[SOLVED] Installing Slackware 12.0 like second OS

[b0rka7a]

Okay, I want to make Slackware 12.0 my second OS. I've just got a second hard drive and I'm afraid that if I install Slackware on it and after that I want to remove it for some reason, I'll not be able to boot my Ubuntu Can someone help me with that problem ?

Edit: And I also want to know how to install ssh and vnc servers so I can control my pc from everywhere
Thanks in advance!

[MonctonJohn]

Hi.

When you install Slackware it will ask you if you want to install lilo. Just skip the installation of lilo and you should be able to boot Ubuntu just fine.

[fish2ways]

Hi
You should have no problems installing Slackware either on a seperate hard drive or partition.
You can choose to either let Slack install the Lilo boot loader which you will be able to add your Ubuntu install to. Or choose not to install a bootloader at all when asked during the Slackware install, then add Slack to your Ubuntu /boot/grub//menu.lst.
It's up to you.
If you subsequently remove Slackware it won't make any difference to your Ubuintu install. Just edit either Lilo or grub to remove Slackware.
Read the Slackware documentation before you install.
Best of luck, Slackware is excellent and you'll learn a lot.

[b0rka7a]

That is what I did:
I detached my HDD with Ubuntu and left only the empty HDD. Next I installed Slackware on it and when the installation asked me to install LILO I chose No. After I rebooted, an error appeared:

GRUB Loading...
Error 13 (or 15)...

(I don't remember the number of the error)
I attached my Ubuntu HDD with the Slackware HDD and booted in Ubuntu. Now I have to add Slackware in /boot/grub/menu.lst, but I don't know what to type in it
Here's content of the file now:

........
## ## End Default Options ##

title		Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic
root		(hd0,1)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=976bf8ec-b1b3-40e2-858f-71925b78352d ro quiet splash
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
quiet

title		Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (recovery mode)
root		(hd0,1)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=976bf8ec-b1b3-40e2-858f-71925b78352d ro single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic

title		Ubuntu 7.10, memtest86+
root		(hd0,1)
kernel		/boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

I see Slackware as /media/disk (/) and /media/disk-1 (/home).
In GParted, the Slackware HDD is shown as /dev/sdb.
Any help would be appreciated!

*Edit: Yep, the error is 15:

GRUB Loading stage1.5.

GRUB loading, please wait...
Error 15

According to the GNU GRUB Manual this error is:
15 : File not found
This error is returned if the specified file name cannot be found, but everything else (like the disk/partition info) is OK.

[b0rka7a]

I deleted Slackware cause I don't like it. I had too much problems with it Now I'm back to Ubuntu.
Thanks for the answers

[kellemes]

I deleted Slackware cause I don't like it. I had too much problems with it

Nah.. Slackware had problems with you!
This is the way it gose so often, Slackware needs to like you (the user) in order to be tamed..

[b0rka7a]

Nah.. Slackware had problems with you!
This is the way it gose so often, Slackware needs to like you (the user) in order to be tamed..

hmm... maybe

[Antman]

I deleted Slackware cause I don't like it. I had too much problems with it Now I'm back to Ubuntu.
Thanks for the answers

You should have tried Zenwalk before going back to Ubuntu. It's based on Slackware but makes things a little easier.

They are getting things ready to roll for the new version 5 release, so some of the download links aren't 100% functional yet, but give it a try if you still want to go with a slackware distro.

[b0rka7a]

I installed SuSE It's also based on Slackware and it's also user-friendly

[Antman]

I installed SuSE It's also based on Slackware and it's also user-friendly

I think Suse is more akin to Redhat now then Slackware. But it too is a good distro... Once it goes to version 11 I will definitely try it again.


Edit:
This is interesting; I didn't know Suse's full history in regards to it's slackware roots. I was reading a wiki on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUSE