Bootloader

[Zach]

Can you post either an ISBN or web address for the book you mentioned?

On 9/30/05, Loiosh dé Taltos <loiosh at gmail.com> 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 <psusi at cfl.rr.com> 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 http://gujin.org.
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> >
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