> If Linux has been installed on the "Linux Native" > partition, and install Solaris later, then only Linux > options are displayed without choice of Solaris when > boot up. It looks like Solaris installation either > does not install GRUB or does not change master boot?
Linux version of GRUB does not have support for Solaris; Solaris's version of GRUB supports both Linux and Solaris (and any other OS for that matter, for which GRUB has a reader). That means: install Linux first, then Solaris, so that the MBR will be overwritten with Sun's GRUB, which can understand both. > So, i am wondering if Solaris may not be installed on > some partition or we have too many partitions? Solaris may not be installed in a partition which is not one of the primary active partitions. The parition must be one of the four primary partitions AND marked active. Effectively, Solaris MUST control the booting on the system. Or else you can use the boot selector in the BIOS (which I highly recommend). > Also, could you tell me how I can install the GRUB > alone? I am using very latest Nevada 73,74 DVD Disk. Within Solaris, (either booted from the hard disk (in multiuser), or CD/DVD in single user mode, run: /sbin/installgrub /boot/grub/stage1 /boot/grub/stage2 /dev/rdsk/c#[t#]d#s# where "c#[t#]d#s#" would be your primary SCSI, SAS or (E)IDE/(S)ATA disk. for example, in a simple (E)IDE/ATA system: /sbin/installgrub /boot/grub/stage1 /boot/grub/stage2 /dev/rdsk/c0d0s0 This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
