Dear all,
I’m trying to install a multiboot with multi distros, in this case Slackware and Linux Oracle. I have Slackware running for a while now and try to install it in other partition. Suppose I have Slackware in /dev/hdb and planning to install Oracle Linux in /dev/sda. My plan is:
1. Format /dev/sda
2. Install Oracle Linux in /dev/sda using boot disk
3. Modify lilo.conf
4. Run dual boot
But the problem is during the Oracle Linux boot installation:
1. It doesn’t recognize the partition and file format that Slackware did in /dev/sda
2. The installation disk then force me to create another partition for memory swap and root directory
3. At first attempt I created a partition in /dev/sda with RAID format which didn’t get recognized by Slackware so that I had it wiped out at the next attempt of installation.
4. Just before the process of partitioning /dev/sda, Oracle Linux installer from the boot disk cannot detect my dvd drive although the PC was booted from its very drive (Why?) so It was asking me if I need to point out the location of another copy of the image file, which is located in /dev/sda1. The installer read it from /dev/sda1, I think not from DVD drive. This always happens in all attempts.
5. At the end, it cannot finish the process of the installation and I have to abort it, without knowing the reason for it. This happens in all attempts also.

Now I have the problem with slackware:
1. The tty is messed up that makes me unable to login to KDE, it freezes whenever I try to login.
2. The KDE configuration has changed for some reason.

My question is:
1. Did the installation mess up the swap configuration in Slackware? I try to double check it using “df” command, but it didn’t show the swap location (don’t remember if this suppose to show swap location).But “fdsik –l” show it.
2. Why did the KDE configuration and TTY configuration mess up?
3. I need a strategy to fix my Slackware damage and install the multi boot and at this point I really need some input from outside.

Please help,
Ethereal1m

Hi!
Sorry, I only can give an answer to 1:
shows if swap is active, and if gparted is installed:
as root.
You must click on your swap partition.
KDE does not contain gparted.
But there are PartedMagic/ GParted and GParted itself.
PartedMagic has many useful tools (and is an operating system too).
alfredo

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Have a look at /var/log/messages. Is there some error related to swap or partitions?

What does fdisk -l show?
What cat /etc/fstab ?
And what mount?

Best regards

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Ok, the swap is there.

But I need to troubleshoot why my KDE crashes. I don't understand this since Slackware is located in /dev/hdb and the new installation is location in /dev/sda which in separated location.

Could anybody give me and advice how to troubleshoot the crash?

I just mark this thread as "solved" then start a new thread for KDE crash issue..