>> > >> > I had a one disk pool, that I want to use as a boot >> > disk, but I can't >> > seem to get rid of the efi label, when i use format >> > -e it and try to >> > relabel, format bitches that it can't set disk >> > geometry or write the >> > new label. >> > >> > any one have any clues how to fix this? >> > >> >> James, you can usually find your disk manufacturer's disk format utility >> to totally clear the drive. Alternatively, the Sun BIOS updated images, >> if you have a Sun x86 system, have a format utility included on the CD >> ROM. >> >> Another method it to start an install of FreeBSD or Linux on the drive to >> just the point they clear the disk. Ugly, but it works. >> >> Then there is this first hit on Google: >> http://tech.tyr.org.uk/2006/02/solaris_and_efi.html > > tryed all the solaris based stuff that i can find... it just refused > to over write the efi label
I'm a little out of the loop here and have not been following closely .. but as I understand it you have a disk that has an new fangled vtoc/slice map/partition thing on it and you want it back to old fashioned vtoc/SFI type thing right ? What happens if you try format -e /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0 select backup .. format> backup Disk has a primary label, still continue? and then apply the backup label ? Dennis _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
