[ug-bosug] Installing Opensolaris

[Moinak Ghosh]

Ananth A wrote:
> Hi,
>
> im trying to install Open Solaris (build #28?? not sure)...  i got
> till the screen where it gives an option to choose the hard disk to
> install ... but i wasnt given an option to choose a partition in that
> hard disk ( or slices for you guys!) so i had to abort the
> installation......
>   
   Are you trying to install BeleniX ? Are you using the FOSS.IN or 
DeveloperIQ cd ?
   If so then I'd suggest to have a look at
   http://www.genunix.org/distributions/belenix_site/deviq.html

   In BeleniX, if your harddisk does not already have a Solaris2 
partition it will run the
   fdisk utility after you choose the harddisk. This will enable you to 
do the partitioning.

   A partition is not the Same as a slice. First you create a harddisk 
partition for
   OpenSolaris in the partition table. The OpenSolaris will create 
additional sub-partitions
   called slices within that partition.
> could anyone help me how i can install it to my 2nd hard disk, 1st
> primary partition ?? ( it has around 8Gb free, which i hope would be
> sufficient for a full installation).
>   
   Just select the second harddisk and proceed with partitioning.
> also, is there any plans to replace the cde/text mode of installation
> with a newer java/gtk/qt interface ??
   Yes. Though we want to have a proper installer first before 
implementing a GUI.
> quite disappointed to note that
> kde wasnt included. :(
>   
   It will be included in the next version. I had to implement support 
for compressing
   the contents of the CD otherwise there is just not enough space in a 
700MB cd to
   have a complete OS, applications and a big desktop environment like KDE.

   I am planning for 2 CD images, one with Xfce and Java Desktop (GNOME 
2.12)
   and another with KDE.

Regards,
Moinak.
> Thanks,
> Ananth
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