[SOLVED] Installing Solaris after Linux

**ahmorrow** · 07-22-2009, 03:54 PM

Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone had any experience on installing Solaris on a machine running Ubuntu. I haven't really tried, but I'd like to and I figure if I start with help, it'd be better than screwing everything up trying to fix it and then seeking help :-)

**wmorri** · 07-23-2009, 07:36 PM

Hi,

I haven't installed Solaris after linux on any of my machines. That being said, as long as you install it to its own partition then you shouldn't have any problems. I don't think that any information would jump from one partition to another. Plus they run on very similar file systems.

Cheers!

**ahmorrow** · 07-23-2009, 08:51 PM

Well, the problem I'm running into is the MBR or whatever. Master Boot something. I've heard that whenever you install one o/s and then install another it messes with it and causes problems, like not being able to boot into Linux again... which would be a problem.

**wmorri** · 07-23-2009, 09:10 PM

Hi,

I have just had to deal with that problem myself. I found that it is really easy to make GRUB the default bootloader and figure out how to make sure that you can connect to your other partitions. So I would give it a shot and see what happens. The worst thing that can happen is that it doesn't work and you have to wipe the partition.

Cheers!

**ahmorrow** · 07-23-2009, 09:14 PM

Heh, I hope you're right... I'll try it tomorrow and hope I can still get online to let you all know if it messed up :-)

07-22-2009, 03:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
ahmorrow God (TSF Enthusiast) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jeffersonville, IN Posts: 905 OS: Ubuntu 9.10 [Karmic Koala] My System	[SOLVED] Installing Solaris after Linux Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone had any experience on installing Solaris on a machine running Ubuntu. I haven't really tried, but I'd like to and I figure if I start with help, it'd be better than screwing everything up trying to fix it and then seeking help :-) __________________ If I have not responded to a post in 24 hours or more, PM me with a link to the thread and I'll get back to you. I do not help via PM/IM/Email.

07-23-2009, 07:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,842 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Installing Solaris after Linux Hi, I haven't installed Solaris after linux on any of my machines. That being said, as long as you install it to its own partition then you shouldn't have any problems. I don't think that any information would jump from one partition to another. Plus they run on very similar file systems. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

07-23-2009, 08:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
ahmorrow God (TSF Enthusiast) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jeffersonville, IN Posts: 905 OS: Ubuntu 9.10 [Karmic Koala] My System	Re: Installing Solaris after Linux Well, the problem I'm running into is the MBR or whatever. Master Boot something. I've heard that whenever you install one o/s and then install another it messes with it and causes problems, like not being able to boot into Linux again... which would be a problem. __________________ If I have not responded to a post in 24 hours or more, PM me with a link to the thread and I'll get back to you. I do not help via PM/IM/Email.

07-23-2009, 09:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,842 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Installing Solaris after Linux Hi, I have just had to deal with that problem myself. I found that it is really easy to make GRUB the default bootloader and figure out how to make sure that you can connect to your other partitions. So I would give it a shot and see what happens. The worst thing that can happen is that it doesn't work and you have to wipe the partition. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

07-23-2009, 09:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
ahmorrow God (TSF Enthusiast) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jeffersonville, IN Posts: 905 OS: Ubuntu 9.10 [Karmic Koala] My System	Re: Installing Solaris after Linux Heh, I hope you're right... I'll try it tomorrow and hope I can still get online to let you all know if it messed up :-) __________________ If I have not responded to a post in 24 hours or more, PM me with a link to the thread and I'll get back to you. I do not help via PM/IM/Email.