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On 06/22/2010 11:44 AM, Dale wrote: |
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> Tanstaafl wrote: |
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>> On 2010-06-18 12:17 PM, Bill Longman wrote: |
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>>> And finally, don't even mention how braindead the "new" improved |
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>>> grub is. I wonder how anyone can feel that having to write six |
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>>> paragraphs> in some one-off bash-like language, which needs to be |
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>>> debugged, is better than four lines in a config file. |
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>> This brings up a question I've been meaning to ask... |
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>> Since I have no desire to experience this new 'improved' GRUB, but don't |
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>> like LILO - how long will it be before I'll be forced to make a choice? |
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>> Meaning, how long will legacy GRUB still be supported? |
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> If I read the home page correctly, they are not really doing much more than bug fixes on the old grub. That was my reading at least. I'm dreading that day too. I sort of like my old grub. I started on lilo and grub has seriously grown on me. I'll switch |
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> to the new grub tho. I have NO plans to go back to lilo. None whatsoever ! ! |
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IIUC the change will be forced by mobo manufacturers when they adopt the |
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newer partition tables and boot/BIOS methods . They have catchy acronyms |
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that I can't remember, naturally, but we've all seen them discussed in this |
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group from time to time. Don't buy new mobos and you can stick to old grub. |
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