Jens, Given that the coding for non-Solaris partitions is just about complete, pending review of small changes, and that the changes for creating FAT filesystems is involved enough to warrant some discussion, we decided to handle it in a separate defect.
FYI, I wrote code to create FAT filesystems, and one case remains to be coded - when the order by disk sector address differs from the partition order (1-4) in fdisk. William Jens Deppe wrote: > > > William Schumann wrote: >> Jens, Sundar, >> >> The complexity of formatting file systems depends upon the type of >> file system. >> >> It appears that formatting DOS partitions would be fairly easy. >> Target Instantiation could receive a list of partitions and mkfs(1M) >> could be launched to format and perhaps label them. Other DOS >> formatting options in mkfs are listed in the man page for >> mkfs_pcfs(1M). Formatting seems to be quick, even for a large >> partition. >> >> Given mount points, the partitions could be added to vfstab for >> automatic mounting, perhaps as an Install Completion Task, which >> would need to receive the list somehow. >> >> Jens, what additional formatting are you looking for? What file >> systems? > > Initially - just DOS based filesystems (FAT32). In fact that's > probably the only possibility. > > --Jens > >> >> William >> Sundar Yamunachari wrote: >>> William, >>> How much effort is involved in formatting some of the partition >>> types. I think Jens is looking for complete working Diagnostic >>> partition? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Sundar >>> >>> Jens Deppe wrote: >>>> This is a fix which has been highlighted as a need for >>>> manufacturing preinstalling OpenSolaris. Would it not make sense to >>>> add the capability to also optionally format the partition or does >>>> that require a separate CR? >>>> >>>> Having this fix is 50% of the way for us as we'd still need to be >>>> able to format via post-install scripting. >>>> >>>> --Jens >>>> >>>> William Schumann wrote: >>>>> New Automated Installer code allows creating partitions of >>>>> different types. >>>>> >>>>> Place partition type value in element "partition_type". >>>>> >>>>> Allows "FAT32", "DOS16", "SOLARIS", "OPENSOLARIS" or any numeric >>>>> type specified in fdisk.h >>>>> >>>>> http://cr.opensolaris.org/~wmsch/bug-6584/ >>>>> http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=6584 >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> caiman-discuss mailing list >>>>> caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org >>>>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> caiman-discuss mailing list >>>> caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org >>>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss >>>
