Solaris

[VIGNESH]

I don`t have windows and I don`t need it..So Can I do without it.By the way
I am in no mood in installing Kubuntu again... Spend lot of time downloading
and installing all the apps,copying songs back.. So is there a way that I
can install Solaris now without removing Kubuntu.. will Solaris 11 detect
the linux partition and not format it ?

Cheers!
Vignesh

On 7/6/06, Gilles Gravier <Gilles at gravier.org> wrote:
>
>  Hi!
>
> So Solaris installer doesn't recognize Linux partitions well... it gets
> really confused.
>
> You should procede as follows:
>
> 1) Install Windows first (if you need Windows) because Windows installer
> believes the world only uses Windows.
> 2) Add Solaris next (it will see the Windows partition and preserve it).
> 3) Install Ubuntu after Solaris. It will see Solaris and preserve it. I've
> had this run on an Acer Ferrari 3400 (AMD64) laptop fine.
>
> Oh... and... if you are going to be playing... dont just use Solaris 10.
> Try out Solaris Express (the early access of Solaris 11). It has many more
> drivers included, and in general, on laptops, does a much better job than
> Solaris 10. URL is :
> http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/solaris-express/get.jsp
>
> Solaris 11 uses GRUB. Solaris 10 early versions didn't. A new updated
> Solaris 10 (so depends which version you have) also uses GRUB. Solaris puts
> GRUB on its partition... So just need to make whatever partition you want
> active. The Solaris GRUB can then boot Linux. It should have entries like
> this :
>
> title Solaris 11 nv_42a X86
> root(hd0,2,a)
> kernel /platform/i86pc/multiboot
> module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive
>
> title Solaris failsafe
> root(hd0,2,a)
> kernel /boot/multiboot kernel/unix -s
> module /boot/x86.miniroot-safe
>
> title Windows
> rootnoverify(hd0,0)
> chainloader +1
>
> title Ubuntu
> root(hd0,1)
> chainloader +1
>
>
> Caveat : I work for Sun -> Gilles.Gravier at Sun.com
>
> Gilles.
>
>
>
> VIGNESH wrote:
>
> I recently got hold of Solaris 10 and I wanted to give it a shot..I also
> heard that Solaris cannot co-exist with Linux ! Anyway I tried and messed up
> my harddisk.Now I have installed Kubuntu 5.10 .This is my partition table
>
> vignesh at Konqui:~$ sudo fdisk -l
> Password:
>
> Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40060403712 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4870 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/hda1               1        1265    10161081    5  Extended
> /dev/hda5               1          49      393529+  82  Linux swap /
> Solaris
> /dev/hda6              50        1265     9767488+  83  Linux
>
> Has anyone tried this.. Pls help.I also have dragonFly,opendarwin,BSD in
> line after this !
>
> Cheers !
> Vignesh
>
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