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Re: VM/SP Release 5 at LCM+L (Living Computers: Museum + Labs)

 

Just ask Drew Derbyshire ... his e-mail address is:? ahd@...

While I am good friends with the LCML+L 4361, this is where I must present my standard disclaimer:?

I do not work for the LCM+L and I do?not speak for them.

I'd suggest using one of the forms on this page:?

-ahd-

?


Re: VM/SP Release 5 at LCM+L (Living Computers: Museum + Labs)

 

Martin,

Just ask Drew Derbyshire ... his e-mail address is:? ahd@...


VM/SP Release 5 at LCM+L (Living Computers: Museum + Labs)

 

Does anyone know where to ask for a permanent account ?

There are public guest accounts accessible, but all data is lost immediately on logoff.
I am working on a backup/restore procedure through IND$FILE.

Connect: Use a 3270 terminal emulator to connect to host tty.livingcomputers.org port 24


Re: Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

 

Jim Snellen wrote:

[...]
I run Hercules 4 on my Windows system just fine, from VM/370 CE
to an old z/VM system I found on the Internet. No problems yet.
Just as it should be.


I just don't know if I can run Hercules 4 on Ubuntu,
You can. I have Ubuntu installed in a VMware virtual machine (Kubuntu 21.10) and it runs Herc 4.5 (the upcoming new version of SDL Hyperion Hercules) just fine. The current official 4.4.1 release version should run just fine as well.


I can't find it.
It doesn't come pre-distributed with any of the existing Linuxes that I am aware of, so you need to clone the repository and build it yourself instead. Don't worry! It's actually pretty easy (especially if you use Bill's Hercules Helper script):

The repository is here:

*


Instructions for MANUALLY building it are here:

*


For easy AUTOMATED building, I recommend using Bill Lewis's (a fellow Hercules developer) excellent "Hercules Helper" script, which can be found here:

* Linux:

Simply clone Bill's repository and run his buildall script:

$ hyperion-buildall.sh --auto

Refer to the above URLs for complete instructions. (You may have to scroll down the page a little bit to reach the instructions. The above two URLs are for his repository which you need to git clone.)

If you have any problem with Bill's helper script, contact Bill.

If you have any problems with the official manual build method, contact the Hercules development team.

Good luck!

--
"Fish" (David B. Trout)
Software Development Laboratories

mail: fish@...


Re: Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

 

Hello Dave,?

I changed ARCHLVL to ARCHMODE (I was getting an error with ARCHLVL) and turned off ECPSVM as Mark suggested.

ALL IS WELL!? X3270 gave me a VM370 screen!

Thanks to all.

Jim


Re: Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

 

Hi Gregg,?

Jim just how old is this laptop? And, ah, was XP native on it?

I think the laptop was acquired in 2006 or so.? It came with Windows XP installed and has a sticker on it that says it's Vista capable.

Jim


Re: Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

 

Hi Mark,

I changed ECPSVM to NO and still no go, same error.

The ONLY reason for using Hercules 3.x is because you heard about it, and can find it in the Fedora/Red Hat/.../[A-Z*]Ubuntu/... and other distributions list of available products, and have not yet found about the superior Hercules 4.
I run Hercules 4 on my Windows system just fine, from VM/370 CE to an old z/VM system I found on the Internet.? No problems yet.? I just don't know if I can run Hercules 4 on Ubuntu, I can't find it.

Thanks.

Jim


Re: Issue #83: Errors with more than 7 arguments given to REXX EXECs, bREXX does not even start #github #VMCE #rexx

 

Hello, i need your help.
Please check your VM/370 systems if this bug shows up, perhaps only my system might be damaged.
You only need any one REXX exec, it does not matter if it does any real work. Start the exec with 7,8,9,10 ... arguments. Check for unusual error messages like those marked in red below.

