Re: lilo removal in squeeze (or, "please test grub2")
Stefan Monnier, le Thu 27 May 2010 00:58:14 -0400, a écrit :
> >> > for much. But I am opposed to the removal of lilo.
> >> > Both grub-legacy and grub-pc use sectors on the hard disk outside
> >> > of the master boot record (cylinder 0, head 0, sector 1). In other
> >> > words they use cylinder 0, head 0, sector 2 and possibly subsequent
> >> > sectors on cylinder 0 head 0.
> >> Really?
> > Yes.
>
> That sucks.
>
> >> and it sounds very odd: why would they do that when they can use
> >> sectors on specified partitions?
> > Because the question is "where?".
>
> Inside a file, like LILO does.
>
> > The lilo approach is "inside the filesystem", which can break.
> > The grub approach is "right after MBR", which needs room there.
>
> But you can install Grub in a partition (rather than the MBR), so how
> does it work then?
Grub1 could because it was small enough to fit in a well-known usable
area in the ext2fs filesystem, but grub2 can not any more.
> >> grub (legacy) can be installed in any partition. IIUC grub2 is limited to
> >> being installed in the MBR.
> > Due to the differing sizes, yes.
>
> Why does the size make any difference?
Because the availabnle well-known areas have limited size.
> At least for the Lilo-like technique, size is not an issue.
Yes, but the file moving in the filesystem is an issue.
Samuel
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