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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: hnugz on 25 November 2003, 10:38

Title: grub question
Post by: hnugz on 25 November 2003, 10:38

Well I got grub to install with knoppix instead of lilo, but the interface is really crappy.  I like the gui that came with mandrake, not the ugly 3 colors im getting know.  How do i get the gui to come up?  Thanks.

Title: grub question
Post by: jtpenrod on 25 November 2003, 11:57

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Well I got grub to install with knoppix instead of lilo, but the interface is really crappy. I like the gui that came with mandrake, not the ugly 3 colors im getting know. How do i get the gui to come up? Thanks.

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You don't. GRUB comes with an eight color menu. Whatever GUI 'drake had was something specific to 'Drake.
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Title: grub question
Post by: Master of Reality on 25 November 2003, 17:06

unless your just talking about the background image?

Title: grub question
Post by: flap on 25 November 2003, 17:45

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Originally posted by jtpenrod:

You don't. GRUB comes with an eight color menu. Whatever GUI 'drake had was something specific to 'Drake.

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Yes, AFAIK if you want a graphical menu you have to use lilo.

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Title: grub question
Post by: hnugz on 26 November 2003, 00:07

The lilo boot loader looked just as crappy.  Does knoppix not have anything better looking?

Title: grub question
Post by: flap on 26 November 2003, 01:32

It doesn't have anything to do with what distriubtion you're using, it's just that mandrake uses lilo by default, which supports graphical menus. You need to configure lilo appropriately. Though why you'd care what your boot menu looks like is beyond me.