For the benefit of the s390 porters (whom I should have Cc'd on this
from the very start):
Unless I'm doing something terribly wrong, it appears that stretch (and
later) don't install on the hercules s390 emulator anymore. Anyone have
any clue what's wrong?
On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 03:49:48PM +0200, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> Package: installation-reports
> Severity: important
> Tags: d-i
>
>
>
> -- Package-specific info:
>
> Boot method: hercules virtual card reader
> Image version: daily build from 2017-10-23
> Date:
>
> Machine: Hercules
> Partitions:
>
>
> Base System Installation Checklist:
> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
>
> Initial boot: [O]
> Detect network card:[O]
> Configure network: [E]
> Detect CD: [ ]
> Load installer modules: [ ]
> Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
> User/password setup:[ ]
> Detect hard drives: [ ]
> Partition hard drives: [ ]
> Install base system:[ ]
> Install tasks: [ ]
> Install boot loader:[ ]
> Overall install:[ ]
>
> Comments/Problems:
>
> Based on the inwstructions at
> http://josefsipek.net/docs/s390-linux/hercules-s390.html (which really
> should find a home on the Debian wiki, but that as an aside) I created a
> file "debian.cnf" with the following contents:
>
> --
> CPUSERIAL 69# CPU serial number
> CPUMODEL 9672 # CPU model number
> MAINSIZE 1024 # Main storage size in megabytes
> XPNDSIZE 0 # Expanded storage size in megabytes
> CNSLPORT 3270 # TCP port number to which consoles connect
> NUMCPU4 # Number of CPUs
> LOADPARM 0120 # IPL parameter
> OSTAILOR LINUX # OS tailoring
> PANRATE SLOW # Panel refresh rate (SLOW, FAST)
> ARCHMODE ESAME # Architecture mode ESA/390 or ESAME
> # console
> 001F3270
> # terminal
> 00093215
> # reader
> 000C3505./rdr/kernel.debian ./rdr/parmfile.debian ./rdr/initrd.debian
> autopad eof
> # printer
> 000E1403./prt/print00e.txt crlf
> # dasd
> 01203390./dasd/3390.LINUX.0120
> # tape
> 05813420
> # network s390 realbox
> 0A00,0A01 CTCI -n /dev/net/tun -t 1500 10.1.1.2 10.1.1.1
>
> --
>
> Next, I created a file "dasd/3390.LINUX.0120" with the following command:
>
> dasdinit -lfs -linux dasd/3390.LINUX.0120 3390-3 LIN120 8000
>
> Next, I downloaded the "initrd.debian", "kernel.debian", and
> "parmfile.debian" from the most recent successful d-i daily build.
>
> Finally, I started hercules like so:
>
> sudo hercules -f debian.cnf
>
> and entered the (hercules) command "ipl c".
>
> When the initrd, kernel, and parmfile are from a jessie install, this
> works. When they are from stretch or later(!) however, it does not. The
> kernel boots, and it seems to be doing a bit of initialization, but then
> it stops at:
>
> [...]
> 34.263205! Key type asymmetric registered
>
>
> 35.059693! ctcm: CTCM driver initialized
>
>
> Starting system log daemon: syslogd, klogd.
>
>
> 1;24r 4l(B)0 m 1;24r H J 24;1H m
>
>
> 1;24r 4l(B)0 m 1;24r H J 24;1H m
>
>
> Configure the network device
>
>
>
> After this "Configure the network device", d-i *should* show the
> template for me to select the network device type. It does not, however;
> it just sits at the "Configure the network device" line.
>
> For comparison, on jessie that looks like this:
>
> [...]
> 5.108239! ctcm: CTCM driver initialized
>
>
> 5.115620! lcs: Loading LCS driver
>
>
> Starting system log daemon: syslogd, klogd.
>
>
> 1;24r 4l(B)0 m 1;24r H J 24;1H m
>
>
>
