Subject: Re: NetBSD <-> Solaris 8 disklabel compatibility?
To: None <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
From: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
List: port-sparc
Date: 05/12/2002 12:58:23
>> [hauke@pizza] ~ # fdisk /dev/rdsk/c1t2d0s2
>> WARNING: Device /dev/rdsk/c1t2d0s2:
>> Unable to find a volume table of contents.
>> Cannot verify the device encompasses the full PHYSICAL disk.
>> Fdisk is normally used with the device that represents the entire fixed disk.
>> (For example, /dev/rdsk/c0d0p0 on x86 or /dev/rdsk/c0t5d0s2 on sparc).
>> Are you sure you want to continue? (y/n) n
>> [hauke@pizza] ~ #

> fdisk(1M) is for IA (x86) architecture only. you want to use
> format(1M).

I almost said that, but read the fifth line of output from fdisk; it
quite clearly expects to be run on sparc.  I conjecture it's for IDE
drives, on SPARC machines that can have them attached.

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