Bastian, Thank you for the help.
> Which way do you used to upload the files (which exactly?) to the Z? Do you > use z/VM? I uploaded the files using x3270-x11. See screenshots below. Yes I do use z/VM. > The lenny images uses an initramfs, aka compressed cpio archive, no real > filesystem. Yes! Etch does it too, even for non s390 initrd. Those compressed cpio images are not working for me at s390, it only works if I convert compressed cpio to compressed ext2 fs. See the md5 of the files I'm using: 6b5916fd12e2cba507aa0c1c30bddd5e debian.exec e44c86d77a98828dd2a2cd98317aa7aa initrd.debian.org 7d98a305248690ddcdec98736dacd864 kernel.debian 302e01bd4901aa2eb46eb2ce0eee826e parmfile.debian.org The complete output is at: http://petersenna.com/4linux/s390/s390 Upload screenshots for file is at: http://petersenna.com/4linux/s390/debian.exec.png http://petersenna.com/4linux/s390/initrd.debian.png http://petersenna.com/4linux/s390/kernel.debian.png http://petersenna.com/4linux/s390/parmfile.debian.png Thanks, Peter On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Bastian Blank<[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 03:06:38PM -0300, Peter Senna Tschudin wrote: >> I've uploaded files to the System Z but kernel was not able to mount >> the initrd. > > Which way do you used to upload the files (which exactly?) to the Z? Do > you use z/VM? > >> The most strange is that normally after the word "tried:" >> there is ext2, ext3 and cramfs. > > The lenny images uses an initramfs, aka compressed cpio archive, no real > filesystem. > >> See the output error: > > Please show the complete log. > > Bastian > > -- > It is a human characteristic to love little animals, especially if > they're attractive in some way. > -- McCoy, "The Trouble with Tribbles", stardate 4525.6 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
