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ry4n
August 16th, 2007, 01:32 AM
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?:confused:

Bachstelze
August 16th, 2007, 04:04 PM
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?:confused:

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.

ry4n
August 20th, 2007, 02:35 AM
I will have to try this, thank you for the help.

ry4n
September 2nd, 2007, 01:59 AM
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?

Bachstelze
September 2nd, 2007, 12:09 PM
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...

ry4n
September 2nd, 2007, 09:36 PM
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?

Bachstelze
September 2nd, 2007, 10:45 PM
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 ?

ry4n
September 3rd, 2007, 05:01 AM
this is really embarrassing but i don't really know the difference (i'm sorry) i'm such a n00b

Bachstelze
September 3rd, 2007, 11:41 AM
No problem, boot your Ubuntu Live CD, paste the output of


sudo fdisk -l

and tell me which partition you installed slack on.

ry4n
September 5th, 2007, 10:51 PM
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)

kellemes
September 29th, 2007, 09:51 PM
For those finding this thread and wondering how to do this..
http://users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/p15.htm#2._Chainloader

This method works great.