Question re: Linux SLES9

2005-11-11 Thread dclark
I have a problem with network communication. SLES9 for S/390 (64-bit) in an LPAR > (no VM) using a shared IFL I have one other LPAR running SLES9 64-bit I ran uname -a which shows: Linux techlnux 2.6.5-7.201-s390x #1 SMP Thu Aug 25 06:20:45 UTC 2005 s390x s390x s390x GNU/Linux I ran netstat -rn

Re: PHP issue;

2005-07-19 Thread dclark
SuSE's response was to wait for the developer in-charge of PHP to incorporate a release of PHP that supports 64bit systems. Meanwhile I continue to sit idle. Would it be a bad thing to download and install the PHP source myself? I don't feel very comfortable with this but right now I don't see a

Re: PHP issue; Any experts

2005-07-14 Thread dclark
The version of PHP I am running on the mainframe is 4.3.4 which is what came from SuSE. The release notes from PHP version 4.3.5 states "a number of fixes were applied to correct 64bit issues" and I hope by upgrading to a later version I will correct my problem. I have a maintenance contract wit

PHP issue; Any experts

2005-07-13 Thread dclark
I have run into a problem running PHP code using preg_match_all. I'm racking my brain trying to figure out a solution. Maybe someone else knows the answer? I have two boxes that I'm working on, and I've moved some PHP code from one box using PHP version 4.2.2 (Intel running Red Hat) to another us

LPAR only Linux

2005-07-08 Thread dclark
We are upgrading our system to a z890 (and getting a new HMC) which is now installed and running on the old hardware a z800. I see a new feature (Integrated Ascii Console) and I have been searching for a redpaper or existing e-mail archives from this list on how to cofigure so I can use this conso

Re: MediaWiki; search problems

2005-06-28 Thread dclark
I sent a post about a problem searching from within a wiki I am running under my Linux system. I have not seen the post (not unusual) but no one has responded (which is unusual) and I just wanted to confirm if the post made it to the list and no one has posted regarding this issue. Or if our e-ma

MediaWiki; search problems

2005-06-27 Thread dclark
I am hosting a wiki from Mediawiki on my Linux system (LPAR mode no VM; running 64 bit Enterprise Server at 2.6.5-7.151-s390x) that our developers are using to document their work. This database is also on my linux server in mysql. The wiki was ported from a Red Hat linux system also running mysq

Re: NFS question

2005-05-10 Thread dclark
As you expected, portmapper failed. I am off to read "TCP/IP for MVS: Customization and Administration Guide" to see what I need to do to configure and start portmap. There is a reference to configuring the Domain Name Server and starting NAMESRV right after the information about portmap. Should

Re: NFS question

2005-05-10 Thread dclark
If it is on by default, but I did not start PORTMAP. I just configured NFS based on the "z/OS Network File System Customization and Operation" manual. Is there a better manual to reference the installation of NFS? Also, can someone point me to where I can see syslogd? I don't know if there is an

Re: NFS question

2005-05-10 Thread dclark
When I start mvsnfs, there are no filesystems exported to be mounted I copied the following text from my system log file, but I can't see any error messages detailing what problem I am having. GFSA348I (MVSNFS ) OS/390 NETWORK FILE SYSTEM SERVER (HDZ11TS) STARTED. GFSA554I (MVSNFS ) REGISTER FO

NFS question

2005-05-09 Thread dclark
I want to setup under Linux the ability to mount an hfs filesystem exported by our zOS 1.4 system but I cannot get the configuration correct for zOS. I have tried diligently to follow the configuration process found in the "z/OS V1R2. Network File Systems Customization and Operations" manual (pub

Re: Hipersockets and DB/2

2005-04-14 Thread dclark
When DB/2 starts it (via smoke and mirrors) communicates with TCP/IP and issues a gethostid() request. In the tcpip(profile) configuration I did not have a primaryinterface parameter set and therefore the system defaulted to the first interface found in the Home stanza which was my hipersocket def

