Don, CMS format the minidisk before IPLing Linux/390. Then, just do a "mkswap /dev/dasdg1" followed by a "swapon /dev/dasdg1" command. Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Don Mullins [mailto:donm@creditprotect.com] Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 10:50 AM To: redhat-s390-list@redhat.com Subject: [Redhat-s390-list] Adding FBA support to RH 7.2 Hi, I am trying to get an FBA swap file setup on RH 7.2 under z/VM. Linux 'sees' the FBA device: dasd(fba):FBA discipline initializing dasd(fba):0206 on sch 11: 9336/10(CU:6310/80) 122MB at(512 B/blk) debug: reserved 2 areas of 1 pages for debugging dasdg dasdg:CMS1/ LNXSWP(MDSK): dasdg dasdg1 dasd(fba):We are interested in: Dev 9336/00 @ CU 6310/00 dasd(fba):We are interested in: Dev 3370/00 @ CU 3880/00 dasd:Registered FBA discipline successfully dasd:initialization finished But when I try 'dasdfmt -b 4096 -f /dev/dasdg' I get: dasdfmt: Unsupported disk type /dev/dasdg is not an ECKD disk! This disk type is not supported! How do I add FBA support? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Don Mullins ***************************************NOTE********************************* ********** The information contained in this email message is intended only for use of the individual or entity named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender, and delete and destroy the original message. Although this email and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by the sender for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. _______________________________________________ Redhat-s390-list mailing list Redhat-s390-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-s390-list
