Hi Betsie, Thanks. Looks like that's what I need - but now I have a "new problem".
I'm trying to change the label of an ext2 disk that was formatted under SuSE 2.2.16, because when I use it on Debian 2.4.17 I see the following messages during boot: /dev/dasd/0154:<4> register_disk_label: invalid character(s) in label < x8040> register_label: refusing to create devfs entry. LNX1/ x8040: p1 Ultimately the disk mounts OK, but I figured there something in the label (or perhaps NO label) that Debian doesn't like, that why I thought I'd relabel it. However, when I use fdasd on Debian I get: fdasd /dev/dasd/0154/device fdasd error: Unsupported disk format /dev/dasd/0154/device is not formatted with z/OS compatible disk layout! Any ideas? I don't want to have to format ALL of the Debian DASD and then copy the contents of the SuSE DASD over. PS: Anyone have any idea why z/OS is even mentioned in this message? Is this yet another use of "z/OS" where "z/Series" should be? There is more than one z/Series OS out there ...... :) Michael Coffin, VM Systems Programmer Internal Revenue Service - Room 6527 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20224 Voice: (202) 927-4188 FAX: (202) 622-6726 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Betsie Spann Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 2:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Change Linux DASD Label Use fdasd /dev/dasdg (no partition number) Choose V to recreate vtoc Betsie Michael Coffin wrote: >Howdy Folks, > >Ok, one last question and then I'll go away for a while. :) > >How do you change the Linux DASD label WITHOUT reformatting the >disk?!?! I have a need to reformat/change the Linux DASD label only, >but looking at DASDFMT I don't see this as an option. > >I guess I'm looking for the Linux equivalent of FORMAT 191 A (LABEL. > >-TIA > >Michael Coffin, President >MC Consulting Company, Inc. >PMB 123 >289 Park Street >Stoughton, Massachusetts 02072 > >Voice: (781) 344-9837 FAX: (781) 344-7683 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.mccci.com > >We employ aggressive SPAM filters. If you cannot reply or send email >to mccci.com go to www.mccci.com/spamblockremove.php > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send >email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or >visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
