RE: Woody upgrading problems, LILO and debconf
> [1] LILO issues with debconf
>
> It was a bit disconcerting to go through the LILO debconf screens, first
> being asked if you wish to modify lilo.conf, then when the answer is no
> being asked configuration questions about LILO and worst of all about MBR
> settings. If you choose the cancel button on these windows you get forced
> back to the initial request screen and have to wade through these screens
> again. A small note on the final screen indicates that non of these items
> will have any effect as liloconfig will not be run (and thankyou very much
> for that declaration ;-)
>
> So, I said no to changing lilo.conf, got asked a bunch of questions
> anyway, and for a while it looked like I was going to have to take MBR
> functions whether I wanted them or not. This is an upgrade, not a new
> install. I don't want even the suggestion that my working LILO
> configuration is going to be altered in any way. This set of questions
> doesn't do anything to make me feel safe about this installation.
>
There is growing consensus that the lilo maintainer is trying to get everyone
to use grub due to frequent lilo screwups. The configuration unfriendliness is
only a part of the saga.
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