Thank you, Thorsten.  That worked.

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 5:26 AM, Thorsten Diehl <[email protected]>wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>
> please omit the OSAHWaddr! However, in that case booting the instsys
> will not run unattended anymore. When the setup routine asks for the MAC
> address, please leave it blank (press enter twice under z/VM) and the
> remainder should work.
>
> By the way, it has been a good practice to limit the parmfile to 9
> lines; maybe that this restriction is no more valid.
>
> With kind regards
> Thorsten Diehl
>
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> Mark Pace schrieb am 02.04.2009 21:49:
>
>> Has anyone successfully installed SLES11 using a Layer2 vswitch?  I've
>> installed using layer3 vswitch then migrated to a layer2.  Also installed
>> via hipersockets.  But can't do an install on a layer2 switch.
>> checking CCW address 0.0.1d00
>>
>> checking CCW address 0.0.1d01
>>
>> checking CCW address 0.0.1d02
>>
>> (portname vswtch1)
>>
>> (Layer2)
>>
>> qeth.933eb7: register layer 2 discipline
>>
>> (Port 0)
>>
>> qdio: 0.0.1d02 OSA on SC 3 using AI:1 QEBSM:0 PCI:1 TDD:1 SIGA:RW AO
>>
>> qeth.e13e5b: 0.0.1d00: MAC address 02:00:85:00:00:06 successfully
>> registered
>> on device eth0
>> qeth.736dae: 0.0.1d00: Device is a Guest LAN QDIO card (level: V541)
>>
>> with link type GuestLAN QDIO (portname: vswtch1)
>>
>> ccwgroup 0.0.1d00 has network IF eth0
>>
>> *** glibc detected *** /init: free(): invalid pointer: 0x000003ffff8ea4e4
>> ***
>> Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
>>
>> HCPGIR450W CP entered; disabled wait PSW 00020001 80000000 00000000
>> 00110E8A
>>
>> My parm file.
>> ramdisk_size=131072 root=/dev/ram1 ro init=/linuxrc TERM=dumb
>> HostIP=199.44.xxx.xx Gateway=199.44.xxx.x Nameserver=199.44.xx.xx
>> HostName=host.domain OSAHWaddr=02-00-85-00-00-06
>> InstNetDev=osa Netmask=255.255.255.128 Broadcast=199.44.xxx.xxx
>> OsaInterface=qdio OsaMedium=eth Layer2=1
>> ReadChannel=0.0.1d00 Writechannel=0.0.1d01 DataChannel=0.0.1d02
>> Portname=vswtch1 PortNo=0
>> Install=ftp://user:[email protected]/DVD1
>> UseSSH=1 SSHPassword=pass
>> linuxrclog=/dev/console
>> --
>> Mark Pace
>> Mainline Information Systems
>> 1700 Summit Lake Drive
>> Tallahassee, FL. 32317
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