I don't think there is any point on imaging AS/400 drives. The original AS/400 OS had "single level storage" so basically a the disks were an extension to ram, or more that RAM is just a temporary disk buffer. SO just as a program in virtual memory can be spread across any location of physical memory, a "file" on an AS/400 can be spread across any number of disk sectors on any drive, which is probably why RAID is common. There is a less worse explanation here:-
http://search400.techtarget.com/answer/Single-level-storage-in-the-AS-400 Dave G4UGM > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mazzini > Alessandro > Sent: 14 April 2016 15:24 > To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Subject: R: Getting an ibm as/400 > > I really doubt that it can be done, and the structure of the data is totally > dissimilar from what you can see in windows/unix/vms. > Moreover there are high chances of being on hw raid > > -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Per conto di Sam O'nella > Inviato: giovedì 14 aprile 2016 15:48 > A: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Oggetto: Re: Getting an ibm as/400 > > Not sure about mounting the drive and reading the filesystem properly (not > much bad could happen from trying) but that gives you the opportunity to > back it up (dd) or to potentially hex edit the raw drive itself and overwrite > the > password hash with one you do know as long as its the exact same amount > of characters. (Any different length of characters will shift the data that > sectors are looking for ans corrupt the drive). > > <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: devin davison > <lyokob...@gmail.com> </div><div>Date:04/13/2016 10:57 PM (GMT- > 06:00) </div><div>To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> </div><div>Subject: Re: Getting an ibm as/400 > </div><div> </div>The size of two pc towers. I am trying to figure out how to > log in. I tried the account qsecofr with pass qsecofr with no luck. I might > actually have a licenced os on this thing, it is very different from anything > i > have worked with before. Not sure really where to go from here. > > The drives are scsi, are they in a standard filesystem format i could read in > a > seperate machine? > > On Wednesday, April 13, 2016, Pontus Pihlgren <pon...@update.uu.se> > wrote: > > > Nice! I have a 170 (not up and running, no OS). Which variant do you have. > > Is it > > about the size of a PC tower or or two PC towers next to each other? > > > > /P > > > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 08:09:02PM -0400, devin davison wrote: > > > Alright. Picked up the machine today. Much smaller than expected, > > > but everything needed seems to be included. I got a terminal as well > > > as a box of cables. I managed to boot the machine up to the login > > > screen. However > > I > > > do not know the username or password. I was speaking with someone > on > > > the phone that was quite knowlegable, they said that after 3 > > > attempts to > > login > > > it becomes a potato. What do i do from here. I am going to try and > > contact > > > the original owners, however i believe they are unwilling to help. > > > Im > > quite > > > amazed the main drive was not wiped. Anyhow, if i can not get the > > password > > > from the original owners, there does appear to be a working install > > > on > > the > > > drives, how would I go about resetting the password to gain access > > > to the machine? The machine is a ibm as/400e 170. > > > > > > pictures to follow once I find my camera. > > > > > > --Devin > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 4:45 PM, Mazzini Alessandro <mazzi...@tin.it > > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > > > > You had it easy. > > > > > > > > Once upon a time, a place I was working for decided to get a new > > > > development as/400. The toy was 2x the 270 you mentioned (hd cage > > > > taking one > > side)... > > > > and the shipping original ibm box upped the weight to dunno... > > > > king > > kong. > > > > It didn't fit in the elevator, and anyway exceeded the max weight. > > > > > > > > The office was 2 floors up.... > > > > > > > > We pushed it up, I still have the nightmares > > > > > > > > -----Messaggio originale----- > > > > Da: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org <javascript:;>] > > > > Per > > conto di Kevin > > > > Monceaux > > > > Inviato: mercoledì 13 aprile 2016 21:09 > > > > A: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > > > > Oggetto: Re: Getting an ibm as/400 > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 01:26:29AM -0400, Ian Primus wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 12:42 AM, Jason T <silent...@gmail.com > > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > In IBM-speak, it's a "Midrange." > > > > > > > > > > Which is a fancy word for "unusually heavy for its size". > > > > > > > > That's the truth. In a previous reply I mentioned I have a "small" > > > > 9406-270 > > > > in my living room. I found it listed on eBay. It was in New York. > > I'm in > > > > Central Texas. It was listed with a flat $50 shipping fee. From > > > > the photos and shipping fee I was expecting something small enough > > > > to be shipped > > by > > > > UPS > > > > or FedEx. I made the seller an offer $50 less than the list price > > which > > > > they accepted, so I basically got free shipping. It was shipped > > > > by UPS > > > > - UPS Freight. There was no way UPS Fright could get down my > > > > driveway > > so I > > > > had to pick it up at their terminal. Fortunately it was shipped > > > > on a > > tiny > > > > pallet that just fit in the back of my mini-van. It looks like an > > > > oversized tower PC, but is definitely unusually heavy for its > > > > size. I have to > > use a > > > > dolly to move it around. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Kevin > > > > http://www.RawFedDogs.net > > > > http://www.Lassie.xyz > > > > http://www.WacoAgilityGroup.org > > > > Bruceville, TX > > > > > > > > What's the definition of a legacy system? One that works! > > > > Errare humanum est, ignoscere caninum. > > > > > > > > > >
