Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4570 mails)

[boricua <boricua@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> > Just to concur with Carlos, after any kernel upgrade, you'll need to run
> > "#/sbin/lilo" to update Lilo's boot selection. There is plenty of
> > documentation for lilo and it is easy to update and modify. It may lack a
> > few of the functions that Grub supports, but it works well enough. You won't
> > be disappointed. Besides, after you make any changes you need or want, you
> > won't need to tend to it again.
> 
> And I find it easier to diagnose.
> 
> For example, grub doesn't recognise my new 160GB hard disk. I had two, one 
> a 60 GB model and another 40 GB for linux, that I wanted to retire, I need 
> more space. But grub doesn't even see it:
> 
> grub> root (hd
>  Possible disks are:  hd0 hd1
> 
> 
> and the new disk is number 3, hdd. I can not install grub there, nor can I 
> use a boot partition there. I haven't tried lilo yet, but I might. I 
> wonder if I could test lilo first without installing it.
> 
> The "funny" thing is that the bios does see that disk (although 
> incorrectly). Even MsDOS 6.0 (yes, plain old dos) can boot from that disk.


and how do you switch from grub to lilo