Bootloader

[Loiosh dé Taltos]

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.

On 9/30/05, Zach <uid000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > ubuntu-devel mailing list
> > > ubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > --- The White Mink ---
> > --
> > ubuntu-devel mailing list
> > ubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com
> > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
> >
> >
> >
>



--
--- The White Mink ---
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/attachments/20050930/46603420/attachment-0001.htm