What happened to me was that I had CD 1 mounted and started the install. Most of the packages were transferred, but I think there were three that it said weren't installed when it was done. I switched to CD 3, where they were, and then installed the three packages. I then continued the installation, but got error messages that the kernel image (if I remember correctly) could not be found, and couldn't be copied to the new machine. This image was on CD 1, which now wasn't available. Plus, there didn't seem to be a way to get back to that point so that the install could be continued with the correct CD mounted.
So.... Format the disk and start over, install from CD 1, install from CD 3, and then put CD 1 back in the drive before moving to the next step. This led to a successful installation. If I could have had both CDs mounted to my FTP server at the same time, I wouldn't have had a problem (well, maybe with path issues....). If the install had mentioned that I needed CD 1 in the drive before continuing, I wouldn't have had a problem. If the install had gotten everything from CD 1 it needed before beginning the package installation process, I wouldn't have had a problem. (Not trying to be bitter; just looking at what alternatives would have led to an easier install.) Actually, I'm fairly sure that I'd have had the same problem had I been installing SuSE to another PC instead of the mainframe. There really isn't anything magic about the mainframe; Linux is Linux. That's the whole beauty of the thing. ---- Robert P. Nix internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mayo Clinic phone: 507-284-0844 200 1st St. SW page: 507-255-3450 Rochester, MN 55905 ---- "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different." > -----Original Message----- > From: Gregg C Levine [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 6:30 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Suse-Linux 2.2.16 install from CD media kit - problem > > Hello from Gregg C Levine > I'm probably missing things, as usual, but Robert can you restate your > series of problems with managing the media kit? As all of you know I run > Linux on Intel around here. I've used one of the free ware Windows ftp > servers for transferring data between this guy, and the Linux box. It > worked, after jiggling with the settings so that the ftp server saw my > DVD drive on it. Of course, there are always problems, but there might > be different ones for sending data from a PC upstream to an IBM > mainframe. Then between two PCs. > ------------------- > Gregg C Levine [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------------------------------------ > "The Force will be with you...Always." Obi-Wan Kenobi > "Use the Force, Luke." Obi-Wan Kenobi > (This company dedicates this E-Mail to General Obi-Wan Kenobi ) > (This company dedicates this E-Mail to Master Yoda ) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > > Nix, Robert P. > > Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 8:30 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] Suse-Linux 2.2.16 install from CD media kit - > problem > > > > I did the install using a Windows NT box as the server for the CD, and > using > > WarFTPd as the server software. I had no problems at all, other than > finding out that > > I needed to put the first CD back in before continuing the > installation after loading > > some stuff from the third CD. So it may not be a "Windows" problem as > much as it > > is an "FTP server software" problem. > > > > ---- > > Robert P. Nix internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Mayo Clinic phone: 507-284-0844 > > 200 1st St. SW page: 507-255-3450> > > Rochester, MN 55905 > > ---- > > "In theory, theory and practice are the same, > > but in practice, theory and practice are different." > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Sivey,Lonny [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 6:40 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: Suse-Linux 2.2.16 install from CD media kit - > problem > > > > > > Dave, > > > > > > Many people including myself ran into this very same problem. The > short > > > answer is that you need to use something other than a Windows based > PC ftp > > > server to serve up the SuSE CDs. > > > > > > Linux is using some ftp extensions that Windows doesn't have. Try > using a > > > Linux PC with an ftp server instead, or any of the other supported > SuSE > > > install methods. > > > > > > Lonny > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Dave Coulstock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 5:27 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Suse-Linux 2.2.16 install from CD media kit - problem > > > > > > Can anyone help me with the problem described below please? I can > provide > > > more information if required. > > > > > > I am attempting to install SuSE-Linux Enterprise Server for S/390 > 2.2.16 > > > under VM/ESA 2.4.0 from the 3-CD media kit for evaluation purposes > and I am > > > following the installation procedures described in "Preparing for > Installing > > > SuSE Linux for S/390" (Linux-1001-01) and "Installing SuSE Linux for > S/390" > > > (Linux-1002-01) and also Simon Williams' paper "Building Linux > Systems under > > > IBM VM" (form no. REDP0120). > > > > > > The installation environment is a 128/256Mb virtual machine with the > > > following 3380 minidisks: 191 (92 cyl), 292 (2654 cyl), 293 (300 > cyl). The > > > starter system boots successfully from the VM reader and the message > > > "Welcome to SuSE Linux S/390 7.0" confirms this. I am using > OSA-Ethernet > > > (option 2) to access it and am able to Telnet into it and run YaST. > The > > > startup message "Linux version 2.2.16 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc > version > > > 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #1 SMP Fri Nov 3 09:38:59 GMT 2000" > identifies > > > the software release. > > > > > > I have chosen to use an FTP server as the method of installing from > the CDs > > > and get the following when checking the input parameters (apologies > for the > > > formatting) ... > > > > > > FTP Settings YaST Version 1.07.1 -- (c) 1994-2000 > SuSE GmbH > > > | > > > | > > > | FTP Server [Name|IP] :2.204.1.4 > > > : | > > > | Server directory :/cd/suse > > > : | > > > | [ ] Use Proxy? > > > | > > > | Proxy [Name|IP] :(no proxy) > > > : | > > > | [X] Default FTP Port? > > > | > > > | Port [Number] :21 > > > : | > > > | [ ] Anonymous FTP? > > > | > > > | Login :linux > > > : | > > > | Password :***** > > > : | > > > | Timeout [Seconds] :60 > > > : | > > > |+- > > > Log: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------+| > > > ||Connecting to [2.204.1.4] > > > || > > > ||Check server directory... > > > || > > > ||/cd... > > > || > > > ||550 /cd/setup/descr: folder not found > > > || > > > ||File not found on server > > > || > > > ||/cd/suse... > > > || > > > ||Server directory is: /cd/suse > > > || > > > ||Closed connection to [2.204.1.4] > > > || > > > ||Settings Ok. > > > || > > > > |+---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > --+| > > > F1=Help F5=Check F10=Ok Esc=Cancel > > > > > > On pressing F10 Yast accesses folder /cd/suse/setup/descr several > times and > > > displays the message "Note: found no kernel images on server!". A > panel > > > headed "Reading description files ..." is displayed containing the > messages> > > > "Base system: unknown", "Source media: SuSE-Linux-US-S390 7.0.0-0", > "1607 > > > packages on installation medium...", etc. and then the main menu> > appears. If > > > I select the "Load configurations" option here I get the message > "There are > > > no configurations available". I am thus unable to generate an > instance which > > > I can write to disk and boot from. > > > > > > I have checked the CDs using Windows Explorer and FTPing from VM and > the > > > Linux starter system and as far as I can tell all looks ok - the > kernel > > > images are there in /suse/images and descriptions in > /suse/setup/descr. I > > > can download objects in these directories to VM or the Linux starter > system > > > using FTP. > > > > > > As a further approach I have copied the contents of CD1 to the hard > drive of > > > the FTP server (into a directory called (Linux)and attempted the > > > installation from there with similar results. Also copying the > > > /suse/setup/descr directory to the linux directory removes the > "folder not > > > found" message when checking the ftp-server settings but does not > cure the > > > problem. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Dave Coulstock > > > Systems Programmer > > > Danzas Information Technology > > > Tele: +44 (0)1784 871 398 > > > Fax: +44 (0)1784 871 244
