> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:cooker-owner@linux-
> mandrake.com] On Behalf Of Han
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 4:52 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Cooker] Ton of newbies running into lilo problems.
>
> Pixel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > Han <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > > Following irc sometime and a often reoccuring theme is that
windows
> > > removes lilo and the newbs can't get linux back again.
>
> > [...]
>
> > > 2) Install GAG as the bootmanager.
>
> > > Gag is : GPL, braindead-easy, good looking, easy to recover.
>
> > in what way is gag easier to recover
>
> Well gag is stand alone. If the bootsector is destroyed by that
> unnamed OS all you have to do is get a gag floppy and in 2 minutes you
> are up and running again. Just say were the linux partition is and
> install it on the hd again and thats it.
>
> If you do the same thing with lilo and you have no bootfloppy you have
> to do an upgrade or use the rescue disk and chroot. And all in the
> console. Very hard for newbs.
>
And if you have no gag floppy? Show me the difference - I must create
floppy in advance in both cases.
