i dont think that's possible, solaris needs grub, and it needs solaris
grub, because it's the only one that understand zfs

On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Emanuele Fontana <geol...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> this is a very newbie question, but I'd need a hint. My Hard Disk is 
> partitioned as following:
>
> /dev/sda1 --> boot [primary]
> /dev/sda2 --> [extended]
>       /dev/sda5 --> swap [logic]
>       /dev/sda6 --> debian [logic]
> /dev/sda3 --> empty [primary]
>
> I'd like to install opensolaris (osol) in /dev/sda3.
>
> I know that osol uses grub to identify other OSs, but I have grub2 now and I 
> would not return to the old grub.  I was wondering if I can install osol 
> without installing grub, and hence, without touching my boot partition 
> (/dev/sda1). If it is possible I will just have to add a script  in 
> /etc/grub.d/ of my debian release to make osol bootable.
>
> So can I avoid to install grub during the osol install procedure? Is it easy 
> to perform?
>
> Thanks,  sorry for the English I use...it is not my language.
>
> Cheers.
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