I didn't do exactly what you want with booting 4 OSs. I was able to successfully install and boot 3 different OSs on my Lenovo R61 laptop a couple weeks ago.
First, I shrink down the factory default Vista partition, and made it all unallocated space. Then, I installed Solaris. Lastly, I installed Fedora 8. I tried first installing FC8, then, Solaris. That doesn't work, because Solaris at this time can only handle 4 partitions, and if I installed FC8 before Solaris, all the 4 partitions are already occupied. The trick is that when you install FC8, specify to NOT install its grub loader from FC. You want to use the Solaris grub. After you install FC8, boot into Solaris and modify the grub menu to boot FC8. Good luck, --Karen J wrote: > Jan 08, `08 8:30 PM PT > > hi there > > I've asked by Barbara.Lundquist at Sun.COM to re-direct my questions > regarding SXDE 09/07 at this address. > > I'm trying to Quad boot Vista, Ubuntu, Solaris Express and Fedora 8 on > a HP desktop with a 74.5GB HD > > Vista Ultimate and Ubuntu works fine but after installing Solaris > Express I can't boot into Ubuntu. > > I'm getting some help from Solaris forums but haven't been able to > complete the all four installation succesfully yet. ( > http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5249658&tstart=0 ) > > Since I messed up Ubuntu installation, after installing SXDE, I'm > gonna start all over again. > > So can you help me with how should I partition for Quad boot system > and in what order I should proceed with installation, PLEASE. > > I was thinking: > > 1st Partition of 36GB for Vista > 2nd Partition of 12GB for Ubuntu > 3rd Partition of 12GB for Solaris Express > 4th Partition of 12GB for Fedora 8 > Extended Partition of 2.5GB for Linux Swap > > In order to create Solaris "bf" partition I guess I need to install > Vista first and then Ubuntu ( so I can create Solaris partition FROM > Ubuntu as mentioned in this thread >> > http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5249658&tstart=0 ) and > then Solaris and then Fedora, unless if you suggest otherwise. > > Many thanks for reading my mail. > > Jags Desai / Jags_FL at yahoo.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! > Search. > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51734/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > install-discuss mailing list > install-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss >
