Well done Ed. This isn't the place for egregious back-slapping, but I think it has to be said in this case.. :) Your root-fu humbles me. -G Regards, Gavin McDonald ======================== EVI Logistic Enterprises email: me@xxxxxxxxxxxx phone: (604) 313-3845 > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Wilts > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 10:48 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: How do uknow whether mine is GRUB or LILO? > > On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 10:13:04PM +0530, Bharadwaj wrote: > > How do uknow whether mine is GRUB or LILO? > > You answered the question during the installation. If it's a recent > version of Red Hat Linux or Red Hat Enterprise Linux, it will likely be > grub. > > The definitive answer (assuming you boot from /dev/hda): > > [root@pe400 ~]# dd if=/dev/hda bs=384 count=1 |strings > 1+0 records in > 1+0 records out > 8,| u > ZRrI > D|f1 > GRUB > > This tells you that you're booting using GRUB. > > .../Ed > > -- > Ed Wilts, RHCE > Mounds View, MN, USA > mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx > Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
