The iso files I see on the Novell web site are named
SLES-9-SP-3-s390-GM-CD1.iso (for CD 1 of the s390 version.)  So I
think you need to change "RC4a" in all the names to "GM".

On 1/12/06, Michael MacIsaac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > The reason Mike did his mksles9root script to prepare the file tree is
> > that this way you install the latest versions from the service pack
> > rather than the older base levels.
> Yes, that and because working with individual loopback-mounted-ISO-CDs
> seems to be tricky at best (and if you want to serve the files via NFS,
> you cannot use loopback mounts unless your NFS server crosses mount
> points). Further, I believe there is a bug on s390 in the patch CD update
> function when working with SLES9 SP2 or SP3 (still haven't heard anything
> from bugzilla).  The script works around that bug my modifying a mediamap
> file.
>
> I believe SP3 is GA so I sent Mark an updated script with the following
> file names:
> # hard-coded file names for the 3 31-bit SLES9 Service Pack 3 CD .iso
> images
>   sp3cd1="SLES-9-SP-3-s390-RC4a-CD1.iso"
>   sp3cd2="SLES-9-SP-3-s390-RC4a-CD2.iso"
>   sp3cd3="SLES-9-SP-3-s390-RC4a-CD3.iso"
> # hard-coded file names for the 3 64-bit SLES9 Service Pack 3 CD .iso
> images
>   sp3cd1="SLES-9-SP-3-s390x-RC4a-CD1.iso"
>   sp3cd2="SLES-9-SP-3-s390x-RC4a-CD2.iso"
>   sp3cd3="SLES-9-SP-3-s390x-RC4a-CD3.iso"
> (Can anyone confirm that these are the file names of the GA SP3?)
> Hopefully Mark can put that up on http://linuxvm.org/patches/
>
> Using this script is described in chapter 5 of the redbook "z/VM and Linux
> on zSeries: From LPAR to Virtual Servers in Two Days", on the Web at:
>   http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246695.html
>
> We hope to have an update of this material. Hope this helps.
>
> "Mike MacIsaac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>   (845) 433-7061
>
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