OS installation

[M.Thomas]

hi can anyone tell me , how to install multi OS (Solaris 9 X86, linux enterprise server and XP), my system specification is P4 3GHz, 512 ram , 80G hard disk




thanks

[Derek Whigham_1]

I would install XP First( FAT File System if you want to share the space with Linux) , but ensure that you don't use all of the disk space to allow Solaris and Linux to be installed in there own partitions. Then install Linux , If this is a newer version then it should detect XP and setup the Linux Bootloader (LILO or GRUB) to boot either XP or Linux, again make sure there is diskspace for Solaris. Then Install Solaris Into the Spare Disk Space. This may break the Linux Bootloader , If it does then run the Linux Installer , Which should allow you to manually setup the Bootloader again with all there OS's.

Another Options is to boot Linux from CD/DVD my favourite is from www.knoppix.org

Hope that Helps

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom M.Thomas,

I recommend if possible partitioning the disk before there is any OS installed. If this is not possible, you can use http://www.sysresccd.org/ to repartition the disk after installation.

It's imporant that XP get installed first, because it tends ot wreck other OS's if it sees them at instllation time.

I'd next put in Linux Enterprise server and make grub the default boot manager.

Last, I'd do the Solaris 9 x86 install, though I'll admit to having no experience with that product.

grub is a good boot manager, capable of managing XP and Linux and probably Solaris.

SEP

[Piergiacomo Perini]

Hi Thomas,

for partitioning disk you can
use i live-cd distro (like knoppix)
and use a smart (in my opinion) program called
"parted" or also "Qtparted".

regards