From: Eberhard Heuser-Hofmann [vaxinf@chclu.chemie.uni-konstanz.de] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 4:55 AM To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com Subject: Re: DVD writer on ES40 In article , hoffman@hp.nospam (Hoff Hoffman) writes: >In article <40337462$1@news.uni-konstanz.de>, >vaxinf@chclu.chemie.uni-konstanz.de (Eberhard Heuser-Hofmann) writes: >: >:In article <1036q8l87538l18@news.supernews.com>, "Island Computers USA" >: writes: >:>Tom >:> >:>This sounds like a job for "Eberhard Heuser-Hofmann" > > In addition to comments from Herr Heuser-Hofmann in this thread... > >:>"Tom Simpson" wrote in message >:>news:tPwYb.340087$xy6.1680859@attbi_s02... >:>> I'd like to install a HP 400i DVD writer on our ES40 system using the >:>> built-in IDE controller and open drive bay. Has anyone done this >:>before? >:>> Will it work on the IDE bus? I'm assuming the ES40 has an IDE >:>interface... >:>> >:>> I want to use it daily for archiving data in RW mode, if possible. >:>> >:>> I'm running VMS 7.3-1, update2. > > I've code working with a HP DVDwriter 200 series, writing DVD+RW and > CD-R media on an AlphaStation XP1000 running OpenVMS V7.3-2 -- use of > the SCSI format unit command does require a change to DQDRIVER, >however. > (Yes, SCSI commands and DQDRIVER. If you do not currently understand > how this stuff fits together, count yourself lucky, nod your head > sagely, and allow the thread to continue. You don't really want to > know. :-) If you want to pursue this change, take a look at the > version of DQDRIVER on the Freeware, and look for the table of > commands and inbound/outbound directions -- you'll need to add the > format unit command code into the driver source code table. > > I've not tried this HP DVDwriter 400 series drive nor the 200 series > drive on an AlphaServer ES40 series as yet. The salient caution here > involves the cable length, as some of the AlphaServer boxes have long > IDE cables -- if you want to try this, make sure you have a good > quality cable, etc. > > I've a heavily modified DQDRIVER which includes the above format unit > change, but it's not ready as yet and may or may not make the next > OpenVMS release; it might or might not be available in V8.2. > > The most "fun" here is finding and getting the DVD software working, > the OpenVMS FAQ has the current pointers -- OpenVMS itself does not > currently integrate DVD software. You'll particularly need DVD+R > and DVD+RW recording software. (Herr Heuser-Hofmann may be able to > help here.) > > I expect to be presenting a session at the OpenVMS Advanced Technical > Bootcamp on this and related topics, BTW. > > -- > > FWIW, I'm posting this message from a straight-rebuild of MXRN, > running on OpenVMS I64 V8.1. No code changes were required; the > MXRN source code and the build procedure were entirely unmodified. > (The MXRN V6.18-32C code is available on Freeware V6.0, IIRC.) > > > ---------------------------- #include >----------------------------- > For additional, please see the OpenVMS FAQ -- >www.hp.com/go/openvms/faq > --------------------------- pure personal opinion >--------------------------- > Hoff (Stephen) Hoffman OpenVMS Engineering hoff[at]hp.com > Maybe it's easier! Here is a log of dvdwrite run with an unmodified dqdriver: $ mou/for lda1: %MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, VMS1 mounted on _$71$LDA1: $ dvdwrite/write lda1: dqa0: DVR Vendor: SONY DVR Product: DVD RW DRU-500A FW Version: 2.0g DVDwrite Version 3.03-1 Mounted media appears to be a DVD+RW. * 4.7GB DVD+RW media detected. Formatting. This will take a while ... Capacity of media: 9180416 blocks. 100 % done ELAPSED TIME = 0 00:03:54.55 CPU TIME = 0:00:00.18 BUFFERED I/O COUNT = 107 DIRECT I/O COUNT = 1098 PAGE FAULT COUNT = 7 One programming hint: use the immed bit and test if the drive gets "ready". eberhard