I think I might have found what I did wrong...stay tuned...
I forgot to enter a partition id tag all the other times...hopefully that makes a BIG DIFFERENCE.
C
On 11/27/05, Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Mac wrote:
> Can you try this:
>
> Boot with InstallCD, "mkdir /a" and "mount /dev/dsk/c1d0s0 /a".
> Then "cd /a/boot/grub" and type:
>
> installgrub -f stage1 stage2 /dev/rdsk/c1d0s0
Oops; typos. You don't need "-f" switch above.
> Note that the above does not install Solaris GRUB to the MBR.
> Also, edit "/a/boot/grub/menu.lst" such that you modify all
> references of root "(hd0,0,a)" to "root (hd0,1,a)" and save.
>
> In Ubuntu Linux, edit your menu.lst so that it says
> something like this as one of the entries:
>
> title Nexenta OS
> rootnoverify (hd0,1)
> chainload +1
>
> The above assumes that Nexenta OS is the 2nd primary
> partition in your first hard drive. It also assumes that
> Ubuntu is installed with its GRUB in the MBR. If it works,
> you should see Nexenta's GRUB and boot from there.
>
> (You cannot boot directly to Solaris from Linux's GRUB
> because the latter does not understand Solaris VTOC & UFS.)
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Mac
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