Very muchly agreed. If both are genned, 3215 should be the default, unless a 3270 is requested (via a parm). Providing options (without having to regen the kernel) is the best way to go.
Rich Smrcina Sytek Services, Inc. Milwaukee, WI [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Catch the WAVV! Stay for Requirements and the Free for All! Update your S/390 skills in 4 days for a very reasonable price. WAVV 2002 in Cincinnati (Fort Mitchell, KY). April 12-16, 2002 For details see http://www.wavv.org One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ----- Original Message ----- From: Post, Mark K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 1:56 PM Subject: Re: Turbo 2.4.5 Beta and the Console is nolonger 3215 > If I remember the debates from earlier in the year, if both 3215 and 3270 > console support is defined then 3215 should be the default. Whether that is > how it is implemented in the code, I don't know. If it is not, and 3270 > console is the default when both are present, then the installation process > should show how to specify a 3215 console. Support for both should be > generated into the kernels, or the customer should have a choice of various > kernels to pick from to match their needs. They should not have to re-gen > the kernel just to get the right type of console. If you have to pick one > or the other (and you really should not), then go with the 3215. There's > going to be a lot more Linux/390 running under VM than otherwise. > > Mark Post > > -----Original Message----- > From: Hervey Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 1:56 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Turbo 2.4.5 Beta and the Console is nolonger 3215 > > > Chris - The only thing I could think of is that having 3270 support might > help when using something like the 3270 support module UTS Global offer > (see their HOWTO at ftp://ftp.utsglobal.com/pub/tub3270/oldstuff/HOWTO). > I'm walking over to engineering right now to see what we'll do > with our 2.4 beta (and upcoming GA's) in terms of switching back to 3215 > support. > > Does anyone else on the list have comments about this? > > Thanks, > - Hervey Allen > > TurboLinux > Sales Engineer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > T 650-228-5142 > > > >Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 22:33:55 -0500 > >From: Christopher Lowry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: Turbo 2.4.5 Beta and the Console is nolonger 3215 > > > >Mark > > > >Thanks for the help. I had to remove the 3270 support and add the 3215 > >support. The 2.4.5 kernel is working with the 3215 console. > >After a review of the 3270 documentation and doing some testing, I could > >see not see any advantage to the 3270. Is there a 3270 style edit program > >(like VM XEdit) that works with this driver ? > >Chris