Please post your test results here, even if this bug does not show up on your sytem.
Please include version info (cmslevel, brexx ...)
Further info and screenshots:





Ready; T=0.01/0.01 16:59:42
allhappy
Ready; T=0.01/0.01 16:59:51
I'm happy to tell you that 1 + 3 = 4
Ready; T=0.01/0.01 16:59:51
I'm happy to tell you that 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 16
Ready; T=0.01/0.01 16:59:51
I'm happy to tell you that 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 +8 = 24
ABNORMAL TERMINATION (NO RESOURCE CLEANUP) ERRNO 430 DLMalloc aborted.
Ready(00012); T=0.01/0.01 16:59:51
Invalid character '¨®' in fileID '¨®??PY EXEC'.
Error 58 running "¨®?¡èpy": File not found
ABNORMAL TERMINATION (NO RESOURCE CLEANUP) ERRNO 430 DLMalloc aborted.
Ready(00012); T=0.01/0.01 16:59:51


linotype allhappy exec
?* * * Top of file * * *?? Size=4??? ALLHAPPY EXEC
?*1*? &STACK happy 1 + 3
?*2*? &STACK happy 1 + 3 + 5 + 7
?*3*? &STACK happy 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 +8
?*4*? &STACK happy 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 8
?* * * End of file * * *?? Size=4??? ALLHAPPY EXEC
Ready; T=0.03/0.03 17:00:40

linotype happy exec
?* * * Top of file * * *?? Size=6??? HAPPY EXEC
?*1*? /* REXX */
?*2*
?*3*? parse arg expr
?*4*? interpret "eval =" expr
?*5*? say "I'm happy to tell you that" expr "=" eval
?*6*? /* say "I'm happy to tell you that? 17 + 4? = " 17 + 4 + 1 "- 1" */
?* * * End of file * * *?? Size=6??? HAPPY EXEC
Ready; T=0.20/0.34 17:03:42

whoami
MECAFF?? AT VM370CE? VIA RSCS???? 17:08:27 09/19/22 GMT???? MONDAY
SYSTEM 4381-A
VM/370 Community Edition Version? 1 Release? 1.2 07/19/22 13:20:46
VM/370 CMS Community Edition Version 1 Release 1.2
CMS bREXX 1.0.1 Jul? 5 2022
CMS COMMAND whoami whoami
Ready; T=0.01/0.02 17:08:27

linotype whoami exec
?* * * Top of file * * *?? Size=7??? WHOAMI EXEC
?*1*? /* REXX */
?*2*
?*3*? "identify"
?*4*? "query cplevel"
?*5*? "query cmslevel"
?*6*? parse version v; parse source s
?*7*? say v; say s
?* * * End of file * * *?? Size=7??? WHOAMI EXEC
Ready; T=0.02/0.03 17:09:12
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? RUNNING?? VM370CE??


Re: Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

 

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Don't just upgrade to an SSD (256GB should be okay), but add in as much memory as possible. Memory is more important to Windows OS than to a Linux OS but helps with either one.

I usually take the old hard-drive and put it into a shirt-pocket case to attach via USB for recovering data first but then as external storage.

For OS, I run RedHat on my tower server in the corner but Ubuntu on the old Toshiba laptop I play with.? I used to run CentOS on both.


/Tom Kern

On 9/19/2022 7:37 AM, Joe Monk wrote:

"?I strongly suggest installing an SSD into any laptop that you are going to upgrade/downgrade to Linux. It just speeds things up so much."

+1!!!

Joe

On Mon, Sep 19, 2022 at 2:23 AM Dave Wade <dave.g4ugm@...> wrote:
Gregg,

I am actually named "David" but prefer to be called "Dave" but I G4UGM except when in Spain where I am EA7KAE....
.. the Dave caused a problem or two when I last did a Microsoft exam as all my old exams were done using a company id which said "Dave Wade".
When I did the last one they wanted "official id" and both my passport and my driving licence, of course say "David Wade"

