Re: [osol-discuss] still newbie, help with 2010.03
Solaris can easily read/write FAT to FAT32. It can be made to read/write NTFS if you install additional software. Assuming that you have a great backup of everything it might be easier to just re-install. Forget about using the gparted that comes with OpenSolaris and use the Gparted Live CD. Setup the first partition for Windows, whatever version you want and the same for the filesystem. If you need to have OpenSolaris read it then you can use FAT32 or install the NTFS tools. Have Gparted create some filesystem for partition 2, probably Linux Swap and then just have the OpenSolaris installer reformat it as Solaris2. Then for the third partition have it created as FAT32. http://blogs.sun.com/AlokChakrabarty/entry/how_to_mount_ntfs_and alan -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] still newbie, help with 2010.03
can NOT read / write data to NTFS This probably does not answer any of your questions but the only way I found to keep OS at NTFS is to reinstall it first to that partition. Then install the open Solaris OS; its grub will pick back up that now nonactive boot layer. This is a start over situation good luck with restore points. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] still newbie, help with 2010.03
thanks and you're right did not answer the question. Currently have 3 partitions. during install OSOL partition had to be named solaris 2. It installed itself there. With Mathias help, corrected boot loop problem permanently. My problem now is, OSOL will NOT recognize or mount the other two partitions. Using Gparted one is 20 gig NTFS for future windows install. The other is 109 gig to be for all my data. Only because I did NOT make the base primary partition large enough for all my upcoming data. Carry over from windows. When windows would crash you would lose everything during a reinstall. So we used different partitions for data to help protect from this. I just used Gparted to recreate and format the data partition. But it is not mounted and the gparted app will not mount it. The mount menu is greyed out. So I need to know how to permanently mount it so when I boot up it is there. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] still newbie, help with 2010.03
So since GPART won't let me just format it, How do I do it? which one FAT or NTFS I'm not really much help but I have attempted multi-boot on a single machine or actually three separate machines in my case. For an internal HD I believe your choice would be either UFS or ZFS on Solaris-open. I did briefly try the FAT for an internal common extension; works way better USB or at least I could not get it right. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] still newbie, help with 2010.03
ok an update. I used Gparted which comes installed with OSOL 2010.03. Deleted the extended partition. Re created it as a Primary. Only format option was NTFS. About 25 different format options are listed, but only one can be used. Don't understand why. Disk / file manager still can NOT see this new partition / mount point. so how do I get this mounted permanently? And if OSOL 2010.03 can NOT read / write data to NTFS, then how do I reformat to FAT 32? If it has to be done in a terminal window, please include all commands in sequence. Please also reply at my email address. I am not always by this computer when I am reading, some government computers won't let me access the forum, but I can read my email. choo_c...@millect.com -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
