Can't you do the equivalent of a chainload in LILO? I will have some spare partitions that I'll use for testing and I'd like to boot from any one of them as I can in GRUB.
> > >> Brett Holcomb wrote: >> > >> > As a result of another thread I have a question on LILO and GRUB. I > was >> > under the impression that GRUB was to replace LILO for various reasons >> > (supposedly better in some way - handles booting over 1024 > cylinders, etc.) >> > but a lot of people are sticking with LILO. Is LILO being phased out? >> > What are the pros and cons of each? >> > >> >> One feature I like about GRUB is being able to chainload other Linuces. >> GRUB need be installed only one time in the MBR, as long as the "master" >> Linux is unchanged. >> This is convenient for a box with numerous OS's and frequent test >> installations. > > Plus the fact it can be modified on the fly if you do make a mistake or > want to do something a little different. (but you need to be at the > booting machine and that doesn't solve David's problem of being remote) > > > -- Brett I. Holcomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] AKA Grunt <>< Registered Linux User #188143 Remove R777 to email _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
