As near as I can tell, the problems created by a 3270 console outweigh the benefits. Sure, you have a nifty 3270 interface that acts like z/VM and z/OS, but you can't run the image disconnected, you can't spool the messages from the console, and you have to sit there and clear the screen when it fills.
The linemode console is much more versatile, and the only time you'll actually sit at it is when you're in trouble; at any other time, you'll just walk away from it and use a ssh or telnet (not advised) connection. Learn a bit of sed or ed, and forget about the 3270. -- Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation .~. RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW /V\ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 /( )\ ----- ^^-^^ "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different." On 8/8/08 1:42 AM, "Robin Atwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have found various threads about using NED on a 3270 console to zLinux and I > thought this was a good idea. I read the 3270 HOWTO on linuxvm.org but it > seemed no longer relevant to recent kernels; I am running 2.6.26. I have no > tub3270 module so there is nothing under /proc/tty/drivers and so > config3270.sh just exits. I had a read of the device drivers manual but am > not sure what I need. > > I have a 3270 defined at 001f which gives me: > > # ll /sys/bus/ccw/drivers/3270 > total 0 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 8 13:37 > 0.0.001f -> ../../../../devices/css0/0.0.0000/0.0.001f > --w------- 1 root root 4096 Aug 8 13:37 bind > --w------- 1 root root 4096 Aug 8 13:21 uevent > --w------- 1 root root 4096 Aug 8 13:37 unbind > > but there are no tty devices. What do I do next? > > TIA > -Robin > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robin Atwood. > > "Ship me somewheres east of Suez, where the best is like the worst, > Where there ain't no Ten Commandments an' a man can raise a thirst" > from "Mandalay" by Rudyard Kipling > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
