I'm struggling with the Integrated 3270 console (SYSG for short) on an old z800 (running native). It simply doesn't want to work: I can start it up, but it remains black...
When I inherited that system, the HMC was still OS/2, hence no SYSG (at least that's what I think). HW upgrades converted it to Linux and ETH iso Token Ring. The HMC can talk to the SE, so the network connections are all open. HW support tells me there is nothing they can do: it simply should work (what is alos my experience on all other z systems I layed my hands on). I've got a SW PMR open, and they might have something if I were to use an IODF, what I don't do. I do have System_3270 in my SYSTEM CONFIG. CP's control blocks listing the consoles do have the x'40' entry telling SYSG is available. If I IPL with LOADPARM SYSG or CONSSYSG, I get a WAIT 1010 (as I somewhat expect). To make it more "ununderstandable": the integrated ASCII seems to work. I don't have a Linux to really test it, but the response of z/VM's Q SYSA command changes, depending on whether or not SYSA is started in the HMC. Anyone any clue? -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
