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From: =?iso-8859-1?q?adrian=20kok?= <adriankok2000@yahoo.com.hk>
Subject: Re: freebsd, openbsd, solaris
To: Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1011760229.941611@mired.org>
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Hello Mike

Thank you very much for your help

One more question, how can I get grub and the
installation documentation for grub?

Thank you


 --- Mike Meyer
<mwm-dated-1011760229.941611@mired.org> wrote: >
adrian kok <adriankok2000@yahoo.com.hk> types:
> > Hello
> > Can I put freebsd, openbsd, solaris 8.0 in one
> > harddisk?
> 
> I don't think so. Last time I checked, OpenBSD used
> one partition
> table per disk, not one per slice, and the FreeBSD
> table will screw it
> up. However, FreeBSD and Solaris can coexist with no
> problem.
> 
> > If yes, what is the install sequence?
> 
> I'm not sure it matters. Neither understands the
> others boots, so you
> need to install a boot manager that can deal with
> them both. GRUB
> works.
> 
> > and how do make partition before installation?
> 
> Don't. Make the partitions for each OS during the
> installation for
> that OS. If you install FreeBSD first, leave room
> for Solaris at the
> beginning of the drive. If you install Solaris
> first, it won't make
> much difference.
> 
> Oh yeah - if you install Linux on the system, it
> will destroy your
> Solaris partition. At least the Linux distros I
> installed all did
> that.
> 
> 	<mike
> --
> Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>		
> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/
> Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant,
> email for more information. 

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