Peter, The hint is right there: # mount -n -o remount,rw /
Try that command and you should have your root file system read/write. Then the question is how to repair your system so it at least boots. It sounds like your DASD got out of sync, so that what was /dev/dasdc is no longer /dev/dasdc. So perhaps the easiest thing to do is to modify /etc/fstab so it doesn't panic when it can't mount /dev/dasdc1. I would guess the /dev/dasdc1 has a "1 2" as the last two fields. Try: # cd /etc # grep "1 2" fstab If this assumption is true, you can change it to "0 0" as follows: # cp fstab fstab.bad # cat fstab.bad | sed -e 's/1 2/0 0/g' > fstab Do a "cat fstab" to be sure you have the 0 0 in there. Then you want to be sure the change is written to disk. I guess "sync" is safe (not sure is shutdown is in the initrd and not sure if you can umount a remounted root file system). Then if you IPL your system it should come up because even if /zptf is not mounted, the system won't panic. Getting back to the VDISK swap. Are you creating the VDISK swap space with the SWAPGEN EXEC from Sine Nomine? Your first append suggests you may be trying to change a minidisk to a VDISK which is not possible. A scenario for using a VDISK swap space then a minidisk swap space is written up in the (still draft) redbook "z/VM and Linux on zSeries: From LPAR to Virtual Servers in Two Days" on the Web at: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246695.html I believe you can edit the zipl.conf file and specifically associate a driver type with a disk. You don't say what virtual device your VDISK swap space is, but let's say it's 204. Then you can # vi zipl.conf // add the dasd= string ... [ipl] target = /boot/zipl image = /boot/image ramdisk = /boot/initrd parameters = "root=/dev/dasda1 dasd=201,202,203,204(fba) selinux=0 TERM=dumb elevator=cfq" and run zipl. I believe this will work. Good luck. "Mike MacIsaac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (845) 433-7061 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
