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)
Does the grub2 of solaris 11.1 boot linux or not ? if the grub2 of solaris 11.1 can boot linux I think I will install the grub2 of solaris in MBR, I have already triyed this with bootadm install-bootloader -M but there was already a grub2-pc of linux installed and it did'nt
delete the grub2 of linux, so I think I must use bootadm install-bootloader -fM to install the grub2 of solaris
if the grub2 of solaris 11.1 doesn't boot linux I will do as you said with the chainload of solaris (how can I chainload solaris in a recent grub2 ?
in menu entry :
insmod part_msdos
insmod part_sunpc
insmod part_gpt
insmod zfs
set root='(hd2,gpt1)'
chainload +1
(this last point is not important because I have other ways to boot linux and Iprefer to install the grub2 of solaris)
I cannot retrieve my root pool when I boot from the text install CD ROM, zpool import -f rpool doesn't succeed, must I do something after an installation (is it possible to save the root pool on a big usb key ?),(I think I will post another thread for that...)
thanks for your answers
Edited by: stephane_l on May 16, 2013 5:59 AM

Hi,
I have severals problems too installing soalris 11.1 in multiboot environment(3 hard disks on pc)
Can the grub2 of solaris boot linux?
I tried to install the grub2 of solaris after an installation but it doesn't delete the grub2-pc of linux, I think I should have use bootadm install-bootloader -fM to force the instalaltion in MBR
After that (it was my second unsuccessful installation) I have booted with the text install cdrom but the zpool import -f rpool didn't work, must I do something after an installation ? (should I save the root pool after my installation ? can I save the root pool on a big usb key?) I must perhaps post a new thread for this..
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