I use it because fedora installed it by default. But I've been told that it has 'features' that lilo doesn't. One good thing is that when you make a change to grub.conf you don't have to run grub. like lilo.conf , after editing it you have to run lilo. --- Jim wrote: > This may be a silly question, but I do have to ask. > What is the advantage > of grub over lilo? > > -- > In 08 vote for a crook you can trust. > Del Boy for President. > http://www.ofah.net > > On Fri, 26 Nov 2004, mike hoy wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > currently I have grub on my laptop. It manages to > > handle xp and fedora core(fc3 installed grub..)but > not > > my slackware partition > > > > hda1 windoze > > hda2 slackware > > hda3 Fedora Core 3 > > > > I believe i've set /etc/grub.conf file > correctly... > > > > default=0 > > timeout=5 > > splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz > > hiddenmenu > > title Fedora Core (2.6.9-1.667) > > root (hd0,2) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667 ro root=LABEL=/ > rhgb > > quiet > > initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.9-1.667.img > > title slackware > > root (hd0,1) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-ide-2.4.26 > > > > title Other > > rootnoverify (hd0,0) > > chainloader +1 > > > > ================= > > > > if i cd to /mnt/slackware/boot > > i see: > > > > [root@localhost boot]# ls > > config-2.6.9-1.667 initrd-2.6.9-1.667.img > > vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667 > > grub System.map-2.6.9-1.667 > > [root@localhost boot]# > > > > if i cd to /mnt/slackware/initrd > > i see: > > nothing. > > > > i mention the initrd because I've noticed initrd > in > > the fedora section. > > > > it will boot up to a point and then kernel panic. > > > > i've also tried > > > > title slackware > > root (hd0,1) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz > > > > and no luck still get kernel panic. > > > > My Question: Do I have the grub.conf file set > > correctly according to the information i've > supplied? > > > > mike h > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! > > http://my.yahoo.com > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss