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On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 04:04:50 +1100 |
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Lie Ryan <lie.1296@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> What's the advantage of LILO nowadays? I used grub because of two |
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> reasons: 1) I don't need to re-install the MBR when changing grub's |
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> .conf file and 2) I can edit configuration at boot time, useful when |
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> you messed up your grub.conf. Last time I checked (admittedly long |
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> time ago) LILO cannot do both of these. Granted, I've never used LILO, |
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> does it boot faster or runs on more platforms or is there any |
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> particular reason why you used it? |
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For one thing, it is completely independent of the kernel and some |
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were expressing concerns about compatibility with 64-bit. |
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Lilo is also simpler, but it is not as versatile as grub. |
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My point is not that lilo is an advantage, but that it should not |
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be overlooked by those who may not require a complex set-up. |
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The trend seems to be to trash everything in favour of grub. |
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The legacy boot method is being slowly eliminated and will be |
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replaced by EFI. For this there is elilo, which I hope to be |
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using. |
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Frank Peters |
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