> > Run it, try the different installation methods, especially with testing > and unstable. Report the findings either as bugs or on the mailing-list. > Show things that can be made easier to understand/use for the mainframe > people. > > Maybe you know how to properly IPL systems from CD/DVD and can even test > that. Maybe you have the possibility to run it on a LPAR instead of VM. > > Bastian >
I shall be happy to do all of the above. I do have access to a real mainframe. It's a z/890 (2086). It's not one of the newest machines. It's not a z9 or z10. But it is 64-bit. And I do have a spare LPAR I can test with. And yes, I do know how to IPL Linux in an LPAR from CD. I don't know how to create an ISO image that the mainframe considers bootable; but if you point me to an ISO image I can burn a copy onto CD and IPL the thing and let you know if it came up OK. I also have z/VM 5.4.0 and can install in a virtual machine under z/VM. That's how I normally do it. z/VM's LPAR has a dedicated IFL processor, and that is it's only processor. The other LPARs, including my test LPAR, share a standard processor. I'm currently working on a "how to" document that explains how to get the high-performance DASD DIAG driver to work under Debian. I'll post a link to it on this list when I'm done. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
