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I install Windows XP first with following partitions:
1. 500M  FAT32
2. 4.5G  FAT32 (Windows XP here)
3. 4.5G  FAT32

When I tried to install Solaris 9, the installer asked which kernal I
should boot from, I selected Harddisk but it returned me a error
message, then I selected CD, the installer proceed and boot X-Windows.

I found the problem like this:
Total disk size is 19885 cylinders
Cylinder size is 1008 (512 byte) blocks

Partition       Status  Type    Start   End     Length  %
1               Active  DOS-BIG 0       1019    1020    5
2                       EXT LBA 1020    19858   18839   95

Select One of the following
1. Create a partition
2. Specify the active partition
3. Delete a partition
4. Exit (update disk configuration and exit)
5. Cancel (exit without updating disk configuration)
Enter Selection:

I have no idea what I should do next to got the plan done? What I
should I do next? Should I install any software like partition
commander or patition magic to make it works?

Any screen dump to let me know what I should to complete this also?

Quote:> I got a 10G Harddisk and wanted to make the disk have Windows XP &
> Solaris 9 in dual boot mode.

> I install Windows XP first with following partitions:
> 1. 500M  FAT32
> 2. 4.5G  FAT32 (Windows XP here)
> 3. 4.5G  FAT32

Quote:

> When I tried to install Solaris 9, the installer asked which kernal I
> should boot from, I selected Harddisk but it returned me a error
> message, then I selected CD, the installer proceed and boot X-Windows.

> I found the problem like this:
> Total disk size is 19885 cylinders
> Cylinder size is 1008 (512 byte) blocks

> Partition  Status  Type    Start   End     Length  %
> 1          Active  DOS-BIG 0       1019    1020    5
> 2                  EXT LBA 1020    19858   18839   95

Quote:> I have no idea what I should do next to got the plan done? What I
> should I do next? Should I install any software like partition
> commander or patition magic to make it works?

Primary 1. 500M FAT32
Primary 2. 4.5G UFS
Primary 3 = Extended
   Logical 1 4.5G FAT32

(and I'd use NTFS rather than FAT32).

If you can't afford to re-install, then you need a tool like Partition
Magic to resize and move your partitions.

Two essential things to do: back up your data if it is of any worth, and
don't use Solaris fdisk, use XP fdisk or Partition Magic.

A bientot
Paul
--
Paul Floyd                 http://paulf.free.fr (for what it's worth)
Surgery: ennobled Gerald.

Description of Solaris/XP co-existence requirements snipped.

Quote:

>(and I'd use NTFS rather than FAT32).

>If you can't afford to re-install, then you need a tool like Partition
>Magic to resize and move your partitions.

>don't use Solaris fdisk, use XP fdisk or Partition Magic.

Jacques.

Quote:> Thx for you help! I understand my problem now. I'm ok for installing
> XP again, but one thing that how I can work out primary 2 & primary 3
> when Windows XP ask me to make partition in formatting stage? As
> originally, I just extend 4.5G, keep some storage avaliable, but such
> problem also occurs. What I have missed in order to preserve primary 2
> for Solaris?

A bientot
Paul
--
Paul Floyd                 http://paulf.free.fr (for what it's worth)
Surgery: ennobled Gerald.