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.
"You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice." -Motto of the Darwin Society Gordon W. Wolfe, Ph.D. (425) 865-5940 VM Technical Services, The Boeing Company > ---------- > 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 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead > Kaiser Permanente Information Technology > 25 N. Via Monte Ave > Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 > > Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) > AIM: lbdyck > >
