I had this exact issue yesterday. The problem is probably a corrupted bootstrap file.
Make sure to send the files as binary fixed 80, and prefer ftp transfer. I used the file transfer of x3270 and it failed just like yours. On Wed, 27 May 2020 at 13:40 David Spiegel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dan, > I am not sure that I understand what you're asking. > I PUNched these files (which I obtained from the downloaded ISO): > KERNEL IMG > GENERIC PRM > INITRD IMG > > Regards, > David > > On 2020-05-27 12:35, Dan Horák wrote: > > On Wed, 27 May 2020 12:27:22 -0400 > > David Spiegel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> I am trying to clean (i.e. no previous version of Linux installed) > >> install Red Hat (RHEL) 7.6 on z/VM 6.4 and getting: > >> [ 14.680886] md: Skipping autodetection of RAID arrays. > >> (raid=autodetect will force) > >> [ 14.681320] List of all partitions: > >> [ 14.681382] No filesystem could mount root, tried: > >> [ 14.681487] Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root > >> fs on unknown-block(1,0) > >> [ 14.681557] CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted > >> 3.10.0-957.el7.s390x #1 > >> [ 14.681604] 00000007f7c43bc8 00000007f7c43c58 > >> 0000000000000002 0000000000000000 > >> 00000007f7c43cf8 00000007f7c43c70 00000007f7c43c70 > >> 000000000073ef52 0000000000000000 0000000000919042 00000000008fb204 > >> 000000000000000b 00000007f7c43cb8 00000007f7c43c58 0000000000000000 > >> 0000000000000000 000000000075bb30 00000000001179dc 00000007f7c43c58 > >> 00000007f7c43cb8 [ 14.682177] Call Trace: > >> [ 14.682228] ([<00000000001178b0>] show_trace+0x108/0x160) > >> [ 14.682343] [<000000000011798c>] show_stack+0x84/0x108 > >> [ 14.682434] [<000000000073ed2e>] panic+0x106/0x2b8 > >> [ 14.682513] [<0000000000b820b6>] mount_block_root+0x2ae/0x2b0 > >> [ 14.682592] [<0000000000b822a2>] prepare_namespace+0x17a/0x1b8 > >> [ 14.682682] [<0000000000b81c66>] kernel_init_freeable+0x24e/0x268 > >> [ 14.682769] [<0000000000736f3c>] kernel_init+0x3c/0x128 > >> [ 14.682846] [<000000000074e56a>] kernel_thread_starter+0xa/0x10 > >> [ 14.682953] [<000000000074e560>] kernel_thread_starter+0x0/0x10 > >> HCPGIR450W CP entered; disabled wait PSW 00020001 80000000 00000000 > >> 00112704 > >> > >> I created the Virtual Machine according to the "cookbook" and > >> SWAPGENd 2 Virtual drives before PUNching the 3 Files and IPLing from > >> the Virtual Reader. > > is it from the installed system or from the installation? > > > > > > Dan > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 > or visit > > > https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.marist.edu%2Fhtbin%2Fwlvindex%3FLINUX-390&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca3c5f866c41c4dd8545c08d8025c1094%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637261941716071406&sdata=veclVbnXvTrilUxYkZKBkNmLpIDxDMiQwLJU1zjJ%2FpU%3D&reserved=0 > > . > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > -- Mauro http://mauro.limeiratem.com - registered Linux User: 294521 Scripture is both history, and a love letter from God. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
