http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43263 <pre>Hello to all Hercules users, Thanks to the efforts of Al Kossow, many additional IBM manuals are now available on the bitsavers.org web site. Al has given me permission to pass along the email he sent me today. So, here they are. Enjoy! the following are now on line: http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/370/DOS_VS/cobol/SC28-6479-3_DOS_VS_COBOL_Rel_3_Installation_Reference_Material_May81.pdf http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/370/DOS_VS/cobol/SC28-6478-4_DOS_VS_COBOL_Compiler_and_Library_Programmers_Guide_Rel_3_May81.pdf http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/370/DOS_VS/cobol/SC28-6478-3_DOS_VS_COBOL_Compiler_and_Library_Programmers_Guide_Feb79.pdf http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/370/DOS_VS/cobol/SC28-6478-1_DOS_VS_COBOL_Compiler_and_Library_Programmers_Guide_Mar75.pdf http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/360/os/cobol/SC28-6456-0_IBM_OS_COBOL_Compiler_and_Library_Ver_4_Programmers_Guide_May72.pdf http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/370/DOS_VS/cobol/GC28-6473-3_IBM_DOS_VS_COBOL_Compiler_and_Library_General_Information_Apr76.pdf http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/370/OS_VS/cobol/GC28-6470-2_IBM_OS_VS_COBOL_Compiler_and_Library_General_Information_Aug83.pdf http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/360/os/cobol/GC28-6431-0_IBM_OS_Compiler_and_Library_Ver_4_Planning_Guide_Apr72.pdf http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/370/CMS/cobol/SC28-6469-5_IBM_CMS_Users_Guide_for_COBOL_Aug83.pdf http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/360/os/cobol/GC28-6464-2_IBM_OS_COBOL_Product_Specification_Nov72.pdf http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/360/dos/cobol/GC28-6398-3_DOS_Full_American_Standard_COBOL_Programmers_Guide_Sep72.pdf http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/370/DOS_VS/cobol/GC28-6394-6_IBM_DOS_Full_American_National_Standard_COBOL_Apr76.pdf http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/360/dos/cobol/GC28-6398-1_DOS_American_National_Standard_COBOL_Programmers_Guide_Feb70.pdf http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/360/os/cobol/GC28-6396-5_IBM_OS_Full_American_National_Standard_COBOL_Jun75.pdf http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/360/os/cobol/C28-6516-2_IBM_OS360_COBOL_Language_Dec64.pdf http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/360/os/cobol/GC28-6394-6_IBM_OS_Full_American_National_Standard_COBOL_Apr76.pdf </pre> Robert Hodge 2012-05-26T00:17:49 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43253 <pre>Here is how to compile a 64-bit Hercules for Windows (x64) using only the freely-downloadable Microsoft tools on 64-bit Windows 7: 1. Install Visual C++ 2010 Express from the Visual Studio 2010 Express page: http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/express 2. Install Microsoft Windows SDK 7.1 from: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279 IMPORTANT: select all components *except* the Visual C++ Compilers 3. Install Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Compiler Update for the Windows SDK 7.1 from: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4422 4. Go to the start menu and choose "All Programs" - "Microsoft Windows SDK v7.1" - "Microsoft Windows SDK 7.1 Command Prompt" 5. If you require gzip or bzip2 for disk or tape compression, or if you require PCRE for the Hercules Automatic Operator facility, you should install the AMD64 versions of these programs in winbuild\zlib\x64 winbuild\bzip2\x64 and winbuild\pcre\x64 under the Hercules directory. You may override these default directory locations by setting environment variables, for example: SET ZLIB_DIR=c:\packages\zlib SET BZIP2_DIR=c:\packages\bzip2 SET PCRE_DIR=c:\packages\pcre 6. nmake -f makefile-dllmod.msvc clean nmake -f makefile-dllmod.msvc 7. The binaries will be installed into subfolder "msvc.AMD64.bin" If you compiled on a 32-bit Windows system, copy this folder to your target 64-bit Windows machine. 