Re: Adding QDIO guest lan to server

2004-03-31 Thread Dennis Musselwhite
Hi Thomas, I think Mark already pointed out a significant problem (the chandev parameter line inside /etc/chandev.conf). You can find out how much the channel device layer actually understood from your configuration file by showing the /proc/chandev output (cat /proc/chandev). You should see a t

Re: Adding QDIO guest lan to server

2004-03-31 Thread Scorch Burnet
I would have thought that there was a real osa somewhere for vm to get to the network but i am pretty new at this so Post, Mark K wrote: Thing is, there's not an actual OSA card in use here. It's all virtual stuff. Mark Post -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Adding QDIO guest lan to server

2004-03-31 Thread Post, Mark K
Thing is, there's not an actual OSA card in use here. It's all virtual stuff. Mark Post -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scorch Burnet Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 5:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Adding QDIO guest lan to ser

Re: Adding QDIO guest lan to server

2004-03-31 Thread Scorch Burnet
I believe that there can be only one portname per osa card and taht name is case sensitive... I defined the portname when i set up vm. since i only have one osa car (albeit, with 16 addresses) all my linux images including the ones on the vswitch point to that portname Kern, Thomas wrote: I did s

Re: Adding QDIO guest lan to server

2004-03-31 Thread Post, Mark K
Ok, now what does "Q LAN DETAILS" give you? Mark Post -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kern, Thomas Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 5:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Adding QDIO guest lan to server I did switch the second NIC to

Re: Adding QDIO guest lan to server

2004-03-31 Thread Kern, Thomas
I did switch the second NIC to being E04-E06 and I get the same messages. This is an old TurboLinux distribution and the /etc/chandev.conf was provided by someone from TurboLinux to get it to talk to the 3172. I do have plans to migrate to a newer but still unsupported copy of RedHat, but I must w

Re: Adding QDIO guest lan to server

2004-03-31 Thread Post, Mark K
I see a couple of problems here. The virtual NICs need to have a starting address that is on an even boundary. So, "qeth2,0xe03,0xe04,0xe05,0,0" is invalid. "chandev=" is something you would put in your parmfile, not in /etc/chandev.conf. How did you define the virtual NICs? If you don't expli

Re: SuSE SP3 Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 5e: 01 ( was Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize

2004-03-31 Thread Daniel Jarboe
> It looks like that messages is generated around line 837 in the mkinird, > before your change. Ugh, my find had wrapped back to the beginning without me realizing. Okay, on line 844 tar -C $root_dir -cf - $x 2>/dev/null | tar -C $tmp_mnt -xpf - 2>/dev/null you're getting a rc 127. It's as if

Re: Quagga Installation Questions

2004-03-31 Thread Rob van der Heij
Peter E. Abresch Jr. - at Pepco wrote: file /usr/sbin/zebra from install of quagga-0.96.4-3 conflicts with file from package zebra-0.93b-83 One of the things your package probably should say is 'Conflicts: zebra' so that RPM will force you to take zebra out before you install quagga. Rob --

Re: Quagga Installation Questions

2004-03-31 Thread Peter E. Abresch Jr. - at Pepco
I replaced ucc-snmp with ucdsnmp and replaced initscripts with aaa_base and rebuilt. As Mark pointed out, this was in the original src.rpm for Zebra. I ran the "rpm -ihv --test quagga-0.96.4-3.s390.rpm" and it failed with many conflicts such as the following: file /usr/sbin/zebra from install o

Re: SuSE SP3 Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 5e: 01 ( was Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize

2004-03-31 Thread Post, Mark K
Try taking the redirection to /dev/null off lines ~710-712: dd if=/dev/zero of=$tmp_initrd bs=1k count=$image_blocks 2>/dev/null mke2fs -q -F -b 1024 -m 0 -N $image_inodes $tmp_initrd 2>/dev/null 1>&2 tune2fs -i 0 $tmp_initrd >/dev/null 2>&1 Then, do a "df /var/tmp/" command to see how

Adding QDIO guest lan to server

2004-03-31 Thread Kern, Thomas
I am trying to add a QDIO guest lan to replace the IUCV connection between a firewall server and a web server. The firewall server has a 3172 connection to the real network. I tried to mimic the configuration from another server I have that has a claw device to the network and a guest lan to our VM

Re: Quagga Installation Questions

2004-03-31 Thread Rob van der Heij
Peter E. Abresch Jr. - at Pepco wrote: error: failed dependencies: ucd-snmp is needed by quagga-0.96.4-3 initscripts >= 5.60 is needed by quagga-0.96.4-3 I think this is because your Red Hat spec file specifies pre-required package names that are used for Red Hat packages, and no

