p.s. We had to FTP the initrd image to a z/VM system where we had FTP access -- then do the VMARC -- so ultimately - FTP was the answer -- the VMARC stuff just helped get it to this other system without being garbled.
Scott On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Scott Rohling <scott.rohl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hadn't been following this.. we had the same issue ... I ended up doing > a VMARC of the INITRD file on one system -- then using 3270 file xfer to > download/upload that to the other z/VM system and it was usable after > unpacking with VMARC. FTP wasn't an option at the time to the target > system.. Still not sure why 3270 file xfer didn't work to xfer it .. it > has in the past with other install files.. > > Scott Rohling > > > > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 11:43 AM, Martin, Terry Contractor < > terry.mar...@ssa.gov> wrote: > >> Ok, we finally got this to work. Ultimately we had to get FTP working and >> load using that. Even though the MD5 checksum done on z/VM against the >> images loaded on z/VM showed a different DISGEST value for the INITRD and >> KERNEL images from the original HTTP server source (ISO) we tried it >> anyway. Well it worked! So the difference was how we got it from our >> workstation to z/VM, which was using FTP instead of the PCOMM terminal >> emulator SEND/RECEIVE. >> >> Not sure why the MD5 checksum did not match but I will talk to Dave to >> see If he has any idea as to why. >> >> Thanks for the help and hope this helps other folks who may run into the >> same issue. >> >> Terry >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of >> Stuart, David >> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 11:44 AM >> To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu >> Subject: Re: Error when load z/Linux for first time >> >> Terry, >> >> The thought that pops instantly to mind is 'code pages'. But I would >> presume that all these transfers were in binary... >> >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> Dave Stuart >> Prin. Info. Systems Support Analyst >> County of Ventura, CA >> 805-662-6731 >> david.stu...@ventura.org >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of >> Martin, Terry Contractor >> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 8:36 AM >> To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU >> Subject: Re: Error when load z/Linux for first time >> >> Ok. I got a z/VM MD5 checksum from Dave. We ran it against the INITRD IMG >> and KERNEL IMG files and sure enough they did not match the MD5 value that >> was sent with the RHEL ISO for these two files. So the assumption is >> corrupted files. The files we downloaded from the HTTP source server to our >> workstation are good. We ran a MD5 checksum on those and they match. >> >> Our initial load of these files from our workstation down to z/VM was via >> the PCOMM terminal emulator SEND/RECEIVE. We MD5 checked these files and >> they don't match. >> >> So since we have some security issues at this shop currently using >> FTPSERVE we tried using FTP to move the files from our workstation to z/OS >> and then FTP from z/OS to z/VM. Note using FTP all the way through. >> >> We than did another MD5 checksum on the files on z/VM and they still >> don't match. So it looks like something is happening to the files on >> transfer to z/VM. >> >> Any help or ideas? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Terry >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of >> Dave Jones >> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 2:19 PM >> To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu >> Subject: Re: Error when load z/Linux for first time >> >> Delivered to Terry off list. >> >> DJ >> >> On 08/25/2014 11:32 AM, Martin, Terry Contractor wrote: >> > Dave, >> > >> > You said you had a copy of a MD5 CHECKSUM REXX EXEC. Can I get a copy >> of that and the directions on how I would run against the INITRD image file >> that is sitting on my 'A' disk? >> > >> > Terry martin - Contractor >> > Cell - 443 854-2452 >> > Office (NCC) - 410 965-8682 >> > Email - terry.mar...@ssa.gov >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of >> > Dave Jones >> > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 12:05 PM >> > To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu >> > Subject: Re: Error when load z/Linux for first time >> > >> > Alan is referring to the CMS/TSO Pipelines Runtime Library Distribution >> which you can find here: >> > >> > http://vm.marist.edu/~pipeline/ >> > >> > This version of Pipes supports significant new function over the >> version that is shipped with z/VM. >> > >> > DJ >> > >> > On 08/25/2014 10:20 AM, Alan Altmark wrote: >> >> On Monday, 08/25/2014 at 10:56 EDT, Mark Pace >> >> <pacemainl...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >>> Is there an MD5 chksum routine for z/VM? >> >> >> >> If you have the non-IBM CMS Pipelines runtime distribution, check out >> >> the "digest md5" stage. >> >> >> >> Alan Altmark >> >> >> >> Senior Managing z/VM and Linux Consultant Lab Services System z >> >> Delivery Practice IBM Systems & Technology Group, Endicott, NY >> >> office: 607.429.3323 >> >> mobile; 607.321.7556 >> >> alan_altm...@us.ibm.com >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> - 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/ >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > 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 >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > 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 >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > 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 >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
