A little late to the party, but... I've been trying to get Novell to make their Novell SuSE distribution available in CMSDDR format. Imagine...
1- your shiny new z/VM system has been installed and you have set up TCPIP and its FTPSERVE server (both come as part of z/VM, nothing else to buy!). 2- you have already downloaded and installed the CMSDDR package from the IBM VM Download page. See: http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/ 3- you are logged onto a CMS userid with disks accessed for a Linux installation, plus one extra minidisk to hold the CMSDDR-format Linux files. 4- you issue start FTP on CMS (part of the z/VM install) to download from Novell the CMSDDR-format files. 5- you issue the command: CMSDDR RESTORE cuu filename filetype filemode which restores the pre-installed Novell SuSE distribution to your target 3390 minidisk. 6- you IPL Linux and ACTUALLY GET STARTED on the Linux installation instead of fighting to access the CD files (a real problem at some sites), and then fighting with the imahes thereon (another real, repeated problem for many sites). Sit back and enjoy the freedom from all the existing problems with CDs, DVDs, and FTP, including translation tables, file padding, line breaks, record formats, record lengths, ad nauseam. What does it take to make this quick-start possible? Well, perhaps a loud rumble from the huddled masses who want to use Novell's "Linux for System z" distribution. Then Novell to perform the steps to load the CD files to 3390 minidisks (just as we would), then run CMSDDR DUMP of each minidisk and move the files to their servers so we can FTP them from their site **DIRECTLY** to our z/VM systems. No funky HMC drives, no pre-existing Linux guests required. Everything you need comes with z/VM except CMSDDR, which is available for free. Oh, the bliss! Oh, the speed! Oh, the productivity!! Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - original message - - - - - - - - - - - - - Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:48:24 +0100 From: Karel Gentens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: SLES10 Install kernel panic Hy, Thank you all for your info. I downloaded the DVD iso now. I checked the MD5SUM of the iso-file, and now I was sure it was correct. After the upload, it still remained the same. Me and Kris (Buelens IBM belgium) started looking at possible causes why the initrd file was wrong. Originaly I uploaded the files using PCOMM. Looking at the file, gave a padding with 0x20 (not working) Then kris used another tool (ALMCOPY), wich padded the file with 0x40 (not working). A 3rth attempt using ftp padded the file with binary zero's. This was working! So, ftp is not "a" sollution to get the files onto VM, it is the ONLY sollution. The files from SLES9 where allready on VM from testers before me, so these where not uploaded. Karel Gentens KBC Groep NV VM - Systemen (CCM1 - CMI) Egide Walschaertstraat 3, 2800 Mechelen 015/35.24.52 0499/96.53.18 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - original message - - - - - - - - - - - - - The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
