Re: Grub won't install

[Stephen Powell <zlinuxman@fastmail.com>]

On Wed, May 18, 2016, at 14:57, Marc Shapiro wrote:
>
> Lilo definitely still works with current kernels.  I started out using 
> lilo 17 or 18 years ago and I am still using it now under Jessie and 
> kernel vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-amd64.
> 

I maintain a LILO web page for the benefit of Debian users here:

   http://www.stevesdebianstuff.org/lilo.htm

I use it myself on the latest kernels without difficulty.  Many people believe
that modern UEFI boards don't have a BIOS for forward compatibility anymore.
That may be true in some cases.  But in other cases, the use of the "connected
standby" feature in UEFI, which is a default setting in many cases, has disabled
the Compatibility Support Module (CSM) which provides the BIOS.

LILO is not for everyone, but it is still usable in a surprising number of
situations.  I have a 64-bit machine that is only a couple of years old that
uses it.

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