Jim,
(grasping at straws here). Don't you need to specify the DASD range like
this:

200-204,300

when you boot Linux?

DJ
On 05/24/2011 11:57 AM, Hughes, Jim wrote:
> Rich and I are working together on this one.
>
> New message during zLinux ipl:
>
> Incorrect format for upper bound of DASD range 200-204 300: 204 300
>
> I cannot locate this error and Rich isn't sure what Linux is complaining
> about.
>
> A cms format was done on 201, 202, 203, and 204.  Dasd at 300 was not
> formatted.
>
> Here are the mdisk statements for the zLinux virtual machine:
>
> MDISK 200 3390 0001 3338 RHL000 MR
> MDISK 201 3390 0001 3338 RHL001 MR
> MDISK 202 3390 0001 3338 RHL002 MR
> MDISK 203 3390 0001 3338 RHL003 MR
> MDISK 204 3390 0001 3338 RHL004 MR
> MDISK 300 3390 0001 3338 RHL300 MR
> MDISK 199 3390 0001 END  RHLNX0 MR
>
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> ==>-----Original Message-----
> ==>From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> Pat
> ==>Carroll
> ==>Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 12:05 PM
> ==>To: [email protected]
> ==>Subject: Re: trying to format dasd in Linux
> ==>
> ==>Try:
> ==>
> ==>dasdfmt -b 4096 -d cdl -f /dev/dasde
> ==>
> ==>/dev/dasde1 refers to a partition on /dev/dasde
> ==>
> ==>
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> ==>-----Original Message-----
> ==>From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> ==>Testa, Richard
> ==>Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 11:41 AM
> ==>To: [email protected]
> ==>Subject: trying to format dasd in linux
> ==>
> ==>Running dasdfmt command as follows and receiving the following:
> Please
> ==>help
> ==>
> ==>
> ==>
> ==>[root@ZVM /]# dasdfmt -b 4096 -d cdl -f /dev/dasde1
> ==>
> ==>Drive Geometry: 3338 Cylinders * 15 Heads =  50070 Tracks
> ==>
> ==>
> ==>
> ==>I am going to format the device /dev/dasde1 in the following way:
> ==>
> ==>   Device number of device : 0x201
> ==>
> ==>   Labelling device        : yes
> ==>
> ==>   Disk label              : VOL1
> ==>
> ==>   Disk identifier         : 0X0201
> ==>
> ==>   Extent start (trk no)   : 0
> ==>
> ==>   Extent end (trk no)     : 50069
> ==>
> ==>   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)
> ==>
> ==>[root@ZVM /]#
> ==>
> ==>
> ==>
> ==>Best Regards
> ==>
> ==>
> ==>
> ==>Richard Testa
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