Hipersockets and DB/2

2005-04-13 Thread dclark
After, I configured hipersockets for Linux; my DB/2 (under z/OS v1r4) systems now fails refuses remote connections. Here is the log from DB/2 on the mainframe (running in an LPAR no VM). Everything else works fine. I know that this is not a "Linux" question exactly, but I want hipersockets and s

Re: Problems with SUSE LINUX install

2005-04-06 Thread dclark
I had a similar problem (even to the point of hanging initrd 62% every time) and I found that one of the ISO images I used was bad. Have you verified that what you are using is good? -Original Message- From: George Dranes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 7:31 AM T

Re: zLinux 31 to 64 bit

2005-03-30 Thread dclark
Showing my ignorance, but the logic I use is that 31bit apps can run in either a 31 bit OS or a 64 bit OS. Unless the application is doing something specific and detecting that it has reached the 31 bit line, do you really have to worry? -Original Message- From: Cortes, Marcy D. [mailto:[

Re: How to determine if you are running on 31 or 64 bit system

2005-03-24 Thread dclark
If you are running 31 Bit the output from "uname -m" would be s390 (without the x) -Original Message- From: Michael MacIsaac [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:05 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: How to determine if you are running on 31 or 64 bit system

Re: New Shark

2005-03-17 Thread dclark
Here are the steps I used to clone the root filesystem to a new volume Shutdown Linux Performed a complete full volume backup of original dasd Restored disk units to new drive assignments Started Linux Logged and became root Execute "cd /sys/devices/

Migration to new disk devices

2005-03-16 Thread dclark
The output from running a mkinitrd command contained the following message Make sure to add 'dasd=' to the kernel command line Can someone enlighten me where I need to add the line to my kernel command line I am running SuSE Linux 2.6.5-7.145-s390x in a LPAR without VM TIA Doug --

Re: New Shark

2005-03-14 Thread dclark
Great, My plan is to shutdown the existing system and do a complete volume backup and then restart the existing system. As the current system is coming up I plan to restore the disks to the new disk units. Then I am going to mount the new units and issue a chroot and then run yast to activate th

New Shark

2005-03-14 Thread dclark
I am running Linux 64Bit SLES9 (2.6.5-7.145-s390x #1) in 2 LPARs (no VM) using a shared IFL Output of uname -a "Linux techlnux 2.6.5-7.145-s390x #1 SMP Thu Jan 27 09:19:29 UTC 2005 s390x s390x s390x GNU/Linux" We are installing a new Shark 800 as a replacement for an existing shark f20. All of

Online Update via yast

2005-02-10 Thread dclark
Was there a change in the sdb.suse.de download site for updates that I missed? I can't seem to get access to download updates that I had last week. -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Online Update via yast

2005-01-25 Thread dclark
Running SLES9 for S/390 (64-bit) in an LPAR > (no VM) using a shared IFL (I have one other LPAR running SLES9 64-bit) I have never gotten the "online" update to work. Am I missing something? Our shop has a tight restriction for internet access but I can successfully ping www.suse.de Can someone

Re: even more sles9 install weirdness

2005-01-20 Thread dclark
Verify the checksum of your iso files and make sure they are good. I have included a "cat mkinstallroot" make sure that the location from where you mount and copy the CDs is accessible to the script. I used /ISO_Images_Dir only as an example directory location. Yours will be different. Doug #

Re: Suse 9.0 CD Validation

2005-01-14 Thread dclark
I don't remember. The dates on the file show 11/04/2004. -Original Message- From: Tom Duerbusch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 7:54 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Suse 9.0 CD Validation So when did you download your s390 version? I just download

Re: Suse 9.0 CD Validation

2005-01-13 Thread dclark
Here is the specific files I have stored on my system. SLES-9-s390x-RC5-CD6.iso 64 Bit version; Size = 664,592,384 I ran md5sum SLES-9-s390x-RC5-CD6.iso which yielded: 74301159228f91a4da4a2bb78cb607aa *SLES-9-s390x-RC5-CD6.iso SLES-9-s390-RC5-CD6.iso 32 Bit version; Size = 664,590,336 I ra