8. If you copy the binaries to a machine which does not have Visual Studio 2010 (VS10) installed, then you must also install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x64) on the target machine. This package can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=14632 This method works for me. There may be other methods that work too. Regards, Roger Bowler Hercules "the people's mainframe" </pre> Roger Bowler 2012-05-23T22:02:16 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43246 <pre>I have been thinking about if there are any good reason to run Hercules-390 on a mainframe and I am guessing that may be a good idea. Linux is becoming an option as one hypervisor in some platforms, x86, s390. This is thanks to KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine) that is ready for both plataforms and can manage a virtual CPU and memory for the guest using the hardware support available in the host CPU. The point is that the virtualization is for CPU and memory only, for that reason another software is needed to complement the full virtual hardware with bus, hard disk and other parts. These softwares like QEMU, VMWere or VirtualBox follow the model of PC what means that only OSs that run on PC (Windows, FreeBSD, QNX and Linux) hardware can make use of this virtual systems. My think is that Hercules-390 is an emulator for z/Architecture and if part of the code that emulates CPU and memory be replaced by KVM on s390, we can have instead of an emulator, a mainframe virtual machine under linux that can be used to run any OS IBM. I think that this radical change can make great impact in the way that people is using Hercules today. I would like to read some opinions about this. </pre> jorge.ventura-ur4TIblo6goN+BqQ9rBEUg< at >public.gmane.org 2012-05-23T14:50:03 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43239 <pre>Hi, David, as for now, Hercules 3.07 does not support DASD devices with Extended Addressablity. That's a pity, because it inhibits installation of DB2 V10, which requires EAV-Volumes to install catalog and directory upon. So my question: Do you (aka: the Hercules team) plan support of devices like 3390-A in the near future? Thank you very much for answering soon, Jo Please Mail to:joachim.roll-kJtFk1ywZuM&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org </pre> rolljo11 2012-05-21T09:47:41 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43238 <pre>I'm using Enrico's 15 April 2012 x64 Windows snapshot, which works without a glitch (except for the fact that all utilities ABEND). One of things I like about it is the fact that it disables the big red X to close the window. However... Yesterday I found out that changing the properties of this window will re-enable the red X. One of the things that does so is changing e.g. the size via a right click on the title bar. Now, in this case I didn't consciously do so (I know I definitely didn't change the size!), so there must be other things. It's not a big deal, but if anyone could look into it, thanks! Robert </pre> robert_ah_prins 2012-05-21T06:59:49 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43232 <pre>I wondered if anyone had a library of macros to simulate the extended instruction set of the Z series machines? As a simple example, in the DOS assembler, I can say BE for BC 8, but there is no BER equivalent mneonic of BCR 8; that feature was added later. You could make a BER macro to simulate the opcode. Later assemblers had this built-in. Move forward to the Z series machine, there are so many new Z instructions an assembler coder could use, say, in DOS under Hercules, even in non-priviledged mode, if we had a set of macros to define them. Surely someone has done this somewhere, and it seems that the macros would be straight-forward enough that they would assemble correctly in DOS/VS or MVS. Is anyone aware of such a macro library? Regards, Robert </pre> Robert Hodge 2012-05-20T15:04:50 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43231 <pre>Hello My computer's OS is Apple MAC OS X 10.7.4. Have you setup tcpip on that? could you give me some direction? Any help will be appriecated. </pre> es9000zos 2012-05-17T23:43:01 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43229 <pre>Build a Raspberry Pi, install Hercules and one of the VM/370 n-packs, and Bob's your uncle! http://www.designspark.com/content/my-raspberry-pi-thinks-its-mainframe </pre> Ray Mullins 2012-05-16T15:36:19 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43228 <pre>This is not directly related to Hercules, but I assume that many of you like me have specific requirements in a low-cost mainframe software development environment which for a various reasons Hercules may not be able to meet. I have found an internet-based outsourcer that I have used now for a year and a half which has provided outstanding service at a reasonable rate (in which I have no direct financial interest but do have a