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Tbh although I am familiar with lilo from previous use (I started using linux in 1995!), I understood it to be deprecated. I like the interactive option with grub, and it has allowed me to get out of problems in the past. Currently I see no need to go pure 64bit, although I will do at some stage.
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------Original Message------
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From: Frank Peters
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To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
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ReplyTo: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] About to install on a 64 bit system. Advicewanted.
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Sent: Dec 9, 2010 15:27
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On Thu, 9 Dec 2010 11:58:36 +0000
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"Paul Jewell" <paul@×××××.org> wrote:
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> When I installed my system back in January, I started off with 64 bit |
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> only, and immediately hit a problem with grub compilation. |
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Why not just use lilo? Lilo doesn't need the kernel to boot the
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system and it compiles on pure 64-bit systems.
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I hate to proselytize, but it seems to me that grub has been pushed
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into the Linux world without merit. Lilo does the job just as well.
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Frank Peters |