Chos : nice x86 bootloader

[bug1 <bug1@netconnect.com.au>]

I notice chos supports background images, although they are pretty
chunky, it also supports a simple menu to choose your OS

The background image can be one of ascii, cp437 or dump. Im not sure
what resolution cp437 or dump are.

A nice background image and simple menu might be nice for inexperienced
users, although ascii quality backgrounds are pretty limited in there
appeal.

There is a debian package of chos.

from ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/boot/loaders/chos-0.84.lsm

Title:          Choose-OS
Version:        0.84
Entered-Date:   15.10.98
Description:    Choose-OS is a menu-based, fully configurable modular
                boot loader for Linux. It has many nice and helpful 
                features not found in other boot loaders including 
                background image and fully configurable menus. 
                Supports bzImages and initrd. Other features include MBR
                rewrite (useful for hiding dos from winblows95).
                "Single-shot autoboot" can be used, for example, by 
                included "rebooter" to easily switch from linux to 
                another operating system.
                An easy-to-use configuration editor for X,
                Visual Chos, included.
                There are no new features in this release, only
bugfixes.
Keywords:       chos Choose-OS boot loader manager menu-based nice
visual vchos rebooter reboot
Author:         tuv1@freenet.hut.fi (Tuomo Valkonen)
Maintained-by:  tuv1@freenet.hut.fi (Tuomo Valkonen)
Primary-site:   sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux/system/boot/loaders
                352k chos-0.84.tar.gz
Platforms:      linux/i386
Copying-policy: FRS



Later

Glenn McGrath