> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port On Behalf Of Mark Post > > >>> On 3/6/2013 at 01:39 PM, "Chase, John" wrote: > > Hi, All, > > > > Trying to install SLES 11 SP 2 on z/VM 6.2, using a laptop running > > Fedora 18 as the NFS, and loading from a "real" DVD (not an iso image file). > > Unfortunately, we get only to this point: > > > > *** Could not find the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Repository. > > > > Activating manual setup program. > > > >>>> Linuxrc v3.3.81 (Kernel 3.0.13-0.27-default) <<< > > > > But when I ls the nfs mountpoint, it's all there. > > When you say you "ls the nfs mountpoint" are you doing that on the system to > be installed, or on your > laptop?
On the laptop. > If the laptop, that means that more than likely something is preventing the > NFS client from > accessing the NFS export. That could be a lot of things: > - Your network interface isn't activated > - Your network mask is wrong > - Your routing is wrong, or no default gateway was specified > - There's a firewall between the two preventing access (including perhaps on > the laptop) > - You specified the wrong IP address for the NFS server > - You specified the wrong path to the DVD Triple-checked all of that, and find no errors. We can ping the laptop from the SLES installation program on z/VM. Both the laptop and the mainframe are connected directly on the intranet backbone; no intervening firewalls of which I'm aware. One question arises from Mike MacIsaac's reply, though, when he said to "cd suse and see the RPMs". I configured the SLES "install url" as nfs://10.250.24.63/tmp/iso (that's where the DVD is mounted). Should that have been specified as nfs://10.250.24.63/tmp/iso/suse ? > One way to start checking is to enter an "x" when you get the "Activating > manual setup program" > message. Of the options that follow that, "3" should put you into a shell > where you can do ifconfig > commands, route, etc. I'm a complete novice at "command line stuff", so likely wouldn't know what other commands might be useful. -jc- ********************************************************************** Information contained in this e-mail message and in any attachments thereto is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy this message, delete any copies held on your systems, notify the sender immediately, and refrain from using or disclosing all or any part of its content to any other person. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
