On Saturday, Jon Elson wrote:
> Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:24:06 -0600
> From: Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com>
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] linux dual boot
> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
> <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
> Message-ID: <4b92e416.5040...@pico-systems.com>
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> Ian W. Wright wrote:
>
>> > Thanks everyone - Richard got the right answer - its Grub2.
>> >
>>
> Oh NOOoooooo! Every time I learn something really arcane in Linux, they
> CHANGE the damn thing!
> I know a whole bunch of tricks with GRUB that have been very helpful in
> booting a new install when the install set it up a little bit wrong and
> it wouldn't boot the first time.
>
> Jon
>
I share the feeling, Jon. Unfortunately, the only constant in life is
change.
On the bright side, look at what the GRUB2 site says:
> GRUB 2's major improvements over the original GRUB include:
>
> * Scripting support including conditional statements and functions
> * Dynamic module loading
> * Rescue mode
> * Custom Menus
> * Themes
> * Graphical boot menu support and improved splash capability
> * Boot LiveCD ISO images directly from hard drive
> * New configuration file structure
> * Non-x86 platform support (such as PowerPC)
> * Universal support for UUIDs (not just Ubuntu)
> *
>
> openSUSE & Fedora have not yet adopted GRUB 2
>
For me, at least, "rescue mode" {haven't needed it, but I think it's a
good idea], "boot LiveCD ISO images directly from hard drive" [have
needed it and hated the alternatives], and "non-x86 platform support"
[think about the every growing number of SOCs you want to play with]
make the change palatable.
Of course, these new features probably amount to a big whatever for a
lot of EMC2 users who are in this game to make chips fly and not to keep
learning new software tricks.
Regards,
Kent
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