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System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems

ProcedureHow to Create a File System on a DVD-RAM

Currently, vold doesn't support DVD-RAM devices. So, if you disable vold to use a DVD-RAM device, you cannot use CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW devices because vold is not available during the time that it is disabled.

  1. Become superuser.

  2. Stop vold.


    # svcadm disable volfs

  3. Create a file system on the DVD-RAM device.

    • Create a UFS file system. For example:


      # newfs /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s2

    • Create a UDFS file system. For example:


      # mkfs -F udfs /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s2

  4. Mount the file system.

    • Mount a UFS file system. For example:


      # mount -F ufs /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s2 /mnt

    • Mount a UDFS file system. For example:


      # mount -F udfs /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s2 /mnt

  5. Verify that you can read or write to the file system.

  6. When finished, eject the DVD-RAM.

  7. Restart vold.


    # svcadm enable volfs