Having just done some of that last night try dasdfmt -f /dev/dasda -b 4096
-d cdl
That formats the DEVICE. Then use fdasd to partition it.
/dev/dasda1 will not exist until a partition is created. If you partition
it in 3 pieces, you'd have /dev/dasda1 /dev/dasda2 /dev/dasda3....
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Getting the following error when trying to format one of my disks:
SuSE Instsys zlinux:/root # dasdfmt -f /dev/dasda1 -b 4096 -d cdl
Drive Geometry: 400 Cylinders * 15 Heads = 6000 Tracks
I am going to format the device /dev/dasda1 in the following way:
Device number of device : 0x150
Labelling device : yes
Disk label : VOL1
Disk identifier : 0X0150
Extent start (trk no) : 0
Extent end (trk no) : 5999
Compatible Disk Layout : yes
Blocksize : 4096
--->> ATTENTION! <<---
All data of that device will be lost.
Type "yes" to continue, no will leave the disk untouched: yes
Formatting the device. This may take a while (get yourself a coffee).
dasdfmt: (invalidate first track) IOCTL BIODASDFMT failed. (Invalid
argument)
SuSE Instsys zlinux:/root #
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
John
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