Does Solaris 8 have a boot manager?

I would like to install Solaris 8 in a separate partition on a machine that already has Windows 98 in one partition, then be able to boot either Windows or Solaris. Does Solaris 8 have a dual boot manager, like lilo for Linux? I didn't see any mention of this in the installation docs.

WinNT / Solaris 8 dual boot - I have two drives on a Dell OptiPlex. WinNT is on the first drive and want to run Solaris from the second drive. After multiple successful interactive installs from the Solaris CD 1 of 2, I am still not able to boot to Solaris. I have tried Partition Magic v4.01 and System Commander as well as Solaris 8's boot manager. These attempts have resulted either in partitions that could not be managed by FDISK, WinNT Disk Admin, or Partition Manager or a corrupted boot sector.
I would like to have WinNT on the first HD (Disk 0) and Solaris 8 on the second HD (Disk 1). At this point I'd prefer to use WinNT's BOOT.INI file to point the boot sector to Solaris 8 on Disk 1, but regardless prefer not to have any Solaris partitions or its boot manager, if its is needed, on Disk 0.
Any help with this straightforward configuration is appreciated?
Richard Miles
[email protected]

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where the manual or any documents refered ?
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Hi Nicolas, 
SunOS and Solaris 2.3 through 2.5.1 support file sizes up to 2GB 
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<PRE>
Single File File System
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SunOS 4.1.x + ODS 2Gb 1Tb
Solaris 2.0-2.5.1 2Gb 1Tb
Solaris 2.0-2.5.1 + SDS 2Gb 1Tb
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Solaris 7 ~800Gb 1Tb
Solaris 8 ~800Gb 1Tb
</PRE>
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Hope this helps. 
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Sun Developer Technical Support

Can someone explain what I am doing wrong? Windows Boot manager error.

Okay, I've literally searched EVERYWHERE and can not find a reasonable answer to this question.
Everytime I try to load windows on bootcamp, I get this error:
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause . to fix problem:
1. insert windows installation disc and restart computer
2.choose your language settings, and then click "next"
if you do not have the disc, contact your system admistrator or computer manufacturer for assistence
status 0xc0000017
And that's it.
I have tried everything from usb to countless 8 gig DVD which I wasted from burning the ISO time and time again.
I am doing everything through the bootcamp installer and I partition up to 80 gigs of space of my hard drive for it.
This is an official iso image from windows btw.
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Model Name:          Mac Pro
Model Identifier:          MacPro5,1
Processor Name:          Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:          2.8 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          4
L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
L3 Cache:          8 MB
Memory:          3 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed:          4.8 GT/s
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SMC Version (system):          1.39f11
SMC Version (processor tray):          1.39f11
If you can shoot me some advice on what I may be doing wrong, please do. I really need it urgently.
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you really are way too low on memory, but that is not the issue.
all the other hard drives need to be pulled except one.
bumbing is sort of like there are only so many people likely to read and try to help. give us a couple hours or more.
you say Windows, I ask "which?"
And really all the faq and how to and even guide should cover your bases.
Can only guess that the media you used to burn DVD or source.. see, we are not mind readers, some buy System Builder, or buy as a ISO download and burn to DVD... so start with the FAQs.
Mac 101: Using Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1461
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Helpful Apple Support Resources (Forum Overview)
Boot Camp Support
Boot Camp Manuals
For Windows 7: http://windows.microsoft.com/systemrequirements
For Windows 8: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/system-requirements
Learn more about how Mac computers can run Windows 8 using Boot Camp 5.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5628
Products Affected
Boot Camp, Windows 8
General installation questions
What is Boot Camp 5?
Boot Camp 5 is not a release of OS X software. Rather, it is a release of the Windows Support Software (drivers). You will need to use this software on your Mac with Windows 8 or Windows 7. For more information on Boot Camp 5, see thttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT5639
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MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Mini (Mid 2011 or newer)
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Click Erase, and choose one of the following from the Format pop-up menu:
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If the size of the disk is over 32 GB, choose ExFAT.
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HT201593 Itunes 12 does not have the "Manually manage music" option

I have itunes 12 and the "manually manage music and videos" is not there. "Manually manage videos" is the only option. I use itunes for work and I NEED a fix. I am unable to drag and drop as well.

Hello there, Jenks855.
When wanting to manually manage content on your iOS device, the Knowledge Base article you were referred from provides some great information and practical steps for troubleshooting:
Manage content manually on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod - Apple Support
Manually add items to your device
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Aloha Pat,
Can't means several unsuccesfull attempts to download from the adobe site at http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/multi/library-functional-content-missing.html
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Does Aperture have a movie management plugin?

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Re: Installing Solaris 11.1 and multi-boot manager

Hi,
I have several problems too (I'm newbie on solaris) installing Solaris in multiboot environment ( I have 3 hard disks on this pc)
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Edited by: stephane_l on May 16, 2013 5:59 AM

Hi,
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From: dwall72<[email protected]>
To:novell.support.zenworks.endpoint-security-management
Date: 11/11/2009 6:16 PM
Subject: Does Endpoint Security Disk Encryption have pre-boot auth?
Does Endpoint Security Disk Encryption have pre-boot authentication? We
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Solaris wont boot after installing Smart Boot Manager

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