Strange. So what is wrong with this parameter file ? ramdisk_size=65536 root=/dev/ram1 ro init=/linuxrc TERM=dumb HostIP=9.60.18.224 Hostname=gpok224 Gateway=9.60.18.129 Netmask=255.255.252.0 Broadcast=9.60.18.255 Layer2=0 ReadChannel=0.0.0600 WriteChannel=0.0.0601 DataChannel=0.0.0602 Nameserver=9.0.2.11 portname=whatever portno=0 Install=nfs://9.60.18.133/nfs/sles11/SLES-11-DVD-s390x-GM-DVD1.iso UseVNC=1 VNCPassword=12345678 InstNetDev=osa OsaInterface=qdio OsaMedium=eth Manual=0
Network is fine, when I make intentional error in network setting it complains. What is your memory setting for installation ? My guest was 512MB. =================== Marian Gasparovic =================== "The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind." --- On Tue, 12/1/09, Mark Post <mp...@novell.com> wrote: > From: Mark Post <mp...@novell.com> > Subject: Re: sles11 install question > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 12:12 AM > >>> On 11/26/2009 at 10:30 > AM, Marian Gasparovic <mar...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > Hi, > > when installing SLES via NFS I used to point parmfile > directly to .iso image > > of SLES DVD, without loopmounting it. But on SLES11 I > am getting an error. > > > > Loading > file:/mounts/mp_0000/SLES-11-DVD-s390x-GM-DVD1.iso - failed > > > > *** Could not find the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 > Repository. > > > > Activating manual setup program. > > > > > > And then manual setup starts. > > I checked documentation, this possibility is not > mentioned there, they use > > iso loop-mounted on NFS. > > > > Any idea if this feature was dropped or I do something > wrong ? > > It works for me. My parmfile looks like this: > ramdisk_size=65536 root=/dev/ram1 ro init=/linuxrc > TERM=dumb > HostIP=10.10.220.118 Gateway=10.10.0.8 > Nameserver=10.10.0.1 > Portname=None Portno=0 Manual=0 > Layer2=0 > InstNetDev=osa OsaInterface=qdio OsaMedium=eth > ReadChannel=0.0.0700 WriteChannel=0.0.0701 > DataChannel=0.0.0702 > UseVNC=1 VNCPassword=pass4root Netmask=255.255.0.0 > UseSSH=1 SSHPassword=pass4root Netmask=255.255.0.0 > install=nfs://10.10.0.20/SLE11/iso/SLES-11-DVD-s390x-GM-DVD1.iso > > > Mark Post > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
