Did you add the device on the fly?  If so how did you do it?  I've found that
if you use:

echo "add device=xxx" >>/proc/dasd/devices

that I see the condition that you saw.

The correct way is:

echo "add device range=xxx-yyy" >>/proc/dasd/devices

On Monday 18 August 2003 03:34 am, you wrote:
> I am trying to add dasd volumes on SuSe Interprice Server 8, the following
> is the status of my volumes, when I try to do
>
> fdasd /dev/dasdk i get the following Error
>
> lnx1:/boot/zipl # fdasd /dev/dasdk
>
> fdasd error:  open error
> Could not open device '/dev/dasdk' in read-only mode!
>
> When trying dasdfmt I get the following
>
> lnx1:/boot/zipl # dasdfmt -b 4096 -f /dev/dasdk
> dasdfmt: Unable to open device /dev/dasdk: No such device
>
> 7240(none) at ( 94: 40) is dasdk      : unknown
> 7241(none) at ( 94: 44) is dasdl      : unknown
> 7242(none) at ( 94: 48) is dasdm      : unknown
> 7243(none) at ( 94: 52) is dasdn      : unknown
> 7244(none) at ( 94: 56) is dasdo      : unknown
> 7245(none) at ( 94: 60) is dasdp      : unknown
> 7246(none) at ( 94: 64) is dasdq      : unknown
>
> Please assist
>
> Moloko Monyepao
> OS390/L390 System Programmer
> arivia.kom
> Tel : +27 11 800 3372
>
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