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[Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

jdd wrote:

> Per Jessen a écrit :
> > Steffen Winterfeldt wrote:
> >
> >
> > > It doesn't have the disadvantages of lilo
> >
> > What are the disadvantages of lilo?  (apart from not being supported
> > by YaST)
> >
> >
> > /Per
> 1) lilo *is* supported by YaST, just not default (at least in 11.1)

Uh, no - if you change the bootloader to lilo in 11.1, you are told that
lilo is no longer supported = you're on your own. 

> 2) lilo don't have the boot editor. It's very usefull for advanced
> users when changing some hardware and the computer don't boot anymore.

I consider myself an advanced user, but I have no idea what the "boot
editor" is - is it a special grub feature?  Anyway, I'm sure it's a
disadvantage not to have it, I just haven't been hit by it yet. 


/Per

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Per Jessen, Zürich (23.5°C)

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