The fdisk menu appears on x86 based systems only and appears similar to the following.
format> fdisk Total disk size is 14169 cylinders Cylinder size is 2510 (512 byte) blocks Cylinders Partition Status Type Start End Length % ========= ====== ============ ===== === ====== === 1 Active x86 Boot 1 9 9 0 2 Solaris2 10 14168 14159 100 SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. Create a partition 2. Specify the active partition 3. Delete a partition 4. Change between Solaris and Solaris2 Partition IDs 5. Exit (update disk configuration and exit) 6. Cancel (exit without updating disk configuration) Enter Selection: |
The following table describes the fdisk menu items.
Table 16–3 x86: Descriptions for fdisk Menu Items
Menu Item |
Description |
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Create a partition |
Creates an fdisk partition. You must create a separate partition for each OS such as Solaris or DOS. There is a maximum of four partitions per disk. You are prompted for the size of the fdisk partition as a percentage of the disk. |
Specify the active partition |
Enables you to specify the partition to be used for booting. This menu item identifies where the first stage boot program looks for the second stage boot program. |
Delete a partition |
Deletes a previously created partition. This command destroys all the data in the partition. |
Change between Solaris and Solaris2 Partition IDs |
Changes partition IDs from 130 (0x82) to 191 (0xbf) and back again. |
Exit (update disk configuration and exit) |
Writes a new version of the partition table and exits the fdisk menu. |
Cancel (exit without updating disk configuration) |
Exits the fdisk menu without modifying the partition table. |