Jim Bohnsack wrote:
I'm seeing something very strange when I ipl a 2nd level VM system. I
first noticed it on z/VM 5.4, but this a.m. saw that z/VM 5.3 works the
same way. The Guide for Automated Installation and Service, which I was
following closely since I was installing from a DVD by way of an FTP
server, said that at the time of the first ipl, enter COLD DRAIN
NOAUTOLOG at the first ipl message. Normally I just press enter for
WARM. When I entered, or tried to enter, that, the keyboard on my
emulator locked. With a little poking around, I found that I can't
enter anything on the first screen. On the 2nd or subsequent screens, I
have an input enabled input area. On the first screen, it's input
inhibited. A little more poking around showed me that it only acts this
way on a screen that *IS NOT *a model 2 screen. A mod-2 3270 emulator
session works just fine.
Before Chuckie or someone says that I should open a PMR, I have done
that, PMR 28075. I am using Tom Brennan's, Vista emulator. I'll try it
in the a.m. with another one or two emulators. In the meantime,
however, I would be interested in hearing from someone who has the
opportunity to ipl a 2nd level z/VM 5.4 or earlier while using an
emulator screen that is not configured as a mod-2 3270. What I'd like
to know is at ipl time, when you've got the first screen up with options
of WARM FORCE SHUTDOWN or what ever, if you can key anything it. You
don't have to enter it. 2nd and subsequent screens seem just fine.
Jim
I've just been playing around with making subsets of the full 5.3 system
for my IFLs and had to enter FORCE, etc. I use x3270 set up as model
4Es, and have had no problems.
Kim
