I've seen this problem before when I didn't specify a 4096 byte blocksize on _both_ the dasdfmt and mke2fs commands. I've also seen similar problems when the minidisk was formatted under CMS before trying to do the format under Linux.
Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Davis, Andrew Phillip (SWD) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 5:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Errors with LINUX install under z/VM We have installed z/VM on our S/390 box and are ploughing through the "Building Linux Systems under IBM VM" by Simon Williams (..a quality guide). However when we attempt to format our mini-disks using yast we get a "MOUNT ERROR - error mounting the filesystem of partition /dev/dasdb1 to the directory /mnt . wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/dasdb1 or too many mounted file systems in yast. The LINUX guest on VM reports - "VFS: Can't find an ext2 filesystem on dev dasd(94,9)" and "Unable to find swap-space signature". = Mini-disk specifications have been exactly as book = We have re-formatted the dasd and tried again but get same message. = We have also spotted that swap space goes 100% but have added additional and re-run again with same messages. Has anyone come across this before ? Andrew Davis Important: Internet communications are not necessarily secure and may be intercepted or changed after they are sent. The Abbey National Group does not accept liability for any such changes. If you wish to confirm the origin or content of this communication, please contact the sender using an alternative means of communication. This communication does not create or modify any contract. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication you should destroy it without copying, disclosing or otherwise using its contents. Please notify the sender immediately of the error. The Abbey National Group comprises Abbey National plc and its subsidiary group of companies. Abbey National plc. Registered Office: Abbey National House, 2 Triton Square, Regents Place, London, NW1 3AN. Reg. No. 2294747. Registered in England.
