for ECKD dasd use fdasd, not fdisk Use fdisk for FBA dasd
-------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including any attachments, may be confidential, privileged or otherwise legally protected. It is intended only for the addressee. If you received this e-mail in error or from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, do not disseminate, copy or otherwise use this e-mail or its attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system. ________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Guest, Darren Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 9:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: fsck/fdisk issues under z/VM Hi, I've just installed our first RHEL4.4 Linux under z/VM 5.3 (RSU 0703) and we have a slight issue with the fdisk and fsck commands in that they don't recognise the partitions on the 3390 minidisks that Linux is using for it's dasda disk: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# fdisk -l Note: sector size is 4096 (not 512) Disk /dev/dasda: 7384 MB, 7384596480 bytes 15 heads, 12 sectors/track, 10016 cylinders Units = cylinders of 180 * 4096 = 737280 bytes Disk /dev/dasda doesn't contain a valid partition table We booted from dasda1 and can access the filesystem OK, just not via fdisk. Is this something to do with the fact that these are z/VM 3390 minidisks and not standard IDE hard drives? Or are we doing something wrong? Or is this 'normal' behaviour? Posted to the Linux-390 list as well as not sure if this is a Linux issue or to do with z/VM (suspect Linux though). Thanks. Cheers, Darren This e-mail has come from Experian, the only business to have been twice named the UK's 'Business of the Year' Have you read our new resource on Affinity Marketing 'Everybody is Somebody's Customer' where we share our experience of managing successful affinity campaigns? Download from www.experianim.com/affinitymarketing (simply paste the URL into your web browser) ======================================================================== =========== Information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential, and may not be copied or used by anyone other than the addressee, nor disclosed to any third party without our permission. There is no intention to create any legally binding contract or other binding commitment through the use of this electronic communication unless it is issued in accordance with the Experian Limited standard terms and conditions of purchase or other express written agreement between Experian Limited and the recipient. Although Experian has taken reasonable steps to ensure that this communication and any attachments are free from computer virus, you are advised to take your own steps to ensure that they are actually virus free. Companies Act information: Registered name: Experian Limited Registered office: Talbot House, Talbot Street, Nottingham NG80 1TH Place of registration: England and Wales Registered number: 653331
