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Hi, |
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On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:42:58 -0500 Dan Farrell <dan@×××××××××.cx> wrote: |
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> another great thing about grub is that it has a limited command mode |
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> that you can enter at boot time. If your grub config contains a typo |
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> or error, you can still boot the computer without reaching for a CD. |
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And, OTOH, it can install itself to other devices (but only the stage1, |
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stage 1.5 and/or stage 2 have to be already present on the target |
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device). So you can take a grub-enabled CD, boot it and restore your |
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system's hosed boot loader (say you just installed Windows or similar) |
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from the grub prompt. |
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Also, I prefer grub's "savedefault" features to the "-R" switch for |
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lilo (e.g. test boots w/ new kernels -- don't forget the "panic=..." |
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kernel parameter then!). |
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-hwh |
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