Re: Understanding LILO (was: Using dd to copy a disk)

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Subject: Re: Understanding LILO (was: Using dd to copy a disk)
From: Hugh Saunders <hugh@mjr.org>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 19:30:18 +0100
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On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 10:45:03AM -0700, moseley@hank.org wrote:
> I have to ask a dumb question.  When booting is lilo.conf read?
no. lilo cannot read filesystems. The inverse is what is soooo good
about grub.

> Or is lilo.conf only used for writing the MBR plus the additional boot
> sectors?  I assume it's not read while booting.
correct.

-- 
hugh

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References:
- Using dd to copy a disk.
  - From: Bill Moseley <moseley@hank.org>
- Re: Using dd to copy a disk.
  - From: Rogier Wolff <R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl>
- Understanding LILO (was: Using dd to copy a disk)
  - From: moseley@hank.org

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