I had put code in to have device have multiple channel path(s)

I know that a Subsystem which in 3990 technology is a single 3990

what ever the maximum devices it suppourts a 3990 subsystem can have a

maximum of 8 channel path

In Dasdtab.c it seems that this is the field that identifies the SSID

store_hw (buf + 232, SSID(dev));

however when I define a new group of channel path(s) and change this

field meaning I want MVS to recognize that this device is part of a

new subsystem

I get an error message unable to read configuration data on this channel

path meaning it seems to be the same subsystem which already has the

maximum of 8 channel paths

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Hi All,

I am not an expert on IBM mainframes though I have dabbled in
mainframe
COBOL applications a long while ago.

I am exploring the possibility of using Hercules to simulate a COBOL
mainframe application running at a clients site. The simulation will
be
used by new recruits and existing employees of the client to get
familiar with the mainframe application before 'live' operation.

The application is running on a z9 system under z-os. The database is
IMS.

I have the following questions.

1) Has anyone done in this group done this sort of thing before ?
2) Is it feasible ? e.g. using MVS 3.8 for Hercules
3) Assuming that the client has licenses for the COBOL compiler and
IMS, how do I convert the software to Hercules readable format ?
4) Are any real customers using Hercules for simulation / training or
is Hercules restricted to geeks and developers only ?
5) How does the cost/benefit compare with replicating a smaller
version of the system on an LPAR on the mainframe itself ?

I would be grateful if anyone can shed any light on these matters.

Joti

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Am I right in thinking that there's only a single set of breakpoints and trace
ranges available at one time? (ie only one of each)

ian
...

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Yesterday I visited the new(ish) Computer Museum at the top of the Grande
Arche de La Defense at Paris. While most of the stuff was of the Commodore
Pet variety, there was one interesting exhibit, an IBM 7040 with 1442 card
reader/punch, 1403 printer (not N1), and a 2311 disk drive. They also have
some ancient IBM hand punches, and the innards of what looks like a 2316 or
3336 disk pack. None of the exhibits are operational, but nevertheless it
is worth a visit if you happen to be in the area.

http://www.museeinformatique.fr/
http://www.antememoire.org/

--
Cordialement,
Roger Bowler
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/rbowler
Hercules "the people's mainframe"

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Hi

is it possible to address MVS control blocks from Hercules in ESA390.H

There are 2 definations for the PSA PSA_3XXX and PSA_390 when I add to
either on at offset hex 210/224 psatold/psaaold and try to view it via
MS Visual Studio debugger I get garbage

Can I do this ???

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Jonas Otter wrote:

> Hi again,
>
> I downloaded the 2007-06-26 snapshot as suggested and tried that.
> It still crashes.
>
> Before trying that snapshot, I modified JES2PARM as suggested in
> the turnkey-mvs Yahoo group, to set up the 010c reader properly,
> but it makes no difference.
>
> I shall try attaching the compressed dump to this email, if that
> doesn't work I will upload it as before.

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Hi!

I have installed Windows VISTA on my PC and i like to know wich
version of Hercules works with the mentioned operating system.

Thanks and regards.

Gabriel

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hi friends,
I have downloads the hercules-3.05-native.exe from
http://www.hercules-390.org/.

After I fished the installation, the file cckd2ckd.exe isn't at the
hercules directory, what's wrong with it?

Any ideas?

thanks.

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Hi

I originally referred to this in post about "CODE PAGES" about two
weeks.
But I ASS U med that it was the "C" code that I was putting on the
PIPE that was causing the problem.

So I tried with the Printer SETUP pointing to a file and exactly the
same thing happens when I use SEP.
Which means that at least my code is not at fault.

In the middle of printing the SEP pages there is a CMD reject on the
console,The printer goes into a DRAIN state and the print job remains
in the queue.

Actaully I have determined that it is probably at the very end of the
SEP pages.
Can anybody else recreate this issue.

I am using VM/xxx (. Not a Z version.

=================================================
PRT 50B WAITING CLASS R FORM STANDARD
50B MANUAL SEP NO3800 FILEFCB
50B DEST OFF DEST - NONE - DEST - NONE - DEST - NONE -
after I release a job:

DMKRSE500I PRT 50B 4245 CMD REJECT CMD= 87 SNS=
80
CSW= 0055EB20 0E000001 USERID= SYSTEM

can anybody find the explanation of the
message

19:55:01 PRT 50B DRAINED CLASS R FORM
STANDARD
19:55:01 50B MANUAL SEP NO3800
FILEFCB
19:55:01 50B DEST OFF DEST - NONE - DEST - NONE - DEST -
NONE -

Any ideas - can anybody recreate under VM

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I am running Turnkey-MVS version 3 (the latest v3 version downloaded
from the Turnkey-MVS site) with the TK3F001 patch, on Windows XP
Professional. When I try to submit a card deck to the reader, e.g.
using the command "devinit 10c c:/mvs38j/test/test1.jcl ascii eof", or
using any equivalent method including HercGUI, Hercules crashes with
an "Oops" message.

I have not modified the Turnkey system in any way except to remove the
console printer from the configuration, and to add the missing
"NOAUTH" to the HTTPPORT parameter.

Hercules is the 3.05 version downloaded from the Hercules site.

Is this a known problem, or should I send someone a dump? I have
searched the net but found no answers.

Cheers
Jonas

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I have no mainframe experience. I just downloaded the MVS CD image
that I intend to run on Linux. Is there a publicly available version
of the 390 OS and would I be better off starting there.

My goals are to do IBM assembler programming just for fun. I need to
learn the OS and I need to learn the assembly language for IBM. I'm
fairly experienced with X86 assembly so assembler really doesn't scare me.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance
Allan

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