> I withdraw my "systemd of bootloaders" comment good because it doesn't fit the situation at all.
> You spend twenty minutes reviewing docs on which of the many files to > put your modifications in and the commands to use, you do it just that > way, and it doesn't work. if it's not working then either documentation is flawed or you are doing something wrong. my money is on the latter. sure configuring it may be a mess but it works (otherwise it wouldn't be ubiquitous) and you also have the option of using a GUI to simplify the process. > Personally, I see absolutely no use for splash screens or "quiet". what i'm reading here is, "it's not MY preference and I'm important." --Gravis On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 6:48 PM, Steve Litt <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, 8 Feb 2015 17:47:42 -0500 > Gravis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > From my perspective, Grub2 is the systemd or bootloaders. >> >> grub2 is well tested, does only one thing, has no interdependencies >> and is easily removed/replaced. so tell me, how is it the "systemd of >> boatloaders"? >> >> --Gravis > > You spend twenty minutes reviewing docs on which of the many files to > put your modifications in and the commands to use, you do it just that > way, and it doesn't work. > > OK, I withdraw my "systemd of bootloaders" comment because that gives > support to systemd. I'll just say Grub2 is a mixed up albatross, most > of whose complications are caused by a slavish fawning to those who > want to have the aesthetics of booting be "just so". > > Personally, I see absolutely no use for splash screens or "quiet". > Especially if all that jazz causes more difficult configuration, and > especially a plethora of config files which must be compiled into one. > > Which is why I'll be using either LILO or syslinux, with a <2GB drive > as root, whenever I build a desktop, or whenever a laptop goes out of > warranty so I can deep six its Windows. > > SteveT > > Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ > Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance > > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
