Users of Linux on POWER interacted with the bootloader during installation, in which they were presented with two choices: a text-based install, or a graphical install. This change affects the way input parameters to the bootloader are given for instance the location of the kernel or the initrd or initramfs, or several other inputs, that usually do not require intervention of the non-advanced user, except when launching a brand-new installation. ![]() This was a change as compared to the mix of Yaboot and LILO used by the previous versions, namely up to SLES 11 SP4 and RHEL 7.0. ![]() ![]() Everyone who has had experience with SLES 12 and RHEL 7.1 and later versions has seen that the bootloader used on Linux on POWER is now GRUB2.
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