On Tue, Jan 05, 1999 at 08:39:04PM -0800, Joel Klecker wrote: > At 00:25 +0100 1999-01-05, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > up to full feature parity with lilo with regard to Linux). > > >Because this affects directly the core Debian installation, this is > >something which will not be done lightly. OTOH, if LILO can't boot the Hurd, > >there are good chances that GRUB will replace LILO in the long run > >(especially because it has a MUCH nicer user interface, I would really like > >to have it the default). > > LILO definitely can't handle the needs of a Mach-based system, and > GRUB already does everything LILO does and more. The only missing > piece is an install program like LILO's bootstrap installer (i.e. the > `lilo' program (which we almost have in grubinst)).
GREAT! As soon as it works, I am all for it. Maybe we can use GRUB for 2.2? If not, the distribution after potatoe should have it, I think. (Note that I am writing this in complete ignorance what is needed to make grubinst work :) > >However, GRUB needs to be ported to the other ports, too. Is there a GRUB > >version for alpha, sparc, m68k etc? > > GRUB is not designed to be portable as far as I know, and the other > ports already have decent bootloaders. The boot-floppies already have > to deal with different bootloaders on different ports anyway. Ok. I can't see any reason not to chnage from GRUB to LILO now. > >PS: Maybe we need to change the partition naming in GRUB, or offer > >alternatives, otherwise it is too confusing. Well, if we wrap around it in > >grubinst, that's okay I think. > > GRUB's partition naming makes sense if you get used to it, all it > gets from the BIOS is the disk number, so it has no idea what kind of > hard disk it's looking at, so presenting them all as hdX makes sense > (it gets really perverse when you note that the order in which the > BIOS presents the disks depends on the configuration of the BIOS). True- the partition naming is a mess anyway. No way around this. Why do we have to bear with antique PC limitations? Someone should write a free BIOS for mainstream motherboards, so we can drop the whole thing... Thanks, Marcus -- "Rhubarb is no Egyptian god." Debian GNU/Linux finger brinkmd@ Marcus Brinkmann http://www.debian.org master.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] for public PGP Key http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ PGP Key ID 36E7CD09
