Re: [SuSE Linux] dual booting Solaris and Linux
I have SuSE running fine on my machine. I use lilo to boot it and have lilo installed in the MBR. I want to add Solaris for some compatablility testing I am doing with some java code. Will lilo boot solaris? How do I dual boot these beasts without going to a floppy. Thanks - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>
On Mon, 28 Dec 1998, Linux1 wrote:
I have SuSE running fine on my machine. I use lilo to boot it and have lilo installed in the MBR. I want to add Solaris for some compatablility testing I am doing with some java code. Will lilo boot solaris? How do I dual boot these beasts without going to a floppy. Yeh, you can dual boot these without going to floppy.
I've done it this way: I added another entry to lilo.conf ( manually, not in YaST ) so that it says: other=/dev/hda2 ( change this for your config.) label=Solaris Basically, Solaris has it's own loader. This is a crude way of switching to the Solaris loader from lilo, from the lilo command line, and then running it from there. This may not be the best way, but it was late, it was easy, and I'm lazy. After writing this I dug up the faq for Solx86 and it says: add this to /etc/lilo.conf: #solaris other = /dev/whatever /loader = /boot/chain.b label = solaris I haven't tried this, though this is probably The Right Way ... You can try either and see if they work for you I suppose. Take care, -M - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>
Hi, Just add at your lilo.conf the entry for your Solaris partition If you can boot Win from your lilo, it is the same syntax as the one you use for win. for example: other=/dev/hda.. label=solaris table=/dev/hda It worked for me. Gerassimos Linux1 wrote:
I have SuSE running fine on my machine. I use lilo to boot it and have lilo installed in the MBR. I want to add Solaris for some compatablility testing I am doing with some java code. Will lilo boot solaris? How do I dual boot these beasts without going to a floppy.
Thanks
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