Re: [newbie] ok, so mandrake 8.0 is out, need info
heh! every time I choose Grub I get LILO anyhow so I just stopped asking for grub. -- Mark * "what knowledge I have managed to accumlate over the years at times becomes obscured and even hidden amidst the vast emotional onslaught of my children. You never finish being a parent. :)" On Sat, 21 Apr 2001, Steve Helder wrote: > Adam, > > For the beta's plus rc1 i used expert mode for install. I was then able to choose >which boot loader, Grub LILO with Graphics, LILO with regular menu, or other. > > Hopefully this will work for you too. > > Steve > - Original Message - > From: Adam Willcox > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 4:17 AM > Subject: [newbie] ok, so mandrake 8.0 is out, need info > > > The betas of 8.0 have been using lilo as a bootloader... but one of the things I >liked about LM 7.2 was that it used grub as it's primary boot loader and all I had to >do was tell it where my other os was and it loaded neccesary files with a >chainloading system. Lilo cannot do this. So did they switch to grub for the full >release? > > Also, it looks like they completely re-vamped bootdrake making it completely >worthless. Is there anyway that I can install GRUB from the getgo during the install >process and use the same easy-to-use front-end that the 7.2 install had?... for me >it was such an easy way to dual boot rather than copying all of these image output >files and what not. > > Any help is greatly appreciated. >
Re: [newbie] ok, so mandrake 8.0 is out, need info
Adam, For the beta's plus rc1 i used expert mode for install. I was then able to choose which boot loader, Grub LILO with Graphics, LILO with regular menu, or other. Hopefully this will work for you too. Steve - Original Message - From: Adam Willcox To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 4:17 AM Subject: [newbie] ok, so mandrake 8.0 is out, need info The betas of 8.0 have been using lilo as a bootloader... but one of the things I liked about LM 7.2 was that it used grub as it's primary boot loader and all I had to do was tell it where my other os was and it loaded neccesary files with a chainloading system. Lilo cannot do this. So did they switch to grub for the full release? Also, it looks like they completely re-vamped bootdrake making it completely worthless. Is there anyway that I can install GRUB from the getgo during the install process and use the same easy-to-use front-end that the 7.2 install had?... for me it was such an easy way to dual boot rather than copying all of these image output files and what not. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Re: [newbie] ok, so mandrake 8.0 is out, need info
On Saturday 21 April 2001 08:17, you wrote: > > The betas of 8.0 have been using lilo as a bootloader... but one of the > things I liked about LM 7.2 was that it used grub as it's primary boot > loader and all I had to do was tell it where my other os was and it loaded > neccesary files with a chainloading system. Lilo cannot do this. So did > they switch to grub for the full release? No, Grub was included in the betas, I don't know if it was an option with "recomended" install but I used it every time with "expert" install > Also, it looks like they completely re-vamped bootdrake making it > completely worthless. Is there anyway that I can install GRUB from the > getgo during the install process and use the same easy-to-use front-end > that the 7.2 install had?... for me it was such an easy way to dual boot > rather than copying all of these image output files and what not. > .. Yes ,if it isn't an option during "recomended" install just use DrakConf to configure your bootloader post install, Grub & Lilo are there (also Aurora is in there), if you are using a beta, the boot options in DrakConf don't work but it is straightforward to resolve:- Download (I got mine from rpmfind.net) the latest versions of DrakConf and it's dependencies which are:- drakfont drakfloppy harddrake drakxtools drakxtools-newt upgrade these first, then upgrade DrakConf, it's straightforward as they are rpms
[newbie] ok, so mandrake 8.0 is out, need info
The betas of 8.0 have been using lilo as a bootloader... but one of the things I liked about LM 7.2 was that it used grub as it's primary boot loader and all I had to do was tell it where my other os was and it loaded neccesary files with a chainloading system. Lilo cannot do this. So did they switch to grub for the full release? Also, it looks like they completely re-vamped bootdrake making it completely worthless. Is there anyway that I can install GRUB from the getgo during the install process and use the same easy-to-use front-end that the 7.2 install had?... for me it was such an easy way to dual boot rather than copying all of these image output files and what not. Any help is greatly appreciated.
