Quick Format on Solaris 2.6

Does anyone know a method of formatting a hard drive without having it analyze the media? I know that in some flavors of Unix you can turn off verification using the -n switch. This does not work with Solaris. Thanks

Can you be a little more explicit in exactly what you're doing?
You shouldn't need to "format" a hard drive. They're not like a floppy where you have to lay down the data tracks before using.
Apply a label if needed, partition it to suit, and you should be done. If this isn't working for you, please describe the commands you're running and the responses (including any errors) that you receive.
Darren

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