Re: GRUB question - book2
Hanasaki JiJi <hanasaki@hanaden.com> writes:
> What are the pros/cons of usin Grub vs Lilo? Lilo vs Grub?
LILO: "more standard"; Linux has traditionally used it. "Normal"
install isn't dependent on a filesystem. Need to reinstall bootloader
if installed kernel changes; can only boot kernels specified in
bootloader configuration at install time.
GRUB: Can boot any kernel. Understands filesystems; "normal" install
looks for parts of configuration in filesystem. (Possible to lose
hard with bad filesystem corruption.) Functional install on a floppy
is possible (and useful to have around). Don't need to reinstall when
kernel changes. Command line mode to do obscure things. Almost
certainly easier to use with multiple OS installs.
> Key deciding factor for me is no dependancy on an installed OS that is
> normally under use. _commander installs in its own 40meg partition at
> the front of the disk.
I think both LILO and GRUB satisfy this requirement. LILO installs
entirely either in the disk's MBR or at the start of a partition.
GRUB installs in the same place, but also needs a couple of files on a
filesystem it understands (or on a floppy). If you wanted to recycle
your 40MB partition for GRUB, you readily could.
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