SUSE vs. Debian (lindows)

[Ken Moffat]

Alma J Wetzker wrote:

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> I am just playing with gentoo.  The setup allows lilo or grub.  The 
> documentation is pretty clear that initrd is optional for both 
> loaders.  My hardware changes too often to deal with compiling 
> everything in the kernel.  I have only compiled a kernel, 
> successfully, on the initial install of gentoo, where it leads you by 
> the hand.  I prefer something more flexible than compiling everything in.
>
Did you choose initrd? If so, what is the advantage?

Have you tried Libranet? it has an excellent kernel recompile utility. 
Not that you need it, but it's nice to have the option if you want to 
upgrade to a newer version or change the default processor type or 
something.

-- 
Ken