152 Linux for IBM ^ zSeries and S/390: Distributions
10.1 Obtaining the Red Hat distribution
Since Red Hat was still in beta testing at the time of writing, the only way to get
the software was to download it from one of their FTP servers:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/rawhide/s390
ftp://ftp.redhat.de/pub/s390
The three “starter” installation files you will need can be retrieved from:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/rawhide/s390/images
ftp://ftp.redhat.de/pub/s390/images
The software packages (RPMs) will need to be retrieved from:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/rawhide/s390/RedHat/RPMS
ftp://ftp.redhat.de/pub/s390/RedHat/RPMS
The ftp site ftp.redhat.com is usually extremely busy, and you may find it nearly
impossible to access it ...