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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