when will lilo be AMD64 compatible?

mariourk

Does anyone know when I can use lilo om my AMD64 system?
I tried grub-static but this resulted in a messed up partition table, so I had
to start all over. :cry:

I now use Knoppix to install lilo on my MBR and make a new kernel bootable.
Hopefully I can do it the normal way soon...

secondshadow · Guru Joined: 23 Jun 2003 Posts: 362

couldn't you build a static 32-bit lilo?

mariourk · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 6:41 pm Post subject:

Eeeeh, how do I do that?????

secondshadow · Guru Joined: 23 Jun 2003 Posts: 362

I'll let you know later tonight when my Athlon64 system is built. I'm shutting down in about 5 minutes to go do that

mariourk · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 12:52 pm Post subject:

I'm looking forward to it.

secondshadow · Guru Joined: 23 Jun 2003 Posts: 362

I ended up just learning grub...I may end up testing lilo anyhow though

molander · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 8:05 pm Post subject:

Corona688 · Veteran Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Posts: 1204

Here's a second reccomendation for using grub-static, it's what I use. I like it... it understands just enough about partitions that it doesn't have to cache sector numbers to load your kernel. Whereas with lilo, if you forget to run lilo after you overwrite your kernel binary, you're /screwed/.

Crispy Beef · Apprentice Joined: 29 Apr 2003 Posts: 194 Location: UK

I got grub-static to work on my system, previously I had been using lilo but now I think I've been converted. Would be nice to have a full 64-bit version of grub, but the static version has been working nicely for the last month or so.
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mariourk · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 12:40 pm Post subject:

secondshadow · Guru Joined: 23 Jun 2003 Posts: 362

molander · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 4:32 pm Post subject:

mariourk · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 7:19 pm Post subject:

In that case you jank out a cdromplayer from some other pc. :wink:

Redeeman · l33t Joined: 25 Sep 2003 Posts: 958 Location: Portugal

lilo will NOT work, only if you also have a 32bit installation to install it from. as lilo is 32bit assembly, it will NOT run on a 64bit OS, the same with grub, its 32bit assembly, therefore they have a grub-static package, which is a binary package of grub (and built on a p4 system)

secondshadow · Guru Joined: 23 Jun 2003 Posts: 362

jdong · n00b Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 41

secondshadow · Guru Joined: 23 Jun 2003 Posts: 362

jdong: ummmmmmm....if your just doing it to install grub it'll work just fine as grub on the AMD64 is a statically linked 32-bit binary...hence grub-static....and as far as LILO is concerned, this is a moot point since it doesn't work.

jdong · n00b Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 41

secondshadow · Guru Joined: 23 Jun 2003 Posts: 362

wtf are you talking about. neither grub or lilo use bash.

mariourk · Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 2:10 pm Post subject:

Little Nemo · Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 2:19 pm Post subject:

I've used lilo until I set up Gentoo on my Athlon 64 system. There's no way I'll ever go back to lilo. I've just used grub for another system which mixes IDE and SCSI disks. I vividly remember what a pain it was to get this to work with lilo. Any error you make in your grub.conf is easily overcome by editing menu entries in grub before booting. Bye bye lilo!

mariourk · Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 2:52 pm Post subject:

Well I screwed my system once with grub. So I'll rather stick with lilo.
It's just a personal feeling. I know and understand lilo and I have no
desire to use something else as long as it works.
But if some else won't agree with me and wants to use grub,
be my guest. That's what Open-Source is all about. If you don't
like it, change it just the way you want it

Little Nemo · Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 7:37 pm Post subject:

Of course you're right, it's all about freedom of choice. I still think you should give grub a second chance. Are you sure it was grub that screwed up your partition table? I wouldn't understand how that could have happened.