Patch-ID# 108973-04 Keywords: FAT32 create partition removable media fdisk eject remount zip Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: /sbin/fdisk patch Date: Sep/01/00 Solaris Release: 8_x86 SunOS Release: 5.8_x86 Unbundled Product: Unbundled Release: Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 108972 Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: /sbin/fdisk patch NOTE: Refer to Special Install Instructions section for IMPORTANT specific information on this patch. BugId's fixed with this patch: 4221693 4304790 4347145 Changes incorporated in this version: 4347145 Relevant Architectures: i386 Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: Patches which conflict with this patch: Patches required with this patch: 109644-01 (or newer) Obsoleted by: Files included with this patch: /sbin/fdisk Problem Description: 4347145 fix to 4304790 breaks large disk support on x86 (from 108973-03) 4304790 sometimes must eject/remount to rmformat zip media on intel This patch revision was generated to establish a one-way patch dependency on the sd driver patch. (from 108973-02) 4304790 sometimes must eject/remount to rmformat zip media on intel (from 108973-01) 4221693 FAT32 partitions not among 'create partition' options Patch Installation Instructions: -------------------------------- For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch. For Solaris 7-8 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris. Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be described below as special instructions. The following example installs a patch to a standalone machine: example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02 The following example removes a patch from a standalone system: example# patchrm 104945-02 For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages. Special Install Instructions: ----------------------------- NOTE 1: If you're using CDE 1.4, you MUST install the following patches: 109166-01 (or newer) CDE 1.4: dtfile patch 109168-01 (or newer) CDE 1.4: Desktop Help Update Patch 108922-02 (or newer) CDE 1.4: dtwm Patch If you're using OpenWindows 3.8, you MUST install patch 109464-01 (or newer). NOTE 2: To get the complete Removable Media functionality, one needs to install the following patches: 108971-01 (or newer) /usr/lib/fs/pcfs/fsck and /usr/lib/fs/pcfs/mkfs patch 108978-01 (or newer) libsmedia patch 108969-01 (or newer) vol/vold/rmmount patch 108976-01 (or newer) /usr/bin/rmformat and /usr/sbin/format patch NOTE 3: To get the complete fix for 4304790 (sometimes must eject/ remount to rmformat zip media on intel), one needs to install the following patches: 109644-01 (or newer) sd driver patch 109643-01 (or newer) /usr/include/sys/dkio.h patch 108973-02 (or newer) /sbin/fdisk patch 108976-03 (or newer) /usr/bin/rmformat patch