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grub vs. lilo

From: Sundial Services <info_ns5@sundialservices.com>
Subject: Re: Grub vs LILO question
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 12:11:03 -0700
References: <3e0de4f5@monitor.lanset.com> 

Adams-Blake Co. wrote:

> Some distos give you the choice to use either GRUB or LILO on a 2-HD, dual
> boot system.
> 
> I've been using LILO with MDK 8.2. I have Win on hda and Linux on hdb.
> LILO works fine. If I install a new upgrade is there any andvantage going
> to GRUB? What exactly is the difference between them from a newbie/user
> point of view? Does GRUB give you a nice GUI screen at boot up asking you
> to choose which OS you want to use, like LILO does?

Grub is a lot "smarter" in that it has its own mini-shell, knows about a lot 
of filesystem formats, and can be configured extensively to boot almost 
anything no matter how weird its startup requirements may be.  I've had to 
deal with a busted system in the past, and Grub's shell facilities enabled 
me to take a look and see what was wrong -- and even, fix the problem.

Grub's a lot nicer than Lilo and I expect it to systematically replace Lilo.  
But distro-providers will let /you/ choose.

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