Dale, I hope I don't lose your interest; it will be sometime next week before I
can get that information because (1 I can't IPL it due to bad HMC->SE connectivity which occurred last night; the processor is in another city and (2 it will be next week before we get network connectivity for the LPAR defined so I can ftp the data. However, I do plan to DDR cyl 0 to a print file before and after reformat so I can perhaps pursue what caused this to happen. I have a PMR open w/ IB M and they don't seem terribly interested so far; I'm hoping a little evide nce will pique their interest. If I get time after we "birth" some penguins, I may even try to recreate the problem with a second level reinstallation. It looks like the INSTDVD processing which I think introduced this problem is common between first- and second- levels. Thanks for your help.
