Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:03:08 +0530 From: "=?UTF-8?Q?=E0=A4=85=E0=A4=A8=E0=A5=81=E0=A4=9C_Anuj_Singh?=" <anujhere@gmail.com> To: jery <rihaz.jerrin@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: installing linux after freebsd (multi-boot) Message-ID: <3120c9e30712301933o5792709bw68afd5db469a3d31@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4778851F.7020006@korn.net> References: <3120c9e30712300536j6cb10e33rb0dc55834a74e4d6@mail.gmail.com> <14989d6e0712300849k58d23055kf32ab529eda9b52@mail.gmail.com> <3120c9e30712300933m4ebbfecbudef3a1120b0c3539@mail.gmail.com> <4778851F.7020006@korn.net>
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On Dec 31, 2007 11:28 AM, jery <rihaz.jerrin@gmail.com> wrote: > ???? 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 <cptsalek@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Hi there, > >> > >> > >> On 30/12/2007, ???? <anujhere@gmail.com> 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. > Hi, 1. I am trying to fresh install over single disk. 2. I have FreeBSD6.2 slice on first primary partition of the disk. can I have a look at your partition table ? I have IDE hard disk. Regards. Anuj singh "anugunj" > > jery > > > _______________________________________________ > 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" >
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