Unfortunately, I had to go out to ssh and do both the dasdfmt and the fdasd.
It seems to be the fdasd step that is left out if a volume is to end up in a
LVM volume group, but I did both "for good measure", because I wasn't sure
what the previous installation attempt left there.
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> From: Bernard Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: Linux on 390 Port <[email protected]>
> Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 11:42:23 -0500
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Errors when trying to put root on LVM during SLES10 install
>
> Thanks Robert. I've always used VNC for installing. Guess I will now have
> to use SSH until they fix the problem.
> About the workaround, after activating the disks, I usually select Format
> from the [Perform Action] dropdown menu. Is that not the same as running
> dasdfmt.
> Can I contact you offlist so as not to burden the rest of the community
> with the details.
>
> Bernie Wu
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>> I ran into this as well; the issue is that if you create a volume group,
>> YaST doesn't bother to do the requred dasdfmt. Begin the install, through
>> activating your dasd. Drop out to an ssh session, and do dasdfmt and fdasd
>> for all the devices. Then go back to the installer and continue.
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