and does Matt have a web page ?? im interested in a download or purchase. ken
At 12:35 AM 5/7/2002, you wrote: >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]> > > Ken Dreger www.ken.dreger.com www.acornartists.com www.laprivateeye.com 14,305 Hours of Seti time and clicking up more
