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On Wednesday, August 26, 2015 3:10:55 PM James wrote: |
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> James <wireless <at> tampabay.rr.com> writes: |
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> > So on one particular (openrc) system, I have no interest in grub-2 |
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> > or any other bootloaders. I see grub is both grub 1 and grub 2. |
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> So some vintage installs/upgrades got me thinking. What does Grub-2 |
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> offer that grub-1 does not. I cannot think of anything that I need |
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> from Grub-2 not mbr, nor efi board booting. Not dual/multi booting |
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> as grub-1 excels on that, and not on drives larger than 2 T. |
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> So what is the (hardware scenario) where grub-2 and it's problems |
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> are superior to grub-1? I'm having trouble thinking of that |
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> situation.......? |
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> James |
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This may not be complete and some of these may be possible to some extent with |
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legacy grub: |
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1. Grub Legacy is 32-bit only, so you need 32-bit libraries or use grub- |
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static. Grub2 is portable, even beyond Intel architectures. |
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2. Grub2 has been rewritten to be modular. Instead of Grub's stages model it |
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uses a core image and a bunch of modules. |
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3. EFI support without chainloading or other hacks. |
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4. Better filesystem support. Including loopback devices. |
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5. Graphics and theming support. |
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6. Grub2's config file (the one it tells you not to edit manually) is scriptable |
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using a shell-like script language. |
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7. Password support for each entry. |
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Fernando Rodriguez |
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