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| | Tom Shilson |
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| | 12/29/2004 |
| | 03:28 PM |
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| Subject: Re: Can Linux Console be "Spooled?"
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Linux on 390 Port <[email protected]> wrote on 12/29/2004 03:13:57
PM:
> Tom,
>
> It sounds as if you are running your linux systems as VM guests.
> If so, just spool the console like any other guest.
>
> I IPL CMS in all my linux guests, run a profile to setup swap
> and other things, and spool the console. Then I ipl the linux
> boot volume.
>
> Otherwise you can use that neat utility and type
> HCP SP CONS START TO MAINT
> at a root prompt.
>
> But, I like the first method because then I get all the
> initialization messages too.
>
> Good Luck!
> Dennis
But vi, and a lot of other things, don't work on the console. Someday I
will build in 3270 console support, but until then I have to use PuTTY.
tom
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Tom,
Two different things. You spool your console for historical purposes.
eg. What happened during boot that it didn't mount xyz. All of the
initialization messages are printed to the console. Also many system
messages come out there, and if you can't get your linux guest to
come up and stay up you can't look in syslog!
You still use putty or whatever to connect and do stuff. Although I
prefer ttssh (TerraTerm Secure SHell extension). And then all of the
messages are on the screen. Does putty have scroll back capability?
ttssh does and I have mine set to 10,000 lines. Hopefully that will
give me time for ctl-C before a runaway fills up the entire buffer!
And you should learn ed. It works on any character mode terminal, like
3270 running as CP/CMS console. And it is a lot easier than booting
another linux guest, getting the correct vol mounted somewhere, etc.
just so you can use vi or umm ... that other thing that startes with
an "e". I have found that a lot of things that stop you from booting
can be fixed in a minute or two with ed.
Good Luck!
Dennis
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