I didn't know the Marist linux was still around. What I think you are doing wrong is that you are trying to build the files system on the whole dasd and not the partition.
try mke2fs /dev/dasdb1 -b 4096 On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 3:14 PM, mstram . <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm following the instructions in > http://linux390.marist.edu/download/inst.pdf > using Chapter 7. Installation using VM - IPL from the VM reader > > When I try to run: > mke2fs /dev/mnda -b 4096 > > get : > > mke2fs 1.15, 18-Jul-1999 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09 > mke2fs: No such device while trying to determine filesystem size > > So I tried : > > mke2fs /dev/dasdb -b 4096 > > mke2fs 1.15, 18-Jul-1999 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09 > mke2fs: Invalid argument while trying to determine filesystem size > > ** Which device is (supposed to be) mapped to 192 ? > > I notice it's saying : > > dasd:initialization finished > channel: no Channel devices recognized > > Is "no Channel devices recognized" normal ? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > cat /proc/devices > Character devices: > 1 mem > 2 pty > 3 ttyp > 4 ttyS > 5 ptmx > 10 misc > 128 ptm > 136 pts > > Block devices: > 1 ramdisk > 7 loop > 94 dasd > 95 mnd > ----------------------------- > l /dev/dasd* > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 0 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasda > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 1 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasda1 > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 4 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdb > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 5 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdb1 > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 8 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdc > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 9 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdc1 > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 12 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdd > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 13 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdd1 > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 16 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasde > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 17 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasde1 > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 20 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdf > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 21 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdf1 > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 24 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdg > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 25 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdg1 > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 28 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdh > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 94, 29 Feb 20 2000 /dev/dasdh1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > q disk > LABEL VDEV M STAT CYL TYPE BLKSZ FILES BLKS USED-(%) BLKS LEFT BLK > TOTAL > LIN191 191 A R/W 1000 3390 4096 35 47307-26 132693 > 180000 > LIN192 192 B R/W 1000 3390 4096 1 180000-99 0 > 180000 > MNT190 190 S R/O FB 9336 4096 690 14782-82 3218 > 18000 > MNT191 291 X R/O FB 9336 4096 367 4720-15 26780 > 31500 > MNT19E 19E Y/S R/O FB 9336 4096 1010 26738-59 18262 > 45000 > > ------------------------------------------------------ > ipl c > 0000003 FILES CHANGED > Linux version 2.2.16 (root@lxbuild1) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 > (release)) #3 > SMP Mon Jul 9 01:55:17 EDT 2001 > Command line is: MDISK=192 ROOT=/DEV/RAM0 RO > We are running under VM > This machine has an IEEE fpu > Initial ramdisk at: 0x02000000 (2981600 bytes) > Detected device 0600 on subchannel 0000 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF > Detected device 0601 on subchannel 0001 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF > Detected device 0602 on subchannel 0002 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF > Detected device 0191 on subchannel 0003 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF > > *************************************************************************** > Detected device 0192 on subchannel 0004 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF > *************************************************************************** > > Detected device 000C on subchannel 0005 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF > Detected device 000D on subchannel 0006 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF > Detected device 000E on subchannel 0007 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF > Detected device 0009 on subchannel 0008 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF > Detected device 0190 on subchannel 0009 - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF > Detected device 019D on subchannel 000A - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF > Detected device 019E on subchannel 000B - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF > Detected device 0291 on subchannel 000C - PIM = 80, PAM = 80, POM = FF > Highest subchannel number detected (hex) : 000C > SenseID : device 0600 reports: CU Type/Mod = 1731/01, Dev Type/Mod = > 1732/01 > SenseID : device 0601 reports: CU Type/Mod = 1731/01, Dev Type/Mod = > 1732/01 > SenseID : device 0602 reports: CU Type/Mod = 1731/01, Dev Type/Mod = > 1732/01 > SenseID : device 0191 reports: CU Type/Mod = 3990/C2, Dev Type/Mod = > 3390/0A > SenseID : device 0192 reports: CU Type/Mod = 3990/C2, Dev Type/Mod = > 3390/0A > > SenseID : device 000C reports: Dev Type/Mod = 2540/00 > SenseID : device 000D reports: Dev Type/Mod = 2540/00 > SenseID : device 000E reports: Dev Type/Mod = 1403/00 > SenseID : device 0009 reports: Dev Type/Mod = 3215/00 > SenseID : device 0190 reports: CU Type/Mod = 6310/01, Dev Type/Mod = > 9336/10 > SenseID : device 019D reports: CU Type/Mod = 6310/01, Dev Type/Mod = > 9336/10 > SenseID : device 019E reports: CU Type/Mod = 6310/01, Dev Type/Mod = > 9336/10 > SenseID : device 0291 reports: CU Type/Mod = 6310/01, Dev Type/Mod = > 9336/10 > Calibrating delay loop... 365.36 BogoMIPS > Memory: 124536k/131072k available (1120k kernel code, 4k reserved, 2500k > data, 0 > k init) > Dentry hash table entries: 16384 (order 5, 128k) > Buffer cache hash table entries: 131072 (order 7, 512k) > Page cache hash table entries: 32768 (order 5, 128k) > debug: 16 areas reserved for debugging information > debug: reserved 4 areas of 4 pages for debugging ccwcache > POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX > Detected 1 CPU's > Boot cpu address 0 > cpu 0 phys_idx=0 vers=FF ident=00B1DA machine=2096 unused=0000 > Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2 > Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039 > NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0. > NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0 > IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP > TCP: Hash tables configured (ehash 131072 bhash 65536) > Starting kswapd v 1.5 > pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured > RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 8192K size > loop: registered device at major 7 > dasd:initializing... > dasd:Registered successfully to major no 94 > dasd(eckd):ECKD discipline initializing > dasd:Registered ECKD discipline successfully > dasd(fba):FBA discipline initializing > > dasd:Registered FBA discipline successfully > dasd:waiting for responses... > > ********************************************************** > dasd:initialization finished > channel: no Channel devices recognized > ************************************************************* > > RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0 > EXT2-fs warning: checktime reached, running e2fsck is recommended > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem). > Freeing unused kernel memory: 0k freed > "INIT: version 2.74 booting"" > Welcome to Red Hat Linux" > Mounting proc filesystem > [ OK ]"" > Activating swap partitions > [ OK ]"" > Setting hostname > [ OK ]"" > Checking root filesystem" > ext2fs_check_if_mount/dev/ram0 was not cleanly unmounted, check forced." > : No such file or directory while determining whether /dev/ram0 is > mounted."" > /dev/ram0: 1066/2048 files (0.4% non-contiguous), 8031/8192 blocks" > [PASSED]"" > Remounting root filesystem in read-write mode > [ OK ]"" > Finding module dependencies > [ OK ]"" > Checking filesystems" > [ OK ]"" > Mounting local filesystems > [ OK ]"" > Enabling swap space > [ OK ]"" > "INIT: Entering runlevel: 3"" > Entering non-interactive startup" > " > Welcome to Linux for S/390" > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > USER LINUX LINUX 128M 256M G > INCLUDE CMSUSER > OPTION QUICKDSP > CPU 0 CPUID 100003 NODEDICATE > CPU 1 CPUID 200003 NODEDICATE > MACH ESA 2 > DEDICATE 7800 7800 > DEDICATE 7801 7801 > MDISK 191 3390 0001 1000 LINUX1 MR ALL SOME FEW > MDISK 192 3390 1001 1000 LINUX1 MR ALL SOME FEW > ========================== > PROFILE CMSUSER > IPL CMS > MACH ESA > CONSOLE 0009 3215 T > SPOOL 000C 2540 READER A > SPOOL 000D 2540 PUNCH A > SPOOL 000E 1403 A > LINK MAINT 0190 0190 RR > LINK MAINT 019D 019D RR > LINK MAINT 019E 019E RR > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > -- The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent Mainline’s positions or opinions Mark D Pace Senior Systems Engineer Mainline Information Systems ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
