From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 4 15:13:31 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 1994016A50B for ; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 15:13:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (ns0.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.187.76.162]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F7EB43D8A for ; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 15:12:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from [172.16.3.238] (gateway.ash.thebunker.net [213.129.64.4]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id k84FBbl9057988 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 4 Sep 2006 16:11:42 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Authentication-Results: smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk from=m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk; sender-id=softfail; spf=softfail X-SenderID: Sendmail Sender-ID Filter v0.2.14 smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk k84FBbl9057988 Message-ID: <44FC4229.5050703@infracaninophile.co.uk> Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 16:11:37 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman Organization: Infracaninophile User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060817) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: dick hoogendijk References: <20060903223518.f92a2112.dick@nagual.nl> <20060904050337.D1556@www.pukruppa.net> <5FC874DF-8811-4012-81A0-4B9F22BF399B@shire.net> <20060904145729.GA7110@lothlorien.nagual.nl> In-Reply-To: <20060904145729.GA7110@lothlorien.nagual.nl> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.0.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-ripemd160; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig8B8CED950BC21F48C89A4B2C" X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.187.76.162]); Mon, 04 Sep 2006 16:12:03 +0100 (BST) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.4/1796/Mon Sep 4 13:20:16 2006 on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, DKIM_POLICY_TESTING,SPF_SOFTFAIL autolearn=no version=3.1.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.4 (2006-07-25) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk 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: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:13:31 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig8B8CED950BC21F48C89A4B2C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable dick hoogendijk wrote: > On 03 Sep Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: >=20 >> I am not sure about installing Solaris into an existing partition. >=20 > 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 mai= n > option (that's for the whole disk). But if there are no problems know o= f > 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). Back in the Solaris 8 days, the trick was to use fdisk to create a primar= y partition and mark it as type 'Linux Swap' after which Solaris would happ= ily recognise it as a location to install into. Quite how it happened that Solaris uses the same partition type as Linux swap is shrouded in the mists of time. =20 Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. Flat 3 7 Priory Courtyard PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW, UK --------------enig8B8CED950BC21F48C89A4B2C Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE/EIp8Mjk52CukIwRAySFAJ9e6xwkisC7FAwExcMOZiXEhjGsKgCdGiEC n9bxcw+6hgGu8Mf8XbSX/ys= =KZiX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig8B8CED950BC21F48C89A4B2C--