From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 4 17:05:38 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 B27A916A4DA for ; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 17:05:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (mail.shire.net [166.70.252.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71D8443D45 for ; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 17:05:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.171.127.191] (helo=[192.168.99.68]) by hobbiton.shire.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.51) id 1GKHtB-000Npd-Cu; Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:05:37 -0600 In-Reply-To: <20060904145729.GA7110@lothlorien.nagual.nl> 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 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <98E10DB7-64AC-4E0A-9B6C-420633700B5B@shire.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 11:05:36 -0600 To: dick hoogendijk X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 67.171.127.191 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: chad@shire.net X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on hobbiton.shire.net); SAEximRunCond expanded to false 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 17:05:38 -0000 On Sep 4, 2006, at 8:57 AM, 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). > btw there is a Solaris X86 mail list at http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/solarisx86/ They might be better able to help out in determining the danger of installing in your situation. best Chad --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad at shire.net