About the S/390 installation CD =============================== It is possible to "boot" the installation system off this CD using the files provided in the /boot directory. Although you can boot the installer from this CD, the installation itself is *not* actually done from the CD. Once the initrd is loaded, the installer will ask you to configure your network connection and uses the network-console component to allow you to continue the installation over SSH. The rest of the installation is done over the network: all installer components and Debian packages are retrieved from a mirror. Tip for users of the Hercules emulator -------------------------------------- If you want to ipl the installer off this CD, mount it on the host system (e.g. on /media/cdrom) and enter the following in the Hercules management console: ipl /media/cdrom/boot/d390.ins