On Sun, Apr 06, 2003 at 09:32:53AM -0500, Hanasaki JiJi wrote: > "book2" so the other thread isn't hijacked. > > What are the pros/cons of usin Grub vs Lilo? Lilo vs Grub? > > I have had great success with SystemCommander+PartitionCommander (not > free and not expensive). Tried using lilo the other day with no issues. > Tried switching over to grub with apt-get install grub and had to > redo the harddrive. "redo the harddrive" i hope you dont mean reinstall? however much you fsck the bootsector you should still be able to boot from a floppy and sort it?
> Any tips on using grub? RTM make sure you have the relevant stage 1,1.5,2 vim /etc/boot/grub/menu.1st (not menu.lst as i thought it was when trying to seup grub!) and set how you like. if grub-install doesnt work, use setup from the grub shell. > Key deciding factor for me is no dependancy on an installed OS that is > normally under use. _commander installs in its own 40meg partition at > the front of the disk. yeah, you could stick a grub floppy in a windows box and boot windows from it... wouldnt be much point but it would work. hugh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
