On 06/18/2013 05:03 PM, Dirk wrote: > you are clearly talking out of your ass... a boot loader doesn't need > features other than loading the kernel... > > what crucial work do you do with the features of grub? spreadsheets? > presentations? project managing? or do you play it like a text adventure > figuring out what the grub rescue console actually does? > > *primitive is the best thing about lilo*... if you don't realize that > then you don't care if a part as stupid as the boot loader doesn't > work... because you have alternatives to linux..
Having just involuntarily bumped into the grub rescue console, I can say that LILO was much easier to work with and to figure out. In the case of grub I eventually had to give up and nuke the MBR from the rescue mode of the installation CD. grub is complex, grub2 more so. Regards, /Lars -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/51c07032.3090...@gmail.com
