From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; de-DE; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040803 Firefox/0.9.3 Description of problem: Hello, as first: I would install an AS3 s390 on virgin DASD's. At the moment when I switch in diskdruid anaconda stops with "no device" found. At the secound run I stops anaconda at the window before diskdruid and open a secound ssh-session where I formated the DASD's but with LDL layout. After that I would go in diskdruid and it says "LDL unsupported, reformat as CDL?". The answer "yes" runs a grafikal dasdfmt. So why could a virgin DASD not be formated and whats the matter with LDL (called Linux disk layout) this was made for Linux only and RedHat Linux doesn't support it??? Why does Anaconda ever stops running if an recoverable error was found? Regards Falko Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): AS3 native How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. start an Install with use of virgin DASD'S 2. I uses German and nfs 3. went to discdruid Actual Results: Anaconda shows an error and the Instalation stops Expected Results: A message should be shown calling: " run a new ssh-session and use dasdfmt..." or a grafical dasdfmt should open. There are not so much options at dasdfmt so it should be posible. Additional info:
Same matter should be at s390x (64 bit), sorry but multiple choice at plattfrom field isn't enabled here.
The problem with formatting virgin DASD is that there's no way to tell a difference between them and, say, the CMS volume holding your kernel + initrd. And telling the user to ssh in to the rescue environment is fairly unfriendly. The possibility is there for power users, but for most users, rebooting into their installed system is the better option.