Beartooth wrote:
On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:58:44 +0900, John Summerfield wrote: [...]1. read the docs. Be aware though that "boot" means "load the kernel." I don't see that it can help with crashing kernels.If there is any documentation of anything, anywhere, yet more opaque than all I've read of grub, I shudder to think of it. It's written, like a classic gummint manual, for those who already know everything in it, cold, and want an occasional reminder. Those of us lacking such knowledge, it merely daunts.
I find that playing with something while referring to the docs helps. Grub is easy to play with, though one needs two computers or a printed copy of the grub manual for best results:-)
I find info documentation generally hard to use, but the pinfo command makes it easier to browse.
The project site, for instance at http://www.gnu.org/software/ grub/grub-2-support.en.html, was last updated a little over a year and a half ago; stability was hoped for as of November '06. Did that come to pass?? Or is it still an invitation to disaster for mere mortals?2. Take a look at grub2.
That's grub2. It's intended to replace grub, when ready. Look for what it describes as "grub legacy."
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