On 06/22/2010 11:44 AM, Dale wrote:
Tanstaafl wrote:
On 2010-06-18 12:17 PM, Bill Longman wrote:
And finally, don't even mention how braindead the "new" improved
grub is. I wonder how anyone can feel that having to write six
paragraphs> in some one-off bash-like language, which needs to be
debugged, is better than four lines in a config file.
This brings up a question I've been meaning to ask...
Since I have no desire to experience this new 'improved' GRUB, but don't
like LILO - how long will it be before I'll be forced to make a choice?
Meaning, how long will legacy GRUB still be supported?
If I read the home page correctly, they are not really doing much more than bug
fixes on the old grub. That was my reading at least. I'm dreading that day too.
I sort of like my old grub. I started on lilo and grub has seriously grown on
me. I'll switch
to the new grub tho. I have NO plans to go back to lilo. None whatsoever ! !
IIUC the change will be forced by mobo manufacturers when they adopt the
newer partition tables and boot/BIOS methods . They have catchy acronyms
that I can't remember, naturally, but we've all seen them discussed in this
group from time to time. Don't buy new mobos and you can stick to old grub.
