On Sat, 26 May 2007 19:03:59 +0200, Hector De Jesus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thank you for your prompt response my concerns with the "format -e " command > as a means to change the label came from the following document, > http://docs.sun.com/source/819-6562-13/chapter4.html#64207. Where it > cautions that you should not attempt to convert and EFI label to SMI using > format, but I guess this is just Intel specific. Again thanks very much for Yes, this is x86 specific, the X4500 aka. thumper is an amd64 box. hth frankB > your help. > > Regards, > > Hector De Jesus > > On 5/26/07, Frank Batschulat (Home) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hector De Jesus wrote: >> > I would like to know the proper way to convert a disk labeled EFI to >> SMI. I have looked at some documentation and they state not to use format >> -e to convert the label, but to use fdisk. >> > >> > However fdsik seems to only work on Solaris for intel x86 and not sparc. >> due to the lack of any devices with p0 extension in /dev/dsk/directory. >> > >> > The usage for fdisk is "fdisk /dev/rdsk/"device"p0 or whatever partition >> is being modified to change the label. >> > >> > Are there any concerns that I should be aware of on sparc? Any help or >> supporting documentation would be great. >> > >> the proper way to do this on sparc is indeed format -e >> and then to write an SMI label. >> >> --- >> frankB >> > _______________________________________________ ufs-discuss mailing list [email protected]
