The following example shows how to create a Solaris fdisk partition on a disk that has an existing DOS-BIG fdisk partition.
format> fdisk
Total disk size is 2694 cylinders
Cylinder size is 765 (512 byte) blocks
Cylinders
Partition Status Type Start End Length %
========= ====== ======== ===== === ====== ===
1 DOS-BIG 1 538 538 20
SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. Create a partition
2. Change Active (Boot from) partition
3. Delete a partition
4. Exit (Update disk configuration and exit)
5. Cancel (Exit without updating disk configuration)
Enter Selection: 1
Indicate the type of partition you want to create
(1=SOLARIS, 2=UNIX, 3=PCIXOS, 4=Other, 8=DOSBIG)
(5=DOS12, 6=DOS16, 7=DOSEXT, 0=Exit) ?1
Indicate the percentage of the disk you want this partition
to use (or enter "c" to specify in cylinders). 80
Do you want this to become the Active partition? If so, it will be
activated each time you reset your computer or when you turn it on
again. Please type "y" or "n". y
Partition 2 is now the Active partition Total disk size is 2694
cylinders
Cylinder size is 765 (512 byte) blocks
Cylinders
Partition Status Type Start End Length %
========= ====== ======== ===== === ====== ===
1 DOS-BIG 1 538 538 20
2 Active SOLARIS 539 2693 2155 80
SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. Create a partition
2. Change Active (Boot from) partition
3. Delete a partition
4. Exit (Update disk configuration and exit)
5. Cancel (Exit without updating disk configuration)
Enter Selection: Selection: 4
WARNING: Solaris fdisk partition changed - Please relabel the disk
format> label
Ready to label disk, continue? yes
format> q
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