That may be my problem. I will use FTP. I used IND$FILE On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Dave Jones <d...@vsoft-software.com>wrote:
> And I have seen cases where instead of using FTP to transfer the boot > files from the iso image to z/VM, IND$FILE was used instead. That also > led to RedHat boot time errors. > > Also check to make sure the virtual guest has enough storage available > to uncompress completely the initrd file. > > DJ > > > On 02/17/2012 10:34 AM, Brad Hinson wrote: > >> Also make sure the initrd was transferred completely. I've seen this >> error when the FTP session had a hidden error that the disk was full. >> Check "query disk" to make sure the 191-a disk isn't at 100% usage. >> >> If you login to the guest and run the 'filelist' command, you'll see >> the record length (LRECL) and the number of records (RECORDS) for the >> initrd. The LRECL for the initrd should always show 80, and if you >> tell me which update of RHEL 5 you're installing I can give you the >> expected number of records, to make sure the file was transferred >> correctly. >> >> For example, the RHEL 5.7 initrd is 132080 records, and the RHEL 5.6 >> initrd is 119579 records. >> >> -- Brad Hinson<bhin...@redhat.com> Worldwide System z Sales, >> Strategy, Marketing Red Hat, Inc. +1 (919) 360-0443 >> http://www.redhat.com/z >> >> On Feb 17, 2012, at 7:49 AM, karlkings...@ongov.net wrote: >> >> Make sure that your files that you punch to the reader are FB 80. >>> If you don't you get all kinds of weird errors. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Cameron Seay<cws...@gmail.com> To: >>> LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Date: 02/16/2012 10:19 PM Subject: >>> Re: Sent by: Linux on 390 Port<LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> >>> >>> >>> >>> I am trying to install RHEL 5 to a z9. I think I have all of my >>> installation files properly configured, but when I run my exec file >>> I get this message. Help. >>> >>> RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0 No filesystem could >>> mount root, tried: ext2 iso9660 Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: >>> Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(1,0) 01: HCPGSP2629I The >>> virtual machine is placed in CP mode due to a SIGP stop from CPU >>> 00. >>> >>> -- Cameron Seay, Ph.D. Electronics, Computer and Information >>> Technology School of Technology NC A& T State University >>> >>> Greensboro, NC 336 334 7717 x2251 >>> >>> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >>> ---------- >>> >>> >>> 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<http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390> >>> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >>> ---------- >>> >>> >>> For more information on Linux on System z, visit > >> http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >>> ---------- >>> >>> >>> 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<http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390> >>> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >>> ---------- >>> >>> >>> For more information on Linux on System z, visit > >> http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ >>> >> >> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >> ---------- >> >> >> 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<http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390> >> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >> ---------- >> >> >> For more information on Linux on System z, visit > >> http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ >> >> > -- > Dave Jones > V/Soft Software > www.vsoft-software.com > Houston, TX > 281.578.7544 > > > ------------------------------**------------------------------**---------- > 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<http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390> > ------------------------------**------------------------------**---------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > -- Cameron Seay, Ph.D. Electronics, Computer and Information Technology School of Technology NC A & T State University Greensboro, NC 336 334 7717 x2251 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