Re: SuSE SP3 Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 5e: 01 ( was Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize

2004-03-31 Thread Gene Walters
Well, i tried upping the initial size, I quadrupled it, to no avail. It looks like that messages is generated around line 837 in the mkinird, before your change. Here is the results of the bash on mkinitrd: bash -x mkinitrd + kernels_default=vmlinuz vmlinuz.shipped

Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize on eckd - revisited

2004-03-31 Thread Jim Sibley
Rod wrte: >>However, I could not >>recommend ext2 as a filesystem because it is too >>easily damanaged (sic) >How so? The Linux file systems are heavily cached and allow "dirty" writes of the data - i.e., the data in memory is not immediately synced with the hardware copy. This is controlled by

Re: SuSE SP3 Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 5e: 01 ( was Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize

2004-03-31 Thread Daniel Jarboe
>> At line at 1061 which is: >> >> dd if=/dev/zero of=$tmp_initrd_small bs=1k count=$img_size 2>/dev/null >> >> Can you remove the "2>/dev/null" portion of that, run mkinitrd again and >> see if you get any "No space left on device" errors? > > I did as you suggested, but I don't get any additional

Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize on eckd - revisited

2004-03-31 Thread Rod Furey
>However, I could not >recommend ext2 as a filesystem because it is too >easily damanaged (sic) How so? Rod -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INF

Re: SuSE SP3 Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 5e: 01 ( was Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize

2004-03-31 Thread Gene Walters
I did as you suggested, but I don't get any additional messages, it's the exact same thing. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/31/04 12:04PM >>> > creating initrd "/boot/initrd" for kernel "/boot/kernel/image" > (version 2.4.21-83-default) (s390) > > dasd_mod: failed to add module "/lib/modules/2.4.21-83

Re: SuSE SP3 Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 5e:01 ( was Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize on e

2004-03-31 Thread Jim Sibley
Before the zipl, did you do a mkinitrd? The dasd drivers are in the initrd module and not in the kernel. = Jim Sibley RHCT, Implementor of Linux on zSeries "Computer are useless.They can only give answers." Pablo Picasso __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Ce

Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize on eckd - revisited

2004-03-31 Thread Jim Sibley
In reply to Ron: >The best skewed distribution could be your own, so we >may get the horsedead by this: "Given this 4K >filesystem, would I save space when I made it 1K >blocks?" Agreed. I looked at /etc, which has "a lot of small files" and the average files size was 5900 bytes - not a goot cand

Re: Quagga Installation Questions

2004-03-31 Thread Post, Mark K
Cool. Feeling like that is one reason why I like working with Linux. Changing the prereq for ucdsnmp should get you past that hurdle. The initscripts prereq is the same thing, just another package on the system. When I do a "rpm -ql initscripts" on a Red Hat system, I get a list of files, some o

Re: SuSE SP3 Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 5e: 01 ( was Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize

2004-03-31 Thread Daniel Jarboe
> creating initrd "/boot/initrd" for kernel "/boot/kernel/image" > (version 2.4.21-83-default) (s390) > > dasd_mod: failed to add module "/lib/modules/2.4.21-83- > default/kernel/drivers/s3 > 90/block/dasd_mod.o" > initrd too small > > Run zipl now to update the IPL record! > > how do I make it big

Re: Quagga Installation Questions

2004-03-31 Thread Peter E. Abresch Jr. - at Pepco
OK, I am getting excited now. I just built my first rpm and it looks good, at least to a Linux newbe like myself. I think I am ready to install it, but?. The following command reveals "rpm -ihv --test quagga-0.96.4-3.s390.rpm" error: failed dependencies: ucd-snmp is needed by quagga-0

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Re: Quagga Installation Questions

2004-03-31 Thread Post, Mark K
If you want to have the output come to your terminal _and_ sent to a file, use the "tee" command: rpm -bb quagga-0.96.4.spec | tee /path/to/output/file Mark Post -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter E. Abresch Jr. - at Pepco Sent: Wednes

Re: SuSE SP3 Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 5e: 01 ( was Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize

2004-03-31 Thread Gene Walters
My zipl.conf does have that statement, but I didn't run the mkinitrd. I just tried, but I get this error: using "/dev/dasda1" as root device (mounted on "/" as "ext2") Found ECKD dasd, adding das

