Re: LILO

[Itai Zukerman <zukerman@math-hat.com>]

Je 13 May 2001 09:36:54 +1000,
Brian May <bam@debian.org> scribis:

> My proposal was similar to, say /etc/ppp/ip-up.d, where multiple files
> can exist, and all of them are executed.
> [...]
> You could have individual scripts in here to:
> 
> - maintain /vmlinuz and /vmlinuz.old symlinks
> - update lilo config (depending on local system policy).
> - run lilo to reinstall boot sector
> - update grub configuration.

How would this keep 2 installed boot loaders from clobbering each
other?  A .d directory may have some merits, but how will it help
with:

1.  I'm using GRUB, and I want to start using LILO.
2.  I'm using GRUB, and I want to install LILO but keep using GRUB.

-itai