In article <e60d72ed.0405252355.349202b6@posting.google.com >, msargent100@hotmail.com (Mike) writes:
> Any ideas where can I find information to generate an entry in the
> /etc/format.dat for a Segate ST118202LC drive (Is it even compatible
> with???) running on a Sun 630MP w/Solaris 2.5.1?
>
> I found a couple of the older Cheetah 10K 18gb drives and want to try
> to use them on my old Sparc system.
>
> I checked the Seagate web page and I could not find any of the
> information I need.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Mike


You dont need format.dat.

Start format, select the disk and say yes to auto-label.

I think that Solaris 2.5.1 supports only <= 2GB UFS partitions,
so you should prefer Solaris 2.6.

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