> >> > > 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 wei
On Thu, 14 Apr 2016, Yvan Janssens wrote:
Also, DD won't work on those disks; you'll have to use sg_utils and use raw
SCSI commands to dump the disks. Linux DD uses the system calls to read
block devices, and interestingly enough, they only support multiples of
512b for sector size on that.
Dump
> From: Dave Wade
> 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
Yes, but the same thing is basically true of most conventional file systems,
e.g. va
Yes. I had an AS/400 disk with too many grown defects. I imaged it with
sg_utils and transferred the content back to an identical disk. It booted
flawlessly...
I agree little point in imaging.
First step: password guess; try logging in to account QSECOFR password
QSECOFR; you may luck out and find it is the default.
If that fails do a DST IPL (Google it) and use the DST QSECOFR account (NOT
the same as the system QSECOFR account!) to reset the system QS
Well, I removed quite a lot of QSECOFR passwords...
Try to boot in manual mode,
01 B M
and follow this...
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1019462
Resetting QSECOFR with an Attended IPL
Hoping that DST password is still QSECOFR/QSECOFR (usually it is so)
can see in windows/unix/vms.
> > Moreover there are high chances of being on hw raid
> >
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> Subject: R: Getting an ibm as/400
>
> I really doubt that it can
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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)
Get the SLIC cd (or tape), and do a D-mode manual IPL.
Reinstall (DO NOT select the option to install and initialize). This is
generally referred to as "slipping the LIC". You can re-install it without
trashing the OS. That'll get you into DST, where you can reset the password.
What version o
Original message From: devin davison <
> lyokob...@gmail.com> Date:04/13/2016 10:57 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: Getting an ibm as/400
>
> The size of two pc towers. I am t
ubject: Re: Getting an ibm as/400
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
I installed also the Windows servers :)
Great teardown, now I don't need to do it myself :)
On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 07:26:49AM +0200, supervinx wrote:
> http://www.supervinx.com/OnlineMuseum/IBM/AS400/9406/170/
ed 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.
> >> > >
You can'read the disks elsewhere: you can only image them with sg_utils. Sector
formatting is not 512 and they are grouped in pools by OS/400. How many disks
you have? Main pool has not been wiped, may be more than one disk...
http://www.supervinx.com/OnlineMuseum/IBM/AS400/9406/170/
So they changed the default sec officer pwd (root in *nix). You have to boot in
manual mode B M (not B N) and cross your fingers that DST pwd is still
QSECOFR/QSECOFR. Then there's a way to reset the QSECOFR pwd.
ment
>> > > 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 wei
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
> > >
>
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> > 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 P
x weight.
>>
>> The office was 2 floors up
>>
>> We pushed it up, I still have the nightmares
>>
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3 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 wrote:
>
> > > In IBM-speak, it's
getto: 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 wrote:
> > In IBM-speak, it's a "Midrange."
>
> Which is a fancy word for "unusually heavy for its size".
That's
On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 01:26:29AM -0400, Ian Primus wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 12:42 AM, Jason T 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
On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 2:46 PM, devin davison wrote:
> some drives had to be destroyed. I believe it is coming from
> Harris, so it makes sense.
>
What Harris is this? The one that made machines running Vulcan OS?
--
Eric Christopherson
Posts
Subject: R: Re: Getting an ibm as/400
Well... AS/400 scsi drives are recognized by the string IBM AS/400, during the
inquiry phase.
They can be used in a standard PC, if reformatted at 512 bytes/sector, since
OS/400 use 520 bytes/sector.
If they come unformatted or degaussed, you can reformat
> On Apr 13, 2016, at 11:31 AM, supervinx wrote:
>
> Well... AS/400 scsi drives are recognized by the string IBM AS/400, during
> the inquiry phase.
> They can be used in a standard PC, if reformatted at 512 bytes/sector, since
> OS/400 use 520 bytes/sector.
> If they come unformatted or degau
Well... AS/400 scsi drives are recognized by the string IBM AS/400, during the
inquiry phase.
They can be used in a standard PC, if reformatted at 512 bytes/sector, since
OS/400 use 520 bytes/sector.
If they come unformatted or degaussed, you can reformat it at 520 under a *nix
system with sg_ut
> On Apr 13, 2016, at 10:30 AM, devin davison wrote:
>
> I called in again yesterday night, still not ready to pick up though. The
> guy assured me the drives were being wiped not removed, which is good.
You should check what "wiped" means. If they mean "degauss" as in running the
drives over
Even if your time is expired (there are some hacks to avoid this...) you can
log into the system as user QSECOFR through the console (terminal 0 on twinax
line 0). For an hobbyistic use sometimes it's enough...
Hi Devin,
I myself have several hobbyist machines, and I know a few other people who
do.
The 70 day timebomb is set by the OS and the different software packages
you install. So, let's say, you install the OS, the development tools and
Client Access. Each of them will have their own 70 day time b
I called in again yesterday night, still not ready to pick up though. The
guy assured me the drives were being wiped not removed, which is good.
How does the whold 70 day licence thing work. Is that a specific limitation
to os/400 or built into the hardware of the machine itself?
On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 12:42 AM, Jason T wrote:
>> An AS/400 is a mini, not a mainframe.
> In IBM-speak, it's a "Midrange."
Which is a fancy word for "unusually heavy for its size".
-Ian
On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 8:59 PM, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
> An AS/400 is a mini, not a mainframe.
In IBM-speak, it's a "Midrange."
On Apr 12, 2016 9:59 PM, "Kevin Monceaux" wrote:
> Depending on its vintage it would run OS/400, i5/OS, or IBM I
>
Post-1998 or so machines will also run Linux
Mike
Devin,
On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 02:09:00PM -0400, devin davison wrote:
> A local recycling center called me and said they are to pick up an ibm
> as/400 mainframe from a working environment.
An AS/400 is a mini, not a mainframe.
> I left a deposit and am scheduled to go pick it up in the next da
Posts
Oggetto: Re: Getting an ibm as/400
Yeah i wanted to talk directly with the place it is coming from but they are
being very secretive and swear that all the drives have to be wiped.
they said some drives had to be destroyed. I believe it is coming from Harris,
so it makes sense. Still trying t
ere's just os/400 that can be installed on an as/400, forget linux or etc
> ( if an iseries, more recent, aix is also an option, and linux too )
>
>
>
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> Patoray
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linux too )
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Oggetto: Re: Getting an ibm as/400
Hello,
I do believe Connor is on here. I will say this the IBM Main
t can be installed on an as/400, forget linux or
> etc ( if an iseries, more recent, aix is also an option, and linux too )
>
>
>
> -Messaggio originale-
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> Patoray
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A: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Oggetto: Re: Getting an ibm as/400
Hello,
I do believe Connor is on here. I will say this the IBM Mainframes and the
Larg
Gotcha. i didn't want something interesting to get away so i kinda
reserved it without knowing exactly what it is yet. I will post back with
the model, thanks.
Check cards and get all the cables. They are somewhat hard to find if you miss
something...
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A: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
Oggetto: Getting an ibm as/400
A local
Hello,
I do believe Connor is on here. I will say this the IBM Mainframes and the
Large AS/400's are quite different. If you can get a picture of the front
plate where it says AS/400 there will be the model nuimber under that and
we can figure out what you have from that.
Once you have that info,
A local recycling center called me and said they are to pick up an ibm
as/400 mainframe from a working environment. I left a deposit and am
scheduled to go pick it up in the next day or so.
I am not even sure of what all it comes with or what can be run on the
machine. Any advice in advance on wha
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