I have a Ryzen 9 miniPC running Fedora 40. I used "virt-manager" (which uses qemu) to make a number of Fedora 40 systems on various architectures, including s390x, ARMv8, and PowerPC; just for fun. Talk about slow. But they are usable.
On Mon, Aug 26, 2024, 15:30 Paul Dembry <p...@trifox.com> wrote: > I think Rick is trying this > > OpenSUSE running on > ^ > | > | > Hercules running on > ^ > | > | > Some os > > IOW OpenSUSE S390x on top of Hercules, not Hercules on top of OpenSUSE. > IIRC the more recent versions of OpenSUSE and RedHat (I think RH 8.x) > require certain instructions that are not supported on Hercules. I goofed > around with RH 8.x and think I got it to work using qemu s390 but cannot > say for sure as it was a couple of years ago. I didn't really need anything > higher than RH 7.x so it was just an exercise. > Regards, > Paul > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port <LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> On Behalf Of Paul Flint > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2024 1:19 PM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Clarification: OpenSUSE on Hercules > > Greetings Truth > > To clarify, you are operating SUSE Tumbleweed as the base system on some > random intel-type iron. On top of this you want to operate Hercules, > apparently this is part of your studied plan for world domination. (I am > good with this :^) > > This is where I get a bit confused. I use Hercules to boot IBM VM 370. > This was enough of an entertainment that I folded Hercules and VM into a > Docker container and stuck the whole beta out there as "BaBy Bear VM" > (http://bbbvm.org/), > > So the question I have is do you need code to run on top of Hercules on > top of Tumbleweed, or did I misunderstand? > > If you are interested, this evening the Barre Open System Institute > (BOSI) has our regular meeting at the York Library in East Barre, we shall > use meet.jit.si/bosi to connect. Come on to meet.Jit.si/bosi < > http://meet.jit.si/bosi> at 6PM! > > Feel free to click the following link (around 6PM tonight) to join the > meeting: > https://meet.jit.si/bosi > > Regards, > > Paul > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 2:06 PM Rick Troth <tro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I need OpenSUSE on Hercules and have so far been unable to install > > either of these: > > > > > > openSUSE-Leap-15.6-DVD-s390x-Build710.3-Media > > openSUSE-Tumbleweed-NET-s390x-Snapshot20240819-Media > > > > > > Months ago, I tried other releases/snap-shots. No joy then either. > > > > I have tried supplying the kernel, INITRD, and parm file via 00C reader. > > Didn't work. I have also tried Hercules IPL from ".ins" file. > > After about 4 or 5 minutes, the run consistently ends with something > > like ... > > > > > > T1! ------------ cut here !------------ > > > > > > ... sometimes followed by (what appears to be) a wait state code, > > sometimes not. In all cases the emulator stops with a disabled wait. > > > > My preference is OpenSUSE Tumbleweed, but Leap works "if I gotta". > > I'd like to install to un-partitioned FBA, but I've switched to CKD in > > case FBA was/is causing the installer heartburn. > > I've also tried to change the device addresses to match what the > > samples have. Still nuttin, honey. > > > > What am I doing wrong? > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > > email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > > visit > > http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
