Backward Compatibility (What's New in Solaris Express)

What's New in Solaris Express

Backward Compatibility

The following features provide backward compatibility with previous Solaris removable media features:

Removable media mount points have moved to the /media directory, which is used to mount removable media, such as CD-ROMs and USB devices. Symbolic links to /media from previous media mounts points, such as /cdrom and /rmdisk, are provided for compatibility purposes.

The rmformat command is still available. The output of this command is identical to what it looks in previous Solaris releases with vold disabled.

For example:

# rmformat
Looking for devices...
     1. Logical Node: /dev/rdsk/c0t6d0s2
        Physical Node: /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/sd@6,0
        Connected Device: TOSHIBA  DVD-ROM SD-M1401 1009
        Device Type: DVD Reader
        Bus: SCSI
        Size: 2.9 GB
        Label: <None>
        Access permissions: <Unknown>

The eject command is available but has been enhanced. For more information, see Ejecting Removable Media.