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On Sun, 22 Jan 2017 22:39:09 -0500, Walter Dnes wrote: |
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> > Why are you using GRUB now, does LILO not work on USB sticks? |
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> Apparently, further development on LILO has ceased according to... |
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> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=LILO-Bootloader-EOY |
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> I don't need it NOW, but I do want to be ready for when I do run into a |
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> situation that LILO can't handle. If I'm going to be playing around and |
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> learning and possibly screwing up, I'd rather do it to a USB key install |
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> than to a hard drive install. |
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Fair point. |
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> I notice some comments that menu.lst is "legacy GRUB", and GRUB2 has |
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> gone off the deep end with a ton of config files. |
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GRUB2 has one config file, but it's now called grub.cfg. However, GRUB2 |
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can also generate its own config, and that uses a ton of other config |
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files, for values of ton <3. All you need to edit is /etc/default grub |
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and maybe the custom menu file in /etc/grub.d. |
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> Is syslinux/extlinux |
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> still supported? I wonder if that might be simpler while still useful. |
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Yes and no. It works but it is nowhere near as clearly documented as |
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GRUB. It may take you a little while to get the hang of GRUB, but that's |
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what you are planning for, so fine. But it will all make sense soon |
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enough and it is the most versatile bootloader out there. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how it remains so popular? |
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