--- a/usr/src/cmd/format/auto_sense.c	Wed Jul 27 07:13:44 2011 -0700
+++ b/usr/src/cmd/format/auto_sense.c	Fri Jul 29 14:40:45 2011 -0700
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
  * CDDL HEADER END
  */
 /*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Gary Mills
+ *
  * Copyright 2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  * Use is subject to license terms.
  */
@@ -220,9 +222,6 @@
 static char		*get_sun_disk_name(
 				char		*disk_name,
 				struct scsi_inquiry *inquiry);
-static char		*get_generic_disk_name(
-				char		*disk_name,
-				struct scsi_inquiry *inquiry);
 static char		*strcopy(
 				char	*dst,
 				char	*src,
@@ -2081,7 +2080,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static char *
+char *
 get_generic_disk_name(
 	char			*disk_name,
 	struct scsi_inquiry	*inquiry)

--- a/usr/src/cmd/format/auto_sense.h	Wed Jul 27 07:13:44 2011 -0700
+++ b/usr/src/cmd/format/auto_sense.h	Fri Jul 29 14:40:45 2011 -0700
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
  * CDDL HEADER END
  */
 /*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Gary Mills
+ *
  * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  * Use is subject to license terms.
  */
@@ -26,12 +28,11 @@
 #ifndef	_AUTO_SENSE_H
 #define	_AUTO_SENSE_H
 
-#pragma ident	"%Z%%M%	%I%	%E% SMI"
-
 #ifdef	__cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+struct scsi_inquiry;	/* anonymous struct */
 
 #ifdef	__STDC__
 /*
@@ -53,12 +54,16 @@
 				struct disk_type *disk_type);
 
 struct disk_type *auto_direct_get_geom_label(int fd, struct dk_label *label);
+char			*get_generic_disk_name(
+				char *disk_name,
+				struct scsi_inquiry *inquiry);
 #else
 
 struct disk_type	*auto_sense();
 struct disk_type	*auto_efi_sense();
 int			build_default_partition();
 struct disk_type *auto_direct_get_geom_label();
+char			*get_generic_disk_name();
 
 
 #endif	/* __STDC__ */

--- a/usr/src/cmd/format/startup.c	Wed Jul 27 07:13:44 2011 -0700
+++ b/usr/src/cmd/format/startup.c	Fri Jul 29 14:40:45 2011 -0700
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
  * CDDL HEADER END
  */
 /*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Gary Mills
+ *
  * Copyright (c) 1993, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  */
 
@@ -1545,23 +1547,15 @@
 get_disk_name(int fd, char *disk_name)
 {
 	struct scsi_inquiry	inquiry;
-	char	*p;
 
 	if (uscsi_inquiry(fd, (char *)&inquiry, sizeof (inquiry))) {
-		err_print("Failed to inquiry this logical disk");
+		if (option_msg)
+			err_print("\nInquiry failed - %s\n", strerror(errno));
+		(void) strcpy(disk_name, "Unknown-Unknown-0001");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	p = disk_name;
-	(void) memset(p, 0, MAXNAMELEN);
-
-	(void) strncpy(p, inquiry.inq_vid, sizeof (inquiry.inq_vid));
-	p += sizeof (inquiry.inq_vid) - 1;
-	*p++ = '-';
-	p = strncpy(p, inquiry.inq_pid, sizeof (inquiry.inq_pid));
-	p += sizeof (inquiry.inq_pid) - 1;
-	*p++ = '-';
-	p = strncpy(p, inquiry.inq_revision, sizeof (inquiry.inq_revision));
+	(void) get_generic_disk_name(disk_name, &inquiry);
 }
 
 /*