Solaris

[Gilles Gravier]

Last time I tried, it didn't: But you have the choice to stop things 
before any writing is done to the disk. :)

Gilles.

VIGNESH wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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
>     <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
>     <mailto: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
>>
>>     -- 
>>     Registered Linux User : 418463 
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