On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 06:31:46PM -0600, Chema wrote: > On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 21:01:49 +1100 > Rob Weir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > RW> > When I got to the boot loader options, I was surprised to find > RW> > only lilo. > RW> > RW> You need a default bootloader during the install. lilo works. If > RW> you don't like it, change it after the install. > RW> > RW> > I was installing to /dev/hda9, guess in wich Gb is that!! > [...] > RW> Do you mean "grub"? What benefits does grub have over lilo for the > RW> initial boot of Debian? > RW> > > Lilo can't boot from any place after the 2Gb, at least it couldn't the > last time I used it, about a year and a half ago. I don't know if > they fixed it by now (don't think so), but most surely Woody's lilo > can't do it.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but I just recently installed stable onto a 10 gig partition that was at the end of a 40 gig drive. lilo worked fine. Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]