You see, I now have my primary disk exclusively Mandrake and though the first partition is /boot I have yet to see Lilo ala GUI perform reliably yet. The first screen always comes up OK but when lilo moves on to the second screen, well, I get to boot successfully usually after the third or fourth try.
I have had this problem since Mandrake9.0 and it gets annoying when my system will not boot up first time each day.
I guess that makes this a con for lilo then?
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Frank
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James Conner wrote:
On Sunday 26 October 2003 08:33 pm, Heather/Femme wrote:
I've heard grub is "experimental" .. but RH uses it almost exclusively and alot of ppl say its better than LILO. True? False?
I'd search google for a site detailing the differences & Pros/cons of each but I don't kow where to start... I know I know, I'm usually good at research but I'm stumped on this.
Can somoene gimme a pointer pls? even a google URL?
thx
Femme
I've used both. There are pros and cons on both.
Grub:
Pros:
- You can edit the config file and not worry about having to write it to the mbr like lilo, it'll take effect on the next boot.
- You can edit stanzas on the fly on the Grub menu on boot.
Cons:
- If you mess up the config file, you might end up with a unbootable system. This can be a nightmare for people doing remote support.
Lilo:
Pros:
After you edit the lilo config file you can do a lilo -v and know if you messed anything up or not. Well, most of the time.
Syntax is easier to understand and use for newbies.
Cons:
Versions older than 2 years will have the dreaded 1024 cylinder barrier for /boot.
I'm sure that there are more, but that's all I can think of off the top of my head. I usually setup new users with lilo, it's easier to understand and modify if necessary.
Jim
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