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On Sunday 27 August 2006 18:08, PaulNM wrote: |
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> Mick wrote: |
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> > Yes. You may also remove the linux boot image file C:\bootsect.lnx. The |
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> > only drawback is that if he keeps Gentoo and ends up using it regularly, |
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> > then every time you/he compile a new kernel you will need to repeat the |
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> > exercise. |
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> You will not need to redo all this every time you (re)compile a kernel |
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> if you're using grub, only add the new entry for the kernel in |
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> /boot/grub/grub.conf. With Lilo you will. The code in the MBR that Grub |
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> puts in allows it to access the boot partition and read the config, |
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> while lilo had to write it to the mbr every time you change things. |
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Oops, my bad. Sorry for wrong steer. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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