> One other question. We have an extra 3174 controller we could hook up to > the Linux Lpar. If I can use a 3270 terminal, I can use that to install > the CLAW driver. That sounds like an easier way. I have a couple > parallel and a couple of Escon channels free.
I can't see what adding another dumb terminal to Linux has to do with getting the CLAW driver installed. There is no IND�FILE (PC file transfer) support in the Linux 3270 console support. The 3270 console support is mostly useful outside VM where 3215 isn't available (or the 3215 emulator is horrid [1]) or inside VM for the folks from MVS-land where it will seem more familiar. It also needs all that VT100 colour (escape codes) stuff removing to make a 3270 console usable. You need to either have the CLAW driver on the installation initrd, or you need a method to FTP the CLAW support into your system from the outside world using CTC or LCS or some such that is built into your installation initrd. Regards, Dougie Lawson [1] R/390's 3215 emulator really is horrid and unusable. -- ITS Technical Support SupportLine for IMS, DB2 & Linux
