From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 4 17:52:38 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45F9216A4DE for ; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 17:52:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bill@wiliweld.com) Received: from typhoon.he.net (typhoon.he.net [64.62.229.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1340A43D45 for ; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 17:52:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bill@wiliweld.com) Received: from liam ([71.141.72.46]) by typhoon.he.net for ; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 10:52:33 -0700 Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 10:52:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Bill-S X-X-Sender: bill@liam To: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" In-Reply-To: <98E10DB7-64AC-4E0A-9B6C-420633700B5B@shire.net> Message-ID: References: <20060903223518.f92a2112.dick@nagual.nl> <20060904050337.D1556@www.pukruppa.net> <5FC874DF-8811-4012-81A0-4B9F22BF399B@shire.net> <20060904145729.GA7110@lothlorien.nagual.nl> <98E10DB7-64AC-4E0A-9B6C-420633700B5B@shire.net> System-ID: [en] (SuSE-9.3 64-bit) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: solaris X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:52:38 -0000 At Mon, 4 Sep 2006 it looks like Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC composed: > > On Sep 4, 2006, at 8:57 AM, dick hoogendijk wrote: > > > On 03 Sep Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > > > > > I am not sure about installing Solaris into an existing partition. > > > > I remember one of the FBSD's (a RC, but still) destroying my partition > > table. That's the reason I ask. I know that I don't have to use the main > > option (that's for the whole disk). But if there are no problems know of > > with the sol installer, than I'm a little less worried. I have no space > > to > > backup my XP and FBSD disk parts (at the moment). > > > > > btw there is a Solaris X86 mail list at http://groups.yahoo.com/ > group/solarisx86/ > > They might be better able to help out in determining the danger of installing > in your situation. A second drive of course would somewhat give some relief for this install. I have, one a few of my boxes here, a BIOS enabled key for selecting which disk to boot off of. AMI I believe is the BIOS type. -- Bill Schoolcraft, PO Box 210076, San Francisco, CA 94121 http://wiliweld.com "If happiness is in your destiny, you need not be in a hurry."