harddrivecleaner@yahoo.com wrote:

> I've set up a DOS partition that I boot into, which
> then runs the linux.bat from Loadlin. This is probably
> better than the LILO boot menu because I can put any
> number of kernels there and choose among them, which
> is something I actually need.

Surely the standard LILO installation allows this anyway.

> I don't know if grub would make it any better organized,
> it's pretty simple as it is now. Although it might be
> nice to have a menu system.

LILO and grub both have menu systems, AFAIK.
I use grub, because it does not re-write the MBR
when a new kernel is added,
and I feel that is safer.

> I'm a little hesitant to deal with GRUB though,
> since it's associated with the creepy FSF.

Is it?
I'm rather surprised, as grub prides itself
on being OS independent,
and uses a distinctly non-Unix way of specifying hard disks.

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