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Operating Systems Solaris wrong magic number Post 302320956 by seg on Friday 29th of May 2009 11:50:12 AM
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The drive does not have a label, add one with the `format` command.
 

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mlabel(1)						      General Commands Manual							 mlabel(1)

NAME
mlabel - mtools utility to label a DOS volume SYNOPSIS
mlabel [-v] drive: OPTIONS
Displays the new volume label if the label supplied is invalid. DESCRIPTION
The mlabel command displays the current volume label, if present, and prompts the user for a new volume label. To delete an existing vol- ume label, press the Return Key at the prompt. Reasonable care is taken to create a valid DOS volume label. If an invalid label is specified, the mlabel command changes the label and displays the new label if the -v option is specified. EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: Success. Failure. ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The following environment variables affect the execution of mlabel: If set, this variable names the file that contains the name of the cur- rent mtools working directory as established by the mcd command. If this variable is not set, the file $HOME/.mcwd is used. FILES
Contains the name of the current mtools working directory as established by the mcd command. If this file does not exist, the default mtools working directory is A:. Executable file SEE ALSO
Commands: mformat(1), mtools(1) mlabel(1)
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