FW: May get VM to manage Linux! Need cost information

2005-01-12 Thread dclark
Sorry if I sent this before. I received a command from the list server saying I did something wrong. I am sure I did but it baffles me what. Anyway, please forgive my duplication. Will someone on this list please give me a "ballpark" cost for VM in an IFL to manage Linux for our system. Our inf

May get VM to manage Linux! Need cost information

2005-01-12 Thread dclark
Will someone on this list please give me a "ballpark" cost for VM in an IFL to manage Linux for our system. Our information is that the price for VM is different if it is just run in an IFL and only manage Linux. My manager needs it for a budget meeting he was told about for the first time when t

Samba Configuration Issue

2005-01-12 Thread dclark
First, I changed the subject. I just didn't think this topic fit the subject description line. Your problem looks like an error with authorization. Sorry that I can't find a link, but Mike MacIsaac wrote a Redbook on this topic titled "Printing with Linux on zSeries using CUPS and Samba" and sho

Samba 3.0

2005-01-12 Thread dclark
Running Samba 3.0 , under Linux SLES9 64 bit on a 2066-0A2 (no VM) I have 160+ printers to setup. Many of them are the same type of printer HPLaserJet 4si, HPLaserJet 5, etc. and distributed to over 150 drops/locations through-out our campus. During the process of setting up these printers using

Re: Suse 9.0 installation

2005-01-10 Thread dclark
Fair enough, -- Sorry Mike! Still, the script works great for this purpose. -Original Message- From: Post, Mark K [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 10:31 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Suse 9.0 installation No, that was Mike MacIsaac, not me. Mark P

Re: Suse 9.0 installation

2005-01-10 Thread dclark
I know that this is late in the game, but the mkinstallroot script (supplied by Mark Post I believe) that was posted here worked great for me. If you are going to install SLES9 it would be worth the effort to search the archives, and implement. -Original Message- From: Dave Jones [mailto:

Re: Suse 9.0 installation

2005-01-05 Thread dclark
I installed x86 Linux on an Intel PC (with 20 Gb hard drive and 512 meg of memory) which we have plenty of machines to pick from. I configured vsftp for anonymous ftp. Using that machine as my source, I was successfully able to install SuSE 9.0 on my mainframe. On the pc I could mount the ISO im

Re: Question re: Linux SLES9

2004-12-29 Thread dclark
Is there another way besides using the yast interface? -Original Message- From: Ranga Nathan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 2:24 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Question re: Linux SLES9 If the dasd address was genned for the LPAR, then it should

Question re: Linux SLES9

2004-12-29 Thread dclark
SLES9 for S/390 (64-bit) in an LPAR > (no VM) using a shared IFL (I have one other LPAR running SLES9 31-bit) I have looked and I have not seen any documentation that shows how to add a dasd unit via command line under SLES9. Under SLES8 I used to execute echo "add device range=" >>

Re: Moving root to a new volume

2004-12-29 Thread dclark
For us "non-VM" aware users, can I assume that the command "CP LINK" causes the new root disk to be available -- aka "online", to the original or (old/source) system? -Original Message- From: Tom Shilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 8:34 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.M

Re: OSA GigaBit Ethernet Adapter

2004-12-21 Thread dclark
Thanks, My co-worker was already on top of it and had the PDF downloaded and printed. Our IBM rep said that the cable had to be ordered separately. Seems like they are following the PC model with "some parts sold separately / batteries not included" mantra. -Original Message- From: Doug

OSA GigaBit Ethernet Adapter

2004-12-21 Thread dclark
SLES9 for S/390 (31-bit) in an LPAR > (no VM) using a shared IFL Six months ago we installed a new mainframe (2066 - 0A2) and it has two Gigabit OSA adapters that were not setup. In January, we will start trying to share them between the LPARS. Do these adapters require a special ethernet cable?

