On Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:52:28 -0700 (PDT)
Marek <marwooj at wp.pl> wrote:

> hi I have some problems here
> format -e c7d1
> selecting c7d1
> Controller working list found
> [disk formatted, defect list found]
> format> label
> WARNING - This disk may be in use by an application that has
>         modified the fdisk table. Ensure that this disk is
>         not currently in use before proceeding to use fdisk.
> 
> root at solaris:~# prtvtoc /dev/dsk/c7d0s0 | fmthard -s - /dev/dsk/c7d1s0
> fmthard:  /dev/dsk/c7d1s0 must be a raw device.
> 
> What is wrong?

You didn't specify the raw device, you specified the block
device. Try this instead:


# prtvtoc /dev/rdsk/c7d0s0 | fmthard -s - /dev/rdsk/c7d1s0
               ^                               ^


James C. McPherson
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Senior Kernel Software Engineer, Solaris
Sun Microsystems
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