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Old 01-12-2008, 06:21 AM
cljlk
 
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SunOS 4.1.4 can only run on 2G disk or smaller. I have number of hard disks
which all are biger
then 2G. How do I partition to become 2G, thus, I can use for SunOS4.1.4
Thanks in advance.


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Old 01-12-2008, 06:21 AM
Dr. David Kirkby
 
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cljlk wrote:
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> SunOS 4.1.4 can only run on 2G disk or smaller. I have number of hard disks
> which all are biger
> then 2G. How do I partition to become 2G, thus, I can use for SunOS4.1.4
> Thanks in advance.

It's only the root partition that needs to be under 2 Gb, not the
whole disk. Use format.
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