Dave? ?
P.S. I strongly suggest installing an SSD into any laptop that you are going to upgrade/downgrade to Linux. It just speeds things up so much.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Gregg Levine
> Sent: 19 September 2022 01:30
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [h390-vm] Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro
>
> Hello!
> There are three people(?) on this list who're named David, yourself, (Fish), one
> who is actually named Dave Wade, and of course Dave M, The monster
> reference was aimed at the both of them.
> And what year is your machine from Fish? Mine is circa early 1999.
> -----
> Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8@...
> "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."
>
> On Sun, Sep 18, 2022 at 8:25 PM Fish Fish <david.b.trout@...> wrote:
> >
> > Gregg Levine wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> > > Incidentally Fish my Dell Dimension still thinks yours is too young
> > > to work all night.
> >
> > Too YOUNG? Nonsense! It (Dell Precision T7500) has been running non-stop
> for YEARS now, and is still going strong.
> >
> > > This message will need to be interpreted by two monsters
> >
> > Monsters?
> >
> > > to two different people. And can be easily understood by someone who
> > > breathes through gills.
> >
> > Well... All except the Linux stuff, yeah. ;-)
> >
> > --
> > "Fish" (David B. Trout)
> > Software Development Laboratories
> >
> > mail: fish@...
>
>
>
>








Re: Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

 

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Mike,

Sorry, sent that in a bit of a hurry.

?

Jim,

Any chance of the log? If you are using an old version of Hercules its worth checking that you have ¡°ARCHMODE¡± in the config rather than ARCHLVL and that ECPSVM is off.

Dave

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike Ward
Sent: 19 September 2022 14:38
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [h390-vm] Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

?

I¡¯m not having the? problem, I believe it¡¯s Jim Snellen.

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dave Wade
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2022 11:27 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [h390-vm] Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

?

Mike,

It would be be good to see the console log for the VM startup.

Dave

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike Ward
Sent: 18 September 2022 16:53
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [h390-vm] Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

?

Is it possible that VM is trying to access a device that isn¡¯t there?

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim Snellen
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2022 8:46 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [h390-vm] Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

?

Hello all,
I'm taking a break from Windows and trying to resurrect my old work laptop that used to run Windows XP.? I have a Dell Precision M90 with 4gbs and a NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M graphics card.? All of the last 4 version of Linux Mint Cinnamon fail to support the card (surprise!).? I'm now trying Ubuntu 22.04 with some success although the display is sometimes fragmented.? If I go to a different function and then return, the screen refreshes correctly.

While I'm at it, I found Hercules Studio 1.5 and Hercules 3.13 along with X3270.? I'm trying to get it to work with VM/370 CE 1.3 to no avail (HHCP011I CPU0000 Disabled wait state PSW=000A000 00000017).? VMCE works fine on my Windows system with HercGUI and Hyperion 4.4.1.

Any suggestions on a distro for my laptop and/or VMCE?


Re: Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

 

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I¡¯m not having the? problem, I believe it¡¯s Jim Snellen.

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dave Wade
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2022 11:27 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [h390-vm] Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

?

Mike,

It would be be good to see the console log for the VM startup.

Dave

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike Ward
Sent: 18 September 2022 16:53
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [h390-vm] Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

?

Is it possible that VM is trying to access a device that isn¡¯t there?

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim Snellen
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2022 8:46 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [h390-vm] Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

?

Hello all,
I'm taking a break from Windows and trying to resurrect my old work laptop that used to run Windows XP.? I have a Dell Precision M90 with 4gbs and a NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M graphics card.? All of the last 4 version of Linux Mint Cinnamon fail to support the card (surprise!).? I'm now trying Ubuntu 22.04 with some success although the display is sometimes fragmented.? If I go to a different function and then return, the screen refreshes correctly.

While I'm at it, I found Hercules Studio 1.5 and Hercules 3.13 along with X3270.? I'm trying to get it to work with VM/370 CE 1.3 to no avail (HHCP011I CPU0000 Disabled wait state PSW=000A000 00000017).? VMCE works fine on my Windows system with HercGUI and Hyperion 4.4.1.

Any suggestions on a distro for my laptop and/or VMCE?


Re: Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

 

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Folks,

If its got a PATA drive it is be worth looking at something like this:-

?

?

which allows am mSATA SSD to be used in older laptops. I think the laptop must understand LBA but it works fine in my Lenovo T61 but not in my Compaq M700.

Dave

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Joe Monk
Sent: 19 September 2022 12:37
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [h390-vm] Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

?

"?I strongly suggest installing an SSD into any laptop that you are going to upgrade/downgrade to Linux. It just speeds things up so much."

?

+1!!!

?

Joe

?

