From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.util.phx.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m0BJn2H5003808 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:49:02 -0500 Received: from mx3.redhat.com (mx3.redhat.com [172.16.48.32]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m0BJn1xJ026352 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:49:01 -0500 Received: from opera.rednote.net (opera.rednote.net [74.53.93.34]) by mx3.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m0BJmcYY011419 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:48:39 -0500 Received: from opera.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by opera.rednote.net (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m0BJmcCZ018129 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:48:38 GMT Received: (from janina@localhost) by opera.rednote.net (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id m0BJCLlD013739 for blinux-list@redhat.com; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:12:21 -0500 Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:12:21 -0500 From: Janina Sajka To: Linux for blind general discussion Message-ID: <20080111191221.GI10072@rednote.net> References: <200712251808340671.00071DC7@127.0.0.1> <20080111011358.GA10072@rednote.net> <47873EE0.7060505@baechler.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <47873EE0.7060505@baechler.net> X-Operating-System: Linux opera.rednote.net 2.6.21-1.3228.fc7spk Organization: Capital Accessibility LLC (http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com) X-PGP-Key: http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com/JaninaSajka_gpg_key.html User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.91.2/5478/Fri Jan 11 15:39:22 2008 on opera.rednote.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-RedHat-Spam-Score: -0.975 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.58 on 172.16.52.254 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.58 on 172.16.48.32 X-loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: Question about installing bootloader X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: junk Reply-To: Linux for blind general discussion List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:49:03 -0000 I've not had any problems using grub over several years now. I don't have more accessibility than with lilo, but I don't have less either. On the other hand, grub provides capibilities not present in lilo that may or may not matter to you such as failover. Janina Tony Baechler writes: > Hi all, > > Which bootloader is better, grub or lilo? I never got grub to work when I > tried it so I just stuck with lilo. I'm running Debian Etch. When I > originally set the machine up, it was running Woody, then Sarge and now > Etch. I don't really need Speakup support and I'm using the stock Debian > 2.6.18-5-686 kernel. It seems that lilo is being phased out. It hasn't > really been updated since Sarge from what I can tell. The machine is a > dedicated Linux server running Apache and Qmail. There are no other > operating systems on it and stability is critical as it's in a corporate > environment. All access is done with ssh. Should I look into changing to > grub or leave well enough alone? Also, do any stock Debian kernels come > with Speakup built in? Nothing in the package descriptions say anything > about Speakup. Sarge had a 2.4.x Speakup kernel but it never got security > updates. > > Janina Sajka wrote: >> Christian writes: >> >>> Hi all, >>> I want to change the location of the Grub bootloader from my primary harddrive to my secondary where i have linux installed. How do I do that? >>> >> >> The command you want is grub-install. Check its help for the options. >> It's quite straight forward. >> > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.202.595.7777; sip:janina@a11y.org Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://CapitalAccessibility.Com Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and Canada Learn more at http://ScreenlessPhone.Com Chair, Open Accessibility janina@a11y.org Linux Foundation http://a11y.org