GUMBY GRUB

[duncan brown]

there is lilo for fedora, look on the cds... or just use yum.


[root at atom yum]# yum install lilo
Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
Server: fedora fore 1 base    :: [http://mirror.phy.bnl.gov]
Server: fedora core 1 updates :: [http://mirror.phy.bnl.gov]
Server: fedora core 1 extras  :: [http://www.fedora.us]
Finding updated packages
Downloading needed headers
Resolving dependencies
Dependencies resolved
I will do the following:
[install: lilo 21.4.4-24.i386]
Is this ok [y/N]:


----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe(theWordy)Philbrook" <jtwdyp at ttlc.net>
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 02:06:32 +0000 (UTC)
To: Christoph Wickert <christoph.wickert at web.de>
Subject: Re: GUMBY GRUB

> 
> It would appear that on Apr 4, Christoph Wickert did say:
> 
> > Am Sa, den 03.04.2004 schrieb Alexander Dalloz um 21:19:
> > > Am Sa, den 03.04.2004 schrieb Res um 11:18:
> > > 
> > > > is there a trick to the old cp -a blah blah dirs /newdisk
> > > > then install lilo from CD, to hard drive upgrades with grub... all we do
> > > > with lilo work fine, but seeing as RH seem to not even offer you the
> > > > choice to use the most commonly used bootloader around anymore, wonder what
> > > > other ppls experiences have been in doing disk upgrades with grub, our
> > > > first attempt failed dismally, gave up after 2 hours, when we use the lilo
> > > > boxes ( RH9 as it was upgrades to 9 and never a clean install ) and
> > > > slackware boxes we can do in 20 mins, and 18 of those 20 is the cp -a :)
> > > 
> > > Fedora still comes with lilo, while grub is default bootmanager. I last
> > > installed Fedora in December and so I can not certain remember, but I
> > > think the install routine allows you to decide whether to use grub or
> > > lilo. At least lilo is installable afterwards.
> > > 
> > > Alexander
> > > 
> > 
> > Lilo cannot be installed during a normal installation (caused very
> > controversial discussions on the test-list ;-)), but anaconda creates a
> > lilo.conf, so it's very easy to install lilo.
> > 
> > cp /lilo.conf.anaconda /etc/lilo.conf
> > up2date -nox lilo (or install from disc 3)
> > rpm -e grub
> > /sbin/lilo
> > 
> > If you are looking for a really fast way to setup boxes you can do an
> > automatic kickstart install, in kickstart lilo is still available.
> > 
> > BTW: I never had problems using GRUB. No problems with updates.
> > 
> > Christoph
> > 
> 
> Hello Christoph
> 
> A couple of small things from a VERY new Fedora core 1 user...
> 
> Looking at my new Fedora partition's files makes me suspect you must
> have meant:
> 
> "cp /etc/lilo.conf.anaconda /etc/lilo.conf"
> ____^^^^___________________________________
> 
> Right? <grin>
> 
> As another lilo addict I quickly looked at your suggested quickfix.
> And it wasn't very hard to find the file you mentioned...
> 
> But as far as lilo itself: I just installed core 1 from yarrow-i386-disc1.iso,
> yarrow-i386-disc2.iso, & yarrow-i386-disc3.iso All of which had the
> correct md5sum(s) AND passed the "built in" media testing.
> 
> BUT When I looked for lilo in /sbin... Well:
> 
> # ls l*
> ldconfig*  lsmod@   lsusb*      lvextend*          lvmsadc*   lvrename*
> logsave*   lspci*   lvchange*   lvmchange*         lvmsar*    lvscan*
> loopctrl*  lspnp*   lvcreate*   lvmcreate_initrd*  lvreduce*
> losetup*   lsraid*  lvdisplay*  lvmdiskscan*       lvremove*
> 
> 
> No lilo <sigh> incidentally "# which lilo" didn't help either...
> 
> I presume I can get an rpm for it, but is there one specifically for
> fedora? Or will I have to look for a generic lilo rpm? At the moment, I
> don't even know where to look for rpms that are built for fedora yet,
> care to point me in the right direction?
> 
> Though, actually, when it comes to lilo itself, I guess I can just work
> with the lilo from one of my other 4 current linux partitions, But I much
> prefer to have a working lilo on each and every one of my linux
> instalations... So I'd like to get it working for fedora too.
> 
> Much thanks!
> 
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