On Mon, Sep 19, 2022 at 2:23 AM Dave Wade <dave.g4ugm@...> wrote:

Gregg,

I am actually named "David" but prefer to be called "Dave" but I G4UGM except when in Spain where I am EA7KAE....
... the Dave caused a problem or two when I last did a Microsoft exam as all my old exams were done using a company id which said "Dave Wade".
When I did the last one they wanted "official id" and both my passport and my driving licence, of course say "David Wade"

Dave? ?
P.S. I strongly suggest installing an SSD into any laptop that you are going to upgrade/downgrade to Linux. It just speeds things up so much.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Gregg Levine
> Sent: 19 September 2022 01:30
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [h390-vm] Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro
>
> Hello!
> There are three people(?) on this list who're named David, yourself, (Fish), one
> who is actually named Dave Wade, and of course Dave M, The monster
> reference was aimed at the both of them.
> And what year is your machine from Fish? Mine is circa early 1999.
> -----
> Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8@...
> "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."
>
> On Sun, Sep 18, 2022 at 8:25 PM Fish Fish <david.b.trout@...> wrote:
> >
> > Gregg Levine wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> > > Incidentally Fish my Dell Dimension still thinks yours is too young
> > > to work all night.
> >
> > Too YOUNG? Nonsense! It (Dell Precision T7500) has been running non-stop
> for YEARS now, and is still going strong.
> >
> > > This message will need to be interpreted by two monsters
> >
> > Monsters?
> >
> > > to two different people. And can be easily understood by someone who
> > > breathes through gills.
> >
> > Well... All except the Linux stuff, yeah. ;-)
> >
> > --
> > "Fish" (David B. Trout)
> > Software Development Laboratories
> >
> > mail: fish@...
>
>
>
>







Re: Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

 

"?I strongly suggest installing an SSD into any laptop that you are going to upgrade/downgrade to Linux. It just speeds things up so much."

+1!!!

Joe

On Mon, Sep 19, 2022 at 2:23 AM Dave Wade <dave.g4ugm@...> wrote:
Gregg,

I am actually named "David" but prefer to be called "Dave" but I G4UGM except when in Spain where I am EA7KAE....
... the Dave caused a problem or two when I last did a Microsoft exam as all my old exams were done using a company id which said "Dave Wade".
When I did the last one they wanted "official id" and both my passport and my driving licence, of course say "David Wade"

Dave? ?
P.S. I strongly suggest installing an SSD into any laptop that you are going to upgrade/downgrade to Linux. It just speeds things up so much.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Gregg Levine
> Sent: 19 September 2022 01:30
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [h390-vm] Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro
>
> Hello!
> There are three people(?) on this list who're named David, yourself, (Fish), one
> who is actually named Dave Wade, and of course Dave M, The monster
> reference was aimed at the both of them.
> And what year is your machine from Fish? Mine is circa early 1999.
> -----
> Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8@...
> "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."
>
> On Sun, Sep 18, 2022 at 8:25 PM Fish Fish <david.b.trout@...> wrote:
> >
> > Gregg Levine wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> > > Incidentally Fish my Dell Dimension still thinks yours is too young
> > > to work all night.
> >
> > Too YOUNG? Nonsense! It (Dell Precision T7500) has been running non-stop
> for YEARS now, and is still going strong.
> >
> > > This message will need to be interpreted by two monsters
> >
> > Monsters?
> >
> > > to two different people. And can be easily understood by someone who
> > > breathes through gills.
> >
> > Well... All except the Linux stuff, yeah. ;-)
> >
> > --
> > "Fish" (David B. Trout)
> > Software Development Laboratories
> >
> > mail: fish@...
>
>
>
>








Re: Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

 

As the orginiator of this thread, I should say that a few feet from where I¡¯m sitting is an IBM ThinkPad dated 2000 (the year I retired from IBM) that still runs Windows XP when I turn it on (perhaps every two or three years). After dabbling with Limux I switched to Macs very soon after.

Dave Mitchell (IBMer from 1968-2000).

On 19 Sep 2022, at 00:34, Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8@...> wrote:

Hello!
Jim just how old is this laptop? And, ah, was XP native on it? Last
year I bought a pair of Dell laptops from the VCF East events, and one
of them, a Dell Latitude model runs Seven splendidly, and the earlier
one, also same brand, runs XP poorly. Which is curious because that's
the OS it was designed for. These are from the middle to the late part
of the twenty year period for Dell laptops.

