>I didn't know the Marist linux was still around. I *think* it's (maybe?) ;), the only linux that will run on z/vm 5.3 (ESA mode)
>What I think you are doing wrong is that you are trying to build the files >system on the whole dasd and not the partition. >try mke2fs /dev/dasdb1 -b 4096 Tried it, same error : mke2fs /dev/dasdb1 -b 4096 mke2fs 1.15, 18-Jul-1999 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09 mke2fs: Invalid argument while trying to determine filesystem size The manual has the command : mke2fs /dev/mnda -b 4096 But there doesn't seem to be any /dev/mnda It *seems* that /dev/mnda is somehow connected to the vm RESERVE command ? Earlier in the manual the instruction is to : FORMAT 192 b (blksize 4096 And then : RESERVE linux mdisk b Mike On 9/8/14, Mark Pace <pacemainl...@gmail.com> wrote: > I didn't know the Marist linux was still around. > > What I think you are doing wrong is that you are trying to build the files > system on the whole dasd and not the partition. > > try mke2fs /dev/dasdb1 -b 4096 > > > On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 3:14 PM, mstram . <mikestra...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm following the instructions in >> http://linux390.marist.edu/download/inst.pdf >> using Chapter 7. Installation using VM - IPL from the VM reader >> >> When I try to run: >> mke2fs /dev/mnda -b 4096 >> >> get : >> >> mke2fs 1.15, 18-Jul-1999 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09 >> mke2fs: No such device while trying to determine filesystem size >> >> So I tried : >> >> mke2fs /dev/dasdb -b 4096 >> >> mke2fs 1.15, 18-Jul-1999 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09 >> mke2fs: Invalid argument while trying to determine filesystem size >> >> ** Which device is (supposed to be) mapped to 192 ? >> >> I notice it's saying : >> >> dasd:initialization finished >> channel: no Channel devices recognized >> >> Is "no Channel devices recognized" normal ? >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> cat /proc/devices >> Character devices: >> 1 mem >> 2 pty >> 3 ttyp >> 4 ttyS >> 5 ptmx >> 10 misc >> 128 ptm >> 136 pts >> >> Block devices: >> 1 ramdisk >> 7 loop >> 94 dasd >> 95 mnd >> ----------------------------- >> l /dev/dasd* >> brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 0 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasda >> brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 1 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasda1 >> brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 4 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdb >> brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 5 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdb1 >> brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 8 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdc >> brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 9 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdc1 >> brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 12 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdd >> brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 13 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdd1 >> brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 16 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasde >> brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 17 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasde1 >> brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 20 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdf >> brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 21 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdf1 >> brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 24 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdg >> brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 25 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdg1 >> brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 28 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdh >> brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 29 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdh1 >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> q disk >> LABEL VDEV M STAT CYL TYPE BLKSZ FILES BLKS USED-(%) BLKS LEFT >> BLK >> TOTAL >> LIN191 191 A R/W 1000 3390 4096 35 47307-26 132693 >> 180000 >> LIN192 192 B R/W 1000 3390 4096 1 180000-99 0 >> 180000 >> MNT190 190 S R/O FB 9336 4096 690 14782-82 3218 >> 18000 >> MNT191 291 X R/O FB 9336 4096 367 4720-15 26780 >> 31500 >> MNT19E 19E Y/S R/O FB 9336 4096 1010 26738-59 18262 >> 45000 >> >> ------------------------------------------------------ >> ipl c >> 0000003 FILES CHANGED >> Linux version 2.2.16 (root@lxbuild1) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 >> (release)) #3 >> SMP Mon Jul 9 01:55:17 EDT 2001 >> Command line is: MDISK=192 ROOT=/DEV/RAM0 RO >> We are running under VM >> This machine has an IEEE fpu >> Initial ramdisk at: 0x02000000 (2981600 bytes) >> Detected device 0600 on subchannel 0000 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF >> Detected device 0601 on subchannel 0001 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF >> Detected device 0602 on subchannel 0002 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF >> Detected device 0191 on subchannel 0003 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF >> >> *************************************************************************** >> Detected device 0192 on subchannel 0004 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF >> *************************************************************************** >> >> Detected device 000C on subchannel 0005 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF >> Detected device 000D on subchannel 0006 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF >> Detected device 000E on subchannel 0007 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF >> Detected device 0009 on subchannel 0008 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF >> Detected device 0190 on subchannel 0009 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF >> Detected device 019D on subchannel 000A - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF >> Detected device 019E on subchannel 000B - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF >> Detected device 0291 on subchannel 000C - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF >> Highest subchannel number detected (hex) : 000C >> SenseID : device 0600 reports: CU Type/Mod = 1731/01, Dev Type/Mod = >> 1732/01 >> SenseID : device 0601 reports: CU Type/Mod = 1731/01, Dev Type/Mod = >> 1732/01 >> SenseID : device 0602 reports: CU Type/Mod = 1731/01, Dev Type/Mod = >> 1732/01 >> SenseID : device 0191 reports: CU Type/Mod = 3990/C2, Dev Type/Mod = >> 3390/0A >> SenseID : device 0192 reports: CU Type/Mod = 3990/C2, Dev Type/Mod = >> 3390/0A >> >> SenseID : device 000C reports: Dev Type/Mod = 2540/00 >> SenseID : device 000D reports: Dev Type/Mod = 2540/00 >> SenseID : device 000E reports: Dev Type/Mod = 1403/00 >> SenseID : device 0009 reports: Dev Type/Mod = 3215/00 >> SenseID : device 0190 reports: CU Type/Mod = 6310/01, Dev Type/Mod = >> 9336/10 >> SenseID : device 019D reports: CU Type/Mod = 6310/01, Dev Type/Mod = >> 9336/10 >> SenseID : device 019E reports: CU Type/Mod = 6310/01, Dev Type/Mod = >> 9336/10 >> SenseID : device 0291 reports: CU Type/Mod = 6310/01, Dev Type/Mod = >> 9336/10 >> Calibrating delay loop... 365.36 BogoMIPS >> Memory: 124536k/131072k available (1120k kernel code, 4k reserved, 2500k >> data, 0 >> k init) >> Dentry hash table entries: 16384 (order 5, 128k) >> Buffer cache hash table entries: 131072 (order 7, 512k) >> Page cache hash table entries: 32768 (order 5, 128k) >> debug: 16 areas reserved for debugging information >> debug: reserved 4 areas of 4 pages for debugging ccwcache >> POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX >> Detected 1 CPU's >> Boot cpu address 0 >> cpu 0 phys_idx=0 vers=FF ident=00B1DA machine=2096 unused=0000 >> Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2 >> Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039 >> NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0. >> NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0 >> IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP >> TCP: Hash tables configured (ehash 131072 bhash 65536) >> Starting kswapd v 1.5 >> pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured >> RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 8192K size >> loop: registered device at major 7 >> dasd:initializing... >> dasd:Registered successfully to major no 94 >> dasd(eckd):ECKD discipline initializing >> dasd:Registered ECKD discipline successfully >> dasd(fba):FBA discipline initializing >> >> dasd:Registered FBA discipline successfully >> dasd:waiting for responses... >> >> ********************************************************** >> dasd:initialization finished >> channel: no Channel devices recognized >> ************************************************************* >> >> RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0 >> EXT2-fs warning: checktime reached, running e2fsck is recommended >> VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem). >> Freeing unused kernel memory: 0k freed >> "INIT: version 2.74 booting"" >> Welcome to Red Hat Linux" >> Mounting proc filesystem >> [ OK ]"" >> Activating swap partitions >> [ OK ]"" >> Setting hostname >> [ OK ]"" >> Checking root filesystem" >> ext2fs_check_if_mount/dev/ram0 was not cleanly unmounted, check forced." >> : No such file or directory while determining whether /dev/ram0 is >> mounted."" >> /dev/ram0: 1066/2048 files (0.4% non-contiguous), 8031/8192 blocks" >> [PASSED]"" >> Remounting root filesystem in read-write mode >> [ OK ]"" >> Finding module dependencies >> [ OK ]"" >> Checking filesystems" >> [ OK ]"" >> Mounting local filesystems >> [ OK ]"" >> Enabling swap space >> [ OK ]"" >> "INIT: Entering runlevel: 3"" >> Entering non-interactive startup" >> " >> Welcome to Linux for S/390" >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> USER LINUX LINUX 128M 256M G >> INCLUDE CMSUSER >> OPTION QUICKDSP >> CPU 0 CPUID 100003 NODEDICATE >> CPU 1 CPUID 200003 NODEDICATE >> MACH ESA 2 >> DEDICATE 7800 7800 >> DEDICATE 7801 7801 >> MDISK 191 3390 0001 1000 LINUX1 MR ALL SOME FEW >> MDISK 192 3390 1001 1000 LINUX1 MR ALL SOME FEW >> ========================== >> PROFILE CMSUSER >> IPL CMS >> MACH ESA >> CONSOLE 0009 3215 T >> SPOOL 000C 2540 READER A >> SPOOL 000D 2540 PUNCH A >> SPOOL 000E 1403 A >> LINK MAINT 0190 0190 RR >> LINK MAINT 019D 019D RR >> LINK MAINT 019E 019E RR >> >> 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