On Tuesday 02 October 2007, Philip Webb wrote:
> I've just done a diff on the 'x86' & 'amd64' versions of the
> Handbook. The latter warns against using ReiserFS or Lilo on a 64-bit
> system, both of which are my longstanding preferences.
> I plan to install the 64-bit version of Gentoo on my new box.
> Does anyone have experience or advice to offer in this area ?
>
> (Thanks to those who commented re quad-cores: I plan to get a Core 2
> Duo)
>
I never liked grub, so I kept LILO when I switched to 64 bit. It works
like a charm.
I also used ReiserFS with mild satisfaction.
IIRC you have to use special mount option to use ReiserFS for /boot
partition.
Ciao
Francesco
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