After doing some checking at the console yesterday and today (no errors
reported), I started another telnet session this am, checked using 'top'
command and dasdfmt showed up as PID 112 but was not using any CPU. I
then went to my previous telnet session that started the dasdfmt and hit
enter three times. I then went back to the 'top' session and what do you
know PID 112 was getting 94.7% CPU and was running. Very baffling. It is
still going strong. Thanks for your input. I'll be back with more
questions I know.
J-me
-----Original Message-----
From: Post, Mark K
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 8:59 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: format dasd install suse
Except he's not running under VM, so that's out. What
bothers me is that he
says he has a command prompt waiting for him, #:, but
apparently dasdfmt
didn't output any messages.
Jammie, you should be able to use the HMC to see what
kind of I/O is going
on in that LPAR. If the dasdfmt is still running (and I
agree with Mike
that it should have ended a long time ago) then you
should be seeing a _lot_
of activity on that channel(s). If you're not seeing
that, then try issuing
_any_ command, such as "ls" or "ps -ax" and see if
anything comes back.
Mark Post
-----Original Message-----
From: Coffin Michael C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 9:40 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: format dasd install suse
Even if you're only getting the left over cycles in your
LPAR, that 2Gig
format should have finished a long time ago (probably
less than an hour to
format that disk). Go to the virtual machine console
for your Linux390
machine and see if there are any errors being reported.
If you are running
disconnected, spool your console and close it so that
you can see any errors
(suggest you keep the console open until your system is
built, some messages
will only appear on the system console and the telnet
session running YaST
will show you nothing).
Michael Coffin, VM Systems Programmer
Internal Revenue Service - Room 6030
1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20224
Voice: (202) 927-4188 FAX: (202) 622-6726
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-----Original Message-----
From: Hall, Jammie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 9:24 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: format dasd install suse
New to Linux s/390. Installing SuSE 7.3. I have
downloaded the proper
files tapeipl.img, parmfile, initrd and put on tape. I
have started the
boot from tape process and finally got to the format
DASD step. I have
2GB DASD to format and it has been running since 11:30
1/16. Taking
5-10% CPU. CPU 2003-135 allocated 1CPU and 48 mb to this
LPAR. How will
this format process last? Is there a way I can tell
what, if anything,
is going on from the console? I have a #: so I know I
can enter a
command. Just not sure what command.