cooperative testing arrangement). Feel free to contact me off list if are interested, to avoid adding any more off-topic traffic here than necessary. Ron Hilton 801-272-0058 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] </pre> ron.hilton 2012-05-16T15:11:56 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43204 <pre>Installed the PCAP driver, etc and Fish' utilities, and although I'm quite happily connected to the internet, Connection-specific DNS Suffix: home Description: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller Physical Address: ‎14-DA-E9-09-4B-B5 DHCP Enabled: Yes IPv4 Address: 192.168.1.2 IPv4 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Lease Obtained: 14 May 2012 07:23:06 Lease Expires: 15 May 2012 07:23:06 IPv4 Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1 IPv4 DHCP Server: 192.168.1.1 IPv4 DNS Servers: 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4 IPv4 WINS Server: NetBIOS over Tcpip Enabled: Yes Link-local IPv6 Address: xxxx::xxxx:c10a:e6df:c287%11 IPv6 Default Gateway: IPv6 DNS Server: this is what TT32Test64.exe returns: 08:26:00.255 ** CAdapter::NtLoadDriver: OpenSCManager failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.255 ** CAdapter::OpenNtAdapter: NtLoadDriver failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.255 ** CAdapter::NtLoadDriver: OpenSCManager failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.255 ** CAdapter::OpenNtAdapter: NtLoadDriver failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.256 ** CAdapter::NtLoadDriver: OpenSCManager failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.256 ** CAdapter::OpenNtAdapter: NtLoadDriver failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.256 ** CAdapter::NtLoadDriver: OpenSCManager failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.256 ** CAdapter::OpenNtAdapter: NtLoadDriver failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.256 Begin TT32Test64.exe, version: "3.2.1.160" (3.2.1.160): "64-bit Release version" ... 08:26:00.256 Copyright (C) 2002-2007, Software Development Laboratories (aka 'Fish' (David B. Trout)). 08:26:00.256 08:26:00.256 Running on Windows XP (MP=8), version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 08:26:00.256 08:26:00.256 Using WinPCap Packet.DLL, version "4.1.0.2001" (1.0.4.1), driver version "4.1.0.2001" ... 08:26:00.256 08:26:00.256 Using FishPack64.dll, version: "3.2.1.160" (3.2.1.160): "64-bit Release version" ... 08:26:00.256 Copyright (C) 2002-2007, Software Development Laboratories (aka 'Fish' (David B. Trout)). 08:26:00.256 08:26:00.256 Using TunTap64.dll, version: "3.2.1.160" (3.2.1.160): "64-bit Release version" ... 08:26:00.256 Copyright (C) 2002-2007, Software Development Laboratories (aka 'Fish' (David B. Trout)). 08:26:00.256 08:26:00.256 --------- The following relevant DosDevices are defined --------- 08:26:00.256 08:26:00.257 NPF_NdisWanBh 08:26:00.257 NPF_NdisWanIp 08:26:00.257 NPF_NdisWanIpv6 08:26:00.257 NPF_{12C68301-B86D-42D1-96F0-8958B228AD33} 08:26:00.257 NPF_{29898C9D-B0A4-4FEF-BDB6-57A562022CEE} 08:26:00.257 NPF_{3CDC3A48-2FA5-4A21-847F-4EB68542352B} 08:26:00.257 NPF_{6B730D6D-7FFE-4987-B0AF-0015A3C414A3} 08:26:00.257 NPF_{71F897D7-EB7C-4D8D-89DB-AC80D9DD2270} 08:26:00.257 NPF_{753DE48E-1CAA-4FF1-A997-3EBF710DF546} 08:26:00.257 NPF_{75A0F3F0-AB65-49BE-BEBD-CE43EC75C1EF} 08:26:00.257 NPF_{78032B7E-4968-42D3-9F37-287EA86C0AAA} 08:26:00.257 NPF_{8158AD27-8340-4CEB-8CAB-8197DFAF21B2} 08:26:00.257 NPF_{8E301A52-AFFA-4F49-B9CA-C79096A1A056} 08:26:00.257 NPF_{A0739B0F-5C4A-46E9-BBFA-64C1DCA4F162} 08:26:00.257 NPF_{A2417D83-1BB1-4D9C-91DE-96532AC73D3E} 08:26:00.257 NPF_{A3BDEB39-6066-47BF-9691-EB489D3E6798} 08:26:00.257 NPF_{DF4A9D2C-8742-4EB1-8703-D395C4183F33} 08:26:00.257 NPF_{E43D242B-9EAB-4626-A952-46649FBB939A} 08:26:00.257 NPF_{EFD01A45-1FD3-444C-9F77-494E986A17E5} 08:26:00.257 NPF_{FA4C8D3B-F2D8-4D93-B580-0B52C71F5C64} 08:26:00.257 NPF_{FF77D8DF-EA1B-4426-8D1E-5B033F5525F4} 08:26:00.257 {12C68301-B86D-42D1-96F0-8958B228AD33} 08:26:00.257 {29898C9D-B0A4-4FEF-BDB6-57A562022CEE} 08:26:00.257 {5d624f94-8850-40c3-a3fa-a4fd2080baf3}#vwifimp#5&amp;2561c67a&amp;0&amp;01#{ad498944-762f-11d0-8dcb-00c04fc3358c} 08:26:00.257 {5d624f94-8850-40c3-a3fa-a4fd2080baf3}#vwifimp#5&amp;2561c67a&amp;0&amp;01#{cac88484-7515-4c03-82e6-71a87abac361} 08:26:00.257 {637E02D5-729F-4AE1-AED6-96E0E0CE9BDA} 08:26:00.257 {6B730D6D-7FFE-4987-B0AF-0015A3C414A3} 08:26:00.257 {71F897D7-EB7C-4D8D-89DB-AC80D9DD2270} 08:26:00.257 {753DE48E-1CAA-4FF1-A997-3EBF710DF546} 08:26:00.257 {78032B7E-4968-42D3-9F37-287EA86C0AAA} 08:26:00.257 {8E301A52-AFFA-4F49-B9CA-C79096A1A056} 08:26:00.257 {93C6C4BF-5355-4957-9917-2CD7E51F4B9D} 08:26:00.258 {A0739B0F-5C4A-46E9-BBFA-64C1DCA4F162} 08:26:00.258 {d6bf4e65-9c17-11e1-ac9d-806e6f6e6963} 08:26:00.258 {d6bf4e67-9c17-11e1-ac9d-806e6f6e6963} 08:26:00.258 {DF4A9D2C-8742-4EB1-8703-D395C4183F33} 08:26:00.258 {E133EDAF-EFEB-4CDF-B229-7AB9F6AD06F6} 08:26:00.258 {E43D242B-9EAB-4626-A952-46649FBB939A} 08:26:00.258 {E70C02E1-3F3B-4982-A166-EAEEC1C59684} 08:26:00.258 {E87A78AD-AF0B-4537-BF23-058409747065} 08:26:00.258 {EFD01A45-1FD3-444C-9F77-494E986A17E5} 08:26:00.258 {FA4C8D3B-F2D8-4D93-B580-0B52C71F5C64} 08:26:00.258 {FF77D8DF-EA1B-4426-8D1E-5B033F5525F4} 08:26:00.258 08:26:00.258 ------------------------- Network Information ------------------------- 08:26:00.258 08:26:00.258 Host Name . . . . . . . . . : Monster 08:26:00.258 Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid 08:26:00.258 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 8.8.8.8 08:26:00.258 8.8.4.4 08:26:00.258 IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : no 08:26:00.258 08:26:00.258 Network Address Netmask Gateway Address Interface Metric 08:26:00.258 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.2 20 08:26:00.258 127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 306 08:26:00.258 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 306 08:26:00.258 127.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 306 08:26:00.258 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 276 08:26:00.258 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.255 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 276 08:26:00.258 192.168.1.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 276 08:26:00.258 192.168.56.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.56.1 192.168.56.1 276 08:26:00.258 192.168.56.1 255.255.255.255 192.168.56.1 192.168.56.1 276 08:26:00.258 192.168.56.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.56.1 192.168.56.1 276 08:26:00.258 224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 306 08:26:00.258 224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 192.168.56.1 192.168.56.1 276 08:26:00.258 224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 276 08:26:00.258 255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 306 08:26:00.258 255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.56.1 192.168.56.1 276 08:26:00.258 255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 276 08:26:00.258 08:26:00.258 Default gateway: 192.168.1.1 08:26:00.258 08:26:00.258 -------------------------- Detected Adapters -------------------------- 08:26:00.258 08:26:00.262 ** CAdapter::NtLoadDriver: OpenSCManager failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.262 ** CAdapter::OpenNtAdapter: NtLoadDriver failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.262 ** CAdapter::NtLoadDriver: OpenSCManager failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.262 ** CAdapter::OpenNtAdapter: NtLoadDriver failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.262 ** CAdapter::NtLoadDriver: OpenSCManager failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.262 ** CAdapter::OpenNtAdapter: NtLoadDriver failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.262 ** CAdapter::NtLoadDriver: OpenSCManager failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.262 ** CAdapter::OpenNtAdapter: NtLoadDriver failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.262 AdapterName = NPF_{E133EDAF-EFEB-4CDF-B229-7AB9F6AD06F6} 08:26:00.262 Description = VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter 08:26:00.262 PhysAddr = 00-00-00-00-00-00 08:26:00.262 LinkType = NdisMedium802_3 08:26:00.262 MediaConnected = No ** CABLE UNPLUGGED ** 08:26:00.262 LinkSpeed = 0.0 Mbps 08:26:00.262 IPAddr = 0.0.0.0 08:26:00.262 IPAddrMask = 0.0.0.0 08:26:00.262 GatewayIPAddr = 0.0.0.0 08:26:00.262 dwIndex = 0x00000000 08:26:00.262 Checksum offloading = no 08:26:00.262 08:26:00.263 ** CAdapter::NtLoadDriver: OpenSCManager failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.263 ** CAdapter::OpenNtAdapter: NtLoadDriver failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.263 ** CFishPackApp::FishPackOpenAdapter: pAdapter-&gt;m_hFile is NULL 08:26:00.263 ** FishPackOpenAdapter("NPF_{E133EDAF-EFEB-4CDF-B229-7AB9F6AD06F6}") failed; rc=5: 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ************************************************************** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ** ** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ** *** ERROR *** ** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ** ** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ** CTCI-W32 could not find any usable FishPack adapters. ** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ** At least one usable networking adapter is required to ** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ** use CTCI-W32 for Hercules networking. ** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ** ** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ** If you do not have a real physical networking adapter ** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ** to install on this system, you may still be able to ** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ** use CTCI-W32 by installing the 'Microsoft Loopback ** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ** Adapter' device. ** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ** ** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ** For information on how to install Microsoft's built- ** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ** in Loopback Adapter device please refer to KB article ** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ** 839013 'How to install the Microsoft Loopback adapter ** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ** in Windows XP' http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839013 ** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ** ** 08:26:00.263 ERROR: ************************************************************** 08:26:00.263 What is the next step? Robert </pre> Robert Prins 2012-05-14T08:36:36 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43197 <pre>I was reading about the turmoil at Yahoo and the imminent departure of CEO Scott Thompson, when they mentioned that "50 non-core products are going to be cut". http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/yahoo-axes-50-non-core-products-whats-next/74570?tag=content;siu-container They are not mentioning specific items they are letting go, but Groups and Mail were not mentioned as being kept. If Yahoo drops Groups and Mail, is there any plan in place to migrate Hercules to another platform? The only venue that seems up to the task is Google groups. In any case, this could be very disruptive to all Hercules users if this happens. Does anyone have a Plan B for Hercules if Yahoo goes away? Regards, Robert </pre> Robert Hodge 2012-05-13T17:36:04 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43192 <pre>Is there any step-by-step tutorial to configure TCP/IP on ADCD z/OS running under Hercules on Win 7 64bits ? I browsed several threads, posts and A LOT, a lot of troubleshooting about this subject, but none of them pointing to complete (end to end) tutorial with windows programs required, conf changes and TCP/IP Profile modification necessary. And if is there are no tutorial this way, do you guys think would be good idea to put some efforts on one like this ? </pre> phn2icarus 2012-05-12T00:43:05 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43188 <pre>Hi all. How i configure my OSA-Express in config file. I have only: 0400-0410 lcs 0500-0510 lcs when my VM startup display the message: Connection 0504.P00 for VSWITCH SYSTEM MYFILE1 is not Active Device does not exist. Connection for VSWITCH SYSTEM MYFILE1 is not active None of the RDEVS are available working QDIO OSA Express Devices. I need the OSA-E device 0500-0510 with IP address 192.168.98.1 or whatever. TIA </pre> Mario 2012-05-11T10:23:02 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43171 <pre>To Jay Maynard and the membership of this group: First of all, Jay, thank you for your warm welcome to this group, though I am not quite sure what topics are within the scope of this group. I hope this one is and I apologize if it is not. I am curious about how Hercules runs on 64-bit machines, particularly ones with multiple cores. Can Hercules "see" these additional cores and take advantage of them (treat them like an additional processor), or does the host OS (Windows, Linux, Mac OS) preclude this? Are there other benefits from running on 64-bit multi-core? Finally, is there a particular 64-bit processor most of you favor? Again, thanks for your welcome and happy mainframing to all of you!!! Yours truly, Robert S. Duncan </pre> Robert 2012-05-10T22:52:16 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43162 <pre>Since snapshot 2012-05-05 REXX support i enabled... superb :) Now