On Wednesday 02 November 2005 9:39 am, Matt Stamm wrote:
Every install attempt resulted in a GRUB error on the initial boot after the first CD. Changing the bootloader from GRUB to LILO fixed the problem and resulted in a successfull install.
Should I be concerned that I could not use GRUB?
What is the downside to using LILO instead of GRUB ?
With respect to the other posters, the main difference between LILO and GRUB is that LILO is effectively a scaled down Linux kernel where GRUB is its own code. Both install code into the boot block of the hard disk. In the case, of GRUB, it then loads its stage2 code which reads the /boot/grub/menu.lst (or grub.conf). LILO must be reinstalled everytime you change the kernel. While GRUB is the newer tool, I don't think that LILO will go away any time soon. -- Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9