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IDE disk drives do not automatically map out bad blocks like other drives supported by Solaris software. Before installing Solaris on an IDE disk, you might want to perform a surface analysis on the disk.
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To perform a surface analysis on an IDE disk:
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Start the Solaris 8 Interactive Installation Program. You interact with the program through a character user interface (CUI) or a graphical user interface (GUI) if your monitor supports it.
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When the Solaris Interactive Installation dialog box is displayed, click Exit.
A Warning dialog box is displayed.
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Click Exit.
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If you are using the GUI installation program, open a Command Tool window for the remaining steps. If you are using the CUI installation program, use the system shell for the remaining steps in this procedure.
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Type format to start the format program.
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Select the IDE disk drive on which you want to perform a surface analysis.
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IDE drives do not include a target number. The IDE drive naming convention is cxdy, where cx is the controller number and dy is the device number.
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At the format> prompt, type fdisk. Use the fdisk program to create a Solaris partition on the disk. (If a Solaris fdisk partition already exists, leave it alone.)
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At the format> prompt, type analyze.
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At the analyze> prompt, type config. This command shows you the current settings for a surface analysis. If you want to change any settings, type setup.
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At the analyze> prompt, type read, write, or compare for the type of surface analysis to be performed. If format finds bad blocks, it will re-map them.
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At the analyze> prompt, type quit.
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Do you want to specify blocks to re-map? If yes, at the format> prompt, type repair. Otherwise, go to the next step.
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Continue to type quit until you exit the format program to the system prompt.
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Choose Restart Install from the Workspace menu to resume the GUI installation, or type suninstall to resume the CUI installation.
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