Debian installation media question.

[Ted . Keesey]

I am new to Linux and Debian. I would like to download Debian S/390 for installation on a 
z890 processor. I have set up an LPAR for this purpose. I will not be using z/VM.

I want to know if I can download Debian S/390, burn a CD and do most of the installation from the CD 
on the OS/2 system that supports the HMC? I see from the site that Support to ipl off an installation CD has 
been added back in the version of the installer that will be released with Etch. 

Without Etch I am not clear on how much of Debian I can install from a CD (the installer or the boot loader).
Do you know when Etch will be available? Sounds like I may need it.

Could someone clarify this part of the Debian install process on the S/390?

Thank you.

Ted Keesey
Synoran 
Systems 390 Administrator

Re: Debian installation media question.

[Frans Pop]

On Wednesday 07 December 2005 14:38, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I want to know if I can download Debian S/390, burn a CD and do most of
 the installation from the CD
 on the OS/2 system that supports the HMC?  I see from the site that
 Support to ipl off an installation CD has been added back in the
 version of the installer that will be released with Etch.

Although with Etch you can boot off the CD, the installation is in fact no 
different from the other installation methods which means that most of 
the installation will be done over the network.
After setting up the network, you will be offered to continue the 
installation over an SSH connection. All installer components and 
packages are downloaded from mirrors.

If you burn a CD, you can however use that as a source to install 
additional packages after the reboot, although you may have to configure 
it manually.

See also this README file, which is included on the CD:
http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/debian-cd/trunk/data/etch/s390/README.boot?op=filerev=0sc=0

Cheers,
FJP


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