[PLUG] LILO tutorial

[Richard Owlett]

MJang wrote:
> On Sun, 2013-04-21 at 07:46 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> Mike C. wrote:
>>>> I need complete documentation on LILO with emphasis on
>>>> lilo.conf .
>>>> Assume I'm stranded on a desert isle (SW Missouri is a fair
>>>> approximation) with a computer and a set of install disks.
>>>> What *ONE* document will answer ALL my LILO questions.
>>>> Hint: man pages and mini-HOTO's don't hack it. They presume
>>>> and summarize too much.
>>>>
>>>> -- I can't imagine a more "complete documentation on Lilo" than the Lilo
>>> User's Guide.
>>>
>>> http://ftp.utcluj.ro/pub/docs/ldp/bible-src/lilo/user/user.html
>
> While complete, it dates back to sometime in the last century.

SO? ????   ??????????????????
I date to *early* in said century ;/

I've learned to value "completeness" over "currentcy".

> I realize
> that the HOWTO was updated (slightly, I think) back in 2010, but IIRC,
> LILO still uses clear text passwords....

PASSWORDS would be least of my problems.
Are not Aesop's(sp?) Fables yet valuable?