hi, i am having similar kind of configuration, and i have overlapped the swap space... you can definitely use the existing swap partition... but i am not sure about the /home partion... and recommend creating a primary partition and that too at the starting of hard drive...
--- Vishal Belsare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am using Mandrake 9.1 currently. Have my > partitions laid out as under. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] fdisk -l /dev/hda > > Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40060403712 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4870 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id > System > /dev/hda1 * 1 653 5245191 b > Win95 FAT32 > /dev/hda2 654 4870 33873052+ f > Win95 Ext'd (LBA) > /dev/hda5 654 1306 5245191 b > Win95 FAT32 > /dev/hda6 1307 1959 5245191 b > Win95 FAT32 > /dev/hda7 1960 2612 5245191 b > Win95 FAT32 > /dev/hda8 2613 3264 5237158+ 83 > Linux > /dev/hda9 3265 4837 12635091 83 > Linux > /dev/hda10 4838 4870 265041 82 > Linux swap > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Here : > > /dev/hda8 --> / of Mandrake 9.1 > /dev/hda9 --> /home of Mandrake 9.1 > /dev/hda10 --> swap of Mandrake 9.1 > > Am considering installing Slackware 9.0 now, and > make it live together > with Mandrake. Albeit, I am wondering if I can > convert the file system > on say /dev/hda7 from FAT32 to ext3 to install > Slackware and at the same > time share /home mounted on /dev/hda9 and swap on > /dev/hda10 for BOTH > Mandrake 9.1 and Slackware 9.0. > > Is this possible? Or is it mandatory to have a > different swap and /home > for both installations? Incase possible, any > precautions to be taken? > > Vishal. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help ===== with regards Simplyjat Sarvex Kr Jatasra (011) 33030881 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
