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On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 18:41:37 +0200 |
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Jarry <mr.jarry@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On 10-Jun-12 12:47, Keith Dart wrote: |
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> >> I use Lilo -- it's simple if you're not continually changing the |
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> >> set-up -- |
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> > LILO is ancient history. syslinux (extlinux) is a much better |
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> > solution these days. |
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> Honestly, never heard of it. Gentoo Handbook lists only GRUB and |
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> LILO as bootloaders. Is syslinux/extlinux better than those two? |
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> Jarry |
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syslinux/extlinux and friends are more suited for embedded devices, |
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liveCDs and that sort of thing. They never found much traction for |
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desktop use which explains why the Handbook makes no real effort to |
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document them. |
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For better or worse, grub is the bootloader you'll find in use most |
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often with Gentoo. It's also the one you'll find support for |
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Alan McKinnnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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