[coreboot] Advice needed about payload when only usingLinux. (FILO, GRUB2?)

Anders Jenbo anders at jenbo.dk
Tue May 18 13:25:48 CEST 2010


I thourght that filo was being depricated for grub2?
Can some one tell me the difference benifit of one over the othere?

-Anders



On Tue 18/05/10 13:09 , Joseph Smith <joe at settoplinux.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 18 May 2010 10:14:46 +0200, "Joop Boonen" 
> wrote:
> > All,
> > 
> > I need some advice
> > 
> > As I'm using Linux I don't prefer to use a BIOS like SEABIOS but i
> prefer
> > to use something mean and lean line FILO or GRUB2 (As Linux
> doesn't need
> > BIOS).
> > 
> > The things that are important to me are e few things:
> > 1) Boot Linux
> > 2) Be able to install Linux from a CD
> > 
> > Which payload do you advice? Is there still development effort in
> FILO or
> > GRUB2?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Joop.
> > 
> FILO hands down :-)
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> Thanks,
> Joseph Smith
> Set-Top-Linux
> www.settoplinux.org
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