Oddly enough, I run Slackware Linux, and it ran splendidly on the one
I had before, even WiFi worked perfectly. Yes I needed to download the
the tools and firmware to make the WiFi card work, but that was
expected. And the one running Seven is in fact the guy Dell was
selling after the model I had before, The big difference between those
and the Inspiron families are the target audience. One is for
lease/purchase and the other is for outright purchase.

I am not a big fan of Debian based distributions, including itself,
but I run one on the Raspberry Pi, but for Intel (or AMD) based
platforms I prefer Slackware. However the problem is that it's not a
supported one out there in the world of Linux supported by IBM and
everyone else.

Incidentally Fish my Dell Dimension still thinks yours is too young
to work all night.

This message will need to be interpreted by two monsters to two
different people. And can be easily understood by someone who breathes
through gills.
-----
Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8@...
"This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."

On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 9:45 PM Jim Snellen <jsnellen55@...> wrote:

Hello all,
I'm taking a break from Windows and trying to resurrect my old work laptop that used to run Windows XP. I have a Dell Precision M90 with 4gbs and a NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M graphics card. All of the last 4 version of Linux Mint Cinnamon fail to support the card (surprise!). I'm now trying Ubuntu 22.04 with some success although the display is sometimes fragmented. If I go to a different function and then return, the screen refreshes correctly.

While I'm at it, I found Hercules Studio 1.5 and Hercules 3.13 along with X3270. I'm trying to get it to work with VM/370 CE 1.3 to no avail (HHCP011I CPU0000 Disabled wait state PSW=000A000 00000017). VMCE works fine on my Windows system with HercGUI and Hyperion 4.4.1.

Any suggestions on a distro for my laptop and/or VMCE?




Re: Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

 

Gregg,

I am actually named "David" but prefer to be called "Dave" but I G4UGM except when in Spain where I am EA7KAE....
... the Dave caused a problem or two when I last did a Microsoft exam as all my old exams were done using a company id which said "Dave Wade".
When I did the last one they wanted "official id" and both my passport and my driving licence, of course say "David Wade"

Dave
P.S. I strongly suggest installing an SSD into any laptop that you are going to upgrade/downgrade to Linux. It just speeds things up so much.

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Gregg Levine
Sent: 19 September 2022 01:30
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [h390-vm] Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

Hello!
There are three people(?) on this list who're named David, yourself, (Fish), one
who is actually named Dave Wade, and of course Dave M, The monster
reference was aimed at the both of them.
And what year is your machine from Fish? Mine is circa early 1999.
-----
Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8@...
"This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."

On Sun, Sep 18, 2022 at 8:25 PM Fish Fish <david.b.trout@...> wrote:

Gregg Levine wrote:

[...]
Incidentally Fish my Dell Dimension still thinks yours is too young
to work all night.
Too YOUNG? Nonsense! It (Dell Precision T7500) has been running non-stop
for YEARS now, and is still going strong.

This message will need to be interpreted by two monsters
Monsters?

to two different people. And can be easily understood by someone who
breathes through gills.
Well... All except the Linux stuff, yeah. ;-)

--
"Fish" (David B. Trout)
Software Development Laboratories

mail: fish@...



Re: Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

 

[...]
And what year is your machine from Fish?
Mine is circa early 1999.
Well, the model came out in 2009(*), but I bought mine used in Oct. 2014 from a company called Stallard Technologies(**) that specializes in used Dell equipment. (HIGHLY recommended! Tell them I sent you.)


(*) ,_tower_form_factor
(**)

--
"Fish" (David B. Trout)
Software Development Laboratories

mail: fish@...


Re: Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

 

Hello!
There are three people(?) on this list who're named David, yourself,
(Fish), one who is actually named Dave Wade, and of course Dave M, The
monster reference was aimed at the both of them.
And what year is your machine from Fish? Mine is circa early 1999.
-----
Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8@...
"This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."

On Sun, Sep 18, 2022 at 8:25 PM Fish Fish <david.b.trout@...> wrote:

Gregg Levine wrote:

[...]
Incidentally Fish my Dell Dimension still thinks yours is
too young to work all night.
Too YOUNG? Nonsense! It (Dell Precision T7500) has been running non-stop for YEARS now, and is still going strong.

