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Unformatted disk Problem while installing Solaris 10 on Sparc

- Warning ----------------------------------------------------------------------


        One or more disks are found, but one of the
        following problems exists:

         > Hardware failure

         > Unformatted disk.


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     F2_OK

You have to SMI-label the disks

Solaris installation program exited.
# format
Searching for disks...done


AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
       0. c1t0d0 <ATA-HITACHI HUA72101-A90A-931.51GB>
          /pci@1e,600000/pci@0/pci@9/pci@0/scsi@1/sd@0,0
       1. c1t1d0 <ATA-HITACHI HUA72101-A90A-931.51GB>
          /pci@1e,600000/pci@0/pci@9/pci@0/scsi@1/sd@1,0
Specify disk (enter its number): ^C
# format -e c1t0d0s0
selecting c1t0d0s0
[disk formatted]


FORMAT MENU:
        disk       - select a disk
        type       - select (define) a disk type
        partition  - select (define) a partition table
        current    - describe the current disk
        format     - format and analyze the disk
        repair     - repair a defective sector
        label      - write label to the disk
        analyze    - surface analysis
        defect     - defect list management
        backup     - search for backup labels
        verify     - read and display labels
        inquiry    - show vendor, product and revision
        scsi       - independent SCSI mode selects
        cache      - enable, disable or query SCSI disk cache
        volname    - set 8-character volume name
        !<cmd>     - execute <cmd>, then return
        quit
format> label
[0] SMI Label
[1] EFI Label
Specify Label type[1]: 0
Auto configuration via format.dat[no]? yes

Geometry: 16 heads, 1863 sectors 65535 cylinders result in 1953467280 out of 195
3525168 blocks.
Do you want to modify the device geometry[no]?
format> q

# format
Searching for disks...done


AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
       0. c1t0d0 <ATA-HITACHIHUA72101-A90A cyl 65533 alt 2 hd 16 sec 1863>
          /pci@1e,600000/pci@0/pci@9/pci@0/scsi@1/sd@0,0
       1. c1t1d0 <ATA-HITACHI HUA72101-A90A-931.51GB>
          /pci@1e,600000/pci@0/pci@9/pci@0/scsi@1/sd@1,0
Specify disk (enter its number): ^C
# format -e c1t1d0s0
selecting c1t1d0s0
[disk formatted]


FORMAT MENU:
        disk       - select a disk
        type       - select (define) a disk type
        partition  - select (define) a partition table
        current    - describe the current disk
        format     - format and analyze the disk
        repair     - repair a defective sector
        label      - write label to the disk
        analyze    - surface analysis
        defect     - defect list management
        backup     - search for backup labels
        verify     - read and display labels
        inquiry    - show vendor, product and revision
        scsi       - independent SCSI mode selects
        cache      - enable, disable or query SCSI disk cache
        volname    - set 8-character volume name
        !<cmd>     - execute <cmd>, then return
        quit
format> label
[0] SMI Label
[1] EFI Label
Specify Label type[1]: 0
Auto configuration via format.dat[no]? yes

Geometry: 16 heads, 1863 sectors 65535 cylinders result in 1953467280 out of 195
3525168 blocks.
Do you want to modify the device geometry[no]?
format> q
#

try again

-send break-

{1} ok boot cdrom