Linux BootLoaders

[Vram]

On Fri, 2005-12-30 at 07:24 +0100, J.Markoll wrote:
> Vram a écrit :
> > On Fri, 2005-12-30 at 06:39 +0100, J.Markoll wrote:
> >>>Lilo is going back in time..
> >>>It doesn't have the power of GRUB.
> >>
> >>>I can't think of any reason to go backwards.
> >>>Vram
> >>I've read that many times from people, but when my BIOS was too old and 
> >>had to
> >>be updated, (but I searched what and why, before trying) and when my 
> >>connecteurs and cables were not quite good, before I changed them, and 
> >>got disk boot failures with 'Grub 21 error' as it could not see the HDD, 
> >>I reinstalled a distro with lilo, and lilo booted the distro (with 
> >>errors when invoking lilo, but it booted). Lilo can also handle 
> >>dual-boot very well (multiboot I'm not sure).
> 
> >>Grub is supposed to autoconfigure, but the last three kernel updates 
> >>leaded to misconfiguration of the /boot/grub/menu.lst, and the first to 
> >>a kernel panic (I put a glance at the file before rebooting, the other 
> >>times) and this, on two different machines/kernel versions (a k7 and a 686).
> 
> >>The root and kernel lign came with:
> >>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> >>root            (hd0,6)
> >>kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-686 root=/dev/hda8 ro quiet
> >>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> >>instead of root=/dev/hda7
> 
> >>what a fun! :(
> >>I keep erasing the 'splash' line, it puts it back each time, too.
> >>That's why I would consider studying Lilo further, and experiment. Why not ?
> >>a '/sbin/lilo' after a kernel update is not a big deal to invoke after 
> >>all. Do anyone know and use it ?
> >>Thanks, and best greetings, Joyce Markoll.
> > Ok.. So I used it for years.. What do you want to know???
> > I resisted switching to GRUB!!!!
> > Vram
> If you don't have Lilo now, you can't play, sorry :))
> I have questions about how to deal with the /etc/lilo.conf file ;)
> And how to handle multiboot with it.
> Grub is a mini-os, and that's fun to play with, and also edit the lines 
> at boot and so on. That's true.
> http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/grub/grub.htm
> 
> Here snow, and cold, all over the place. Time to drink a coffee :)
> Joyce Markoll.
> 



Here is a good link...\


http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/workshops/linux_install/lilo.html

Good luck...

And I don't have cattle either..

I buy meat at the store..

But, I still understand cattle..

Vram



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