Are you saying that SuSE provides rpms that install the timer patch and OCOs
into the kernel?  I have a support contract with SuSE so I should be able to
get them from their site.  Where did you get them from?  I can't find them.

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> ----------
> From:         Mcphillips, James
> Reply To:     Linux on 390 Port
> Sent:         Thursday, May 16, 2002 2:07 PM
> To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:      Re: Timer Patch
>
> This is where distributors make their money.  I spent a week configuring
> and recompiling theSLES7 kernel to include NO-100Hz-Support, only to find
> that the OCO's supplied by IBM don't support SMP.  IBM instructed me to
> get the RPM's from SuSE.
> They installed in about 2 minutes.
>
>
> Linux-2-4.7-timer-4  is the one you want as well as all prerequisite
> patches
> The order should be:
> * linux-2.4.7.tar.gz (original kernel source)
> + linux-2.4.7-s390.diff (IBM)
> + linux-2.4.7-s390-1.diff (IBM)
> + linux-2.4.7-s390-2.diff (IBM)
> + linux-2.4.7-s390-3.diff (IBM)
> + linux-2.4.7-s390-4.diff (IBM)
> + linux-2.4.7-s390-5.diff (IBM)
> + linux-2.4.7-s390-6-lcs.diff (IBM)
> + linux-2.4.7-s390-7.diff (IBM)
> + linux-2.4.7-timer-4.diff (IBM)
>
> As well as recommended OCO modules dated 2002/30/01
>
> I have the RPM's if you'd like, and don't believe there are any issues as
> far as redistributing them.
> There are 2, one is for timer patch the other is the OCO's.
>
>
> James McPhillips
> System Programmer
> Computer Associates,inc.
>
> ticed that there are several releases of the timer patch at
> http://www10.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux390/current2_
> 4_7.shtml
>
> Given that I'm running the SLES 7 2.4.7 level kernel which one do I want,
> or does it matter?
>
> thx
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