[ccook]

I have an LPAR that uses a VIO server to get its resources, runs great under AIX so I thought I would try loading up Suse. I boot from the cd but the install interface looks all messed up in the virtual terminal window... anyone know how to fix this?

EDIT:
or another way to install? I have seen some people mention VNC to install it, but I am not sure how they are meaning. Install a VNC server on the HMC? If that is the case how do I do this? I have never installed software on the actual HMC.

Your help is appreciated,
Ccook

[k0da]

What suse version did you try to install?
just type vnc=1 vncpassword=some_passsword to install option then open http://hostname:5801 to your favorite browser and you will see YaST
or use IBM_Installation_Toolkit to setup all device drivers correctly.

[ccook]

Thank you for your response k0da.

I got Suse Enterprise 10 installed on my LPAR by booting from the disk with the vterm and at the boot menu I entered "install vnc=1 vnc_password=password netdevice=eth0"

When prompted I told the system to use DHCP.
Then it listed an ip address and I VNC'd to that address.


Hope this helps someone else in the future.

Ccook