Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4570 mails)

["Matt Stamm" <mattsl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you James and Carlos for the LILO insights. I think I'll stick with LILO for now (if it ain't broke, don't fix it!)

Thanks again, Matt

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "James D. Parra" <Jamesp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 11:30:23 -0800 

>
>>That you need to run 'lilo' after doing any change to the bootloader 
>>configuration or a kernel update or change. Grub doesn't need that.
>
>>  Grub can read directly from the filesystem, so it can read the menu and 
>>  other files directly during boot. On the other hand, lilo can not do 
>>  that, it needs a map to find those things it needs being compiled before 
>>  hand (by running the 'lilo' command).
>
>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.
>
>~James
>
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