--- In [email protected], "Paul" <pfrederick1@...> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "dbneeley" <dbneeley@> wrote: > > > > Paul, > > > > If a machine has "hundreds" of directories in /boot, something is > > definitely wrong. > > > > Mine has two directories, and one of them only because I loaded burg on the > > machine to try it out. In addition, there is a total of eight additional > > files, including the Linux kernel itself. > > > > Last I looked, many distros have a "custom install" option that allows you > > to use other boot loaders--even lilo, if you wish. > > > > There is a graphical program called "startupmanager" that allows you to set > > the delay time for booting the default operating system--you can set that > > to a second (or possibly to zero, as I haven't tried that) on your system > > if you only run a single OS. > > > > David > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Paul" <pfrederick1@> wrote: > > > > > Several wasn't what I saw when I took a peek at a machine here that uses > > > it. I saw hundreds of directories in /boot. It is something that I'm > > > going to have to backtrack on eventually. Because whatever it does so > > > special I don't need. All I ever run is one OS on any system I have. > > > Whatever grub2 is designed for isn't how I operate. > > > > > > > It boots up so nothing is "wrong". > > Of course I can change it but being as it works I haven't bothered yet. If it > gets in my way at some time I'll deal with it. >
Just an update I'm on that machine now and having a look at /boot: 3 directories, 228 files So it isn't hundreds of directories but actually files in it. /boot/grub is: 1 directory, 220 files I guess the one other time I'd looked at it my brain recoiled in disgust so I misremembered the exact composition of the mess. I still think it is totally over the top for booting a machine up compared to what I am used to. ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