This message will need to be interpreted by two monsters
Monsters?

to two different people. And can be easily understood by
someone who breathes through gills.
Well... All except the Linux stuff, yeah. ;-)

--
"Fish" (David B. Trout)
Software Development Laboratories

mail: fish@...


Re: Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

 

Gregg Levine wrote:

[...]
Incidentally Fish my Dell Dimension still thinks yours is
too young to work all night.
Too YOUNG? Nonsense! It (Dell Precision T7500) has been running non-stop for YEARS now, and is still going strong.

This message will need to be interpreted by two monsters
Monsters?

to two different people. And can be easily understood by
someone who breathes through gills.
Well... All except the Linux stuff, yeah. ;-)

--
"Fish" (David B. Trout)
Software Development Laboratories

mail: fish@...


Re: Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

 

Hello!
Jim just how old is this laptop? And, ah, was XP native on it? Last
year I bought a pair of Dell laptops from the VCF East events, and one
of them, a Dell Latitude model runs Seven splendidly, and the earlier
one, also same brand, runs XP poorly. Which is curious because that's
the OS it was designed for. These are from the middle to the late part
of the twenty year period for Dell laptops.

Oddly enough, I run Slackware Linux, and it ran splendidly on the one
I had before, even WiFi worked perfectly. Yes I needed to download the
the tools and firmware to make the WiFi card work, but that was
expected. And the one running Seven is in fact the guy Dell was
selling after the model I had before, The big difference between those
and the Inspiron families are the target audience. One is for
lease/purchase and the other is for outright purchase.

I am not a big fan of Debian based distributions, including itself,
but I run one on the Raspberry Pi, but for Intel (or AMD) based
platforms I prefer Slackware. However the problem is that it's not a
supported one out there in the world of Linux supported by IBM and
everyone else.

Incidentally Fish my Dell Dimension still thinks yours is too young
to work all night.

This message will need to be interpreted by two monsters to two
different people. And can be easily understood by someone who breathes
through gills.
-----
Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8@...
"This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."

On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 9:45 PM Jim Snellen <jsnellen55@...> wrote:

Hello all,
I'm taking a break from Windows and trying to resurrect my old work laptop that used to run Windows XP. I have a Dell Precision M90 with 4gbs and a NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M graphics card. All of the last 4 version of Linux Mint Cinnamon fail to support the card (surprise!). I'm now trying Ubuntu 22.04 with some success although the display is sometimes fragmented. If I go to a different function and then return, the screen refreshes correctly.

While I'm at it, I found Hercules Studio 1.5 and Hercules 3.13 along with X3270. I'm trying to get it to work with VM/370 CE 1.3 to no avail (HHCP011I CPU0000 Disabled wait state PSW=000A000 00000017). VMCE works fine on my Windows system with HercGUI and Hyperion 4.4.1.

Any suggestions on a distro for my laptop and/or VMCE?


Re: Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

 

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Mike,

It would be be good to see the console log for the VM startup.

Dave

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike Ward
Sent: 18 September 2022 16:53
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [h390-vm] Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

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Is it possible that VM is trying to access a device that isn¡¯t there?

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim Snellen
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2022 8:46 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [h390-vm] Need Advice on Ubuntu/Linux Distro

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Hello all,
I'm taking a break from Windows and trying to resurrect my old work laptop that used to run Windows XP.? I have a Dell Precision M90 with 4gbs and a NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M graphics card.? All of the last 4 version of Linux Mint Cinnamon fail to support the card (surprise!).? I'm now trying Ubuntu 22.04 with some success although the display is sometimes fragmented.? If I go to a different function and then return, the screen refreshes correctly.

While I'm at it, I found Hercules Studio 1.5 and Hercules 3.13 along with X3270.? I'm trying to get it to work with VM/370 CE 1.3 to no avail (HHCP011I CPU0000 Disabled wait state PSW=000A000 00000017).? VMCE works fine on my Windows system with HercGUI and Hyperion 4.4.1.

Any suggestions on a distro for my laptop and/or VMCE?