A thought that may or not matter: Are the SE's running Linux or OS/2? Unlike the HMC, the SE's operating
system can't be changed. Perhaps if the SE's are still OS/2 that would explain what you see. Hmmm, I should test this during the next DR test o n our z/890 that has SE's running OS/2. Brian Nielsen On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:21:51 +0100, Kris Buelens <[email protected]> wrote: >I'm struggling with the Integrated 3270 console (SYSG for short) on an o ld >z800 (running native). It simply doesn't want to work: I can start it u p, >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 i so >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 a n >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 wi th >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 >
