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[Adam Clark <adamsgl AT dhbit.ca>]

Hey Wyatt,

I agree with you on the point that I never put LILO outside of the MBR
either.  Maybe we should take a poll somewhere, as I'd personally like to
change it to disc too.

Regarding jfs - before we even consider the alterations that would need to
be done, why the jfs kick from 'ya all of a sudden?  We already have several
journalling FS options built in, with the supporting software.  Personally,
I would consider getting Raid support going during install a higher priority
than adding in jfs, and even that is fairly low on the list, as I'd like to
get a 'net install going very soon.  I think a lot of benefits can come by
the work needed to get an okay net install done.

But anyhow, let me know your thoughts... I like having pretty good reasons
behind feature bloat.  =)


On Thu, 16 Jan 2003 15:05:52 -0800 (PST)
"Wyatt Draggoo" <wyatt AT draggoo.com> wrote:

> > Out of curiosity, is this option even necessary?  Ie, if, after doing
> > the kernel install, you go and edit lilo.conf (which the menu option
> > presents you with) and you put in the appropriate 'disc' instead of
> > 'part', doesn't that re-do the MBR properly?  If it does, is this
> > something that should be made clearer in the install guide?
> > 
> > If not, why not?
> > 
> > Obviously, I'd like to try and curb this kind of problem.
> 
> Maybe we should find out if we should switch the default to disc instead
> of part.  I have *never* put LILO on anything but the MBR, and have to
> change it during the install every time.  If the majority of the folks
> installing SMGL are the same, we could change the default lilo.conf, and
> add a notice saying we did so to the installer.
> 
> Speaking of installer, Adam, do you have any plans for 2.4.20-based ISO? 
> I'd really like to be able to install on JFS, and could patch the current
> install system to give that option, but I would need the 2.4.20 kernel
> with jfs support, and the jfsutils on the ISO...
> 
> Wyatt
> 
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