Re: Quagga Installation Questions

2004-03-31 Thread Daniel Jarboe
> I am ready to do the "rpm ?bb quagga-0.96.4.spec". There was a method to > redirect the output to the terminal and to a file so I can review it. It > was a redirection command and for the life of me, I cannot get my syntax > correct. Can someone provide me the syntax? Something like "rpm -bb qua

Re: SuSE SP3 Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 5e:01 ( was Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize on e

2004-03-31 Thread Robert J Brenneman
Did you run mkinitrd before you did the zipl ? Installing a new kernel also installs new drivers, and you have to make a new initrd to hold those drivers at IPL time since SuSE does not compile the dasd drivers into the kernel. ( Neither does RedHat - for that matter ) Jay Brenneman Linux Test a

Re: Quagga Installation Questions

2004-03-31 Thread Peter E. Abresch Jr. - at Pepco
I am getting all so close, I have completed my .spec file and successfully tested it. Some last minute questions. I am ready to do the "rpm ?bb quagga-0.96.4.spec". There was a method to redirect the output to the terminal and to a file so I can review it. It was a redirection command and for t

Re: SuSE SP3 Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 5e: 01 ( was Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize on e

2004-03-31 Thread Daniel Jarboe
> Yes, I checked the zipl.conf and then ran zipl. Does your zipl.conf have a line like "ramdisk=/boot/initrd" ? If not, you should probably add it (run mkinitrd if you haven't), and then run zipl again. > > Loading module dasd_mod dasd=$dasd ... > > insmod: dasd_mod: no module by that name found

SuSE SP3 Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 5e:01 ( was Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize on e

2004-03-31 Thread Gene Walters
Yes, I checked the zipl.conf and then ran zipl. Yes the Kernel reports the new version which is: Linux version 2.4.21-83-default I'm stumped. Thanks Gene >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/31/04 08:17AM >>> > I just put on SuSE SP3. When I IPL'd, it gives me these messages: > > Loading module dasd_mod d

SuSE SP3 Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 5e:01 ( was Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize on eckd - revisited)

2004-03-31 Thread Daniel Jarboe
> I just put on SuSE SP3. When I IPL'd, it gives me these messages: > > Loading module dasd_mod dasd=$dasd ... > insmod: dasd_mod: no module by that name found > Loading module dasd_eckd_mod ... > insmod: dasd_eckd_mod: no module by that name found > kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k b

Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize on eckd - revisited

2004-03-31 Thread Gene Walters
Hi Everyone, I just put on SuSE SP3. When I IPL'd, it gives me these messages: Loading module dasd_mod dasd=$dasd ... insmod: dasd_mod: no module by that name found Loading module dasd_eckd_mod ...

Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize on eckd - revisited

2004-03-31 Thread Arnd Bergmann
On Wednesday 31 March 2004 01:36, Jim Sibley wrote: > But, in general, I would say that the 4k blocksize is > preferable in the majority of cases. The space lost to > eckd overhead is probably worse than any advantages > you might get with small blocksizes. Right. Of course one might just use Reis

Re: Myth of the 1K blocksize on eckd - revisited

2004-03-31 Thread Rob van der Heij
Jim Sibley wrote: - I'm sure other more skewed distributions would give different results. The best skewed distribution could be your own, so we may get the horse dead by this: "Given this 4K filesystem, would I save space when I made it 1K blocks?" I think running a few find -size commands woul

Re: 2004-03-30 Recommended Linux for zSeries code drop to develop erWorks

2004-03-31 Thread Ceruti, Gerard G
Thanks Rob This puts my heart at rest , just when I was thinking the learning curve was slowing the thought of trying a DeveloperWorks install had me going . Thanks -Original Message- From: Rob van der Heij [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 31 March 2004 12:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj

Re: 2004-03-30 Recommended Linux for zSeries code drop to develop erWorks

2004-03-31 Thread Rob van der Heij
Ceruti, Gerard G wrote: Hi All Please excuse the dumb question, Is there doco on how to install the developerworks code, I am waiting for the powers that be to approve a POC, but I would like to get started with some self education before. The audience for this code is the distributors and a few

Re: 2004-03-30 Recommended Linux for zSeries code drop to develop erWorks

2004-03-31 Thread Ceruti, Gerard G
Hi All Please excuse the dumb question, Is there doco on how to install the developerworks code, I am waiting for the powers that be to approve a POC, but I would like to get started with some self education before. Thanks Gerard Ceruti -Original Message- From: Gerhard Hiller [mailto:[EM