Get SWAPGEN EXEC from http://www.sinenomine.net/downloads/. It formats the disk properly, and loads it for use as swap.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Vic Cross [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 2:06 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: System hang with DIAG discipline and CMS RESERVE V-DISK > > G'day all, > > I am trying to use the processes discussed here for using CMS RESERVE > format disk with the DIAG discipline of the DASD driver, and having a > problem. > > When I format the disk with 4KB blocksize, my system starts normally but > obviously the DIAG discipline does not pick up the disk. > > Using 512B blocksize, the DIAG discipline detects the disk but then the > system hangs in the "Partition check" step: > > dasd:initializing... > debug: reserved 2 areas of 1 pages for debugging dasd > dasd:Registered successfully to major no 94 > dasd(diag):DIAG discipline initializing > dasd(diag):/dev/dasdg (020E): capacity (0kB blks): 128000kB > debug: reserved 2 areas of 1 pages for debugging dasdg > Partition check: > dasdg: > > Our monitor shows no activity in the guest at all at this point (it's in > PSW wait). > > This is a Red Hat 7.2 system, with their 2.4.9-38 kernel. > > This is the code that does the format: > > 'ACCESS 20E B' > IF RC <> 0 THEN DO /* FORMAT IF NEEDED */ > PUSH 'SWAP' /* VOLUME LABEL */ > PUSH '1' /* ALLOW FORMAT */ > 'FORMAT 20E B ( BLK 512' > PUSH '1' /* ALLOW FORMAT */ > 'RESERVE LINUX SWAP B6' > END > 'RELEASE B' > > I've seen comments in the archives that report that DIAG was broken at > 2.4.7 kernel level, was it fixed by 2.4.9? > > Any suggestions gratefully accepted! :-) > > Cheers, > Vic
