After all I think I'm coming to the same conclusion like Thorsten (#18).
The ECKD DASD driver should just be able to handle all ECKD DASD type 3390 
disks of any flavour, incl. 3390-ModA EAV and EAV-II DASDs. There is no further 
dependency.

Since a brand new disk device was used (#20), I assume that the low-
level format of the disk (using dasdfmt) could be the missing bit. It
either couldn't be found and triggered in the UI or wasn't possible (for
whatever reason).

May I suggest the following (to prove if this assumption is correct or
not):

1) could you redo the installation (again with a brand new disk, that was not 
yet low-level formatted with dasdfmt), ideally using the updated focal daily 
live image, available here:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/focal/daily-live/current/
a) that image will later become the 20.04.1 image
b) that image will not require a parmfile anymore - if there is no parmfile 
with the basic network config given, an early component of the installer will 
just ask about the basic network info interactively in the console

2) start the installation until you reach the initial subiquity text-based UI 
screen, but do not proceed there, and just hit 'F2' (or F1 for Help and the 
'Enter shell') to reach the installer shell. (One of the big advantages of the 
new installer is that you are now already in a full-fledged live system.)
a) find the disk you are going to use with 'lszdev'
b) enable that disk manually with 'chzdev -e <device>'
c) check with 'lszdev' or 'lsdasd' the assigned block device name (highly 
likely 'dasda')
d) manually low-level format that disk with 'dasdfmt --disk_layout=cdl -b 4096 
/dev/dasda'
[ e) optionally create a partition using 'fdasd -a /dev/dasda' ]

Then I think it's easiest (even if a bit annoying) to restart the installation 
from scratch, but now proceed with the subiquity text-based UI.
If you are now able to complete the installation, it indicates that we need to 
look at the dasdfmt portion of the installer, if you still struggle to complete 
the installation, please post the issues here - ideally including the content 
of /var/log and (in case not empty) /var/crash.

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