ISBN: 1-59327-035-6 It is a nice book that gives a good basis for how unix/linux systems are designed. I wish I had found it years ago. <div>On 9/30/05, Zach <<a href="mailto:uid000@gmail.com"> uid000@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Can you post either an ISBN or web address for the book you mentioned? On 9/30/05, Loiosh dé Taltos <<a href="mailto:loiosh@gmail.com">loiosh@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > There was a nice discussion of this on the forum and in the "How Linux > Works" book. There are two lovely features of GRUB that help experienced > users solve problems: >  1. GRUB allows for modification to the boot commands (e command). >  2. GRUB has a shell mode (c command) that allows you to explore your > filesystem and read files without loading a kernel and boot off CDs / > floppies in case your BIOS doesn't support that feature. From "How Linux > Works": "GRUB has plenty of whiz-bang features, but the most important is > its ability to navigate filesystems, so you can read files without loading a > kernel. Wiseguy Solaris and BSD administrators like to say that they have > enjoyed this capability for some time." > >  =) > > > On 9/30/05, Phillip Susi <<a href="mailto:psusi@cfl.rr.com"> psusi@cfl.rr.com</a>> wrote: > > I still don't know what's so great about grub.  I noticed it was the > > default in ubuntu so I spent probably 10 mins trying to figure out how > > to use it when I was installing my system, gave up, and just used lilo > > instead. > > > > What are the technical reasons that grub is better than lilo? > > > > Anders Karlsson wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I just read a posting on LKML about SATA disk detection order > > > and bootloaders. There is a bootloader named "Gujin" - website > > > is at <a href="http://gujin.org">http://gujin.org</a>. > > > > > > Have a look, read a bit about it and ponder whether Grub is the > > > best choice for a bootloader. Ubuntu is about ease of use, and > > > from what I can see, Gujin is it. > > > > > > Let me know what you think. > > > > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-devel mailing list > > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > > <a href="http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel"> http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel</a> > > > > > > -- > ---  The White Mink --- > -- > ubuntu-devel mailing list > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com"> ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > <a href="http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel">http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel</a> > > > </blockquote></div> -- ---  The White Mink ---