Todd, Yes! Running Linux for S/390 on Hercules is a great introduction -- in fact, the only introduction (at this present time) to Linux on zSeries (that's the 64-bit kind) if you don't have a real zSeries machine. It is still a little different to running on real hardware, but IMHO something is better than nothing, and Linux doesn't care about the difference.
I just downloaded the Debian pre-installed image that Matt Zimmerman created, and it's going great. Subscribe to the Hercules-390 list and check the archives for Linux stuff (there are a couple of messages about Matt's Debian image, too, including where to get it). As far as the commercial distros go, SuSE was the first to hit the ground running (so to speak), so they have a lot of momentum -- and a very good distribution, of course! Be aware that there was a bug in the Linux DASD driver for 2.4 kernels, which affects Hercules. A patch is available, but it is not widely available in the commercial distros yet. Matt's Debian image has the patch applied. Cheers, Vic Cross -- Vic Cross MACS mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Networking, Linux, on zSeries and S/390 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Booher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 8:13 AM Subject: Newbie alert/question! > For someone who has no mainframe experience and no access to an > S390, is running a linux/s390 distro on top of hercules a good way to > learn the procedures necessary to install/run/maintain linux on the S390? > > What distro of linux should I run on hercules? I've seen images for > debian but it looks like Suse is the preferred distro for the 390. > > By the way, seeing Alan Cox post here certainly gives a good impression > of the momentum behind the linux/S390 movement. > > > Thanks for the help, > > Todd Booher > Senior LAN Analyst > Mazda North American Operations > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
