Since I was doing some tests with Slackware running on different platforms (Slack/390, Slack/390x, ArmedSlack on Qemu, etc.) I wanted to compare the performance of the different setups.
I used a (quite old) utility called nbench that was originally written in 1995 but still is a simple way to compare how processors perform, emulated or real. [...]
In preparation for a future project, I built Hercules on ArmedSlack, running in Qemu. The idea was to test the concept of running the mainframe emulator on the Arm processor.
The result was quite usable, at least for the older mainframe operating systems like MVS.
Here are some screenshots:
Starting Hercules on ArmedSlack:
The 3270 terminal connecting to the [...]
Today Carnival started her in Brazil. Well, I’m Dutch so I don’t care too much about all the festivities (it is a nice party though).
So what better to do than finally test the 64-bits version of Slack/390?
I wrote an 11-part post about installing Slack/390 on Hercules more than a year ago, and it [...]
A new version of HerculesStudio, the Hercules GUI front-end for Linux, has been released. It has some nice new features like editing your devices directly, and several new icons:
The updated SlackBuild is in the pending queue, but for those who cannot wait, pre-built packages for Slackware can be downloaded from my site.
Today Jakob Dekel released the first beta version of Hercules Studio, a GUI front-end for Hercules – the System/370, ESA/390 and z/Architecture emulator.
On his site you can find pre-built packages in RPM and DEB format.For us Slackware users, I created Slackware packages as well, after getting some extra information from a very friendly Jacob Dekel.
The [...]
I have received a few requests for pre-built Slackware packages for the Hercules System/370, ESA/390 and z/Architecture emulator.
I have used Hercules for some time now to run Slack/390 and had already created my own package, but it was not really up to the right standards to be published.
But, with the release of Slackware 13.0 I [...]
For those who have been following my posts on installing Slack/390 on Hercules:There has been a security update this week – see the ChangeLog
I recently managed to patch a current version of SlackPkg to work on Slack/390 (the version included in /extra does not work).I’ll try to organize my notes during the following days and [...]
…Continuing from Part 10
Final configuration and IPLing Slack390
The setup program configured our network, but missed some important details we need to get our network up and running.
1) Loading the network adapter kernel module at boot time
Since we selected to use the LCS we need to load the kernel module that supports it.
This is done by [...]
…Continuing from Part 9
Configuring our installation
After installing all the selected packages, the setup program takes us to the configuration item of the menu.
1) Kernel parameters
First we can add any necessary boot parameters. Remember that these are roughly equivalent to the parameters you normally put in your /etc/lilo.conf file:
What we define here is:
- where to find [...]
…Continuing from Part 8
Selecting packages to install
We now arrived at the task of deciding exactly which packages we want to install.
1) Package series selection
Slackware (and Slack/390) organizes its packages in ’series’. This comes from the old days, when we installed Slackware from floppy disks.
We are shown a menu with all series that we downloaded, each [...]
Dutch guy living in Brazil. Has worked in the IT business since it was invented (well, almost...). Interests: Slackware, Lego, Star Wars.