On 25/06/11 06:51, Brian wrote: > On Fri 24 Jun 2011 at 21:35:16 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > >> Having switched to grub2 recently, I do that as well. But I suspect >> most people will be content with the simpler configuration options >> offered by editing /etc/default/grub and running update-grub. > > That's me! Although I do have a little change made to debian_theme. > > Why is it some people dislike GRUB2? My experience isn't great but it > boots Debian kernels reliably on my machines. Nothing complicated I > admit, and I'm not overfussed about configuring it to display fancy > menus. What basic changes to grub.cfg cannot be made from the files in > /etc? > > As an aside: Is having 'DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE' and making the file > read-only really an invitation to do the opposite? > > Indeed! - not only is /etc/default/grub the appropriate place to make changes - it's simpler, and it shows respect for the developers taking the time to document it as being the place to make (most) changes.
There's even a gui for changing from grub-legacy and grub2 (grub-choose-default)(Squeeze). For the splash screens in grub2 try - gfxboot. For gnome there is a package called startupmanager - which looks interesting (though I don't run gnome). For pure time-wasting distractions try grub-invaders, as a bonus it loads very fast! I agree that there have been some problems with grub2 during upgrades - but for me it's worth it. Grub(legacy) was better than lilo, and grub2 is better than grub-legacy. I look forward to trying pxe from grub2 and grub-coreboot on an old supported mb. Cheers -- I'm tired of this back-slapping "Isn't humanity neat?" bullsh#t. We're a virus with shoes, okay? That's all we are. ~ Bill Hicks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4e055d35....@gmail.com
