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.