I'm not 100% sure, but I think EBCDIC or ASCII will work on the parmfile. The kernel and initrd must be EBCDIC since this is an emulated IBM mainframe. Therefore the kernel and initrd must be downloaded to your PC using binary.
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/06/05 12:01PM >>> Hello Richard, thanks for the example, but my parmfile is an ASCII file, could be this a problem? I don't know if the other files are binary ASCII or not. saluti, fausto Alle 17:43, mercoled� 6 aprile 2005, Richard Pinion ha scritto: > Try this instead, it works for me. > > @TDF > slackernel.2.4.26 fixed recsize 1024 ebcdic > slackparm fixed recsize 1024 ebcdic > slackinitrd.2.4.26 fixed recsize 1024 ebcdic > TM > TM > EOT > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/06/05 11:41AM >>> > > Hello all, > > i have a strange problem IPLing (at the installation time) Slack390. > I'm using Hercules emulator, so I have to use a TDF file to boot properly. > I prepared this TDF > > @TDF > kernel fixed recsize 1024 > TM > parmfile fixed recsize 1024 > TM > initrd.gz fixed recsize 1024 > TM > EOT > > It seems kernel doesn't recognize the parmfile and doesn't found a valid > root filesystem because it doesn't load the initrd file. > > Has anyone some experience running slack390 with hercules? > > thanks in advance, > Fausto > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > The information in this e-mail message, including any attachments, may > contain confidential and privileged information that is protected by > law. It is intended for the sole use of the recipient named above. If > you are not the intended recipient or the agent responsible for > delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that > any unauthorized review, use, dissemination or copying is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail transmission in > error please notify us immediately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > and delete any copies from your system. > > <<<<GWAVAsig>>>> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
