Re: Mandrake Linux 8.1 beta without XFS

[jfm2@club-internet.fr]

David Lloyd a écrit :
> 
> Hmmm...
> 
> > The biggest problem is Grub since Grub cannot boot from an XFS partition
> > and I really think Lilo is obsolete and should be dropped ASAP.
> > Any news from the person who is trying to do an XFS back end for Grub?
> 
> Last time I looked at Grub and the latest version(s) of Lilo, the only
> difference I could see was that Grub's configuration looked like NT
> Loader's. So, why is Grub superior?
> 
> DSL

I don't know NT loader, but Grub understands filesystems.  That means if
you
override your kernel or initrd you don'ty need to do anything special. 
You
can hunt for a kernel who is not in the list.  Grub alos allows to VIEW
what will be
your boot options, edit them with a reasonably user friendly interface,
if it
will fall back if it doesn't find a kernel or even the second part of
GRUB.
And Grub really supports international keyboards (LILO's support is a
joke).
After using Grub LILO feels like driving a Model T  Ford.
 
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