Thanks, Philipp. The text looks fine, even if you are not a native speaker. :-)
Have a good one, too. DJ On 11/30/2012 03:11 PM, Philipp Kern wrote: > On Wed, Nov 07, 2012 at 09:52:54AM -0600, Dave Jones wrote: >> Larry, you might try using the cio_ignore= kernel option to >> limit the number of addresses the zLinux kernel looks for at >> boot time. You might try something like this: >> >> cio_ignore=all,!0.0.1150,!0.0.fd00-0.0.fd02 >> >> will ignore at boot time all devices except those at addresses >> 1150, and FD00-FD02. >> >> I would put it in the generic parameter file you use at boot >> time to load the kernel and initrd files. > > Thanks Dave. I just added this to "s390 Boot Parameters"[1]: > > | If you boot the installer in a logical partition (LPAR) or > virtual | machine (VM) where a lot of devices are visible, you > might want to | instruct the kernel to restrict the list to a > fixed set of devices. This | is advised for the installer's boot > process if a lot of disks are | visible. The "cio_ignore" option > supports both a blacklist (to only | disallow a few devices) and a > whitelist (to only allow specific | devices): | | <informalexample > role="example"><screen> | # blacklist: just ignore the two > devices 300 and 301 | cio_ignore=0.0.0300-0.0.0301 | # whitelist: > ignore everything but 1150, FD00, FD01 and FD02 | > cio_ignore=all,!0.0.1150,!0.0.fd00-0.0.fd02 | > </screen></informalexample> | | Please note that all devices > numbers' hex digits need to be specified in | lower case. To be > considered during the installer's boot process the | above option > needs to be added to <filename>parmfile.debian</filename>. > > But I'm neither an English native speaker nor a documentation guy. > > Kind regards Philipp Kern > > [1] http://d-i.debian.org/manual/en.s390/ch05s01.html#idp5194000 > -- Dave Jones V/Soft Software www.vsoft-software.com Houston, TX 281.578.7544 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-s390-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50ba5f14.8060...@vsoft-software.com
