We're trying to research an issue with our kickstarting that cropped up in RHEL6.4 (worked perfectly in RHEL6.2). RedHat support has asked us to wait till the kickstart fails then issue "CNTL+ALT+F1" to get into "pdb" mode so they can debug the anaconda stuff, but since we boot in z/VM, the terminal doesn't appear to translate those keys correctly--at least, I issue them and nothing happens. Does anyone know how to send those to the host operating system through a tn3270e console? Or know of a different way that we could get an ascii-based terminal for the automated kickstart if needed? When I ssh into the guest at the failure time, I can hop on as root but I'm not "breaking into" the install process--I can't enter anything that'd change the flow of the install.
Really hoping someone on this forum might have an idea, since IBM won't respond (not a "zVM issue", apparently, that their console doesn't work) and RedHat doesn't seem to know... Thanks! Shannon Collinson, AVP, Mainframe Engineering SunTrust Bank Office: 404.827.6070 | Mobile: 404.642.1280 | Mail Code GA-MT-1750 | 245 Peachtree Center Ave Suite 1700 | Atlanta, GA 30303 How Can We Help You Shine Today? LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. By replying to this e-mail, you consent to SunTrust's monitoring activities of all communication that occurs on SunTrust's systems. SunTrust is a federally registered service mark of SunTrust Banks, Inc. [ST:XCL] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
