On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Shaun Savage wrote:
> HI
>
> I am not an expert BUT I will try to answer your question with what I
> have found.
>
> The big difference is LILO uses a sector map while grub uses filesystem
> access. This means that grub is self configuring. Every time you make
> changes to lilo you have to run the command 'lilo', grub does it at boot
> time.
>
> Grub supports network booting, lilo does not.
>
> lilo has a better user interface, it can support splash screens, quiet
> boot,... Grub has command line or ncurses menu. The caveat, it grub is
> more flexible. you can change things at boot time lilo you can not.
>
> The are other issues that I have not thought of or don't know, but I
> hope it helps.
>
> Conclusion:
> Grub is more powerful and flexible, but for non-users users lilo is
> simpler and looks better.
Great - thanks Shaun.
--
Steve
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