From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1820F158089 for ; Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:23:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 52ECA2BC05B; Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:23:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.hosts.co.uk (smtp.hosts.co.uk [85.233.160.19]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 053D62BC015 for ; Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:23:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from host51-14-163-196.range51-14.btcentralplus.com ([51.14.163.196] helo=[192.168.1.99]) by smtp.hosts.co.uk with esmtpa (Exim) (envelope-from ) id 1qx3tL-00081c-7f for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:23:39 +0000 Message-ID: Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:23:38 +0000 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 X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OFF TOPIC Need Ubuntu network help: boot loader info To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <17dbcf2a-13c7-b8c0-69f1-a09e5288cfd5@gmail.com> <2581583.Lt9SDvczpP@rogueboard> <2647385.k3LOHGUjKi@rogueboard> <48ea62a7-962e-feb5-218b-b08d73b645ab@gmail.com> <20231019000643.44bf5a62@digimed.co.uk> <21ad1989-913f-893d-8cb9-b5537100668a@gmail.com> <20231019125543.712b59d0@digimed.co.uk> Content-Language: en-GB From: Wols Lists In-Reply-To: <20231019125543.712b59d0@digimed.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Archives-Salt: d1511779-3817-4138-b0e8-095b86b98894 X-Archives-Hash: 2d94fd0c281e3d245fb3e737ee60c5c7 On 19/10/2023 12:55, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 23:49:25 -0500, Dale wrote: > >> That config kinda reminds me of the old grub.  A title line, location of >> kernel and then options.  Sounds easy enough.  The new grub config is >> almost impossible to config by hand.  They had to make a tool to do it. >> That says a lot there.  ;-) > > GRUB2 was designed to be able to create a config for anything > automatically, such as from an installer. It does that very well, but is > total overkill for Gentoo-like people that like to stay in control. > > Such a shame it doesn't work. :-) I tried to install SUSE dual boot, and it broke the installer - NOTHING would boot. I needed a rescue disk to fix the mess ... Cheers, Wol