Original sent out with wrong subject; DB2 for Linux question

2004-12-17 Thread dclark
-Original Message- From: Clark, Douglas Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 11:57 AM To: 'Linux on 390 Port' Subject: RE: SSH via putty to RH AS 3.0 Running SLES9 for S/390 (31-bit) in an LPAR > (no VM) using a shared IFL We would like to move the Windows/2000 DB2/UDB (version 7.2 fix pack 1

Re: SSH via putty to RH AS 3.0

2004-12-17 Thread dclark
Running SLES9 for S/390 (31-bit) in an LPAR > (no VM) using a shared IFL We would like to move the Windows/2000 DB2/UDB (version 7.2 fix pack 10) inquiry database to a OS-390 Linux DB2/UDB database and wonder if anyone has had a similar experience and would share with us the pros and cons. Also,

Re: LVM woes in SLES 9

2004-12-11 Thread dclark
Using SLES9 when you are done setting up the logical volumes, you must issue a mk_initrd and zipl commands. If you don't the disks do not survive a restart. -Original Message- From: Ranga Nathan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 10:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subje

Re: LVM question

2004-12-08 Thread dclark
I went through the yast panels and added the unit "113e"; created the volume group usrdata; added the physical volume (/dev/dasdd1) to the volume group usrdata; and added the logical volume /dev/usrdata/srv. Output from "pvscan," "vgscan," and "lvscan" shows: > techlnux:~ # pvscan >

Re: LVM question

2004-12-07 Thread dclark
I had to restore back to a state previous to the creation of usrdata. I have LVM with system VG and so I captured it. I get the same error when I tried to add a logical volume to system also. techlnux:~ # vgdisplay --- Volume group --- VG Name system System ID Format

Re: LVM question

2004-12-07 Thread dclark
I crossed up too many systems trying to get this to work and I had to restore from backups. I then ran "pvscan" sans quotes > techlnux:/proc # pvscan > PV /dev/dasdc1 VG system lvm2 [2.29 GB / 0free] > PV /dev/dasda1 VG system lvm2 [2.29 GB / 68.00 MB free] >

LVM question

2004-12-07 Thread dclark
SLES9 for S/390 (31-bit) in an LPAR > (no VM) using a shared IFL I must be missing something -- but things may be different under SLES9 Currently I have /srv filesytem under root. I would like to "/srv" under LVM. I keep getting an error during the IPL stating "/sbin/fsck.reiserfs /srv failed o

Re: SLES9 Install hang

2004-12-06 Thread dclark
When I successfully installed, the ISO images I used matched what Novell provided. I did run the MD5 checksum program under Linux on a PC. I don't know if that might make a difference vs. Win2K. -Original Message- From: Ledbetter, Scott E [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, Decembe

Re: SLES9 Install hang

2004-12-06 Thread dclark
I had problems with the SLES9 hanging during the install too. I believe that I had a bad CD image that I downloaded. Try downloading the image again and verify downloaded ISO images using MD5SUM. To check the MD5SUM of the filename.iso you would type the following in a terminal: "md5sum filename

Question re: Linux SLES9

2004-12-02 Thread dclark
Running: SLES9 for S/390 (31-bit) in two LPARs > (no VM) Output from uname: -s, --kernel-nameLinux -r, --kernel-release 2.6.5-7.97-s390 -v, --kernel-version #1 SMP Fri Jul 2 14:21:59 UTC 2004 -m, --machines390 -p, --processor s390 -i, --hardware-pl

SLES9 31 bit upgrade to 64 bit

2004-11-26 Thread dclark
SLES9 for S/390 (31-bit) in an LPAR > (no VM) using a shared IFL (I have one other LPAR running SLES9 31-bit) I would like to upgrade my existing 31-bit system to 64-bit. When I tried running upgrade mode, there were hundreds of conflicts and I was not sure how to resolve them. That seemed logic

Re: Installation of SLES9 hangs on 'creating initrd'

2004-11-05 Thread dclark
Yes - always hangs in the same place (31 bit or 64 bit) -- I bypassed by proactively selecting which packages to use at install time and kept the slp server from being installed. Everything came up (31 bit mode) just fine. I will try the 64 bit mode next week. -Original Message- From:

Re: Installation of SLES9 hangs on 'creating initrd'

