> Ken, > > Try "strace dasdfmt -b 4096 -n 04c0" and see where it goes. The output will > be rather long. If you want to see I/O activity, the system activity > display on the HMC is all you've got in an LPAR setting.
Better to add some operands to strace strace -f -F -o trace.file are the minimum I recommend. The report goes to a file instead of cluttering the screen and obscuring whatever the program has to say. -- Cheers John Summerfield Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my disposition.
