> I withdraw my "systemd of bootloaders" comment

good because it doesn't fit the situation at all.


> You spend twenty minutes reviewing docs on which of the many files to
> put your modifications in and the commands to use, you do it just that
> way, and it doesn't work.

if it's not working then either documentation is flawed or you are
doing something wrong. my money is on the latter. sure configuring
it may be a mess but it works (otherwise it wouldn't be ubiquitous)
and you also have the option of using a GUI to simplify the process.


> Personally, I see absolutely no use for splash screens or "quiet".

what i'm reading here is, "it's not MY preference and I'm important."


--Gravis


On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 6:48 PM, Steve Litt <slitt@???> wrote:
> On Sun, 8 Feb 2015 17:47:42 -0500
> Gravis <ring3k@???> wrote:
>
>> > From my perspective, Grub2 is the systemd or bootloaders.
>>
>> grub2 is well tested, does only one thing, has no interdependencies
>> and is easily removed/replaced. so tell me, how is it the "systemd of
>> boatloaders"?
>>
>> --Gravis
>
> You spend twenty minutes reviewing docs on which of the many files to
> put your modifications in and the commands to use, you do it just that
> way, and it doesn't work.
>
> OK, I withdraw my "systemd of bootloaders" comment because that gives
> support to systemd. I'll just say Grub2 is a mixed up albatross, most
> of whose complications are caused by a slavish fawning to those who
> want to have the aesthetics of booting be "just so".
>
> Personally, I see absolutely no use for splash screens or "quiet".
> Especially if all that jazz causes more difficult configuration, and
> especially a plethora of config files which must be compiled into one.
>
> Which is why I'll be using either LILO or syslinux, with a <2GB drive
> as root, whenever I build a desktop, or whenever a laptop goes out of
> warranty so I can deep six its Windows.
>
> SteveT
>

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