Hello Rick, Everything seems to be in order on that PARM file.
The only option I haven’t tried yet from this PARM is to force the resolution by using the inst.resolution=1024x768 parameter, but I’m not sure if that maybe causing some weird behavior by the VNC client/server piece. I know it sounds silly, but could you try with the following PARM file: ro ramdisk_size=40000 cio_ignore=all,!condev ip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx::xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:22:lnxmnt71.marriott.com:enccw0.0.0500:none rd.znet=qeth,0.0.0500,0.0.0501,0.0.0502,layer2=0 nameserver=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx rd.dasd=0.0.0200 rd.dasd=0.0.0300 rd.dasd=0.0.0301 inst.vnc inst.vncpassword=xxxx inst.repo=nfs:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/var/opt/rhel71 if that fails again, does the installer gives you any hint of what might have happened? Are you able to get a shell access ? Thank you, Kind Regards, Filipe Miranda > On Jul 22, 2015, at 8:30 AM, Beard, Rick (Atos) <rick.be...@xerox.com> wrote: > > Filipe, > > > > I'm using ECKD DASD and it was formatted using CA's VMDIRECT software when it > allocated it to the Linux image. > > > > Here is my PARM file. > > > > ro ramdisk_size=40000 cio_ignore=all,!condev > > ip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx::xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:22:lnxmnt71.marriott.com:enccw0.0.0500:none > > > > rd.znet=qeth,0.0.0500,0.0.0501,0.0.0502,layer2=0 > > nameserver=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx > > rd.dasd=0.0.0200 > > rd.dasd=0.0.0300 > > rd.dasd=0.0.0301 > > inst.resolution=1024x768 > > inst.vnc > > inst.vncpassword=xxxx > > inst.repo=nfs:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/var/opt/rhel71 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Filipe > Miranda > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 1:59 PM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: Linux 7.1 on z/VM 6.3 > > > > Rick, > > > > Could you send us the complete parm file ? > > Are you installing on ECKD or FCP? > > Were the disks used for this Linux install in use before or are they brand > new? > > Maybe something old from a previous use of the disk is causing some weird > behave by the installer, have you tried to low format the disks from a > terminal and then tried the installation again? I haven' t seem any issues > like that on RHEL 7.x..... Yet :-) > > > > Kind Regards, > > Filipe Miranda > > > > > >> On Jul 21, 2015, at 10:49 AM, Beard, Rick (Atos) >> <rick.be...@xerox.com<mailto:rick.be...@xerox.com>> wrote: > >> > >> Well, I was already at 1GB and I tried 2GB, but still have the same issue. >> I have an open issue with Red Hat, so will see what they come up with. > >> > >> Rick > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of > >> Filipe Miranda > >> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 11:16 AM > >> To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU<mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> > >> Subject: Re: Linux 7.1 on z/VM 6.3 > >> > >> Rick, > >> > >> Please make sure that the VM have at least 1GB of RAM. (I had similar > >> problems when trying to install using less than one GB of RAM) > >> > >> > >> Kind Regards, > >> > >> Filipe Miranda > >>> On Jul 21, 2015, at 7:35 AM, Beard, Rick (Atos) >>> <rick.be...@xerox.com<mailto:rick.be...@xerox.com>> wrote: > >>> > >>> 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<mailto: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%20Event > >>> s /IBM%20T3%20Bobligen%20Germany%202015%20v2.pdf > >>> <http://people.redhat.com/fmiranda/systemz/slide_decks/Special%20Even > >>> t s/IBM%20T3%20Bobligen%20Germany%202015%20v2.pdf> > >>> > >>> Kind Regards, > >>> > >>> Filipe Miranda > >>> fmira...@redhat.com<mailto:fmira...@redhat.com> > >>> > >>>> On Jul 17, 2015, at 7:17 AM, Grzegorz Powiedziuk >>>> <gpowiedz...@gmail.com<mailto:gpowiedz...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> 2015-07-17 9:55 GMT-04:00 Beard, Rick (Atos) >>>> <rick.be...@xerox.com<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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/
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