i'm startin testing with a config file written in REXX Everything works find, but using the fish's HercGUI the tape function "Load Tape" does nothing. Using the convential configure method (without REXX) the function works. What I find out is, that if you dynamically attach an new tape device the GUI function don't work. And that is what a REXX configuration file does. Do anyone have a solution for that small problem :) Thanks in advance Ronald </pre> rahammer64 2012-05-10T14:19:30 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43155 <pre>I am looking for the source code for ACP (any model -Airline Control Program) and maybe the source for CP67/CMS. I used to have tapes with these on them. What would be real handy would be all of the old type three program library from IBM. </pre> chuckd0138 2012-05-09T19:09:11 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43153 <pre>QUite a few occasions, I have to resort to CCKD files restored from backup, when the OS hang and displayed Hardware devices MIH error messages of the system disk device units, and Hercules.exe hanged too, have to reboot the windows/xp. Anyone has a better approach to avoid such problem ? </pre> Lim Ming Liang 2012-05-09T15:20:51 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43146 <pre>(OOPS!) That was me, folks. :( Simple typo so to speak (deleted one section too many in one of the build modules) that was causing 'hdt3420.dll' to not get built correctly. Problem has now been fixed. Starting with the next snapshot you will once again be able to use tape drives. Sorry about that. </pre> "Fish" (David B. Trout 2012-05-07T17:27:26 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43134 <pre>Hello All,    I compiled Hercules modules today.    Then I executed Hercules, I found tape problem. :&lt;   05:12:58.921 00000E60 HHC01517E HDL: no dependency section in hdt3420: (unknown) 05:12:58.921 00000E60 HHC01462E 0:1A20 devtype 3420 not recognized 05:12:58.923 00000E60 HHC01517E HDL: no dependency section in hdt3420: (unknown) 05:12:58.923 00000E60 HHC01462E 0:2B10 devtype 3480 not recognized 05:12:58.924 00000E60 HHC01517E HDL: no dependency section in hdt3420: (unknown) 05:12:58.924 00000E60 HHC01462E 0:3420 devtype 3490 not recognized 05:12:58.926 00000E60 HHC01517E HDL: no dependency section in hdt3420: (unknown) 05:12:58.926 00000E60 HHC01462E 0:4520 devtype 3590 not recognized    Do you have any solution?   -------------------------------------------   My procedure   1.Download source files zip format.     https://github.com/s390guy/hercules-390   2.Download ZLIB,BZIP2 and PCRE from Fish's site. http://www.softdevlabs.com/Hercules/hercules-msvc-build.html   3.Started dos window under VC++ 2008.   4.Then typed following.    1)SET CPU=AMD64    2) SET ZLIB_DIR=c:\packages\zlib    3)SET BZIP2_DIR=c:\packages\bzip2    4)SET PCRE_DIR=c:\packages\pcre    5)makefile.bat RETAIL makefile.msvc 32 -a   Kind regards, Nishi [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] </pre> nishikata tohru 2012-05-05T23:55:21 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43130 <pre>Is the Linux Version of 3.08 the only one available, or is there a windows version also? If there is a windows version available where can I get it? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] </pre> Mike Ward 2012-05-05T17:51:08 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general/43125 <pre>Version: D:\Hercules\Lutz\dasd&gt;"c:\Hercules\Hercules 3.07 (64 Bit)\dasdcopy.exe" -v HHC01413I Hercules utility 'dasdcopy' - DASD copy/convert; version 3.08 HHC01414I (c) Copyright 1999-2012 by Roger Bowler, Jan Jaeger, and others And the additional info is: Problem signature: Problem Event Name:APPCRASH Application Name:dasdcopy.exe Application Version:3.8.0.0 Application Timestamp:4f8b139b Fault Module Name:hdasd.dll Fault Module Version:3.8.0.0 Fault Module Timestamp:4f8b13a9 Exception Code:c0000094 Exception Offset:0000000000018174 OS Version:6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48 Locale ID:2057 Additional Information 1:5224 Additional Information 2:52243da9d6cb9bbd28f0c25c301614a0 Additional Information 3:369c Additional Information 4:369cfcd090587de39bb8fc4e8a3cfc59 Command: D:\Hercules\dasd&gt;"c:\Hercules\Hercules 3.07 (64 Bit)\dasdcopy.exe" sares1.dasd sares1.cckd sares1.dasd is an uncompressed 3390-3 "c:\Hercules\Hercules 3.07 (64 Bit)" is in the path The "official" V3.07 version does work! Robert </pre> Robert Prins 2012-05-04T22:07:52 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.general