Installation guide

TABLE 5–1 Operating Systems That Have Problems Co-Existing With Solaris
Operating System Problem
Linux Solaris fdisk partition is the same as Linux
swap partition; you must delete the Linux
swap partition(s) before you install Solaris
software. See Linux documentation for
instructions.
2. Make sure you have media (CD-ROM or diskettes) containing the existing
operating system.
Some preloaded systems do not automatically come with media for reinstalling
the operating system. Create a copy of the operating system on media using
vendor-supplied tools.
3. Back up the existing operating system customizations and/or user data using
the backup program of your choice.
4. Start the Solaris installation program using the instructions described in
Planning Your Installation in this book.
5. When prompted, select the Solaris Interactive Installation option.
Do not select the Solaris Web Start option; Solaris Web Start does not let you
create fdisk partitions.
6. Create a Solaris fdisk partition for Solaris, and an fdisk partition for the
existing operating system.
Because the existing operating system takes up the entire disk, you’ll have the
option to manually or automatically create a Solaris fdisk partition.
7. When prompted during installation, select Manual Reboot.
8. After Solaris software is installed, halt the system from the command line.
9. Reboot the system using the media for the previously existing operating system.
10. If the non-Solaris fdisk partition that you created was ’Other’, use the fdisk
utility for that operating system and re-label the fdisk partition.
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Information Library for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition) ♦ August 1997