In dasdfmt use -f for the device: dasdfmt -b 4096 -f /dev/dasda
Caleb C Ong wrote:
Hi, Finally got the 3390 dasd to online. Forgot to load all the dasd drivers. i have a new problem. I can't seem to format the 3390 disk. inst-sys:/sys/bus/ccw/devices/0.0.4549 # ls availability cutype devtype online use_diag cmb_enable detach_state discipline readonly inst-sys:/sys/bus/ccw/devices/0.0.4549 # cat availability good inst-sys:/sys/bus/ccw/devices/0.0.4549 # cat online 0 inst-sys:/sys/bus/ccw/devices/0.0.4549 # echo 1 > online inst-sys:/sys/bus/ccw/devices/0.0.4549 # cat online 1 inst-sys:/sys/bus/ccw/devices/0.0.4549 # cd .. inst-sys:/sys/bus/ccw/devices # cd 0.0.454a inst-sys:/sys/bus/ccw/devices/0.0.454a # cat online 0 inst-sys:/sys/bus/ccw/devices/0.0.454a # echo 1 > online inst-sys:/sys/bus/ccw/devices/0.0.454a # cat availability good inst-sys:/sys/bus/ccw/devices/0.0.454a # dasdfmt -b 4096 -d cdl -p /dev/dasda dasdfmt: No device specified! inst-sys:/sys/bus/ccw/devices/0.0.454a # cd / inst-sys:/ # yast
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