OK, I created a new PARM file and did away with the call to a configuration file and was able to get VNC working to get the GUI into the install screens, but now the problem is when I click on the option to setup my partitions manually, I get a box that comes up and says my connection was gracefully closed and everything dies. Has anyone ran into this issue? For grins I reloaded everything and left the partitioning set to auto and it successfully installed, but I need to be able to setup my own partitioning, so this is not an option for me.
Rick -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Filipe Miranda Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 10:44 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Linux 7.1 on z/VM 6.3 Hello, RHEL7.x can use the same “installation style” (parm file and conf file) as before with a few minor changes (keep in mind that this will be deprecated in the future), or the new “installation layout” (just the parm file). The following slide deck shows examples of how the new parm file should look like: http://people.redhat.com/fmiranda/systemz/slide_decks/Special%20Events/IBM%20T3%20Bobligen%20Germany%202015%20v2.pdf <http://people.redhat.com/fmiranda/systemz/slide_decks/Special%20Events/IBM%20T3%20Bobligen%20Germany%202015%20v2.pdf> Kind Regards, Filipe Miranda fmira...@redhat.com > On Jul 17, 2015, at 7:17 AM, Grzegorz Powiedziuk <gpowiedz...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > 2015-07-17 9:55 GMT-04:00 Beard, Rick (Atos) <rick.be...@xerox.com>: > >> Gregory, >> >> Looks like your using the kick start method to install. I just load >> the install into memory then SSH into the new image and issue install >> at the logon which then allows me to pick the language and then point >> to the NFS where the packages exists. The next step is does is have >> me connect to the new image using VNC and I do the install >> configurations via a gui then reboot when the install is done. For >> years I have been using the following PARM file. >> >> root=/dev/ram0 ro ip=off ramdisk_size=40000 >> CMSDASD=191 CMSCONFFILE=xxxxxxxxxx.CONF-RH7 >> >> > > That is correct. I think you should be able to modify my parmfile for > you needs. So in your case, the following parmfile should work: > > ro ramdisk_size=40000 cio_ignore=all,!condev > CMSDASD=191 > CMSCONFFILE=xxxxxxx.conf > inst.repo=http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (I guess you can skip it if you > specify it cond file ) vnc vncpassword=redhat > > > > >> And here is the xxxxxxxxxxxx.CONF-RH7 file: >> >> DASD=200,204 >> HOSTNAME=xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx.com >> NETTYPE=qeth >> IPADDR=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx >> SUBCHANNELS=0.0.0500,0.0.0501,0.0.0502 >> NETMASK=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx >> SEARCHDNS=xxxx.com >> METHOD=nfs:xxxxxxxxx:/var/opt/rhel71 >> GATEWAY=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx >> DNS=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx >> MTU=1492 >> PORTNAME= >> PORTNO=0 >> LAYER2=0 >> >> > that looks fine. I have double quotes but that shouldn't matter > > Is there anything else you are getting before the error output you've > presented? Does it even load kernel and print kernel parameters? > > Gregory Powiedziuk > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/
