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    Angry install slackware without messing up ubuntu

    I have a problem I have nothing in hd1 and have my main system in hd2 when i install slackware12 the lilo boot loader deletes grub so i can't use ubuntu? It just says error, what do i do?

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    Re: install slackware without messing up ubuntu

    Quote Originally Posted by ry4n View Post
    I have a problem I have nothing in hd1 and have my main system in hd2 when i install slackware12 the lilo boot loader deletes grub so i can't use ubuntu? It just says error, what do i do?
    If you don't have a separate /boot partition, you'll have to install LILO in the boot sector of your Slack partition instead of the MBR. If you prefer GRUB, you can also not install LILO at all and install GRUB afterwards, it's in Slack's /extra packages, or you can use your Ubuntu Live CD.
    Last edited by Bachstelze; August 16th, 2007 at 05:47 PM.
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    Re: install slackware without messing up ubuntu

    I will have to try this, thank you for the help.

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    Re: install slackware without messing up ubuntu

    i did try this and it still did not work so i am not sure what i am doing wrong I tried to install LILO in the first hard drive but nothing.... I don't know?
    TH1NK, TrY, C0MMUN1C4T3

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    Re: install slackware without messing up ubuntu

    I think your best option is not to install LILO at all, and install GRUB after the installation is complete. I don't remember if Slack's installation lets you install LILO on the boot sector of a partition instead of on the MBR. And LILO is kind of archaic, anyway...
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    Re: install slackware without messing up ubuntu

    thank you for replying back:

    um... if i don't install LILO would grub still be there and if not what would i do then?
    TH1NK, TrY, C0MMUN1C4T3

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    Re: install slackware without messing up ubuntu

    GRUB ill still be there if you don't overwrite it, and if it's not, just reinstall it using your Ubuntu Live CD.

    By the way, is your Slack root partition a primary or a logical one ?
    Last edited by Bachstelze; September 2nd, 2007 at 10:47 PM.
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    Re: install slackware without messing up ubuntu

    this is really embarrassing but i don't really know the difference (i'm sorry) i'm such a n00b
    TH1NK, TrY, C0MMUN1C4T3

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    Re: install slackware without messing up ubuntu

    No problem, boot your Ubuntu Live CD, paste the output of

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    sudo fdisk -l
    and tell me which partition you installed slack on.
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    Re: install slackware without messing up ubuntu

    I thank you for helping me so much, but i decided to just install debian on the other hard-drive, and it works great. So i guess it was not meant to ever have slack on it lol.

    sorry for wasting your time ( really do feel bad)
    TH1NK, TrY, C0MMUN1C4T3

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