fedora-list Digest, Vol 18, Issue 104

[David G. Miller (aka DaveAtFraud)]

stephen.walton at csun.edu wrote:

>Frank Chen wrote:
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>>>Is it possible to use lilo to boot FC4?
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>Why would you want to?  What can lilo do that grub cannot?
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When I set up my server (mail, web, NAT, samba, nfs) I wanted Linux 
software RAID 1 for the boot disk.  With lilo it was a piece of cake 
while the instructions for setting up grub were extensive and, at the 
time, experimental.  Not saying this hasn't gotten fixed since then but 
this used to be a real problem and it's sort of inherent in the grub 
design.  On the other hand, lilo recognizes that the boot disk is a RAID 
array and "does the right thing."  I tested my setup by removing the IDE 
ribbon cable from each of the boot drive mirrors and the system comes up 
clean so I can even say it works based on personal experience.

Cheers,
Dave