Greetings Truth, I think I get it now.
You need the mainframe (Zcode) version of OpenSUSE running on top of Hercules which is running on top of an Intel version of SUSE, specifically tumbleweed... What could go wrong? Kindest regards Paul Flint On Mon, Aug 26, 2024, 4:18 PM Paul Flint <fl...@flint.com> wrote: > 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
