I'm not sure which variations of zipl menu parameters you tried and I haven't confirmed my suggestion, but did you use one of the following?:
0 s or 1 s I.e. appending Linux kernel parameters to the zipl menu item number on the hardware messages console. You may find more details in the Device Drivers Book in the Appendix "Booting Linux", Section "Booting Linux in LPAR mode", Subsection "Booting from DASD, tape, or SCSI" on pages 432-436. http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/linux390/october2005_documentation.html http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/linux390/docu/l26cdd04.pdf On 04/07/2009 05:14 PM, Saul Thersites wrote: > This is running native. No z/VM and my boot screen does not have > > Note: VM users please use '#cp vi vmsg <number> <kernel-parameters>' > >>>>> On 4/7/2009 at 08:35 AM, in message >> <2d2d8f600904070735n52c1ffe7q1b82c984befba...@mail.gmail.com>, Saul >> Thersites >> <fromandrom...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Just tried that as well. Didn't work. >>> Any time I enter in anything other than 0 or 1 I get: >>> >>> Please choose: >>> Error: undefined configuration >>>>>>> On 4/7/2009 at 07:55 AM, in message >>>> <2d2d8f600904070655v45af818fxb640e19bae891...@mail.gmail.com>, Saul >>>> Thersites >>>> <fromandrom...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> I just tried to enter single user mode and I can not get pas the boot >>>> menu >>>>> options. There are two options 1. ipl and 2. Failsafe. I have tried >> two >>>>> methods to get to single user mode. >>>>> >>>>> First, I tried #cp vi vmsg 0 1 (even though this is for zVM) >>>>> Second, I tried to use s instead of 1 or 2. No luck. >>>>> Third, I tried to use zipl. No luck. >>>>> >>>>> Can someone please tell me how I get into single user mode? >>>>>> 2009/3/30 Saul Thersites <fromandrom...@gmail.com> >>>>>> >>>>>>> I have SLES 10 service pack 2 >>>>>>> I just did a POR and the system does not boot up with a command >>>> prompt. >>>>>>> qeth-bus-ccw-0.0.0900 no interface found >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1A failed setting up service network >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ifup: No configuration found for sit0 <-- it just sits at this >>>> line >>>>>>> any ideas? Steffen Linux on System z Development IBM Deutschland Research & Development GmbH Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Martin Jetter Geschäftsführung: Erich Baier Sitz der Gesellschaft: Böblingen Registergericht: Amtsgericht Stuttgart, HRB 243294 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
