diff --git a/src/etc/etc.sparc/disktab b/src/etc/etc.sparc/disktab
index 8efe37b9..3fa87d2b 100644
--- a/src/etc/etc.sparc/disktab
+++ b/src/etc/etc.sparc/disktab
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: disktab,v 1.8 1997/04/29 21:42:21 niklas Exp $
+# $Id: disktab,v 1.9 1997/05/13 08:54:18 deraadt Exp $
 #
 #	@(#)disktab	5.5 (Berkeley) 2/27/91
 #
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ floppy|floppy3|3in|3.5in High Density Floppy:\
 	:pb#2880:ob#0:\
 	:pc#2880:oc#0:
 
+# test if not having an 'a' works?
+fakecdrom|Fake image for Bootable CDROM:\
+	:ty=winchester:se#512:nt#2:rm#3600:ns#18:nc#80:\
+	:pa#2880:oa#0:ba#4096:fa#512:ta=4.2BSD:ba#4096:fa#512: \
+	:pb#2880:ob#0:\
+	:pc#2880:oc#0:
+
 ASI-1.0GIBM:\
 	:ty#winchester:ns#80:nt#15:nc#1632: