Installing third os on system.

[oosterhouse]

Ok, I have two questions. The first is if I'm installing a third os, and already have a swap partition for my second os (both linux), do I need to create one again?

Second question: In Knoppix, to partition using qtparted, I clicked on /dev/hda/ to partition it, and it brings up this dialog that it checks, but everytime it brings it up it freezes at 20%. Any ideas why this is happening or an alternative I can use?

[Dapper Dan]

Ok, I have two questions. The first is if I'm installing a third os, and already have a swap partition for my second os (both linux), do I need to create one again?

No. Just tell the new install where your existing swap is and it will use it.

Second question: In Knoppix, to partition using qtparted, I clicked on /dev/hda/ to partition it, and it brings up this dialog that it checks, but everytime it brings it up it freezes at 20%. Any ideas why this is happening or an alternative I can use?

i Know a lot of folks will disagree but I've been leary of qtparted since my Fedora Core 2 days. If you have a Windows partition, you might want to install Partition Magic. I keep a Windows XP partition on my Hard Drive just to use Partition Magic for installing Linux distros.

[bryansmith]

Depending on what distro you plan on installing as your third one, there may be a fully functioning partitioner in the installer.

Bryan

[oosterhouse]

Does Slackware 10.2 have a partitioner I can use?

[Dapper Dan]

Does Slackware 10.2 have a partitioner I can use?

Yes. See the [uel=http://www.slackbook.org/html/installation-partitioning.html]Slackbook[/url]...

[Dapper Dan]

Yes. See the Slackbook...

(Why does the 'edit' feature not work sometimes?)

[oosterhouse]

Don't know, but thank you for the link.

[bryansmith]

I don't know if you can resize partitions safely with the Slackware partitioner (cfdisk?), so if you need to resize an already existing partition, you may want to look for another solution. I could be wrong though (doesn't happen alot ).

Dapper Dan: I swore the edit option only didn't work for me. One day it will, the next it won't.

Bryan

[starrats]

I have on one tower a windows partition along with SuSE 9.3 Pro, and on my other tower I have FC3 and slackware 10.1, all are with grub as my boot loader. Eventually I will have both towers united, and will have other distro's on the 1st tower mentioned.

[Dapper Dan]

Dapper Dan: I swore the edit option only didn't work for me. One day it will, the next it won't.

Same here. Most of the time it works but every now and then when you click on 'edit' nothing happens...