Re: [gentoo-user] bootloader switch
mikepolniak wrote: On 21:50 Tue 04 Mar , Ben Sparks wrote: Is it possible to switch boot loaders? I started off with lilo, but would really like to switch to grub. I don't want things to get messy...if you think they will I'll stick with lilo. I made the switch to grub over a year ago and havent touched lilo since. Read d. robbins article 'Getting to know grub' on the ibm linux site, the link is on the Gentoo web page: http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/articles.xml -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list thanks for the info I'll try the boot disk out before I make the switch. What would be the cleanest way to remove lilo from my system? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] bootloader switch
On Wednesday 05 March 2003 15:54, Ben Sparks wrote: thanks for the info I'll try the boot disk out before I make the switch. What would be the cleanest way to remove lilo from my system? emerge grub (if not yet merged). Install grub according to the gentoo install manual. Make sure you edit menu.lst to have good contents. Then reboot to try wether it works (you should see grub comming up now). Boot. When now linux is running you can unmerge lilo Paul -- Paul de Vrieze Researcher Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.cs.kun.nl/~pauldv pgp0.pgp Description: signature
Re: [gentoo-user] bootloader switch
Paul de Vrieze wrote: On Wednesday 05 March 2003 15:54, Ben Sparks wrote: thanks for the info I'll try the boot disk out before I make the switch. What would be the cleanest way to remove lilo from my system? emerge grub (if not yet merged). Install grub according to the gentoo install manual. Make sure you edit menu.lst to have good contents. Then reboot to try wether it works (you should see grub comming up now). Boot. When now linux is running you can unmerge lilo Paul If I use grub to test it out should I use the boot disk or rewrite the MBR? I've heard of some people having serius problems when using lilo and grub at the same time...or I could just be misunderstanding your post. can I unmerge lilo first? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] bootloader switch
Ben Sparks wrote: If I use grub to test it out should I use the boot disk or rewrite the MBR? I've heard of some people having serius problems when using lilo and grub at the same time...or I could just be misunderstanding your post. can I unmerge lilo first? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list how about lilo -u -- Ted Ozolins (VE7TVO) Westbank, B. C. According to Ottawa ALL CANADIANS ARE LIARS AND THIEVES Powered by Slackware 8.1, sent with Mozilla -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-user] bootloader switch
Is it possible to switch boot loaders? I started off with lilo, but would really like to switch to grub. I don't want things to get messy...if you think they will I'll stick with lilo. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
