LILO seemed to at least hand off the OS properly (or try to, as the crash happens after the LILO boot), but perhaps you're right. I'll definitely give rEFIt a try, as I've seen it suggested here and there. Would rEFInd work as well?

I have an old 2006 Macbook Pro A1181 laptop I've been trying to get up and running for a while. I've tried many options (Fedora, Bunsen Labs, Vector Linux, Porteus, ToriOS and Salix), but none would install properly. After install, the mac would sit there, flashing a folder with a question-mark ...