Hello Claude,

please check 2) of 
http://wikis.sun.com/display/chosug/OpenSolaris+2009.06+on+a+MacBook+Pro

My advice, make it simple, keep max 2 OS per internal disk (and use 
VirtualBox), or use rEFIt, and then boot from external disks

Regards
Karim

claude angeloz wrote:
> Hallo,
>
> I  have a big issue.. with the installer from the original CD  2009.06 . I 
> would like install it on a sytem with an EFI Partition and more  4 partitions 
> (configured as GUID Table with  an other disk utility )  ... BUT  , at this 
> version of the  install CD there is no way to partion  better  the  disk ... 
> better as fdisk...
>
> With a HD configured as GPT Table ,  the installer  read an EFI , good but  
> understand  this partion is configured for the whole disk... UNABLE to 
> install 
> a new partition ...  , very BAD...
>
> and If  made  a trick , change the ID of the EFI .. it seems that i can 
> install the os but  after the install the Installer change the label and 
> other 
> stuffs are  deleted .. same case : very BAD...
>
> I see : 
>
> - a new  opensolaris CD , but it seems that we cannot dowload  a 2010.xxx at 
> this time ... and i ask me if  it will be possible...
>
> - or  what i can do : i make an installation with this trick.. save the 
> partition table information .. and the partition itself with an dd for 
> example... and after a new parted -  relabeling - install other  stuffs -- 
> recopy the saved image to the empty partition and hope that a boot manager 
> can 
> integrate the OpenSolaris well..
> But I will make that only if there will be a chance that is working otherwise 
> I must    die  the idea to install OpenSolaris  on this system.
>
> Anybody has this experience ?
>
>  Thank you very much...
> Best regards
> Claude Ang?loz
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