Much thanks mrog,
Sure enough, the manual partition tool DOES in fact let you specify not to format an existing non-swap partition--THANKS! Okay, here comes
question number 2...
When I attempt to run "Install GRUB Boot loader on hard disk", it warns me about the unclean target. I choose proceed. Then I get the following errors:
umount /target/dev/pts: Invalid Argument
umount /target/dev/shm: Invalid Argument
umount /target/proc/bus/usb: Invalid Argument
However, /target is mounted to my harddrive. So I try opening a shell and running lilo in the /target/sbin/lilo (using -C /target/etc/lilo.conf ) and my current lilo.conf file gives me a stat error about /dev/sda...which I totally understand. So, I type mount and see that /target is mounted from:
/dev/scsci/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1
I look in that directory and I see disk, part1 (obviously my "first" partition or sda1), and part2 (this should be the swap partition I'll assume.)
If I create a lilo.conf file with /dev/scsci/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disk substituted for /dev/sda, will I be able to fix my lilo boot?
Is there a MUCH easier way (there usually is.) For example, could I umount the RAM disk and remount /target as / somehow and even then would I be able to either fix lilo or install grub (I have the grub bins on the disk) ?
Thanks!