System Administration Guide, Volume I

x86: Disks With Direct Controllers

To specify a slice on a disk with an IDE controller on an x86 system, follow the naming convention shown in Figure 20-2.

Figure 20-2 Naming Convention for Disks With IDE Controllers on x86 Systems

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To indicate the entire Solaris fdisk partition, specify slice 2 (s2).

If you have only one controller on your system, w will always be 0.