re: AS/400e 170 IPL failure

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On making my own media, it turns out that the 170s only have CD-ROM
drives, not CD-RWs. So, at best, I could only create tapes - if I had
some tapes. Unless there's a way of doing it remotely, from a PC over
TCP/IP - but that would be a separate discussion.
</snip>

Download the ISO file to a PC with a burner attached.
Burn a CD on the PC.
Be careful not to think of it like burning a bunch of files to a disc so
that you can play them in your car. Think of it more like taking a CD and
burning it to another CD.
When you're done your PC should be able to read that CD and not see the
.iso file but instead see the contents of the .iso file.
The 170 should be able to read that. The 170 will not see the .iso file.
It will, instead, see the contents of that .iso file.

For example, when using virtual optical you may see files like this
Directory . . . . : /fixes/cume
Object link Type
CUME_1.bin STMF
CUME_2.bin STMF
CUME_3.bin STMF
CUME_4.bin STMF
And they could be .bin or .iso

But when you look at them with WRKOPTVOL you see the contents of each
'disc'.
Perhaps comparable to seeing a .zip file vs seeing the contents of the
.zip file.

Maybe the whole concept of virtual optical is a little past where you're
ready yet though.


Rob Berendt