On 5/27/06, Dennis Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > >> > 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 i you try format -e /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0 select backup ..
format> backup Disk has a primary label, still continue?
tried it again... same results... restores the damm efi label.. disk starts on block 34 not 0, there is no slice 2... that solaris ijnstaller demands can not start any track at block 0.. so i can't create a backup slice aka 2.
and then apply the backup label ? Dennis
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