Linux Boot Loader?

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Nash Rambler

Hi guys! What I'm looking for is a recommendation for a bootloader to take
the place of GRUB and LILO>

I'm installing 6 Linux distros over 3 hard discs. I'd like it be able to put
it on a floppy and run from there, and also to install to the first HD. It
would be nice to be able to boot from a pen drive, USB HD, or flash drive
(not really imperative, though).

Naturally, I don't want to spend a ton of time learning all the bells and
switches, as all my time is now spent learning all the flavors of linux. I
want it to just take over whatever Win is using, or stay put while I install
a bunch of Linux distros.

Any ideas? (simple is good, too:)

Thanks,

JR
 
Nash Rambler said:
Hi guys! What I'm looking for is a recommendation for a bootloader to take
the place of GRUB and LILO>

I'm installing 6 Linux distros over 3 hard discs. I'd like it be able to put
it on a floppy and run from there, and also to install to the first HD. It
would be nice to be able to boot from a pen drive, USB HD, or flash drive
(not really imperative, though).

Naturally, I don't want to spend a ton of time learning all the bells and
switches, as all my time is now spent learning all the flavors of linux. I
want it to just take over whatever Win is using, or stay put while I install
a bunch of Linux distros.

Any ideas? (simple is good, too:)

Thanks,

JR
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Look, wanna learn linux ? Grub *is* linux. So don't throw it away.
It's a part of linux, it may teach you the boot process, fine tune
the boot process (select a kernel), even boot from remote drive (and hide
partitions, for installing windows, Dos... ) This little app is a back door
to
all linuxs.
However if you want something else, i suggest you a very nice tool called
the Ultimate Boot CD. It boots every thing in your box, you don't need
to bother with anything else. just burn the ISO, done.

Lh.
 
Laurent Herve said:
Look, wanna learn linux ? Grub *is* linux. So don't throw it away.
It's a part of linux, it may teach you the boot process, fine tune
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Well, all I have on hand is Slackware. As you know, it only includes
lilo..............

So, do you suggest I wait for another distro and install it first or what?
And thanks for the comments, it's what I'm trying to do!!

JR
 
Hi guys! What I'm looking for is a recommendation for a bootloader to take
the place of GRUB and LILO>

I'm installing 6 Linux distros over 3 hard discs. I'd like it be able to put
it on a floppy and run from there, and also to install to the first HD. It
would be nice to be able to boot from a pen drive, USB HD, or flash drive
(not really imperative, though).

Naturally, I don't want to spend a ton of time learning all the bells and
switches, as all my time is now spent learning all the flavors of linux. I
want it to just take over whatever Win is using, or stay put while I install
a bunch of Linux distros.

Any ideas? (simple is good, too:)

Thanks,

JR
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GAG
http://gag.sourceforge.net/

regards

Dud
 
Nash Rambler said:
Well, all I have on hand is Slackware. As you know, it only includes
lilo..............

So, do you suggest I wait for another distro and install it first or what?
And thanks for the comments, it's what I'm trying to do!!

JR
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I agree that Slackware peeps use mostly lilo, and lilo is very popular,
althought it's not really better... maybe for resuming system after
hibernation,
on a laptop it's could be suitable.

So you can download a Grub (it fits on a floppy) from there home page,
and then install linuxs. To be complete there is also XOSL but i didn't try
it.

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Multiboot-with-GRUB.html

Here you can see what a fine piece of software it is :)

Lh
 
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