From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 30 19:54:29 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 222AD16A418 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:54:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rihaz.jerrin@gmail.com) Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com (wa-out-1112.google.com [209.85.146.178]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EABD913C43E for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:54:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rihaz.jerrin@gmail.com) Received: by wa-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id k17so7525710waf.3 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:54:28 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:from; bh=FofYQGfUHSszvueEIetPmrqBlNiRtloZSjbuRQMxQkA=; b=uLN0T/1GOecK40jH09zpBAYA5rXZ0WiHZb4YA7/9wyHCSneVrmKfMwTtPi6Ano1Qc4584iz9MI28bE7FCF9OEH87Znrsv7JvbZ4HGQHtdO3rSexlqHJxUR510xo1RKUpUHG6FRwv3cqrZoYeAwje59t3m2zitDuWGMl3EodcnkM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:from; b=JnOKm4j+xQQikKyU1/c9135rOzfz9ytqlMuE3lUAq+TyMXzf/56P94FIHGmXPPxdVaVdvdcr3kFW9rKujiVtV+Ii00RdKqDM0/flp3LFt57cQX8lkibP/slpnc0aGaYgguj72kIzf3msYgiFDsNDxWqL10FDTfLLfhlvHgTbpxg= Received: by 10.114.144.1 with SMTP id r1mr12359583wad.53.1199042983640; Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:29:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?202.164.135.26? ( [202.164.135.26]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id v35sm12262774wah.19.2007.12.30.11.29.40 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:29:42 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4778851F.7020006@korn.net> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:58:55 -0500 User-Agent: Icedove 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070329) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD Questions References: <3120c9e30712300536j6cb10e33rb0dc55834a74e4d6@mail.gmail.com> <14989d6e0712300849k58d23055kf32ab529eda9b52@mail.gmail.com> <3120c9e30712300933m4ebbfecbudef3a1120b0c3539@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <3120c9e30712300933m4ebbfecbudef3a1120b0c3539@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: jery Cc: Subject: Re: installing linux after freebsd (multi-boot) 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: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:54:29 -0000 ???? wrote: > I want to install rhel5 on same hard disk. Freebsd6.2 slice is on > primary partition , second OS is Fedora 7, 3rd is rhel4 (want to fresh > install rhel5 over rhel4) . > I can see freebsd mentioned in my rhel partitioning section, most > likely linux does not have support for freebsd slice. > Last time too I had do format my FreeBSD just for RHEL4/Fedora, and I > dont want to format FreeBSD just to install linux. Is there some > method to avoid formatting FreeBSD every time I fresh install linux? I > have two disks , second disk I use for saving data. > > > Thanks and Regards > Anuj Singh "anugunj". > > > > On Dec 30, 2007 10:19 PM, Christian Walther wrote: > >> Hi there, >> >> >> On 30/12/2007, ???? wrote: >> >>> Hello , >>> I have freebsd6.2 installed with Fedora core 7 and rhe4. >>> I am installing rhel5 , when linux installation process starts I get an >>> error of /dev/hdc1 busy , can not report to kernel about partition >>> layout. In the past I installed linux then FreeBSD. >>> Is there some method that rhel5 installation can skip /dev/hdc1 >>> (freebsd slice) ? saving my freebsd installation >>> >> Do you want to install rhel5 on a different disk than your FreeBSD >> installation is located on? In this case I would just remove the disk >> (unplug the cable) during the installation. >> >> HTH >> Christian >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" hello, Install/upgrade rhel5 on the rhel4 partition. i have done that and i never had to format FreeBsd partition for a fresh linux installation. i am running Debian Gnu/Linux,rhel5,and FreeBSD on the same hard disk,i have installed rhel5 many time's without formatting Freebsd partition. jery