[ale] GRUB issue on boot

Michael B. Trausch fd0man at gmail.com
Thu Apr 13 17:02:31 EDT 2006


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Geoffrey wrote On 04/13/2006 11:19 AM:
> James Sumners wrote:
> 
>> I'm sorry if my opinion of Grub offends anyone, but I think it is
>> garbage. LILO just works. Yes, you have to remember to update the
>> bootsector when the kernel changes. That is the only catch I have
>> experienced, though. The configuration is simple and the bootloader
>> actually loads the kernel.
> 
> I don't know that your opinion offends anyone, and they shouldn't, after 
> all they are just opinions based on your experiences.  I just think 
> you're in the minority here.  I was a long time LILO user, and moved to 
> grub grudgingly.  Just the same, I only run LILO on slack boxes because 
> that is the default and I'm too lazy to change it.  grub is much more 
> flexible.
> 
> Of course these are my opinions.  If they offend anyone tough. :)
> 

I even use GRUB on Slackware and Zenwalk and the like.  Personally, I
loathe LILO, but that's just because, well, it's not flexible.  I
absolutely can't stand anything that's not flexible.  It reminds me of
Microsoft...

	- Mike
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