Gary,

Actually, you cannot download beta patches in the first place. They have to
be ordered from the RC and arrive on tape. [I realize that CSY needs
feedback on betas and having to order a beta creates a call which can then
be followed up on. However, I do think the process has a discouraging effect
on people dealing with beta patches.]

As to the process of downloading GR'd patches, the web site (itrc.hp.com)
has a very good document that takes you step by step through the whole
process of itrc-to-pc-to-hp3000.

[Curiously, I've found it unnecessary to convert the files in the few cases
I've tested. Simply dragging and dropping with Samba, issuing a file
equation to the STD file (which is in the posix file space), and RESTORE
works like a charm.]

John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Jackson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 7:54 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] ABORTPROC patch LXG3
>
>
> Jeff-
>
> In my case, one of the reasons that I don't download patches
> is that I am
> not comfortable with the process.
>
> First of all, this is the only situation where I have to use
> FTP and so is
> is is foreign to me.
>
> Second, once the patch is on the 3000, I always have to fumble with
> FROMBYTE, which is also a re-learning process each time I do it.
>
> If there was the ability to download from the HP patch server
> to my PC in
> Reflection label format, and then I could upload to my
> machine I would be
> much more likely to to do it.
>
> My nickle's worth.
>
> Gary
>
>
>
>