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On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Frank Peters <frank.peters@×××××××.net>wrote: |
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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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Yes, simplicity is why I have continued to stick with lilo (since 1995). It |
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just always has worked. There's nothing more frustrating for me than trying |
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to boot a machine and being presented with a |
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grub > |
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and having no clue what went wrong or where to go (although, yes, that's |
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because of experience with lilo - and lack of it with grub). I did try to |
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use grub for a time when it became popular, but after my first experience |
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with it trying to recover from a failed boot I gave up. |
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The main advantage to me - why I started using it - was that it plays well |
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with the Windows loader. I don't do those kind of dual-boot machines |
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anymore, but it was very convenient being able to recover a Windows boot |
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manager - or install a new one - and all I had to do to get back to my Linux |
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boot was edit the BOOT.INI file. |
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... HH |