Just in case it passed over the heads of some people, I wanted to make sure that everyone understands... This method requires a running Linux system somewhere in your shop. So, if you don't already have one, get one, or convert one of your Wintel boxes into a Linux box. Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Karsten Hopp [mailto:Karsten.Hopp@redhat.de] Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 11:47 AM To: KROGULECKI_JOHN_M@Lilly.com Cc: 'redhat390' Subject: Re: [Redhat-s390-list] OSA/OSA-E Drivers in Red Hat Linux/390 On Tue, Aug 28, 2001 at 10:28:15AM -0500, KROGULECKI_JOHN_M@Lilly.com wrote: > I appreciate your desire to fight the good fight. But some of us short > sighted (and over worked) folks just want to get the thing to work. > > BTW, I forget what I have been paying for my currently non-functioning > OSA-Express 100Mbit cards, but I just got a reseller's quote for $8K - so > they don't come cheap. > > I look forward to the update with instructions on how to load the OCO > drivers. I tried to mount my Marist volume with the sucessfully loading > lcs.o so I could copy it over to my RedHat ramdisk installer system, but > my ignorance prevents me. > > So .... > > 1) It is very nice that instructions are coming. If it is a matter of > days, I will be happy to wait. It would be even nicer to have a quick > sketch of how to do this sent to the list so I could make the attempt > ASAP. Ok, here is a short description how to add the OC modules to our installer. - mount the initrd.img it over loopback: mkdir initrd mount -t ext2 -o loop initrd.img initrd copy the OCO modules in the lib directory of the initrd: cp lcs*o qdio.o qeth.o initrd/lib # Make sure that you copy the # 2.4.5 OCO modules ! umount the loppback initrd: umount initrd > > 2) It would have been optimal to include these instructions WHEN the > modules were yanked (customer focus). > > 3) If anyone wants to explain to me why I can't mount my Marist volume, I > would be grateful: > > insmod dasd_mod dasd=63a-63d you need to load the dasd_eckd_mod module as well. insmod dasd_eckd_mod Karsten -- Karsten Hopp | Mail: karsten@redhat.de Red Hat Deutschland | Tel: +49-711-96437-0 Hauptstaetterstr.58 | Fax: +49-711-96437-111 D-70178 Stuttgart | http://www.redhat.de _______________________________________________ Redhat-s390-list mailing list Redhat-s390-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-s390-list
