There are at least a couple of ways you can do the install. The two that
I'll mention, I've tried. Method 1 is to create an ISO cd and either load
that to a running Linux and you have to mount it as a loop back device, or
put the cd in a pc cd-rom drive and make that available via NFS, FTP, etc
and mount it loop back (I think) I'm not entirely sure if that last
suggestion is technically correct or doable, personally, I didn't like
doing it this way. The other method I used and prefered was to load the
files from the cd to my pc, have an ftp server running on my pc and during
the install, you are asked where the source is, i.e., NFS, FTP, hard disk.
To explain further, I loaded the iso images from the tao website and
burnt two cd's. These two cd's have all the stuff you need to install tao
on VM. Oops, I should have prefaced this by saying this is how I did it
on VM. LPAR and STANDALONE are probably different. If you have done a VM
install before and look through the files on the cd's then you should
recognize some of the file names and know what to do with them. If you
haven't installed a distro on VM then you need to go to linuxvm.org and
look through the docs, etc that are there. To get the kernel and initrm
images and some of the other files needed for the first VM install, I used
IBM Personal Comm. software and did a host transfer to a minidisk in VM.
I know it seems overwhelming when you do it for the first time, been
there, know the feeling.
Hope this helps.
Steve G.
David Booher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: TAO Linux
I'm seeing more and more about running TAO Linux on S390. The problem:
the website www.taolinux.org does not explain how to install it on a S390
system. The installation instructions say to burn a BOOT ISO and boot the
machine. Ummm.. how do you do that on a z800?
I've seen the exact same thing with gentoo, you already need a running
Linux (RedHat, Marist or SuSE) to use as a driving system to get the other
Linux systems up. I am used to punching the install kernel, parm file and
initrd into the virtual reader and IPLing.
I dont' see these options on TAO, so how is the install accomplished? In
my opinion, if a S390 is to made available, then there needs to be a clear
and documented installation procedure that doesn't rely on a driving
[pre-existing] Linux system.
Thanks,
David Booher, Systems Programmer
Quest Software
4320 Winfield Rd, Suite 500
Warrenville, IL 60555
630.836.3196
http://www.quest.com
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