From: Hans-Werner Hilse <hilse@web.de>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Lilo & ReiserFS on 64 bits
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 16:16:31 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071004161631.e63bb716.hilse@web.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20071003124258.1b50c829@pascal.spore.ath.cx>
Hi,
On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:42:58 -0500 Dan Farrell <dan@spore.ath.cx> wrote:
> another great thing about grub is that it has a limited command mode
> that you can enter at boot time. If your grub config contains a typo
> or error, you can still boot the computer without reaching for a CD.
And, OTOH, it can install itself to other devices (but only the stage1,
stage 1.5 and/or stage 2 have to be already present on the target
device). So you can take a grub-enabled CD, boot it and restore your
system's hosed boot loader (say you just installed Windows or similar)
from the grub prompt.
Also, I prefer grub's "savedefault" features to the "-R" switch for
lilo (e.g. test boots w/ new kernels -- don't forget the "panic=..."
kernel parameter then!).
-hwh
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Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-10-02 15:13 [gentoo-user] Lilo & ReiserFS on 64 bits Philip Webb
2007-10-02 15:27 ` Neil Bothwick
2007-10-02 17:01 ` [gentoo-user] " Francesco Talamona
2007-10-02 18:37 ` Neil Walker
2007-10-02 18:54 ` Alan McKinnon
2007-10-03 1:10 ` Hex Star
2007-10-03 2:23 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2007-10-03 2:50 ` Albert Hopkins
2007-10-03 8:26 ` Florian Philipp
2007-10-03 17:36 ` Dan Farrell
2007-10-03 7:46 ` Neil Bothwick
2007-10-03 2:50 ` Philip Webb
2007-10-03 7:45 ` Neil Bothwick
2007-10-03 17:42 ` Dan Farrell
2007-10-04 14:16 ` Hans-Werner Hilse [this message]
2007-10-03 5:28 ` Francesco Talamona
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