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RE: Re: Announcing the VM/370 "SixPack" version 1.0

by Dave Wade :: Rate this Message:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: H390-VM@... [mailto:H390-VM@...] On Behalf
> Of kerravon86
> Sent: 11 July 2009 12:13
> To: H390-VM@...
> Subject: [H390-VM] Re: Announcing the VM/370 "SixPack" version 1.0
>
> --- In H390-VM@..., Josef 'Jeff' Sipek <jeffpc@...> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 07:25:27PM -0000, Robert O'Hara wrote:
> > > Now available, the VM/370 "SixPack" version 1.0 rolls up
> > > all of the
> > > modifications posted on the H390-VM and Hercules-os380
> > > Yahoo groups since
> > > the "5-pack" system was released in 2006.
> >
> > I've got a bug report or two for you...
> >
> > I just IPL'd the system (2 GRAFs connected), ran 'enable all' on the
> > operator console, then I logged in on one GRAF as cmsuser, and
> > then the
> > following session happened:
> >
> > def graf 123 3270
> > Y (19E) R/O
> > | Welcome to VM/370 "SixPack" version
> > For more help, type HELP WELCOME ( MORE
> > Unknown CMS command
>
> I've noticed this sequence too, but as far as I'm
> aware it's always been like that (ie with vmdist).
> For some reason you have to hit enter or something
> before the rest of the logon messages come up.

It's a "quirk". From what I remember on ALL VM systems prior to SP5 the IPL
process issues a console read. At this point one usually just presses
"enter" and the IPL proceeds. You can also issue "ACCESS (NOPROF" which
causes a normal IPL but no "profile exec" is run, or "SAVESYS CMS" which
causes the CMS system to be saved.

At VM/SP5 changes were made to allow "AUTOCR" to be passed as an IPL
parameter, so it became possible logon with no pause. At the same time it
was made possible to override the default IPL parms...

>
> I normally use a .rc file that has a "set blip off"
> in it as the first command after logon, and that
> seems to mask things for my normal usage so it's
> never bothered me enough to ask.
>
> > 06:45:59 DMKDMP908I SYSTEM FAILURE; CODE FRE013 PROCESSOR 00
> >
> > VM/370 System Restart
>

we used to get this on DIAL .....
... and it still seems to be the case

> Did you get this behaviour with vmdist?
>
> BFN. Paul.
>
>

Also still get PROG775 when using IBM's Personal Communications 3270
Emulator ....

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