2004-11-04 Thread dclark
Because I could not get past the "initrd" hanging indefinitely problem, I went back and pulled down new set of ISO files and tried again. Now I get past the initrd (at least it doesn't hang) and I continue to the second phase (running YaST2.sshinstall) -- that all seems to run well but when I try

Re: Installation of SLES9 hangs on 'creating initrd'

2004-11-02 Thread dclark
The card is defined as type OSA-E according to the documentation available to me. -Original Message- From: Michael MacIsaac [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 10:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Installation of SLES9 hangs on 'creating initrd' Doug, > Usi

Re: Installation of SLES9 hangs on 'creating initrd'

2004-11-02 Thread dclark
-Original Message- From: Michael MacIsaac [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 10:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Installation of SLES9 hangs on 'creating initrd' Doug, > Using option 2 OSA Ethernet What type of OSA card is it (OSA express Fast Ethernet)? I

Re: Installation of SLES9 hangs on 'creating initrd'

2004-11-02 Thread dclark
SLES9 for S/390 (31-bit) in an LPAR > (no VM) using a shared IFL (I have one other LPAR running SLES8) Running a 2066-0A2 soon to upgrade to a 2066-002 on a temporary basis with 512M of memory. Using option 2 OSA Ethernet -Original Message- From: Michael MacIsaac [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Installation of SLES9 hangs on 'creating initrd'

2004-11-01 Thread dclark
I searched the archives regarding subject of "hangs on 'creating initrd'" and I did not find a resolution. I took the script that Mike MacIsaac wrote and modified it to use the -e parameter as noted in the e-mail thread. I have included my version of the mkinstallroot script as well as the order

SuSE 8 upgrade to SuSE 9

2004-09-08 Thread dclark
I upgraded to SuSE 8 shortly after installing version 7 and I was told that I "had" to do a new install to version 8. I don't care if that was/is true, but can someone tell me if there is an "upgrade" migration path from version 8 to version 9 and how effective is it? Doug --

Re: Bash script question

2004-07-15 Thread dclark
It was originally created on a windows system. -Original Message- From: Post, Mark K [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:00 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Bash script question Tell me, was the file being read created on a Windows system, or a Linux/UNIX system?

Re: Bash script question

2004-07-15 Thread dclark
The variable is valued using the following statement read _PRINTQ _PRTENBL _PRTURI _PRTDESC _BLDING _LOCDESC _PPDLOC _PAGESIZE The \r is not apart of the file being read. The file read has 8 fields and PAGESIZE is the last one. It seems to be that \r is a part of the carriage return / line-feed

Bash script question

2004-07-15 Thread dclark
I have cut some lines of code out of a bash script I am trying to execute. T2="NONE" T1=$_PAGESIZE if [ "$T2" = "$T1" ]; then I ran this using the -x option at the start of the script for debugging and it produced the following results. + T2=NONE + T1=NONE + '[' NONE = $'NONE\r' ']' Will so

Re: Question using LVM; trying to extend current LVM managed volu me g roup

2004-06-17 Thread dclark
That was it. I was really doing two steps. First, I was adding a new disk to the Linux system, which I failed to do properly. And two, I was extending an existing LVM managed filesystems which worked fine. I kind of feel like I asked tech support for help and the came by and plugged in my comput

Question using LVM; trying to extend current LVM managed volume g roup

2004-06-17 Thread dclark
I have an existing Linux system (non-VM) running SuSE Enterprise Server 8 in an LPAR using an IFL. My root file system and swap space are on unit 150e. I am using LVM to manage two other units 1611, and 1242 and I have /home, /var/and /opt filesystems mounted on volume group "system" in my /etc/fs

Re: MQ on Linux - multiple ports for multiple receive channels?

2004-04-30 Thread dclark
I am still learning about Linux so I don't know for sure, but your Linux environment should have a unique IP Address. If that is the case, then you can use port 1414. For example, IP ADDRESS/port of 192.168.12.24 1414 should work where you substitute your actual IP address for 192.168.12.24. Othe