Install win xp first. Partition the disk so that you leave the 80GB
that solaris is destined for as "free space". When you do the solaris
install, format 100% of the free space as a SOLARIS partition which
you will then slice up further as part of the install.

As for the solaris slice layout, it's up to you. I use something like:

s0 10GB /
s1 swap
s3 10GB /var
s4 free

If you like (and this is just a test box) you could combine / & /var
into a single 20GB s0.

On 05 Sep 2007 01:38:07 GMT
wkatz@nyx.net (William Katz) wrote:

> I plan to install Solaris 10 (08/07) x86 on one of my computers but
> have a question about the partitioning.
>
> The computer has a 120GB hard drive, and I want to dual-boot between
> Solaris 10 and Winxp pro. I would install Winxp pro first, correct?
>
> What I was thinking is to use 80GB for Solaris and 40GB for Winxp, or
> would Solaris need more hard drive space? Any thoughts are
> appreciated. Thanks
>
Hi
Have a look here for some details, although is for a laptop would be
just as applicable for a desktop.

http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features...ot_laptop.html

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Bit Bucket wrote:
> Install win xp first. Partition the disk so that you leave the 80GB
> that solaris is destined for as "free space". When you do the solaris
> install, format 100% of the free space as a SOLARIS partition which
> you will then slice up further as part of the install.
>
> As for the solaris slice layout, it's up to you. I use something like:
>
> s0 10GB /
> s1 swap
> s3 10GB /var
> s4 free
>
> If you like (and this is just a test box) you could combine / & /var
> into a single 20GB s0.
>
Better to use s3 for Live Upgrade.

The really isn't any reason to make swap the same size a physical memory.

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Ian Collins.