Appendix A Troubleshooting 145
Using Multiple Operating Systems
If you want to use multiple versions of operating systems with SunPCi software, the
best method is to install each operating system on a separate emulated drive file.
Loading multiple operating systems on a single drive is not recommended. When
you want to change operating systems, from the Options menu, choose Attach a
Hard Drive command to change emulated drives.
For example, if you want to “dual-boot” SunPCi III software with Windows XP
Professionalor Windows 2000, create another C: drive. When you want to run one of
those operating systems, from the Options menu, choose Attach a Hard Drive
command to choose the C: drive file that has the corresponding operating system
installed on it. Then reset the SunPCi III software.
Note – In order to use the multiple versions of Microsoft Windowsor Linux
installedonto separatepartitions, you needto install aboot drive partitioning utility.
BootMagic, which is packaged with PartitionMagic, and ServerMagic have been
tested on SunPCi III software.
Creating Bootable Partitions
Abootable partition is a disk partition on which you have installed a supported
operating system. Each version of Microsoft Windowsor Linux has its own
requirements for bootable partitions. Operating system documentation and the
PartitionMagic User Guide contain detailed information about the requirements of
each operating system. If you are using PartitionMagic for your disk utility,consult
the User Guide and the Help function in the application for more information about
bootable partitions.
Solaris Stale Links Issue
If you have stale links to files in your Sun system’s file system (such as symbolic
links to files or directories that you have deleted or moved), update or remove the
links. Otherwise, browsing in the filesystem can cause Microsoft Windows to freeze.