[gentoo-user] AMD64 & lilo...

[gentoo-user] AMD64 & lilo...

[Jarry]

Hi all,
does anybody use lilo with amd64? I'm right at installing bootloader,
and to my big surprise I found this statement in handbook:
"While LILO does work on AMD64, Gentoo only supports using GRUB"

I always used lilo, because I find grub syntax a little "strange",
moreover I do not know how grub handles raid (I'm just reading grub
manual on gnu-site, not a single word about raid), but now I'm not
sure what to do: does lilo work with amd64, or not?

How should I translate this lilo.conf into grub.conf:
-----------------------------------------
password = ""
restricted
delay=5
boot = /dev/md0
prompt
timeout = 30
default = gentoo

image = /boot/kernel-2.6.15-gentoo-r1
	label = gentoo
	read-only
	root = /dev/md1

image = /boot/kernel-2.6.14-gentoo-r5
	label = gentoo.old
	read-only
	root = /dev/md1
-----------------------------------------

Jarry

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[gentoo-user] Re: AMD64 & lilo...

[Sven Köhler]

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> How should I translate this lilo.conf into grub.conf:
> -----------------------------------------
> boot = /dev/md0

AFAIK, grub does _not_ support RAID.

You would habe to install grub into the MBR of all drives part of md0.
GRUB cannot be installed into the boot-sector of a partition.

And AFAIK, there are some problems with installing GRUB into both MBR.
Well, LILO manages all the problems for you. GRUB doesn't.

In addition, i see a stable amd64 ebuild and even a ~amd64 ebuild in
portage. So what was the problem again?



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[gentoo-user] Re: AMD64 & lilo...

[Francesco Talamona]

On Saturday 25 February 2006 09:21, Jarry wrote:
> I always used lilo, because I find grub syntax a little "strange",
I find it "irritating", to say the least :-)

> moreover I do not know how grub handles raid (I'm just reading grub
> manual on gnu-site, not a single word about raid), but now I'm not
> sure what to do: does lilo work with amd64, or not?
It works a charm, never used GRUB on my amd64s (one at home, one at 
work).

> How should I translate this lilo.conf into grub.conf:
It seems correct (though I don't know your setup), what kind of issues 
are you experiencing? You can safely ignore that warning.

I'm using a software RAID setup here at home, see my lilo.conf's common 
section:

boot=/dev/md0
raid-extra-boot = mbr
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot-bmp.b
bitmap=/boot/lilo/gallery/boot.bmp
bmp-table=227p,233p,1,7
bmp-colors=13,0,,11,0,13
bmp-timer=76,30,11,0
default= 2615r5 # 2615r4 # 2615r2 #2615r1 #2615 #2614r6 #2612r9 
keytable=/boot/it-latin1.klt
lba32
prompt
timeout=50
append="pci=biosirq idebus=33 acpi=off video=scrollback:255K"

HTH.
	Francesco

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: AMD64 & lilo...

[Jarry]

Francesco Talamona wrote:

>>does lilo work with amd64, or not?
> It works a charm, never used GRUB on my amd64s

That's what I wanted to know! I want to stay with lilo, just got
frightened by that "...on AMD64, Gentoo only supports using GRUB..."
statement...

Sven Köhler wrote:

> AFAIK, grub does _not_ support RAID.

Strange, that GRand Unified Bootloader does not support something,
that lilo has been supporting for at least ~5 years...

> In addition, i see a stable amd64 ebuild and even a ~amd64 ebuild in
> portage. So what was the problem again?

I just wanted to know, if there are some serious reasons (maybe
stability or compatibility?), why lilo is not supported on amd64.
But if there is no such a problem for amd64+lilo, I'll stick with it...
Thanks for all answers!

Jarry
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