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Slackware install problem

  • 02-10-2003 01:37PM
    #1
    Kai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 604 ✭✭✭


    Hello all,

    Right i have win XP and Debian on my Pc, XP is on hda1 and Debian is on hdb. Now im planning on clearing off debian and putting Slackware in its place. i use the install CDs, but it sticks at :
    Partition check..
    hda1:

    and stays there.

    Any ideas, ive tried the bare.i and its the same.
    Come on typedef you sing its praises enough give me a hand getting it working :)

    hda1 is an unpartitioned drive (20GB) so i dont know why its freezing on checking it. :horned:


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  • #2
    Typedef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,563 ✭✭✭Typedef


    Remove your primary IDE hard disk.

    Install to secondary.

    Reattach primary.

    Boot slack with the following command.

    linux root=/dev/hdb1

    Edit your /etc/fstab after errors booting slack.

    FYI, that's a kernel error you're getting, not a Slackware specific error.
    First:
    Right i have win XP and Debian on my Pc, XP is on hda1

    Then later:
    hda1 is an unpartitioned drive (20GB) so i dont know why its freezing on checking it

    Which is it?
    You'll have to be specific about your hard disk partitioning topology, and exact.

    If in doubt... sacrifice a virgin or small animal over your box and praise the gods of GNU.

    You know it makes sense!


  • #3
    Kai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 604 ✭✭✭Kai


    Originally posted by Frugu
    Right i have win XP and Debian on my Pc, XP is on hda1 and Debian is on hdb.
    ...
    hda1 is an unpartitioned drive (20GB) so i dont know why its freezing on checking it. :horned:

    Unpartitioned as in its one partition with win xp taking up the entire disk. bad choice of words.

    i thought of opening the case and unplugging the drive but was wondering if there was a boot/install option to make it skip partion checking. Dont matter ill try unplugging it...... now wheres the screwdriver.


  • #4
    Typedef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,563 ✭✭✭Typedef


    Hardly matters since the kernel will most likely hang when you reattach the original hda.

    I might suggest a quick recompile of kernel once you get Slack installed, to either turn on or to turn off (in advanced partition selection) support for the Winders tables, whichever is not the default.

    I don't think there are any boot options to turn on /off the parition probe.

    One thing you might try doing is ...

    backing up the Kernel and modules you are using in Debian.... installing Slackware and then using a 'known' good working Kernel (that you have working in Debian).

    Then you should be able to Dual boot until such time as you compile your own kernel.

    Just a thought.

    Also once you do get Slack installed use

    swaret

    to keep the system up to date...similar to apt, except swaret won't force you to configure (nor automagically start) any of the packages you

    swaret --install [package]
    after doing a swaret --update (to check for patches) etc.


  • #5
    Kai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 604 ✭✭✭Kai


    Thats a good idea about the kernel. what i might do is compile a new one in debian as i havent done that yet, then back it up and use it with slack.
    thanks for the tips.


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