From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 5 05:18:36 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 5CD3A16A4DD for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 05:18:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 935C243D4C for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 05:18:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from gothmog.pc (host5.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.229]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.13.7/8.13.7/Debian-2) with ESMTP id k855IBff008470 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 5 Sep 2006 08:18:12 +0300 Received: from gothmog.pc (gothmog [127.0.0.1]) by gothmog.pc (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id k855IWCl082757; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 08:18:32 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from giorgos@localhost) by gothmog.pc (8.13.7/8.13.7/Submit) id k855IRlk082756; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 08:18:27 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 08:18:27 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: dick hoogendijk Message-ID: <20060905051827.GF81402@gothmog.pc> References: <20060903223518.f92a2112.dick@nagual.nl> <20060904050337.D1556@www.pukruppa.net> <5FC874DF-8811-4012-81A0-4B9F22BF399B@shire.net> <20060904145729.GA7110@lothlorien.nagual.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060904145729.GA7110@lothlorien.nagual.nl> X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-2.817, required 5, autolearn=not spam, AWL -0.22, BAYES_00 -2.60, UNPARSEABLE_RELAY 0.00) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr X-Spam-Status: No 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: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 05:18:36 -0000 On 2006-09-04 16:57, 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). My suggestion is, then, to avoid fooling around with anything that can cause pain... ... or get another disk, and try Solaris when only that other disk is connected to the system. NEVER try out stuff that can wreak all sorts of havoc in your current disk, if you do not have a properly configured, tested, working backup system in place. Not a good idea :-/