Even though the procedure for adding a UFS file system is the same for UFS PCMCIA memory cards formatted on IA platforms and SPARC based platforms, a UFS PCMCIA memory card formatted on a SPARC based platform can only be used on another SPARC based platform, and a UFS PCMCIA memory card formatted on an IA platform can only be used on a IA platform.
Format the PCMCIA memory card for a UFS file system.
Use the procedure "How to Format a UFS PCMCIA Memory Card".
Use the newfs(1M) command and the full pathname to the Volume Management directory to create a UFS file system on the PCMCIA memory card.
$ /usr/sbin/newfs -v /vol/dev/aliases/pcmem0 |
-v |
Prints status messages. |
/vol/dev/aliases/pcmem0 |
Indicates the location of the memory card. |
The newfs(1M) command displays a message asking you to confirm the creation of the file system.
Confirm the creation of the file system.
newfs: construct a new file system \ /vol/dev/aliases/pcmem0:(y/n)? y |
A status message is displayed, indicating the particulars of the file system and the PCMCIA memory card's formatting:
mkfs -F ufs /vol/dev/aliases/pcmem0 2848 8 2 8192 1024 16 \ 10 60 2048 t 0 -1 8 -1 /vol/dev/aliases/pcmem0: 2848 sectors in 128 cylinders of \ 2 tracks, 8 sectors 1.0MB in 8 cyl groups (16 c/g, 0.12MB/g, 64 i/g) super-block backups (for fsck -F ufs -o b=#) at: 32, 304, 544, 816, 1056, 1328, 1568, 1840 |
The PCMCIA memory card is now ready to be used on a SPARC based platform. However, before Volume Management recognizes the memory card, you must use the volrmmount(1) command as described in the following step.
Use the volrmmount command with the -i option to notify Volume Management that the memory card is inserted.
$ volrmmount -i pcmem0 |
The PCMCIA memory card should now be mounted under /pcmem/pcmem0.
Verify the UFS file system is on the PCMCIA card by using the ls command on the /pcmem directory.
If the pcmem0 subdirectory appears, the PCMCIA memory card has a UFS file system and has been mounted properly.
$ ls /pcmem pcmem0 |
$ volcheck -v media was found $ /usr/sbin/newfs -v /vol/dev/aliases/pcmem0 newfs: construct a new file system \ /vol/dev/aliases/pcmem0:(y/n)? y mkfs -F ufs /vol/dev/aliases/pcmem0 ... $ volrmmount -i pcmem0 media was found |