> The mechanism for "IPL from DVD" is that the file *.ins is used. The > lines in this file specify which objects must be loaded where in the > LPAR memory. So if you put your 3 files on a CD with a suse.ins file, > you should be able to get the LPAR to IPL. > The starter system will not be able to see the CD in the HMC - you > would need to get the files over the network (dunno if you can run an > FTP server on the HMC). Since you need to do a network install, the IP > configuration of your new LPAR must be working (either proper IP > address configured on the CD or use DHCP during the install). > > Rob > > I see... for example below is suse.ins from sles9 CD : * SuSE Linux for zSeries Installation/Rescue System boot/vmrdr.ikr 0x00000000 boot/initrd.siz 0x00010414 boot/initrd 0x00800000 boot/parmfile 0x00010480
How to calculate what should I type next to each file? (Assuming that I have mine own prepared files) About seeing CD, somehow normal linux installator (for eg. Sles) is able to get rpms from CD? Thank you very much. Grzegorz Powiedziuk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
