From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26EA8138B37 for ; Sat, 25 Jan 2014 21:42:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 04CBEE0B61; Sat, 25 Jan 2014 21:42:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D5FBCE0B57 for ; Sat, 25 Jan 2014 21:42:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ig0-f178.google.com (mail-ig0-f178.google.com [209.85.213.178]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: floppym) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D30AF33F14F for ; Sat, 25 Jan 2014 21:42:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ig0-f178.google.com with SMTP id uq10so5641987igb.5 for ; Sat, 25 Jan 2014 13:42:21 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=QcfHhLQ8TKWVHB7drWTy7NJ0f0owlX2M9exO3nYKjjY=; b=NEdYXUawqFah1JNnziZHk2hJ2ixNwr70NBZ1S2OaZaB09Xul8YaewXctsFTL7yvIjF NsoPOT3BW8ByrpgR7DWvuxqRJr9IAvICaAo2aEiJ1Em74kG05QNiTD+yusSHvSjvA7vd w0v1vdiJFgbPlmD5pgxt0/9ZjPJzx3gkB3QXb64o2l9w+r4ovJhyJ2neOAIkJaCQyBUL idyzkQm8H6xHG9iTfpNlDM/3kxiyBIuMzY2QGSEsKGnEJycJRN1RDFRbQmXuOjVDfaxF QF/TdMVKPs+eN4p8FdXcrw/rqsIw076LHvrBsilEDrmXHIrdvV5OWnhFpm2YM16CjuPz 2c6Q== Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.161.132 with SMTP id xs4mr10810056igb.38.1390686141436; Sat, 25 Jan 2014 13:42:21 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.64.86.234 with HTTP; Sat, 25 Jan 2014 13:42:21 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <201401251830.13862.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> References: <1807298.2hOQhl805R@wstn> <6991918.YX4XzHtPD5@wstn> <201401251830.13862.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 16:42:21 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Grub2 and softlevels From: Mike Gilbert To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Archives-Salt: de620731-a114-42b9-92f3-6af754b10aa9 X-Archives-Hash: 399c0550dc4d25ed357130845b007f8c On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Mick wrote: > Perhaps I'm getting older or just bored with change, but is there an > alternative to grub2 that has the simplicity of grub-legacy, for more complex > than your average Ubuntu-like user requirements? > > I have used grub2 on some Ubuntu and Kubuntu installations which went sideways > on non-vanilla set ups. I wasted some hours straightening them up and started > thinking nostalgically of grub-legacy which I still run on my gentoo systems. > > Do I have any other option besides lilo which I left for grub many years ago? > I have heard good things about extlinux. http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/EXTLINUX