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Bug#596760: Could not write VTOC labels



On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:27:56 -0400 (EDT), Robert Nix wrote:
>
> Image version: http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-s390/current/images/generic/

The Lenny installer is a bit long in the tooth.  Have you tried
the Squeeze alpha1 installer?  It *should* be able to install Lenny,
if that is what you want to do.  For example:

http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-s390/current/images/generic/

If that doesn't work, there are some newer images that you can try.
For example (from a CMS "Ready;" prompt):

ftp carroll.aset.psu.edu
anonymous
myid@mydomain
cd /pub/linux/distributions/debian
cd dists/sid/main/installer-s390/current/images/generic
passive
ascii
get debian.exec
binary
get initrd.debian INITRD.DEBIAN
get kernel.debian KERNEL.DEBIAN
get parmfile.debian PARMFILE.DEBIAN
close
quit

PIPE < PARMFILE DEBIAN A|FBLOCK 80 00|> PARMFILE DEBIAN1 A F
ERASE PARMFILE DEBIAN A
RENAME PARMFILE DEBIAN1 A = DEBIAN =
PIPE < INITRD DEBIAN A|FBLOCK 80 00|> INITRD DEBIAN1 A F
ERASE INITRD DEBIAN A
RENAME INITRD DEBIAN1 A = DEBIAN =
PIPE < KERNEL DEBIAN A|FBLOCK 80 00|> KERNEL DEBIAN1 A F
ERASE KERNEL DEBIAN A
RENAME KERNEL DEBIAN1 A = DEBIAN =
DEBIAN

> 
> Machine: IBM Z9 2094 2IFL
> z/VM Version 5 Release 3.0, service level 0702 (64-bit)
> Generated at 10/31/07 09:12:13 CDT

Your release of z/VM is getting a bit long in the tooth too!  ;-)
And service level 0702 is more than three years out of date.  ;-)
Have you checked for PTFs that may need to be applied?

> Virtual machine
> definition follows:
> ...
> MDISK 0391 3390 31283 125 VG0125 MR
> MDISK 0392 3390 17701 10016 VP0133 MR
> MDISK 0393 3390 1 10016 VP0136 MR                                    

Are you sure that's right?  What kind of DASD do you have?
I normally use 3390-3 volumes, but even a 3390-9 stops at
10017 cylinders.  You're going past 31000 cylinders.
Can you use the CMS FORMAT command on these minidisks
successfully?

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