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 <
jnantz2@216-19-216-108.getnet.net> wrote:
> This may be a silly question, but I do have to ask.
> What is the advantage
> of grub over lilo?
>
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> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
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