Betsie - This is what I get Linux rockhopper 2.4.7-SuSE-SMP #1 SMP Mon Dec 17 11:23:56 GMT 2001 s390 unknown
Have a great weekend! |---------+----------------------------> | | Betsie Spann | | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | cle.com> | | | Sent by: Linux on| | | 390 Port | | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | IST.EDU> | | | | | | | | | 03/28/2003 03:24 | | | PM | | | Please respond to| | | Linux on 390 Port| | | | |---------+----------------------------> >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | cc: | | Subject: Re: fdasd never ends | >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| James, What is the output to uname -a? My current is 2.4.7-SuSE-SMP #1 Tue Oct 30 22:39:07 GMT 2001 s390 Betsie ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Melin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 11:59 AM Subject: Re: fdasd never ends > Betsie - IPL your initrd from the Patch CD. The kernal that is loaded from > CD 1 of that distribution really cannot handle 3390-mod 9 volumes. IPL the > initrd from that patch cd and do the install of your choice. When you have > installed all the packages but BEFORE you commit to finishing the installm > you will have to get a new kernel in place from the patch CD before you can > IPL that system successfully. > > While YAsT was running, but before you commit your changes, you should open > another FTP session to that machine. Change directories via 'cd > /mnt//usr/bin/ftp' and start the ftp client (since its not part of the > initial ramdisk) by typing ./ftp > > Then FTP to a place where you have the patch CD either mounted, or a copy > of it available and ftp the kernel off of that disk to some place like /opt > or something. I forget the name of the package so look it up in the patch > CD tree structure. Once you've located it, bring it into your system and > run an rpm -i {kernel package name} so that your kernel is updated > properly. > > That's basically wat I had to do. > > > > > |---------+----------------------------> > | | Betsie Spann | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | cle.com> | > | | Sent by: Linux on| > | | 390 Port | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | IST.EDU> | > | | | > | | | > | | 03/28/2003 01:51 | > | | PM | > | | Please respond to| > | | Linux on 390 Port| > | | | > |---------+----------------------------> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------| > | | > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | cc: | > | Subject: fdasd never ends | > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------| > > > > > Hi, > SuSE SLES7, 2.4.7-SuSE-SMP > Ran dasdfmt on a 3390-9 but fdasd never seems to finish. > I ran fdasd /dev/dasdc, picked option 'n' for native linux, checked it > with the print option and then hit 'w' to write the VTOC. > messages: > writing VTOC... > rereading partition table ... > <6> dasdc:VOL1/ 0X0202: dasdc > and then sits there for ever. I have only the main console and can't > telnet in to run TOP. > Any suggestions? Anyone else have problems with fdasd and model 9's with > this level of Linux/390? > > Betsie >