Re: Considerations for lilo removal

Am 2008-11-27 16:01:09, schrieb Criggie:
> s. keeling wrote:
> > BS.  Both of them have their place and their uses.  Slackware distros
> > don't need grub.  I've seen many a distro's grub installer clobber the
> > existing grub without asking.  And running a four letter command after
> > changing lilo's config is not a lot to have to deal with to keep it
> > working.  Yeah, grub's great and works.  So's lilo, and sometimes it's
> > the better choice under those circumstances.
> 
> grub doesn't play nice with XFS
> 
> http://www.shuningbian.net/2008/07/grub-xfs-debian.php
> 
> lilo is the only option remaining.

I have several systems (686) where  grub  refuse  to  boot  for  unknown
reason and since it is a Xen machine, I have to use "kexec" after "lilo"

LILO is the only choice...

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
    Michelle Konzack
    Systemadministrator
    24V Electronic Engineer
    Tamay Dogan Network
    Debian GNU/Linux Consultant


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