On 2014-06-21 13:13 (GMT-0700) Tony Alfrey composed:
If the Windows drive will boot independently all by itself w/o any help from grub, why would grub need to /add/ anything to the Windows drive to boot it. Let me just add that this is the first time I've ever used grub. I've used LILO forever. All one does is map the drive numbers correctly in lilo.conf, run /sbin/lilo and you are done. Windows boots. IMHO, LILO is the simplest thing since sliced bread.
Linda likes Lilo, but I think very few if any of the rest of us here do. I find Grub Legacy the easiest of Linux loaders to use and understand, in part for this one important reason: If I screw up the config (menu.lst) file so that I can't boot from any existing stanza, I (anyone) can quickly edit on the fly any of those presented in the menu, or drop all the way to a grub> prompt, in order to get booted without hunting down and booting rescue media. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org