[NTLUG:Discuss] New kernel has same name. Is lilo necessary?

[Jack Snodgrass]

I've got a boot floppy image burned onto a 
CDROM. That way... if I screw up, I can put 
in my CDROM ( my floppy is flakey ) and boot 
from that. When I get the 
linux: 
prompt, I can tell it what partiton to load 
as / on my ( less than 137 gig ) harddrive. 
This has come in pretty handy in the past. 

jack



On Sat, 2002-08-10 at 08:54, Richard Geoffrion wrote:
> Jack Snodgrass wrote:
> > On Sat, 2002-08-10 at 07:49, Richard Geoffrion wrote:
> [snip]
> > only if you want your PC to boot and not be a
> > hot, paper weight. ;)
> >
> 
> HAHAHAH ROTF!
> I have a PC that boots and IS a paper weight! (hint, it doesn't run Linux)
> 
> 
> > supposed to be one of the benefits of GRUB.
> > With Grub, if you install a kernel with the
> > same name, you don't have to do anything.
> 
> hmm...not ready to experiment with GRUB on a production system.
> 
> >
> > with Lilo, you have to run Lilo to record
> > the change the boot up stuff so you can boot.
> > If you don't... you see LI and nothing else
> > when you boot. Better have a boot floppy handy.
> 
> Well....I  *DO* have multiple kernel options in the boot menu.  ESPECIALLY
> since I'm using a >137 gig drive.  Boot floppies wouldn't help much.
> 
> Check that....That reminds me...I need to make >137 Gig compatible
> boot/rescue floppies.  Hey...Thanks Jack!
> 
> /dev/rtcg
> 
> 
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