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On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 11:37 AM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Frank Peters wrote: |
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>> On Thu, 9 Dec 2010 10:04:52 +0000 (UTC) |
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>> Duncan<1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> wrote: |
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>>>> Stan Sander wrote: |
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>>>> In addition to using grub-static, you will need to have the IA32 |
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>>>>> Emulation enabled in your kernel, else you won't be able to execute |
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>>>>> grub at all. It's under file formats / Emulations in the menu. |
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>>>> I think that's covered in the handbook, now, but posting's still good, |
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>>> just in case it would have been overlooked. FWIW when I first switched |
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>>> no-multilib, before I did the 32-bit chroot thing, I tried turning off |
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>>> that option in the kernel... and found I couldn't run... I think it was |
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>>> lilo I was running at the time, properly, so it's definitely worth |
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>>> remembering. |
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>> Lilo doesn't need the kernel at all. I have IA32 turned off and I use |
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>> lilo to boot. There is no problem. |
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>> Unless there is some special requirement, most people probably use grub |
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>> because of the "follow the leader" syndrome. Lilo is still quite |
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>> effective |
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>> and also quite simple. Fortunately, the Gentoo overlords have not removed |
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>> lilo from the portage tree, but if they ever do, I will just compile it |
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>> myself. Continuous change is not a law of the universe. Some methods |
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>> never become obsolete (out of fashion perhaps, but fashion should never |
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>> be the final guide). |
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>> Frank Peters |
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> No offense intended but I have used both lilo and grub. I used lilo first |
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> and for me, it was a nightmare. Fixing even a small typo was painful for |
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> me. I switched to grub and the difference was like flying the space shuttle |
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> or riding a tri-cycle. Let's remove the computers from the space shuttle |
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> just to make it as difficult. |
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> I may have to use lilo one day but grub will be long dead and will not |
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> compile on any rig I have. |
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> Dale |
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Good analogy. My issue with grub is that when it fails, I'm stuck in a tin |
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can in low earth orbit and likely to burn up in the atmosphere. |
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Recovering from a fall off my tri-cycle is not nearly as painful. |
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> :-) :-) |
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