Stephen Powell wrote:
It sounds to me like you are asking for information on how to
create a
mainframe-bootable CD. I'm afraid I don't know the answer.
That's a pity. Because that is *exactly* the information we need.
And I'm
very surprised that nobody in the community is able (or willing) to
provide that info.
If you have a specific .iso image that you want me to download and
try to
see if it will boot, I can do that for you. But I don't pretend
to know how to create one.
I can do that myself on Hercules (using the method described in the
README
file on current CD images).
I can see, though, from the link above, that you are using the
"generic" sub-architecture files. Have you tried using the "tape"
files? The reason I ask is that, on the Multiprise 3000, the CD-ROM
could be used as an emulated tape or via the "Load from CD-ROM or
Server" method. I just wonder if the tape files are what you
should use in that .ins file. Hey it's just a guess, but it's
worth a try.
I doubt it will make a difference as the problem is not in the
kernel, but
in loading the initrd.
But maybe I'm wrong and the method you describe really is different
from
what I can do in hercules. If you think it may help, please give it a
shot. It should be trivial to create a CD image yourself as all you
need
is the D-I images and boot files. You don't need any packages on the
CD to
do an installation on s390.
Besides, you have the hardware, I don't. So you can play around with
different options, I can't.