I have used lilo for years and since I changed and learned grub - well I think it is marvelous. Well of course every individual has his/her own taste and I like that. Johan *************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] grub & lilo
> I'm starting to learn more about grub. And on a Mandrake system that > means trouble for someone. > > You see, I now have my primary disk exclusively Mandrake and though the > first partition is /boot I have yet to see Lilo ala GUI perform reliably > yet. The first screen always comes up OK but when lilo moves on to the > second screen, well, I get to boot successfully usually after the third > or fourth try. > > I have had this problem since Mandrake9.0 and it gets annoying when my > system will not boot up first time each day. > > I guess that makes this a con for lilo then? > > -- > Regards > > Frank > > Big or small, a challenge requires the same commitment to resolve. > Registered Linux User # 324213 > > > > James Conner wrote: > > >On Sunday 26 October 2003 08:33 pm, Heather/Femme wrote: > > > > > >>I've heard grub is "experimental" .. but RH uses it almost exclusively > >>and alot of ppl say its better than LILO. True? False? > >> > >>I'd search google for a site detailing the differences & Pros/cons of > >>each but I don't kow where to start... I know I know, I'm usually good > >>at research but I'm stumped on this. > >> > >>Can somoene gimme a pointer pls? even a google URL? > >> > >>thx > >> > >>Femme > >> > >> > > > >I've used both. There are pros and cons on both. > > > >Grub: > > Pros: > > - You can edit the config file and not worry about having to write it to the > >mbr like lilo, it'll take effect on the next boot. > > - You can edit stanzas on the fly on the Grub menu on boot. > > Cons: > > - If you mess up the config file, you might end up with a unbootable system. > >This can be a nightmare for people doing remote support. > > > >Lilo: > > Pros: > > After you edit the lilo config file you can do a lilo -v and know if you > >messed anything up or not. Well, most of the time. > > Syntax is easier to understand and use for newbies. > > Cons: > > Versions older than 2 years will have the dreaded 1024 cylinder barrier for > >/boot. > > > >I'm sure that there are more, but that's all I can think of off the top of my > >head. I usually setup new users with lilo, it's easier to understand and > >modify if necessary. > > > >Jim > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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