Chris Kenrick wrote:
What I did was to "apt-get install grub", then run "install-grub" (which apparently installs grub as the bootloader", then run "update-grub" (which apparently creates a "/boot/grub/menu.lst" file, then editted "menu.lst", only changing the two lines that look like they're comments, but only have one splat instead of two, that refer to groot and to root (I think - I'm doing this by memory and don't have access to that machine currently); these two lines are above the "AUTOMAGIC" section. Then I re-ran "update-grub", but I don't think that was necessary.On Mon, Aug 05, 2002 at 12:18:46AM -0500, Kent West wrote:I tried GRUB tonight for the first time. I'm not sure that I see any great value of it over LILO. However, if that's going to be the wave of the future, I might as well get started with it. So, my question: Are there plans for Debian to adopt GRUB as the preferred boot loader in the future?I don't know what the plans are for the preferred boot loader, but I think its worth it just to not have to remember to run LILO every time you change the config file. I've got a question too. I've got a running Debian Woody box under LILO, how do I go about changing from LILO to GRUB? I think I installed GRUB, but it just installed the files without causing LILO to be replaced. - Chris
One thing that was nice is that I didn't have the correct settings, but on boot-up, you can edit those settings ("e" to edit, then highlight the line you want to change and "e" again, change the line,<enter>, then "b" to boot). Once I figured that out, I no longer had to boot off my Debian installation CD to try different settings.
The documentation is needing some work; that's why it took me so many tries to get a booting system.
Kent