Actually, the descriptive material when you log into root does document the insmod process, but doesn't mention formatting the dasd. The installation manual documents formatting the dasd, but doesn't mention the mke2fs step.
The way I got past the problem was to do the format and mke2fs myself, and then tell YaST to leave the disk formatting alone on the creating filesystems window. The manual would have you select a normal format for each device, but this did not work. ---- Robert P. Nix internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mayo Clinic phone: 507-284-0844 200 1st St. SW page: 507-255-3450 Rochester, MN 55905 ---- "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different." > -----Original Message----- > From: Mcphillips, James [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 4:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: SuSE install frustration re: First DASD mount... > > Robert, > > /dev/dasda1 refers to the first partition on dev/dasda. You will need to 'fdasd' >and 'mke2fs' for /dev/dasda1 If this is a SuSE install, when you first logon you >should be presented with a screen that explains how to issue the insmod command and >how to format the dasd prior to beginning the install process. > > > Jim McPhillips
