Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:50:34 -0500 From: jery <rihaz.jerrin@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installing linux after freebsd (multi-boot) Message-ID: <4778751A.6090703@korn.net> In-Reply-To: <3120c9e30712300933m4ebbfecbudef3a1120b0c3539@mail.gmail.com> References: <3120c9e30712300536j6cb10e33rb0dc55834a74e4d6@mail.gmail.com> <14989d6e0712300849k58d23055kf32ab529eda9b52@mail.gmail.com> <3120c9e30712300933m4ebbfecbudef3a1120b0c3539@mail.gmail.com>
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अनुज 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, अनुज <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, i have installed rhel5,Debian Gnu/Linux,FreeBsd6.2, on the same hard disk. Try installing rhel5 on the current rhel4 partition. i have done that and i never had to format FreeBSD every time i install Gnu/Linux. jery
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